As long as he cultivated diligently, he would have the chance to break through to Tier Four in the future. Li Chang’an looked at the Profound Water Turtle. "Xiaohai, how is your condition?"
"Master, the Tier of my bloodline hasn’t increased, but I seem to have awakened a trace of a special bloodline. This bloodline is much stronger than my original Profound Water Turtle bloodline."
"A special bloodline?"
Li Chang’an immediately sent out a stream of Magical Power to inspect the Profound Water Turtle’s condition. His overall state was similar to before; he was still a Water Element Demon Beast. However, compared to the past, his Demonic Power seemed much colder, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible chill.
"What kind of bloodline would cause this change?" Li Chang’an pondered. Various Turtle Species of Demon Beasts quickly flashed through his mind. Although there were many Turtle Species Demon Beasts in the Cultivation Immortality Realm, not many possessed truly powerful bloodlines.
"Could it be the Black Tortoise?" Li Chang’an faintly felt that this cold aura was somewhat similar to the Old Turtle’s aura. Back then, at the Purple Mist Sect’s auction, he had sat on the Old Turtle’s back and personally experienced his aura.
With this in mind, Li Chang’an immediately took out the Old Turtle’s Demon Soul. "Elder Turtle, after Xiaohai consumed the Beast Heart Pill, he awakened a special bloodline. My experience is limited, and I am not familiar with this kind of bloodline. Please help me identify it."
"Alright, let me take a look." The Old Turtle’s Demon Soul floated out from the Crystal Bottle, carefully sensing the bloodline aura of the Profound Water Turtle.
Not long after, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. "It is the Black Tortoise bloodline. It seems that you, junior, have a destiny with me."
Hearing this, a look of joy appeared on the Profound Water Turtle’s face, and he immediately bowed. "Please teach me, Senior."
"Mm, it is rare to meet a junior with whom I share a destiny. I will naturally instruct you." The Old Turtle had already promised Li Chang’an that as long as Li Chang’an helped him, he would pass his Cultivation Insights on to the Profound Water Turtle. Now that the Profound Water Turtle had awakened the Black Tortoise bloodline, in his eyes, he was no different from his own descendant. Naturally, he would teach him with dedication.
Li Chang’an also smiled and thanked the Old Turtle. "Then I will have to trouble you, Senior."
"It’s nothing." The Old Turtle’s figure flickered as he flew back into the Crystal Bottle. He asked Li Chang’an, "How is your progress on refining the Beast Taming Wheel?"
"Rest assured, Senior. The materials have basically been fully collected, and it will be refined very soon."
"That’s good."
"How much longer can you hold on, Senior?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, holding on for another ten years or more won’t be a problem. Even an old demon at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul wouldn’t be able to break through my Defense." The Old Turtle was very confident. More than half of the skills he had accumulated over his five-thousand-year life were focused on self-preservation.
Hearing him say this, Li Chang’an felt much more at ease. "It’s time to go trade with the Yellow Stone Sect."
He still had five Beast Heart Pills left in his hands, which was enough to exchange for five Demon Heart Stones. Counting the previous one, that made six in total, allowing him to attempt refining six times. It was impossible to fail all six times! Li Chang’an packed up his things and was just about to head out for the trade when his movements suddenly paused.
"Huh?" He looked toward the Spirit Field where the Evergreen Vine was cultivated, a flash of joy passing through his eyes.
After years of cultivation, the Evergreen Vine now had one hundred and forty-nine vines. Every single vine would feed back a wisp of Spirit Charm to Li Chang’an. Counting the eleven wisps of Spirit Charm he originally possessed, he now had a total of one hundred and sixty wisps!
According to the descriptions in the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique, having between eighty-one and one hundred and sixty wisps of Spirit Charm was considered an Earth Spirit Root. In other words, Li Chang’an only needed to add one more wisp of Spirit Charm to become a genius with a Celestial Spirit Root!
At this moment, a new vine on the Evergreen Vine was about to mature. It was precisely because he had sensed its condition that Li Chang’an had stopped.
"It’s still lacking a little bit." Li Chang’an stepped up to the Spirit Field and took out numerous nurturing Treasures, including the Cyan Profound Spirit Liquid, tossing them all into the Spirit Field at once. Very quickly, these Treasures were swept into the Spiritual Earth by the Evergreen Vine’s root system.
Immediately after, a rich surge of Spiritual Power rose within the Spirit Field. The Evergreen Vine released a sense of joy, and every single vine swayed. Under Li Chang’an’s watchful gaze, the new vine gradually approached a size of a hundred zhang.
After about a quarter of an hour, the new vine fully matured. At almost the exact same time, a wisp of Spirit Charm was fed back into Li Chang’an’s body. Li Chang’an’s entire body trembled. Although it was merely an increase of one wisp of Spirit Charm, he felt as if his whole being had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
"How strange..." He slightly closed his eyes, carefully sensing his own condition. This transformation was hard to put into words. He circulated his Cultivation Technique and found that his cultivation efficiency hadn’t increased by much; it was similar to the improvements brought by every previous addition of Spirit Charm. The rest of his body hadn’t changed in the slightest, either.
"There is nothing unusual, except... that Nascent Soul Barrier seems to have lowered a bit," Li Chang’an thought deeply.
When he broke through to the Late Stage of Golden Core, he had officially stepped onto the path of Nascent Soul Formation. That Nascent Soul Barrier, akin to a towering mountain, stood right at the forefront of the path of Nascent Soul Formation, blocking countless Celestial Prides and prodigies. Only a rare few could ever cross it. Originally, to Li Chang’an, this barrier was also considered insurmountable; he would have had to utilize a massive amount of Treasures.
But now, he faintly felt that after achieving a Celestial Spirit Root, the difficulty of Nascent Soul Formation had lessened.
"It is recorded in some Ancient Texts that under the same preparations for Nascent Soul Formation, the likelihood of a Celestial Pride with a Celestial Spirit Root achieving the Nascent Soul is higher than that of one with an Earth Spirit Root."
Although he didn’t know exactly how much higher it would be, judging by his own feelings, Li Chang’an estimated it was at least ten to twenty percent higher. Ten to twenty percent might not seem like much, but often, it could determine the final outcome of success or failure.
"My Wood Spirit Root has only barely crossed the threshold of a Celestial Spirit Root. I cannot be complacent. It can still be continuously upgraded, and perhaps even more changes will occur." Li Chang’an was not satisfied with the status quo. Even among Celestial Spirit Roots, there were differences in superiority.