Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 68 Zhiwei, Water Spiritual Root! (Double votes requested!)
until night.

The tribulation of the Three Thousand Mountains is still ongoing, but it is clearly not as intense as the first wave.

After the tremors subsided, the chaos did not end.

The market guards and Lingyin Sect disciples rushed around assessing the damage and maintaining order.

Still shaken, the rogue cultivators gathered in the streets and alleys, whispering about the earth-shattering scene they had just witnessed, speculating about the identity of the tribulation-crossing expert and the outcome of the tribulation.

However, just when people thought everything was about to return to calm, another strange event occurred!

The temperature in Yunxifang dropped sharply in just half an hour!

The cold wind howled, whipping up the snow on the ground and cutting like a knife against my face.

The temperature was unusually low, even far exceeding the harshest winter months of previous years; water froze instantly and breath turned to frost.

A bone-chilling cold enveloped the entire market!

In Chen Ye's small courtyard, the stove was no longer enough to dispel the unusually cold.

"It's so...so cold, Master..."

Qingjun wrapped her thick rabbit fur coat tightly around herself, her little face was purple from the cold, her teeth were chattering, and even her voice was trembling.

Her little hands and feet were already ice-cold, and she kept moving closer to the stove.

Chen Ye himself felt unbearably cold, so he quickly added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire, his brows furrowed.

He was in a gloomy mood.

Frankly speaking, Chen Ye doesn't consider himself a good person.

But his conscience from his past life remained, and even a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining who also practiced body tempering techniques felt cold.

What about ordinary mortals?
Countless people will freeze to death in this harsh winter.

The only thing to be thankful for is...

The heavenly tribulation had the greatest impact near the Three Thousand Mountains, which belonged to the cultivation world and had few mortals.

This is probably why that Golden Core cultivator chose to undergo tribulation here.

"Zhiwei, aren't you cold?" Chen Ye suddenly noticed Zhiwei standing to the side.

Compared to the trembling Qingjun, Zhiwei's face was also pale, but her reaction was very calm.

Even his breathing was longer than usual.

Zhiwei raised her head, a hint of confusion flashing in her dark eyes.

She felt it for a moment, then gently shook her head: "It's okay...it doesn't seem...very cold. It was very cold at first, but then it wasn't cold anymore."

It's not very cold?

In this kind of weather, even he, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, found it unbearably cold?
Chen Ye was shocked. He suddenly remembered Zhiwei's special flawless glass body and the earth-shattering Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation during the day!
The pure, crystal-clear body requires enduring extreme discomfort in order to gradually awaken.

But now, could it be that the terrifying pressure brought by the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation has inadvertently stimulated her physique, causing her to undergo some kind of change ahead of schedule?
"Knowing the subtle,"

Chen Yeqiang suppressed his shock and tried to keep his tone calm.

"Close your eyes now, calm your mind, and try to sense your surroundings to see if you can sense anything... just like Master taught you to sense the energy before."

Lu Zhiwei closed her eyes as instructed, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows under her eyelids.

She stood quietly, her small body ramrod straight.

This time, unlike before when there was no reaction at all.

Almost the instant she calmed her mind, the faint water-based spiritual energy in the surrounding air gathered towards her joyfully, like swallows returning to their nests!

"Master, I think I can feel it. Something cool, soft...like water..."

Zhiwei slowly opened her eyes, and for the first time, a hint of confusion and curiosity appeared in her calm, unwavering black eyes.

She raised her small hand, as if trying to touch that invisible spiritual energy.

Chen Ye looked at the rare, vivid expression on his disciple's face and felt a mix of emotions.

Is this sudden change a blessing or a curse?
Will the premature awakening of her flawless, glassy body accelerate the stripping away of her emotions?
But in any case, being able to cultivate oneself is ultimately a good thing!
At least, in this perilous world of cultivation, she has gained a bit more power to protect herself.

"Good! Very good!" Chen Ye took a deep breath, suppressing his doubts, and a genuine smile appeared on his face. He reached out and patted his eldest disciple's head.

"Zhiwei, you've done very well! From today onwards, you may officially begin your cultivation!"

As her master's warm hand stroked the top of her head, the black fur ball stiffened slightly, but this time, she did not flinch.

Zhiwei carefully sensed the spiritual energy in the air.

Now, does she also have the ability to protect Qingjun, Chen... and herself?

The black, fluffy ball looked full of curiosity.
This left Chen Ye quite moved.

Knowing the subtle signs means you've begun your initial journey of cultivation...

But according to her description, she seemed to be able to sense only water-based spiritual energy.

The degree of affinity with spiritual power is roughly equivalent to that of a genius with two spiritual roots!

In the original text, the Immaculate Glass Body should be a powerful physique that is neither attribute-based nor capable of accommodating all attributes.

Of course, this is very different from Chen Ye's five spiritual roots.

To give an imperfect example, consider the subtle aspects of knowledge in a complete state.
Each spiritual root can be regarded as an independent celestial spiritual root.

As for why only the water elemental root was awakened...

It's probably related to the master of the Heavenly Tribulation?
The Golden Core cultivator undergoing this tribulation possesses a water-type variant of the Ice Spirit Root, but in reality, it still belongs to the Water Spirit Root.

Unfortunately,

Zhiwei's immaculate glass body has an increasingly higher threshold for awakening.

If Zhiwei were to experience the Nascent Soul Tribulation again, it would be very difficult for her to awaken other spiritual roots, unless she were to experience the Deity Transformation Tribulation.

However, in the vast world of cultivation, even the Heavenly Tribulation of Nascent Soul is something that can only be encountered by chance and is not something that can be obtained by chance.

"Master?"

Seeing that Chen Ye remained silent for a long time, only staring at her, Zhiwei felt a little uneasy and called out softly. Her cold little hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.

Chen Ye snapped out of his daze, and a gentle smile returned to his face:

"Since you can sense spiritual energy, you have stepped into the threshold of cultivation. This water-type spiritual energy is compatible with you, which means that you are now suitable for cultivating water-attribute techniques."

"Although the Evergreen Technique is a wood-based technique, the five elements generate each other. Water can generate wood, and wood can nourish water. You should continue to sense and absorb spiritual energy using this technique for now. It's not too late to switch when you find a more suitable water-based technique in the future."

Chen Ye explained patiently.

With his five spiritual roots, he has a broad knowledge of various types of spiritual energy, making him more than capable of guiding novice disciples.

Zhiwei nodded as if she understood, then closed her eyes again and tried to circulate the energy according to her master's instructions.

This time, the effect was significant.

Strands of cool, water-based spiritual energy, guided by her, slowly flowed into her body's meridians. Though faint, they were real and tangible.

Qingjun, standing to the side, watched as her senior sister emanated a faint spiritual light, her face filled with envy.

She followed her senior sister's example and sat cross-legged, puffing out her cheeks to try and sense the surrounding spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth remained like a passerby, not lingering for her.

"Humph!"

The little girl opened her eyes dejectedly, glared at her senior sister defiantly, and then secretly glanced at her master.

Seeing that her master wasn't paying attention to her and was focused on her senior sister.

The little white fluffy ball pouted and ran to the fire, poking at the embers, but then stopped trying.

The little girl muttered to herself:

"Qingjun is playing with fire! It's so hot... Let's just scald Qingjun to death, then turn her into braised girl and give her to Blackie to eat! Anyway, nobody cares about Qingjun!"

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