If Gou Cheng becomes the Dao Ancestor, the monkey will come to become his disciple.

For example, the first-tier, mid-grade "True Flame Technique" requires the refinement of a type of innate fire spiritual energy called "Great Sun True Flame," or other similar fire-attribute spiritual objects, during the Foundation Establishment breakthrough in order to establish a third-grade "Great Sun True Flame Dao Foundation"...

Unlike the True Flame Technique, the Earth-attribute cultivation technique Thick Earth Technique requires an Earth-attribute Foundation Building Spiritual Object.

Furthermore, after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, one will awaken an innate divine ability based on the characteristics of the cultivation technique and the Foundation Establishment spiritual object refined. This innate divine ability is wondrous and mysterious, and can be enhanced as one's cultivation level increases...

"This, this, it feels more and more sinister, it's deviating from the mortal-style story I imagined, it's more like, more like..."

"Xuanjian's... Fruit Position Flow?"

Jiang Chuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. The former was alright; he could still leisurely farm and live a carefree life.

But if it is the latter,

The thought of those terrifying "upper cultivators" who might exist, almost omniscient and omnipotent, capable of influencing people's hearts and minds, and who see everyone as a potential talent... sent chills down his spine.

He doesn't have a "Hundred Lifetimes Book" or a life simulator—the kind of cheat codes that allow him to start over. Right now, if even a cultivator who has established a foundation in the Dao were to come and challenge him without any regard for appearances,...

He's really doomed!!!

"Maybe I'm overthinking it!"

Jiang Chuan comforted himself, having already made up his mind that he would not go out unless absolutely necessary and would try to stay home as much as possible.

As long as you are careful enough, trouble will not come knocking.

In addition, we should continue to search for as many secrets as possible about the cultivation system of this world, in order to prevent incorrect predictions...

Since building a foundation is not easy, what direction should we take next?

Jiang Chuan looked at the system panel.

In the section on Taoist techniques, the following techniques have been added: True Flame Technique, Thick Earth Technique, and Vajra Body. These are all at the "entry-level" level, but they are already capable of evolving within one's lifespan.

He had basically figured out the functions of the Life-Saving Cultivation System during the four years he had been here since his transmigration. It could only evolve and enhance things that belonged to him, including his spiritual roots, cultivation techniques, and cultivation level.

One's own flying swords, magical artifacts, round jade pendants, talismans, etc., cannot be evolved and improved by consuming lifespan.

As for cultivation techniques like "Evergreen Skill" and "True Flame Technique," once you've carefully read them through once, the system will imprint them on you, marking you as having reached the "entry-level" and allowing you to evolve and improve them.

"Then, prioritize one of the following three: Spiritual Root, Evergreen Technique, Vajra Body!"

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chuan decided to first comprehend the "Diamond Body" technique. He knew he had to cultivate body-refining techniques, as they concerned his combat strength, his foundation in the Dao, and his future.

If one doesn't yet have a sufficient understanding of the secrets of Foundation Establishment, it's perfectly acceptable to also cultivate body-building techniques.

[You have diligently studied and comprehended the Vajra Body for a year, and have gained a preliminary understanding of this body-refining exercise.]

[You have studied and comprehended the Vajra Body for three years, and your mastery of the technique has reached the "proficient" level.]

[You have studied and comprehended the Vajra Body for five years, achieving a "minor success" level in the practice. Through this ability to draw inferences and apply knowledge to other areas, you have developed your own unique insights into the practice.]

[You have studied and comprehended the Vajra Body for seven years, achieving a "Great Mastery" level in the technique. You feel that the body-refining effect of this technique is only average and can be improved and enhanced.]

call,

After sacrificing seven years of his lifespan, Jiang Chuan ceased his comprehension of the Vajra Body.

With a wealth of insights flowing into his mind, the first three levels of the "Diamond Body" body-refining technique held no secrets from him.

At the same time, he also realized how difficult it was to cultivate body-refining techniques.

Medicinal baths, demon beast essence blood, body-refining spiritual objects, and so on are all indispensable. It also requires a long time and enduring much pain to temper and strengthen one's physique, making oneself as hard as a magical artifact...

The path of body tempering is fraught with difficulties.

but,

"This technique is rather ordinary," Jiang Chuan thought to himself.

As an online novelist, his ideal body-refining techniques should at least be at the level of the Ten Fiends or Immortal Kings, such as the "Ancient God Technique" or the "Undying Scripture." A slightly better technique would be the "Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique," which is a method for achieving physical sainthood. The most perfect technique would be the heaven-defying "Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique."

Without the evolution of lifespan, he might not dare to think this way, but with the evolution of lifespan, as long as he has enough lifespan, he might be able to personally create a heaven-defying cultivation technique in this world...

With only 2.5 years left to live, Jiang Chuan didn't dare to go out and have fun. He even stopped using talismans and continued to guard his one acre of spiritual field, waiting for the dragon blood rice to ripen.

In the blink of an eye, another six months have passed, and this acre of dragon blood rice will be ripe again.

With the dragon blood rice he had purchased in advance as a cover, Jiang Chuan chose to devour it all this time, gaining 60 years of lifespan. His appearance returned to that of a young man in his early twenties.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Jiang Chuan thought to himself, "The matter of the Youth-Preserving Pill should also be put on the agenda."

"Next, I will dedicate myself to cultivating the Vajra Body."

This was an experiment he conducted. If one could complete the cultivation of the "Diamond Body" by sacrificing their life force, they would have far fewer troubles in the future.

[You have diligently practiced the Vajra Body for a year, and because you have mastered this technique to the "Great Success" level, you have easily completed the first level of introductory training.]

[You continued to cultivate the Vajra Body for five years. Due to the lack of spiritual objects to aid your body refinement, your progress was slow, and your mastery of the technique reached the "perfect" level.]

[In the eighteenth year of cultivation, through the long accumulation of time, you have successfully broken through to the second level. Your physical strength is comparable to that of a low-grade magic weapon, and the strength of your arms exceeds a thousand jin.]

[After fifty years of arduous cultivation, you have finally broken through to the third level of the technique. Your body has been greatly enhanced, reaching the late stage of the first rank. Your blood and qi are like a furnace, your arms have the strength of over ten thousand jin, and a layer of "diamond net" has appeared on your body. Your body is comparable to a mid-grade magic weapon.]

After consuming a full 50 years of his lifespan, Jiang Chuan finally broke through to the third level of the Vajra Body, at which point he decisively stopped.

Even if he were to exhaust all 12 years of his remaining lifespan, it would be difficult for him to break through to the third level of perfection.

With feedback from cultivation,

The next moment, his body began to undergo a violent transformation, like ants gnawing at his bones, breaking his tendons and marrow, and his ten fingers being connected to his heart. Intense pain came over him, causing him to faint.

……

"...Huh, where am I? Did I pass out?"

"Holy crap, why does it smell so bad?"

Jiang Chuan woke up groggily, almost vomiting from the smell in the room. The stench was unbearable, like a stone that had been sitting in a latrine for years...

A moment later,

Jiang Chuan had already recalled the events and didn't have time to check the changes in his body. He quickly fetched water and rinsed his entire body three times before he was clean. It felt like he had broken free of shackles, and he felt refreshed.

Seeing the boundless power surging within him after circulating the "Diamond Body" mantra, and the layer of golden patterns appearing on his body, he excitedly took out his silver flying sword artifact.

The sword blade grazed his skin, leaving only a shallow mark without even breaking the skin. Although this was partly because he hadn't used his full strength, it was still enough to show how strong his defense was. If he were to use a defensive magic weapon, it would be very difficult for an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator to break through his defense.

Of course, this only applies to ordinary Qi Refining cultivators. He had no idea what methods those sect disciples with powerful cultivation techniques possessed.

Of course, there is also the most important point: through cultivating the Vajra Body, he has confirmed that even without external assistance, he can successfully cultivate the technique by relying solely on his life force.

"We can proceed to the next step of the plan!"