Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 349: Realm Breakthrough

Shen Xuan stayed in Shangguan Yan’Er’s bedroom for ten days.

During these ten days, he unleashed his vigor, galloping with abandon.

After three years of restraint, he erupted all at once.

The pink soft bed in the bedroom shook apart several times.

Midway through.

Shangguan Yan’Er was extremely exhausted and fainted several times.

Upon waking, she faced another storm of passion.

Luckily, she was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, young and with strong recovery abilities.

She barely endured it.

Even so.

Shangguan Yan’Er was still sore all over, too tired to move.

This morning, Shen Xuan put on his cyan robe.

"Shen Lang, are you leaving?"

"Yes, I need to return to the sect."

Shen Xuan kissed Shangguan Yan’Er’s pretty face.

"Yan’Er did well."

"When I have the time, I’ll come again."

Shen Xuan smiled and praised.

Shangguan Yan’Er, having just been indulged, looked radiant.

Even though her delicate body was incredibly fatigued, her eyes still shimmered with gentle affection.

"Shen Lang, when will you come back?"

Shen Xuan pondered for a while.

"Yan’Er, be good, listen."

"I am about to have a breakthrough and need to focus on my cultivation."

The subtext implied that Shangguan Yan’Er shouldn’t cling to him too much.

"I see. All right. May your path be bright, and may your realm soar higher!"

Shangguan Yan’Er’s eyes dimmed slightly, but she then smiled sweetly and said.

As the only Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Shangguan clan, Shangguan Yan’Er was exceptionally intelligent and quickly understood Shen Xuan’s meaning.

From start to finish, Shen Xuan only regarded her as a close bed companion. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He had no intention of staying with her for life.

Becoming Dao companions was nothing more than wishful thinking.

However, Shangguan Yan’Er was mentally prepared for this.

The difference in their identities and statuses was too great.

If she were in his place, being a sect prodigy, she wouldn’t want to marry into a declining cultivation clan either.

In any case, Shen Xuan was still single.

She was still young and had plenty of time to slowly capture Shen Xuan’s heart.

Shangguan Yan’Er did not entangle him.

After a gentle kiss, she let Shen Xuan leave.

These ten days, she was utterly exhausted.

Shen Xuan’s body was too strong.

Like an indefatigable beast, his assault was relentless.

"Need to change the bed!"

The pink bed in the bedroom broke several times and needed reformation.

Shangguan Yan’Er’s delicate body was overburdened by the onslaught.

Yet she could faintly sense.

Shen Xuan had been holding back.

Several times he paused midway and slowed down the tempo.

Recalling the incredible ideas and actions Shen Xuan had during those ten days.

Shangguan Yan’Er’s cheeks couldn’t help but flush, feeling shy in her heart.

Fortunately, this was just a secret between her and Shen Xuan.

"Shen Lang must be satisfied with Yan’Er, right!"

Shangguan Yan’Er slowly closed her eyes, sinking into the gentle dreamland.

...

Two months later.

At Cold Jade Peak, inside Shen Xuan’s cave mansion practice room.

"Ten years, finally a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer."

Shen Xuan slowly opened his eyes, feeling the changes in his Dantian Dao Foundation Spirit Sea.

For ordinary cultivators, breaking through a checkpoint in the Foundation Establishment realm generally only increases the spirit sea’s capacity by about twenty percent.

The use of techniques or spirit binders sees only a slight increase in might.

The main effect is enhanced endurance capacity.

However, it’s different for Shen Xuan.

The capacity of his Dao Foundation Spirit Sea increased by thirty percent.

This means he can nurture another Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Talisman without depleting the Dao Foundation Origin Spiritual Power.

Furthermore, his main cultivation techniques and spells, such as Divine Hidden Sea Technique, True Ice Heart Technique, and Wishful Size, along with numerous talent skills, can continue to improve.

For him, breaking through a small checkpoint can double his strength.

Moreover, Shen Xuan felt that this time, breaking through the small checkpoint in the Foundation Establishment realm was seamless, coming naturally.

"Is it because of cultivating the Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation?"

"Or because of refining the Tier Three Divine Dragon descendant tiger-faced flood dragon essence blood?"

To many cultivators, these hurdles seem perilous, yet to Shen Xuan, they are effortless and smooth.

"Thus, the upcoming Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, or even the small realm of the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, shouldn’t be too hard for me."

Shen Xuan sensed the changes in his Dantian Dao Foundation Spirit Sea.

Especially the Profound Ice Spirit Lotus.

The patterns on the surface of the lotus petals became clearer.

The entire lotus brightened a little, and the lush green of its translucence was even more vivid.

"With my current strength, along with three Divine Thunder Treasure Talismans, I should be able to escape safely even if I encounter a Fake Pill Master."

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

His physical combat power should be slightly stronger than a Fake Pill Master.

But in terms of spiritual power, divine soul, and divine sense, he was only comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage, far distant from a Fake Pill Master.

If he truly had to fight a Fake Pill Master, Shen Xuan’s full strategy, along with his Divine Thunder Treasure Talismans and physical talent skills, should be enough to secure his survival.

He then looked at the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

[Lifespan: 118/258]

His lifespan increased by another three years.

Not bad.

Calculating it, when Shen Xuan reaches the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, he should have about 280 years of lifespan.

"If possible, I will seize another spirit turtle’s longevity talent to enhance the longevity talent to perfection."

However, this cannot be rushed.

According to Shen Xuan’s plan, the spirit turtle should preferably be a Tier Three water demon with a strong Black Tortoise bloodline.

"Ah, it would be great to have endless Tier Three water demon essence blood!"

A bit of tiger-faced flood dragon essence blood transformed Shen Xuan utterly.

With an additional batch of such Tier Three Essence Blood, Shen Xuan would be able to break through the Ninth Transformation of the Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation, becoming a Dharma Realm Body Refiner.

Enough to rival a Fake Pill Master.

In the Foundation Establishment Realm, he would be nearly invincible.

However, this extravagant hope of his was destined to fall through.

Later, Shen Xuan asked Master Gu Feng to investigate.

In the Sect Treasure Vault, there were two batches of Tier Three Demon Beast Essence Blood left.

Neither had the Water Attribute.

Even if the Sect Leader, Mysterious Trace True Master, was willing to give it to him,

it would have limited usefulness for him.

By this time,

Shen Xuan could no longer switch to cultivating techniques of other attributes.

It would simply consume too many resources, energy, and time, not worth the loss.

Master Gu Feng told him,

the Human Race and the Demon Race had been at peace for years.

Tier Three and above Demon Beast Essence Blood was in scarce supply.

The other major sects in Song Country might have some left,

but they were unlikely to trade it easily.

Shen Xuan had to temporarily give up on collecting Tier Three Water Demon Essence Blood.

It was too difficult.

By contrast, hunting Tier Two Top Grade Water Demons was a more achievable goal for him in the near term.

Tier Two Top Grade Water Demons were equivalent to the Human Race’s Foundation Establishment Perfection and Core Formation Seed.

Most Tier Two Top Grade Demon Beasts on land were under the protection of Tier Three Demon Kings.

"Perhaps, head to the East Sea for a look?"

Compared to land, there were more Water Demons in the deep sea, with higher grades.

Moreover, unlike land demon beasts, they didn’t have strong territorial and protective instincts.

Even Tier Two Top Grade Water Demons could be hunted at will.

Of course, the risks were also higher.

The deep sea was disadvantageous for Human Cultivators to cast spells, significantly diminishing their strength, making it hard to defeat Water Demons of the same tier.

Furthermore, the deep sea was vast, with too many formidable Water Demons, countless Tier Three Demon Kings.

The Demon Kings in the deep sea were different from those on land.

Most roamed alone, with fierce temperaments.

They didn’t abide by any agreements whereby Demon Kings should not act casually.

Anything entering their territory, be it demon beasts or cultivators, was seen as a delicious feast.

Even Golden Core True Masters with Water Techniques were averse to battling Demon Kings in the deep sea.

"However, I am somewhat different."

After deploying the Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation, Shen Xuan’s body transformed into the form of a Flood Dragon Snake, well-suited for exerting his combat power in the deep sea.

If on land, Shen Xuan would flee embarrassedly in the face of a Fake Pill Master.

But in the deep sea, Shen Xuan had a 99% confidence of being able to kill a Fake Pill Master.

Currently, Shen Xuan was rapidly progressing in cultivation, breaking through a minor bottleneck in only ten years.

Without sufficient cultivation resources, it was unknown how many years of cultivation it would take before he could attempt Core Formation.

As with the Qi Cultivation Stage,

in the Foundation Establishment Realm, the younger the age of core formation attempts, the more vigorous the blood, and the greater the chance of success.

At this point, Shen Xuan was wealthy and didn’t lack Spirit Stones.

Yet, Cultivation Spiritual Objects of Tier Two Middle Grade and above were strictly controlled by the major sects.

Even with Spirit Stones, they were unattainable.

As for Cultivation Spiritual Objects above Tier Three,

viewing the Sect Treasure Vault, they were extremely rare, with each use diminishing the supply.

They were all prepared for Core Formation Seeds.

"Taking it step by step, first stabilizing my realm, and then seek advice from Master Cold Jade."

Shen Xuan mused in his heart.

...

A month later.

After stabilizing his realm, Shen Xuan paid a visit to Master Cold Jade.

He inquired about the clandestine conflict between Cyan Cloud Sect and Medicine God Valley.

Master Cold Jade brought out an Intelligence Jade Scroll meant for True Masters, allowing him to peruse it.

At this time, Cyan Cloud Sect had been implementing the Giant Furnace Refining Alchemy for three years already.

The five Giant Furnaces encompassed everything from the Yellow Nourishing Pill for the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation and Yellow Dragon Pill for the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, to the Spirit Gathering Pill for the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, True Essence Pill for the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, and Solid Spirit Pill for the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Cultivation Clans affiliated with Cyan Cloud Sect all undertook massive constructions, planting Spiritual Pill Materials.

In just three short years,

Cyan Cloud Sect had become a major alchemy influence in Song Country, supplying seventy percent of the Spiritual Elixir needs for the cultivators in Song Country.

Medicine God Valley saw an enormous decline.

Even with price cuts, they couldn’t compete with Cyan Cloud Sect.

No matter how much Medicine God Valley cut prices, Cyan Cloud Sect followed suit.

For instance, the Essence Nourishing Pill for the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation was directly halved in price by Cyan Cloud Sect.

Thoroughly incapacitating Medicine God Valley.

Who would have thought,

that Cyan Cloud Sect could rise up through Alchemy Skill.

In just three years, they seized the Spirit Pill market from Medicine God Valley.

Fortunately, Profound Celestial Sect, Golden Sun Sect, and the remaining five sects finally took action.

Under the joint suppression of the five sects, Cyan Cloud Sect had no choice but to negotiate.

After multiple rounds of tug-of-war, verbal sparring,

for the shared interest of the seven sects in Song Country, Cyan Cloud Sect compromised and renegotiated an alliance with Medicine God Valley.

The two sects ceased the price war, and all Spiritual Pills returned to ninety percent of their original prices.

The True Essence Pill and Solid Spirit Pill for the Middle and Late stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm, Cyan Cloud Sect would not sell externally, strictly for sects’ disciples only.

This effectively returned the market share of the True Essence Pill and Essence Stabilizing Pill back to Medicine God Valley.

The Spirit Gathering Pill, which had the highest sales volume, would be controlled by Cyan Cloud Sect.

Medicine God Valley cut ties with the Demon Sect of Liang Country, firmly standing its ground as a Daoist Sect in Song Country.

Of course, the remaining five sects didn’t exert themselves for free.

Cyan Cloud Sect accepted alchemy collaboration with the other five sects, charging only ten percent of processing fees, as remuneration for manpower.

In the presence of the five sects’ sect leaders, the sect leaders of Cyan Cloud Sect and Medicine God Valley established a blood pact, shaking hands and making peace.

Ultimately, Cyan Cloud Sect secured the Spirit Pill market for the Qi Cultivation and Early Foundation Establishment Stages, achieving a resounding victory.

The five sects of Song Country obtained Foundation Establishment Realm Spiritual Elixirs at low prices.

Medicine God Valley retained its market share for True Essence Pill and Essence Stabilizing Pill, managing to hold on against decline.

Though considerably weakened, they were still able to secure a certain profit and maintain their Tier Four Spirit Vein.

Upon finishing reading the Intelligence Jade Scroll for True Masters,

Shen Xuan mused silently, "As long as Medicine God Valley’s Nascent Soul True Monarch is alive, the remaining six sects in Song Country will have to leave some leeway for Medicine God Valley."

The peak combat strength is the foundation of Cultivation Influence.

If it weren’t for the Nascent Soul True Monarch, Medicine God Valley would have long been divided by the remaining six sects of Song Country and the Demon Sect of Liang Country.

"Master, since the two sects have reconciled, may I venture out to seek opportunities?"