My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and Wei Jing finally stabilized his Core Formation cultivation.

Feeling the surging magical power within him, this powerful sensation suddenly gave Wei Jing a feeling that he could pluck the sun, moon, and stars from the sky.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"I could crush myself three months ago with a single finger now," Wei Jing said, examining himself.

If the transition from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment is a magnificent transformation, then the transition from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation is a rebirth.

It was a great leap in one's level of life, a preliminary grasp of the "law," and every word, deed, and action contained the essence of the "law."

Moreover, the True Immortal who had reached the Core Formation stage lived for eight hundred years.

How terrifying! The Wei family, the cultivators of Dieyu Peak, have only been passed down for a mere four hundred years.

Just as Wei Jing was feeling sentimental, the whole world suddenly shattered and cracked before his eyes, dissipating like bubbles.

He suddenly realized that he was in a chaotic place, and at the same time, he tragically discovered that the supreme power he had just possessed had vanished like a bubble.

A sense of weakness and powerlessness welled up in his heart; he was currently only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Having been kicked back to reality from the dream of the mortal world, Wei Jing couldn't help but feel a little lost.

A mechanical, emotionless voice sounded.

[The century-long trial has come to an end; Wei Jing, the trial participant, has successfully completed your mission.]

[After a century of cultivation, your cultivation has reached the Core Formation stage.]

[Rating: Excellent.]

Wei Jing's heart stirred. He had received an excellent evaluation for his Core Formation cultivation. He wondered what treasures or heaven-defying techniques the Suixu Secret Realm would reward him with.

He was quite looking forward to it.

[Reward 1: The martial arts technique Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique.]

The next moment, a continuous stream of information poured into Wei Jing's mind, the surrounding chaos rippled and dispersed, and Wei Jing closed his eyes tightly.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wei Jing had completely digested all the inheritance.

"So this is a cultivation technique with both earth and wood attributes. It's a fusion of the Evergreen Wood Technique and my understanding of the Cleansing Technique." Wei Jing understood. Now he felt even more awe for the terror and mystery of this mysterious Suixu Secret Realm.

It can actually create a technique out of thin air, and it's even a dual-attribute technique.

Heaven and earth were originally chaotic, and humans were divided into the five elements.

When the chaotic spiritual energy enters the human body, it separates into the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Cultivators can generally only absorb and refine one type of spiritual energy.

For example, Wei Jing has three spiritual roots: earth, wood, and fire. He cultivates the wood-attribute Yi Wood Evergreen Technique. The chaotic spiritual energy in his body is divided into three types of spiritual energy: earth, wood, and fire, but he can only absorb one of them.

If a cultivator with dual earth and wood spiritual roots practices the Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique, then the chaotic spiritual energy will differentiate into earth spiritual energy and wood spiritual energy within his body. Both of these spiritual energies can be absorbed and refined by the Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique.

The reason why a single-attribute spiritual root is called a heavenly spiritual root is because the chaotic spiritual energy in its body only differentiates into one kind of spiritual energy, which it can absorb and refine completely.

The Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique is equivalent to transforming a cultivator with dual earth and wood spiritual roots into a cultivator with a heavenly spiritual root. Theoretically, its cultivation speed is no different from that of a cultivator with a heavenly spiritual root.

"Hiss! This is truly a divine skill. If I were to cultivate this technique, wouldn't my cultivation speed rival that of those geniuses with dual spiritual roots?" Wei Jing thought to himself with delight.

No, he has three spiritual roots, meaning he can refine two-thirds of the spiritual energy in his body, while an ordinary person with two spiritual roots can only refine one-half of the spiritual energy.

By this calculation, his cultivation speed is even faster than that of a genius with dual spiritual roots.

"It was worth it, not a bad deal at all. Enduring this tribulation was definitely worth it," Wei Jing thought to himself with satisfaction.

Moreover, this technique was evolved from the Suixu Secret Realm by combining the Yimu Evergreen Technique and the Cleansing Technique, so it can be said to have been tailor-made for him.

The compatibility is maxed out, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

At this moment, the notification sound of the Suixu Secret Realm rang out again.

[Reward 2: Acquired Water Spirit Root]

As the notification sound faded, a crystal-clear droplet condensed in the chaotic void, shining brightly as it hurtled towards Wei Jing's brow.

The speed was so fast that Wei Jing couldn't react at all.

"Acquired spiritual root?"

"What do you mean?"

Wei Jing was somewhat bewildered, but as the crystal-clear water droplet completely merged into his body, a sudden realization dawned on him.

The joy on Wei Jing's face froze instantly.

Wei Jing really couldn't hold back anymore; he felt like he wanted to cry but couldn't.

He possesses three spiritual roots: earth, wood, and fire. This is something he was born with and cannot be changed; these are his innate spiritual roots.

The acquired spiritual root, as the name suggests, is the spiritual root that is formed after birth.

"This is too much of a compliment! Can I refuse this reward?" Wei Jing asked, looking up, but the vast and empty Suixu Secret Realm was filled with chaos, and no one answered him.

"This is a bit of a trap. Now it's like I have four spiritual roots." Wei Jing felt a bit of a headache.

What kind of reward is this? Are you sure it's not a punishment?

However, with a hundred years of cultivation experience, and even the experience of breaking through to the Core Formation stage, Wei Jing vaguely felt that having more and more diverse spiritual roots was not necessarily a bad thing.

The cultivation speed of a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator in the early stages is indeed very fast, almost like having a cheat code. However, after reaching the Core Formation stage, Wei Jing keenly realized that Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivators no longer have much of an advantage in cultivation.

On the contrary, cultivators with multiple spiritual roots have more choices and more possibilities.

The world is always fair. No matter how much of an advantage a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root gains in the early stages, they will have to make up for it later on their cultivation journey.

"Could it be that the later Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation realms require cultivators to possess all five elements?" Wei Jing boldly speculated in his heart.

"Alas! My knowledge of cultivation is still too shallow. I've heard that the Qingfu Sect's library not only contains a vast amount of magical texts, cultivation secrets, and techniques, but also countless hidden knowledge of the cultivation world."

If we could get into the Qingfu Sect's library, perhaps we could resolve Wei Jing's doubts.

"It's come to this, and there's nothing that can be changed." Wei Jing shook his head, accepting his fate of becoming a cultivator with four spiritual roots.

Wei Jing waited for a long time, but still didn't hear the pleasant notification tone.

"Is there no reward three?"

"A hundred years of cultivation, reaching the Core Formation stage, and this is the end of the reward so hastily?" Wei Jing was somewhat unwilling, and he shouted with his head up.

There was still no response.

After a while, the chaos began to dissipate, and the Suixu Secret Realm was finally completely closed.

"Is it time to return to reality?"

The next moment, Wei Jing returned to the real world. The huge and abundant water flow of the thousand-foot waterfall rushed over, causing Wei Jing to stagger and almost fall headfirst into the pool.

Fortunately, he quickly regained his balance, his spiritual energy surged, and he used the cliff face to gain leverage, finally landing perfectly.

The others, however, were not so lucky. They were already dizzy from just leaving the secret realm, and the events of the past hundred years were still vivid in their minds. Before they knew it, they were hit by the waterfall and fell into the water.

Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, one after another, plop! plop!

"Jing'er! Long'er!" Wei Shuo was overjoyed and immediately flew over.

"Clan leader," Wei Jing said calmly.

Wei Long frowned and said coldly, "I need to go into seclusion immediately, you..."

Wei Long flicked his finger, past the clan leader Wei Shuo, and pointed to Elder Hong Gu behind him.

"Go and prepare a secret room for me. I am about to establish my foundation, and there is no time to delay."

"In addition, it would be best to prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill for me, as that would be more reliable. After I achieve Foundation Establishment, I will naturally lead my family into the ranks of the top five immortal cultivation families in Wushan."

"Me?" Elder Honggu pointed to herself, a look of surprise on her face.

Wei Jing, standing to the side, covered his mouth and chuckled. This guy was really into a dream!

I can't even tell the difference between reality and dreams anymore.