Chapter 163 - 157: Scattering and Reincarnation, Undersea Treasure Hunt

Chapter 163: Chapter 157: Scattering and Reincarnation, Undersea Treasure Hunt

’The Earth Spirit Root is the worst. Compared to the other Spirit Roots, the gap isn’t just large—it’s enormous. After Scattering and Reincarnation, the Earth Spirit Root must be my top priority.’

The result of his Promotion to Innate left Jiang Zuo feeling quite invigorated.

This first promotion had already exceeded his earliest expectations.

Jiang Zuo now had a new goal.

He was going to refine all of his Spirit Roots to peak quality!

For others, this would be a complete fantasy. But for Jiang Zuo, aside from his Earth Spirit Root, the other four elemental Spirit Roots wouldn’t be a problem.

Therefore, his next Reincarnation and breakthrough would have to prioritize the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill, following the breakthrough order of Earth, Fire, Wood, Water, and Metal.

’The Five Elements Innate Baptism is extraordinary. Even to my eyes, my body seems to have taken on a trace of an otherworldly, transcendent quality.’

Jiang Zuo walked to the edge of a lake on the island and looked at his reflection.

Setting aside his incomparably powerful Innate Aura, Jiang Zuo’s entire being exuded an ethereal, otherworldly quality.

Jiang Zuo carefully examined the subtle changes in his body.

’The Body Freedom Technique improved significantly during the Innate Baptism, and my physical strength has been further enhanced.’

’The Divine Body Freedom Technique has also progressed. My Divine Sense has grown a small amount. A few more Innate Baptisms, and I might be able to make that final push to break through with my Visualization World!’

’And then there’s my Qi Sea. People with a Spirit Root normally need to use a Cultivation Technique to open their Qi Sea just to reach the first layer of Qi Cultivation.’

’But I can already faintly sense that my Qi Sea is on the verge of a breakthrough. As soon as I cultivate any Qi Cultivation technique, I’ll immediately break through to the first layer.’

The effects of the Innate Baptism were all-encompassing.

Even for someone like Jiang Zuo, the benefits were considerable.

This was especially true since he had already cultivated the Body Freedom Technique and awakened his Divine Sense ahead of time.

It could be said that he had maximized his gains.

Jiang Zuo also conducted some simple tests on his strength and other attributes.

’My True Qi reserves are about twenty times what Great Black and the others had.’

’I no longer need to form Blood Qi Wings. I can fly directly using the Flying Technique now, and the speed isn’t slow.’

’The five elemental types of True Qi are incredibly powerful when fused. Right now, without even relying on my physical strength, I could easily kill a peak Dao Foundation expert.’

’My reflexes and speed have been greatly enhanced. My reflexes, in particular, are at least three times better than before my Promotion to Innate.’

’As for speed, it’s increased by about fifty percent.’

After running through his tests, Jiang Zuo felt he was in an unprecedentedly powerful state.

This feeling of power made Jiang Zuo a little reluctant to go through with Scattering and Reincarnation.

Of course, he was just kidding.

After only a day, Jiang Zuo began the process of his Dissipating Skill.

’This Dissipating Skill won’t be much faster. Especially since I have to dissipate five Cultivation Techniques at once. Even at top speed, it’ll take two years.’

’After dissipating, I’ll have to reincarnate. No matter how fast my Reincarnation is, getting back to Grandmaster Great Perfection will take at least ten years.’

’At least ten years... Should I stick to the original plan and live in seclusion here, or should I go elsewhere and try to find an item that can awaken an Earth Element Spirit Root?’

Jiang Zuo wondered.

’Items that awaken Spirit Roots are highly sought after even in the Cultivation Realm. Even if news about one got out, it wouldn’t be my turn to get it.’

’As for the Mortal Territory, finding one would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.’

’In that case, I might as well just hunt for treasure on the seabed.’

’This world seems to have quite a few extraterrestrial objects. If I search the ocean floor for a few decades, I might actually find some treasures.’

Jiang Zuo quickly made up his mind.

Treasure hunting on the seabed was indeed like finding a needle in a haystack.

However, Jiang Zuo had that piece of Innate Spiritual Soil. As long as he carried it with him, if there was a real treasure nearby, the Innate Spiritual Soil would most likely react.

’I can’t neglect raising Pet Beasts either. This time, I’ll raise those Great White Sharks!’

Since he was going to hunt for treasure at sea, Jiang Zuo prepared to raise some fish.

Perhaps attracted by the Longevity Jade that Jiang Zuo had scattered around the island, a number of Great White Sharks had appeared in the waters surrounding the Nameless Island.

These Great White Sharks ate extremely well around the Nameless Island. Even the juveniles were two to three meters long, and the largest adult reached a length of nearly ten meters.

However, due to their large size, there weren’t many Great White Sharks; otherwise, there wouldn’t be enough fish around the island for them to eat.

Jiang Zuo searched around but only found one suitable juvenile Great White Shark.

’Oh well, one is better than none.’

Jiang Zuo had no other choice but to raise one for now.

For the remaining three slots in his Cultivation Beast Cage, Jiang Zuo decided to raise Silver-striped Electric Eels.

Silver-striped Electric Eels could release an electric current to paralyze smaller sea fish before devouring them.

The electric charge wasn’t particularly strong, but once he had raised them, Jiang Zuo would be able to generate electricity himself. The thought seemed somewhat interesting.

With no particularly good options available, Jiang Zuo made a casual choice, figuring he would just light up the Ten Thousand Beasts Atlas after raising them.

And so, Jiang Zuo began his underwater treasure-hunting journey.

However, Jiang Zuo didn’t plan to stray too far. He would first search the area around the Nameless Island to assess the situation before deciding what to do next.

「In the blink of an eye, a little over two years passed.」

Jiang Zuo finished his Dissipating Skill.

The intense Innate Aura instantly vanished from his body.

Jiang Zuo felt his body weaken slightly, but not by much.

It couldn’t be helped. His physical body was too strong, and the Innate True Qi was only a small part of his cultivation.

’The Dissipating Technique of the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill is truly amazing. After finishing the Dissipating Skill, I can feel a faint improvement in my body’s aptitude.’

’But at the same time, my physical body has gained a faint layer of shackles, making Reincarnation more difficult than normal cultivation.’

’However, breaking these shackles will be highly beneficial for my body. It seems to have a stimulating effect, especially for awakening a Spirit Root.’

Jiang Zuo thought to himself as he carefully experienced the differences in his body.

An ordinary martial artist, even if they practiced the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill and underwent Reincarnation, would not be able to sense these changes so clearly.

Jiang Zuo could only do so because he had birthed a Divine Sense, and it wasn’t a weak one.

’There’s only one layer of shackles. As long as one Cultivation Technique breaks through them, the Reincarnation for the other techniques will become very simple.’

’Only the Cultivation Technique that breaks the shackles can gain the benefits of breaking them.’

’In that case, I have to reincarnate the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill first.’

It seemed the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill had hidden effects, which was an unexpected boon for Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo immediately began the Reincarnation of his Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill.

The most difficult part of reincarnating the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill was breaking the shackles.

But for Jiang Zuo, this was not difficult.

Under the observation of his Divine Sense, Jiang Zuo could clearly feel the location of the shackles.

Jiang Zuo’s breakthrough was naturally unstoppable.

Without using any special methods, Jiang Zuo reincarnated his Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill back to Grandmaster Great Perfection in just four years.

After reaching Grandmaster Great Perfection, Jiang Zuo immediately began to reincarnate his other Cultivation Techniques.

Both the Blood God Skill and the Golden Qi Jade Body Skill took less than a year each to reach Grandmaster Great Perfection one after another.

The Life Essence Returning Skill took a bit longer, costing Jiang Zuo two years.

With that, Jiang Zuo returned to the Nameless Island.

Exactly ten years had passed since he began his Scattering and Reincarnation.

There was still the Blood Sea Creation Skill left to reincarnate, but its Reincarnation would be even simpler.

But before reincarnating the Blood Sea Creation Skill, Jiang Zuo once again reduced his age.

This time, he reduced his age to thirty-eight.

Then, while wearing his Seated Mountain Eagle armor, Jiang Zuo directly ate a black fruit.

The Blood Sea Creation Skill instantly began to operate frantically.

Skin Refining, Muscle Training, Bone Refining, Blood Exchange, Meridian Passage, Grandmaster!

In just three days, Jiang Zuo had already reached Grandmaster Great Perfection!

Furthermore, the black fruit still had a large amount of energy remaining, enough for Jiang Zuo to immediately Promote to Innate again.

However, Jiang Zuo stopped the Blood Sea Creation Skill and switched to circulating the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill instead.

Jiang Zuo once again stepped into the Innate Realm by relying on the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill!

An earthy yellow Power of Heaven and Earth descended like rain, sprinkling over Jiang Zuo’s body.

Jiang Zuo watched this scene, feeling a bit anxious.

Success or failure all came down to this moment!

When the Seated Mountain Eagle had previously reincarnated from the Innate Realm and broken through again, the Power of Heaven and Earth that descended had vanished on contact.

The earthy yellow Power of Heaven and Earth showed no change after coming into contact with Jiang Zuo.

’It worked!’

Joy surged in Jiang Zuo’s heart!

Under the baptism of this Power of Heaven and Earth, Jiang Zuo’s low-tier, mid-grade Earth Spirit Root was instantly elevated to mid-tier, low-grade!

Seeing this, Jiang Zuo immediately broke through with his Blood God Skill and Life Essence Returning Skill in quick succession.

After that came the Blood Sea Creation Skill while in the Ten Thousand Beasts Armor state, and finally, the Golden Qi Jade Body Skill.

The second round of promotions ended quickly.

Under the continuous baptisms of the Power of Heaven and Earth that followed, his Earth Spirit Root finally broke through to mid-tier, mid-grade, while his Fire and Wood Spirit Roots remained unchanged.

But his Water Spirit Root... it had broken through to become a peak-grade Spirit Root!

His Metal Spirit Root also broke through to high-tier, mid-grade, because the Extraterrestrial Ore could still be used.

’It seems a peak-grade Spirit Root is the limit. And peak-grade Spirit Roots don’t seem to be divided into high, mid, and low grades.’

Jiang Zuo felt the changes in his various elemental Spirit Roots and couldn’t help but marvel at the ridiculously powerful effects of the black fruit.

If a true flying bird with some sort of High-tier Bloodline had consumed this black fruit, a single one would probably have been enough to directly awaken a peak-grade Water Spirit Root.

’There are still five black fruits left. Should I save them?’

Jiang Zuo mulled it over.

’No! Why save them? I’ll eat them all!’

’Never mind any special changes they might cause. Even if it’s just for the sake of the Earth Spirit Root, any little improvement is good!’

After only a moment of thought, Jiang Zuo made a decisive choice.

The black fruits were certainly very useful. Whether for trading in the future or for cultivating a peak-grade flying bird, they were excellent options.

But Jiang Zuo still decided not to leave any regrets.

’My physical body and Divine Sense have improved again under the baptism of the Power of Heaven and Earth. Both my body and my Divine Sense are closer to a breakthrough.’

’Compared to the first promotion, my body feels even more vibrant.’

’It seems that undergoing multiple baptisms by the Power of Heaven and Earth has hidden benefits I’m not yet aware of!’

This time, after just a few simple tests, Jiang Zuo once again chose to undergo Scattering and Reincarnation.

Just as he had for the past ten years, Jiang Zuo continued to hunt for treasure on the seabed around the Nameless Island.

In the previous decade, Jiang Zuo had made some gains on the ocean floor.

It was unclear whether they were extraterrestrial objects or treasures native to the seabed, but over the ten years, the Innate Spiritual Soil had found five rare ores, which it devoured one by one.

Jiang Zuo looked at the ores and felt they weren’t anything particularly special, so he didn’t stop the Innate Spiritual Soil.

「In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.」

During the second Reincarnation, the shackles had become much stronger.

But Jiang Zuo was still unstoppable. He used about the same amount of time to break through all the shackles and reincarnate his Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill.