Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

Seeing traces of earth-grade bloodlines in the bloodline chains of low-grade demonic beasts, Wang Xuan was already quite satisfied with this achievement.

However, by carefully sensing this tiny, almost non-existent trace of bloodline, he was certain that deep within this bloodline, there must be a fourth or even a fifth bloodline power!

If nothing unexpected happens, then it must be the blood of a Heavenly Grade or even a True Spirit, the source of this lineage of the demon race.

However, with his current spiritual awareness, even with the blessing of the Dao Fruit, he would not be able to sense the other party's traces at all, not to mention that such a sense would be meaningless.

"After all, the Azure Shadow Sparrow with superior bloodline is already in the second tier, and bloodlines above the earth tier are equivalent to the third or fourth tier... I currently have no power that can affect their origin."

"Fortunately, changing one's bloodline is not a one-off deal. Every time a demon beast advances to a higher realm, it enters a state of rebirth, and there is a possibility of bloodline mutation."

"A superior bloodline... is sufficient for the Qi Refining stage; going any higher would likely be a disaster."

"This is the Nanhua Sect after all... Even the Void Shadow Sparrow, which is naturally close to space, could not have escaped the spiritual sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator when it was just born. If it really reaches the Earth Rank stage, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to take it out."

Wang Xuan's eyes flickered slightly; he was fairly satisfied with the result.

There's no need to wait any longer. Now that he has successfully sensed the existence of bloodline power, he can take action now.

With a thought, the power of the Dao Fruit's [extraction] ability once again manifested its might.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, a portion of the first-order origin that Wang Xuan had previously accumulated was instantly consumed.

At the same time, the life force inside the monster eggshell weakened slightly, but its essence became even stronger.

On the surface of the eggshell, the brown marks began to turn cyan, and wisps of wind and wood-attribute spiritual energy began to converge on the beast egg, replenishing its missing bloodline.

"It's done."

Seeing this, Wang Xuan knew that all he needed to do next was repeat this step.

The so-called advancement of bloodline is that simple in the face of Dao Fruit.

Without needing overly complicated operations, he only needed to use his [Extraction] ability to gradually extract the concept of the inferior bloodline 'White Sparrow'.

When the inferior bloodline, which accounts for 99% of the total, is completely removed, the newly generated bloodline power will naturally only be of superior grade.

This is the power of the "Tao"... It can do what is possible in principle; it can still do what is impossible in principle, because it is the principle itself.

Of course, while feeling sentimental, Wang Xuan also knew the truth.

With his current abilities, this kind of act of extracting the concept of bloodline can only be used on demon beasts that are in the process of gestation or metamorphosis.

Because at this time, the demon beast is like a magical artifact being forged, and it still has the potential to grow.

It continuously draws spiritual energy from the surrounding environment, replenishing the missing bloodline under the mysterious rules involving the birth of all spirits... However, because the 'concept' of low-level bloodlines has been removed, only high-level bloodlines are naturally born.

It seems a bit bizarre that ordinary spiritual energy can be transformed into bloodline power in an embryo, but if you think about the occasional Dao bodies born among humans, everything becomes understandable.

Since two mortals can develop powerful physiques with extremely low probability, the spiritual energy can naturally replenish their missing bloodlines under special circumstances.

Even the extremely low probability of bloodline mutation and reversion when a demon beast advances to a higher realm is essentially the same principle.

Ultimately, the process of life's creation contains the most fundamental mysteries of the world, a realm beyond the comprehension of the mortal realm.

Even though he possessed the Dao Fruit, Wang Xuan merely went with the flow and never dared to try to understand its most fundamental reasons.

……

Since returning from Wanze Immortal City, Wang Xuan's life has returned to normal.

He practiced Qi cultivation and alchemy, traded through the Han family's channels, occasionally maintained a relationship with his neighbor Chen Yao, and went to the Hundred Arts Pavilion to inquire about the sect's situation from the young girl Dan Chen.

If he had the chance in the future, he planned to use this channel to exchange his accumulated contributions for a bottle of second-tier essence blood... However, what always made him uneasy was the sect disaster that was coming at any time.

After all, in the Nan Hua Sect, even a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator is considered a top figure below a Core Formation elder. Yet, despite Wang Xuan's repeated attempts to subtly probe, he couldn't detect any hidden dangers within the sect.

Left with no other choice, he had to temporarily give up and focus his energy back on his own cultivation.

In the quiet room, Wang Xuan slowly finished his practice, concluding his cultivation for the day.

Two and a half years have passed since he broke through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Based on his cultivation speed, which is comparable to the lower-middle level of a high-grade spiritual root, it will take him about half a year to advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Between the ages of thirty-five and fifty-five, one can achieve the completion of Qi Refining. With the meridians protected by elixirs, there are three to five opportunities to attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. This is the general level of a superior spiritual root, and it is also Wang Xuan's current goal.

"Know the white, but keep to the black; this is the model for the world."

"No matter what level I'm at, I only need to be 'above average'."

Stepping out of the quiet room, Wang Xuan casually used his magic to summon a water mirror.

Perhaps it was due to the [Taiyin Jade Book], but compared to several years ago, the young man in the mirror now had a face as warm as jade, eyes as black as lacquer, and an aura as bright as the moon in the sky, making him unforgettable.

"Legend has it that after the formation of the Golden Core, the essence, energy, and spirit begin to unite. Perhaps this is a kind of subtle influence..."

"But I'd better keep a low profile... to avoid getting into any trouble."

With a slight movement of his magic, as if a full moon had turned into a new moon, all the changes in Wang Xuan's body immediately vanished without a trace.

This is an inherent characteristic of the technique. Although it cannot compare to specialized breath-concealing techniques, it is still not something that ordinary people can see through.

With a carefree smile, Wang Xuan strolled into the courtyard.

A year and a half has passed in a flash, and the scenery in the courtyard remains unchanged.

If there's anything different from before, it's that there's a newborn monster by my side.

Moreover, the speed at which she grew... truly puts human cultivators to shame.

"Xiao Qing!"

"Chirp—"

In the courtyard, Wang Xuan called out softly.

Before he could finish speaking, a green shadow rushed towards him at lightning speed.

Holding his breath, Wang Xuan tried to find the trajectory of the approaching creature.

However, Qingying's speed changes were entirely at his command, and the process was seamless, leaving him no time to react.

In the blink of an eye, a bluebird, entirely azure except for a silver spot on its head, landed on Wang Xuan's shoulder.

It affectionately pecked at his hair with its beak, and faintly, an aura not much weaker than his emanated from it.

At the mid-stage of the first rank, if compared to the realm of immortal cultivators, he has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Even as a superior bloodline, the actual combat power of a demon beast is far beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.