Chapter 65
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Chapter 65: Ancestor Li Huo
The other Foundation Establishment cultivators were also shocked by this and looked at Wang Yu with new eyes.
But before they could speak, Martial Brother Gu shook his head and said first:
"It’s not a real Half Extreme Spirit Flame; it’s just the second-rank power of a spiritual talisman activating, forcing an increase in the potential of his Fire Spiritual Root. He still has a high-quality Spiritual Root and has not reached the level of half-step top quality."
"So it was just potential; you startled me. I thought I almost missed a half-step top quality Spiritual Root disciple," the thin old man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a click of his tongue.
"Potential is just potential; the difference between a high-quality Spiritual Root and a half-step top-tier Spiritual Root is like heaven and earth. It’s almost impossible to hope to cultivate a high-quality Spiritual Root into a half-step top-tier one in the future." The man in black armor, who had not spoken before, suddenly spoke up, his voice harsh like metal scraping.
"However, this also shows that this little guy’s Spiritual Root quality is very high and is already very close to a half-step top-tier. Otherwise, such potential would not be visible. If it weren’t for the ancestor’s recognition, I would really like to grant him an inner disciple qualification and see how he develops in the future." The woman in colorful clothing said thoughtfully while assessing Wang Yu.
"Sister Yun, there aren’t any powerful fire attribute cultivation methods at Qinglong Mountain, so don’t cause any trouble. Besides, the status of inner disciples is incredibly precious; how can it be given to a disciple who cultivates too slowly and has no hope of Foundation Establishment?" The thin old man said, puffing out his cheeks and glaring.
"Slow cultivation speed can be compensated for with spirit medicine, but a high-quality Spiritual Root is rare and cannot be sought out. As for cultivation methods, even though we at Qinglong Mountain do not have the Fire Method, we have Dragon Flame Technique, which is not much inferior." The woman in colorful clothing said with a light laugh.
"Four Spirit Roots? How many resources would be needed to give even a slight chance of Foundation Establishment?" The thin old man shook his head repeatedly.
Elder Liu and the man in black remained silent, clearly uncertain about whether to grant Wang Yu the status of inner disciple.
At that moment, Wang Yu felt his power no longer leaking into the shining disc image. Hearing the conversation among the several powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators in front of him, he was both excited and surprised.
He was happy that his Fire Spiritual Root seemed to be even better than he had imagined.
He was surprised that even so, it seemed very difficult to become an inner disciple; the number of Spiritual Roots was much more important than he had thought.
"Since this child has a Fire Spiritual Root and a top-grade Fire Spiritual Root, it shows that he is the person the ancestor needs. How to handle it is no longer our decision. I must first take this child to meet the ancestor." But Martial Brother Gu interrupted the two arguing, and when he stopped the spell in his hand, the image of the light disk collapsed and shattered.
Then, a rush of red light flew out from his sleeve, wrapping around Wang Yu and transforming into a burst of red light that soared away.
Only the onlookers were left staring at each other in surprise.
"Martial Brother Gu’s fire escape technique has become even more exquisite," Elder Liu’s soft voice echoed in the hall after a long while.
…
Wang Yu felt as if he were in a dream, with red light all around him, but his body was being carried gently by some invisible force.
After a few breaths, the red light in front of them gathered, and the two appeared in front of a seven or eight-zhang tall red building, surrounded by cracked black-red earth.
Wang Yu felt the air around him was as hot as fire, and just a quick glance around almost made him faint in fear.
It was actually a huge volcanic crater.
In the distance, one could even see the bright red lava slowly flowing, but for some reason, the area in the center had turned into dark red land, and on top of it, a strange loft was built.
"I almost forgot, you are just in the early stage of the Qi Refining Stage. Here, take this fire-avoiding token." The red-haired man saw Wang Yu sweating and suddenly remembered something, pulling out a blue jade token from his pocket and handing it to Wang Yu.
Wang Yu hurriedly thanked him and accepted it, feeling a cool sensation coming from the token that made the intense heat around him lessen by a large amount.
He let out a sigh, and his mind finally settled down a bit, but when he looked at the nearby lava, his face still turned pale.
"Disciple Gu Xingming, I greet the Ancestor."
Although the main door of the loft was wide open and it seemed empty inside, the red-haired man respectfully spoke to the loft.
After a moment, there was complete silence inside the loft, with no response at all.
The red-haired man, however, showed no sign of impatience and continued to wait outside.
After a full tea time, a thin voice from inside the loft finally came out:
"Come in."
Gu Xingming then led Wang Yu up to the attic.
As Wang Yu walked, his heart pounded loudly.
The Golden Core ancestor is the highest level figure in the immortal cultivation world that he knows of; they can live for hundreds of years and are definitely seen as otherworldly.
The attic was a spacious hall, about an acre wide, with more than a dozen thick white jade pillars.
Everywhere, from the pillars to the crimson walls and even the floor, numerous light blue Spirit Patterns, each the size of a palm, were densely engraved, almost covering the entire hall.
In the center of the hall stood a light blue statue of a man.
The statue had a refined face, one hand behind his back and the other holding a red sphere, with a calm and composed expression.
"I pay my respects to the ancestor; I have brought the person you wanted. I have tested his Spiritual Root, and it is indeed a Fire Spiritual Root of high quality."
The red-haired man bowed to the blue statue and spoke with his head lowered.
This statue is Ancestor Li Huo!
Wang Yu felt a bit confused but instinctively bowed as well.
"Gu Shiz nephew, thank you for your hard work, you may leave now." The gentle voice of Ancestor Li Huo echoed in the hall.
"Then I will take my leave," said the red-haired man, and then he flew away in a flash of red light.
This left Wang Yu alone in the hall, feeling a bit lost.
"Child, please come a little closer," Ancestor Li Huo’s voice continued to echo in the hall, but it was noticeably softer.
Although Wang Yu felt anxious, he could only obediently step forward, coming to within ten steps of the blue statue.
Just then, the surface of the blue statue shimmered, and in a blur, it instantly transformed into a living person, smiling at Wang Yu.
"Meet the ancestor."
Wang Yu jumped in surprise and instinctively bowed again, but was stopped by the scholar’s wave of his hand.
"Although Master Gu has already checked your Spiritual Root, I still need to confirm it myself. Child, you must relax completely and resist nothing."
The scholar’s voice returned to normal, but as soon as he finished speaking, the red orb in his hand shot out a flame-like shadow, which flashed and then vanished into Wang Yu’s body, leaving no trace.
Wang Yu felt as if he suddenly lost control over his body, and at the same time, he sensed a strange energy quickly spreading throughout him, racing to his limbs and then rushing to his head.
…Beep, beep… Detecting unknown hazardous mental energy invasion… Scanning the host’s entire body… Host has lost control over their body… There is a sixty-one point five percent chance of life danger… Auxiliary system starting to take over host’s body… System activating Automatic Protection Mechanism… Temporarily stimulating dopamine secretion, adjusting mental power limit by one hundred seventy-five point nine percent… Starting to build a mental protective wall, charging mental shock wave… Beginning to force out unknown hazardous mental energy… Ten, nine, eight…
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