Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 148 - 90: The Maddening Harvest, The Path to Becoming an Immortal_3

"This kind of oath might be effective, or it might not. However, it’s certain that Han Feiyan and the others dared to make such an oath, indicating their determination. Even if it costs them their lives, they wouldn’t leak the information because they couldn’t face the terrifying consequences if the oath were to take effect!

"As for those above the Great Xia... My ancestor’s notes said that some names shouldn’t be invoked lightly. Such beings exist among both the Human Race and the Demon Race! To those powerful entities, the countless disputes within the Great Xia Kingdom are perhaps no more significant than ants squabbling by the roadside!

"Where are these unspeakably powerful beings located? Can Martial Cultivators truly cultivate to such a level of strength? My ancestor’s notes were vague on this!

"Perhaps when our Martial Cultivation reaches higher levels, we’ll gradually uncover some of the truth our ancestors once glimpsed. For now, pondering such things is useless!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong’s heart skipped a beat. He thought of his poison resistance advancing to the First Grade of the Immortal Tier.

After silently marveling for a while, Lin Xuankong suppressed his shock and doubt. He decided to follow Zhao Yufei’s advice and not dwell on these matters for now. After all, without enough strength, one wouldn’t even have the opportunity to encounter such Immortals. The life-and-death struggles of ordinary Martial Cultivators probably wouldn’t even register with them!

he thought,

"What are you daydreaming about?" Zhao Yufei asked, noticing his silence.

Lin Xuankong, currently filled with drive and ambition, looked at his stunningly beautiful wife and smiled, "Nothing!"

he thought,

After a moment of pleasant daydreaming, he reined in his thoughts. From the Ghost Frog Pouch, he took out the Soul-Stabilizing Jade, the Kui Ox Drum, and two elixirs Zhao Yufei had called Meridian Opening Treasure Elixirs. These three items were the most important part of today’s harvest.

Zhao Yufei sat beside him, picked up one of the elixirs, and studied it closely.

"In the thousand-plus years since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty," she began, "aside from some Frontier Prefectures occasionally being harassed by Demons, the kingdom has always dominated countless sects within its borders!

"One of the key reasons for the Great Xia Royal Family’s might—besides the National Guardian Celestial Sect and their monopoly over Exorcism Armor—is this very Meridian Opening Treasure Elixir!

"Before the Great Xia Dynasty, Martial Cultivators who reached the Perfection of the Fourth Layer had to seek various Spiritual Objects and Spirit Grasses with the Sunflower Water Attribute to open the Sunflower Water Strange Vein and convert their Qi Blood into True Qi!

"Yet, even with the best Innate Spiritual Objects in the world, the success rate of opening a Strange Vein wouldn’t exceed one in twenty!

"Crucially, as the number of Martial Cultivators increased, these Innate Spiritual Objects became scarcer. They were mostly found in perilous Secret Realms and were extremely rare. Ordinary Martial Cultivators had little chance of acquiring enough Innate Spiritual Objects for Opening Veins!

"Later, the founding emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty passed down a highly mysterious Alchemy Technique.

"Since then, Alchemists in the Royal Family have been refining Sunflower Water Elixirs, Wood Elixirs, Thick Earth Elixirs, Li Fire Elixirs, and Geng Metal Elixirs. All of these allow Martial Cultivators to open a Strange Vein with a high success rate upon reaching the corresponding Realm. Some even succeed with just one elixir!

"For instance, Chief Steward Jiang broke through his bottleneck to reach the Perfection of the Fourth Layer and, by consuming just one Sunflower Water Elixir, directly advanced to the Early Stage of the Fifth Layer!

"Therefore, despite the many powerful sects within the Great Xia Dynasty, they all need to garrison various regions for the Great Xia to earn rewards in the form of these Opening Veins Elixirs!

"These Opening Veins Elixirs are crucial to the future of every Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Layer, and even stronger Martial Cultivator, making them extremely valuable and difficult to obtain!"

Lin Xuankong listened and nodded joyfully.

"Now that I have two Sunflower Water Elixirs," he said, "when I reach the Perfection of the Fourth Layer, I can directly advance to the Fifth Layer without worrying about elixirs becoming a bottleneck!"

he thought,

At this moment, a trace of doubt appeared on Zhao Yufei’s pretty face.

"However," she continued, "according to my ancestor’s notes, if cultivators from our family obtain an Innate Spiritual Object, they should still try to use it. The notes say that the Great Xia Dynasty’s Meridian Opening Treasure Elixirs have both advantages and disadvantages!

"My ancestor’s records state that if a Martial Cultivator advances using an Innate Spiritual Object, they can continue to use Innate Spiritual Objects for future advancements. But once they use a Meridian Opening Treasure Elixir, they can only use such elixirs to advance thereafter!"

Lin Xuankong nodded.

he mused.

After putting away the Sunflower Water Elixirs, he examined the Soul-Stabilizing Jade in his hand. The jade was a vivid, moist green and felt exceptionally smooth to the touch. Countless Runes seemed to flicker in and out of existence within it.

Lin Xuankong thought.

Finally, Lin Xuankong’s gaze fell upon the Kui Ox Drum. Using this drum, much like the Black Tiger Gang’s Black Soul Wondrous Jade, required the Guo Family’s unique Heart Method. The source of this Heart Method was, naturally, Guo Chui.

That Guo Chui was a perverse and ruthless man—but only towards others. When he was stripped of the Soul-Stabilizing Jade, subjected to two bouts of the Eight Gates Celestial Eye’s Entering Illusion, and licked repeatedly by hundreds of Long Tongues, he caved immediately. Consequently, Guo Chui divulged in detail how to use Qi Blood to condense the special Runes and how to activate the Kui Ox Drum.

Once the Kui Ox Drum is struck, it not only causes an opponent’s Qi Blood to stagnate, temporarily reducing their strength, but can also unleash a Kui Ox Sound upon oneself or designated targets. This grants an explosive burst of power several times greater than one’s normal strength for a short period! Such a treasure, with its profound abilities, far surpasses ordinary Exorcism Equipment; it’s practically a super-weapon in group battles!

At this moment, Lin Xuankong wondered if its augmenting effects could stack with the Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique and the Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique.

he pondered.