Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

Liu Xingmo felt an indescribable pain, as if countless ants were gnawing at his body.

The pain originates from the soul imprint.

Inside the specially made large water tank, the wriggling soft flesh had already devoured many gray-green hairs, making itself grow stronger.

Liu Xingmo's control over the situation is decreasing.

He forcefully concentrated his divine sense, poured it into the soul imprint, and tried to spread it into the yellow soft flesh.

"Boom!" My head felt like it exploded in an instant.

Consciousness fell into a hazy place, the interior of a chaotic yet extremely powerful organism.

Flesh, nerves, tendons, fat... all sorts of tissues are mixed together haphazardly, trying to devour a person's will and transform it into an instinctive, robust, carefree life.

"Ah!" Liu Xingmo suddenly woke up with a start.

Upon careful sensing, the Soul Imprint had already taken control of a small portion of the Tai Sui flesh. A terrifying vitality flowed continuously into the gray-green fur, washing away the original blood and wood energy.

Liu Xingmo waited quietly.

By midnight, the pale yellow flesh and grayish-green down had completely merged into one, giving birth to a new emerald green mass that stretched out dense tentacles and floated in the water.

Is it considered a success?

Following the same method, Liu Xingmo incorporated another piece of Tai Sui meat into another vat of Penicillium mold, and successfully completed the process as well.

Liu Xingmo adjusted the light of the spirit stone lamp, illuminating the water. The emerald green flesh resembled the finest jade, its color pure and clean.

Put your hand into the water and gently stroke it. The soft, delicate texture is elastic, and it's warm inside.

He channeled his blood, qi, and wood qi into the energy source, and unexpectedly, like rivers flowing into the sea, the two energies melted into the immense life force in the blink of an eye.

If what the book says is true, this vitality is probably a kind of divine power.

Tai Sui is an inauspicious deity. Tai Sui is on Earth and moves in accordance with Jupiter in the heavens.

Ancient people believed that Tai Sui was the body of a god, and even true god-level powerhouses acknowledged this view.

Whether it's true or not, the energy of the Tai Sui meat has reached the divine level, which is incomparable to the blood, wood, water, and earth energy of ordinary cultivators.

Now, both clumps of Penicillium mold have transformed into the acquired level.

Just as Liu Xingmo was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his skin.

Several long tentacles, like octopus tentacles, bound the five fingers. Tiny hyphae, barely perceptible, penetrated the body through the pores.

"Ah!" Liu Xingmo screamed and forcefully pulled his hand back.

The entire hand became numb, yet a terrifying life force continued to erode upwards.

Liu Xingmo calmed down and regulated the blood and wood energy in his meridians to forcefully flush away this divine power.

He collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat that soaked his clothes. He rallied his spirits and continued to resist the external energy.

Time flew by and it was already morning.

Liu Xingmo shakily got up, went to the bathroom, took off his clothes, and rinsed his body with water.

The cool water washed away the sticky sweat, and the boiling, hot body gradually cooled down.

"Hahaha!" The absurdity mixed with joy made Liu Xingmo burst into laughter.

In that one night, he refined a trace of life divine power, and his blood cultivation level rose from the eighth level of the first rank to the perfect level of the tenth level of the first rank. His wood cultivation level also rose from the second level of the first rank to the seventh level of the first rank.

The cultivation level here refers to the degree of refinement of blood energy and wood energy. The focus of first-level cultivation is on refining one's own energy.

His energy channels are in complete disarray and require some time to regulate. Compared to his cultivation progress, this is a minor issue.

Liu Xingmo left the incubation room with some trepidation and went downstairs to the animal pen.

To his delight, his personal fortune did not change much. It seems that the influence of Tai Sui on him has reached its limit. As long as he doesn't do anything reckless, it shouldn't continue to worsen.

Liu Xingmo let out a long sigh of relief, just as he was about to go back to sleep, when the doorbell rang.

Three merchants came to purchase goods.

The city gate was slowly pulled open by the noose.

Tie Shengcai drove the longhorn beetles to deliver a cartload of medicinal herbs into the hall.

"Brother, this healing potion you've been getting lately, could it be of any use...?" The middle-aged merchant was speaking when he turned around and saw Liu Xingmo, and was immediately stunned.

"What's wrong? Just say it," Liu Xingmo said casually.

"You've reached the first level of perfection!?" Tie Shengcai's tone changed with surprise.

"Yes, I just broke through." Liu Xingmo knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply admitted it.

"But! But..." Tie Shengcai stammered, finally forcing a smile. "Older brother, even though I'm older, I still have to treat you like a younger brother! If you want any good stuff in the future, just ask, and I'll get it for you if I can, and if I can't, I'll find a way to get it for you!"

"Thanks! I'll have to trouble you then, brother."

"Of course, of course."

The two exchanged a smile and completed today's transaction amicably.

Bai Youyun and Bai Daoyuan also arrived in turn, and the transaction proceeded without any issues.

It seems that the decline in fortune is not reflected in this aspect.

After a simple breakfast and a short rest, Liu Xingmo quickly got up to cultivate.

The energy channels were in complete disarray, with blood and wood energies constantly mixing together. Efforts were made to restore them to their proper places and open several new energy channels. Finally, the turbulent energy calmed down.

Liu Xingmo ate a petal of the Tranquilizing Flower and began to meditate deeply, training his mental strength, which would be the focus of his future cultivation.

After all, he broke through so many levels in one go last night, but not a single soul imprint was born; he was missing a full seven...

Liu Xingmo currently possesses nine soul imprints, and his soul strength is approaching the perfection of the first rank, but this is far from enough for someone who cultivates two paths simultaneously.

The road ahead will likely be very difficult.

We've had enough lucky breaks already; now we can only rely on hard work and wisdom.

The factory operated as usual in the afternoon.

A batch of both the blood-activating medicine and the healing medicine was produced.

At night, the two pieces of *Tai Sui* produced a lot of medicinal powder, but it could not be confirmed that it was pure antibiotic.

Experiments have shown that the powder has strong bactericidal properties and is not poisonous enough to kill mice or rabbits, so it should be safe to continue using.

From now on, I will have to go there regularly to treat the wild boar; this is the price I pay for obtaining the Tai Sui.

Although he possessed an unparalleled innate treasure, it didn't bring him direct benefits; he still had to spend a lot on medicinal herbs every day.

Liu Xingmo was already starting to have a headache.

Fortunately, I now have two sources of income.

Both the nectarine trees and the foxtail grass will bear fruit.

For the next week, Liu Xingmo lived his life in a routine manner.

Strive to cultivate yourself and solidify your foundation after the sudden breakthrough.

They produced medicine and entrusted familiar instructors to deliver it to the front lines to feed the wild boar warriors in need.

They personally transformed the thatched shed that sheltered the Tai Sui into a brick and tile house, and locked the iron gate to prevent prying eyes.

Purchase fertilizer to fertilize the awns on the farm and the nectarine trees in my hometown.

Busy days, free from worries, bring a sense of peace.

On this day, Liu Xingmo pushed open the gate of his neighbor's house.

The three gray wolves came forward and howled happily a few times.

The warehouse door opened, and a woman in red revealed a faint smile: "Young master, you've arrived."