Immortal Cultivation: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator - Chapter 38

Ye Qingxuan chose the initial mountain peak mainly for the following two reasons:

First, the overall spiritual energy concentration of the spiritual land.

The other two spiritual lands, located at the edge of the Mysterious Heaven Mountain Range, had an atmospheric spiritual energy concentration only comparable to a fourth-grade spiritual vein.

This spiritual land, although currently possessing only a first-grade spiritual vein, was situated in the inner region of the Mysterious Heaven Mountain Range. Influenced by other high-grade spiritual veins, its external spiritual energy density had already reached a level comparable to a fifth-grade spiritual vein.

The only difference from a true fifth-grade spiritual land was the fertility of the land itself, which couldn’t match that of a fifth-grade spiritual land.

This is because the primary nourishment for various spiritual plants comes from the spiritual land itself. The concentration of spiritual energy in the air can promote the growth of spiritual plants, but it cannot determine their grade.

It could be said that the grade of the spiritual land limits the cultivation ceiling for spiritual plants, while the concentration of external spiritual energy affects their growth rate.

For its own growth, a spiritual land will not allow spiritual plants to exceed its own upper limit. If spiritual plants surpass this limit, they will uncontrollably and voraciously absorb the spiritual essence of the land, affecting the growth of the spiritual vein. In severe cases, this could even cause the spiritual land to gradually wither and desolate.

Therefore, once spiritual plants reach the limiting grade of the spiritual land, the land will begin to absorb energy from the plants. This restricts the plants while also promoting the land’s own growth.

This is also one of the main ways Fuxiu cultivate spiritual plants to assist their blessed lands in accelerating their advancement speed.

Moreover, the more concentrated the external spiritual energy, the faster the spiritual land or blessed land advances. Therefore, this spiritual land had a significant external advantage over the other two.

Second, the issue of safety.

Being closer to the core area of the Mysterious Heaven Sect meant it was relatively much safer.

As for privacy concerns, now that he had gained a deeper understanding of blessed land information, he wasn’t very worried about this issue anymore.

When a cultivator contracts a spiritual land, the land begins to transform into a blessed land, forming a spatial barrier around it, eventually becoming a self-contained domain.

Thereafter, during growth and advancement, the expansion of the blessed land shifts to the inner layers of the Earth Mysterious Realm’s space, actively absorbing void energy to accelerate its own growth speed.

As long as the master of the blessed land remains alive, this barrier will persist.

Due to the nature of blessed lands, unless a cultivator forcibly breaks through the blessed land’s spatial barrier, the vast majority of cultivators cannot directly probe the interior space of a blessed land.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan didn’t need to worry about other cultivators secretly spying on him!

Only after the master of a blessed land dies, and the land remains unclaimed for a long time, will it gradually fall from the inner layers of the Earth Mysterious Realm’s space and merge back into the earth, reverting to an ordinary spiritual land.

This is the greatest difference between a blessed land and a spiritual land, and also one of the reasons why the advancement speed increases after a spiritual land transforms into a blessed land.

Having decided on the spiritual land, Ye Qingxuan didn’t linger!

He immediately flew back on his sword to the Fuxiu courtyard and found Steward Bai Zichun again:
“Steward, this disciple has made a decision.”

As he spoke, Ye Qingxuan unfolded the map in his hand, pointing to his chosen spiritual land as he continued:

“This disciple chooses this spiritual land!”

Bai Zichun glanced at the spiritual land Ye Qingxuan selected, not feeling surprised. Ye Qingxuan’s choice was within his expectations.

Taking out a scroll from his storage ring, Bai Zichun inquired:

“For this spiritual land, what name do you plan to give it?”

Ye Qingxuan pondered for a moment, then decisively said:

“Let it be called the Qingxuan Blessed Land!”

He hoped this blessed land could walk alongside him to the very end!

“Qingxuan Blessed Land? That works!”

Subsequently, Bai Zichun registered the information of this spiritual land in the scroll, with Ye Qingxuan’s name recorded as its master.

After registering, Bai Zichun handed Ye Qingxuan a talisman token, saying:
“Qi Refining realm disciples are not allowed to leave the sect. However, considering the Special characteristics of Fuxiu, disciples of the Fuxiu courtyard are allowed three months to return home to visit family and sever worldly ties before officially becoming Fuxiu!”

“Carrying this talisman token, you can smoothly pass through the sect’s external teleportation arrays! Remember, you must return within three months, or the token will become invalid.”

After receiving the talisman token, Ye Qingxuan respectfully nodded:
“Yes! This disciple will surely remember it well!”

When he joined the sect, he had already sworn a Dao oath. Therefore, the Mysterious Heaven Sect wasn’t worried about Fuxiu disciples like him not returning after leaving.

Three months, using teleportation arrays, was sufficient for him to make a round trip between the Mysterious Heaven Sect and the Ye Family.

Clutching the talisman token in his hand, Ye Qingxuan eagerly bowed:
“Steward, may this disciple take his leave then?”

Seeing Ye Qingxuan’s urgent manner, Bai Zichun laughed heartily:

“Hahaha, don’t be in such a hurry. This moment won’t make a difference.”

He then took out a jade talisman from his robes and handed it to Ye Qingxuan:
“After activating this jade talisman with spiritual power, it can unleash an attack comparable to a full-force strike from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. I’m giving it to you for self-defense!”

Although within Mysterious Heaven Sect territory, no one would be so foolish as to ambush and kill a Mysterious Heaven Sect disciple, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Bai Zichun held high hopes for Ye Qingxuan and didn’t want him to perish due to some unforeseen accident.

“This?”

Ye Qingxuan showed a hesitant expression, not immediately taking the jade talisman from Bai Zichun’s hand.

He had done nothing to merit such a reward; the jade talisman was far too precious for him at his current level!

Seeing Ye Qingxuan’s hesitation, Bai Zichun smiled and spoke again:

“Take it! This jade talisman isn’t of much use to me anymore. I’m giving it to you as a gesture of goodwill, to establish a favorable connection!”

Hearing Bai Zichun say this, Ye Qingxuan pondered briefly, then no longer refused. He took the jade talisman from Bai Zichun’s hand, his expression resolute as he said:
“Since that’s the case, this disciple will shamelessly accept it. From now on, this disciple owes you a favor, Steward. If you ever have a request in the future, this disciple will certainly do everything in his power!”

Seeing Ye Qingxuan accept the jade talisman, Bai Zichun’s smile widened. He didn’t particularly care about a favor from a disciple; what he valued was Ye Qingxuan’s attitude towards cultivation, which was why he viewed him differently.

However, he didn’t refuse Ye Qingxuan either, instead nodding slightly in agreement:
“Since that’s the case! Then let it be as you say! Go now! Leave early and return early!”

Having his own principles but not being rigidly stubborn—Bai Zichun felt increasingly satisfied with Ye Qingxuan in his heart.

“Yes, this disciple takes his leave! Please take care of yourself!”

After bidding farewell to Bai Zichun, Ye Qingxuan flew on his sword toward the direction leading out of the Mysterious Heaven Mountain Range.

There lay the teleportation arrays connecting to areas outside Mysterious Heaven Prefecture.

Soaring through the high skies on his flying sword, Ye Qingxuan examined the jade talisman in his hand.

This was Bai Zichun’s goodwill toward him, and also a form of karma.

In truth, Ye Qingxuan didn’t wish to owe too many people favors. With indebtedness came entanglements, which would only lead to additional sentimentality in the future.

But how could one completely avoid the webs woven by the mortal world on the path of cultivation?
Bai Zichun was originally a complete stranger to him, yet had shown him exceptional care. Faced with such goodwill, how could Ye Qingxuan possibly avoid it?
He didn’t want to form too much karma with others, but that didn’t mean he should close himself off and reject all goodwill shown to him.

That would be incompatible with his Dao!

His Dao was more aligned with the Way of Non-Action.

Not actively seeking karma, but also not rejecting everything to escape karma. Letting things take their natural course, acting through non-action!

This was Ye Qingxuan’s Dao of conduct in the world.

Immortals are also human. The path of cultivation itself lies within the vast mortal world. The long, long path of immortality is also a long, long path through the mortal world!
Without transcendence, one will ultimately become nothing but a speck of dust adrift in the mortal world!