Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 224 Divine Soul Skills (Seeking Subscriptions)
The Daoist essence is rare and should not be wasted.

Shen Xuan first ruled out [The Demonic Sound of the Roaring Serpent].

This innate skill has a wide attack range, but its attack power against individual targets is not strong enough.

Moreover, it's not too difficult to improve; it just takes a little more time.

Right now, what he needs to improve most are the [Severing Lightning Dao Body], [Ice Soul Spirit Body], [Ice Soul Cold Water Technique], and [Immortal Slaying Water Qi Technique]. After these four innate skills and techniques have reached a minor level of mastery, they are difficult to improve with Dao Points due to his cultivation level.

Shen Xuan scanned the various innate skills displayed on the mysterious jade talisman.

My gaze lingered on the [Burning Spirit Demon Flame].

[Talent: Proficient in Burning Spirit Flame (28/200)]

This is a talent skill he plundered from the three-legged water fox.

In order to improve the [Ice Soul Cold Water Technique] as quickly as possible, neither points were added nor cultivation was carried out.

Shen Xuan focused his mind and made a hand seal, and a small ball of transparent demonic fire appeared before him.

It is called "fire," but it is actually formed by the condensation and mutation of several strands of his divine soul. It carries a special effect of mutating and damaging the opponent's divine soul, and appears to be burning.

After maintaining the [Burning Spirit Demon Flame] for over a hundred breaths, Shen Xuan felt mentally exhausted and his soul weakened.

Let's look at the mysterious jade talisman again.

[Talent: Proficient in Burning Spirit Flame (29/200)]

It takes a significant portion of one's divine soul to gain even a single point of proficiency.

Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

While hunting the three-legged water fox, he himself almost fell victim to it.

As a soul attack skill, [Burning Spirit Demon Fire] is perfect for surprise attacks and ambushes.

"It's you!"

More than four thousand points of Daoist Rhyme were added.

[Talent: Minor Mastery of Burning Spirit Demon Flame (8/800)]

Good luck.

Directly upgrade [Burning Spirit Demon Fire] to Minor Completion.

Shen Xuan's mind was filled with many techniques for condensing and using the Divine Soul Flame.

When casting [Burning Spirit Demon Fire] again.

Not only is it fast.

The resulting [Burning Spirit Demon Fire], though smaller in size, possesses greater power and more prominent effects.

Unfortunately, there were no test subjects.

Shen Xuan estimated that it should have about 30-40% of the power of that three-legged water fox's [Burning Spirit Demon Fire].

It's enough to deal with ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Once fully mastered, it can threaten cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment.

……

Spring passes and autumn comes.

Soon, a year will be over.

Shen Xuan is about to turn 100.

"Old!"

Inside the Listening Rain Pavilion, in the training room.

The sea of ​​spiritual energy within Shen Xuan's dantian expanded once more, and the spiritual energy became even more abundant.

"It will take about a year for me to break through to the third level of Foundation Establishment."

This is the last small hurdle in the early stages of Foundation Building.

Each breakthrough in a small level increases one's spiritual power and divine soul by about three points.

The four stagnant talent skills and spells can be advanced further.

Although it is still at a minor level.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

As proficiency increases, the power of the spell will also increase accordingly.

Shen Xuan estimated that only after breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage could those four innate skills and spells be further improved to the highest level.

The mid-stage of foundation building represents a qualitative leap.

Both spiritual power and divine soul can be doubled.

Shen Xuan stared intently at the mysterious jade talisman, feeling quite gratified.

"Unfortunately, after acquiring a Heavenly Spiritual Root, it's not so easy to improve one's aptitude!"

Previously, when he refined the essence blood of the Silver Shuttle Wolf Fish, the only talent option displayed was [Sharp Fangs].

Even the Silver Shuttle Wolffish's prized [Water Control] talent wasn't displayed.

This also means that Shen Xuan's perfected [Water Control] skill will find it difficult to steal experience points from water demons.

Helpless, he had no choice but to continue plundering [Sharp Teeth] and push it to its peak.

The nearly three thousand points of Daoist Rhyme accumulated will be temporarily stored.

To Shen Xuan's slight surprise, after all the essence blood of the Silver Shuttle Wolf Fish was refined, his Water Spirit Root remained unchanged at 80 points.

"Second-tier mid-grade water fairy blood can no longer improve spiritual root aptitude."

This kind of thing was expected.

A Heavenly Spiritual Root is one in ten thousand among cultivators, already a very high-grade spiritual root.

Above that is the Immortal Spirit Root with 90 points.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it only increases spiritual sensitivity by 10 points.

When it comes to cultivation, the speed of cultivating with a Celestial Spiritual Root is 30% faster than that of cultivating with a Heavenly Spiritual Root!

Over the years, the advantages have become significant.

The chances of forming a golden core have also increased significantly.

Shen Xuan estimated that at least the essence blood of a second-tier high-grade water demon would be needed to further improve his spiritual root aptitude.

He is now quite wealthy.

There are over 500,000 spirit stones alone.

Hundreds of thunder talismans and poison talismans.

However, a second-tier high-grade water demon is equivalent to the late Foundation Establishment stage of a human, and is not so easy to deal with.

Shen Xuan temporarily put aside the idea of ​​improving his spiritual root aptitude and focused on cultivation.

The three divine thunder talismans he nurtured have been in existence for four years.

Inside the storage bag, there were also seven spare materials for the treasure talisman.

Given enough time, the three Divine Thunder Talismans will be formed.

Let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Even a fake elixir master can threaten his life.

The cost of nurturing the Divine Thunder Talisman is high; it will absorb the cultivator's fundamental spiritual energy.

This not only affects the quality and speed of a cultivator's practice.

Over time, this will also damage the foundation.

Therefore, very few talisman masters are willing to nurture precious talismans.

But these are not problems for Shen Fengxuan.

He did the calculations.

The three Divine Thunder Talismans absorbed 30% of his Dao Basic Source Spiritual Power.

Seems like a lot.

However, with his perfected [Self-Healing] talent skill, he was able to quickly recover without causing any damage.

The longer the time, the greater the power.

With just these three Divine Thunder Talismans, Shen Xuan was confident he could fight against any Foundation Establishment cultivator.

That's why he dared to challenge Elder Hou, who was in the late stage of the Demon Realm.

……

Several days later, Shen Xuan emerged from seclusion.

As soon as he came out, Su Xue'er rode her silver-horned celestial horse and waved to him.

Silver Horn Pegasus got used to life at Listening to Rain Pavilion.

This place is rich in spiritual energy and abundant in rare herbs.

Shen Xuan specially asked Su Xue'er to purchase some low-grade spiritual herbs and transplant them to the edge of the spiritual pool.

The jade clam in the spirit pool can also improve water quality.

"My husband, Zhuifeng has grown taller again!"

Chasing the Wind was the name Su Xue'er gave to the Silver Horned Pegasus.

As it ran, four white clouds formed from demonic power appeared on the surface of its hooves, instead of touching solid ground.

This is similar to Shen Xuan's "Riding the Clouds and Mist". In just one year, the Silver Horned Heavenly Horse grew two or three inches taller.

Upon seeing Shen Xuan, it happily ran over and affectionately nuzzled against him.

Every seven days, Shen Xuan would infuse a wisp of spiritual energy into its demon core.

This allows the Silver Horned Pegasus to develop faster.

It had already awakened some of its intelligence.

He was extremely affectionate towards Shen Xuan.

"Okay, okay! Stop rubbing your face, you're drooling all over my clothes."

Shen Xuan gently stroked the neck of the Silver Horned Pegasus, infused it with a wisp of the Divine Treasure Ocean Technique's spiritual power, and then drove it away.

The Silver Horned Pegasus let out a satisfied neigh, and Su Xue'er, giggling, ran back to the grass by the Spirit Pool.

In fact, Shen Xuan could provide even more spiritual energy, which would further accelerate the Silver Horned Pegasus's development.

Shen Xuan did not do that.

Haste makes waste.

Rapid development may cause unnecessary damage to the Silver Horned Pegasus.

There's no need to do that.

The White Lotus Fairy and the Silver Horned Heavenly Horse take twenty to thirty years to reach adulthood.

This is the result without taking into account the spiritual power he gained from the Divine Treasure Ocean Technique.

Shen Xuan estimated that in about ten years, the Silver Horned Pegasus would reach adulthood and break through to the second tier.

At that time, we will have to put in a lot of effort to find rare and precious materials for Silver Horn Pegasus to achieve a breakthrough.

Similar to the Human race's Foundation Establishment.

For a monster to break through its limits, it's best to have rare and precious materials to enhance its power.

The most famous of these is the Emperor's Dew.

Ancient books contain records of the emperor's fluids flowing.

Every sixty years, on the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the essence of the moon transforms into countless golden threads, resembling numerous olives, which fall to earth.

This is the Emperor's sap, formed from the essence of the moon, which can nourish all things on earth.

Plants and trees in the human world, when inhaling its essence, can awaken their intelligence and become demons.

If a demon or ghost devours it, it can awaken its bloodline talent, or even supernatural abilities.

Therefore, there is one theory.

Plants and trees have nature but no life, while the Emperor's sap has nature and can replenish life.

Monsters and ghosts have their own destinies, so eating them is very beneficial.

The Emperor's Dew appears only once every sixty years, and is more abundant in places with rich spiritual energy.

Extremely precious.

A bottle of Emperor's Essence contains about ten drops, which is no cheaper than Foundation Establishment Pills.

Shen Xuan pondered to himself.

The Zhou family, who are skilled in beast taming, definitely possess the Emperor's Dew.

The Zhou family will not put it up for trade unless absolutely necessary.

However, Silver Horn Pegasus is still a long way from advancing.

There's no need to rush this matter.

Time is long.

Shen Xuan has no intention of finding a Daoist partner, nor does he have any real offspring.

In the future, the one that will accompany him the longest is likely to be this silver-horned celestial horse.

Therefore, he did not forcibly suppress the Silver Horned Pegasus's nature.

There was no master-servant soul contract signed.

I'll just keep it as a pet for now.

I didn't expect it to help with the magic battle.

With so many trump cards up his sleeve, Shen Xuan was fearless even in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Looking at Su Xue'er, whose figure was still graceful, riding on the silver-horned celestial horse, her laughter was as clear as silver bells.

The Silver Horned Pegasus was raised by Su Xueer.

The man and the horse had a close relationship.

Although she was not yet an adult, Su Xue'er was petite and could easily ride on the silver-horned celestial horse.

"She's thirty years old, yet she acts like a child!"

Shen Xuan shook his head.

Since having this silver-horned celestial horse as a companion, Su Xue'er has become noticeably happier.

She originally had inferior spiritual roots.

Only after taking the sect's Creation Pill given to him by Shen Xuan was he able to barely advance to the low-grade spiritual root.

At thirty-two years old, her cultivation level was barely at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

The sixth level of Qi Refining was her limit.

Shen Xuan has never publicly given her a formal title.

Su Xue'er also came to terms with it.

Being able to accompany Shen Xuan for thirty years, her life has been worthwhile.

My younger sister married into a good family.

My younger brother is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, a mid-grade talisman master, and has no worries about food and clothing.

She herself held a superior position in the Su family.

She handled all the internal and external affairs of Tingyuxuan.

Shen Xuan is generous and never haggles over spirit stones.

All of this felt like a dream.

This was exactly the wonderful life she had imagined.

It would be even better if Zhou Bailian didn't come to Tingyuxuan.

At this moment, the sound of the array bell rang outside Tingyu Pavilion.

A member of the Su family sent a letter.

Shen Xuan took it and looked at it.

The letter was sent by Qin Yuehan.

They asked him if he had reached his 100th birthday and when he would hold a 100th birthday banquet.

Shen Xuan stared blankly at the delicate handwriting on the letter.

Over the years, the only people he has maintained correspondence with are Qin Yuehan and Lü Zhengying.

Lu Zhengying's letters mostly contained information about sects and the procurement of supplies.

Qin Yuehan seemed to regard him as a pen pal from a past life.

He sent letters frequently.

The content consists of everyday events.

My reflections on spiritual practice and the mundane details of my interactions with my fellow practitioners.

Intentionally or unintentionally, Qin Yuehan described the other five direct disciples of Master Gufeng.

The eldest sister has not returned from her travels.

The second senior sister went into seclusion to cultivate diligently.

The third senior sister is alright; she's always been aloof and manages the affairs of the peak.

She is the fourth child.

Behind them are a pair of twin junior sisters who appear charming and cute, but are actually a pair of cunning and scheming sisters.

The foundation has not yet been laid.

They often use their twin identities to swindle spiritual stones, magical artifacts, and other valuables from cultivators in sects.

The master ordered her to discipline the children on his behalf.

But how could she possibly discipline them!

These two junior sisters came from a family of cultivators and had extraordinary backgrounds, so much so that even their master didn't want to interfere.

Shen Xuan understood.

This is Qin Yuehan introducing the situation of Xiaogufeng.

This way, when he returns to his clan, he won't be completely clueless and unaware of anything.

A 100th birthday banquet?

After pondering for a while, Shen Xuan readily agreed and decided to hold the event on a smaller scale.

(End of this chapter)