Chaos Spirit Field

After Zhao Shanhe returned to the Spirit Beast Pavilion, he headed straight for the kitchen. He couldn't stand Qingluan's resentful gaze. He couldn't understand why a noble crane, a dignified Foundation Establishment Spirit Beast, would have a special liking for candied haws.

The Qingniu Sect's disciple selection ceremony isn't held annually, but only every five years. Whether or not a person embarks on the path of immortal cultivation depends not only on talent and understanding, but also on the unpredictable fate of immortality. After all, the path of immortal cultivation is full of uncertainties and opportunities, and sometimes luck is the key to success or failure.

Those small sects might not lack talented cultivators, but it was unclear how high they would ultimately reach. There's a saying that goes, "It's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix," but this doesn't apply to the world of immortal cultivation.

After the disciple selection ceremony, many disciples flocked to the outer sect, and the Spirit Beast Pavilion was no exception. Deacon Liu was busy as a mile, but Zhao Shanhe was quite relaxed. It was all because he had flaunted his wealth, and the higher-ups were dissatisfied, so the cleaning of the beast residence was stopped.

With nothing better to do, Zhao Shanhe began studying the magic tome he had unearthed from the Chaos Spiritual Field. Initially, the tome seemed as obscure and difficult to understand as heavenly scriptures, but now, after unearthing it from the field, it became clear and easy to understand. It wasn't long before he easily entered the realm of magic. The sections on the wood and fire elements were particularly insightful. He suspected it was closely related to Yang Xiaochan's feces.

The path of magic is divided into four realms: Entry, Mastery, Mastery, and Consummation. Each realm represents a different level of mastery, requiring practitioners to devote considerable time and effort to study and comprehend. Zhao Shanhe, relying on the special effects of the Chaos Spirit Field, avoided many detours. He enjoyed the Five Elements magic immensely, consuming his Qi Refining Pills at a rapid pace.

To advance a technique, one must practice it persistently. Only by fully performing it can one be considered to have glimpsed the essence of the technique. Successfully performing a technique a hundred times signifies mastery; performing it a thousand times is considered mastery; performing it ten thousand times is considered perfection; and performing it a hundred thousand times is considered perfection. Achieving a truly extraordinary skill is possible. Zhao Shanhe didn't know the principle, but that's how the books in the Sutra Library explained it.

This is just the conventional method for advancing a technique. There are actually some shortcuts available, such as sudden enlightenment. However, this lucky opportunity is often only available to those with special spiritual roots. For someone like Zhao Shanhe, who possesses the five elements of spiritual roots, it is probably an unattainable dream.

But having said that, the Five Elements spiritual roots aren't entirely without merit. While they may encounter some obstacles on the path to cultivation and advancement, they also possess other unique advantages. Specifically, compared to other types of spiritual roots, at the same level, the Five Elements spiritual roots contain significantly richer and more abundant spiritual energy. The abundance of a person's spiritual energy directly affects the power and durability of their spells.

This assumes they are at the same realm. Take Yang Xiaochan and Tantai Yulong, for example. They began practicing at roughly the same time, yet their cultivation levels differed by a significant realm. The impact of natural spiritual roots on their own techniques should not be underestimated. The growth of spiritual roots is also a crucial factor in determining spiritual power.

Zhao Shanhe's current qualifications can be said to be the worst of the worst. He does not have enough spiritual power to make up for it with resources. It's because he has a wealthy uncle. He is waiting for an opportunity, a chance to soar to the sky.

A month later, it was harvest time again. Zhao Shanhe had previously planted magical secrets, spiritual herbs, and old mountain ginseng. Both were new species, and as expected, two more spiritual fields had been added, adding to the original three, for a total of five. After practicing his magic, Zhao Shanhe felt his spiritual energy was running low, so he planted five spiritual herbs at once, using different fertilizers.

Tiger feces increase strength, but what special effects do other spirit beast feces have? Zhao Shanhe swallowed the spirit-nourishing grass (crane), but the intense pain was still inevitable. The impurities excreted from his body were much less, but it was more fishy. If his sister smelled it, she would laugh at him again.

Life had indeed become much more convenient after cultivating immortality. Zhao Shanhe skillfully performed a small cloud and rain technique, showering his entire body with fine droplets of water, like a refreshing drizzle. After his shower, he felt completely refreshed, as if all his fatigue had been washed away.

However, he wasn't in a rush to continue taking other spiritual nourishing herbs. Everything should be done in moderation; excessive pursuit could be counterproductive. So, he decided to rest for two days, allowing his body to recover to its optimal state before taking any more.

The next morning, the sun shone on Zhao Shanhe's face as he slowly awoke. He stretched, then walked outside to flex his muscles. After this stretch, he realized that while his strength had increased, it was still quite limited, only about a hundred pounds. The crane was indeed no match for the tiger in strength.

It did work in other areas; he could clearly feel his body becoming lighter and his running speed was faster than before. He couldn't help but think to himself: If he turned to martial arts, he might become a master.

Zhao Shanhe couldn't help but laugh at himself. If he really did that, he'd be missing out on the big picture. How could a warrior compare to an immortal master? As for cultivating both immortal and martial arts simultaneously, that wasn't feasible. Martial Qi and the spiritual energy of the immortal sects were incompatible. Among the immortal sects, there existed a supplementary practice called "Body Tempering Technique," specifically designed to strengthen the physical body. Legend has it that mastering this technique to its ultimate state could achieve invulnerability to water, fire, swords, and spears. Such a miraculous technique was naturally invaluable, and its secret manual was priceless and seldom seen. At least not in the Sutra Repository, though there were references to it in books.

Deacon Liu had been feeling rather depressed lately. The spirit beasts were becoming more difficult to serve than before, refusing to let anyone near their abode. Not only were the new disciples, but even he, the deacon, was having trouble managing them, so he had no choice but to ask Zhao Shanhe for help.

"Shanhe, you are practicing boxing and kicking. Spiritual power and true energy are incompatible. Don't put the cart before the horse."

"Sir Deacon, I just want to practice my fists and feet. What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Shanhe, you don't know that the disciples assigned to the Spirit Beast Pavilion by the sect are really useless. They can't even clean up the beast's habitat properly. Have you been busy recently?"

"Sir Steward, I was scolded by my aunt last time. She told me to practice hard. I haven't refined many of the one hundred Qi Refining Pills my uncle gave me. I'm really not working hard enough."

"Shanhe, cultivation is not about working in isolation. You need to combine work and rest. When you have time, go to the Sutra Library and read more."

"Sir Deacon, thank you for your guidance. I will take a look when I have time. I have accepted the task of cleaning the beast's residence. You can't just count it as completing a mission once."

"Shanhe, I won't treat you unfairly."