There's Something Wrong With My Immortal Path

Chapter 67: Evolution of the Spirit Root! Lower Dantian Becomes a Furnace!

Walking among the ruins, everything in sight was desolate.

The master and disciple walked one after another, their figures growing lonelier with each step.

Hiss—

In the nearby yellow sand, long-tailed snakes would occasionally fly out.

Every time this happened, a sharp ice edge would cut them off.

As the edge dissipated, a blood-red plum blossom would appear on the yellow sand.

With a gust of wind, everything would be erased without a trace.

"Cough, cough..."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"Master..."

"It's alright, let's continue walking."

The coughing sound came from He Niansheng. Xia Ming bit his lip as he looked at his master's slightly hunched back.

He had thought about many things, but had also forgotten many things.

The howling wind in the valley mercilessly drowned out Xia Ming's long sigh.

At the end of the valley, He Niansheng activated an inconspicuous rune, and a secret passage appeared in front of Xia Ming.

Following the secret passage, the master and disciple finally arrived at a hidden cave.

Inside the cave, there was unexpectedly a clear and pure spring.

The master and disciple settled down and planned to stay here temporarily.

While helping his master tidy up the alchemy books, Xia Ming unintentionally caught sight of a page of scattered manuscript paper.

[Inscription%...&&*...&*...Enchantment?]

The word "enchantment" caught Xia Ming's attention, and he couldn't move.

"Master... what is this?"

Looking at the page of manuscript paper that Xia Ming held in his hand, He Niansheng furrowed his brow.

His thoughts went back to the past, and He Niansheng remembered the origin of that manuscript.

It... seemed to have been obtained together with the Green Wisp Rust Furnace.

It should have been left behind by the previous owner of the furnace.

He Niansheng had also read that person's manuscript.

It was filled with crazy ideas, wanting to engrave symbols on the furnace using formations, spiritual energy, inscriptions, to improve the efficiency of the furnace.

It was simply outrageous! The furnace was naturally formed! The Dao Rhyme was hidden within! How could it be changed!

Although this person had crazy ideas, his understanding of the Five Elements was quite unique.

So, He Niansheng had left behind his manuscript, placing it together with those alchemy books and notes.

Many years had passed in a blink of an eye, and now seeing it again, He Niansheng felt a bit dazed.

After taking a deep look at Xia Ming, He Niansheng spoke again:

"What's the matter? Can you understand this manuscript?"

Shaking his head vigorously, Xia Ming pointed at the Five Elements formation on it:

"There are many symbols drawn on it, disciple finds it interesting, Master... can you give it to me?"

Seeing Xia Ming's earnest gaze, He Niansheng simply let him have it.

"The manuscripts are scattered among those alchemy books. If you're interested, go and find them, but remember not to get lost."

"Disciple Xia Ming will follow the master's orders!"

"I'll go out and take a look. You stay here."

"Yes, Master!"

...

After He Niansheng left, Xia Ming couldn't wait to start searching.

Stacks of alchemy books were piled up, and Xia Ming patiently searched through them.

One page, two pages, three pages... In the end, Xia Ming found a total of seventeen pages of manuscript.

Without exception, the words "enchantment" were written on these manuscripts in Goldfinger's eyes.

Can't understand?

Why is it still a bunch of gibberish?

Could it be that the order is wrong?

Trying to arrange and combine them over and over again, after a moment, Xia Ming was dumbfounded.

With the illiterate buff, he couldn't understand the context at all. How could he combine them?

There were a total of seventeen pages, how many possible combinations were there?

Seeking help online!

Finally, Xia Ming simply spread them all out on the ground, with the side with words facing up.

Look, look to death!

His eyes were bloodshot, his head throbbing, his temples bulging.

Xia Ming felt his body getting heavier and heavier, darkness spreading around him.

It seemed that in the next moment, he would forever sink into darkness.

Just as Xia Ming was about to hold his breath, a miracle happened.

Those tadpole-like characters started moving.

They grew limbs, hopped around, and finally gathered together.

[Lower Dantian becomes a furnace!]

[Spirit Root equals diode equals heating rod?]

[Why isn't the Lower Dantian a melting furnace? Why can't the Spirit Root be a heating unit?]

[Refine the Lower Dantian, make it a Dantian furnace, embed the Spirit Root for operation!]

[Incinerate all things! Transform them for personal use! The more Spirit Roots, the greater the power!]

[Embedding the Spirit Root must be done in an array formation, and the same Spirit Root cannot be embedded repeatedly. This process is extremely painful.]

[This method needs further improvement.]

...

After seeing all this, Xia Ming took a deep breath.

Xia Ming admitted that his horizons were still narrow, and his path had become narrower.

Burning water with Spirit Root might be on par with a Superior Spirit Root, but what is there beyond a Superior Spirit Root?

To be honest, Xia Ming was a little anxious at this moment.

He didn't know, didn't know what kind of monster he would become if he continued to follow Goldfinger's guidance.

But being a monster is better than being dead. Let it be, as long as he can be guilt-free.

Cross-legged, Xia Ming silently recited four words.

"Embed the Spirit Root."

As soon as the words fell, Xia Ming's vision arrived at the chaotic Lower Dantian.

Under his gaze, the shining sea character array gradually approached the barrier of the Lower Dantian.

In the end, the sea character actually merged into the Lower Dantian bit by bit.

At the same time, an excruciating pain completely enveloped Xia Ming.

Deeply entering the spirit, penetrating the marrow, every pore trembling, every part of his body enduring indescribable pain.

In that instant, Xia Ming almost passed out from the pain, but his consciousness remained extremely clear.

Curling up on the ground, Xia Ming wanted to roar loudly.

But in the depths of his mind, it seemed that a big hand tightly held his throat, preventing him from making a sound.

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight, not to mention that Xia Ming's actions were equivalent to recreating his foundation.

The pain lasted a long time, and Xia Ming felt as if it had been a year.

Every minute, every second was torture.

When he opened his eyes again, Xia Ming had become a water person.

Sweat poured down his body as if he had been washed with water.

After a few moments, Xia Ming finally regained some consciousness.

Looking at his still trembling fingers, Xia Ming helplessly revealed a bitter smile.

"So, this is the price?"

"Yes, how can anything in this world come without a price?"

Closing his eyes again, Xia Ming took a deep breath, looking at the sea character at the bottom of the Lower Dantian that resembled a golden inscription, and sighed deeply.

It was worth it!

This pain was worth it!

The Lower Dantian became a furnace, boiling and refining all things!

Feeling his increasingly stable Lower Dantian, Xia Ming's mouth slightly curved.

Obviously, at this moment, he still hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

In the midst of joy, Xia Ming thought of another thing.

The Lower Dantian as a furnace, embedding a Superior Spirit Root, does that mean I can duplicate Spirit Roots again?

With his thoughts in motion, silently reciting the word "duplicate," a water-blue diode appeared in the Lower Dantian.

Seeing this scene, Xia Ming's body trembled violently.

If Spirit Roots can be duplicated, it means Xia Ming can continue to form an array and generate Superior Spirit Roots.

Just with water alone, there are six types of Superior Spirit Roots, what about the others?

You should know that if conditions permit, Xia Ming can activate all the Spirit Roots!

In a daze... Xia Ming has already seen his terrifying future.

The Lower Dantian becomes a furnace, embedding thousands of runes.

Refining medicine, refining people... and even refining the heavens!

(End of this chapter)