Immortal Road.

Chapter 162 Strengthening the Virtual Star Disk

Ten years passed by in a flash.

Lin Shan felt the abundant spiritual power in his body. He had already reached the peak of his cultivation in the initial stage of foundation building and could not go any further. He knew that it would be useless to continue practicing. Only by breaking through the Xuanguan acupoints could he advance to the next level.

He took out the Purple Heart Pill, and the strengthening panel appeared in front of him.

【Purple Heart Pill】

Quality: Fardan

Introduction: Assists in breaking through the bottleneck of the foundation-building period (early and middle stages), and increases the chance of breakthrough by 20%.

Enhancement required: 32 points

……

“Twenty percent chance.”

Lin Shan looked at the purple pill in his hand, and recalled in his mind the foundation-building technique "Wind and Thunder Art" that he was practicing. In this wind and thunder technique, which was created by "Ouyang Feng", an abandoned disciple of Zixiao Sect a thousand years ago, there is a detailed explanation of the practice steps of the foundation-building period.

To break through the bottleneck in the early and middle stages of the foundation-building period, not only does one need a huge external force to break through, but also requires further integration of qi and spirit. Finally, the spirit and qi must blend together, the jade liquid must be used to refine the body, and a spotless body must be forged to prepare for the condensation of the flawless golden elixir in the future.

Once the bottleneck is broken, the process of combining Qi and spirit is interrupted, and the breakthrough will fail and the cultivation will regress. More importantly, it will leave a mark of Taoism. Not only will it increase the difficulty of breaking through the bottleneck next time, but it may even lead to obsession.

"The Purple Heart Pill has a powerful auxiliary effect on the integration of Qi and Shen, and the spiritual energy it contains is also very majestic, but the 20% improvement rate is still not enough, and the risk of failure is still very high. It is really not advisable!"

Lin Shan had been making progress bravely since his debut, and had never regressed due to failure in his breakthrough. But in the world of cultivation, failure in breakthrough was normal, and there were many cultivators who had to start over again. No one dared to say that they were lucky every time, but could only say that they learned from their mistakes and made a comeback through repeated attempts.

"Lifespan is predetermined by heaven. Time lost cannot be recovered. Once a breakthrough fails, not only will all previous resources be wasted, but you will also have to wait countless years again."

"Gu Yun has been accumulating for so long, it's time to use it to shine."

"Strengthen me!"

A purple pill as big as a longan in the cave suddenly flashed with light, and in the midst of purple mist, it instantly turned into a fist-sized purple-black pill.

Lin Shan's hand suddenly felt heavy. This strengthened pill weighed over a hundred kilograms.

Purple mist with a strong elixir fragrance filled the entire secret room, and some of it even drifted faintly through the door and out of the courtyard.

The Black Skeleton Demon Lord, who had been left outside alone by Lin Shan for ten years and was now sitting in the yard meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and glanced towards the secret room in doubt.

"What is this guy doing in there? It seems to be the fragrance of freshly made pills. Is he a master of alchemy?"

Lin Shan in the secret room was sitting upright at this moment, the light screen in his eyes changed again, and a new introduction appeared on it.

【Purple Dust Pill】

Quality: Baodan

Introduction: A pill that assists in breaking through the foundation-building stage (early and middle stages). It increases the success rate of breakthrough by 90%, and is of slight benefit to the cultivation of the Golden Core stage.

Enhancement required: 64 points

……

"Ninety percent! If we include the ten percent I gained from my own breakthrough, wouldn't that be nine point ninety percent?"

"It's almost the same as 100%. As long as I don't kill myself, I think it will be safe."

"This is the treasure pill! It is comparable to a magic weapon, and it is far superior to the magic pill."

Lin Shan held the fist-sized purple-black pill eagerly, feeling the spiritual energy inside it which was ten times greater than the original Purple Heart Pill, and smelling the intoxicating fragrance of the pill. But he was thinking, his mouth didn't seem to be that big, should he force it down in one gulp? Or should he take several bites?
However, when he put the Purple Dust Pill to his lips, he found that his previous concerns were unnecessary. The pill melted in his mouth. Before he could taste the saltiness, it turned into a huge hot current that rushed into the Xuanguan acupoint of his Dantian.

Under Lin Shan's confused gaze, the bottleneck in the early stage of foundation building was instantly shattered.

A huge purple torrent rolled in, rushing into the newly opened Dantian space to increase the concentration of spiritual power, while at the same time separating out purple auspicious clouds to assist the progress of his Qi and Spirit integration.

In less than half an hour, Lin Shan's whole body was "crackling" with lightning flashes, and the wind and thunder vortex in his dantian became several times larger. His spiritual power increased by more than ten times. The precious pill-level medicinal power of the Purple Dust Pill was effortless to deal with a mere foundation-building barrier.

The remaining medicinal power not only helped him break through the bottleneck, but also filled a large area of ​​his new Dantian space.

Now his cultivation has soared to one third of the progress of the middle stage of foundation building. He doesn't look like he has just entered the middle stage of foundation building. It seems that he has been practicing for many years. It's just that because of the forced infusion of the elixir, there is a sense of emptiness, which must be compressed and condensed again before it can be used for his own benefit.

"That's awesome! Hiccup~"

While Lin Shan was intoxicated by the powerful effect of the precious pill, he couldn't help but burp, and exhaled a circle of purple mist that he had not had time to digest.

……

After consolidating his realm, Lin Shan temporarily compressed the spiritual power in his body to one-fourth of the level of the middle stage of foundation building, and he was not in a hurry to come out.

He now has 96 points of Ancient Rhythm left. In addition to leaving 32 points for the next bottleneck, he still has 64 points that can be used to improve his other strengths.

There are two options next. Either strengthen it twice separately to get a minor magical spell or magic weapon, or go all in with 64 points to strengthen a magic weapon!
Think about it.

Compared to the magic weapons that can only be seen but not used, Lin Shan is actually more looking forward to the spiritual treasures.

After all, of the two magic weapons, the Broken Water Sword and the Void Star Disk, he could only use one as a melee weapon and the other as a compass.

The former can indeed take advantage of the opponent when he is caught off guard, but once the opponent reacts, it is not very useful. Especially the latter is rarely used, and it is frustrating to have a treasure mountain but unable to dig it up.

"There's no need to rush for minor magical powers and spells. I already have two magic weapons. It would be a waste of time if I couldn't use one more. It's better to get a magic weapon directly. If I want to do something, I'll do something big!"

Lin Shan simply made up his mind. He had so many ancient treasures on him anyway, and there would be no interest if he kept them. He might as well take the opportunity to strengthen them in advance into a spiritual treasure that even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not have.

If what Luanchun said before about the legend of Lingbao was correct, then he might have a chance to get rid of the embarrassment of not being able to use the magic weapon.

After thinking it over, he took out the silver compass.

No matter what, the Broken Water Sword had the advantages of a sharp blade and a solid body. Even if he couldn't activate it without mana, it could still be used as a close combat weapon. He had some basic skills as a mortal warrior, so the Void Star Plate needed to be strengthened more.

“I hope you won’t let me down.”

After deciding on "strengthening" in my mind.

Lin Shan suddenly felt the virtual star plate in his hand begin to tremble. Relying on his previous crude spiritual perception, he could sense that a drastic change had taken place inside it in an instant.

The overall improvement of the compass material, the reorganization of the thirty-six internal prohibitions, the repositioning of the Big Dipper with the stars in the sky, the connection with the mountains, rivers and seas underground, the upgrade and evolution of the breath tracking and locking, and the analysis and interpretation of countless array prohibitions.
In a short moment, he seemed to feel the depth of this magic weapon, and a little bit of ignorant spiritual consciousness slowly emerged, from being at a loss to being curious and agile, and gradually he began to admire him, the owner of the magic weapon, and felt a close and familiar feeling of soul connection.
"Shu~"

【Virtual Star Plate】

Quality: Lingbao (innate)

Introduction: Search for Feng Shui treasures, survey the celestial phenomena and astrology, gather spiritual energy and attract star power, track the enemy within a thousand miles, and deduce and arrange formations and restrictions.

Enhancement required: 128 points

……

Before Lin Shan had the time to take a closer look to see how the spiritual treasure he had obtained after strengthening was different from the original one, he suddenly found that a girl of about five or six years old was clinging to his body, and a pair of timid big eyes were looking at him.

(End of this chapter)