Chapter Thirty: Unrelated to the Wind and Moon

  Fortunately, this intense pain only lasted for an instant. Otherwise, even if she had suffered a lot from taking Qingchen Dan and had experienced the intense pain of advancing to the Fusion Stage, Zuo Xiaoyao wouldn't have been sure if she could persist without fainting under such intense pain coming from deep within her soul.

  As the pain disappeared, she immediately became sensitive to the changes in her spiritual power and felt that a 'door' had been suddenly opened, making it possible for Zuo Xiaoyao to see everything within a twenty-meter radius around her even with her eyes closed.

  It was an extremely mystical experience, within twenty meters, wherever her consciousness reached, it made her feel as if she had seen it with her own eyes. Later, when she unconsciously exerted her spiritual power, she found that her spiritual power had become nearly three times stronger than before.

  The Kaishen fruit is indeed amazing! This was the heartfelt sigh of Zuo Xiaoyao, who had just finished her cultivation. Although she sensed that her 'long' stagnant cultivation was about to make a breakthrough, this place by the water pool was clearly not suitable for cultivation, so she decided to put off advancing her cultivation for now.

  Before she opened her eyes, Hong Tian had already refined the Open Spirit Fruit. Seeing Xiao Xiang's astonished expression, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Xiao fellow practitioner, don't be surprised. When we cultivators successfully advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, we will open our spiritual orifices and expand our divine seas, allowing us to project our spiritual consciousness outside. Now, under the extraordinary effect of this Open Spirit Fruit, you can achieve external projection of your spiritual consciousness ahead of schedule, even at the Liquid Stage, which is also normal."

  "In that case, does the Kaishin fruit have any effect on cultivators above the foundation stage? Ah, and there's also that!"

  Zuo Xiao Yao asked curiously, seeing the white bear next to her still in a sleeping state, and couldn't help but add another sentence.

  "Although the effect is not as pronounced as for those in the foundation-building stage, it can still expand one's spiritual sea, increase spiritual awareness and strength. However, it will be ineffective against high-level cultivators above the condensation of dan stage. The spiritual sea and spiritual awareness have a great relationship with the innate talent of cultivators, and there are very few ways to change them besides cultivation. Therefore, the Open Spirit Fruit is extremely valuable because it can fundamentally enhance the innate talent of cultivators. As for its effect on animals, I don't understand much about it, nor have I seen any records. Logically speaking, it should be able to help improve their spiritual awareness. After all, this little guy is just an ordinary object, and the Open Spirit Fruit that takes a thousand years to mature is extremely rare in any cultivation world. Ordinary people wouldn't..."

  Later on, Hong Tian subconsciously touched his nose and didn't continue.

  Ordinary people would never waste such a precious treasure on an ordinary wild animal, but Zuo Xiao Yao was very clear about his unspoken meaning. However, she did not regret her decision. No matter how valuable the divine fruit was, she had obtained it thanks to Bai Xiong's guidance. If Luo Hong Tian hadn't appeared, she wouldn't have gotten it in the first place. Since she got it, giving one to him was only right and proper. It was a matter of principle.

  Fortunately, although the sudden change in circumstances was unexpected, it did not deter her from making her choice. On the contrary, Zuo Xiao Yao gained a deeper understanding of his character when he proposed to split the divine fruit equally with her, without any intention of taking advantage of her kindness, since he believed that she had contributed to their encounter. At this point, Zuo Xiao Yao felt a sense of affinity towards this newly met fellow practitioner, for although she was unaware of the true value of the divine fruit, it was clear that he was well aware of it, and yet he could treat a stranger with such candor, which was truly rare.

  Although Zuo Xiao Yao currently does not understand the ways of other fellow practitioners in the Xiuzhen world, based on her understanding of human nature, she feels that they are approachable!

  Looking at the warm and gentle smile of Zuo Xiao Yao, who was now showing a few hints of sincerity and kindness, the other party, despite his intentional reminder, still chose to give the precious Open Spirit Fruit to an ordinary white bear without any hesitation, only worrying whether the white bear could withstand the medicinal effect of the fruit. This action made Luo Hong Tian also have some thoughts.

  In the ruthless and competitive world of cultivation, he has been mixed for many years, and is also quite familiar with today's complex modern society. No matter where he is, in order to survive well, a fake mask is indispensable. Having seen too much deception, he did not expect to meet a woman here who had never set foot in the world of cultivation, between cultivators and ordinary people, with a rare 'true' quality about her, which has moved him somewhat!

  Moreover, without mentioning that both of them were thinking to themselves, but because of each other's good character, they naturally developed a good impression of each other. In their subsequent interactions, unintentionally, the two became more natural with each other. Zuo Xiao Yao no longer intentionally concealed the fact that she was actually a 'Cultivation Rookie', and continuously asked questions she didn't understand or know about. Noticing the increasingly relaxed attitude of her opponent, Luo Hong Tian also spoke freely, and during the time waiting for Bai Xiong to wake up, he explained many things related to Cultivation or the Cultivation world to Zuo Xiao Yao.

  After all, in this era, it's not easy to meet someone who can make you feel good about yourself and think they're worth befriending, especially when you're both on the same path and have similar cultivation levels. This kind of encounter is even more precious, having nothing to do with romantic entanglements!

  It is indeed true that hearing you speak for a moment is better than reading books for ten years!

  Cultivators like Zuo Xiaoyao are called Cultivators of the Truth, and their inner circle is called the Cultivation Realm. Although it's called a "realm", in reality it doesn't belong to another dimension, unlike Jianghu, but coexists with the mortal world; mortals just don't have the qualifications to enter.

  From Lü Hongtian's explanation, Zuo Xiaoyao, who had impulsively embarked on the path of cultivation, benefited greatly. It turned out that the "True Cultivation Realm" had existed since ancient times, but ordinary people who knew about it were extremely rare. Although cultivators had appeared in the mortal world from time to time, leaving behind astonishing feats with their supernatural abilities, they were all intentionally exaggerated and distorted by the ruling powers of the time, and were viewed as myths and legends.

  In the extremely limited knowledge of cultivation that Zuo Xiaoyao knew, the cultivators in the cultivation world were divided into six stages: Nascent Soul, Core Formation, Foundation Establishment, Dan Cauldron, Embryonic Breathing and True Immortal. After breaking through the True Immortal stage, one would ascend to the Upper Realm. As for what the Upper Realm was like, there was no record in the cultivation information that Luo Hongtian possessed.

  Due to the increasingly scarce spiritual resources on Earth, the current spiritual world has become very decadent. For nearly three thousand years, no one has appeared who is revered as a human immortal and has reached the state of true immortality. In the past thousand years, there have also been no reports of the appearance of a True Sovereign in the Golden Embryo stage within the spiritual world.

  In the current cultivation world, the most top-notch cultivators are only a handful of Condensing Dan stage True Immortals. Someone like Lü Hongyan who is at the Building Foundation stage is already considered to be a high-ranking figure in the cultivation world and rarely shows himself in front of people.

  At the same time, in Luo Hongtian's calm 'confession', Zuo Xiaoyao also learned a fact that shocked her beyond measure: from every angle, it seemed as though Luo Hongtian, who appeared to be only in his early twenties, was actually nearly fifty years old!

  This situation was indeed a bit strange, but after the initial shock, through Luo Hongtian's explanation, Zuo Xiaoyao also became more and more calm.

  For cultivators, as long as their cultivation is high enough, living forever and never growing old is not entirely impossible, and returning to youth is not an empty promise!

  Through cultivation, delaying aging is fundamental, and maintaining a youthful appearance and body is not difficult. The Nasal Stage can live to be 100 years old without illness or pain, the Merging Liquid Stage can live to at least 120 years old, and with diligent practice, one can even live to nearly 150 years old. As long as one advances to the Foundation Establishment Stage, they can open their spiritual aperture, expand their divine sea, and truly enter the gate of cultivation, living to 200 years old is not a problem, and 300 years old is also not difficult. The lifespan of the Concocting Elixir Stage reaches 500 years, and as one's cultivation advances further, their lifespan increases exponentially, which is quite enticing!

  But the hardest thing is how to have a high enough cultivation!

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