Chapter 473: Chapter 26: Condensing the Incarnation, Years of Cultivation (Part 2)
Dust had no independent consciousness, only obeyed his orders, even across infinite distances, Lin Chen could still give commands.
"First Layer of Qi Refining, cultivation level is too low..."
"You need to quickly improve your cultivation level."
Lin Chen commanded, then handed Dust a fire element cultivation technique at the Divinity Transformation stage, obtained from Zheng Tianhe.
He then gave Dust a hundred drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.
Spirit Realm Jade Dew contains pure energy, and its medicinal effect is mild, even mortals can consume it.
After completing all this, Lin Chen began his own cultivation.
During this month, Lin Chen consumed forty to fifty drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.
His Devouring Spirit Root was getting closer to the Fourth Tier.
As for his clone Dust, he also cultivated together with Lin Chen using the Spirit Realm Jade Dew.
Thus, in the blink of an eye, three months passed...
...
Three months later.
Lin Chen consumed the last batch of Spirit Realm Jade Dew completely while operating the Evergreen Technique.
As the cultivation technique ran, after several Grand Circulations, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.
At the same time, the spirit root within his body underwent earth-shattering changes.
It was like a black hole, frantically devouring the spiritual energy from the Endless Sea Domain.
Such phenomena continued for a full two-hour period before gradually dissipating.
Once the phenomena ended, Lin Chen’s mind stirred.
"Devouring Spirit Root, finally progressed to the Fourth Stage..."
"I wonder how much faster my cultivation speed has increased compared to before?"
Just as Lin Chen was pondering, he suddenly noticed changes in his clone beside him.
"Indeed, the clone shares the same aptitude as the original... the clone’s spirit root also advanced to the Fourth Stage!"
Lin Chen was immediately delighted.
In just three short months, the clone had cultivated from a First Tier mortal to Foundation Establishment Perfection, about to condense the Golden Core.
Lin Chen planned to have the clone cultivate the third transformation of the Golden Yuan Skill, to coalesce a Perfect Golden Core like himself.
And this would probably take several months.
"However, on this vast ocean, time seems to be the least lacking thing..."
Lin Chen murmured, looking at the monotonous, dangerous sea surface, feeling a thousand emotions.
Unconsciously, he had been at this Endless Sea Domain for almost two years.
This was also Lin Chen’s fortieth year since coming to the Cultivation Realm.
Forty years of cultivation, from a mere mortal, to the present True Monarch of Divinity Transformation.
The changes were really drastic.
In forty years, he walked a path that common cultivators couldn’t complete in a lifetime.
"However, True Monarch of Divinity Transformation is still just the beginning..."
"Let’s see how much faster the cultivation speed is after the Devouring Spirit Root ascends to the Fourth Tier..."
Lin Chen murmured.
The clone’s strength is currently still too weak, at least until reaching Golden Core Perfection, Lin Chen plans to return to Qing State.
Otherwise, should the clone fall, while Lin Chen wouldn’t die, his divine sense would suffer heavy damage.
Thus, Lin Chen took out a thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones and started cultivating.
...
After a day and night, Lin Chen looked at the powder scattered at his feet again in silence.
"The cultivation speed has doubled... but correspondingly, the consumption of spirit stones has also doubled significantly!"
Lin Chen felt somewhat helpless; one day of cultivation required a thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
Equivalent to ten thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
That would be over three million a year.
Fortunately, Lin Chen was quite affluent, with a total of over five hundred million spirit stones.
However, not all of these five hundred million spirit stones are Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
Among them, the majority are Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
There are approximately only fifteen million Middle Grade Spirit Stones and fifty thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones.
"The magical power of a True Monarch of Divinity Transformation is pure, using Lower Grade Spirit Stones hardly improves cultivation. Only Middle Grade Spirit Stones or higher can enhance cultivation..."
"But this is only because I possess the Devouring Spirit Root. If it were other Divinity Transformation cultivators, the cultivation speed would be countless times slower..."
Lin Chen thought silently.
After breaking through to Divinity Transformation, he discovered another huge advantage of the Devouring Spirit Root.
That is, its acceptance of spiritual energy is exceptionally high, compensating to a certain extent the inability of a True Monarch of Divinity Transformation to cultivate in the Human Realm.
A True Monarch of Divinity Transformation requires very high amounts of spiritual energy; in the Human Realm, a cultivator might not progress to mid-Divinity Transformation even after hundreds or thousands of years.
The premise is to cultivate using Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
But for Lin Chen, the Fourth Tier Devouring Spirit Root already allows him to enhance cultivation in the Human Realm.
At this speed, perhaps in twelve to thirteen years, he can progress to mid-Divinity Transformation.
"Twelve to thirteen years of time... perhaps using Upper Grade Spirit Stones, the speed could be even faster!"
Lin Chen felt a slight movement, taking out a round spirit stone.
This spirit stone was only the size of a thumb, yet its whole body was white and smooth like jade.
Unlike ordinary spirit stones that contained mixed impurities, the spiritual energy it provided was more pure.
Upper Grade Spirit Stones contain ten times the spiritual energy of Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
Additionally, they are easier for cultivators to absorb, allowing for simpler transformation into cultivation.
One Upper Grade Spirit Stone in Lin Chen’s hand equated to a hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
But if exchanged for Lower Grade Spirit Stones, not even two hundred pieces would secure one.
Upper Grade Spirit Stones are extremely rare, Lin Chen killed many Tribulation Cultivators... hmm, he’s redistributed wealth many times.
He only obtained some from the Blood Pupil Elder Demon and Zheng Tianhe.
The two together owned about fifty thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones.
"These Upper Grade Spirit Stones, perhaps they cannot be produced independently in the Mortal Realm, only in the Spirit Realm could these kinds of spirit veins exist?"
Lin Chen speculated.
Once these fifty thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones are used up, if he wants more, he can only go to the Spirit Realm, but that’s too dangerous.
"However... improving cultivation is more important, use Upper Grade Spirit Stones for cultivation!"
Lin Chen took out hundred Upper Grade Spirit Stones, placed them around him, and began cultivating.
As the Evergreen Technique ran for several Grand Circulations, ten two-hour periods passed.
Lin Chen opened his eyes, looking at the spirit stones turned into powder.
"Indeed, cultivating with Upper Grade Spirit Stones is more efficient!"
"It’s increased by about twenty to thirty percent compared to before... so calculating a day and night of cultivation, it costs about more than a hundred twenty Upper Grade Spirit Stones?"
"A year, would be forty to fifty thousand pieces..."
Cultivating with Upper Grade Spirit Stones truly sped up the process quite a bit.
But Lin Chen’s fifty thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones would only suffice for the next ten years of cultivation.
"However, ten years is also enough for me to advance to mid-Divinity Transformation..."
Lin Chen murmured.
Besides the Upper Grade Spirit Stones, Lin Chen also had many resources accumulated beforehand.
The Tiandan condensed by True Man Tiandan from pill qi still had half its effects remaining.
Its efficacy is even better than cultivating with Upper Grade Spirit Stones.
Lin Chen daily used the pill qi to cultivate for one to two two-hour periods.
The Lifebound Demon Peach from Peach Demon Elder, Lin Chen hadn’t been able to bring himself to consume it, planning to use it later to突破瓶颈.
More than a thousand drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew have already been used up, but the spirit liquid produced after the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd completed its advancement is also extremely pure...
"With the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd, only lacking the final Black Gourd, it can complete its final upgrade..."
Lin Chen’s thought stirred, taking out the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd.
Divine sense entered the gourd, its storage space was vast, covering a thousand square feet.
Most of Lin Chen’s wealth was stored in this gourd.
A section of a hundred square feet was specifically reserved by Lin Chen for storing spirit stones.
A pile of mountain-like spirit stones, in the billions.
They are all Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
After breaking through to Divinity Transformation, Lin Chen couldn’t use Lower Grade Spirit Stones for cultivation.
Those Lower Grade Spirit Stones could serve only as currency.
Thus, Lin Chen placed spirit stones in the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd, to generate spirit liquid.
In the center of the pile of spirit stones was a half-human tall water jar.
The jar had a thin layer of liquid, about several hundred drops.
This was the spirit liquid stored by Lin Chen over the years.
"Through the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd’s catalysis, about ten thousand spirit stones can produce one drop of spirit liquid..."
"This spirit liquid’s effect is roughly one-third of Spirit Realm Jade Dew, and it cannot heal injuries, merely for cultivation."
Lin Chen murmured.
But even so, the spirit liquid was quite beneficial for Lin Chen, useful for sprinting his cultivation level in a short time.
The only unfortunate thing is, the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd can at most consume thirty thousand spirit stones a day, producing three drops of spirit liquid.
The efficiency is low...
"Perhaps, there’s some way to accelerate the production of spirit liquid?"
"For instance... arranging a Spirit Gathering Array within the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd?"
