Chapter 312: Chapter 311 Twisted Time (First Update, Seeking Subscription)
Ning Xue spoke, her voice as melodious as an oriole: "Master, I have entered the Purple Mansion Realm. I am now an ancestor of the Purple Mansion as well!"
"Congratulations!"
Lu Xuanji smiled and said, "Reaching the Purple Mansion, you are no longer a mortal!"
"It’s all due to your excellent teaching, Master. Without you, how could I have achieved such success!"
Ning Xue said respectfully.
She did not become arrogant and overbearing because of her improved cultivation.
Lu Xuanji nodded slightly.
Good, good, she hasn’t turned into an ingrate.
Many cultivators, after their cultivation improves, not only do they lack gratitude, but they also repay kindness with animosity.
"How do you feel?" Lu Xuanji asked.
"Very strong, very comfortable!"
Ning Xue replied.
Lu Xuanji asked some more questions, and Ning Xue responded.
After a brief conversation, they walked out of the retreat area.
As they exited the side hall, Ning Xue calculated the time, and only five years had passed.
She remembered that in the Dan Yang Sect, some genius cultivators took twenty to thirty, or even fifty years, to achieve the Purple Mansion breakthrough.
Yet she only took five years.
All of this was thanks to Master’s help.
Though called dual cultivation, it was essentially Master’s infusion.
"Not bad, not bad, your foundation is solid, without a single flaw. Even when I attained the Purple Mansion, my foundation was not as solid as yours," Jin Xi said, her words carrying a hint of envy.
The human body has its limits, and many times, once those limits are reached, there’s no further room for improvement.
But Ning Xue was fortunate to have the assistance of a Pure Yang Dao Body Golden Core Cultivator, continually pushing her limits and solidifying her foundation. Such benefits were something she had never encountered.
"Ning Xue, rest for a while!" Jin Xi ordered.
"Yes!"
Ning Xue nodded and turned to leave.
Constant seclusion can decrease efficiency; it’s best to balance work and rest.
Only two people remained in the hall.
Lu Xuanji curiously asked, "Where is the Time Array? I’m quite curious too."
"Come this way!"
Jin Xi said, grasping Lu Xuanji’s hand, transforming into a ray of golden light and vanishing.
When they reappeared, they were already in the core hall.
In the center was a pool, with green liquid exuding a faint, refreshing fragrance. In the center of the pool was a tea tree, only a meter high, with tender leaves, just a small sapling.
In front was a stone stele, with dots of light flickering and some dormant ones seemingly yet to activate.
"Is this a Fourth Grade Enlightenment Tea Tree?"
Lu Xuanji approached and halted two meters away.
Enlightenment Tea isn’t particularly special in the Cultivation Immortality Realm.
Some Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Purple Mansion Cultivators often buy some Enlightenment Tea leaves to taste themselves or to entertain guests.
But most of these tea leaves range from First Grade to Third Grade, not only planted extensively but also frequently circulated in the market, not particularly rare.
However, at Fourth Grade, both the number of Spirit Trees and their yield decrease.
"Remember the Enlightenment Tea seed in the hall? Based on my speculation, that was an Immortal Grade Enlightenment Tea Tree turned into an Immortal Seed after Nirvana. Nurtured with the Spiritual Spring, it may become Fourth Grade... To restore it to Immortal Grade, at least three thousand years are needed!"
Jin Xi said, sighing with a wistful expression.
Remembering some unpleasant memories.
If one could attest to Divinity Transformation, they might see the Immortal Grade Enlightenment Tea Tree mature; if not, they might perish, leaving it to others.
Lu Xuanji asked, "As far as I know, the Chaos Ancient Hall and Enlightenment Tea Tree, among others, are vital not only to Harmonization Cultivators but also to those about to ascend. Yet, why do these cultivators, about to ascend, leave their Lifebound Treasures, cherished Immortal Seeds, etc., in the Mortal World for the destined ones... I don’t think they’re so kind-hearted?"
Jin Xi explained, "When ascending to the Immortal Realm, one will face suppression from the Immortal Realm Laws. If ascending unclothed, without any treasures, the suppression is bearable; however, ascending with a Lifebound Treasure will increase the pressure and tribulations severely, almost certainly leading to death!"
"I see!"
Lu Xuanji nodded.
Walking to the stone stele, Jin Xi said, "There is an array on the stele called the Time Flowing Light Array. When activated, it can accelerate time up to a hundredfold at its peak. But the Spirit Stones consumed during its operation are quite astonishing."
"Can I enter the array to train for a while?"
Lu Xuanji asked.
"No!"
Jin Xi directly refused, "You don’t even need to think about it!"
"Why is that?" Lu Xuanji asked.
Jin Xi explained, "The higher a cultivator’s cultivation, the greater their resistance to time, making it harder to warp time around them! During Qi Refining, time can accelerate up to twentyfold; at Foundation Establishment, only tenfold; at Purple Mansion, at most eightfold; at Golden Core, at most fivefold."
"As for you, although only in the Golden Core Fourth Transformation, your foundation is deeper, and your strength greater, making the Time Acceleration Array less effective on you!"
"But I still wish to try!"
Lu Xuanji said.
"Alright, go over there; I’m there!" Jin Xi said.
With a flicker, Lu Xuanji found himself in a side hall.
"I’m starting now!"
"Alright!"
At this moment, the array patterns beneath his feet began operating, constantly twisting the void, with the Heaven and Earth Laws distorting, time accelerating, and Lu Xuanji feeling a slight discomfort, his body instinctively resisting the twisting power of time, contending with the surrounding array.
As the time distortion intensified, it eventually overwhelmed Lu Xuanji’s physical resistance. At that moment, the sesame seed-sized Golden Core in his Dantian began to operate.
Aided by the Creation Golden Pill’s operation, it resisted the time twisting force.
Crack!
Crack!
After three breaths of stalemate, the void resounded violently, and the grand array ceased operation.
Pfft!
In the distance, Jin Xi spat a mouthful of blood, her aura becoming weak.
Lu Xuanji stepped forward, holding her hand, and asked, "What happened?"
"Suffered backlash!" Jin Xi said, "Cough, cough! You have a strong essence, resisting the time twisting force. Initially, activating the Time Array could forcibly warp a Golden Core cultivator’s nearby time fivefold. But for you, it’s impossible; your Golden Core grade is too high; I can’t twist the Time Law!"
"What kind of Golden Core do you have, with such a high grade!"
She coughed again, beginning to heal in place.
This time, activating the array, she suffered backlash, with her injuries being quite serious.
Lu Xuanji watched this scene, sighing gently.
He initially wanted to utilize the Time Acceleration Array to speed up his cultivation and quickly reach the Golden Core Ninth Transformation; now it seems impossible.