Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 263 Taking the Spirit-Replenishing Pill [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Tianquan Peak.

Lin Chang'an traveled through Chihuo Peak all the way to his own dojo at Tianquan Peak.

"Moo!"

Outside the cave, after living there for several months, the sword servant actually got along quite well with the Green Horned Ox.

Or rather, just as the Green Horned Ox enjoys basking in the sun, this sword servant also enjoys sitting cross-legged in the sun every day, appreciating the bright sunshine and blue sky.

Perhaps because of her mixed human and demon blood, she found cultivation extremely difficult after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and could only unleash about 70-80% of her Foundation Establishment strength.

Therefore, he also gave up on the path of cultivation.

However, rainy or gloomy weather always makes her frown.

Just as Lin Chang'an appeared, the Green Horned Ox let out an excited moo, which also startled the sword attendant who was meditating and sunbathing by the pool.

When the sword attendant saw Lin Chang'an again, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because the last time Lin Chang'an faced her, he was still disguised as a gaunt and cold-looking cultivator, who looked quite old.

But this time when Lin Chang'an appeared, he had returned to his original appearance.

Lin Chang'an, dressed in a white robe embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns, walked out with a handsome and refined air.

"Owner!"

She immediately realized what was happening and respectfully addressed her master.

Or rather, under the effect of the restriction, she could clearly sense who the person in front of her was.

Lin Chang'an nodded in satisfaction. As long as there is a desire to live, there will be motivation to move forward.

Otherwise, even if one has a heavenly spiritual root, without the desire to cultivate, does one really have to rely on resources to build it up?

He wouldn't raise a burden.

"Good, it seems you like it here."

Lin Chang'an spoke calmly, while the green-horned ox beside him rubbed its head against his trouser leg and mooed ingratiatingly.

Lin Chang'an casually took out two spirit fruits from his storage bag and fed them to the Green Horned Ox. At the same time, he looked around and couldn't help but show a satisfied expression.

That fat Lei made a good point: this sword servant has been specially trained.

The cave dwelling was very well maintained, and there was also a small wooden house next to the pool, which was also a place built for him by the other party to stay.

Sword Servant was a name given by the Divine Sword Sect. The other party's real name was Qiu Ling'er, an ordinary name, but she possessed a top-notch spiritual body that everyone in the cultivation world envied.

Unfortunately, the mixed human-demon bloodline ruined everything.

"This technique requires the use of malevolent energy. I hope that you can successfully switch to it after I emerge from seclusion."

The cultivation technique Lin Chang'an took out was his own 'Fierce Yuan Sword Technique', but it was only a Foundation Establishment stage technique.

This is also the most advanced sword technique he has mastered, and it is also suitable for the opponent's current physical condition.

As for helping the other party cultivate now, it's not the right time yet.

"Practice!"

Upon hearing that he could still cultivate, the sword servant's dim, heterochromatic eyes revealed a rare glimmer of light.

It's impossible for someone to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator without any interest in cultivation from the beginning; it's just that her later experiences made her lose hope.

For any cultivator aspiring to the path of immortality, giving up cultivation is equivalent to a mortal giving up life.

"That's right. The biggest problem with human-demon hybrids is that they have two kinds of magical power in their bodies, one of which is generated by human cultivators."

The other is the magical power of the demon race, but the price of their powerful magic is the accompanying malevolent aura, which is the biggest factor making your cultivation difficult.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an sat calmly in the pavilion, stroking the green-horned ox while explaining things to it.

"This Fiendish Yuan Sword Technique is a top-tier demonic cultivation method. The side effects that would be detrimental to ordinary cultivators are actually just right for you."

The Heavenly Spirit Sword Body has an innate affinity for sword intent, ensuring that the side effects of practicing this technique are minimized, while the baleful energy within the body can be used for cultivation..."

I dare not say much else, but at the very least, Lin Chang'an is confident that if the other party doesn't rely on his help, he can barely continue to cultivate this suitable sword technique.

It may not be as fast as the cultivation speed of a pure Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, but the cultivation speed should be at the level of a pseudo-spiritual root or a low-grade spiritual root.

"In the world of cultivation, the only way to change one's fate is to become powerful."

Lin Chang'an gave the other person a meaningful look, and at the same time saw the renewed gleam of interest in cultivation in the other person's eyes.

"Thank you... Master!"

Upon hearing that he could still cultivate, the sword attendant's pupils trembled, but he quickly calmed down and nodded respectfully.

“Spiritual bodies are scarce, and some top-tier spiritual bodies are no less than those with celestial spiritual roots. Over the years, you must have become very clear about your own physique.”

"In the future, I will take something from you to cultivate, but of course, the prerequisite is that you prove your worth."

Lin Chang'an's meaningful gaze caused the sword attendant's pupils to shrink and his heart to tremble.

Even ants try to survive, let alone humans.

Lin Chang'an's words were practically saying that if she could prove her worth, she wouldn't need to sacrifice her magic weapon with blood.

"I……"

At this moment, countless images flashed through the sword servant's mind: the disasters suffered by the cultivators on the island, the tragic deaths of his parents and family, and the hatred and anger between the Divine Sword Sect and another group of cultivators.

These scenes, which she had long since given up on and dared not even think about, resurfaced in her mind.

"The blood sacrifice method is good, but it will also cut off the opportunity for the magic weapon to advance. My ambition is not limited to a mere Core Formation cultivator."

Lin Chang'an, unusually, confided his feelings softly, calmly reaching out to stroke the Green Horned Ox.

The sword servant was protected by his restrictions inside and out, and his life and death were in his hands, so he naturally had no worries.

"Alright, you ox, you've been cultivating for so long. I'll give you another ten years. If you still haven't reached the breakthrough opportunity, you can find yourself a big pot."

The tone shifted, and the green-horned ox's eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing its owner's calm expression, it started mooing anxiously.

That's too unfair to the cow. How can it compare to a phoenix?

They are not even in the same bloodline.

The Phoenix Cry Bird is equivalent to the Golden Flame Divine Phoenix, which is even rarer among the top spiritual bodies of human cultivators.

And it? It's just an ordinary Green Horned Ox, a demon beast with a superior bloodline.

How can we make it break through the third tier and reach the Golden Core realm?
That's so unfair to the cows!
"Alright, get back to your cultivation."

Lin Chang'an patted the bull's head lightly, then turned and returned to his cave, saying he was going into seclusion.

As Lin Chang'an's figure disappeared, the Green Horned Ox mooed pitifully.

The petite sword attendant staggered back two steps until she sat on a rock in the pond, then looked down in disbelief at the jade slip containing the cultivation technique in her palm.

"Cultivation! I can continue cultivating!"

Only after falling from the mountaintop into the abyss do you realize what you've lost.

It is only when something is lost and then regained that it is cherished even more, and one clings tightly to this only lifeline in the abyss.

The mist that had just risen in her eyes was quickly wiped away by her hand, revealing a stubbornness on her chubby, delicate face.

"Mother, Ling'er can still cultivate, Ling'er still wants revenge!"

……

Meanwhile, Lin Chang'an had already gone through the Earth Fire Cave to Crimson Fire Peak.

After all, he was going to take the Spirit-Replenishing Pill, which had an effect even more powerful than the Pill-Melting Secret Technique. He was also afraid that something unusual might happen and attract attention.

After all, there's no record of this in the alchemical formulas. The secret technique of alchemy is equivalent to re-forming the elixir, so naturally there will be celestial phenomena indicating the re-formation of the elixir.

On Crimson Fire Peak, he was presented to the outside world as a pseudo-core cultivator, so it was quite reasonable for him to undergo core transformation and rebuild his cultivation.

"This is the Spirit Replenishing Pill. According to the recipe, cultivators need to slowly absorb its medicinal power after taking it. The higher the quality of the pill, the longer it takes to improve the cultivator's physique..."

Logically, there shouldn't be any unusual phenomena, but he was still being cautious.

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an sat cross-legged. He took out the Spirit-Replenishing Pill that was radiating a five-colored glow and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

"We've practically emptied our coffers for this one elixir."

Without hesitation, Lin Chang'an swallowed the precious elixir.

Immediately afterwards, he began to circulate his magic power to absorb the medicinal power.

A cultivator's powerful divine sense allows them to introspect even during the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone now that Lin Chang'an is a Golden Core cultivator.

At this moment, he could clearly see that after he formed his own elixir in his dantian, a golden elixir the size of a longan was swirling around.

This is also fundamental for Core Formation cultivators; as their cultivation level gradually increases, the size of their Golden Core will also change.

At this moment, there was a Spirit-Replenishing Pill within the body, shimmering with five-colored light. The pure power of the five elements transformed into patches of light, which were absorbed by the Golden Core.

Visibly, the golden core in his dantian underwent a qualitative change.

At the same time, countless rays of light nourished the body, and the spiritual root aptitude was also quietly changing.

Lin Chang'an, on the other hand, kept his eyes closed, constantly circulating his magic power to enjoy the changes brought about by the Spirit Replenishing Pill.

……

Time flies, and a year and a half has passed in the blink of an eye.

Lifespan: 148/599

[Realm Level: Early Golden Core Stage (5/100)]

On this day, as the spring breeze swept through the outside world and all things came back to life, Lin Chang'an, who had been in seclusion for more than a year, slowly opened his eyes inside the Crimson Fire Peak cave.

"It turns out that the Spirit Replenishing Pill is a kind of elixir that slowly nourishes and improves the cultivator's spiritual root, physique, and the quality of the Golden Core, unlike the Transformation Pill."

Through violent means, dissolve the current Golden Core and condense a new one.

Lin Chang'an opened his eyes and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

There were no unusual signs of Core Formation, which is good; at least it saved us some trouble.

Similarly, with his Golden Core cultivation, he can absorb the pill quickly; if he were at the Foundation Establishment stage, it would probably take more than ten years.

"Now I am no longer a low-grade spiritual root!"

As Lin Chang'an raised his hand, a magic disc for testing spiritual roots appeared in his storage bag, which he then infused with his magic power.

Suddenly, a blue spiritual energy fluctuation belonging to him appeared on the ancient markings on the magic disc, and it began to rise visibly.

The speed continued unabated until the low-grade spiritual root scale was fully filled, and then it reached the mid-grade spiritual root scale area.

It only stopped when it reached the limit of a mid-grade spiritual root, just a hair's breadth away from reaching the aptitude of a high-grade spiritual root.

"I can clearly feel that the speed at which I absorb spiritual energy during cultivation is significantly faster now."

Furthermore, the golden core within his body, the size of a longan, was even purer and also exceeded the category of low-grade golden cores.

"It's finally done!"

Lin Chang'an, inside the cave, couldn't help but burst into laughter. This feeling of having his aptitude changed was truly irresistible.

Although there are many secret methods in the cultivation world to change one's aptitude, most of them have certain side effects and limitations, or require paying a price.

Only certain rare and precious items, or elixirs like the Heaven-Mending Pill, are truly reliable.

Seeing his cultivation level increase by two points, Lin Chang'an was in a great mood.

Previously, his growth rate was one point every two years, but when he first went into seclusion, he noticed that his cultivation speed was slowly increasing.

And the constraints on his advancement in cultivation level had clearly loosened somewhat. He knew this was due to a change in the quality of his Golden Core, leading to an increase in his potential.

"Right now, I can improve my cultivation level by about one point a year. If I don't consider the bottleneck when breaking through from the early stage of Core Formation to the middle stage, then it will take me about a hundred years to break through."

Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered as he calculated his cultivation speed in his mind.

Taking into account the difficulty of the cultivation bottleneck, it will probably take him about 120 to 130 years to break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation. At that time, he will be over 270 years old.

If one wants to break through to the late stage of Core Formation, according to the normal cultivation progress, one would probably be around five hundred years old.

"At five hundred years old, a cultivator who can normally break through to the late stage of Core Formation has almost exhausted his potential. No wonder the cultivation world says that only a high-grade Golden Core is the minimum standard for a Nascent Soul cultivator."

According to records in the cultivation world, most of those who can form a Nascent Soul are either immortal golden cores or high-grade golden cores.

Only a very few exceptional individuals, blessed with extraordinary destiny, can reach the Nascent Soul realm.

"My lifespan far exceeds that of ordinary cultivators. I can't possibly follow in the footsteps of True Monarch Lu and only form my Nascent Soul at around six hundred years old."

Upon careful calculation, Lin Chang'an realized that the joy from the effects of the Spirit-Replenishing Pill had largely faded, causing him to sigh helplessly.

Forming a Nascent Soul is incredibly difficult. A cultivator at the peak of Core Formation is already extremely lucky to be able to attempt it once in their lifetime. Countless cultivators don't even have the chance to try.

"The Heaven-Mending Pill, refined with a third-grade high-level demon core, is far beyond what I can handle in my current state."

Therefore, Lin Chang'an didn't even consider it. He was going to hunt a late-stage third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King with the Phoenix Cry Bird, but the difference in their cultivation levels was too great.

Even with elemental advantage, the risk level is still extremely high.

"The strength of a late-stage third-tier demon beast is far superior to that of a mid-stage third-tier beast."

The higher the realm, the greater the difference between each minor realm.

Therefore, Lin Chang'an shook his head. For him, things were already pretty good. He would first cultivate to the mid-stage of Core Formation.

If another Green Horned Ox can break through to the third tier, plus a Phoenix Crying Bird in the mid-third tier.

If he repairs the Blood Fiend Crimson Sun Formation to its peak, third-tier superior grade, then he will still have a chance to hunt the Yin Spirit Beast King, which is in the late third-tier stage.

"In the cultivation world, if you are slow to start, you will be slow to start. Sometimes you can stay in your cave to cultivate, but if the situation becomes turbulent, you will be implicated and have no control over the situation."

Moreover, if one waits until they are six hundred years old to plan for the Nascent Soul stage, they will likely only have one chance.

After careful consideration, Lin Chang'an secretly shook his head.

With the strength of his self-healing body, even if he failed to form a nascent soul, he would not suffer such a severe loss of vital energy as the Dragon Island Master of the Dragon Clan.

But how long can I live? I failed to form a nascent soul at six hundred years old, and it will take time for me to plan to form a nascent soul spirit again.

But all of that is still far from him right now.

"I'll leave seclusion first. That's enough for me right now. I'll help Xuan Yin Pavilion refine pills from time to time and accumulate some third-tier pills to use when I reach my bottleneck."

Lin Chang'an then stretched, leaving a clone at Crimson Fire Peak, while he himself prepared to leave seclusion with a smile on his face.

However, just as he removed the formation and prepared to return to Tianquan Peak through the Earth Fire Cave.

Suddenly, the urgent cry of a phoenix rang out.

"Master, something's happened to the stupid ox!"

The phoenix bird was anxious. Its master had finally come out of seclusion. If it had been three or five days longer, the stupid ox might have been gone.

"Green Horned Ox!"

Lin Chang'an was startled to encounter this incident as soon as he emerged from seclusion, and his powerful senses immediately detected that something was amiss.

The aura of the Green Horned Ox was actually inside the Earth Fire Cave, and something about it was off.

　It's the last day, so I'm begging for your monthly votes, fellow cultivators.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)