Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 646 - 396 The Path of the Primordial Spirit_2

Chapter 646 -396 The Path of the Primordial Spirit_2

“To not say basking in the shade of a grand tree is comfortable!”

What astounded Zhao Sheng was that in the latter half of the ancient books, there was a record of a Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method named “One Element Initial Technique.”

According to the book, this method was a gift from a Great Ability of the Upper Realm. Zhao Xuanjing had mentioned in the book that the reason he was able to successfully achieve his Primordial Spirit was largely due to this method.

“One Element Initial Technique” had just over a thousand words, written in obscure, archaic language, conveying profound meanings. At first glance, it baffled one completely.

Curiously, there were no annotations for this cultivation method in the book, and Zhao Sheng did not think Zhao Xuanjing had merely forgotten to write them. He must have had a profound reason for this omission.

Zhao Sheng read it over many times, convinced that “One Element Initial Technique” must be an orthodox “Primordial Spirit Skill,” characterized by its balance and neutrality, without the risk of deviating into madness.

Its opening phrase, “One Element begins; ten thousand forms renew,” seemed to highlight the main purpose of the technique, yet also appeared to contain countless deep meanings.

Just those eight characters, Zhao Sheng read less than a thousand times, and after much contemplation, an epiphany struck him, and he subtly grasped its essence.

“Ten thousand forms renew,” was actually about “change.” For all matters and objects are within “change,” and so is the Tao.

For a Nascent Soul Cultivator, the key to the divine soul “changing” into a Primordial Spirit lies in the initial “One,” which could refer to both the source and the Tao.

“One Element begins” should mean using a fundamental Taoist Law as the basis to perceive the “change” in the natural and cosmic phenomena, which is essential for achieving a Primordial Spirit.

Zhao Sheng wasn’t certain if his understanding was correct, but…

His mind stirred, the Hundred Lifetimes book slowly rose from the depths of his Divine Soul Sea, ascending into mid-air, its pages turning, casting down beams of clean light.

When he reached the fifth page, Zhao Sheng’s gaze focused intently, looking at that vividly lifelike “Little World” of the Star Sea, a flood of information suddenly filled his mind…

A few moments later, the Hundred Lifetimes book submerged back into the depths of his Divine Soul.

Uhmm!

Zhao Sheng’s head throbbed, forcing him to rub his temples, yet a smile of joy spread across his face.

With the Star God World for reference, Zhao Sheng was sure his understanding was correct.

However, compared to this insight, he had an even greater discovery.

In the past, he had devised the “Star Gate Thousand Heart Technique,” a Divine Soul Secret Technique, modeled after the form of existence of a Star God. The original intent was to split the Divine Soul to achieve the capability of one mind performing a thousand tasks.

But now, Zhao Sheng realized that this Divine Soul skill had a far more important use.

It actually already had the makings of a Primordial Spirit Skill, just missing a part.

If the essence of the “Star Gate Thousand Heart Technique” is “division,” then what it lacked were the words “integration and unity.”

Once this skill reached Great Success, achieving the Thousand Heart Realm, Zhao Sheng, while contemplating the Tao, could perceive a certain Taoist Law from a thousand different perspectives, as if a thousand Nascent Soul Ancestors were contemplating together.

When the time was right, he would then reverse the skill, merging from a thousand souls into a hundred, then to ten, and finally, unify into one.

If his idea proved successful, achieving a Primordial Spirit should pose no challenge.

Thinking this, Zhao Sheng’s mind teemed with inspirations like springs bubbling forth, and a premonition emerged within him – his idea was destined to succeed!

“Hmm? Everything is going too smoothly! Could this be what the Heavenly Dao favors, an unfailing success?!” He suddenly wondered.

An hour later, Zhao Sheng abruptly got up and flew down from the terrace.

Soon, he arrived at a core cultivation room in the underground level of the secret mansion.

Here, the Spiritual Energy was extremely dense, sufficient even for a Golden Core Master to cultivate.

But Zhao Sheng paid no mind to this “sparse” Spiritual Energy; with a wave of his hand, he cast a spell, and immediately, a shielding barrier emerged around the walls of the cultivation room.

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on the Thousand-year-old Warm Jade Bed, flicking his right hand, and within his palm appeared a top-grade Spirit Stone, brilliant as the sun, with a swirling vortex of Spiritual Energy inside.

Next, he placed the Spirit Stone on his Dantian, clasped his hands together, and the Nascent Soul Magic Body in his Qi Sea also sat suspended in mid-air.

A cascade of Divine Thoughts, like flowing water, emerged from his third eye, delving into the top-grade Spirit Stone. Then, under the guidance of his Divine Thoughts, streams of exceptionally pure Spiritual Energy slowly separated out, and subsequently, merged into his Core Energy Sea.

For a while, a gentle “drizzle” began above the Core Energy Sea. As the raindrops fell into the Mana “lake,” they were quickly assimilated into strands of Mana.

The process repeated, exceedingly slow.

…

Three months later, Zhao Sheng sighed softly, casually placed the spent top-grade Spirit Stone into his Storage Bag, then got up and left the cultivation room.

He had been prepared for the slow progress of his cultivation advancement, so he was not as impatient as other novice Nascent Soul cultivators.

With the three-month buffer, the Zhao Family should have adapted to having another Nascent Soul Ancestor in the family.

At just this time, Zhao Sheng’s “Restlessness” plan had him ready to visit various places within the family clan.

The purpose was not to meet the younger generations of the clan, but to check on the entire Southern Sky Zhao Family’s Daoist Collection.

It is well known that in the path of cultivation, creating in isolation is highly taboo. One must embrace the wisdom of many to broaden their knowledge.

As soon as he left seclusion, he saw the green-robed young man waiting outside the door.

Upon seeing Zhao Sheng emerge, the man immediately bowed deeply and said, “Ancestor Gong’an!”

Zhao Sheng casually asked, “During the three months I was in seclusion, has anything significant happened in the secret mansion?”

“Reporting to the Ancestor, there have been no major incidents in the secret mansion. However, the family’s ancestors have been sending congratulatory gifts one after another, and the elders have also been asking when you will hold the Nascent Soul ceremony?”

“Where are the items?” Zhao Sheng’s tone was very calm.

Upon hearing this, the green-robed young man quickly took out a Storage Bag from inside and handed it over to the elder.

Zhao Sheng casually took it, his Divine Thought probing inside, and he could not help but reveal a hint of surprise. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

The Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Zhao Family were genuinely earnest, and their gifts were incredibly generous. Among them, five directly presented a top-grade Spirit Stone; although the other gifts varied, such as Treasure-level Enchanting Woman Puppet, Large Magical Boat, and spirit mine deed, their values were all around that of a top-grade Spirit Stone.

It could be said that the value of these gifts alone was several times richer than Zhao Sheng’s entire fortune.

This reveals the magnanimity of the Zhao Family’s Nascent Souls!

Shortly after, Zhao Sheng tucked the Storage Bag into his robes, then instructed the green-robed young man to leave,

And before long, he had arrived beneath the Peach Tree. With a wave of his hand, a beam of Magic Light instantly entered the trunk and disappeared.

A moment later, a part of the Peach Tree’s trunk suddenly glowed with green light, and after a twist and blur, a chubby, ruddy-faced, and jolly old man emerged from the tree.

“Sixteenth, I was sleeping soundly. Why did you have to wake me?” The chubby old man appeared and immediately complained.

Zhao Sheng, with a smile brimming, said, “Second Ancestor, I need to leave the mountain for a while, and the secret mansion cannot be left unguarded, so I had no choice but to wake you, elder. Please forgive me for this.”

The chubby old man, upon hearing this, looked curious and said, “Is that so? Did you change your mind, youngster?”

“No, I just need to browse through some books in the family’s Daoist Collection.” Zhao Sheng answered truthfully.

This chubby old man, named Zhao Qingbi, was one of the remaining elders from the generation of the ‘Qing’ in the Zhao Family.

However, Zhao Sheng outshone all his peers back in the day, causing them to pale in comparison, thus he didn’t know much about his contemporaries.

After he disappeared, Zhao Qingbi suddenly emerged from within the clan and eventually became the second Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Zhao Family.

Therefore, in the Southern Sky Zhao Family, Zhao Qingbi was highly respected; although his strength wasn’t on par with Late-stage Nascent Soul Zhao Changdu, in terms of status, he was second only to the Ancestor Zhao Xuanjing, thus he was honored as the Second Ancestor.

The Third Ancestor has come to be Zhao Changdu.

As for why Zhao Sheng is known as Sixteenth and not the Fourteenth Ancestor, the reason is simple.

It’s because in the Netherworld, two other Nascent Souls of the Zhao Family, Zhao Haikui and Zhao Youxuan, remained hidden.

These two were from Zhao’s Secret Department and were hardly known to outsiders.

Alas!

The chubby old man sighed, waved his hand, and said, “Go on, then! Without you youngster, this old fellow can’t sleep anymore. You should know a single sleep is as good as three years for me. This old fellow still wishes to live another thousand or eight hundred years.”

Zhao Sheng just smiled and didn’t respond.

This old fellow might appear harmless, but in reality, his hands are stained with blood, having survived the great wars between two realms; cruelty and ruthlessness were inevitable.

Moreover, Zhao Qingbi’s words should be taken with a grain of salt, for anyone who wholly believes them is a fool.

Zhao Sheng knew well that the inner and outer realms of the secret mansion were always under this crafty old man’s surveillance.

His so-called “sleep” actually meant merging his Divine Soul into the Peach Tree Ancient Tree, not only to monitor the secret mansion but more importantly, to leverage the Tree for enlightenment.

There are countless paths to the realm of Primordial Spirits, and Zhao Qingbi’s choice to delve into the Wood Dao using the Ancient Spiritual Root was truly a unique path.

Although its success rate was low, there was still some hope.

Even more remarkable, should he fail, he could still merge his Divine Soul into the heart of the Spirit Tree, maintaining his consciousness and indirectly extending his “life” by a thousand years.

A few days ago, when Zhao Sheng realized Zhao Qingbi’s intentions, he couldn’t help but admire this man’s creativity and daringness!