Free Web NovelChapter 591: Chapter 298: Yun Yao’s Whereabouts
The sun and moon fly by, and it has been three years since the grand competition within the Profound Sound Pavilion.
With the generous rewards of Foundation Establishment Pills, the Profound Sound Pavilion managed to produce seventy-eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators within just a few years.
For a while, the core strength of the Profound Sound Pavilion skyrocketed.
Mei Ning, Zhou Bingxuan, and Li Tianmo all successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment, while Shen Zhuang only did so in the second year.
However, Lin Chang’an knew that Shen Zhuang’s breakthrough to Foundation Establishment required the consumption of two Foundation Establishment Pills provided by his family to succeed.
By comparison, Shen Zhuang’s talent seemed very ordinary, almost without merit.
However, after his defeat in the competition, and following a period of testing and tempering, Shen Zhuang became more steady over the past two years and even married another defeated female disciple.
After his Foundation Establishment breakthrough, he visited Lin Chang’an, and under his guidance, Shen Zhuang switched to cultivating an Earth Element Technique within the Profound Sound Pavilion.
By comparison, though Li Tianmo only had a Middle Grade Spirit Root aptitude, his comprehension and other aspects seemed to surpass Shen Zhuang.
In terms of cultivation, he was rapidly catching up to Zhou Bingxuan, who had an Upper Grade Spirit Root.
The number of cultivators traveling to and from Five Dragons Island Sea Region increased, while Tribulation Cultivators and Demon Cultivators rampaged through the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea, affecting many trading routes of merchant ships.
The Secret Realm continued to be developed with the influx of numerous Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and many treasures were brought out.
There were even rare spirit grasses and treasures brought out previously, not to mention even the Magical Treasures of Core Formation Cultivators, causing quite a few disturbances.
Yet all of this did not affect Lin Chang’an’s cultivation.
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[Life Span: 174/606]
[Realm: Core Golden Early Stage (42/100)]
In these three years, outsiders saw Lin Chang’an as someone who trained diligently every day, but only he knew the joy he found in it, with his cultivation steadily advancing.
Secretly, he collected various materials and sold Tier Three talismans, spiritual artifacts, elixirs, and so on.
Although he publicly took on the mantle of Pill Master Wen Danshi, with the number of elixirs too great, he couldn’t bring them all to light.
He also took the opportunity to clean out his storage bag of some unsavory items, but afterward, Lin Chang’an found that someone was investigating in the shadows.
But unfortunately, with the chaotic mix of people in the Secret Realm now, investigating anything was too difficult.
In his cave dwelling at this time, Lin Chang’an’s body emitted a crystalline glow, as tendrils of black energy from the jade bottle before him nourished his body.
"Using pure demonic qi for body refining, the progress is indeed swift!"
Lin Chang’an slowly opened his eyes, feeling the immense power of his Tier Two Late Stage, and couldn’t help but show a satisfied smile.
Body refining was supposed to be the slowest, yet his speed in body refining cultivation hadn’t been slow at all.
Even with the remaining amount of demonic qi in the Sun-piercing Divine Sword, it was enough for him to catch up early.
"Only when the law, body, and spirit are cultivated to the peak of Core Formation can I cultivate this secret technique of the Profound Celestial Spirit Body."
The Profound Celestial Spirit Body, in addition to increasing the chances of Nascent Soul Formation, had many marvelous uses, which was why he was so obsessed with it.
A spirit body acquired through postnatal training is already a top-secret technique among the major powers in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Let alone his Profound Celestial Spirit Body cultivation technique, he couldn’t find even a trace of it in countless ancient texts over the years.
It seemed as if it had never appeared in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
However, Lin Chang’an eventually shook his head, categorizing this spirit body as too rare to be remembered.
After all, in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, unknown spirit bodies and secret techniques are countless.
"Soon, with my current progress in body refining, I will catch up eventually, or might even surpass someday."
Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but smile at the jade bottle in front of him.
As he reached out his hand, the jade bottle gently landed in his palm.
The precious jade bottle was already drained of demonic qi, yet the bottle itself was covered with cracks, causing Lin Chang’an to sigh helplessly.
"Yet another valuable jade bottle is wasted, though the demonic qi is good, its corrosive ability is too strong, even after purification.
This terrifying corrosive nature will require crafting a dedicated treasure for storage in the future."
As Lin Chang’an slowly turned around, a towering tree stood behind him, its roots anchored in magma, continuously absorbing Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy.
The massive Fusang Divine Tree now displayed two golden strong veins extending from the treetop to the roots, a testament to the purification efforts over the years.
The golden veins flickered with a fiery heat, continuously battling the demonic qi of the Fusang Divine Tree, occasionally expelling wisps of black energy.
As he raised his hand, two sword auras momentarily appeared in his palm, and the Phoenix Cry Bird on the Fusang Tree widened its eyes.
Its golden nest was gone again, leaving only the pitch-black tree and the arrays set up all around and the bottles sealing the demonic qi.
"Master!"
The Phoenix Cry Bird stared at its master, or rather the two Golden Patterned Ancient Swords in Lin Chang’an’s hands.
"Alright, if you can successfully cultivate the Golden Light Divine Flame technique early, the entire Fusang Divine Tree will be golden after the demonic qi purification."
Lin Chang’an said with a smile, but the Phoenix Cry Bird flew over, perching on his shoulder, its bird eyes darting, fixated on the two Golden Patterned Ancient Swords.
Lin Chang’an shook his head, ignoring it, having grown accustomed to the Phoenix Cry Bird’s temperament over the years.
"Now, two Sun-piercing Divine Swords have been purified."
Holding the swords with both hands, with a casual wave, an intense heat emanated, flame instantly rising.
It was precisely due to the purified Fusang Divine Tree’s flame that accelerated the removal of demonic qi.
"Now, this demonic qi is like a rootless duckweed, and once the Fusang Divine Tree is refined into a Lifebound Treasure, it will have a root. As time passes, the Fusang Divine Tree will only become stronger."
