Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

Chapter 261: Chapter 261: Scope of Investigation

Zhang Chi already possessed two of the High Tier Spiritual Objects required for the seed to sprout: the Five Elements Spirit Soil and the Tier Four Earth Milk Spiritual Spring.

In addition, Spiritual Eye Spring Water was also one of the required Spiritual Objects, but it had to be of Tier Four quality.

Upon learning this, Zhang Chi had a sudden realization.

He had studied that seed long ago, even burying it in the Five Elements Spirit Soil and watering it with Spiritual Eye Spring Water, but there had been no reaction.

He had originally thought there was a problem with the seed, but now he realized the level and quantity of the Spiritual Objects were insufficient.

’Once I leave the Great Abyss and my Cultivation is higher, I can try to collect the Spiritual Objects and nurture this seed.’

Zhang Chi immediately made his decision.

This Heaven-Reaching Tree’s level was too high. Forget maturity, even for it to grow to its juvenile stage would likely take tens of thousands of years.

Therefore, he wouldn’t aim too high; he would be satisfied just getting the seed to sprout.

Because according to the Rare Treasures Record, even a sprouted seed could gather the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and accelerate a Cultivator’s cultivation speed.

At the same time, after the seed sprouted, the sprout would condense a kind of strange Spirit Dew, which could be used to help Cultivators break through and could also enhance their aptitude.

Of course, this was just the best-case scenario. Perhaps a Heaven-Reaching Tree already existed, in which case the seed would be unable to sprout.

But even so, the seed itself could be treated as a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. If processed and consumed directly, it could also bring many benefits to a Cultivator, though they would be far inferior in comparison.

Next, Zhang Chi really wanted to use his Divination Technique to calculate whether the seed had a chance of sprouting.

But he quickly dismissed the thought. The Heaven-Reaching Tree’s status was too high; his Divination Technique would surely be powerless, and it was highly likely to trigger a massive backlash exceeding the Jade Pendant’s limits.

After that, Zhang Chi put the seed away again.

He also decided that he absolutely could not let anyone know the seed’s origin. If this seed could truly sprout, it would undoubtedly be a supreme treasure, one that might even be comparable to his Jade Pendant.

He looked at the Bone Scroll for a while longer, then took out a piece of Divine Iron Wood. After examining it carefully, he immediately began processing it, then started the refining process with other materials.

He had already done this countless times in the Dream Space. As a result, the entire process was second nature, and he encountered no difficulties at all.

And what he was refining this time was precisely a Tier Three Upper Grade Puppet.

’Once I finish refining this Puppet, and after I upgrade Corpse Puppet No.1 to Tier Three Peak, then with the two Tier Three Peak Puppets from the Teleportation Array Palace and my own Combat Power, I won’t have to fear anyone below the Nascent Soul Realm!’

Zhang Chi was full of anticipation.

However, he didn’t even think about comparing himself to Nascent Soul Powerhouses, as the gap between their Realms was too vast.

There was an insurmountable chasm between even a Golden Core Peak and a Nascent Soul, let alone a mere Golden Core Late Stage like him.

He had been in close proximity to a Nascent Soul before and had even watched Nascent Soul Powerhouses fight from a distance, so he was keenly aware of the enormous gap between himself and them.

’Huh? What’s going on?’

Several days passed quickly. This evening, just as Zhang Chi finished practicing the Star Sword Control Technique and was about to continue refining his Puppet, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

The situation was just like back then, right before he was ambushed by the Celestial Corpse Sect.

Only this time, he didn’t feel the same sense of unease or impending doom.

Moreover, the dizziness quickly vanished.

’Could someone be divining my information again? That must be it. And I just killed the Cyan Cloud Elders. This time, it’s most likely Yu Wan and her master, along with the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master, who have gone to find Celestial Star True Monarch!’

Zhang Chi thought for a moment and immediately guessed the reason.

He immediately took out his Tier Three Turtle Shell and performed a calculation, quickly confirming that his guess was spot on.

After that, he divined his own safety and found that he was safe for the short term, only then breathing a sigh of relief.

However, this still put him on alert. The dizziness this time was more severe than the last, yet his Turtle Shell Divination Skill had already reached Tier Three Peak.

This meant that the other party’s Calculation Skill had likely reached Tier Four, and they had therefore obtained more precise information about him.

’This won’t do. I have to leave as soon as possible. Only then can I be completely safe!’

So, he immediately decided to speed things up, not even planning to wait for Corpse Puppet No.1 to finish digesting the Golden Core Spiritual Power.

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"Senior Brother Celestial Star, what did you find?"

Late at night, in the Star Sect’s Cloud-top Celestial Palace, a group of Nascent Soul Cultivators was gathered. Among them were the Nascent Soul Elder from the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master.

At this moment, the two of them were staring nervously at Celestial Star True Monarch, waiting for him to announce the results.

He, in turn, had just completed a calculation, but this time his expression was normal, seemingly not having suffered much of a backlash.

"This person is a Golden Core Cultivator from the ten sects of Yuan South, and they are likely in one of three sects: Golden Sun, Cangwu, or Pill King. Furthermore, this person has a deep entanglement with your Cyan Cloud Sect!" Celestial Star True Monarch said with a faint smile.

At this moment, his right hand held a Duster with a golden handle and white bristles, while his left hand cradled a silvery-white circular plate that shimmered with starlight.

Both of these items were special Upper Grade Magical Treasures he had newly acquired from a Grotto Heaven Secret Realm. It was thanks to them that his Celestial Mechanism Calculation Skill was able to successfully break through.

Moreover, the backlash he now received from each calculation was much smaller than before.

However, he had not obtained these two treasures alone. They were found during an exploration with numerous other Nascent Soul experts. They were simply more suited for his use, so they were given to him.

In exchange, he had promised to perform one free calculation for each of those Nascent Soul experts, which was why so many of them were gathered here.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Celestial Star!"

The Cyan Cloud Sect’s Nascent Soul Elder and the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master were overjoyed upon hearing this.

With this information, although they couldn’t directly identify the culprit, the scope of their search would be narrowed significantly, making the investigation undoubtedly faster and easier.

After all, the Three Great Sects only had about three thousand Golden Core Cultivators combined, and that was only because the number of Golden Cores had increased dramatically in recent years.

The number of those with Golden Core Late Stage Cultivation was even smaller.

Even if they included Golden Core Middle Stage and Golden Core Peak cultivators in the search, it wouldn’t take long to investigate.

"Senior Brother Celestial Star, are you certain?"

"Exactly! We Three Great Sects don’t have such a top-tier Sword Dao master!"

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul Powerhouses from the Pill King Sect, Golden Sun Sect, and Cangwu Sect all looked displeased.

"The celestial phenomena show it to be so; it has nothing to do with my personal opinion. Besides, if the culprit isn’t in your sects, then you naturally have nothing to worry about. If he is, then finding him is a good thing for your sects."

"After all, if such an individual remains hidden, he will sooner or later cause even greater disaster," Celestial Star True Monarch said with a slight smile.

"Senior Brother Celestial Star speaks reason. I think it would be best if the three of you cooperate directly with our investigation. It will surely be faster that way."

"Indeed. That way, you can clean up your own house, and it will save everyone the embarrassment!"

The Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master and the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Supreme Elder immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"Fine. But if you find nothing, you will have to make a formal apology to us."

"That’s right. We Three Great Sects will not be falsely accused."

Lu Daoyi and the others did not refuse, because what Celestial Star True Monarch said was correct. Besides, refusing would only make everyone think they were sheltering the culprit.

They actually wanted to shelter the culprit. After all, his Combat Power was too strong. If he could reach the Nascent Soul Realm, he would surely become a top-tier powerhouse.

However, his crime was too great, so they could only take things one step at a time.

Besides, they had no memory of such a powerful expert within their sects.

For this reason, they all believed the culprit was in one of the other two sects and therefore weren’t too concerned.

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