Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Chapter 52 Bloodline Awakening

After Wu Tian awakened his talent for swallowing mountains, he still did not leave the cave, but continued to immerse himself in arduous cultivation.

At night, he circulates the Qi throughout the body, inhaling and exhaling moonlight to nourish his body and spirit; during the day, he cultivates various spells, refines magical artifacts, and hones his talents, filling all his time to the brim, without a moment's rest.

Seven more days passed, and the Silk-Pulling Curse was successfully completed.

Ding! System notification: Your skill "Silk Refining Spell" has been upgraded to perfection and can be awakened as a talent. Please choose one of the following two talents.

Option 1, Intermediate Talent: Silk Spinning. You can refine the essence of heaven and earth into silk threads, which can be used to entangle enemies or craft magical artifacts.

Option two, the intermediate talent Rejuvenation, allows you to draw life from plants and trees to restore your stamina and injuries.

This time, Wu Tian chose the second option, Rejuvenation, without hesitation.

His first talent, Spinning Silk, is rather useless. He's not a spider demon, so why would he need to Spinning Silk?

His second talent, which can heal injuries, is exactly what he desperately needs right now. No one can fight without getting injured, and this trip down the mountain will come in handy.

While refining the Ruyi Rope, he bit his own fur with his teeth, and after blood flowed out, his Rejuvenation Talent quickly took effect. Because the wound was small, it healed in just a few breaths.

The price paid was merely a few leaves of the bitter bamboo.

Looking at the withered and crumbled bitter bamboo leaves, Wu Tian's eyes were full of joy. "In this wild mountain forest, there is not much else, but grass and trees are everywhere."

"As long as I'm not killed instantly, I can continuously recover from my injuries through the life force of plants."

"Not bad, not bad, I'm steadily progressing towards becoming the big boss."

"Keep working hard, but don't be arrogant. After all, I'm just an ordinary white dog from southern Xinjiang."

"I owe my success entirely to my own hard work, so I can't afford to slack off."

After some self-reflection, Wu Tian continued to immerse himself in cultivation. He made rapid progress during this period, and the various spells he had been diligently practicing were gradually coming to fruition. The time ahead would be a time of great harvest.

Even the progress of the Devouring Moon Qi Circulation Diagram is extremely surprising thanks to the existence of the system panel. He can now circulate five cycles every night. It is clear that both his physique and mental state have improved significantly during this period.

Three more days passed, and the initial talent of spiritual communication also advanced.

Ding! System notification: Your talent, Spiritual Communication, has been upgraded to perfection.

Ding! System notification: Your talent, Spiritual Communication, has advanced to the Intermediate level, Ghost Eater.

Ghost Eater: Intermediate talent. Communicates with ghosts, of course, to better devour them and nourish their souls. (It is said that the Ghost Bride tastes sweet, but the risks are very high; please do not attempt it lightly.)
Upon seeing the talent description, Wu Tian couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling that his system's style was gradually becoming more and more bizarre.

But for some reason, he now has an urge to pull out the wolf spirit from the Soul-Sweeping Bell and taste it; maybe it will be delicious.
Fortunately, he managed to suppress his impulse. High-quality magical artifacts are quite rare, and once he descends the mountain, there will be plenty of spirits and souls to satisfy his cravings.

"Swallowing mountains, eating ghosts... My art style is a bit off, why do I want to eat everything..."

Wu Tian thought of a celestial dog that went to the sky to look at the moon, and a strange thought suddenly flashed through his mind: what does the moon taste like?

He shuddered and immediately stopped imagining things.

"It must be because I'm too tired. I'm just an ordinary white dog from southern Xinjiang. How could I have such crazy ideas?"

"Let's hurry up and perfect the Cloud Water Spell and the Wind Gathering Spell. The day we leave the mountain is getting closer and closer."

Wu Tian obediently withdrew his distracting thoughts. Recently, he had been gaining various talents one after another, such as Devouring Mountains, Rejuvenation, and Eating Ghosts, which allowed him to continuously make up for his shortcomings and become stronger and stronger in combat. Especially after acquiring the Eating Ghosts talent, even if he encountered those disciples of Skull Mountain, he could swallow their souls and even the beast souls on their bodies in one gulp.

The creatures that died in his mouth will all be scattered and their souls will be destroyed, no longer needing to toil away as ghosts.

In addition, he has already refined the second Ruyi Rope and has now begun to refine the third. He is becoming more and more proficient in drawing threads and engraving, and it will not be long before he is able to successfully refine the Ruyi Whip.

With the Ruyi Whip and Soul-Sweeping Bell, along with his countless talents, he was confident he could bite the monsters down the mountain and the disciples in the Qi Cultivation Realm on Skull Mountain to death.

Time passed slowly, and Wu Tian was immersed in cultivation. His strength improved significantly every day. His fur became whiter and finer, as if it were flowing with luster. His limbs were strong, and his claws and teeth were sharp. He was beautiful and dangerous.

Unbeknownst to him, two months had passed since he returned to the mountain. On this day, Wu Tian finally mastered both the Cloud Water Spell and the Gathering Wind Spell to perfection.

Ding! System notification: Your skills Cloud Water Spell and Gathering Wind Spell have been upgraded to perfection and can be awakened as talents.

Ding! System notification: Your skills Cloud Water Spell and Wind Gathering Spell can be fused and transformed. After fusion, you will randomly awaken a spirit bloodline with the Feng Shui attribute.

Ding! System prompt: Do you wish to merge?
Note: Choosing not to fuse will allow for normal advancement to two intermediate talents.

"Huh? The bloodline has been refreshed again?" Wu Tian's eyes lit up. He had refreshed the bloodline once before, but he chose to give up at that time.

"I want to see what's so special about this demonic bloodline."

With his talents increasing, he no longer urgently needs the talents that the Cloud Water Spell and the Gathering Wind Spell have transformed into. Rather, he'd rather see what changes this newly emerged bloodline can bring to him.

With this in mind, Wu Tian made a decision to merge.

The system panel then changes accordingly.

Ding! System notification: Your skills Cloud Water Spell and Wind Gathering Spell have been fused.

*Ding! System notification: You have acquired a new bloodline. Please check it out.*

Cloud Leopard Bloodline: A spirit bloodline, naturally affinity with feng shui attributes, able to walk on the wind, exhale clouds and mist to conceal its form, its eyes can pierce through mist and darkness, making it a hunter in the shadows.

Ding! System notification: You now possess two bloodlines: Southern Xinjiang White Dog and Clouded Leopard. Due to bloodline conflict, a forced bloodline fusion will be performed. Please select your primary bloodline.

The series of system notifications left Wu Tian completely bewildered.

At the same time, he felt as if a giant python was writhing inside him, his internal organs trembling as if it were about to tear his body apart.

Ding! System notification: There is a conflict between the two bloodlines in your body. Please choose the dominant bloodline as soon as possible.

Ding! System notification: There is a conflict between the two bloodlines in your body. Please choose the dominant bloodline as soon as possible.

Ding, system notification: You...

"Damn it, there's even some kind of bloodline conflict."

"Choosing the main bloodline... does that mean if I choose the clouded leopard, I can actually become a clouded leopard?"

"If I refresh the Azure Dragon bloodline in the future, can I still transform from a white dog into a dragon?"

Wu Tian felt excruciating pain in his internal organs, his limbs and bones felt weak, and his body felt like it was being torn apart. He was dizzy and made a choice quickly.

(End of this chapter)