Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 431 The Mirror of Reincarnation (Please Subscribe)

"Junior Sister Qin, you've entered the Samsara Mirror!"

Lu Zhengying rushed over to report.

The Reincarnation Mirror is the most treasured artifact of the Qingyun Sect.

Disciples of sects attempting to reach the Core Formation stage may apply to enter the Reincarnation Mirror after obtaining permission from a True Person.

Inside, there is the bustling world, the mundane realm.

With the help of the Reincarnation Mirror, disciples of a sect can possess a wisp of their divine consciousness in one of the mortals, experiencing the worldly atmosphere, tempering their minds, and strengthening their Dao heart.

"She left a letter and asked me to give it to you."

Shen Xuan accepted the jade slip, opened it, scanned it with his divine sense, and then casually destroyed it.

Since their last parting, Qin Yuehan has made up her mind to focus on cultivation and break through to the Core Formation stage.

Shen Xuan explained it very clearly to her.

Unwilling to be burdened by romantic feelings, he only wanted to focus on forming his core.

Qin Yuehan's aptitude and talent were quite ordinary under the personal instruction of a master.

Although he was a direct disciple of Master Gufeng, he did not receive special support within the sect, making it difficult for him to stand out.

Moreover, she inherited the fine traditions of the Gufeng lineage.

He knows none of the various arts of cultivation.

If Qin Yuehan had not been born into the Song royal family, she would only have been guaranteed the most basic cultivation resources.

"Junior Sister Qin is determined to form her Core."

Shen Xuan glanced at Lü Zhengying and said with a smile.

They're all smart people; there's no need to spell things out.

Lu Zhengying couldn't possibly have been unaware of Qin Yuehan's feelings for him.

Shen Xuan's status and position have undergone earth-shattering changes compared to the past.

Lu Zhengying had long ago decided to cling tightly to Shen Xuan's coattails.

No matter what happens, he will choose to side with Shen Xuan.

His current status and the high regard he enjoys in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall are all thanks to Shen Xuan.

In truth, Shen Xuan's heart was not stirred by much emotion.

Qin Yuehan had been kind to him.

He also tried his best to repay her.

He accompanied Qin Yuehan to the desolate Luoxia Lake to help her solidify her Green Wood Spirit Body.

He devised a plan to retaliate against Lei Yaoyang, who coveted his beauty, and crippled him, making his life a living hell.

He gifted the Divine Thunder Talisman, which he had nurtured for many years, as his most powerful trump card.

Throughout the entire sect, Shen Xuan only trusted two people.

One is Master Hanyu Zhenren.

The other one is Qin Yuehan.

The rest of the people were all using each other.

Even Lu Zhengying right in front of me.

When faced with a life-or-death situation, or when the other party offers sufficiently substantial leverage.

Lu Zhengying might betray him.

Human nature dictates.

Shen Xuan never had high expectations for human nature.

It's something he himself couldn't do.

I would never force anyone to do something.

He and Qin Yuehan could be friends and acquaintances.

But their fates cannot be tied together.

to him.

On the path to immortality and enlightenment, all relatives and friends are merely passersby.

Selfish?
A little bit indeed.

But who can say they are not selfish?

Those who have reached the Core Formation stage, or even the Nascent Soul stage.

None of them were soft-hearted or soft-hearted.

Truly kind and compassionate people rarely rise to high positions in the cultivation world.

Shen Xuan pondered, "Once she comes out, she will be able to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage."

Qin Yuehan was only in her forties when she established her foundation.

Eighty years have now passed.

Qin Yuehan is a direct descendant of the Song royal family, possessing all the qualities of wealth, companionship, law, and land.

They lingered at the bottleneck of the sixth level of foundation building for a considerable amount of time.

The main problem is that the resolve to follow the Dao is not firm enough.

If Qin Yuehan doesn't seize the time to make up for this deficiency...

As time goes by and bodily functions decline, it becomes difficult to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment in one's lifetime.

The ratio of time to the outside world in the Mirror of Reincarnation is approximately ten to one.

Given Qin Yuehan's conditions, if all goes well, she should be able to emerge from the Reincarnation Mirror in seven or eight years.

At that time, you will be able to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, Qin Yuehan's cultivation speed is similar to his.

Lu Zhengying said, "By the way, Senior Brother Shen, the Qin family has sent people."

"The Qin family?"

Shen Xuan was slightly taken aback.

"The Qin family is a top family in the Xuantian Sect. One of the two True Monarchs of the Xuantian Sect comes from the Qin family."

Lü Zhengying explained.

"I know."

Shen Xuan said.

It was for this reason that the Qin family became the royal family of the Song state.

"Junior Sister Qin was originally an unfavored princess of the royal family, and the Qin family did not pay much attention to her, so she joined the Qingyun Sect."

Lu Zhengying said softly, "But recently, for some reason, the Qin family has started to value Junior Sister Qin more."

"The one who came this time is a respected elder of the Qin family, Qin Zhigang, a fake Core Formation cultivator."

"Master Tongxuan received me personally, and made a special trip to let me know."

Lü Zhengying stopped talking.

Shen Xuan nodded.

Master Tongxuan communicated with Lü Zhengying so that he could relay the message to him.

"I know. Junior Sister Qin said in her letter that there's no need to pay attention to it."

Besides tempering her mind, another reason Qin Yuehan entered the Samsara Mirror was to avoid Qin Zhigang.

To outsiders, Qin Yuehan's chances of reaching the Core Formation stage were slim.

As a female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage, her greatest role is to arrange marriages.

Qin Yuehan had declined the offer multiple times before.

This time, a fake alchemist from the clan personally came to mediate.

Qin Yuehan is in a difficult position to deal with.

I might as well hide inside the Reincarnation Mirror.

Shen Xuan waved his hand, as if brushing away an imperceptible speck of dust.

"By the way, how's the acquisition of the demon cores going?"

Lü Zhengying's eyes were bright and clear.

“I acquired seven, and I brought them all with me, all as requested by Senior Brother Shen.”

Shen Xuan glanced at it.

All seven demon cores meet the requirements for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Two water attribute, two wood attribute, one metal attribute, one earth attribute, and one fire attribute.

They are all of good quality, second-tier low-grade demon cores.

"Continue the acquisition."

"okay!"

Lü Zhengying immediately perked up.

This means that Shen Xuan has begun refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

In his mind, Shen Xuan always proceeded cautiously and never failed.

……

Inside the alchemy room.

Shen Xuan cast a spell to condense the elixir without any expression.

The elixir solution trembled and condensed into a ball.

Three glittering elixirs took shape in an instant.

But in the next instant, the Dao patterns on the surface of the elixir shifted and suddenly collapsed.

"It's ruined again!"

Beside her, Li Ruyi said with a regretful expression.

This is the fifth batch of failed alchemy.

Foundation Building Pill is a second-tier breakthrough pill.

In fact, its grade is not high. Apart from the Transformation Fruit and the second-order demon core, the other materials used only require three hundred years to mature.

The reason why Foundation Establishment Pill is so valuable is mainly because of its remarkable medicinal effects, which can help Qi Refining cultivators build their Dao foundation.

In addition, Foundation Building Pills are notoriously difficult to refine, with a low yield.

Shen Xuan glanced at the mysterious jade talisman.

[Foundation Building Pill: Beginner (5/100)]

Even if you fail, you still gain skill proficiency points.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what's the biggest problem with this batch of spirit pills?"

Li Ruyi didn't hold back and spoke eloquently.

In her opinion, Shen Xuan's previous steps in the processes of transformation, rinsing, sealing, boiling, simmering, nourishing, and brewing were not problematic.

The key lies in the four steps following point: dotting, pouring, soaking, and setting.

The principles behind water-based alchemy and fire-based alchemy are the same.

However, there are still many subtle differences in the actual implementation.

Although Li Ruyi's lineage of alchemy included the method of refining foundation-building pills using water techniques.

But she had never practiced it.

Many alchemical techniques, like the wheelwright's skill in carving a wheel, can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words.

Why is it so difficult for alchemists to advance to higher levels?
Like the physicians of the past, alchemists need extensive practical experience in addition to lineage and renowned teachers to achieve success.

Shen Xuan was not in a hurry to add points using Daoist rhyme.

Instead, focus on mastering the basics first.

In this way, the effect of adding points to the Taoist rhyme will be more prominent.

As for the medicinal materials for the Foundation Building Pill.

One serving costs only 20,000 spirit stones; Shen Xuan can afford the loss.

After listening to Li Ruyi's personal opinion.

Shen Xuan closed his eyes and carefully recalled the process of refining the pills.

After a stick of incense.

When Shen Xuan opened his eyes.

The gold characters on the mysterious jade talisman have changed.

[Foundation Building Pill: Beginner (6/100)]

"Indeed, Li Ruyi's analysis is quite useful."

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

"Alright. Qingfeng, Mingyue, you two pack up. I'll start another furnace in three days."

Shen Xuan cleaned up the waste pills and liquid from the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This is a rare and valuable tonic.

Human cultivators cannot eat it, but it can be used to irrigate the Purple Blood Ice Mushroom.

An eight-hundred-year-old, second-tier, top-grade spiritual plant.

If it can grow faster, it could grow to a thousand years old.

It is definitely a top-grade Core Formation spiritual object.

Shen Xuan left behind the Demon Wood Sect's legacy because he was wondering if he could use the Demon Sect's secret techniques to accelerate the ripening process.

Actually, it doesn't need to be that fast.

Three or four times is enough.

Shen Xuan estimated that it would take him about sixty years to break through to the Core Formation stage.

Return to the cave.

"I heard that Ge Chengming of Lingdan Hall only succeeded in refining the Cold Jade Pill on his seventh batch."

"Well, I successfully refined the Foundation Establishment Pill on my sixth batch. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

After reviewing the alchemy process, Shen Xuan went to sleep early.

He felt no guilt whatsoever about failing to refine five batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.

……

The next morning.

Shen Xuan finished his daily cultivation.

Begin plundering the last piece of talent from the Two-Headed Serpent.

After the mysterious jade talisman flashed with golden light.

[Talent: Beginner's Guide to Endless Regeneration (3/100)]

【Daoyun: 75102】

[Spiritual Root: Water 88/100]

The water spirit root remains unchanged.

This was expected.

Second-tier top-grade water fairy blood can no longer improve the quality of spiritual roots.

The Daoist rhyme has increased by eight thousand points.

Shen Xuan silently manipulated the [Endless Life].

"what!"

Shen Xuan clearly felt that his metabolism had increased slightly.

Moreover, there was an indescribable, vigorous vitality within his body.

It's like a newly sprouted spring, small yet flowing endlessly.

Wherever it goes, life flourishes and grows anew.

Sure enough, as he expected.

【Endless Life】is the life-growth talent of the ferocious beast Jiuying.

When this innate skill is cultivated to a high level, one's vitality becomes extremely vigorous.

Could it be that one can turn back the clock and become a child again?
At least, can the physical body return to its teenage years?
Shen Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief.

In this way, he can reverse the process of physical decay.

In addition, he has a lifespan comparable to that of a fake immortal.

It can be carefully refined after the foundation is fully established.

He cultivated his spiritual power, soul, consciousness, and physical body to a perfect state, and condensed an unparalleled golden core in one fell swoop!
Shen Xuan was in a great mood.

"In that case, may we have double happiness!"

Shen Xuan stared at the mysterious jade talisman in front of him.

Silently add points to the Foundation Establishment Pill skill.

When you're just starting out, one point of proficiency requires ten points.

It is only half of the Pure Foundation Pill.

This also confirms that the Foundation Establishment Pill is actually of a lower grade than the Foundation Purification Pill.

Similarly, the reward doubles every time a new stage is achieved.

Beginner, proficient, expert, minor mastery...

An hour later.

Shen Xuan finally digested all the techniques for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

These are all very subtle changes in techniques and control of spiritual power.

Over time, this has a significant impact on the results of alchemy.

[Foundation Building Pill: Minor Success (2/800)]

【Daoyun: 52668】

The entire process only cost a little over 20,000 Dao Yun Points.

It's much less than Jingji Dan.

"That's good. From now on, you can advance to the Great Perfection stage by refining pills."

There are still more than 50,000 points of Daoist essence remaining.

Moreover, Shen Xuan also possessed a portion of the essence blood of the Jade Water Golden-Eyed Beast.

This is a third-tier spirit beast whose name I've heard of.

Their combat strength won't be very high.

It possesses both the bloodline of a divine dragon and the bloodline of a qilin.

It was the spirit beast with the most concentrated true spirit bloodline that Shen Xuan had ever seen.

At that moment, he was unaware.

His duties are being discussed at the council meeting.

(End of this chapter)