Chapter 32

Mofan Long gazed at the ice lake with a dark look in his eyes. At this moment, many powerful figures were still flying towards the lake, and on the ice lake, countless black-line pythons were writhing, as if trying to drag all the powerful figures on the lake into the depths.

After staring at the lake for a moment, Mofan Long sneered and prepared to dash out.

"Master, we probably don’t have much time left. The inheritance of the Congenital Holy Temple is the most important. We should now meet up with the other elders and then enter the place of inheritance," a powerful figure quickly flew over behind Mofan Long and whispered.

Hearing this, Mofan Long pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and led a group of people to quickly leave. Clearly, although he was uncertain about Ye Zhong's life or death, as his subordinates said, the most important thing now was the inheritance of the Congenital Holy Temple. If he could obtain the inheritance, a mere Ye Zhong, even if still alive, would not be able to cause much trouble.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

As Mofan Long and his group left, the surrounding powerful figures all showed strange expressions, but soon they also began to collect the Purple Cold Mystic Lotus. Clearly, in the absence of the Purple Wood Spirit Root, these Purple Cold Mystic Lotus were also quite good.

With these people taking action, the competition on the lake became even more intense.

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At the same time as the competition on the lake became somewhat heated, Ye Zhong's figure was suspended in the water below the ice lake. He raised his head and looked up, his face showing a thoughtful expression.

When he was pushed back by Mofan Long's attack and approached the surface of the ice lake, the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique in his body emitted a strange fluctuation, leading Ye Zhong to speculate that the Purple Wood Spirit Root was likely at the bottom of the lake. After entering the lake, the spiritual energy in Ye Zhong's body began to circulate on its own, so although he could not breathe, he did not feel any suffocation.

In all directions, many black-line pythons were rushing towards the surface of the lake, and many powerful figures were entangled by the pythons, sinking to the bottom of the lake like black balls of yarn. However, strangely, the black-line pythons did not attack Ye Zhong.

"Perhaps these black-line pythons only guard the stone platform, not these Purple Cold Mystic Lotus. Since I have no intention of going to the stone platform, they have no interest in me?" After pondering for a moment, Ye Zhong put this question aside and focused his gaze directly on the depths of the lake. As long as he could find the Purple Wood Spirit Root, he could give Mofan Long a huge surprise the next time they met.

"That is—"

After scanning the bottom of the lake, Ye Zhong's eyes suddenly narrowed and focused on the exact spot below the stone platform. From his angle, he could see that the base of the stone platform was already corroded, but countless Purple Cold Mystic Lotus roots were entangled together, forming a massive tree trunk that extended from the bottom of the lake to the bottom of the stone platform, supporting the platform that should have collapsed.

In the middle of this dense tangle of roots, about two hundred meters away from Ye Zhong, a faint purple light was flickering.

Under the purple light, one could clearly see a palm-sized purple spirit root, emitting a strange aura of extreme heat and extreme cold, and an extremely abundant flow of spiritual energy, as if the purple spirit root was a focal point of the spiritual energy in the ice lake.

"Clang—"

The Six Paths Burial Sword Technique in Ye Zhong's body began to circulate on its own, as if it was extremely eager for that purple spirit root.

This reaction of the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique made Ye Zhong's gaze instantly become excited. It seemed that this was indeed the Purple Wood Spirit Root he had been searching for!

After a moment of excitement, Ye Zhong did not hesitate and moved directly towards the bottom of the lake.

Compared to the chaotic situation above, the place where the Purple Wood Spirit Root was located was calm. When Ye Zhong approached, he found that within a few meters of the Purple Wood Spirit Root, there was a vacuum zone, and even the lake water was completely repelled.

"It must be at least a thousand years old!"

Looking at the Purple Wood Spirit Root, which already had a hint of spiritual awareness, Ye Zhong moved without hesitation, landing next to the spirit root and sitting cross-legged. The Six Paths Burial Sword Technique in his body instantly began to circulate.

"Hum, hum, hum—"

As Ye Zhong began to refine the Purple Wood Spirit Root, the originally stable vacuum zone began to fluctuate, and the spiritual energy from all directions gradually dissipated. The strange scene around the Purple Wood Spirit Root slowly disappeared.

However, at the same time, the astonishing energy contained in the Purple Wood Spirit Root rapidly transformed into a purple mist that wrapped around Ye Zhong's body. As Ye Zhong breathed slowly, the mist was continuously absorbed into his body.

The spiritual energy cycle in Ye Zhong's body began to slowly activate, and the faint green meridians that were previously barely visible under his skin became clearly visible, as if Ye Zhong's entire body had turned transparent, allowing one to clearly see his meridians.

At this moment, these meridians slowly wriggled as Ye Zhong practiced, as if they were searching for the most suitable positions for themselves!

It was said that the human body was one of the most suitable forms for cultivation in the Three Thousand Divine Realms. The meridians in the human body were originally fixed in a mysterious position. Especially for infants in the womb, their meridians presented a congenital state!

However, as humans grew up, the positions of the meridians in their bodies shifted with the changes in their bodies. The fourth level of the Nine Levels of Body Tempering, the Muscle Transformation stage, was to restore the meridians to their original congenital positions.

However, achieving this was not easy. Ordinary body-tempering techniques could only restore a few main meridians to their congenital positions. But the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique that Ye Zhong was practicing was the most suitable for the Six Yin Absolute Pulse constitution, a rare body-tempering technique. Even when Ye Zhong was at the peak of his power, he had to pay a huge price to obtain this technique. Its strength was unimaginable for ordinary people!

Therefore, as Ye Zhong refined the thousand-year-old Purple Wood Spirit Root and advanced to the fourth level of body tempering, the Muscle Transformation stage, all the meridians in his body, including some that ordinary people might never notice, slowly wriggled and returned to their congenital positions.

A faint light flickered on Ye Zhong's body, and faint sword qi spread through his spiritual energy cycle, extending in all directions within his body.

"Whoosh—"

After a long time, Ye Zhong slowly exhaled, opened his eyes, and all the strange phenomena on his body disappeared. However, the aura emanating from his body had increased several times.

"Fourth level of body tempering, Muscle Transformation stage!"

Feeling the changes in his body, Ye Zhong murmured. The effect of refining the Purple Wood Spirit Root was better than expected, allowing him to smoothly advance to the Muscle Transformation stage.

"If I had a few more, I might be able to advance to the fifth level of body tempering, the Meridian Opening stage, in one go!" Ye Zhong's gaze swept around, and he sighed.

So many Purple Cold Mystic Lotus had only produced one Purple Wood Spirit Root, and such an opportunity was extremely rare. To hope for more was a bit unrealistic.

Shaking his head, Ye Zhong closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. In his reincarnation, his cultivation speed could be considered quite fast, but so far, his biggest weakness was the lack of suitable offensive spirit techniques. Although some of the ultimate techniques from his former sect could be勉强 practiced now, they required too much time. And Ye Zhong did not have any ordinary offensive spirit techniques at the moment.

"Wait a moment..."

While deep in thought, Ye Zhong's mind suddenly stirred, and an offensive spirit technique appeared in his consciousness.

Asura Sword Seal!

This offensive spirit technique appeared extremely abruptly, and even Ye Zhong had to ponder for a moment before suddenly remembering that it was found in a mysterious ancient cave along with the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique. Back then, he had casually glanced at it and dismissed it as a low-grade offensive spirit technique, so he did not practice it.

However, now it seemed that the Asura Sword Seal might have some connection with the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique!

With this thought, Ye Zhong pondered for a moment and then began to practice it.

Regardless, this level of offensive spirit technique was the best for him at the moment. After all, a low-grade offensive spirit technique was something even the Star Image Sect might not have many of.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

As Ye Zhong's hand seals changed slightly, a faint sword seal appeared in his palm, glowing a blood-red color, looking somewhat strange.

"Hmm?"

Ye Zhong stared at the Asura Sword Seal that had formed, his expression changing slightly. He realized that the cultivation of the Asura Sword Seal seemed different from ordinary spirit techniques. Normally, once an offensive spirit technique was successfully cultivated, it could immediately exert its power. However, after successfully cultivating the Asura Sword Seal, its power was not as great as expected. But the Asura Sword Seal could be stacked!

Based on Ye Zhong's speculation, although the power of a single Asura Sword Seal was not strong, if he could cultivate several more, the power of this move would far exceed his imagination!