Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

A torrent of profound insights surged through my mind.

Lin Xuan's mind instantly sank into the inner landscape of the Yellow Court.

Deep within the Crimson Palace, the illusory figures of the mind, whose faces and clothes had long since settled there but whose appearances were indistinct, were undergoing dramatic changes as they received the infusion of enlightenment.

As the mist dissipated, a crimson lotus slowly bloomed in the center of the heart palace.

On the lotus platform sat a red-clad boy who looked about seven or eight years old.

The boy was dressed in a flowing crimson robe, his garments swirling like a crimson sunset. A vermilion belt cinched his waist, from which hung an exquisite golden bell. His entire body radiated a dazzling crimson divine light.

As the true form of his mind and spirit completely solidified, the divine light merged with Lin Xuan's own heart meridian.

Mind and spirit, complete!

A loud rumbling sound rang out.

The moment his mind returned to its normal state, Lin Xuan's heart pounded like a war drum.

A thick, hot, and powerful surge of qi and blood erupted from the depths of his heart meridian, transforming into a roaring red dragon that raged through his limbs and bones.

At the same time, the five hundred points of proficiency in the "Mad Dragon Blood Lotus Scripture" were activated simultaneously.

The upgraded external martial arts technique operated on its own, forcefully devouring this new life force.

Lin Xuan's skin quickly glowed with a dark red sheen, his muscles bulged beneath his robes, and his fascia and bones emitted a series of popping sounds as his blood and qi surged through them.

The body, which was originally dry and parched, was forged in the blink of an eye into something several times tougher than refined iron.

Immediately afterwards, the powerful blood energy that had just been refined was forcibly drawn out from Lin Xuan's palm, which was pressed against the statue, and continuously poured into the statue of the Well God.

Wen Cai, standing behind, rubbed his eyes, his face full of surprise. "Senior Brother's aura... how did it suddenly become so strong?"

Qiu Sheng stared intently at the field, barely daring to breathe. "Quiet! Watch carefully!"

Just then, the blood-red dragon inside the statue did not stop. It opened its mouth and shot out two more condensed red beams of light, which directly hit the two remaining green dragon-patterned blood lotuses in the pond.

A buzzing sound rang out continuously.

The two blood lotuses swelled in the wind, their crimson petals blooming instantly.

Your 'Dragon-Patterned Blood Lotus' is fully mature and ready for harvesting!

Your 'Dragon-Patterned Blood Lotus' is fully mature and ready for harvesting!

As the blood lotus bloomed, system notifications rang out in Lin Xuan's mind.

Upon hearing this sound, Lin Xuan roared inwardly, "Harvest! Harvest them all!"

Two high-quality, green-colored blood lotus plants have been harvested.

[Proficiency in the *Huang Ting Jing* +1000.]

[Proficiency in "The Blood Lotus Sutra of the Mad Dragon" +1000.]

Adding to the previous one, a total of 1,500 points of mental insight and external martial arts proficiency were blasted into Lin Xuan's body like a thunderbolt.

A dull sound rang out.

A visible wave of energy suddenly surged around Lin Xuan, and the soil beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

The eight perfected divine bodies within his body trembled simultaneously, and brilliant divine light soared into the sky, shattering the bottleneck that had originally been the late-stage mage level.

The Dharma Master has reached the state of perfect enlightenment!

The spiritual energy in the surrounding world seemed to have found an outlet, transforming into a funnel-shaped vortex that frantically poured into Lin Xuantian's skull.

His body, which was originally teetering on the brink of collapse, now stood firm and imposing, radiating an astonishing aura of power.

Not far away, Uncle Nine, who was holding Mao Shanming's arm, suddenly froze and stood there dumbfounded.

Mao Shanming's mouth dropped open, his face filled with disbelief.

He turned to look at Uncle Nine, swallowed hard, and said, "Senior Brother... am I seeing things? Just now, Xiao Lin was clearly about to be drained dry, how did he break through in the blink of an eye?! And the strength of his qi and blood is even more terrifying than that of an ordinary body-cultivating Grand Mage!"

Uncle Nine's lips twitched violently twice, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

His heart was in his throat just now. He was prepared to risk his life to save his precious disciple, but the kid turned around and advanced on the spot.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, standing nearby, were even more bewildered. They looked at each other, their heads buzzing.

Wen Cai swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "Qiu Sheng... is Senior Brother really God's favorite son? What happened to the life-or-death crisis? How did it turn into a breakthrough opportunity?"

Qiu Sheng clutched his head in his hands, his face full of helplessness. "Another breakthrough! Senior Brother just broke through to the late stage of Mage, and it's only been a few days, and he's already at the peak of Mage?! Don't tell me that in another two days, he'll jump straight to the early stage of Grand Mage. Is this any way to live?!"

Just as the two brothers were secretly grumbling to themselves, at the edge of the pond, the seven ordinary white-quality rare blood lotuses, under the aftershocks of the overflowing blood and spiritual energy, also trembled and bloomed.

With a thought, Lin Xuan casually harvested them all.

Harvest seven white-quality variant Blood Lotus plants.

[Proficiency in "Huang Ting Jing: Mind and Spirit Insights" +700.]

[Blood Lotus Horizontal Training Technique Proficiency +700.]

Another surge of pure blood and spiritual energy emerged out of thin air, and after being transformed by Lin Xuan's physical body following his breakthrough, it poured into the stone statue in front of him without reservation.

At the same time, the "Dragon King Temple Water Vein Map" in mid-air transformed into a transparent white sheet of paper, and the last wisp of water vein spiritual energy was squeezed out, drifting and swaying as it fell to the ground.

Having absorbed Lin Xuan's breakthrough blood and the last essence of the Water Vein Diagram, the Well God statue finally met the energy requirement for its enlightenment, emitting a clear sword cry.

The cracked stone statue stopped trembling.

The next moment, the entire stone statue melted in the dazzling blue light, turning into a warm and radiant jade liquid that completely enveloped the blood-red dragon inside.

A deep hiss echoed through the night sky.

The blood-red serpent phantom, infused with the jade liquid, suddenly shot out, circled in mid-air, and then transformed into a stream of light, directly entering the Xuanwu spirit turtle vine in the center of the pond.

As the loud noise rang out, the water in the entire pond instantly splashed several meters high.

Lin Xuan felt his palm suddenly empty, and the terrifying suction force that had been gripping him tightly vanished.

He felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he collapsed onto the muddy ground, panting heavily. Looking towards the pool, a smile of relief finally appeared on his face.

"Phew...finally done."

Uncle Nine and the other two rushed over immediately. He grabbed Lin Xuan's shoulder and channeled a stream of pure Yang Qi to check on him, asking, "Ah Xuan, how are you? Are you injured?"

Lin Xuan waved his hand, but his eyes remained fixed on the pond in front of him. "Don't worry, Master, I'm fine. I'm just exhausted."

Uncle Nine and the others turned to look in the direction he was looking, and were instantly filled with shock.

In the pond, the Xuanwu Spirit Turtle Vine, which had absorbed the statue and the serpent, was growing wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The original dark blue tortoise shell trunk quickly turned a deep cyan-black, and countless complex and mysterious dark gold runes appeared on its surface, exuding a heavy pressure that suppressed the water veins.

On the right side of the tortoise shell, a thick vine extends rapidly as if it were alive.

Several crisp sounds rang out.

Cold, dark blue scales emerged from beneath the vine's surface, arranged in close rows. At the end of the vine, flesh and blood sprouted, transforming it into the grotesque shape of a snake's head.

The tortoise and snake are of the same body, fully displaying the aura of the Black Tortoise.

The vast amounts of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, along with the moisture from the underground river, were relentlessly pouring into the pond.

The dark blue tortoise shell grew larger and larger, eventually becoming more than ten feet wide, resembling a small black mountain perched on the water.

A series of cracking sounds suddenly came from the surface of the tortoise shell.

Wen Cai was startled and instinctively shrank behind Qiu Sheng. "What's going on? Are these vines going to split too?"

Before the words were finished, the outermost layer of old shell on the tortoise shell, which was about ten feet wide, peeled off piece by piece, hitting the pond water and muddy ground, splashing up a lot of water.

As the old shell sheds, a new tortoise shell, resembling a piece of black jade, is revealed inside.

The new armor was radiant and imbued with a natural Daoist charm, and its terrifying aura that dominated the entire area was more than ten times stronger than before.

At the same time, a system notification radiating a dazzling purple light suddenly appeared before Lin Xuan's eyes.

[Your 'Black Tortoise Spirit Turtle Vine' has completed its advancement, its quality has been upgraded to purple, and it has been renamed 'True Martial Black Armor Vine'!]