Chapter 350 - 220: Immortal Martial Root (Part 2)

Chapter 350: Chapter 220: Immortal Martial Root (Part 2)

[Immortal Root LV 1 (1/100)]

[Martial Root LV 1 (1/1,000,000)]

Seeing such a huge gap, Su Xing couldn’t help but chuckle wryly. However, while it didn’t offer a shortcut to cultivation, acquiring the Immortal Martial Root was still an absolutely wonderful thing for him.

At the very least,

Su Xing’s potential power ceiling had been raised.

One could even say that, thanks to this opportunity, Su Xing had found the absolute key to stepping into Tier Nine.

As long as Su Xing diligently allocated his points, he would sooner or later become a Super Martial Artist, one who could be considered truly powerful even among his Tier Nine peers.

By then,

Su Xing would be able to solve all his problems.

However,

that was all in the future.

As for now, Su Xing naturally had to add points to his Immortal Root. Each upgrade currently required only a single Sword Dao Point—a bargain Su Xing hadn’t seen in a very long time.

[Sword Dao Points: 24]

Su Xing didn’t have many Sword Dao Points. He had been practically wiped out after his last breakthrough, and these were just what he had earned from teaching over the past two days.

While twenty-four points was a paltry sum for Su Xing at his current level, it was more than enough for his Immortal Root.

Su Xing glanced around and, seeing no one nearby, said softly,

"Allocate."

[Congratulations, Host. "Immortal Root LV 1" has been upgraded to "Immortal Root LV 2".]

At Su Xing’s current realm, such a minuscule improvement barely registered. The stream of information flowing into his mind felt like eating a single grain of rice; it wasn’t just insufficient, it actually made him feel hungrier.

The Spiritual Qi in his Dantian seemed to sense the nourishment. It immediately darted out from the Black Sword. Then, beside it, one, two, three, four new strands of Spiritual Qi materialized.

Immortal Root LV 2.

To put it simply, that meant five strands of Spiritual Qi.

Su Xing casually stuffed all five strands of Spiritual Qi back into the Black Sword. Only after sensing its aura grow stronger once again did he turn his gaze back to the system panel.

"Allocate."

One time, two times, three times... With one enhancement after another, the Immortal Root’s stats updated again and again. Su Xing only stopped allocating when he had just two Sword Dao Points remaining.

Immortal Root LV 4

This didn’t mean Su Xing had only strengthened it three times.

Rather, the Immortal Root had broken through a tier and reached LV 4 again. For some reason, however, its name hadn’t changed after the breakthrough.

Perhaps,

’this meant the Great Dao was already set.’

Su Xing just needed to walk steadily toward his goal.

Although the name hadn’t changed, the transformation of his Spiritual Qi was immense. After advancing, the Spiritual Qi in Su Xing’s body could no longer be described as mere strands, for they had gathered into a small pool.

It was like on a rainy day,

a small puddle collecting on the side of the road.

If a child were to see it, they would undoubtedly jump in it once or twice. Unfortunately, this was inside Su Xing’s Dantian, so it was unlikely anyone would ever have the chance.

"Not bad."

Su Xing nodded in satisfaction. Now that the upgrade was complete, he naturally had to test the effects of this Spiritual Qi. Since his current situation didn’t allow him to test its destructive power, he had to use the same method as before to test its amplification effect on his Companion Sword.

The instant the thought formed, the entire little pool transformed into a straight current of water and surged into the Black Sword.

The Black Sword seemed to freeze for a moment, then it began to dance about inside Su Xing’s Dantian. This had never happened before. It was like a child marveling at the vastness of the world for the first time.

At the same time, it radiated an aura far more powerful than before.

’It’s gained consciousness?’

The thought suddenly surfaced in Su Xing’s mind, making his heart skip a beat. He had wondered more than once if any of his swords would ever give birth to a Sword Spirit.

But through one Martial Arts Realm breakthrough after another, the swords had only ever grown stronger, showing no signs of developing a Sword Spirit. Now, for the first time, one was reacting this way.

"..."

’Could it be that by constantly supplying it with Spiritual Qi, I can not only make my Companion Sword stronger, but even cause all my swords to give birth to Sword Spirits?’

If that was really the case,

then things would be much more convenient for Su Xing in the future.

Although Su Xing had now reached the apex of Cang City, and had a genius disciple like Lu Anning and an absolutely trustworthy brother like Su Yu under him, he still basically did everything himself.

This was honestly quite troublesome. As his strength grew, so did the number of things Su Xing needed to take care of. It was becoming difficult for him to free himself up to handle certain matters, for example...

if a problem were to arise in Cang City right now,

Su Xing would have no way of dealing with it. But things would be different with a Sword Spirit. It would be trustworthy and completely loyal. Plus, since its strength would grow alongside Su Xing’s, it would never become a useless aide.

"As expected..."

"This Qi Cultivation Path is still very important."

Su Xing had to admit.

The Martial Dao focused on strengthening the self, but this also meant a Martial Artist lost out on the help of many external aids. If Su Xing could perfectly fuse the two great paths of Qi Cultivation and Martial Arts, his strength would undoubtedly undergo a qualitative change.

"Time to check out the heritage site."

Su Xing muttered.

Although he was already extremely satisfied with this upgrade, he hadn’t forgotten that at the end of this floor, there was still the heritage site of the Cyan Cloud Sword Immortal.

According to Elder Lu, the things there were very profound, but they could accelerate one’s cultivation of the Unity of Heaven and Man. He wondered if it would be useful for him.

Thinking of this,

Su Xing tossed the key in his hand and followed the bookshelves deeper and deeper inside, until he reached a hidden door.

Although it was hidden, with Su Xing’s current powers of observation, he immediately sensed the airflow between the door and its frame.

So, Su Xing stepped forward and placed the stone he was holding in front of the door. With a CLICK, the once-seamless wall suddenly split open like a pair of gates, retracting backward to reveal a massive cave.

"A cave?"

"It’s actually quite fitting for a heritage site."

Su Xing said with a smile. He didn’t dwell on the Scripture Pavilion suddenly leading to a cave; he just continued walking deeper inside.

Contrary to what Su Xing expected,

there were no consciousness projections or treasure chests here. When he reached the end, Su Xing only saw a huge mural on the wall.

From a distance, it looked like a Taiji diagram, but up close, he could see two large words, "Immortal" and "Martial," written within the black and white halves.

"A mural?"

Su Xing was a bit stunned, as this wasn’t what he had imagined. "Am I supposed to comprehend something from this mural?" he muttered.

At this thought,

Su Xing couldn’t help but smile wryly.

’No wonder hardly anyone in the Cyan Cloud Sect learns this technique. The so-called shortcut left by the Ancestor is so abstract and hard to understand. Who would even try such a difficult method?’

Obviously,

if this was a test of comprehension,

Su Xing would probably have to turn back. After all, he was a martial practitioner; most of his Martial Dao understanding came directly from the system. A test from a mighty Qi Cultivation expert was asking a bit too much of him.

’Forget it. I’m already more than satisfied just to have learned how to use the Immortal Martial Root.’

As Su Xing continued to stare, his mind began to feel dull. Finally, he sighed in resignation, stood up, and walked over to the giant mural.

He leaned against the mural almost subconsciously. Su Xing felt as if a portion of his Qi and Blood was being drawn out of him, and then a dense wave of Spiritual Qi began to pour into his body automatically.

"Hm?"

"What is this?"

Just as Su Xing was hesitating, wondering whether to leave and give up on the inheritance, he suddenly felt this Spiritual Power and the consumption of his own Qi and Blood. His eyes shot open to see the giant mural seemingly spinning as it funneled immense Spiritual Qi into his body.

"..."

Su Xing watched as the level of his Immortal Root on the system panel skyrocketed. A long moment later, it finally stopped. Tier Four Peak. In a single instant, Su Xing’s Qi Cultivation Realm had reached Tier Four.

At this moment, within Su Xing’s Dantian, the pools of Spiritual Qi were as dense and vast as a mighty river.