Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Chapter 784: Chapter 374: Tier Three Upper Grade Array Master

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Under the perpetually gloomy weather of the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea, three people descended from the peak.

Shen Zhuang and Li Tianmo looked at Zhou Bingxuan with some curiosity, seemingly wanting to ask: With your current cultivation, you should be able to break through to Core Formation, right?

"Junior Sister Zhou, with your current cultivation, shouldn’t it be about time?"

Finally, it was Li Tianmo who voiced the doubt in his heart, and Zhou Bingxuan, without hiding anything, said in a steady voice:

"Although I have already touched the bottleneck, I am not very confident about Core Formation. This time, after I return, I will consult with the Sect Leader and then enter seclusion."

These words made Li Tianmo and Shen Zhuang fall silent, but they also showed a look of envy.

The reason Zhou Bingxuan could have such confidence was because the Zhou Family behind her was developing well and could provide a lot of help.

Whereas the resources their fathers and families could provide paled in comparison to what the Zhou Family had.

But at the same time, Li Tianmo secretly glanced at Shen Zhuang.

The Li Family wasn’t doing badly, but precisely because of its large population and the deteriorating health of the current Patriarch, the help provided was becoming less and less.

The rest he could only rely on himself.

The Shen Family, however, was different. With Shen Fan and Wei Yingying both having high cultivation, and not many clan members below, their resources were easier to consolidate.

"Choices are to be made by oneself, that’s how it is."

At that moment, the three suddenly realized, thinking back to Lin Chang’an’s previous advice.

The path is not wrong; it is chosen by oneself.

For example, if Zhou Bingxuan, to stabilize her realm, went into seclusion for a while and then came out, only to be targeted and met her demise,

would she regret not breaking through from the beginning? Regardless of success or failure, at least she wouldn’t have regrets.

But if she chose to go into seclusion and break through now, lacking just a bit of foundation leading to failure, would she regret it then?

The risk of being adventurous is too great, yet playing it safe has its own unknowns.

Thus, prudence is also a gamble, which was the reason for Lin Chang’an’s prior words.

The path requires one to make their own choices.

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[Life Span: 248/797]

[Realm: Golden Core Middle Stage (96/100)]

After the three left, Lin Chang’an looked at his cultivation realm from the past five years, nodding to himself.

Five years of cultivation realm advancement gained four experience points, and he clearly felt this bottleneck. Going forward, progress would likely be increasingly difficult.

However, his current advancement speed wasn’t slow at all.

"With potential and aptitude and enough resources, feeling a bottleneck at this time is far better than before."

Lin Chang’an was indeed satisfied. Back when he was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, due to the limitation of lower grade spirit root aptitude, his cultivation realm hit a bottleneck after surpassing ninety points.

Every step forward required him to exert several times the effort of cultivators at the same level.

Now with the quality of his upper grade Golden Core and his aptitude elevated to earth grade spirit root, he was finally enjoying the treatment of a genius.

"Since I’ve encountered a bottleneck, it’s time to announce my breakthrough to a Tier Three Upper Grade Array Master, especially by getting on board with this Sixth Elder."

At two hundred and forty-eight years old, being a Tier Three Upper Grade Array Master is considered a talent, but not to the point of being feared.

[Tier Three Upper Grade Array Master (Grandmaster 1109/5000)]

Looking at his insights in the field of arrays over these years, Lin Chang’an nodded silently.

"Now with about thirty years until the Secret Realm opens, there is no chance for a breakthrough in Array Dao in a short time.

However, further research is necessary, as even within the same Tier Three Upper Grade Array Masters, there are disparities in strength."

Based on experience and specialties, there are differences among Array Masters of the same tier.

For instance, having acquired the array-breaking legacy from the Yin Soul Sect, he excelled in finding and breaking array eyes.

"Array Dao still cannot be neglected; continued research is key."

Looking at the Yin Soul Sect’s Secret Realm ’Maze Map’ in his hands, Lin Chang’an pondered silently, hoping this journey would be smooth, ideally finding opportunities for Nascent Soul Formation.

[Tier Three Upper Grade Talisman Master (Grandmaster 802/5000)]

[Tier Three Upper Grade Pill Master (Grandmaster 53/5000)]

[Tier Three Middle Grade Artifact Refiner (Mastery 678/1000)]

[Tier Two Upper Grade Puppet Master (Grandmaster 3965/5000)]

Then, looking at his achievements in other fields, Lin Chang’an nodded with satisfaction.

"In terms of array, talisman, and alchemy, all three have reached Tier Three Upper Grade skills, and artifact refining is not much worse. As for puppet techniques, strive to break through to Tier Three before the Secret Realm opens."

In puppet techniques, he primarily focused on mechanisms, as they would be useful inside the Secret Realm.

"With today’s foundation and personal assets, few could compare in the Core Formation Realm, I suppose."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but smile, yet he wasn’t truly arrogant.

At the very least, he knew of one whose single strength overwhelms all skills, whom he perhaps couldn’t surpass.

That would be Su Miaoyin, the direct disciple of True Monarch Lu, who might not have reached Tier Four Array Master, but was likely close.

Such nearly Tier Four skills alone were enough to suppress the quantity he had.

And having a Nascent Soul master or father, could they lack in magical treasures or divine protective techniques?

At this moment, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but feel envious, realizing his years of hard work paled compared to having a Nascent Soul father.

"Can’t be cocky; even within the top Nascent Soul influences, there are many prodigies who, overall, might not be worse than me."

Lin Chang’an had self-awareness, yet he also recognized his advantages.

Having risen from a mere loose cultivator to catch up with these prodigies, he believed he could surpass them in the future too.

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