Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 365 Ever-Changing Changes (Seeking Subscriptions)

The cave dwelling, the training room.

After combining the mysterious jade talisman with the [Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation] and refining the blood essence of a third-tier water demon like the Tiger-Faced Flood Dragon, Shen Xuan became even more skilled and precise in using and controlling the mysterious jade talisman.

The shapeshifting octopus is a second-tier high-grade water-attribute monster with numerous bloodline talent skills, which was originally part of his hunting plan.

This time, the fact that the Wei family was able to produce the essence blood of the shape-shifting octopus surprised Shen Xuan.

The assessment of the Wei family cultivators' strength has been raised to a new level.

The octopus essence blood placed on the jade table is about one-tenth of the total amount.

Shen Xuan activated the mysterious jade talisman, which shone with golden light, enveloping the area.

I was quite looking forward to it.

Soon, the mysterious jade talisman revealed a row of densely packed, ancient, golden characters.

[Plunderable Talents: Concealment, Disguise, Water Escape, Innate Intelligence, Super Memory, Life Force, Three Hearts and Nine Brains, Bizarre Eight Arms, Ever-Changing Forms]

The [Size Ruyi] that Shen Xuan cared about most disappeared.

It's not that shapeshifting octopuses don't have this kind of innate skill.

It's very likely that Shen Xuan's [Size at Will] skill exceeds the level that the shapeshifting octopus can master, thus failing to provide skill proficiency.

Shen Xuan's gaze fell upon the last special talent skill.

【Ever-changing】!
The shapeshifting octopus is named "shapeshifting" because it can transform into various sea creatures and its surrounding environment, creating a truly lifelike illusion.

"Is it the legendary transformation skill?"

Shen Xuan seemed to be deep in thought.

His habit is to prioritize the unique talent skills of demon beast essence blood.

Generally speaking, the more unique a talent or skill, the more powerful it is.

Without much thought, Shen Xuan chose the [Ever-Changing] talent skill.

After making your selection.

The mysterious jade talisman gleamed with golden light.

[Talent: Versatile (12/100)]

Shen Xuan was slightly taken aback.

Besides the blood essence of high-level demonic beasts such as the Tiger-faced Flood Dragon and the Frost Snow Flood Dragon.

He hadn't encountered this situation in a long time.

It seems that refining ten portions of essence blood is only enough to barely get started.

Shen Xuan was overjoyed!

The more difficult it is, the more valuable the talent or skill!

【Daoyun: 518】

A Daoist aura of over 500 points at a time is considered quite high.

Shen Xuan remembered that the Frost Snow Dragon, a descendant of the Divine Dragon and a second-tier top-grade creature, only had about 800 points of Daoist energy per attack.

As expected of such a treasure trove of monsters as the octopus family!
Shen Xuan felt a faint sense of anticipation.

……

Three months later.

In the practice room.

The last piece of the phantom octopus's essence blood was plundered and refined.

[Talent: A Beginner's Guide to Versatility (2/100)]

【Daoyun: 5118】

The water elemental root aptitude remains unchanged.

The second-tier superior water fairy blood could no longer improve his spiritual root aptitude.

The Daoist rhyme has accumulated more than five thousand points.

"So much hard work, and this is just the beginning. Try out the [Ever-Changing] effect!"

Shen Xuan cast a spell, and a dark ice fish leaped out, transforming into a blue-light ice wall.

The wall was as smooth as a mirror, clearly visible.

"What should we change?"

"Let's try out Lü Zhengying's appearance."

Shen Xuan's soul stirred slightly.

The spiritual energy flowing throughout the body unleashes a special power.

Soon, his appearance began to change.

In just a few breaths.

Shen Xuan, standing before the mirror on the wall, transformed into the appearance of Lü Zhengying.

What amazed him was that it wasn't just his appearance that had changed.

Even their physique and breathing have changed accordingly.

Its effect is far superior to the [Illusion Technique].

The "Illusionary Form Technique" alters muscles and bones, achieving only a superficial resemblance.

The [Thousand Transformations] skill truly achieves "spirit resemblance" from the inside out!
"What if it's a female cultivator?"

Shen Xuan's heart stirred.

What happened next surprised him.

Before the icy mirror, a fairy figure appeared, as pure and elegant as a snow lotus.

It was none other than Shen Xuan's most familiar junior sister, Qin Yuehan!
"This……"

Shen Xuan couldn't help but make a sound.

The voice was as melodious as a silver bell; it was none other than Qin Yuehan's familiar voice.

Shen Xuan shivered involuntarily!
Quickly transform into your original form.

He was trembling all over.

So weird!

Just now, Shen Xuan clearly felt that he was a woman.

The man's vital parts, which should have been there, have disappeared.

On the contrary, some parts are exaggeratedly prominent.

This "ever-changing" skill is indeed profound.

Its effects are quite similar to the supernatural power of "Taihua Yixing".

It should be able to transform into more than just human form.

With a thought, Shen Xuan cast a spell to activate the [Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation].

next moment.

He then transformed into a monster with the body of a dragon and the head of a human.

He unleashed [Thousand Transformations] once more.

The contours of his face are clearly changing.

After more than ten breaths.

Shen Xuan had completely transformed into a small tiger-faced dragon, about ten feet tall and three feet long.

Add to that the innate skills such as [Size at will] and [Infinite strength].

The tiger-faced dragon's body doubled in size, growing to over two zhang tall.

The dragon's head emitted a roar, which was seven parts similar to the roar of a deep-sea dragon.

Shen Xuan slowly finished his practice.

It will return to its original form.

He looked up and glanced at the mysterious jade talisman.

[Talent: A Beginner's Guide to Versatility (5/100)]

Proficiency increased by three points.

Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

It must have been that he used it three times, transforming into Lü Zhengying, Qin Yuehan, and Tiger-faced Flood Dragon respectively.

Therefore, it seems that advancing in the early stages is not difficult.

Although it consumes a lot of spiritual energy.

But proficiency increases quickly.

We will not consider consuming Daoist Points for the time being.

"After transforming into a tiger-faced dragon, my physical combat strength has greatly increased. In the deep sea, with the support of numerous water-based skills, plus the Divine Thunder Talisman, I can completely confront a False Core Immortal head-on!" This is the source of Shen Xuan's confidence in coming to White Crane Island alone.

There was no cultivator in the entire Dongshan Sea area who could threaten his life!
In some ways, White Crane Island is safer than Cold Jade Peak of the Azure Cloud Sect.

……

Shen Xuan rested for a while before leaving the training room.

Inside the alchemy room.

Qingfeng and Mingyue sat there obediently, guarding the alchemy furnace.

Both were thirteen years old, possessed mid-grade water spiritual roots, and were at the second level of Qi Refining.

Upon seeing Shen Xuan approach, they all stood up and bowed respectfully.

Say hello to Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan nodded.

As a respected alchemist of the Wei family, Shen Xuan's most important task was to refine second-tier spirit pills for the Wei family and train alchemy apprentices.

For Shen Xuan now, this is just a piece of cake.

In any case, the medicinal herbs were provided by the Wei family.

Shen Xuan completed the first three steps of the ten-step water-based alchemy process—dissolving, rinsing, and sealing—in just one hour.

The four most time-consuming steps—cooking, simmering, aging, and brewing—were handled by Qingfeng Mingyue.

When the pill was almost finished, he completed the three steps of dotting, pouring, and soaking, which also only took an hour.

In this way, the time required to refine a second-tier elixir, which would normally take three days and three nights, was reduced to just two hours.

Actually, the four steps in the middle are all physical tasks and do not require spiritual power to control.

Shen Xuan used Qingfeng and Mingyue as child laborers.

Nevertheless, the two were extremely grateful, worked diligently, and encouraged each other.

Alchemists hold a high position among cultivators.

Ordinary cultivators simply do not have the conditions to cultivate the Dao of Alchemy.

They were incredibly fortunate to gain Master Shen's approval and become apprentices in the art of alchemy.

Even if we cannot build a foundation for the future.

With just this water-based alchemy technique, he could establish himself in the Wei family and live a comfortable life as a superior cultivator.

Shen Xuan glanced at the elixir he had taken out of the alchemy furnace to "brew".

In the presence of a clear breeze and bright moon, he used his water-based alchemy skills to condense a batch of elixir into a spiritual pill.

"Stain!"

The aroma of medicine was wonderful.

The medicinal liquid condensed into four pills with clearly defined medicinal patterns.

One of them was crystal clear with intricate patterns, clearly a fine-quality item.

Shen Xuan's water-based alchemy skills are at the minor mastery stage, and it will be difficult to improve them in the short term.

One batch of medicinal herbs yields four elixirs, one of which is of good quality. This is the most common elixir-making situation recently.

"Qingfeng, Mingyue, take these four Heart-Protecting Pills to Elder Wei Anping."

Shen Xuan put four Heart-Protecting Pills into a medicine bottle and handed it to Qingfeng, who was a little older.

"Yes, Master Shen."

When Shen Xuan was using Qingfeng and Mingyue, he would casually explain some alchemy techniques.

As for how much they can understand, that depends on their individual comprehension.

These two child laborers were quite adept at their work.

When guarding the alchemy furnace, they supervised each other and behaved honestly.

They dared not slacken in their control over time and heat.

This is a second-tier spiritual pill.

Each one is worth hundreds of spirit stones.

Shen Xuan didn't take it seriously.

The gentle breeze and bright moon are treasures to be cherished.

Every time Master Shen successfully refined a elixir, the two of them would receive a reward from the Wei family.

Qingfeng accepted the pill and, together with Mingyue, respectfully withdrew.

I've been a member of the White Crane Island Guardian family for three months now.

Only a dozen or so pills were refined in the furnace.

The intensity was much lower than the intensity he experienced in the alchemy hall in Weihai City.

Moreover, Shen Xuan only cast spells at the beginning and end of the alchemy process.

The rest of the time, Qingfeng and Mingyue were left to tend the fire and watch the stove, making it quite easy for them.

In any case, he didn't care about the small amount of elixir income.

Bai Hewei's alchemy practice was merely a training exercise.

The various second-tier elixirs that are refined use similar methods, have similar requirements for spiritual power and soul, and have roughly the same success rate.

If we calculate the success rate of the high-quality elixirs, it's about 50-60%, which is enough to satisfy the White Crane Guard family.

At first, Wei Anping came quite frequently.

She would visit Shen Xuan every few days, showing concern and care.

Later, seeing that Shen Xuan was devoted to his cultivation and indifferent to worldly affairs, he gradually visited less often.

Shen Xuan was pleased with this outcome.

He really didn't want to get too close to the Wei family monks.

So that if things fall apart in the future, you won't feel guilty and be too embarrassed to take action.

He stepped out of the alchemy room.

The silver-horned celestial horse by the Spirit Pool galloped over joyfully and nuzzled Shen Xuan affectionately.

"understood!"

Shen Xuan patted the neck of the silver-horned pegasus, letting it play on its own.

Silver Horn Pegasus has a relatively simple way of thinking.

After eating and drinking my fill, I felt happy running around freely.

Unlike human cultivators, who have so many cunning schemes and are always plotting against others.

Then, Shen Xuan took out the recent intelligence jade slip and started reading it.

Every three to five days, the Wei family would send over a jade slip reporting important events in the Song Kingdom.

Most of them are wars between the Daoist and Demonic factions of the Song and Liang dynasties, and a small part are special events of the seven major sects.

"The Xuantian Sect has a clear advantage on the battlefield, and the White Bone Sect seems to be retreating."

"The Golden Sun Sect's Core Formation Seeds are unstoppable, causing the Blood Spirit Sect to suffer repeated defeats."

"The Qingyun Sect increased its use of the Thunder Spirit Pearl and gradually reversed its decline."

"The battlefields of Divine Sword Sect, Thousand Machine Sect, Beast Emperor Pavilion, and Medicine God Valley are approaching equilibrium..."

Shen Xuan glanced at it; the battle between the Dao and Demon factions of the Song and Liang states was just a very simple deduction.

"Four disciples of Master Lekang from Medicine God Valley lost their soul tablets while training in the desolate wilderness, and are suspected to have been killed by a demonic cultivator..."

At the end of the jade slip, there was a brief message mentioning the deaths of Zhao Tingwei and others.

It was quite natural to pin this blame on the demonic cultivators.

Shen Xuan knew this in his heart.

Medicine God Valley had long been infiltrated by the White Bone Sect.

The two sects' leaders colluded with each other, and the White Bone Sect's Holy Son became a direct disciple of the True Person in a perfectly legitimate manner.

Although it is still among the seven major sects of the Song Dynasty, it is like a sword hanging over its head, which will fall sooner or later.

"Such a major matter will be dealt with by the other six sect masters; I don't need to worry about it."

"However, a real sect war will break out between the Song and Liang kingdoms sooner or later. That will be troublesome."

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

He had seen this kind of thing many times in his previous life.

Once the balance of power is broken, ambitious individuals will become restless, and local wars can easily escalate.

"The most urgent task is to find a way to obtain high-grade water fairy blood."

Upon seeing the large-scale auction being held in Weihai Xiancheng, Shen Xuan's heart stirred.

(End of this chapter)