Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

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Of course, even ordinary fourth-tier creatures cannot achieve the latter; at least in the bloodline memories of the Void Shadow Sparrow, few of its kind can do it.

"'Spatial Suppressor'... If nothing unexpected happens, the last of the four bloodline talents of the Azure Bird, 'Spirit Abode,' is probably used here."

Wang Xuan sighed inwardly; he had been wondering about it before.

As a type of spatial bird, how could the Sky Shadow Sparrow possess the strange function of "Spiritual Resting," which involves nourishing and transforming spiritual seeds with one's essence and blood, ultimately turning them into a natal spiritual plant?

In retrospect, this may be a primitive method for creating "space-based protective objects".

High-level spirit seeds assimilated by the essence and blood containing the power of the void will gradually acquire some similar effects during their growth, even if they do not have the ability to suppress space themselves.

Moreover, if it can bind to a high-grade fourth-tier spiritual plant seed, perhaps an ordinary Void Shadow Sparrow can use it to activate its ancestral bloodline, thereby tracing the wood element power of the true spirit Azure Phoenix and having the opportunity to break through to the fourth tier.

No wonder the legends in the cultivation world say that those Void Shadow Sparrows who ascended to the level of Demon King probably all had similar opportunities. Although they appear to be demons, Lingzhifu's methods are far superior to those of humans.

"A fourth-tier special spiritual plant?"

"This is too difficult. It's much simpler to just evolve your bloodline."

Shaking his head slightly, watching the ever-changing aura of the bluebird, Wang Xuan suddenly became interested in the legendary Ten Thousand Spirits Sect of the Western Region.

According to records, the cultivators of the Wanling Sect possess special beast-taming techniques, which allow them to share bloodlines, talents, foundations, and even lifespans with their natal spirit beasts to a certain extent.

At the headquarters of the Myriad Spirits Sect, there seems to be a fourth-order demon king whose true form is the Void Shadow Sparrow. When he advanced to the fourth order, his bloodline mutated, reaching the Heavenly Grade level.

As the human holy land with the closest ties between the Southern Cliff cultivation world and the demon race, not all the demon beasts of the Myriad Spirits Sect have signed contracts with humans; the Demon Lord was one of them.

It's unknown what kind of magnificent scene lies within the nascent territory of the other party.

"That's about it. Once Xiaoqing is done here, we should go check on the Han family."

"The spiritual vein dojo also needs to be put on the agenda."

Awakening one's bloodline is not the same as evolving one's bloodline, and it doesn't take too long.

Silently sitting cross-legged, Wang Xuan began to comprehend the various traditions he had learned.

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The next day.

It was midnight, inside the temporary dwelling that the Han family had set up.

The candlelight flickered, casting swaying shadows.

Han Heng, the temporary leader of the Han clan, stood respectfully by the window.

Before him stood the black-robed figure he had seen just a few days ago, exuding a chilling aura.

Han Feiyu casually tossed two jade slips in front of him and, looking at the 'junior' before him, calmly ordered, "As I said before, Ding Yuan, who plotted against the Han family, is dead."

"However, as a member of the Zhao clan from outside the main family, to avoid incurring their wrath, it's best not to reveal your relationship with me for now. If needed in the future, I will send someone to find you."

"As for these two jade slips... they are respectively half of a first-order talismanic inheritance and a Qi-condensing method for collecting the power of stars and moon."

"From now on, any cultivator in the clan who has no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage must spend half of their time condensing their Qi and studying the Dao of Talismans, without fail."

"I will come to collect the former regularly, as for the latter... Although first-tier talismans don't earn spirit stones, you still need to let people know that the Han family does indeed have a lineage of talisman-making."

"I'll have my uses later."

"This junior will respectfully obey the ancestral decree."

Without hesitation, in fact, the look of shock in Han Heng's eyes had not yet faded at this moment.

If it weren't for Han Feiyu's own words, and the fact that this matter was extremely easy to verify, he would never have imagined that in just a few days, Ding Yuan, a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator from another surname in the Zhao family, would die directly at the hands of his own ancestor.

But in that case, the ancestor probably wouldn't be able to openly protect the Han clan anymore… Gritting his teeth slightly, Han Heng mustered his courage and asked:

"Our ancestor is so powerful that he is not afraid of the Zhao family. We juniors are in awe of him. We only blame ourselves for dragging him down... But the younger generation in the clan is gradually growing up. If they continue to absorb the cold and turbid spiritual energy of the earth veins, they may completely sever their path to immortality and bring disaster to their descendants."

Kneeling on the ground, Han Heng kowtowed and begged.

"We beg our ancestor to show us the way, and leave a glimmer of hope for those future generations!"

"Hmm... I'm not in a position to get involved in the struggle for the spiritual vein."

After a moment's hesitation, Han Feiyu refused.

But seeing Han Heng's face turn deathly pale, he changed the subject and said:

"But you can handle this small matter yourselves."

"These are three Azure Cloud Pills. You can have someone take them. Once you break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, with the combined strength of several people, it will be enough to seize a low-grade first-level spiritual vein."

"As a price, whoever takes this pill must then devote all their energy to Qi Condensation."

"This...yes, on behalf of the younger generation of the clan, I kowtow to express my deepest gratitude to our ancestor!"

After a series of unexpected events, Han Heng was overjoyed to receive the jade bottle from the figure in black robes.

If the Han family could have three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, they would indeed be confident in seizing even the most ordinary spiritual land.

As for the Qi Condensation Technique, Han Heng was naturally familiar with this secret technique used by cultivators to gather the essence of heaven and earth and condense it into special Qi.

After all, compared with other secret techniques in the cultivation world, this kind of secret method is quite common.

In particular, the Qi Condensation Technique with Five Elements attributes has been learned by almost half of the independent cultivators. Similar essences are also sold in major merchant guilds and can be used to cultivate certain rare and precious materials or to assist in the cultivation of many spells above the third rank.

The essence of this secret technique is that cultivators without sufficient resources sacrifice their cultivation time in exchange for meager spirit stones as compensation, in order to nurture the next generation of talented individuals.

Meanwhile, cultivators with powerful backers use spirit stones to buy time and quickly overcome the many obstacles on their cultivation path.

According to Han Heng, it wasn't just the Qi Refining cultivators at the bottom of the cultivation world; many rogue cultivators who were struggling to reach the Core Formation stage would also spend a lot of time going to the lowest level of the Nine Heavens to collect Qi of Gang Sha for sale—this was how the raw materials for Heavenly Thunder Seeds were refined.

Therefore, when Han Feiyu asked the Han family members to condense their essence, Han Heng was not angry at all, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ultimately, this Flying Feather Ancestor isn't from our branch of the clan, so there's not much of a bond between us."

If it cannot demonstrate corresponding value, it will probably be abandoned sooner or later.

Han Heng pondered this in his heart, his expression becoming even more respectful.

"He's fairly honest."

Wang Xuan nodded silently, quite pleased with the result.

Seize the sacred land? That's not a difficult task for him.

If he really wanted to do it, Wang Xuan was confident he could acquire at least one high-grade first-tier spiritual land through clever means.

However, just as Han Heng thought, in his eyes, the Han family was just a tool, not worth spending too much effort on.

With this matter settled, Wang Xuan didn't rush back to the Immortal City. Instead, he planned to first go to the nearby market to purchase a batch of resources and, incidentally, observe the Zhao family's reaction.

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