According to the family's records, spiritual seeds are essentially equivalent to the laws of the Dao, with each seed corresponding to a different Great Dao.
However, these are things that only those at the Golden Core stage can know and understand.
After all, even those at the Golden Core stage have only just begun to come into contact with the laws.
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Inside the First Palace, Ancestor Qiyuan held the natural spiritual seed, his heart filled with excitement.
"This is truly the path to becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal!"
Subsequently, Ancestor Qiyuan incorporated the natural spiritual tree seed into his inner core.
Ancestor Qiyuan gave one to Ancestor Shanhe, and then summoned Huanlong and Quan Lei.
Upon entering the hall, Huanlong asked in confusion, "Ancestor, what brings you here?"
Ancestor Qiyuan took out a spirit seed from the Natural Spirit Tree and said, "This is a newly condensed spirit seed from the Natural Spirit Tree in Qingshan. You already know what it needs, and we've explained its function to you."
Huanlong was surprised; he had heard of this Natural Spirit Tree seed long ago.
Moreover, they had been searching for the spirit materials needed by the Natural Spirit Tree for years.
Carefully accepting the spirit seed, Huanlong and Quan Lei didn't hesitate and directly incorporated it into their inner world cores. At
their current level, they no longer needed ordinary spirit seeds, so they would leave their inner world cores empty. Unless they were about to break through their realm, they wouldn't rashly incorporate a spirit seed.
"Next year, it will be Qu Zhang, Leng Yue, Bai Gao, and Gu Yin. The rest will be arranged gradually. When you have free time, you can go and collect the spirit materials needed by the Natural Spirit Tree."
After saying this, Ancestor Qiyuan dismissed them.
After all, he still had to take care of the Natural Spirit Tree in his inner world.
However, their natural spirit trees didn't seem as dazzling as Chen Qingshan's.
In Chen Qingshan's inner world, the golden ring not only condensed on the Purple Star but also on the sun.
The Real Person of Near Life also sent over the Spirit Light Divine Stone and the Divine Light Spirit Stone.
Chen Qingshan immediately threw the feather-light Spirit Light Divine Stone into it, and after a while, he threw the light-like Divine Light Spirit Stone into the Nine Spirit Sword Light Grass.
The Nine-Spirit Sword Light Grass, barely twenty centimeters tall, swayed its body. After absorbing the two divine stones, it emitted nine beams of spiritual light.
These beams landed on peaks 1-9, and a new Nine-Spirit Sword Light Grass sprouted on each peak.
Chen Qingshan looked at the grasses with a puzzled expression.
Finding nothing amiss, he returned to his hall to continue cultivating his Great Dao.
In two years, Chen Qingshan's progress on each Great Dao had barely increased, less than 0.1% of his previous progress.
This was why so many Golden Core cultivators remained at the Golden Core stage for so long.
Over the years, Chen Qingshan had crafted countless magical treasures. He kept one fourth-tier Radiant Sun Pearl for himself, storing the rest in the clan's treasury.
A month later, Chen Qingshan's inner world trembled.
He rushed in to investigate and saw that the Nine-Spirit Sword Light Grass had stirred the earth's veins, gathering spiritual energy to advance to the Golden Core stage.
The nine beams of light merged into one, unleashing countless sword lights and sword energies.
The Nine-Spirit Sword Light Grass, having successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage, returned to the seventh peak.
Chen Qingshan finally felt relieved and returned to his palace to cultivate
, satisfied. Suddenly, Chen Qingshan remembered Chen Qinghuai, who had also successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage. He had originally intended to visit him but had forgotten.
Chen Qingshan immediately packed his things to prepare to head to the Starry Blessed Land.
However, just as he was about to leave, a message from Chen Qinghuai arrived on his identity token.
Seeing Chen Qinghuai's name lit up, Chen Qingshan couldn't help but smile.
He clicked on it, and a voice sounded.
"Qingshan, I just arrived at Qianhe Royal City. I heard that you, the Dao Child, are here as well. Where are you now?"
Chen Qingshan smiled and then vanished into the void.
Below the city wall outside the south gate of Qianhe Royal City, Chen Qingshan told Chen Qinghuai where he was and then waited quietly.
Dressed in a magnificent purple brocade robe and exuding an air of grandeur, Chen Qingshan attracted the attention of many people, especially the young girls.
Chen Qingshan didn't care. It wasn't that he was indifferent to women, but rather that he would only have such thoughts if he met someone very suitable and comfortable to be around.
None of the people in front of him could arouse his interest.
Not long after, Chen Qinghuai, dressed in a blue-purple outfit inlaid with various gems, approached Chen Qingshan.
Chen Qingshan took out a newly condensed Fire Dragon Tree Spirit Seed from his robes and placed it in Chen Qinghuai's hand.
Chen Qinghuai knew Chen Qingshan would remember this, so he accepted it directly.
"Qingshan, I heard the Ancestor said you're going to the Immortal River Road to claim the crown. Shall I go with you?" Chen Qinghuai said after absorbing the spirit seed into his inner core.
"No need. I've heard the Immortal River Road is extremely dangerous, with Golden Core cultivators from other continents entering together." Chen Qingshan shook his head, not wanting to involve Chen Qinghuai.
"Let's ask the Ancestor. If we go together, we can look after each other." Chen Qinghuai ignored Chen Qingshan's advice.
Chen Qingshan knew Chen Qinghuai's personality, so he didn't try to dissuade him further.
He knew Chen Qinghuai would do everything he could to accompany him, so rather than hindering him, he would try his best to help him improve his strength in these last three years.
"Qinghuai, have you mastered any supernatural abilities?" Chen Qingshan asked.
Chen Qinghuai shook his head and said, "I haven't had time to comprehend the divine abilities yet. What's wrong?"
Chen Qingshan fell silent for a moment, then said, "Qinghuai, do you know how many divine abilities I've mastered before the ancestors decided to send me to the Immortal River Road?"
Chen Qinghuai: "One, or two?"
Chen Qingshan: "Four." "
!!!"
Watching Chen Qingshan unleash the Five Thunders, True Sun Fire, Spring Arrival, and Domain in succession,
a huge question appeared on Chen Qinghuai's head.
After a long silence, knowing that Chen Qingshan was thinking of his safety, Chen Qinghuai still wasn't going to give up.
After spending a day with Chen Qingshan, Chen Qinghuai left.
He planned to study the Great Dao of Stars and comprehend his own divine abilities.
It might take a year, or two.
But if there was even the slightest chance, Chen Qinghuai still wasn't going to give up.
Watching Chen Qinghuai leave, Chen Qingshan smiled bitterly.
Perhaps knowing his brother's character, Chen Qingshan prepared to refine the legendary Zhou Tian Star Flag from his previous life.
In his previous life, the Zhou Tian Star Flag was a supreme innate treasure; now, Chen Qingshan could only refine
immortal artifacts at most. He quickly caught up with Chen Qinghuai, who hadn't gone far. Chen Qingshan said he was going to help him refine a natal spiritual treasure and asked if he had any ideas.
Chen Qinghuai scratched his head; he couldn't think of anything good at the moment and could only seek help from the knowledgeable Chen Qingshan.
Then, Chen Qingshan revealed his Thirty-Six Illuminating Sea Divine Pearls, which he had nurtured for a long time.
As soon as the Illuminating Sea Divine Pearls appeared, a great sun rose in the sky, its majestic power overwhelming.
Chen Qinghuai's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Qingshan, is this your natal spiritual treasure? How impressive!"
Chen Qingshan smiled and told Chen Qinghuai his idea.
Unexpectedly, Chen Qinghuai agreed without hesitation.
The two inside the hall began setting up the formation.
Chen Qingshan went to ask the ancestor for materials to refine the Zhou Tian Star Banner.
Of course, Chen Qingshan didn't ask for any materials for refining top-tier spiritual treasures; he only asked for the most important ones:
Starry Sky Divine Stones and Guiding Spirit Stones.
As for the others, the branches and leaves of the Enlightenment Fusang were used as secondary materials, and the Yellow Heaven Giant Cypress in the inner world provided chaotic energy.
The preparation time wasn't long this time because Chen Qinghuai himself had condensed a lot of stellar spiritual energy and used a lot of stellar spiritual energy.
Chen Qingshan suddenly thought of using his own Solar Divine Fire as the core, guiding the power of the sun into the Zhou Tian Star Banner, and then using the sun as the core.
Afterwards, Chen Qingshan went to tell Chen Qinghuai about this.
"It's a good idea, but I don't have control over the power of the sun. Will my natal magic weapon go out of control?" Chen Qinghuai hesitated.
After all, the sun is a star lord, existing in the same rank as Ziwei.
Chen Qingshan shook his head and said, "Didn't you already master the power of many stars? What's so difficult about mastering the power of the sun?"
Chen Qinghuai was speechless at Chen Qingshan's words. You yourself have mastered the power of two star lords.
The problem is that he only mastered some auxiliary stars and one main star, so controlling them would still be a bit difficult.
However, Chen Qinghuai also knew that the star lord, as the core of the array flag, was definitely the best.
Chen Qinghuai gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, then, the sun it is!"
Chen Qingshan nodded with a smile, then suddenly said, "How about incorporating the Ziwei Star as well? With the two star lords taking turns, the power of the array flag will be even greater."
Chen Qinghuai directly refused; this was no longer a matter of whether he tried or not.
If he couldn't control the two star lords well, then his natal spirit treasure would completely go out of control.
Chen Qingshan regretfully began preparing the materials.
Three months later, after purifying the materials, Chen Qingshan began refining the Zhou Tian Star Flags.
There were 36 in total, each requiring the power of the sun. Of course, it was much easier than when Chen Qingshan refined the Zhaohai Divine Pearl.
Fearing that the laws of heaven and earth would once again cause trouble, Chen Qingshan remained constantly vigilant about the changes in the surrounding laws.
After completing the 12th Zhou Tian Star Banner, Chen Qingshan relaxed his guard slightly. Chen
Qinghuai, who was providing spiritual energy, was struggling a bit, as he had to control the stars in his inner vision to draw upon their spiritual energy.
Seeing this, Chen Qingshan had no choice but to speed up the creation of the Zhou Tian Star Banner.
Two hours later, the 24th Zhou Tian Star Banner was completed, and Chen Qinghuai was already struggling to provide spiritual energy.
Chen Qingshan could only accelerate the process of creating the remaining 12 Zhou Tian Star Banners.
The 12 banners constituted the Small Zhou Tian, and the 36 banners the Great Zhou Tian. This was a method Chen Qingshan used to create the Great Zhou Tian, modeled after his own method of creating the Illuminating Sea God Pearl.
When the Great Zhou Tian was completed, the 36 banners fluttered in the wind, and Chen Qingshan instantly infused them with the divine restriction of his Sun God Fire, drawing upon the power of the sun and stars.
Chen Qingshan: "Qinghuai, come quickly!"
Seizing the opportunity, Chen Qinghuai flew into the flowing Great Zhou Tian, imprinting his divine soul onto each Zhou Tian Star Banner and infusing it with his own essence and blood.
The instant it was completed, the Zhou Tian Star Banner drew upon countless stellar powers, rapidly increasing its grade.
The speed of its advancement was no less than that of the Sea God Pearl, and it was also absorbing spiritual energy.
Chen Qinghuai reacted even faster, quickly drawing upon the star projections in his inner world to cover them.
The Zhou Tian Star Banner automatically floated to a star, emitting dark purple spiritual power, converging into a sun.
When its grade reached the level of a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure, Chen Qingshan felt the surrounding laws of heaven and earth fluctuate again.
Just as Chen Qingshan was about to escape, he noticed that the laws of heaven and earth that had previously blocked the Sea God Pearl's grade advancement had reappeared.
It had even blocked the first wave of laws of heaven and earth in advance.
Unfortunately, the materials Chen Qingshan used this time were not very good; the Zhou Tian Star Banner only reached the level of a mid-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.
However, Chen Qinghuai had never seen a post-natal spiritual treasure before, and could only marvel at Chen Qingshan's astonishing weapon-refining skills.
"Qinghuai, first store the Zhou Tian Star Banner in your dantian, and don't let others see it unless necessary,"
Chen Qingshan advised.
Chen Qinghuai carefully examined the Zhou Tian Star Banner before cautiously storing it in his dantian to nurture it.
Seeing that everything was alright, Chen Qingshan told Chen Qinghuai to quickly comprehend his own laws.
Chen Qinghuai: "Thank you, Qingshan."
Afterwards, Chen Qinghuai vanished into the void and left.
Chen Qingshan adjusted his state and went to the Enlightenment Fusang Tree to comprehend the laws of the sun.
There were still three years left before heading to the Immortal River Road, or rather, a little over two years, as he would be departing in the spring of his third year.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
The Qiyuan Ancestor's natural spirit seed still lacked the spiritual essence of heaven and earth to advance to the Golden Core realm.
However, the spirit seeds Chen Qingshan differentiated each year were always fully utilized.
After all, wasting such extremely rare spirit seeds would be the greatest loss.
However, the advancement materials for the Crystal Vein Purple Star were relatively easy to find.
Sitting cross-legged within the palace, Chen Qingshan waved his hand, and six natural spirit tree seeds, seven Crystal Vein Purple Star seeds, five Fire Dragon Tree seeds, and eight Nine Spirit Sword Light Grass seeds floated in mid-air from his inner vision.
The Mountain and River Ancestor had said a few days ago that he would come to collect the spirit seeds today, so Chen Qingshan had prepared them for them.
Moreover, the Nine-Spirit Sword Light Grass, which had just begun to differentiate into spirit seeds, actually separated into eight seeds directly.
This yielded more than other spirit seeds that had taken several years to separate.
The Mountain and River Ancestor soon arrived at the palace, took the spirit seeds, and asked,
"Qingshan, have you fused any new spirit plants in the past two years?"
Chen Qingshan shook his head and said, "Not yet, I haven't thought of any good combinations."
The Mountain and River Ancestor provided Chen Qingshan with several options,
but Chen Qingshan didn't find them satisfactory.
Finally, Chen Qingshan thought of the laurel and the Enlightenment Tea Tree, which he hadn't been able to fuse with before.
[Can be synthesized]: Enlightenment Tea Tree, Laurel.
[Synthesis cost]: 40% of Qi Luck .
Chen Qingshan noticed that the synthesis cost was much lower, and an idea immediately came to him.
Chen Qingshan then asked the Ancestor to bring more spirit plant seeds.
Chen Qingshan planned to select the one with the highest synthesis cost that was also reasonable.
An hour later, Chen Qingshan eliminated a large number of spirit plants. The only
remaining options were the laurel and the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
He didn't find the rest appealing.
Suddenly, a Rain-Calling Jasmine, intended for ornamental purposes, appeared in Chen Qingshan's hand.
The other was a Cloud-Clearing Camellia.
[Can be synthesized]: Rain-Calling Jasmine, Cloud-Clearing Camellia
[Synthesis Cost]: 60% of Qi Luck.
Chen Qingshan considered them his first options and continued to combine these spiritual plants.
After two full days and nights, Chen Qingshan finally finished assembling these spiritual plants.
The most perfect combination was the Rain-Calling Jasmine and the Cloud-Dispelling Camellia.
Under the watchful gaze of the Mountain and River Ancestor, Chen Qingshan emitted a beam of divine light.
Under the influence of the divine light, the two seeds combined into a brand new spiritual plant seed.
[Cannot be synthesized]: Mandarin Duck Jasmine
[Characteristics]: Blue flowers attract rain, white flowers dispel clouds.
Then, Chen Qingshan handed over the spiritual plant seed and explained its function.
The Mountain and River Ancestor was overjoyed, his hand trembling as he held the Mandarin Duck Jasmine seed.
This spiritual plant was enough to allow the Peach Gold Chen Clan to develop into a top-tier clan.
It could bring timely rain during the dry season and disperse rain clouds during the rainy season, preventing floods.
The Chen Clan wasted a lot of manpower and resources on these matters every year.
Chen Qingshan simply smiled; he had considered this point.
Before leaving, the Mountain and River Ancestor said something.
"Qingshan, why don't you skip the Immortal River Road?"
Chen Qingshan shook his head again. For him now, he might be able to advance to True Immortal and Celestial Immortal while living in Tao Jinniang Prefecture, but he wouldn't get any real training.
The Mountain and River Ancestor's eyes were filled with confusion, unsure if his decision was right or wrong. He
also felt a little regretful.
Holding the Mandarin Duck Jasmine seeds, the Mountain and River Ancestor handed them to the Qiyuan Ancestor in the First Palace.
The Qiyuan Ancestor held the seeds, unsure what to say.
After a long while, he sighed and said,
"Give Qinghuai more support too. I heard he's going to the Immortal River Road with Qingshan."
Previously, the Qiyuan Ancestor and the others had secretly facilitated Chen Qinghuai's journey; now it was time to bring it out into the open.
Moreover, according to this year's intelligence, the two brothers, Qingshan and Qinghuai, would be at a disadvantage, as there would only be two of them.
The Qiyuan Ancestor also wanted to arrange for more clansmen to accompany Chen Qingshan, but Chen Qingshan refused.
After all, more people don't necessarily mean more power, and they might also have bigger goals.
The Mandarin Duck Jasmine was planted in the back garden of the main hall, and the Old Ancestor Qiyuan used a lot of precious spiritual water to water it.
More than a year passed in the blink of an eye, and the Mandarin Duck Jasmine was finally able to produce seeds.
The first seed was sown in the open space outside Chen Qingshan's palace.
All the remaining seeds were prevented from being cultivated to ensure that the seeds of the Mandarin Duck Jasmine would not fall out of Tao Jinniang Prefecture.
Ten seeds were planted in each town, and a special person was assigned to take care of them.
Small villages had only five seeds, while large cities had fifty.
Chen Wenshang wanted to advance to the Golden Core stage before his son left. Having just broken through to the ninth level of the Yuan Dan realm, he began preparing for the advancement.
Chen Qingshan felt that a lot had happened in the year before his departure.
Conflict broke out again in the Northern Frontier.
Five kingdoms went to war.
Chen Qinghuai returned to Qianhe Royal City in the winter before heading to the Immortal River Road.
He had not successfully comprehended any supernatural powers during his years away, but he had comprehended the Great Dao of Stars, so it was not a wasted time.
In the Cloud Palace, Chen Qingshan gazed into the distance.
The Mountain and River Ancestor had told him that the Immortal River Road was on that endless sea.
All cultivators under the age of 50 who reach the Golden Core realm will embark on the Immortal River Road once they set foot on that sea.
Regardless of the direction or destination.
Chen Qinghuai approached and stood shoulder to shoulder with Chen Qingshan.
"Qingshan, let's go see how Qingyu is doing."
Chen Qingshan knew what these words meant; if they didn't return, this would be the last time he saw Chen Qingyu.
Chen Qinghuai, almost with a death wish, went with Chen Qingshan to the Immortal River Road to seize the sole Immortal River Token and become the number one in this era.
Of course, that person would be Chen Qingshan, not him.
The two flew side-by-side towards the Hundred Fruit Blessed Land.
In recent years, Chen Qingyu had become somewhat famous, after all, he was the brother of Chen Qingshan and Chen Qinghuai, both young Golden Core cultivators, and possessed a Wood Spirit Body.
Chen Qingshan and Chen Qinghuai flew very slowly and low, as if trying to take in the entire landscape and imprint it in their minds.
Above the Hundred Fruit Blessed Land, Chen Qingshan and Chen Qinghuai looked at the two children running around in the courtyard, somewhat bewildered.
When they arrived at the spirit field, they saw Chen Qingyu's slender figure busy in the field, and for a moment the two of them didn't know what to say.
Landing on the ridge of the field, Chen Qingshan's face was still as youthful as it had been back then.
Chen Qinghuai, on the other hand, appeared more mature.
However, both of them looked younger than Chen Qingyu.
Chen Qingyu, with his stubble-covered face, was completely different from when they got married.
The handsome young man of the past had become a disheveled middle-aged man.
"Qingyu," Chen Qingshan said in a low voice, full of emotion.
Hearing that voice, Chen Qingyu turned around almost in disbelief.
Seeing the two faces that were still vivid in his memory, he was so excited that he dropped the spirit plant seeds in his hand.
"Qingshan, Qinghuai, why did you come here?" Chen Qingyu's voice trembled.
Chen Qingshan sensed that Chen Qingyu's cultivation was still at the Purple Mansion Realm, and he hadn't made any progress over the years.
"We came to see you. We're going to a very dangerous place, and we might not come back. We came to see you one last time," Chen Qinghuai said succinctly.
"Why? You two have such high talent, why do you have to go on a dangerous mission?" Chen Qingyu was very confused.
Seeing that neither of the two people before him offered any further explanation, Chen Qingyu remained silent.
"Let's go, let's go for a walk." Chen Qingshan gazed into the distance, thinking of the past.
"Okay!" Chen Qinghuai agreed with a smile.
The group walked side by side across the fields.
The spiritual plants here were almost everywhere, some even reaching the second or third tier.
"Qingshan, how long are you planning to stay this time?"
"Two or three days, we'll be leaving as soon as spring arrives next year."
The three walked for a day and a night before finally returning to Chen Qingyu's courtyard.
Chen Qingyu's wife was taking care of their two children. Seeing the two approaching, she felt they looked familiar.
"Ah Yu, are these two your juniors? I'll prepare some food for you."
Chen Qingyu shook his head, speaking kindly, "They are my brothers, they came to visit me today."
Chen Qingyu's wife, Chen Siwen, nodded, not asking any further questions.
Soon, a large table of food was prepared.
Chen Qingyu brought out several bottles of spiritual wine from the house.
The three didn't discuss the future, but instead reminisced about their childhood.
Chen Qingshan and Chen Qinghuai both realized that Chen Qingyu hadn't been happy these past few years.
However, there was nothing they could do; they were about to head to the Immortal River Road, and whether they would return was uncertain.
A pair of mandarin duck jasmine trees were planted outside the courtyard, likely a gift from the Golden Core cultivator of the Hundred Fruit Blessed Land to Chen Qingyu.
Two days later, Chen Qingshan and Chen Qinghuai left, returning to Qianhe Royal City.
Chen Qinghuai went to be with his parents, and Chen Qingshan also went back to be with them.