I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"call--"

A long, stale breath escaped Lin Che's lips, slowly dissipating into the surrounding misty spiritual energy.

He finished his long period of introspection and circulation of Qi, opened his eyes, and a barely perceptible trace of fatigue and helplessness flashed deep in his eyes.

"It still doesn't work..."

The sound echoed gently on the tranquil island in the middle of the lake.

At this moment, he had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and the true essence within his dantian and dantian was abundant and complete.

His muscles, bones, and meridians, having undergone countless trials and tribulations, are now incredibly strong and resilient, radiating a multicolored aura.

The Golden Elixir Path seems to be separated by only a thin veil, within reach.

However, when he tried to draw upon that vast true energy to break through that invisible barrier, it felt as if he were pushing a mountain.

Perhaps it is because the foundation is so solid that the body has its own internal circulation system, as stable as a mountain, that ordinary opportunities for breakthrough are difficult to shake in the slightest.

Lin Che recalled the method he used when he was building his foundation, and his gaze involuntarily turned to the other two places where his mind was connected.

His two natal spirit beasts are the Burning Sky Sacred Sparrow and the Azure Profound Realm Spirit.

They have no shortage of talent and resources, but their cultivation speed is ultimately no match for his. They are currently still hovering in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and there is still a long way to go before they reach perfection.

"It seems that in the end, I still need to form a Golden Core, or some other spiritual object to help me achieve that." A barely audible sigh dissipated into the chilly air.

He rose from the jade floor covered with soft cushions.

The tea tree beside him, shrouded in mist and serene, was quietly breathing in and out. The dewdrops on its leaves shimmered with a faint glow, and the tranquil charm it exuded soothed the slight restlessness in his heart.

Just as he was about to take a step, a huge shadow descended, blocking the swirling aura of spiritual mist in front of him.

Lin Che looked up and saw a figure that resembled a small, dark mountain—the Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle.

Its body, covered with a thick, rugged carapace, almost filled the open space in front of the cave.

Lin Che reached out and his palm touched the cold and hard carapace, feeling a texture like metal or stone.

"Hey, has your carapace gotten bigger again?" Lin Che tapped the ancient-patterned shell with his finger, producing a dull "thump-thump" sound.

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Turtle slowly turned its enormous head, which was covered in dark gold and had gracefully curved horns.

Its clear, yet slightly bewildered, golden vertical pupils blinked, revealing pure doubt: "Really?"

As it spoke, it actually stretched its neck, which was covered with fine scales, and tried to turn its head to look at its back.

However, its carapace is now ten zhang in diameter, like a mobile fortress, which is beyond my sight.

After trying for a while, all he got was a stiff, sore neck, and his face showed even more confusion. He even tilted his huge head.

Lin Che sighed silently.

Does anyone know how to judge the size of their tortoise's carapace by sight?

The mountain-carrying dragon turtle in front of us is the same river-overturning crocodile turtle that Lin Che chose back then.

He lived up to expectations and, nourished by the stone tablet, successfully evolved into a mountain alligator turtle.

Furthermore, under the power of Lin Che's system, the Baxia bloodline within his body was fully manifested, and he successfully transformed into a dragon.

It has been upgraded to a fifth-tier top-grade spirit beast, the Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle!

Subsequently, Lin Che and Lin Che formed the Origin Blood Pact in the "Five Saints Blood Pact Spirit Forging Secret Chapter".

However, as they spent more time together, Lin Che discovered that the little guy was rather dull.

What's that word again?

Naturally naive?

This is the guy I'm talking about.

"Alright, stop wasting your time," he said helplessly, patting the relatively smooth shell near the dragon turtle's cheek, which felt slightly warm to the touch.

"Would I lie to you? Hurry up and go back to focus on your cultivation. Look at you, how long have you been stuck at the Qi Refining Perfection realm? You haven't even touched the threshold of Foundation Establishment yet."

"oh."

The Dragon Turtle of Mount Fu responded in a low, docile voice, seemingly unaware of any impropriety in being urged.

It obediently retracted its neck, slightly bent its limbs, and slowly lowered its massive body back to the ground.

He quickly immersed himself once again in a state of cultivation, merging with the earth's spiritual energy, his aura becoming as solid and steadfast as a mountain.

Looking at its honest and focused appearance, Lin Che felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and his divine sense quietly sank into the depths of his consciousness.

【Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle】

Level: Perfected Qi Refining

Bloodline Rank: Fifth Rank, Top Grade

Bloodline Supernatural Powers:

1. Carrying the Mountain (Supreme Divine Power)

Effect: Core transformation, awakening the true meaning of the Baxia bloodline.

It can resonate with the earth using its demonic power, condensing a hundred-zhang-tall phantom mountain in the void above its carapace.

This phantom is not an illusion, but a "power projection" that condenses the real gravity of the earth's veins and the essence of the earth spirit.

Active effect: Can "throw" or "suppress" mountain phantoms towards the target area, causing terrifying area-wide gravity collapse and physical crushing, with power comparable to a small-scale natural disaster.

Passive effect: While maintaining the phantom mountain, the user's connection with the earth reaches its peak, resulting in a surge in defense and strength, but a significant decrease in mobility. This technique is extremely energy-intensive and cannot be sustained.

2. Baxia Splits the Mountain (Supreme Divine Power)

Effect: After charging up, unleash a seemingly simple attack that actually contains the power of collapse by charging with the dragon's head or swinging the tail mace.

This attack ignores the "damage reduction" properties of most energy shields and physical defenses, acting directly on the material structure itself.

It has a devastating effect on mountain gates, grand formations, giant magic treasures, or cultivators of the same level.

3. Earth Vein Synchronization (Supreme Supernatural Power)

Effect: Creates a deep resonance between one's own bloodline and the earth beneath one's feet.

Once in a state of synchronization, as long as it stands on the ground, more than 50% of any damage it suffers (physical, energy, or even some spiritual impact) will be conducted and dispersed through the earth's veins to the crust within a radius of hundreds of miles.

It can draw on the earth's spiritual energy on a large scale, rapidly restoring demonic power and healing non-fatal injuries.

As long as it stands on the ground, it possesses almost infinite endurance.

4. Qianyue Heavy Domain (high-grade magical power)

Effect: The area of ​​effect expands to 300 zhang, resulting in a qualitative change.

Within this region, it can freely divide gravity zones of different intensities (such as doubling the gravity in the area in front of enemies and halving the gravity in the area behind friendly forces).

5. Mystic Rock Barrier (Superior Divine Power)

Effect: Covers the body with a thick barrier made of "basalt".

This barrier boasts top-tier physical defense, exhibiting extremely high resistance to earth, metal, and fire magic, and can directly convert some of the impact energy it absorbs into earth spirits that stabilize itself.

6. Dragon Tail Mace (Superior Divine Power)

Effect: The power is extremely compressed into the end of the mace, forming a bright, star-like dark gold spot, followed by a thrust or whip strike that combines speed and power.

This attack not only possesses some of the armor-piercing properties of [Baxia Mountain Split], but also triggers a violent "star ring" shaped shockwave upon impact, causing secondary damage to surrounding enemies.

Inherited Technique: Immovable as a Mountain

Synopsis: The bloodline of Baxia, one of the nine sons of the ancient divine beast dragon, which was hidden within its body, has been fully awakened and manifested. The Fuyue Dragon Turtle is one of the pinnacles of strength, defense, and power that can be achieved within the fifth tier.

This is the current stats of the Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle.

It can be said that as long as it can grow, the Fuyue Dragon Turtle will surely become a massive war fortress.

It is a "national treasure" for any sect or dynasty.

The lineage of the Dragon Turtle of Mount Fu is his trump card for defense, prepared for his descendants.

For this reason, he also upgraded the Fuyue Dragon Stele, making it even stronger for the Fujiang Crocodile Turtle clan's bloodline awakening ability.

As time went on, several of the alligator snapping turtles evolved into mountain snapping turtles.

Lin Che has already begun to look forward to their growth.