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Chapter 307 Getting Something for Nothing [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Tianquan Peak.

"As long as Master Lin is willing to help, we promise that you can choose whatever you find in the secret realm."

On this day, two more Core Formation cultivators came, offering their treasures in exchange for the Heavenly Fire Array, but their value was insufficient.

The two actually wanted to invite Lin Chang'an to explore the secret realm together, and the formation was Lin Chang'an's, so they would also give him the treasure.

Seeing that the two people in front of him were practically scheming against him, Lin Chang'an chuckled and said:

"It would be acceptable for me to come out of seclusion, but I would need to invite three fellow Daoists from the Enforcement Hall of Bihai Palace, as well as the Core Formation Daoists from the Long family and Xuanyin Pavilion."

After all, this Yin Soul Sect's secret realm is fraught with danger, and I am not skilled in combat. Having more fellow Daoists would increase our chances of success.

Lin Chang'an's casual words immediately made the two of them look embarrassed.

With so many more people suddenly appearing, including members of the Azure Sea Palace, it's unlikely they'll get any real benefits.

The two of them immediately understood Lin Chang'an's refusal.

The two then reluctantly bowed and took their leave, and Tianquan Peak returned to its tranquility.

Inside the pavilion, watching the two disappear, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile irritably.

"Do I look that stupid that someone would try to drag me down with them?"

Besides, he has no relation to these people. If there were any treasures, he would definitely be the first one to be ostracized.

Only a fool would get involved in this mess.

“Master, these people are clearly up to no good.”

The sword attendant beside her also revealed a murderous aura. If she weren't weak, she would definitely have taught these two a lesson.

Seeing the concerned sword attendant, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but chuckle and wave his hand to comfort him.

The reason is that ever since he posted the third-tier mid-grade Heavenly Fire Array, too many cultivators have come to his door in the past three years.

Some were alright; at least they came sincerely to visit and wanted to buy the formation, but since they didn't have what they wanted, they had to give up.

But most of them either tried to lure him in with promises of benefits, or wanted to get him to explore the secret realm together, and some even wanted to buy on credit first.

He was willing to sign a spiritual contract and made many promises, such as letting him choose first after obtaining the treasures from the secret realm.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an shook his head.

This group of people really wants to get something for nothing; they'll try to make a quick buck whether they have the chance or not.

Do you really think he can be swayed by these temptations?

"The cultivation world is never short of temptations. Once your heart is blinded, you are easily tempted."

After watching the sword attendant pour him tea, Lin Chang'an instructed the sword attendant to strengthen his Dao heart.

Lin Chang'an could understand, after all, not everyone in the cultivation world was like him, with such great opportunities and a clear direction for the future.

No one who can cultivate to the Golden Core stage is a fool, but each step of advancement at this level is extremely difficult, which leads to many temptations.

Knowing that it is fraught with danger, how many people would be willing to give up?

There is danger lurking, yet a sliver of opportunity remains. If one does not go, one will simply die an unknown and forgotten life.

Therefore, most people would rather take a gamble, and then it will be a battle of wits and courage between the two sides, to see who has the better tactics.

The other party is scheming against others, but others are also scheming against each other.

This is also the norm in the cultivation world.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master."

The sword attendant nodded respectfully, keeping in mind every word her master taught her, taking it as her own cultivation principle.

The greatest advantage of the sword servant is that he is exceptionally talented and obedient, which makes Lin Chang'an quite satisfied.

However, since the Sword Servant broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage two years ago, the baleful aura within his body seems to have become even more intense.

Or rather, the constraints of his mixed human-demon heritage within him have become increasingly powerful.

"Ling'er, how have you been lately?"

When mentioning her own situation, a hint of resentment flashed in the sword maid's eyes, but she still lowered her head and said in a low voice:
"Master, the malevolent energy within me is becoming increasingly volatile, and its effects are growing stronger. Even the slightest fluctuation in my emotions will cause fluctuations in the malevolent energy..."

Listening to the sword servant's explanation, Lin Chang'an reached out and gently stroked the sword servant's lower abdomen.

As his profound magical power penetrated, he could directly sense the state of the magical power in the sword servant's dantian.

The liquid magic within the sword servant's body was mixed with the malevolent energy of the demon race, resulting in a mixed and impure magic.

"No wonder that being a human-demon hybrid is also called a curse. Even with the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, one is still bound by bloodline."

Just as Lin Chang'an frowned inwardly, feeling the increasingly severe bloodline constraint, the sword servant lowered his eyes, and a deep sense of unwillingness and stubbornness appeared in his dim heterochromatic pupils.

Her hands clenched involuntarily. She had finally seen hope, so why was she being forced to fall from the mountaintop into the abyss?

Core Formation!

If she cannot form her core, she will be unable to help her master, let alone stay by his side...

While Lin Chang'an was investigating, he also noticed the sword servant's low spirits.

The next moment, the sword servant seemed to sense something as well, and in a panic, he lowered his head even further.

"Master, this servant is incompetent!"

Looking at the sword attendant who was apologizing, Lin Chang'an gently shook his head and comforted him:
"This may not necessarily be a bad thing."

Lin Chang'an had also sensed that, under his Xuan Tian magic power, the sword servant could indeed continue to cultivate.

However, the demonic energy within the sword servant's body is becoming increasingly concentrated, and his Xuan Tian magic power can only be said to be a temporary solution.

When the sword servant heard that there was still hope for his physique, his eyes lit up.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Chang'an produced a bundle of jade slips in front of the stone table.

"The mixed-bloodedness of humans and demons creates a complex interplay of magical powers within them..."

Pointing to the ancient books he had researched over the past two years, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but ponder.

The sword servant's Heavenly Spirit Sword Body is crucial to his future path to the Nascent Soul stage, so he naturally wouldn't give it up.

Moreover, he had seen and remembered the character and loyalty of the sword attendant over the years.

"These two magical powers intertwined and became mixed, yet it was also an opportunity. Ancient texts record that in ancient times, there were powerful beings of mixed human and demon blood who broke through the shackles of their bloodline, unleashing tremendous power and ascending to the Nascent Soul stage..."

Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered; he wondered how these powerful beings from ancient times resolved their bloodline issues.

However, with the two magical powers mixed together, he thought of the mutation process of the Green Horned Ox.

The awakening and fusion of bloodlines is very similar to the bloodlines of human-demon hybrids.

Or rather, the mixed magical power of a human-demon hybrid is due to the low degree of fusion of their bloodlines, which leads to bloodline constraints.

This reminded Lin Chang'an of demonic energy; the Green Horned Ox was perfectly fine before.

However, due to accidentally ingesting demonic energy, the dormant bloodline within him was awakened, and there were even signs of atavism, which ultimately led to the mutation.

"It seems that the effect of this demonic energy is greater than I imagined."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an looked at the sword attendant, but he was secretly pondering in his heart.

Similarly, if demonic energy is used to stimulate the bloodline within the body, thereby achieving fusion, then the shackles on the sword servant's bloodline can be fundamentally resolved.

This is similar to how the bloodline of a sword servant who is a hybrid of human and demon is in a stable state, but demonic energy can stimulate and disrupt these two bloodlines.

Although the process was dangerous, his profound magical power could purify the restlessness from the bloodline, allowing the two bloodlines to merge peacefully and steadily.

"Owner!"

The sword attendant stood respectfully in front of Lin Chang'an, while Lin Chang'an smiled and gently stroked the sword attendant's hair.

"Cultivate with me from now on, and perhaps there will be an opportunity to solve your problem."

"Yes, Master!" The sword attendant bowed excitedly, never doubting her master's words.

Even with the thorny issue of human-demon hybridity in the cultivation world, she had no doubt whatsoever.

She believed whatever Lin Chang'an said.

……

【Lifespan: 188/607】

[Realm Level: Early Golden Core Stage (66/100)]

After cleansing his body with demonic energy for a long time and nurturing his spiritual root to the Earth-grade level, his cultivation speed increased significantly.

The experience point increase has increased from three points every two years to two points every year, which made Lin Chang'an nod in approval.

"If I continue cultivating at this pace, I will be able to break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation when I am just over two hundred years old."

This is assuming he doesn't take any pills or rare treasures to enhance his cultivation along the way.

This cultivation speed also impressed Lin Chang'an. No wonder the geniuses of those sects, or some of the talented disciples of Nascent Soul stage monsters, could cultivate so quickly.

These people don't have Heavenly-grade spiritual roots, but they do have Earthly-grade spiritual roots, or various high-level spiritual bodies. Their cultivation speed is in no way inferior to that of Heavenly-grade spiritual roots.

There are cultivators in the Demon Beast Sea Abyss who can form their core before the age of one hundred and break through to the late stage of core formation at the age of two hundred.

In fact, there are quite a few cultivators in the history of the cultivation world who have reached the Nascent Soul stage at the age of over two hundred. These cultivators are all those who survived as long as they did not perish along the way.

In the future, none of them will fail to become local patriarchs, or even ancient demons, and some will even ascend to godhood.

"Compared to these geniuses, I have fallen far behind, but after years of catching up, I have finally caught up in terms of talent."

Thinking of this, a resolute look appeared in Lin Chang'an's eyes.

At his current cultivation speed, he will break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation around the age of two hundred, and will definitely break through to the late-stage of Core Formation around the age of three hundred.

Then the plan will be to cultivate the Nascent Soul stage.

"Owner!"

Inside the Earthfire Cave, on the enormous Fusang Divine Tree, a phoenix flew over, its body rapidly shrinking as it revealed a fawning expression.

"Alright, I'm finally close to breaking through to the mid-stage of the third tier."

Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a satisfied expression as he teased the phoenix with his finger.

After three years, the phoenix's aura has become more and more complete, and this time it is truly about to break through.

However, the cunning phoenix, seeing that its master was in a good mood today, couldn't help but say:

"Master, give me a demon core to replenish my strength. I'm sure I can break through in two months at most."

Good guy.

He casually uttered a third-tier demon core, which made Lin Chang'an smile with amusement.

"You really dare to ask for that much? Do you know how expensive a third-tier demon core is?"

"Master, I haven't eaten a demon core for decades. I've been holed up in this tree every day..."

Looking at the pitiful-looking phoenix, Lin Chang'an shook his head helplessly.

I don't know where this bird learned that from; it's completely driven by self-interest.

Demonic beasts consume demon cores to increase their cultivation, just like human cultivators seek out rare and precious treasures.

"Alright, there are no third-tier demon cores, but here are some spirit stones. Just make do with this."

However, Lin Chang'an, who knew the temperament of the phoenix bird well, knew that this cunning bird was just bargaining.

Sure enough, when he took out a bag of spirit stones, the phoenix's eyes lit up; these shiny things were its favorite.

"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely break through in two months."

The phoenix excitedly picked out a spirit stone and swallowed it in the next moment.

Only demonic beasts possess such teeth and physique, capable of directly consuming spirit stones and tempering their bodies.

The remaining phoenixes carried the birds back to their nests and then took them all out at once.

The next moment, its body shrank, and it lay down in the pile of spirit stones, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

Although Lin Chang'an was already used to this scene, he still felt a sense of unease every time he saw it.

He had only ever heard of demonic beasts with dragon bloodlines who had a fondness for shiny things; this was the first time he had ever seen a bird with such a penchant.

Lin Chang'an shook his head and then turned his gaze to the Fusang Divine Tree.

"After three years, the fourth Sun-Piercing Divine Sword has finally been purified."

As he raised his hand, four golden rays were drawn from the Fusang tree and flew to his front.

At the same time, the golden part of the Fusang Divine Tree disappeared, and as countless spirit stones fell from the sky, the Phoenix Bird seemed to have long been used to it, and flapped its wings.

Suddenly, countless spirit stones floated down and landed on the black tree branches beside them, causing the phoenix bird to mutter in dismay.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an had a big smile on his face as he looked at the four ancient swords with golden patterns that exuded an ancient aura surrounding him.

This rustic charm is a testament to the passage of time.

"With my current mid-stage Core Formation level spiritual sense, I can control up to six natal magic weapons at the same time."

Sometimes, a large quantity of magical artifacts does not necessarily equate to their power.

For example, when he manipulates six handles, his control is naturally not as strong as when he manipulates four or three handles.

In the ultimate showdown, even the slightest oversight can lead to defeat.

However, a single handle has its own uses, and multiple handles or sets also have their unique features; it can only be said that one should adapt to local conditions.

"Unfortunately, at least twelve natal magic treasures are needed to set up a simple sword formation."

Lin Chang'an shook his head, still extremely satisfied with his natal magic weapon.

Each piece is presentable on its own, of good quality, and also comes with the divine power of the Heavenly Yang Spirit Fire. When used as a set, it can set up an extremely powerful sword formation.

Moreover, it has great potential in terms of quality.

More importantly, it compensated for the attribute disadvantage in his main cultivation technique.

"Using wood to control fire, I'm no longer subject to elemental weaknesses."

With a snap of his fingers, Lin Chang'an revealed a faint, confident smile. A wisp of flame appeared at his fingertips, and a magical shield also appeared in front of him.

Previously, his magical shield would have been significantly weakened by attacks of the metal and fire attributes, resulting in it only being able to exert about 60-70% of its defensive power.

But now it's different. Under the influence of his natal magic weapon, the magical shield in front of him is no longer afraid of fire and metal.

"Although it is an ancient technique, any ultimate technique in the cultivation world, while very powerful, will also be more outstanding in terms of its ability to restrain."

Just like how top-tier, powerful, and sinister demonic arts can be countered by techniques based on the elements of thunder, fire, and yang.

"However, with the Mysterious Heaven Immortal Vine as one's natal spiritual plant, one can only be immune to attribute restraint when cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Spiritual Body."

The thought of the Xuan Tian Spiritual Body made Lin Chang'an fall into deep thought.

This cultivation method involves refining the body, the method, and the spirit. Only when these three aspects are cultivated to the late stage of Core Formation can this spiritual body be condensed.

Only after condensing this spiritual body can one truly master this ancient cultivation technique.

"The Xuan Tian Spiritual Body has many wonderful uses, and increasing the chance of forming a Nascent Soul by 30% is just the most basic one."

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

He should wait until he's stronger before considering spiritual objects for forming a nascent soul; he doesn't have the ability to acquire such treasures right now.

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