When it comes to cultivating immortality, it naturally starts with upgrading the herb garden.

There are also drawbacks.

If you absorb too much of the other person's soul essence at once, you are very likely to be discovered.

Once the soul imprint is discovered and removed, the cultivator who implanted it will suffer severe damage to their soul, ranging from unconsciousness to death.

The method to remove it is not difficult; simply sweep it with spiritual energy and refine it.

Therefore, the best solution is to implant soul imprints in many people, allowing them to slowly and steadily absorb the essence of the soul every day.

"When the soul is amplified to a certain extent, one can cultivate soul-path techniques, directly targeting the mind and spirit of others, killing without a trace!"

"Not only that, it can also enhance a cultivator's control over their own spiritual energy, accelerate cultivation speed, and resist the soul-path spells of others."

Wonderful!

Song Chen was overjoyed.

Before he knew it, the liquid in the wooden bucket had gone to the bottom, and in its place, ten more drops of spiritual liquid had appeared in his dantian.

Song Chen immediately poured in another full bucket and continued to absorb it.

One blood bath is equivalent to two days of cultivation with a Spirit Gathering Pill and a mid-grade spirit stone.

Fifty thousand taels can be used for about seventeen soaks, which is equivalent to Song Chen's month of arduous cultivation!

Based on this calculation, Song Chen's breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Refining was also significantly brought forward.

"It will be about a week after I return from One Finger Island, at which point I can inspect the Trial Rat."

"If that pill, which appears to be a fourth-grade pill brimming with spiritual energy, is effective..."

Song Chen's mind was filled with joy, and he felt that the future was bright.

After taking another bath, Song Chen felt that his meridians had absorbed the maximum amount of water. He stepped out of the tub, put on his clothes, and took out a hoe to cultivate the wasteland in the backyard.

This area will become his new medicinal herb field.

The house the Zhang family gave them was very large, with front and back yards that were much larger than Song Chen's previous house in North Alley. After the three buildings were finished, there was still a lot of open space.

Song Chen simply expanded the medicinal herb field.

In this way, the probability of producing spiritual herbs will likely increase significantly.

After doing everything.

Song Chen took out a pill refining furnace from his storage bag and placed it in an empty room, thus giving his pill refining room a proper place.

"This is?"

The alchemy furnace sat motionless on the ground. Through the moonlight streaming in through the window, Song Chen could clearly see the furnace.

Several tiny cracks appeared at the bottom of the triangular alchemy furnace.

The more corners a furnace has, the more stable it is, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's better.

This alchemy furnace was carefully selected by Feng Sancai and was in excellent condition, but it could not withstand Song Chen's high-intensity alchemy. In particular, the explosion produced after the pills were combined was the last straw that destroyed the furnace.

"Looks like I need to get a new one."

Song Chen, who originally intended to refine pills, abandoned that option and instead began cultivating magic.

Speaking of magic, we have to mention the 'Self-Ignition Spell' that I bought from the shop earlier.

In a couple of days, Song Chen will be heading to One Finger Island, and he needs more ways to protect himself.

Having mastered most of the other spells, it's time to cultivate this lifespan spell.

Song Chen glanced through it and was surprised to find that the spontaneous combustion technique was very simple.

He went to the front yard and, referring to the detailed explanation in the spellbook, performed the spell once.

In an instant, Song Chen's skin glowed red, the spiritual liquid in his dantian showed signs of turning into a sea, and power surged from the bottom of his heart.

A continuous stream.

Song Chen was overwhelmed by the surge of power, but quickly remembered the cost of casting the spell and hurriedly stopped.

This method is good in every way except that it burns away one's lifespan. In just a few seconds, it probably burned away half an hour of his lifespan.

Song Chen sighed.

If this method could be used without restriction, he would certainly be able to compete with cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Pity.

At least we now have the means to counter it.

Song Chen gathered his thoughts.

The self-ignition technique can be mastered up to this point. It's enough to know this secret method; there's no need to delve deeper into it.

The most important thing to do now is to choose a ritual implement.

Song Chen has always relied heavily on his past magical artifacts, spells, and talismans, greatly neglecting the other useful magical artifacts in Feng Sancai's storage bag.

Now that he is about to head to One Finger Island, he naturally wants to maximize his strength.

The storage bag contained many magical artifacts, more than ten of medium quality and seven or eight of high quality.

The mid-stage of Qi Refining generally corresponds to a mid-grade magic weapon.

Previously, Song Chen had considered that he always had to strike first to kill the enemy, so he chose a high-grade magic weapon that consumed more energy and had greater power.

However, after careful consideration, he found that there were still many problems with it.

For example, the consumption of spiritual energy is such that a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator simply cannot support the repeated activation of a high-grade magic weapon.

It is effective.

The Robe of Imperial Protection was supposed to be able to withstand attacks from cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but it was completely ineffective against Feng Sancai.

But now that times have changed, Song Chen no longer needs to consider these things.

Song Chen now has a sufficient reserve of spiritual energy in his dantian, which is several levels higher than that of an average sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

Even if he uses a top-grade magic weapon, he will definitely be able to handle it with ease.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to glance past the vast number of mid-grade magic artifacts and look at the few high-grade magic artifacts.

Needless to say, the Soul-Stealing Needle, the Robe of Defense, and the Wind Boots are definitely required.

In addition, Song Chen took a long knife and an invisible helmet, one for frontal combat and the other for full-body protection.

Feng Sancai's memories clearly describe the two magical artifacts.

The longsword is called the Ice Flower Blade. When infused with spiritual energy, it can unleash a terrifying attack imbued with icy aura. If it hits a cultivator, it can freeze their dantian, directly rendering them unable to fight.

The helmet is called the Heavenly Canopy. When infused with spiritual energy, it can transform into a one-way, fully enclosed shield, easily blocking attacks from the eighth level of Qi Refining, and even the ninth level of Qi Refining is no problem. The only drawback is that it only has one side, which is quite reminiscent of the Maginot Line.

But having it is already quite good, and Song Chen isn't picky.

Song Chen didn't fancy the other magical artifacts and put them away.

After selecting the ritual implements, you naturally need to practice more.

Otherwise, it will feel unfamiliar and strange to use.

Song Chen practiced continuously in the front yard. The use of the magical artifacts was not difficult, and before long, he became more and more proficient in using them, even creating his own combination technique.

First, use the Ice Flower Blade to unleash a chilling aura, creating confusion, then release the shield that forms a canopy overhead.

The shield on the roof is quite large, which easily attracts people's attention.

Imagine your opponent is playing well, and suddenly a huge hat appears on their head. Wouldn't you be stunned?

Song Chen was certain!

At this point, take advantage of the chaos to unleash the Soul-Stealing Needle as the final killing move.

At this moment, the tiny Soul-Stealing Needles were already difficult to detect amidst the cold air, and the addition of a strange shield further drew attention to them.

Song Chen was confident that he could take the enemy's head!

Even if things don't go well, we can still severely damage the enemy and create openings!

"Let's call it 'Feint to the East, Attack in the West 2.0'!"

There was no other reason for choosing this name; it's just that version 1.0 had already been used by someone else, so we used this name instead.

As dawn broke, Song Chen stopped cultivating his magical artifact, stretched, and his bones creaked.

His meridians felt much better, so he poured another bucket of Qi Refining Peak essence blood into the wooden tub.

Song Chen took off his clothes, sat down inside, and held onto the sides of the tub.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect; after a few times, the stimulation from the blood bath will definitely decrease rather than increase.

But Song Chen was definitely in a good mood, and his thoughts naturally became more active.

One Finger Island is neither too far nor too close to here.

It would take about two hours to fly at full speed.

Zhang Jiu would likely set off during the day, so Song Chen decided to depart after sunset today to perfectly avoid the departure.

Just then, a feeling of fullness came from my dantian.

Song Chen's consciousness immediately sank into his dantian and began to condense spiritual liquid.

......

No. 17 Huanbei South Alley.

The man who looked remarkably like the Poison Child stood in the courtyard, grabbing a woman, and said in a deep voice:

"Tell me! Where is the method for crafting an advanced poison puppet?!"