Translator: AnubisTL
After obtaining the Immeasurable Bright King Art, Li Qing devoted his primary focus to comprehending this extraordinary cultivation technique.
It was indeed a remarkably powerful method. Though lacking elemental attributes, the Bright King True Essence it cultivated possessed terrifying destructive force.
Most notably, the Bright King Spirit Body, nurtured since the foundation establishment realm, was equivalent to a dao body with combat power equal to Li Qing's own. This spirit body could autonomously master all the divine abilities and spells comprehended by his true self!
"What a remarkable Immeasurable Bright King Spirit Body! It's truly inconceivable that it can master all of my divine abilities and cultivation techniques."
"Even if its duration is limited, it's still astonishing. Summoning such a spirit body during a spell duel would be a devastating trump card."
Li Qing's expression grew serious and solemn. He understood that this cultivation technique was extraordinary, its power growing exponentially with each stage of cultivation.
Imagine if he could currently possess a dao body with combat power rivaling his true self—how terrifyingly powerful that would be!
After spending over two years, Li Qing thoroughly comprehended the Immeasurable Bright King Art, gaining significant insights from it.
"This so-called Bright King Spirit Body seems somewhat similar to the method of cultivating a second nascent soul," Li Qing murmured to himself.
"Perhaps I can draw inspiration from its principles, but instead of cultivating a clone or a second nascent soul, I'll use it to strengthen my own nascent soul."
Li Qing felt this approach held great potential, especially since the daoist art he planned to create next would also focus on the nascent soul realm.
With this in mind, Li Qing began summarizing his personal insights from his time in the nascent soul realm and attempted to create his own daoist art.
This was destined to be an extremely arduous and time-consuming endeavor. The higher one's realm, the more difficult it became to create new daoist arts.
Even with Li Qing's extraordinary comprehension, progress was slow and steady, requiring constant experimentation and refinement.
Another year passed, marking his eighth year in Bright King Valley.
During this year, Li Qing successfully summarized the core principles and doctrines of the Dao Tribulation Limitless Sutra and created an introductory passage.
As the saying goes, "The beginning is always the hardest." With this initial breakthrough, the subsequent stages of Law Creation would proceed much more smoothly.
Li Qing paid no attention to the petty squabbles among the younger generation in Bright King Valley, never taking them to heart.
He regarded the so-called heavenly fire spirit root as nothing more than a roadside weed, never giving it a second thought.
Under Li Qing's tutelage, Hua Huai Ren grew increasingly reserved and introspective. He stopped mentioning the Xie Clan's fire dao prodigy altogether.
After years of arduous cultivation, Li Qing's registered disciple finally reached the ninth layer of the qi refining realm.
Considering his quadruple spirit root aptitude, this progress was remarkably swift. Hua Huai Ren couldn't take any cultivation-enhancing medicinal pills and was barely fifteen years old.
Such rapid advancement would make him an absolute heavenly prodigy in any external cultivation sect.
"Impressive," Li Qing remarked. "You've already surpassed your master's achievements at this stage."
"When I reached the ninth layer of the qi refining realm, I had already weathered the trials of time and experienced the harsh realities of the cultivation world."
"You, young man, are on the verge of foundation establishment before even reaching adulthood. You have every right to feel a little proud."
Watching his disciple progress steadily step by step in his cultivation, Li Qing smiled and commented, "The Xie Clan sent word recently that Xie Lingyun has successfully achieved foundation establishment, and his foundation is remarkably solid."
"What I've accomplished is nothing compared to him," Hua Huai Ren said, his voice tinged with dejection. "Compared to a heavenly spirit root, I'm far behind."
Despite his usual composure, Hua Huai Ren was still a young man who hadn't yet reached adulthood.
Hearing this, Li Qing chuckled reassuringly. "Haha, I'd almost forgotten about that myself. You know he possesses a heavenly fire spirit root—a cultivation aptitude seen only once every few centuries. He must be under immense pressure. As a heavenly spirit root holder, being relentlessly pursued by someone with a quadruple spirit root like you, he probably hasn't dared to slacken his efforts for years."
At this, Hua Huai Ren finally cracked a genuine smile, pride and self-satisfaction flickering across his face.
"However, Xie Lingyun has turned sixteen. Now that he's entered the foundation establishment realm, he's allowed to take cultivation-enhancing medicinal pills."
"I suspect the gap between us will only widen from now on," he added, his mood darkening again, a sense of helplessness creeping in.
"The greatest advantage of a heavenly spirit root is the absence of bottlenecks before core formation. Once you reach core formation, this advantage becomes insignificant."
"But the dao path is vast and endless. What is core formation in the grand scheme of things?"
"Beyond core formation lie realms like nascent soul and divine transformation. Even your master is merely struggling to cross these realms."
Li Qing pondered for a moment, then decided to give his disciple some hope and motivation for cultivation.
"Very well, I will reveal a secret to you. But you must never speak of it to anyone!"
Hua Huai Ren nodded, his face brimming with curiosity.
"Release your divine sense."
Hua Huai Ren obeyed, extending his divine sense. He soon witnessed a sight that sent shivers down his spine.
Within Li Qing's body, there were not four, but five spiritual roots!
The five-colored roots intertwined, emitting a hazy glow. Hua Huai Ren almost thought he was hallucinating.
"How is this possible, Master? I thought you had a quadruple spirit root aptitude. How did you become a five spirit root cultivator?" Hua Huai Ren asked, his voice filled with shock.
This reaction was exactly what Li Qing had anticipated. He immediately concealed his spiritual roots once more.
Indeed, over the years, the water spiritual root he had nurtured had fully matured, making him now a person with all five spirit roots.
"As your master, I specifically used a spiritual object to complete my water spiritual root, truly achieving the perfection of the five elements."
"Did you know that as you progress further in cultivation, having fewer spirit roots is no longer necessarily better?"
"On the contrary, by the divine transformation realm, some cultivators begin to consider completing their five elements spirit root, just as I have done."
These words stirred a tempest in Hua Huai Ren's mind, shattering some of his fundamental beliefs.
"Heh, startled, aren't you?"
"Go back and cultivate diligently. I shouldn't have told you these things yet. At least wait until you reach the nascent soul stage before pondering such matters."
Undoubtedly, Li Qing's words fueled Hua Huai Ren's motivation even further.
(End of the Chapter)
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