Translator: AnubisTL
Li Qing had initially considered persuading Hua Huai Ren to cultivate the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art alongside him. However, he reconsidered, realizing that heavenly spirit fire was becoming increasingly scarce in the human realm. Cultivating this technique might prove to be a burden. Without finding and taming heavenly spirit fire, future cultivation would be exceedingly arduous.
"You likely won't be able to cultivate the Immeasurable Bright King Art," Li Qing said. "As your master, I've created my own scripture called the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra."
"This technique hasn't been circulated in the world yet. In fact, I haven't even begun cultivating it myself. Why don't I teach you this cultivation art instead?"
Hua Huai Ren asked, half understanding, "How does it compare to the Immeasurable Bright King Art?"
"As long as I live, the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra will remain the foremost cultivation technique in the human realm!" Li Qing replied confidently.
Hua Huai Ren's eyes lit up at these words, and he immediately agreed.
Thus, Li Qing imparted the qi refining stage chapters of the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra to Hua Huai Ren.
As Hua Huai Ren was only at the second level of qi refining and had been practicing Bright King Valley's basic attribute-less cultivation manual, transitioning to the new technique required minimal effort and came at no cost.
Under Li Qing's guidance, Hua Huai Ren became the first disciple in the human realm to cultivate the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra.
This cultivation technique encompassed not only immortal cultivation but also provided an overview of martial dao body refinement.
In addition to teaching him cultivation, Li Qing also instructed Hua Huai Ren in artifact refinement. The disciple showed remarkable aptitude in this area, grasping concepts with remarkable speed.
Life in Bright King Valley remained peaceful. With no external threats and no one daring to provoke Li Qing, a cultivator in the divine transformation realm, the valley enjoyed undisturbed tranquility.
During his downtime, Li Qing began planting his fifth spiritual root.
He activated the Miraculous Object Root-Planting Technique, a secret technique, and implanted the water-blue peach pit he had obtained from the seabed into his body.
Initially, the pit devoured a significant amount of Li Qing's essence blood and mana. Fortunately, his foundation was robust, and he had anticipated this, allowing him to endure the process with ease.
Before long, a water-blue spiritual root began to gradually take shape within him, complementing his original quadruple spirit root aptitude.
However, this root was still in its nascent form, having just been planted. It would require extensive nourishing over time to truly transform into a fully formed spiritual root.
The peach pit proved remarkably extraordinary. After taking root within Li Qing's body, it began to nourish his fleshly body in return. Gentle streams of water-attribute primordial energy emanated from it, subtly refining his physical form.
"This nameless peach pit is truly remarkable," Li Qing mused. "No wonder it was concealed in the deep sea, nurtured for centuries by a magical formation and a treasure gourd."
"I have a feeling a peach tree might actually grow inside me someday," he added with a hint of amusement. "Perhaps it will even bear a spiritual peach in the future."
Li Qing wasn't entirely certain about this, but he was confident that his water spiritual root had already begun to take shape. With proper nourishment, he could eventually complete his fifth spiritual root, becoming a cultivator with all five elements.
At that point, Li Qing would be able to wield even more potent Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, when he reached the void refinement realm in the future, he wouldn't need to worry about achieving five elements harmony.
Time flowed like water. A year had passed since Hua Huai Ren became Li Qing's disciple.
During this year, Li Qing had not only focused on teaching Hua Huai Ren cultivation but also diligently nourished his water spiritual root, allowing it to adapt more quickly within his body.
The abundant spiritual energy in Bright King Valley slightly accelerated this process.
Within a year, Hua Huai Ren had already reached the mid qi refining realm. Considering he hadn't consumed any medicinal pills, this progress was remarkably swift.
It's worth noting that Hua Huai Ren was also studying artifact refinement techniques under Li Qing's guidance. Moreover, when he returned home, he likely wouldn't devote all his attention to cultivation, instead spending much of his time playing with other children.
Reaching the fourth layer of the qi refining stage within a single year was truly impressive.
In his second year, Hua Huai Ren clashed with the heavenly prodigy from the Xie Clan, who possessed a heavenly fire spirit root.
The reason was simple: Hua Huai Ren overheard someone disparaging his cultivation technique. Unable to contain his anger, he declared that his technique was the greatest in the human realm.
This statement naturally caused a stir in Bright King Valley. However, out of respect for Senior Limitless, the elders of the other four branches refrained from interfering in the squabbles of these juniors.
The other children, who had always taken pride in practicing the Immeasurable Bright King Art, were naturally incensed by such a claim. Led by the Xie Clan prodigy, they ganged up on Hua Huai Ren, leaving him bruised and battered.
Inside his cave abode, Li Qing watched his disciple stubbornly maintain a defiant posture despite his battered face. The sight reminded him of Zhao Kou in his youth—equally stubborn, as if they were cut from the same mold.
"Ultimately, even the most powerful cultivation technique is only a tool for humans to use. As long as you are strong, you need not fear any slander or rumors."
"Take me, for example. If I declare the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra to be the greatest technique in the human realm, who would dare contradict me to my face?"
Li Qing patiently continued his teachings, "Still don't understand? When you become strong enough, you yourself become the ultimate truth."
Hua Huai Ren paused, then nodded vigorously. "I understand now, Master!"
Perhaps spurred by this realization, Hua Huai Ren's cultivation efforts intensified. He now practiced daily in Li Qing's cave abode until dusk before returning to his own quarters.
The second year passed in a blur.
Hua Huai Ren's cultivation had nearly reached the sixth layer of qi refining, requiring only a catalyst to break through.
Meanwhile, Li Qing had fully adapted to the nascent water spiritual root within his body. Through daily nourishment, the rudimentary root gradually began to resemble a true spiritual root.
"In a few more years, it should fully transform into my fifth spiritual root," Li Qing mused, satisfied with his progress. Completing his spiritual roots was a crucial step on his dao path, and achieving this in the early divine transformation realm would undoubtedly give him a significant advantage.
By the third year in Bright King Valley, Li Qing began contemplating the fourth chapter of his Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra, which detailed the cultivation methods for the nascent soul realm.
He lived in seclusion, rarely leaving his cave abode.
If not for his astonishingly high cultivation, the Bright King Valley's elders might have forgotten his existence entirely.
This year, Bright King Valley held its quinquennial valley festival, a grand ceremony to honor the ancestors of each lineage.
The true stars of the festival were the children, representing the future hope of Bright King Valley. On this day, they would compete in matches representing their respective lineages.
Unfortunately, the Xie Clan's heavenly fire spirit root once again claimed the festival's top honor. The heavenly spirit root's aptitude had already begun to manifest its terrifying cultivation speed. At just ten years old, without consuming any medicinal pills, he had already reached the seventh layer of the qi refining stage—the late qi refining realm!
Even with the support of the valley's fifth-tier spirit vein, this achievement remained astonishing.
Many rogue cultivators would struggle to reach such a level even in their entire lifetimes.
As for Hua Huai Ren, with his quadruple spirit root, he remained stuck at the sixth layer of qi refining. Despite cultivating a high-level cultivation technique and residing in the holy land of a fifth-tier spirit vein, he had inevitably encountered his first cultivation bottleneck.
Limited by his aptitude, Hua Huai Ren's cultivation speed couldn't compare to that of a heavenly spirit root cultivator, and the gap would only widen over time.
"Master, is the difference in aptitude truly insurmountable?" Hua Huai Ren asked stubbornly, unwilling to accept his fate.
Li Qing shook his head. "The cultivation advantage conferred by aptitude is indeed immense, enough to inspire despair."
"But aptitude alone doesn't determine everything. Your master also possesses a quadruple spirit root, yet I've cultivated to the divine transformation realm and now oversee the entire human realm."
That year, Hua Huai Ren truly began to see Li Qing as his role model and the heavenly spirit root cultivator from the Xie Clan as the target he needed to surpass.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, without the aid of medicinal pills, he couldn't match the terrifying cultivation speed of a heavenly spirit root cultivator.
By their fourth year, the Xie Clan's heavenly prodigy had turned eleven and advanced another cultivation stage, firmly seated on the eighth layer of qi refining.
Meanwhile, Hua Huai Ren, who had recently turned ten, remained stuck on the sixth layer of qi refining, still some distance from breaking through to the late qi refining realm.
To this, Li Qing simply offered four words:
"Accumulate strength, then unleash it!"
(End of the Chapter)
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