I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Another half year passed.

After Chen Lin finished condensing all his spiritual bodies, he had nothing else to do, so he began to study other areas.

He plans to make talismans.

Two more sets of materials for the "first bird to stick its head out" have been gathered. After giving one to Wen Siyue, there is only one left. One or two more need to be refined for self-defense.

It didn't take long to use.

In less than half a month, both sets of materials were used up without any loss, and two high-quality talismans were made.

This talisman-making experience gave Chen Lin a new understanding.

He could clearly sense that his level in the art of talismans had surpassed that of a Grandmaster and entered the ranks of 'Divine Master'!
That's why it happened so quickly.

Besides the theoretical support from the Shadow Scholar, the most crucial factor was that he received Tang Nian's talisman-making inheritance. The Tang family's inheritance was already at a divine level, which gave him a higher understanding of talismans.

The benefit of advancing is that, previously, crafting high-level talismans required the support of innate abilities, but now it can be done through one's own means.

They also gained the ability to craft divine-level talismans.

This is a big deal.

Chen Lin was overjoyed and personally prepared a feast to celebrate with his two maids.

Then he began to work on crafting two other types of talismans.

Live and die together and the boat of disorder.

Of the three great talisman inheritances of the Tang family, the first one can only be considered to have just touched the threshold of 'divine talisman'. The other two are the true divine talismans.

Especially the ship of disorder.

In Chen Lin's view, this talisman was a top-tier existence even among gods.

Over the years, we have encountered many setbacks and narrowly escaped death several times, but we have also collected a lot of rare materials.

The main materials for crafting the Chaotic Ark talisman, White Jade Azure Cloud Gold, have been gathered, and some auxiliary materials have also been obtained. We can begin crafting it now.

in the secret room.

Chen Lin first took out two pill bottles, took out the pills, and placed them in jade boxes respectively. He poured the Imperial Pill into the Colorful Crystal Marrow, and poured the last bit of Beauty Finger Juice into the Jade Mirror's jade box.

Whether we use them or not, we must first restore these two pills to normal.

Moreover, after careful consideration, he was more inclined to use the Jade Illumination Pill, which is used to refine divinity and is very helpful to him now.

Now that the body, soul, and mind are integrated, the divinity becomes stronger, and the soul also becomes stronger, which greatly increases the ability to withstand the second soul release.

Chenghuang Dan doesn't plan to use it either.

He had practiced the Overlord's Intent before, but he gave it up and didn't achieve much in this area. Picking it up again would take too much time.

Also.

Chen Lin felt that if a powerful figure was behind this, the most likely candidate would be the Queen of Linglong Kingdom, as cultivating imperial aura would be a necessary requirement for her.

It's best to avoid it.

After making the decision, Chen Lin began to deal with the White Jade Azure Cloud Gold.

This talisman is different from ordinary talismans. Although it is called a talisman, it is more like a treasure. The 'talisman paper' is made of white jade and azure gold and is shaped like a small boat.

The runes were branded onto the small boat.

It is called a talisman because it has the characteristics of a talisman, can only be used once, and can be activated on its own, unlike a magic weapon, which requires the user to provide energy.

Despite consuming so many high-grade materials, which can only be used once, Chen Lin not only didn't feel bad, but was actually looking forward to it.

The more you give, the greater the reward.

It is conceivable that once this talisman is successfully crafted, it will have amazing effects, perhaps even breaking through the space of the Ascension Trial and allowing him to survive in dire straits.

The process went smoothly.

Once one's mastery of talismans reaches the divine level, both their understanding of talisman making and their methods of handling materials are vastly different from before.

Chen Lin thanked Shadow Scholar again.

Although he wasn't chosen, he still gained real benefits, and he still hasn't fully digested all that theoretical knowledge.

Given time...

He can also reach the divine level in alchemy.

At that time, with mastery of both alchemy and talisman, one will no longer have to worry about cultivation resources, and one's status and position will be incomparable to what they were before.

Six months later.

After Chen Lin finished refining the main body of the talisman, Bai Lingyu still hadn't sent a message, so he simply took out the jade pendant that Princess Yudie had given him in the broken straw sandal space.

I fiddled with the butterfly pattern for a while.

Without further hesitation, he began refining it.

According to Princess Yudie, a wisp of Cui Xuandie's essence is sealed inside, which can restore his destiny talent. Previously, because Cui Xuandie's origin was Zhenyangzi, he had never used it. Now that he has the Purple Heart Sword, even if Zhenyangzi's remnant soul reappears, he will have the power to resist and will no longer need to be wary.

A thought crossed my mind.

Chen Lin then extracted the essence from the jade pendant and used a secret technique to integrate it into his own innate essence.

The jade pendant shattered.

Time passed slowly, and the refining process was very slow.

The reason is that his own talent has fallen to its lowest point. Now he is relying on the complementary power of the seven laws in his natal rune, plus the energy of the Purple Heart Sword, to barely suppress Cui Xuandie's origin.

Otherwise, it cannot be refined.

In addition, Chen Lin also discovered that although the Cui Xuan Butterfly's origin was very powerful, it did not improve much after being fused with his talent.

Most of the energy was 'removed', and less than one in a hundred was truly integrated.

In this way.

Let alone restoring to its peak, it's impossible to even achieve a qualitative change in one's innate abilities and condense a life-giving core.

Chen Lin couldn't determine the reason either, only that after his talent self-destructed, his origin was severely damaged, leading to a decline in his abilities.

It took a full year to refine this Cui Xuandie essence.

There were no unexpected events along the way.

The result was a pleasant surprise; the innate ability changed from hitting the target every ten times to hitting it every five times.

It was comparable to the effect he achieved when he was building his foundation.

The improvement was indeed not significant, far from what I expected, but at least it proves that my talent and ability are not the problem and can still be improved normally.

that's enough.

With everything going smoothly, Chen Lin felt that his luck was good, so he decided to go all the way and took out the Jade Illumination Pill, which had been fully restored, and swallowed and refined it directly.

"Buzz!"

As soon as the elixir entered the stomach, the Nine-Aperture Exquisite Heart began to tremble on its own, and the light in all the heart apertures lit up and kept flashing.

Chen Lin's expression shifted.

Judging from its current state, the Jade Illumination Pill has similar effects to the Divine Light Jade Liquid Wine, and can also evolve the mind.

He was overjoyed.

This is far more important than simply refining the divine star.

There was no delay.

Chen Lin immediately guided the medicinal power of the pill, pouring it into the red acupoint according to the previous plan. If this acupoint represented destiny, it could make up for this shortcoming.

If not.

That also means that the mind and the seven laws are not related.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

As the medicine was absorbed, my heart beat faster and faster, feeling like it was about to burst. With each beat, the medicine's potency was greatly depleted.

To Chen Lin's surprise, after absorbing most of the medicinal power, the light in his heart aperture did not change much.

There were no strong fluctuations.

He immediately had a bad feeling, but having come this far, there was no turning back; he could only continue absorbing and refining.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The medicinal power of the elixir was completely absorbed.

The Nine-Aperture Exquisite Heart seemed to have become more vibrant, and the fluctuations of the heart orifices were stronger. However, the red heart orifice, which had absorbed most of the medicinal power, did not close off like the purple heart orifice did last time.

No special symbols were formed.

Chen Lin focused intently on the examination.

The energy of the Jade Illumination Pill is actually stronger than that of the Divine Light Jade Liquid Wine, since the wine pot he obtained contained only a small amount of wine, while the pill was intact.

He abandoned the idea of ​​using it to enhance his divine realm; if even a single acupoint couldn't evolve, it would be a complete waste of a precious treasure. However, after some examination...

Chen Lin confirmed that the red heart aperture had not evolved.

It's not that there's no improvement at all, it's just that it hasn't reached the level of evolution, there's still a big gap. At this level of evolution, it would take at least two or three more Jade Illumination Pills.

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Cultivators, in most cases, must also abide by the law of conservation of energy. The medicinal power of the Jade Illumination Pill could not simply disappear into thin air. Chen Lin was completely baffled and immediately conducted a comprehensive examination of his body.

One hour later.

Chen Lin's expression turned strange.

He found the source of the energy; it had gone into the very origin of his talent.

The reason it was discovered is that the talent ability, which had recently been upgraded, had changed from five guaranteed hits to three guaranteed hits!
"It's true what they say, when one door closes, another opens."

He muttered something under his breath.

Chen Lin began to consolidate the effects and tried to use the energy from the red heart aperture to stimulate his innate abilities to see if he could receive any further enhancement.

The result was not as desired.

The mind's aperture and the source of talent seem to be related, but it cannot be actually sensed, nor can the power of the mind's aperture be introduced into the talent.

The reason.

It's because his current talent and abilities are uncontrollable; he has fallen from an active state back to a passive one, and he can no longer control them or have a talent domain.

Now, crafting an item guarantees a success every three times.

That's all.

Whether it's beneficial or detrimental depends on how it's used. If it's used to refine items with extremely low success rates, then its current capabilities are good, but apart from that, it has virtually no other merits.

However, Chen Lin could sense that his innate talent had undergone a qualitative change.

The upper limit is stronger than it was initially.

Now that things had come to this, Chen Lin knew that dwelling on it was useless, so he suppressed his distracting thoughts and continued his cultivation.

The days passed by.

at last.

One year later, Bai Lingyu sent him a message, asking him to meet her in Beihan City.

Chen Lin set off immediately.

The two cities were far apart, but for him now, the distance was negligible. He didn't even need to use a teleportation array. Riding the Azure Shuttle, he arrived at his destination in no time.

Far away.

Then they saw a magnificent city perched high on the mountaintop, giving off an invisible sense of oppression and radiating a bone-chilling cold. Unless one was a high-level cultivator or wearing a special defensive artifact, it would be impossible to get close.

However, at the foot of the mountain, there is a cluster of buildings surrounding the mountain, with cultivators constantly coming and going.

This is the fortified city of Beihan.

Chen Lin already knew about the situation here, so without pausing, he flew directly to the city gate of the main city on the mountaintop. After showing the Qingxuan Token, he was allowed into the city.

Following the guidance of the Azure Profound Token, they arrived at an exquisite courtyard in the center and successfully met Bai Lingyu.

This surprised Chen Lin.

"Elder Bai is injured?"

Bai Lingyu was in a strange state at the moment, and she felt very awkward, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong. She just felt that her face was pale and her breathing was a little unsteady.

"Ah."

Bai Lingyu nodded.

"I was slightly injured in the secret realm, but I can still suppress it for now. I originally planned to go to Xiangyang City to take a look, but now I can only call you here to ask about it."

"Do you need my help? Should we call Brother Bai over?"

Chen Lin inquired with concern.

With powerful figures from all sides gathering in the Northern Cold Realm, the name of the Azure Peak Heavenly Palace can no longer intimidate anyone. It is not safe without a powerful figure in charge.

"No need for now."

Bai Lingyu replied.

He asked, "Tell me about the situation over there. Mingzhi said you received a strange object brought out of a secret realm. What is it?"

Chen Lin immediately recounted what had happened since he arrived in this world.

Then take out the invisible badge.

"This is it."

He placed the badge in front of the other person.

After explaining the situation, he said, "Since I obtained this item, I have been using my own divine power to nurture it. I feel that a slight connection has been formed, but I have never been able to make it manifest."

Bai Lingyu's delicate eyebrows twitched.

He didn't speak.

He picked up the badge by feeling around with his hands, gently touching the engravings on it.

"It really does look like a badge."

After touching it for a while, Bai Lingyu put the badge down.

Looking at Chen Lin, he asked, "Since you say this object has a slight connection with you, can you sense its purpose?"

"I can't feel it."

Chen Lin shook his head in reply.

He paused for a moment.

He still told them what he had discovered.

"Although I haven't discovered the purpose of this object, there is a strange thing: when I shroud it with divine power and rub it, the lines suddenly reverse direction."

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Lingyu's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

He asked urgently, "Are you telling the truth? This thing can change in both directions?"

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

He had never seen the other person with such an expression since he met him. It seemed that this change in his expression was rare and might represent something unusual.

But now that the facts have been revealed, there's no point in trying to cover them up anymore.

So he nodded.

"That's true, but only I can feel it. At the same time, when Mingzhi and Qingyu were exorcised, they didn't notice anything. I don't know if it's because their cultivation is insufficient, or if I was affected by this thing and had hallucinations."

"It's not a hallucination."

Bai Lingyu's expression was solemn.

"The treasures that can be brought out from the secret realm are currently divided into two levels: one is ordinary rare items, which are tangible and intangible, and the other is exotic treasures."

"A rare treasure?"

"Correct."

"Actually, it's just a name used to distinguish it from ordinary rare objects. All treasures that can change on their own, in addition to being tangible or intangible, are called rare treasures."

Chen Lin seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

He immediately asked, "Has anyone figured out how to use this strange object?"

There is no standard way to crack it.

Bai Lingyu twirled the badge. "But some people have already been able to use this treasure and unleash its power to break the rules."

"However, ordinary rare items depend entirely on luck."

"Some of them have amazing effects, while others are useless, and some are even completely unnecessary."

"But as long as it is a rare treasure, it possesses powerful energy."

I gave an explanation.

Bai Ling waved the badge and asked Chen Lin, "Can I try to activate it?"

"of course can."

Chen Lin did not refuse.

Logically, his task was to collect rare items in Xiangyang City, and the items he collected should belong to the Qingding Heavenly Palace. However, the Heavenly Palace did not provide funding, and he had to exchange these items for treasures himself, so the ownership was in dispute.

But since the other party had spoken, he couldn't very well refuse outright. (End of Chapter)