101: The third level of body forging

Lin Yucheng did not go directly back to his guest room; instead, he sat on the first floor.

Even Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators have not achieved Bigu, so three meals a day are inevitable, and it was currently the time when many people enjoyed afternoon tea.

Lin Yucheng found a window seat and sat down.

Inns were the best places to gather information.

Many Cultivators were discussing the Auction's situation, and Lin Yucheng's keen Divine Sense captured all this information.

"I heard that this Auction will be hosted by Long Xinyue, the chief Auctioneer. We'll get to feast our eyes once more."

"The Long family has really gone all out, even letting their precious daughter come out and show herself."

"What do you know? Even for an Immortal Cultivation family, everything is centered on profit. If Long Xinyue wasn't still valuable, she would have been married off long ago."

"I really envy you all. The invitation cards for this Auction are too difficult to obtain, otherwise, I would also like to go and see Long Xinyue's beautiful face!"

"This Auction is the grandest one in recent decades, and the items for bid are truly exciting!"

"Some items for bid have already had rumors spread about them. Do you want to know?"

"Stop teasing us!"

"I heard that among the items for bid this time are a few Spirit Concentration Pills. These are Medicinal Pills that assist Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection Cultivators in Breaking through to the Golden Core Realm."

"As far as I know, a large number of Cultivators in Yang City need this kind of Medicinal Pill. I didn't expect them to actually surface."

"I heard the final item is the real treasure, a Talisman Treasure."

"How come I heard it was a third-tier Legacy?"

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Listening to these tidings, Lin Yucheng grew even more interested in the Auction.

If he could successfully purchase these resources, it would definitely be very helpful for the Lin family's development.

After sitting for a while longer, he returned to his guest room, not even glancing at the old woman sitting at the table by the door.

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Cloud Mist Mountain, Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

During this period, Lin Yongmao had been continuously attempting to refine Qi Condensation Pills. After hundreds of failures, he finally succeeded in producing Medicinal Pills.

Although he only produced a few waste Medicinal Pills, this was already a significant Breakthrough for him.

These waste Medicinal Pills were casually discarded by Lin Yongmao, becoming nutrients to nourish the land.

He then began refining a new batch of Medicinal Pills.

Now, Lin Yongmao could confidently control whether or not the Pill Furnace would explode.

Soon, under Lin Yongmao's skilled manipulation, it reached the final step of Qi Condensation.

"Condense!"

Several round Qi Condensation Pills emerged in succession.

"System notification: Successfully refined Qi Condensation Pill, proficiency +25, obtained 6 Low Grade Qi Condensation Pills."

A smile appeared on Lin Yongmao's face. This was a great improvement; six Low Grade Qi Condensation Pills. Although Low Grade Medicinal Pills still contained a lot of Pill poison, they could already be consumed.

His diligent practice during this period had finally yielded some results.

If he continued, he believed he would soon reach the level of a Second-Order Alchemist.

Lin Yongmao observed his First-Order Alchemist proficiency, which had already reached 74.3%.

Once he reached Second-Order Alchemist, refining First-Order Medicinal Pills would be a piece of cake, and the success rate of forming Medicinal Pills would also significantly increase.

Alchemy was one aspect, but Lin Yongmao did not neglect his Cultivation either.

In terms of pure Realm, Lin Yongmao was very close to reaching Qi Refinement Stage Great Perfection.

This was not because he Cultivated diligently, but because of the parasitic seed.

Every day, Lin Yongmao could feel his Cultivation growing, with spiritual Qi inexplicably surging within his body, then automatically beginning to circulate the Azure Wood Art for refinement.

Besides Realm Cultivation, Lin Yongmao also did not give up Body Refining.

The Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art was still at the second layer, and he had already completed the tempering of most of his bones.

The first layer tempers the Meridians, the second layer tempers the bones, and the third layer strengthens Qi and blood.

If he were to inwardly examine his own physical condition, Lin Yongmao would find that all his bones were now emitting a shimmering glow.

As long as he completed the tempering of his skull, the second layer would be at Perfection.

While circulating the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art, Lin Yongmao also directly swallowed a thousand-year purple jade fruit.

From not daring to consume it before to now eating the entire fruit, it had been a process.

The energy within the thousand-year purple jade fruit did not assist Lin Yongmao's Cultivation, transforming into spiritual Qi to Breakthrough his Cultivation, but instead transformed into Xuan Ling Qi.

The Xuan Ling Qi entered Lin Yongmao's head, and immediately, a sense of pressure came over him.

The skull itself is one of the most mysterious parts of the human body, and tempering the skull is an extremely dangerous endeavor.

But for now, if he wanted to continue Cultivating, Lin Yongmao could only take this small risk.

As a large amount of Xuan Ling Qi entered his skull, Lin Yongmao felt a sensation of oxygen deprivation in his brain, and his eyelids became increasingly heavy. He could only rouse his spirit and try his best to guide the Xuan Ling Qi.

Cultivation is not always a smooth path; there are always difficulties awaiting ahead.

The Xuan Ling Qi slowly enveloped his skull, then gradually permeated it.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yongmao finally let out a sigh of relief.

After most of the day, watching his skull gradually become crystal clear, Lin Yongmao finally opened his eyes.

"Done!"

The second layer of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art was complete!

His current Physical Body strength, due to the strengthening of his bones, was already comparable to a Medium Grade Magical Artifact. Even if he were directly attacked by a High Grade Magical Artifact, it would not be immediately fatal.

This was the benefit of Cultivating Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, greatly increasing the fault tolerance in combat.

For Cultivators who did not Cultivate Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, if their spiritual Qi shield broke, they would easily be killed in one blow.

It was different for Cultivators who had Cultivated Body Refining Cultivation Techniques; their Physical Body was a weapon, they would not be easily killed, and their health bar was also very thick.

Lin Yongmao officially entered the third layer of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art. This third layer was about condensing his own Qi and blood.

Qi and blood can be understood as a person's vitality.

The more abundant a Cultivator's Qi and blood, the more vigorous their energy will be. Their instantaneous explosive power and sustained combat ability in battle will also be stronger.

The Advanced manifestation of Qi and blood is essence blood.

Essence blood can assist in casting secret techniques and can also be used to contract spirit beasts, so it is very useful.

Generally speaking, a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator can at most condense two drops of essence blood.

Lin Yongmao had already used both of his drops of essence blood, one on the World Tree and the other on Little Pine, the Gold-Eating Beast.

When he wanted to contract the Moon Toad Rabbit again, he no longer had any essence blood available.

However, the third layer of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art can increase the speed of condensing essence blood, allowing him to condense more essence blood even in the Qi Refinement Stage Realm.

Lin Yongmao sat next to the hundred-year Blood Qi Vine and continued to Cultivate the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art.

The Blood Qi Vine's Qi and blood power was also very vigorous, and it was precisely because of this powerful Qi and blood power that the Blood Qi Vine had the miraculous effect of rapidly healing external injuries.

He would occasionally eat a leaf from the Blood Qi Vine, transforming it into his own blood Qi power, thereby better Cultivating the third layer of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art.

Thanks to the blood-stopping vine mutating into a Blood Qi Vine, otherwise the output would truly not meet Lin Yongmao's needs.