Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 202 The Secret of the Mysterious Heaven [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

A sea of ​​fog reaching the sky.

Originally intending to rob a merchant ship, the expressions of several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Wang family on board suddenly changed during the journey.

"The Grand Elder is in trouble!"

"Damn it, Five Dragons Island is going to wipe out our Wang family."

“I’ve said it before, these powerful forces are the most untrustworthy.”

"Damn it, what do we do?"

"Kill! Kill everyone from Five Dragons Island on the ship, then we'll hide in this Sky-Reaching Mist Sea!"

Suddenly, a bloody smell wafted from inside the two enormous merchant ships. Then, the ships changed direction and headed directly into the depths of the Tongtian Mist Sea.

Now, they have no interest in robbing merchant ships.

They just wanted to escape.

The Sky-Piercing Mist Sea is one of the most dangerous sea areas in the Demon Beast Abyss. This place is shrouded in mist all year round, and this mist also has the effect of confusing divine sense.

Coupled with numerous dangers, this place has become a stronghold for countless vicious and ruthless cultivators and demonic cultivators.

Afterwards, the island lord of Five Dragons Island suddenly lost contact with the Wang family. Later, after learning that the Wang family had rebuked him for breaking his promise, this late-stage Core Formation island lord became furious.

"Damn it, what's going on!?"

“Island Lord, please calm down. Your subordinate has already investigated. There are indeed signs of battle on the deserted island where the Wang family’s Grand Elder disappeared. Moreover, based on the on-site investigation, it is speculated that it was the work of cultivators from the Li Huo Palace.”

Upon hearing that it was the Li Huo Palace, the Dragon Island Master, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, burst into laughter in extreme anger.

"Fine! Fine, this isn't over!"

The Dragon Island Lord was furious. It was just a mere Li Huo Palace. If they hadn't fled early, he would have already taken action.

After all, the ancient cultivation technique that the Wang family had sent him before, although not of much use to him, definitely belonged to the real secret realm.

Did Li Huo Palace obtain any other treasures within the secret realm?

Having reached his level of cultivation, it was extremely difficult to advance further, so he had always kept an eye on the Li Huo Palace.

Unexpectedly, the other party framed him and tricked him first.

The Wang family is nothing but a dog; once it's gone, it's gone. What angers him is that he was tricked by the Li Huo Palace!

……

Lin Chang'an, the instigator of all this, has now returned to Jade Spirit Island.

Inside the secret chamber of the cave.

"Indeed, this thing shares the same origin as my natal spiritual plant."

As soon as Lin Chang'an brought out his natal spiritual plant, a section of withered root inside the jade box reacted.

However, Lin Chang'an's expression was uncertain. He could clearly sense that these were indeed the roots of the Xuan Tian Immortal Vine, but they had withered.

To save him, it would clearly be necessary to overdraw his life force to activate his internal energy and provide a boost.

"Try it!"

Without much hesitation, Lin Chang'an's expression hardened. The initiative was now in his hands. If it meant consuming about ten years of his lifespan, he would do it.

If ten years of lifespan is not enough, then he will stop and wait until he forms the Golden Core before slowly continuing.

After all, his natal spiritual plant only has one withered leaf. Even if it fully recovers in the future, it will probably only be this much, with little room for growth.

Therefore, the root system is the key to continued growth.

As he activated his technique, the withered leaf indeed shimmered with a verdant halo. Then, a section of root from the leaf's tail slowly inserted itself into the withered vine root.

An ancient aura instantly filled the cave.

The withered vine roots, nourished by his life force, did not change much, but the vine roots that were previously rotten wood now had a faint trace of life.

"This is!"

Immediately under Lin Chang'an's astonished gaze, the eerie aura surrounding the vine root, previously a result of blood sacrifice, was slowly purified by this ancient life force.

【Lifespan: 100/282】

However, after nearly ten years of his lifespan was about to be exhausted, Lin Chang'an immediately stopped operating.

However, just as Lin Chang'an was sweating profusely and preparing to absorb his natal spiritual plant into his body, a shocking scene unfolded.

The withered leaves and roots connected as one, and he actually absorbed the vine roots into his body.

At this moment, within his dantian, he could clearly feel that the withered Xuan Tian Immortal Vine was connected to a half-dead, withered leaf.

"This feeling!"

The moment the natal spiritual plant entered the body, a faint, ancient life force began to nourish the entire body.

He could clearly feel the changes in his body.

The roots of the Xuan Tian Immortal Vine did not revive; they only had a faint trace of life, as if they would vanish at any moment.

However, the decline was also halted.

……

half year later.

Lin Chang'an slowly opened his eyes inside the cave, his aura becoming even more restrained.

"Only now can I truly say that I have refined a natal spiritual plant."

Before, he was just a withered leaf; once this leaf fully revives, this will be his limit.

"The advantage is that the future is limitless, and reaching the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation stages may not be out of reach. The disadvantage is that it will be a major resource-consuming upgrade."

Lin Chang'an sighed deeply. He didn't know how much resources it would take to revive the withered section of the Xuan Tian Vine root within his body.

While others would save the roots first, he did the opposite: he saved the leaves first, and then used that to revive the vines and roots.

It took him six months to complete the ritual.

"And there's this Body Refinement chapter."

Although he did not obtain another withered leaf for body refinement, he already knew clearly through the memories of this elder.

"I always felt that this technique's self-healing body was most suitable for body training, and it turns out that it's all a perfect match."

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly after reading it. "This body-refining technique complements the self-healing body. However, this technique does not increase the chance of forming a core, but rather the chance of forming a nascent soul!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Chang'an fell silent.

Nascent Soul?

What's his cultivation level? He's only at the late Foundation Establishment stage!

"Didn't these ancient cultivators consider the problem of their descendants' low aptitude?!"

Lin Chang'an looked uncomfortable, even somewhat aggrieved.

Legend has it that in ancient times, spiritual energy was abundant and rare treasures were everywhere, making it easy for cultivators to break through to higher levels. But things are different now.

"My biggest problem right now is forming my Golden Core!"

Lin Chang'an was speechless for a moment, as if in the eyes of ancient cultivators, Core Formation was not a big deal.

Foundation Building and Core Formation are just the foundation; one only begins to exert their full power after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Isn't this bullying cultivators with poor spiritual root aptitude?

This annoyed Lin Chang'an, who vowed to improve his spiritual root aptitude once he formed his core.

"However, it wasn't a complete waste of time. At least we now know who has this ancient martial arts technique."

Both Li Huo Palace and Five Dragons Island are Golden Core level forces.

In the end, Lin Chang'an sighed softly; these were things beyond his reach.

So he had no thoughts at all; at least for now, he had already obtained the greatest opportunity of this ancient cultivation technique.

He'll seek another opportunity later; right now, his top priority is preparing for Core Formation.

Although this Body Refinement Chapter doesn't have the miraculous effect of increasing the chances of forming a Golden Core, it complements his self-healing body, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

"If I were to further refine my body, I would need a lot of resources. But if it's just the initial stage of cultivation, I don't think I'm lacking those resources right now."

Lin Chang'an looked at the twenty-seven storage bags densely packed in front of him with a strange expression.

Four of the storage bags were generous gifts from the Wang family's Grand Elder and the three previous Tribulation Cultivators. Tribulation Cultivators, who make a living by robbing for years, know that cultivation resources are immediately used to increase their strength, and they always bring their entire fortune with them.

This type of cultivator is also the most favored by the cultivation world.

And this eldest elder of the Wang family is quite poor, or perhaps his lifespan is coming to an end, and he has probably left his years of savings to his clan.

"But just these spiritual artifacts, magical implements, pills, and talismans alone are a profit, not to mention these resources."

The rest were all high-grade storage bags, filled with the valuable materials the Wang family had acquired from robbing merchant ships that year.

As the inventory began, the spiritual herbs, fruits, rare stones, and monster beast materials were displayed in a dazzling array, causing Lin Chang'an to break into an excited smile.

"This roughly adds up to a value of tens of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones!"

This price is almost equivalent to that of a low-grade third-tier demon core, which shocked Lin Chang'an and made him feel a surge of excitement.

No wonder so many people like to become cultivators through tribulation. He earned a third-grade low-level demon core this time. Doesn't that mean if he does it a few more times, he'll have a core-forming spiritual object?
However, the next moment, Lin Chang'an thought of the resentful look in Jie Xiu's eyes when he died, and suddenly woke up with a cold sweat on his forehead.

"I almost couldn't control this greed."

Lin Chang'an was secretly alarmed. It wasn't that he lacked willpower, but rather that the gains this time were too great.

This is why many cultivators, who never intended to become tribulation cultivators at the beginning, end up doing so by chance, or even turning the tables on their former masters.

The sudden windfall amplified the greed in his heart, and he ended up struggling to earn a few spirit stones again.

Driven by inner resentment and greed, how many people are willing to endure the hardships they previously endured?

After a second and third time, he gradually fell into it and became a true tribulation cultivator.

"I can't rely on luck, and this success is not replicable. Luck played a big part, even if I go to become a cultivator."

"The storage bags of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators don't even amount to what I've earned in the past few months, and the risks are much higher too."

As Lin Chang'an gradually calmed down, he began to ponder his gains from this experience.

"Although there are many resources, many things are easily targeted, so we can only sell them slowly, and some things cannot be easily exposed."

Despite possessing tens of thousands of resources, he dared not sell them outside.

Otherwise, if there were any clues to follow, it would be too easy to find him.

However, he can use these spiritual herbs and fruits to refine elixirs, and talisman paper and cinnabar to draw talismans.

Some spiritual items for cultivation can be fully utilized by oneself.

However, rare ores and other materials, which are used for refining weapons or other purposes, can only be sold slowly when the opportunity arises.

"However, the spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts of these four cultivators must not be allowed to fall into the market. Even if they are to be sold, they must go to other sea areas, or even to Haiyuan City."

Even if it's discovered by then, who knows how many hands it's passed through?

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chang'an began to clean up the cave.

……

On Jade Spirit Island, Lin Chang'an resumed his daily ascetic training, seemingly without any difference.

However, two months later, the Wen couple and Fang Tie returned home, though somewhat disheveled, but full of joy.

"Old Lin, the Wen couple just happened to come to me, wanting me to help them repair their magical artifact. But these three are really lucky."

Judging from the smiles on the faces of the Wen couple, they seem to have made quite a haul…

On this day, inside the cave, Lin Chang'an watched as Old Hu's voice echoed through the communication jade talisman, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

It seems he was indeed a bit too suspicious before.

This iron plaque invites everyone to hunt; perhaps it has no ill intentions.

"However, I am not envious, and I will not regret it."

Lin Chang'an remained calm, and after experiencing the baptism of tens of thousands of spirit stones and materials, his heart seemed even more resolute.

Putting aside the opportunity he gained this time, he has no regrets.

The fact that three people and two factions were safe does not mean that one more person would necessarily be safe.

"If I gain it, I am fortunate; if I lose it, it is my fate. Everyone has their own destiny. I still prefer to hunt for myself."

When hunting demonic beasts, the most dangerous ones are always the fellow cultivators.

Lin Chang'an chuckled lightly, replied to Lao Hu in a calm tone, and then put down the communication jade tablet.

"As for body refinement, even though there are many resources, I still need to distinguish between primary and secondary tasks. Right now, forming the core is the most important thing for me. Body refinement can be an aid, but it absolutely cannot delay my cultivation."

Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered; he was perfectly aware of what he needed.

Cultivating both body and mind is powerful, but even if it can suppress a fake Core cultivator, what good is it? If he doesn't form a Core in a day, after two hundred years he'll just be a handful of dust.

Once he forms his core, his lifespan will be five or six hundred years, giving him plenty of time to refine his body.

There can be no rush.

"With these resources, I can live off my savings for the rest of my life after more than ten years of cultivation."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an took a deep breath.

The other two withered leaves of the Mysterious Heaven Immortal Vine, and the Refining God Scripture, will be something we can figure out after he forms his core.

He simply doesn't have the ability to reach that level right now.

"Even though it's an incredible opportunity, you have to be alive to enjoy it."

With a clear mind, Lin Chang'an smiled, considering his talent, potential, and the opportunities he had.

With steady progress, Core Formation is just the beginning, and Nascent Soul is not an insurmountable goal in the future.

"I'll focus on cultivating steadily these next few years. Once my talisman skills break through to the third level and I can create talisman treasures, then I'll plan to form my core."

Lin Chang'an was extremely calm and knew what he needed most right now.

Neither Core Formation spirit objects nor third-tier demon cores are things he can easily obtain right now.

However, if he possesses a talisman and is aided by an array, with his combat strength comparable to a novice core cultivator, hunting third-tier demonic beasts would not be impossible.

……

Years are like a shuttle.

On this day, inside the secret chamber of the cave.

Lin Chang'an sat cross-legged inside the medicine barrel, which contained spiritual liquid, as well as various precious spiritual herbs and fruits, radiating spiritual energy.

However, his blood and qi surged throughout his body, and his skin greedily devoured and strengthened itself.

【Lifespan: 102/281】

[Realm: Late Foundation Establishment (4/100)]

As his blood and qi gradually calmed down, Lin Chang'an opened his eyes, felt the changes in his body, and nodded to himself.

"This Body Refinement Chapter, combined with the Self-Healing Body, cultivates a spiritual body called the 'Mysterious Heaven Spiritual Body.' Even at the initial stage, it has the ability to increase the chances of forming a Nascent Soul."

very powerful!
If this gets out, it will surely arouse the envy of countless Golden Core experts, and even some Nascent Soul elders.

Even if they don't need it, they can use it for their disciples, grand-disciples, or descendants.

He even suspected that the Fire Palace had obtained the Refining God Manual, and wondered how powerful the supernatural abilities would be if all three were cultivated together.

But Lin Chang'an shook his head calmly. He hadn't even entered the basics of body refining yet, so thinking about it any further would be useless.

Even the basics of Body Refinement require Foundation Establishment before one can begin cultivation.

Therefore, for the past year or so, he has been practicing a very basic body-refining technique, constantly building a foundation for his body.

Once he breaks through to the second level of body refinement, he will be able to cultivate this body refinement technique.

However, he is only currently refining his body in a way that does not affect his cultivation, and he will put more effort into it after he forms his core.

"However, it's time to start preparing for the creation of the talisman."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile.

[Tier 3 Low-Grade Talisman Master (Beginner 0/100)]

Finally, after nearly thirty years, the second-tier superior talisman technique has broken through to the third tier.

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