Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 256 - 4: The Greatest Opportunity Since Beginning Cultivation
After an indeterminate amount of time, when Zhou Xun once again felt solid ground beneath his feet, he knew the teleportation had ended.
The feeling of teleportation was not pleasant.
At this moment, Zhou Xun’s body was experiencing some faint pain.
Earlier, during the teleportation, Zhou Xun felt a strong tearing force.
Fortunately, his Body Refining Technique had reached the Sixth Layer, otherwise, he might have been torn apart by that tearing force.
By his estimation, anyone with a physical body weaker than a Tier Two Low-Grade Demon Beast would likely have perished under that tearing force.
Upon opening his eyes, he found himself in a grotto, with the surrounding cave walls embedded with numerous Luminous Pearls as well.
In front of him, there was a set of stone steps leading upwards, perfectly integrated as if carved straight from the rock.
Ascending the stone steps, after about a thousand steps, a small wooden building appeared ahead.
Following behind the puppet, Zhou Xun approached the little building.
Suddenly, the token at his waist lifted uncontrollably into the air, slowly flying towards the wooden building.
It then merged into the recess of the wooden door frame.
Instantly, a stream of light flashed over the entire building.
Immediately, the small door of the building opened automatically from the inside.
After some contemplation, Zhou Xun slowly stepped toward the wooden door.
Just as Zhou Xun entered the door, a white light enveloped him.
From the outside, his figure suddenly disappeared within the door.
Zhou Xun felt his body sink, experiencing a floaty, weightless feeling, but soon he was on solid ground again.
"What astonishing Spiritual Qi!"
Zhou Xun marveled in his heart.
Looking up, he found himself in an unusual space about a hundred feet in size, with a simple platform in view.
In the center was a spring about ten feet in size, from which the astonishing Spiritual Qi emanated.
In the middle of the spring, there was a small stone platform with something seemingly placed on it.
Surrounding the spring were four stone platforms,
Each platform was covered with a transparent light shield, within which floated a glowing object, swimming up and down.
Suppressing his excitement, Zhou Xun selected the nearest stone platform to approach.
With a slight movement of his finger, a strand of Qi Force shot out instantly, striking the light shield.
Then a strange scene occurred, the Qi Force passed straight through the light shield and flew out the other side.
The light shield seemed only an illusion, not actually existing!
Zhou Xun then manipulated the monkey puppet to grab the glowing point within the light shield.
Afterwards, an ancient jade scroll of an azure color appeared in the monkey’s hand.
"Could it be some peerless cultivation technique!" Zhou Xun speculated.
He immediately immersed his Divine Sense into it.
"One Qi Transforms Three Pristine Ones!"
Opening page, five large characters appeared before his eyes.
After reading on for about half an incense stick’s time, Zhou Xun came back to his senses, overjoyed.
This turned out to be a top-grade secret technique for cultivating an external incarnation!
This type of external incarnation was different from those of Demonic Cultivators, and it possessed the same capabilities as a regular cultivator.
Aside from being part of the same person as the main body, it had no differences.
It could cultivate and reproduce normally.
Furthermore, if the main body died, the incarnation would automatically become the main body, allowing the cultivator to continue living.
The only drawback was that this secret technique provided only the upper half, capable of cultivating only one incarnation.
If it were the complete version, it could cultivate three incarnations.
However, being able to cultivate one incarnation already made Zhou Xun extremely satisfied.
With the incarnation, he could later assign it the Soul Absorption Secret Technique, nurturing of spirit plants, and enhancement of his Spiritual Root.
Meanwhile, his main body could seek out a truly top-grade spirit plant to serve as his Lifebound Spirit Plant, which would allow Zhou Xun’s Spirit Wood True Technique to unleash its true power.
With this, Zhou Xun would be able to execute the Wood Escape and Spirit Wood Limit techniques.
He then placed the jade scroll into his Storage Bag.
Afterwards, he turned his gaze toward the next stone platform.
Employing the same technique, he used the monkey puppet to retrieve the second treasure.
This turned out to be a three-inch humanoid puppet, carved with various mystical runes.
At first glance, Zhou Xun recognized it immediately.
"Substitute Tribulation Puppet!"
Capable of shielding its owner from lethal damage once, it’s considered one of the world’s top life-saving treasures.
Zhou Xun had seen it in an ancient classic called the Marvel List, which allowed him to identify it.
"To think it would be this treasure, having this makes this journey complete!"
Zhou Xun was elated.
This meant he effectively gained an extra life.
Combined with the One Qi Transforms Three Pristine Ones secret technique, Zhou Xun effectively had three lives.
"With three lives in hand, who can end me in the future!"
He had viewed two items, both rare treasures in the Cultivation Realm.
He continued to the next one.
From the third stone platform, he retrieved a talisman.
The talisman was entirely golden and somewhat larger than ordinary talismans, with runes engraved on it similar to those on the teleportation array in the stone chamber.
Upon careful examination, Zhou Xun recognized it.
It had a prominent name in the Cultivation Realm: "Shifting Talisman!"
Once activated, it allowed the user to disregard barriers and instantly appear thousands of miles away in the next moment.
However, the one Zhou Xun obtained could only shift several thousand miles.
Therefore, it was more apt to call it a "Small Shifting Talisman."
Little did he expect that in this ruin, he would gather two of the Cultivation Realm’s top life-saving treasures.
Such gains would incite envy not only from Core Formation Stage Cultivators but likely even from Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Three consecutive treasures, all with high life-saving attributes, caused Zhou Xun to marvel at the builder of this relic.
He also gained new insights.
"Even such a powerful cultivator valued life-saving items so much!"
"It seems the most important thing for a cultivator is to stay alive!"
Following that, Zhou Xun’s gaze fell upon the last stone platform.
"Could the fourth item be another life-saving treasure, or a secret technique or artifact, I wonder!"
"If it’s an Escape Technique, that would be best!"
With that thought, the puppet retrieved the treasure for him.
Looking up, he was astonished to see a sealed jade pot about a foot tall.
"Could it be Spirit Wine!"
That was his first hypothesis.
He promptly received it, opened it, and took a look.
Inside, bits of starlight shimmered, revealing nothing of its presence.
"Could the treasure be this starlight!" Zhou Xun had a strange feeling.
He then lifted the jade pot for a closer look.
Suddenly, the starlight within seemed to shimmer as if in water, and only then did Zhou Xun realize that it wasn’t empty.
Instead, it was filled with a liquid so clear and unnoticeable that it had escaped his notice.
Recalling this characteristic, Zhou Xun instantly thought of a type of Heaven and Earth Spirit Liquid.
"Celestial Pure Water!"
This item’s greatest effect was in refining mana and enhancing the foundation.
Moreover, this enhancement ignored boundaries.
No matter if you were in the Qi Cultivation Stage, Core Formation Stage, or Nascent Soul Stage.
Consuming this water would have an effect.
Only the degree of enhancement varied.
This item was famous, partly owing to a powerful cultivator.
This person was named Feng Buqi, a Nascent Soul Peak Great Cultivator.
Feng Buqi’s Spiritual Root talent was not outstanding, thus when forming his core, he only managed a Fake Pill, yet his fortune was extraordinary, obtaining Celestial Pure Water.
With the help of this water, he transformed the Fake Pill into a True Pill.
Breaking through limitations.
Eventually cultivating to the Nascent Soul Peak, becoming a renowned Great Cultivator!
Additionally, there are many records of consuming Celestial Pure Water.
For instance, Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators found their Mana Strength comparable to Foundation Establishment Cultivators after consumption!
Apart from longevity and mana quantity, it was practically a Foundation Establishment.
"If I were to consume this water, to what extent would my Mana Strength be enhanced!"
Zhou Xun’s thoughts stirred slightly.
He promptly sealed the jade pot and placed it into his Storage Bag.
By this time, he had collected all the treasures on the four stone platforms.
Only one item remained, the object in the center of the spring.
