12dz Chapter 49 The middle stage of foundation building
Chapter 49 The middle stage of foundation building
After successfully subduing the white spider and placing it in the beast-taming bag, Lin Changqing used telepathy to summon Li Zhijing.
Lin Changqing didn't wait for Li Zhijing and walked towards a group of bones.
The skeleton remained motionless, suggesting that its soul had long since dissipated.
However, it was the token in the skeleton's hand that piqued his interest and drew him over.
The token has patterns engraved on one side, as well as some ancient characters, indicating that it is an ancient artifact.
Lin Changqing, who had studied various schools of thought, naturally recognized this object.
"The Great Relocation Order!"
The material of this object does not resemble metal; rather, it seems to be made of some kind of wood. It is unclear whether it can be used to create a new Great Teleportation Order.
After studying it for a while, Lin Changqing quickly put it into his storage bag and began to study the teleportation array here.
Just as Lin Changqing was studying it carefully, Li Zhijing also rushed in and began to observe the ancient formation.
"We really found it! This is an ancient teleportation array, but why is there a missing corner on one side?"
Li Zhijing, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed that a corner of the great formation was completely damaged and could no longer be used normally.
Lin Changqing studied it for a while and found that the teleportation array was quite complicated and could not be solved in a short time. He did not have the materials required, so he could only take out the jade slip, start recording the array patterns of the teleportation array, copy them, and then study them later.
As for the five-colored skeletons, Lin Changqing wasn't sure if there were any problems, so he just thought of burning them and burying them on the spot.
Immediately! A fireball melted, and eight small, multicolored beads condensed from the bones.
"The Heaven-Mending Pill!" Li Zhijing, standing beside him, exclaimed in surprise as she saw the five-colored bones condense into eight small beads.
"What Heaven-Mending Pill?" Lin Changqing asked quickly when he saw Li Zhijing's surprised expression. He then drew eight colorful beads into his hand with a single gesture.
At this moment, Li Zhijing's gaze was drawn to the eight beads, and she was speechless, clearly shocked by these five-colored beads! Li Zhijing didn't know how long she had been thinking before she finally reacted, murmuring:
"Brother Lin, this Heaven-Mending Pill can refine innate spiritual roots and make up for the impurity of spiritual roots. It is very beneficial for Core Formation cultivators to condense their Nascent Soul. However, this five-colored pill is too small and does not match the information in the ancient slip, so I am not sure if it is true."
"Oh! This five-colored pill is actually a Heaven-Mending Pill. Although it's a bit small, it should still have some effect."
"How about this, Zhijing, four pills each."
After hearing that it could cleanse and refine one's spiritual roots, Lin Changqing lost interest in it. His spiritual roots weren't too bad, but Li Zhijing's were much worse, and she needed the five-colored pills more than he did.
Moreover, as his subordinate, he did not want Li Zhijing to die so soon. In addition, Li Zhijing had made great contributions in searching for the great formation, so a few five-colored pills were nothing.
"Ah!" Li Zhijing was also a little incredulous that Lin Changqing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, would actually share resources with her.
Lin Changqing ignored Li Zhijing's expression, pointed with two fingers, and four five-colored pills flew into Li Zhijing's hand.
"Alright! Let's go! There's no more treasure here."
After doing all this, Lin Changqing covered the cave entrance and set up a concealment formation to prevent anyone from entering later.
After setting up the formation, the two set off to return.
Xiaochangqing Peak.
Two young men flew in from afar in a flying boat and landed at the foot of the mountain.
These two people are naturally Lin Changqing and Li Zhijing.
After many days of travel, they finally returned to the territory of Yellow Maple Valley.
After Lin Changqing put Li Zhijing down, he saw that it was not Li Yin in the distance, but a one-armed man. Although he was curious, he did not stop and went straight to the top of the mountain and returned to his cave. He did not pay attention to what was happening down the mountain.
Instead, Li Zhijing noticed that the person guarding her wasn't Li Yin, but her cousin Li Zhiyuan, and couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Cousin Zhiyuan, where did Li Yin go?"
Li Zhiyuan, who was guarding the foot of the mountain, had already seen Lin Changqing and his companion, but before he could approach them, Lin Changqing hurriedly left, leaving Li Zhijing alone.
However, he had already promised Li Yin to help him by staying at Xiaochangqing Peak, and whether he could speak with Lin Changqing was not within his consideration. Now that he had lost an arm, he had lost his former sharpness, and his face showed more helplessness and composure.
Perhaps having experienced some things, Li Zhiyuan's tone no longer carried any arrogance when he heard Li Zhijing's question. Instead, he said in a relaxed and natural manner, "Li Yin has sect missions to handle, so she left this place to me to guard."
Li Zhijing was very concerned about her cousin Li Yin, and out of curiosity, she asked her cousin, "What is Li Yin doing? Is it dangerous?"
"The Crimson Trial ended some time ago, and the sect brought out many important spiritual herbs. Now we need a lot of disciples to collect auxiliary herbs. These tasks are safe and rewarding, so Li Yin went out for a while."
"Is the Crimson Trial over?" Li Zhijing was certainly familiar with the Crimson Trial, as the main ingredient for the Foundation Establishment Pill was harvested from it.
"Yes, now that the Crimson Trial is over, the Crimson Forbidden Land will be closed for a long time." Li Zhiyuan said with a sigh, his tone carrying an unusual feeling, which then became heavy.
"Many disciples died in this bloody trial, even Huang Sheng perished inside!"
"Fortunately, I had only lost an arm, so I didn't even think about it. I guess I've saved my life."
"Huang Sheng? How is Miss Cui?" Li Zhijing still remembered Huang Sheng, the man who escaped with her. They had met once before, but unexpectedly, a trial separated them forever.
What surprised him even more was that Li Zhiyuan, who had previously been unable to enter the Crimson Trial due to his missing arm, had now become much more cheerful and no longer complained about his missing arm.
"Alas! When a person dies, their life ends; this is fate! Miss Cui is naturally aware of this, but she has never been able to accept it, and she always looks worried." Li Zhiyuan sighed softly as he thought of Miss Cui.
The two were brothers from the same clan and their relationship wasn't too bad. As they chatted, Li Zhiyuan became much more cheerful and easier to talk to in Li Zhijing's eyes.
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Inside the cave, Lin Changqing took out four five-colored pills. With his alchemical expertise, he knew that they were not highly poisonous, so he swallowed them all at once.
The pill was incredibly soft and slightly bitter upon entering the mouth.
However, the effect was very obvious, and a warm, unusual sensation rose in the dantian.
Lin Changqing was slightly surprised, then formed hand seals and began to refine the essence using his cultivation technique.
But to everyone's surprise, these five-colored pills were difficult to refine, and in the blink of an eye, more than a year had passed.
After Lin Changqing emerged from seclusion, he discovered that he could absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth much faster than before, and this transformation and improvement was still ongoing.
It seems that once the effects of the four five-colored pills have fully taken effect, his spiritual root will be not much worse than that of a dual-spiritual-root.
After emerging from seclusion, Lin Changqing began collecting the medicinal materials for Spirit Gathering Pills without limit, intending to refine a large number of Spirit Gathering Pills to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
Fortunately, he has enough spirit stones now, so medicinal herbs are not a problem. In addition, his spiritual root has been improved, which enhances his absorption of the medicinal power of pills. He should not need to take too many Spirit Gathering Pills to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
The Spirit Gathering Pill is a common pill taken by Foundation Establishment cultivators, not a rare or precious pill, so the ingredients are not difficult to find.
Before long, Lin Changqing found more than thirty portions of ingredients for the Spirit Gathering Pill in various pharmacies in Huangfeng Valley Market.
With the medicinal herbs in hand, Lin Changqing went into seclusion there.
Alchemy room.
Flames filled the sky as several alchemy furnaces were simultaneously refining pills. Within just a few months, Lin Changqing had accumulated over three hundred Spirit Gathering Pills.
"Now that I have enough Spirit Gathering Pills, it's time to try breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."
Lin Changqing looked at the pill bottles scattered on the ground, flicked his sleeve, collected them all, and turned to walk towards his cave.
However, when he took the 300th pill last time, he developed a resistance to the Spirit Gathering Pill, so he had to cleanse it again, otherwise the effect of taking the Spirit Gathering Pill would be greatly reduced.
Lin Changqing, sitting cross-legged on the futon, made hand seals and silently chanted a spell. A ball of green light began to surround him.
Lifespan: 646 --> 633
Feeling his lifespan disappear, Lin Changqing also knew that his body's drug resistance had disappeared along with it, so he quickly took a Spirit Gathering Pill to feel its effects.
After swallowing a Spirit Gathering Pill, the spiritual root, refined by the Five-Colored Pill, saw a significant increase in its efficiency in converting spiritual energy.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, the medicinal power of the Gathering Spirit Pill surged into his meridians like a flood, spreading throughout his body. This immense medicinal power was then slowly absorbed by Lin Changqing as he circulated his cultivation technique, until it was gradually transformed into spiritual power in his dantian.
"The medicinal properties have improved considerably. I suppose I won't need to take many Spirit Gathering Pills to break through this time," Lin Changqing thought to himself, secretly pleased.
Spring is gone and autumn is coming!
Three months later, when he took the four hundredth Gathering Spirit Pill, drug resistance reappeared, and Lin Changqing began to cleanse himself again.
Lifespan: 633 --> 621
Three months later, he took the five hundredth Spirit Gathering Pill.
Lifespan: 621 --> 609
Thus, Lin Changqing, who diligently cultivated by taking one or two Spirit Gathering Pills every day, finally felt the spiritual energy surging within his body after taking more than five hundred Spirit Gathering Pills.
A surge of magical power emanated from it, with a faint spiritual pressure that was even stronger than before.
"At thirty years old, mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"
Lin Changqing turned thirty that year, and his spiritual root aptitude was getting closer and closer to dual spiritual roots, so he took far fewer pills than before for this breakthrough.
Lin Changqing, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, calmed the changes within his body, suppressed the aura within him, and even the trace of blue light in his eyes was once again covered by his dark eyes.
"There are still a few dozen Spirit Gathering Pills left. Let's keep them for now. There's no point in continuing to take them."
After successfully breaking through, Lin Changqing left the cave and came outside.
In the distance, layers of mist enveloped the mountaintop.
It was only early morning.
Beside the big tree, the horned serpent had already awakened, and its strength had reached the peak of the first-level demon beast. It was expected that after consolidating for a period of time, it would be able to break through to the second-level demon beast, slowly awakening its intelligence and bloodline.