"Here, Tian'er, eat this. Mother will help you refine it," Xiangyue said as she came to the bed.
Shi Tian sat down cross-legged on the bed, and his mother sat in front of him. The other four women looked on from the sides with a mix of anticipation and worry.
Although the Meridian Mending Pill could mend broken meridians, it didn't have a one hundred percent success rate. Its effectiveness also depended on the condition of the meridians and if they could be recovered at all.
Shi Tian swallowed the pill directly while his mother placed her hand on his abdomen. She slowly channeled her spiritual qi into his body, guiding the pill's energy toward his meridians.
When the pill's energy moved into his broken meridians, they showed signs of healing.
Xiangyue withdrew her hand from his abdomen and let the medicine work on its own. Time slowly passed, and all the women looked at Shi Tian, praying for his success in their hearts.
At that moment, Shi Tian silently said in his mind, "System, redeem the spiritual roots."
Spiritual roots were simply a part of the meridians. Because these parts of the meridians were used to absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth into the body, cultivators started calling them spiritual roots. Shi Tian used this chance to upgrade his spiritual roots, so now he wouldn't need to explain how his meridians were cured.
What exactly were spiritual roots? Not even cultivators knew everything about them, but what they did know was that if a person lacked spiritual roots, they couldn't traverse the path of cultivation. After all, if one had no spiritual roots, how could they even absorb Spiritual Qi? And if Spiritual Qi couldn't be absorbed, how could they become a cultivator?
Spiritual roots also determined a cultivator's element. The elements of the world were divided into metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, wind, thunder, light, dark, space, time, and others. Most people had the first five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), while ice, wind, thunder, light, and dark were rare. Space and time were even rarer—they were legendary elements.
Spiritual roots were generally divided into Heavenly, Earthly, and Mortal spiritual roots. The higher the rank of the spiritual roots, the higher the absorption speed of spiritual qi and the greater the future cultivation potential.
A cultivator with mortal spiritual roots would find it extremely difficult to break through to the Spirit Grandmaster realm. For a cultivator with earthly spiritual roots, a Spirit King would be their limit.
But there was nothing absolute in the world. There were many mystical treasures that could improve the grade of spiritual roots; even a mortal spiritual root cultivator could break through to the Spirit Sovereign realm with enough resources and treasures.
[Ding, Chaotic Spiritual Roots have been issued…]
[Upgrading host's spiritual roots…]
[Ding, successfully improved the host's spiritual roots: Chaotic Spiritual Roots!]
Suddenly, Shi Tian felt a burst of warmth in his body, and a chaotic breath was released. The next moment, this breath was suppressed by an invisible force inside his body.
All the ladies exclaimed with pleasant surprise, "He succeeded!"
Shi Tian slowly opened his eyes, but his vision suddenly went dark as his head was buried in a dark abyss. Mingyue hugged Shi Tian and said excitedly, "Heaven hasn't forsaken my son. My son can cultivate again."
A few seconds later, she released him and looked at him. Her face turned serious as she said, "Tian'er, Mother is glad you can cultivate again, but you can't rush things like before. Promise your mother that you won't repeat the same mistake. I don't want my son to live in a world of revenge and hatred; I just want my son to live a happy and peaceful life."
"I understand, Mother!" Shi Tian nodded. "I promise, I will not repeat the same mistake again."
"Hm!" Xiangyue nodded.
"Okay, ladies, how about a small party today?" Xiangyue looked at the women and said.
"Yes, that's a good plan," Shi Bingyao also nodded.
"Tian'er, you can cultivate here for a while, but don't rush," Xiangyue warned him.
After that, Xiangyue took all the ladies from the room, and Shi Tian was left alone to cultivate.
"System, redeem all the rewards."
[Redeeming the remaining rewards…]
[Redeeming first reward, Primordial Chaos Sutra, Part 1! Integrating the skill into the host's mind…]
[Redeeming the second reward, Primordial Yin-Yang Scripture, Part 1! Integrating the skill into the host's mind…]
At this time, Shi Tian suddenly felt tons of enigmatic and profound information pouring into his mind.
[Redeeming the third reward, Destiny of a Peerless Warrior! Improving the charm and comprehension ability of the host to top quality…]
Shi Tian suddenly felt his calculating speed and memory become terrifyingly faster. The information that had seemed too profound before began to become easier to comprehend.
[Redeeming the fourth reward, Celestial Yang Physique!]
[Celestial Yang Physique has been issued…]
[Successfully improved the host's physique!]
Warm energy started pouring inside his body. Suddenly, an intense pain struck him, but it was suppressed by an invisible force the next second. Although Shi Tian didn't feel the pain, he could somehow sense that every cell in his body was changing and improving.
[Redeeming the fifth reward, Chaos Spiritual Flame!]
[Chaos Black Spiritual Flame has been issued, integrating with the host's body…]
[Redeeming the sixth lucky reward, A Hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones!]
[A Hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones successfully transferred into the host's inventory!]
[System upgrading…]
[System updated, a new Status function has arrived. Now the host can check his status.]
"Hm! Status, let me see," Shi Tian was a little surprised and muttered in his mind.
Suddenly, a VR game-like transparent screen appeared in front of him.
[Name: Shi Tian]
[Life: 15/70]
[Race: Mortal Human]
[Body: Celestial Yang Physique]
[Cultivation: None]
[Cultivation Method: Primordial Chaos Sutra Part 1, Primordial Yin-Yang Scripture, Part 1]
[Mystical Power: Chaos Flame]
[Artifact: None]
[Cultivation Potential: Unparalleled]
[Martial Skill: None]
[See Interpersonal Relationships list: None added]
Shi Tian read all the statuses. He curiously clicked on the plus sign in front of the Interpersonal Relationships list. The profiles of five people appeared on the screen: his mother and the others he had contacted after coming to this world. There was an "add" sign in front of each person's picture.
Shi Tian understood this list must be similar to a friends list. He clicked on the "Add" sign, adding all five women to the list.
[See Interpersonal Relationships list:]
1. Hua Mingyue (Mother)
Life: 49/300
Race: Mortal Human
Spiritual Roots: True Fire Spiritual Root (High-Heavenly Grade)
Cultivation: 2-star Spirit King
Special Physique: None
2. Shi Bingyao (Aunt)
Life: 34/300
Race: Mortal Human
Spiritual Roots: Earth-Fire Dual Spiritual Root (High-Heavenly Grade)
Cultivation: 1-star Spirit King
Special Physique: None
3. Shen Xiaoli (Sister-in-law)
Life: 24/230
Race: Mortal Human
Spiritual Roots: Extreme Ice Spiritual Root (Superior-Heavenly Grade)
Cultivation: 2-star Spirit Lord
Special Physique: Heavenly Yin Physique
4. Xiu Ying (Maid)
Life: 15/150
Race: Mortal Human
Spiritual Roots: Wood-Light Dual Spiritual Root (Superior-Heavenly Grade)
Cultivation: 2-star Spirit Master
Special Physique: Myriad Spirit Wood Physique
5. Duan Mei (Maid)
Life: 16/140
Race: Mortal Human
Spiritual Roots: Absolute Wind Spiritual Root (High-Heavenly Grade)
Cultivation: 4-star Spirit Master
Special Physique: None