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

Chapter 2 The Primal Treasure Seed
The cauldron was no bigger than the palm of my hand, yet it felt incredibly magnificent.

Its entire body gleamed with a deep blue-green luster, exuding a Daoist charm and faintly revealing an ancient, profound, and all-encompassing aura.

The three legs stand upright, resembling dragon claws, firmly rooted in the void of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Lin Changheng simply looked at it and, through the blue light, could vaguely see various strange and ancient animal-shaped patterns engraved on the cauldron.

The simple lines, densely packed, occupy one side of the tripod.

On the other side of the cauldron, there is a huge human figure in the center, with its head on the top of the cauldron and its feet on the belly of the cauldron, giving a feeling of standing tall and upright!
The surrounding area was filled with various images that resembled neither humans nor beasts, or were half-human and half-beast hybrids: human faces with snake bodies, human bodies with bird heads, and fleshy wings on their backs...

But as Lin Changheng gazed at them for a while longer, each pattern seemed to ripple slowly, exuding a mysterious aura as if it were alive.

【Yuan Ding】!
Two words inexplicably entered Lin Changheng's mind, and he became aware of them!
"Is this the name of the bronze tripod?"

With a slight change in expression, Lin Changheng was still waiting to investigate when he saw a shimmering blue light emanating from the mouth of the cauldron, with clouds beginning to rise and churn, as if something was enveloping it.

This is an immense attraction that is hard to resist.

Lin Changheng subconsciously reached out to touch it, but before he could, the bronze cauldron seemed to sense it and trembled slightly.

Suddenly, a mysterious rune transformed into a stream of light and entered the depths of his soul.

Lin Changheng immediately understood what he meant.

[Master of the Cauldron: Lin Changheng]

[Original Treasure Seed - Spiritual Transformation in Progress]

[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]

……

[With essence and blood fully absorbed, the soul-seizing technique is complete!]

【Original Treasure Seed - First Level】

[You can choose one to cultivate into your human race's innate talent: Purity of Mind, Wisdom, or Enlightenment]

……

"Is this the golden finger?"

"It's been almost thirty years, and the golden finger has finally arrived?"

After Lin Changheng's memories were awakened, he was able to step back and look back on the past thirty years with a completely different mindset.
But the bitterness, hardship, and despair are still crystal clear, as I have personally experienced them!
"Wait! It says to seize the spirit and absorb the essence blood... Could this be the root cause of my weak constitution in childhood and my failure in cultivation?"

"It was all absorbed by this small cauldron and then nurtured into this 'Origin Treasure Seed'?"

"Is it precisely because the precious seed was successfully cultivated that the Primordial Cauldron was activated and manifested?"

Lin Changheng possessed exceptional deductive reasoning skills honed from solving problems in his previous life. Based on the available information, he made direct inferences and instantly gained insight.

"【Primal Treasure Seed - First Level】? Does that mean it also has a second or third level?"

"Humans... I wonder if the essence and blood of demonic beasts can also be extracted, refined into precious seeds, and used to enhance my abilities?"

"If it involves stealing the spirit, then what is transformation?"

……

Without letting his attention wander, Lin Changheng calmly refocused and concentrated, keeping his eyes fixed on the mouth of the cauldron.

It should contain the so-called "precious seed".

At the same time, the azure light at the cauldron subtly receded at her will, revealing three illusory golden seeds that rose and fell continuously.

At a glance, one can tell that these three characters represent [purity of mind], [wisdom], and [enlightenment]!
After a moment's thought, Lin Changheng made his decision, "Zengwu!"

The only thing that can solve his immediate problem is [Zengwu].

With enhanced comprehension and a deeper understanding of alchemy, once they reach the next level, they can stay peacefully in the Xu family without needing to explore new lands, and they will have enough time to cultivate steadily!
With Lin Changheng's decisiveness, once he made a decision, he no longer hesitated and his mind was set on it.

The other two treasure seeds withered instantly, and the misty energy and Daoist rhyme were introduced into the treasure seed representing [Enlightenment]. Then, this seed became more rounded, and its golden light became three times more intense!

The next instant, the precious seed detached from the cauldron and landed within its soul.

Like a sudden awakening, a mysterious change was brewing.

[Already mastered: Enhanced Heavenly Knowledge] [Effect: Deepens understanding of basic spells and accelerates the reproduction of fundamental techniques]

As the precious seed fully merged into the divine soul...

"hiss……"

An extremely comfortable feeling permeated my soul and spread throughout my body, like eating an ice-cold watermelon on a hot summer day, or like being brushed by the softest feather from my very marrow.

Lin Changheng couldn't help but recall that the low-grade cultivation technique "Flowing Fire Technique," which he had once had to ponder repeatedly to understand, now seemed quite clear to him.

Every detail of the magical power circulation in the cultivation method, and every key point of the meridian pathway, is as clear as if it has been disassembled, and most of the problems that hindered the practice are easily solved.

"Sure enough!"

Lin Changheng muttered to himself, "He's self-taught and can figure things out without being taught!"

Is this the power of comprehension?
"No wonder those prodigies can master any technique so quickly; only those with exceptional comprehension can achieve that!"

Lin Changheng was thrilled!
He was confident that he could master the "Flowing Fire Technique," which he had been stuck at for ten years, within six months!
This is only the initial enhancement of the understanding of the [First Layer of Treasure Seed]. How should we continue to accumulate the Treasure Seed?

Comparing ourselves to those prodigies doesn't seem like such a difficult thing! It's too far off!

Approaching thirty, with the years having smoothed out his rough edges, Lin Changheng's long-dormant blood began to boil and surge once more, his chest and abdomen brimming with heroic spirit!

Therefore, it is not impossible to compete for immortality and become an ancestor!

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a thunderclap boomed outside the window.

Lin Changheng sensed something and looked up to see the thick black clouds being torn apart by lightning.
Just like his bleak future, a crack was torn open, and light shone in!

"It's a pity that the spiritual root of this body is too poor, it's a mixed spiritual root. Otherwise, with the help of the [Yuan Cauldron], the progress would be faster and the path of cultivation would be smoother."

Lin Changheng suddenly remembered the fundamental principle of cultivators—spiritual roots!
It is something you are born with and cannot change! It is also the basis for classifying aptitude for cultivating immortality.

A hint of helplessness couldn't help but show.

According to the generally accepted rules of this cultivation world, spiritual roots are divided into miscellaneous spiritual roots, low-grade spiritual roots, medium-grade spiritual roots, high-grade spiritual roots, earth spiritual roots, and heaven spiritual roots!

Because all cultivators in this world possess all five elements of spiritual roots!
Therefore, the grade is determined by the spiritual essence contained in the best spiritual root.

If one's spiritual essence is insufficient, one can hardly sense spiritual energy, cannot cultivate, and embark on the path of cultivation; thus, one remains a mortal.

If the spiritual essence is no more than ten strands, it is considered a mixed spiritual root!

A spiritual root with more than ten strands of spiritual energy but no more than thirty strands is considered a low-grade spiritual root!

A spiritual root with more than thirty strands of spiritual energy but no more than fifty strands is considered a mid-grade spiritual root!

For example, the results of Lin Changheng's spiritual root test at the Spiritual Testing Conference in the past...
The fire elemental root is the best, possessing eight strands of spiritual energy!

Earth spirit root is the next best thing, only seven strands!

The wood spirit root, once again, only has six strands!

Both the metal and water spiritual roots have five strands!

In this situation, the focus is on the fire spirit root. Since the spiritual essence does not exceed ten strands, it only receives the evaluation of "mixed spirit root" and loses the opportunity to enter a sect, aristocratic family, or foundation-building family.

Only Qi Refining families are willing to accept them.

The reason is that it is very difficult for people with inferior spiritual roots to cultivate techniques and spells. Their path to enlightenment is predictable and they cannot go far.

They wouldn't catch the eye of any major power that has no shortage of low-level cultivators.

Qi-cultivation families, on the other hand, have lower requirements. They focus on quantity and striving for a future, and will offer multiple mortal women in exchange for a chance to increase their chances of having offspring with spiritual roots.

If it happens, we'll have hit the jackpot.

……

Lin Changheng subconsciously used the [Spirit Observation Technique] to deeply sense the spiritual root within his body, but was suddenly startled.
He discovered—

[Fire Spirit Root, Nine Strands of Spiritual Essence]!
(End of this chapter)