Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 214 Attribute Counter [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Inside the cave.

Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered as he looked at the various yang and fire attribute magical artifacts and spiritual weapons collected by the three Zhong villains.

"This place where the Core Formation Spiritual Object is located is actually on a desolate island in the Tongtian Mist Sea where Yin Spirits gather."

Legend has it that in places where spirits gather, some yin vein springs will give birth to a spiritual liquid called Xuan Shui Liquid.

Xuan Shui liquid, with its mild properties, is an excellent spiritual material for Core Formation.

"No wonder these three attacked me; they were short of resources and wanted to prepare more."

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly. If it really was a gathering place for Yin spirits, then other cultivators would need to make proper preparations.

But he doesn't seem to need to prepare so many Yang and Fire attribute magical artifacts and spiritual weapons.

"The Phoenix Bird can suppress Yin Spirits and even feed on them. Moreover, the Sha Yuan Sword Technique has reached a bottleneck in recent years."

【Fierce Yuan Sword Technique (Perfect 4698/10000)】

Looking at his own understanding of the Fiend Yuan Sword Technique, Lin Chang'an learned about it through the incomplete memories of the previous Blood Fiend True Man.

To master this sword technique, one needs an endless supply of malevolent energy.

"My main cultivation technique is wood-attribute. Although it does not suppress yin spirits, this sword light full of baleful energy is no less powerful than these yang-attribute treasures."

However, after this battle, Lin Chang'an was also somewhat lost in thought.

Although he is strong, he is better at protracted and attrition warfare, but lacks explosive power.

If it weren't for the talisman, the previous battle would never have been resolved so quickly. After all, the leader was a late-stage second-tier body refinement cultivator, who might have even escaped.

"Moreover, using talismans takes time. My strongest ability is the evolved version of this greatsword technique, the Sword Shadow at Will Technique."

【Sword Shadow at Will/Greatsword Technique (Proficiency 368/500)】

Seeing the proficiency of this supernatural power, Lin Chang'an's expression turned solemn as he activated it.

In an instant, a cyan sword light appeared around his body. When defending, the sword light surrounded him and at the same time formed a sword shield to protect him.

When attacking, it is incredibly sharp, and can be described as an evolved version of greatsword techniques. It is smoother to control and does not require a long charging time.

"This is an unparalleled sword technique. Even the Blood Fiend True Man, who was in the late Golden Core stage back then, valued it highly."

Lin Chang'an was also very envious of the power of this supernatural ability.

In the late stage of Foundation Establishment, condensing a sword beam is equivalent to having an additional top-grade spiritual weapon that combines offense and defense.

Once the Core Formation stage is achieved, the three sword beams will be comparable to three low-grade magic treasures.

However, this supernatural power also has extremely strict conditions for use, and if one is not careful, one will be devoured by the sword energy.

"With my current spiritual sense at the Pseudo-Core stage!"

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an forcibly activated this divine power. The next moment, the sword energy in his body backfired, causing a look of pain to appear between his brows.

The meridians in his body were being damaged, but thanks to his powerful self-healing body, he ultimately managed to withstand it.

He is now using his pseudo-core-stage divine sense to forcibly activate this divine power.

Two sword beams faintly appeared around him, but ultimately, powerless, only one of them dissipated.

[Sword Shadow at Will/Greatsword Skill +100 (Proficiency 468/500)]

The next moment, Lin Chang'an was surrounded by only two sword beams, and his aura was even more powerful.

"Sure enough, it worked!"

Lin Chang'an's face lit up with joy. It was worth it for him to forcefully activate this divine power with his fake core divine sense, although the two sword beams still had a faint feeling of instability.

But he truly succeeded.

In his current situation, he is at a relatively balanced stage between the late Foundation Establishment stage and the Core Formation stage of this supernatural power.

It can summon two sword beams.

"And these two sword beams are even more powerful!"

Feeling the power of the sword's edge, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile.

However, this situation could not last. With a muffled groan, the sword light in front of him slowly dissipated, but the smile between his brows remained.

This is the best way to use the self-healing body.

"I can unleash an attack power comparable to that of a pseudo-core cultivator for a short period of time, but I cannot sustain it."

This is already quite good; it seems he was right to continue cultivating his natal spiritual plant.

With these current methods, he has the confidence to plot against this ominous place where evil spirits gather.

After all, even the most powerful talismans will eventually run out of power.

Moreover, refining talismans can damage the magic weapon itself.

He couldn't possibly drain this magical artifact dry and render it useless, could he?

That would be such a waste. He was even thinking that if things got too difficult in the future, he could use this magic weapon to exchange for one or two demon cores.

"If this place where yin spirits gather truly contains Xuan Shui liquid, then wouldn't that mean there is a Yin vein spiritual spring here?"

Whether for personal cultivation or for nourishing one's natal spiritual plants, the spiritual spring is a top-grade treasure.

Ever since breaking through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, Lin Chang'an has been plagued by the fact that his spiritual root aptitude is poor and his cultivation speed is too slow.

【Lifespan: 106/283】

[Realm: Late Foundation Establishment (12/100)]

At this training pace, one gains two points of experience per year, and it becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses.

Now, the effects of ordinary second-grade high-quality pills to enhance his cultivation are not significant.

However, he couldn't afford to consume third-tier pills.

"Yun Yao gave me two bottles of third-tier pills to enhance my cultivation, which clearly meant she wanted me to wait until I encountered a bottleneck before using them."

Lin Chang'an pondered to himself. He thought that a high-grade spiritual root might not encounter a bottleneck until it reached level 97, but with his low-grade spiritual root, he might encounter a bottleneck as early as level 90.

Without the aid of elixirs, one's cultivation will stagnate. If one attempts to form a core by force, even with the aid of spiritual materials for core formation, the chances of success are still very small.

This is why cultivators with poor spiritual roots find it difficult to break through. "Even if we take these two bottles of pills now, they will only give us a little more mana, and they are far less valuable than using them later."

If he is at the critical stage of Foundation Establishment and has reached the bottleneck, he naturally won't let it sit idle.

After all, a breakthrough in a minor realm can significantly increase one's strength.

However, he had only broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment a few years ago, so the effect was not significant.

"Hopefully, the information obtained by the three Zhong villains is correct. There is a rich Yin vein spiritual spring, which will be of great benefit to cultivation."

With a determined look in his eyes, Lin Chang'an began preparing for his upcoming journey to the Heavenly Mist Sea.

……

During his preparations, the disappearance of the Wen couple and Fang Tie was only discovered several months later when members of the Lu family visited.

It seems that this was discovered because of some deal with the Lu family; otherwise, it's unknown how long it would have taken.

The sudden disappearance of three Foundation Establishment cultivators was somewhat surprising, but in the Demon Beast Sea Abyss, it seemed to be quite commonplace.

Let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators, the disappearance of Golden Core cultivators is not uncommon.

Turning around, the Lu family reported to Five Dragons Island, and then arranged for other Foundation Establishment cultivators to arrive to continue maintaining the stability of the formation.

On this day, Hu Jin paid a visit.

"The disappearance of the Wen couple and Fellow Daoist Fang suggests they have met with some misfortune."

Inside the pavilion, Hu Jin shook his head and sighed with melancholy.

After all, the Wen couple of today might very well be themselves in the future.

"I heard that the two new Foundation Establishment cultivators this time both brought their families with them. Although the number of people is not large, the Lu family is obviously unhappy."

As Hu Jin recounted the latest intelligence, Lin Chang'an nodded slightly.

"By the way, I recently met some fellow Daoists and we're planning to hold a trade fair on Five Dragons Island next February."

"The trade fair? I'll definitely go."

Lin Chang'an nodded slightly. If cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage were to hold a trade fair, there would surely be many good items.

It has to be said that Lao Hu's sociable nature, coupled with his status as a weapon refiner, has allowed him to make quite a few acquaintances with cultivators in such a short time since arriving here.

Lin Chang'an often obtained some intelligence from Lao Hu.

"Alright, this is the magical artifact you asked me to repair for you. But I still have to say, be careful in everything you do. If things become unmanageable, it's best to withdraw in time."

Old Hu took out two magical artifacts, which were some of the damaged magical artifacts that Lin Chang'an had taken from the Zhong family during their previous battle.

Of course, through his memories, he knew that these magical artifacts were all recently purchased by the other party and were relatively clean; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Lao Hu to repair them.

Based on Hu Jin's experience, he immediately recognized that the two spiritual artifacts were rare Yang-attribute items, and he vaguely guessed where Lin Chang'an was going.

That's why this reminder was given.

Faced with his old friend's concern, Lin Chang'an smiled and nodded, saying:
"Old Hu, my spiritual root aptitude is poor. I've already consumed too many resources to cultivate to this point. If I don't fight hard at this crucial moment, I'll regret it to death."

This is also why outsiders believe that only Lin Chang'an would attempt it if he knew how much preparation he had secretly made.

Everyone has their own secrets, just like Lin Chang'an never inquired about the secret of how many good things Hu Jin's ancestors left behind.

After listening, Lao Hu nodded, "Okay, with your caution, Lao Lin, there will definitely be no problem."

The two then toasted each other and chatted about a lot of things.

For example, someone might discover an injured third-tier demon beast in the open sea, and then how many cultivators would go there, and how many would die or be injured in the end.

Or perhaps someone else has encountered some kind of opportunity.

The world of cultivation is never short of death and opportunity.

Unfortunately, most cultivators are just ordinary people and do not have the opportunity to encounter this opportunity.

After Hu Jin left, Lin Chang'an began preparations for his journey to investigate this Core Formation Spiritual Object.

……

"I have all the things that the three Zhong villains prepared, and I also have quite a few lightning-attribute talismans, which is perfect."

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly as he took inventory, especially since he also had the Phoenix Bird.

This strange beast is able to subdue and feed on spirits, so it's just like coming home.

With the Phoenix Bird's strength, it could even devour a near-third-tier Yin Spirit due to the elemental advantage it possesses.

"Even without any Core Formation spiritual items this time, it will still be of great help to the Phoenix Cry Bird."

He looked at the phoenix perched on his shoulder, trying to please him.

Having raised it for so many years, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but secretly shake his head.

"Squeak!"

"Alright, this time you can eat your fill."

With a calm smile, Lin Chang'an gently stroked the bird, a resolute glint in his eyes.

If the clue to the Core Formation spiritual object of the three Zhong villains is a third-tier demonic beast, he would probably have to consider it more carefully.

But where do evil spirits gather?
His sword light, brimming with malevolent energy, the third-tier Blood Fiend Crimson Sun Formation, and the Phoenix Cry Bird—each of these was effective against Yin Spirits and Fierce Souls.

He was even confident that if there were any third-tier Yin spirits, he could defeat them by using the elemental advantage of his formation once they were trapped inside.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an's face showed a determined look.

If Heaven grants something and you don't take it, you will suffer the consequences; if you don't act when the time is right, you will suffer the calamity.

This opportunity has been presented to him in such a way, and it even has elemental advantage. He'd regret it if he didn't investigate.

　This chapter is a bit short. I originally wrote over four thousand, almost five thousand words, but later I felt it wasn't right, so I deleted it all.

　　I'll think about it carefully tomorrow.

　　I had some drafts saved up, but I was stuck on writer's block for two days, so I finished them all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)