Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 429 Fairy in the Painting (Orange)
"Gurgling~"

A cheerful sound of flowing water rang in my ears.

Liu Sheng clearly "heard" a mountain stream flowing through mountains, across forests, over rocks, and finally into a deep pool.

Within his dantian, the swirling true energy condensed into droplets of rain, pattering down with a strong, vigorous, and upward-striving vitality.

True Qi liquefaction, the Yellow Court (Huang Ting) is the gateway.

Next, he will diligently cultivate every day to accumulate true qi. Once his dantian is filled with true qi, he can try to open up his qi channels.

This stage is called the Meridian Opening Realm, also known as the Lesser Completion of the Yellow Court.

Once the twelve primary meridians are opened and the microcosmic orbit is formed, the true qi circulates repeatedly within the microcosmic orbit (which is also the twelve primary meridians), and this is considered the completion of the Yellow Court.

Going a step further, all eight extraordinary meridians are opened up, connecting the regular and extraordinary meridians, which is called the Great Circulation.

At this stage, once the mind is focused, true energy can reach any corner of the body, so that not even a fly can be added, not even a feather can land, not even a needle can be inserted, and not even water can be splashed in. The protective energy is several feet thick.

Ordinary martial artists and cultivators who have entered the Dao cannot be harmed in the slightest without breaking through the protective qi.

"After accumulating energy for a few more days, I can attempt to open the first meridian. Once opened, that will be... the minor completion of the Yellow Court?"

Liu Sheng grinned slightly, showing no sign of disappointment.

Admittedly, for an ordinary cultivator, even if seventy or eighty percent of the medicinal power is wasted, a single Human Essence Pill can advance one's realm, similar to directly ascending from the Dao (Perfect) to the Yellow Court (Perfect).

With his terrifying physical strength, he absorbed almost 99% of the medicinal power, but he only managed to break through the bottleneck and advance to a minor realm.

But who can blame him for having such a wealth of experience?
To give an analogy, if the ordinary path to enlightenment is like a water vat, then his is like a pond.

The amount of water (medicinal effect) that can fill the water tank four times will only raise the water level in the pool slightly.

His dantian space is larger, his qi channels are more resilient and open, and the true qi required to open them is greater, and the true qi required to fill them must far exceed that of other Huangting cultivators.

A single Human Essence Pill is hardly enough.
Perhaps the legendary Earthly Origin Elixir and Heavenly Origin Elixir could help him improve even more and faster.

But that's a story for another time.

Now that I've advanced a minor realm, my body's "reserve capacity" can be increased by one more avatar, meaning I can refine three more avatars.

And now——

Of course, I'll save my wife first!

Liu Sheng stepped forward and stood before Du Bingyan's still-living, mangled flesh and blood. With a thought, he silently uttered, "Refine."

The bright orange light then flew up and entered his body.

In an instant, a cool and gentle current swept through the whole body, especially the brain and eyes, permeating, transforming, and optimizing them.

Unlike previous changes to the physique, such as bones, flesh, and internal organs, this time it seems to affect the soul, will, and spirit.

To undergo a profound transformation.

He seemed to have suddenly received divine inspiration, mastering all the techniques of painting and calligraphy without a teacher.

Moreover, not only their skills, but even their innate talents, have been elevated to an exaggerated level.

I felt completely disoriented...

He didn't fully wake up until the transformation was completely over.

On the panel——

[Successfully refined the essence of the fairy in the painting, obtaining the avatar of the "fairy in the painting".]

[You have been blessed with the innate talents of the Immortal Painter: "Master of Painting," "Penetrating Insight," "Drawing a Circle as a Prison," "Ink Spirit," "Painting Realm," and "Texture Soul."]

"Finally, I've succeeded in forging my first Old Demon-level avatar, enhanced by six new talents!" Liu Sheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and withdrew his gaze.

The talent bestowed this time is completely different from the previous one, which was more focused on physical strength. It feels very fresh.

However, now is not the time to delve into the details; there are more important matters to attend to.

He took out the golden-patterned clean bottle, poured out a drop of willow branch dew, sprinkled it on Du Bingyan's corpse, and reaped more than 10,000 spiritual energy points.

The next moment, the shattered flesh and blood on the ground burst forth with vibrant life, rapidly healing and recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

New internal organs, muscles, bones, and skin were generated, much like the 3D printing that Liu Sheng had seen in his previous life.

"There were still some risks involved..."

Seeing this, he finally felt completely relieved.

It was precisely because he had the "Mango Branch Dew" as a backup that he had shown no mercy earlier, killing her and the fairy in the painting who was possessing her with a single blow.

If it happened again...

"I am not threatened!"

Liu Sheng took a breath, looked away, and focused his attention on the panel.

First, click on the introduction of the new avatar "Fairy in the Painting"—

【Fairy in the Painting (Orange)】:
[Introduction]: The ink traces on the scroll awaken, the cloud-like silk is used as clothing, and the mist and clouds are used as skirts. Its shape is like flowing wind and swirling snow, and its sound is like the shattering of jade in Kunshan.

He enjoys dwelling in ancient paintings, drinking the night dew, sipping the morning light, grinding the dust of the world, and projecting the myriad aspects of human life.

……

"Wearing cloud-like silk as a garment, and misty clouds as a skirt... isn't this a woman's dress?"

A strange look appeared on his face. If he were to transform into this avatar, wouldn't that mean... he would become a woman?

In an instant, it felt as if a cool breeze had blown past his crotch, making his buttocks feel cold.

The key point is that this introduction seems to say something, yet it also seems to say nothing at all. It simply introduces the various preferences of this incarnation, such as "dwelling in ancient paintings" and "drinking night dew and sipping morning light."

Only the last line, "Grinding the smoke and fire of the world, projecting the myriad aspects of life," sounds somewhat sophisticated.

But the specifics remain unclear.

In general, this avatar is only suitable for being invoked into reality from now on.

As a result, the spiritual energy required to maintain this avatar each day has increased to five thousand!
Once a demon-level avatar is brought into reality, it requires 5,000 spiritual energy points to sustain itself daily, equivalent to five demon-level avatars.

If all twelve incarnations were at the Old Demon Realm, the daily cost of maintaining them would be... 60,000!
The price of the dead panel has gone up again!

Fortunately, I now have over 13 million spiritual essence!
That's enough, no worries!
Liu Sheng, sucking on his teeth, clicked on the six newly added talents with a pained expression, muttering to himself—

【Master Painter (Talent)】: Color follows the brush, all scenes arise from the heart. Those who possess this talent have exceptional artistic endowment, superb skills, profound mastery, and the ability to draw inferences from one another, thus forming their own unique style.

【Penetrating to the Core (Talent)】: The pen cuts through the void, penetrating to the bone and carving into the soul. Those who possess this talent can consume Qi/True Qi/Magic Power to deconstruct the form and spirit of all things, penetrating to the core and touching the truth.

[Drawing a Circle as a Prison (Talent)]: An ink line stretches across the border, making the world seem vast even when close. Those who possess this talent can consume their Qi/True Qi/Magic Power to condense an ink mark. Wherever the ink mark closes, mountains cannot be moved, and even gods and ghosts cannot enter.

【Ink Spirit (Talent)】: Ink flows and the brush appears, bringing life to the paper. Those who possess this talent can consume blood/vital energy/mana to condense an ink spirit, which will transform the objects in the painting, making them vivid and lifelike, leaping off the canvas.

[Painting Realm (Talent)]: Unfurling scrolls to swallow clouds, splashing ink to create a universe. Those who possess this talent can create a void world, containing things inspired by the spirit of ink, and summoning them for combat and miscellaneous tasks as needed.

【Soul-Splitting Technique (Talent)】: Dry brushstrokes penetrate to the bone, textured marks steal form. Those who possess this talent can consume true qi/mana/immortal power to unleash a Soul-Splitting Technique, corroding bones and invading the soul, imprinting form and spirit, possessing and possessing the soul.

(End of this chapter)