Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 452 Emerging from Seclusion After Diligent Cultivation

Chapter 452 Emerging from Seclusion After Diligent Cultivation (Seeking Further Subscriptions)

Cave.

Inside the bathhouse.

Shen Xuan was naked, soaking in hot water, looking completely at ease.

All the fatigue in my body vanished.

Bai Xiaomeng blushed and wanted to come in to serve.

He kicked me out.

After taking the premium Creation Pill, Bai Xiaomeng's water elemental root aptitude was fortunately increased to 21.

After learning the results of the test conducted at the Chen family's residence on Shenlong Island, Bai Xiaomeng burst into tears of joy.

First came silence, then tears, and finally, ecstasy.

That night, Bai Xiaomeng waited outside Shen Xuan's bedroom and thanked him repeatedly.

I knelt all night.

Shen Xuan didn't even let her into the house.

Early in the morning, when I went out.

Shen Xuan said calmly, "Focus on your work and don't overthink things."

One sentence made Bai Xiaomeng so ashamed she wanted to disappear.

At this moment, she finally understood.

The master didn't want her body.

From beginning to end, he only treated her as a maid.

To show her kindness is to let her do her job well and manage the trivial matters of the cave.

There was no other intention.

With his eyes slightly closed, Shen Xuan began to think about his next plan.

"Zheng Ziyi is a good person."

In his observation, Master Zheng was a cultivator with principles.

At least, I've lived up to my old friend's trust.

Although he is serious and rigid in his dealings with people, he is also clear about his gratitude and grievances.

"Mu Ling'er, you're quite interesting."

Mu Ling'er retains the temperament of a pampered young lady from a noble family; she is energetic, youthful, and pleasing to the eye.

Shen Xuan looked at his naked body.

Its figure is as upright as a pine tree, with smooth and powerful lines, exuding a vigorous vitality.

Judging from his appearance alone, he looked like a forty-year-old monk.

"Thank goodness I chose [Eternal Life]!"

The bloodline talent of "Eternal Life" made Shen Xuan's body seem to have returned to its youthful state, with an extremely vigorous metabolism.

Most cultivators use their divine sense to scan the other person's body and judge their age by their qi and blood.

Judging solely from his blood and qi, Shen Xuan's age is no more than fifty.

On the mysterious jade talisman.

Lifespan: 133/329.

Shen Xuan's lifespan limit did not break through, but it increased by two years.

Moreover, he had not taken any longevity elixirs.

"So, when my lifespan reaches the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, it's possible that it could exceed four hundred years?"

Shen Xuan was quite pleased.

As long as one's lifespan is long enough, one can outlive those enemies, even if it means enduring hardship.

"I never imagined that even a desolate and barren place like the Starry Sea would cause so much trouble!"

Shen Xuan couldn't waste his time.

Besides daily cultivation, consuming fake pills to improve physical skills.

Alchemy must not be abandoned.

However, this matter must be carried out in secrecy.

The fewer people who know, the better.

Alchemy requires the purchase of many medicinal herbs.

Elixirs also need to be traded to exchange for high-grade spiritual items.

This coming and going requires a strong and effective intermediary.

Shen Xuan chose the Wei family of Lion King Island.

The two sides tested each other once.

The follow-up has not yet been announced.

"Cooperating with the Wei family, our strength at the early Foundation Establishment stage is insufficient!"

Even if one claims the elixir was refined by their master, they still need sufficient strength to intimidate the Wei family.

Therefore, Shen Xuan announced his seclusion to attempt to break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Hunting down water monsters is of paramount importance.

The reward for hunting down a fake Core Demon King is worth millions of spirit stones, enough for his cultivation needs for several years.

Even a second-tier top-grade water demon can sell for hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

Moreover, he can now use the Eight-Colored Lotus to purify the malevolent energy of the demon core and use the [Gnawing on All Things] skill to refine its spiritual power and enhance himself.

"Ultimately, the cultivation world is all about strength. All disputes are decided by fists."

This is the most original and true fundamental principle of the cultivation world.

Weakness is a sin, leaving one vulnerable to being slaughtered.

The strong do not need to follow any rules.

"After swallowing a golden pill, I realized that my fate was not determined by heaven!"

……

Shenlong Island is one of the top-ranked strong islands in the Fanxinghai waters.

Shen Xuan was originally unknown.

However, rumors soon began to circulate.

The new talisman master hired by Shenlong Island is a genius ice magic talisman master.

It definitely wasn't Zheng Danshi, Mu Ling'er, or Hailongnu who spread it.

The most likely possibility is still the Xu family.

Shen Xuan guessed that Xu Ningyu was using underhanded tactics.

Praise for killing?

Or perhaps they're making up a story about him and Mu Ling'er?

never mind.

These rumors cannot harm Shen Xuan for the time being.

"It is perfectly reasonable for me to publicly declare that I have broken through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment and then created a high-quality Frost Talisman."

"The same flying talisman ice array, when using a high-quality ice talisman, is more than twice as powerful. Even those in the late Foundation Establishment stage would not dare to underestimate its power."

"In this sea of stars, a high-quality flying talisman ice array should be able to protect itself!"

As for achieving the Foundation Establishment stage, it is already quite rare.

Among the islands of the Starry Sea, only a few families have patriarchs who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Moreover, they were all people whose vital energy and blood were declining and whose lifespans were nearing their end.

Not as a last resort.

They will not engage in combat.

Like the Wei family patriarch, he was already a top cultivator in the Starry Sea.

After all, these family cultivators are more concerned with the overall situation of their family's survival and development.

They are unwilling to easily get involved in conflicts.

……

Shen Xuan went into seclusion for a full three months.

He wasn't pretending to be in seclusion.

He truly devoted himself wholeheartedly to spiritual practice.

That day, Shen Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing across them.

"worn out!"

Shen Xuan devoted all three months to cultivation.

Spiritual power, soul, consciousness, and physical body all received significant enhancements.

The way of both civil and military affairs is to alternate between tension and relaxation.

At this moment, Shen Xuan felt deeply exhausted.

"Come out of seclusion!"

Shen Xuan adjusted his physical aura to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment.

In this way, he can demonstrate the strength of a mid-level second-tier talisman master.

After leaving customs.

Bai Xiaomeng brought over several secret letters.

Tell Shen Xuan that Mu Ling'er has come several times.

Seeing that Shen Xuan still hadn't come out of seclusion, he asked her to pass on a message.

She told Shen Xuan to go see her after he came out of seclusion.

Shen Xuan opened Mu Ling'er's letter.

The letter explained that she and Xu Ningyu were not engaged.

At that time, the Mu family patriarch was in seclusion.

The marriage between the Mu and Xu families was decided by their eldest uncle, the clan head.

It did not receive the approval of the Mu family patriarch. Mu Ling'er herself did not acknowledge it either.

In the letter, Mu Ling'er spoke frankly.

Xu Ningyu is a beast in human clothing, vulgar and despicable, fond of brothels and toying with female cultivators.

Even if she were to perish and her soul were to vanish, she would never marry this man.

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly.

Failed.

At that time, during the transformation, one should make their appearance more ugly.

The letter below is from Master Zheng Dan.

Master Zheng first reported the good news: the success rate of his Spirit Gathering Pills was getting higher and higher.

In one fell swoop, he also refined the True Essence Pill for the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

The success rate of pill formation is relatively low, less than 30%.

However, there is room for improvement.

Subsequently, Master Zheng Dan wrote down some of his insights and experiences when he broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

How to consolidate one's realm, strengthen one's foundation and spiritual sea, and cultivate one's spirit and consciousness.

Although it was useless to Shen Xuan.

These are words from the bottom of my heart.

"This Zheng Ziyi is a good person."

Shen Xuan continued reading.

Next came the Dragon Girl's letter.

After receiving guidance from Shen Xuan, the Dragon Girl's ice magic became smoother.

They have successfully created the Ice Talisman.

Although the success rate of the spell is rather disappointing, less than 20%.

But as long as you persevere, you will surely succeed.

The key point is that the Dragon Girl has made significant progress in using ice magic.

Vaillant saw an increase.

The speed of casting spells by hand gestures has increased significantly.

Combat capabilities have been significantly enhanced.

Even the Dragon King of the Sea praised it highly.

In addition, the Dragon Girl mentioned something else.

Qiu Haoran and others from Qiuyue Island surrounded and attacked a lone cultivator.

That person was extremely powerful, probably in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Qiu Haoran and his group suffered multiple injuries and returned in defeat.

Based on a comprehensive assessment of various intelligence sources, the Dragon Girl concluded that the person was likely a traitorous cultivator from the Song Kingdom.

The last letter was written by the head of the Chen family.

First, he was congratulated on creating the Ice Talisman and breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

After he leaves the pass, he is to go to Shenlong Island for a gathering at the Chen family manor.

The Chen family is going to hold a big banquet to celebrate for him.

Shen Xuan found it amusing.

The Chen family head intended to use his name to demonstrate the Chen family's strength to the outside world and to boost morale within the family.

I'll also try to win him over.

He killed three birds with one stone, using power tactics to their fullest extent.

Shen Xuan thought for a moment and then replied to the Dragon Girl.

In the letter, he asked her for help in gathering intelligence on the Song Dynasty.

The focus is on the major events that occurred during the reigns of the seven emperors of the Song Dynasty.

If you have time, you can come to Spring Breeze Island.

The implication was that he was instructing her on how to create ice talismans and use flying talisman ice arrays.

As for the other three, they are all nearby and there is no need to reply.

After clearing customs, Shen Xuan rested for two days.

Begin crafting Ice Talismans in the Talisman Chamber.

This time, he did not deliberately hide his strength.

A stack of talisman paper, each sheet becomes a talisman.

The quality of the talismans is 80%.

"After all, it's just a second-tier low-grade ice talisman."

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

Even the finest Ice Talisman is not as powerful as the ordinary Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Talisman.

"Xiaomeng".

"Master, your maid is here."

"Go tell Chen Dafu that I have emerged from seclusion."

"Yes, sir."

……

"Congratulations, Master Shen, on breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

Chen Dafu bowed respectfully.

All smiles on his face.

The three guest elders of Spring Breeze Island are an old friend of the ancestor and a descendant of an old friend.

Although the two men were nominally guests, they were only staying temporarily and would leave at any time.

Only this Master Shen is the genuine article.

"Is the head of the family available?"

"Master Shen is out of seclusion; the patriarch must be available!"

Shen Xuan smiled and said, "That's good. Make the arrangements, and I'll go see the family head."

"Yes, Master Shen."

Chen Dafu hurriedly retreated.

He has a communication talisman that allows him to contact the head of the Chen family at any time.

However, Master Shen's breakthrough to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage is of great importance.

He must meet with the head of the Chen family and give a detailed report.

Spring Breeze Island is not large.

The fact that Shen Xuan had emerged from seclusion could not be kept from the observant Mu Ling'er.

"Shen Fei, you've emerged from seclusion, why haven't you come to see Ling'er!"

Shen Xuan had figured out Mu Ling'er's temperament.

Whenever he is referred to as "Shen Fei," it means he is in a bad mood.

"Just came out of quarantine."

Shen Xuan took out the letter from the Chen family head and handed it to Mu Ling'er.

"When the head of the family sends a letter, one must reply first."

Mu Ling'er scanned it with her divine sense.

Cloudy turning partly cloudy.

"Holding a banquet to celebrate? Patriarch Chen values Master Shen highly!"

"They value my talisman-making skills."

Seeing that Mu Ling'er's anger had subsided, Shen Xuan said with a smile, "I was planning to go to your place to ask for your help."

"what's up?"

Mu Ling'er said warily.

"I'm not good at dealing with strangers. I'd appreciate it if Fairy Mu could take a look at this banquet."

Shen Xuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "There will definitely be many outside forces visiting during the banquet. If they are of average strength, please help me decline them, Fairy Mu."

"If there is indeed the strength and cooperation is necessary, Fairy Mu can represent me fully to negotiate the terms of cooperation."

Mu Ling'er's eyes darted around.

"What's in it for me?"

"What benefit do you want?"

"Ling'er hasn't thought of it yet. We'll talk about it when we do."

"Then I'll leave it to Fairy Mu?"

"Don't worry, it's no big deal! Ling'er knows all about the islands in the Starry Sea, their strengths and weaknesses."

Mu Ling'er straightened her slightly upturned chest.

But he was muttering in his heart.

After it's all over, we need to squeeze Shen Fushi to a good price.

The two went to Master Zheng's cave together.

Mu Ling'er secretly glanced at Shen Xuan.