Qing Han cast a nervous look at Lu Yun after his explanation.

“Accursed spirit root?” The governor paused. “That’s still a kind of spirit root, isn’t it?”

“It is,” Qing Han confirmed carefully.

No one in the world of immortals could cultivate without a spirit root. Wanfeng’s empyrean root and Yuying’s immortal root were of unusually high rank, which guaranteed a bright future in their pursuit of the dao.

The previous Lu Yun had been unable to cultivate because his spirit root was too weak to counter the yin energy gathered by the Enneawyrm Coffinbearers. As a result, not only was he physically weak, his spirit root was also wilted.

If his spirit root were powerful enough, he’d still be able to cultivate despite the influence of the Enneawyrm...