Chapter 235: Nearly a Hundred Increase in Root Bone Comprehension!

Chapter 235: Nearly a Hundred Increase in Root Bone Comprehension!

“What! Li Si, Daoist Fellow, is dead?”

“How can this be!”

“The Elder of the Heavenly Cold Sect from the Sage Realm had clearly been lured away by us, how could he die in the Heavenly Cold Sect?”

The three people, upon hearing the words of Saint Heir, were struck as if by lightning, disbelief written all over their faces.

“Are you suggesting that I am deceiving you?”

Wu Jiang Saint Heir raised an eyebrow.

“We wouldn’t dare!”

“Just, this is truly too unexpected!”

“The three of us thought the task had already been completed and never imagined that there would be any complications on Li Si Daoist Fellow’s side.”

“Perhaps… we should return the points to Saint Heir.”

The three people hurriedly bowed and apologized, no wonder the Saint Heir was so displeased; it turned out the task was far from complete.

But at the time, Daoist Fellow Li Si had made such detailed plans, it shouldn’t have ended like this!

“There’s no need for that.”

“You three have, after all, made the journey to the Northern Domain. A mere amount of points is not something I, as Saint Heir, would demand back.”

“However, the matter is ultimately still unfinished.”

“Moving forward, you three should not take on other missions, wait until I, the Saint Heir, send for you before making another trip to the Northern Domain.”

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“Rest assured, we’ll let bygones be bygones. When you go to the Northern Domain again, I’ll still ensure you reap your benefits.”

“Now with Li Si dead in the Northern Domain, I, the Saint Heir, need to find another satisfactory follower.”

“If you three perform well, you might spare me the frustration.”

Wu Jiang Saint Heir gave them both a stick and a carrot, after all, not taking back the points for the mission they had taken.

But his business was far from over.

It was clear that the Saintess from the Heavenly Cold Sect could no longer keep up.

But the key was still that Young Dragon hidden within the Gu Family, which he was determined to obtain.

“Thank you, Saint Heir!”

“We will not leave the sect and will await your communication at any time.”

Hearing this, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

It wasn’t a wasted trip after all.

And Wu Jiang Saint Heir had also offered them an olive branch.

If they could seize this opportunity, it might be a chance!

Perhaps they could take over Li Si’s position!

Being by the Saint Heir’s side certainly had more advantages than being an ordinary Tributor, and many people knew—not to mention tolerating it without discussing—that they would give gifts to those around the Saint Heir to curry favor, something which the Saint Heir would not care about.

After the three respectfully took their leave, a figure emerged slowly from beyond the cliffside.

“What does Young Master plan to do next?”

“In my opinion, why not wait a bit? Right now, everyone else wants to benefit from the fisherman’s fortune, waiting to see Young Master bring back the Young Dragon before making a move to draw out the True Dragon.”

“If Young Master waits, the others might grow impatient.”

The person speaking was none other than the Wu Family Elder from the Annihilation Realm Great Power who had attempted to take out Gu Changge outside the Heavenly Cold Sect a few days earlier!

But in the presence of Wu Jiang, he too, was respectful, not daring to put on too much of an elder’s posture, as the entire Wu Family was counting on Wu Jiang, the Saint Heir, for soaring success!

“I, the Saint Heir, don’t have time to wait.”

“Five years from now will be the inheritance of the Immortal Law.”

“You know, the higher the position, the more benefits.”

“If I can obtain the Dragon Ball of the True Dragon, I might even have a hope of breaking into the top five peaks within five years!”

“They can wait, but I, the Saint Heir… cannot wait any longer.”

Wu Jiang waved his hand to indicate there was no need for further persuasion.

However, he then furrowed his brow and asked, “What exactly is the situation with that Gu family kid who has slipped away from you three times consecutively?”

“This… I can’t say for sure, it’s just that every time I make a move on him, he’s able to instantly appear ten or even twenty miles away!”

“Very strange!”

“If not for that kid’s heaven-defying methods, the mission wouldn’t have failed this time.”

“Of course… that Tributor from the Sword Sect is also one of the reasons.”

“Li Si was also slain by that Tributor from the Sword Sect.”

After hearing this, Wu Jiang fell silent for a moment, then spoke again, “Did he survive your last Black Flame strike?”

“I’m not sure.”

“If that Tributor from the Sword Sect is willing to take the hit for him, it might be possible to save his life.”

“However, even if touched for a brief moment, with that kid’s Realm being only Early Stage of the Ruins Realm, he is likely to lose at least half his life.”

The Wu Family Elder shook his head, but he was still very confident in his own strength.

Even if that kid’s methods were heaven-defying, after all, he is just a youngster in the Early Stage of the Ruins Realm. Getting hit with his own Black Flame Divine Power, even if his life could be saved, he would be severely crippled!

“That’s good.”

“To escape from the hands of a Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm while in the Ruins Realm, that kid is indeed too bizarre.”

“He must not be left alive.”

“The Gu Family… really keeps getting in my, the Saint Heir’s, way time and time again.”

Wu Jiang nodded slightly, his mood slightly soothed.

Although he did not know what methods that guy used, he also believed in the Elder’s words; being in the Ruins Realm, one couldn’t withstand that Black Flame burn, which would enough to cripple him in moments!

“So, what’s next?” The Wu Family Elder knew he wouldn’t just let this go.

“Could you trouble the Elder to make a trip to the Sword Sect and find a way to have them recall that Tributor?”

“Additionally…”

“Forget it, the rest will be arranged by me, the Saint Heir, when the time comes.”

“Elder, just go and deal with the troubles caused by that Tributor from the Sword Sect first.”

Wu Jiang waved his hand, not wanting to reveal too much, and the Wu Family Elder, seeing this, did not ask further, bowing slightly before his figure vanished beyond the cliff.

After a short while,

Wu Jiang Saint Heir used his own Communication Jade Token to get in touch with someone from another Holy Land.

He indicated that he only wanted the Dragon Ball and that everything else could be negotiated, finally obtaining the other party’s agreement to cooperate.

“The Gu Family… If it weren’t for the Gu Family, I, the Saint Heir, would have had my wish fulfilled by now.”

“Hmph, consider that old thing’s life as the interest I’ve collected.”

"I, the Saint Heir, shall settle the scores all at once after I inherit the Immortal Law."

"Old thing… savor the taste of awaiting death. It's like the despair I experienced in the Demon Beast Forest."

"Regrettably, I am the Heavenly Pride Son, destined to rise from desperate situations, while you... will be merely another dry bone beneath my feet!"

After his ambitious proclamation, Wu Jiang calmed his mind and resumed his Cultivation.

After becoming a Saint Heir, he could not afford to waste a moment.

Otherwise, he wouldn't just face rivals for higher peaks but might be ousted from his position as a Saint Heir.

The Ninth Saint Heir place was the most susceptible to challenge and the most irritating status!

Those who deemed themselves ready would always challenge him first. And according to sect rules, although he didn't have to accept every challenge, he was required to face at least three challenges per year. Of course… if less than three challengers appeared, it wouldn't count.

However, in reality, there were far more than three who challenged him each year; at least thirty, most of whom recklessly sought to try their luck, with few truly powerful among them, or rather... they only thought they had the strength, but they were nowhere near a real Saint Heir!

...

Time swiftly moved to seven days later.

That night, Gu Changge did not practice Cultivation.

Instead, he slept soundly, embracing his wife, Wang Yue, on the bed.

He didn't know what new idea this girl had recently come up with. Apart from cultivating, she insisted on sharing the bed every night, which quite disrupted his Cultivation schedule.

However, it wasn't without its benefits.

At least now Wang Yue had also reached the Ruins Realm, and the reward he received afterward had increased to 10 Attribute Points.

Though, for him who now possessed twenty thousand Attribute Points, it was merely a drop in the ocean, but it was better than nothing.

[Would you like to claim yesterday's Daoist Couple Cultivation results immediately? If not claimed timely, it will accumulate automatically.]

As the system prompt rang out, Gu Changge woke up, fully refreshed.

Due to the time that both Wang Yue and he delayed in Cultivation, his progress towards the Mid-Stage had slowed down a bit.

But he was very close now.

Instinctively, he mentally chose to claim, and immediately, immense Spiritual Energy surged inside him.

As the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus rapidly rotated, Spiritual Energy filled his Qi Sea and flowed through the meridians in his entire body.

His Realm also broke through without any hindrance at this moment, directly entering the Mid-Stage of the Fifth Grade Ruins Realm!

The breakthrough aura also woke up Wang Yue who was sleeping deeply.

"You... how did you achieve a breakthrough just now?"

Wang Yue, confused, stared at him, not understanding.

Cultivation was one thing.

But to have a breakthrough after just sleeping?

Others either underwent arduous closed-door Cultivation or relied on various Elixirs and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to break through their bottlenecks.

How could it be that for her husband, all it took was a good night's sleep to naturally achieve a breakthrough?

She even pinched her fair thigh, the pain telling her this was not a dream but reality!

"Because your husband, I possess the Innate Furnace Tripod Holy Body."

"The passion of last night naturally improved my Realm, and, just like that, I naturally made a breakthrough."

"It's all thanks to my wife!"

Gu Changge was rather calm about his breakthrough, having gotten used to it.

Moreover, with the capability to see the system panel daily, knowing he was about to breakthrough, naturally, he would not be overly surprised.

Instead, he began to tease.

"Ah?"

"Did I really have that effect…?"

Wang Yue, full of doubts, was half skeptical about her husband's explanation.

She really couldn't believe that just by sleeping with her, her husband could achieve a breakthrough...

The issue was, how come she hadn't made any breakthrough?

"Wuu…"

Wang Yue puffed her mouth, sitting on the bed feeling rather aggrieved.

Despondently, she gazed at her husband.

She felt truly downcast!

She was still some way from advancing to the Mid-Stage of the Ruins Realm, probably needing one or two more months, yet her husband effortlessly surpassed her after a refreshing sleep!

Oh heavens, how could she ever catch up now!

"Why, does my breakthrough not make my wife happy?"

Gu Changge, noticing her mood, toyed with her hair, chuckling.

"Happy!"

"So happy, I could die of happiness..."

Wang Yue bitterly smiled as she responded.

Now she really felt like the weakest!

Even her husband had advanced to the Mid-Stage of the Ruins Realm, Liu Qingqing had already advanced, and Yuan Youbai, that little rascal, after receiving the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from her husband, had fallen into a deep sleep, likely soon to wake up in the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm!

Only she seemed unable to catch up!

"My wife need not be discouraged."

"Qingqing's Root Bone is, after all, much higher than yours.

"And Youbai was naturally at a higher Realm from the start."

"As long as my wife makes an effort, it won't take long for you to catch up too."

Gu Changge, seeing this, ceased his teasing and comforted her earnestly.

He then checked Wang Yue's current panel:

[Daoist Couple: Wang Yue]

[Root Bone: 125]

[Comprehension: 100]

[Cultivation Technique: Emperor Dragon Control Secret (Heavenly Rank Lower)]

[Realm: Ruins Realm·Early Stage]

[Divine Skills: Emperor Seal, Soaring Dragon Transformation, Dragon Roar Sword Technique.]

Looking at the panel, Wang Yue's attributes were significantly less than those on Qingqing's panel.

However, he wasn't lacking in Attribute Points now.

Especially since he visited the Back Mountain a few days ago and, discovering that the Ancestor seemed to be absent, he immediately guessed that his previous words likely had an effect.

After checking the panel, he silently recited the command to exchange for elixirs!

[Exchange: Second-grade Root Bone Pill (+25), one piece; Second-grade Comprehension Pill (+50), one piece. Elixirs have been issued to System Space.]

[Total Attribute Points consumed: 15,000]

[Remaining Attribute Points for the host: 10,500]

With a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of Attribute Points were spent.

The Ancestor had no clue about when he would return, but he still left 10,000 Attribute Points as reserves.

Soon enough, he believed, the Ancestor would bring him a delightful surprise.

With the Ancestor's strength, a trip to Duanbei City would surely net him a pair of Demon Beasts from the Infinite Realm to kill, right?

One beast was worth 100,000 Attribute Points, and later, he could use part of them to exchange for elixirs for the Ancestor with the remainder at his disposal to use as he pleased.

Impossible to spend it all, absolutely impossible!

Before he could indulge in the joy of his imminent, endless harvest of Attribute Points, he took out two wooden boxes with a flip of his hand.

"Refining these two pills will greatly enhance my wife's Root Bone and Comprehension."

"It will make cultivation twice as effective."

Gu Changge, smiling lightly, placed the two wooden boxes directly on the bed.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yue's eyes finally lit up.

"Then thank you very much, my dear husband!"

"Tehe..."

Goodness, this swift change of face, even Gu Changge was taken aback for a moment.

Instinctively he retorted with a mischievous question: "And how will you thank me?"

Hearing his words, Wang Yue lightly licked her lips, and her fair fingers began reaching towards Gu Changge.

He immediately understood how his wife intended to thank him.

...

Half a day later.

Gu Changge sat alone under the pavilion in the courtyard, savoring the special tea provided by the Gu Family for their Young Master.

He couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Life is good."

It wasn't the tea that was good, it was his Daoist Couple!

Now, Wang Yue was also refining the elixirs, and Yuan Youbai was on the verge of a breakthrough in the Void Refinement Realm.

Qingqing, at the Heavenly Cold Sect, was clearly not slacking off either; once she fully digested the inheritance, she would also take the elixirs he had provided her.

Judging by the days, it should be about time.

Right as he was thinking this, System prompts already rang in his mind.

[Daoist Couple: Liu Qingqing (Ruins Realm, Mid-Stage), refined Second-grade Root Bone Pill (+50), share benefits immediately?]

[Daoist Couple: Liu Qingqing (Ruins Realm, Mid-Stage), refined Second-grade Comprehension Pill (+35), share benefits immediately?]

Two successive prompts emerged, lighting up Gu Changge's eyes.

It seemed that his wife had already digested her inheritance, or perhaps had concurrently refined the two pills.

However, he chose to share immediately.

These were the elixirs that had cost him over 10,000 Attribute Points to exchange for, and they couldn't go to waste.

As he silently chose to share, in just a moment, both his body and Divine Soul began to improve at a rapid pace, growing stronger and stronger!

The originally jade-like translucent bones in his body now emitted a faint golden glow.

It was as if he were forging a Golden Body, although the golden light was still too faint at the moment.

Even so, he felt that with his current state, if he were to take a blow from a cultivator of the same Realm in the Ruins Realm with just his body, at worst, he would suffer a superficial injury. He had truly achieved a significant level of Body Refinement!

The little Golden Man atop the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus became more solidified and almost never dissipated.

It even began to move, sitting cross-legged on the Golden Lotus as if in a state of cultivation.

Upon closer inspection, one could faintly discern the facial features that were about to emerge, ethereal and elusive, yet bearing a striking resemblance to Gu Changge.

Within the Sea of Consciousness Space, the golden Tao Bell was inscribed with inscriptions that radiated brilliant golden light.

As a bell sound, as though descending from the heavens, rang out, his Sea of Consciousness Space suddenly expanded nearly twice as much, and his Divine Soul Power was greatly strengthened!

If he were to release his Divine Sense at this moment, he could even envelop an area nearly a hundred miles in radius.

Ordinary cultivators of the Heavenly Gate Realm could probably only cover a similar scope with their Divine Sense!

Just as everything slowly returned to calm, Gu Changge was about to habitually glance at the panel, but discovered that during his earlier absorption of these enhancements, there were two notification sounds he had not noticed!

[Daoist Couple: Wang Yue (Ruins Realm·Early Stage), Refining a second-grade Root Bone Pill (+25) and a second-grade Comprehension Pill (+50), share effects immediately?]

"They even came together..."

"My wife is quite quick in her actions."

Gu Changge simply kept his eyes closed and mentally chose to share once again.

The previously slowing pace of advancement suddenly surged anew, as if fresh fuel had been added to the fire!

A familiar sensation spread throughout his body and Sea of Consciousness.

After a while...

When he slowly opened his eyes, they shone with divine light.

But that divine light soon retracted and became subdued.

Just sitting there cross-legged, he seemed like a true Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, enveloped in lingering Spiritual Energy, with a faint manifestation of Tao Rhythm.

With every gesture, it was as if accompanied by faint echoes of the Tao.

Fortunately, this wondrous anomaly quickly receded as he opened his eyes; otherwise, he might not even dare leave the Gu Family for fear of drawing unwanted attention...

"Check the panel."

[Host: Gu Changge]

[Root Bone: 490]

[Comprehension: 442]

[Cultivation Technique: Emperor Dragon Control Secret, Heavenly Cold Technique, Mystic Sky Technique.]

[Realm: Ruins Realm·Mid-Stage (3/100)]

[Divine Skills: Omitted...]

[Talent: Transcendence (Tao Bell), Protection (Golden Lotus), Hidden Breath, Dragon Flame]

[Attribute Points: 10440]

In just the brief moment before, his Root Bone and Comprehension had both increased by almost a hundred points!

His Root Bone was now within striking distance of the five hundred milestone!

"I hadn't expected Qingqing to refine the Elixirs so quickly, otherwise I would have exchanged ten more points of Root Bone for Yue'er just now."

"But it doesn't matter. Let's see who leaves seclusion first; I'll exchange another Root Bone Pill for them then."

Looking at his own panel, Gu Changge felt quite satisfied.

The only miscalculation was not expecting his wife to finish refining those Elixirs so swiftly.

But now, with his Root Bone at four hundred ninety, the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus inside him had undergone significant changes.

Especially the Little Golden Man sitting atop it, which now shared a ninety-nine percent similarity with his own features.

Although he still couldn't utilize the Innate Divine Ability it would bring, Gu Changge found that it was actually cultivating on his behalf!

Upon internal visualization, he could see the miniature version of the Little Golden Man circulating the Cultivation Techniques he knew, constantly cultivating on his behalf—a process much faster than the Golden Lotus naturally drawing from the heavens and earth!

It even completely matched his own active cultivation pace!

If he were to cultivate on top of that, wouldn't that mean double the speed?

Yet, what concerned him more was the Innate Divine Ability that would come after reaching five hundred in Root Bone—that was the most important!

More useful than the speed of cultivation!