Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 57: Promotion to Seventh Grade Spiritual Root, Improvement in Aptitude

Becoming a middle-grade alchemist and demonstrating extraordinary talent as an alchemist, Zhou Sui became even more passionate and excited. After all, which wife or concubine wouldn't want their husband to become successful?

And Zhou Sui's talent was enough to prove his limitless future.

Zhou Sui's face turned pale as he looked at the two beautiful wives lying beside him, as well as a seductive enchantress in the adjacent room, who was watching him intently. He felt that he might not live much longer.

Sometimes, it's not a good thing for wives and concubines to demand too much.

Rest is also necessary.

"Hmm?!"

At this moment, Zhou Sui felt a mysterious energy being transmitted from the Infatuation Gu, instantly entering his body.

He sensed that his body seemed to have undergone a tremendous transformation at this moment.

Seventh-grade spiritual root!

In an instant, Zhou Sui immediately realized what had happened. After this period of arduous cultivation, his spiritual root had finally been elevated from the eighth-grade realm to the seventh-grade level.

Although it still belonged to the category of inferior spiritual roots, it was now at the top level among inferior spiritual roots.

In simple terms, he was equivalent to the genius of many independent cultivators.

Of course, only those with sixth-grade spiritual roots, that is, those with medium-grade spiritual roots, are qualified to become disciples of sects.

Compared to those sect disciples, his talent with a seventh-grade spiritual root was naturally nothing.

However, compared to his initial ninth-grade spiritual root, the level of improvement was immeasurable.

"So this is a seventh-grade spiritual root?"

Zhou Sui was very delighted. With a thought, he activated the Divine Gu Sutra and found that his perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had become even more acute. With each breath, he could devour more spiritual energy.

Compared to before, his cultivation efficiency had increased by at least one-third.

Even his comprehension had improved significantly.

Even without the assistance of book gu, his comprehension was now sufficient to understand ordinary techniques and skills.

This was the power of a seventh-grade spiritual root, making him a genius among independent cultivators.

To be honest, although the efficiency had only increased by one-third, it was already quite astonishing when accumulated over time.

If a cultivator with a seventh-grade spiritual root and a cultivator with an eighth-grade spiritual root both cultivated for decades, the cultivator with the seventh-grade spiritual root might have already reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

But the cultivator with the eighth-grade spiritual root would still be stuck in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, unable to make a breakthrough.

This was the difference in spiritual root talent.

A small difference could lead to a big gap, which could never be bridged.

"Cultivators with seventh-grade spiritual roots can also advance to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Unfortunately, by the time they truly reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, they are usually old men in their seventies or eighties, with no hope of Foundation Building in the future."

Zhou Sui sighed with emotion.

He knew that among independent cultivators, there were many people with seventh-grade spiritual roots, and if they followed the normal cultivation path, they could also become cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The problem was that cultivators in the Qi Refining stage had to undergo Foundation Building before the age of sixty to have any hope of success in Foundation Building.

If they were over sixty, there was basically no hope, and the success rate would not exceed 0.1%.

The older they were, the more hopeless it became.

Of course, this didn't mean that success was absolutely impossible, but the probability was greatly reduced.

Even if they did succeed, it would definitely be due to special circumstances.

It was because of this that sects generally only recruited cultivators with medium-grade spiritual roots or above. They would not pay attention to those with inferior spiritual roots, as they had no hope for the future.

"Not bad, if I continue like this, my spiritual root can also be elevated to the level of a sixth-grade spiritual root."

Zhou Sui clenched his fist and glanced at the virtual panel.

[Host: Zhou Sui, cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer (45% progress), lifespan: 20 (120) years]

[Talent: Seventh-grade spiritual root (1%)]

[Sword Dao: First-grade upper-tier (75%)]

[Rune: First-grade upper-tier (35%)]

[Formation: First-grade middle-tier (35%)]

[Pill Master: First-grade middle-tier (45%)]

[Transformation Art: Proficient (65%)]

[Five Elements Alchemy Technique: Skilled (5%)]

[Fireball Technique: Proficient (95%), Wind Blade Technique: Beginner, Golden Light Technique: Beginner, Icy Cold Technique: Beginner, Spring Breeze Rain Technique: Beginner, Thunder Summoning Technique: Beginner...]

Obviously, compared to before, his cultivation had improved significantly.

Of course, the most important thing was the improvement in his spiritual root talent. This was something that even countless elixirs and spiritual medicines couldn't achieve.

It was said that there were indeed elixirs in the cultivation world that could enhance one's spiritual root, but those were treasures that even Gold Core True Immortals coveted, and were not something ordinary cultivators could obtain.

It could only be said that although the Infatuation Gu didn't have much combat power, its auxiliary effects were truly astonishing, surpassing countless top-grade elixirs.

"After obtaining a seventh-grade spiritual root, my cultivation efficiency should also increase."

Zhou Sui was very excited.

He still wanted to quickly elevate his cultivation to the seventh layer of Qi Refining before the war arrived, officially entering the later stage of Qi Refining. This way, his safety would be greatly guaranteed.

...

In the afternoon, Zhou Sui stayed peacefully at home, using the power of the Book Gu to enhance his understanding of pill refining knowledge. During this period, his pill refining cultivation had also been continuously improving.

At this moment, his neighbor, Xu Tianze, came to his door.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, may I ask what brings you here?"

Although Zhou Sui was wary of this unfamiliar and mysterious neighbor, since the person hadn't done anything wrong, he couldn't do anything to him. It wouldn't be good for his reputation if he did.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, the thing is, I recently discovered a Foundation Building Cave Mansion left behind by an ancient cultivator in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range."

Xu Tianze smiled and said, "Unfortunately, this Foundation Building Cave Mansion is guarded by a second-grade formation. I alone am unable to break through it, so I wanted to invite Fellow Daoist to join me.

If we can successfully break through this second-grade formation, we will surely gain great rewards. There might even be Foundation Building spiritual treasures inside that can help us with our Foundation Building."

His tone carried a hint of excitement, as he wanted to invite Zhou Sui to go on an adventure in the wilderness, exploring the remnants of the Cave Mansion.

In fact, this was something many cultivators often did.

If they were extremely lucky, they might accidentally discover a Cave Mansion left behind by a previous cultivator, thus obtaining the other party's lifelong wealth and inheritance.

Zhang Cheng, a former pill master, was one such example. With great luck, he obtained a pill refining inheritance and started to rise to prominence.

As a result, many independent cultivators immersed themselves in searching for Cave Mansions, hoping to get rich overnight and make a fortune.

Unfortunately, there were few who became wealthy, while many died in the Cave Mansions.

These cultivators either died in the prohibitive formations inside the Cave Mansions or in the mutual killings among companions.

In short, exploring Cave Mansions was basically a matter of life and death.

Zhou Sui's parents, in their previous lives, died because of this.

(End of this chapter)