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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 11 (266): [Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone]
(11th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Spirit Tablet Master said, "The path of Psychic Power cultivation is extremely demanding on talent and resources."
"The distribution of Martial-Mystic Cultivators' innate talents and physiques decreases evenly from low to high. Young Celestial Emperors are rare in every generation, Inheritors are somewhat more common, Nine Springs Supremes are even more numerous, followed by Eighth Spring, Seventh Spring..."
"Psychic Power is different! At the level of Great Spiritual Master, there are only top-tier geniuses and mediocre practitioners, with very few in between."
"That's precisely why there are far fewer Psychic Power cultivators than Martial-Mystic Dao cultivators."
"As Li Ling mentioned, Great Spiritual Masters under sixty are exceedingly rare in the Jiu Li Clan. In reality, they're just the middle-tier talents. They have a chance to reach Holy Spiritual Master status in their second sixty-year cycle, but the odds are incredibly slim. Out of ten, perhaps only one will succeed."
"The very top-tier Psychic Power cultivators, like Li Ling's father, likely achieved Holy Spiritual Master status before sixty. Such individuals are a once-in-a-century occurrence even among the Ancient Myriad Clans," Li Weiyi said.
"Could it be simply because of his family's wealth? Without the Cangli Tribe's financial support, Old Li would likely have struggled to become a Holy Spiritual Master before sixty and live to three hundred," Li Weiyi speculated.
Psychic Power cultivation differs from the Martial-Mystic Dao. Once one becomes a Holy Spiritual Master, they immediately transcend the lifespan of a mortal, which is typically limited to two Sixty-Year Cycles (120 years). They gain at least three centuries of life.
Like Immortals!
Martial-Mystic Dao Immortals, on the other hand, must break through one Immortality Shackles after another.
Li Ling rolled her eyes at Li Weiyi.
Even she had only learned half a year ago that Li Songgu was actually a Holy Spiritual Master.
The Spirit Tablet Master said, "Wealth is also a part of a cultivator's talent! That's why Martial-Mystic Cultivators from higher-born families automatically gain an extra layer of talent. Your achievements in just over a year wouldn't have been possible without wealth, would they?"
Li Weiyi had to agree, chuckling, "My wealth is the result of hard work."
The Spirit Tablet Master continued, "Great Spiritual Masters who reach the Calamity Fire Realm before the age of thirty... You should know from the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival that it's easy to find a hundred or two such individuals across the Twenty-Eight Provinces of Lingxiao Realm."
"These people are already considered to have decent talent! Yet, even if they cultivate for another decade, only a handful will become Spiritual Masters."
"Li Ling, tell him why."
Seventeen-year-old Li Ling stood tall and graceful, her 1.7-meter frame now fuller, yet she still went barefoot, revealing long, straight jade legs: "Because you must undergo the Nine Refinements of Calamity Fire to qualify to become a Spiritual Master."
"To reach the Calamity Fire Realm, you must first break through to Great Spiritual Master and cultivate the Spirit Light in your Spirit Realm to perfection. The Nine Refinements of Calamity Fire are essentially nine repetitions of this process."
"Master Wu (Mist Master or Zen Hai Guanwu) said my Psychic Power and Talisman Technique talent are unparalleled among my peers. But even after spending half a year, I've only completed the first refinement."
"I hope to finish the Nine Refinements of Calamity Fire before I turn twenty-five. And I hope to become a Spiritual Master before I turn thirty."
Her Spirit Tablet Master said, "Becoming a Spiritual Master before thirty is considered a genius on the Psychic Path. And before sixty, you might have a chance to become a Holy Spiritual Master."
Li Weiyi calculated, "It took me 100,000 Yongquan Coins and nearly half a year to cultivate my Spiritual Realm to perfection. In other words, to become a Spiritual Master, I'll have to wait at least three to five years and spend a million Yongquan Coins?"
Li Ling knew how monstrous Li Weiyi's Psychic Power cultivation was. She felt utterly inferior, constantly frustrated by the feeling that no matter how hard she tried, he would always surpass her effortlessly.
"You've spent most of the past six months on Martial-Mystic Dao cultivation," she said, "Naturally, your Psychic Power cultivation has been slow."
Li Weiyi thought of the Spatial Power within the Buddha's Relic.
"If I use Spatial Power to aid my cultivation, would it speed things up?"
Spirit Tablet Master replied, "I don't think it would be much faster than consuming Radiant Flame Pills or meditating beneath the Fusang Divine Tree. Unless, of course, you were to take the Buddha's Relic directly to the Tanggu Sea. But then you might never be able to return to the Lingxiao Realm! That sea is said to stretch for millions of miles, a convergence point of the Three Realms - a truly dangerous place."
"Until you become a Transcendents, I strongly advise against making a one-way trip with no escape route."
"The treasure I mentioned earlier, which can aid in breaking through to the Spiritual Master realm, is called the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone."
"This stone was once a sacred relic of the ancient Bhagavata Sect, a sect that has long vanished from the pages of history."
"Over a thousand years ago, I obtained some fragments of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone in a Secret Realm. According to the murals within the Secret Realm, a complete Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone would be as large as a mountain. It was the very foundation upon which the Bhagavata Sect ruled this land for ten thousand years."
"At its peak, the Bhagavata Sect's territory was several times larger than the Lingxiao Realm's Twenty-Eight Provinces of Lingxiao a thousand years ago, extending into many areas of the present-day Nether Realm of the Dead."
"But as the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stones dwindled, the sect's leaders began to restrict their use, eventually banning their acquisition altogether. Soon after, internal conflict erupted due to unequal distribution and mutual suspicion."
"In that war, the last remaining Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone was shattered!"
"Over the next tens of thousands of years, the fragments of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone were almost completely consumed, becoming nothing more than a legend."
Li Ling said, "That's why I've never heard of it."
Spirit Tablet Master replied, "Back then, I brought dozens of Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone fragments back to the Zuoqiu Sect. It's possible some may still be preserved, though the chances are slim. But you could ask Zuoqiu Ling or that old geezer from the Confucian-Daoist lineage. Even a single fragment would be enough!"
Li Weiyi asked, "But wouldn't I need to undergo the Nine Refinements of Calamity Fire first?"
"With your exceptional Psychic Power talent, coupled with the Fusang Divine Tree and your financial resources, if you temporarily set aside the Martial-Mystic Dao and focus all your efforts on it... For two years. You should be able to complete the Nine Refinements of Calamity Fire in two years."
Spirit Tablet Master chuckled: "To break through and become a Spiritual Master in just two or three years with such psychic talent... you'll definitely shake the Lingxiao Realm again when you reach that level. Your Martial-Mystic Dao may have failed, but your psychic power has risen, and you'll still be among the elite."
"Then I'll pass on Daoist formations and Daoist Spiritual techniques to you. Combined with Insect Control, you'll undoubtedly become invincible among your peers."
Clearly, Spirit Tablet Master desperately wanted Li Weiyi to focus on psychic power cultivation and inherit his legacy, so his tone was filled with enticement.
The Nine Refinements of Calamity Fire would take two years, and the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone was elusive.
This path wouldn't be easy!
Zen Hai Guanwu, holding a flower of Xihe in her hand, suddenly spoke: "I can refine High-Grade Spiritual Pills, the Star Spiritual Pill. Consuming one completes the first refinement of Calamity Fire. Consuming nine completes all nine refinements."
Only Spiritual Masters could refine Spiritual Pills and spiritual artifacts.
That's why every Spiritual Master was incredibly valuable to Major Powers, like a money tree.
Spiritual Pills were graded as: Low-Grade, Mid-Grade, High-Grade, and Supreme-Grade.
The Radiant Flame Pill was a Low-Grade Spiritual Pill, worth around a thousand Yongquan Coins.
The Five Seas Pill, a mid-grade Spiritual Pill, is worth around ten thousand Yongquan Coins, but it's rarely available. The pill formula and ingredients are monopolized by major powers at the Ancient Myriad Sects level, who control the path to advancement in the Five Seas Realm.
The "Star Spiritual Pill" Zen Hai Guanwu mentioned earlier is a high-grade Spiritual Pill, naturally even more expensive.
Normally, only a Holy Spiritual Master can refine it.
As for the "Immortality Pill" held by the Calamity Crossing Temple, it's priceless - a Spi6rit Pill treasure beyond Spiritual Pills.
Li Weiyi's face lit up with ecstatic joy.
"Xihe and Extreme Spirit Light Dew can serve as the main ingredients, along with fourteen other supporting medicines. Your Yongquan Coins... should barely suffice!" Zen Hai Guanwu said.
Li Weiyi's smile vanished.
The Yongquan Coins stored in his Blood Mud Space were also needed to purchase Dao Lotus and Dao Fruit for his Martial-Mystic Dao cultivation. Moreover, he might need to buy more Spring Liquid.
Spirit Tablet Master said, "Using a high-grade Spiritual Pill to cultivate Calamity Fire is a terrible waste. It's far too extravagant, isn't it? The Star Spiritual Pill is more than enough for a Spiritual Master's cultivation."
Zen Hai Guanwu replied, "Then forget it!"
"Forget it?"
Li Weiyi immediately said, "Give me a list. I'll go buy them. The Jiu Li Hidden Sect will cover half the cost anyway."
"I'll buy the fourteen supplementary medicines. It'll be a good chance to get some fresh air."
Zen Hai Guanwu's cultivation had advanced greatly, and her confidence had grown significantly. She instructed Li Ling to fill a Cosmic Pouch with Yongquan Coins and said, "Go to the Jiu Li Hidden Sect and get some Extreme Spirit Light Dew. Don't take too much. Eighteen pills will be enough - eighteen drops in total!"
"Is eighteen drops enough? Spirit Tablet Master said the Star Spiritual Pill is for Spiritual Masters. We should make more just in case! If we run out of money, we can sell the Dragon Bones."
Li Weiyi had four Dragon Bones: two given by the Hidden Lord and two by Zuoqiu Hongting.
Dragon Bones were treasures for refining the body. Refining one into the body could make one's physical combat strength comparable to the weakest Martial-Mystic Cultivator at the first level of the Dao Seed Realm. They could also reshape one's bone structure.
Li Weiyi felt that, at this stage, breaking through to the Dao Seed Realm as quickly as possible was far more important than refining Dragon Bones to cultivate his physical body.
While other Martial-Mystic Cultivators coveted Dragon Bones, Li Weiyi remained indifferent, believing his own bone structure might be superior.
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Half a year ago, Yin Shiyi, Yin Ershi Si, and the others had returned to Li Province with the Hidden Lord.
Now that the war in Li Province was over, the young Hidden Ones naturally had to return to Jiu Li Insect Valley to cultivate.
Since escaping Qiu Prefecture City half a year ago, Elder Qin had never shown himself again, fearing his Qi would be detected by the old geezers of the Zuoqiu Sect, which would invite unnecessary trouble.
Old Zhuo remained in Qiu Prefecture City, but he was as elusive as a dragon. He only told Li Weiyi that he would appear when Li Weiyi needed him most.
Li Weiyi didn't believe he would be there to protect him at any moment. He felt deeply insecure.
There was nothing he could do.
How could Li Weiyi, a young man, control these ancient Hidden Ones who had lived for who knew how long?
He could only trust that he had this talisman for survival by his side.
As the sun set and night fell, Li Weiyi ascended Taoli (Peach and Plum) Mountain's Fourth Heaven to seek an audience with the new Clan Head of the Zuoqiu Sect, Zuoqiu Cangwu.
Since the Immortal Martial Edict was issued, Zuoqiu Ling, who had reached the Immortal Realm, stepped down as Clan Head.
Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators, while able to stabilize their Blood Qi, slow aging, and fortify their foundations, still remained within the realm of mortals. Their lifespan was limited to a maximum of two Sixty-Year Cycles, or 120 years.
This was the ultimate limit of a mortal's lifespan!
During the first Sixty-Year Cycle, their bodies were at their absolute peak. They would frantically gather resources, train relentlessly, and strive for advancement.
In the second Sixty-Year Cycle, all Dao Seed Realm experts who had reached the Seventh Heaven or higher, and who held hope of breaking through to the Immortal Realm, would abandon their worldly affairs and dedicate themselves entirely to cultivation. They would either enter seclusion or venture into the Nether Realm of the Dead and various Secret Realms in search of opportunities.
As a result, the most renowned Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators in the world were all figures listed in the Jiazi Register.
They were under sixty years old and held positions of power within the worldly affairs of the major powers.
Zuoqiu Cangwu was the top Dao Seed Realm expert within the Zuoqiu Sect's Sixty-Year Cycle.
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END OF CHAPTER
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