"You have too few magical treasures on you, at least buy a few more. Also, you mentioned that your Ice Spirit Root has a major flaw, what's going on?" Star Emperor suddenly said.

  Qin Lingyun hesitated for a moment, she had many secrets on her body, and the Ice Spirit Root was one of them. To explain the reason behind things clearly, she would have to reveal the secret of refining the elixir with her own blood. How could such a secret be casually revealed to others?

  But Xingdi stayed by her side all day, unless she stopped cultivating in the future, otherwise this secret would not be hidden for long. She bit her lip and Qin Lingyun said seriously: "Xingdi, you must swear not to reveal my secret."

  Xing Di was taken aback, then composed himself and said: "Now I and you are like ants on the same string, sharing honor and loss together. Look at my current state, only a wisp of residual soul remains. If my identity is exposed, who knows how many malicious cultivators will be attracted? Think about it, how could I possibly reveal your secret?"

  Qin Lingyun thought carefully, and the value of what Xingdi knew was also extremely great. If he were caught, as long as some soul-searching techniques were used, all of Xingdi's knowledge could be searched out. Just as Xingdi said, the two of them had indeed become interdependent.

  Immediately afterwards, Qin Lingyun revealed some of her secrets to Xingdi, but the most crucial emerald jade hairpin was still kept hidden.

  Knowing the secret of Qin Lingyun's blood-refining elixir, Xingdi's face couldn't help but reveal a hint of shock. This was the first time he had heard that refining an elixir could achieve a 100% success rate. As for the secret of the Ice Spirit Root, it was secondary in comparison.

  Xing Di fell silent for a moment before slowly saying in a serious tone: "May I take a look at your spiritual root?"

  Xingdi didn't know why Qin Lingyun's blood had such a magical effect, but as for the problem of Binglinggen, he had some confidence in figuring it out.

  Qin Lingyun knew that Xingdi couldn't take over her body, so she transmitted a message: "What do you need me to do?"

  "It's simple, as long as you don't reject old man's energy."

  Xingdi stretched out his left hand from the wide sleeve, his palm was slender and perfect, with a ring on his middle finger, set with a pale red gemstone.

  At this time, a small segment of blue light ring like smoke rings condensed on his fingertips, pointed at Qin Lingyun's forehead, and then like a snake drilled into her body, turned around in a circle, and re-emerged from her forehead.

  "This is just a small trick, and from it, one should be able to see the problem with the spiritual root."

  Xingdi withdrew the blue light halo that resembled a wisp of smoke, closed his eyes, and formed a strange hand seal with both hands. After changing several times, his face was overcast, and he slowly said, "So it's like this."

  Seeing Qin Lingyun looking at him with inquiring eyes, Xing Di suddenly said: "Honestly tell me, did you not have a spiritual root from the very beginning?"

  Qin Lingyun did not hesitate and said, "Indeed it is."

  Xingdi said: "That's right, the Ice Spirit Root in your body is acquired later in life, seemingly constructed by the laws of heaven and earth. This Ice Spirit Root may not be innate, but its quality should be better than that of an innate Ice Spirit Root. However, there is a hint of something amiss, because what you have acquired in your body is not just the Ice Spirit Root, but also another unknown Hidden Spirit Root."

  Xing Di continued, "If they were all hidden spirit roots or all exposed spirit roots, there wouldn't be a problem. The key issue is that it's one exposed and one hidden. Have you ever heard of a cultivator having one exposed and one hidden spirit root?"

  Qin Lingyun shook her head: "I've never heard of it." She really hadn't, in her understanding, this kind of spiritual root was impossible to exist.

  A strange expression appeared on Xingdi's face, as if recalling something from the past. It wasn't until a long time later that he finally let out a breath.

  "The Linggen appears and disappears, this situation is called the Xianling Root of the Void Immortal." The Star Emperor said slowly.

  "Xu Xian Ling Gen!?" Qin Lingyun was taken aback, this name sounded quite formidable, but as for what it actually meant, she had no idea.

  "To clearly state what a Void Spirit Root is, one must first understand what the Void Spirit Realm is."

  "What is the Xian Xia realm you know?"

  Qin Lingyun was somewhat surprised and said: "Isn't it just the five realms of Refining Qi, Building Foundation, Forming Dan, Yuan Ying, and Transforming Spirit?"

  Xingdi said: "What you said about the five realms is just the first stage of cultivation, after passing through the Huashen realm, one can enter the second stage of cultivation. In the second stage, there are Jingpo, Shenhuang, Buxiao, Xuduo, and Yuhua Dengxian five realms. Those who cross over from the first stage to the second stage can be called a Void Immortal. Having a Void Immortal spiritual root represents having the potential to become a Void Immortal."

  Qin Lingyun first heard that after the first stage of cultivation, there was actually a second stage. She thought she knew a lot, but it turned out she was still very superficial.

  Qin Lingyun was surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Since there is a second stage of cultivation, is there also a third stage? Does this world really have immortals?"

  Qin Lingyun's first question was aimed at Xingdi's statement about the two major stages of cultivating immortality, while her second question was one she had always wanted to ask herself.

  It is said that the true immortal has jumped out of the three realms, not in the five elements, not dead or destroyed, and has the same lifespan as heaven and earth. According to her knowledge, even if one is a Xian cultivator, there are still limitations to their lifespan, and it is impossible for them to live forever without dying.

  Xingdi clearly understood that Qin Lingyun was referring to the true immortal. He slowly said, "I used to think that entering the second stage of cultivation was already a true immortal, but later I found out that virtual immortals are not truly undying and indestructible. To be honest, I don't know how to answer your questions. Is there a third stage of cultivation? I'm not clear about it. Are there really immortals? I'm also unclear about that."

  Qin Lingyun said regretfully: "Then I asked in vain."

  Xingdi continued: "The Void Spirit Root has the potential to break through the first stage, but it needs a strange object to assist it. Otherwise, it would be an exaggeration to call it a waste of spirit root. Unfortunately, that strange object is basically extinct in Dayue Star."

  "That means I'll still need to use a large amount of spiritual medicine to forcibly raise my cultivation in the future?"

  Xing Di Dao said, "That's right, but before that, I need to find some medicinal herbs to configure a Lingdan to awaken the hidden spiritual root in you. Fortunately, your blood is 100% suitable for alchemy, so as long as we have enough materials, we don't have to worry about the success of the refining process."

  Qin Lingyun was so engrossed in conversation that she didn't notice they had already walked onto another street. Here, towering buildings stood on both sides, obviously a gathering place for many large shops catering to cultivators, selling elixirs, magical artifacts, spells and other items. In addition, there were several larger auction houses.