A Mortal's Journey: Starting as the Young Master of Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 8 Cultivating Bamboo

Nine days have passed since I left home, and today marks the tenth day that the Heaven-Seizing Bottle has been absorbing the moon's essence.

Upon returning to his cave, Wen Tianren immediately went to his cultivation chamber and the secret spiritual spring he had created.

This is what Wen Tianren saw before his eyes.

The cool moonlight shone through the hole above the spring, and visible white rays of light fell like fine rain, all converging on the small green bottle in the center of the spring.

The bottle was enveloped in a layer of soft white light, with light spots the size of rice grains, slowly flowing and reflecting a warm, gentle glow throughout the entire spring, creating a tranquil and mysterious atmosphere.

Before long, these points of light coalesced into a ball of light the size of a washbasin, hovering above the bottle opening and rotating silently.

After a full quarter of an hour, the white light slowly faded, as if it had been absorbed into the emerald green bottle.

The white light disappeared, and the lush green leaf patterns on the bottle suddenly emitted a dazzling green light, with several golden characters and symbols appearing on the bottle's surface.

These strange characters, with their smooth structure and peculiar strokes, possess an indescribable ancient charm, and they constantly shimmer and move on the surface of the bottle.

These strange characters only lasted for a moment before disappearing again.

"Hmm? Could these golden characters be Golden Seal Script?" Although Wen Tianren didn't recognize Golden Seal Script, he sensed a profound Daoist charm within the golden characters that flashed on the Heaven-Seizing Bottle the moment he saw them.

Considering that the Heaven-Seizing Bottle is not a true Xuan Tian treasure, but was copied from the Palm Heaven Bottle, it is normal that it can display the golden seal script.

Ignoring the golden inscription that appeared for a fleeting moment, Wen Tianren picked up the Heaven-Seizing Bottle from the center of the spiritual spring.

Previously, Wen Tianren couldn't unscrew the bottle cap no matter how hard he tried, but this time, he only needed to apply a little force and easily removed the cap from the bottle.

He used his divine sense to peer inside the bottle.

Inside the bottle, a drop of emerald green liquid, about the size of a soybean, rolled slowly, reflecting a verdant hue onto the entire bottle wall.

Tilting the bottle open, Wen Tianren slowly poured out the emerald green liquid and used magic to suspend it above his palm.

He carefully probed with his divine sense and could only sense the vast spiritual energy within; he could not sense anything else.

Wen Tianren flipped his hand and took out a jade box from his storage bag. Inside the box was the slender Thunder Bamboo that had been copied from Zhou Yuan of the Miaoyin Sect.

Thunder bamboo less than two thousand years old can only release ordinary white lightning, while those over five thousand years old release blue lightning with significantly greater power.

When the Thunder Bamboo reaches ten thousand years of age, the lightning will turn into a pale golden color.

At this time, the power of lightning will reach an unimaginable level, and it will have various miraculous effects in restraining all kinds of evil magic and demonic arts. It is called "evil-repelling divine lightning" by cultivators.

Wen Tianren continuously modified the crafting method of his natal magic weapon, the Zhou Tian Star Needle. Coveting the power of the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, he also used the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo as an important spiritual material for magic weapons. Right now, the only thing missing for crafting magic weapons is the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo.

At this moment, Wen Tianren took out the slender Thunder Bamboo to see the effect of the green liquid and cultivate it into a ten-thousand-year-old Golden Thunder Bamboo.

Following the cultivation method for Thunder Bamboo from the ancient texts, he transplanted the Thunder Bamboo to the medicinal garden on the other side.

He dripped the green liquid into the roots of the Thunder Bamboo, then sat down cross-legged and began to meditate and cultivate beside the Thunder Bamboo.

One night passed.

The next morning, when Wen Tianren opened his eyes again and checked with his divine sense, he was pleasantly surprised to find that a new bud had sprouted on the second section of the Thunder Bamboo! The originally withered yellow leaves had also turned green.

Clearly, he had successfully cultivated this Thunder Bamboo, and the effects of a single green leaf over nearly a century had allowed it to grow somewhat.

"One drop every ten days, and one drop takes nearly a hundred years. To cultivate three of them, it would take at least ninety or ten years. I can't wait that long. I'll just wait until the first Thunder Bamboo is cultivated into Golden Thunder Bamboo and then use the system to copy it." Wen Tianren calculated the cultivation time required.

As a primary material for the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Needles, the amount of Tian Lei Bamboo required for the 365 Xing Chen Needles is naturally considerable, requiring three ancient Jin Lei Bamboo.

Wen Tianren was eager to refine this magic weapon. Among the many magic weapons he possessed, the Xuanbing Cone was specifically mentioned by Liu Dao in the wanted list, and Wen Tianren would never dare to use it against his enemies.

Although the replica of the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror was not revealed by the Six Paths, once it is seen by others, the news will eventually come to the Six Paths' attention.

All that remained were the Purple Cloud Banner and some magical treasures collected in Tianxing City, but their power was limited. The Purple Cloud Banner was a protective magical treasure, suitable for defense and trapping enemies, but not for active attack.

Left with no other choice, Wen Tianren used the Heavenly Sun Gilded Needle to practice his skills. Over the years of running the Beidou Pavilion, he refined this treasure to fight his enemies.

However, since it was not his natal magic weapon, Wen Tianren was not satisfied with it and wanted to refine his natal magic weapon as soon as possible.

After observing the cultivated Thunder Bamboo for a while, Wen Tianren turned around, put the Heaven-Seizing Bottle back into the center of the Spirit Spring, and returned to his cultivation chamber. He then sat cross-legged and began cultivating the Six Extremes True Demon Art.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye. While Wen Tianren was still cultivating, a sound transmission talisman flew into the secret room, but was blocked by the array restrictions.

Wen Tianren slowly opened his eyes, rolled up his sleeves, and brought the external communication talisman to his front.

"Hmm? People from the Myriad Sounds Sect? They've come all the way to my cave in the Holy Mountain. It seems they have something important to discuss. I'll go out and see what's going on." Wen Tianren stroked the communication talisman, raising an eyebrow as he pondered the purpose of the Myriad Sounds Sect's visit.

After finishing his cultivation, Wen Tianren burned the communication talisman and left the cultivation chamber.

Qingyu was standing by the secret room waiting; the communication talisman from earlier was sent by Qingyu.

"Young Master, Right Envoy Zhuo of the Miaoyin Sect is waiting outside the cave. He says that his sect leader invites you to the Miaoyin Sect to discuss important matters." Upon seeing him come out, Qingyu immediately stepped forward and briefly explained the situation.

"Well, since it was the Right Envoy who came to invite us, it must be something important."

Wen Tianren nodded, then turned to Qingyu and said, "You should stay in the cave this time. I see that your aura is solid, and your cultivation and condition have reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Use this time to prepare for breaking through to the Core Formation stage."

"These are the Dust-Clearing Pill and the Yuan-Gathering Pill, which can increase your chances of forming your core. With your dual spiritual roots, combined with these two pills, Snow Spirit Water, and Heavenly Fire Liquid, you should be able to successfully form your core in one go." As he spoke, Wen Tianren flicked his sleeve and took out two jade bottles, handing them to Qingyu.

He had specifically sought out both of these pills in various markets throughout Tianxing City. After all, these pills that help people form their core were extremely tempting to Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they would buy them even if it meant emptying their pockets.

Wen Tianren also sold a lot of these two kinds of pills under one of his aliases as an alchemist.

"Yes, young master!" Although she wanted to stay by Wen Tianren's side, Qingyu knew that only by improving her cultivation could she better help the young master. So she accepted the pills and planned to go into seclusion to form her core.

Then Wen Tianren used a secret technique to change his appearance into Xiao Ran's and walked out of the cave. He opened the array light screen and saw a woman in green waiting outside the cave.

The woman had delicate eyebrows that reached her temples, phoenix eyes, and a refined nose. Her beautiful eyes held a hint of fierceness, yet her expression revealed a touch of anxiety.

Seeing this, Wen Tianren thought to himself, it seems that something has really happened to the Miaoyin Sect, and it's not a small matter, otherwise they wouldn't have come to find him in such a hurry.

"So it's Right Envoy Zhuo who has graced us with his presence. I'm truly sorry, I was cultivating just now and didn't receive your message. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please come into my residence for a chat and have a cup of my treasured spiritual tea." Wen Tianren greeted the woman in green politely and invited her into the cave.

Upon seeing Wen Tianren emerge, the woman, who had been anxious, immediately relaxed, a look of joy flashing in her eyes as she said, "Thank you, Senior Xiao. However, I was sent by the sect leader to invite you to my Miaoyin Sect for a chat. The sect leader has important matters to discuss, so this spiritual tea... perhaps another time."

When Zhuo Ruting saw Wen Tianren invite her into the cave, she thought of how eagerly the sect leader should invite him, so she politely declined, explaining the sect leader's urgency.

"Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has important business, then we won't delay any longer. I'll head over right away." Wen Tianren didn't ask Zhuo Ruting what it was about. The two of them took off into the air, transforming into two streaks of light, and headed straight for the Miaoyin Sect's headquarters.