Eternal Life Begins with Learning

Chapter 412: Chapter 379: Reunion and Transplantation (Part 2)

After all, bloodline cultivation was also part of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit system. Foundation Establishment was a transformation of Essence, Qi, and Spirit. This fundamental point remained unchanged, so the effects of the Foundation Establishment Pill would naturally not change either.

However, the Foundation Establishment Pills of the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World, compared to the orthodox Foundation Establishment Pills of the Great Chu Cultivation Immortal World, had evolved. While their raw materials were still precious, in this system centered around Demons, the Pill Recipes had naturally changed.

The numerous several-hundred-year-old Spirit Medicines required for the orthodox Foundation Establishment Pill had been replaced by several Tier Two Upper Grade Demon Pills.

And Tier Two Demon Pills, even Tier Two Upper Grade ones, were something he didn’t lack now that he was established in Chixia and amassing resources and wealth.

Xu Yuan took the Jade Scroll. After a long silence, he slowly said, "I choose the path of bloodlines."

Xu Yuan’s voice was calm, yet extremely firm.

Chu Mu nodded, unsurprised.

Having stagnated in the Qi Cultivation Realm for decades, Xu Yuan had clearly fallen into complete despair over his Wasted Spirit Root Talent.

’If it were me,’ Chu Mu thought, ’in such a state of despair, I would also unhesitatingly choose to abandon the Immortal Dao and turn to the path of bloodlines.’

"These three bloodlines are all Earth Tier Lower Grade. Choose one."

Chu Mu waved a hand, and three Jade Boxes appeared on the table.

With his current status and connections in Chixia City, it wasn’t difficult for him to find decent bloodlines and their accompanying Cultivation Techniques.

After a moment, Xu Yuan asked, "The Ice Spirit Jade Scale Beast... Brother Mu, what do you think?"

"It’s fine."

Chu Mu nodded.

The three bloodlines—Profound Water Spirit Turtle, Cyan Wood Ape, and Ice Spirit Jade Scale Beast—were all products he had painstakingly sought out and selected over the past few years.

The bloodlines were all gentle, with relatively weak negative corrosive effects, and the bloodlines themselves were quite formidable.

Although they couldn’t compare to High Tier bloodlines, they were definitely superior to what ninety-nine percent of the Bloodline Cultivators in the Vast Sea Cultivation Immortal World had.

"This is the bloodline transplantation method. Familiarize yourself with it over the next few days. We’ll perform the transplant directly after that."

"With your current cultivation foundation, you should be able to break through to Foundation Establishment relatively smoothly after the transplantation."

"With an Earth Tier bloodline, cultivation will be much easier after breaking through to Foundation Establishment."

As he spoke, Chu Mu handed over an Ancient Bronze Token. The two words "True Understanding" were inscribed on it, representing the True Understanding Pavilion. In Chixia City, this token was a status symbol.

"If you’re going to wander around the city, take this token with you. If anything happens, just show it."

"In Chixia City, the True Understanding Pavilion still has some face."

After speaking, Chu Mu stood up straight. "Go back and rest first. Build up your energy... After you break through to Foundation Establishment, you’ll have to help me with some of the business at the True Understanding Pavilion."

"Okay."

Xu Yuan replied. Just as he was about to return to his room, he suddenly stopped and looked at Chu Mu with a bit of curiosity. "Brother Mu, what’s your cultivation level now?"

Chu Mu smiled. "Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. I shouldn’t be too far from Foundation Establishment Perfection and the Fake Pill Realm."

Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then became a little excited. "Then, Brother Mu, doesn’t that mean you’re almost... a Golden Core True Master?"

"It’s not that fast!"

Chu Mu shook his head. Reaching the Foundation Establishment Perfection Fake Pill Realm wasn’t a huge question mark. Having made a name for himself and established a foothold in Chixia, he at least didn’t lack cultivation resources in his current Foundation Establishment Realm.

But as for the threshold of the Grand Realm between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, even now, he didn’t have any real clues...

"Alright, it’s getting late. Go and prepare."

Chu Mu waved his hand, and Xu Yuan returned to his room alone.

Glancing around, Chu Mu sensed his own cultivation, his eyes flickering slightly.

’From Foundation Establishment to Golden Core... a leap between Grand Realms like this, with my Pseudo Spirit Root Talent...’

A flood of thoughts washed over him. He thought of Xu Yuan’s stagnant despair and recalled his own stagnation when he first set out on the Immortal Path, and a sense of gloom settled in his heart.

A Foundation Establishment lifespan of three hundred years seemed long, but compared to closed-door cultivation sessions that could last for years at a time, three hundred years was actually incredibly short.

Take Xu Yuan, for example. He had reached Qi Cultivation Perfection decades ago, but he was still stuck there today.

If he hadn’t intervened, this nearly hopeless stagnation would have, without a doubt, continued until the day Xu Yuan’s life came to an end...

Just like himself—without sufficient resources to support him, the current stage from Late Stage of Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Perfection would probably cost him several decades!

After thinking for a long time, Chu Mu let out a breath of turbid air and looked up at the night sky.

The night sky of the Vast Sea was beautiful.

The sky was filled with countless stars, deep and profound. The streaks of Tunneling Light that occasionally flashed across the night were like falling meteors, brief and brilliant.

He stared blankly, his thoughts scattering. ’Foundation Establishment... Golden Core...’

...

The sun rose and set, and several days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the sixth day, a mother and son waited anxiously in the covered corridor outside the rear courtyard. The Array Prohibition surrounding the courtyard swirled, sealing it off from the outside.

In the rear courtyard, Xu Yuan sat cross-legged with his eyes shut tight. Chu Mu stood before him. As Chu Mu’s Divine Sense circulated, wisps of Bloodline Essence enveloped Xu Yuan, visibly seeping into his body.

During this absorption process, Xu Yuan’s physical body also underwent visible changes. At times, wisps of frost would appear; at others, layers of scales would emerge. His body would occasionally morph, showing sharp claws and a beast-like skull...

It was a rather horrifying scene, unfolding right before his eyes.

Chu Mu’s expression was calm, without the slightest ripple of emotion.

For a Human Cultivator to take on a bloodline was to turn from human to Demon.

Those who switched to bloodline cultivation could no longer be considered purely human, in essence.

Of course, they couldn’t be considered pure Demons either.

One should say... they were a new species, somewhere between the two.

A human body... with a Demon Vein.

This was destined to be a road of no return.

Once a bloodline was transplanted, it was deeply rooted.

Half-Human, Half-Demon. For generations to come, the bloodline would be passed down...

With Chu Mu’s current understanding of bloodlines, the transplantation he personally presided over was naturally uneventful. In less than an hour, the flashing phenomena had completely subsided.

The wisps of Bloodline Essence had also completely seeped into Xu Yuan’s body, leaving no trace.

Only the slowly changing Divine Soul Aura, altered by the bloodline’s effect, seemed to clearly prove that the Xu Yuan before him had fundamentally changed.

Half-Human, Half-Demon... It was now destined.

Chu Mu stared blankly for a moment, ultimately letting out only a soft sigh. The Array Prohibition Gate appeared, and with a single step, he walked out of the rear courtyard.

"Brother Chu, is Brother Xu..."

"Uncle."

Seeing Chu Mu walk out, Xia Yu and her son asked anxiously.

"When he emerges from seclusion, he will certainly achieve Bloodline Foundation Establishment."

Chu Mu glanced back at the rear courtyard. To him, the one who had set up the Array Prohibition, the barrier was practically nonexistent.

The Earth Tier Lower Grade Ice Spirit Jade Scale Beast bloodline had been transplanted. He had also prepared a grand bloodline array to nourish it, as well as a bottle of Tier Two Lower Grade Ice Spirit Pills.

With such preparations and Xu Yuan’s foundation, the day the bloodline fully integrated would undoubtedly be the day he stepped into Foundation Establishment.

"For this matter... we’ve troubled you, Brother Chu."

"Uncle..."

Xia Yu thanked him profusely, and Xu Jinhua, standing to the side, echoed her sentiments.

Chu Mu offered a few polite words while discreetly sizing up the now-adult Xu Jinhua.

His Qi Cultivation Perfection level wasn’t within the scope of Chu Mu’s attention.

What he was focused on was his "nephew’s" character.

If his character was pure and good, he naturally wouldn’t mind casually nurturing him a bit.

If he was rotten wood that couldn’t be carved, then Chu Mu could only ignore him.

Although he didn’t lack Spirit Stone resources, everything he had wasn’t obtained for free.

After just a brief glance, he withdrew his gaze, offered another polite reply, and drifted away.

At the end of the covered corridor, he paused his steps slightly. With a wave of his hand, a faint fluorescent light landed in his palm.

He sent his Divine Sense into it, and the surveillance recordings of the courtyard instantly appeared within his Divine Sense Perception.

Every word and deed, every single move—as long as it wasn’t in the privacy of their rooms—was displayed in the surveillance recording.

The recording flickered rapidly. In just a moment, he had reviewed the recordings from the past several days.

With a flick of his finger, Chu Mu dispersed the recording. He took a step, and a flickering afterimage was all that remained as he vanished from the courtyard in an instant...

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