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

Chapter 138 Metamorphosis of the Profound Flame
[Turbid Blood Essence] is usually sold for three low-grade spirit stones per serving, with prices fluctuating slightly depending on its rarity.

For example, the essence blood of the Sun family's Crimson Crane, as an exclusive pet, was in short supply on the market and sold for five low-grade spirit stones per serving.

They don't even offer bargaining.

Even if we calculate it at three spirit stones, that's still six hundred and thirty-six spirit stones.

The market price for a single portion of [Mysterious Spirit Essence Blood] is around 15 spirit stones. For 28 portions, the price reaches 420 low-grade spirit stones.

The total has exceeded a thousand spirit stones.

"It's too valuable. We'll accept it, but we'll have to compensate you in other ways."

Lin Changheng knew clearly that this had exceeded the bounds of what a return gift should be.

However, from both a personal needs perspective and a friendship perspective, the items cannot be returned.

The 1,300 spirit stones he lent to the female cultivator on two separate occasions were even slightly less valuable than the essence blood Mo Zhaoli provided on those two occasions.

Even if it's not made up, the "lent spirit stones" can't be asked for back...

Otherwise, it's fine once or twice, but if it happens too often, you'll be cutting off your own path.

Reciprocity is the key to long-term relationships; never be a fool if you keep demanding things from others.

Lin Changheng understood perfectly well.

Moreover... the channels for obtaining essence blood are sometimes even more important to Li Lin Changheng than spirit stones!

Lin Changheng made a decision immediately, and stopped hesitating, looking directly at the essence blood of the Crimson-Eyed Fire Demon with a determined gaze.

Through the communication of consciousness with the primordial cauldron of the sea of ​​consciousness, the spirit is extracted bottle by bottle.

"Buzz..."

The cauldron trembled slightly, humming continuously, as bottle after bottle of essence blood was extracted.

Twenty portions of essence blood were quickly extracted, and Lin Changheng immediately stopped. However, he noticed that the essence blood was temporarily stored inside the Yuan Cauldron and not poured into the treasure seed or the true core.

Drifting aimlessly, like a sunset spreading across the sky.

At the same time, the two true cores on the outside of the Yuan Ding, one crimson and one bright red, were shining brightly and trembling, as if they were yearning for this essence blood.

These are the [Crimson Crane True Core] and [Flame-Tailed Spirit Fox True Core] awaiting transformation.

this means……

"You have a choice!"

Lin Changheng was overjoyed and used his consciousness to guide the essence blood of the Crimson-Eyed Fire Demon and slowly inject it into the illusory Crimson Crane True Core.

The [Flame-Tailed Fox True Core] provides the technique of illusion and concealment, which is an auxiliary demonic magic method.

The Crimson Crane Core is an upgraded version of the Crimson Demon Flame, which can be used for combat and alchemy, making it more suitable for current use.

"Shh!"

The "red glow" was instantly swept away, and the [Crimson Crane Core] began to change.

[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]

[Biochemical Life: 10/10]

……

[With essence and blood fully absorbed, the transformation is complete!]

【Crimson Crane True Core - Supreme】

[A demonic technique that can be refined into the bloodline of demonic beasts and reverts to its ancestral form: Crimson Sky Profound Flame]

"Let me see the changes in you! Refine me."

The crimson core suddenly solidified, like a flickering, mysterious flame, its surface swirling with obscure demonic patterns. With a thought, Lin Changheng felt the core possess a spirit, and it floated down, directly entering his body— "Boom!"

In an instant, it felt as if magma was pouring into his meridians, and an unprecedented heat surged through his entire body.

Unexpectedly, the heat was not violent; instead, it permeated every meridian like a hot spring, eventually flowing into the dantian like a vast ocean.

Lin Changheng closed his eyes and looked inward. He saw that in his dantian, the gaseous magic power was like smoke and mist. The strange red flame in the center was leaping. As the heat flowed into it, it was slowly tinged with a layer of gold!
"Is this a transformation?!"

Lin Changheng was not surprised but pleased, and paid close attention.

As the "heat flow" from the eukaryotes continued to be injected and merged, the gold became deeper and heavier, and the overall color of the flame also appeared dull.

"call!"

Finally, like oil being poured over a hot fire, the flames flickered in and out, and a dark golden seed of fire was transformed in the dantian, emitting and leaping flames.

Lin Changheng, however, did not feel any discomfort.

"This is... the Crimson Sky Profound Flame?"

Lin Changheng couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Gone was the eerie feeling from before; instead, it was majestic and imposing, and no one who saw it would have guessed that it was a kind of demonic fire originating from a demonic beast!
With a thought, a wisp of the original gaseous magic power in his dantian was slowly burned by dark golden flames.

He then observed it carefully for a moment and found no trace of demonic influence. Instead, he saw the flames flickering, as if they possessed the ability to temper and condense.

Certain in my heart.

So he deliberately manipulated the magical power in his dantian, letting it flow slowly over the flames like a stream, making a constant hissing sound.

Lin Changheng's eyes brightened slightly. He saw that the originally loose magic power was constantly condensing in the flames. Impurities were burned into nothingness, the impurities were removed, and it became more refined. The etherealness was gone, and it was obviously more compressed.

It is important to know that cultivators inevitably have impurities in their magical energy. This may be due to inherent defects in low-level cultivation techniques, or due to haste or carelessness in cultivation, resulting in the inability to completely purify the spiritual energy during absorption and refinement, which is then trapped in the dantian. It may also be due to residues from pills, turbid air in the environment, or even hidden injuries from combat, leaving behind foreign magical energy from enemies that lies dormant within.

The reasons are varied and will hinder the liquefaction of mana, thus preventing the breakthrough of the Foundation Establishment stage.

The same applies to the ethereal; the more refined, substantial, and dense the magical power becomes, the easier it is to liquefy, and the easier it is to break through the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, generally speaking, one of the major preparations before the Foundation Establishment stage is to refine and purify one's magical power again, eliminating impurities and superficiality as much as possible, in order to break through one of the three major barriers, the "Mountain of Qi".

However, cultivators usually had to use a "clumsy method," which involved reactivating their magical power and using cultivation techniques to refine it.

Not only is it time-consuming, but it also cannot achieve a completely "perfect" effect; it can only minimize the above-mentioned situations.

The more powerful and higher the level of a cultivation technique, the fewer flaws it has in the beginning, and the more obvious the effects of refinement in the later stages.

This is also the fundamental difference between independent cultivators and those from families or even sects. Cultivating common cultivation techniques makes Foundation Establishment three times more difficult.

Lin Changheng seems to have found a different "path" now.

This is the [Crimson Sky Profound Flame]!
When in its Crimson Sky Demon Flame form, demonic energy is faintly visible. Lin Changheng always suppresses it to avoid being tainted by magic power, which would cause even more trouble.

Now that the [Crimson Sky Profound Flame] is in full bloom and has undergone some kind of transformation, and the results of the experiment are gratifying, it can naturally be used as a pretext.

This is a method that ordinary cultivators wouldn't even dare to imagine!
If one is not absolutely certain of having internal fire, how could one dare to do it?
Although it is not as powerful as the alchemical fire of a Core Formation cultivator, it is already showing some of the initial effects.

"Breathe...breathe..."

Lin Changheng's state of mind was also suddenly stirred. He took deep breaths continuously, as this matter concerned the foundation building stage and could not be taken lightly.

He had a vague feeling that he was really close to reaching the Foundation Establishment stage!
"Dong dong dong...!"

Just then, a soft knock came from outside the door.

"Um?"

Night has fallen, who else will come looking for him?

A question flashed through his mind, but he didn't stop working. He flicked his sleeve across the table, and the blood essence disappeared before he opened the door.

(End of this chapter)