Chapter 17: Spiritual Root Seed? (1/2)

”Right, I should get a water basin.”

From the look of the white-haired Scaled Demon's rock, Jiang Li was 70% sure that there was a Scaled Demon's egg inside. This was the white-haired Scaled Demon's child.

Then the question was, what was the use of an egg of a Scale Demon?

He brought over a basin of water, which was filled with half a bucket of well water. Then, like beating an egg, he placed the rock above the basin. His thumbs pressed between the cracks of the rock and he slowly increased his strength!

Jiang Li was now a true internal force martial artist. His strength was comparable to a pair of iron pincers, and the nails that were infused with internal force were even sharper and tougher than daggers.

The originally imperceptible crack became larger bit by bit. One could see that inside, there was originally a type of white mucus that stuck the stone together.

He suddenly exerted strength!

Slam!

A round object fell out from the rock and landed on the water basin, causing some splashes before floating on the surface of the water.

This… was a seed?

[Name: Spiritual Root Seed?]

[Type: Trash]

[Grade: Unknown]

[Note: Not recommended for consumption.]

He had guessed wrongly. What was hidden in this stone was not the egg of a Scaled Demon, but something that had been appraised as the spiritual root seed

Spiritual root… Could it be the spiritual root that he was thinking of?

This thing was called a spiritual root seed. Could it be that if it was planted in the soil and watered, it would grow a spiritual root?

Jiang Li was a little confused. Shouldn't spiritual roots be an abstract form of cultivation talent?

Apart from his descendant root, he did not think that he had any physical organs that could be called a ”spiritual root”.

Moreover, after reading the appraisal result, there was a question mark behind the name of the spiritual root seed. This was a situation that had never happened before. Jiang Li also did not understand what it represented.

”Strange thing.”

After confirming that there was really nothing else in the rock, Jiang Li picked up the seed and studied it.

Apart from the hard shell of the seed, he did not discover anything else.

After some consideration, Jiang Li found a clay pot in the backyard of the dormitory. After filling it with soil, he watered it with water before planting the seed inside.

This thing should be quite valuable. The appraisal skill indicated that this thing could not be eaten. Since it was a seed, there should not be any problem looking at it.

He placed the pot on the table by the window on the second floor so that the sunlight could shine through the window.

During this time, Yan Hong came again and sent over the monthly allowance from his 19 lackeys.

The monthly allowance of low-grade spiritual root disciples was one spirit stone, five Qi Nourishing Pills and five Qi Recovery Pills.

There were a total of 19 spirit stones, 95 Qi Recovery Pills, and 95 Qi Nourishing Pills.

The two of them first took back their capital, which meant that Jiang Li had taken eight spirit stones, while Yan Hong had taken back two.

Then, they split the remaining items equally.

Although the 19 lackeys did not say it out loud, they were still unhappy about it. It seemed that they would need to be given some psychological counseling after some time.

”Jiang Li, I heard that a disciple with a high-grade spiritual root would need at least ten days to get into the Qi Refinement realm. The slower ones would need a month.”

”Disciples with medium-grade spiritual roots usually need one to three months, and this is under the condition of meditating every day.”

”As for the inferior-grade and low-grade spiritual roots, there's no need to even mention them. Many disciples were unable to draw qi into their bodies even after the first year of the new disciples' term ended.”

After such a long period of cultivation, both of them felt helpless.

”I'll take it slow. Once I draw qi into my body, I'll be able to use medicinal pills to aid me. At that time, things will be much easier.”

They ate dinner together again. To be honest, the food in the outer sect of the Scripture Storage Valley was quite good. There was no limit to the amount of meat and vegetables they could eat.

However, all the new outer sect disciples were not in the mood to enjoy delicacies.

The two of them ate very quickly. After complaining about how difficult it was to master the cultivation method, their bodies went back to meditating honestly.

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In the following half a month, Jiang Li spent most of his time exploring the cultivation method.

He had attended several public lectures in the Outer Sect Study Hall.

This study hall actually had classes every day, but it was usually basic studies and reading classes.

The social structure of this world was very backward, and knowledge and popularization were very low.

Therefore, the usual classes were targeted at these new disciples who were still illiterate.

The weekly elder lecture was the thing that was truly valuable.

For example, the history of a cultivator's origin, the interpretation of cultivation methods and terminology, the common errors of a cultivation newbie, the things to take note of when taking medicinal pills, etc.

Just like the classrooms in his previous life, the disciples loved to listen to the stories of the cultivation world that the elders and senior brothers talked about when they were bragging.

Such trivial knowledge rarely appeared in books, but it was essential knowledge on the path of cultivation.

Just a little bit of information from these elders would be able to save them a lot of trouble.

”Today's lesson was really timely. I've been stuck at that part for five days without any progress. Tonight, I can definitely improve further.”