A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 206 The Body of Xunfeng

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Mingyue spoke with certainty, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes, "It was my spirit beast, the Purple Moon Rat, who first noticed it. The quality of that ore vein was extremely high. I only casually dug some on the outer side and obtained quite a few mid-grade spirit stones. If it weren't for the many high-level demonic beasts lurking around that ore vein, making it extremely dangerous, I would have immediately gone into seclusion there to cultivate."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something, raised her hand and patted the spirit beast pouch at her waist. A faint purple light flashed, and a palm-sized spirit rat covered with fine purple velvet gently landed on her jade hand.

As soon as the Purple Moon Rat appeared, it blinked its small, beady black eyes in confusion, glanced around at its surroundings, and then seemed to sense some terrifying aura. Its body stiffened abruptly, its purple fur bristled up, and it trembled as it curled up in Bright Moon's palm, burying its little head deep in its fur, not daring to even breathe.

Luo Ming glanced at the trembling Purple Moon Rat, then at the Wind Fox Beast not far away, which was swishing its three tails with a lazy yet ferocious expression, and couldn't help but smile.

Purple Moon Rats are born with a keen sense of smell, especially adept at finding things rich in spiritual energy. It's not surprising that they could discover spirit stone veins. However, these rats are extremely timid and their cultivation is difficult to break through. Usually, large forces would keep a few specifically for prospecting and treasure hunting. Presumably, it was frightened by the demonic aura emanating from the Wind Fox Beast.

Just then, Luo Ming suddenly had a thought—wasn't what he was seeking during his long journey across the outer seas the very island of Biling, which was rumored to have a vein of spirit stones?

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart, his expression remaining calm, and slowly asked, "Where is that deserted island you mentioned? What is its shape and size?"

Mingyue closed her eyes, thought carefully for a moment, and then answered seriously, "It's about half a year's journey north of Silver Shark Island. The island is extremely large, with continuous mountain ranges and several towering peaks. There are many high-level demonic beasts in the surrounding seas, making it extremely dangerous. I only dared to sneak into the outer area because of the agility of the Azure Winged Scorpion and my own superior stealth skills compared to ordinary cultivators. I didn't dare to go too deep."

A glint of light flashed in Luo Ming's eyes! Half a year's journey north of Silver Shark Island, a vast island, and accompanied by spirit stone veins—every feature was very similar to the information he remembered about Biling Island.

"It seems very likely."

Luo Ming thought to himself, he had originally planned to proceed slowly and explore northwards, but he never expected that the news of Biling Island would come to him so easily.

This apprentice is truly a worthwhile investment; he gave me such a wonderful gift right after we met.

Without further hesitation, he raised his hand and waved, and a streak of azure light shot out from his storage bag, landing in mid-air in front of him.

The stream of light grew longer as it caught the wind, instantly transforming into a shuttle-shaped flying boat several meters long. Its streamlined body was covered with mysterious and complex wind-elemental runes, its spiritual light restrained yet not dim, faintly exuding a sharp, wind-breaking aura—it was his top-tier flying magic weapon, the Wind-Escape Shuttle.

He rarely activated this Wind Shuttle to this size.

He had already figured out the trick: the smaller the shuttle was, the faster it flew. So, he usually used it in its shrunk form when traveling or escaping. Now that it was going to carry him and Mingyue, it naturally had to stretch out and leave enough space.

"Get on board and give me directions." Luo Ming said succinctly, and with a swift movement, he silently stood atop the ship, his blue robe fluttering in the wind, his aura as restrained as a deep pool.

He didn't use any precious wind-attribute spirit stones, but simply took out a few ordinary mid-grade spirit stones. With a slight flick of his fingertips, he steadily embedded the spirit stones into the grooves on the side of the Wind-Escape Shuttle. After all, this trip wasn't about escaping for his life, so extreme speed wasn't necessary; ordinary spirit stones were enough to power the magic weapon.

Under Luo Ming's precise control of his divine sense, the Wind-Escape Shuttle trembled slightly, emitting a deep and pleasant hum. The wind-elemental runes on the surface of the shuttle lit up one after another, and a layer of light blue spiritual light shield quietly unfolded, enveloping the entire shuttle and isolating it from the outside wind and impurities.

"call out--!"

Without a dramatic display, the Wind-Escape Shuttle transformed into a thin, pale blue line, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, silently tearing through the sky and hurtling towards the north, as indicated by the bright moon. Even when powered by ordinary spirit stones, as a top-tier flying magic weapon, its speed far surpassed the ordinary escape light of a Core Formation cultivator, astonishingly fast.

As Mingyue sat on the Wind-Escape Shuttle, she felt the scenery on both sides rushing backward and stretching out, eventually turning into a blurry band of light. All she could hear was a faint, almost imperceptible whistling wind, and even the howling of the gale was blocked out by the protective shield of spiritual light.

Mingyue was deeply shocked. This was the first time she had experienced such extreme speed of flight. The novelty was fleeting, and she immediately composed herself, took out two lustrous healing pills from her storage bag and swallowed them. She then held a piece of pure spirit stone mined from a mid-grade spirit stone mine in each hand, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes slightly, and quickly circulated her cultivation technique to heal her injuries with all her might. At the same time, she frantically absorbed the spiritual energy from the spirit stones to restore her almost depleted mana.

Just then, from within the Xuan Yuan Pearl, the voice of Tianjing Sanren, tinged with doubt and a hint of inquiry, slowly emerged: "I didn't expect you to have taken in a disciple back then. Judging from this woman's aura, her aptitude seems extraordinary."

Luo Ming's heart stirred, and he responded with a telepathic message: "Oh? It's just a wind spirit root, not even comparable to a heaven spirit root cultivator."

Between heaven and earth, since the spiritual energy of the five elements is the origin of all things, cultivators with the heavenly spiritual root among the five elements are like the darlings of heaven, able to cultivate all the way to the Core Formation stage without any obstacles. Even advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is much easier than for other cultivators.

However, wind, thunder, ice, and dark attribute spiritual roots are much inferior. The main reason for this is that the amount of spiritual energy of these attributes in the world is far less than that of the five elements. In addition, there are fewer cultivation methods that are compatible with these spiritual roots, which makes it difficult for cultivators with different spiritual roots to reach a high level, even though they have considerable combat power.

"I'm not talking about spiritual roots, I'm talking about physical constitution," Tianjing Sanren said with more certainty.

"If I am not mistaken, this woman is very likely to possess the extremely rare Xunfeng Physique."

"The body of the Xun wind?"

Luo Ming was startled. He paused slightly and unconsciously turned his head to look at Mingyue, who was sitting cross-legged. His eyes were full of surprise and astonishment.

He hadn't looked closely, but he never expected that this seemingly ordinary disciple with the wind spirit root would have such a rare physique!

In the world of cultivation, there are all sorts of spirits. Some spirits can greatly improve a cultivator's cultivation, while others will harm them.

For example, Xin Ruyin's Dragon Roar Body, a male body with a female form, would cause her meridians to atrophy and her lifespan to be damaged if she forced herself to cultivate.

However, some spiritual entities, when paired with suitable cultivation techniques, possess extraordinary abilities that are even more valuable to certain forces than cultivators with celestial spiritual roots.

"You just happened to meet this girl on a small island? Your luck is much better than mine back then. The Xunfeng Body is naturally compatible with the source of wind. If you had a top-level wind attribute technique, your strength would be no weaker than yours."

After finishing speaking, Tianjing Sanren said with some regret, "It's a pity that I don't have that kind of technique either. If we're talking about top-tier wind attribute techniques, the ten major forces of the Great Jin Dynasty's righteous and demonic paths do have a few, but they're too far away. Hehe, if this woman were discovered by those old guys from the Nine Nether Sect, they would definitely fight tooth and nail to take her as their disciple."