Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 122 Longevity from the Same Source
The black-armored tortoise poked its head out and gently nuzzled Lin Changheng.

"Haha, good boy!"

Lin Changheng stroked it a couple of times, took out a low-grade first-level pill, and stuffed it into the turtle's mouth as a reward.

The black-armored tortoise immediately showed an expression of enjoyment and slowly began to chew.

Looks like it's a gluttonous turtle too.

"The low-grade pills that Brother Lin left behind have all been eaten by Xiao Hei. Perhaps it has eaten too many and gotten used to them, it seems to treat the pills as snacks."

Suddenly remembering something, Tantai Feiyue smiled and said to Lin Changheng.

"It's alright. Its master may not have much else, but he certainly has a lot of elixirs."

Lin Changheng didn't care at all and simply put the turtle back into the mud, watching it thrash around and get itself dirty again.

"By the way, Brother Lin, come with me."

Tantai Feiyue slapped her fair forehead, pulled Lin Changheng into the house, pressed his shoulder to make him sit down, and then turned around as if to fetch something.

"What is this? It's all so mysterious."

Lin Changheng watched the female cultivator's beautiful back view and waited with a smile.

Before long, Tantai Feiyue walked over carrying a jade box. "Guess what this is?"

Lin Changheng immediately took it, his nose twitching slightly as he keenly detected a faint, almost imperceptible scent. He smiled confidently and said, "A pill."

Tantai Feiyue stared wide-eyed: "Brother Lin truly deserves to be called a top-grade alchemist. I admire him greatly."

Clearly, Lin Changheng did not hide anything from the princess; he told her about it on her bed yesterday.

Tantai Feiyue's expression at that moment was quite interesting, and Lin Changheng couldn't figure out the reason for it.

"Anyone who dares to mock me deserves a beating."

With a snap, a soft cry rang out at the same time as the female cultivator's cry, and even through her palace dress, one could see her breasts trembling and heaving.

Ignoring the blush rising on the princess's pretty face, Lin Changheng flipped open the jade box and placed a perfectly round pill, its color a mix of blue and white, in a groove inside.

"This is... the [Youth Preservation Pill]? A high-grade pill?"

His knowledge of Daoist alchemy, combined with the characteristics of this elixir, allowed him to immediately discern its nature.

【Gu Yan Dan】can fix your appearance, preventing it from being ravaged by time, keeping your appearance unchanged, and even having a chance to go back in time and fix it.

“That’s right. I got these from an auction before the New Year. There were two in total. I took one and gave the other to Brother Lin.”

"Could it be that Brother Lin didn't notice anything unusual about this young lady?"

As Tantai Feiyue spoke, she brought her face close to Lin Changheng, signaling him to observe.

She remained as white and pure as jade, with a beautiful face and a radiant countenance, unchanged from before.

Lin Changheng couldn't help but shake his head with a smile. After only a year of taking it... how much could her appearance possibly change? The reason she could have such an effect was because this woman already had an excellent foundation.

"This pill must be more expensive than ordinary high-grade pills, right?"

"Two of these pills cost nearly a hundred spirit stones," Tantai Feiyue nodded.

This is a reasonable price, and its special effects justify a premium for female cultivators who value their appearance.

Without refusing the woman, Lin Changheng tilted his head back and swallowed the pill.

Although he has the foundation of "prolonged life" and "glorious life" and is getting younger, he still wants to give it a try.

Upon consuming the [Youth Enhancement Pill], a refreshing sensation immediately arises from the dantian, flowing like a spring stream to the limbs and bones.

Lin Changheng felt his cheeks slightly flushed. The few signs of aging on his face faded at a visible speed, and his skin became smooth and firm. The fine lines that had appeared over the years due to the furnace fire also quietly disappeared.

But then, a familiar feeling rose within Lin Changheng.

The true meaning of [Rong Sheng's Divine Power] seemed to be affected as well. Lin Changheng was greatly surprised and slowly cooperated with its operation.

"This is... the effect of prolonging life? No, it's an extremely weak form of 'prolonging life,' which is of the same origin."

Lin Changheng immediately made a judgment. He was secretly pleased.

This means that the "Qi of Time" has been refined within the [Youth Preservation Pill], and can be extracted.

This is also an important reason why this elixir can preserve youthful appearance.

Although this energy of time is extremely weak, if consumed in sufficient quantities, it might actually extend one's lifespan by six or three months.

If it weren't for his unique talent as a [Lantern Grass Spirit], it would have been difficult to detect.

……

After Lin Changheng finished comprehending the talisman, Tantai Feiyue took out two more stacks of talismans, more than twenty in total, and handed them over with a smile.

Lin Changheng immediately recognized that these talismans were all of medium-grade quality. He explained that he was kind to others and did not often engage in magical battles, and that he still had some of the talismans Feiyue had given him the time before last.

Therefore, I politely declined.

In reality, it was because these talismans were worth more than a hundred spirit stones, and it would be better for the female cultivator to use them to exchange for resources.

"Brother Lin, don't underestimate the output of a mid-grade talisman master. Although the speed at which he earns spirit stones is not as fast as that of a high-grade alchemist, it is not bad either."

Tantai Feiyue smiled and said, prioritizing reason over emotion, "Besides, if Brother Lin carries the talisman with him, he'll be safer in case anything happens... so I won't worry."

After taking a deep look at the woman, Lin Changheng couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. In the end, he nodded and accepted the talisman.

"That's right."

Tantai Feiyue immediately smiled, her radiant appearance after being bathed in the light caused Lin Changheng to be slightly lost in thought.

"As for your cultivation level, does Feiyue have any plans?"

Lin Changheng could also tell that the woman's cultivation level was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and her aura was still unstable, indicating that she had not broken through for long.

"I haven't taken any Breakthrough Pills. I've been patiently and carefully working through my late-stage bottlenecks. Although it took a long time, I've finally made significant progress. I recently broke through to the late-stage Qi Refining realm, but I haven't had a chance to write to you yet."

"After that, I cultivated step by step, making a final attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment stage to see if I had a chance. The bottleneck in the later stages had left me feeling utterly hopeless, so I didn't even take any breakthrough pills, just to preserve my potential for later use..."

Tantai Feiyue began to speak, recounting the past.

Upon hearing this, Lin Changheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was still worried that Tantai Feiyue might take the Breakthrough Pill like Fugui, which would inevitably reduce her chances of Foundation Establishment by 10% to 20%.

Tantai Feiyue is different from Fugui. Although both of them have low-grade spiritual roots, Fugui had too many children, which depleted his foundation, which is why he could not break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining and was forced to use pills to break through.

In this cultivation world, apart from some cultivators who practice special techniques like the "Boyhood Technique" or "Charming Maiden Technique" and are required to remain virgins, other cultivation methods do not have this requirement, and whether or not one has engaged in sexual activity has little impact on Foundation Establishment.

Since that's the case, Lin Changheng wouldn't be stingy. When he left, he left two bottles of high-grade pills on the table to help the female cultivator with her cultivation.

While mid-grade and high-grade pills can also be used, high-grade pills have a stronger effect.

Reducing the accumulation time increases the likelihood of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future.

But in reality, neither of them had any idea what the truth would be.

……

As she was leaving, Tantai Feiyue mentioned something else.
Jin Liyue, the grandson of the Right Minister whom Lin Changheng had previously mentioned and who could provide a large amount of essence and blood, suddenly wrote to her requesting a meeting.

"What is it?" Lin Changheng frowned.

"The letter didn't say anything, it only mentioned the past and reminiscing," Tantai Feiyue shook her head.

“Unreliable, do not go there,” Lin Changheng said bluntly.

"Okay." Seeing Lin Changheng's expression, Tantai Feiyue seemed to be jealous, so she immediately nodded with a light smile, appearing very obedient.

He trusted Lin Changheng completely, never arguing or asking questions.

……

When Lin Changheng returned to his courtyard, he saw a member of the Xu family waiting at the door.

The other party was overjoyed to see Lin Changheng, "Chief Lin, you've finally returned! The family head and the eldest young lady request your presence!"

(End of this chapter)