Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Time flies like a white steed flitting past a crack, and in the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

On an island shrouded in grayish mist in the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.

From the outside, everything seemed extraordinarily calm. Spirits lingered on the island and above the sea surface, yet within the island, an invisible barrier had been cast for months.

This barrier had the ability to conceal, and with the Yin Spirits at lower tiers acting purely on instinct, they wandered aimlessly around.

Inside the Array Barrier.

A world of lava, where the Fire-Devouring Demon Spirit roared wildly, and the Phoenix Cry Bird cried out, while a terrifying Tier Three Yin Spirit lurked within the valley.

Or rather, the Yin Spirit Beast King of this place had already evolved into a Tier Three Yin Spirit Yaksha.

However, at this moment, the Tier Three Yin Spirit Yaksha was in a dire state, screaming furiously, but to no avail.

"After spending over a month, I am finally going to grind down this newly advanced Tier Three Yin Spirit Yaksha."

Hiding within the array, Lin Chang’an watched the Yin Spirit Yaksha’s unwilling roars and finally revealed a smile on his serious face.

The difference of one tier was significant. Although he hadn’t used any Talisman Treasure, the Yin Spirit Beast King persevered for over a month under the pressure of attribute restraint and his formation.

"Roar!"

Finally, with an unwilling roar, the body of the Yin Spirit Yaksha crumbled, turning into an intense mass of Yin energy.

The Phoenix Cry Bird chirped excitedly, opened its mouth, and swallowed all the Yin energy at once.

It even carried a Tier Three Yin Spirit Demon Pill.

This time the Phoenix Cry Bird wasn’t greedy but instead reluctantly clutched it in its mouth, bringing it back.

"What a waste."

Seeing the Yin Spirit Beast King finally vanquished, Lin Chang’an hurried forward and with a wave of his hand, a cold jade box appeared.

After the downfall of the Yin Spirit Beast King, the dispersed Yin Spirit Ash was a rare Spiritual Object.

It could aid in condensing the Divine Soul and strengthening the Divine Sense.

Once the jade box collected the Yin Spirit Ash, Lin Chang’an showed a satisfied smile.

The Phoenix Cry Bird then landed on his shoulder, seemingly offering the Tier Three Yin Spirit Demon Pill like a treasure.

"A Tier Three Yin Spirit Pill, this is an exceedingly rare Pure Yin Demon Pill."

After receiving it, Lin Chang’an sensed the exceptionally pure Yin energy within and couldn’t help but smile.

Despite all being Tier Three Lower-Grade Demon Pills, Yin and Yang attributes, depending on the region, had different values.

Among the same-tier Demon Pills, aside from the common Five Elements Demon Pill, there are exotic ones like Cold and Thunder, as well as Yin and Yang, which are rare.

Their value can be one to two times, or even several times, more than those of the same tier.

"For just this one Yin Attribute Demon Core, trading for a superior Core Formation Spiritual Object, or one or two Wood Attribute Tier Three Demon Pills, is not difficult."

The Phoenix Cry Bird at his side, being highly intelligent, heard about exchanging it for something else and immediately tried to ingratiate itself with its owner, pampering, and fawning in an incredibly lively manner.

This scene made Lin Chang’an smile wryly.

"Alright, I’ll save this Yin Spirit Demon Pill for you to aid your breakthrough."

Lin Chang’an waved his hand with a smile, while he began to control the array to gather the scorching Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy, and started to recover.

Generally, using a formation to trap and slay a Tier Three Yin Spirit Beast King or Demon Beast would require dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, using the array to slowly wear down the opponent.

The reason Lin Chang’an could achieve this alone, aside from the attribute-restraining array, was most importantly due to his regenerative power.

The horror of his Self-Healing Body made his mana recovery extremely terrifying.

Moreover, he could channel his mana into the Phoenix Cry Bird, further assisting the Spirit Pet’s recovery.

This was the root reason Lin Chang’an could exhaust a Tier Three Yin Spirit Beast King with his own strength.

...

"Not bad, there is indeed Profound Water Liquid in the Yin Vein Spiritual Spring of the Yin Spirit Beast King’s territory."

After collecting nearly half a bottle of Profound Water Liquid, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but feel satisfied.

These three years have been extremely arduous for him.

Though he has constantly been hunting Yin Spirits, these things were nearly worthless. If it weren’t for his decent skills, using Talismans and Elixirs several times externally.

It would have been impossible to gather these resources, hunting Yin Spirits for three years without delaying cultivation.

[Life Span: 110/285]

[Realm: Foundation Establishment Late Stage (23/100)]

Looking at his own cultivation, Lin Chang’an nodded silently, his cultivation steadily rising.

"More importantly, this Core Formation Spiritual Object, Profound Water Liquid, has been collected to over half a bottle, just barely enough for one use."

Gazing at the more than half-filled bottle of Profound Water Liquid in his palm, Lin Chang’an’s eyes gleamed.

This was the result of his three years of hard work, and on balance, it wasn’t a loss.

"However, even now it would take at least another two to three decades to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, while the Phoenix Cry Bird has reached a critical point of evolution."

If the Phoenix Cry Bird can smoothly evolve and break through to Tier Three, he would then have a Golden Core Realm Spirit Pet to aid and ensure his safety.

Then, in the future, whether it be searching for Core Formation Spiritual Objects or hunting Tier Three Demon Beasts for Demon Pills, it would be much easier relatively speaking.

"It’s time to prepare for this bird’s breakthrough."

Lin Chang’an looked back at the Phoenix Cry Bird on his shoulder, exhausted and drowsy, its condition growing more frequent lately.

This was a precursor to evolution and couldn’t be delayed any longer.

But forming a core wasn’t that simple; he still had two things to plan for.

First, was the location of the core formation.

If he were to break through in the Outer Sea, the aura would be hard to conceal, attracting Tier Three Demon Beasts and even Yin Spirits.

To Demon Beasts, the breakthrough stage, whether demon beasts or cultivators, are excellent and highly vulnerable supplements.

Even for Yin Spirits, they are quite tempting. Though attribute restraint is true, all things mutually constrain and promote each other; the Phoenix Cry Bird can devour Yin Spirits, and naturally, Yin Spirits can also devour this extremely yang object.