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Chapter 1043: Chapter 990: Captured Alive_2
Because this method consumes too much Qi-Blood!
Even though Da Qing had prepared many Precious Pills to replenish their luck, their bodies still appeared frail and their vital energy was weak.
Therefore, not long after the experiment began, Da Qing reduced his attention to these cultivators and focused more on the cultivation of Space Spirit Seeds and Spiritual Soul Spirit Seeds.
The worrying part is, the slowly growing Spiritual Soul Spirit Seeds also displayed a similar issue—excessive consumption!
The cultivators simply couldn’t sustain the nutrients required for the growth of the Spirit Seeds, and one by one, their Spiritual Souls were drained, leaving behind mere flesh bodies with empty shells.
Da Qing’s expression was extremely ugly because the eighth-rank Spirit Seed he held was of the Spiritual Soul category!
This also meant that unless he had a powerful Spiritual Soul that could satisfy the growth of the Spirit Seed, or had a massive amount of Spiritual Objects, Da Qing might end up in the same predicament as them!
"Now, it’s time to see if the Space type Spirit Seeds can realize my expectations."
Da Qing had three cultivators experimenting with Space Spirit Seeds, each implanting a Spirit Seed in the upper Dantian, middle Dantian, and lower Dantian, all of which successfully grew and underwent different transformations!
The upper Dantian grew the best, the Spirit Plant was merely three inches tall, completely purple and looked very mysterious; the middle Dantian was next in line, roughly the same size but displayed an earthy yellow color; the lower Dantian was the worst, the Spirit Plant was only two inches tall, and its branches and leaves looked somewhat wilted, subtly revealing a blood red color.
Most importantly, the states of these three cultivators were very good, completely unlike the previous two types of cultivators!
"Is it because of the different locations, the different energies absorbed, hence presenting different states? Will there be greater changes in the future?" Da Qing muttered to himself, guessing.
He originally chose the upper, middle, and lower three major Dantians, because each has its emphasis in cultivation, and they are places where the most energy gathers within the body, unexpectedly leading to a surprising discovery.
"It’s a pity there are too few experimental cultivators, I’m unable to verify my thoughts." Da Qing shook his head somewhat regretfully.
Brushing away some messy thoughts, he focused on caring for and observing these three cultivators, letting them continue to verify if there were any issues with the modified "Earth Spirit Tao Record".
As time passed day by day, by the tenth year, Li Zhirui came to take a look.
"How is it? Any good news?"
Da Qing nodded continuously, excitedly saying, "Jiu, let me take you inside, you’ll understand!"
As Li Zhirui followed him into the experimental area and saw those cultivator bodies haphazardly lying on the ground, he frowned, expressing a bit of concern for Da Qing’s mental state.
However, now was not the time to discuss these matters.
Li Zhirui focused his gaze on the remaining three individuals; judging from their dull expressions, they might have lost their self-awareness, becoming living puppets.
Regarding this, he didn’t feel much; he understood that these were the necessary sacrifices for the experiment, and the same went for those lost cultivators; Li Zhirui didn’t see any issue.
He was only worried about Da Qing’s ’unwavering focus’, being overly concentrated on modifying the "Earth Spirit Tao Record", worried that he might become obsessed.
"Jiu, observe their three Dantians using your Divine Sense."
Prompted by the words, Li Zhirui acted and then saw three different but well-grown Spirit Plants.
After a moment of thought, he understood the crux of Da Qing’s method, the Qiao Acupoint!
The Qiao Acupoint appears very small, merely an inch around, but inside, it’s a different world entirely. Da Qing utilized this feature, planting the Spirit Plant within it.
And it perfectly matched the attribute of Space Spirit Plant—Space!
Li Zhirui’s thoughts diverged; since that’s the case, must it be only Space Spirit Plants, can’t plants of other attributes work? 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Treating the Qiao Acupoint as a Cave Heaven, infusing it with blessings, opening a Cave Heaven, all can be accomplished within this ’Qiao Acupoint World’.
Of course, this requires providing ample energy for the growth of the Spirit Plant, judging from this perspective, the three major Dantians are the most suitable.
"Tell me in detail about these people." Li Zhirui didn’t rush to express his ideas but instead asked carefully about this method to determine if this ingenious idea could work.
Da Qing took out his records, a full dozen or so Jade Slips, from over the years, then summarized them using concise language.
Overall, so far, he hasn’t encountered any issues!
The cultivation of these three cultivators continues to enhance, their strength also bolstered.
However, there is one problem; Da Qing is unable to cultivate them to the Void Refinement Realm, meaning he does not know whether there will be issues after sublimating to Cave Heaven.
The cultivators captured by Da Qing are mostly at the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation Realm because with his strength, it’s impossible to capture a same-rank creature alive.
He can use Precious Pills to restore their cultivation, but he cannot assist them in breaking through.
If Da Qing had such heaven-defying ability, why would he need to modify the cultivation techniques here?
"Cave Heaven..." Li Zhirui muttered, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes as he said, "Let’s join hands and call upon a few from the Void Refinement Clan to capture a few sixth-stage Water Devils from the East Sea for experimentation!"
Up to this stage, he was not very reassured; after all, since the most critical part wasn’t reached, if they directly used it for cultivation, troubles might arise such as Da Qing getting severely injured if not dead. Even if by some fortune he remained unscathed, due to minute discrepancies, his cultivation might fail to increase.
"Okay!" Although Da Qing believed the methods he derived had no issues, if Li Zhirui felt uncertain, he didn’t mind further verification.
The two returned to Mount Wanxian to prepare, and after a few days, they headed straight for Wanling Island.
"Jiu, Da Qing, why did you suddenly come?"
During this period, Cang was just in charge of Wanling Island; he appeared before them with a few from the Void Refinement Clan.
"Da Qing is at a critical period of modifying the ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’ and requires some creatures from the Void Refinement Realm for experimentation, so we thought of the East Sea."
Li Zhirui quickly explained and asked, "Which nearby creatures from the Void Refinement Realm of the Sea Clan are weaker?"
Cang immediately listed a few locations, "The forces where these sixth-stage Water Devils reside are weaker, lack assistance, and are easier to capture alive."
"Let’s go then." Li Zhirui seemed even more anxious than Da Qing.
Leaving a few from the Void Refinement Clan to continue guarding Wanling Island, the others followed to capture sixth-stage Water Devils.
"So, here?"
After receiving an affirmative answer from Cang, Li Zhirui immediately dived into the deep sea and lured out the sixth-stage Water Devil.
"Set up the formation!"
A sixth-stage Confinement Array instantly formed, trapping the Water Devil within.
This was why Li Zhirui called upon several clan members; though with his current strength, defeating a sixth-stage Water Devil was very easy, the premise was not allowing it to escape!
Li Zhirui didn’t hide his prowess, fully unleashing it, astonishing those maintaining the array by his side.
The sixth-stage Water Devil was no match, acting like a puppet in front of Li Zhirui, completely devoid of any power to resist.
If it weren’t for its usefulness alive, it would have died countless times by now.
"Cang’s strength has increased again!" Cang exclaimed.
Da Qing said solemnly, "That’s why we must try our best to catch up; otherwise, in the future, if Jiu encounters any danger, they won’t be able to help at all!"
This was the urgent reason he sought to modify the cultivation methods; the gap between them and Li Zhirui was simply too vast!
"Yes, you’re right, we can’t fall too far behind; otherwise, we’ll not only be unable to assist Jiu, but we might also become a burden," Cang said with a determined nod.
Within just half an hour, Li Zhirui had captured the sixth-stage Water Devil, bound it with Spirit Vines, sealed its Dantian containing the Spiritual Soul, and then threw it into Cave Heaven to ensure it couldn’t escape.
"Let’s go, capture the next sixth-stage Water Devil." Li Zhirui, not needing any rest, immediately flew towards the next location.
Several hours later, Li Zhirui and Da Qing, along with four sixth-stage Water Devils, departed the East Sea.
Throughout the entire process, Cang and the others hardly exerted any effort; their task was to help set up the array, trap the sixth-stage Water Devils, and prevent them from escaping.
