Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

"My name is Yu Daoxuan. By the time you see this, I will already be dead..."

The cultivation world of the Great Li Islands, Song Kingdom, Qingyuan Sect.

Outer gate, first level of Lingshan Green Bamboo Peak.

Inside a bamboo house, a handsome young man in white gazes intently at the golden tablet floating before him.

The gilded stele gleamed with an ancient and ethereal light, and the characters on it emerged, reflecting a look of surprise and delight on his young face.

"Clap clap clap!"

Just then, a series of urgent knocks on the door suddenly rang out.

"Dao Xuan, open the door quickly! There's an incredible opportunity here; it'll be gone if you wait any longer."

Upon hearing his friend Li Dazui's gruff voice, Yu Daoxuan couldn't help but think to himself, "It really is as the last words on the golden tablet say."

With a slight thought, the golden tablet transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the depths of his consciousness.

He walked to the door and opened the bamboo door.

Two people stood outside the door. One of them was tall and strong with a wide face and a big mouth; it was Li Dazui.

They were fellow villagers who had come from Changping Island to join the Qingyuan Sect together, and could be considered one of the few good friends in the sect.

The other person was thin and pockmarked; he was a fellow disciple whom Li Dazui had recently met.

As soon as Li Dazui saw Yu Daoxuan, he rushed over excitedly and said, "Daoxuan, Senior Brother Zheng Bao has discovered a cave dwelling that appears to belong to a Foundation Establishment cultivator in Black Fiend Ridge. He wants to ask fellow disciples for help in breaking the formation and sharing the treasures of the cave dwelling."

"After Senior Brother Zheng Bao found me, I begged him for a long time before he agreed to let you go with me."

"Once we break through the cave, even just a sip of soup would be enough for us to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining."

He spoke very quickly, his eyes filled with longing, as if the treasures in the ancient cultivator's cave were already his.

In the past, Yu Daoxuan might have been tempted.

He has a low-grade spiritual root aptitude and no background or backing. He has been in the sect for nearly five years, but he is still only at the third level of Qi Refining.

The Qingyuan Sect stipulates that any promising cultivator who has not broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining within five years of joining the sect will be demoted to a menial servant and serve for fifty years to repay the resources invested by the sect.

In three months, it will be the five-year assessment period. Naturally, he did not want to end up in such a miserable state, spending most of his life as a slave in the Qingyuan Sect with no hope of advancement.

But at this moment, the last words on the golden tablet echoed clearly in my mind.

"My name is Yu Daoxuan. By the time you see this, I will already be dead. Li Dazui kindly invited me to explore an ancient cultivator's cave, but the original owner of the cave was a demonic cultivator. After painstakingly breaking through the formation, we found not only no treasures inside, but also numerous traps. Our group suffered heavy losses, and I was severely damaged, my path to cultivation severed. As a result, I missed a truly great opportunity..."

He found the golden tablet by chance in a pool at the foot of a cliff five days ago while carrying out a sect mission.

He could foresee a glimpse of the future and reveal it to us in his dying words.

His last words from a few days ago gave him some insight, confirming that what he said was true.

Therefore, Yu Daoxuan politely declined: "Big Mouth, I have important matters to attend to these past few days and cannot accompany you."

Li Dazui's smile froze instantly, his face filled with astonishment: "Daoxuan, what did you say? This is a Foundation Establishment cave! If we miss this opportunity, we may never have such a chance again."

Just as he was about to persuade him again, the pockmarked cultivator beside him said impatiently, "Li Dazui, if they don't want to go, so be it. We don't need to put up with their enthusiasm. There are plenty of other people who will go."

Li Dazui, however, patiently advised, "Daoxuan, I know you have a steady temperament, but we ordinary cultivators, without background or resources, if we only seek stability, when will we be able to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining and officially become outer disciples?"

"Big Mouth, thank you for your kindness, but my mind is made up, I really can't go."

Yu Daoxuan's tone remained firm.

He couldn't reveal the secret of the golden tablet, so he had to cruelly refuse.

The pockmarked cultivator sneered and tugged at Li Dazui's arm: "Alright, don't waste time on him. If we stay any longer, Senior Brother Zheng Bao won't wait for us."

Li Dazui looked at Yu Daoxuan with regret in his eyes, and sighed heavily: "Alas, since you are unwilling, I will not force you. I will come back to find you after I retrieve the treasures from the cave."

Having said that, he turned and strode away.

Feeling Li Dazui's sincerity, Yu Daoxuan's heart stirred slightly, and he finally couldn't help but speak: "Dazui, I've heard that some ancient cultivator caves not only have no treasures, but also various dangers. You must be extra careful on your trip."

Li Dazui paused, but did not turn around.

He simply waved his hand, and his voice carried from afar: "I know, I'll be careful."

Seeing this, Yu Daoxuan said no more, hoping that the other party would heed his advice and save his life by sheer luck.

Right now, his most important task is to gather enough spirit stones to seek out the true great opportunity mentioned in the golden tablet's last words.

However, to obtain that opportunity, it is estimated that at least two or three hundred low-grade spirit stones will be required.

Spirit stones are spiritual minerals nurtured by heaven and earth.

Because it contains spiritual energy that cultivators can absorb for cultivation, it gradually became a currency in the cultivation world.

Based on the quality and quantity of spiritual energy they contain, spirit stones are divided into four levels: low-grade spirit stones, medium-grade spirit stones, high-grade spirit stones, and top-grade spirit stones.

The exchange ratio between spirit stones is one to one hundred. One hundred low-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for one mid-grade spirit stone, and one hundred mid-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for one high-grade spirit stone.

In the cultivation world of the Great Li Islands, according to established custom, spirit stones generally refer to low-grade spirit stones, while only mid-grade spirit stones and above are specifically referred to by their full names.

Yu Daoxuan was only a promising immortal who had entered the Qingyuan Sect a few years ago. Despite his hard work and frugality over the years, he had only accumulated 135 spirit stones, which was far from enough.

After much thought, I had no choice but to swallow my pride and borrow spirit stones from my fellow disciples.

After a moment's thought, Yu Daoxuan arrived at Xingri Peak, where his friend Song Yunshu was.

Among his friends in the sect, Song Yunshu was the most successful, possessing a mid-grade spiritual root.

Spiritual roots are a gift bestowed upon humankind by heaven and earth.

Only those with spiritual roots can refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, embark on the path to immortality, and master various mysterious supernatural powers.

Spiritual roots are generally divided into the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, as well as rare and mutated spiritual roots such as wind, thunder, ice, light, and darkness.

The vast majority of cultivators in the world possess all five elements in their spiritual roots.

Besides the conventional spiritual roots, there are also special constitutions in the world that are independent of the spiritual root system, such as the Three Yang Body and the Profound Yin Body.

Spiritual root aptitude is divided into inferior spiritual roots, low-grade spiritual roots, medium-grade spiritual roots, high-grade spiritual roots, earth spiritual roots, and heaven spiritual roots, from lowest to highest.

The higher the grade of one's spiritual root, the faster one's cultivation speed and the easier it is to break through realm bottlenecks.

Under the same cultivation resources and environment, the cultivation speed of a mid-grade spiritual root is more than twice that of a low-grade spiritual root.

Furthermore, the cultivation speed of a superior spiritual root is more than twice as fast as that of a mid-grade spiritual root, and so on, with a huge difference.

Song Yunshu possesses a mid-grade spiritual root and broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining a year ago, advancing from a seedling immortal to an outer disciple.

Xingri Peak is where the outer disciples live, and its spiritual energy is more concentrated than that of Qingzhu Peak, where Xianmiao lives.

When Song Yunshu heard that Yu Daoxuan wanted to borrow spirit stones, she didn't ask why and immediately took out two hundred and eight spirit stones.

"Brother Yu, I just bought a magic artifact a few days ago, and these are all the spirit stones I have left. Please take them and use them first. If it's not enough, I'll ask other fellow disciples for help."

Yu Daoxuan felt a warmth in his heart and said, "Two hundred is enough. Thank you, Yun Shu. I will repay you as soon as I have the spirit stones."

"Brother Yu, what are you saying? You took good care of me back in Changping Island."

Song Yunshu said with a solemn expression.

Five years ago, his family suffered a sudden disaster. If it weren't for Yu Daoxuan's help, he wouldn't be on the path of cultivation today.

Therefore, when Yu Daoxuan came to her door to ask for her help today, she naturally agreed to his request.

Yu Daoxuan thanked him again and turned to leave Xingri Peak.

After reporting his whereabouts to the Internal Affairs Hall, he took out a first-tier Divine Speed ​​Talisman from his storage bag, stuck it on his foot, and headed towards Baotai Market, which was under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Sect.

The great opportunity mentioned in the golden tablet's last words lies there.