Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 1 Innate Magical Powers

Song Xian had not expected that the inner demon illusion he experienced during his transformation would be so special.

Even many years later, when I think back to that distant afternoon, it is still vivid in my mind.

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It was the height of summer at the end of July. The sky was ablaze red, and the afterglow of dusk shone on the youthful campus.

Several young and promising students walked out of the school gate chatting and laughing. As they were crossing the road, a large truck sped past the red light.

The harsh sound of a car braking suddenly rang in my ears, accompanied by a sharp scream.

In an instant, Song Xian felt as if he was soaring in the boundless void. It was dark all around him, and he could vaguely hear the hurried shouts of people around him.

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On a towering strange peak, two men in green robes were guarding a tall stone gate. Suddenly, a strong wind blew in from inside the gate, making their clothes rustle, and after a few breaths, it dissipated into the sky and earth.

The two men exchanged glances, and the man on the left asked in surprise, "What's going on? Why is there a wind blowing in the Transcendent Pool for no reason?"

The man on the right frowned slightly: "I don't know, I've never seen this before. Could it be a wind spiritual root of a different attribute?"

Before he could finish his words, the vague outlines of a pair of eyes suddenly appeared in the air.

"Innate supernatural power." The two men's expressions changed, and they said in unison, looking inside the stone gate at the same time.

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"What's the situation?" In a daze, Song Xian heard an old voice in his ear.

"Junior Brother Song was exhausted during the transformation process and fell into a coma. He has now taken the elixir and I believe he will wake up soon." Another man's deep voice seemed to be answering the old man's question.

"I heard that this boy had a strange phenomenon when he was transforming into a mortal. What exactly happened?" The old voice sounded again.

"I was guarding outside the Transfiguration Pool at the time. I saw the outline of a pair of illusory eyes appear above the pool, and then they disappeared. I guess it was the awakening of some kind of innate magical power."

"When this child wakes up, let me know immediately."

"Yes."

After the two finished their conversation, the surroundings fell into silence as footsteps and the sound of doors closing were heard.

After an unknown amount of time, some sounds began to be heard one after another, and various different voices and conversations between them reached his ears.

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Song Xian tried hard to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds. No matter how he struggled, it was no use.

At this moment, he felt like his soul was trapped in a cold body. There was darkness all around him, without a trace of light. Blocking his way was a huge, invisible and intangible door.

He could clearly perceive everything around him, but he couldn't open his eyes to see clearly.

He was full of doubts. These conversations were so unfamiliar to him, as if they were lines from movie characters.

Logically speaking, if I were in a car accident and lying sick in a hospital bed, my parents, classmates, and teachers would definitely appear, and I should hear what they say.

But so far I haven't heard a familiar voice.

Could it be that I have traveled through time?

As soon as this thought came to mind, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

"Junior Brother Song, you're awake."

Song Xian opened his eyes drowsily, and what came into his sight was a fat face with a chubby head and a big smile on its face, looking at him kindly.

Song Xian was about to ask when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, as if it was about to explode.

A large number of images flashed through his mind like a fleeting display, like frames in a movie.

He seemed to be in an ocean of memory fragments, surrounded by countless fragments of various colors. Each fragment contained the memory of a period of time, all of which poured into his mind frantically.

"Junior Brother Song, what's wrong with you?" The fat man asked with concern when he saw his face suddenly change.

"Nothing, just a slight headache." Song Xian rubbed his head and looked at the man in surprise: "Master Yu, why are you here?"

He finally remembered his true identity. His name was Song Xian, and he was a disciple of Qingyun Sect. Everything he had experienced before was just an illusion he encountered when he was undergoing transformation.

The man in front of him with a fat head is called Yu Lian. He is the person in charge of teaching these disciples who have spiritual roots but have not yet achieved transcendence.

However, he always had a condescending look on his face, and he was always domineering and would beat and scold these disciples who had not yet transcended the mortal realm and had no background. People gave him a nickname behind his back, "Yu the Butcher".

As far as Song Xian could remember, he had never once received a direct glance from Yu the Butcher since he began cultivating in the Qingyun Sect. He was always trembling with fear whenever he saw him, fearing that a single move would displease him and lead to a punishment. Now, looking at his fat-faced smile and concerned expression, he felt as if he were in a dream, unable to distinguish reality from illusion.

"Hey!" Yu Lian smiled and waved his hand. "I don't dare to be called Immortal Master. Now that Junior Brother Song has successfully transcended the mortal realm, he will truly embark on the path of cultivation and become a formal disciple of our sect. According to the sect's rules, we can just call each other brothers. I was a little strict with Junior Brother Song before, but it was also out of my good intentions. I hope you can transcend the mortal realm as soon as possible. I hope Junior Brother Song will not blame me."

"How dare I."

Yu Lian shook off the fat on his face and laughed, "From now on, we are brothers. If Junior Brother Song has anything you don't understand or encounters any difficulties, just come to me."

"Thank you, Master Yu." Song Xian felt inexplicably awkward at his kindness and attentiveness.

"Junior Brother Song, according to the rules, I have to test your spiritual roots." Yu Lian took out a palm-sized round stone with red and blue colors and a small knife from his sleeve and handed them to him.

"Junior Brother Song, if you drop a drop of your blood into the stone, it will test the attributes of your spiritual roots."

Song Xian took the red and blue round stone and knew that it was a fairy stone, which was specially used to test the spiritual root attributes of disciples after they had transformed from the mortal world.

He took the stone, cut his palm with a knife, and dripped blood onto the pebble.

As the blood flowed in, the cobblestone emitted a faint light and its color changed. The originally red and blue stone gradually turned into half red and half yellow.

A flicker of jealousy flashed across Yu Lian's eyes, but he quickly put it away. With a broad smile on his face, he said, "Junior Brother Song, this color change represents the attributes of your spiritual roots. Yellow represents the earth attribute, and red represents the fire attribute. You have dual spiritual roots, possessing both earth and fire attributes. Congratulations. As far as I know, only two of our sect's over a hundred disciples have dual spiritual roots. With this aptitude, you will definitely become an inner sect disciple."

Hearing this, Song Xian couldn't help but show joy on his face. After practicing in Qingyun Sect for several years, he already knew some common sense about the cultivation world.

There are five common spiritual roots in the world of cultivation, namely gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and two other spiritual roots with different attributes, namely wind and thunder.

For cultivators, the more mixed the spiritual roots are, the lower the aptitude for cultivation.

On the contrary, the purer the spiritual roots, the higher the aptitude for cultivation.

The higher the spiritual root aptitude, the faster the spiritual energy can be absorbed and refined. The cultivation speed of a single spiritual root can even be several times faster than that of five spiritual roots.

In addition, in terms of combat effectiveness, spiritual root qualifications are also proportional to it.

Although the five spiritual roots have the five elements of spiritual roots and can practice magic of various attributes, the power and consumption of casting magic are far less than that of a single spiritual root.

For example, a cultivator who only possesses fire spiritual roots needs to consume 100 points of spiritual power to cast a fireball spell, while a cultivator with five spiritual roots will need to consume several times more spiritual power.

Therefore, the spiritual root qualifications in the cultivation world are ranked as five spiritual roots, four spiritual roots, three spiritual roots, two spiritual roots, single spiritual root, and different spiritual roots.

An unusual spiritual root is actually a single spiritual root, but it is a spiritual root of unusual attributes and is not included in the five elements spiritual roots.

If a cultivator possesses a unique spiritual root, it must be a single spiritual root, because each attribute of the unique spiritual root is generated separately and will not be mixed with other attributes.

For example, if one has a wind spiritual root, it is impossible to have a gold, wood, water, fire, earth or thunder spiritual root.

There has never been a person in the world of cultivation who possesses extraordinary spiritual roots and is mixed with other spiritual roots.

In terms of cultivation speed, there is almost no difference between unusual spiritual roots and single spiritual roots of the five elements, but unusual spiritual roots are extremely rare, and are separated from the five elements, and are not subject to the mutual restraint of the five elements.

Therefore, people in the world rank unusual spiritual roots above single spiritual roots.

"By the way, Junior Brother Song, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky above you when you were transforming into a mortal. I guess you must have awakened some kind of innate magical power. Did you feel anything?"

"Innate magical powers?" Song Xian widened his eyes. He had also heard about the concept of innate magical powers in the cultivation world. Some people are born with certain characteristics that are different from ordinary people, which often appear after they become mortal. The cultivation world calls this innate magical powers, or innate magical powers.

Yu Lian said, "Perhaps you have just transcended the mortal realm and haven't yet grasped the essentials. So, follow the cultivation method I taught you and try to establish a connection with the Spiritual Sea. Perhaps you will discover something."

"Yes." Song Xian did as he was told. He sat down with his legs crossed, closed his eyes, and practiced breathing according to the Taoist method. After completing a large circulation, incredible scenes suddenly appeared in his mind.
He seemed to see the structure of his body, the blood vessels, bone meridians, and the introduced spiritual energy flowing in his body.

And below the lower abdomen, there is a ring-shaped object emitting light.

This is what is called inner vision in the practice of cultivation. Song Xian was very excited. He knew that the circular object emitting a faint light was the spiritual sea that was opened up in his body.

So he followed the method and urged it with his mind. When his thoughts arose, wisps of gossamer-like gas floated out of the Linghai acupoint and traveled along the meridians in his body.

That was the spiritual energy stored in the Linghai acupoint when he transformed into a mortal, and after the spiritual energy circulated through the meridians throughout his body.

Suddenly, a picture appeared in his mind.

Cultivation: Level 1 of Qi training.

Spiritual Strength: 10
Spiritual power: 5
Spiritual root attributes: fire and earth.

Talent: Eye of Insight (Able to see the target's true state.)
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