Li Guanqi was equally astonished; he had no idea what these things truly were either.
Yet he understood that something capable of elevating one's spiritual root aptitude to the Human Spirit Realm's absolute peak—a Saint Grade spiritual root—was bound to be an extraordinarily precious treasure, even across the entirety of the Immortal Burial Realm.
It was likely countless times more valuable than the bracelet forged from celestial spiritual energy earlier!
Tang Ru swallowed hard. With the discerning eye he had honed in the Baibao Pavilion, how could he fail to recognize what lay before them? This had to be related to elevating their spiritual root aptitudes!
Out in the mortal world, even an item capable of elevating an impure spiritual root into a dual-element spiritual root would trigger a storm of blood and slaughter!
Let alone what hovered before their eyes right now.
Although Li Guanqi had not yet explained just how far this treasure could elevate their spiritual root quality, faint suspicions had already formed in their minds.
Since Gu Li and the others already possessed rare King Grade spiritual roots, a further upgrade could only mean the Saint Grade—a legendary aptitude that might not appear once in a hundred thousand monstrous geniuses!
Beneath the Seven Elements Spirit Lords, the ultimate limit for any cultivator's spiritual root was the Saint Grade!
Gu Li swallowed dryly, his mouth parched. "Eldest Brother... could these things... actually elevate our spiritual roots to the Saint Grade?"
Every pair of eyes locked onto Li Guanqi.
Li Guanqi smiled, nodded, and answered plainly, "That's right. The items before each of you can elevate all of your spiritual roots to the Saint Grade!
"That way, the gap between us will grow smaller and smaller moving forward!"
Hearing this, the group rubbed their hands in excitement, utterly unable to restrain the surging emotions in their chests.
This was especially true for Tang Ru, who currently had the weakest spiritual root among them. His longing for this treasure was immense! Only by elevating his aptitude to the Saint Grade would he truly have the right to stand beside everyone without falling behind!
With reddened eyes, Tang Ru slowly rose to his feet and looked at Li Guanqi.
Not just him—Gu Li, Cao Yan, and the others stood up one after another, clasping their fists toward Li Guanqi in deep salutes.
"Thank you, Eldest Brother!"
"Haha, thank you, Eldest Brother!"
"As expected of Eldest Brother! Whenever something good comes up, you always keep us in mind!"
Li Guanqi curled his lip with a teasing scowl. "Get lost and hurry up and absorb them! Raise your aptitudes to the Saint Grade already!
"Once we're done with the spiritual roots, I have another important matter to discuss with all of you."
At those words, Gu Li could not help but frown slightly. "Eldest Brother, there's something even more important than this?"
Li Guanqi nodded gravely and said in a solemn voice, "That's right, something even more important!
"That's why I need you to elevate your spiritual root quality as quickly as possible!"
Realizing the gravity of the situation, the brothers nodded. Departing the Sword Prison space, each of them took their orb of spiritual light, tore open a personal domain, and plunged inside, eager to begin refining and absorbing it.
Once the others had departed, Ye Feng looked at Li Guanqi, his eyes flickering. "You're going to tell them?"
Li Guanqi nodded slightly and murmured, "Our current methods of growing stronger are far too limited.
"We don't have any means to rapidly increase our strength in a short amount of time.
"And what we lack most... is time! Compared to veteran Mahayana cultivators, we have bypassed at least a thousand years of cultivation.
"Though that is owed to our natural talent, it's undeniable that... we lack their time to settle our foundations and gain comprehension."
Ye Feng agreed wholeheartedly. He knew full well that everything Li Guanqi said was true.
The one among them who had cultivated the longest had not even surpassed forty years.
Yet which of the cultivators in the Immortal Burial Realm did not possess a Dao age of several thousand years at the very least?
Ye Feng smiled faintly and said softly, "I really wonder what bizarre thing Eldest Brother is going to pull out this time."
Li Guanqi merely shrugged without replying.
It was not that he was deliberately keeping them in suspense; rather, the sword spirit had gone completely silent ever since receiving the materials.
Even he had no idea what she was preparing.
With everyone else immersed in deep cultivation, madly refining and absorbing the power within the spiritual lights to elevate their roots, Li Guanqi sank into contemplation.
After a long while, Li Guanqi suddenly looked up, a sharp gleam flashing in the depths of his eyes!
Noticing his expression, Ye Feng leaned against the railing atop the White Jade Tower and chuckled softly. "What's on your mind, Eldest Brother?"
The corners of Li Guanqi's mouth curled up, and he murmured, "Nothing much. An interesting idea just popped into my head!"
His curiosity piqued, Ye Feng asked, "What idea?"
Li Guanqi laughed aloud. "Not telling. If I really decide to do it later, you're welcome to tag along."
Ye Feng curled his lip, but he secretly committed the matter to heart.
He had no clue what Li Guanqi was plotting.
Li Guanqi's eyes flickered as he glanced up at the shimmering portal overhead. The fleeting thought that had crossed his mind filled him with boundless fighting spirit and vigor.
For now, all he had to do was wait for the others to finish.
A few hours later, Li Guanqi and Ye Feng suddenly exchanged glances.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The pair vanished from the roof. When they reappeared, the auras of the men inside the cultivation chamber had all undergone profound transformations.
Tang Ru looked radiant, his eyes bright and notably profound.
Evidently, raising his spiritual root to the Saint Grade had brought him immense benefits!
Li Guanqi could even sense an exceptionally surging reservoir of divine sense emanating from Tang Ru!
At the very least, back when Li Guanqi was at the early Mahayana realm, his divine sense reserves were roughly twenty percent lower than Tang Ru's were now!
Li Guanqi looked at them with a smile, surprised by how quickly they had managed to elevate their aptitudes.
Cao Yan and Xiao Chen were thrilled, and Gu Li was equally overjoyed.
Seeing their expressions, Li Guanqi could not help but laugh. "Alright, alright. I beg of you, spare me the emotional speeches.
"And another thing... Gu the Sixth, don't even dream of using your brothers to test those Forced Conception Talismans of yours. Not a chance!"
Gu Li opened his mouth, only to end up with a defeated scowl. "Fine... I just thought we were brothers, after all... Ahem, fine, fine, I won't!"
The group took their seats.
Li Guanqi took a deep breath, and the Sword Ruins suddenly hummed to life. In an instant, thousands of crimson threads branched out from between his brows!
The sight made the others frown slightly.
They naturally knew that Li Guanqi possessed the power of Spirit Absolution.
Yet judging by this... was Li Guanqi planning to use the power of Spirit Absolution on them?
Li Guanqi said gravely, "As you can see, these are Spirit Absolution blood threads.
"What you are about to witness must never be known by any other living soul!
"This concerns my greatest secret! Not even Sect Master Lu Kangnian or Meng Wanshu knows of it."
At these words, the room fell dead silent.
Only Cao Yan's eyes flickered, as though he had already guessed something.
"These Spirit Absolution blood threads are merely meant to protect your memories from being pried into or searched by others!
"Of course, I won't force you. But... if anyone refuses to accept them, then there is no need for you to know what comes next."
Before his voice had even faded, the others rose to their feet.
"Tsk, what's the big deal? Hurry up! I want to see what other good stuff you have!"
"Exactly! Here I thought something terrible happened."
"Making it so dramatic and scary for nothing. Bring it on!"
Listening to their replies, Li Guanqi was momentarily stunned. "Aren't you afraid that I...?"
"Enough, Boss! What's the point of overthinking? Just do it!"
"Yeah, yeah! We're dying to know what could possibly be more terrifying than elevating our spiritual root quality!"
Li Guanqi smiled faintly. The Spirit Absolution blood threads shot into the souls of the five men, vanishing in a flash.
Before they could even react, an irresistible force seized them and dragged them away.
Thud!
A pitch-black sword coffin, swirling with eerie radiance, stood silently upon the ground of the secret realm, surrounded by six prayer mats.
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