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

Chapter 222 Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, Divine Sense Transformation

He is now considering the uses of the three [Youth Preservation Pills].

One of the genuine items, naturally, needs to be given to that Master He, Senior He...

It can be exchanged for five [precious talismans] that Lin Changheng has been longing for, and it is bound by a legal contract, so it cannot be faked.

Shortly after achieving the Golden Core stage, Lin Changheng contacted Senior He through his neighbor Lü Tong and conveyed a message:
"The pill has been refined. Once you have prepared the [treasure talisman], I will pay you a visit."

A year and a half has passed since the message was sent. I reckon that no matter how difficult it is to refine the [Treasure Talisman], we should have received a reply by now.

On the other hand, Lin Changheng was still pondering which one he should use.
On the one hand, it is necessary to explore the "same origin of longevity"; on the other hand, it can be used to obtain key resources and items, just like a magic talisman.

Lin Changheng planned to keep the genuine [Youth Preservation Pill] in his possession and observe it further. If he could exchange it for something better, then he would make the move.

If not, I used it myself.

……

Lin Changheng casually glanced at the other medicinal plants in the herb garden.

The medicinal rhizome of [Dimai Huangjing] is 58 years old, nearly 60 years old!

The centenary is almost here.

The eleven second-tier spiritual plants acquired in the second and third batches were basically thirty-five years old.

The ten plants in the fourth and fifth batches are already twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

"I wonder if one day I will encounter a demon beast with a talent like an internal space, and be able to seize its spirit for my own use."

Lin Changheng couldn't help but indulge in daydreams.

Once the medicinal herbs in your own herb garden reach a hundred years old, their value will be incomparable to what it was before, so it's more reassuring to keep them with you.

"If such a beast exists, it should be a demonic beast with a high bloodline level, traceable back to a powerful ancestor."

"It is not easy to acquire; one must continuously improve one's cultivation and strength in order to obtain it."

……

half a month later.

With a round face full of smiles, Lü Tong came to visit.

They brought news of the beautiful woman in purple and Master He.

She made it clear that she was ready and could come to [Yujing Mountain] to meet and complete the transaction.

She also stated that she had no intention of leaving the cave during this period and could come back within six months.

"Yujing Mountain?"

Lin Changheng was unfamiliar with this place and had never heard of it before.

But it is obvious that this is the location of the spiritual land outside that Senior He mentioned renting back then.

"Hehe, it's normal that Fellow Daoist Lin doesn't know. This spiritual land is not within the territory of the [Purple Extreme Sect] in the north where Fellow Daoist Lin came from, but is under the jurisdiction of the [Qingxia Temple] in the south."

Lü Tong, clearly a keen observer, immediately understood and smiled.

Since he obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill from Master Lin, the younger generation in his family has been able to break through, and they have become even more eager to learn from Lin Changheng.

The hope for the future advancement of his family may rest on Lin Danshi.

It should be understood that only when a Qi Refining family suddenly appears, or when the entire family gathers its strength to support the first Foundation Establishment cultivator, will it become a burden to Foundation Establishment cultivators like Xu Xujun, just like the Xu family did back then.

It also tests the Foundation Establishment cultivators' gratitude and affection for their clan. Some will abandon their clan and leave to pursue their own path.

A mature family that has built a foundation possesses the ability to generate its own wealth and create its own fortune.

Moreover, to some extent, it can even support the cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The more powerful such a family is, the more Foundation Establishment cultivators it has, and the more extravagant the benefits and wealth it accumulates.

After all, the energy of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is limited, and they need to focus on cultivation while seeking resources and opportunities; but families are different. They can take advantage of the influence of Foundation Establishment cultivators and act as they please, which is essentially an extension of the influence of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The aristocratic families were the pinnacle of the immortal clans in Song. They stood firm by cultivating pseudo-core cultivators and nurturing new core cultivators with their vast wealth, thus maintaining their dominance for thousands of years.

When the younger generation of the Lü family reached the Foundation Establishment stage, Lü Tong not only didn't need to contribute anything, but only needed to mediate a little, the clan was further promoted as a result, and he received more resources in the future.

Why not?

……

"Qingxia Temple area?"

Lin Changheng nodded in realization; no wonder he had never heard of this name before.

"【Yujing Mountain】is only three thousand miles away from the Immortal City. There is a second-grade high-quality spiritual vein at its base. It is available for rent. The spiritual land belongs to 【Qingxia Temple】. By piloting the magic boat, we can arrive in no time."

As Lü Tong spoke, he took out another jade slip, on which was a map of the Jade Capital Mountain.

"Excuse me."

Seeing that Lü Tong was so well-prepared, which saved him some trouble, Lin Changheng immediately thanked him.

"There's no need for that. We're neighbors, so we should help each other."

Lu Tong quickly returned the greeting, refusing to accept it.

After letting Lü Tong sit for a while longer, Lin Changheng saw him out the door.

As he turned back, Lin Changheng's eyes flashed, and he secretly calculated with his fingers: "At this moment, there is less than a year left before the secret realm at the [Purple Extreme Sect] opens."

"We will set off ahead of time, first to Yujing Mountain, and then to the secret realm. But all of this will be arranged after I break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

Lin Changheng had formed a detailed plan in his mind, proceeding in an orderly manner.

"As for that secret realm... I have no way of going in. There's no need to risk my life. Perhaps I can do some business in the small shops outside, or trade directly with those who enter the secret realm."

"After all, entering the secret realm is not a targeted purchase. What you get is not all what you want. You take whatever you come across! Maybe someone will get something they don't need, which can be exchanged for resources or items, or purchased with spirit stones."

Lin Changheng had already made his decision and had written to the Xu family in advance, indicating that they did not need to reserve a spot for him and could handle it as needed.

……

Another seven days passed.

Lin Changheng was playing chess with Yan Mingyi in the courtyard, and the game was in full swing.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck.

It's a feeling that comes from nowhere.

The opportunity for a breakthrough has arrived!
"Snapped……"

A chess piece, which was being raised to be placed down, fell onto the chessboard without any support.

Sitting opposite Yan Mingyi, she suddenly felt a blur before her eyes, and there was no trace of Lin Changheng in front of her. He had completely disappeared, as if he had never been there at all.

Only a whispered message drifted over and reached Yan Mingyi's ears.

"Brother Lin sensed the opportunity to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? That's too fast!"

Yan Mingyi was overjoyed. At this moment, she had given herself wholeheartedly to Lin Changheng. She and her brother Lin shared both glory and loss, so she was naturally happy that he could take another step forward.

"No, I have to go cultivate too."

Yan Mingyi initially planned to wait in the courtyard, but then she thought it wouldn't be a good idea. She wasn't far from reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining, so she needed to work even harder. Only by reaching the Foundation Establishment stage could she go further and longer with Brother Lin.

He had plenty of pills provided by Brother Lin, and his spiritual root talent was also decent; all he lacked was effort!

Thinking this, Yan Mingyi also got up and went to seclusion.

The task of feeding the three spirit beasts was assigned to a silver puppet she had crafted.

You can do the same thing at the same time.

It was also a liberation for her.

……

"Rumble--"

The stone door to the secret chamber slowly closed, isolating it from all outside sounds and smells.

The room was dimly lit, with only a few small moonstones embedded in the wall emitting a cool and soft glow, illuminating a cold jade cushion on the stone bed and Lin Changheng sitting cross-legged on it with a solemn expression.

The Spirit Gathering Array had been activated, but he did not immediately begin to circulate his cultivation technique. Instead, he first held his breath and focused his mind, adjusting his state to an unprecedented level of clarity.

That premonition grew clearer and clearer, like a trembling string guiding the way forward.

Soon, a vague sense of excitement welled up in my heart, like a seed thirsting to break through the soil, or a fledgling wanting to hatch—the opportunity for a breakthrough had ripened.

"The time has come."

Lin Changheng took a deep breath and, without further hesitation, immediately began to circulate the "Jade Void Bright Scripture," which had reached the Great Completion stage.

The dense spiritual energy was drawn in like a whale sucking up water, and absorbed into its body.

Let's start trying to break through!
"not enough!"

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Changheng frowned slightly, realizing that the bottleneck of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage was indeed formidable, and he could not break through smoothly relying solely on his foundation and spiritual root talent.

So he didn't hesitate any longer.

He took out a jade bottle from his storage bag, raised his hand to open the seal, tilted the bottle mouth, and a milky white spiritual liquid of extreme clarity and chilling aura slowly flowed out, which was the [Ice Pool Jade Spring].

Instantly, the temperature inside the sealed room plummeted, and fine frost flowers condensed on the walls.

He seemed oblivious, and instead of swallowing the [Ice Pool Jade Spring] directly, under his guidance, the spring transformed into wisps of extremely cold mist, which slowly poured into his crown chakra.

When this spring entered the body, it did not bring a bone-chilling cold. Instead, it transformed into a vast torrent of pure, cool, and refreshing spiritual energy that instantly surged into the limbs and bones, eventually converging into the dantian.

It effectively smoothed out the restless and somewhat disordered meridians, as if laying a tough buffer layer before the impending impact.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Changheng flipped his palm again, and the Foundation Establishment spiritual item that had been sealed for a long time, [Azure Spirit Milk], landed in his hand.

This was a pool of azure liquid, like jade, with a faint moonlight glow on its surface, and tiny spiritual patterns flowing within it, as if it were alive.

Unlike the icy feeling of the Ice Pool and Jade Spring, it exudes a warm and vibrant energy, as if fire is hidden in ice and warmth arises from extreme cold.

Lin Changheng raised one hand and brought the Azure Spirit Milk to his lips, drinking it all in one gulp, while his main cultivation technique rapidly circulated within his body.

boom!
The more refined and primordial essence of heaven and earth contained in the Azure Spirit Milk was drawn out, transforming into a dazzling stream of light. After circulating within the body for a moment, it directly seeped into the dantian!
"Buzz!"

The moment the warm, life-giving energy enters the body, it suddenly encounters the surging, expanding, icy energy within!

This power, though different in nature and feeling from the [Ice Pool Jade Spring], ultimately leads to the same goal.

When the two collide, there is no conflict; instead, under the profound harmonization of the techniques, a powerful tempering effect is formed!

It appears to be a compromise, but in reality, it is extremely painful!
Lin Changheng's body trembled with pain. The discomfort caused by the difference between the two forces was something that ordinary cultivators could not endure.

But he kept his mind focused and kept his spirit clear, trying his best to control it.

……

time flies.

Within the dantian, the liquid mana that had already reached its limit began to rotate and compress violently under the infusion of this refined and more abundant energy!
The combination of these three forces leads to a qualitative change through quantitative change!
"Crack!"

After an unknown amount of time, it was as if an invisible barrier shattered from the depths of my body!

"boom!"

All the pain and torment vanished instantly, replaced by an unprecedented clarity and strength!

Lin Changheng discovered that the total amount of liquid magic power in his dantian had not increased dramatically, but its density, intensity, and strength had jumped to a huge level. As it flowed, it was like mercury or syrup, heavy and condensed, and contained power several times greater than before!
A deeper sense of control over oneself and one's magical power arises spontaneously.

His spiritual sense also surged, and his perception became more acute and clear. Lin Changheng didn't even need to test it to know that the range he could cover had greatly increased.

Lin Changheng slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with a divine light, clear and serene.

He exhaled a breath of stale air, the breath swift as an arrow, lingering in the air for several breaths.

Mid-stage Foundation Building, Success!

……

Then, Lin Changheng carefully examined his own divine sense.

Previously, his divine sense had already exceeded that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator by a hundred feet. I wonder how it is now?

With a slight thought, his boundless divine power, like invisible mercury, quietly spread outwards from him in all directions, sweeping across the stone walls and formations of the cave.

Fifty zhang, one hundred zhang, one hundred and fifty zhang, two hundred zhang... His divine sense easily surpassed his previous limit, and the speed did not decrease at all.

Three hundred zhang!
This is the level of divine sense that a typical mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator can possess.

Lin Changheng's divine sense covered a range of three hundred feet, but he could clearly sense that this was far from the end. His divine sense continued to expand outward, probing towards the distant mountains, forests, and streams.

Three hundred and thirty feet, three hundred and fifty feet, three hundred and eighty feet!

Finally, when he was close to four hundred feet away, he felt his divine sense becoming slightly thinner and the clarity of his perception beginning to decline, reaching the precise limit that he could control at his current level.

If you extend your full strength in a certain direction, you can even go further, but you can only vaguely perceive the general direction, so it has little effect!

Moreover, the perception of the divine sense has become more delicate and subtle.

He could "see" the dew that had condensed on a leaf four hundred feet away, slowly sliding down; he could "hear" the faint sound of earthworms turning over the soil deep underground; and he could even vaguely catch the trajectory of the spiritual energy flowing in the air!

The feeling of being in control of everything and able to investigate everything is wonderful.

Lin Changheng's lips curled into a satisfied smile as he slowly withdrew his divine sense.

In other words, the advantage of his spiritual sense accumulated in the early stages of Foundation Establishment was maintained, and at the same time, its strength also underwent a synchronous transformation.

It can be said that this breakthrough has yielded results far exceeding expectations.

……

After another month of seclusion.

Once his cultivation at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage was basically stable, Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion.

Upon learning that Lin Changheng had successfully made a breakthrough, Yan Mingyi was overjoyed and prepared a banquet to celebrate. At the same time, she also mentioned two things.

Firstly, it was because Senior Mo Zhaoli had written to him again.

Secondly, Deng Changsheng returned from the border of the beast tide and came to visit some time ago, only to find that Brother Lin was in seclusion.

(End of this chapter)