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Chapter 379: The Myriad Laws Tree
Chapter 379: The Myriad Laws Tree
"Deep within the Yun Xiao Mountain Range lies a forbidden land that houses a treasure known as the Myriad Laws Tree, an object of great wonder."
Yu Changge's voice was calm and measured as he spoke.
"The heavenly treasures that we are familiar with usually serve to strengthen the physical body, increase spiritual power, or enhance one's spiritual sense. However, the fruits borne by this tree possess the ability to simultaneously enhance all three aspects."
As Chu Ning and Cen Zikin heard these words, their expressions shifted with intrigue.
Especially for Chu Ning, who had encountered countless heavenly treasures.
But just as Yu Changge described, he had rarely come across any treasure that could amplify one's physical body, spiritual power, and spiritual sense all at once.
Only during significant breakthroughs, such as from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment or from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, would one be able to experience such noticeable enhancements.
Yu Changge continued, "This tree bears fruit once every hundred years, yielding only ten fruits each time. These spiritual fruits cannot be preserved and must be consumed immediately upon plucking.
In about a year and three months, the fruits will be ripe once more. According to the Alliance's rules, cultivators below the age of five hundred and below the Nascent Soul stage can compete for the opportunity to obtain them. Usually, it is the younger Golden Core cultivators within the Alliance who vie for these slots.
I consumed one of these fruits a hundred years ago, and it indeed had a profound effect on my cultivation progress."
Yu Changge's eyes held a smile as he turned to look at Chu Ning and Cen Zikin.
"Elder Chu, with your late Golden Core stage cultivation, if you participate, you will have a high chance of securing the opportunity to bring Elder Cen with you into the forbidden land and obtain the qualification to consume the spiritual fruit."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning was slightly taken aback.
"We can bring someone with us into the forbidden land?"
Yu Changge promptly explained, "Yes, because only nine slots are decided through the competition each year. The cultivator who ranks first in the trial is allowed to bring one additional person into the forbidden land."
Chu Ning couldn't help but feel a little surprised by this peculiar rule.
Yu Changge smiled and asked, "Don't you find this rule rather odd? In fact, it was established by the Gui Yuan Zong. Due to their formidable strength, they usually secure the first place in these trials. A hundred years ago, when I participated, Jiang Cheng from Gui Yuan Zong came in first and brought along another cultivator from their sect."
Chu Ning's eyes widened as he finally understood.
At the same time, he felt a twinge of surprise in his heart. So, Jiang Cheng's strength was indeed superior to Yu Changge's.
Who would have thought that Yu Changge would reach the Nascent Soul stage earlier than Jiang Cheng?
It seemed that Yu Changge must have had some extraordinary opportunities of his own.
"Will this trial be held at Gui Yuan Zong a year from now?" Chu Ning asked. Upon receiving an affirmative response, he readily agreed to participate.
He was indeed very curious about the effects of the spiritual fruit from the Myriad Laws Tree.
Additionally, Cen Zikin was another important reason for his decision.
Chu Ning himself didn't have a pressing need for enhancement in terms of his physical body or spiritual sense. After all, his spiritual sense was already exceptionally powerful, and his physical body, cultivated through the Nine Derivative Body Refining Art, far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators.
However, if he could truly obtain the first place and bring Cen Zikin with him into the forbidden land to acquire the spiritual fruit, it would undoubtedly be of immense benefit to her.
At that moment, Gong Yu Yuan suddenly spoke up, "By the way, Sect Master, Jiang Cheng should still be under five hundred years old. Do you think he will participate in this trial as well?"
Hearing Gong Yu Yuan's question, Yu Changge fell into a brief silence before replying, "Indeed, Jiang Cheng hasn't reached five hundred years of age yet, but whether he will participate is hard to say. The Alliance hasn't explicitly prohibited cultivators from participating twice."
However, Yu Changge soon smiled again and said, "Even if Jiang Cheng does participate, Elder Chu still has a good chance."
Having witnessed Chu Ning's previous battle with Tang Xuan, Yu Changge was well aware of Chu Ning's strength.
The others were taken aback by Yu Changge's statement, feeling surprised that he held Chu Ning in such high regard.
But neither Yu Changge nor Chu Ning elaborated further on the topic, and the others didn't press for more details.
Thus, it was settled that Chu Ning and Cen Zikin would take part in the upcoming event.
Three days later, the Jiu Hua Zong held a grand initiation ceremony to formally welcome Cen Zikin and the others into their sect.
At the same time, they informed the various sects within the Yun Xiao Alliance about the addition of three new Golden Core elders to their ranks.
This news caused quite a stir among the sects, and the strengthened Jiu Hua Zong became a hot topic within the Yun Xiao Alliance.
Sixty years ago, when Chu Ning advanced to the Golden Core stage, it didn't attract much attention from the other sects.
With the original nine elders, the addition of one more didn't seem like a significant change in the eyes of most sects.
It was only after Yu Changge's advancement to the Nascent Soul stage that the Jiu Hua Zong began to garner attention.
After all, having two Nascent Soul cultivators placed them among the top sects in the entire Yun Xiao Alliance.
And now, with the sudden addition of three Golden Core cultivators, the Jiu Hua Zong's standing had improved even further.
With their current lineup of two Nascent Soul cultivators and thirteen Golden Core cultivators, they were now considered one of the top-ranked sects within the entire Yun Xiao Alliance.
Taking advantage of the sect's communication with the various sects, Chu Ning also sent a message to Shi Xue Rong through an intermediary.
The two of them had promised on Wu Ling Island that whoever returned to their sect first would send a message to the other.
And Shi Xue Rong had indeed kept her word, informing the Jiu Hua Zong of Chu Ning's survival as soon as she returned to the Yun Xiao Alliance.
Cen Zikin curiously watched as Chu Ning collected the spiritual liquid that had condensed on the plants.
"It's surprising that the rate at which this Snow Crystal plant accumulates spiritual energy is not slower than that of the three-thousand-year-old one. I didn't expect that," she remarked.
Chu Ning carefully collected several drops of the spiritual liquid from the ancient Snow Crystal and stored them in a bottle.
He turned to Bai Ling, who was standing by, and said, "Thanks to you waking up from your breakthrough, otherwise, the rate of accumulation would have been much slower."
Two months ago, Bai Ling had awakened from her slumber and officially advanced to the sixth level.
During this time, the care of the two Snow Crystal plants had been entrusted to her.
As they spoke, Chu Ning dripped a drop of the Snow Crystal spiritual liquid directly into Bai Ling's mouth as a reward for the little guy's hard work.
Then he handed the other small bottle to Cen Zikin.
"I have enough of the spiritual liquid from the ancient Snow Crystal, so you can use this one from the three-thousand-year-old plant for your cultivation."
Even if you reduce your consumption of pills, your progress won't slow down."
"Alright!" Cen Zikin replied happily as she took the jade bottle from Chu Ning.
Then, her curiosity got the better of her, and she asked, "Are you really not affected at all by consuming so many pills?"
Chu Ning had refined quite a few pills for Cen Zikin, but she dared not consume them as freely as he did.
Aside from building up resistance, the pill toxins alone would take some time to be purged by her Elixir Fire.
"My body is relatively special, so I don't have to worry about it," Chu Ning explained with a smile.
With various spirit bodies within him and his cultivation of the Five Elements Chaotic Principles, his spiritual power was much thicker than that of ordinary cultivators.
Whether it was pills or the spiritual liquid from the Snow Crystal Lotus, his rate of refinement far surpassed Cen Zikin's.
That was why he was giving her the spiritual liquid from the three-thousand-year-old Snow Crystal; the liquid from the ancient plant would be too difficult for her to refine.
With the steady accumulation of the Snow Crystal spiritual liquid, Chu Ning's cultivation finally entered a truly stable phase.
In the following days, Chu Ning's life was quite fulfilling.
Most of his time was spent refining the Wood Spirit Seed and the Metal Spirit Seed within his body, which also helped him continuously improve his proficiency in the Five Elements Chaotic Principles.
Chu Ning could originally refine two spirit seeds simultaneously, but now, with the aid of the Snow Crystal spiritual liquid and various cultivation pills, his cultivation speed had increased substantially.
Every day, he gained about 50 to 70 points in proficiency.
As he spent more time cultivating the Five Elements Chaotic Principles, his progress in the Nine Derivative Body Refining Art naturally slowed down.
Chu Ning had also set up the Cloud Thunder Array within Tian Lan Peak.
However, the frequency of thunder and lightning weather in Nine Splendor Mountain was far less compared to the boundless sea they had encountered before.
The amount of thunder power gathered in Chu Ning's Cloud Thunder Array was only enough for him to temper his body once every ten days or half a month.
In his spare time from cultivation, Chu Ning would refine the Nine Splendor Starship or prepare the necessary items for the sect's array formations.
On a whim, he would also visit the Pill Refining Pavilion to check on Su Ke Ke's progress.
Although Su Yu Qing's cultivation was not as advanced as Chu Ning's, she had grown up in the Nine Splendor Sect and was more skilled than him when it came to foundational training for the Qi Condensation stage.
Under her guidance, Su Ke Ke's cultivation didn't show any significant signs of improvement yet, but Chu Ning could see that her foundation was much more solid.
This put him at ease.
Time flew by, and another year passed in the blink of an eye. The time for the Wan Fa Shu Ling fruit to mature was drawing near.
According to the message previously received by the Nine Splendor Sect from Gui Yuan Sect, the competition among the sect's cultivators would take place in half a month.
Since they had to travel to Gui Yuan Sect, Chu Ning and his companions needed to set off in advance.
However, on Tian Lan Peak, Chu Ning was in no rush to leave. He sat outside his cultivation room, sipping spiritual tea while checking his cultivation progress and glancing at Cen Zikin's cultivation room from time to time.
【Five Elements Chaotic Principles (Heavenly Mid-Grade), Third Layer (60,400/200,000)】
【Nine Derivative Body Refining Art, Second Volume, Second Layer (68,390/90,000)】
【Refine God Technique, Fourth Layer (64,000/64,000)】
In the past year or so, the cultivation of the Five Elements Chaotic Principles had been the fastest, averaging nearly 60 points of progress per day.
As he hadn't cultivated the Nine Derivative Body Refining Art much, his progress was naturally slower, with only about two or three points of improvement per day.
"If I can maintain this speed, it won't take too long to reach the late Golden Core stage.
It's a pity that the Wood Spirit Seed was mostly refined by others before, and I estimate that it will be completely refined in another three to four years at most."
Thinking of this, Chu Ning couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Fortunately, obtaining the Wood Spirit Seed had been a coincidence, so he didn't dwell on it too much.
Just then, the restrictions around Cen Zikin's cultivation room fluctuated, and she slowly walked out.
Chu Ning immediately greeted her and asked, "How is it? Has your realm stabilized?"
Cen Zikin smiled and nodded.
"Then you're officially a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator!" Chu Ning exclaimed with a smile, then took her hand and walked outside.
"The timing is just right. We should set off for Gui Yuan Sect now, or we might not make it in time."
"Just the two of us?" Cen Zikin asked.
"Tang Shi Bo will come with us. Even though this is just a competition among Golden Core cultivators, the various sects will still arrange Nascent Soul cultivators to preside over it," Chu Ning explained.
(End of Chapter)
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