Chapter 5 of 100
Chapter 5: The Technique to Enhance Spirit Roots
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After Mr. Ding announced the end of the class, everyone in the classroom rushed to the cultivation room.
Chen Mobai deliberately pretended to lag behind and did not catch up with the first batch. Then, he stomped his feet, sighed, and used the excuse of going to the toilet to turn into the teachers' office.
In the immortal school, classes are only held in the morning, and self-study is conducted in the afternoon.
After class, students all rushed to the cultivation room, and the teachers were no exception. Except for Mr. Ding, who had already exhausted his potential and was destined not to be able to lay the foundation, others like Chai Deyun would seize every minute to cultivate outside of teaching.
However, even so, among the cultivation rooms for second-stage spirit qi, only Mr. Ding gave up his own quota.
Chen Mobai originally thought that at this time, only Mr. Ding would be in the teachers' office.
But when he just arrived at the door, he found that there was already a classmate there besides himself.
It was not Mr. Ding's successor, Song Zheng, but another late-stage qi practitioner genius in their class, Yan Bingxuan.
With her natural beauty, long hair flowing over her shoulders, and a tall figure that could not be concealed by the loose school uniform, she saw Chen Mobai standing at the door, frowned slightly, then bowed slightly to Mr. Ding and left.
Chen Mobai nodded to Yan Bingxuan as she walked out. She hesitated for a moment and also nodded in response.
The two of them had different circles in the class, and although they were in the same class, they only had a nodding acquaintance.
However, Chen Mobai still felt that compared to the previous semester, Yan Bingxuan seemed to have become even colder in character and temperament this semester.
As if to match her name, this genius cultivator was becoming increasingly cold.
"Chen Mobai, why aren't you waiting in the cultivation room? What brings you here?"
Mr. Ding considered himself a rather humorous person. After hearing this, Chen Mobai smiled and walked in.
"It's like this, Mr. Ding. My mother, in order to help me get good grades in the college entrance exam, hired a private tutor to guide me in the practical application of spells. Yesterday, he left me a homework assignment to break a water wave-like defensive restriction, but I am really dull and couldn't do it. I had no choice but to come and ask for your help, Mr. Ding."
After Chen Mobai finished speaking, Mr. Ding did not doubt him.
After all, the best way to improve in spell cultivation is through constant practice.
Although the school teaches a wide range of content, in certain specific spells and restrictions, it is indeed not as good as some private tutors outside.
"Your mother is quite generous. Private tutors are not cheap."
While searching for the origin of the water wave restriction in his spell database based on Chen Mobai's description, Mr. Ding asked casually.
"My mother has high hopes for me. I can only try my best. Thank you, Mr. Ding."
Chen Mobai did not dare to say more and could only speak vaguely. He then detailed the situation of using coins to test the water wave restriction in the water palace to Mr. Ding.
"Hmm, based on your description, it is likely one of these three spells solidified into a restriction."
After Mr. Ding, who had given up hope of laying the foundation, devoted himself to the education cause, he was very dedicated to Chen Mobai, who rarely came to seek advice. He pulled out three spells from his spell database.
Water Shield, Surge Spell, and Scale Wave Spell.
"I have sent the specific spell content and methods to break them to your personal database. Practice more at home. If it still doesn't work, you can write a report and send it to me."
Chen Mobai saw Mr. Ding send the documents of the three spells to his interface address and thanked him repeatedly.
If he had to download these three spells from the immortal school's spell library, it would cost at least thirty merit points.
Moreover, without Mr. Ding, who was deeply knowledgeable about spell research, Chen Mobai would have wasted several days and nights searching the internet.
The school's benefits are really good!
Chen Mobai sincerely sighed, which is why they valued the college entrance exam so much.
If they could enter those great academies, not only spells but even secret techniques for breaking through realms and divine immortal techniques could be obtained for free.
On the Earth Origin Star, due to the influence of the previous mechanical civilization, there is basically no restriction on knowledge.
The secret techniques of the immortal school can be obtained for free once one reaches the late-stage of the Inner Pill stage.
It is precisely this atmosphere that allows the immortal school to produce great ancestors on the Earth Origin Star, a realm with depleted resources.
"By the way, Mr. Ding, was Yan Bingxuan also here to ask you about spells?"
Before leaving, Chen Mobai thought of what had just happened and asked subconsciously.
"Her? After entering the late-stage of qi cultivation, she seems to have decided to convert her dual metal-water true spirit roots into ice spirit roots and is seeking advice from me on how to purify and enhance her spirit roots."
Chen Mobai did not expect to get an answer, but Mr. Ding directly told him, which made him widen his eyes in shock.
"Can... spirit roots be converted and enhanced?"
"Oh, you haven't reached that level yet, but it's fine to tell you in advance."
Mr. Ding tapped a few more keys, selected a document, and sent it to Chen Mobai.
"The reason I was admitted to the Pure Yang Academy by special exception was that I spent twenty years in seclusion at the Cinnabar Academy, converting my spirit roots into a three-yang body, which is a variant of a special spirit root."
"However, although twenty years of hard work transformed my spirit roots into a high-quality one, it left me insufficient time to reach the peak of qi cultivation."
"The story of the second half of my life, you all know. Even with the three-yang body, I failed twice to lay the foundation and exhausted my potential."
Chen Mobai roughly browsed through the document Mr. Ding sent him about spirit roots and understood the reason.
On the Earth Origin Star, due to the scarcity of resources, the great powers of the immortal school can only focus on developing spells and cultivation techniques, hoping to improve the overall quality of immortal cultivators.
Six thousand years ago, the Venerable Tianbo created the "Gold Touch Spell," which can enhance the metal attribute of spirit roots. When cultivated to the peak, it can transform an ordinary pseudo-spirit root below 20 into a [Heavenly Spirit Root] of the metal attribute.
To this day, the immortal school has developed over a dozen secret techniques to purify and enhance spirit roots.
Even the secret techniques to convert into ice, lightning, and wind spirit roots are widely spread in the great academies and palaces.
"The better your spirit roots, the faster you can cultivate. However, the time you spend enhancing your spirit roots will reduce the time you have for qi cultivation. I am a negative example."
"Therefore, the immortal school has a rule that this content will not be taught in class before college to prevent you from being distracted."
"After college, the great academies and palaces have secret techniques to purify and enhance spirit roots suitable for their own traditions, but whether to practice them is up to the individual."