Chapter 211 - 173: A 300-Year Lifespan, All-Round Progress
Chapter 211: Chapter 173: A 300-Year Lifespan, All-Round Progress
In the main hall of Cave Mansion No. 98, Outer Lake.
"This gluttonous turtle!"
The moment Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion, he was greeted by this scene and couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh.
The Black Armored Earth Turtle had clearly changed quite a bit from how it looked three years ago.
First was its size. Before, it was only the size of a millstone, but now it had grown as large as a small stone roller.
The white patterns on its shell were now completely covered in a dark yellow hue, and the crystallization of its Armor Shell had spread to several areas.
Furthermore, its aura had grown much deeper; it was now a Tier One Late Stage turtle!
He just didn’t expect that even though its strength had grown, its two core characteristics remained unchanged:
Timid and gluttonous!
A silver Puppet, about half a man’s height, had been standing motionless in front of it, but it suddenly moved. With surprising agility, it went to the side, took an Elixir from a medicine box, and fed it into the turtle’s mouth.
"CHYU—"
A low, satisfied cry came from the Black Armored Earth Turtle’s mouth as if giving thanks. It licked its lips while slowly crawling outside.
’Not bad. This new Puppet is really useful.’
Lin Changheng, watching quietly from the side, praised it inwardly. He was like a phantom, and the turtle hadn’t noticed him.
Just now, Lin Changheng had only been watching. He wasn’t actually controlling the Puppet’s actions.
This was a Tier One Middle Grade Puppet that Yan Mingyi had brought with her when she visited Lin Changheng.
It was an advanced version of that pitch-black Puppet she had refined before.
It was meant as a thank-you gift.
After her grandfather, Puppet Master Yan, took the Tier Two Elixir refined by Lin Changheng, his vitality improved immensely, and his overall condition was completely different.
Yan Mingyi had kept this kindness firmly in her heart ever since.
So, after advancing to become a Tier One Middle Grade Puppet Master, she was determined that the first Middle Grade Puppet she refined would be a gift for her Brother Lin, and she had truly followed through.
The greatest change in this Puppet was its ability to perform basic action patterns. Action patterns guided by Divine Sense could be set, allowing it to execute them ’autonomously’ later.
For Lin Changheng, this could save him a lot of time on chores, like feeding the turtle and cleaning.
And from Lin Changheng’s perspective—
He was quite surprised when he saw her again.
It wasn’t because Yan Mingyi had grown even more beautiful, but because she was only twenty-eight years old!
And she was already a Tier One Middle Grade Puppet Master.
At that age, Lin Changheng hadn’t even reached Entry Tier!
It was only a year later that he barely managed to become a Lower Grade Alchemist.
He wasn’t just a little bit behind.
...
However, Lin Changheng didn’t dare entrust the Spirit Medicine Garden to the Puppet’s care.
The Treasure Plants inside were his darlings; if its clumsy hands damaged one, he’d have nowhere to turn for recourse.
Stepping into the Spirit Medicine Garden, he was immediately greeted by a rich, mixed medicinal fragrance.
The number of different Treasure Plants inside had surged to thirteen.
Two of them were the most precious.
One was the main ingredient for the Foundation Establishment Pill, the [Nine-leaf Purple Ginseng]. The other was one of the main ingredients for the Tier Two [Youthful Appearance Pill], called the [Vermilion Fruit Grass].
The Foundation Establishment Pill was self-explanatory. The greatest difference between the Tier One [Solid Face Pill] and the Tier Two [Youthful Appearance Pill] lay in two points:
The medicinal effect of the Tier One [Solid Face Pill] could only temporarily preserve one’s appearance. The effect lasted for five to ten years, varying from person to person.
Moreover, it only worked on a superficial level and was not deeply rooted.
But the Tier Two [Youthful Appearance Pill] was different. Not only could it completely lock in one’s appearance, but its effects also lasted for over a hundred years. For Low Tier Cultivators, the effect could even last a lifetime.
Furthermore, the [Youthful Appearance Pill] also provided a bit of life force nourishment, which could delay the physical body’s decay to a certain extent.
Therefore, the Tier Two [Youthful Appearance Pill] was a Treasure Pill that could truly attract Cultivators of any gender.
It could even tempt Core Formation Cultivators, serving as an irresistible form of hard currency and a superior gift for building connections.
So, when a Foundation Establishment Cultivator took out this medicinal material, roots and all, and asked him to refine a different kind of pill to increase Cultivation, he would have laughed out loud if not for his professional training.
He truly hadn’t expected to obtain a main ingredient for the [Youthful Appearance Pill] so easily.
This was precisely one of the advantages of being a Pill Master!
Naturally, Lin Changheng had preciously and carefully removed the dried roots, planted them meticulously, and then revived them.
Together with the [Nine-leaf Purple Ginseng], it became his garden’s guardian Treasure Medicine.
...
Now, the fifth leaf of the [Nine-leaf Purple Ginseng] had just finished forming, and a new bud for the sixth leaf was sprouting.
Meanwhile, the main stem of the [Vermilion Fruit Grass], which had been planted for two years, had grown to be four inches long.
As far as Lin Changheng knew, this plant would sprout leaves when its main stem reached one foot, blossom at two feet, and bear fruit at three feet.
In other words, even with the accelerated growth from the blessing of the True Intent of his [Rongsheng Divine Abilities], it would still take fifteen years.
That was even longer than the maturation period for the [Nine-leaf Purple Ginseng]!
Fortunately, Lin Changheng had an abundant Lifespan and could afford to wait!
Especially with Huangliang Residence continuously providing the Essence Blood of the [Jade Wave Spirit Turtle], his Lifespan had increased even more.
...
Over three years, the monthly share of Essence Blood he received fluctuated around six portions, for a total of two hundred and twenty portions.
Of course, he used Spirit Stealing on all of it—
[Jade Wave Spirit Turtle Treasure Seed·Fourth Layer]
[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]
...
[Jade Wave Spirit Turtle Treasure Seed·Fifth Layer]
Lin Changheng directly Refined it into himself.
[Successfully Refined: Longevity Heaven-Gifted·Transformation]
[Utility: Deepens the internalization of the hibernation effect, increasing Lifespan by another eight years.]
His Lifespan had been 293 and a half years!
Now it had reached 301, plus an extra half year!
He had broken directly through the three-hundred-year mark!
Furthermore, the remaining Essence Blood was enough to serve as the base blood for Metamorphosis!
[Jade Wave Spirit Turtle Treasure Seed·Fifth Layer]
[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]
[Metamorphosis: 0/10]
[Utility: A Profound Spirit Demon Beast Bloodline, innately possessing water affinity. With Perfect Spirit Stealing and Life Nurturing Dao, it can be refined into the bloodline’s atavistic Demon Talent, "Longevity".]