5 Chapter 5 – Activating the Elemental Roots
Zhu Xuan was over the moon. If he had activated his elemental roots, he would have had some standing in his clan. No one would blame him saying that he is wasting the clan resources.
To be a cultivator in the world of Lightning Lake, activating your "elemental roots" was an essential step. When a child reaches the age of 10, an activation ceremony was held where they were given a medicinal potion.
It is called activation potion, created by alchemists, by combining various elemental resources and rare herbs to stimulate the elemental roots in your body and activate them. Activation potions are only found in the clans and wealthy families because the recipe and ingredients for the potion is kept secret by them. So only way for anyone to activate their elemental roots is either you are part of the clan, or you join one to become a low level member of the clan.
Activating your Elemental roots help you attract Qi; every cultivator has different elemental roots that will be able to absorb Qi in heaven and earth that relates to their elemental roots. For example, a cultivator who activated his fire elemental roots will be able to absorb fire elemental Qi among heaven and earth. These cultivators will also be able to use fire elemental cultivation resources to accelerate their cultivation progress. His second brother activated a rare Lightning elemental root at his activation ceremony and he was considered as a genius who will become the leader level genius of heaven and earth.
On the other hand, people who haven't activated Elemental roots will not be able to cultivate elemental Qi and their progress will be very slow, and they are destined to be the lowest of all cultivators.
Zhu Xuan is already 15 and still haven't activated his elemental roots. After five years of bitter cultivation without any resources, he barely reached second stage and he also injured his body. Second brother reached the peak of sixth stage when he was 15 years old. It can be seen how hard it is to cultivate without activating the elemental roots.
"As long as he can activate his elemental roots, he can start cultivating using absorption mantra and cultivation techniques related to his elemental roots. Even if five years were lost without proper cultivation, I can still catch up with others if I work hard". He said to himself with determination.
"Senior, Can I really activate my Elemental roots? I'm already 15 years old." asked Zhu Xuan with hope.
"Yes, you can. Elemental Roots in a cultivator is at its peak when he/she reach the age of 10. After the age of 10, it will start deteriorating as time goes, and it will be harder to activate it as you get older. But my Activation potion is more potent than what you receive in the activation ceremony in your clan. It contains elemental materials and herbs found in higher realms. Although you are few years past than the optimum activation age, I'm 100% confident I can activate your elemental roots." It answered calmly.
Zhu Xuan was ecstatic when he heard the explanation, he felt grateful for the chance he had been given and bowed to the will-o-wisp "Thank you senior."
"No need to stand on ceremony. Sit down, drink this potion and meditate, and try to absorb the elemental Qi around you." Will-o-wisp didn't mind and as it explained a dark red potion appeared in front of Zhu Xuan.
Zhu Xuan took the potion dancing slowly in the air in front of him, he caught it, sat down in a meditative potion and drank the potion. He closed his eyes and started to feel the elemental Qi around him.
Time passed minute by minute. And even after it took a time for an incense stick to burn, there was still no change in Zhu Xuan. He let out a sigh.
He lost his final hope of activating his elemental roots and couldn't help but give will-o-wisp a questioning look and thought "Didn't you say you will be able to activate it with 100% surety?"
It was also confused as to why Zhu Xuan hasn't activated his elemental roots. "That doesn't seem right. In the past, I have activated someone'd elemental roots who was 23 years old at that time, but you are only 15 years old. How come you haven't activated your elemental roots? Maybe you don't have any elemental roots in you? Let me check you first"
There are many mortals who are born without elemental roots. But someone with Zhu Xian's background, whose parents being cultivators, and not having Elemental roots is like one in a milion.
Will-o-wisp came close to Zhu Xuan and extended its Qi inside his body. It examined him closely.
"WHAT" it exclaimed loudly.
This was the first time Zhu Xuan saw will-o-wisp using a shocked voice since he met it. It was always calm and answered plainly. He couldn't help but be shocked and asked "What is it Senior?"
"No wonder you couldn't activate your Elemental roots. Someone used a locking technique and imprisoned your elemental roots within your body. Its not able to communicate with Qi in heaven and earth. And it's a very high level locking technique at that. Who is this person who imprisoned your elemental roots?" It couldn't help but wonder. Living for many millennia it has seen many powerhouses and came across various techniques, this locking technique was a high level and a sophisticated technique.
Zhu Xuan was shocked to hear that his elemental roots were imprisoned. Who would have done it and why did they do it? He felt like he was surrounded in mystery. He calmed himself down and asked with anticipation "Senior, since you recognise this technique, Is it possible to get rid of that technique and activate my elemental roots?"
"Yes, I can get rid of that technique and help you activate your elemental roots, but I can't do it for free. The system follows certain rules and if I have to activate it, you have to renounce your rewards for your first mission" explained patiently.
"Stingy Senior" he cursed in his mind. He suddenly realised it can hear his thoughts and couldn't help but look at it with a guilty consciousness. The flames of the Will-o-wisp turned purple and after a few moments it turned back to its light blue colour. He wondered maybe will-o-wisp's emotions are shown in its fire and not in voice, when he realised last time also there was a fluctuation in the fire when he criticised the system.
"Hahaha yes Senior, I understand. Please get rid of this technique" He answered respectfully with a poker face and a kind smile. He didn't have a choice anyway. Without activating his elemental roots, he wouldn't be able to practice cultivation so what is the loss of a mission reward.
"Okay. Calm down and let me break the technique" It explained and extended its Qi inside his body towards the matrix like pattern surrounding his elemental roots. It attacked with its Qi on certain positions of the matrix patterns.
Zhu Xuan experienced an unimaginable pain every time will-o-wisp attacked the matrix pattern. Time slowly passed by and he was almost on the verge of losing his consciousness due to pain and wished it will be over soon.
BANG, a loud noise came from within his body, and the matrix pattern disintegrated and vaporised.
Zhu Xuan immediately sat down and tried feeling the Qi around him. He felt comfortable, like a new born baby, when he absorbed Qi for the first time. it felt like it was a part of him.
But soon, all the Qi started rushed towards him crazily like a flood gate opened and it formed a cyclone around him.
Will-o-wisp saw the crazy rush of elements surrounding Zhu Xuan and was shocked, it extended its Qi to check inside his body. It loudly exclaimed with shock, "Seven Phases Elemental Roots."
To be a cultivator in the world of Lightning Lake, activating your "elemental roots" was an essential step. When a child reaches the age of 10, an activation ceremony was held where they were given a medicinal potion.
It is called activation potion, created by alchemists, by combining various elemental resources and rare herbs to stimulate the elemental roots in your body and activate them. Activation potions are only found in the clans and wealthy families because the recipe and ingredients for the potion is kept secret by them. So only way for anyone to activate their elemental roots is either you are part of the clan, or you join one to become a low level member of the clan.
Activating your Elemental roots help you attract Qi; every cultivator has different elemental roots that will be able to absorb Qi in heaven and earth that relates to their elemental roots. For example, a cultivator who activated his fire elemental roots will be able to absorb fire elemental Qi among heaven and earth. These cultivators will also be able to use fire elemental cultivation resources to accelerate their cultivation progress. His second brother activated a rare Lightning elemental root at his activation ceremony and he was considered as a genius who will become the leader level genius of heaven and earth.
On the other hand, people who haven't activated Elemental roots will not be able to cultivate elemental Qi and their progress will be very slow, and they are destined to be the lowest of all cultivators.
Zhu Xuan is already 15 and still haven't activated his elemental roots. After five years of bitter cultivation without any resources, he barely reached second stage and he also injured his body. Second brother reached the peak of sixth stage when he was 15 years old. It can be seen how hard it is to cultivate without activating the elemental roots.
"As long as he can activate his elemental roots, he can start cultivating using absorption mantra and cultivation techniques related to his elemental roots. Even if five years were lost without proper cultivation, I can still catch up with others if I work hard". He said to himself with determination.
"Senior, Can I really activate my Elemental roots? I'm already 15 years old." asked Zhu Xuan with hope.
"Yes, you can. Elemental Roots in a cultivator is at its peak when he/she reach the age of 10. After the age of 10, it will start deteriorating as time goes, and it will be harder to activate it as you get older. But my Activation potion is more potent than what you receive in the activation ceremony in your clan. It contains elemental materials and herbs found in higher realms. Although you are few years past than the optimum activation age, I'm 100% confident I can activate your elemental roots." It answered calmly.
Zhu Xuan was ecstatic when he heard the explanation, he felt grateful for the chance he had been given and bowed to the will-o-wisp "Thank you senior."
"No need to stand on ceremony. Sit down, drink this potion and meditate, and try to absorb the elemental Qi around you." Will-o-wisp didn't mind and as it explained a dark red potion appeared in front of Zhu Xuan.
Zhu Xuan took the potion dancing slowly in the air in front of him, he caught it, sat down in a meditative potion and drank the potion. He closed his eyes and started to feel the elemental Qi around him.
Time passed minute by minute. And even after it took a time for an incense stick to burn, there was still no change in Zhu Xuan. He let out a sigh.
He lost his final hope of activating his elemental roots and couldn't help but give will-o-wisp a questioning look and thought "Didn't you say you will be able to activate it with 100% surety?"
It was also confused as to why Zhu Xuan hasn't activated his elemental roots. "That doesn't seem right. In the past, I have activated someone'd elemental roots who was 23 years old at that time, but you are only 15 years old. How come you haven't activated your elemental roots? Maybe you don't have any elemental roots in you? Let me check you first"
There are many mortals who are born without elemental roots. But someone with Zhu Xian's background, whose parents being cultivators, and not having Elemental roots is like one in a milion.
Will-o-wisp came close to Zhu Xuan and extended its Qi inside his body. It examined him closely.
"WHAT" it exclaimed loudly.
This was the first time Zhu Xuan saw will-o-wisp using a shocked voice since he met it. It was always calm and answered plainly. He couldn't help but be shocked and asked "What is it Senior?"
"No wonder you couldn't activate your Elemental roots. Someone used a locking technique and imprisoned your elemental roots within your body. Its not able to communicate with Qi in heaven and earth. And it's a very high level locking technique at that. Who is this person who imprisoned your elemental roots?" It couldn't help but wonder. Living for many millennia it has seen many powerhouses and came across various techniques, this locking technique was a high level and a sophisticated technique.
Zhu Xuan was shocked to hear that his elemental roots were imprisoned. Who would have done it and why did they do it? He felt like he was surrounded in mystery. He calmed himself down and asked with anticipation "Senior, since you recognise this technique, Is it possible to get rid of that technique and activate my elemental roots?"
"Yes, I can get rid of that technique and help you activate your elemental roots, but I can't do it for free. The system follows certain rules and if I have to activate it, you have to renounce your rewards for your first mission" explained patiently.
"Stingy Senior" he cursed in his mind. He suddenly realised it can hear his thoughts and couldn't help but look at it with a guilty consciousness. The flames of the Will-o-wisp turned purple and after a few moments it turned back to its light blue colour. He wondered maybe will-o-wisp's emotions are shown in its fire and not in voice, when he realised last time also there was a fluctuation in the fire when he criticised the system.
"Hahaha yes Senior, I understand. Please get rid of this technique" He answered respectfully with a poker face and a kind smile. He didn't have a choice anyway. Without activating his elemental roots, he wouldn't be able to practice cultivation so what is the loss of a mission reward.
"Okay. Calm down and let me break the technique" It explained and extended its Qi inside his body towards the matrix like pattern surrounding his elemental roots. It attacked with its Qi on certain positions of the matrix patterns.
Zhu Xuan experienced an unimaginable pain every time will-o-wisp attacked the matrix pattern. Time slowly passed by and he was almost on the verge of losing his consciousness due to pain and wished it will be over soon.
BANG, a loud noise came from within his body, and the matrix pattern disintegrated and vaporised.
Zhu Xuan immediately sat down and tried feeling the Qi around him. He felt comfortable, like a new born baby, when he absorbed Qi for the first time. it felt like it was a part of him.
But soon, all the Qi started rushed towards him crazily like a flood gate opened and it formed a cyclone around him.
Will-o-wisp saw the crazy rush of elements surrounding Zhu Xuan and was shocked, it extended its Qi to check inside his body. It loudly exclaimed with shock, "Seven Phases Elemental Roots."
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