Chapter 261 - 195: Longevity Rivaling a Fake Core, Deciding to Act
Chapter 261: Chapter 195: Longevity Rivaling a Fake Core, Deciding to Act
’Just as I thought. The Essence Blood of a Fake Core Demon Beast is more concentrated, and the Spirit Stealing effect is better. One concentrated drop counts as a full portion, accumulating two points of progress.’
Lin Changheng’s earlier guess was confirmed. He immediately looked down.
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[Essence Blood Full, Metamorphosis Success!]
[Jade Wave Spirit Turtle True Core - Supreme]
[Can be Refined into a Demon Beast Bloodline’s Ancestral Demon Talent: Longevity]
’Active is called a "Technique," passive is called a "Talent"! It’s still the same level! I wonder how much of a Lifespan increase this Longevity Demon Talent will give me.’
Lin Changheng gazed at the blue True Core in the Primordial Cauldron, which stood out brilliantly against the backdrop of an azure glow, a sense of curiosity rising in his heart.
His Lifespan had now reached 301 years, with about half a year to spare.
’Refine into my body directly. Let me see your limit!’
The True Core in the Primordial Cauldron, brimming with a potent life force, was plucked by Lin Changheng and slowly drifted down into his Divine Soul.
BOOM!
A surging torrent of life force exploded within his body.
An invigorating sensation, like hugging a warm stove in the dead of winter, spontaneously arose and washed over his entire body.
Lin Changheng consciously used the True Intent of his Rongsheng Divine Abilities to control this cleansing, steering it away from his facial features.
Then, he closed his eyes to perceive the changes in detail.
’My Lifespan...’
Lin Changheng’s eyes flew wide open. He discovered that his Lifespan had once again increased dramatically.
It had reached 341 years, plus another half.
A direct surge of forty years.
In total, the Lifespan bonus from the Jade Wave Spirit Turtle’s Essence Blood had reached eighty years!
Generally speaking, the theoretical Lifespan of a Core Formation Cultivator is around five hundred years. Some may have less, but some Core Formation Cultivators who practice Health Cultivation Techniques or have heaven-defying opportunities might even live for six hundred years.
There are no absolute certainties in the Cultivation Realm.
However, the quality of a Fake Core Cultivator’s Core Formation is insufficient. In a way, it’s just a semi-finished product, but it still retains some of the power of a Core Formation Cultivator.
Therefore, their theoretical maximum Lifespan is 350 years.
This is only a hundred years more than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but 150 years less than a True Core or Golden Core Cultivator!
This is why there’s a saying in the Cultivation Realm: the gap between a True or Golden Core Cultivator and a Fake Core Cultivator is even greater than the gap between a Fake Core Cultivator and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Lifespan is one aspect, and power is another.
In other words, Lin Changheng’s current Lifespan was already approaching the theoretical limit for a Fake Core Cultivator. In fact, some short-lived or injured ones wouldn’t even outlive him—a man who avoided conflict and had no hidden injuries.
Lin Changheng couldn’t help but feel like he was humblebragging.
’This Lifespan... How is it that the longer I live, the more I get?’
But the more it was so, the more Lin Changheng cherished it. He warned himself to proceed with steady caution, not to rush into danger, not to be blinded by petty gains, and to walk the path to longevity with absolute stability!
’I just don’t know what kind of Demon Beast this Muddy Core Demon Beast is, or what kind of Talent it has!’
Lin Changheng was curious, but he had no intention of storming the Qiu Family to snatch it.
The Xu Family had told him this, and it was possible they intended to use his power to annihilate the Qiu Family in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately for them, the one they were dealing with was Lin Changheng. Even the turtles he raised might not be as cautious as he was.
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「The next day.」
Lin Changheng emerged from his seclusion on time.
Tantai Feiyue immediately came up to greet him, asking if his epiphany had gone smoothly and what he had gained.
Lin Changheng naturally expressed his satisfaction but didn’t go into detail.
At the same time, he slapped his forehead as if suddenly remembering something.
"Feiyue, look what this is."
Lin Changheng swiped a hand over his Storage Bag, and a Jade Scroll instantly appeared in his hand, which he passed to Tantai Feiyue.
"Let me see."
Tantai Feiyue immediately sent her Divine Sense into it. Not long after, she looked at Lin Changheng with a pleasantly surprised gaze. "Are these the principles and Refining Methods for three types of Talisman Plates?"
"Thank you, Brother Lin!"
"What did you call me?"
"Thank you, Husband..." Her voice unconsciously took on a soft, sweet tone.
Clearly, in the heat of the moment in the bedroom, anything went, but once she had calmed down, she was not quite as uninhibited and free.
"Good girl."
Lin Changheng flirted with Tantai Feiyue for a bit before smiling. "This wasn’t easy to get. After I received your message, I searched for it in the Immortal City several times but couldn’t find it anywhere. Later, a Talisman Master gifted it to me when he was seeking Pills for his junior."
"Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have known where to look."
"So that’s how it was." Tantai Feiyue was touched. She stepped forward and leaned into Lin Changheng’s embrace, only to have his mischievous large hands make her blush profusely before he stopped.
Later, as Lin Changheng was leaving, Tantai Feiyue, as was her custom, took out two thick stacks of Tier Two Talismans—one for attack, one for Defense—and two Talisman Plates, placing them in his hands.
One could say that ever since his Middle Stage Qi Cultivation, all the Talismans Lin Changheng used had been provided by Tantai Feiyue.
He still had a pile of unused Tier One Talismans in his Storage Bag; after all, he had rarely engaged in Magical Combat from start to finish.
But if he truly encountered danger or a powerful enemy, he could detonate and throw them out by the stack, which could actually inflict considerable damage.
Of course, that was a matter for another time.
After sharing a brief, tender moment, Lin Changheng left the pavilion alone, using Void Escape. Before long, he arrived at Xu Hanji’s courtyard.
Xu Xuhe and Xu Qianyan were already there.
But Lin Changheng’s attention was still drawn to the cold and stunningly beautiful woman in a purple dress, who was currently sitting off to the side.
It was Xu Hanji.
"Alchemist Lin!"
"Master Lin!"
The two men immediately came forward to greet him. Xu Xuhe, in particular, looked at the two of them with an obvious sense of anticipation in his old eyes.
Lin Changheng gave a slight nod in acknowledgment, his gaze already fixed on the Female Cultivator who had also risen to her feet and was walking over at the sound of their voices.
The two of them hadn’t seen each other in over twenty years.