Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Chapter 774: Chapter 371: Three Years, Core Formation Phenomena

The sun and moon whizzed by, and three years have passed since the last Grand Competition of the Profound Sound Pavilion Sect.

In these three years, with the Outer Sea in constant turmoil, much has happened.

First, Meng Xinghai from Bibo Island married the Fake Pill Female Cultivators from the Zhu and Liang families of the Four Seas Commerce Association as Dao Companions, in an equal status.

This disciple of True Monarch Lu, though at the Core Formation Middle Stage, possesses treasures left by his parents as well as a powerful background.

Overall, Meng Xinghai’s strength is not much weaker than that of a Core Formation Late Stage Cultivator.

For a time, the Four Seas Commerce Association had a backbone, no longer a loose alliance based on mutual interests, but a true commerce association led by Meng Xinghai, with the Zhu and Liang families as his allies.

The bridal gifts from the Meng family were several high-quality Core Formation Spiritual Objects, causing quite a stir.

The Meng family, with its four Core Formation Cultivators, plus the numerous small sects from families under the lead of the Zhu and Liang families, seemed to have the momentum to rival the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.

Celestial Spring Peak.

"Master, in recent years, the Four Seas Commerce Association has revitalized itself and now closely rivals the power of our Seven Kingdoms Alliance..."

Lin Chang’an returned from Bibo Island, and his Sword Servant respectfully reported this.

Although he had already learned some information on Bibo Island, hearing it again from someone he trusted was different.

After hearing about the changes of the past three years, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but nod quietly; Meng Xinghai truly wasn’t an easy figure to deal with.

"Seeing that the Profound Sound Pavilion couldn’t achieve his goals, he immediately allied with the Four Seas Commerce Association; this Meng Xinghai is truly a character."

One must admit, this person is extremely decisive, seeing things couldn’t work out, abandoning them without the slightest hesitation.

"It seems that today’s Four Seas Commerce Association is indeed different from before."

Previously, the Four Seas Commerce Association was all about making money with Spirit Stones together, but when something happened, no one was willing to step up.

But things are different now. Led by Meng Xinghai, allied with the Liang and Zhu families, with their background, the families staying in the Four Seas Commerce Association today aren’t as casual as before.

With the Meng family backed by Nascent Soul Cultivators, they have the confidence to hold their subordinates accountable for their mistakes.

The once disorganized Four Seas Commerce Association, once solidified, truly became a formidable force.

"Never thought this person would become such a force to be reckoned with."

Lin Chang’an squinted; if it wasn’t for the fear of provoking the True Monarch Lu behind him, he would have definitely sought an opportunity to eliminate this person.

After all, killing him would be tantamount to slapping the face of Nascent Soul Cultivator True Monarch Lu.

For now, let this person flaunt for a while; there will be opportunities in the future.

[Life Span: 243/796]

[Realm: Golden Core Middle Stage (92/100)]

In the pavilion, Lin Chang’an looked at the progress of his cultivation in the past three years and couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Even with his Earth Grade Spirit Root’s cultivation speed and the qualifications of an Upper Grade Golden Core, he faced a bottleneck.

In the first year, his Cultivation barely increased by two points, and the next two years it fell directly to one point of experience per year.

He could now clearly feel this bottleneck.

This is despite his qualifications, which explains why many Core Formation Cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm can only remain at the Core Formation Early or Middle Stage for their entire lives.

His qualifications merely signify that he’s a Nascent Soul Seed; it doesn’t guarantee advancement to Core Formation Late Stage.

Take Xu Lingfeng for example, who has the qualifications of a Middle Grade Core Formation; theoretically, with great fortune, he could possibly cultivate to Core Formation Late Stage or even break through to Nascent Soul.

But after breaking through to Core Formation Middle Stage, his cultivation progress slowed to a crawl, as if stuck in a quagmire.

This caused Xu Lingfeng’s cultivation to nearly stagnate, and he may not have a chance to break through without a hundred or two hundred years.

During this, various situations could arise, and he might only be able to stay at Core Formation Middle Stage for his entire life.

Talent, fortune, resources, none of these can be lacking.

"Now, my cultivation resources are not poor and are almost the best among cultivators of the same stage. This situation is normal; I can only continue arduous cultivation from here."

Now that he’s met this bottleneck again, the usual Tier Three Upper Grade pills to enhance cultivation wouldn’t be very effective.

Unless they were nearly Tier Four pills.

But such Treasures of Heaven and Earth are not easy to find today.

...

At this moment, two green mana lights flickered in the mountainside of Celestial Spring Peak, riding Flying Swords towards the cave above.

When two figures appeared outside the pavilion, they directly bowed respectfully and said:

"Lingyue, Lingxing, pay respects to Elder Lin."

The two were Zhao Lingyue and Zhao Lingxing, sisters who had been cultivating at Celestial Spring Peak for three years.

Although they were here to temporarily borrow the cave to cultivate, it didn’t mean they had vacated their own cave.

Instead, the two opened a cave dwelling within the mountainside, enjoying the Spiritual Energy of Celestial Spring Peak’s Core Formation Cultivator for cultivation.

The sisters’ bodies flickered with a blue-green Spiritual Light, indicating they were cultivating Wood Attribute Techniques.

Lin Chang’an returned from Bibo Island partly because the two had reached a complete cultivation aura, ready to undergo Core Formation.

He had a secret agreement with Fairy Ni Chang back then, and while the two were officially bestowed with Core Formation Spiritual Objects,

privately, Fairy Ni Chang would still provide different degrees of help based on their talent and potential differences.

This is human nature; the words fair and unfair never existed in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Returning this time was partly to complete the transaction with Fairy Ni Chang, but more importantly, the Sword Servant had also touched a bottleneck, preparing to break through to Core Formation Middle Stage.

He intended to utilize Wen Danshi to create pills for the Sword Servant’s breakthrough.

"Not bad, Mr. Ni Chang previously told me about the Cultivation Technique you two practice; your talent isn’t bad, though among the seven you can only be considered average."

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