Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

And the process of condensing the "Tao Wood" is equally perilous, with the potential to damage the Dantian and meridians, and even the risk of the body turning to "wood."

Many cultivators, driven by their greed for the power of this technique, have suffered severe injuries or even lost their lives in their haste to master it!

Even if the "Tao Wood" is successfully condensed, during subsequent cultivation, one must frequently gather the essence of myriad woods to temper the "Tao Wood," with ever-increasing demands on the quality of the Spirit Wood.

Furthermore, each minor breakthrough in this technique requires the cultivator to gather varying amounts of essence from Spirit Wood of older age, as if starting anew, to meld into the "Tao Wood."

Should one fail to do so, advancing to the next level becomes an insurmountable task.

Even if a cultivator uses elixirs or Spiritual Objects to forcefully break through to the next stage, the potency of the technique will not increase, and can even result in the destruction of the "Tao Wood," with the complete loss of one's cultivation level!

However, the benefits the Myriad Woods True Technique brings to cultivators are not insignificant.

Firstly, after mastering this technique, the speed of cultivation becomes incredibly fast. Even a cultivator with a medium Spirit Root Aptitude can match the speed of top-quality Spirit Root Aptitude cultivators practicing other common techniques.

Secondly, after cultivating this technique, the mana contains the pure vital force of the wood attribute, which nourishes the flesh, extending one's lifespan and preserving youthfulness.

At the same time, the speed of recovery from injuries will be many times faster than that of ordinary cultivators of the same rank, and later on, even regenerating severed limbs will be a trivial matter!

The mana cultivated with this technique, when used to activate certain wood-based spells and magic artifacts crafted from Spirit Wood, can greatly enhance the power of spells and artifacts.

Finally, even if only the first level is successfully cultivated, one will also gain two powerful Divine Skills, "Myriad Wood Prison" and "Myriad Wood Spirit Armor."

By this time, Zhou Daoyi had finished explaining the basic situations of the two techniques to Zhou Chun, and he concluded by saying, "Of the two techniques, the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique is loftier in conception, more powerful, and has an even more ancient heritage, known to very few."

"Whereas the Myriad Woods True Technique might not be as powerful as the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique, it has lower cultivation requirements, is faster to practice, and carries much less risk!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun showed a slight change in his expression.

However, he did not rush to make a decision on the spot but asked Zhou Daoyi, "Can the Clan Leader bring the translations of these two techniques for me to see?"

"Of course, the translations are actually right here."

Zhou Daoyi said, and just like before, he opened the protective barrier on top of a stone platform.

On that platform, there were several jade tomes, essentially large-scale jade slips.

Zhou Daoyi gestured with his hand, and two of the jade tomes floated over and into his grasp, which he then handed to Zhou Chun.

"Take a look for yourself!"

Having said that, he sat down cross-legged on the side, waiting for Zhou Chun to make his choice.

Holding the jade tomes, Zhou Chun first looked at the cultivation method of the Golden Cauldron Profound Art.

As compared to what Zhou Daoyi had mentioned, the description of the cultivation process had a more detailed account of the various trials and dangers encountered along the way, many of which Zhou Daoyi had not gone into detail about.

Of course, the tome also provides a more detailed and direct account of the power of the technique and the various protective and defensive abilities, which is truly enticing!

Afterwards, Zhou Chun looked at the cultivation method of the Myriad Wood True Technique.

Indeed, within the jade tome that recorded the Myriad Wood True Technique, there were many details that Zhou Daoyi had not mentioned.

Among the most important details was just how much essence from Spirit Wood is needed for each breakthrough, including the quantity and age requirements.

According to the tome, the initial stage only requires the gathering of the essence from thirty different kinds of ordinary Spirit Wood as a foundation.

But to break through to the middle of Foundation Establishment and practice the second layer, one would need fifty strongly-essence-laden Spirit Woods to strengthen the technique, and ideally, each Spirit Wood should be of a different kind.

It is because the more types of Spirit Woods integrated into the Myriad Wood True Technique, the greater the enhancement effect on the technique.

Two cultivators at the same stage of practicing the second layer, with one integrating fifty different qualified Spirit Woods and the other blending a large quantity of the same type of Spirit Wood, the former's subsequent cultivation speed and potency of the technique will be much stronger than the latter's.

As one progresses further, the Myriad Wood True Technique's demands for the quality and kinds of Spirit Wood to integrate become even higher.

When reaching the Golden Core Stage, one would even need to fuse hundreds of Spirit Woods, and those are the rare kind that could be used to refine third-tier Magic Artifacts the moment they are cut down!

When Zhou Chun reached this part, his brows instantly furrowed deeply.

To be honest, the earlier parts of the Myriad Woods True Technique are truly attractive.

Not only is the difficulty of cultivation considerably less than that of the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique, but the numerous benefits of cultivation also make it much more tempting than the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique, which only enhances the personal strength of a Cultivator.

But the latter part, the enormous demand for Spiritual Woods by the Myriad Woods True Technique, is frightening!

The requirement for hundreds of Spirit Woods capable of refining third-tier Magic Artifacts is simply staggering!

Even for a large sect like Green Lotus Temple, it would most likely cost a substantial amount of money and time to gather such a large number of rare Spirit Woods with the effort of the entire sect!

And the number of Spirit Woods required for the later Nascent Soul Stage is almost too daunting to look at!

It is nearly an impossible task!

One might search the entire world and still not be able to find so many high-quality Spirit Woods!

So when Zhou Chun saw this, his expression immediately turned much graver.

At this moment, Zhou Daoyi, who was seated in meditation beside him, suddenly spoke up, "Actually, all of us Cultivators, though we seek eternal life and freedom, everyone knows that the Immortals who truly live a life of eternal carefreeness might not even exist in this world!"

"A Loose Cultivator who can achieve Foundation Establishment would already consider their life complete!"

"For Family Cultivators like us, we typically only dare to dream about opening our Purple Mansion."

"Even for Inner Sect Disciples of a large sect like Green Lotus Temple, their life goal is mostly just to form a Golden Core!"

"So, the demands of the Myriad Woods True Technique beyond the Golden Core Stage, it is sufficient to just look at them without taking them too seriously!"

"If you choose this Cultivation Technique, with the power of our Zhou Family, finding those Spirit Woods before the Purple Mansion Phase should not be too difficult!"

"And if you succeed in opening your Purple Mansion, becoming the mainstay of the family, then later on, with the full power of the entire family to seek the required Spirit Woods for cultivation, there is also a chance to accomplish it."

His intentions, by now, were quite clear.

Since the utmost desire is to form a Golden Core and enjoy a lifespan of a thousand years.

Then the Myriad Woods True Technique, which is safer and faster to practice in the early stages, is undoubtedly much more practical than the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique.

However, is just living a thousand years enough to satisfy Zhou Chun?

Did he come to this world, a world where one can cultivate in search of eternal life, just to live a few hundred years longer than a normal Mortal?

In a world where the known minimum lifespan of a Nascent Soul Stage old freak is three thousand years, would living only a thousand years satisfy a person reborn into this world?

No!

Absolutely not!

Zhou Chun's heart suddenly let out a cry, he absolutely refused to set his sights only on the Golden Core Stage for this life.

Then he straightened his posture, the gravity in his eyebrows dissipated, and he looked firmly at Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi and said, "Junior has made a decision, I have decided to practice the Golden Cauldron Profound Art!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Daoyi's face changed, then he looked at him with knitted brows and asked, "Why? Can you tell me why?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately spoke with determination, "Because of hope! Junior doesn't want to walk down a path with no hope in sight, even if it seems wide and smooth at the beginning, even easy to travel!"

Hearing this response, Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but retort, "But if you choose the Golden Cauldron Profound Art, you are very likely to never even step on the path before you fall off a cliff and die!"

Zhou Chun, however, shook his head and said, "A path with no hope will torment those who walk it."

"As for a path full of hope, no matter how rugged and steep it is, people will walk it with hope in their hearts!"

Continuing, he couldn't help but stand tall and speak with rising emotion, "Junior is willing to be that person full of hope, even in death without regret!"