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

As soon as Song Chen finished speaking, he lost all his previous spirit and fainted.

When he woke up, it was three days later.

Song Chen was naked, in the stream of the cave, washing his body.

Xiong Tian, ​​standing nearby, asked in confusion, "Brother, why do you smell so bad and look so ugly?"

Xiong Tian has a keen sense of smell and can clearly identify that the person in front of him is Song Chen. He can also clearly smell the extremely faint stench of corpse and blood on him.

"It's just the outer layer," Song Chen replied casually.

Xiong Tian asked in bewilderment, "Do you humans really need to go through all this trouble to get along? Changing skin and hiding spiritual roots, for example."

Song Chen didn't answer, but instead scooped up a handful of water and touched his neck. The clear water touched his neck, while the blood-black water fell down, turning a small area of ​​the water blood-black, which looked out of place.

"From now on, I'll take a light bath every week and a heavy bath every month," he thought to himself.

This body was made from the flesh of a real corpse, making it a high-grade magic artifact.

But a corpse is a corpse, and it cannot escape its inanimate nature. It will inevitably suffer from problems such as decay, stench, and non-renewability.

If Song Chen wants to wear this leather for a long time, he must maintain it regularly, otherwise the leather will be damaged in no time.

Even if he takes good care of it, this skin can only last for three years, after which it must be replaced.

Otherwise, it will fall off inch by inch, making it no different from not wearing anything at all.

This small wash is a surface cleaning to prevent dust, oil, and blood stains from remaining on the skin surface for a long time and affecting its elasticity.

A proper light wash can extend the lifespan of the skin by six months.

This great cleansing is a process of nourishing and soaking the skin and flesh. It is best to soak it with rare and precious herbs, allowing the skin and flesh to absorb their essence and replenish the spiritual energy lost after long-term use.

A thorough cleaning at the right time can extend its lifespan by two years.

Adding their original lifespan of six months, the total lifespan is three years.

As for rare and precious materials, others might feel regretful, but Song Chen doesn't need to worry. The Star Moon Liquid Stream is perfect for him right now.

While taking a "shower", Song Chen suddenly thought that it was too much trouble to come back to clean once a month.

So he simply went downstream, filled a container with a lot of stream water, and then put it all into a storage bag.

In this way, the problem will be solved once and for all.

When Song Chen collected stream water, he deliberately avoided the essence of the source and tried to collect stream water that could regenerate quickly and had certain effects.

His method not only avoids damaging the foundation of the stream and reducing its effectiveness, but also meets the requirements.

This is one of the few good solutions that can achieve the best of both worlds.

After doing everything.

After Song Chen finished dressing, he didn't respond to Xiong Tian, ​​but instead said, "Humans and demons are different."

He then went straight back into the cave and began to study the insights he had bought from Du Lingxi.

There is a difference between humans and demons, a very big difference.

When people interact with each other, they must be careful at all times, fearing being betrayed, being attacked by the masses, and becoming the target of public criticism.

While there may be intrigue and scheming among demons, they are mostly bound by rigid rules and bloodlines. Apart from that, they are no different from wild beasts, except that they can cultivate and possess great power.

Song Chen sent a strand of spiritual energy, as thin as a hair, into the ball of light, let it circulate once, and then drew a wisp of light back into it.

The spiritual energy, carrying enlightenment, entered the soul above the dantian, and immediately a sense of enlightenment burst forth from the heart.

This sudden realization, mixed with a massive amount of information, left one feeling quite overwhelmed.

But the next moment, before Song Chen could see clearly and digest the insights, the feeling of enlightenment vanished without a trace.

No matter how hard Song Chen searched, he couldn't find that insight, as if he had never used it.

Disappeared!

At the same time, Song Chen felt a palpitation from the bottom of his heart.

The soul seems to be trembling?

Song Chen disagreed, thinking it was just a matter of insufficient dosage.

This time, he released a strand of spiritual energy, about the thickness of a finger, into the ball of light, along with a wealth of insights, and returned fully enriched.

The result was the same as always. The initial realization was quite intense, but it vanished before Song Chen could digest it.

Moreover, this time the trembling of his soul was more intense, and the palpitations were so severe that he almost couldn't bear it.

After regaining his senses, Song Chen subconsciously blurted out, "Could it be that Du Lingxi is playing a trick on me?"

Seeing that the ball of light had shrunk considerably while he had gained nothing, he felt a surge of anger and wanted to demand an explanation.

But fearing that he might be falsely accused, he was determined to find evidence!

Song Chen stepped out of the cave, his gaze falling on Xiong Tian: "Xiong Tian! Try this ball of light; it's for enlightenment."

Xiong Tian trusted Song Chen completely and came running over without hesitation: "Okay!"

Under Song Chen's guidance, it summoned a wisp of spiritual energy and sent it into the ball of light, which then mixed with some light and merged into the soul.

However, the evidence that Song Chen thought he had found did not appear.

The moment it merged with the technique, the entire bear jumped up, yelling, "Holy crap! This is a Foundation Establishment Support Technique! This is amazing!"

Song Chen's brows furrowed deeply: "You understood?"

Xiong Tian jumped up and down excitedly, thinking it was a gift from Song Chen to make up for its breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Refining!

"Of course! The explanations were very clear and easy to understand! It felt like I had learned and mastered it directly!"

"Song Chen, you're truly my best friend for life!"

Song Chen, however, did not show a smile; his expression was uncertain.

What's going on?

What went wrong?

Seeing Song Chen's increasingly gloomy face, Xiong Tian suppressed his excitement and guessed, "Song Chen? Don't you understand?"

Song Chen shook his head: "The insights dissipated before I could absorb them; there wasn't even time to understand them."

"How could that be? I had plenty of time to absorb it!" Xiong Tian rubbed his head, puzzled.

Song Chen realized that the problem he couldn't comprehend was probably related to himself.

As for the specific problem, he really didn't know.

We can only pray that it's not something that will affect our spiritual path.

"Oh right, I just remembered, my mom told me about cultivation empowerment, and it's very similar to enlightenment. Song Chen, could your situation be similar?"

Xiong Tian suddenly spoke, and before Song Chen could answer, it continued:

"Things like enlightenment are things that other cultivators impart directly to others by stripping away their own cultivation. The same goes for cultivation empowerment."

"Those who cannot receive cultivation empowerment are either disabled or incapable of cultivation."

"Insights directly affect the soul, Song Chen. Don't take offense at my bluntness, but if you can't absorb insights, is there something wrong with your soul?"

Upon hearing this, Song Chen was struck dumb, but at the same time, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes!

His soul has a very serious problem!

Not only had it split before in order to refine the soul seal, but the soul seed had also not found a suitable object to plant, and the soul had also been refined into pills before, so it had suffered great losses.

Looking back at himself, who used to cultivate continuously for months without incident, he now falls into a coma after only two weeks of refining his skin and flesh.

Based on all these analyses, he may have suffered a spiritual injury!

Song Chen clicked his tongue inwardly, a wave of annoyance washing over him.

Emotions that were once easily controlled now lingered and were difficult to suppress, as if they were deeply rooted in the heart.

He then realized it.

The insights he had just gained entered his soul, exacerbating Song Chen's already severe soul injuries.

The soul is connected to the thoughts, so a wound to the soul will naturally affect emotions and thoughts, which is why he can no longer control his emotions and thoughts!

Song Chen probed his consciousness into the soul above his dantian and was immediately filled with fear and anxiety.

His soul was riddled with holes, floating like a candle in the wind, seemingly present yet scattered, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

If his soul were to dissipate, Song Chen would become a walking corpse, devoid of thought and autonomy!

He became urgent.

Saving the soul is of utmost urgency!