Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 33: Spiritual Roots

[Equipment Name]: Spiritual Root

[Equipment Quality]: Gold
[Equipment Effect] Spirit Gathering Technique (Minor Success) (Secret Technique: Can absorb spiritual objects to improve the quality of one's own spiritual root.)
See this emerald green bamboo.

An overwhelming longing immediately welled up in Zhang Yan's heart.

This spiritual essence is of unknown origin, but its spiritual aura appears dim, suggesting it is not of high value.

For him, the real value lay in the spirit-nurturing technique on it.

So he picked up the Spirit Root without hesitation.

“Senior Liu, this junior would like this bamboo.” Zhang Yan said to Liu Changfeng, holding a piece of emerald green bamboo.

"Ok?"

Liu Changfeng was taken aback when he saw Zhang Yan's choice.

He had a clear understanding of the treasures inside this vault.

The most valuable item in this treasure trove is that refined, top-grade spiritual herb.

Liu Changfeng had assumed the other party would choose that spiritual herb.

Unexpectedly, he took a bamboo.

“I didn’t expect you to choose this bamboo.” Liu Changfeng glanced at the emerald green bamboo, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes: “Speaking of which, this bamboo was left by our ancestor. We thought it was something extraordinary, but we later found out that it was just an ordinary piece of spirit bamboo, and it ended up being placed here.”

"I see. No wonder I found this bamboo quite extraordinary after seeing it," Zhang Yan said flatteringly.

"Since you want this piece of spirit bamboo, then I'll give it to you."

Liu Changfeng and the others have already examined the spirit bamboo, and there is indeed nothing unusual about it.

Actually...

This is indeed just an ordinary piece of spirit bamboo.

It has no effect on others.

After all, he was the only one in the world who could see the inscriptions on the spirit bamboo.

I thanked the Liu family head.

Zhang Yan also returned to the small courtyard where he lived.

As soon as I went inside, I saw that silly bird swooping over from a distance.

Then he grabbed her, fed her a little spirit rice, and tossed her aside.

He couldn't wait to equip the Spirit Root into his equipment slot.

The moment it was equipped.

Zhang Yan immediately felt an infusion of information.

He then received a secret technique.

Spirit Condensation Technique!
This is not magic, but a secret art.

There is a fundamental difference between arcane arts and magic.

Secret techniques often possess special abilities.

For example, the infamous: the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique and the Blood Burning Secret Art.

The same applies to the Spirit Gathering Technique.

After using the Spirit Absorption Technique, one can draw spiritual power from spiritual objects to improve the quality of one's own spiritual roots.

However, the effect of the Spirit Gathering Technique is relatively limited, and the improvement it can provide is relatively small.

Moreover, the requirements for the spirit object are quite high.

"Is this why the Liu family has so many people with spiritual roots for cultivating immortality?"

No, that's unlikely.

At first, Zhang Yan thought that the reason why the Liu family had more spiritual roots than ordinary families was because of the Spirit Condensation Technique.

However, he quickly dismissed the idea.

the reason is simple.

The items mentioned in the Spirit Nourishing Technique for improving the quality of spiritual roots are all too expensive.

Each one costs several thousand spirit stones.

There were even some he had never heard of before, which must have been even more valuable.

What they gained in return was only a slight improvement in their qualifications. The effort and the reward were clearly disproportionate.

They might improve the aptitude of one legitimate son in each generation, but they couldn't use this method to improve the spiritual roots of everyone.

perhaps.

The Liu family has other secrets.

Their ancestors explored the cave dwellings of their forefathers; there might be some incredible treasures inside.

but……

All of this has nothing to do with Zhang Yan.

He didn't want to get involved in this; other people's opportunities were ultimately theirs. He just wanted to honestly farm and cultivate, nothing more.

"But I should keep an eye on those spiritual objects from now on," Zhang Yan thought to himself.

Spiritual roots.

This is extremely important for cultivators.

It not only determines the speed of cultivation, but also the upper limit.

All three of his spiritual roots were of low grade.

Among them, the wood element is relatively close to the middle grade, but it is still far inferior to a true middle grade spiritual root.

Since this Spirit Nourishing Technique can improve a cultivator's aptitude, he certainly can't give it up; he must make the most of it to improve his own aptitude.

Low-grade spiritual root...

It's really terrible.

"Moreover, the efficiency of absorbing spiritual objects and the degree of improvement in aptitude also differ at the beginner, minor, and advanced stages of this Spirit Absorption Technique."

Therefore, I should first raise my Spirit Gathering Technique to perfection before absorbing spiritual objects; only then can I achieve the best results.

For others, the most difficult part of using the Spirit Gathering Technique is probably mastering it.

But for Zhang Yan, cultivating magic was the simplest thing.

"It's still a bit of a pity, though. Why did I only reach the Lesser Completion stage? If it were the Perfected stage, I wouldn't need to put in any effort. Now I have to start cultivating from the Lesser Completion stage!"

Zhang Yan casually made a comment.

As expected, the equipment slots are ultimately unreliable; he still has to take matters into his own hands!

……

Time passes slowly.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Yan only has one month left before his mission to the sect, at which point he will leave the Liu family and return to the sect.

During this time, he continued to diligently cultivate himself every day.

In the remaining time, they might study magic or alchemy, living a very comfortable life.

Moreover, during this period, he also gave the Liu siblings a special course on spiritual plants. Originally, he shouldn't have gone out of his way to cause trouble.

But who told him to find the Spiritual Root in the Liu family's treasure trove? Although others don't know that this thing has such a great effect on him.

However, it is undeniable that Zhang Yan did indeed gain tremendous benefits, and the knowledge of spiritual plants was a gift he gave to the Liu family.

It had nothing to do with profit; it was simply what he felt he should do, and it was in accordance with his heart.

The Liu family was overjoyed by Zhang Yan's instruction and respected him even more. They even upgraded his daily meals to the highest-grade spiritual rice and dishes, and occasionally provided him with spiritual wine.

"Master, Master!"

On this day, Zhang Yan finished tending to the spiritual herbs in the spiritual plant garden and was preparing to return to his cultivation when he suddenly heard a crisp sound.

Turning around, I saw it was Liu Yiting.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yan asked, somewhat surprised. He had known Liu Yiting for quite some time and had never seen anything like this before.

“We found a second-tier spiritual herb outside, and the clan leader was afraid that we would damage it, so he specifically sent me to seek your help.”

Liu Yiting said in a somewhat hurried voice.

"A second-tier spiritual herb??"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan was also unsettled, as he had never seen a second-tier spiritual herb before!
"Where is this place? Will it be dangerous?"

Just as they stepped outside, Zhang Yan suddenly remembered something and asked Liu Yiting.

The second-tier spiritual medicine wasn't his; he still needed to ensure his own safety!
(End of this chapter)