My First Master

Spirit Roots (靈根) are spiritual organs that sprout from the soul and take root in the mind.

Just as the heart circulates blood and the brain controls the body, Spirit Roots are fundamental sensory organs that allow one to perceive and accept the world (世界) itself.

They are the sixth sense itself, transcending the five senses, and are as indispensable as eyes and ears.

For that reason, most cultivators pitied ordinary people without Spirit Roots and treated them as disabled, but that’s another matter.

Kuzunoha Shiori explained the history of Spirit Roots and how they worked.

“In theory, people with Five-Element Spirit Roots are actually very well suited to walking the Great Dao of cultivation.”

Ah—.

A bitter taste filled Nine’s mouth as a rough metal rod was pushed inside.

“U-ugh….”

Nine moved her tongue around to avoid tasting the metal...