Chapter 1087: Chapter 72: Eighty-Two Years Cultivating the Mountain, The Young Emperor Wu (End of Volume)
Zhao Xing asked: "Director, how many times has the world’s number one Spirit Mountain been picked?"
The first mountain is called Spirit Mountain, Zhao Xing was asking how many peerless experts Spirit Mountain has nurtured.
Xuan Yuan Qingtian pondered and said: "To be called peerless expert, one must have great fortune."
"Since recorded history, Spirit Mountain has produced great fortune fruits only eighty-five times."
Eighty-five times? According to a history spanning fifty thousand years, that means once every few thousand years.
That is the maturation cycle of Spirit Mountain’s results, quite lengthy.
And any great mountain like this is shared among many people.
It’s better to choose a smaller mountain and nurture it yourself.
If it’s always the predecessors who plant trees and the successors who enjoy the shade, then the world’s Spirit Mountains will gradually disappear, which does not align with the Spirit Mountain Sect’s philosophy.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing asked: "I heard there is a Holy Mountain in the Southern Barbarians that connects with heaven and earth. How many great fortunes has it gone through?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Qingtian sighed and said: "Reportedly, it has passed a thousand times."
Zhao Xing was slightly startled; the difference is quite significant.
Xuan Yuan Qingtian said: "Do you know why I chose the name Qingtian?"
"Student does not know."
"It’s a kind of longing; my father was also the Minister of Agriculture of the Earth Advantage Sect. He wanted to nurture the world’s number one mountain to surpass that mountain of the Southern Barbarians."
Zhao Xing realized that what Great Zhou referred to as the world’s number one mountain actually excluded the Southern Barbarian Sacred Mountain.
No wonder they were so eager to fight the Earth Advantage Sect of the Southern Barbarians; it turns out the true world’s number one mountain is not in Great Zhou.
The dream of the Spirit Mountain Sect Minister of Agriculture, exhausting his life, was probably to bring back that Southern Barbarian Holy Mountain or, if not feasible, occupy the Southern Barbarians would suffice.
"Spirit Mountain Technique has no Ultimate Skill; it is rumored that one can only find the ultimate Spirit Mountain path on that Southern Barbarian Holy Mountain." Xuan Yuan Qingtian said hopefully, "If one day you get there, remember to help me verify the truth."
"Yes, student believes that day will come soon." Zhao Xing said resolutely.
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Time passed, and soon it was the 24th year of Da Zhi.
At this time, the Kunyuan Divine Hoe was no longer shown to outsiders, returning to Zhao Xing’s possession.
He was also on Spirit Mountain, following Xuan Yuan Qingtian, and had practiced the Spirit Mountain Technique for three years.
Although the Spirit Mountain Technique has no ultimate, there are dozens of top-level perfection levels.
Xuan Yuan Qingtian taught Zhao Xing the "Qingtian Spirit Mountain Method."
According to him, this method was concocted by his great-grandfather at the foundational stage, verified by his grandfather, crafted by his father at the advanced stage, and finally perfected by him, Xuan Yuan Qingtian.
Four generations spent over three thousand years researching the "Qingtian Spirit Mountain Method."
Just verifying and conceptualizing the foundational stage took two generations and sixteen hundred years.
Another twelve hundred years later, by Xuan Yuan Qingtian’s generation, it was finally perfected.
He created the top level perfect mountain method at the age of four hundred, which was why Xuan Yuan Qingtian could become Director and was awarded the Earth Emperor Peak by Emperor Jing, riding the Earth Battle Carriage.
Because the Spirit Mountain he nurtured ranked fifteenth among the world’s Spirit Mountains.
This is quite remarkable; how many famous mountains were passed down before? Nurturing a Spirit Mountain that surpassed many predecessors, what an achievement.
"The first three levels of Qingtian Spirit Mountain Method, combined with array to start."
"The shortest expectation is fifty years, the longest is indefinite."
"Theoretically, the Qingtian Spirit Mountain Method has no upper limit in layering and can infinitely grow."
"However, in practice, Xuan Yuan Qingtian only reached the eighteenth layer; no matter how he nurtured afterward, he couldn’t make Qingtian Mountain grow any further."
"Nurturing fortune is not simply one’s personal fortune; using the Spirit Mountain Method to consolidate the Heavenly Fate Realm is far superior to martial artists battling and killing."
"It seems I need to engage in a long-term seclusion."
Zhao Xing stood on the Earth Piercing Divine Ship, his thoughts drifting, followed by a team of guards, now on the way to the Spirit Ruins Blessed Land.
The Spirit Ruins Blessed Land has twenty-nine small Spirit Mountains, none over a hundred meters, but the mountains are specially modified, surrounded by water, and an array gathers the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
As long as someone from the Heavenly Fate Realm comes to nurture the mountain, the array will be activated, and once initiated, a large amount of resources will be invested.
Therefore, Zhao Xing’s actual self, having reached the Heavenly Fate Realm, came here as an official and could not leave easily; otherwise, it would waste a ’young mountain’ and a lot of resources.
"Mr. Gu, I’ll choose this one, the young mountain with the number twenty-nine." Zhao Xing chose one among them.
"Alright, what name do you want to give it, Chen An?" Gu Changqing asked.
"I want this mountain to be as high as heaven, so let’s name it Qitian Mountain." Zhao Xing said.
"Mountain as high as heaven, a beautiful name." Gu Changqing praised.
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In June of the 24th year of Da Zhi, Zhao Xing’s actual self began a prolonged cultivation on ’Qitian Mountain.’
As for avatars, they each had tasks.
In July of the 25th year of Da Zhi, Zhao Xing sent an avatar to Fengjing.
Emperor Jing allowed him to select three treasures from the Imperial Treasury, which he hadn’t chosen yet; now with time, he naturally came to take a look.
The Imperial Treasury’s riches were abundant, all private collections of the royal family.
After entering, Zhao Xing carefully browsed, but did not find the rare treasure ’One Dream of Heaven and Earth.’
In retrospect, Zhao Xing guessed it was not in the Royal Treasury; it might be in the National Treasury or still under research, trying to be cracked.
As for other treasures, Zhao Xing was not interested; Emperor Jing was stingy, hiding the powerful treasures, while the ordinary ones did not appeal to him, so he casually selected two treasures to use for networking.
Since he was in Fengjing again, Zhao Xing also visited Tianyang True Monarch.
Next was the Imperial Hospital.
"Those saved from the Ten Suns Cave Heaven like Li Fuhai, and those rescued during Prince Liang’s rebellion like Wang Zhongjing, have all entered the Imperial Hospital."