txolops Chapter 40, Level 21
Chapter 40, Level 21
As a result, the little guy looked at his father's big spider, then at his uncle's, and then at his own empty hands. His little mouth twitched, his eyes instantly reddened, and big tears rolled down his cheeks like broken pearls.
"Hey, hey, don't cry, don't cry!" Han Li panicked and quickly stepped forward, hugging his niece and awkwardly wiping her tears with his sleeve, gently comforting her, "What's wrong? Are you upset? Tell your uncle."
"Daddy has one... Uncle has one too..." Han Baibai sobbed, burying her head in Han Li's arms, her voice thick with a nasal tone, "I want one too!"
Upon hearing this, Han Li was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but laugh. He pinched his niece's little nose and thought to himself: This little girl has a lot on her mind.
He took Han Baibai out of his arms, looked at her tear-streaked face, and gently told her, "Silly girl, your father gave me your uncle's white jade spider. If you want it, go find your father."
Upon hearing this, Han Baibai immediately broke free from Han Li's embrace, took small steps to Han Xiaoliu, looked up at him, clasped her hands together, and pitifully begged, "Daddy~"
Seeing his daughter like this, Han Xiaoliu could no longer hold back. He shook his head helplessly, but his face was full of doting smiles.
He took out a warm, smooth jade box from his storage bag, gently opened it, and inside lay a pair of spider eggs emitting a soft white light.
"Here, I've already prepared it for you." He handed the jade box to his daughter.
Han Baibai accepted the jade box with delight, her tears turning into a smile.
This was discovered by Han Xiaoliu in the cave of the white jade spider.
The two white jade spiders, who possessed the identity of gang summoning spirits, were also nurtured by the Mother-Child Spring during this "Summoning Spirit Kindergarten" event, allowing them to reproduce.
When Han Xiaoliu found them, they were laying eggs. However, because the eggs needed time to hatch, they couldn't participate in the kindergarten activity, so the two precious eggs ended up being given to Han Xiaoliu.
Not only that, even the spider silk containing spiritual power that they spit out when building caves in the Dreamy Little Three Realms was all "plucked from the sky" by Han Xiaoliu and collected in its entirety.
Just as Han Baibai was carefully holding the jade box, a drop of bright red blood spilled from her fingertip and slowly dripped onto one of the warm spider eggs, Han Li's gaze inadvertently swept over the aura emanating from his niece, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
He frowned slightly, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously activated his Heavenly Eye Technique.
A faint, extremely unstable aura of spiritual energy surrounded Han Baibai. Although it was mixed and fluctuating, the intensity of that aura... was indeed that of the Qi Refining Perfection Realm!
Han Li was startled and quickly shifted his gaze to Daya, who was standing behind Han Baibai and also had a happy expression on her face.
Sure enough, she was surrounded by the same aura.
"This..." Han Li suddenly looked up, his gaze shooting towards Yu Niangzi like lightning, his Heavenly Eye Technique covering her without any hesitation.
Player: Jade Maiden
Rating: 20
"What on earth happened?" Han Li's voice was heavy with disbelief as he stared intently at Han Xiaoliu. "How did you manage to raise your levels to this level?"
Reminded by him, Han Xiaoliu quickly circulated his spiritual power to investigate. When he confirmed that the two little girls had reached the level 20 threshold just like him, a look of shock appeared on his face.
"Young Master, this is what happened..." Upon seeing this, Lady Yu dared not conceal anything and quickly recounted the whole story in detail.
"Reverse feeding?" Han Xiaoliu's eyes flashed with sudden realization after hearing this. "Once a wild boar's level exceeds a contractor's by five levels, it can transfer the spiritual energy stored within its body to the contractor?" He couldn't help but slap his forehead in annoyance. "If I had known this earlier, wouldn't I have already soared to the heavens!"
Han Li, standing to the side, fell into deep thought.
He stroked his chin, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and muttered to himself, "In other words, as long as there are enough resources, even mortals without spiritual roots can embark on the path of cultivation. All you need to do is contract a wild boar summoning spirit and raise it to level five."
This discovery struck him like a thunderbolt.
A completely new path, one that no one had ever imagined before, seemed to be slowly unfolding before him.
Upon hearing this, Han Xiaoliu suddenly understood and looked at Han Li with a look of agreement, as if he had seen a huge opportunity.
However, Lady Yu gently shook her head, interrupting their reverie.
Her tone was calm, yet carried a hint of harsh reality: "But, young master, senior Han, even if one can cultivate in this way, how much combat power can one have? Without a powerful cultivation technique to inherit, without exquisite magic and supernatural abilities, one is merely stronger than other mortals. In the face of true immortal cultivators, one is still a weakling who can be easily manipulated."
Han Xiaoliu, however, was unconvinced. He waved his hand, his eyes gleaming with confidence: "Lady Yu, you only know one side of the story. Being able to contract a wild boar means you can enter this world. Reaching level ten allows you to become an apprentice and receive a sect's inheritance, which is a direct path to success. As for combat power..." He paused, a mysterious smile playing on his lips, "It's even simpler. The equipment in the equipment shop can enhance your body without consuming spiritual energy, and with some body-refining techniques, your combat ability might not be inferior to that of ordinary cultivators from the outside world."
Han Li didn't speak, but listened quietly, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously as he fell into deeper thought.
This method... is indeed a viable option.
Unfortunately, she missed it.
Involuntarily, the image of Mo Caihuan, a woman who always wore a gentle smile but was destined to be forever separated from the path to immortality, appeared in his mind.
Is it really impossible to cultivate immortality without spiritual roots?
A trace of undisguised sorrow flashed in Han Li's eyes, and he sighed silently in his heart: Caihuan, I have found a way to cultivate without spiritual roots, but it's too late... Are you alright?
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Meanwhile, somewhere on the southern continent.
A little girl, about eight or nine years old, was running around a woman who looked to be in her early thirties, her laughter clear and bright, like a bird that had broken free from its cage.
"Auntie, chase me!" The little girl ran while turning back to make faces, her face beaming with a carefree smile.
The young woman watched her daughter's lively figure with doting eyes and a gentle smile on her lips, but she coughed lightly from time to time and softly reminded her, "Yingning, run slowly, be careful not to fall."
The sunlight shone on them, creating a warm and peaceful scene, but the slight cough added a touch of imperceptible fragility to this beauty.
Forty-fifth day
Inside the courtyard, the air was filled with the fragrance of herbs, and three Foundation Building Pills, emitting a faint glow, floated in mid-air.
At Han Xiaoliu's command, Han Baibai, Daya, and Yu Niangzi opened their mouths at the same time and swallowed the pills.
In an instant, three powerful medicinal forces exploded within his body, causing his once tender body to tremble violently, and the spiritual energy around him to surge wildly like boiling seawater.
Han Li's expression was solemn as he kept a close eye on the three women's condition, fearing that the potent medicinal power might damage their still-developing meridians.
Fortunately, the little girls had the foundation laid by the wild boars that fed them, so their foundation was far more solid than that of other cultivators of the same level. After experiencing the pain of transformation, the barrier that separated mortals from immortals was finally broken through.
"boom--"
Four soft, muffled sounds rang out almost simultaneously, and the previously restless spiritual energy instantly subsided.
Everyone slowly opened their eyes, and a faint golden spiritual aura flickered within their originally dark pupils.
Level 21, early stage of Foundation Establishment!
Looking at the three exquisitely beautiful, yet already Foundation Establishment cultivators, six-year-old children in front of him, Han Li gasped in shock.
If those old monsters who don't have much time left to live were to find out, the entire cultivation world would probably be shaken.
Three six-year-olds at the Foundation Establishment stage—this is not just genius, it's downright monstrous, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity capable of unleashing a bloodbath.
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." Alarm bells rang in Han Xiaoliu's mind. If he were to swagger out like this, these three little guys would probably immediately become the "furnace" or the object of possession by some old monster.
"Luckily, we were prepared."
Han Xiaoliu breathed a sigh of relief, turning his gaze to Han Li, who had been standing quietly by the sidelines, his eyes filled with gratitude. It was all thanks to the "Qi Concealment Technique" that Han Li had obtained from Xiao Cuier.
Although this technique is unremarkable, it is extremely ingenious. It can perfectly conceal a cultivator's cultivation aura within their body, so to outsiders, they can appear to be nothing more than three slightly stronger mortal children.
Just by explaining the consequences of revealing one's cultivation level, the two little ones were frightened into not daring to act recklessly.
Han Li quickly instructed the group on how to cultivate the "Qi Concealment Technique".
A flash of golden light appeared around them, and the terrifying pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage vanished without a trace, replaced by a simple and serene aura.
"Uncle, I feel warm all over, like I have inexhaustible energy!" Han Baibai said excitedly, waving her little fist.
Han Xiaoliu squatted down, rubbed her daughter's head, looked at Han Li, and said solemnly in a low voice, "Quickly thank your uncle. If we don't have this method to conceal our aura, we might face death again and become someone else's prey."
In this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, those who conceal their strength often survive longer than those who display their abilities.