115: Choosing a spiritual root

"Wait, is this a special Spiritual Root?"

Inside the Time-Space Merchant Guild, Nangong Yu's gaze suddenly fixated on a nearby shelf, and his eyes lit up.

According to the 'Cultivator's Common Sense Compendium,' special Spiritual Roots vary in strength; the weakest are at least comparable to Supreme-grade Spiritual Roots. This strength refers to cultivation speed and the power of the Spiritual Qi attributes cultivated.

What makes special Spiritual Roots unique is that even the weakest among them, as long as they don't perish prematurely, have a high probability of breaking through to the Dao Entry Realm and becoming a powerful figure!

If it's a stronger special Spiritual Root, breaking through to the Dao Venerable Realm and becoming a supreme expert on the Xuanling Continent is not an issue!

As for the Dominator Realm, not a single one has appeared on the Xuanling Continent for several million years.

As for whether they appeared before, no one knows, because even in the Holy Domain, there are no Dominator Realm existences at this time!

He hadn't expected that after the Time-Space Merchant Guild opened its fourth floor, it would actually enable the exchange of special Spiritual Roots!

"A Heavenly Spiritual Root doesn't seem as good as a special Spiritual Root!"

Nangong Yu muttered, quickly moving to the glass display shelf where the special Spiritual Roots were placed.

When his gaze fell upon the first Spiritual Root, his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

[Slaughter Spiritual Root: Special Spiritual Root. Can Cultivate the Dao of Slaughter. Can transform Slaughter Qi and Blood Fiend Qi into Spiritual Qi, condensing supreme killing intent!

Exchange Price: 1 billion points]

"A Slaughter Spiritual Root? It's not suitable for mother and Qing Ling, but it's quite suitable for the Zhenbei Army!"

"The key is that the price isn't too expensive, the same as an Earthly Spiritual Root. I can consider exchanging three for Nangong Wenxin and the others later to try!"

Nangong Yu muttered, then looked directly at the next Spiritual Root.

[Grand Yin Spiritual Root: Special Spiritual Root. Can Cultivate the Dao of Grand Yin. Can transform all Yin-attributed energy into Spiritual Qi, condensing Grand Yin True Intent, with endless wondrous uses!

Exchange points: 100 billion points!]

"Hmm, this one isn't bad either. The exchange points are equivalent to a Heavenly Spiritual Root, so it shouldn't be much different."

Nangong Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked somewhat pleased, but he didn't make a decision yet.

[Grand Yang Spiritual Root: Special Spiritual Root. Can Cultivate the Dao of Grand Yang... Exchange points: 100 billion points!]

"It's the opposite of Grand Yin. My mother and the others can't use it, and neither can I!"

Nangong Yu shook his head slightly and continued to look.

[Profound Yin Spiritual Root:...]

[Sword Spiritual Root:...]

[...]

[Yin Ghost Spiritual Root:...]

Looking at the various peculiar special Spiritual Roots, Nangong Yu wasn't too satisfied with any of them; it seemed only the Grand Yin Spiritual Root was decent.

He shook his head slightly and continued to look down.

"Wait, what is this?"

Nangong Yu exclaimed in surprise, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the information before him.

[Devouring Spiritual Root: Special Spiritual Root. Can Cultivate the Dao of Devouring. Can devour everything in the world and transform it into its own Spiritual Qi, condensing Devouring True Intent, with an unknown growth ceiling!

Exchange points: 500 billion points!]

"Holy crap, there's even this kind of Spiritual Root?"

"If it's paired with a suitable Devouring-type Cultivation Technique, wouldn't the future be incredibly bright?"

Nangong Yu gasped, his heart almost numb with shock, somewhat disbelieving that the Time-Space Merchant Guild actually had such a good item!

Crucially, the exchange price wasn't too high; it was just five times higher than an ordinary Heavenly Spiritual Root!

He took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, then shook his head. This kind of Spiritual Root was a bit too overpowered; it was better not to let it out.

Thinking this, Nangong Yu didn't dwell on it and continued to look down.

But when he saw the Spiritual Root that appeared before him, his eyes suddenly widened.

[Subordinate Spiritual Root: Karma-type Special Spiritual Root!

When the owner of a Subordinate Spiritual Root possesses an unwavering resolve to follow someone to the death, they can gain a 70% cultivation speed increase from that person during cultivation.

When the Spiritual Root owner is not cultivating, the Subordinate Spiritual Root will autonomously convert Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, imperceptibly increasing the Spiritual Root owner's cultivation, with a conversion speed equivalent to 30% of the followed person's cultivation speed!

When the Spiritual Root owner's cultivation Realm is lower than the followed person's, no Bottleneck will appear during cultivation!

Are the weak only fit to be subordinates of the strong? But isn't it good to be a subordinate of the strong?

Note: This Spiritual Root will not be visible after Fusion, cannot be detected, and the Spiritual Root owner will not be aware of it!

Note: Once the resolve to follow to the death wavers, the Spiritual Root's effects will temporarily disappear. If the resolve to follow to the death disappears or shifts, the Subordinate Spiritual Root will collapse, and the follower will suffer a backlash, losing three major Realms!

Exchange points: 1 trillion points!]

Seeing the information for this Spiritual Root, Nangong Yu's eyes suddenly widened, filled with disbelief.

Is this even a Spiritual Root that can exist?

Bizarre!

Too bizarre!

The appearance of this kind of Spiritual Root is too outrageous!

And the information stated 'no Bottleneck will appear.' Does that mean if the superior is a Dominator Realm expert, the owner of this Spiritual Root can at least break through to the Dao Venerable Realm?

Is it that outrageous?

"It's too outrageous!"

"As expected of a special Spiritual Root with higher exchange points than a Heavenly Spiritual Root. With these attributes and abilities, who wouldn't be tempted?"

Nangong Yu mumbled a few words, already at a loss for what to say.

After a long while, he slowly looked up.

"Hmm, anyway, this price is within my acceptable range. I'll take a gamble and get one for Qing Ling to try!"

With that, Nangong Yu didn't think further and directly exchanged for a Subordinate Spiritual Root!

Casually spending 1 trillion points, Nangong Yu didn't feel much heartache.

Currently, his points seemed easy to earn, so he might as well use them!

He looked at the Spiritual Root on the white jade shelf and couldn't help but smile slightly. "Later, I can buy a Supreme-grade Spiritual Root to cover for Qing Ling. For now, I'll continue choosing!"

Nangong Yu said, continuing to look down.

But when he saw the Subordinate Spiritual Root appear again on the glass display shelf, he couldn't help but glance at the white jade shelf, only to see his Subordinate Spiritual Root still neatly placed there!

Seeing this, he was somewhat surprised. So, such an outrageous Spiritual Root could actually exist in more than one instance?

Nangong Yu's mouth twitched, and he shook his head slightly, but didn't think much of it, continuing to look.

Before long, he once again saw a Spiritual Root that made his eyes light up.

[Guardian Spiritual Root: Karma-type Special Spiritual Root. Cultivates the Dao of Guardianship, condenses the Power of Guardianship, born for guardianship!

Normal cultivation speed is equivalent to a Heavenly Spiritual Root, but when the Spiritual Root owner has an obsession to guard something, their cultivation speed will receive a certain increase, potentially rivaling a Saint Spiritual Root!

If the guarded person is a Cultivator, when the Guardian Spiritual Root owner is not cultivating, the Guardian Spiritual Root will slowly convert Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to temper the Physical Body and Divine Soul, increasing cultivation!

Note: The Dao of Guardianship, how is it not also an attack?

Exchange points: 1 trillion points!]

"This one is also good, I really want it!"

Nangong Yu's eyes lit up, but he couldn't help but shake his head slightly; his points were insufficient.