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

Chapter 69 Transformation of the True Core
"Ten-year-old plants, once tainted, become [Mortal Bloodline]; fifty-year-old plants, once tainted, become [Turbid Bloodline]; a hundred-year-old plant, once tainted, becomes [Mysterious Spirit Bloodline]..."

"These classifications are not arbitrary, but rather based on the fact that a powerful being with fifth-order spiritual plant cultivation skills and fourth-order alchemy skills traveled through the mountains and fields over a thousand years, capturing nearly a hundred mountain spirits and monsters. With the exception of a few special cases, they are basically correct."

The young woman walked along, her hands behind her back, saying this as she went.

"This cultivation world is truly mysterious and interesting."

Lin Changheng felt his eyes had been opened, and he had gained more useful knowledge, which secretly pleased him.

The young woman from the Liu family covered her mouth and chuckled: "What a coincidence! Our clan has two [Lantern Grass Spirits]. They were formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth together, which is quite a strange thing. They have extremely strong regenerative abilities and can provide a large amount of essence blood."

Chinese chives?

A word popped directly into Lin Changheng's mind, and he kept cutting it down, one after another.
The woman was quite frank, seemingly intentionally showing goodwill to Lin Changheng, and clearly stated that as long as there was enough nutrition, one unit of essence blood could be harvested from each animal every three days.

If it exceeds this number, it will damage the very foundation and be akin to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Lin Changheng nodded and immediately calculated the answer: the two [Lantern Grass Spirits] could collect a total of more than 240 portions of essence blood per year.

Quite a lot.

So he said, "This junior has a need for exploring the Dao of Alchemy, which consumes a lot of energy, so of course the more the better."

The old man in hemp robes interjected at the opportune moment: "Aside from the clan's internal consumption, there is an annual quota of about two hundred portions that can be given to Fellow Daoist Lin. I wonder if that's enough?"

"Of course, thank you, senior and fairy."

"But let's be business as it is, and make this clear from the outset. Our clan's blood essence has a fixed supply direction that remains unchanged year after year. In the future, we will give priority to Fellow Daoist Lin every year, and we will sign at least a five-year agreement. Otherwise, we cannot find another channel halfway through."

The old man in hemp clothing wanted to buy a five-year share through direct sales. His expression was serious. Lin Changheng knew there wasn't much room for negotiation, but he didn't care. He could really take a thousand shares of his essence blood over five years.

But with a conflicted look on his face, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, after a long while, as if he had gone through a great internal struggle, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Then it will be five years!"

The old man in hemp clothing, confident in his abilities, smiled smugly to himself. Having achieved his goal, his face remained serious and businesslike.

Lin Changheng seemed not to have seen it, and then changed the subject, saying, "I wonder if you have any essence blood of the [Lantern Grass Spirit] that I may take a look at?"

"There are just a few."

The old man in hemp robes walked to the table, waved his hand, and a bottle of pale green essence blood containing a silvery glow appeared before him. He opened his mouth and said in a rather pleased tone...
"If you are in urgent need, I happen to have more than thirty portions to give to you to relieve your immediate crisis."

Lin Changheng went forward to examine it directly, and after touching a drop, he found that the Yuan Ding in his sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly and reacted.

This proves that the essence blood of this demonic beast is genuine and can indeed be absorbed. He flicked it back into the bottle and laughed, "Then I'll take them all."

"The original market price was three low-grade spirit stones per share. Our Liu family has taken a liking to you, fellow Daoist, and in order to establish a good relationship, we will offer a 20% discount. Future transactions will also be based on this price."

"Thank you."

"If Fellow Daoist Lin visits our clan in the future, we can discuss the price in detail. It would not be unreasonable to give it away as a gift."

At this point, the old man in hemp clothing's intention to recruit them became quite clear.

Lin Changheng, however, did not respond.

On the one hand, he had no intention of changing his allegiance and was quite comfortable staying with the Xu family.

On the other hand, all free gifts come with a hidden price tag, and he wasn't familiar with the Liu family, so he couldn't just rush in headfirst.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and signing the contract, the meeting ended.

As Lin Changheng stepped out of the reception courtyard, he could see that the steward in charge of receiving guests from the Xu family had a noticeably warmer smile on his face, and his attitude towards them was clearly more enthusiastic.

He had come with a mission from the clan's higher-ups, and he had witnessed Lin Changheng's refusal of the Liu family's offer of recruitment, which made him reflect:

This child is indeed loyal and compassionate; the clan has not raised the wrong person!
They parted ways halfway, and Lin Changheng went straight to his own courtyard.

Looking at the thirty-two bottles of strange demon blood laid out before him, Lin Changheng pushed aside one bottle, and a pungent, grassy scent immediately wafted into his nostrils. Unlike the pure, fishy smell of ordinary demon beast blood, this mountain and marsh spirit's blood had a distinct grassy aroma, which was its unique characteristic.

"Transform for me!"

Lin Changheng poured his essence and blood into the basin and finished in one go!

hum!
【Azure Serpent Treasure Seed - Fifth Level】

[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]

[Biochemical Life: 10/10]

……

[With essence and blood fully absorbed, the transformation is complete!]

【Azure Serpent True Core - Supreme】

[Can be refined into a demonic technique that reverts to ancestral form by incorporating the bloodline of demonic beasts: Detoxification]

Above the mouth of the Yuan Ding, a solidified emerald green core the size of an infant's fist floated out and entered Lin Changheng's soul at his will.

A pure and ethereal feeling simultaneously entered the body, wandering and circulating within.

"This is?"

Lin Changheng let it swirl inside his body. Before long, a strange, extremely unpleasant odor began to emanate from his pores.

He also felt unbearable and ran to the yard to fetch water to wash himself.

I rinsed it five or six times before I could barely smell it anymore.

But just as she finished dressing, she heard a series of loud rumbling sounds in her abdomen, like a drumbeat, followed by excruciating pain.

Half an hour later, Lin Changheng finally came out of the latrine, almost leaning against the wall, and expelled a lot of dark red and foul-smelling blood!

His body was also covered with a layer of dark, smelly sweat.

After taking another shower, I felt refreshed and invigorated. My body felt cool and light, as if a heavy burden had been lifted. My blood was flowing smoothly, and even the circulation of my internal magical energy was a fraction faster.

"Detoxification! It dissolves and expels the accumulated toxins and impurities from the body! This must be an inherent effect of the [Detoxification Demonic Technique]!"

"I never imagined that such filth and toxins would accumulate and hide in my body. I wonder what kind of obstacles they would cause to my lifespan and cultivation! How wonderful it is to feel light and agile now!"

Lin Changheng focused his mind and looked inward, discovering that the pure and spiritual energy within his body, like a dragon or a serpent, dissipated under his gaze.

It spread throughout the limbs and bones.

It also blended into the blood and magic power, leaving no trace to be found.

But he had a deep-seated feeling that he was immune to first-tier poisons!
Lin Changheng took out a bottle of medium-grade poison he had obtained earlier, took out three drops and placed them in his palm, letting them spread. A cloud of poisonous smoke rose up.

With a thought, he immediately used the [Poison-Dissolving Demon Technique], and the poisonous smoke instantly melted away like snow melting in the spring sun!
It was directly dissolved and vanished by magical power!

This is not enough.

Lin Changheng took out the failed mid-grade [Water Ganoderma Pill] he had previously tried to refine and used this method again.

The demonic magic transformed into a gust of air that swept past!

In an instant, the previously deep-rooted and difficult-to-remove erysipelas was also resolved.

All that remained was a burnt pill with a medicinal, herbal scent.

After careful examination, apart from its appearance, it is still a dark, pasty mass that is harmless if swallowed!
(End of this chapter)