37: Yu Linglong

Seeing that you're not entirely useless, I suppose I can tell you a few things!

The yellow-skirted girl's voice was still clear and cold, but it seemed to carry a hint of haughtiness.

"This Cangyuan Continent, it is said, suffered a collapse of order, which allowed Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls to run rampant."

"The Human Race struggles for survival in the gaps, but it is not without opportunity. Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls can grow stronger, and the Human Race can also Cultivate to become stronger."

"However, the Human Race requires a Spiritual Root to Cultivate. This Spiritual Root represents the Human Race's cultivation talent and is divided into five Ranks:"

"From lowest to highest, they are Human-Rank, Earth-Grade, Heaven-Grade, Divine-Grade, and Saint-Grade."

"Moreover, the birth of Spiritual Roots is extremely rare. The more Advanced the Rank, the rarer they become; even an Earth-Grade Spiritual Root is a one-in-ten-thousand existence."

"And this is one of the reasons why the Human Race is gradually declining."

As she spoke, a hint of worry clearly flashed in the girl's eyes.

Hearing this, a strange look flashed in Chu Yuan's eyes. Spiritual Roots were actually divided into Ranks?

But why hadn't he seen the Rank of the Source Primordial Spiritual Root on that light screen?

Chu Yuan felt secretly surprised and suspicious.

At this moment, the girl looked up at the sky and said, "Alright, you can continue playing by yourself. I need to go back."

Having said that, she turned and walked away, seemingly having made some kind of decision.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan quickly called out, "Senior, I still have one more question."

The girl frowned slightly. "You are too ignorant. I don't have time to waste on you."

"This is the last question!"

Chu Yuan scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:

"Senior, I haven't had a Breakthrough in a long time. Could you please teach me how to achieve a Breakthrough?"

Hearing this, the girl frowned slightly.

She originally wanted to refuse, but as if she remembered something, she hesitated for a moment, then immediately took out a booklet and said:

"Your current method is for the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm; naturally, you cannot achieve a Breakthrough to the Spirit Absorption Realm."

"These are the subsequent Cultivation Techniques for the Spirit Absorption Realm and the Spirit Vortex Realm. I hope you grow stronger soon and contribute your strength to the Human Race in resisting Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls!"

After speaking, she tossed the booklet over, turned around, and quickly departed.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan quickly called out, "Senior, may I know your name, so that I may repay the favor of imparting this technique today!"

"Yu Linglong!"

The girl's voice drifted down softly, but her figure had already disappeared into the woods.

Chu Yuan took the booklet, his gaze fixed on the direction she had left, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"This girl is quite good. Beautiful and kind-hearted!"

Chu Yuan sighed, stored the booklet in the primal origin space, and turned to head out of the valley.

Since the sun was now setting, it was too late to rush back, so he could only enter the primal origin space to take shelter.

However, even so, he needed to find a safe spot first.

He certainly didn't want to enter the primal origin space without trouble only to encounter Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls upon exiting.

On his way here earlier, he had noticed a cave on a cliff face more than ten meters high. He could go there first to check it out.

Before long, Chu Yuan arrived at his destination—the bottom of the cave!

He closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings. Only when he confirmed there was no danger nearby did he smile contentedly.

Immediately after, he free-climbed the cliff and quickly reached the outside of the cave entrance.

Outside the cave was a platform extending out half a meter. The entrance was obscured by a cluster of weeds, making the cave visible only intermittently.

Moreover, the cliff walls surrounding the cave were steep. Unless one was a Yao Beast skilled in climbing, or a Cultivator, they likely couldn't reach it!

If he hadn't accidentally looked up earlier and noticed the anomaly here, he wouldn't have discovered it.

A long sword appeared in Chu Yuan's hand, and he cautiously walked inside.

The entrance was only about two meters high, and the light inside the cave was dim. Chu Yuan maintained a cautious mindset, holding his sword alertly as he slowly Advanced.

After walking about ten meters, the space before Chu Yuan suddenly opened up, and his eyes lit up.

Before him was actually a rock cavern several hundred square meters wide and several meters high.

In the center of the cavern was a shallow, clear pool. The surface of the water was calm and waveless; its source was unknown, as was its destination.

But it was obvious that the water in the pool seemed to contain a considerable amount of Spiritual Qi.

In the center of the pool, atop an arm-thick pillar, was a white jade bead that emitted a faint light, illuminating most of the rock cavern.

Slightly to the rear side of the cavern, on a platform, a dripping sound echoed.

Chu Yuan was just about to take a closer look at the cavern when his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he hastily dodged.

"Bang!"

A huge noise rang out, causing the entire cave to shake slightly.

Chu Yuan looked back and saw a Youth in Black Robes standing where he had just been.

Utilizing the dim light, it was clear that his fist was embedded in the rock, shattering countless fragments of stone.

Chu Yuan frowned, gripping the sword in his hand. "Senior, I intruded unintentionally. Please forgive me. I am willing to leave immediately."

He had expended considerable energy clearing out those First-Order Demonic Beasts earlier, and he did not want to get entangled with this person.

But upon hearing his words, the Youth in Black Robes' expression remained calm, as if he lacked emotion.

He flashed, rushing toward Chu Yuan at extreme speed, his imposing aura terrifying.

"He is even stronger than Yu Linglong!"

Chu Yuan's expression slightly changed. Without hesitation, he immediately hid inside the primal origin space.

His intrinsic strength might have been able to contend with someone like Yu Linglong, but he had expended a lot of energy and was no longer at his Peak combat strength.

Furthermore, this Youth in Black Robes was stronger than Yu Linglong. If Chu Yuan still chose to fight him now, he would be an idiot.

Inside Chu Yuan's space.

Chu Yuan looked helpless and gave a wry smile. "I wasn't necessarily in trouble before, but after finding this place, I actually ended up in trouble!"

However, Chu Yuan's mentality was stable. His eyes narrowed as he said, "The only option now is to eat the green fruit to recover to my Peak, and then try to see if I can achieve a Breakthrough."

"I will go out tomorrow and fight him. Even if I can't win, I can still escape this place."

Thinking of this, he stopped pondering, sat cross-legged, grabbed two green fruit, and swallowed them.

Before long.

Chu Yuan felt his body return to its Peak state, so he stood up and looked at the booklet.

"According to Yu Linglong, it seems to be the Cultivation Technique for the Spirit Absorption Realm and the Spirit Vortex Realm!"

"In other words, the Spirit Vortex Realm comes after the Spirit Absorption Realm."

Chu Yuan muttered thoughtfully, "I wonder how much longer this path of Cultivation is, and when Cultivating will finally reach its end?"

He shook his head, stopped thinking further, and as usual, first copied a version of it.

This time, however, he chose to enhance the copied version of the Cultivation Technique.

But to his surprise, after only two enhancements, he could no longer enhance it.

Chu Yuan knew clearly that the Cultivation Technique had once again reached its limit.

According to Yu Linglong, this Cultivation Technique would only allow him to Cultivate up to Spirit Vortex Realm Perfection.

To advance further, he would need to continue searching for subsequent Cultivation Techniques.

Chu Yuan let out a soft sigh. This was the hardship of lacking a Legacy!

He shook his head, stopped thinking, and opened the enhanced Cultivation Technique to read it.

With the assistance of the primal divine crystal, even if his Comprehension Ability wasn't too high, understanding the Cultivation Technique was not difficult.

Of course, compared to the Spirit start Chapter, it was considerably more difficult.