Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 250 Awe-inspiring Power (Seeking Subscriptions)

Shen Xuan first refined the remaining essence blood of the Bloodthirsty Mosquito King.

Add all of the more than 1,000 Dao Points I just obtained to [Gnawing on All Things].

This was just enough to advance this talent skill to the mastery stage.

Adding the remaining hundred or so rhyming points had almost no effect.

Shen Xuan sighed.

He had seen this situation many times before.

The main limitation is his cultivation level; his proficiency in high-grade talent skills will stagnate at a certain stage.

It took nearly ten thousand Dao Points to barely raise the [Gnawing on All Things] skill to the Mastery stage.

The cost is huge.

However, the gains were equally enormous.

Shen Xuan tried it.

Now, using the [Gnawing on All Things] skill, he can devour more than ten catties of second-tier mid-grade demon beast meat a day, refining it into three or four strands of primordial spiritual power, which he then integrates into his own spiritual sea foundation.

"As a result, my cultivation speed is much faster than before."

"Moreover, the fundamental spiritual power of the Dao is also constantly increasing."

Qi Refining stage cultivators need a large amount of spirit rice and demon beast meat to refine spiritual energy and nourish themselves.

Once cultivators reach the Foundation Establishment stage, they mostly abandon the method of refining spiritual energy from spiritual food and can abstain from spiritual food for a long time.

The main method of cultivation is the method of refining spiritual energy, with a small part involving the refinement of spiritual pills as an auxiliary method, and spiritual food as a supplement.

The density of spiritual energy in a cultivation center directly determines the cultivation results of a cultivator.

However, among the demon beasts, the most primitive method of refining spiritual food is still followed: hunting and devouring other demon beasts, cultivators, and mortals to extract their essence.

【Devouring to All Things】is one of the two most famous supernatural powers of the Black-winged Blood Mosquito. It devours any object with spiritual energy, refines its spiritual power, and integrates it into its own power to enhance its own strength.

Shen Xuan was extremely satisfied with [Gnawing on All Things].

However, this greatly increased his need for spiritual food, requiring him to spend many extra spirit stones every day.

"A pound of mid-grade second-tier demon beast meat costs twenty spirit stones. And that's for farmed beasts; if it were wild, the price would be even higher!"

He consumes two hundred spirit stones a day.

This was something I never dared to imagine before.

Fortunately, Shen Xuan is now quite wealthy.

There are over 700,000 spirit stones alone.

There are also seven magical artifacts and four demonic artifacts that can be sold.

There are still 200,000 spirit stones with Third Senior Sister Gu Jinqin.

That was his initial bet and his winnings.

When he left the sect, he was in such a hurry that he didn't have time to ask Gu Jinqin for it back.

"I hope my third senior sister won't steal my spirit stones!"

Shen Xuan had some doubts.

He had a vague feeling that Xiao Gufeng's financial situation was not very good.

Gu Jinqin needs to use gambling to make up for her losses.

"A direct disciple of a master, and a senior sister by blood, surely it wouldn't be like this!"

Shen Xuan comforted himself.

He will not lack spirit stones in the short term.

It can accelerate cultivation speed and increase the fundamental spiritual power of the Dao.

Shen Xuan was willing to spend more spirit stones.

……

A month later.

In the practice room.

Shen Xuan gazed at the demonic beast's essence blood before him, his heart pounding with excitement.

This was a gift from Master Wuchen.

The demonic power contained within the essence blood was extremely pure, filling Shen Xuan with anticipation.

He even sensed a thunderous power within it.

"Could it be, like the Thunder Beast, a monster with both water and lightning attributes?"

Never mind, whether it's good or bad, we'll find out by trying.

A mysterious jade talisman flashed with golden light.

A row of small gold characters appeared in my line of sight.

[Plunderable Talents: Divine Light of the Sun and Moon, Awe-inspiring Power, Accompanied by Wind and Rain, Roaring Like Thunder].

Shen Xuan's mind was racing.

Such astonishing bloodline talent must be a descendant of the ancient divine beast Kui Niu.

"Is it the Thunder-Controlling Divine Ox?"

The "Illustrated Compendium of Monsters of the Wilderness" describes the Thunder God Ox.

A descendant of the ancient mythical beast Kui Niu, its body resembles a common old ox, but slightly larger. It has no horns on its forehead, only one foot, and a blue body covered in the brilliant light of the sun and moon. It can wield the power of thunder.

Shen Xuan ruled out [Sun and Moon Divine Light] and [Wind and Rain Together].

These two talent skills are also quite good.

One type is the defensive shield armor type.

One type is the one that increases one's own spiritual power.

However, it pales in comparison to the other two talent skills.

【Roar Like Thunder】is a talent skill that allows one to wield the power of thunder.

However, Shen Xuan possesses the [Wrath of Thor].

The effects of the two overlap to some extent.

The key point is that Shen Xuan has too many talents.

It's impossible to spend time relearning a similar talent skill.

However, the title of "Awe-inspiring in All Directions" was quite appealing to him.

Legend has it that the divine drum, made from the ancient mythical beast Kui Niu, resounded for miles and intimidated all directions.

In one of the ancient wars of the gods, the Human Emperor used the Kui Niu Divine Drum to unleash a deafening power that shook the heavens and earth, causing the ground to tremble and the sky to darken, thus restraining the opponent's ability to fly and burrow underground.

"So, this [Dominion Over All Directions] is an extremely powerful soul attack skill?"

Shen Xuan thought it over and over again.

They still stole the [Dominating the World] talent skill.

[Talent: Dominant and Awe-inspiring (12/100)]

【Daoyun: 488】

Shen Xuan was overjoyed.

You made the right choice!

The Daoist essence gained from a single blood essence plunder is close to five hundred.

Shen Xuan looked at the remaining essence blood of the Thunder God Ox.

Enough for ten raids on the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

Great peace of mind.

He made a fortune on this trip to the Azure Spirit Secret Realm!
Indeed, fortune favors the bold.

At the same time, there is even greater anticipation for the condensation of the inner elixir.

The Dustless True Man is merely an ordinary Inner Alchemy True Man.

The essence blood of a demon beast, given away casually, is so precious.

"If the gap between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Qi Refining Realm is one to ten, then the gap between the Core Formation Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm will be several times greater, at least one to thirty!"

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

In the late stage of Qi Refining, there is still a sliver of a chance to become an opponent of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, for someone in the Foundation Establishment stage to contend with someone in the Core Formation stage is practically a pipe dream.

"Unless, there is a heaven-defying magic weapon! Its effects surpass those of a Core Formation cultivator's spiritual artifact!"

Foundation Establishment cultivators use magic weapons.

Once you reach the Core Formation stage, you'll get a higher-grade spiritual weapon.

Above that, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs possess various spiritual treasures.

Only a very small number of magical artifacts, under certain special circumstances, can potentially surpass spiritual artifacts. "The difference in status between the Core Formation Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm is enormous!"

Like the Qingyun Sect.

Thirty thousand Qi Refining disciples.

Three hundred Foundation Establishment Realm elders.

There are only a dozen or so Core Formation Realm cultivators.

Among them, those who attain the Golden Elixir are even rarer, numbering no more than five.

From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, only one in a hundred can succeed.

The chance of progressing from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation is less than one percent.

Even if it's a personal instruction.

Even with guaranteed cultivation resources, the chance of achieving Core Formation is only about 10%.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, the idea of ​​attempting to break through to Core Formation is almost unthinkable.

Don't say that your own conditions don't meet the requirements.

Without a family background, one cannot sustain the vast amount of cultivation resources available.

People like Lü Zhengying hesitated for a long time even when trying to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Shen Xuan stopped thinking about it.

Practice your spirituality in peace.

Three months later.

[Talent: Beginner Level of Dominating the World (2/100)]

【Daoyun: 5218】

[Spiritual Root: Water 81/100]

It wasn't easy; my water elemental root aptitude has finally increased a little.

This also confirmed Shen Xuan's guess.

This Beast Taming Divine Ox is a second-tier high-grade demon beast.

Shen Xuan left Tingyu Pavilion and found a secluded spot on Feiyun Mountain.

I tried out [威震四方].

It opened its mouth and made a strange sound.

Its sound was like thunder, and its momentum like a surging sea.

All kinds of birds and beasts within a thousand feet trembled in fear.

The demonic bird flying high in the sky plummeted from mid-air, its demonic power in disarray.

These demonic birds flapped their wings, trying to get away.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not fly and could only flutter haphazardly on the mountainside.

Those predatory monsters.

He wanted to run away with his head in his hands, but he was too weak to move and just rolled around aimlessly.

"As expected, it's a large-scale soul-attack skill."

Shen Xuan was quite satisfied.

This [Dominating the Four Directions] skill is extremely useful in chaotic battles.

Shen Xuan thought for a moment and decided not to use up his Dao Points.

It's different from "devouring everything".

The skill "[Dominating All Directions]" is a divine soul attack skill that can be practiced frequently to gradually improve proficiency.

Because the rank is too high, the effect of Daoist points is not obvious.

"Go out for a walk every day, shout a few times, just to warm up your voice, it's great!"

He has been in seclusion for over a year.

Shen Xuan finally refined all the demon beast essence blood in his inventory.

The three newly acquired talent skills are all more powerful than the last.

"Twelve more years until I can return to the sect!"

With the talent skill of "devouring all things", the quality and speed of cultivation have been improved.

Shen Xuan is now 103 years old.

He estimated that in about five years, he would be able to reach the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

When their cultivation level improves, many of their innate skills will be further enhanced, greatly increasing their strength.

Some basic talent skills, such as [Concealing Breath] and [Invisibility], may be further developed into supernatural abilities after reaching perfection.

Generally speaking, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage are unable to comprehend or unleash supernatural powers.

The development of supernatural powers requires spiritual power, soul, physical body, and consciousness.

Only after a cultivator condenses their inner core can they meet the standard.

However, nothing is absolute.

The Great Way is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, and the One is hidden.

There are always exceptions.

Some special monsters can unleash supernatural powers at the second tier.

The same applies to human cultivators.

Nowadays, Shen Xuan uses [Gnawing on All Things] to consume ten catties of second-tier mid-grade demon beast meat every day.

Two hundred spirit stones a day, six thousand a month, and more than seventy thousand a year.

Even though he was very wealthy, he couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.

"First, sell the four magical treasures and exchange them for spirit stones."

Shen Xuan had already decided on his trading partner.

Wu Yulan, the head of the Wu family in Chiyanlin and the holy maiden of the Blood Spirit Sect.

He is also the overt leader of the many demonic cultivators in Qingyang Prefecture.

This year.

He Zhengming gathered elite cultivators from the Qingyun Sect, cultivation families, and independent cultivators, and divided them into three groups to besiege the Chiyan Wu family.

At first, things went smoothly.

They slay demons and eliminate evil cultivators, gradually expanding the territory and population under their control.

In Qingyang Prefecture, some of the larger cities have gradually recovered some of their vitality.

Then, the good times didn't last long.

When the encirclement shrank to a quarter of Qingyang Prefecture.

He Zhengming's punitive expeditionary force is in dire straits.

Apart from the expeditionary force led by him, the other two expeditionary forces were ambushed by the demonic cultivators and suffered a crushing defeat.

The root cause is the lack of high-end combat capabilities.

On the Dao Sect's side, only He Zhengming is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who can stand alone.

On the other hand, the Demonic Sect had three late-stage Demonic Foundation cultivators: Elder Hou, Wu Yulan, and Nangong Guang.

Old Hou personally fended off He Zhengming's offensive.

Wu Yulan and Nangong Guang led their troops to continuously harass the other two expeditionary forces using guerrilla tactics.

The other two punitive armies were led by the heads of the Zhao and Zhou families.

Both men cherished the lives of their clansmen and were unwilling to fight the demonic cultivators head-on.

Although it appeared to be a major defeat, the losses were actually minimal because they preserved their strength.

He Zhengming offered words of comfort with a smile.

Behind their backs, in front of their fellow disciples, they viciously cursed the Zhao and Zhou families.

They believe that these two companies are hopeless and beyond redemption.

The demonic cultivators, whose morale had been low, were suddenly greatly boosted.

They broke up into smaller groups, avoided cities, and focused their efforts on developing in remote towns and villages.

Plunder people, sacrifice blood to demon gods, and break through realms.

For a time, Qingyang Prefecture was once again in a state of standoff.

It's hard to say who will win or lose.

Just then, Shen Xuan quietly arrived near the Wu family's residence in Chiyanlin.

They captured a demonic cultivator and sent him to deliver a message to Wu Yulan, asking her to meet with him alone.

(End of this chapter)