Lin Donglai looked at the message from True Person Qingqu, which contained a communication mark, providing Lin Donglai with a method to communicate directly with this True Person.
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Lin Donglai thought to himself: What does this True Person want me to do? I plan to prepare for a few more years before going to the Natural Alliance to study.
These few years mean that while other True Disciples of the same generation have all broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he will be the last to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, pretending to be a lowest-level True Disciple. Besides, Lin Donglai's energy is focused on researching cultivation techniques and the Dao of Spiritual Plants.
Although researching these can also increase one's cultivation and improve one's understanding of realms, after all, cultivation is not simply accumulating magic power, how can it be faster than other True Disciples who seriously cultivate and have teachers at the late-Foundation Establishment or perfect Foundation Establishment levels?
Lin Donglai carefully considered his words and apologized to this True Person.
A moment later, Master Qingqu sent an instruction: "Wang Yunpeng, the reincarnation of Yin Xingye, has begun his cultivation and awakened his innate wisdom. Quickly return the White Bone Master to the Zhu Yan Sect."
Lin Donglai replied: "Received."
The White Bone Master had been active in the area between Hengxia Market and the Bai family of Taiyuan, consistently adhering to Lin Donglai's beliefs, converting heretical cultivators and spreading orthodox ideas. Those worthy of edification had already flowed into the Zhu Yan Sect.
Lin Donglai immediately switched to the White Bone Master's perspective.
The White Bone Master followed the path of the Taiyin Earth giving birth to the Shaoyang Spring, but perhaps due to his years of teaching many heretical and calamity-bringing cultivators, a thin layer of moral purity had appeared behind his head, making him appear more respectable.
Although these heretical and calamity-bringing cultivators were subject to the vicissitudes of life and death, dying in waves—all secretly orchestrated by the disciples of the White Bone Sect—this had become a form of resistance, a selection process.
But rogue cultivators are, after all, rogue cultivators. Not only have they become rogue cultivators, but they've also become heretical cultivators. It's obvious they have extremely poor spiritual root aptitude, leaving them no choice but to take crooked paths to survive. At a
glance, there isn't a single one with three mid-grade spiritual roots; they're all low-grade four or five spiritual roots.
In terms of merit, they're not even as good as the outer disciples of the Green Wood Sect. Although the White Bone Master preaches the Dharma, where do these disciples find the time or place to peacefully earn merit and obtain spirit stones? They spend their days running around for a few spirit stones, with no leisure to comprehend the principles. Their minds are solely focused on which magical artifacts are the most powerful and which spells are the most damaging.
The greater the power, the easier it is to get injured in battle. When injured, they just heal haphazardly, losing vital energy, lifespan, and essence—all commonplace, as long as they don't lose their lives.
Even the White Bone Master cannot change this state.
After finishing his sermon that day, the White Bone Master said, "I was originally an elder of the White Bone Temple, but I felt that the sect's techniques were heretical and too evil, so I defected and fled here. I have been lecturing for several years, but I have gained very little, because I have no foundation." "
I intend to join the Crimson Face Sect, which is under the jurisdiction of the Green Wood Sect. It was also established by a branch that defected from the White Bone Temple. If you are interested, you can join me."
At this time, the reincarnation of the Mysterious Bone Daoist had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage. In his previous life, he was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and it was still a lower-level Dao Foundation. Although he had retrieved his previous life's remains, the White Bone Vajra, he had no Foundation Establishment spiritual objects. Whether he could reach the Foundation Establishment stage in this life was still uncertain.
This was one of the reasons why Lin Donglai was unwilling to accept him as a disciple. He had only forcibly linked him to a karmic connection. As for Yin Xingye's reincarnation, it was the same. He had slaughtered fifty to sixty thousand people as sacrifices, and his sins were too great. Although he avoided some of them, Lin Donglai was still unwilling to accept him as a disciple.
The White Bone Master was Yin Xingye's previous incarnation, and the transmission of his teachings was essentially a transfer of power from one hand to the other, still residing within Yin Xingye himself.
However, while the White Bone Master had already mastered three minor supernatural powers—[Longevity Dew], [Gradual Decay], and [Dissolution]—he still lacked one more to achieve [Feathered Body]. Lin Donglai had never fully comprehended this superior foundational power, and it was uncertain whether the [Taiyin Ghost Immortal Strategy] that Yin Xingye had brought with him during his reincarnation could complete this part.
Lin Donglai hadn't yet read the full text of this cultivation technique, only sensing its imagery through Yin Xingye's white bones.
Hearing that this White Bone Master intended to leave the sect and join the Zhu Yan Sect under the Qingmu Sect, these independent cultivators were all thoughtful.
Most were unwilling to join a sect; for some reason, they always felt that independent cultivators were freer and more desirable, always feeling that others would harm them, exploit them, and trick them into entering the Soul Banner to refine them into White Bone Flying Swords…
However, the White Bone Master ignored them, saying it was just a casual remark, and immediately rode his White Bone Lotus Platform to the gates of Zhu Yan Mountain.
At this moment, Xu Miaoxiang of Zhu Yan Sect was trembling with fear, because someone had already informed her that a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was going to join Zhu Yan Sect and become its Supreme Elder.
Zhu Yan Sect only had one early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, making it a small sect. However, the appearances of Xuan Gu Daoren and the reincarnation of Yin Xingye, especially the strange phenomena surrounding Yin Xingye's reincarnation—skulls crawling out of graves within a ten-mile radius to worship, dark clouds looming overhead, and howling winds—even she felt a chill run down her spine.
Now, another person claiming to be Wuchang Daoren, the White Bone Master, was going to join Zhu Yan Sect. How could this small sect accommodate so many powerful figures?
Fortunately, Xu Miaoxiang knew something about the White Bone Master and, after careful consideration, decided it was a good thing.
Although she was terrified and wanted to run away, she restrained herself.
A grand ceremony was immediately held to welcome the White Bone Master, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators from surrounding sects, including the Green Wood Sect, were invited.
Lin Donglai's purpose in joining the White Bone Sect was to teach Yin Xingye's reincarnation and correct his mental imagery.
However, as soon as he sat down at the Crimson Face Sect, the sect leader presented him with the Taiyin Ghost Immortal Strategy.
The ultimate method of the Earth Master lineage: the Feng Shui Immortal Ascension Technique!
Lin Donglai looked at the white bone fragment, and his [Free Heart] and [Moon in the Water] both issued warnings, but he could see nothing.
"The Purple Mansion level, definitely not at the Golden Core stage," Lin Donglai concluded.
He then transcribed the entire Taiyin Ghost Immortal Strategy, including all its spiritual texts and imagery, into the Bodhi Tree.
Let the Bodhi Tree analyze this cultivation method.
This method emphasizes nature over destiny, claiming to directly cultivate a golden nature.
Each cultivation requires finding an auspicious feng shui location, altering the energy flow, changing destiny, planting a life-giving foundation, constructing a spiritual palace, and a divine statue…
Ultimately, the soul leaves the body, relocates to the statue, and the body is buried deep within the earth's veins, slowly decaying while the life force remains, leaving only bones. Then, the flesh and blood regenerate, and the soul returns to its place. Thus, between death and life, one deceives the underworld and gains a lifespan of sixty years.
This process is repeated, constantly seeking auspicious feng shui locations to cultivate this method, repeatedly experiencing life and death, approximately sixty years of life and sixty years of death, with each cycle lasting one hundred and twenty years. Six cycles total seven hundred and twenty years, accumulating cultivation, tempering the golden nature, and becoming a ghost immortal.
Lin Donglai, upon seeing this method, felt it was suitable for a True Person, but upon closer examination, he felt it was full of pitfalls and unnecessary. It would be better to directly reincarnate in a blessed land and achieve immortality through feng shui.
However, achieving immortality through feng shui is very likely a method of becoming an earth immortal, but one shouldn't bury oneself in it, trying to monopolize feng shui, only to find oneself unable to enjoy its benefits. Furthermore, its philosophy contradicts the earth
immortal's theory of inner and outer landscapes. Although it feels like a fishing technique, its theory of death and life, life and death, aligns with Lin Donglai's true meaning of "impermanence of life and death." Moreover, it includes a third-tier earth master inheritance, introducing twenty-four foundation-building patterns suitable for achieving immortality through feng shui, corresponding to the twenty-four inner landscape gods, and three Purple Mansion patterns, corresponding to the three elements of heaven, earth, and water.
Hengxia Peak's pattern fits one of these, which is why it was chosen by Yin Xingye.
However, this earth master inheritance is clearly a heretical path, filled with various blood sacrifices and curses.
Even just looking at it makes Lin Donglai feel it affects his mind, making him want to use it, especially the curse techniques, most of which require the use of celestial demons as a medium. While this doesn't describe how to summon celestial demons, the Secret Demon Book does.
Thinking of this, Lin Donglai suddenly realized: Could it be a Purple Mansion demon cultivator fishing for him? "What they're trying to steal isn't anything else, but our sect's Secret Demon Manual. They might even be targeting True Person Chanxia, hoping to steal his Golden Nature."
It's not impossible. Demonic cultivators at the Purple Mansion level are far more sophisticated. If it were someone like True Person Qingqu, skilled in divination, they would have already laid out their plans.
Lin Donglai immediately combined the Secret Demon Manual and the Taiyin Ghost Immortal Strategy for deduction, and Zizaixin and Shuizhongyue became even more alarmed.
"It seems there really is some connection." Lin Donglai stopped short, afraid of disturbing them.
He then had the White Bone Master continue comprehending the final Dao Foundation, teaching the techniques within the Zhuyan Sect.
Lin Donglai estimated it would take ten to twenty years to establish his foundation, because Yin Xingye wasn't in the sect and had limited resources, Lin Donglai hadn't comprehended a superior White Bone Dao Foundation, and Yin Xingye's destiny was recorded in the White Bone Fate Book—a hidden danger that needed to be addressed.
"However, it wasn't just pure labor."
After the White Bone Master took over the Crimson Beauty Sect, a wisp of the Purple Mansion Qi from the White Bone Temple, drawn by True Person Qingqu, actively landed on the White Bone Master, giving its core a faint purple hue.
Although the White Bone Master was forged from Yin Xingye's corpse, its core was a drop of compassionate tear from Lin Donglai, endowing it with spirituality and making it Lin Donglai's incarnation.
Therefore, this wisp of Purple Mansion Qi essentially belonged to Lin Donglai as well. However, Lin Donglai actively isolated this Qi fusion, fearing he might fall into a trap. But completely severing it would arouse suspicion. Fortunately, True Person Qingqu had used the Jade Purification Bottle as the core when forging the White Bone Master.
Now, the Jade Purification Bottle was the treasure of Ganlu Peak.
So, this Qi first fed back to the Jade Purification Bottle, and then from the Jade Purification Bottle back to the entire Ganlu Peak.
After being cleansed layer by layer, it essentially became the clean Qi of the Green Wood Sect. Whether Lin Donglai withered or flourished, the changes were not so obvious.
the White Bone Master entered the Crimson Beauty Sect, he began to carry out sweeping reforms.
One was to stop engaging in the flesh trade, sending cultivators who had cultivated the Crimson Beauty White Bone Technique and changed their bone structure and appearance later on to surrounding forces as concubines and favorites.
Previously, this was done because they were weak and under the rule of the White Sun Sect. Now that they were under the rule of the Green Wood Sect, wouldn't doing the same thing make it seem like no one was in power and nothing had changed?
The second was to promote the [Jade Bone Ice Skin Crimson Beauty White Bone Technique], allowing talented disciples to cultivate this as a foundation.
The third step was to take over the black market surrounding Hengxia Market. The black market had originally been controlled by Lin Donglai, but now it was being brought into the open.
The Zhu Yan Sect originally operated in similar ways to the Hehuan Sect, though less sophisticated. Now, with the addition of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and the tacit approval of the Qingmu Sect, they were thriving.
For example, in the Hengxia Secret Realm, the White Bone cultivators practicing the Zhu Yan White Bone Technique were naturally well-suited for farming and labor.
The Zhu Yan Sect still possessed some first-tier spiritual plant inheritances; while they couldn't handle delicate tasks, they could manage the rough work.
These operations were essentially small-scale, simply absorbing all the rogue cultivators, evil cultivators, and tribulation cultivators that Lin Donglai had previously nurtured who practiced the White Bone Technique, cultivating their destiny.
These people had all listened to the White Bone Master's teachings; the better ones were influenced by Lin Donglai's virtue, while the worse ones signed valuable contracts selling themselves into slavery.
In short, regardless of good or evil, they all changed their ways, transforming from black to white, and went straight to the right path. From being universally hated, they transformed into sect cultivators.
However, what awaited them wasn't some immense wealth.
It wasn't that they needed the Crimson Beauty Sect, but that the Crimson Beauty Sect needed them.
Moreover, last time, the White Bone Sect sent three true disciples to the Foundation Establishment stage, failing to annihilate the Crimson Beauty Sect, and also failing to kill the true disciples of the Green Wood Sect.
Now, a wanted notice has been issued, with a reward of a certain amount of Qi for each Crimson Beauty Sect disciple killed, and those who can destroy the sect will be supported to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
Although they have the support of the Green Wood Sect and are close to Hengxia Market, without the intervention of Purple Mansion level experts, everything is left to the White Bone Master to handle. Everything is an opportunity and a test; only when enough people die can they comprehend the impermanence of change and undergo transformation.
The White Bone Master believes in the equality of all beings, equal birth and equal death, and that matters of cause and effect are ever-changing.
After Lin Donglai placed the White Bone Master into the Zhu Yan Sect, he considered his task as Qingqu Zhenren complete, but Tianchou Zhenren's task remained unfinished.
It could only be entrusted to Yin Xingye's reincarnation.
Although Yin Xingye's reincarnation had his soul cleansed by Qingqu Zhenren with the Great Stream Water, erasing his memories of cultivation at the White Bone Temple, the White Bone's destiny couldn't be lied to; his fate was recorded in the [White Bone Fate Book].
Although he received the so-called righteous White Bone Daoist teachings from the White Bone Master during the day, when he entered meditation, another White Bone would preach to him.
One sect was a middle-level foundation, the other a superior foundation; the superiority was obvious.
However, Yin Xingye, reincarnated as Wang Yunpeng, already knew he was under the rule of the Qingmu Sect, and his daily exposure was a process of reformation. Faintly, an image of a flowing stream lingered in his mind.
In the end, he obediently cultivated the technique created by Lin Donglai, but with a lingering resentment, he also silently borrowed the techniques taught by the White Bone Sect, hoping to comprehend the final key to the superior Dao foundation.
The Purple Mansion Qi of the White Bone Sect that Qingqu Zhenren had drawn was used at this crucial moment to aid him in a flash of inspiration, though it might not actually materialize.
Lin Donglai, regarding how to cultivate the Dao foundation of [Feathered Body], enabling him to shed his skin like a cicada and ascend to immortality, was actually aiming at the [Taiyin Ghost Immortal Strategy]. However, using the metal element for feathered transformation, abandoning the physical body, is called in the Earth Immortal lineage: "Even a Yin Spirit Cannot Enter Sainthood After Ten Thousand Tribulations."
If only he could catch a golden cicada to raise, but golden cicadas, golden silkworms, or even golden toads are all extremely rare and exotic beasts, only to be found in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Eastern Wilderness. In the human lands of the Eastern Continent, they would likely be difficult to find.
Moreover, this matter not only concerns Master Tianchou, but also his own family. After all, on the surface, his family cultivates the [Eternal Youth and Longevity Technique] with Master Tianchou. Although his family already has the Golden Core Great Divine Power [Life Transformation and Myriad Principles] as a reference, and cultivating the Lesser Yang Golden Core is not a problem, now, let alone the Golden Core, even the Purple Mansion requires a reasonable endorsement.
However, Lin Donglai already has the world-shaking Bodhi Tree of Wisdom, so
he can let the Bodhi Tree do its deductions. Lin Donglai even included the Great Freedom Heart Method in the deduction. Whether it can be deduced successfully depends on the Bodhi Tree's ability. If the imagery is too depleted, he can simply use the Heavenly Creation Dew to replenish it.
Back in his cave, Lin Donglai thought for a moment. There was nothing else to do at the moment. One thing after another was basically completed. So he told Wu Dexu, and also instructed Xiao Linzhi and Xiao Chen to help take care of the medicine garden, and then went into seclusion.
The seclusion wasn't for breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but rather for comprehending the Way of the Earth Master. The Feng Shui Immortal Ascension Technique in the Taiyin Ghost Immortal Strategy contains twenty-four second-tier earth vein patterns and three third-tier earth vein patterns. If Lin Donglai could comprehend them, he would be no less capable than Li Hanshan.
Moreover, there's a method for crafting an altar called the Three Officials Altar, corresponding to the Three Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water.
The Heavenly Official and Water Official are self-explanatory; let's focus on the Earth Official Altar. Besides communicating with earth veins, it can also communicate with the Netherworld, assisting in the cultivation of Yin Spirits. The treasure required to craft this altar is third-tier Yin Soul Wood.
Of course, second-tier Yin Soul Wood can also be used to craft a second-tier Earth Official Altar.
The Way of the Earth Master encompasses alchemy, artifact crafting, talismans, and arrays. Li Hanshan's Earth Master inheritance is similar to mountain gods and water gods, while this Earth Master inheritance is similar to Netherworld ghost gods.
It includes methods for selecting Yin veins and cultivating the five directions of ghost gods.
However, there are many pitfalls in the demonic path. When Lin Donglai observes and comprehends them, he needs to try his best to sense them with his free mind. He puts the pitfalls behind and puts the ones without pitfalls in front.
The pit was actually quite obvious; it was a method for communicating with ghosts and spirits, but perhaps not with ghosts and spirits, but with demons.
Spring came and went, autumn came and autumn went, and five years passed in the blink of an eye.
The way of the geomancer was profound and extensive, a large part of which involved observing celestial phenomena, examining geography, and deducing numerology; other aspects like alchemy, artifacts, and talismans were more traceable.
However, Lin Donglai possessed some comprehension, referencing the way of the geomancer and the way of the earth immortals—one as the method, the other as the technique. If he could grasp the true structure, that would be the power. When method, technique, and power combined, one could defy fate.
Further study yielded no substantial improvement.
Lin Donglai stopped wasting time.
Opening the True Inheritance Token, he saw that Xu Changchun had broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage three years ago. Furthermore, Han Fangyuan and Lin Jing had also exchanged the remaining two superior Five Viscera Profound Life Pills and broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
The remaining mid-grade and low-grade spiritual pills had also been obtained by others, and Xu Changchun shared half of these merits with Lin Donglai.
With the Yin Fu Rice ripening again, bringing another surge of merit, Lin Donglai's merit had reached an astonishing 100,000.
Lin Donglai felt it would be a waste not to use up all this merit before leaving the sect: first, he'd inquire about the location of the Sun God Tree, obtain a branch, and then see if there were any suitable defensive magical artifacts for his sect.
Furthermore, Yin Xuexian, the peak master and true disciple of Baiyang Peak, had broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage on her own. Her destiny was too strong; the Baiyang Sect had condensed into a single peak and merged entirely into the Qingmu Sect, so she was at least at the peak of Foundation Establishment level, making her breakthrough to the mid-stage quite normal. The only
true disciples who hadn't broken through were Lin Donglai, Xiao Linzhi, and Bai Suzhen.
However, Lin Donglai still didn't plan to break through; he'd wait until Bai Suzhen did.
The best news was that upon emerging from seclusion, he hadn't received any messages from the Purple Mansion True Person.
Lin Donglai then carefully read some other messages.
Ning Feng had failed to break through to Foundation Establishment, surviving only thanks to a life-saving pill, but suffering damage to his vital energy.
Nie Caixia successfully established her foundation, but it was only a lower-grade foundation, possessing only one minor divine ability, barely better than an inferior foundation.
Other cultivators from Lingtian Valley all attempted breakthroughs, all ending in failure. After their failures, they retired and returned to their hometowns, establishing Qi-refining families around Hengxia Market.
"How could Ning Feng fail?" Lin Donglai thought to himself. "He has more destiny than Nie Caixia, having cultivated one minor divine ability on his own and mentally verified another. Two minor divine abilities are enough for a lower-grade foundation… Could it be that his destiny is insufficient? Right, he didn't ask me for pills." With
a thought, Lin Donglai summoned Ning Feng and then emerged from his seclusion.
Ning Feng, having failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, was already suffering from declining and turbulent Qi and blood. He instantly aged ten years, his hair turned white, and his face became sallow.
Lin Donglai was also shocked by what he saw: "Junior Brother Ning, why did you fail to establish your foundation? Do you have any insights or lessons learned?"
Ning Feng shook his head and said, "I exchanged for a foundation-establishing spiritual item and chose a suitable cave dwelling. I had also heard about various foundation-establishing matters before, and with the Heavenly Heart Pill and Jade Liquid Pill provided by you, Senior Brother, I should have been fine." "
But at the last hurdle, my Dao foundation kept cracking and couldn't take shape, let alone inscribe any minor divine abilities."
Lin Donglai did some calculations: "You're unlucky. There are currently eighty-eight foundation-establishing cultivators in the sect, which is the maximum number. If you add the foundation-establishing cultivators from Tianxi Sect, it will exceed one hundred and one or two."
"The sect originally maintained around fifty-odd foundation-establishing cultivators. The extra thirty-odd were obtained from the two previous refinements of Foundation Establishment Pills, plus the Qi gained from attacking Baiyang Sect."
"Because a large number of cultivators successfully established their foundations in a short period of time, there wasn't enough Qi to go around. Most importantly, the Baiyang Sect's territory was divided up by the Tianxi Sect."
Lin Donglai took out the Chaozhen Nourishing Life Pill and sprinkled some sweet dew, replenishing his lost life essence and restoring his foundation from desolation to prosperity. "Go to the Tianxi Sect's territory quickly and try to break through again." "
Are there already so many Foundation Establishers in the sect?"
In the last thirty years, the number of Foundation Establishers has increased by about 40, but no more than 10 have passed away.
Furthermore, thirty years ago there were only two True Disciples, but thirty years later there are as many as nine.
The Qingmu Sect is expanding rapidly, but it is also facing a crisis arising from this rapid expansion, a crisis that originates both internally and externally.
"If no one breaks through to the Purple Mansion, or if Chanxia doesn't break through to the Golden Core, it will be in an extremely bloated state, unable to advance or retreat."
Now, looking at it again, having Li Hanshan connect the fortunes of Tianxi Sect and Qingmu Sect through a water vein, and building three great immortal cities between the two sects, is simply a far-sighted plan. The
connection between the two places will create a feng shui pattern of the third rank or higher.
Lin Donglai estimates that two people have the opportunity to reach the Purple Mansion, one is the Golden Cloud Peak Master, and the other is the Azure Dragon of Cangyuan Peak.
Among them, the Azure Dragon of Cangyuan Peak is the most likely. Once the great river of this third-rank feng shui pattern is connected, he can ascend to the Water Mansion.
The Golden Cloud Peak Master may have to give way, mainly because the Azure Dragon of Cangyuan Peak has the fortunes of wood and water, which are most beneficial to the Qingmu Sect.
Moreover, Master Qingqu cultivates the Great Stream Water, and the convergence of the Great Stream Water forms rivers. Having such a third-tier water vein is ideal; it might even be able to subdue the Purple Mansion River Demon of the Duoxin River.
After receiving guidance from Lin Donglai, Ning Feng silently went to the Tianxi Sect territory. Lin Donglai then deduced whether Ding Zhen showed any signs of breakthrough, but there were none. Only Peng Miaomiao had already attempted a breakthrough once but failed, and was now doing her best to support Ding Zhen.
As for other matters, there was Lin Haiping and Lin Jingyuan. Haiping married a woman from the Xiao family, while Lin Jingyuan took in a husband who was also someone Lin Donglai knew—the nephew of Senior Sister Jiang Biling, a male cultivator from Taiyuan Wandao.
Thus, the Lin family had officially established itself as a small Qi Refining family and began to expand.
It was estimated that in twenty or thirty years, it would experience a period of rapid development.
All of this was within Lin Donglai's plans and calculations.
Although Lin Donglai had vowed to convert the White Bone cultivators, the most suitable place for his cultivation was still the Taiyuan Myriad Islands. If he could occupy Taiyuan Spirit Island, Lin Donglai could openly break through to the Purple Mansion realm.
No longer thinking about these things, Lin Donglai went to check on the situation within the Zhu Yan Sect.
Within the Zhu Yan Sect, Wang Feiyu, relying on his White Bone Vajra cultivation and having switched to the [Ice Skin Jade Bone Zhu Yan White Bone Technique], had, at a crucial moment, achieved a state of perfect unity of spirit and body through dual cultivation with Xu Miaoxiang. His second life's cultivation foundation was better than his first, and he had attained one physical divine power and two foundational divine powers.
His foundational power was [Dual Lifetimes in Harmony], meaning his previous life was the White Bone Vajra body, and this life was the Ice Skin Jade Bone body.
Although this foundational power differed from the White Bone foundation deduced by Lin Donglai, they shared similarities, and given that he was cultivating the same White Bone Vajra body from his previous life, it wasn't surprising that he could achieve this foundational power.
Essentially, it's a form of artifact cultivation, where the skeleton from the previous life becomes the natal artifact and a companion, similar to the Jade Tree Mystic Technique of the Jade Forest. When the natal spiritual plant improves, the cultivator also improves; if the cultivator doesn't improve, the natal spiritual plant will struggle to improve as well. The difference is just one small realm; they support each other as companions.
As for Wang Pengfei, he lacks the resources of the Green Wood Sect, unable to reach the Qi Refining stage at three, the mid-stage at five, or the late-stage at eight. Furthermore, he wavers between righteous and evil beliefs. Although he constantly cultivates his own life bones and practices, the thought occasionally flashes through his mind: if he could extract other people's bones and refine them into White Bone Essence to replenish his own, his cultivation would be much easier. He
also occasionally senses fortuitous encounters, such as naturally born stone embryos or Taiyin ghost spirits.
These are all extremely suitable companions, quickly altering the foundation of his painstakingly cultivated righteous path.
The White Bone Masters see this but don't allow him to seek out such encounters. These fortuitous encounters he senses are all the work of the White Bone Sect cultivators, a trap.
Because he was firmly held down, Wang Pengfei's cultivation did not increase rapidly.
"We need to push him a little longer. He needs to be at least thirty years old and his mind settled before we can let him establish his foundation."
After sensing this, Lin Donglai instructed the White Bone Master to continue holding down Wang Pengfei.
Over the past five years, with the continuous nourishment of the Heavenly Creation Dew, the imagery of the Bodhi Tree has been constantly replenished. The White Bone Technique, the Ghost Immortal Strategy, and the Great Freedom Mind Method have been continuously analyzed. In fact, the White Bone Technique has been deduced to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, which is the superior Dao Foundation. However, the Dao Foundation he has cultivated is not the [Feathered Body] at all. Instead,
it is the [White Bone Heaven]. What is the White Bone Heaven? It is like a blessed land, but there is nothing else but white bones. The white bones construct a White Bone Throne, similar to a White Bone Lotus Platform. There is a White Bone Dao Palace, the White Bone Master, the White Bone Vajra, and some other skeletons. The plants are skeletons, the wild beasts are skeletons, and the palaces are skeletons.
This thing feels like it's truly inherited from the [Netherworld White Bone Sect], unlike the orthodox Foundation Establishment method.
It draws inspiration from Xu Changchun's Heart Lord Fire, like a minister assisting a medicated pill for all, mixed with the illusions of the Heavenly Demon Realm and the Realm of Freedom…
Therefore, even if it evolves into a peak Foundation Establishment technique, it's meaningless without achieving [Feathered Incarnation].
It seems I can't just randomly add other imagery; a technique must adhere to a single, consistent approach.
However, this technique could refine the White Bone Master to the peak Foundation Establishment level, the White Bone Emperor, and might even advance him to the Purple Mansion level, becoming a White Bone Realm Lord, a master of a White Bone Heaven.
Failure in evolution is normal; it's impossible to succeed on the first try. Otherwise, if the Purple Mansion True Persons of the sect couldn't deduce it after so long, wouldn't it expose themselves if they succeeded?
Lin Donglai immediately ignored the Zhu Yan Sect, believing they would find their own way to survive. Theoretically, to fulfill his vow, Lin Donglai needed at least a Purple Mansion level, but currently, not many Purple Mansion resources from the Qingmu Sect were flowing to his side; most were likely going to Xu Changchun. After
emerging from seclusion, Lin Donglai immediately went to pay his respects to Wu Dexu.
Wu Dexu had become the Grand Elder of the Spirit Plant Hall. Originally,
without reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage, he wouldn't have been qualified for this position, but his disciple was Lin Donglai, Lin Donglai had a nephew named Lin Zhi, and the other elders of the Spirit Plant Hall lacked capable individuals. Furthermore, Wu Dexu had directly relinquished his position as the Spirit Plant Hall Master of the Tianxi Sect to return to his own sect, so taking on this position as a stepping stone was sufficient, and he was directly made the Grand Elder.
Once the Spirit Plant Hall Master retired and the Deputy Hall Master became the Head Hall Master, he would become the Deputy Hall Master of the Spirit Plant Hall.
On this day, the time counted, the Spirit Plant Palace Master was a figure of Zhou Huaying's era, with the peak of Foundation Establishment cultivation and a third-tier low-grade skill. However, he cultivated the Eternal Youth and Longevity Technique, which would allow him to live about a hundred years longer than Zhou Huaying.
"Didn't you obtain a superior elixir? Why did you leave seclusion without breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage?"
"Although I had the elixir, I always felt it needed further refinement, so I haven't taken it yet."
Lin Donglai's aura was now perfectly harmonious; to outsiders, it seemed he could break through at any moment.
"Isn't that enough?" Wu Dexu exclaimed in surprise, "Do you intend to be like me, spending sixty years grinding away after Foundation Establishment, never getting a chance to break through?"
Firstly, he lacked a strong foundation within the sect, his destiny was insufficient once he reached Foundation Establishment; secondly, superior resources were never available to him; and
thirdly, he was poor at managing his resources. If he hadn't taken Lin Donglai as his disciple, he wouldn't have received the serendipitous [Injury Gate Apricot] opportunity, which would have given him a second spring and allowed him to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
"It hasn't been that long, I'm only sixty. I've been at Foundation Establishment for less than twenty years, I'm still young."
"Youth is no excuse. Foundation Establishment is all about time. Prioritize your realm first, then your foundation. Once your foundation is strong enough to break through, then break through. The stronger your foundation, the more resources you'll need for the breakthrough."
"Do the math, even reaching the Purple Mansion isn't guaranteed. In the end, it'll all be for nothing. Even if you break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in twenty years, you might not be able to transfer your soul to the Dao Platform in the next thirty-four years, let alone ascend to the platform and break through to the Purple Mansion gate."
"Focus on the big picture, seek common ground while reserving differences, that's the ultimate principle of cultivation."
Lin Donglai nodded, "I understand." Then he asked, "By the way, Master, now that you're the Grand Elder, could you find me some high-grade spiritual plants to study? I feel my spiritual plant level has reached the second-tier high-grade, but apart from your Injury Gate Apricot, I don't have any second-tier high-grade spiritual plants."
"Although your skill level has reached that point, your seniority is insufficient. The sect won't entrust you with the management of superior spiritual plants. There are only a limited number of second-tier superior spiritual plants in the sect." "
However, as the Grand Elder of the Spiritual Plant Hall, I can still obtain some roots and branches for research. Tell me, what kind of spiritual plant do you want?"
"Can I break off a branch of the Sun God Tree? In my area, although water and wood are both present, the nine springs of Yang energy gather nine kinds of Yang energy. My disciples are also cultivating the Pure Yang Body of Pure Yang Peak. The nine kinds of agastache spiritual herbs are not bad, but they are ultimately not as good as a single hair of the Sun Fruit. If I could obtain a second-tier superior Sun Fruit, combined with the Nine Agastache Decoction, my physical body would not be far from perfection."
"The Sun God Tree has been studied by the Spiritual Plant Hall since it was obtained by the White Yang Sect, but its destiny is unique. Even if branches are taken, they are difficult to grow. And even if they are grown, they do not have the second-tier potential."
"Why not graft it onto a Vermilion Fruit Tree? I remember the Sun God Tree is very similar to the Vermilion Fruit Tree, except the Vermilion Fruit Tree is limited to the second-tier, lower grade,"
Lin Donglai said. "Regardless of its grade, as long as it can be grown, there's a foundation for researching subsequent grade advancements."
"Why a Vermilion Fruit Tree, and not a Crimson Yuan Fruit Tree?" Wu Dexu thought it made sense, but didn't understand the theory: "Where did you see that?" "
I'm the one who compiled the spiritual plant inheritance of the White Sun Sect. The spiritual plant masters in the White Sun Sect have notes on grafting the Sun God Tree. I remember submitting them to the Hall of Merit, and the merit points were awarded. Didn't you see them, Master?"
"Since that's the case, then I'll help you get it. Don't be so stingy. Don't talk about small branches or small twigs. I'll get you the whole Sun God Tree. You can also get the True Inheritance Herb Garden to help. I remember Xu Changchun was also cultivating a Pure Yang Body."
"Really?"
"I'll try. If it really doesn't work, even if I can't get it, I'll research it for you for three or five years. You can still get some branches, right?"
"Master, you're truly shrewd and calculating!" Lin Donglai flattered, then added, "True Master Chanxia said that once I reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, I'll go to the Natural Alliance to learn martial arts. I currently have some merit points, around 100,000. I wonder what kind of treasures I can exchange for for self-defense." "
100,000?" Wu Dexu's eyes widened. "You've struck it rich?" "
I earned it by refining the Five Visceral Profound Qi Pill with Senior Brother Xu Changchun, plus some other miscellaneous merit points I accumulated."