Chapter 96: Special Class Guest Elder
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Words were always weak. Shen Ping was silent as he looked at the round curve. He had no idea what Mu Jin had experienced in the past half a year. But at this moment, he understood what Mu Jin meant.
Whether it was the True Treasure Pavilion, or the Qingyang City, it was not important. What was important was to recognize themselves and understand the difficulties of this world.
Shen Ping pulled off his robe and took a step forward. He thought of the spiritual date tree planted in the small courtyard again. It was still a seedling. When it grew up, it would bear sweet spiritual dates that emitted the fragrance of dates.
He had no chance to eat it at Cloud Mountain Parlour. However, after coming to Qingyang City, Shen Ping believed that he could eat spiritual dates in the future.
A long time passed.
Mu Jin’s delicate face was full of spring. She sat in Shen Ping’s arms openly and sniffed the thick smell at such a close distance. Nothing could be more reassuring than this. “Thank you. If not for you, I would have died at Cloud Mountain Parlour.”
Shen Ping smiled and said, “You might have a chance to live if you stay in Cloud Mountain Parlour. Are you really not going back to the True Treasure Pavilion?”
Mu Jin shook her head gently. “No, I just want to live in Qingyang City steadily.”
“Did you feel at ease just now?”
“Very fulfilling.” She smiled and leaned close to Shen Ping’s ear. “I want to live a more stable life.”
It was five in the evening.
The afterglow of the setting sun between the branches and leaves of the Cloud Fir on both sides of Huiquan Alley shone on Shen Ping’s body. He glanced at the virtual frame. There were already changes on it.
[You have dual cultivated with your Dao Companion 10 times. You have obtained water-element spiritual root aptitude+20, lightning-element spiritual root aptitude+20.]
[Your Dao Companion listens to you. Current favorability: 75]
[Duo Cultivation Bonus: 0]
[Additional Bonus: 2]
[Water Spiritual Root (Pseudo): Low-grade (True) (40/50,000)]
[Lightning Spiritual Root (Pseudo): Low-grade (True) (40/50,000)]
Seeing this, Shen Ping silently put it away, still feeling shocked.
Although he had already guessed that if he dual cultivated with Mu Jin, who had water, fire, and lightning spiritual roots, he would probably obtain water or lightning, it was still like a dream when he realized it as he had guessed.
Spirit roots appeared out of thin air.
What an unimaginable method. Moreover, there was a powerful mutant spiritual root like lightning. If Mu Jin didn’t have water and fire spiritual roots, she could be ranked as a true disciple of a large sect just by relying on her lightning spiritual root.
He returned to the small courtyard. He walked straight to the quiet room. After sitting down cross-legged, he calmly emptied his mind and began to circulate his cultivation technique.
Cultivation techniques were passed down from the family and were more suitable for cultivating with mixed-element spiritual roots. If there were enough resources, he could cultivate all the way to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Moreover, there was already a precedent.
He had never changed it after so many years. However, after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had to change to other cultivation techniques.
Originally, Shen Ping had already chosen a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique in the True Treasure Pavilion, but now, it was probably a little inappropriate.
Boom.
As the cultivation technique circulated, metal and wood spiritual roots that had reached the top-grade were like traveling on a smooth road. Be it the total amount of spiritual energy or the efficiency of speed, they far exceeded the other two fire and earth spiritual roots. At this moment, two other spiritual roots were faintly discernible in his body. If he did not carefully examine them with his divine sense, it would be very difficult to notice them.
Five-element spiritual root and a lightning-element spiritual root. However, his cultivation speed did not slow down at all.
He ended his meditation. Shen Ping heaved a sigh of relief. The more mixed his spiritual roots were, the slower his cultivation speed would be.
However, the efficiency of a top-grade spiritual root was too high, so much so that two more pseudo spiritual roots did not affect him. This made him even more determined to quickly increase the quality of his spiritual roots.
In the blink of an eye, another half a month passed.
The news of the Cloud Mountain Swamp had already spread throughout the Wei Kingdom, causing an uproar. Although the Western Faction’s Buddhist Sect were powerful, the Golden Sun Sect’s Supreme Elder was a Nascent Soul cultivator after all. It was really unbelievable that he would escape without fighting.
However, when many rogue cultivators heard this, besides being surprised, they were mostly celebrating. After all, the Golden Sun Sect had used the ruins and mineral vein to harm many rogue cultivators. There was no lack of family and friends among these people. Now that they saw the Golden Sun Sect’s Supreme Elder in a sorry state, they felt relieved.
However, not long after, the rogue cultivators could not laugh.
In the name of seeking revenge, many Immortal Dao Sects and the Demonic Sects of the Yue Kingdom directly sent out experts to lead a large number of disciples to seize various spirit stone mines, markets, and other resources in the Wei Kingdom.
Among them, the Danxia Sect’s Nascent Soul elders had even joined forces with a group of sects to attack the Golden Sun Sect. However, the sect array of the Golden Sun Sect was indestructible. All their methods failed to break through the sect array. Helpless, the Danxia Sect could only hurriedly continue to occupy other places.
True Treasure Pavilion.
Several guest elders, Shopkeeper Qu, and the others were sitting in the room in the backyard and chatting.
“Things are going to change in Wei Kingdom.”
“With Ancestor Jinyang gone, how can the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators and the Golden Sun Sect’s Master protect the great resources of the Wei Kingdom?”
“It might not be a good thing. After the sects of the various countries divide the resources this time, they will probably continue to fight. Previously, with Ancestor Jinyang around, the various countries could only temporarily reach a balance. Hehe, now that there’s no Nascent Soul cultivator, the grudges of the other sects won’t be so easy to let go.”
“That’s right. Perhaps the entire Qingyang City will be in chaos. There’s a Level Three spiritual vein under here.”
Shopkeeper Qu shook his head and said with a smile, “Ancestor Jingyang is not dead yet. As long as he’s not dead, the sects of the various countries will still have some fear. There’s more than ten sects led by the Danxia Sect attacking the Golden Sun Sect’s array formation together, if he’s really fearless, why can’t he break it?
“The most important thing left behind by the Ancestor Blood Crocodile is the Blood Sea Scripture. It is also the main reason why the various sects covet it. Ancestor Jinyang’s talent is extraordinary. If he cultivates successfully in the future and improves further, the other sects will probably be in danger.”
Shen Ping listened from the side and nodded thoughtfully. Shopkeeper Qu was right. The Golden Sun Sect’s Supreme Elder fled without fighting. Although he was afraid of the Buddhist Sect of the West, he should be preserving his strength for the future.
“Don’t worry, Qingyang City won’t be in chaos. My True Treasure Pavilion has been operating here for hundreds of years and won’t let it be in chaos. At most, the sects of the various countries will settle in this city like before. This is a good thing for Qingyang City.”
They chatted for an hour. The Golden Core elders of the True Treasure Pavilion arrived. All of them, as guest elders and shopkeepers, walked into the hall.
“Cloud Mountain Parlour’s True Treasure Pavilion will be reopened in a few days. Guest elders, you can choose to stay here or take a flying ship to Cloud Mountain Parlour.
“In addition, there’s news from the headquarters that it has assigned a spot for our Wei Kingdom’s base to go to the headquarters this year. Only first-grade guest elders and above can compete. I hope Fellow Daoists are prepared. This is a rare opportunity.”
As soon as he said this, many guest elders immediately revealed looks of envy and yearning. The headquarters of the True Treasure Pavilion was the core of the five continents and four seas. It was a cultivation holy land that all cultivators dreamed of.
A moment later, Shen Ping hurriedly caught up to Shopkeeper Qu and asked what he was thinking. “Senior Qu, I wonder what conditions have to be met for second-grade guest elders?”
Shopkeeper Qu pointed to the second floor. The two of them arrived at the private room. They drank the free spiritual tea and chatted.
“Talisman Master Shen, a second-grade guest elder requires two basic conditions. One is to break through to the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and the other is to contribute to a certain extent. I’m sure you know these.”
Shen Ping nodded.
Shopkeeper Qu continued, “After meeting the basic conditions, a Talisman Master like Guest Elder Shen needs to reach the level of a Level Two High-grade Talisman Master at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Moreover, he has to be at an extremely high level. Of course, even so, he might not be able to advance to a second-grade Guest Elder.
“Because the assessment for second-grade guest elders is far more stringent than third-grade guest elders. You’ve already seen Guest Elder Chong. His cultivation is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but his combat strength is comparable to the peak of Foundation Establishment. That’s why he can stand out from the many battle cultivators.”
Shen Ping pondered for a moment and asked, “Senior Qu, last time at the Virtue Tower, I said that I could make a Level Two talisman. It seemed that the other Fellow Daoists were shocked. Even Guest Elder Chong praised me. Why?”
Shopkeeper Qu stroked his beard and smiled. He looked at Shen Ping and said, “I thought that Talisman Master Shen would hold it in and not ask. Actually, even if you didn’t ask, I would find an opportunity to tell you…”
He paused. He took another sip of the spiritual tea and said seriously, “In addition to the three levels of guest elder, deacon, elder, and other statuses in the True Treasure Pavilion, there’s also a very special status. I’m not sure how the headquarters addresses it, but we usually call them special-class guests.”
Shen Ping was puzzled. “A special-class guest? There doesn’t seem to be any contract cooperation.”
“Of course not. A special-class guest elder is completely different from the other levels. Only true geniuses in the cultivation or skill can reach this level..”