153: Attributes of the initial stage of foundation building

Lin Xuanzhong’s hands trembled slightly, but he still accepted the spiritual plant, not refusing his junior’s good intentions.

“Yongmao, thank you~”

“Ding~”

“System notification: Family member [Lin Xuanzhong] intimacy +8.”

He hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise; his intimacy with Second Uncle-Grandfather had increased so much.

The increase in intimacy proved that Lin Yongmao’s influence within the Family was growing stronger.

Unfortunately, the Family no longer had any Medicinal Pills for breaking through to the Golden Core Stage; otherwise, Lin Xuanzhong could attempt to Breakthrough his current Realm after recovering.

At that time, the Lin Family, with two Golden Core Cultivators, could directly establish its dominant position in Qingyang.

Lin Yongmao remembered finding the [Spirit Concentration Pill Pill Formula] in the ancient Cultivator’s tomb; this Spirit Concentration Pill was precisely the key Medicinal Pill for breaking through to the Golden Core.

Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage required a Foundation Establishment Pill, while breaking through to the Golden Core Stage required this Spirit Concentration Pill.

Back then, Lin Yucheng had great difficulty acquiring this Spirit Concentration Pill at the Yang City Dragon Family Auction, which then helped Lin Xuanbo Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

Currently, there were no spare Spirit Concentration Pills.

Although Lin Yongmao possessed the Spirit Concentration Pill Pill Formula, he was not a Third-Order Alchemist, nor did he have the Third-Order Alchemist Legacy, so he wouldn't be able to refine the Spirit Concentration Pill in a short period of time.

Lin Yongmao said a few words like “Second Uncle-Grandfather, please take care of your health” before leaving the Scripture Pavilion.

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Upon returning to Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, Lin Yongmao first meditated to fully recover the spiritual Qi expended from casting the Life Blessing secret art, then began to Cultivate.

Lin Yongmao began to Cultivate the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art, continuing his Body Refining.

During this period, Lin Yongmao had repeatedly tempered his own blood Qi, and the third layer had already reached the Great Perfection stage.

Lin Yongmao’s own blood Qi was also extremely abundant; although his current cultivation had not yet reached the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Stage, his Physical Body strength could already match that of a Cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Stage.

“Whoosh la la~”

While Cultivating, one could faintly hear the blood Qi within his body surging like a tide.

Currently, Lin Yongmao intended to continue Cultivating the fourth layer of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art.

Before that, Lin Yongmao first opened his Attribute Panel to check his basic attributes:

Host: Lin Yongmao

Cultivation: Early Foundation Establishment Stage

Sub-Professions: Second-Order Spiritual Planter, Second-Order Alchemist, First-Order Talisman Maker

Age: 17 years old

Spiritual Root Aptitude: Wood, Water Dual-Attribute Spiritual Root

Luck Value: 130

Cultivation Techniques: Azure Wood Art (Great Perfection), Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art (Third Layer), Ku Rong Art (First Layer)

Spells: Earth Thorn Spell, Water Arrow Technique, Spirit Rain Technique, Spirit Wood Art, Fire Control Technique

Secret Arts: Breath Concealment Art, Spirit Binding Contract, Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor, Blood Escape Art, Life Blessing, Life Devour

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After carefully observing his attributes, Lin Yongmao felt that he had the ability to protect himself against any Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, as both his Physical Body cultivation and Divine Sense strength had reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, if he encountered a Golden Core Stage Cultivator without a Formation to protect him, he would not be an opponent.

His Divine Sense and Physical Body had both been Cultivated to a very good level, but he had learned few secret arts and Spells, which would put him at a disadvantage in combat.

It was not easy to learn suitable secret arts and Spells; Lin Yongmao had searched for a long time in the Family’s Scripture Pavilion, but many did not satisfy him.

If given the opportunity, Lin Yongmao would also collect them.

In a few more days, Lin Yongmao’s cultivation Realm would also usher in a Breakthrough, officially entering the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Stage.

Everything was so natural; Lin Yongmao had continuously consumed thousand-year cloud mist tea, which, in addition to constantly strengthening his Divine Soul, also ensured that he did not encounter any Bottlenecks.

Lin Yongmao took out a Jade Slip; this Jade Slip was the complete Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art.

The first to third layers of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art corresponded to tempering the Meridians, bones, and blood Qi, respectively.

The fourth layer, known as [Skin Quenching and Membrane Refining], strengthened the skin, fascia, and muscle membranes.

Cultivating it to the extreme could make the skin stronger than Yao Beast hide, and the fascia as tough as a Dragon’s sinews, forming a powerful external defense and force transmission layer.

At this stage, the sources for obtaining [Xuan Ling Qi] also became more extensive; it could not only absorb energy from plants but also extract energy from Ore.

The energy in plants was relatively gentle, while the energy in Ore was not as easy to refine.

From this transformation, it could be seen that the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art had reached the Middle Stage of cultivation; in the Late Stage, it could even absorb any form of energy for its own use.

However, Lin Yongmao still chose to extract energy from plants; the plants on Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff were the most abundant, and most of them were spiritual plants, with extremely rich internal energy.

Lin Yongmao instructed Little Pine, the Gold-Eating Beast, to cut down many bamboos; these bamboos were the Materials he would use for Cultivating the fourth layer of the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art.

These bamboos were all qingling bamboo and Nether Spirit Bamboo.

After planting them, Lin Yongmao discovered that the reproductive capabilities of these two types of bamboos were astonishingly strong, with bamboo shoots constantly emerging and growing into a large patch in a short period of time.

Although thousand-year spirit bamboo was relatively rare, it could easily cover a large area.

Lin Yongmao happened to need spiritual substances to transform into [Xuan Ling Qi], and these highly reproductive spirit bamboos were the best choice.

The spirit bamboo transformed into energy and entered Lin Yongmao’s body, and the Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art then transformed it into Xuan Ling Qi, which then continuously tempered his skin.

Lin Yongmao Cultivated while feeling the changes in his body.

As long as the fourth layer reached Perfection, his body would likely be comparable to a top-grade Magical Artifact.

To rival others’ top-grade Magical Artifacts with the strength of one’s Physical Body—this was the terrifying aspect of Body Cultivators.

Most Magical Artifacts could not be used as desired, but exerting the strength of one's own body was much easier, so in actual combat, Body Cultivators had an even greater advantage.

The process of skin quenching was equivalent to making the skin tougher; not only was it difficult for ordinary Magical Artifacts to harm it, but it also allowed one to possess a certain degree of energy resistance.

The Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art was not like other Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, which required the Cultivator to endure extreme pain and immense pressure; its only requirement was energy.

It transformed other forms of matter into energy, and that energy was then converted into the Xuan Ling Qi needed to temper the body, so the cultivation process was not painful.

Lin Yongmao felt that although the surface of his skin showed no visible changes, it had indeed become truly tougher.

Listening closely, one could even hear the humming of fascia within his body; this was the Xuan Ling Qi continuously cleansing his body.

As long as he continued at this pace, reaching Perfection in the fourth layer was only a matter of time.

Most of the energy from the qingling bamboo and Nether Spirit Bamboo was converted into Xuan Ling Qi, while a small portion of the original life energy was devoured by the automatically operating Ku Rong Art.

“Whoosh la la~”

The liquid spiritual Qi within his body surged like a river, all converging into his Dantian.

“Crack!”

It seemed as if a restriction within his body had been broken; Lin Yongmao’s entire body trembled, and a comfortable sensation instantly spread throughout his limbs.