Chapter Thirty-Three: Spiritual Root Problem

  "Whoosh!"

  As soon as he made up his mind, Xia Qi's soul had already entered the space inside the pearl, and two seeds of Return to Origin Grass also followed him in.

  Two seeds, but the price of one hundred low-grade spiritual stones, are extremely cheap. However, generally speaking, no one wants them because the Guī Yuán Cǎo takes at least sixty to seventy years to grow before it can be used for alchemy. Such a long time is still spent planting more common Guī Yuán Cǎo; except for large sects that use a lot of it, no one cultivates it.

  The seeds are slightly white, elliptical in shape, and look very full. When you get closer, you can still smell a hint of the fragrance of the sacred grass, which is quite different from ordinary weeds.

  With eager anticipation, the seeds were placed in the black soil, and then a layer of black earth was lightly covered on top. Xia Qi's soul body floated in mid-air, patiently and expectantly gazing at the black soil below.

  On the black land, that one stem of spiritual grass emitting a strange fragrance had grown much larger, its three leaves now much taller and looking more spirited, yet still without any signs of maturity.

  According to the results of the experiment with weeds, in this black soil, the growth rate seems to have increased by about a hundred times. However, even at such a rapid pace, that one sprout of spiritual grass is changing slowly, which makes Xia Qi very curious about what the spiritual grass actually is.

  At this moment, concentrate and wait for the return of Yuangu grass breaking through the ground!

  Time flies, and finally when Xia Qi was about to take matters into his own hands and dig up the black soil, a tender green shoot broke through the covering of black earth, revealing delicate buds.

  Xia Qi's face turned somewhat unsightly as he looked at the time he had recorded, seemingly puzzled.

  The growth of the Gu Yuan Cao seems to have sped up by nearly a hundred times, but in reality, it's only about twenty times faster.

  Twenty times, the Guiyuan grass that took fifty or sixty years to mature would also need two or three more years. Such a result, although unexpected, was ultimately acceptable to Xia Qi. However, if it were accelerated twenty times, and if it were a rarer and more precious spirit grass, it would take even longer to mature.

  However, Xia Qi was already satisfied with this result. After all, being able to increase the growth speed by twenty times was already extremely heaven-defying. If he could get his hands on the Ling Cao seeds, it would be a huge harvest in a few years!

  To know that the Guī Yuán Cǎo is the main material for refining the Guī Yuán Dān, although the seeds are very cheap, a grown Guī Yuán Cǎo is worth almost a thousand low-grade spirit stones. After all, one Guī Yuán Cǎo can refine many portions of Guī Yuán Dān.

  A small investment can yield a rich harvest, just wait for a few years and anyone would be thrilled to have such an opportunity.

  As for the weeds being able to speed up by almost a hundred times, Xia Qixin also had an idea in his heart, probably because the weeds only need ordinary nutrients and are not as demanding as the growth of spiritual herbs, so in this mysterious space, the growth rate has increased too much!

  Looking at the black land of only three or four square meters in size, with only three stalks of spiritual grass, Xia Qi began to worry again. Without spiritual grass seeds, even if he had a precious land, what could he do?

  "Perhaps it's time to join a sect again!"

  As he pondered, Xia Qi suddenly thought of the spiritual grass seeds that only existed within the Dà Mén Pài, and thus conceived the idea of entering the sect to cultivate.

  Entering the sect, although there are sect restrictions, it also makes Xia Qi's life much easier. Not to mention obtaining spiritual grass seeds, but having a sect disciple identity in the future will make it less conspicuous when trading the spiritual grass after it grows.

  After all, the spiritual grass has grown in large quantities, and when it's time to sell, the identity of a loose cultivator is easily looked down upon. If one isn't careful, they might suffer from sinister plots and be targeted by others. But if one has the identity of a sect disciple, as long as they're a bit cautious, all these problems won't exist!

  "In this mountain range by the water, there are also many sects. Some of them are only slightly weaker than the three major sects. Why not take a look and see if you can join one of these sects?" Returning to his physical body, Xia Qi made up his mind and prepared to go check out the possibility of entering a sect the next day.

  Although his spiritual roots were extremely poor, he had already reached the 9th layer of Qi Refining. If his luck wasn't bad, he should be able to enter a sect and become an inconspicuous junior disciple.

  …………

  A peaceful night passed quickly in Xia Qi's meditation, and when a red sun rose, sunlight shone through the window into the room, Xia Qi also opened his eyes and stopped meditating.

  As recorded in all the classics, the five elements were mixed, but it was only a five-product spiritual root. This kind of spiritual root, when cultivated, was indeed earth-shattering. In just one night, there was almost no movement at all, causing Xia Qi to involuntarily let out a sigh.

  The more he thought about it, the more Xia Qi felt that entering a sect early on was crucial in obtaining spiritual grass seeds. Only by doing so could he acquire a large quantity of spiritual grass seeds and obtain a substantial amount of spiritual stones to aid his cultivation.

  After washing up a bit, Xia Qi was still wearing his green shirt as he walked out of the inn and went to gather information about the various sects in the Linshui Mountains, thinking of ways to join one of them.

  The city is bustling, just like yesterday.

  Watching many monks setting up stalls on both sides of the street, just like a global vegetable market, each monk with a humble smile, hoping someone would stop and take a look at their things.

  The cultivators of the Immortal Path are humble and modest, just like ordinary people. Their goal is to cultivate their bodies and minds, so that they can advance further and increase their lifespan, moving closer to the dream of eternal life.

  Xia Qi saw this scene and suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

  It's been over 20 years, whether it's this body or the soul. Although his cultivation has reached the 9th level of Qi Refining, his lifespan is only over a hundred years. If he can't make a breakthrough soon, he'll probably become a handful of yellow earth before long!

  In Linshui City, scattered cultivators gathered, and what was least lacking was news. After making a few discreet inquiries, Xia Qi had already obtained the answer he wanted.

  It's not as easy as he thought, wanting to enter the sect, even with his cultivation at the 9th level of Qi Refining, it's still extremely difficult, and considering his spiritual roots, it's even more so!

  Everyone knows that entering a sect is much better than practicing on one's own, with superior mental and oral techniques. Moreover, each month the sect provides its disciples with a stipend and benefits, which are countless times better than those of practitioners on their own, so many practitioners on their own try to squeeze into a sect by any means possible.

  As a result, almost all sects are extremely difficult to get into, and it can be said that wanting to enter a sect is many times more difficult than one might imagine!

  "In that case, with my spiritual root, wanting to enter a sect would be several times more difficult than for an ordinary loose cultivator!" Xia Qi's face changed slightly, looking somewhat unsightly.

  Give me some motivation for typing!