Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Immediately, Li Xiuyuan felt a warm current flowing through his lower abdomen, and the spiritual liquid spread throughout his limbs and bones.

Li Xiuyuan immediately began to absorb the spiritual liquid by circulating the Nine Revolutions Yuan Technique. After a long while, he opened his eyes.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan felt that his cultivation seemed to have improved, and that the cup of spiritual liquid had greater benefits than any elixir.

"System Spirit, what kind of elixir was that just now?"

Li Xiuyuan's mind was in turmoil; he wanted to understand exactly what this spiritual liquid was.

"Reporting to Master, what you drank was Chaos Elixir."

what?

Li Xiuyuan was surprised. He hadn't expected it to be Chaos Spirit Liquid, a substance condensed from chaotic energy, with all impurities removed.

Chapter 239: Tongtian Jianmu

Chaotic energy is a product of the primordial world, while in the Earthly Immortal Realm, only acquired spiritual energy remains; there is no innate spiritual energy, let alone chaotic spiritual energy.

What Li Xiuyuan just drank was a liquid condensed from chaotic energy, with impurities removed. If there were a continuous supply of chaotic spiritual liquid to nourish Li Xiuyuan, he would be able to use it.

Therefore, the later levels of the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong can also increase the chance of breaking through to the ninth level. As we all know, the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong is extremely resource-intensive. Although it is a protective profound technique of various Daoist lineages, very few people can cultivate it.

Firstly, after entering the fifth level, if one wants to advance further, one needs innate spiritual energy to cultivate. However, since the Investiture of the Gods and the shattering of the primordial world, the entire Earthly Immortal Realm only has acquired spiritual energy.

After entering the sixth level, if one wants to advance further, one needs to cultivate the chaotic energy. For example, the Twelve Ancestral Witches are all comparable to Quasi-Saints, but they have also cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and relied on the chaotic energy left behind under Mount Buzhou to refine their bodies.

In addition, only those experts of the Wu Clan who possessed Pangu's heart were able to reach the Quasi-Saint realm. Later, only Xing Tian and Chi You were able to reach the Quasi-Saint realm through body refinement.

To this day, the only person in the world who is famous for practicing the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong is Yang Jian, but he only reached the sixth level, which is equivalent to a master of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, and it is difficult for him to advance further.

Having lost much of his primordial energy, Yang Jian naturally found it difficult to break through to the next level. This is because the path of body refinement consumes too many resources, and few people in the Three Realms practice it.

Li Xiuyuan was only a small part of it, but looking at the Chaos Spirit Liquid in front of him, he couldn't help but lick his lips. It seemed that as long as he possessed this, he could cultivate rapidly, and it was even possible to reach the Quasi-Saint realm.

As for reaching the Saint realm through body refinement, that depends on fate. Li Xiuyuan didn't think he was more powerful than the Ancestral Witches and others, but of course, with the existence of the 'Saint Buddha System,' he was still quite confident.

Even if Li Xiuyuan is at his worst, he can still exchange for some kind of bloodline and integrate it into his own body. At that time, it will be easier to refine his body. However, what he likes most is the Pangu bloodline. Don't you see: twelve drops of essence blood nurtured twelve quasi-saints.

In Li Xiuyuan's mind, Pangu was definitely stronger than Honggou Tiandao. All the living beings in the entire prehistoric world were transformed from him. If Pangu were still alive, he would be a creator god.

However, at the moment, Pangu's essence blood is a bit too far away for Li Xiuyuan. He needs to accumulate merit points, and he only has half of his merit points stored up!

Li Xiuyuan looked at the cup. In the Earthly Immortal Realm, there would naturally be no more Chaos Spirit Liquid. So why was there one? First, it was possible that someone else had placed it there. However, upon thinking about it, Li Xiuyuan shook his head, which was obviously impossible.

Then we can only say that it is self-generated, and if it is self-generated, then this giant tree probably has the ability to transform the acquired and reverse the chaos.

For example, the Qiankun Cauldron has the ability to transform acquired spiritual energy into innate spiritual energy, while this tree is even more advanced.

Li Xiuyuan asked, "System, what exactly is this tree?"

"You can spend 10000 merit points to inquire." A gentle voice came.

Damn it, you have to earn merit points just to answer a question! But Li Xiuyuan was in a hurry right now, so he didn't care much about these little things.

"Ding, identification complete. This tree is the Heavenly Tree."

Huh?

The towering Jianmu tree!

Li Xiuyuan was greatly surprised. Perhaps some people are not familiar with this name. The Tongtian Jianmu, also known as the World Tree, is used to support the sky. And now it is here.

Li Xiuyuan was truly astonished. What he didn't know was that this tree was a seed of the World Tree that had been regenerated. In the past, when Pangu separated heaven and earth, he split the World Tree in half, and the tree eventually transformed into the Ten Innate Spiritual Roots.

And on the crown of the World Tree, there is still a seed that remains in the world. This seed is rooted in the primordial wilderness, and because it has the ability to conceal the secrets of heaven, no one can discover it.

It was only by chance that Li Xiuyuan was able to see this tree. After all, its whereabouts were elusive and uncertain. The evolution of the World Tree required chaotic energy, but in this primordial world, only acquired spiritual energy remained. How could it satisfy such a thing?

Therefore, the World Tree returned the acquired spiritual energy to the Chaos Spiritual Liquid. The spiritual liquid on the cup was indeed produced by it, but it would be absorbed by the World Tree on the second day. It would take three days to fill the cup with Chaos Spiritual Liquid again.

Li Xiuyuan was overjoyed. Having seen the World Tree, he naturally wouldn't let it go. Although the tree hadn't grown up yet, it was definitely not to be underestimated.

After thinking about this, Li Xiuyuan took out twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, intending to absorb the World Tree into them.

hum!

With a thought from Li Xiuyuan, the colossal tree that reached the heavens was placed into the world of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

Rumble!

Seeing their panicked expressions, Li Xiuyuan comforted them, "It's alright, I'm just receiving something."

Rumble!

The earth-shattering sound was deafening. The World Tree was temporarily rooted in the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, and the space that Li Xiuyuan had created, which was originally several hundred square kilometers, instantly expanded to tens of thousands of meters.

Looking at the World Tree before him, Li Xiuyuan truly hadn't expected it to have such benefits, instantly expanding the spatial world a hundredfold.

hum!

Just then, the World Tree suddenly swayed and reappeared.

Upon witnessing this scene, Li Xiuyuan was extremely surprised. This was a spatial divine power, and he hadn't expected the World Tree to be so proficient in it. After all, he had only grasped the basics.

After seeing the World Tree escape, Li Xiuyuan knew in his heart that the tree had already gained sentience and would never be willing to stay in the world of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

Chapter 240 Subduing the Divine Tree

If it is not completely subdued, it will definitely cause a huge mess if it suddenly runs away.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Uh! Little Tree, I have a lot of delicious things in my hands, would you like some?"

As he spoke, he took out a number of items from his hands, such as a 100,000-year-old Vermilion Fruit and a 30,000-year-old Snow Ginseng.

Wow!

Upon hearing this, the World Tree, seeing these dazzling things again, shook its branches repeatedly, as if in response to Li Xiuyuan.

Suddenly, a childish voice rang in Li Xiuyuan's mind: "Zhu...Zhu fruit is delicious."

Li Xiuyuan was surprised to hear this, but considering the power of the World Tree, which had lived for millions of years, it was normal for it to have sentience. However, judging from the voice, it didn't seem very big.

What Li Xiuyuan didn't know was that because spiritual energy was scarce in the prehistoric world, the World Tree's growth was naturally slow, especially after the Investiture of the Gods, when the innate spiritual energy no longer existed.

The evolution of the World Tree takes a very long time. In the chaos, millions of years is just a blink of an eye. Now it has just gained intelligence, like a four or five-year-old child.

Li Xiuyuan said with a grin, "If you want it, I'll give it to you right now."

As he spoke, he tossed over a blood-red, ten-thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit.

The Vermilion Fruit fell beside the World Tree and withered instantly, resembling a withered flower. This Vermilion Fruit was probably similar!

Upon witnessing this scene, Li Xiuyuan understood that the spiritual energy within the Vermilion Fruit had been instantly absorbed by the World Tree, and that the World Tree was even more pleased after obtaining this spiritual energy.

It swayed its branches, and seeing this, Li Xiuyuan chuckled and said, "Alright, little tree, if you still want it, come with me into the world of beads!"

As he spoke, he threw out the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl again. This time, Li Xiuyuan didn't need to lift a finger; the World Tree went straight in.

Li Xiuyuan saw that the space that had been opened up, covering tens of thousands of square miles, was about to slowly merge, but it stopped immediately when the World Tree took root again, and it continued to grow larger.

Li Xiuyuan gave away several 100,000-year-old Vermilion Fruits, allowing the World Tree to absorb its spiritual energy and stabilize it. Later, after the tree recognized him as its master, he could then command it.

Sure enough, after the World Tree stabilized, Li Xiuyuan could clearly feel that the world of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl was slowly being created. It should be perfectly created in a short time!

With the World Tree present, Li Xiuyuan has nothing to fear. This world has closed up, and although he has lost several ten-thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruits, there are not many left on Li Xiuyuan's body.

However, if one can refine the World Tree and make it work for oneself, even if it means losing the Black Lotus of Annihilation, it will be worthwhile.

After all, if we're talking about the level of magical treasures, in Li Xiuyuan's mind, the World Tree is a Chaos Treasure. Although the World Tree hasn't fully grown yet, he thinks it's only a matter of time.

After thinking about this, Li Xiuyuan temporarily placed the World Tree inside the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and completed the initial refinement of it. Although he was unable to fully control the tree, he could still issue commands with difficulty.

Li Xiuyuan only temporarily trained the World Tree, which took several months. Most importantly, he was only able to barely command it to stay inside the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and stop it from wandering around.

Li Xiuyuan hasn't completely taken control of the World Tree yet, so he doesn't intend to erase its sentience. He's pursued the path of physical ascension to sainthood, and who knows, he might need to create the world someday! This world needs to be preserved. However, at this moment, the World Tree is probably only at the sapling level!

Otherwise, with Li Xiuyuan's abilities, how could he have so easily refined it? Most importantly, the other party seems like a child, easy to coax!

After all, Li Xiuyuan had only been away from Lingyin Temple for a short time. Since the last time he was in the Tang Dynasty, he had summoned his clone, and after breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm, he had sent him back.

Therefore, no one has yet been able to discover that Li Xiuyuan's presence at Lingyin Temple is an avatar. However, he feels that he needs to return to Lingyin Temple, which must mean there are people he cares about there.

At Lingyin Temple, Li Xiuyuan's only concerns are probably Bai Xue and Hong Xiuying, but it seems there are others besides them.

After thinking about this, Li Xiuyuan thought of Rouge, who was, after all, his wife and the object of his obsession.

It seems the plot is about to begin, Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.

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Meanwhile, far away in the Southern Frontier, in the Ten Thousand Mountains, outside the Demon-Suppressing Ancient Cave, a fierce spirit emerged. This person was originally named Black Tiger, one of the five beast kings under Linglong's command. He was gloomy and guarded the entire cave.

But a few people walked out furtively. If someone familiar with the place were there, they would definitely recognize them as high-ranking figures from Burning Incense Valley, including Shangguan Ce.

Indeed, this person is Shangguan Ce. He has lived for over three hundred years, is an elder of Fenxiang Valley, is very cunning, and is sinister and despicable.

Originally, Shangguan Ce and Yun Yilan, the leader of Fenxiang Valley, retreated to the wilderness, intending to make a comeback, but seeing the power of the Demonic Sect, it seemed that there was no longer any chance.

Shangguan Ce had a thought and prepared to release the Beast God from the Demon-Suppressing Cave and then let it return. However, Yun Yilan disagreed. He would never allow the Beast God to come out and harm humanity again. The two were locked in a stalemate.

Chapter 241 Unusual Movements in the Wilderness

Perhaps in terms of cultivation, Shangguan Ce is no match for Yun Yilan, but when it comes to scheming and trickery, he is far superior. He quickly subdued his opponent and, along with the disciples of Fenxiang Valley, prepared to release the Beast God.

Because Shangguan Ce had already made contact with the people of the Beast God, he came here after learning the location and seizing the sacred artifacts of the four major clans of the Southern Frontier.

Seeing that Black Tiger was guarding the place, Shangguan Ce naturally did not back down. He led his disciples to surround it, while he released the Beast God. With the sacred artifacts of the four major clans of the Southern Frontier, he finally succeeded.