420: Chapter 419 Heavenly Dao Entries and Spirit Seeds

"Treasure?" The bandits' pupils dilated instantly upon hearing this, and they all sat up straight.

The Leader of Black Wind Ridge spoke up, "Six months ago, when I had nothing to do, I happened to sneak into the Qin Family Ancestral Hall. However, as soon as I got within a hundred paces of the Qin Family Ancestral Hall, I was firmly blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to move a single step."

"That Formation was invisible and traceless, yet incredibly resilient. Even when I mobilized my entire Cultivation to blast it with all my might, I couldn't shake it in the slightest."

Speaking to this point, a deep greed flashed in the eyes of the Leader of Black Wind Ridge, "An ordinary Mortal Family's Ancestral Hall could never have its own protective Formation. To be able to lay down such a profound Restriction, the only possibility is that a Heaven-Defying supreme treasure is buried deep beneath the Ancestral Hall, and the Formation is a protective force spontaneously generated by the treasure."

"As long as we take the Qin Family Ancestral Hall and dig up the treasure beneath the ground, let alone dominating Beihai Prefecture, even stepping out of this region is just around the corner!"

The bandits suddenly understood. No wonder their eldest brother, who had already become an Immortal, cared so much about the Qin Family's Ancestral Hall.

At this exact moment, the Void Realm above the roof beams of the main hall trembled slightly.

A white-clothed figure stood quietly in the exact center of the hall without any warning, landing right in front of the bandits.

In an instant, all the laughing, talking, and discussion in the hall came to an abrupt halt, and a pin drop could be heard.

All the bandit chiefs present froze, the greed and drunkenness on their faces instantly vanishing, replaced by extreme panic.

Everyone stood up abruptly, subconsciously gripping the weapons beside them, staring in terror at the suddenly appearing Qin Changsheng.

They had guarded Black Wind Ridge for many years and were highly alert, yet not a single person had noticed anyone approaching just now. This person seemed to have fallen out of thin air, which was extremely bizarre.

The heart of the Leader of Black Wind Ridge sank. He stared intently at the white-clothed youth in front of him, his eyes filled with solemnity and vigilance, and he demanded in a deep, sharp voice, "Who is Your Excellency? Why have you trespassed into my Black Wind Ridge stronghold?"

He had lived for decades but had never seen such a bizarre way of appearing.

Qin Changsheng's gaze swept indifferently over the Leader of Black Wind Ridge. The other party's entire Cultivation foundation was completely exposed, with no secrets left to speak of.

"A Cultivation of Qi Refining Level 3, no wonder you are coveting my Qin Family Ancestral Hall."

The face of the Leader of Black Wind Ridge changed dramatically, and all color drained from it instantly.

He never expected that the youth in front of him could see through his Cultivation with just a single glance.

Coupled with the other party's unbelievable method of appearing, the Leader of Black Wind Ridge instantly understood that he had provoked a major figure he absolutely could not afford to offend.

"A misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

"This lowly one has eyes but failed to recognize Your Excellency's status. From now on, no one from my Black Wind Ridge will ever take a single step near the Qin Family!"

Watching their eldest brother, who usually ran rampant in Black Wind Ridge and never bowed his head, now bowing and begging for mercy from a strange white-clothed youth, the bandits in the hall were all completely dazed, looking at each other with deep confusion in their hearts.

In their eyes, the Chief, the Leader of Black Wind Ridge, was an invincible existence in the eastern part of Beihai Prefecture, with Cultivation that topped the region. Even the martial arts experts of the Governor's Mansion had to show him respect. It had always been others who feared their Black Wind Ridge bandits; when had they ever seen their eldest brother bow and yield?

The Second Chief standing to the side furrowed his brows, unable to detect even a hint of a powerful aura from Qin Changsheng. He only felt that the other party was slender and looked like a weak, delicate pretty boy, making his eldest brother's retreat seem incredibly cowardly.

Unable to contain himself, he immediately took a step forward, holding his long saber and shouting sharply, "Big Brother! He's just a pretty boy of unknown Origin, why are you so afraid of him!"

"Our Black Wind Ridge has dominated this area for many years, why should we bow and scrape to him! In my opinion, we should just join forces to kill this guy, and then we can go seize the Qin Family Ancestral Hall as planned and take the underground Secret Treasure!"

The rest of the bandit chiefs also chimed in, each holding swords and spears, their arrogance flaring up once again.

"The Second Chief is right, he's just a pretty boy, nothing to fear!"

"Big Brother, there's no need to hold back. Let's strike together and kill this guy!"

As soon as the words fell, the bandits hesitated no longer. Brandishing their weapons, they charged together toward Qin Changsheng in the center of the hall, their Killing Intent blunt and fierce.

The Leader of Black Wind Ridge's pupils shrank at the sight, his face instantly turning deathly pale. A wave of monstrous panic surged in his heart, and he desperately opened his mouth to stop them.

But it was too late; the bandits' charge had already gained momentum, and they could not stop themselves at all.

From beginning to end, Qin Changsheng's expression showed not the slightest ripple. Looking at the bandits rushing toward him, his eyes were calm and undisturbed, as if he were looking at a group of ants.

He didn't bother to waste words, simply raising his right hand casually and giving it a light wave.

Boom! A wisp of invisible spiritual power storm instantly swept through the entire hall. There was no blinding firelight, nor any earth-shattering roar, yet it possessed a terrifying power that crushed all Mortal martial arts.

The Second Chief, who had charged at the very front and shouted the loudest, along with all the bandits rushing forward with their sabers, couldn't even let out a single scream. Their bodies were instantly crushed by the spiritual power, turning entirely into ashes in an instant, dispersing into the air without leaving a single trace.

The hall, which had been extremely noisy and filled with Killing Intent just a second ago, fell into a dead silence the next. The dozens of subordinates who had been alive just moments ago had completely vanished from the face of the earth.

The Leader of Black Wind Ridge froze in place, his blood seeming to freeze instantly. His entire body was stiff and unable to move, large beads of cold sweat pouring frantically down his forehead, instantly soaking his clothes. His back was also drenched in cold sweat, and a chill rushed straight to his skull.

He finally saw the gap between them with absolute clarity.

The person before him was a powerhouse far beyond his imagination. With a casual wave of his hand, he could obliterate all of his subordinates; killing him would be nothing more than a single thought.

The Leader of Black Wind Ridge's legs went soft, and he knelt heavily on the cold ground. He couldn't stop trembling all over, pressing his head firmly against the floor, not daring to look up at Qin Changsheng in the slightest.

"Senior, spare my life! This lowly one knows his mistake! I will never dare to spy on the Qin Family in the slightest ever again!"

"Why were you so intent on seizing the Qin Family Ancestral Hall?" Qin Changsheng inquired.

The Leader of Black Wind Ridge's heart trembled. He did not dare to reveal his speculations about the Ancestral Hall's protective Formation and the Secret Treasure. After all, saying this would surely get him killed by Qin Changsheng.

"This lowly one only felt that the Qin Family Ancestral Hall had excellent Feng Shui, and out of a moment of greed, wanted to take it for myself. I had no other intentions!"

"Let me ask you another question. Within recent days, have you obtained a golden fragment?" Qin Changsheng inquired once more.

Hearing the words 'golden fragment', the Leader of Black Wind Ridge's body suddenly stiffened. He subconsciously darted a quick glance beneath the main seat he usually sat on, his eyes extremely evasive.

"No! This lowly one has never seen any golden fragment!"

Qin Changsheng's gaze also turned toward that seat. He guessed that the heavenly dao fragment was likely beneath this chair.

Qin Changsheng waved his hand casually, and a condensed, sharp golden spiritual light shot through the air, landing on the Leader of Black Wind Ridge in an instant.

Before the Leader of Black Wind Ridge could even let out a scream, his body dissolved on the spot, completely turning into a pile of fine ashes. Blown by the wind, they dispersed in the hall, his life and Cultivation completely extinguished.

Qin Changsheng's gaze fell on that wide chief's seat, and he waved his hand again.

The heavy solid wood seat flew directly into the air and landed heavily to the side.

On the ground originally covered by the seat, there lay a palm-sized golden fragment.

With just a single glance, Qin Changsheng recognized that this fragment was the heavenly dao fragment he had been searching for all along.

[Ding, congratulations on obtaining a heavenly dao fragment. You can upgrade a Golden Trait to a Heavenly Dao Trait.]

Hearing the System prompt, Qin Changsheng's gaze also turned to his many Golden Traits.

[traits: Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Instant Shift, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight, Armor Break, Disguise, Disguise, Sensing, Photographic Memory, Affinity, Detection, Spirit Stone, Spirit Seed]

[Heavenly Dao Traits: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Qi and Blood, Storage Space, Sword God, Enhancement, Blade God, Repair, Bleeding, Sword Domain, Copy, Slow Cultivation, Law Manifestation, Speed]

First of all, traits like Cultivation, External Incarnation, and Intelligence were already Heavenly Dao Traits and could no longer be upgraded.

Immediately after, Qin Changsheng excluded some of the Golden Traits that could not be upgraded.

In the end, Qin Changsheng's gaze finally rested upon the Spirit Seed.

[Ding, do you wish to upgrade the Golden Trait: Spirit Seed to a Heavenly Dao Trait?]

"Upgrade!"

As he gave the command in his mind, the heavenly dao fragment in his hand instantly burst apart, turning into a sky full of golden Heavenly Dao patterns that poured along his Meridians and entirely into his Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding, congratulations! You have successfully upgraded the Golden Trait: Spirit Seed to a Heavenly Dao Trait.]

[Spirit Seed: Heavenly Dao Trait: The host can condense three Origin Spirit Seeds at one time, which can be freely buried in any land in the world. Once planted, they will take effect permanently without requiring the host to expend any spiritual power for subsequent nurturing, and they are not restricted by region, weather, or earthly Qi.]

[1: With the Spirit Seed as the center, within a radius of one hundred thousand miles, all Mortals born without a Spiritual Root will obtain a stable probability of Awakening a basic Spiritual Root.]

[2: Core Birth of Heavenly Spiritual Roots: Within the core heartland of one mile around each Spirit Seed, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi will gather to form a land of creation. Children and youths born in this place have a probability of directly Awakening a rare Heavenly Spiritual Root.]

[3: Within a radius of ten miles, there is a chance of children with a Single Spiritual Root being born.]

Reading through the entire trait's abilities, a sharp light flashed in Qin Changsheng's eyes, and his heart was filled with satisfaction.

Previously, there was only one Golden Spirit Seed, with a coverage of only ten thousand miles, and the core could only birth ordinary Single Spiritual Roots.

Now upgraded to a Heavenly Dao Trait, he possessed a full three Spirit Seeds, with the coverage directly expanding tenfold, and the core area could even nurture the world's top Heavenly Spiritual Root prodigies.

With three Spirit Seeds in hand, he could place them in three major Mortal towns of the Human Race in the future. The number of geniuses across the entire Mortal territory of the Human Race would see explosive growth, and the Yao Race's plot to secretly slaughter Human Race prodigies and weaken the Human Race's Luck would completely fall through.

Qin Changsheng composed himself, turned, and left the empty main hall of Black Wind Ridge. His white clothes rode the wind as he flew straight toward the Qin Family of Beihai Prefecture.

First of all, this Heavenly Dao Spirit Seed had to be buried within their Qin Family's Ancestral Hall.

As for the remaining two, he would decide in the future.

...

The days of Cultivation passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.

Over the past year, Qin Changsheng had been in closed-door Cultivation within the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

The Spiritual Qi of the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land, coupled with the Enhancement of numerous traits,

allowed Qin Changsheng's Cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

In less than a year, he had entered Golden Core Level 6.

During his closed-door Cultivation, he instructed his External Incarnation, Hu Nan, to take the remaining two Origin Spirit Seeds condensed from the Heavenly Dao Spirit Seed trait and head into the Human Race territory to select two core main cities with the densest populations and the largest Mortal bases.

He buried both Spirit Seeds deep beneath the ground at the dragon veins of the main cities.

One was located in a bustling ancient capital in the south of the Human Race, and the other was in a major border city in the west of the Human Race, both of which were places of thriving populations and abundant earthly Qi.

From now on, within the vast Mortal realm of the Human Race, countless Mortals without Spiritual Roots would gradually awaken their Cultivation Spiritual Roots, and a continuous stream of Cultivators would be born everywhere. In the core areas of the three Spirit Seeds, there would be an even higher probability of rare Heavenly Spiritual Root top prodigies being born.

Over time, the number of new-generation Human Race Cultivators would experience a blowout growth, top prodigies would emerge in endless succession, and the overall Luck of the Human Race would climb steadily.

In the future, when facing the Yao Race's invasions and dealing with their conspiracies to hunt down Human Race prodigies, the Human Race would no longer suffer from a dearth of talent and be passive at every turn as they had been before.

Yet, neither his Cultivation progress nor the layout of the Spirit Seeds was the thing he was most delighted about at this moment.

What made Qin Changsheng most excited was that today marked the start of a new year.

Qin Changsheng could draw another new Golden Trait.

If he could draw a powerful new Golden Trait this time, his own shortcomings would be further patched up, and his overall combat power and Cultivation trump cards would experience a major leap.

Qin Changsheng sat upright on his prayer mat, his mind turning quiet as he looked at his attribute panel.

[Lifespan: +∞]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Level 6 (210,000/1,600,000)]

[Golden Core Grade: Golden]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Returning Origin Art (Perfection)]

[Vajra Body Refining Art: Perfection]

[Spells: Fire Snake Technique (Perfection), Fire Shield Technique (Perfection)]

[Sword Flight Technique: Perfection]

[Mountain Splitting Blade: Perfection]

[Movement Technique: Wind Chasing Lightning Technique (Perfection)]

[Lifebound Treasure: Dragon Abyss Sword * 10]

[Golden Core Divine Ability: Law Manifestation Heaven and Earth]

[Treasures: Spirit Jade Prayer Mat, dongtian pearl, spirit suppressing pearl, Golden Light Spirit Stone, Golden Silk Inner Armor, bixia pendant]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Draw Count: 1]

"Draw Golden Trait!" Qin Changsheng issued the command.

As Qin Changsheng's voice fell, within the Void Realm of his Sea of Consciousness, various colored trait lights spun rapidly.

In the next instant, a dull and restrained golden light broke through all the barriers of light and shadow, settling steadily in the center of his Sea of Consciousness, where a Golden Trait with cold and mysterious patterns slowly materialized.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully drawing the Golden Trait: Spirit-Severing Seed!]

In the next instant, the complete attributes of the trait were directly imprinted into Qin Changsheng's mind. The three major characteristics attached to the trait were crystal clear. Completely contrary to the Heavenly Dao Spirit Seed that created all things, this trait specialized in severing Spiritual Roots and sealing prodigies, making it an ultimate slaughter and Restriction type trait.

Golden Trait: [Spirit-Severing Seed]

[The host can condense a pitch-black Spirit-Severing Seed, which can be freely buried in any land in the world. Once planted, it will take effect permanently without requiring subsequent spiritual power nourishment, and once it takes root, it cannot be easily removed.]

[Ability 1: After the Spirit-Severing Seed is completely buried, with the seed as the center, within a radius of ten thousand miles, all newborn babies will be completely unable to awaken any Spiritual Root. Their Immortal path opportunities will be entirely severed from birth, and they will have no Affinity with Cultivation for their entire lives.]

[Ability 2: Sealing Prodigies: With the Spirit-Severing Seed as the center, within a vast territory of one hundred thousand miles, all special Spiritual Roots in the world will be completely sealed by an invisible force. This region will never birth top prodigies like Heavenly Spiritual Roots or Mutated Spiritual Roots, completely wiping out the top Cultivation prospects of a region.]

[Ability 3: Slow Cultivation: All living beings within a radius of ten thousand miles will have their Cultivation Speed halved.]

Having clearly seen all the abilities of the Spirit-Severing Seed, Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, a trace of contemplation flashing through them.

He held in his hand the Heavenly Dao Spirit Seed that created life and nurtured prodigies, and now he had drawn the Golden Spirit-Severing Seed that severed Spiritual Roots and sealed prodigies. One positive and one negative, one generating and one destroying, they formed the ultimate counter to each other.