txolops Chapter 70 Great Evolution Technique, Level 1! Breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment
Chapter 70 Great Evolution Technique, Level 1! Breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment
A moment later, Lei Wanhe casually tossed the corpse back onto the ground, clapped his hands as if they had been touched by something unclean, and nodded, saying:
"Hmm, it seems you were telling the truth. He was poisoned by the 'Heart-Corroding Gu,' a specialty of the Gu Poison Sect in the far west."
This poison is a mixture of dozens of strange toxins secreted by Gu worms. It is extremely virulent, acts rapidly, and specifically erodes the cultivator's heart meridian and true essence. This certainly fits the insidious and despicable methods of the Thousand Bamboo Sect.
"Master Uncle has such discerning eyes!" Lin Chuan offered flattery at the opportune moment.
Lei Wanhe seemed to have lost interest in the corpse on the ground, and instead asked, "After he died, his primordial spirit should have left his body and escaped. Did you see that?"
Lin Chuan felt a slight chill in his heart, but showed no sign on his face. He immediately shook his head, his tone frank:
"This disciple did not see any primordial spirit escape. Perhaps... it got lost in the illusion array this disciple set up and dissipated on its own?"
He offered a seemingly reasonable guess.
Lei Wanhe naturally did not believe this claim.
When a cultivator's primordial spirit leaves their body, their first instinct is to find a suitable physical body to possess in order to be reborn.
Besides Lin Chuan, there is no other living person here. If "Senior Brother Lin" doesn't possess Lin Chuan, who else can he possess?
Lin Chuan, however, was unharmed and in good spirits. With his primordial spirit stabilized, the outcome was self-evident—the attempt to seize his body failed, and he was instead destroyed by Lin Chuan.
As for whether Lin Chuan has been possessed and is now being controlled by "Senior Brother Lin," that's obvious at a glance.
Possession is going against the will of Heaven and causes great damage to the primordial spirit. Even if successful, it takes a long time to get used to the new body and control it freely. It is impossible to be as vigorous as Lin Chuan is now, with his spirit and body in perfect harmony and energy.
Therefore, both Lei Wanhe and Lin Chuan were well aware of the fate of "Senior Brother Lin's" primordial spirit.
However, this Senior Uncle Lei had a good first impression of Lin Chuan, and felt that the death of that lurking Thousand Bamboo Sect boy was nothing, so he was too lazy to investigate a junior of his own sect for such a "trivial matter" and went with the flow without asking any further questions.
"Well, since I didn't see it, then let it go. Perhaps it really is as you said, lost and vanished." Lei Wanhe waved his hand, letting the matter drop, his attitude quite casual.
Lin Chuan felt relieved, knowing he had passed this hurdle. A thought immediately crossed his mind; he stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Senior Uncle, I have a request to make, but I don't know if I should speak."
"Oh? What is it? Tell me." Lei Wanhe looked at him with great interest.
Lin Chuan took out two jade boxes he had prepared beforehand from his storage bag and presented them with both hands: "A few days ago, while traveling, I happened to buy two medicinal herbs in a remote market. I am ignorant and do not know their specific value, but I feel that they are exceptionally rich in spiritual energy. Today, I am deeply grateful to my senior uncle for saving my life. I have no way to repay this kindness, so I offer these to my senior uncle. I hope that my senior uncle will accept them with a smile." With that, he opened the jade boxes.
Inside the box were two golden herbs, with clear veins, exuding a rich medicinal fragrance and pure spiritual energy.
These are some rare and precious materials that he collected through divination.
"A 600-year-old Ganoderma lucidum? No... this spiritual energy is probably over 700 years old!"
Lei Wanhe's small eyes widened instantly, flashing with a sharp light.
Such rare medicinal herbs are of great use to help Core Formation cultivators improve their magical power and refine certain special pills; they are extremely rare on the market.
He never expected that Lin Chuan, a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, would be able to produce such a good item and be so "sensible" as to give it to him.
"Such aged medicinal herbs might be useful to my master, but for me at the moment, they are of little use. Keeping them would be like letting a precious gem go to waste. I dare not ask for anything else, I only ask that my master could bestow some pill formulas suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators to enhance their cultivation. I would be eternally grateful!"
Lin Chuan adopted an extremely humble posture and spoke earnestly.
"Haha, good lad! You know how to handle people!"
Upon hearing this, Lei Wanhe's smile became even brighter.
He already had a good impression of Lin Chuan, and seeing how "smooth things over" he was now, he was even more satisfied.
Exchanging two seven-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs for some pill formulas was an extremely profitable deal for him.
"Alright! I won't take advantage of you. These pill formulas are ones I've collected and verified over the years. While some of the main ingredients are hard to find, the auxiliary ingredients are common, and the success rate of refining them is acceptable, making them perfect for your current stage."
Lei Wanhe readily agreed, taking out a pale purple jade slip and tossing it to Lin Chuan, while also accepting the two jade boxes without any hesitation.
"Thank you so much, Senior Uncle Lei!" Lin Chuan took the jade slip and briefly examined it with his divine sense. He found that it contained seven or eight kinds of pill formulas that were applicable from the early to late stages of Foundation Establishment, and even two auxiliary pill formulas for breaking through minor bottlenecks. He was overjoyed and bowed again to express his gratitude.
Lei Wanhe waved his hand, his gaze sweeping over the corpse of "Senior Brother Lin" on the ground and the storage bag at his waist. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, clearly showing that he looked down on this "junk".
He gave Lin Chuan a few more instructions, such as "cultivate diligently" and "don't easily provoke trouble," before transforming into a streak of silver lightning, soaring into the sky and disappearing instantly into the distant horizon.
He acted swiftly: first, he put away "Senior Brother Lin's" storage bag (the gray jade slip containing the "Great Evolution Technique" was still there), and then he launched a fireball to incinerate his body.
Then, he walked out of the cave and picked up the storage bags that Huang Long and the other six Thousand Bamboo Sect cultivators had left on the ground.
Most importantly, there were nearly a hundred puppets scattered on the hillside and in the air, which had lost control and stood motionless because of their owners' deaths!
Most of these puppets were intact, and some of them were powerful level-two puppets with auras comparable to early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Without any hesitation, Lin Chuan took out several large storage bags and, like harvesting crops, put all the ownerless metal artifacts inside.
When not activated, the puppet can shrink in size and doesn't take up much space when stored.
A rough count revealed that they had acquired over two hundred puppets of various kinds!
This is simply an amazing windfall!
Of course, the biggest gain was the first four levels of the "Great Evolution Technique" which he successfully obtained without being investigated.
Back in his cave, Lin Chuan reactivated the dual formations, his heart pounding with excitement. Though the journey had been perilous, the rewards far exceeded his expectations.
"The most urgent task is to improve my strength!" Lin Chuan suppressed his excitement and entered seclusion again.
He first took out the copied jade slip of the "Great Evolution Manual" and began to study and cultivate it.
Perhaps because he had laid a solid foundation of spiritual consciousness by cultivating the "Awakening of Insects Divine Sword" before, and because the two had similarities in tempering and condensing spiritual consciousness, the cultivation of the first level of the "Great Evolution Technique" went exceptionally smoothly.
In just six months, he successfully entered the first level, and the total amount and level of his spiritual sense reached a new level, faintly touching the threshold of the second level.
Enhanced spiritual awareness can assist in the cultivation of techniques, the control of spells, and even the breaking through of cultivation realms.
For the next six months, Lin Chuan focused his main energy back on cultivating the "Azure Origin Sword Technique".
With the aid of the Spirit Eye Spring, the ample supply of elixirs, and the enhanced divine sense's more refined control over true essence, his half-year arduous cultivation of the "Azure Origin Sword Technique" finally came to fruition, breaking through the bottleneck that had plagued him for so long!
On this day, the spiritual energy within the cave surged, and a clear, melodious sword cry faintly echoed out.
As Lin Chuan sat cross-legged, his body shimmered with azure-gold light, and his aura suddenly surged, becoming increasingly profound and powerful.
Mid-stage Foundation Building, Success!
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