FVN Chapter 8 One Year Later
Chapter 8 One Year Later
The relationship between the Li family and the Core Formation cultivators of Huangfeng Valley is not close; they are only distant branches of the same clan. Moreover, although the Li family claims to be a Qi Refining family, there are not many cultivators among them, only a dozen or so. Even the shops were rented to them by the Chen family out of respect for Li Huayuan.
Therefore, the Li family does not have any highly skilled weapon refiners, only an ordinary first-level alchemist. They have not been able to find a suitable replacement for weapon refiners over the years, and the number of magical artifacts on their shelves is relatively small.
This success also proves that in the cultivation world, it is not advisable to simply shut yourself in to cultivate. It is still necessary to go out and expand one's network of contacts to avoid becoming blind to the ways of the world and wasting many opportunities to earn spirit stones.
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Three years later, Lin Changqing was twenty-two years old.
The secluded courtyard, inside a secret underground room.
Lin Changqing took out the refining furnace he had made, the materials for the flying sword, the inscription pen, and the spiritual liquid.
Mobilize magical power to activate the weapon-refining furnace.
I went over the experience of my first success in my mind again.
Suddenly, his experience in weapon crafting over the years flooded his mind, as if he were possessed by a deity, and his actions flowed smoothly and effortlessly.
The materials for the flying sword were placed into the refining furnace one by one, where impurities were removed under different flame temperatures.
"Melt this century-old ironwood!!"
The most important main ingredient churned continuously inside the refining furnace, eventually transforming into a pure, dark green substance along with other materials.
Lin Changqing began to control the pure substance by circulating his magic power, constantly shaping it into the form of a flying sword within his heart.
"Excellent! As expected of the flying sword I've been longing for, the one I made myself is truly exceptional."
A dark green flying sword about one meter long was sculpted, its color appearing almost black, exuding an ancient and rustic aura.
"The century-old ironwood is indeed excellent; the magical artifacts it produces are no worse than those of superior ones."
Lin Changqing picked up the inscription brush, dipped it in the spiritual liquid, and wrote with flowing strokes.
Patterns were drawn on the flying sword.
The dark green patterns began to blend into the flying sword, becoming one with it.
After the inscription was completed, the flying sword emitted a burst of green light.
"It's done."
[Successfully crafted a medium-grade magical artifact: Ironwood Sword. Reward: Two years and six months of lifespan]
Lifespan: 334
Lin Changqing glanced at the ironwood sword, expressing his satisfaction. He swaggered around and waved it a few times, finding it to be exactly what he expected, before putting the flying sword into his storage bag.
"Only low-grade magical artifacts offer a lifespan bonus of nine months to a year, but I didn't expect the lifespan bonus for mid-grade magical artifacts to increase so much this time."
"Now my lifespan is almost comparable to that of a Core Formation stage cultivator. In addition, my research over the years has not been in vain. I have some new ideas, so I no longer have to worry about my strength."
Calm your mind and soothe your emotions.
Lin Changqing took out the Golden Marrow Pill that he had prepared beforehand, swallowed it, and silently recited the secret incantation "Annual Rings".
However, this time, Lin Changqing, who took the Golden Marrow Pill, was very different from the others.
These ordinary-quality Golden Marrow Pills, under the influence of Lin Changqing's unknown magical power and green vitality, became much more effective. Moreover, Lin Changqing's body, just like when he absorbed the pills for the first time, showed a significant reduction in drug resistance.
This magical aura is somewhat similar to Changchun Gong, but it feels different, with many more unique elements.
An hour later, after completing several major cycles of circulation, Lin Changqing let out a deep breath.
"call!"
Its internal energy channels are long and deep, unlike the soft and fluffy Changchun Gong.
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A year and a half ago, Lin Changqing was stuck at the fifth level of Qi Refining and could not make any progress. The pills he found outside were of ordinary quality, made from herbs that were decades old. In addition, his body's resistance to the drugs had increased, so the improvement effect was really not good.
After much deliberation, Lin Changqing gave up cultivation and began to ponder the matter of cultivation techniques.
In his view, Changchun Gong was too ordinary and did not help his cultivation much, so he thought about changing to another technique.
Later, through Chen Fu's introduction and by going through the back door, Lin Changqing had the good fortune to enter the Chen family's library, which contained many books and jade slips, including anecdotes, secret methods of Qi cultivation, incomplete chapters of Foundation Establishment, and forging techniques for the Qi Refining stage.
Of course, this was the most advanced thing Lin Changqing could access in the Chen family; he couldn't see any more specific cultivation techniques.
Under the influence of these numerous secret techniques and exercises, a year later, Lin Changqing created his own exercise, "Xiaochun Baoshu Gong," based on Changchun Gong.
The power of the Little Chun tree is not only rich and enduring, but also full of vitality, with a strong healing effect. What surprised Lin Changqing even more was the secret techniques he created in the "Little Chun Treasure Tree Skill" [Annual Rings] [Restoration of Spirit] [Little Chun Treasure Tree Body].
When the body develops strong resistance to elixirs and accumulates a large amount of elixir toxins, all impurities can be washed away by activating the secret method of "Annual Rings," keeping the physical body as pure as a newborn baby. If the Annual Rings are activated continuously, it can even return to the innate origin and forge a spiritual body.
However, the cost is also extremely high. Each activation of the [Annual Rings] consumes a significant amount of lifespan. This is Lin Changqing's second time using the [Annual Rings]. Theoretically, he could succeed if he continued to activate it, but in reality, he didn't have enough lifespan. Therefore, he dared not try, fearing that he would not only fail to form a spirit but also lose his lifespan, resulting in nothing but wasted effort.
The first time he used the Age Ring technique, it cost him over thirty years of his lifespan!
The first time, the lifespan was consumed more than three times that of the second time. Together, they consumed nearly fifty years of lifespan—fifty years!
To forge an acquired spiritual body, one might need thousands or even more lifespans.
Of course, although this secret technique consumes a lot of lifespan, the effect is also extremely good. In just half a year, Lin Changqing broke through two realms and reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. Moreover, the magic power derived from it was as thick as a thread, several times stronger than the magic power of Changchun Gong.
In addition, Xiao Chun's magic power can also improve the quality of pills in alchemy. If it consumes lifespan, the quality will be improved even more by using the secret technique [Restoration].
Improving the quality of an unformed elixir consumes relatively little lifespan, while improving the quality of a formed elixir or restoring its dissipated medicinal power consumes a huge amount of lifespan, making it not worth the waste.
Moreover, the physical body has also become much stronger, with the strength of the body no less than that of a basic magic weapon. Those who cultivate this technique are comparable to body-refining cultivators, and in a head-on confrontation, they are no worse than body-refining cultivators.
If you use the secret technique [Little Bamboo Tree Body] on this basis, your body will be stronger, your healing power will be better, your recovery will be faster, and you can even regenerate severed limbs to a certain extent.
Theoretically, this "Little Bamboo Treasure Tree Skill" can only be mastered by Lin Changqing, because it requires an extremely long lifespan. If others were to practice it, they would soon perish on the path of pursuing Foundation Establishment, which would be putting the cart before the horse.
The "Little Bamboo Tree Technique" has the functions of washing away the body's resistance to drugs, improving the quality of pills, and repairing the effects of pills. It can even give magic power a healing effect and continuously enhance the strength of the body. Its techniques and secret arts have evolved into three auxiliary secret arts based on the consumption of lifespan.
1. [Annual rings]: Wash away drug resistance.
2. [Rejuvenation]: Improves quality and repairs damaged pills.
3. [Little Bamboo Tree Body]: Consuming lifespan to transform into a precious tree body can enhance the healing effect of magic and allow one's severely injured body to recover faster.
All three secret techniques require a large amount of lifespan to support them. If lifespan is not consumed, Xiao Chun's magic power can also improve the quality of pills and have a certain healing effect, but the effect is ordinary.
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Lin Changqing, his eyes clear, sat cross-legged on the futon and murmured:
"Now that the divine skill is complete, it's time to end the training."
"Furthermore, with my powerful cultivation techniques and two suitable mid-level magical artifacts—an ironwood sword and a greenwood shield—I have enough for self-defense."
A mid-grade magic weapon is considered quite good among Qi Refining stage cultivators. It should be noted that the standard magic weapons in Huangfeng Valley are all low-grade. If you want a mid-grade magic weapon, you need to earn merit points to exchange for it or use spirit stones to have someone forge it.
As for superior magical artifacts, they are for ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Of course, after practicing the "Little Chun Treasure Tree Technique," Lin Changqing possessed more profound magical power and could also use superior magical artifacts for a short period of time.
However, as a weapon refiner, Lin Changqing was not used to using magical artifacts made by others. Even if he did use them, he would check them first and start refining them again to avoid being tricked into using them and causing future problems.
Top-grade magic artifacts, also known as top-tier magic artifacts, are used by powerful cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage. The mana of cultivators in the Qi Refining stage cannot support such a large consumption.