Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Su Bingyun nodded slightly, and the Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator flew out of the great hall without looking back, vanishing from sight.

A Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator rose to his feet and said respectfully, "Senior Su, I have just remembered that there is something I must attend to, please allow me to take my leave first!"

Su Bingyun's face chilled, and she released a wave of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pressure as she said firmly, "You may not! You can only leave after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! I know what you are all thinking. However, since he has placed his trust in me to attend the exchange meeting I am hosting, I must ensure his safety during the event.

As for what happens afterwards, it has nothing to do with me!"

The Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator had no choice but to sit back down.

The other restless Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivators also had no choice but to honestly sit down and continue with the exchanges.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn had passed, the Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivators bid their farewells and left, and Su Bingyun did not stop them.

After the exchange meeting ended, many cultivators departed.

Hu Yunhui and Xiao Xixi both cast sympathetic glances at Ling Qianxue, who remained in the great hall.

To the ordinary Loose Cultivators, Ling Qianxue, the young miss of the Changyang Ling Family, was a cultivation genius blessed with incomparable beauty. But Su Bingyun was no less beautiful than Ling Qianxue and after reaching Foundation Establishment, her aura surpassed her by even more.

Su Bingyun's cultivation level was at Foundation Establishment Stage, and she was a cultivation genius who far exceeded Ling Qianxue. In any dispute between them, Ling Qianxue was comprehensively overpowered.

Su Bingyun clapped her hands gently.

A middle-aged man, with a strong build, sharp features, and the cultivation of the fifth level of Qi Refinement, dressed in the garments of the Cang Ling Sect, stepped forward and respectfully greeted, "I am Fang Tiezhu, an outer disciple of the Cang Ling Sect. I am honored to meet you, Uncle-Master Su, Senior Zhao."

Su Bingyun said, "Fang Tiezhu was once a steward of a trading house; he is quite astute and can help you manage Wolf Ridge Mountain. Once you find someone reliable, you can have him return to the Cang Ling Sect."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly.

Su Bingyun continued, "Ling Qianxue, Fang Tiezhu, the two of you may leave now."

"Yes!"

Ling Qianxue and Fang Tiezhu bowed and withdrew.

Su Bingyun took out the various materials and two jade boxes that she had exchanged for the Superior Grade Crimson Heart Pills and handed them to Zhao Yu.

When Zhao Yu opened the jade boxes, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he exclaimed, "Mountain Spirit Cores! Two of them!"

Both Mountain Spirit Cores, one being Third Order low-grade and the other Third Order mid-grade, were extremely precious treasures.

Su Bingyun's lips curved up slightly, revealing a smile, "That cultivator exchanged one of these Mountain Spirit Cores with me for ten Superior Grade Crimson Heart Pills!"

A Third Order low-grade Mountain Spirit Core was much more valuable than ten Superior Grade Crimson Heart Pills. However, for that later-stage Qi Refinement Cultivator, the ten Crimson Heart Pills were more practical.

Zhao Yu suggested, "I believe these Mountain Spirit Cores were collected by the Wang family for someone to cultivate the Wu Earth Spirit Body. Why don't we each take one?"

Zhao Yu had created copies of all the secret techniques and cultivation methods he obtained from the Wang family and gave them to Su Bingyun, who also knew how to cultivate the Wu Earth Spirit Body.

Su Bingyun smiled faintly, "I am not of the Earth Spirit Root! Although the Wu Earth Spirit Body is strong, the price I'd have to pay to cultivate it is too great and not worth the loss. You keep them all!"

The reason why disciples of sects tend to be stronger than family scions and Loose Cultivators is due to their heritage of various Daoist teachings, complemented with matching spells and secret techniques.

Su Bingyun had been cultivating the Cang Ling Jue of the Cang Ling Sect during the Qi Refinement Realm, and had directly switched to the Cang Ling Yu Hua Sutra upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, a top-tier dual cultivation of law and body method belonging to the Sect.

The Wu Earth Spirit Body provided no additional benefits to the cultivation of the Cang Ling Yu Hua Sutra, so naturally, Su Bingyun would not practice this technique.

After Su Bingyun handed over the resources to Zhao Yu, she stayed for a while before hurriedly departing.

As the Cang Ling Sect and Yin Ghost Sect were still at war, Su Bingyun, being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, naturally had many tasks to attend to.

After Su Bingyun left, Zhao Yu directed Fang Tiezhu to recruit Spirit Farmers to come and cultivate the Spirit Fields at Wolf Ridge.

Wolf Ridge was a second-order superior spiritual land, with spiritual energy so dense it was many times stronger than that of the small Black Mountain Market. Cultivating in such an environment provided immense benefits to cultivators, and soon many Loose Cultivators came to join Wolf Ridge as Spirit Farmers.

Zhao Yu also recruited several Spirit Plant growers to cultivate some short-lived Spiritual Medicines, and he began to delve into the skills of Spirit Plant growers himself, planting some rare Spiritual Medicines in the core area of Wolf Ridge.

Zhao Yu set up a Second Order Low-Grade Spirit Wood Grand Formation at Wolf Ridge, with all materials for the setup provided by Su Bingyun.

The Spirit Wood Grand Formation was a downgraded version of the Thousand Trees Formation Array, nowhere near as powerful. However, Zhao Yu was not an Array Master and had not learned much about formations, so he could only use the Spirit Wood Grand Formation, setting it up according to the blueprint provided by Su Bingyun.

If a second-order Array Master were to operate it, the Spirit Wood Grand Formation could even suppress a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. However, with Zhao Yu's knowledge of formation paths, he could only suppress Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivators.

Nonetheless, the advantage of installing the Spirit Wood Grand Formation was that, apart from Zhao Yu, any other cultivator holding the central magic artifact of the Spirit Wood Grand Formation could control the formation and suppress Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivators, which was enough to deter the unworthy.

Inside the Quiet Room of Wolf Ridge.

"To cultivate the Wu Earth Spirit Body, I only need one Mountain Spirit Core! The other Mountain Spirit Core can be used to enhance my Earth Spirit Root!"

Zhao Yu took out the low-grade third-order Mountain Spirit Core and swallowed it, then stimulated the Devouring Dao Fruit. The Mountain Spirit Core began to slowly dissolve in his stomach.

It took ten days for the Mountain Spirit Core to be completely refined by the Devouring Dao Fruit.

"Now I can start!"

With a thought, Zhao Yu began the process to evolve his Spirit Root.

An incredibly powerful force was released from within Zhao Yu's body, gradually transforming his physical and spiritual essence, as impurities began to be expelled from his body.

"Superior Earth Spirit Root (8327/10000)."

After Zhao Yu's transformation was complete, he immediately saw this information.

A fiery look flashed in Zhao Yu's eyes, "Superior Earth Spirit Root! Just one more Mountain Spirit Core to devour, and I will have an Earth Spirit Root!"

In the Northern Desolation, cultivators with Earth Spirit Roots were undoubtedly real cultivation prodigies. Even without a Foundation Establishment Pill, they had an extremely high chance of succeeding in their Foundation Establishment.

Even in a cultivation holy land like the Great Qian Empire, Earth Spirit Root cultivators were highly sought after heirs by Great Sects, with talents second only to those with Heavenly Spirit Roots.

"No! If I use the other Mountain Spirit Core, I won't be able to cultivate the Wu Earth Spirit Body after my Foundation Establishment!"

Zhao Yu soon calmed down.

Once the Wu Earth Spirit Body was cultivated, not only would Zhao Yu's speed of cultivating Earth Attribute cultivation techniques surge, but his speed of learning various Earth Attribute spells and Divine Skills would also significantly increase.

Furthermore, once he had the Wu Earth Spirit Body, Zhao Yu could congregate Earth Qi, speeding up the growth of certain Spiritual Medicines in his gardens.

After the Wu Earth Spirit Body, there was the Mountain Treasured Body. Once Zhao Yu condensed the Mountain Treasured Body, he would automatically possess several Divine Skills. The Mountain Treasured Body, combined with the Earth Attribute Earth Spirit Root, would also meet the minimum requirements to cultivate the Mountain Sutra.