Eternal Tale

Chapter 190: Five Elements Spiritual Energy, A trace of essence

Chapter 190: Five Elements Spiritual Energy, A trace of essence

One month later, at Flower Rain Valley.

This place had become a place for nurturing trees, with towering Crane Spirit Trees rising, their massive canopies blocking out the sky and releasing thick spiritual energy.

Chen Xun sat cross-legged in mid-air, frowning slightly in deep thought. These Crane Spirit Trees, which were over ten thousand years old, seemed to drain the entire valley of its spiritual energy when rooted in the ground.

However, the spiritual energy they emitted continuously dissipated, much like the energy released by spiritual herbs, making it unusable for cultivation.

“This wood-based energy seems to be transforming, slowly converting into non-elemental spiritual energy in the world, but the process is incredibly slow.”

A Wood-element Nascent Soul hovered above Chen Xun’s head, sensing the energies of the world.

“Even cultivators with wood-element spiritual roots would likely avoid absorbing this energy directly, as it’s entirely different from the wood-elemental energy found in nature.”

He suddenly let out a laugh. If someone absorbed too much of this energy, would they end up turning into Crane Spirit Trees themselves...?

Meanwhile, the big black ox was busy on the ground, setting up formations around a small flying boat.

“These Crane Spirit Trees can only age properly in places where spiritual energy gathers, and now they’re everywhere in the cultivation world. ”The Wood-element Nascent Soul on top of Chen Xun’s head opened its playful eyes, showing interest. “If I were to plant high-aged Crane Spirit Trees everywhere...”

Chen Xun’s eyes widened suddenly with a realization—they could silently destroy a cultivation world!

Crane Spirit Trees, unlike rare spiritual herbs that require specific environments, only need spiritual energy to thrive. As for the feedback after their conversion, it could take countless years for the world’s spiritual energy to recover.

Chen Xun’s heartbeat quickened. These Crane Spirit Trees were indeed a scourge on the cultivation world—they should be cut down!

“This cultivation world has spawned such a great menace. I cannot allow you to remain!” A cold light flashed in his eyes as he inexplicably donned a bandit’s hood, muttering, “Then again, we immortals might also be considered a scourge to the cultivation world...”

“Moo?!” The big black ox exclaimed in surprise, instinctively putting on a bandit’s hood as well. Could it be that his elder brother was about to take action?

Mysteriously... An eerie scene unfolded in Flower Rain Valley. The true three great scourges of the cultivation world had gathered!

“No worries, Old Ox, I just thought of something.”

“Moo”

The big black ox relaxed, muttering a few words before resuming its work, running around the ground while surrounded by three powerful formation flags.Ne/w novel chapters are p/u/blished at novelhall.com

“Moo?” The big black ox roared at Chen Xun, confusion written all over its face.

“Old Ox, I've figured out some more things. We’re in for some good times ahead.” Chen Xun laughed heartily, still writing and sketching. “This is real cultivation, so interesting.”

The glowing figures behind him slowly faded away, and the overwhelming aura dissipated into the heavens and earth.

“Moo!” The big black ox let out a joyful roar, running around the small flying boat twice. Chen Xun was indeed a genius!

“We need to accumulate more knowledge, especially by studying Five-Element spiritual root techniques.” Chen Xun felt his mind becoming increasingly clear. “Even the techniques from the Qi Refining stage shouldn’t be overlooked.”

His gaze turned back to the Crane Spirit Trees—problems should be considered from all angles, not just the negative.

The Crane Spirit Trees could be a great threat if forcibly cultivated without roots, but their essence, which can be cultivated without roots, is of immense benefit.

If hundreds of thousands of years old Crane Spirit Trees were buried underground in certain places, with time...

“Oh, come on, this is how spiritual veins and spirit stone mines are formed?!” Chen Xun’s eyes widened as his thoughts continued to expand. “Weren't those petroleum deposits in the previous life formed from the fossils of various plants and such?”

He swallowed hard. With the improvement of his cultivation level, it felt like his mind was expanding too, which was both amazing and frustrating!

“Immortality is wonderful~~ simply marvellous ~~” Chen Xun chuckled to himself, humming a tune as he filled his small booklet with more notes.

He even had special shelves in his storage ring, categorizing those little booklets starting from the first layer of Qi Refining.

There are countless theories in the cultivation world about how spiritual veins came to be. Most people say it's a gift from Heaven and Earth—who has the time to think so deeply about it?

When something appears, fight for it. When it's used up, discard it. It's the same with good techniques and spells; if they exist, fight for them, and if they don’t, seek them out. And if a Heaven-given technique appears, taking it is as justified as if you created it yourself.

Chen Xun had always disagreed with the current cultivation world's mindset, but he never voiced his opinions, quietly doing what he wanted.

He and the big black ox had always had a deep respect for the ancients. Their immortal mindset was different—they enjoyed exploring the essence of things and had a greater sense of reverence.

Meanwhile... The big black ox also felt like his mind was growing. He stared at his three formation flags inside the flying boat, lost in thought.

A Nascent Soul can refine a second set of life-bound magical treasures. The ox planned to refine two more formation flags, corresponding to the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth—it would be much more effective that way.