Supreme Master - Chapter 41: Times and Destiny

Translator – Misty

Chapter 41: Times and Destiny

“Gu lad, times have changed since your days away from the three thousand mortal realms. You have no idea how much has changed after the catastrophic calamity of the heavens. Post-calamity, as all things revived, various geniuses sprung up like bamboo after rain.”

“In our days, having one person with a colored spiritual root out of a hundred was already impressive, right? Somebody with a single-colored spiritual root was considered a prodigy, and a dual-colored spiritual root was deemed a once-in-a-thousand genius among geniuses.”

“But now, ha! Nine out of ten people have colored spiritual roots. Not to mention single-colored, even dual-colored spiritual roots are too common. There’s no shortage of triple-colored ones, and quadruple-colored spiritual roots are just considered outstanding. Quintuple-colored spiritual roots are at best considered genius material, and as for six, seven, eight colors… Though not numerous, they’re certainly not rare.”

Spiritual Roots.

Everyone is born with them to some extent.

They are innate and also known as innate talent.

There are ten colors of Spiritual Roots.

The more colors there are, the stronger the Spiritual Root. The better the Spiritual Root, the better its compatibility with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making it easier to absorb.

Under the same conditions, a disciple with a single-colored spiritual root, despite training hard for a month, might not absorb as much spiritual energy as a disciple with a quintuple-colored Spiritual Root does in a day.

There’s no doubt about it; reality is this cruel. The better the spiritual root, the easier it is to absorb spiritual energy, and naturally, the faster one’s cultivation speed.

Gu Qingfeng had a deep understanding of this. Back then, he was rejected by the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect because his spiritual root was uncolored, and not just uncolored, but of a very poor quality.

Now hearing Huo De saying that a quadruple-colored spiritual root is just average? This truly surprised him.

As Huo De said, back in their youth, having a single-colored spiritual root was extraordinary.

“This is just about the spiritual roots. In recent years, various special physical constitutions have emerged, like the Fire Spirit special physical constitution, the Wind special physical constitution…”

“Do you think that’s all? Nowadays, these little brats can even cultivate their Foundation with special characteristics. There’s the Azure Lotus Foundation, Silver Moon Foundation, Fierce Sun Foundation… There’s a dazzling array of such foundations.”

“And the True Bodies they form… they are also extraordinary. The Desire-Compliant True Body, Fire Cloud True Body, Great Mountain True Body… Alas!”

“All sorts of special physical constitutions, special foundations, special True Bodies… It’s simply… Back in our days, we had never even seen such things. These were stuff of legends, you know? Before the Calamity, I lived for hundreds of years and only saw a few, but post-calamity, I’ve seen countless special physical constitutions, foundations, and True Bodies. Even our small Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect has quite a few.”

“Besides that, there are also special bloodlines, special destinies… It’s simply… indescribable.”

“Alas! Born in the wrong era… If I were born after the Calamity, would I be as miserable as I am now?”

Huo De couldn’t help but sigh, a sigh that conveyed the helplessness of cultivation, the whims of fate, and the so-called ‘times and destiny’.

Gu Qingfeng, standing beside him, was also deeply furrowing his brows. Having cultivated for five hundred years, having successively reached the pinnacle of the Immortal-Demon throne, ascended to the Heavenly Realm, and even claimed the Emperor of Nine Serenities title, he had seen much of the world.

Yet, hearing Huo De’s description of the changes post-calamity, he was also shocked. He knew that after the Catastrophic Calamity of the Heavens, like a rebirth of heaven and earth, accompanied by the revival of all things, various miracles would inevitably emerge.

He knew.

But he never expected the revival to be this frenzied.

All sorts of special physical constitutions, special foundations, special True Bodies, special bloodlines, special destinies…

All of these had appeared?

According to Huo De, it seemed there were many, even in the small Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect…

If that were true, it was indeed madness.

Seeing Gu Qingfeng silent, Huo De sighed again and said, “After the Calamity, with the revival of all things, spiritual veins are everywhere, and the spiritual energy is abundant. The speed of cultivation for these young ones… In the past, it took us at least ten years to progress from the first to the ninth level of the Acquired realm and step into the Innate realm, right? The fastest would take two or three years. Even those hailed as prodigies would need at least a year, right?”

“Now, some of these youngsters can progress from the Acquired to Innate realm in less than a year. A few months is enough for some to break through. That speed… it almost makes me envious to death.”

Huo De looked somewhat despondent, taking a swig of wine, and continued, “Before the Calamity, I could make a name for myself with my Golden Core nurtured for hundreds of years. Even when encountering a Dao Venerable, I could fight a few rounds. But now… let’s not even talk about Dao Venerables. I’d have to take a detour even when encountering a young whippersnapper outside.”

“In the past, it was all about strength when venturing out – cultivation realm, mastery of Immortal Arts, the strength of magical treasures. Now, it’s no longer about these… It’s about various physical constitutions, foundations, and True Bodies…”

“Just take the youngster who injured me, for instance. Once his special physical constitution was activated, with his unique foundation, I couldn’t even touch his True Body. If it weren’t for the spiritual power of my Golden Core cultivated over seven to eight hundred years, I would have been utterly humiliated. Even so, I suffered a loss in silence. That youngster’s True Body caused a backlash, cracking my Golden Core, and it hasn’t healed to this day.”

“Is it really as exaggerated as you say?”

To be honest, although Gu Qingfeng had experienced many things, he was not very familiar with these special physical constitutions, special foundations, and special True Bodies, because when he cultivated in the mortal realms, although there were people with special constitutions, they were rare. And in the Heavenly Realm, where immortals and demons resided, these were not emphasized.

“Gu lad, I’m not trying to scare you, and I know I can’t. Besides, when you were cultivating, if anyone was considered abnormal, it was definitely you. As for whether there will be others like you in the future, that remains to be seen.”

“I’m telling you all this to make sure you don’t underestimate the young cultivators of today. You mustn’t. There are things you probably don’t know. Several powerful beings who have undergone reincarnation in our world have been annihilated, and their killers were these young ones.”

“You heard that right. Those reincarnated beings were great Immortals of the heavenly realm before their reincarnation. Being able to ascend to the heavenly realm and become great Immortals, they must have been powerful, right? Even if we don’t speak of their talent, their mastery of the ten arts of immortal path must have been effortless, right? But what of it? After reincarnation, they were still annihilated by these youngsters.”

“What the! Are today’s youngsters really that powerful? Daring to annihilate great immortals who have gone through reincarnation?”

Gu Qingfeng squinted his eyes, holding a cup of wine to his lips, somewhat incredulous.

“I have no reason to lie to you.”

“Hearing you say that, I’m a bit scared,” Gu Qingfeng drank the wine in his cup in one gulp, smiling, “I’d better not end up failing to retrieve the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect’s Sect Leader for you and instead lose my own life here. That would turn into a huge joke.”

“Roll away, you brat! Even the Heavenly Dao couldn’t judge you, what do you have to be afraid of!”

Afraid?
Huo De knew that the word ‘fear’ never existed in Gu Qingfeng’s life dictionary.

“I survived the judgment of the Heavenly Dao not because I was capable, but because I was lucky,” Gu Qingfeng joked, “Besides, I’m so weak now, and these youngsters are so crazy. They can even annihilate reincarnated great immortals. Aren’t you worried they might butcher me?”

“If I were worried, I wouldn’t have been acting so subservient to you these past few days.”

Huo De curled his lips and rolled his eyes, saying discontentedly, “Although these young ones are crazy, compared to your exploits back in the day, they are just playing house. To me, them annihilating a reincarnated great immortal might be a big deal, but to you? Isn’t that like a child playing with mud?”

“I never annihilated a reincarnated great immortal, though.”

“You didn’t annihilate a reincarnated great immortal, but you directly killed the great immortals themselves! Not only did you kill great immortals, but you also annihilated the Immortal Court. Thousands of great immortals were wiped out by you alone. Do you remember the sword strike you delivered back then?”

“Which sword strike?”

“The one where you obliterated the Immortal Court’s palace. That strike of yours didn’t just annihilate the Immortal Court; it even split the sky. Do you know how long that crack in the sky lasted? A full two hundred years… It wasn’t until after the Catastrophic Calamity of the Heavens that the crack in the sky finally healed. Even now, when the sky is dark, you can occasionally see traces of that crack.”

“Really?”

Gu Qingfeng had long forgotten about this incident.

“Forget it, don’t play dumb with me. You’ve already promised to handle this matter, and it can’t wait. The Jiuhua Alliance has been making moves recently, and I’m afraid of complications if this drags on.”

(End of Chapter)