Chapter 731: Chapter 731

"Brother Shouzhe." After a round of boasting, Lu Xiaoyi noticed that Wang Shouzhe seemed a bit uninterested and blinked her eyes, asking, "Do you not believe me? How about I show you something? Come on, just take out a seed, and I'll show you what a top-tier Da Luo Sacred Artifact is!"

Senior Brother Jinshan perked up at the mention and eagerly pulled out a bunch of bottles and jars from his storage ring, saying, "Miss Xiaoyi, I have many seeds, all kinds, you name it, I can..."

Before he could finish, Lu Xiaoyi controlled the [Yi Wood Creation Bottle] to slam into his stomach, sending him flying.

After hitting him, Lu Xiaoyi spun back, pursing her lips in disdain, "You dog, daring to flirt in front of me, thinking I haven't lived for hundreds of thousands of years?"

After dealing with Senior Brother Jinshan, Lu Xiaoyi put on an innocent face and looked at Wang Shouzhe, "Brother Shouzhe, I only want your seed."

Wang Shouzhe coughed repeatedly, giving Lu Xiaoyi a sidelong glance.

However, he still took out a crimson jade box and extracted a newly cultivated branch of the Scarlet Lotus of Immortality, "Can you cultivate and catalyze this?"

"This..." Lu Xiaoyi's eyes widened, "Isn't this the Scarlet Lotus of Immortality? I remember it's a tenth-grade spiritual herb when mature, the main ingredient for the Tenth Grade Red Lotus Karmic Fire Pill, which is excellent for enhancing the bloodline of fire element cultivators. If the timing isn't right, it can be refined into eighth or ninth-grade pills to significantly increase the cultivation speed of fire element True Immortal Realm cultivators."

"Can you catalyze it?" Wang Shouzhe seemed to be testing Lu Xiaoyi.

"I can!" After carefully pondering, Lu Xiaoyi nodded vigorously, "But it needs a suitable growing environment. If I catalyze it daily, it should mature in about three hundred years!"

"Three hundred years? Isn't that a bit slow?" Wang Shouzhe frowned deeply.

"That's slow?" Lu Xiaoyi jumped up in protest, "Brother Shouzhe, can you do math? A mature tenth-grade spiritual herb, the Scarlet Lotus of Immortality, if supplemented with some auxiliary materials, can be entrusted to a skilled alchemist like Da Luo Holy Sovereign to refine a batch of Tenth Grade Red Lotus Karmic Fire Pills. If luck is slightly on our side, we might get five pills, and even if one is given as a fee to the Sovereign, the remaining four would be worth around twelve Immortal Spirit Stones."

"In just three hundred years, we can earn over ten Immortal Spirit Stones, almost matching the price of the most ordinary Immortal Artifact! I'm the most profitable one here; give me three thousand years, and that's over a hundred Immortal Spirit Stones, thirty thousand years is over a thousand, and three hundred thousand years is..."

"Stop, stop!" Wang Shouzhe quickly interrupted her, "I didn't mean to belittle you; it's just that your catalyzing speed is indeed a bit slow. I can also catalyze spiritual herbs, and with my current bloodline level, if I catalyze daily without rest, it would only take thirty years to mature this Scarlet Lotus of Immortality!"

He was somewhat speechless. Lu Xiaoyi's ability to catalyze spirit plants sounded impressive, but it was only about the same as when he was in the late Purple Mansion Realm, at the eighth bloodline level. Now that he had already advanced to the Divine Realm, his catalyzing speed was naturally incomparable.

As they say, this golden finger came a bit too late.

"How is that possible!?" Lu Xiaoyi was so shocked she almost fell, "Brother Shouzhe, are you lying to me?"

"You're a Spirit Artifact; what would be the point of lying to you?" Wang Shouzhe gave her a sideways glance.

As he spoke, he casually scattered a handful of spiritual rice seeds on the open ground below the pavilion. With a wave of his hand, a stream of profound energy swept over, and the spiritual rice seeds immediately began to take root, sprout, and grow vigorously. In a moment, they had matured into a field of spiritual grain, completing their entire life cycle.

With another wave of his hand, Wang Shouzhe wrapped the spiritual grain in a stream of profound energy, lifting it up. With a slight twist of his divine sense, he harvested a small bag of fresh, fragrant spiritual rice.

Lu Xiaoyi was stunned.

Although Wang Shouzhe had only shown a small part of his skill, she was an expert in this field and was well aware of her own catalyzing speed. Naturally, she could immediately sense how abnormal Wang Shouzhe's catalyzing speed was.

She felt that her most proud ability to catalyze spirit plants had been utterly overshadowed by Brother Shouzhe.

In her hundreds of thousands of years of existence, it was the first time she felt so useless.

The colors of the world seemed to dim.

Wang Shouzhe patted her head and asked, "As a Sacred Artifact, you must be quite powerful in combat, right?"

"Fight, fight, fight?" Lu Xiaoyi was startled, hesitantly saying, "As a top-tier auxiliary Sacred Artifact, I've never actually fought. But my bottle's quality is excellent, very sturdy, maybe it can withstand a Dao Artifact?"

Maybe it can withstand a Dao Artifact?

Wang Shouzhe sighed and shook his head.

"Brother Shouzhe, please don't abandon me, don't dislike me." Lu Xiaoyi flew around Wang Shouzhe, pitifully like a little dog about to be abandoned for being useless, "I can tell you jokes every day; I have a lot of jokes stored in my belly."

"It's okay, it's okay." Seeing her flustered state, Wang Shouzhe comforted her, "You don't have to force yourself; just stay by my side, and maybe one day... By the way, do you use Yi Wood Essence to catalyze spirit plants?"

"Yes, yes, I usually absorb the Yi Wood Essence from heaven and earth to catalyze various spirit plants." Lu Xiaoyi nodded repeatedly, as if seeing a glimmer of hope.

"Can your bottle store my life source profound energy essence?" Wang Shouzhe was curious about this possibility, "Let's experiment."

Saying this, Wang Shouzhe pointed at the Yi Wood Creation Bottle, enveloping it in dense profound energy. Just like catalyzing spirit plants, he actively injected the life source essence from his profound energy into the bottle.

"It's in, it's in." Lu Xiaoyi's face lit up with excitement, exclaiming, "Is this Brother Shouzhe's life source essence? Wonderful, it looks delicious~~ Ooh, Xiaoyi is so happy."

Wang Shouzhe broke into a cold sweat.

For a Spirit Artifact that had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, he couldn't quite tell if she was flirting or not.

Soon after, Lu Xiaoyi began to actively absorb, while Wang Shouzhe relaxed, letting her work automatically.

In no time, the Yi Wood Creation Bottle was filled to the brim with life source liquid essence.

At this point, Wang Shouzhe's profound energy was nearly exhausted, and a hint of fatigue appeared in his eyes.

Wang Shouzhe scattered another handful of spiritual grain seeds, signaling Lu Xiaoyi to go ahead.

Eager to experiment, Lu Xiaoyi immediately rushed over, releasing the stored life source essence from the bottle, transforming it into nourishing rain to catalyze the spiritual grain seeds.

The results were indeed impressive.

The spiritual grain seeds grew rapidly, even faster than when Wang Shouzhe catalyzed them himself, clearly benefiting from the Yi Wood Essence as well.

"Brother Shouzhe, this catalyzing speed is so fast." Lu Xiaoyi flew back, excitedly circling Wang Shouzhe, feeling that her once-dim bottle life had regained its brightness, "Great, thank you, Brother Shouzhe."

"Phew~ Xiaoyi is still quite good."

Wang Shouzhe also breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to store his life source power meant that Lu Xiaoyi finally had some use. Not to mention the slight additive effect of her catalyzing ability, just the fact that she could help with automatic catalyzing saved Wang Shouzhe a lot of effort.

Indeed, Wang Shouzhe could mature a Scarlet Lotus of Immortality in about thirty years, which sounded profitable, worth over ten Immortal Spirit Stones.

But that was simply exhausting Wang Shouzhe's will.

Every time he thought of Wang Fugui's Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Tree and Wang Anye's ability to casually find treasures on his outings, earning ten Immortal Spirit Stones in thirty years felt too meager.

Moreover, it would completely bind Wang Shouzhe to the catalyzing work, like a worker year after year.

Now, with Lu Xiaoyi's help in fully automated catalyzing, Wang Shouzhe could be completely freed from the burdensome work, having his own time to enjoy tea, cultivate his mind, and spend time with his grandchildren—how wonderful!

Lu Xiaoyi, who had inadvertently become a "tool bottle," seemed to have the awareness of a worker, not finding the work tedious, but rather feeling joyful for finding her place by Brother Shouzhe's side.

At least, she didn't have to act as a brick to smash people in fights.

"Brother Shouzhe, it's getting late; you should inherit the [Green Emperor Immortal Scripture] now." Lu Xiaoyi began to flatter her new master, "I can't wait to see Brother Shouzhe dominate the world in the future."

"Alright, let's begin the inheritance." Wang Shouzhe agreed with a slight reservation.

Although the Green Emperor Immortal Scripture wasn't the most compatible with him, it was the most suitable within his reach.

Moreover, to be honest, the existence of an Immortal Scripture with a life source attribute was still uncertain~ naturally, he couldn't miss this opportunity.

Thus, Wang Shouzhe decided to undergo the inheritance of the Green Emperor Immortal Scripture within the Green Emperor Tower in the Small World. Jinshan and Senior Sister Lu Wei would guard him within the tower.

Even Changchun Immortal was unwilling to leave, staying in the Green Emperor Tower to await the results.

This closed-door session lasted several days.

A few days later, within the Green Emperor Tower, a brilliant green light shot straight into the sky.

In an instant, the entire Small World seemed to be dyed green by this light.

The wind and clouds surged in the heavens and earth.

The roaring Yi Wood spiritual energy seemed to be stimulated, surging like waves, and even the sky above seemed to be faintly trembling.

Such a phenomenon immediately alarmed the guardians at the entrance.

"Heavenly phenomenon!" Changchun Immortal rejoiced, "Shouzhe's bloodline has broken through!"

Although this was anticipated, it was previously just speculation. Now that it had become reality, he was still very happy.

This is a Holy Son~ how many Holy Sons are there in the world?

Jinshan and Lu Wei also showed joy on their faces.

As they spoke, Wang Shouzhe had already emerged from the room where he had been in seclusion.

Compared to before inheriting the Immortal Scripture, his appearance hadn't changed at all, and even his clothes were the same. However, his overall aura had undergone a noticeable transformation.

There seemed to be a faint immortal spirit energy about him.

Though his behavior and habits remained the same, there was an inexplicable touch of immortal charm in his every move. If he previously seemed like a banished immortal, now the "seemed like" could probably be omitted.

"Congratulations, congratulations~"

Everyone immediately came forward to greet him.

Lu Xiaoyi was so excited she spun around Wang Shouzhe.

"How does it feel to become a Holy Son?" Senior Sister Lu Wei teased with a smile.

"It feels pretty good."

As Lu Xiaoyi had estimated, after inheriting the Immortal Scripture, his bloodline indeed awakened to the early stage of the tenth level [Sage Body], equivalent to a [Holy Son Grade D, upper level].

He could feel that his bloodline power was now surging like the sea, full of strength, and even comprehending the laws of heaven and earth had become somewhat easier.

Although his cultivation level hadn't changed, still at the seventh level of the Divine Realm, his overall strength had undoubtedly reached a new level.

If he were to compete with Lu Xiaoyi now, he would surely win more decisively.

However, it was also after reaching the Holy Son bloodline that he truly felt how difficult it would be to further enhance his bloodline. Updates are released by novel(ꜰ)ire.net

Even within the same Holy Son Grade D, the difference between [upper level] and [initial entry] was vast. Even with his previously extraordinary aptitude, he hadn't crossed into Grade C.

Nevertheless, Wang Shouzhe didn't dwell on this matter. After all, having a Holy Son bloodline without inheriting the Holy Diagram was already very satisfying.

Since he had broken through another bloodline level, reaching the tenth level, Wang Shouzhe decided to check on his master's condition again, hoping for a miracle.

Unfortunately, after checking, he found that he still couldn't save Changchun Immortal, at most using his profound energy to keep him alive for a little longer.

"Brother Shouzhe, his true spirit has weakened to the extreme, about to dissipate." Lu Xiaoyi, seeing Wang Shouzhe's efforts to save him, came over and said, "Your life source is miraculous, but it can't stop the true spirit from dissipating."

Wang Shouzhe nodded sadly.

The true spirit is the most fundamental and core aspect of a life form, generally only strengthened during breakthroughs with the baptism of heaven and earth and the reshaping of the body.

The increase in lifespan after a cultivator's breakthrough is directly related to the strengthening of the true spirit.

When he first became Changchun Immortal's disciple, his master was already very old. If not for the unexpected advancement of the Longevity Tree, bringing about a wave of heavenly baptism, Changchun Immortal wouldn't have lasted until now.

Currently, he was only relying on the feedback from the Longevity Tree and Wang Shouzhe's profound energy to slow down the decay of his body, but there was no way to stop the weakening of his true spirit.

Moreover, given Changchun Immortal's current physical and true spirit state, methods to enhance bloodline would be extremely risky for him, potentially impacting his already fragile true spirit with a high failure rate.

If it failed, the true spirit would truly dissipate, beyond saving.

Seeing Wang Shouzhe's distress, Lu Xiaoyi added, "Brother Shouzhe, if you want to save him, there is a way. But the cost is quite high~"

Wang Shouzhe immediately perked up.

His bond with Changchun Immortal was deep, and he always remembered his master's protection of the Wang Clan. If he could save him, he certainly would, no matter the cost.

"Brother Shouzhe, have you heard of Chaos Essence?" Lu Xiaoyi explained, "The Holy Emperor once found a treasure trove rich in Chaos Essence. He risked extracting the Chaos Essence and greatly diluted it, using various formulas to refine it into bloodline enhancement liquids of various grades, benefiting humanity. Meanwhile, during the extraction of Chaos Essence, he occasionally obtained some Chaos Origin."

"Chaos Origin is the most precious and rare spiritual material from the beginning of the world, said to be the source from which the ancestors of all living beings were born. Therefore, even a trace of Chaos Origin can repair the damaged true spirit of humans."

"Such a treasure!" Wang Shouzhe's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated, "But where can I find Chaos Origin?"

Just hearing the description of Chaos Origin, he could sense its extreme difficulty to obtain.

"Brother Shouzhe, you already have it?" Lu Xiaoyi blinked her innocent eyes.

"……" Wang Shouzhe was speechless.

"In the Green Emperor Tower, there are three strands of Chaos Origin, all left by the Holy Emperor." Lu Xiaoyi said, "Since Brother Shouzhe has inherited everything here, those three strands of Chaos Origin are yours."

"Bring them to me." Wang Shouzhe suppressed his excitement and instructed.

Lu Xiaoyi obeyed, immediately flying into the treasury and soon returning with a small jade bottle engraved with inscriptions.

The jade bottle was only palm-sized, with a restrained aura, revealing nothing.

Wang Shouzhe took the bottle, slightly opening the lid, and saw three "dark golden threads" inside, resembling living creatures.

They were as thin as hair, about a palm's length, yet as they drifted and floated unconsciously within the jade bottle, a vast aura of the primordial chaos swept over him.

Wang Shouzhe involuntarily took a deep breath, feeling his mind and spirit invigorated, as if cleansed.

This is Chaos Origin!

Changchun Immortal was equally excited, his previously listless spirit seeming to regain vitality: "Good, good, thanks to Shouzhe, I, Changchun, won't die now."