82: Intend

Half an hour later, Chen Qiaoqian walked out of Lin Feng's Immortal Cave, looking distraught.

She clutched the heavy Storage Pouch tightly to her chest, her mind still a chaotic mess.

She looked back at the tightly shut stone door, her eyes filled with complex emotions, but ultimately turned and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards her own Immortal Cave.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Lin Feng watched Chen Qiaoqian's departing back, his expression calm.

In his mind, the System's crisp notification sound rang out.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for forming a bond with [Chen Qiaoqian]."

"Obtained bond reward: [Blood Rebirth Talisman] x1!"

[Blood Rebirth Talisman]: Special Talisman. The Host drips a drop of essence blood into the Talisman, and the Talisman binds with the Host's Divine Soul. If the Host's Physical Body is destroyed, this Talisman can be used to reshape the Physical Body. The reshaped Physical Body will be identical to the original, and 90% of the cultivation will be retained.

A hint of joy flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

The path of Cultivation is full of thorns, and no one can guarantee their eternal safety. One more life-saving trump card means one more chance to reach the end.

Only by living can one possess everything.

He unhesitatingly took out the jade Talisman, which glowed with a faint golden light, from the System backpack. He forced out a drop of crimson essence blood from his fingertip and let it fall onto it.

The essence blood instantly merged into the jade Talisman, and the entire Talisman flashed with light, transforming into an imprint that disappeared into his glabella.

A feeling of being closely connected to his Divine Soul came over him, and Lin Feng's heart settled.

Chen Qiaoqian's matter was temporarily concluded.

He collected his thoughts and began to plan his next steps.

The trip to Yan Family Fortress was imminent, followed by the large-scale invasion of the Demonic Path's Six Sects. The Yue Kingdom's Cultivation world would face an unprecedented reshuffle, and Huangfeng Valley would not escape its fate of destruction.

The Chaotic Star Sea was a must-go.

But he was not like Han Li, who was alone and could leave whenever he pleased.

He had Nangong Wan here, Mo Fengwu, Han Yunzhi, and now Chen Qiaoqian.

Taking them to the Chaotic Star Sea was a long journey with too many risks.

But if he, like Han Li, were to leave for two hundred years, what joy would there be in his Cultivation?

"Am I to rely on the System's teleportation anchors to jump back and forth between the two sides?"

Lin Feng quickly dismissed this idea.

Cross-realm teleportation had many restrictions and was prone to accidents.

He had to find a way to have the best of both worlds.

With a thought, he opened the System Mall.

The daily refreshed item list had become his habit outside of Cultivation.

[geng metal]: A rare Material for refining Magic Treasures, it can greatly enhance the Magic Treasure's toughness. Exchange points: 1000 points.

[Three Thousand Thunder Movements]: Earth Rank movement Cultivation Technique. Upon reaching Major Achievement, the body moves like lightning, covering a thousand li in an instant. Exchange points: 2000 points.

Lin Feng's gaze lingered on [Three Thousand Thunder Movements] for a moment.

This movement Cultivation Technique was not bad, but unfortunately, it came from another world, and its compatibility with this world's Spiritual Qi System was not necessarily complete. Buying it would also require the System to optimize the Cultivation Technique, which would be another expense.

He currently did not lack movement Cultivation Techniques; with the Wind Control Art and the Wind Thunder Wings, his speed was already considerable.

He scanned the other items, most of which were ordinary Medicinal Pills and Materials, with nothing too outstanding.

"System, exchange for [geng metal]."

After exchanging all the newly refreshed Materials, Lin Feng somewhat uninterestingly closed the mall.

He stood up and paced in the Immortal Cave, his Divine Sense sinking into his Storage Pouch.

Over the years, running around, intercepting Opportunities, System rewards, plus spoils of war from enemies, his Storage Pouch was packed full, appearing somewhat cluttered.

"It's time to properly organize it."

With a thought, he took out all the items, categorized them, and rearranged them.

Taking this Opportunity, he pulled up his System panel to check his current detailed status.

[Host: Lin Feng]

[Cultivation: Core Formation Middle Stage Perfection]

[Cultivation Techniques: "Five Elements Swordplay" (Proficient), "Great Evolution Art" (Sixth Layer Early Stage), "Demonic Roar Body" (Third Layer), "Thunder Eye" (Mastered)]

[Magic Treasures: Emperor Armor (Top-grade), Renwang Shield (Top-grade), Nine Poisons Flying Needles (Top-grade), Nine Revolutions Breathing Earth Pearl (Special), Wind Thunder Wings (Special), Five-Wheel Fire Control Plate (5/5)...]

[Bonds:

[Mo Fengwu: Life and Death Companionship (MAX)]

[Nangong Wan: Deep Affection (190/200)]

[Han Yunzhi: Deep Affection (160/200)]

[Chen Qiaoqian: Deep Affection (150/200)]

[Talismans: Blood Rebirth Talisman (Bound), Anchor Point 1 (Huangfeng Valley Immortal Cave), Anchor Point 2 (Mo Fengwu's Bracelet), High-grade Spirit Descending Talisman x3...]

[Medicinal Pills: Heaven Mending Pill x10, Crimson Cloud Pill x8, Creation Pill x5, core formation pill x1...]

[Materials: Several Transformed Yao Beast Materials, Several Transformed Yao Beast Yao Cores...]

[Special Abilities: Immortal Cave Space (Temporarily unupgradable), Anchor Point Teleportation (3 times daily), Soul Devouring Appearance Stealing Art, Chang Geng Soul Division Art]

Looking at the neatly organized panel after tidying up, Lin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

His Core Formation Middle Stage Cultivation, coupled with the ability to reach at least Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivation after using the High-grade Spirit Descending Talisman.

In the entire Tiannan, he could be considered an outstanding figure.

However, none of these things could help him solve the matter of the Chaotic Star Sea.

His gaze finally fell on the Chang Geng Soul Division Art.

[Chang Geng Soul Division Art]: Can implant a wisp of Divine Soul onto a host, giving birth to a body. This body shares memories with the main body, and its cultivation is determined by the cultivation allocated from the main body. The Host can allocate cultivation between the two bodies at any time. (After reaching Perfection in Cultivation, the Host can swap the positions of the two bodies at any time)

A thought suddenly popped into his mind.

If he could refine a Clone, with his main body staying in Tiannan to accompany the women and Cultivate in seclusion to lay a foundation; and another Clone heading to the Chaotic Star Sea to travel with the old devil, wouldn't that perfectly solve all problems?

And for refining a Clone, the most suitable vessel would undoubtedly be a heaven and earth Spirit Medicine that had developed sentience!

Lin Feng's heart stirred.

Taking a step, his figure disappeared from the Immortal Cave hall, and the next moment, he appeared within his exclusive Immortal Cave space.

The space had expanded considerably more than before, Spiritual Qi was misty like fog, and at the very center, that Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng was crystal clear like jade, emitting a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, wanting to test the idea in his mind.

With a flip of his wrist, an ancient bronze pot, which looked like a wine pot but was actually a Storage Magic Treasure, appeared in his hand.

This bronze pot was filled with various Spirit Springs and divine waters he had exchanged from the System Mall over the years.

There was "Wood Spirit Spring" which could promote the growth of spiritual plants, "Heavenly One True Water" which contained pure water spiritual power, and some mysterious liquids he couldn't even name himself, only knowing they had extraordinary effects.

He decided to give it a try.

He carefully opened the lid of the pot and poured out a few drops of milky white "Wood Spirit Spring," evenly sprinkling them onto the roots of the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng.

The ginseng's leaves gently swayed, and the jade-like radiance on its surface seemed to brighten a bit, but other than that, there was no further change.

Lin Feng was not discouraged and tried another kind.

He poured out a few drops of azure "Heavenly One True Water."

This time, the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng's reaction was greater; its body trembled slightly, seemingly joyfully absorbing the spiritual power from the water.

But no significant change occurred either.

Seeing this, Lin Feng simply let loose.

One type of spiritual liquid after another was poured onto the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng as if it were worthless.

Within the Immortal Cave space, exotic fragrances permeated the air, and vibrant colors shimmered.

Finally, just as Lin Feng slowly poured out the last type of spiritual liquid from the pot, which he had considered the most mysterious when he first exchanged it, a verdant green spiritual liquid emitting a rich life aura—

A sudden change occurred!

As soon as the verdant green spiritual liquid touched the roots of the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, the entire ginseng trembled violently as if electrocuted.

A dazzling green light erupted from within the ginseng, soaring into the sky!

"Buzz—"

The entire Immortal Cave space vibrated.

The body of the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng grew, twisted, and deformed at a visible speed within the green light.

The root System, originally densely covered with tendrils, gradually contracted, forming a rounded base.

The crystal-clear ginseng body continuously elongated and expanded, eventually forming a giant light cocoon more than one person tall.

On the surface of the light cocoon, countless profound runes flickered in and out of existence, and a new and pure life force was being nurtured and pulsed within it.

The pulsation of that life force was like a baby's heartbeat, full of primitive vitality.

He could clearly feel that within the light cocoon, a nascent, pure consciousness was slowly awakening.

It had developed sentience!

This Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, under the catalysis of various top-tier spiritual liquids, had truly developed sentience!

An unprecedented gleam burst forth in Lin Feng's eyes.

It was a success!

As soon as this Spirit Ginseng transformed, he would be able to use the secret art from "Great Evolution Art," supplemented by the [Chang Geng Soul Division Art], to refine it into his first Clone!

A Clone with a myriad-year Spirit Medicine Dao body as its foundation, possessing infinite potential!

I need to think about how Han Li can reasonably go to the Chaotic Star Sea. I'm writing a bit rushed, and Xin Ruyin hasn't appeared yet.

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