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

Chapter 49 Ancestral Sorcery
Until two months later.

Xu Fugui then brought back useful information he had gathered.

The Xu family has a caravan that plans to go to "Huangxufang" soon, and you can bring people along.

The desolate ruins, as the name suggests, are related to the wilderness and are a desolate wasteland.

The area was once a wild wilderness, but it was later developed, the monsters were eliminated, it was completely destroyed, and a market town was established.

Now it's managed like an ironclad fortress, completely becoming a human settlement.

This market town is neither too far nor too close to the front lines of the wilderness. It is not as well-controlled as the border trading points that the top powers regard as their own private territory, but it is still very prosperous, with many cultivators coming and going, and many different forces coming and going.

It's a good place that meets Lin Changheng's needs.

Xu Fugui was also very shrewd; he didn't mention Lin Changheng's name, but instead used his connections to get him to the person.

It actually worked, and the caravan set off five days later.

As for the potential reward that Xu Fugui had been longing for—for dragging the Chen family's sixth-level Qi Refining cultivators into the poisonous miasma—the Xu family never mentioned it again.

Xu Fugui sighed deeply for a long time afterward. He also expressed his apologies to Lin Changheng, after all, he had made a boastful promise.

Lin Changheng shook his head indifferently.

……

No one knew that Lin Changheng was planning to go out except Xu Fugui.

For this reason, he even asked the Xu family for a month's leave, saying that he had a premonition and planned to go into seclusion to break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

The Xu family had no reason to refuse, after all, Lin Changheng was a nominal guest, not a servant of the Xu family.

In particular, given Lin Changheng's considerable talent in alchemy and his potential to become a mid-grade alchemist, he would be even less likely to be treated harshly.

Lin Changheng was confident of this.

In fact, after Xu Xuzhong, the steward of the General Affairs Hall, reported the matter to the clan's higher-ups, they not only agreed to his leave request but also exempted him from his alchemy duties for that month.

Lin Changheng thought to himself, "As expected." He also thanked Xu Xuzhong and said very responsibly, "I will take care of the inferior pills first before I ask for leave."

Xu Xuzhong was deeply moved. This young man was truly devoted to his clan and possessed exceptional talent; such a person was truly rare.

It's a pity there were no emotional ties, otherwise they would have fully integrated into the clan, which would have been a great blessing for the Xu family.

Perhaps, he could be betrothed to the daughter of a high-ranking official, strengthening this connection through that connection; that wouldn't be bad.

Thinking this, he had already ordered someone to take out the inferior pills that he had only accumulated for half a month and hand them over to Lin Changheng.

……

Lin Changheng was unaware of Xu Xuzhong's specific thoughts.

He did this simply because he didn't want to waste the essence and blood of these demonic beasts.

Extract the essence and blood from the waste pills using conventional methods.

[Fire Crow Treasure Seed - Fifth Level]

[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]

[Biochemical Life: 0/10]

[Effect: Miscellaneous demon beast bloodline, naturally possessing fire element, with perfected spirit absorption and transformation into the Dao, can be refined into the true meaning of the bloodline's ancestral divine power "Fire Control"]

"The Spirit Seizing is complete, but I still have no clue about the [Transformation] technique. This time, I will leave the workshop to give it a good test."

After all, he was extremely envious of the true meaning of [Fire Control] brought by this bloodline ancestral divine power.

……

The [Azure Wood Serpent Treasure Seed] also successfully seized spiritual power, reaching the fifth level.

[Already mastered: Detoxification Technique - Advanced Level]

[Effect: Temporarily allows the body to coexist with the poison, slowly refining medium-grade toxins]

This also means that even the most potent toxins cannot kill him immediately, and medium-grade toxins are basically harmless to him.

The first half is very important.

It's important to know that many toxins in the cultivation world don't kill people directly, but rather cause them to become dazed or stiff, creating openings for the attacker to seize.

Poison doesn't kill people; it's magical artifacts that do.

Therefore, "temporary symbiosis between the body and the poison" can temporarily suppress the effects of the poison and prevent being ambushed during combat. Once you have time to free yourself, you can then refine the poison.

Survival capabilities increased once again!

...But to Lin Changheng's surprise,
He had already prepared himself, keeping his mind focused, to face the change in the [Yuan Ding] brought about by the five treasure seeds seizing the spirit once again.

As a result, the storm passed calmly, and the Yuan Ding only trembled slightly.

There were no sounds of bells ringing or tripods clanging, no ancient beast-shaped patterns on the tripods seemed to come alive and writhe, and no earth-shattering beast roars.

"what?"

Lin Changheng was taken aback.

The original location of the emerald green treasure seed at the mouth of the sea of ​​consciousness was replaced by a phantom true core, which appeared and disappeared in the blue clouds.

【Azure Serpent Treasure Seed - Fifth Level】

[Spirit Stealing: 3/100]

[Biochemical Life: 0/10]

[Effect: Miscellaneous demonic beast bloodline, naturally possessing wood element, with perfect spirit-stealing and transformation into the Dao, can be refined into the bloodline's ancestral demonic technique "Detoxification"]

"A bloodline reversion demonic technique? Not a supernatural power?"

Lin Changheng went straight to the point.
"And it's still called 'Detoxification'? The name hasn't changed?"

Lin Changheng was mentally prepared since there was no change in the Yuan Ding, but he still couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Indeed, not everyone's ancestors were wealthy..."

This applies to humans as well as to monsters.

The Green Wood Snake is clearly just an ordinary snake from its ancestors.

The name "sorcery" alone suggests that it is not comparable to "supernatural powers." As for the actual difference, we will only know once the transformation is successful.

……

Now, Lin Changheng's spiritual root condition has also undergone earth-shattering changes.

Fire Spirit Root, fifteen strands of spiritual essence! The newly added strand is due to the upgrade of the [Original Treasure Seed] to the second level.

The wood spirit root is second, with a total of twelve strands! It changes due to the five layers of the [Azure Wood Serpent Treasure Seed].

The Earth Spirit Root has been upgraded to eight strands once again!

The metal and water spiritual roots remained unchanged, both still consisting of five strands!

A genuine low-grade spiritual root in both fire and wood elements.

……

The appointed time finally arrived.

This was Lin Changheng's first time leaving the Xu family's residence in nearly five years, and he was filled with mixed emotions.

During this time, Lin Changheng also paid a special visit to Princess Tantai, gave her several high-quality pills, and said that he would be going into seclusion and might not be able to find her then.

Congratulations, Brother Lin.

Upon hearing this, Tantai Feiyue glanced at Lin Changheng a few times with her starry eyes, and then suddenly smiled and said.

The goddess's expression was somewhat unusual, which Lin Changheng noticed, but he couldn't figure it out for the time being. He didn't stay long and took his leave.

……

Lin Changheng, who had crossed the river and boarded the packhorse cart, had already changed his appearance. He was wearing a wide robe, a bamboo hat, and a human skin mask on his face. His appearance had changed so much that no one could recognize him.
The Xu family's caravan was small and extremely streamlined, consisting of only four carriages and a dozen or so people.

Lin Changheng sat in the back of the packhorse carriage, closing his eyes to rest.

He was accompanied by two others: a woman wearing a veiled hat and an elderly man also wearing a straw hat.

Their faces were all obscured to varying degrees, making them difficult to see clearly.

The three of them did not speak, and each pretended to be asleep.

The journey was uneventful. Six days later, after crossing the mountains, a large, dusty market town appeared before the weary travelers.

"We've arrived at Huangxufang!"

The slightly relaxed, joyful sounds of the caravan's monks could be heard coming from outside the carriage.

When Lin Changheng got out of the car, he saw a giant beast lying prostrate between the vast sky and the earth.

There are still obvious traces of the hilltops being smashed in the surrounding area.

They smashed it to pieces, creating a flat area.
It was used for market and residential purposes.

(End of this chapter)