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Chapter 3178 Level 8 Immortal Root

This sermon.

It lasted for less than ten years.

But for the disciples of Danfeng, it has already been of immense benefit.

At the end of the sermon.

Shen Changqing then tested the cultivation and strength of the many disciples of Danfeng once again.

It's worth saying.

Over 100,000 years.

Ji Yang has already broken through the shackles of the middle stage of the Ancient Immortal realm and directly advanced to the late stage of the Ancient Immortal realm.

Such a breakthrough speed.

It's amazing.

Even though Ji Yang was already at the peak of the middle stage of the Ancient Immortal realm when he returned from the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, it was still not easy for him to take this crucial step in tens of thousands of years.

If it were any other ancient immortal, it would take at least a million years to break through from the peak of the middle stage of ancient immortal to the later stage.

It could even take tens of millions of years.

This indirectly shows just how astonishing Ji Yang's talent has been enhanced after obtaining the innate bloodline from the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele.

The innate immortal body alone is already terrifying; combined with the innate bloodline, it can be described as defying the heavens.

The cultivation level of the Ancient Immortal Queen is something that even many elders of the Xuantian Dao Sect who have been at the Ancient Immortal Realm for hundreds of millions of years may not be able to reach.

but.

Shen Changqing didn't have much to offer his disciple.

The two characters "Dao Zun" (道尊).

It says it all.

Only in the realm of alchemy could Shen Changqing offer guidance to the other party.

This disciple clearly had no experience in alchemy in his previous life, but thanks to his innate fire spirit immortal body, he has been a disciple of Danfeng for 200,000 years and has already advanced to the fifth-order grandmaster level.

Currently, there are nine fifth-level Grandmasters at Danfeng, one of whom is Ji Yang.

……

Under the Enlightenment Tree.

Shen Changqing, dressed in a flowing blue robe, moved gracefully.

Jiuye no longer seeks enlightenment here.

Because Shen Changqing had opened up a celestial abode for the other party, that person basically lived there, although Jiu Ye would still come here occasionally.

Thanks to the Nine Leaves Daoist Rhyme, the Enlightenment Tree's spirituality has grown stronger.

now.

Looking at the ancient tree before him, Shen Changqing could already sense the spirituality it contained.

moment.

Shen Changqing flicked his finger, and a drop of blood appeared from his fingertip, falling directly into the trunk of the Enlightenment Tree.

This seemingly ordinary drop of blood actually contains immense immortal power and Daoist essence.

The moment the blood merged into the trunk of the Enlightenment Tree, a tremendous power erupted, causing the ancient tree to tremble violently, as if its extremely rich spiritual energy had undergone some kind of intense transformation.

"Boom!"

Unbeknownst to them, tribulation clouds had already gathered above Danfeng, and a heavy pressure spread down, making many cultivators feel alarmed.

Before they could figure out the origin of this calamity cloud, they saw thick bolts of lightning strike down fiercely, their powerful and terrifying force seemingly about to destroy everything.

There was no warning whatsoever.

The lightning struck the Enlightenment Tree directly.

The immense power caused the Enlightenment Tree to tremble violently, with many branches and leaves turning charred black under the force of the heavenly lightning, and some even vanishing into nothingness.

But the next breath.

A rich sense of life emerges, and the charred branches sprout new buds anew.

not only that.

Furthermore, the branches of the Enlightenment Tree swayed, each leaf like a drawn sword, and in an instant, ten thousand sword energies soared into the sky, directly attacking the tribulation clouds.

The sword intent shifted and changed, sometimes resembling a vast sea of ​​stars, and sometimes transforming the celestial phenomena of the four seasons. The sword energy was like a sudden spring rain, and sometimes as cold as a harsh winter.

"Starry Sky Sword Intent... Celestial Phenomenon Sword Intent!"

Shen Changqing stood with his hands behind his back, watching the changes in the Enlightenment Tree, his expression calm and composed.

He often cultivated under the Enlightenment Tree, comprehending the Great Dao. It was here that he even comprehended the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Scripture. Given that the Enlightenment Tree was imbued with such Daoist essence, it is understandable that he subsequently comprehended two great sword intents.

but.

Shen Changqing could see it even better.

Although these two sword intents originated from himself, they are somewhat different.

Whether it's the Starry Sky Sword Intent or the Celestial Phenomenon Sword Intent, both contain an unprecedented killing intent.

Such a murderous aura.

It resembles the intent of the Immortal Slayer Sword.

But it's not entirely the intent of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

it's here.

Shen Changqing sensed a familiar shadow.

"Senior Nine Leaves' sword intent—"

He understood perfectly.

The Enlightenment Tree not only obtained its own sword intent, but also a portion of the Dao essence from the Nine Leaves, which it then integrated into several sword intents, ultimately transforming them into its own supernatural abilities.

This also shows that the Enlightenment Tree's comprehension is indeed extraordinary.

Having been nurtured by the Dao for hundreds of thousands of years, and not yet fully developing intelligence, it has already reached this stage.

In fact.

Given the current state of the Enlightenment Tree, even if Shen Changqing doesn't use his own blood and Dao essence to enlighten it, the tree can still develop its own intelligence on its own.

By doing this, Shen Changqing was essentially saving the other party some time.

now.

Heavenly tribulations continued to fall.

It shook the entire Danfeng Peak.

Ye Yun looked in the direction where the lightning struck, his expression slightly taken aback.

"That place seems to be where the Enlightenment Tree is located?"

Is a tree undergoing a tribulation?

When this thought popped into Ye Yun's head, he found it somewhat unbelievable.

But now, as the heavenly tribulation intensifies, the power of the Enlightenment Tree overflows, and the phantom of a celestial tree can be seen standing in the sky, its earth-shaking sword intent shaking the four directions, fighting against the heavenly tribulation.

Even with Ye Yun's current cultivation level of mid-stage Ancient Immortal, the sword intent that emanated from him posed a faint threat.

Venerable Xuanxu said, "Some immortal roots in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm survived the Heavenly Tribulation by chance, and developed spiritual intelligence, making them extraordinary in strength."

Although these immortal roots are different from those of ordinary cultivators, it cannot be denied that if they can grow, they should not be underestimated.

"Back then, I once saw an ancient immortal root that had lived for countless years, which directly suppressed and killed a half-saint who had achieved immortality."

Some top sects even deliberately cultivate such immortal roots as the foundation of their power.

After all, immortal roots are different from cultivators. Their lifespan is extremely long, and after growing to a certain level, they can even reach the pinnacle of immortality like a half-saint.

Unlike semi-saints, such immortal roots do not need to face the five signs of decay, making them exceptionally powerful!

"It's a pity... such a divine root is not easy to cultivate, and it's useless until it reaches a certain level."

Judging from the current state of this immortal root's tribulation, if it succeeds, it would at least be equivalent to an ancient immortal!

Venerable Xuanxu could see through the true nature of the Enlightenment Tree at a glance, and his words also caused a look of shock on Ye Yun's face.

"A single immortal root suppresses a demigod!"

hard to imagine.

What kind of extraordinary talent could enable one to achieve this?

Venerable Xuanxu said calmly, "There are too many things in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm that you have not yet seen. When you eventually become an Immortal Emperor or even reach the realm of immortality, you will understand what the vastness of heaven and earth truly means."

What you saw during your trip to the Divine Sun Domain was merely the tip of the iceberg!

Hear the words.

Ye Yun fell silent.

the other side.

Ji Yang also looked toward the Enlightenment Tree.

Unlike Ye Yun, he was an ancient Daoist in his previous life, and had a thorough understanding of the roots of the Enlightenment Tree.

"Having obtained the Daoist essence of such an existence, and now nurturing spiritual intelligence and attracting a heavenly tribulation, this immortal root has quite a fortunate opportunity. However, it remains to be seen how far it can ultimately go!"

Ji Yang muttered something to himself, then looked away.

A single immortal root undergoing tribulation is nothing to be concerned about.

Even though the Enlightenment Tree performed exceptionally well, in Ji Yang's eyes it was nothing special.

But that's it.

The alchemy furnace vibrated.

A fragrant aroma mixed with the smell of burning wafted out, causing Ji Yang's face to darken instantly.

"Failed again!"

He is currently refining a batch of mid-grade Immortal King pills, but he has not yet succeeded. So far, he has failed no less than twenty or thirty times.

This time, success seemed imminent, but it ultimately ended in failure.

Even with Ji Yang's temperament, he felt somewhat helpless.

But soon.

Ji Yang composed himself, summarized the reasons for the failure, and then continued to refine a new batch of pills.

A mid-grade elixir for immortal kings.

As long as it can be successfully refined.

Then one can advance to the fifth-rank, mid-grade Grandmaster of Alchemy.

Regarding alchemy.

In his previous life, Ji Yang didn't care much.

The reason is that although he had good talent in cultivation in his previous life, he had absolutely no talent in alchemy. If he really wanted to study it, it would be a complete waste of time.

But this life is different.

He possesses an innate fire spirit immortal body.

He was born with an exceptional affinity for alchemy.

This way.

Ji Yang would naturally not give up such advantages.

Because he also knew very well how much a high-level alchemy grandmaster could help with cultivation.

Let alone the current Ancient Immortal Realm, even those who break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, or even the Longevity Half-Saint Realm, or even higher levels, cannot do without the aid of elixirs.

The efficiency of cultivation is completely different depending on whether or not one uses elixirs.

Especially those elixirs that involve longevity are extremely rare.

It would be much more convenient if we could refine it ourselves.

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Thunder rumbled down from the sky.

The extraordinary phenomenon at Danfeng has already spread throughout the entire Xuantian Dao Sect.

However, because Danfeng is covered by a restrictive force, cultivators from other peaks also find it difficult to penetrate with their divine senses and truly understand what happened.

but.

Even if they could penetrate with their divine sense, the cultivators on each peak would not dare to do so.

To rashly use one's divine sense to probe is tantamount to a provocation.

Offending the Lord of Danfeng would be no small matter.

As for the outside world, Shen Changqing paid no attention to it; all his attention was now focused on the Enlightenment Tree.

a few days later.

The thunderbolt dissipated.

A terrifying suction force erupted from the Enlightenment Tree, seemingly about to plunder all the immortal energy of the entire Pill Peak.

See this.

With a slight thought, Shen Changqing conjured several high-grade immortal stones.

A surge of powerful immortal energy erupted from the immortal stone and instantly flowed into the Enlightenment Tree.

moment.

The latter, withered and yellowed branches, have all been revitalized, with tender buds growing out and quickly returning to their normal size.

Followed by.

The ground shook.

Under Shen Changqing's divine sense, the roots of the Enlightenment Tree could be seen growing wildly, taking root deep into Danfeng Peak, with countless tiny roots spreading in all directions. In no time, it had already occupied the entire Danfeng Peak.

this moment.

It exudes an ethereal aura.

The total amount of immortal energy in the entire Danfeng Peak has increased.

Such changes.

This caused Shen Changqing's expression to change.

He didn't expect that.

Even after the Heavenly Tribulation, the Enlightenment Tree still possesses such abilities.

at this time.

The branches of the Enlightenment Tree swayed, and a gentle and respectful voice came from within.

"Wu Dao pays respects to the Peak Master!"

"No need to be so polite. You have now developed sentience. I wonder how different you are from before?"

Shen Changqing said calmly.

Hear the words.

The branches of the Enlightenment Tree swayed, and then a sound came out.

"This little immortal can refine the immortal energy from the outside world and then feed it back. Wherever the roots are, that's where this little immortal can refine the immortal energy and feed it back!"

"Your roots can only cover Danfeng now?"

"Not only that... but without the Peak Master's permission, this humble immortal dares not expand the roots without authorization!"

"The Enlightenment Tree said respectfully."

See this.

Shen Changqing wanted to make the Enlightenment Tree take root as much as possible to see how much its range could be extended.

get permission.

Soon the roots, which had calmed down, began to expand wildly again, but this expansion only lasted for less than half an hour before gradually stopping.

However, under Shen Changqing's divine sense, the roots of the Enlightenment Tree had already broken away from the Dan Peak and reached other parts of the sect.

The Xuantian Dao Sect is surrounded by a million mountains.

The so-called Nine Peaks.

It is only the most outstanding few among the many mountains. Most of the remaining mountains are either places for other disciples to live, places for planting immortal herbs, or completely barren.

among them.

The vast majority of the mountains are barren.

The spiritual energy in those places is much weaker than in other places, so even ordinary disciples look down on them, and the sects turn a blind eye to them.

But things are different now.

With the roots of the Enlightenment Tree expanding to this extent, it is fully capable of plundering the immortal energy of these places to nourish Danfeng.

Even if these places are ethereal and otherworldly, every little bit of improvement is still beneficial.

now.

Celestial energy rose from Danfeng.

Compared to the previous period, it has increased by less than one-tenth.

Although the increase wasn't large, it was still quite good.

"Reporting to the Peak Master, this is my current limit. If I make further breakthroughs, I can continue to extend it!"

"good--"

Shen Changqing nodded, then changed the subject.

"What level of strength do you possess now?"

"Since surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, I have gained a portion of the Heavenly Dao's insights. If I were to categorize it, my cultivation level would only be the lower rank of the eighth level!"

After saying that, the Enlightenment Tree added one more thing.

"But I'm not quite sure about their true strength."

Low-grade, eighth rank!

Shen Changqing nodded.

This level is roughly equivalent to the initial stage of an ancient immortal.

Immortal roots are different from those of cultivators, and their classification is naturally different as well. Like the grades of immortal medicines, immortal roots are also classified by grade.

The eighth rank corresponds to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

The ninth rank corresponds to the Immortal Emperor realm.

Although the Enlightenment Tree claims to be at the lower level of the eighth rank, judging from the strength of the other party during its previous tribulation, it is at least at the top level of the eighth rank.

To know.

Long before Danfeng was founded, the Enlightenment Tree was already rooted here. Over countless years of evolution, its accumulated heritage is incredibly profound.

The accumulation of knowledge by many ancient immortals is not as profound as that of the Enlightenment Tree.

but.

The most important point.

It was the Enlightenment Tree that obtained a portion of the Daoist essence from its nine leaves.

What kind of existence is the Nine Leaves?

That is a terrifying existence capable of instantly killing immortals and contending with saints!

Even a fraction of the Daoist essence found in such beings would be an incredible opportunity for other living beings.

To put it bluntly.

Other ancient immortals who could obtain even a fraction of the Daoist essence of the Nine Leaves could roam freely in the ancient immortal realm with few rivals.

Don’t see you.

Back then, Shen Changqing used only a withered leaf imbued with the Daoist essence of the Nine Leaves to kill four top Immortal Emperors, including Immortal Emperor Zhaoyuan.

The Daoist aura carried by a single withered leaf is already terrifying. Now, although the Enlightenment Tree has only barely absorbed a fraction of the Daoist aura from the Nine Leaves, it is enough to give the latter a terrifying foundation.

The eighth level of the Enlightenment Tree is not of much use to Shen Changqing at the moment.

but.

Immortal roots have a long lifespan.

An eighth-order immortal root allows one to live longer than even an immortal emperor.

If the Enlightenment Tree were to advance further and reach the ninth rank in the future, it would become a powerful foundation for Danfeng.

Take a step back.

Even if the Enlightenment Tree doesn't need to advance to the ninth level.

As long as the opponent reaches the eighth-tier top-grade or the eighth-tier high-grade, they may be able to rival a true Immortal Emperor realm expert.

A celestial root with the combat power of a Celestial Emperor is, in a sense, far more important than a living Celestial Emperor of the same realm.

only--

The growth of immortal roots is not easy.

The Enlightenment Tree accumulated knowledge over countless years before finally breaking through to the eighth-tier lower grade.

To be promoted further, one will need a long period of time to accumulate experience.

If not.

It all comes down to timing and opportunity.

If one could obtain some treasures that allow the immortal root to grow and transform, then the Enlightenment Tree could advance even faster.

However, treasures of this caliber are rare, and Shen Changqing does not currently possess any.

……

Breakthrough of the Enlightenment Tree.

The news spread quickly.

Upon learning that the tribulation that had occurred at Danfeng was caused by a celestial root, all nine peaks were shocked.

But at the same time, they were shocked.

They couldn't hide their envy either.

A transcendent immortal root!

This is a tremendous foundation!

If possible, all the other peaks would also like to have a similar immortal root.

The problem is that without powerful cultivation to enlighten it, if a celestial root wants to develop intelligence, it can only rely on long periods of self-growth and then obtain that one chance in the endless years. Only in this way can it develop intelligence and then attract heavenly tribulation.

It is very difficult to nurture intelligence!

Surviving the Heavenly Tribulation is just as difficult!

Throughout the long history of the Divine Heaven Realm, there have been instances of immortal roots that have developed intelligence but ultimately attracted heavenly tribulations.

But a pity.

All of these immortal roots ended in failure to transcend tribulations.

It is evident that transcending tribulation is no easy feat for immortal roots; perhaps only one out of ten immortal roots will succeed.

Now, Danfeng has quietly produced an immortal root that has survived the heavenly tribulation, which cannot help but make other cultivators envious.

But as much as you admire, there's no way anyone can imitate this.

Furthermore, by observing the impressive display of power when the Enlightenment Tree underwent its tribulation, cultivators from other peaks could vaguely discern the strength of this immortal root.

Such divine roots.

They are at least at the eighth level, enough to rival ancient immortals.

To put it bluntly...

Even if Danfeng were to suffer a great calamity one day, the existence of this immortal root would ensure that its foundation would not be lost.

Therefore.

That's why the peaks are so envious.

Shen Changqing wasn't particularly concerned about the effects of the Enlightenment Tree's tribulation; his attention was now focused elsewhere. (End of Chapter)