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第两千五百九十七章 晋级分神中期的捷径

During that grand gathering of powerful beings, the jujube plums had just ripened. In the eyes of other cultivators and demons, this might be a rare treasure.

However, those who gathered were the top-tier existences in the Spirit Realm—demigods, scattered immortals—each one being a powerhouse at the peak of their late劫 stage.

The effects of the jujube plums were no longer much use to them. Thus, Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox had never thought that anyone would sneak into her orchard.

But someone did indeed venture there.

It was True Immortal Broad Cold’s beloved daughter, Princess Crescent Moon.

At the time, Crescent Moon was still a young girl. Her father was a scattered immortal of high standing, and she was pampered like a star in the heavens from a young age due to her father's doting. As a result, she was spoiled and domineering, beyond description.

Her father was already one of the top-tier scattered immortals in the Spirit Realm; no matter what trouble he caused, it wouldn’t change much. Hence, this little princess was fearless—both heaven and earth were nothing to her.

She followed her father on a visit to the Kingdom of White Deer Ridge but, out of mischief, wandered into Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's jujube orchard.

Jujube plums were heavenly treasures. Their fragrance after ripening was incomparable, and Crescent Moon couldn’t resist the temptation. She reached for the largest one without caring whose treasure it was.

However, jujube plums weren't to be taken in such a manner. This was an essence of the fifth element—Wood. It could only be picked using a material with pure Wood attributes; otherwise, the non-wood attributes of the surrounding primordial qi would contaminate the jujube plum and cause its effects to change.

If this happened, the result from consuming it would be unpredictable. There was a 50% chance that the pure essence within would take effect, making it no different from using a Wood attribute treasure to pick it.

For cultivators, this would greatly benefit them, allowing their cultivation realm to advance by one stage.

But there was also a 50% chance that the impurities would turn into toxins and enter the cultivator's meridians. In such a case, not only would they fail to gain any benefits, but their cultivation might even regress by one stage.

Crescent Moon didn't know of this complexity. She opened her mouth to bite it, but what lay ahead was uncertain fortune or misfortune. Fortunately for her, True Immortal Broad Cold was very concerned about his daughter and immediately rushed to find her when she went missing. He saw her trying to take a bite from the jujube plum that had already been contaminated by impurities.

Broad Cold True Immortal was alarmed and quickly seized the fruit. The ruler of White Deer Ridge arrived shortly after, but since it was just a young girl and Broad Cold’s beloved daughter, she didn’t scold her too harshly. The jujube plum was already tainted with impurities; even if she took it, there would be no use for it. So, she handed it over to Broad Cold True Immortal as a gesture of goodwill.

Broad Cold True Immortal apologized profusely and couldn't help but feel somewhat amused by the situation. The jujube plum was now useless to Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox; he might as well keep it. However, since this was his daughter’s fault, he didn’t have much choice but to exchange several other treasures for it.

But even a chicken rib is still better than nothing.

Broad Cold True Immortal and the ruler of White Deer Ridge were already among the top-tier figures in the Spirit Realm, just one step away from true immortality. In their eyes, this jujube plum was still valuable, especially one contaminated with impurities.

While there was a 50% chance that consuming it would regress their cultivation realm, there was also a 50% chance of advancing to the next stage.

In the world of cultivation, taking risks was inevitable.

Broad Cold True Immortal himself wasn’t interested in such a risk and wouldn’t give it to his beloved daughter. Later, this jujube plum somehow ended up with an elder ancestor from Ethereal Immortal Palace.

This elder didn’t dare take the risk but instead passed it down as a precious treasure through generations.

"Ah, I see."

Lin Xuan raised his head after reading the description on the jade box. He now understood the entire history of this jujube plum and no longer harbored any doubts.

He held the jujube plum in his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"True enough, finding what one has been seeking for so long without much effort."

After a few moments, Lin Xuan’s contemplative look vanished, replaced by joy. His luck was truly good.

There was a 50% chance of advancing to the next stage and a 50% chance of regressing.

For most cultivators, deciding whether or not to take this risk would require careful consideration because unlike regression after severe injuries, impurities entering their meridians would make it extremely difficult to advance again. If they were unlucky, they might never be able to improve their cultivation realm.

Such risks weren’t something many cultivators would willingly take.

But Lin Xuan was different.

Impurities? What did that matter?

He could purify them with the Blue Star Sea.

Originally a fine jujube plum, its current effect was similar to that of the Corroding Heart Jujube. He had once consumed one on Demon Spirit Island and advanced from the initial stage of the Golden Core Realm to the middle stage.

Now, this same opportunity presented itself again. Could he advance another stage this time, bringing his main Golden Core to the middle stage of the Spirit Formation Realm?

Wait… perhaps not just the main Golden Core, but also the second Golden Core and demon core could advance as well if he was lucky enough.

This thought brought a hint of excitement to Lin Xuan’s face. If his guess was correct, this opportunity would be truly significant.

Of course, only after consuming it would they know for sure. But based on his experience, there was a high likelihood that this would happen.

Thus, Lin Xuan didn’t immediately count the treasures but instead pondered whether to purify and consume the jujube plum now or later.

The surroundings here had decent primordial qi and were quite secluded; no one should disturb him. Moreover, if he advanced successfully, he could help Princess Yuanke refine the Primordial Yin Qi of Chaos and increase his chances of success.

Most importantly, consuming a jujube plum to advance would not take much time—half a year at most, several months at least—before he could see the results.

With this in mind, Lin Xuan decided to break through now.

His thoughts set, Lin Xuan began preparing. With a wave of his sleeves, he sorted and stored the remaining treasures into his waist pouch for later use. There was no rush; he could clear them up after advancing.

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