Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 119 Origin Variation
Lin Changheng's thoughts sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, and the Yuan Cauldron stood tall, with a golden seed already formed in the center of its mouth.

It rises and falls with the rosy glow of the sunset.

[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]

……

【Original Treasure Seed - Fivefold】

[Can continue refining the human race's innate talent: Enlightenment]

"Refine it directly."

Lin Changheng couldn't wait any longer. In the next instant, the golden seed entered his soul, cleansing it like a clear spring, and his whole being underwent a mysterious transformation.

[Already refined: Enhanced Enlightenment - Heavenly Gift - Cave Source]

[Effect: Exceptional insight leads to unconventional approaches; keen observation reveals the truth and transforms the mundane into the extraordinary]

"Om-!"

Suddenly, a distant, mysterious sound rang in Lin Changheng's ears, like the tolling of a bell, the hum of a sword, or the first gust of wind at the turn of day and night.

The vibrations continued, the lingering sound piercing the very soul.

The sound did not come from the outside world, but echoed directly in his sea of ​​consciousness. Each sound was like a clear spring washing away his marrow, making him feel extremely comfortable and cleansing his mind.

"call!"

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Changheng seemed to fall into the spiritual lake like sweet dew, becoming clear and bright, with an unprecedented clarity.

This change made Lin Changheng involuntarily recall the difficulties and obstacles that hindered his progress in the path of superior alchemy.

Now, clues have been found to those questions, and the general outline has been identified.

We can follow the clues and resolve the issue gradually.

This feeling is like finding an auxiliary line to solve a geometry problem that you've struggled with in a past life...

"I see!"

Lin Changheng was overjoyed. With such assistance, he could gradually master the art of high-grade alchemy and the time it would take to refine high-grade fine pills would be greatly shortened.

But the next moment, the weakness within his body brought him back to reality.

After swallowing a high-grade Blood-Making Pill, Lin Changheng felt a warm sensation forming in his abdominal cavity, which filled the void of weakness and made him feel much more comfortable.

From the initial low-grade Blood-Replenishing Pill, to the mid-grade Blood-Restoring Pill, and now to the Blood-Creating Pill, the amount of spirit stones spent over nearly thirty years, with each month's worth of pills corresponding to the level of cultivation, has become a huge expense.

"By the way, I wonder what happened next? Has the [Origin Treasure Seed] been continued?"

"Will a sixth level appear? Or will it be [Transformation]? Or will it come to an abrupt end?"

This is a big problem!

Lin Changheng suddenly realized this, his eyes flashed, and he immediately focused his attention to investigate.

However, inside the Yuan Ding, in the central position, there was no treasure seed appearing, nor was anything occupying it; it was completely empty.

Will we only find out next month?
Lin Changheng frowned.

……

After seizing the fifth level of the [Origin Treasure Seed], Lin Changheng's fire spirit root finally reached as many as thirty strands.

It is on the verge of becoming a mid-grade spiritual root.

The remaining spiritual roots: nineteen strands of wood spiritual root; twelve strands of earth spiritual root; eight strands of metal spiritual root; and five strands of water spiritual root remained unchanged.

A month later.

same moment.

The extraction of semen and blood occurred again.

Lin Changheng had been waiting for this moment.

【Original Treasure Seed - Fivefold】

[Spirit Stealing: 4/100]

[Effect: Successfully seizing the spirit allows you to choose one of the following to cultivate into your human race's innate talent: Purity of Mind or Wisdom]

[Currently refined to: Enhanced Enlightenment - Heavenly Gift - Cave Source]

"Hiss, this is it?"

"The Origin Treasure Seed has more than five levels; it can continue to advance!"

"But it seems that the Heavenly Gift of Enlightenment cannot be improved further. Instead, one can choose to take the spirit of one of the two human innate talents that were previously abandoned and improve it."

Lin Changheng's eyes brightened slightly, then he fell into deep thought. Both "Purity of Mind" and "Wisdom of Wisdom" seemed good, but if he had to choose one…

"Purify your mind!"

After all, there is a saying that cultivating immortality is cultivating the mind. In the future, there may even be a tribulation of inner demons to break through. "Dao Xin" also involves the word "heart" and is related to one's state of mind.

Therefore, Lin Changheng made a resolute decision.

At the same time, he also discovered that although the talent was innovated and changed, the speed of progress accumulation was still retained and was not reset.

This put him at ease.

Each extraction of primordial essence blood still provides four progress points.

In just twenty-five months, or a little over two years, one can harvest a fully formed seed and experience the effects of [Purifying the Mind].

……

Time slowly flows forward.

Another year has passed, and two years have gone by since Lin Changheng came to Qinglingfang to take charge.

As soon as Lin Changheng came out of the alchemy room, he saw Xu Fugui's seventh son, Xu Qi'an, waiting at the door of the alchemy room, looking anxious.

Something was clearly happening, but no one dared to disturb Lin Changheng, who was refining pills.

Xu Qi'an, who is now making great progress in alchemy, knows that disturbing alchemy is a major taboo, as it can easily lead to distraction or emotional fluctuations, increasing the risk of the furnace exploding.

Unless it is a matter of life and death, one should not disturb them.

With the care of his uncle, the chief alchemist, he not only received a thorough teaching from the alchemist he apprenticed under, gaining a solid foundation in alchemical theory, but also had many opportunities to practice alchemy, filling in any gaps in his knowledge through hands-on experience.

What excited him most was the evaluation he received from Uncle Lin: "Keep up the good work, and you'll be able to advance to the next level."

You should know that there is a rumor circulating in the shop that Uncle Lin has already broken through to become a high-grade alchemist.

After all, it's impossible to completely hide the income from so many high-quality medicinal herbs.

These clues gave rise to some speculation and rumors.

This was partly due to the fact that the Xu family and Lin Changheng relaxed their control, not issuing a gag order but letting things take their course.

Some time ago, "Golden Light Array Shop" announced that Jin Geng had become a top-grade array master, which really boosted its reputation and business, making the Xu family's higher-ups quite envious.

So they approached Lin Changheng to discuss gradually releasing information in order to build the reputation of the Xu family's alchemy shop.

With Jin Geng ahead of them, they wouldn't stand out too much.

Lin Changheng was hesitant at first, but the Xu family persuaded him earnestly and even offered him benefits, which finally convinced him to give up.

He gritted his teeth and nodded.

But I felt quite gratified.

Because what the Xu family offered was a top-grade body-refining technique!

It was Xu Xujun, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the clan, who sought it out from outside as part of the family's foundation.

It is called "The Evergreen Body of the Green Tree".

Why do we need to train our bodies?
Because there are three mountains in front of you when you are building your foundation: the first is the Mountain of Essence, the second is the Mountain of Qi, and the third is the Mountain of Spirit.

Among them, the Mountain of Essence, also known as the Origin Mountain, is the source of a cultivator's original power and the root of their life. It is both the material basis of life and the physical foundation for building a foundation.

Body tempering strengthens the body, ensuring that the essence is preserved without loss or leakage, so that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will flow into the body without any leakage.

Favorable conditions are laying the foundation.

If one's Qi and blood are deficient, one's fundamental source is insufficient, and one's physical body declines, then the foundation for one's Dao cannot be established, and the result will be—

Foundation building is a distant dream!

Foundation building is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Lin Changheng had already begun preparations and was intentionally guiding him, which is how he obtained this technique.

……

"Good nephew, what brings you here to wait for your uncle?"

Lin Changheng was in a good mood and teased the boy with a smile.

"Uncle, there is terrible news!" Xu Qi'an bowed respectfully, then said with a solemn expression.

"What?" Lin Changheng frowned.

"Uncle Bai... he's trapped in the wilderness!"

(End of this chapter)