Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 299 Yun Yao's Whereabouts [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

Time flies, and three years have passed since the grand competition within the Xuan Yin Pavilion.

With the generous distribution of Foundation Establishment Pills, Xuan Yin Pavilion saw the emergence of seventy-eight Foundation Establishment cultivators within its inner sect in just a few years.

In a short time, the core strength of Xuan Yin Pavilion surged.

Mei Ning, Zhou Bingxuan, and Li Tianmo all successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, while Shen Zhuang only broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the second year.

However, Lin Chang'an knew that Shen Zhuang had used up two Foundation Establishment Pills sent by his family to successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

In comparison, Shen Zhuang's talent seems quite ordinary, with almost nothing to offer.

However, since his defeat in the competition, after going through trials and tribulations, Shen Zhuang has become more composed in the past two years, and he has also married another female disciple who failed.

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Shen Zhuang visited Lin Chang'an, and under his guidance, he switched to cultivating an earth-based technique within the Xuan Yin Pavilion.

In comparison, although Li Tianmo only has a mid-grade spiritual root aptitude, he seems to surpass Shen Zhuang in comprehension and other aspects.

In terms of cultivation, he is even catching up with Zhou Bingxuan, who has a superior spiritual root.

The number of cultivators coming and going in the waters of Wulong Island is increasing, and the rampant attacks of demonic cultivators and monsters in the Tongtian Mist Sea have affected the trade of many merchant ships.

As a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators poured in, the secret realm was continuously developed, and many treasures were brought out.

Previously, they had brought out rare spiritual herbs, treasures, and even magic weapons belonging to Core Formation cultivators, causing quite a stir.

However, none of this affected Lin Chang'an's cultivation.

……

【Lifespan: 174/606】

[Realm Level: Early Golden Core Stage (42/100)]

For the past three years, to outsiders, Lin Chang'an still appeared to be diligently cultivating every day, but only he knew that he was enjoying it and his cultivation was steadily increasing.

They also secretly collect various materials and sell third-tier talismans, spiritual weapons, and elixirs.

Although he openly uses the pseudonym Wen Danshi, he can't openly display the large quantity of pills he produces.

At the same time, he also cleaned out many shady items from the storage bag. Afterwards, Lin Chang'an discovered that someone was secretly investigating.

Unfortunately, with the secret realm now teeming with all sorts of strange and powerful beings, investigation has become extremely difficult.

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an's body radiated a crystalline light, and wisps of black energy from the jade bottle in front of him were nourishing his body.

"Using pure demonic energy to refine the body has indeed made rapid progress!"

Lin Chang'an slowly opened his eyes, feeling the powerful force of the late-stage second-tier cultivator, and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

Body refinement should have been the slowest process, but unexpectedly, his speed in body refinement cultivation is not slow at all now.

Even with the amount of demonic energy remaining in the Sun Piercing Divine Sword, it's enough for him to catch up sooner.

"Only when the Dharma, Body, and Spirit are cultivated to the peak of Core Formation can one cultivate this secret method of the Profound Heaven Spirit Body."

The Xuan Tian Spiritual Body, besides increasing the chances of forming a Nascent Soul, also has many other wonderful uses, which is why he has been so eager to acquire it.

The spiritual body cultivated later in life is considered a top secret technique by major forces in the cultivation world.

Not to mention the Xuan Tian Spiritual Body of his cultivation technique, he has never found a trace of it in countless ancient books over the years.

It seems as if it has never appeared in the world of cultivation.

However, Lin Chang'an ultimately shook his head, categorizing this spirit as rare as too long ago.

After all, in the world of cultivation, there are countless unknown spiritual entities and secret techniques.

"It'll be soon. At my current pace of body tempering, I'll catch up sooner or later, and I might even surpass them."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile as he looked at the jade bottle in front of him.

As he reached out, the jade bottle slowly fell into his palm.

Inside the precious jade bottle, the demonic energy had been completely absorbed, but the bottle itself was covered with cracks, causing Lin Chang'an to sigh helplessly upon seeing this.

"Another valuable jade bottle has been ruined. This demonic energy is good, but its corrosive ability is too strong, even after it has been purified."

"This terrifying corrosiveness means that storing it in the future will require the creation of a special artifact."

As Lin Chang'an slowly turned around, he saw a towering tree standing behind him, its roots embedded in the magma, constantly absorbing fire-attribute spiritual energy.

At this moment, two thick, golden veins have appeared on the enormous Fusang Divine Tree, extending from the treetop to the roots. These are the results of his purification over the past few years.

These golden veins, shimmering with fiery red heat, were constantly battling against the demonic energy of the Fusang Divine Tree, with wisps of black energy being expelled from time to time.

As he raised his hand, two sword beams flashed and appeared in his palm, while the phoenix on the Fusang tree stared wide-eyed.

Its golden bird's nest was gone again, leaving only a dark tree, the array set up around it, and the bottle that sealed the demonic energy.

"Owner!"

The phoenix stared wide-eyed at its master, or rather, at the two ancient golden swords in Lin Chang'an's hands.

"Alright, if you can master the Golden Light Divine Flame Divine Power soon, the entire Fusang Divine Tree will turn golden after the demonic energy is purified."

Lin Chang'an said with a smile, but the phoenix flew over and perched on his shoulder, its bird eyes darting around, staring intently at the two ancient swords with golden patterns.

Lin Chang'an shook his head and ignored him; over the years he had grown accustomed to the Phoenix's temperament.

"Two Sun-Piercing Divine Swords have now been purified."

Holding the sword with both hands, he casually swung it, and instantly a scorching heat emanated, flames rising up in an instant.

It was precisely because the flames of the Fusang Divine Tree were purified that the removal of demonic energy was accelerated.

"Now this demonic energy is like a rootless duckweed, but after the Fusang Divine Tree was refined into a natal magic weapon, it has roots. As time goes by, the Fusang Divine Tree will only become stronger and stronger."

The increasing power of his natal magic weapon should have been a happy thing, but Lin Chang'an frowned as he looked at the dark Fusang Divine Tree, which was formed from the thirty-four Piercing Sun Divine Swords, inside the cave.

"The biggest problem right now is that after these demonic energies are removed, I don't have time to completely purify them, and I can't absorb and digest them for a while."

Lin Chang'an frowned, realizing that he would need a specific treasure to store and seal the demonic energy.

After all, he couldn't possibly waste the pure demonic energy after it was purified, especially its effects on body tempering.

"In the past two years, the Yin attribute spirit jade has been quite effective. However, it seems that a high-grade Yin attribute spirit jade is needed to safely store such a large amount of demonic energy."

It must be at least a high-grade tier 3 Yin attribute material.

"Being adjacent to the Tongtian Mist Sea, there is no shortage of Yin-attribute spiritual items, but the prices are a bit high. As for refining sealing items, it is not difficult with my current skills."

[Tier 3 Mid-Grade Array Master (Proficiency 68/1000)]

[Tier 3 Mid-Grade Alchemist (Proficiency 101/1000)]

[Tier 3 Mid-Grade Talisman Master (Proficiency 32/1000)]

[Tier 2 High-Grade Refiner (Grandmaster 2654/5000)]

His skills have improved quite a bit in recent years. He has mastered three mid-grade third-level skills: formation, alchemy, and talismans. If word got out, few people would believe it.

Although there are many talented individuals in the cultivation world, and even some Core Formation cultivators possess two or three third-tier skills.

However, most of these people had no hope of cultivation, so they turned their energy to the various arts of immortal cultivation. Coupled with their talent in this area, they achieved such success.

Without exception, they all possessed such skill levels only when their lifespan was nearing its end.

Someone as young as Lin Chang'an possessing three third-tier skills should not easily reveal them.

"With my second-grade high-level weapon-refining skills and the assistance of array formations to seal the demonic energy, there shouldn't be any major problems."

As long as the materials can withstand the erosion of demonic energy, it will be fine. Looking at the progress of his skills, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but nod secretly.

This can be considered a benefit of the turbulent situation. A large amount of resources have been gathered, and in recent years, many cultivators have been working to repair the protective mountain and clan formations.

If formations are high-end items used only by advanced cultivators or large clans and sects, then elixirs are practically an essential item for every cultivator.

Especially in the current turbulent situation, the consumption of healing and cultivation-enhancing pills is extremely high.

"Now that I have become a Golden Core cultivator, I'm afraid that any Qi Refining cultivator, or even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, would have to be careful every day."

Thinking back to those turbulent times in the Green Bamboo Mountain Market, when I was a Qi Refining cultivator, I was so weak that I could only hide in the market.

During the foundation-building process, he also faced turmoil and could only proceed with extreme caution. Comparing these scenes with today, Lin Chang'an was filled with mixed emotions.

"This cultivation is truly irresistible; no wonder countless cultivators in the cultivation world pursue this higher realm."

The stronger one's cultivation level, the more one can feel the helplessness of lower-level cultivators.

But the more I can empathize with someone, the less I want to experience the helplessness of being a weak child again.

This is a vicious cycle.

The world of cultivation vividly portrays the survival of the fittest.

……

"Owner!"

Upon sensing the fluctuations of the cave's protective barrier, the sword attendant immediately awoke from his meditation and respectfully stepped forward.

Looking at the sword servant's cool face, which still revealed a touch of childishness and whose appearance had not changed in decades, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but feel envious.

He wasn't envious of the sword servant's ageless appearance, but rather of the lifespan of a half-human, half-demon hybrid.

According to his perception, the sword servant, who is now at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, has a lifespan of three to four hundred years.

"Not bad, your cultivation hasn't declined in the past few years."

As Lin Chang'an walked into the pavilion, he secretly plotted in his mind that he should find an opportunity to refine—no, it would be best to make two Youth Preservation Pills.

It wasn't just him; the main reason was that the sword servant needed the Youth Preservation Pill to conceal his appearance.

He has sword attendants at Tianquan Peak, so he's not afraid. What he's afraid of is when his mixed-blood human-demon bloodline is discovered, then he'll be in trouble.

One is how a half-human, half-demon hybrid cultivated peacefully, and the other is on the Azure Wave Island in the Sky-Reaching Mist Sea, a story that many people knew back then.

With exceptional swordsmanship talent and being a half-human, half-demon, if someone with ulterior motives discovers and exposes his Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, he'll be in big trouble.

At the same time, there is also him. Although wood-attribute cultivation techniques are inherently long-lived, he only has a lifespan of six hundred years in the early stage of Core Formation. In the later stage of Core Formation, he might even have nine hundred or a thousand years.

This results in its extremely long flowering period.

The Youth-Preserving Pill, on the other hand, can effectively conceal everything.

It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to obtain both the Yin-attribute spirit jade and the Youth Preservation Pill this time.

"Owner!"

Just then, the sword attendant had already brewed the spirit tea. Over the years, the sword attendant had almost figured out what kind of tea his master liked to drink.

"Yes, has anything happened outside lately?"

As Lin Chang'an sipped his tea with satisfaction, the sword attendant beside him respectfully reported back.

"Master, recently three Foundation Establishment cultivators brought out a damaged magic weapon from the secret realm, causing quite a stir in the market. Also, the Long family's merchant ship has been intercepted again..."

The Four Seas Merchant Guild, the Lu family, the Xuan Yin Pavilion—almost all their merchant ships have suffered raids…

Hearing the sword attendant's words, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but shake his head; things outside were still as chaotic as ever.

"However, with the Xuan Yin Pavilion gaining many more Foundation Establishment disciples and additional cultivators being dispatched to various regions, there haven't been many losses for the time being..."

"Li Tianmo, Zhou Bingxuan, and Mei Ning, among others, continued to handle their previous duties after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. However, without orders from their master, they usually cultivated outside Tianquan Peak."

Hearing the sword attendant's report, Lin Chang'an nodded calmly.

Although his Heavenly Spring Peak is rich in spiritual energy, Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot easily cultivate here without his approval.

After all, Foundation Establishment cultivators consume far more spiritual energy than Qi Refining cultivators.

More importantly, Foundation Establishment cultivators probably wouldn't want to be under the watchful eye of a Core Formation cultivator all the time, let alone them.

Even Shen Zhuang and his wife moved to a cave dwelling outside after they reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

As the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators increased, Xuan Yin Pavilion began to develop gradually and noticeably.

Back then, there were only a handful of Xuan Yin Pavilion disciples' cave dwellings around Tianquan Peak, but now there are no fewer than a dozen Foundation Establishment cave dwellings around it.

"During the time when Master was in seclusion, two families held Foundation Establishment celebrations and specially sent gifts to Master. I also arranged for people to return the gifts."

These newly established Foundation Establishment cultivators within the clan sent him gifts, which was also a way of expressing goodwill and submission.

However, these were gifts given to him when he formed his core, and even when the Green Horned Ox formed its core. As a matter of reciprocity, the sword attendant sent someone on behalf of Tianquan Peak to return the gift.

That means they didn't break any rules of etiquette.

“The spirit stones and letters sent by the three cultivators Ma, Yun and He from Qingzhu Mountain, as well as the Yin attribute spirit jade that the owner of Duobaolou in the market recently needed.”

It's not surprising that he has been collecting Yin-attribute spirit jade outside.

But when he heard the word "cloud," Lin Chang'an's expression changed.

Yun Yao!

Yun Yao reconnected with him a year ago.

The Five Dragons Island was in chaos, and many cultivators or families weakened and withdrew from the spiritual veins amid the turmoil. Naturally, many families and cultivators also occupied new spiritual veins.

Although these families are all protected by Tianquan Peak, they themselves have encountered various troubles due to different interests, or their Foundation Establishment cultivators have passed away, making it impossible for them to protect their families.

This has nothing to do with Lin Chang'an; he has no responsibility to act as a nanny.

As the current overlord of Tianquan Peak, with the turmoil and change below, it is only natural that the first thing to do is to pay a visit to him.

Among them, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from Qingzhu Mountain, Yun and He, are Yun Yao and He Yan.

"The Xuan Yin Divine Sect has also set its sights on this secret realm!"

Looking at the spirit stones sent annually by the three Foundation Establishment cultivators in his hand, Lin Chang'an remained calm, but he knew exactly what was going on.

As the restrictions on the secret realm weaken, it's normal for major forces to take notice, after all, this is the ruins of a Nascent Soul Grand Sect.

Even for ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, it is tempting.

"Hmm, it seems that these cultivators who rent cave dwellings are all very sensible."

The spiritual veins surrounding Tianquan Peak, and the unclaimed lands, are implicitly assumed to belong to Tianquan Peak.

After reading the letter, Lin Chang'an slowly finished his spiritual tea and then calmly put it away.

"Come with me to the market."

"Yes! Master."

The swordsman bowed respectfully, and the sound of the blue-horned ox mooing came from the pool.

　Chapter Two, please wait twenty minutes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)