Chapter 398: 137 Demon Falls, Mid-Core Formation (10K Seeking Monthly Tickets)_6
An ancient era’s pinnacle cultivation technique for the Water Spirit root.

One needs the water series treasure, Sunlight Fairy Water, to establish a foundation before they can start practicing it.

Therefore, this cultivation technique is something Ma Tianling can’t cultivate.

However, Su Yu does not lack Water Spirit Root cultivation techniques at the moment. He has found more than twenty in the hidden realm of the Lunar Alliance, among which there are more than fifteen suitable for the Core Formation realm.

There are two for the Water Spirit Root suitable for the Nascent Soul realm.

One is called “Ba-shui True Tactics”, which could cultivate the mana of domination. Each drop of water is heavy like a thousand pounds – very overbearing.

The other one is called “Thousand Tenderness Water Fairy Tactic”, advocating the principle of overcoming the strong with the weak, valuing benevolence like water.

Water benefits all things without contending, abiding in places that people hate, hence being virtuous… Without contention, there is no worry.

The true meaning of “Thousand Tenderness Water Fairy Tactic” fits Su Yu’s philosophy most, benevolent as water, preferring to be defensive rather than offensive.

Therefore, after some consideration, Su Yu decided to pass on the “Thousand Tenderness Water Fairy Tactic” to Ma Tianling.

He has pondered over this fairy tactic for a while, and has integrated its characteristics into the Five Elements Method, so he is not unfamiliar with it.

Instructing Ma Tianling, a young girl in her cultivation, would still be more than enough.

Seeing Ma Tianling successfully initiating into the “Thousand Tenderness Water Fairy Tactic” in a single day, attaining the first level of Qi Refinement realm, Su Yu kept silent for a long while.

Back then

How long did it take for him to initiate his cultivation?

Su Yu condensed some first-grade spiritual liquid in the Refining Qi Pot for Ma Tianling to assist her cultivation. Cultivating with spiritual liquid is better than using elixirs.

In just half a year, Ma Tianling’s cultivation had already broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement realm.

This cultivation progress even made Su Yu a bit envious.

Is this the speed of cultivation under the effect of an earth-graded spiritual root and special physique?

In the past, it would have taken him a year or two to get from the first to the second level in Qi Refinement realm!

And nearly a decade to reach the fourth level!

Su Yu looked at his own top-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root and silently wondered: “I wonder if I still have the chance for my spiritual root to undergo a transformation into an earthly spiritual root?”

If I can transform, having an earth-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root would be much better than Ma Tianling’s solitary earth-grade Water Spirit Root.

Two months passed.

That day.

The underground dwelling at the half-collapsed Immortal Palace at the peak of Green Moon Mountain.

“Omm!”

“Hoo, hoo, hoo!”

As Su Yu began his daily cultivation by circulating the Five Elements Method, the boundless spirit of nature converged from all directions and was swallowed by Su Yu. Gradually, a vortex of nature’s spiritual energy formed around him.

The mighty energy of nature flowed into Su Yu’s body and under the weekly rotation of the Five Elements Method, it was turned into wisps of Five Elements Mana.

Finally, it converged in Su Yu’s Dantian, merging into his Four-Rotations Golden Core.

Hovering above Su Yu’s Five Elements Spiritual Root and the Four-Rotations Golden Core, the golden copper piece shrouded in a faint golden glow. Under the illumination of the golden glow, Su Yu’s Four-Rotations Golden Core underwent a slight transformation.

Time slowly passed.

An hour later.

“Boom!”

Su Yu’s aura quietly changed. The mana aura of the third level of Core Formation realm had now naturally broken through to the fourth level. As he made a breakthrough in his cultivation, the copper piece in his Dantian vibrated, emitting an om-like hum.

The terrifying Five Elements Mana aura exploded. At the moment of Su Yu’s cultivation breakthrough, the spiritual energy of nature around him seemed to freeze for a moment.

An incredibly strong spiritual pressure made Su Yu’s aura overwhelmingly powerful.

Despite only being at the fourth level of the Core Formation realm, Su Yu felt that his mana, even stronger than that of Ma Shiqing at the fifth level of the Core Formation realm!

The Five Elements mana at the fourth level of Core Formation Realm, might already be on par with an ordinary True Man at the sixth level of Core Formation Realm!

The moment Su Yu broke through in his cultivation, spiritual energy from nature surged in once again, crazily swallowed by his body. This breakthrough continued for half a day before finally calming down.

Within the dim cave dwelling, Su Yu opened his eyes and exhaled a heated breath: “Huff.”

Streaks of divine brilliance shot out from his eyes like lightning, lingering for a long time.

His aura has undergone substantial changes compared to before.

Breaking through from the third to the fourth level of Core Formation Realm was a significant breakthrough.

This propelled Su Yu from the early stage to the mid-stage of Core Formation Realm.

After feeling the changes in the mana, spirit, divine sense, etc. within his body, Su Yu inwardly declared: “Although the requirement for cultivation environment is high for Five Elements cultivation, and the spiritual energy from nature absorbed and resources consumed are more than ten times that of a cultivator with a single spirit root, I have to admit, my mana is indeed incredibly powerful.”

It’s too substantial!

Theoretically, he could even exhaust a True Man at the sixth level of Core Formation in a battle of attrition!

Subsequently, Su Yu focused his mind on his proficiency panel:

[Name: Su Yu.]

[Cultivation: fourth level of Core Formation Realm.]

[Lifespan: 150/1055 years.]

[Cultivation Techniques: Five Elements Method (Core Formation Realm fourth level, proficiency 0.01%), Crocodile Demon 108 Forms of Body Refinement Realm (22nd layer, proficiency 64.43%), Blood Whale Swallowing Moon Skill (3rd Realm, proficiency 30%), Golden Cicada Method (3rd level, proficiency 78.71%).]

[Spells: Wood Vine Technique (Mastered), Spirit Nourishing Technique (Mastered)…..Ice And Fire Spirit Summoning Technology (Mastered), Dragon And Phoenix Dance Technique (Mastered), Ice And Fire Hell Technique (Mastered), Yin-Yang Escape Technique (Mastered).]

“My lifespan has increased by forty-five years,” Su Yu sighed inwardly. Indeed, the ancient Green Wood Year Ring Skill was terrifying.

A mere breakthrough in the core formation stage usually roughly adds about twenty years to one’s lifespan.

However, practicing the Green Wood Year Ring Skill enabled him to double his lifespan growth.

At this rate, by the time he reaches the ninth level of the Core formation realm, his lifespan would likely exceed 1300 years.

That far surpasses the average life expectancy of a True Monarch in the Nascent Soul Realm by over three hundred years.

Looking further, Su Yu thought to himself: “The proficiency of my Body Refinement Technique has reached 64%, which is not far from breaking through to the 23rd layer,” which would be equivalent to the fifth level of Core Formation Realm.

“The Golden Cicada Method has accumulated proficiency up to 78%.”

He sensed the changes in his spirit.

If he would to condense his divine spirit into spiritual pressure, that pressure would almost be indistinguishable from a True Man at the final stage of Core Formation Realm.

Any ordinary True Man at the mid-stage of Core Formation Realm wanting to attack him would probably be suppressed by Su Yu’s spiritual pressure, preventing them from executing more than 80% of their power.

This advantage was really huge.

Thinking of this, Su Yu quietly contemplated: “Now that my cultivation has reached the fourth level of Core Formation Realm, I must find a way to find the subsequent cultivation techniques of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill.”

While his main body would continue to cultivate here, his Dao body puppet could go out and search.

Just during this period, the Dao body puppet had collected some third-tier spirit ore materials in the Secret Realm, enough for it to absorb and refine for a while.

His puppet’s strength was also on the verge of advancing to the sixth level of the Core Formation Realm.

Given the current condition of his Dao body, it might even be able to exert the strength of a seventh-level Core Formation cultivator.

With this level of strength, finding the subsequent techniques of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill wouldn’t be difficult.

Only after Su Yu had practiced his Body Refinement Technique once more in the cave dwelling did he leave for his journey.

The next day.

His Dao body puppet silently left the ruins of the Lunar Alliance secret domain with the Sky Thunder Rat Demon King and a thousand Sky Thunder Rat monster group.

When he came to the Great Moon Black Market, he heard some bad news.