Chapter 1014 - Xiang’er Reappears (2/2)

The Celestial Spirit Body was rare even during the Immemorial Age. It was a legend among legends. Perhaps, it was befitting to call one who was born with a Divine Body a reincarnated immortal. However, those who were born with the Celestial Spirit Body could be considered the reincarnation of the king of the immortals. Besides that, the Celestial Spirit Body was not something that one could cultivate because it was on another level.

“Let’s hope that the girl can grow stronger,” Mo Wen’s mother said worriedly.

“Madam, Xiaoyou is not simple. We might have misjudged Xiaoyou based on her meek appearance. But in reality, she is an iron fist in a velvet glove. She is rather tough. She will surely perfect whatever that she has set her mind on doing.”

Xiang’er was personally in charge of training Qin Xiaoyou. Back then, Xiang’er merely said two lines: Mo Wen might die at the hands of strong foes in the future. He needed powerful assistants to aid his cause. After that, Xiang’er actually did not need to say much. For the past two years, Qing Xiaoyou had been frenziedly devoted to her cultivation. She didn’t even mention visiting her family.

“Hmm. Put more effort into training this child. She has the Celestial Spirit Body, which makes her different from others. Perhaps she can do things that others can’t.” A glimpse of motherly affection flashed in the eyes of Mo Wen’s mother. Clearly, she was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law, Xiaoyou.

“By the way, since Little Master has cultivated the Divine Body at the Primordial Soul Realm, will he attract the attention of others?” Xiang’er asked with a frown. It was not good news if the Little Master attracted the attention of certain people at such an early stage.

“Don’t worry. Since the old fellow dares to do so, he will surely hide this matter from others. It’s likely that he will seal Little Stone’s Divine Body. Besides that, with Little Stone’s current cultivation, it’s not a good thing if he masters the power of the Divine Body too quickly.”

Cultivating was like building a house. Its foundation must be strong. No matter how silly the old fellow was, it was impossible for him to let Little Stone master the power of the Divine Body at the Primordial Soul Realm.

The Divine Body was a terrifying force that could threaten even Virtue and Justice Realm cultivators. Even Xiang’er, who had been preparing for years, had yet to successfully coalesce this body.

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In the Creation Pool, the Ink Scaled King and the Jade Xiu King stared intently at Mo Wen. They were afraid that they would miss any moment of his transformation. They both knew that they might be witnessing a miracle at play.

“That is… a Spirit Tree! Good heavens, it is actually a Spirit Tree! He actually coalesced a Spirit Tree.”

The Ink Scaled King suddenly pointed at Mo Wen’s head and cried out loudly in excitement. A small tree had appeared in Mo Wen’s crystal clear head. The tree was not big and was seemingly a mere sprout. It had a few thin twigs.

The Jade Xiu King also noticed it immediately. The expression on his face was rather pleasant.

“It is actually a Spirit Tree. Could it be that he can actually coalesce a Divine Body?”

The Jade Xiu King could not believe it. Even a Spirit Tree had appeared. Mo Wen was just one step away from coalescing a Divine Body!

Although it was just a sapling and had yet to become a towering tree, the two Great Kings knew clearly what it signified.

If a mortal wanted to cultivate immortality, they first had to possess spiritual roots. Only those who were equipped with spiritual roots could walk the Way of Immortals. Those without spiritual roots could only walk the way of martial art teachings. Although they could also begin their immortal cultivation by practicing martial arts, wanting to reach immortality was far more difficult for ancient martial art practitioners than immortal cultivators.

Mo Wen was also someone without spiritual roots. Under normal circumstances, it would also have been difficult for him to walk the Way of Immortals. However, after a series of fateful encounters, he managed to reach this stage.

Spiritual roots were the bridge that humans used to communicate with the heavens and the earth. The spiritual roots could keenly come in contact with the Power of Heaven and Earth.

On some levels, the Spirit Tree could be deemed as the source of spiritual roots. It could also be considered the predecessor of spiritual roots. No matter how pure one’s spiritual roots were, it was impossible for them to be compared to the Spirit Tree. An appearance of the Spirit Tree meant one was rising to another level. It was a whole new level for a living creature. According to legends, only immortals or the Heavenly Path Sages could coalesce a Spirit Tree.

“Once Mo Wen successfully coalesces a Spirit Tree, won’t it be a piece of cake for him to coalesce a Divine Body?” The Ink Scaled King stared at Mo Wen with his eyes wide open. Why was a Divine Body hard to coalesce? It was because before one could coalesce a Divine Body, they must first coalesce a Spirit Tree. Only a Divine Body which was equipped with a Spirit Tree could be said to be the real Divine Body.

However, the Ink Scaled King had just finished speaking when the light in Mo Wen’s body suddenly dimmed, like a candle being suddenly extinguished. His crystal-like body also returned to its normal condition, as though nothing had occurred.

“Huh? What’s happening?”

The two kings were stunned. Just now, Mo Wen had coalesced a Spirit Tree, and he was only a step away from successfully coalescing a Divine Body. Why had everything disappeared all of a sudden?

Could it be that the coalescence had failed?

Their facial expressions changed slightly. Mo Wen was just a step away from it. The last step! They were ready to witness a miracle. Could it be that Mo Wen would fail on the verge of success?

For a moment, both of them had mixed feelings. When they observed Mo Wen carefully again, they found that there were no longer anomalies on his body. He was no different from a commoner who was meditating.

A glimmer of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the Jade Xiu King and the Ink Scaled King. They also did not know what had happened. Perhaps Mo Wen had failed. But that was reasonable. The Divine Body was something that even the Virtue and Justice Realm cultivators would not necessarily be able to coalesce. It was way too difficult for Mo Wen to reach that step.