Chapter Fifty-Three: Spiritual Root

  Bai Qi was still enduring, and the Inverse Scale Spear opened a second meridian for him. This second meridian led to the Middle Dantian, but it was very short, almost adjacent to the demon space.

  The mighty power of the red-clothed child's demonic fire was enormous, and in the blink of an eye, the Inverse Scale Spear had already expanded this second meridian, leaving the remaining vital energy to directly expand the space of the Middle Dantian by a hundredfold.

  The remaining cyan breath does not condense into a talisman in the middle dan Tian, but returns to the upper dan Tian and supplements the first talisman.

  One hundred and eight talismans form a complete immortal art, seventy-two talismans form a complete Taoist art, and thirty-six talismans can only be considered as magic. However, from the perspective of use, these restrictions are not strict, in fact, with one talisman, you can already start using magic, the difference is just the strength of the power.

  There are some magical techniques, even if cultivated to the extreme, they are nothing more than the Six Paths of Incantation.

  Bai Qi has now only condensed a talisman, and this talisman contains thousands of characters describing the Taoist arts, showing how complex the Wind Riding technique is.

  The more powerful the Taoist technique, the more complex it is. Bai Qi was also helpless, and cultivating Taoist techniques cannot be taken lightly, it can only be accumulated day by day. Even with the help of the Inverse Scale Spear, the process of condensing the symbol flags cannot be omitted.

  When the sky was bright, Bai Qi finally got up from the ground. The Wind Riding Technique surged around his body, blowing away the impurities on his Taoist robe, still a pure white.

  The white Taoist robe is the White Water True Man's, but it's only a mid-grade treasure. However, that yellow long banner is a low-grade magical artifact - the Xuan Huang Hou Tu Banner.

  The strongest equipment on Bai Shui's body is this thing, and even Bai Qi can't refine it easily. However, it's still possible to get familiar with it first. The Xuan Huang Hou Tu flag has only eighteen talismans, and it needs thirty-six talismans to be a top-grade artifact. Below that, the power of mid-grade and low-grade artifacts differs greatly.

  The Red-clothed Boy spent years in the Gourd of Spirit, his Yin spirit was restored but he didn't dare to be reckless. The one who restored his Yin spirit was the Cyan-Gold Qi inside the Gourd of Spirit. This Cyan-Gold Qi penetrated through his Yin spirit without merging with it, meaning that as long as the will controlling the Gourd of Spirit wished, it could collapse his Yin spirit at any time.

  At this moment of panic, the demon gourd released his dark spirit, flew out and landed in front of Bai Qi.

  Bai Qi was already seated in a chair, looking down at the red-clothed boy and said, "Tell me about your background."

  That red-clothed boy originally wanted to suddenly kill people, but as soon as he slightly moved, the cyan-golden aura in his body reacted and was about to erupt, dissolving his dark spirit.

  The red-clothed boy suppressed the anger in his heart, knelt down on the ground and said: "Hui Xian Chang, I am a demon tree from He Yang Mountain, named Pi Luo. Because I accidentally absorbed a piece of heaven and earth spiritual root, I transformed into a demon. Later, I was worshiped by the mountain people of Qi Huo Zhai, took human form, and obtained a divine position."

  "Has your divine position been conferred by the Heavenly Emperor?" Bai Qi asked cautiously, if this child had been conferred by the Heavenly Emperor, then he couldn't keep him and would have to kill him.

  "Return to Upper Immortal Realm, I'm just a minor demon, not yet qualified to be appointed by the Heavenly Emperor."

  "That's good. From now on, don't call me Upper Immortal, just... just call me Old Master. I'm not skilled at flying, do you have a way to take me to your cave?"

  "Easy does it, old chap." Biro Tongzi looked up at Bai Qi, who motioned for him to get up.

  "Take back your weapon, I don't need it." Bai Qi pointed at the long whip on the ground, which was the weapon of Pi Luo Tong Zi and also his painstakingly refined creation. This kind of innate demon spirit usually didn't have many spells, their weapons were often split out from their body itself, extremely precious.

  Baili Tongzi was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, sir! When shall we leave?"

  "What's the hurry? You're a demon in the Hua Shen stage, and I'm a cultivator in the Hua Qi stage. If we fly back together like this, what if you throw me off halfway? Tell me, should I kill you or not?"

  Baili Tongzi said with a sense of grievance: "Sir, I am willing to surrender, but it must be sincere and genuine, without any deceit or falsehood."

  Bai Qi sank into thought, he himself was also unable to fully control the demon gourd now. If this Pi Luo Tong Zi were to suddenly go berserk, could he withstand it? If he were to refine it, it would be a pity. This Tong Zi, after all, was a demon of the Huan Shen stage, and refining a golden elixir wasn't too difficult.

  At present, it is difficult to improve one's own realm, and having Bi Luo Tong Zi is like having a powerful fighter.

  Baili Tongzi was seen through by Bai Qi, and he also knew that Bai Qi's realm was too low, and he didn't even know how to control himself. Baili Tongzi had an urge to shed tears, what a joke!

  To save his life, he had to say honestly: "Master, my yin spirit collapsed and was repaired by the primordial energy in that gourd. If I'm not loyal to you, Master, the gourd will immediately scatter my soul."

  Bai Qi listened to the words of Pi Luo Tong Zi, and his face was also strange. What is this? A small cultivator in the middle of the foundation stage, forcing a demon in the Nascent Soul stage, while Bai Qi himself was a demon who had achieved the Divine Throne.

  "That's... somewhat unfair to you?" Bai Qi's tone changed quite unnaturally, he didn't even know how to express such emotions.

  "Master, you're not being humble, you must be an immortal reincarnated. The things in your hand are unheard of even by me. One day when you attain immortality, I'll also gain liberation and won't be controlled by my original body, becoming a yang spirit or primordial infant, shedding this demonic body and roaming freely."

  Bai Qi suddenly remembered that this demon was severely restricted by its physical body, and if its physical body was destroyed, the demon would not die, but it would be difficult to cultivate again.

  Following oneself is different, in the Youling calabaza can use Yin Shen to continue cultivating, but the physical body's restraint has disappeared. Moreover, the demon beast, unless it thoroughly achieves human form, otherwise its later progress is dozens of times slower than that of a human cultivator.

  Often a thousand-year-old demon is no match for a Qi-refining cultivator who has studied the Tao for decades.

  "Let's go then." Bai Qi let Beiluo Tongzi lead the way, and they came to the front of the cliff. Although he still couldn't fly, he had a talisman on him, so even if he fell from high altitude, he wouldn't be afraid of getting hurt. Beiluo Tongzi drove up a divine wind, wrapping Bai Qi inside as well, and the two people instantly took off into the air, heading straight south.

  Bai Qi felt the magic of flight in the divine wind, and verified that he had learned a symbol of riding the wind. In less than half an hour, the symbol in his upper dantian was already perfectly round, emitting a crystal-like luster.

  Following that, a second talisman was formed, although it had some illusory meaning, Bai Qi felt his body become much lighter. Pi Luo Tong Zi was shocked, he used his yin spirit to cast spells and carried Bai Qi flying, originally it was very strenuous, but in just a short moment, Bai Qi grasped some of the principles of flying in mid-air, his body became light and agile, Pi Luo Tong Zi's flight speed suddenly increased, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at his cave on the mountain waist.

  Bai Luotong said that Bai Qi was a true immortal reincarnated, but that was just flattery. However, now he's starting to have some doubts - this Bai Qi's cultivation speed is really fast, and his age is absolutely very young. Maybe being by his side could truly lead to becoming a true god, or perhaps...

  Maybe one can break free from divinity and achieve immortality.

  The path of the gods is also a way to achieve longevity, but the lifespan is limited. For example, if one is worshipped by mountain people and those mountain people die out, the incense offerings will cease, and one's divine body will gradually wither away until it becomes an ordinary demon, or even be demoted in rank. If one is appointed by the Heavenly Court, who knows when the Heavenly Emperor might become displeased and revoke one's position? At that time, not only would one's rank be reduced, but one would also suffer heavenly punishment.

  Only by refining the horizontal bones, achieving a human body, can one possibly attain the Dao of immortality. The number of demonic bodies that have achieved immortality in the past ten thousand years can be counted on one's fingers. One's own innate talent may not be enough, perhaps Bai Qi can help oneself...

  This Pei Luo Tong Zi's cave mansion was not spacious, he was an inexperienced demon god, and only opened up a bedroom, a dan room, and then there was a natural limestone cave, where his true body grew.

  Bailu Tongzi brought Baqi to the cave, and when they entered, Baqi saw that the cave was filled with crystal-clear minerals everywhere. However, the heavenly energy contained within those minerals had already been absorbed by a giant tree growing in the center of the cave, rendering them useless.

  Under the tree, deep into the mountain belly, the root system is developed, and the leaves are black. The branches are dense. From a distance, Bai Qi smelled the fragrance of the tree, which had not yet bloomed. The fragrance was emitted from the trunk. The entire tree could not be seen clearly, with thick branches that were black with a hint of red. Bai Qi walked to the edge of the cave and looked down, seeing a branch of the cave where the roots of the tree extended downward for over a hundred zhang.

  "Old master, this physique of mine can bear fruit, and the fruit it bears is mostly a condensation of my demonic yuan, which can prolong life and benefit longevity."

  "Refined it's a pity, can we take them all away?" asked Bai Qi.

  The body of this Píluó Tóngzi is full of vitality, and more importantly, it has absorbed the ancient heavenly and earthly spiritual roots. A plant demon with such attributes can be grafted with many medicinal herbs, making it a pretty good natural medicine garden. I'm not skilled in alchemy myself, and I don't plan to spend energy learning it in the short term, unless I achieve Golden Elixir and live long enough.

  "Master, can this gourd absorb an entire mountain?" asked Bier Luo Tongzi hesitantly.

  Bai Qi shook his head, he didn't have such a big skill. Under helplessness, Pi Luo Tongzi jumped up and down, the yin spirit returned to its body, then shrunk its body, still transforming into a child-like appearance. Bai Qi released the demon spirit gourd, Pi Luo Tongzi jumped into the gourd, his body rooted behind the beheading general's seal god platform, somewhat depressed, he returned to Bai Qi's side.

  Bai Qi said: "Don't worry, when I achieve the Golden Elixir, I will cut off your connection with the original body and help you achieve the Yang Spirit."

  "Master, there are still some heavenly and earthly spiritual roots in the cave below. I haven't fully absorbed them yet, Master can take them away too."

  Bai Qi heard this and thought that he was in need of such a thing. He was overjoyed and said, "No need, you just guard the cave entrance, I'll go down myself."

  He also knew that there was no one threatening nearby, so he simply refined the spiritual root of heaven and earth here, and completing his demon fairy body as soon as possible was the priority.