Chapter 497: Chapter 490: Improving the Spirit Root

Li Fei took a very short time to awaken her Past Life Memory.

’It’s probably because she had the shortest lifespan in her previous life...’

The other four had all lived for over six hundred years in their past lives, at the very least.

But Li Fei had only lived for two hundred.

Setting aside the quality of that life,

just in terms of its length and the things she had experienced, Li Fei couldn’t compare to them.

The time required to awaken all her memories was naturally much less.

Having broken through the Mystery of the Womb, the look in Li Fei’s eyes was no longer simple and innocent, but it wasn’t complicated either.

When she looked at Du Youqian, the transparent affection and incredibly measured calm in her gaze were simply heartbreaking.

Du Youqian considered himself quite cold-blooded when he needed to have a heart of stone, but he still found it difficult to meet her gaze.

"Big Brother." Li Fei addressed Du Youqian just as she always had, only dropping the surname "Zong."

Du Youqian smiled faintly. "As promised, I have Guided you back. But what about you? Do you have any regrets? Life is a sea of bitterness, and now you must continue to struggle within it. I know your pursuit of the Great Dao isn’t as fervent as ours. What you truly seek is something I cannot give you."

Li Fei smiled sweetly. "Big Brother, what are you talking about? Regrets? How could I have any regrets?"

Her beautiful eyes gazed at Du Youqian with determination. "...I will never have any regrets."

Du Youqian already understood the unspoken premise.

"As long as I can be by your side."

"I will never have any regrets."

Du Youqian said lightly, "Change your Cultivation Technique. In this life, you have a Middle Grade Spirit Root. Later on, I have ways to raise it to an Upper Grade Spirit Root at best. You can switch to a better Cultivation Technique. Once you reach Foundation Establishment, go back to the Four Principles Sect and keep an eye on things for me."

"Okay." Li Fei agreed without any hesitation, not raising a single request or voicing any of her own thoughts.

For her, her personal thoughts and requests always came second to Du Youqian’s.

As for methods to improve a Spirit Root, Du Youqian really did have some.

He had encountered some during his life in the Holy Blood Sect.

Back then, Xi Mengran had wanted to plunder his Spirit Root through a Dual Cultivation Secret Technique.

And after Du Youqian came to the Human World, his Realm increased. He came into contact with more powerful experts and secrets, and his horizons broadened considerably. He learned of even more Secret Techniques that could improve a Spirit Root.

However, when it came to Secret Techniques for improving a Spirit Root that weren’t unconscionable, had no hidden dangers, and excluded methods like dual cultivation, the remaining options were few.

The cost wasn’t that great.

But "not that great" was relative to the current Du Youqian.

For a Golden Core Clan, it might be an unaffordable expense.

Take the Sui Family for example; even their Direct Lineage disciples couldn’t casually use a Secret Technique to improve their Spirit Roots.

But with Du Youqian’s current wealth, whatever little slipped through his fingers was more than enough.

This was especially true since Fang Hua and Li Fei hadn’t even started their Cultivation, let alone reached Foundation Establishment. Improving their Spirit Roots at this stage really wouldn’t cost much.

But why only mention Fang Hua and Li Fei?

Because these methods—the ones without hidden consequences, that didn’t require dual cultivation or the Blood Sacrifice of millions—could only raise a Spirit Root to the Upper Grade at best.

They would only be effective for Fang Hua and Li Fei.

Luo Jinyu had a Top Grade Spirit Root, Lin Sha had an Upper Grade Spirit Root, and Wu Ai had an Earth Spirit Root. None of them could use this Secret Technique.

If there were truly no limits, wouldn’t the Major Sects and Major Cultivation Clans have generation after generation of cultivators with Celestial Spirit Roots?

If that were the case, it wouldn’t take many years for them to completely monopolize the Cultivation Realm, leaving no chance for smaller powers to ever rise.

After Li Fei came out, Fang Hua silently walked toward the secret chamber.

Du Youqian watched her back in silence, restraining the urge to stop her.

The Fang Hua of this life was as cold and indifferent as the weapon in her hand.

Moreover, unlike the others, she had already awakened some of her Past Life Memory on her own.

Perhaps it was because she had comprehended Sword Intent; or perhaps that was how she had comprehended Sword Intent in the first place.

However, the slivers of Past Life Memory she had awakened were, like those of other Cultivators, just fleeting glimpses.

Du Youqian’s figure was among them, but not often.

There were some emotions, but not many.

That was why she was willing to go with Du Youqian; and also why she was so cold toward him.

It was precisely because of this mindset that Du Youqian felt she was quite suited to cultivating the Zong Wu True Monarch’s Sword Collection Annotation.

Suited to being a pure Sword Cultivator.

She wasn’t like this in her past life.

Du Youqian wasn’t sure if, after breaking through the Mystery of the Womb, she would be willing to rekindle their past relationship.

Du Youqian would never force her.

The others, due to the length and breadth of their previous lives, would certainly have their past life personalities become dominant after awakening their Past Life Memories.

But with Fang Hua, there was a real possibility that her current personality would remain dominant.

She was practically a born Sword Dao Cultivator.

It was truly hard to imagine the current Fang Hua falling in love with anyone.

’Might as well go live your life with your sword.’

Just three days later, Fang Hua emerged from the secret chamber.

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King followed behind her, swaggering.

From the looks of it, the process had been effortless, as if it had just returned from a vacation.

"I have fulfilled my duty," the Ghost Belly Cat Demon King said.

Du Youqian also replied solemnly, "I will remember my promise. Next, I will remain here to protect them while they cultivate to Foundation Establishment. Fellow Daoist, will you wait for us to return together, or will you depart first?"

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King said, "I’ll head back first."

Du Youqian didn’t make a show of trying to persuade it to stay. His relationship with the Ghost Belly Cat Demon King was a pure transaction, with not an ounce of friendship involved.

Of course, after a first encounter, a second could build familiarity. They could develop a friendly relationship in the future.

After the Ghost Belly Cat Demon King left, Du Youqian looked at Fang Hua. Fang Hua gazed back at him silently. Her eyes were so clear and pure that they should have revealed her emotional fluctuations without any hindrance, but in reality, there wasn’t the slightest ripple of emotion within them.

It wasn’t that she was good at feigning.

It was that, at this moment, she truly felt no emotion.

Even though she had just recovered several hundred years of memories, which should have been an immense shock.

Because Sword Intent was nurtured within her sea of consciousness, as long as she focused her thoughts even slightly, it wouldn’t be easy for Du Youqian to read her mind, even though his Realm was overwhelmingly higher than hers.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t read them, but that she would sense it if he did.

Therefore, Du Youqian didn’t try to rifle through her thoughts and emotions. After all, it wasn’t a very polite thing to do.

After a long moment, Du Youqian chuckled. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Fang Hua didn’t answer, merely continuing to gaze back at him calmly.

After a while, Fang Hua slowly shifted her gaze to Lin Sha, who was leaning against the doorframe with an expression that was half-smirk, half-sneer.

Seeing Fang Hua look over, Lin Sha laughed. "Go on, hug him. Kiss him."

It was unclear who she was speaking to.

"How dull." The two words escaped Fang Hua’s crimson lips.

Then her gaze returned to Du Youqian. "What are your arrangements for Lin Sha’s Cultivation in this life?"

Lin Sha cut in, "I naturally want to continue cultivating the Supreme Purity Emotion Scripture. For me, this Cultivation Technique has no more thresholds or obstacles before the Nascent Soul Realm. I estimate I can achieve Nascent Soul Formation before I’m three hundred. As for what comes after Nascent Soul, that will depend on when my dear Qing Lang can get me the post-Nascent Soul parts of the Scripture."

Du Youqian nodded. "That shouldn’t be a problem."

He was now fully confident he could take down Ye Rui Master and then use Soul Search to find the post-Nascent Soul part of the Supreme Purity Emotion Scripture.

Even if Ye Rui Master’s sea of consciousness had a Restriction that would be triggered upon finding the Supreme Purity Emotion Scripture through Soul Search, it didn’t matter.

At worst, Du Youqian could fabricate an identity for Lin Sha, claim she was a genius Guided from the Little Sentiment Heaven and Sea Sect in Momenan, and send her to the Human World’s Heavenly Emotions and Oceanic Resentments Sect to cultivate.

He was sure that Zhaoxiang Guangde True Monarch wouldn’t make things difficult for him over such a small matter.

Lin Sha looked at Du Youqian with deep affection, but her words were for Fang Hua. "Fang Hua, what are your plans? If you ask me, you should just be a Sword Cultivator this life. Devoid of feelings and desires, focused solely on the sword. I’m sure you’ll shine brilliantly on the Sword Dao. Maybe you can even achieve Core Formation with a Sword Pill, then Nascent Soul Transformation, and even reach Divinity Transformation through your Sword Intent."

Fang Hua said with a deadpan expression, "I won’t fight you for him. After all, I’m well aware that he loves me the most."

Du Youqian felt a bit nervous hearing the first half of her sentence, but after hearing the second half, he nearly did a spit-take.

’What a plot twist!’

It was the same old formula, the same familiar flavor. It was just like being back in Momenan when they were all still weak, just little Core Formation Masters, and Fang Hua and Lin Sha would constantly bicker.

Lin Sha wasn’t angry either. She swayed over to Du Youqian, hugged his arm, and said with a grin, "Today is the wonderful day you recovered your memories, so I’ll be the bigger person and let you off the hook this once. I won’t argue with you. But next time you talk to me in that tone, don’t blame me for tearing that mouth of yours! Don’t forget, in this life, I have an Upper Grade Spirit Root. My Cultivation speed will be much faster than yours!"

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