Eternal Life: I Can Harvest Demon Beast Talents

Chapter 255: Chapter 193: Secret of the Cultivation Technique, Profound Flame Divine Ability

Initially, Lin Changheng and Huang Jiuyuan spoke at length.

From Cultivation Techniques to Cultivation levels, from Skills to Magical Combat, the vast knowledge and experience of Huang Jiuyuan, a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, broadened Lin Changheng’s horizons and benefited him immensely.

Seeing that Huang Jiuyuan was willing to share, Lin Changheng hesitated for a moment before asking where he had originally found the *Jade Void Brilliance Scripture*.

Huang Jiuyuan chuckled and shook his head.

Under Lin Changheng’s somewhat insistent gaze, he finally spoke. "It wasn’t within the Song Country. I obtained it while traveling abroad. Crossing national borders without reaching Foundation Establishment is far too dangerous. I myself was already at Late Stage Foundation Establishment when I ventured to a neighboring country, seeking an opportunity to reach Core Formation..."

"I failed, of course, but I did stumble upon this Cultivation Technique in the process."

"Therefore, it’s not that I’m being secretive or selfishly hoarding this information. I simply don’t wish to bring you harm, Mr. Lin. After all, knowledge breeds desire, and to want something you cannot have will only torment your heart."

As if feeling his reasoning was insufficient, he added, "These are things I can’t take with me when I die. I wouldn’t even leave this information for my own family, lest their greed lead them to ruin. It’s best you don’t press the matter, Mr. Lin..."

"Hm?"

Huang Jiuyuan froze.

His words died in his throat. His eyes widened as he stared at Lin Changheng, who was now smiling back at him. A sliver of aura had leaked out from Lin Changheng’s body—an aura far beyond anything someone in the Qi Cultivation Stage could possess.

Then, Huang Jiuyuan’s immense Divine Sense swept over Lin Changheng, probing and confirming.

"I wonder if Elder Huang might be willing to tell me now?"

Lin Changheng cupped his fist in salute.

"Hahaha..."

Huang Jiuyuan burst into a hearty laugh that shook the entire cave residence. "Mr. Lin, oh, Mr. Lin! You truly hide your strength well. I am a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and I’ve always taken pride in my Divine Sense, which surpasses that of my peers. Yet, I cannot see through your true Cultivation!"

"I’m truly getting old..."

He then grew a little sentimental before saying seriously, "In that case, I shall tell you the location from my travels. I hope it can be of some help to you on your path, Mr. Lin."

"Thank you, Elder Huang. This junior will never forget this kindness!"

Lin Changheng rose solemnly and clasped his hands in thanks.

"Listen closely, young friend..."

Huang Jiuyuan began using a voice transmission technique.

The location was in the Jin Country, which bordered the Southern Border of Song.

He also provided the exact location.

"Thank you." Lin Changheng listened, committed the information to memory, and thanked him once more.

"It’s no great loss. I didn’t want to take this secret to my grave, but I worried the Foundation Establishment cultivators in my family would be tempted by it. If we were to lose even a few of them over this, the cost would be too great—it could even shake our family’s very foundation."

Huang Jiuyuan was very clear-headed. Under his leadership, the Huang Family was thriving. From now on, all they needed was slow and steady accumulation, and one day they would surely ascend to the ranks of a Noble Family!

But if they acted on greed, mobilized their resources, and ended up losing a few key members, all their progress would come to nothing, and they would have to start all over again.

Then, Huang Jiuyuan mentioned something else—

When he first discovered the *Jade Void Brilliance Scripture*, it was inside a Storage Bag.

The Storage Bag was hanging from a robed skeleton. After taking the bag, he dug a pit on the spot and buried the bones.

He laid the person to rest, and in return, considered the Storage Bag a gift of thanks.

As he did this, a Crystal Stone rolled out from among the bones and fell into the pit.

It was a transparent, crimson Crystal Stone.

It was the size of a baby’s fist.

Over the years, he had scoured ancient texts and records but could find no mention of this strange Crystal Stone—he didn’t even know its name, let alone its purpose.

There were no records of it whatsoever.

He suspected the object wasn’t a conventional material but was somehow related to the *Jade Void Brilliance Scripture*.

This was because he had once sensed a similar aura from a Foundation Establishment cultivator who belonged to a family that practiced the same technique.

But he hadn’t dared to bring it up rashly. Who knew if the Crystal Stone was beneficial or harmful? What was its purpose? Could it even be used?

Furthermore, that Cultivator soon gave up on the *Jade Void Brilliance Scripture* and switched to a different Cultivation Technique, giving Huang Jiuyuan even less reason to mention the crystal.

Decades passed, and the Crystal Stone had been sitting in his Storage Bag ever since.

Now, he decided to take it out and give it to Lin Changheng, who had made such remarkable progress with the technique.

He hoped to forge a positive connection.

The goodwill of a Tier Two Alchemist at the Foundation Establishment Stage represented a future opportunity to nurture more Foundation Establishment Cultivators! Even if the family suffered a grievous setback and lost some of its Foundation Establishment members, this connection would give them hope of raising new ones!

Based on this, he made a request: that Lin Changheng maintain his current cooperative relationship with the Huang Family for the next thirty years.

Although Lin Changheng hesitated, viewing the thirty-year term as a restriction, the Crystal Stone gave him a strange sense of familiarity. He was certain it was related to the *Jade Void Brilliance Scripture*.

Besides, Elder Huang had treated him very well, so he agreed without much fuss.

With both parties getting what they wanted, their conversation became increasingly pleasant and harmonious. In the end, Huang Jiuyuan personally saw Lin Changheng out.

And that led to the scene that had so astonished Chef Zeng.

’He was a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator! The gap between him and Younger Brother Lin was enormous. Even for a Late Stage cultivator to treat a Middle Stage cultivator with such respect was enough to leave the latter flabbergasted.’

’But the truly surprising thing was Younger Brother Lin’s calm demeanor and the patriarch’s casual attitude about it all.’

...

With that, his business with the Huang Family was concluded.

Early the next morning, Lin Changheng departed under the cover of the morning fog.

He was alone on the Dharma Ship.

Yan Mingyi had been left behind to continue her stay with the Huang Family, while he needed to make a trip back to the Xu Family.