Returning after 10000 Years Cultivation - Chapter 139

Jiang Tian had a vivid term for it—”Sponge Constitution.”

This constitution was renowned for its extreme emptiness and formidable absorption capacity. It could seemingly devour everything, bear all things, and refine them into cultivation base.

Back on the Jiuxiao Continent, ten thousand years ago, there was a Empress Fuyao who possessed this very constitution. She had led the Shaohua Empire, sweeping across star domains spanning hundreds of millions of light-years, dominating an entire era.

However, this constitution also had a fatal flaw!

The powerful cultivation base it accumulated couldn’t be used to form attacks. It was like a sponge; without applying external force, you couldn’t wring out the water it contained.

“Qing’er, don’t worry, let me check again…”

Thinking of this, Jiang Tian felt a pang of panic himself. Forcing a smile, he comforted his anxious wife before once again concentrating his divine sense into fine threads and tendrils, sending them into Qing’er’s body for a careful assessment.

This examination took a full quarter of an hour. Jiang Tian even felt his divine sense was on the verge of being devoured by her body.

It was clearly a body of flesh and blood, yet its interior was vast and boundless, seemingly infinite. A single meridian surged like a great river, endless and mighty; waves of blood qi blotted out the sky like immense clouds; even a tiny cell was as complex and vast as a planet.

All-embracing, a scene of majestic diversity!

Jiang Tian’s澎湃 divine sense was stretched thin and fine, like a cicada’s wing or a silk thread, almost to the point of snapping, yet he still couldn’t grasp the full picture of this constitution.

A sharp pain shot through his sea of consciousness. Jiang Tian hurriedly withdrew his divine sense, only to find his clothes soaked through with cold sweat.

His face pale and weak, Jiang Tian sat there dazed, his gaze vacant.

“Honey, are you okay?” A trace of worry flashed in Zhao Xueqing’s eyes as she gently wiped the sweat from Jiang Tian’s brow with a damp towel.

“I’m fine…” Jiang Tian’s voice was weak and sorrowful, his eyes hollow and unfocused.

At this point, no matter how reluctant he was to admit it, Jiang Tian had to concede the truth: Qing’er actually possessed the once-in-ten-millennia—Spotless Phoenix Maiden Immortal Body!

“Honey, can I cultivate?” Zhao Xueqing wrapped herself in a bath towel, looking worriedly at Jiang Tian. Her delicate body trembled slightly, tense and uneasy.

“Your constitution is very strange…” Jiang Tian swallowed with difficulty, his voice hoarse.

Though the truth was cruel, he had to say it.

After hearing Jiang Tian’s explanation, Zhao Xueqing felt as if struck by lightning, completely stunned.

After a long while, Qing’er offered a miserable smile, her beautiful eyes welling with tears as she whispered tremulously, “You mean… I can’t become like you?”

“Theoretically… yes.” Jiang Tian lowered his head, his expression grave.

Zhao Xueqing’s face turned deathly pale; she could barely stand steady.

“Qing’er, don’t be upset! I will find a way!” Jiang Tian quickly steadied her.

Zhao Xueqing shook her head, trying to hold back the tears, but large drops rolled down her cheeks nonetheless. “I don’t want to be useless,” she quavered. “I don’t want to be a burden to you. I want to fight by your side!”

“Right, Empress Fuyao!” Jiang Tian sighed for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up with excitement. He frowned in deep thought. “Empress Fuyao had the same constitution, so how did she become a generation’s renowned female Immortal Empress, dominating her era?”

“Yes, you just said she was very powerful too!” Zhao Xueqing’s spirits also lifted, seeing a glimmer of hope.

By the time Jiang Tian had reached the Jiuxiao Continent, Empress Fuyao was already a figure from ten thousand years ago, long deceased. However, many records and legends about her still remained.

Jiang Tian stood up and paced back and forth, clutching his hair as he delved into memories of the past. “I remember that little bastard Renming Tianzun on the Jiuxiao Continent once told me she used a spiritual herb called Empress Flower to refine a pill that evolved her bone structure!”

Zhao Xueqing stared blankly at Jiang Tian.

Since his return, Jiang Tian had always been imperturbable, remaining calm in the face of sudden adversity. But now, he was like a frantic lion.

She was deeply moved, a wave of tenderness washing over her. He was this agitated because of her!

“That’s right! The Empress Flower!” Suddenly, Jiang Tian grabbed Xueqing’s shoulders, shaking her excitedly. “Here’s an imperfect analogy,” he exclaimed. “This Sponge Constitution is like a patient with heart failure who gets a pacemaker. Once installed, the blood flow throughout the body surges, and the cultivation base can be utilized!”

“So, if we can find the Empress Flower, I’ll be able to cultivate?” Zhao Xueqing’s tears turned to a smile, her beautiful eyes full of hope.

But the next moment, her smile faded, replaced by a worried frown. “But from what you say, Earth’s spiritual energy is depleted now; it’s an age of withered laws. This kind of spiritual herb must be extremely hard to find, right?”

“Let’s not worry about that now!” Jiang Tian waved his hand, brimming with confidence. “Even if I have to climb mountains of swords or plunge into seas of fire, ascend to the highest heavens or descend to the deepest oceans, even set foot on the ancient star paths and traverse the cosmic sea, I will find this Empress Flower for you and help you cultivate!”

“Jiang Tian, thank you. You’re so good to me…” Qing’er’s heart swelled with emotion. She hugged Jiang Tian tightly, crystal tears streaming down once again.

Between lovers, in moments of deep affection, people often say, “I’d pluck a star from the sky for you.” Everyone knows it’s an exaggeration, an empty promise. But Jiang Tian intended to make it a reality.

“And Qing’er, even though you can’t utilize your cultivation base now, you can still cultivate,” Jiang Tian said, holding her delicate hands, his eyes shining excitedly. “It’s like building a dam or a reservoir—right now, you can only accumulate, not release. But the more cultivation you accumulate now, once we find the Empress Flower and ‘open the floodgates,’ it will be like a mighty waterfall, a galloping steed, a thunderous force!”

“Okay! I’ll start cultivating with you right now!” Zhao Xueqing nodded, her face full of anticipation.

After pondering for a while, Jiang Tian finally made a decision.

The cultivation technique he chose for Zhao Xueqing was called the “Void Longevity Art.”

This technique was created by Renming Tianzun, the foremost powerhouse of the Jiuxiao Continent in his time. It had earned him his illustrious reputation, allowing him to ascend to the Immortal Emperor position, dominate the Jiuxiao Continent, and become renowned far and wide.

When Jiang Tian arrived on the Jiuxiao Continent, he was already a Golden Core stage expert. But back then, that kid Renming was just a shepherd boy roaming the hills. He wanted to join the continent’s top sect, the Star Sea Sect, but he lacked any innate talent. He failed their entrance test ten times and was mocked relentlessly.

Jiang Tian saw his unwavering determination and persistence, which reminded him of his own arduous cultivation journey. Deeply moved, Jiang Tian put in a word for him, helping him enter another smaller sect, the Great Dao Sect.

Jiang Tian cultivated on the Jiuxiao Continent for over a hundred years before traversing the void to travel elsewhere. When he returned to the Jiuxiao Continent many years later, that kid Renming had actually become a Mahayana stage expert who dominated all sides, the sect master of the Great Dao Sect, and had even subjugated the Star Sea Sect. It was enough to make Jiang Tian’s eyes pop out.

Upon asking, he learned the key was the Void Longevity Art created by Renming. Stuck at the Qi Refining stage, he had managed to live for six hundred years using this art, finally finding a way to improve his bone structure and break through to Foundation Establishment. After that, his progress was smooth sailing.

At the time, that kid Renming had said smugly, “As long as you live as long as a turtle, the probability of being hit by a meteorite increases significantly. Why worry about not being able to change your bone structure or make a breakthrough?”

Jiang Tian had jokingly called him an “old turtle,” pissing the guy off so much his face turned white.

Jokes aside, Jiang Tian was deeply impressed by the marvel of this technique and asked him how it worked.

Without Jiang Tian’s initial guidance, Renming would never have set foot on the path of cultivation and would have long turned to dust. That kid, eternally grateful to Jiang Tian, explained everything without holding back.

The Void Longevity Art, a culmination of hundreds of years of wisdom from the cultivation genius Renming and thousands of years of legacy from the Great Dao Sect, was profoundly mysterious, deep, and vast, worthy of being called an Immortal Emperor-level technique.

Its most significant characteristic was that the body became like the void, possessing an ultra-strong absorption capacity for the world’s spiritual energy, converting it into profound true essence. This made it perfectly suited for the little girl’s constitution.

Secondly, this true essence could nourish the physical body, strengthen the bloodline, and extend lifespan. At its peak, one could live for at least a thousand years.

Jiang Tian was thinking far ahead, preparing for the possibility that they might not find the Empress Flower on Earth.

Even if they couldn’t find it on Earth, in a hundred or a thousand years, he would be able to tread the ancient star paths and find the Empress Flower. By then, Zhao Xueqing could still use it to alter her constitution and utilize her cultivation!

After Jiang Tian finished imparting the technique, Zhao Xueqing immediately sat cross-legged according to his instructions and began circulating the Void Longevity Art.

Instantly, a shocking scene unfolded!

The entire villa was filled with howling winds and gathering clouds! Thick mist, like galloping horses or swimming dragons, surged towards the villa.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The spiritual energy condensed even further, forming white, gelatinous tendrils that wormed their way through windows and door cracks into the room, drilling into Zhao Xueqing’s body, merging into her sea of qi, and transforming into surging true essence.

Zhao Xueqing sat upright, eyes slightly closed, her beautiful face solemn and dignified. A holy radiance emanated from her entire body, as if a goddess had descended to the mortal world.

Crack! The influx of spiritual energy was too vast and powerful; it pushed the windows open, shattering the glass.

“Holy crap, this is terrifying!” Jiang Tian, watching from the side, gasped inwardly, unable to believe his eyes.

Even when he cultivated the Chaos Creation Art, he had never witnessed such a spectacle.

It seemed Renming’s technique was truly unique, and Qing’er’s constitution was simply too overpowering.

In the courtyard, a fierce wind howled, trees swayed, and even the rockery shook.

Crack! Crack! Loud noises echoed incessantly. Spiritual energy condensed into misty vapors, swirling madly and rubbing against each other. Like swirling dark clouds, they generated thumb-thick or even arm-thick bolts of lightning, flashing within the energy like silver snakes or giant pythons.

“Yikes! Thunder! Rain! Quick, get the laundry in!” The sight scared Gui Jiao Ti, who was gathering spiritual liquid in the yard, so much that he jumped three feet high. Clutching his jade vial, he scurried into the house like a rat.

Witnessing this, Jiang Tian’s face showed shock. He was truly astonished. “If Qing’er keeps cultivating like this for a month, she’ll probably drain all the spiritual energy from Lion Peak and West Lake, and might even cause my Spirit Gathering Array to collapse!”

…

Soon, the horizon lightened with the first glow of dawn. Zhao Xueqing finally completed a full cycle and opened her eyes.

“That feels amazing!” Bathed in the morning sun, the young woman’s skin appeared whiter than snow, lustrous like jade. Her eyes were lively, and her entire person seemed to glow, radiating a holy light.

Dressed in a white nightgown, unstained by dust, she even carried an ethereal, immortal aura, like a fairy who had descended to earth.

She turned to Jiang Tian with a smile. “Honey, it’s so strange. I didn’t sleep all night, but I feel refreshed, full of energy, and incredibly comfortable!”

“That’s just a basic benefit of cultivation. From now on, you’ll be free from all illnesses, healthy and strong!” Jiang Tian smiled.

“It feels wonderful! Honey, your reward is a loving breakfast!” Zhao Xueqing beamed and immediately ran off to prepare breakfast.

After breakfast.

Zhao Xueqing said with a smile, “Honey, come to work with me. I’ve gotten used to having you around!”

“I can’t,” Jiang Tian shook his head decisively.

“Why not?”

“Do you know? Yesterday, while you were cultivating, all the spiritual energy rushed into your body. None came near me. I couldn’t cultivate at all!” Jiang Tian said with a pained expression, on the verge of tears. Qing’er’s constitution was just too darn overpowering.