Chapter 161: Attacked (1/2)

The Nine Nether Dao Scripture was powerful, extremely powerful.

The quality of this Daoist scripture was not inferior to the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra. In Jiang Li's hands, there was a Nine Nether Wood Branch that could assist in cultivation.

It was not an exaggeration to say that he was blessed by heaven. His cultivation naturally progressed very smoothly.

Even now, just the strength of the Nine Nether spiritual qi was sufficient for Jiang Li to crush his former self with a raise of his hand.

As for the other mysteries of the Dao Scripture, Jiang Li still had to slowly explore them himself.

At the moment, there were eleven spiritual fruits hanging on the treetop of the spiritual root clone. Ten of them were Qi Refinement realm fruits of various attributes, and another was the Nine Nether Earth Fruit of the water attribute Foundation Establishment realm.

Of course, there were also nine spiritual root seeds that had all their nutrients sucked dry.

Right now, Jiang Li could still choose to consume the Nine Nether Earth Fruits of other attributes to increase the production of a new artificial spiritual root.

However, he would definitely not waste his time and effort on cultivating the new artificial spiritual root. At most, he would get another supplementary method.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and eliminated the three types of spiritual roots that were unrelated to him — Metal, Earth, and Yang.

He had several choices left.

Water attribute spiritual root, fire attribute spiritual root, and ice attribute spiritual root.

Yes, the spirit root seed that was the size of a durian seed had already thrown it into his Nine Nether clone.

Now, he could confirm that the power contained in this spiritual root seed came from a Golden Core cultivator with a variant ice attribute.

It was naturally the elder, Duan Shuang.

It seemed that the genius elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall had successfully separated the spiritual root seed before he died and was then swallowed by the red-robed rat.

In this way, Jiang Li was much more at ease. He lived in the old estate of the other party and dug out the other party's inheritance. Now, he didn't have to worry about the revenge of a Golden Core cultivator in secret.

As for how to deal with that power, Jiang Li naturally wanted to test what the Nine Nether Earth Fruit condensed from the essence of a Golden Core cultivator tasted like.

Consuming this three-star Earth Fruit could not only allow him to obtain a rare variant ice-attribute spiritual root, but it could also allow him to become an ice-attribute Core Formation cultivator in a short period of time.

The temptation was naturally extremely great. If it was someone else, they would eat it without saying anything.

However, to Jiang Li, that was all. The realm that he could reach after eating the Earth Fruit was Core Formation, not Golden Core.

That was because Elder Duan Shuang had just advanced to the Golden Core realm back then. It could be said that he did not have any accumulation in terms of Golden Core cultivation.

After he died, this spiritual root seed even experienced a transfer midway. It stayed in the red-coated rat's body for a while before it was forced out by Jiang Li with waste pills.

This kind of eviction was very damaging to the spiritual root seed. This was already known when Jiang Li was experimenting with the Maha fish.

If he were to turn this spiritual root seed into the Nine Nether Earth Fruit and consume it directly, due to the difference in attributes, the effects would definitely be reduced again.

The Golden Core that Jiang Li had been thinking about for a long time would be completely ruined.

Elder Duan Shuang took the risk of betraying the sect and dying to refine the Golden Core that was infused with the elements of life and death.

No matter how he thought about it, Jiang Li knew that the Golden Core was definitely not ordinary.

Even Jiang Li would feel pain if he lost such a thing for nothing. Therefore, no matter what, Jiang Li planned to preserve the Golden Core first.

In addition, for the current Jiang Li, having an ice spiritual root at the Core Formation realm might not be of much help to him.

In fact, it would only harm his future.

One had to know that a Dao Foundation was the foundation of a cultivator's Great Dao. It was the beginning and foundation of everything. It was a stage that could not be neglected.

With Jiang Li's current situation, he cultivated three cultivation methods of spirit, body, and qi. Moreover, they were top-notch cultivation methods passed down from ancient times.

When he reached the Foundation Establishment realm, it would not be too much to say that it would shock the world. At that time, with the combat strength of a Core Formation realm cultivator, he would most likely not be too weak.

However, right now, if he used an artificial spiritual root to hastily build his foundation for a mere Core Formation realm and wasted all his previous accumulations, it would be the biggest loss in his life.

Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, Jiang Li still gave up the temptation of the ice spiritual root. He planned to completely absorb the energy of this spiritual root seed for his Nine Nether Clone so that he could use every bit of strength to the greatest extent.

Then, Jiang Li had two choices left.

Water nourished wood, so he could use the cultivation of an artificial spiritual root to continue strengthening the power of the Nine Nether Dao Scripture.

Wood fueled fire, so using an additional fire attribute spiritual root and the enhancement of the Nine Nether spiritual qi to obtain a fire attribute cultivation base was similarly not bad.

This caused Jiang Li to be unable to make a decision.

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After letting his spiritual root clone digest the Golden Core realm cultivation, Jiang Li finally walked out of his room.

In the encampment, most of the cultivators ran to the spectator's area. There were not many people in this area.

Eh?

Jiang Li suddenly turned around to look at the nearby street corner, and a gaze just happened to meet his.

The other party was an outer sect disciple that Jiang Li did not have any impression of. After Jiang Li noticed him, he immediately revealed a panicked expression as if he had been caught doing something bad, and then he turned around and actually fled immediately.

At this moment, Jiang Li's Mind attribute far exceeded that of ordinary people, causing his spiritual senses to be rather strong. At this distance, he would immediately be noticed by others if they looked at him.

The moment he stepped out, he noticed this situation. From the looks of it, that person had been monitoring him for a long time. Judging from his behavior, he clearly had ill intentions.

Jiang Li frowned, but he did not take it to heart.

He left his hut and strolled toward the Rejuvenation Hall.

The Scripture Storage Valley encampment in the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm was not big. Furthermore, it was very close to the Demon Vanquishing Hall's building. He quickly arrived.

However, it was obvious that the medical practitioners of Rejuvenation Hall were definitely on standby at the edge of the field. This time, Jiang Li had gone there for nothing.

In the area of the Rejuvenation Hall, there were only a few registered disciples drying and arranging the herbs in the courtyard.

These were all high aged spiritual herbs produced in the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm. A single lingzhi was the size of a basin. It looked quite exaggerated.

After Jiang Li took a glance, he originally intended to leave and go to the combat area to look for Senior Sister Qi Yu to help, but he saw a familiar face.

”Lu Qianqian? Long time no see.”

In the courtyard that was covered in medicinal herbs drying under the sun, a petite registered disciple was cutting a few pieces of herbs that were the size of radishes.

When she heard Jiang Li's voice, Lu Qianqian raised her head. Her original baby face had gone missing after a few months, and she had already lost weight. Both her sleeves were tied up, and it could be seen that she had become much more capable and experienced.

It seemed that the outer sect was really a place to train people. It was very difficult for people who did not work hard to survive in that kind of environment.

”Senior… Senior Brother Jiang Li.”

When Lu Qianqian saw Jiang Li, she was obviously stunned. Then, her expression became complicated.

In the past, they were actually considered friends. They had listened to lessons in the Cultivation Hall together, gone out of the sect to do missions together, and even formed a small group that helped each other in the outer sect.

However, due to Yu Banxia's incident, an awkward barrier formed between Jiang Li and the small group.

Especially Lu Qianqian, although she did not blame Jiang Li for not saving Yu Banxia.

However, the key was that Yu Banxia had died at Jiang Li's hands.

This was a sect mission and Jiang Li had no other choice, it was not wrong.

However, in Lu Qianqian's mind, it was hard to be so rational.

'I asked you to save him, but you killed him in the end and took this opportunity to become an inner sect disciple.'

This logic was hard to accept in the minds of ordinary people.

However, Jiang Li was actually not very familiar with her. Helping her was out of kindness, and it was not his duty. She had no reason to blame Jiang Li.

Therefore, in the end, this awkward situation ended up with them not meeting up anymore.

He did not expect to meet her here again after a few months.

”You don't have to be so polite. However, when did you enter the Rejuvenation Hall? We can be considered neighbors in the sect now.”

Right now, they were inner sect and outer sect disciples respectively, and their statuses were different. The other party called him senior brother, so Jiang Li smiled and accepted it calmly.

However, Jiang Li also recalled that Lu Qianqian was a medical cultivator and had the foundation of her family's legacy. As long as her cultivation level was passable, it would not be difficult for her to join the Rejuvenation Hall to do odd jobs.

”I've only been in the Rejuvenation Hall for a short period of time. Senior Brother is usually busy, so you naturally don't know.”

Lu Qianqian's reply was still a little awkward. Clearly, she was not used to speaking to Jiang Li in a respectful tone.

Jiang Li did not care much. After casually chatting for a while, he suddenly recalled something.