Xiaoxuan was always a cautious man. Since he had decided to pursue the path of the Sage, he must have made ample preparations.
If what Zhenyuanzi had said earlier was true, the reason for the setback in Xiaoxuan’s path to Sagehood was not a deficiency in his cultivation or Daoist attainment, but rather a lack of fundamental essence. In that case, the problem must lie with his original form, the Immortal Apricot.
Currently, the Immortal Apricot already possessed the essence of eight of the Ten Innate Spiritual Roots of the Primordial, and at this very moment, Xiaoxuan was on Penglai Immortal Island consuming the essence of the Bodhi Tree. Once that was done, only one would remain—the essence of the Bitter Bamboo, which had yet to manifest in the world.
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