plumnovel Chapter 2: He benefited from his sister's fame again.
Chapter 2: He benefited from his sister's fame again.
Chen Deshu's three questions have all been answered, and then the three elders looked at Chen Hongxian.
"Red Thread, what about you? Are you having any problems with your cultivation?"
Chen Hongxian saw that the three clan elders told him to ask the question first, which was very much like a primary school student facing a strict teacher in later times, although he was indeed quite old.
She glanced timidly at the Third Elder, then mustered her courage and said, "Third Elder, lately when I'm practicing the Azure Water Nourishing Technique, I always feel like a lot of spiritual energy dissipates before it can be converted. I'm clearly trying my best to circulate the technique."
hiss~
The third clan elder, stroking his beard, accidentally ripped off a few strands.
The surprise in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Chen Hongxian announced to the clan that he only had three spiritual roots, but this was only to protect Chen Hongxian.
She actually possesses both water and wood spiritual roots, making her a natural expert in spiritual plants!
For the Qi Refining Clan, this is even more beneficial than the fact that she could directly reach the Foundation Establishment stage!
Although the magical artifacts used by the clan to test spiritual roots are of relatively low grade, both types of spiritual roots are considered to be of high quality in terms of their affinity for spiritual energy.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is definitely a certainty.
A genius with two spiritual roots from a Qi-refining family also has extremely high economic value.
He is not only a prodigy in the clan, but also a thorn in the side of others.
So on the day the test was completed, neither the three clan elders nor the clan leader in charge of the test told anyone.
As for the person involved, what could a six-year-old girl understand? If you tell her she has three spiritual roots, she will believe she has three spiritual roots.
Even if she finds out later, it will be several years later, and by then she will know the importance of it and won't tell anyone.
Therefore, on the surface, Chen Hongxian's treatment in the clan appears to be similar to that of other True Spirit Root Immortal Seeds.
In reality, many discerning people have noticed the various forms of resource allocation behind the scenes.
Even though the clan chief claimed that this allocation of resources was a form of internal compensation for the deaths of Chen Jingfa and Xue Hongyi, the couple who died in battle.
Despite their best efforts to conceal it, the three elders couldn't help but show their fondness for Chen Hongxian every time they saw her.
He had already held back and let Chen Hongxian ask first, but now, upon hearing that a large amount of spiritual energy was not being converted in time every day, he was so surprised that his hands trembled slightly.
The essence of spirituality is the resonance and affinity with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The higher the grade of a spiritual root, the more compatible it is with the corresponding spiritual energy, the stronger the resonance, and the faster the absorption and transformation efficiency.
Using the analogy of drawing water from a water vat, a superior spiritual root is like drawing water from a bucket; it only takes about ten times to fill a vat.
A low-grade spiritual root is like trying to fill a vat with water using a broken bowl; it would take a hundred times the effort to do so.
Therefore, when using the same cultivation method, a person with a mid-grade three spiritual root might find it just right.
However, high-grade spiritual roots and even top-grade spiritual roots will be wasted because the cultivation method is too inefficient, resulting in a large amount of spiritual energy not being converted in time.
In short, the water inlet of the pool is too large and the outlet is too small, causing it to overflow.
It took the three elders great willpower to control their expressions.
"You live by Lingyun Lake and have the help of a small spirit-gathering array, so the spiritual energy is abundant. It's likely that drawing spiritual energy is relatively easy for you, which has caused the family's cultivation technique to lag behind in terms of refining speed. Great-Grandfather, go back and discuss with the clan leader to see if you can get a better cultivation technique."
As soon as the three clans uttered their old words, all the immortal seedlings and breeding machines present couldn't help but look at Chen Hongxian, their envy evident in their expressions.
Hongxian was also pleasantly surprised and said happily, "Thank you, Elder Three."
"Good child, your great-grandfather hasn't even said he could definitely find it, and you're already thanking him. Well then, your great-grandfather won't let you thank him for nothing. What reward do you want? Whatever your great-grandfather has, you can have!"
The three elders' words were truly the truth.
Chen Hongxian's spiritual root grade was previously guessed by the clan leader to be of the upper grade, but now it seems that their guess was slightly conservative!
Such a celestial seedling is crucial to the prosperity of the family.
Let alone asking for something, even if it meant risking his life, he wouldn't bat an eye.
Chen Hongxian was even happier, but she felt that she didn't lack anything. Not only were her cultivation resources more than enough, but she could also secretly help her brother.
She frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Third Elder, I don't seem to lack anything. Could you reward my brother? He really wants a mid-grade Five Elements cultivation technique."
As soon as Chen Hongxian finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Chen Chunan.
Chen Chunan stood up slightly embarrassed: "Third Elder, Hongxian is ignorant and talking nonsense. Hongxian, just think about what you lack. Your brother lacks nothing."
Chen Chunan knew very well that his talent belonged to the group that wasn't valued, and that he was only able to use the minor spirit-gathering array thanks to his sister.
He was also worried that his sister's actions would be seen by the three clan elders as him using the red thread to obtain family resources.
Unfortunately, Hongxian didn't understand her brother's predicament and said somewhat aggrievedly, "But you've been secretly talking about it so many times, you're lying~"
The three elders never expected that Chen Hongxian would ask her brother for resources.
The three elders sighed as they looked at Chen Hongxian's pitiful eyes.
"Okay, Third Grandfather agrees to this request."
Then the three elders looked at Chen Chunan and said, "You're lucky. This year, the clan killed an evil cultivator and obtained a mid-grade Five Elements cultivation technique. I'll have someone send it to you later."
Hongxian's face immediately lit up with a smile: "Thank you, Elders Three!"
Chen Chunan was overjoyed: "Thank you, Third Elder!"
After the interlude, and having answered the other children's questions, the three elders continued their lecture.
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The three sermons have concluded.
Chen Chunan and Chen Hongxian returned to their home.
Upon entering the room, Chen Chunan discovered the Five Elements Qi Refining Manual lying on the table.
Chen Chunan knew very well that he was benefiting from his sister's fame.
Chen Hongxian was delighted to see the cultivation manual and quickly went to examine it. Then, she pouted in dissatisfaction, "Why is there only the Qi cultivation part? Isn't the Five Elements Cultivation Manual the cheapest one?"
Chen Chunan didn't mind: "Brother is already lucky to have gotten this cultivation manual because of you. Besides, it's a mid-grade manual, and I'm already very happy that it contains the Qi Refining section. Let's eat first, you still have to cultivate later."
"Okay, it seems there's spirit fish meat today. I don't like fish, so you should eat more later, brother."
"it is good."
After eating the food sent by the clan, Chen Hongxian hurried off to cultivate. She wanted to finish quickly so that her brother could also have some time to use the Spirit Gathering Array.
Chen Chunan took advantage of this break to carefully review the Five Elements Qi Refining Technique.
The technique only consisted of a single incantation; Chen Chunan mainly focused on the annotations at the end.
Chen Chunan quickly finished reading and began to try cultivating.
His previous training method was the intermediate-grade Ze Lu Run Mu Gong, which his father passed down to him.
He specializes in the three elements of water, earth, and wood. His father wanted to see if he had a chance to become a spiritual plant grower, so that having a skill would earn him more respect within the family.
The only problem is that the cultivation speed is relatively slow, because each time the fire and metal spiritual energy needs to be filtered out before it can be refined.
As a result, Chen Chunan, who had been cultivating for nine years, was still stuck at the third level of Qi Refining.
The younger sister, who possesses three spiritual roots, has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining after only three years of cultivation.
Shaking off these thoughts, Chen Chunan resumed his cultivation technique, absorbing and refining spiritual energy.
The essence of cultivation techniques is the refining of one or more types of spiritual energy.
The stronger the cultivation technique, the faster you refine it, and the purer the spiritual energy you obtain.
This Five Elements cultivation technique, which only contains the Qi Refining chapter, is estimated to be at most at the Foundation Establishment level.
The quality of the refined spiritual energy is similar to that of the Ze Lu Run Mu Gong, which is also a mid-grade cultivation technique.
The only difference is that the refining speed is slower!
After all, it requires refining five kinds of spiritual energy.
Moreover, in order to balance the five elements, Chen Chunan could not use a spirit-gathering array rich in water and wood spiritual energy.
It took Chen Chunan two days to finally convert all the spiritual energy in his dantian into the five elements' spiritual energy.
As for his cultivation level, it probably only improved by a tiny bit.
Chen Chunan was extremely discouraged by this.
Are the five spiritual roots really that bad?
I was 15 years old, and after nine years of arduous cultivation, I had only just reached the third level of Qi Refining and was barely on the verge of reaching the fourth level. The further I progressed in the Qi Refining stage, the more spiritual power I needed to accumulate.
At this rate, I might not reach the pinnacle of Qi cultivation until I die of old age.
However, if one does not reach the twelfth level of Qi Refining perfection before the age of 40, it is impossible to establish a foundation.
The elders often bring up the age of 40 to urge everyone to cultivate diligently and not to think that having the qualifications allows them to be lazy.
Although it's unclear how the elders learned this theory.
Chen Chunan lay listlessly on the bed: "I didn't believe in superstitions before, thinking that with the Five Elements cultivation method, I wouldn't need to filter the metal and fire spiritual energies, and my cultivation would definitely be faster. But it turns out it's not much different from before. Even with this kind of opportunity to transmigrate, am I destined to live a mediocre life?"
"But this is cultivation of immortality! Immortality, transcending the Three Realms and escaping the Five Elements! How many times in my past lives have I fantasized about cultivating to become an immortal? The real opportunity is now right in front of me. How can I give it up?"
"Chen Chunan, are you content to live a mortal life and die of old age? Don't you want to witness the magnificence of immortal techniques? Don't you want to know the taste of immortality and roaming freely between heaven and earth?"
Are you willing to accept this? Are you willing? Are you willing? Are you willing?
Chen Chunan's expression gradually hardened: "With the path to immortality before me, how can I accept this!"
With unwavering resolve to cultivate, Chen Chunan looked at a spirit peach placed on the table.
These are resources that his sister specially allocated to him.
The clan says that Chen Chunan was supported by Chen Hongxian, which is true, but he did not receive half of Chen Hongxian's cultivation resources as they thought.
If he had actually done that, Chen Chunan would probably have died a stunt long ago.
The clan leader and several elders would not allow a disciple with no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage to delay the cultivation of a true immortal seedling.
The Immortal Seedling is the hope for the family's rise. If Chen Hongxian successfully establishes his foundation, the entire family will benefit.
Moreover, although Chen Chunan was very eager for cultivation resources.
But his current treatment depends entirely on his parents and younger sister, so how could he be so short-sighted as to delay his sister's path to immortality for a few resources?
He was just using the spirit-gathering array in his spare time while his sister was cultivating.
However, what's bothering him now is that he's now focused on cultivating the Five Elements Technique, so it's inconvenient for him to use the Spirit Gathering Array anymore!