Lin Sheng had just finished considering the Patriarch's situation when a sudden discovery drew his attention towards the depths of the Lin family's mountain.
It began with a simple extension of his perception.
Having returned from the Martial Continent, he had been curious about how much the family had developed during his absence, particularly since the recent disturbances had forced the Lin family to activate its protective formations. He had therefore allowed his perception to spread throughout the mountain, passing through the buildings, cultivation chambers, spiritual fields, and numerous restrictions that protected the family's inner territory.
Most of the formations presented little difficulty.
With his current Shen, he could perceive the underlying structures of many restrictions and identify the pathways through which their spiritual energy circulated. Some formations were sufficiently sophisticated to obstruct ordinary divine sense, but their arrangements were still within the limits of what he could understand, allowing him to examine their internal structures without triggering their defensive mechanisms.
He had not intended to interfere with any of them. He was merely curious about the family's arrangements, and there was little danger in observing formations whose mechanisms he already understood.
Then his perception encountered a particular formation deep beneath the mountain.
The moment his awareness touched it, he felt as though he had struck an invisible wall.
Lin Sheng's expression changed.
He immediately withdrew a portion of his perception, allowing the rest to remain dispersed throughout the surrounding area while he carefully examined the obstruction. Unlike the formations he had encountered earlier, this one did not merely resist his divine sense or conceal the things behind it. It seemed to exist at the boundary of a completely different spatial structure, its outer layer overlapping the surrounding world while concealing something that did not entirely belong to the same space.
For a moment, Lin Sheng wondered whether the formation had detected his probing and deliberately repelled him.
However, after examining the fluctuations more carefully, he realised that the problem was not that simple.
The formation itself was only part of the obstruction.
There was something behind it.
Something that made the surrounding space considerably thicker than the space outside.
Lin Sheng's expression gradually became serious. He had spent years studying the Qiankun conceptual framework, and his recent advancement had allowed him to glimpse the underlying layers of space, even if he still lacked the ability to manipulate them directly. That brief experience had been insufficient to provide him with a complete understanding, but it had given him a faint sense of how ordinary space differed from a region in which spatial structures had accumulated to an unusual degree.
What he was encountering now felt remarkably similar.
He initially exercised considerable caution, unwilling to risk damaging the formation or alerting whoever might be responsible for maintaining it. After all, this was the Lin family's territory, and if even the Patriarch had been unaware of his probing, it would be foolish to trigger an unexpected defensive mechanism merely because of his curiosity.
Nevertheless, his interest had been thoroughly aroused.
He gradually adjusted his perception, following the faint fluctuations around the formation rather than attempting to force his way through its outer restrictions. He traced the circulation of spiritual energy, examined the subtle distortions around the boundary, and carefully separated the formation's defensive structure from the spatial fluctuations behind it.
The process took longer than he had anticipated.
Several times, he encountered what appeared to be a dead end, only to discover that the obstruction was not a genuine barrier but another layer of spatial distortion. The deeper he examined the structure, the more complicated it became, and the faint spatial fluctuations gradually resolved into a series of overlapping layers that seemed considerably denser than those surrounding the rest of the mountain.
Eventually, his perception slipped through one of the gaps.
Lin Sheng's eyes widened slightly.
Beyond the formation lay a hidden region whose spatial structure was far more substantial than that of the surrounding world. Countless layers of space overlapped within his perception, their boundaries forming an intricate arrangement that was almost impossible to distinguish through ordinary divine sense. The region appeared to be separated from the outside world, yet it remained connected to the mountain through the formation, allowing spiritual energy to circulate between the two without exposing what lay within.
Lin Sheng withdrew his perception a little and examined the discovery again.
After several attempts, he reached a conclusion.
"A secret realm?"
The words escaped him quietly.
No, perhaps calling it a secret realm was not entirely accurate. What he had discovered seemed to resemble one, but he could not yet determine whether the hidden region possessed all the characteristics of a genuine secret realm or whether it was simply an isolated spatial domain established through an exceptionally profound formation.
Regardless of its precise classification, one thing was certain.
The Lin family's foundation was considerably deeper than he had imagined.
Lin Sheng's gaze sharpened as he examined the spiritual energy leaking from the hidden region. It was remarkably pure and dense, far exceeding the concentration found in the surrounding mountain, and although the formation concealed most of its fluctuations, the little that escaped was enough to produce a noticeable difference in the spiritual environment.
He had initially thought that the Lin family's mountain was merely an ordinary cultivation territory with a reasonably good spiritual vein. Now, however, he suspected that the spiritual concentration within the hidden region might already be approaching the level of a blessed land.
That was an extraordinary discovery.
A secret realm and a blessed land were sometimes discussed as though they were interchangeable, particularly by cultivators who had never encountered either. Both could provide an isolated environment for cultivation, and both could conceal resources that were difficult to obtain elsewhere, but their defining characteristics were not the same.
A secret realm was primarily distinguished by its spatial structure and isolation from the ordinary world. Its formation could arise through natural spatial anomalies, ancient restrictions, or the deliberate construction of powerful cultivators, and the spiritual vein supporting it did not necessarily need to possess an exceptionally high rank. Many secret realms were sustained by spiritual veins below Rank 4, making them valuable places for exploration and resource collection without necessarily being suitable for the cultivation of the highest-ranking experts.
A blessed land, however, was defined more by the extraordinary spiritual environment it possessed.
Such places were usually formed naturally through the accumulation of spiritual energy over an immense period, often around spiritual veins of Rank 4 or above. Their spiritual concentration could surpass that of ordinary cultivation territories by a considerable margin, and the most extraordinary blessed lands could even reach Rank 5, providing an environment capable of assisting Nascent Soul True Monarchs in their cultivation.
The distinction was significant.
A secret realm could be valuable because of what it concealed, while a blessed land could become valuable simply because of what it allowed a cultivator to achieve.
Of course, the two were not mutually exclusive. A sufficiently fortunate cultivation force might possess a secret realm whose internal environment also qualified as a blessed land, combining the advantages of spatial isolation with an extraordinary concentration of spiritual energy.
Such places were exceedingly rare.
Their value also extended beyond cultivation speed.
A genuine blessed land could gradually develop its own ecosystem, with spiritual plants, yao beasts, and other living organisms adapting to the unusual environment over countless generations. Given sufficient time, some blessed lands could contain ancient medicinal herbs and spiritual materials that had long disappeared from the outside world, their survival made possible by the unique conditions within the region.
Even materials that were no longer available through ordinary markets might still be found in such places.
For major cultivation forces, the value was almost impossible to overstate.
A single ancient medicinal herb might help a Golden Core cultivator overcome a bottleneck, while a sufficiently rare spiritual material could become the foundation of a Nascent Soul breakthrough. If a blessed land possessed the right environment, it could continuously nurture resources that other factions were forced to search for across distant territories, and the advantage accumulated over centuries could become enormous.
That was why blessed lands were protected so fiercely.
Most known blessed lands already had owners, and the major cultivation forces that possessed them regarded such territories as strategic foundations rather than ordinary resources. Even when a blessed land was not suitable for producing a particular material, its cultivation environment alone could justify the deployment of powerful experts to protect it.
A blessed land capable of supporting Nascent Soul True Monarchs was especially valuable.
If a faction without a Nascent Soul expert acquired one, it might gain the resources necessary to nurture a future True Monarch, potentially transforming its position within the cultivation world. Conversely, if an established faction discovered that a rival possessed such an advantage, it might decide that allowing the rival to develop unchecked was too dangerous.
The consequences could easily lead to war.
Lin Sheng's expression gradually became complicated as he considered what this meant for the Lin family.
If the news spread that the family possessed a blessed land, even one that was only pseudo in nature, the surrounding powers would undoubtedly begin investigating it. The major factions might attempt to establish relations with the Lin family, while others could seek to seize the territory before its value became even greater.
The Lin family might find itself caught between factions that were far more powerful than it was.
Even if the Patriarch emerged from seclusion and successfully reached the Nascent Soul Realm, the family would not necessarily be able to repel every force that came knocking. A newly advanced True Monarch would still need time to stabilise his cultivation, and the attention attracted by such a breakthrough could be as dangerous as it was beneficial.
Lin Sheng slowly withdrew his perception from the hidden region, allowing the outer formation to return to its previous state.
Fortunately, he had not damaged anything.
He also had no intention of immediately informing the family about his discovery. He had only examined the outer structure, and although the spatial fluctuations suggested the presence of an isolated region, he could not yet determine its exact origin, the rank of its spiritual vein, or whether the Patriarch had deliberately concealed it from the other elders.
He needed more information before drawing any firm conclusions.
Nevertheless, the implications were already clear enough.
The Lin family possessed a hidden foundation that was far more valuable than its public reputation suggested, and if the spiritual energy within that region truly approached the level of a blessed land, it might explain how the family had managed to maintain its cultivation lineage and accumulate resources despite the limitations of its territory.
More importantly, it might also explain why the Patriarch had chosen to remain in seclusion for so long.
Lin Sheng's gaze shifted towards the deepest part of the mountain, where the Patriarch's secluded cultivation chamber was located.
He could not directly see the man through the surrounding restrictions, but the faint fluctuations emanating from that direction had already attracted his attention. They were subtle, carefully restrained, and almost completely concealed by the formations, yet Lin Sheng could still detect a peculiar rhythm within them, one that suggested the cultivation inside was approaching an important threshold.
His expression became contemplative.
Could the Patriarch really be preparing to break through within the next two decades?
The possibility seemed increasingly likely.
If the hidden region truly possessed such an extraordinary spiritual environment, the Patriarch would naturally have a much better chance of completing his preparations there than he would in an ordinary cultivation chamber. The concentrated spiritual energy could help him replenish his reserves, refine his Golden Core, and maintain the conditions required for the transformation into a Nascent Soul.
Of course, a blessed land alone could not guarantee success. The breakthrough required far more than an abundance of spiritual energy, and the transformation of the Shen, the refinement of the Golden Core, and the final formation of the Nascent Soul all involved dangers that could not be eliminated simply by possessing superior resources.
Even so, the advantage was undeniable.
With the hidden region supporting him, the Patriarch's chances of success were considerably higher than those of a Golden Core cultivator forced to prepare in an ordinary Rank 4 cultivation territory.
Lin Sheng slowly exhaled.
If the Patriarch really intended to attempt the breakthrough within the next twenty years, then he needed to reconsider his own plans.
Twenty years might seem like a long period to an ordinary person, but it was not particularly generous for a cultivator pursuing a major transformation. Lin Sheng had already experienced how much time could be consumed by the integration of a single divine ability seed, and although his cultivation speed was extraordinary, he could not assume that every future advancement would proceed as smoothly as the previous ones.
He had to become strong enough to protect himself before the Patriarch reached Nascent Soul.
More importantly, he needed to ensure that his secrets remained concealed even if he eventually came under the scrutiny of a True Monarch.
The Patriarch was his own family's most powerful expert, and Lin Sheng naturally had no desire to treat him as an enemy. Nevertheless, kinship did not mean that every secret had to be revealed, especially when those secrets concerned cultivation methods and abilities that could fundamentally alter the way others viewed him.
His external martial cultivation, his Qiankun Pseudo Domain, and the mysteries surrounding his Natal Solar Flames were all things he preferred to keep hidden. The fewer people who understood the true nature of his foundation, the easier it would be for him to control the direction of his future cultivation.
Even if the Patriarch had no intention of harming him, revealing too much could still produce consequences that neither of them wanted.
A powerful expert might become curious about an unfamiliar cultivation method, seek to understand an extraordinary ability, or attempt to reproduce a technique whose true nature was far more complicated than it appeared. Such curiosity could easily become troublesome when the person involved possessed the authority and strength to investigate matters at will.
Lin Sheng had no intention of allowing that to happen.
He needed to prepare for the possibility that he would eventually have to stand before a Nascent Soul True Monarch while maintaining the appearance of an ordinary member of the Lin family.
After considering his circumstances carefully, he realised that his available options were limited.
If he wanted to reach a level where he could protect his secrets even under the scrutiny of a True Monarch, he needed to strengthen either his Shen or his physical foundation, preferably both.
The first possibility was to advance his Shen into the Divine Treasure Realm.
His Shen had already reached the peak of the Spiritual Platform Realm, and the nine layers supporting his True Spirit had provided him with an exceptionally stable foundation. However, reaching the Divine Treasure Realm would require another qualitative transformation, one that would elevate his spiritual existence to a level comparable to that of a Nascent Soul.
Such a breakthrough would be enormously valuable.
Once his Shen reached that level, his perception would become considerably more refined, and his ability to resist spiritual suppression or conceal the deeper aspects of his cultivation would improve accordingly. More importantly, his Natal Solar Flames could undergo another transformation, potentially elevating their power to the level of a major divine ability or even allowing them to surpass one, depending on how their characteristics developed alongside his Shen.
That would give him a powerful means of confronting enemies whose cultivation surpassed his own.
Unfortunately, there was a problem.
Advancing the Shen required more than simply accumulating spiritual strength. He needed a suitable cultivation material capable of promoting the transformation of his spiritual foundation, and such resources were exceptionally rare. Without the correct material, attempting the breakthrough through sheer effort alone might consume decades without producing the desired result.
He could not afford to spend the next twenty years gambling on an uncertain breakthrough.
The second possibility involved advancing his Golden Body.
Lin Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly as he examined the immense vitality contained within his physique.
His Golden Body had reached the middle stage of Rank 4, and he had already integrated three divine ability seeds into his foundation. If he could condense two additional divine ability seeds and successfully integrate them into his body, the resulting transformation might push his basic physical strength towards Rank 5, even before accounting for the effects of his Qiankun Pseudo Domain or the abilities of his divine ability seeds.
Such an increase would be substantial.
A Rank 5 physique possessed a level of physical strength and resilience that ordinary Golden Core cultivators would struggle to match, and even against Nascent Soul True Monarchs, an extraordinary physical foundation could provide him with a greater chance of surviving direct attacks.
However, this path carried its own risks.
The materials required to condense suitable divine ability seeds were not easy to obtain, and his current circumstances made travelling to Zhenyuan City particularly dangerous. The Eastern Region was becoming increasingly unstable, and although he had previously managed to avoid drawing the attention of the Myriad Dao Pavilion's silver-white-haired Pavilion Mistress, there was no guarantee that he would remain unnoticed if he returned to the city.
He could not simply assume that the same opportunities would still be available.
Even if he managed to obtain the necessary materials, the integration process would consume time, and attempting to rush two divine abilities into his Golden Body merely to meet an approaching deadline could damage the foundation he had spent years establishing.
That was not a risk he was willing to take lightly.
There was, however, a third possibility.
His external martial arts cultivation.
Lin Sheng's expression gradually relaxed as he considered it.
Unlike the other two paths, this one did not depend entirely upon obtaining a rare spiritual treasure or finding an exceptionally valuable cultivation material. He had already accumulated sufficient knowledge to begin the next stage, and the theoretical foundation was far more complete than it had been when he first started researching external martial arts.
He had spent considerable time using the chip to organise the knowledge he had gathered on the Martial Continent, comparing different cultivation methods, examining the relationship between the human body's transformation and the circulation of Qi-Blood, and correcting the deficiencies in the existing external cultivation system.
The result was a new stage of cultivation that the Martial Continent's external martial artists had not properly developed.
Organ Nourishing.
Lin Sheng's eyes brightened.
The external martial arts system had always revolved around the transformation of the body through the refinement of Essence, with Qi-Blood serving as the most visible manifestation of that transformation. Practitioners strengthened their skin, muscles, tendons, and bones, gradually developing an increasingly powerful physique until their accumulated vitality reached the Blood Exchange stage.
Yet Blood Exchange was not the ultimate goal.
The transformation of the body's Essence, or Jing, was the true objective, and the external martial arts path was ultimately meant to lead towards the formation of an Essence Flower, one of the Three Flowers that would eventually gather at the crown of a great Grandmaster.
The problem was that the existing external martial arts system did not adequately address the internal organs.
After reaching Blood Exchange, most external martial artists focused on strengthening their Qi-Blood, improving their physical resilience, and searching for ways to push their bodies towards the next major transformation. They relied upon their accumulated vitality to force their physiques to improve, often using powerful body-refining methods to bridge the gap between their current realm and the Grandmaster level.
Although this approach could produce extraordinary results, Lin Sheng had come to believe that it was wasteful.
The body was not composed of skin, muscles, tendons, and bones alone. The internal organs played an equally important role in sustaining life and transforming the body's Essence, and ignoring them meant leaving a substantial portion of one's potential undeveloped.
If the goal was to refine Jing, then the organs should be strengthened deliberately rather than being left to improve as a side effect of increasing Qi-Blood.
That was the principle behind Organ Nourishing.
Lin Sheng had not arrived at this conclusion through guesswork alone. He had spent considerable time studying the methods used by internal martial artists to reach the Five Qi Converges to Origin Grandmaster Realm, comparing their cultivation processes with the transformations that occurred in external martial artists who had reached the corresponding levels of physical development.
The similarities had gradually become impossible to ignore.
An internal martial artist who reached the Five Qi Grandmaster Realm had to gather and refine the Five Qi, directing each type of energy towards its corresponding part of the body until the five currents could be brought into harmony. The process was generally understood as a refinement of internal cultivation, but when Lin Sheng examined the locations involved, he discovered that the five points also corresponded to the body's Zang-Fu organ system.
In other words, the process did more than strengthen the internal cultivation of the practitioner.
It also nourished and transformed the organs.
The connection had remained hidden because internal martial artists did not necessarily need to understand the external consequences of their cultivation. Their primary objective was to complete the Five Qi circulation and establish the foundation of the Grandmaster Realm, and the improvements to their physical condition were often regarded as natural benefits of the breakthrough.
Yet the effects were real.
As the Five Qi gradually entered their corresponding locations, the organs underwent a process of refinement, becoming more capable of supporting the immense vitality and internal energy circulating through the body. The transformation was not identical for every practitioner, because different cultivation methods and physical foundations produced different results, but the underlying principle remained the same.
They were nourishing their organs while advancing their internal cultivation.
Lin Sheng's gaze became increasingly focused.
This also explained several peculiarities he had encountered when studying the relationship between internal and external martial arts.
A practitioner who reached Xuan Gang could, under suitable conditions, complete a form of marrow cleansing without deliberately following an external cultivation method. Their internal cultivation had reached a point where the accumulated power could produce a corresponding transformation in the body, allowing them to develop a Rank 2 physique.
The same principle applied to Astral Gang and Blood Exchange, where the development of Astral Qi could coincide with the transformation of Qi-Blood and the body's deeper structures.
At the Five Qi Grandmaster level, the effect became even more pronounced.
The practitioner was no longer merely strengthening their body through the accumulation of internal energy. Their cultivation had begun to approach the same fundamental objective pursued by external martial artists, namely the transformation of Essence through the refinement of the physical foundation.
This was why some martial artists approaching the Three Flowers stage occasionally found it easier to condense their Essence Flower than their Qi Flower.
They had unknowingly spent years nourishing and refining their bodies through internal cultivation, and the accumulated transformation had already brought them closer to the requirements for forming an Essence Flower.
They had been cultivating the external path without recognising it.
Lin Sheng could not help shaking his head.
The existing martial arts system had separated internal and external cultivation into two distinct paths, yet the human body itself did not recognise such divisions. The internal and external systems might use different methods, but both ultimately interacted with the same physical foundation, and certain stages of development could naturally produce overlapping effects.
The problem was that external martial artists had not properly developed the Organ Nourishing stage as an independent realm.
Instead of refining their organs after Blood Exchange, they relied upon their Qi-Blood to force their physiques towards a Grandmaster-level transformation. This approach was not entirely ineffective, but it meant that many practitioners bypassed an important stage of development, leaving their organs insufficiently refined compared with what their cultivation potential might have allowed.
For ordinary martial artists, the difference might not be immediately apparent. Their bodies could still become powerful, and some geniuses could even reach extraordinary heights through the incomplete method.
But Lin Sheng was not interested in merely reaching the same level as everyone else.
He wanted to establish a more complete foundation.
If he could properly develop Organ Nourishing and use it to connect Blood Exchange with the subsequent stages of external cultivation, he might be able to improve the efficiency of his physical transformation while strengthening the underlying Essence that supported his Golden Body.
That would be particularly valuable given the time available to him.
He began examining the method in greater detail, reconstructing the process from the beginning and comparing the principles of Organ Nourishing with the Five Elements cycle.
The first step was to refine the organs while nourishing them at the same time.
The two processes were related, but they were not identical. Nourishing the organs provided the resources needed to sustain their transformation, while refining them forced their structure and function to adapt to the immense vitality circulating through the body.
If a practitioner attempted to refine an organ without providing sufficient nourishment, the process could damage the organ rather than strengthen it. Conversely, if the practitioner merely supplied nutrients and spiritual energy without actively refining the organ, the improvement would be slow and might never reach the level required to support the next stage of external cultivation.
The method therefore required both processes to proceed together.
For most external martial artists, this would be extremely difficult.
They would need to consume vast quantities of heavenly and earthly medicines, allowing the medicinal essence to circulate through the body and gradually replenish the resources consumed by the refinement process. Even with sufficient wealth, finding medicines suitable for such prolonged cultivation would be troublesome, and the body might not be able to absorb everything efficiently.
Lin Sheng, however, possessed an advantage that ordinary practitioners could hardly imagine.
His Qi-Blood Furnace.
The moment he considered it, the corners of his lips lifted slightly.
His Qi-Blood Furnace was not merely a symbol of his immense vitality. Through the transformation of his Golden Body, it had acquired the ability to refine the surrounding spiritual energy, smelting it into a purer form of Essence that could be absorbed directly by his body.
Under ordinary circumstances, the spiritual energy of the environment could not simply replace the nourishment provided by heavenly and earthly medicines. Spiritual energy and medicinal essence possessed different characteristics, and even cultivators with powerful physiques needed suitable resources to ensure that the organs received the correct nourishment during a profound transformation.
But the Qi-Blood Furnace changed the situation.
By refining the spiritual energy surrounding him into pure Essence liquid, Lin Sheng could obtain a steady supply of nourishment without relying entirely upon medicinal materials. He could then direct that Essence towards the organs undergoing refinement, allowing the liquid to replenish their resources while his powerful Qi-Blood exerted the pressure needed to transform them.
The two processes could occur simultaneously.
He would be refining and nourishing his organs with every cycle of Qi-Blood, rather than spending long periods accumulating medicinal essence before beginning the actual refinement.
The advantage was enormous.
It would not eliminate every difficulty, nor could it completely replace rare medicines that possessed unique properties, but it would greatly reduce the resources and time required to cultivate the Organ Nourishing stage.
Lin Sheng's expression became thoughtful as he began calculating the practical implications.
If an ordinary Blood Exchange expert needed to spend years gathering sufficient medicinal materials before they could complete the transformation, he might be able to begin almost immediately, provided he could establish a stable circulation between his Qi-Blood Furnace and the organs.
His cultivation speed could therefore increase several times over, perhaps even more, depending on the quality of the spiritual energy available and the efficiency with which his body absorbed the refined Essence.
He would also be able to maintain a much more consistent cultivation process, avoiding the interruptions that plagued practitioners who depended entirely upon rare medicines.
For Lin Sheng, that was the greatest advantage.
He did not need to spend the next two decades desperately searching for a single treasure that might or might not help him advance. He could use the foundation he had already established, continue strengthening his body, and gradually push his external cultivation towards the next major threshold.
Of course, Organ Nourishing was still a new stage that he had deduced rather than inherited from a complete and proven cultivation method. Before attempting it in earnest, he would need to refine the circulation method, determine how much pressure each organ could withstand, and ensure that the transformation did not interfere with the functioning of his Qi-Blood Furnace or the divine ability seeds integrated into his Golden Body.
The heart would be his starting point.
Among the five Zang organs, it was the most suitable for his initial experiments because the Qi-Blood produced through Blood Exchange circulated through the blood vessels and repeatedly passed through the heart. Its constant involvement in the circulation of Qi-Blood made it easier to establish a connection between the furnace, the blood, and the organ itself.
However, that did not mean he could simply force his Qi-Blood into the heart and begin refining it recklessly.
The heart was responsible for sustaining the circulation of blood throughout the body, and any mistake during its refinement could have consequences far more serious than damaging a muscle or bone. Even with his Rank 4 Golden Body, Lin Sheng would need to proceed carefully, controlling the pressure of his Qi-Blood and allowing the refined Essence liquid to nourish the organ as the transformation progressed.
Once the heart had been sufficiently refined, he could move to the next organ according to the generation cycle of the Five Elements.
Fire generated Earth, Earth generated Metal, Metal generated Water, Water generated Wood, and Wood generated Fire, forming a continuous cycle in which each element supported the next.
Within the traditional correspondence between the Five Elements and the Zang organs, the heart belonged to Fire, the spleen to Earth, the lungs to Metal, the kidneys to Water, and the liver to Wood. By following this sequence, he could gradually establish a stable relationship between the organs, ensuring that the refinement of one would provide a foundation for the transformation of the next.
The sequence was important.
If he attempted to refine all five organs simultaneously, the pressure on his body could become difficult to control, particularly during the early stages when he had not yet established a reliable circulation of Essence liquid. By completing each stage in sequence, he could observe the changes, correct any deficiencies, and allow the previously refined organ to support the next stage.
Once the five organs had undergone sufficient transformation, the entire internal system of his body would become considerably more stable, providing a stronger foundation for the next stage of external cultivation.
Lin Sheng's eyes gradually brightened.
He had originally been considering three possible routes to increase his strength before the Patriarch's breakthrough, but after examining the advantages and limitations of each path, Organ Nourishing appeared to be the most practical place to begin.