Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 178: The Cardinal's Origin Sutra - The Vanguard of the Spirit-Exorcist Clan
A few days later,
"Qianfan boy, let's go and see if there is any suitable secret inheritance or something like that. There is a free spot."

The shipyard is still full of vitality in winter and is not affected by the white snow outside. Lin Qianfan, who is now in charge of the construction of two new ships at the same time, is very busy. Apart from practicing, he is also building ships.

"Oh? It was delivered so soon?"

"You're too invested! The Shield Mountain ship that personally delivered the inheritance is now parked outside Yanglong Bay. I've already set off for Chaochun City on the White Whale, so our inheritance also needs to be brought back by the Shield Mountain ship itself."

"Now that you're here, let's go take a look."

Because the secrets that are not passed on cannot be taken out, these inheritances are of little use to the Jindan cultivators of the Lin family.

The real first target audience is actually the Lin family's foundation-building cultivators. All foundation-building cultivators can choose one of these new inheritances for free, and only the extra ones require contribution points.

"By the way, how's the selection of the sixty new members going? Do the clansmen who married out need to go back with the Shield Mountain?"

"I didn't pay attention to this. The family allows young men and women of marriageable age to sign up on their own. Those who sign up voluntarily can stay in the family to receive their bride, while those who are forced by the family can only go to Yundu Island."

"Oh? Is this bad?"

"Why wouldn't it be good? They are in the Lin family, enjoying the glory and comfort of a Jindan family. When they reach marriageable age, they don't take the initiative to get married. Now that they are needed, they must take responsibility."

"That's right."

Talent and hard work are visible. Those who have not yet abandoned the path of Taoism, are devoted to Taoism and have no interest in marriage. Their families can understand this.
I have long since publicly stated that I will remain single for the rest of my life and never touch anyone of the opposite sex. This is just my nature, and my family can understand.
The family arranged many suitable blind dates for those who were still single, and they would pick and choose. The family would not force them on weekdays.

But when it comes to the marriage between two Jindan forces, the will of these people is not so important. When necessary, they must stand up and contribute to the family.

They are not forced on normal days simply because they can be flexible when facing foundation-building forces and Qi-refining forces, but when facing the Zhang family, which is also a Jindan force, they must compromise!
The brand-new Shield Mountain warship docked at the Yanglong Bay Wharf stands out like a crane among chickens, tall, majestic and extraordinary.

"It would be great if this ship was ours. It looks even more impressive than the Moby Dick. It would be even better if we could take it apart and have a look."

The Ninth Elder stared at the Shield Mountain with his eyes wide open.

"You think so."

"What? Can't you think about it?"

"I can think of it! That's amazing! Maybe soon our family will have a second third-tier ship."

"Oh? Can we buy a third-tier ship now? I think it would be more reliable to wait until you become a third-tier shipbuilder so that the family can build it ourselves. By then, we will not only build functional ships like this, but also proper battleships, flying boats, and submarines to complete our third-tier fleet."

"Do you really believe that I can achieve the Golden Elixir?"

"It's hard to say about others, but it's really possible for you!"

"Thank you for your support. The family will be equipped with a fleet when the time comes!"

"Don't forget to support me when the time comes~"

"I knew it!"

The inheritance jade slips sent by the Zhang family are varied.

Cultivation techniques, auxiliary secret techniques, hundreds of arts of cultivation, news intelligence, sea charts, etc., cover a wide range and have everything, and they have all been confirmed in advance to have no overlap with the Lin family.

Even though these things are basically first-level, second-level or incomplete third-level and fourth-level inheritances, they can significantly enrich and improve the underlying structure of the Lin family's existing inheritance system. This is very important and concerns the future.

With Lin Qianfan's memory and understanding of the Lin family's first and second level inheritance, the ordinary parts of this inheritance are of no use to him. He can just take a quick look at it without taking a detailed look.

What Lin Qianfan really looked at carefully were the third and fourth level parts. Although most of these high-level inheritances were incomplete or had very narrow applicability, when it came to gold panning, one always had to be patient.

"The Record of Dragon's Roar in the Sea (First Four Levels) is a good thing, the foundation of a fourth-level technique. Unfortunately, it can only be cultivated to the initial stage of foundation building. Switching to another level is very troublesome, and its potential is limited..."

"How come the Zhang family still has a complete Nascent Soul technique for the Mysterious Nether Ice Soul Technique? Oh, it's a shame it requires a special physique to practice. I'm afraid there aren't many people with this rare physique in the entire Storm Ocean. It's useless stuff, not very useful..."

"'Twelve Halberds of the Broken Tide (First Six Levels)' is a very sophisticated third-tier halberd technique, but it lacks the crucial third-tier component. However, it's suitable for Starling, and the transition from spear to halberd isn't difficult..."

"'The Cardinal Guiyuan Sutra (First Seven Levels)' Hmm? This body-refining technique is quite interesting and comprehensive. Hmm? It even comes with a special secret method for forming a golden elixir! Not only can it increase the success rate of forming a golden elixir, it can even improve the quality of the golden elixir."

Use your body as a cauldron to absorb the righteous energy of heaven and earth; use your heart as the firewood to refine an indestructible golden body… When the five energies converge and the three flowers gather at the top of your head, you will realize that your physical body is the precious raft that will carry you through the world.

"What an exaggerated introduction! According to this statement, I'm afraid there will be corresponding secret methods for forming a baby later. Unfortunately, there are only the first seven levels. Sigh~"

"Hey! I was too greedy! I should have been satisfied at this point, but I didn't expect the Zhang family to be willing to give away such a treasure!"

After Lin Qianfan became the chief steward of the Fengling Secret Realm, he had plenty of time every day. From then on, he began to cultivate the three paths of spirit, energy and mind.
Lin Qianfan's Qi and Spirit Refining techniques are both top-notch techniques, and it is not a problem to use them until he reaches the peak of the Golden Core stage.
However, there is no particularly suitable method for body training, and the method for strengthening the body and replenishing the essence that was used before was only a temporary transition.

"No wonder the Zhang family would offer this method for exchange. Practicing this method not only requires more personal energy and a large amount of resources, but also requires enduring extraordinary pain and tribulations in the later stages.

In addition, with the decline of physical training nowadays, physical training ability is often only icing on the cake, and the subsequent development of this technique is incomplete. It seems that no one in the Zhang family has successfully practiced this method in the past generations. "

This "Spiritual Guiyuan Sutra" only has the first seven levels, which can only be cultivated to the initial stage of the third stage of body refining. The clues to the subsequent exercises are unknown, but it contains a very valuable secret method of superior elixir formation.

This secret method of forming the elixir is not a universal secret method. Others cannot use it. Only those who have perfected the first six levels of the "Spiritual Return to Origin Sutra" can use it to improve the success rate/quality of the elixir when forming the elixir.

"I was just worried about not being able to find a suitable body-refining technique, so you're the right one. As for subsequent techniques, let's talk about it after the golden elixir." Lin Qianfan wanted to condense a top-grade golden elixir, and what he valued most was that this technique could help him improve the quality of the knotting pill, which was very rare.

"With this body refining technique, perhaps it won't be long before I can catch up with the body refining technique as well."

Lin Qianfan's soul had already transformed to the second stage when he was building his foundation and opening up his divine consciousness. In terms of cultivation progress, he has now caught up with Qi Refining and is the fastest progressing among the three paths of essence, energy and spirit.

Although Lin Qianfan's body was baptized into the life essence of a second-level creature at that time, its strength did not reach the second level and was stuck at the peak of the first level.
Half a year ago, Lin Qianfan broke through the body refining realm alone and increased the strength of his physical body to the early second level. His cultivation progress was lower than that of Qi refining and was the slowest among the three paths.

Since it is a secondary training of body refining, the strength of this second level still cannot reach the level of a second level monster. How can an amateur compare with a professional? It can only be said that he has escaped the identity of a fragile mage.

After choosing the body-building exercises, Lin Qianfan continued to screen them again to make sure that he had not missed anything else that was particularly suitable.

Although the items were pretty good, he had higher requirements.

The next morning,

Lin Qianfan followed his usual practice of refining his Qi first and then his body, but the difference today was that he had to change his technique, switching from the original body-refining technique that strengthened his foundation to the "Spiritual Guiyuan Sutra".

There are two steps to changing the practice method. The first step is to disperse the power, and the second step is to start again.

Dispersing your energy and starting over does not mean you have to destroy yourself and start practicing from scratch. That is totally wrong!

The Qi and blood power that has been cultivated bit by bit in the past is already in the body. The exercises are the tools to control these Qi and blood powers.
To disperse the power and start over is just to change the tools to control it. The process of changing tools does not affect the fact that the energy and blood power are still in the body. At most, it will cause overflow/compression due to the incompatibility of the previous and next tools, but it is definitely not starting from scratch.

Dispersing Qi requires patience and carefulness, and requires changing the original Qi and blood attributes to non-attribute while still confining them to the body's acupoints;
Rebuilding is much simpler. You just need to use the new route of the exercises to connect the attributeless qi and blood power that originally belonged to you and change it to the nature of the new exercises, so that you can regain control of it.

"Phew~ First level done! Keep up the good work!"

Exhaling a breath of foul air, Lin Qianfan continued to practice the second level of the Cardinal Guiyuan Sutra and rushed upwards.

The level of the Shuji Guiyuan Sutra is very high, and it should be the essence of the fourth-level practice. Its operation route almost completely covers the original basic foundation-building and essence-reinforcing practice, and the absorption rate reaches more than 99%.

"Huh~ So comfortable, feeling a little relieved~ Keep going!"

After exhaling again, Lin Qianfan felt that the uncontrolled energy and blood that had been accumulated in his body had finally decreased a little.

"Huh~ Keep going! I just don't know if I can maintain this state."

The third level was also going smoothly. Although the size of the Qi Refining Realm could relieve some of the pressure, there was still not much difference.

Practicing the fourth level of the technique and continuing to absorb the remaining energy and blood, Lin Qianfan tried to rush to the early stage of the second level in one go.

However, things did not go as planned. The gap between the two techniques was quite large. Even if Lin Qianfan absorbed all the remaining attributeless blood and energy, it would still not be enough to break through.

This was not because he was blocked by a level. Lin Qianfan had already reached the early stage of the second stage of Qi Refining. The total amount required for the advancement of the new technique was larger, and the change in technique caused a little overflow, which was not enough. He stayed in a strange state and needed to break through the level again.

But I have been there before, and the path is still there. I just need to replenish it. It is not difficult. If I use body-refining spiritual objects to replenish it, it may only take one or two months. It will be very fast if I take the old route.

This reflects the gap between different techniques. The total amount of energy produced by practicing higher-level techniques is much greater, and the limits of their development of the body are deeper. When a person from a big force faces a person from a small force, they are often truly crushed.

……

Outside the Thousand Star City, beyond the sight of the Nascent Soul cultivators,
The deep-sea army led by the chief of the Spirit-Drivers tribe arrived first and was approaching the northeastern defense line.

puff~
A huge splash of water gushed out, and a huge fourth-level whale, comparable to a small city, rushed out of the water, hovered in the sky, looking far away in the direction of the Thousand Star City, with a look of curiosity.

Standing on the head of the fourth-level whale was a cloaked figure that looked inconspicuous, even smaller than a human. Although it had no aura, it stood firmly and was a head taller than the whale.

"Fool! We can't go any further, or we will all be slaughtered by humans."

"Are humans really that scary? Oh~"

"Of course! Relying on the weakest body, the human race has become one of the superior races in the vast sea world. The human race is far from being comparable to our small race."

"Aren't you also from a superior race? Ying~"

"You're wrong! Humans are a race that has broken free from the shackles of bloodline. If we don't talk about innate bloodline, I... well, you won't understand even if I explain it to you."

"But you never finish what you say! Ying~"

"If you don't want to die, then hide! Do you really want to fight for the Dragon Nest?"

"I don't want to die, hmm~"

puff~
The giant whale dived back into the seabed, apparently still afraid of being killed by human Nascent Soul cultivators. Although human Nascent Soul cultivators generally would not leave the Thousand Star City easily, they would not mind if they met a lone one.

Deep in the seabed, in places invisible to the naked eye, there are many similar cloaked figures. Their auras are strong and weak, and they are each controlling a giant sea beast that is much larger than other monsters.

The only difference between these giant sea beasts and the ones humans usually encounter is that they have learned to remain quiet and not be impetuous. It is obvious that they are all controlled or restrained by the Spirit Exorcists.

(End of this chapter)