I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"call--"

Feeling the heavy pressure accumulating on his body, as if it were crushing his bones, Lin Che couldn't help but let out a long breath, his chest rising and falling slightly.

With the resilience and strength of his meridians as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he possessed the foundation for body refinement at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

When I first set foot on Sword Tomb Mountain, the gravity was almost negligible.

But when he climbed to a height of 240 feet.

The omnipresent gravity acting on every inch of flesh and bone was already clearly perceptible, like carrying a mountain, and even the circulation of true energy felt slightly sluggish.

"As expected... I need to find a way to continue on the path of body tempering as soon as possible." Lin Che frowned slightly, a sense of urgency rising in his heart.

This test of gravity made him realize once again the shortcomings in his physical cultivation.

What troubles him now is the lack of a truly superior body-refining technique that suits him.

As a spirit-level secret technique, the Nine-Refined Golden Body is superior because of its solid foundation and strong universality, which laid a good foundation for him.

However, many advanced body-refining techniques involve different energy attributes, tempering focuses, and even the "physical traits" cultivated vary greatly.

These techniques often conflict with each other, and cannot be easily connected by simply switching between them.

If you change it rashly, at best your meridians will be damaged and your cultivation will regress, and at worst your foundation will be shaken, causing endless trouble.

Lin Che was unwilling to settle and had been searching for the most suitable body-refining inheritance for himself.

However, the opportunity was rare, and there were no gains for several years.

If one's physical cultivation were to reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, just like Qi Refining, the gravity field of Sword Tomb Mountain would probably be as flat as walking on flat ground.

"Since we can't tough it out on our own for the time being, let's try a different approach."

Lin Che's gaze swept across the winding mountain path behind him, confirming that there was no one else within his line of sight or the range of his divine sense.

With a thought, he silently activated the Absolute Concealment Divine Power, and his figure and aura vanished without a trace from the mountain path in an instant.

At the same time, he looked at the Azure Profound Realm Spirit beside him, who was also in a state of emptiness and concealment.

"Xiao Xuan, we'll teleport up for the rest of the way."

Without setting up spacetime beacons in advance, the maximum distance that the Azure Profound Realm Spirit can teleport in a single instance is about one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

But for Lin Che, who needed to break through the gravitational field blockade at this moment, this was enough.

The Azure Profound Realm Spirit nodded slightly without the slightest hesitation.

A deep blue light shone in his clear eyes, and an invisible spatial force rippled out like water, instantly enveloping Lin Che as well.

The next instant, a blue light flashed, and the figures of a person and a spirit disappeared from their original spot, then appeared out of thin air beside the mountain path a dozen feet above.

Without the slightest pause, the blue light flashed again, and another teleportation occurred.

In the state of absolute emptiness and concealment, even the slightest fluctuations caused by spatial displacement are perfectly masked.

No one, not even a demon, could detect that someone was rapidly breaking through the gravity blockade of Sword Tomb Mountain, a barrier that terrified countless cultivators, in a manner akin to cheating.

In just over a hundred breaths, with hundreds of precise short-distance teleportations, Lin Che and the Azure Profound Realm Spirit had already traversed the remaining distance and landed steadily on the mountainside platform of Sword Tomb Mountain.

"Whoosh—" With my feet firmly on the ground, the heavy pressure on my body suddenly eased, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted.

Lin Che stretched his stiff muscles and couldn't help but sigh, "The gravity field only covers the mountainside, just as the intelligence indicated."

This precise information about the range of the gravity field at Mount Kenzuka is one of the many pieces of information provided by Liu Fang.

The value of this double agent is once again demonstrated at this moment, proving that the continuous investment of resources has not been in vain.

However, the mountainside is not entirely safe either.

Just as Lin Che caught his breath, the sky above him suddenly darkened.

The biting, chilling wind, like an invisible army of thousands, roared down from the mountaintop once again, sweeping across the entire mountainside with a heart-wrenching howl.

Lin Che had no intention of tempering his body on the spot. In order to conserve his true essence to deal with possible follow-up situations, he did not hesitate to summon the Overturning River Crocodile Turtle from the Azure Profound Secret Realm again.

A massive figure appeared accompanied by an earthy yellow aura, like a moving mountain, steadily blocking Lin Che's path.

The River-Covering Crocodile Turtle let out a low growl and unhesitatingly activated its Immovable Mountain Divine Power, unleashing a gravity field around its body.

At the same time, the light blue Xuan Shui heavy armor quickly covered his thick back armor, ready to withstand the impact of the gale.

Just as Lin Che was preparing to safely hide behind the River-Overturning Crocodile Turtle and wait for the gale to pass, his powerful divine sense and the Heart of Ten Thousand Beasts detected an anomaly in the turbulent gale.

His gaze sharpened as he turned to the right, in the direction where the wind was strongest.

Amidst the raging evil energy and flying sand and stones, a "sphere" emitting a dim golden light could be vaguely seen.

It was being swept away by the raging wind and was helplessly rolling down the mountain.

What Lin Che was even more concerned about was that from that direction came an extremely faint yet painful and desperate fluctuation of divine thought!

"It's a demonic beast!" Lin Che judged instantly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Che's body flashed with golden light, and his pure true essence from the late Foundation Establishment stage transformed into a layer of solid protective qi that enveloped his entire body.

With a change of footwork and the ultimate in agility, he shot out like an arrow from behind the safe back of the crocodile turtle.

Braving the biting wind, they precisely lunged towards the rapidly falling golden "sphere".

The gale-force winds were like knives, slicing through the protective golden light with a hissing sound.

Lin Che's eyes were calm as he calculated the trajectory. Just as the golden "sphere" swept past him, he reached out and caught it firmly in his arms.

Then, he tapped his toes on the mountain wall, used the momentum to spin around, and quickly retreated behind the Alligator Turtle.

Only now did he lower his head to carefully examine the little one he had rescued in his arms.

This is a rather large bee.

Its entire body is dark gold, and its carapace is covered with fine, metallic-like patterns.

But at this moment, dozens of deep, bone-revealing fissures crisscrossed these lines, oozing a pale golden, viscous fluid.

Its pair of transparent membranous wings were mostly missing, with charred and curled edges, and its six slender limbs were limply curled up.

His breath was extremely weak, and the flame of his life seemed to be extinguished at any moment.

Clearly, if Lin Che hadn't happened to be there, it would have had no chance of surviving such intense baleful winds.

As a beast-taming cultivator, Lin Che was not a pushover and did not have the so-called saintly heart.

He rescued the monster to see if it would be of any use to the Lin family.

"System, scan this spirit beast," Lin Che silently commanded in his mind.

The next moment, a semi-transparent panel, visible only to him, unfolded before his eyes:

Gold-Eating Bee

Level: Early stage of Qi Refining (Severely injured and near death)

Bloodline Rank: Second Rank, Mid-Grade

Bloodline Supernatural Powers:

[Turning Gold Through Ten Thousand Refinements] (Mid-grade Divine Power, Exclusive to the Queen Bee):

The queen bee possesses a unique "gold-melting stomach," which can purify and refine the various impure metal ores fed to her by worker bees through a process of tempering and refining within her body, ultimately secreting two substances from her abdomen:

Royal Jelly Gold: A liquid spiritual gold with exceptional spirituality, excellent malleability, and the ability to perfectly conduct spiritual energy.

Once solidified, it is indestructible and is a top-tier material for refining natal magic weapons, high-level flying swords, and the core of precision puppets, making it priceless.

Golden Soul Needle: A sharp crystal produced by the queen bee's metabolism. It is as fine as a cow's hair, extremely hard, and has the property of destroying spirits.

It is a precious consumable for refining one-time armor-piercing magic weapons or for cultivating special needle-type supernatural powers.

【Needle Rain Protects the Nest】(Low-grade Supernatural Power, Swarm of Soldier Bees):

When the hive is threatened, a large number of soldier bees can simultaneously vibrate their wings and unleash a barrage of stingers, creating a comprehensive and penetrating attack.

Inherited Techniques: None

Description: Gold-eating bees have low intelligence but possess a high degree of collective consciousness and will unconditionally obey the queen bee.

"Gold-Eating Bees?!" Upon seeing the detailed introduction on the system panel, Lin Che's eyes instantly lit up with surprise!

Memories of the beast-taming tradition in his mind were immediately activated, corroborating this.

"It's such a rare spirit beast! It definitely needs to be treated!"

Without any hesitation, he immediately took out the best pills and ointments specifically for treating injuries to spirit beasts from his storage ring.

The powder was gently and quickly sprinkled onto the wounds of the gold-eating bees.

He then carefully guided the medicinal power with his true essence, while crushing a pill that nourishes vital energy, mixing it with spiritual spring water, and carefully dripping it into its mouth.

According to historical records, the Gold-Eating Bee colony has a strict hierarchy. Once a single queen bee is chosen, any female Gold-Eating Bees that hatch afterward will be driven out of the hive to prevent them from threatening the queen's rule.

This poor gold-eating bee is a case in point.

In normal circumstances, a gold-eating bee that has been driven away might still be able to struggle to survive.

But in this valley of soldiers, filled with malevolent energy and fraught with danger, especially when encountering fierce winds, death is almost certain.

It was precisely because of this that, after feeling the warm medicinal power of Lin Che's treatment and regaining some consciousness, the gold-devouring bee showed great affection and dependence on Lin Che.

When Lin Che tentatively reached out and touched its battered carapace, it showed no aggression or fear.

Instead, it tried to raise its dark golden head and gently rubbed against Lin Che's fingers, conveying a faint but clear sense of gratitude and obedience.

However, one female bee is far from enough.

Lin Che's goal is to establish a Gold-Eating Bee colony that can stably produce "Queen Bee Gold" and "Golden Soul Needle"!

This means he needs drones, and a sufficient number of worker and soldier bees.

"It seems we should pay a visit to its original tribe."

Lin Che gazed at the Gold-Eating Bee in his arms, whose injuries had stabilized and which had fallen into a deep sleep, his eyes gleaming with contemplation.

Can you just pack up and take away the entire mature beehive?

This is indeed the way to maximize profits.

However, it is extremely difficult.

Although the Gold-Eating Bees have low intelligence, they have an extremely strong collective consciousness and will instinctively launch suicidal attacks against intruders, making them extremely difficult to tame.

"Abducting some drones would be a more feasible solution," Lin Che thought to himself.

Looking through the description of the Gold-Eating Bee clan in the Beast Taming Inheritance in his mind, Lin Che came up with a preliminary plan to visit them.