Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 48 Successive Breakthroughs
The methods used to rob cultivators are cruel and outrageous, drawing the ire of both gods and men.

The Qiu family, in the name of their ally, sternly condemned the Chen family, speaking with righteous indignation and vowing to avenge the Chen family.

As expected, they killed a group of robber cultivators and used their heads to make an altar at the Chen family's residence for a three-month memorial service.

After that, they stayed in Zifeng Bay without any intention of leaving.

The Xu family had prepared troops to occupy the area, but this incident happened first.

Moreover, rumors have circulated that the Xu family exterminated the Chen family, sparing not even the elderly and weak.

The high-ranking officials gritted their teeth and cursed the Qiu family.

It's highly likely that the Qiu family deliberately manipulated public opinion to smear themselves. After all, the two clans have had a long history of conflict, and they claimed that the one who caused the calamity was actually their own persona, while the Qiu family was acting on behalf of Heaven.

After careful deduction, the Xu family concluded that the group of robbers was very likely a group of people from the Qiu family in disguise, using the pretext of revenge to seize the Chen family's territory.

Former allies can turn on you in an instant; this is the cruel reality of cultivation.

In fact, it does.

The reason the Qiu family was moved by the Chen family was because the Chen family promised to give them 70% of the spiritual land in the valley.

When they rushed out, they encountered the Liu family, who had two members at the Foundation Establishment stage. After a brief standoff, they simply left.

He was always in a winning position, dominating the game, and when faced with a family with a deeper foundation than his own, he didn't even consider making a move.

He immediately abandoned the letter and left, watching the Chen family fall into ruin.

However, the Qiu family was extremely unhappy, as all their preparations and efforts had yielded nothing.

So they set their sights on Zifeng Bay and staged this whole thing.

……

With the overall situation settled, there were some unexpected events, but they did not diminish the joy of victory that still permeated the Xu family.

Although they fought hard throughout the entire process, they ended up giving up half of the profits for nothing.

This feeling is extremely unpleasant, but I have no choice but to grit my teeth and accept it.

The foundation of a Qi Refining family is ultimately lacking.

Next comes the period of large-scale development of the valley. However, according to the rules of the upper sect, the Xu family must still send cultivators to continue the exploration and reclamation.

However, the Xu family's focus remains on the valley, and their exploration strategy remains steady.

Lin Changheng breathed a sigh of relief; the storm-like atmosphere had finally calmed down.

As if sensing something, he quickly returned to the house and activated the [Spirit Gathering Array]. Wisps of spiritual energy gathered at the center of the array, like smoke and mist.

Then, sitting cross-legged in meditation, he sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough!
He also held two spirit stones in his hand at the same time.

Having already advanced from the proficient level to the master level, the "Burning Fire Illuminates the Night" technique was immediately activated, drawing the dense spiritual energy within the array into the body's meridians like a whale sucking in water.

Then, guided by this incomplete superior cultivation technique, spiritual energy surged like a river, circulating throughout the body and being refined thread by thread.

Until the sun set.

Lin Changheng exerted force in his hand, and the spirit stone shattered. The spiritual power within was quickly extracted and transformed into two streams of light that entered his body.

Suddenly, a crisp "crack" sound came from inside his body, as if some kind of shackle had been broken.

The spiritual energy within the Spirit Gathering Array suddenly surged, forming a small vortex that enveloped him.

Lin Changheng felt his mind become clear, the magical power accumulated in his dantian increased greatly, and his five senses became exceptionally sharp. He could even clearly discern the trajectory of the falling leaves outside.

"It's done!"

Fifth level of Qi training!

Lin Changheng was overjoyed. He still absorbed all the spirit stones in his hand before slowly finishing his practice and getting up.

He was thirty-six years old, almost thirty-seven, before breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Overall, the speed is too slow, but in terms of the speed of breaking through a single realm, it is not slow.

However, the first thirty years of his life were wasted due to various reasons such as loss of comprehension, spiritual root, and essence.

But it's not too late!

Although he couldn't break through to the late stage of Qi Refining at the relatively favorable age of forty, Lin Changheng remained calm.

On the one hand, panicking is useless;
On the other hand, once he masters the [life-extending talent] of a certain tortoise-shaped demon beast, his lifespan will be increased to some extent...

The lengthening of lifespan, in a sense, also represents a reversal of aging. Can the middle age of 100 years old and the middle age of 200 years old be the same age?

That's true in theory, but it still needs to be verified in practice.

Lin Changheng has always been very steady.

……

In fact, the reason why "Li Huo Zhao Ye Yin" was able to break through the proficiency level that had been stuck for a long time and enter the mastery level was due to the comprehension enhancement of [Original Treasure Seed - Second Level].

About three months ago, Lin Changheng finally succeeded in seizing the spirit of the [Origin Treasure Seed] that he had been looking forward to for so long.

【Original Treasure Seed - Second Layer】

[Spirit Stealing: 6/100]

And six new progress points have been accumulated.

Its effectiveness has thus been transformed.

[Already refined: Enhanced Enlightenment - Divine Gift - Spiritual Light]

[Effect: Occasionally enters a state of enlightenment, gaining insight into basic magical techniques]

There's no need to specifically test it; the effect is already apparent.

The difficult hurdles that prevent "Mastery" from being achieved in "Li Huo Zhao Ye Yin" are the key points.

He simply went through the original text of the cultivation method from beginning to end, sorted it out, and soon everything became clear. It was a wonderful feeling of "understanding without being told".

"Indeed, the gap in comprehension between people is greater than the gap between people and beasts."

"No wonder some people spend their whole lives studying but still can't grasp the basics, while others have a flash of inspiration and immediately enter the realm of profound knowledge."

With a sigh,
As he removed the jade slip from his forehead, the old trees and withered leaves in the courtyard were being rustled by the night wind, like a clear melody playing as he ascended the steps.

Moreover, during another attempt to refine the mid-grade elixir, the [Water Ganoderma Pill], Lin Changheng suddenly entered a wondrous state, only realizing what was happening when a strange fragrance wafted from the furnace…

The elixir, which had been difficult to form for so long, was finally completed.

"Could this be what is referred to as 'sudden enlightenment' in the context of efficacy?"

Lin Changheng quickly understood.

Immediately focus your mind on capturing that feeling and state you just experienced, memorize it, then analyze it, and try to understand and reproduce it.

Five days later.

The elixir was completed once again.

This also means that Lin Changheng has completely mastered the refining method of the [Water Ganoderma Pill] and entered the realm of a first-order mid-grade alchemist.

"It's a pity that we wasted the ingredients for refining over twenty [Water Ganoderma Pills]..."

Most importantly, the formula for this [Water Ganoderma Pill] does not contain any demonic beast essence or blood, which is why it works this way.

Otherwise, a new type of treasure could be added.

Moreover, this is the only elixir formula recorded in the "Secret Notes of the Taihe Elixir Scroll".

"I really do have to go out for a trip."

Lin Changheng sighed.

He really didn't want to go out, but he had to—he needed to make use of the mid-grade alchemy, but he also needed to avoid being exposed.

In addition, there's the sale of accumulated pills, the acquisition of new mid-grade pill formulas, and new demon beast blood essence...

All sorts of things need to be dealt with.

Fortunately, he has now reached the fifth level of cultivation, possesses many high-quality talismans and mid-grade magic artifacts for self-defense, as well as the [Fire Control Technique - Transformation] to enhance his fireball technique, two low-grade offensive magic artifacts for attack, and the [Earth Escape Technique - Peeping Path] to escape.

The outside world has become somewhat more stable, without powerful enemies like the Chen family surrounding them.

We can try going out with the Xu family's caravan.

The risks are still manageable.

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