Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans...

Chapter 88 Blood Spirit Thorn [Please continue reading]

As time passed, undercurrents surged in Tianxuan City.

Meanwhile, Lin Chang'an, inside the cave, continued to draw talismans to earn spirit stones and cultivate every day, just as always.

"Is this the power of a top-grade magic weapon?!"

Surrounded by a cold, azure light, the upgraded Green Bamboo Sword easily sliced ​​through the hard spirit stone, much to Lin Chang'an's satisfaction.

The Green Bamboo Sword merged with the forelimbs of the Ironback Mantis, elevating it to the ranks of top-grade magical artifacts.

The other parts of the Ironback Demon Mantis are not as hard as its forelimbs; they are only forged into a blue armor, a high-grade defensive magic weapon.

Although the Green Horned Ox has thick skin and tough flesh, it is still not as good as a defensive spirit pet like the Mystic Water Turtle. With this set of green armor, its defensive power is greatly increased.

He himself has two high-grade defensive magic artifacts, but he lacks a top-grade defensive magic artifact.

"I never imagined that the difference between a top-grade magic weapon and a high-grade magic weapon would be so great."

After carefully comprehending it, Lin Chang'an nodded secretly. It wasn't just the strength of the magic power it contained; its hardness and sharpness were on completely different levels.

If you were to directly clash a superior-grade magic weapon with a top-grade magic weapon, the superior-grade magic weapon would probably be broken in just a few blows.

"No wonder top-grade magic artifacts are the symbol of Foundation Establishment cultivators."

After a moment of reflection, Lin Chang'an skillfully manipulated the Green Bamboo Sword within the cave, moving swiftly and skillfully before storing it in his storage bag.

"I now possess a second-tier spirit pet, the Azure Horned Ox, and a top-grade magic weapon, the Azure Bamboo Sword. My strength is far greater than before."

As Lin Chang'an pondered, he realized that he already possessed two of the four external factors that directly affect combat power: spirit pets, magical artifacts, formations, and spells.

Second-tier formations are beyond his reach right now. Aside from the price, there's simply no one selling second-tier formations on the market.

Even within the three major sects, second-tier formations are only effective against inner disciples.

This is also a form of monopoly by those in power.

He also has the other three items for now: spirit pets and magical artifacts.

"All we have left is magic."

Lin Chang'an frowned. The Foundation Establishment stage spells he could learn in Tianxuan City were all ordinary spells, which did not significantly improve his strength.

"The Wood Spirit Thorn, when I was in the Qi Refining stage, could almost easily threaten cultivators of the same level, but after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, it is obvious that it lacks staying power. Even when paired with a top-grade flying needle magic weapon, it does not have the amazing power of the Qi Refining stage."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an raised his hand and waved it, and four flying needles used in the Qi Refining stage appeared in front of him. Since breaking through, he has tried to study them quite a bit.

Although its power is considerable, it does not reach the level that once easily threatened cultivators of the same level.

"I learned from Yun Yao that after this senior from the Li Huo Palace created this minor spell a hundred years ago, he was very powerful during the Qi Refining stage, but he did not study this spell in depth after he reached the Foundation Establishment stage."

Lin Chang'an sighed inwardly. High-level spells did exist, but these were always closely guarded secrets of the three major sects. Even in Tianxuan City, they would never leak high-level spells.

"Compression and rotation—all of this relies on the stable and meticulous control of wood-attribute techniques, as well as long-term practice, which places an extremely heavy burden on the fingers..."

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an seemed to have thought of something during this time. He had previously purchased a lot of insights on magic cultivation in the market, and even some incomplete spells from Tribulation Cultivators and Demon Cultivators.

Most of these have significant side effects, but this is also the only way for independent cultivators to access advanced spells.

"Extreme compression and rotation, but what if I give up the burden on my body?"

A few days later, Lin Chang'an, who was inside the cave, seemed to have thought of something, and a look of eager anticipation appeared on his face.

"Many demonic cultivators, tribulation cultivators, and even some rogue cultivators will practice one or two trump cards. These are too heavy on the body and are generally only used when they are desperate."

After all, in a crisis, when life is at stake, who cares about the physical burden?

I don't care whether I live or die, at the very least I have to drag the other person down with me.

"But I have a self-healing body, wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?"

At this moment, Lin Chang'an suddenly realized that since he started cultivating this ancient technique, which relied on the light of the Xuan Tian Immortal Vine to nourish his powerful self-healing body, he had never properly studied it, which was a complete waste.

"Abandoning physical burdens, and similar things like expending and compressing qi and blood during strenuous exertion..."

With a sudden realization, Lin Chang'an began to deduce the Wood Spirit Thorn spell with great enthusiasm in his cave.

……

Half a month later.

"Sure enough, my thinking was right!" At this moment, a deep pit appeared on the wall of the cave. Under Lin Chang'an's excited smile, blood was still dripping from his finger, but the wound was visibly healing.

"I possess a self-healing body, so I don't need to worry about the burden on my body at all. When I use this spell with all my strength at the Foundation Establishment stage, others might worry about losing their fingers or even their arms, but I have no such worries at all."

An excited Lin Chang'an casually tossed a second-grade low-rank Vajra Talisman onto a stone pillar inside the cave.

In an instant, golden light flashed, and a defense resembling a golden bell appeared.

With a solemn expression, Lin Chang'an activated his improved Wood Spirit Thorn, and a flash of blood-red light appeared instantly.

puff!

Amidst the pervasive blood mist, Lin Chang'an's palms were a bloody mess, and the fingers that had been gripping the flying needles revealed their stark white bones.

However, at this moment, he was filled with excitement, his eyes fixed on the golden light in the distance.

The Golden Bell's defense was equivalent to the full-force defense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stage. Even with his Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense, he only saw a flash of blood light disappear.

The golden light defense was pierced through from both the front and back.

At this moment, the superior-grade magic weapon, the Azure Phosphorus Needle, penetrated even deeper into the rock layer of the cave behind.

"Wood Spirit Thorn! This power is beyond the Qi Refining stage. With extreme compression and rotation, and instantaneous burst, even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator's body cannot withstand it."

Despite seeing the exposed white bones in his fingers and the agonizing tearing of his arm tendons due to the violent magic, Lin Chang'an smiled.

His powerful self-healing body was recovering rapidly. What would take an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator one or two months to recover from an injury, he could feel would only take an incense stick to burn.

It incorporates some extreme self-harming methods on the original basis, frantically compressing and rotating to directly unleash even stronger power, but the cultivator himself suffers even greater backlash damage.

"Due to the influence of its own blood energy, it has become a faint blood-red light. The name Wood Spirit Thorn is no longer appropriate; it should be Blood Spirit Thorn."

The immense power brought a satisfied smile to Lin Chang'an's face. After all, the spell itself hadn't changed; he had simply added more ferocious techniques to his arm, rather than altering the spell's essence.

As he raised his hand, Lin Chang'an noticed that the superior-grade magic weapon flying needle had been somewhat damaged after breaking through the defense of the second-tier inferior talisman, and he couldn't help but nod secretly.

"The Blood Spirit Thorn, if combined with a top-grade magic weapon, will be even more powerful. Moreover, the speed of the blood light just now was so fast that even I couldn't dodge it."

Even without considering other factors, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator could still suffer an unexpected setback.

Of course, in a real battle, there are many external factors to consider.

"But that's enough. At least ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, even disciples of these sects, have never heard of such a powerful spell."

Lin Chang'an smiled contentedly. Although his cultivation level hadn't improved much during this period, his strength had made a significant leap.

If he could acquire another top-grade flying needle-type magic weapon, he would be confident that he could threaten a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After all, besides this spell, he also has a powerful self-healing body, which is extremely powerful in terms of both magical power recovery and injury recovery.

"Drawing talismans and cultivating, there's plenty of time."

Looking down at his fingers that were healing, Lin Chang'an smiled with satisfaction. His recovery ability was unmatched, even by ordinary demonic beasts like the Green Horned Ox.

He almost wasted his most powerful physical ability.

With a self-healing body, as long as vital organs (head, heart) are not damaged, he will not lose his fighting ability.

In the days that followed, Lin Chang'an resumed his daily routine of cultivating and drawing talismans to earn spirit stones.

As for alchemy, that will be put aside for now.

Thanks to the continuous influx of cultivators from outside Tianxuan City, Lin Chang'an's second-tier talismans were selling extremely well in the market.

……

On this day, the sky over Tianxuan City was clear and cloudless.

"Land Turtle! You've finally returned from the Demon Beast Sea Abyss. Have the guts to come out and fight!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout rang out, echoing through the sky.

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Thank you to all fellow readers for your support. The author will definitely work hard and dedicate myself to writing this book well.

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