Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2210

Chapter 2210: Meeting the Asura Clan(3)

"I told you to grow the Spirit Tree? Then..."

Seeing Yuan’s reaction, Xiao Cangming could guess why he was worried and said, "Indeed, I grew the Spirit Tree under your instruction. However, my illness did not originate from the Spirit Tree. That being said, it is related to my illness."

"What?" Yuan raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner.

Xiao Cangming continued to explain, "Firstly, about my weakened cultivation. It has nothing to do with my illness. To grow the Spirit Tree, I had to feed it my cultivation. Naturally, my cultivation would decline afterward, so I would have to regain my cultivation and repeat the process. I had recently finished feeding the Spirit Tree my cultivation, hence why I am only at the first level of God Ascension."

Yuan swallowed nervously before asking, "How many times did you feed the Spirit Tree?"

Xiao Cangming fell silent for a moment before responding in a nonchalant tone, "Ten times. I cultivated to the peak of God Ascension from the first level ten times, so this will be my eleventh time."

Yuan stared in shock at such a ridiculous answer. Although ten may seem like a small number, one must consider the time and effort it takes to reach the ninth level of God Ascension from the first level.

The vast majority of people cannot even do it once in their lifetime, much less ten. Even if one possesses the innate talent and ability to reach the peak of God Ascension, it’d take them millions of years to achieve it a single time.

Xiao Cangming continued, "Normally, the process isn’t as painful as what you witnessed today, but that has become the routine after I was inflicted with the illness."

"Inflicted? So someone gave you the illness?"

"Not someone. Something." Xiao Cangming sighed.

"Not long after the Spirit Tree sprouted, something tried to devour it," Xiao Cangming said. "It came without warning—like a lightning strike from a clear sky. I tried to stop it, and after years of fighting, I managed to keep the Spirit Tree from being devoured. However, I was inflicted with this illness during the fight."

"What is this thing?" Yuan asked with a deep frown on his face, wondering if it was caused by an Eternal.

Xiao Cangming shook his head and said, "It had an ethereal form, so whatever attacked wasn’t its true body. However, even without its true body, it was more powerful than anything I’ve ever faced before."

"How does this illness affect you?" Yuan asked.

"It attacks my Dantian from time to time," Xiao Cangming replied. "When it does, I have to focus everything I have just to defend myself. In those moments, I can barely even move a finger."

"Let me take a look," said Yuan.

Xiao Cangming nodded and silently extended his arm, allowing Yuan to analyze his body with spiritual energy.

Sure enough, Yuan sensed an ominous energy coiling around Xiao Cangming’s Dantian—like a sinister flame devouring it from within. However, it was currently suppressed by Xiao Cangming.

Yuan retrieved the Sacred Chalice of Purification and said, "Feed it some of your blood. This treasure can remove pretty much any curse out there."

Xiao Cangming didn’t question Yuan and followed his instructions.

The chalice consumed Xiao Cangming’s blood, but it did not react, meaning that he wasn’t cursed.

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