Immortality Cultivation: I Farm in the System Space

Because... A person's Spiritual Root is limited, the more attributes it possesses, the poorer the quality of the Spiritual Root becomes, and consequently, the slower they absorb Spiritual Energy. Whereas those with a singular attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root have no such concerns. They possess extremely high-quality Spiritual Roots, easily sense the Spiritual Power drifting between heaven and earth, and absorb it remarkably quickly. Just like... Lin Jing, because of his Spiritual Root, couldn't sense any Spiritual Energy in the sparse Fang Market, making it impossible for him to cultivate. Therefore, while in Fang Market, his progress in cultivation primarily depended on the Pure Elixirs he refined himself. The rest could only be improved a bit while in the System Space. Other people, even those cultivators with Quad-attribute Spirit Roots, could sense a tiny bit of Spiritual Energy in Fang Market and thereby improve their cultivation. Another point is... The better the Spiritual Root, the fewer resources are consumed during cultivation. For someone like Lin Jing with a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, even in the System Space where the Spiritual Energy is extremely rich, his advancement in cultivation is still incredibly slow. Finally, when it comes to breakthroughs in cultivation, the better the Spirit Root Aptitude, the easier it is to breakthrough. Conversely, the worse the Spiritual Root, the more difficult it is to break through. Especially during advancements in stages, those cultivators with poor Spirit Root Aptitude face even more difficulties. ...... "You are mistaken," Elder Yu said, shaking his head after listening to Huang Qingling. "Is that not so?" Huang Qingling frowned slightly, then spoke with conviction, "Then just like me, it must also be a Dual Attribute Spirit Root." Looking back at Elder Yu, he remained silent, continuing to shake his head. "Elder Yu, don't tell me that the Zhang Family Patriarch is the legendary Heavenly Spiritual Root." Huang Qingling was full of surprise. After all, that was a Heavenly Spiritual Root, which hadn't appeared in the entire Nanming Domain for hundreds of years. Elder Yu shook his head again, sighed, and said, "Forget it, you won't guess it; let me tell you." "Actually, the Zhang Family Patriarch's Spiritual Root is the worst kind, a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root." "Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root!" Huang Qingling exclaimed in shock, for a Golden Core Cultivator with a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root was more surprising than having a Heavenly Spiritual Root. Lin Jing felt the same way. Upon hearing that the Zhang Family Patriarch had a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, Lin Jing, surprised as he was, quickly hastened his pace to walk alongside Elder Yu, eager to hear more about this legendary figure. "A Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, isn't that the legendary useless Spiritual Root? How is it possible to cultivate to the Golden Core Stage?" Huang Qingling asked, puzzled. Elder Yu looked at Huang Qingling and said, "That's why I said, the Zhang Family Patriarch is a legendary figure." "To be able to cultivate to the Golden Core Stage with the cultivation attributes of a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, he is the only one I know of." At this point, Lin Jing suddenly spoke up, "For a cultivator with the talents of a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, it's already fortuitous to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet he even managed to reach the Golden Core Stage." "Elder Yu, did he have some kind of fortuitous encounter?" Elder Yu shook his head and replied, "That is not very clear, though there have been such rumors, but these are merely rumors, with the Zhang Family Patriarch never having expressly confirmed it." "What rumor?" Huang Qingling's eyes lit up, leaning in eagerly to ask. "Some say that he once obtained a Life-Defying Fruit, which is why he was able to cultivate to the Golden Core Stage with the Spirit Root Aptitude of a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root." "But, this claim was only circulated for a while and there's no evidence to prove that the Zhang Family Patriarch ever used the Life-Defying Fruit." "Life-Defying Fruit? What is that?" Huang Qingling looked at Elder Yu and asked. Lin Jing had also never heard of the Life-Defying Fruit and quickly leaned in closer to listen. "Life-Defying Fruit, well…" Elder Yu looked up, then gazed toward the horizon and slowly said: "That's something that can enhance a cultivator's Spirit Root Aptitude." "Enhance the Spirit Root Aptitude!!!" Not only Huang Qingling, even Lin Jing exclaimed in shock. "Yes..." Elder Yu said. "You must all know that the more and mixed the Spiritual Roots, the poorer the aptitude." "Hmm..." "Know..." Lin Jing and Huang Qingling nodded in response. Elder Yu looked at them again and continued to explain: "For instance, the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root is a Low Grade Spiritual Root. The progress in cultivation is extremely slow, and many Sects don't even accept such individuals." "Whereas a Triple Attribute Spirit Root is typically referred to as a Superior Spiritual Root. Its cultivation speed is immensely faster compared to the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root." "You might also be well aware that the attributes of the Spiritual Roots are unchangeable from birth. If someone is born with the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, then they are stuck with it for their entire life." Lin Jing and Huang Qingling nodded repeatedly. "But..." "Whilst the attributes of the Spiritual Roots cannot change, the grade of the Spiritual Roots, however, can be altered..." "And the function of the Life-Defying Fruit is to upgrade the grade of the Spiritual Roots, from Low Grade to either Medium Grade or even Superior." "In that case, although the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root still retains five attributes, its cultivation speed would significantly increase, potentially equalling that of cultivators with Quad-attribute or even Triple Attribute Spirit Roots." "Ah...?" "The Life-Defying Fruit is that powerful?" By now, Huang Qingling was utterly dumbfounded. Lin Jing too could barely contain the excitement in his heart, his heart pounding uncontrollably. Elder Yu curled the corners of his mouth and said: "What else..." "The Life-Defying Fruit is meant to defy the heavens and change one's fate, isn't it?" "Keep in mind, whether you're a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root or a Heavenly Spirit Root, even if it's an Exotic Spirit Root..." "Each can consume the Life-Defying Fruit to further improve their Spirit Root aptitude, making cultivation faster." Upon hearing this, Huang Qingling's eyes sparkled as she looked at Elder Yu: "Where can I find this Life-Defying Fruit? I'll go pick a few." "You might want to shelve that thought," Elder Yu scoffed. "The Life-Defying Fruit last appeared a thousand years ago." "Do you think the Life-Defying Fruit is that easily obtained?" "Don't be naive." "But, wasn't it said that the Zhang Family Patriarch..." argued Huang Qingling. "That's just a rumor, you know, nothing confirmed." "Besides, the Zhang Family Patriarch has never admitted to anything about the Life-Defying Fruit." "Ah..." "I was thinking of trying a few." "A few?" Elder Yu looked at Huang Qingling, quite speechless. Elder Yu continued: "You should know that the Life-Defying Fruit is extremely precious because it generally only grows in various Secret Realms or in places hardly trodden by humankind, rarely encountered in the outside world." "Additionally, it only matures once every thousand years, and each time it only produces one fruit." "Moreover, each person can only consume one fruit—having more won't have any effect." "I see..." Huang Qingling sighed, then fell silent, bowing her head, lost in thought. Lin Jing, too, kept his head down, pondering about the Life-Defying Fruit... After a while, the trio walked together for a bit more, but since Elder Yu needed to return to Yuebaolou, he parted ways with them.