157: A wandering cultivator in Kuku Mountain, a spirit, soul, and body? (Subscribe)

Qi Country, Hunting Spirit Basin.

The Shattered Spirit Mountain Range stretches for over a thousand li.

Ku Ku Mountain.

Patches of emerald green bamboo forests, and elsewhere in the mountains, one could see vibrant red Spiritual Rice.

In the rice paddies, there were many Spiritual Farmers carrying hoes, weeding and fertilizing.

These Spiritual Farmers varied in age; the youngest seemed to be under ten, sitting cross-legged on the dirt ditch beside the Spiritual Rice, Cultivating their Cultivation Technique.

The Spiritual Qi concentration next to the Spiritual Rice was slightly denser than other places on Ku Ku Mountain, which was dotted with Shattered Spiritual Veins.

Because of this, many young children also Cultivated under the scorching sun, their faces tanned black.

This was all for the sake of that extra bit of Spiritual Qi concentration compared to other areas.

“Grandpa.”

“This Cultivation Technique is so hard to Cultivate! It’s been so many days, and I can still only capture a tiny bit of Spiritual Qi particles each day. When will I ever reach First Layer Qi Refining?!”

A chubby boy named Shi Tou, whose face was tanned black and who wore a short hemp shirt and shorts, complained to Shi Dazhi, who had just finished casting a spell to remove some weeds.

“How could this Immortal Cultivation Cultivation Technique be so easy to Cultivate?”

“Although your Brother Chuan only had a Four Spiritual Root talent before, he was extremely compatible with the Five Elements Qi Guiding Art. He could sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in less than half an hour.”

“That’s much stronger than your three days. You both have Four Spiritual Roots, but you’re far too different.”

“What a pity!”

“I originally thought your Brother Chuan could join the Purple Cloud Sect, which is a famous Core Formation Sect!”

“But by a strange twist of fate, he joined the Yellow Springs Demon Sect.”

“Now the Yellow Springs Demon Sect has been shattered, and the bodies of low-level Disciples are piled up like mountains.”

“I’m afraid he’s long since…”

Shi Dazhi looked at the young man with Four Spiritual Root talent who had emerged in the Family in the past year or two. He bore some resemblance to Shi Chuan, who had been taken away by a Purple Cloud Sect Disciple before.

Every time Shi Dazhi thought of his little Chuanzi, who had been captured by a Demonic Cultivator, he felt a lump in his throat and a deep sadness in his heart.

Back then, Shi Dazhi had supported the old Daoist of the Purple Cloud Sect in taking Shi Chuan away to be a Sect chore boy.

It was certainly more promising than farming on Ku Ku Mountain.

But he never expected a mishap to occur along the way.

They spent a Spirit Stone to ask around and only then learned that Shi Chuan had been abducted by the Demonic Sect. Since then, the hope of their Shi Family's younger generation had vanished without a trace.

However, in the past two years, they had made a trip to the secular Shi Family and fortunately discovered another Family descendant with a Spiritual Root. Although it was only a Four Spiritual Root, there was still a good chance for a Four Spiritual Root to advance to Mid-Stage Qi Refining.

“Grandpa, you’ve said it many times. I know, I’ll just follow you guys and farm from now on. I won’t leave Ku Ku Mountain, and I won’t go anywhere else!”

Shi Tou was a smart kid. He knew very well that his Grandpa and Second Grandpa didn’t want him to leave Ku Ku Mountain again. After all, Brother Chuan’s accidental death was a huge blow to these two old men who were over a hundred years old.

“Good, good!”

“We two old fellows can at least support your Cultivation to Mid-Stage Qi Refining.”

“By then, our Family will have three Qi Refining Cultivators. As long as you advance to Mid-Stage Qi Refining, our Shi Family can be registered as an Immortal Cultivation Family. At that time, our Shi Family will be allocated at least two mu of Spiritual Fields.”

“Then I can also rest in peace and meet the Old Ancestors of our clan!”

Shi Dazhi said.

“Grandpa, you and Second Grandpa will both live to be two hundred years old. Brother Chuan might not even be dead yet.”

Shi Tou replied.

Just as Shi Dazhi finished tidying his farm tools and sat cross-legged in the field to meditate and recover the Spiritual Qi he had just consumed.

Suddenly,

A azure flying boat, about ten feet long, descended from the sky and landed in their field. On the flying boat was a white-bearded old man with a youthful complexion and a whisk in his hand. He wore a white robe and looked at Shi Dazhi and Shi Tou, the old and the young, with a smiling face.

This scene attracted the Spiritual Farmers in the neighboring few acres of Spiritual Fields, who all stared wide-eyed at the flying boat under the whisk-wielding old man's feet.

Such a flying boat, capable of aerial movement, would surely cost close to a hundred Spirit Stones. For the Loose Cultivators of Ku Ku Mountain, this was simply outrageously extravagant.

“I am an Elder from Bei Xuan Peak of Five Elements Immortal City, named Gu Mu. This is my Immortal City token.”

“I see that this Junior’s Divine Soul is pure, seemingly possessing a rare Divine Soul-type Spiritual Physique. I wonder if this Junior is willing to return to the mountain with me and follow me to Cultivate the art of Spirit Refining and Gu Cultivation?”

The Immortal City Elder, disguised as Shi Chuan, glanced at the young man in the field.

A few years ago, he himself had Cultivated in this very field, just like the boy, tanned black by the sun. Moreover, there was a certain resemblance between the boy’s eyebrows and his own.

One could tell at a glance that he was a descendant of the Shi Family lineage.

While speaking, Shi Chuan subtly released a faint Foundation Establishment pressure.

The Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator he was impersonating indeed existed on Bei Xuan Peak and also practiced the art of Spirit Refining and Gu Cultivation. Shi Chuan had already had Wan Lixuan give a heads-up about this matter.

Later, when Shi Tou actually reached Bei Xuan Peak, he could be placed under that person.

“Junior Shi Dazhi, and Junior’s descendant Shi Tou, greet Senior Gu!”

Shi Dazhi’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly reached out and pulled Shi Tou up, pressing him to kneel down beside him.

At the same time, Shi Dazhi bowed deeply.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

This pressure was like a mountain; only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could possess such a demeanor. The token itself was exquisitely carved, not to mention the Spiritual Qi emanating from it, every wisp of which was incomparably pure!

“No need for formalities.”

“Currently, the Demonic Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range often come out to harm low-level Cultivators.”

“Our City Lord Wan of the Immortal City also cannot bear to see Cultivators in our Human Race territory being wantonly abducted by those Demonic Cultivators, which is why he dispatched some of us Foundation Establishment Cultivators to patrol outside. If we encounter Disciples with good talent, they can be taken in and brought to Five Elements Immortal City to continue Cultivating the Dao.”

“Furthermore, outside Five Elements Immortal City, a special area has been opened for Loose Cultivators to reside, also protected by a Formation, where they can even Cultivate Spiritual Fields. Going early will allow you to secure a good spot.”

“Our City Lord Wan is acting under the decree of the Twin Saints Sect to provide protection for low-level Human Race Cultivators. Everyone should make their choice early.”

Shi Chuan’s tone was calm, but his words echoed like muffled thunder.

“Demonic Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range!”

Hearing this, Shi Dazhi's heart tightened.

The thing these low-level Cultivators feared most was the demonic calamity.

Even the occasional First-Tier Low-Grade and Mid-Grade Demonic Beasts that emerged in the Shattered Spirit Mountain Range were extremely difficult to deal with. For Loose Cultivators who had nothing, their only main combat force was their pseudo-Magical Artifacts, their iron hoes.

Beyond that, their life-saving Spiritual Talismans and Medicinal Pills were even scarcer.

However, any young Cultivator with a slightly better Spiritual Root, above a Three Spiritual Root, would, without exception, mostly leave Ku Ku Mountain, a place with thin Spiritual Qi, after advancing to Mid-Stage Qi Refining. They would go to Five Elements Immortal City or join other Foundation Establishment Families, as well as other Sect forces they could join.

Shi Chuan’s words were not hidden from the other Loose Cultivators around Ku Ku Mountain.

It was good to spread the word, let them know that a demonic calamity might be coming, and encourage them to leave early to seek refuge in Five Elements Immortal City.

“Twin Saints Sect decree!”

Hearing this, Shi Dazhi’s heart trembled, and he already believed most of what this Foundation Establishment Cultivator said.

In the Hunting Spirit Basin, no fraudulent Cultivator would dare to mention the Twin Saints Sect. That was the supreme Nascent Soul power of the Hunting Ground.

“Junior agrees on behalf of Shi Tou.”

Shi Dazhi immediately expressed his stance.

“You both come with me!”

Shi Chuan nodded slightly.

“Oh, right, Junior also has a younger brother. He’s helping in another Family’s Spiritual Field. Junior will go call him now…”

After Shi Dazhi finished speaking, he immediately galloped out into the field like a wild horse, leaving a trail of dust behind him.

This was truly a windfall from heaven. Shi Tou actually had a special Divine Soul Spiritual Physique. It truly was heaven helping the Shi Family!