Cultivation Begins with Daily Intelligence Reports

104: Lin Lingshan’s surpriseAfter reading the information that appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, Lin Jingyu felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to his crown, and he couldn’t help but gasp! The amount of information was simply too massive!

Deep within the Black Mountain, there was actually a secret lair of the Devil Head cult! It was located right within the Black Mountain, deep behind his own home.

Judging by the tone of these Devil Heads, the power of this ”Saint Cult” was shockingly vast; it seemed they didn’t even hold the Qinglan Sect—which loomed over the heads of low-level Cultivators like them—in much regard.

The Saint Cult had originally planned a major operation to throw the entire Tianlan Sect’s sphere of influence into chaos. However, because their Saint had taken a fancy to the Qinglan Sect’s proud daughter of heaven, Yun Xiangyao, they had called off such a massive plan just to ”woo a girl”?

”Tsk tsk, this is what a true big shot in the cultivation world looks like. They decide the fate of storms in casual conversation. How willful!”

Lin Jingyu grumbled internally while also feeling a sense of trepidation for that unlucky reporter.

That was a cultivation level of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, or even Great Perfection!

Even in the Southeast Market Town, such a person would be a top-tier Cultivator. Just because they asked one extra question, they were swallowed alive by their own Protector as if they were a snack, leaving not even a bone fragment behind. The methods of this Devil Head cult were truly ruthless and cruel to the extreme.

”This cultivation world is truly a mess!”

Lin Jingyu couldn’t help but curse under his breath.

But upon second thought, the power struggles between these behemoths and the drama of that high-and-mighty ”Saint” pursuing a woman were far too distant for a small Qi Refining Fourth Layer Cultivator like him.

There were countless mountains between them; it wouldn’t fall on his head for now. He shook his head, pushing down the shock and lingering fear.

”Whatever, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. I’d better focus on my own little plot of land first.”

He stood up, brushed the dust off his backside, and prepared to go to the underground secret room.

His cultivation had just broken through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, so he could take it easy for a moment. Right now, the most important thing was to fully master the basics of a Trainee Alchemist; this was his greatest reliance for establishing himself and making a living.

On the other side, in the side room where the Clan Head Lin Lingshan was located.

Lin Lingshan sat cross-legged on a prayer mat. His face, which had originally been pale as paper, now glowed with a healthy flush. His eyes were bright and piercing, and he couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from curling upward, no matter how hard he tried to suppress it!

This joy was practically overflowing from every pore of his body.

”This... the effect of this Medicinal Pill is surprisingly good!”

He excitedly felt the power of the surging Qi and blood within his body.

Perhaps because he had toiled for over a decade on the Immovable Wisdom King Art, his Foundation was exceptionally solid, and the medicinal power of the wisdom king body replenishing pill was perfectly compatible with him.

What made him even more ecstatic was that this Medicinal Pill completely lacked the ”drug resistance” of ordinary pills! The rules like ”effect halved with consecutive doses” or ”requiring an interval buffer period” simply didn’t exist here!

From last night until now, he had been consuming the ordinary version of the wisdom king body replenishing pill like candy, taking dozens of them in succession! The results were astonishing!

Not only had his severe injuries—inflicted by the Devil Cultivator, which had nearly severed his Dao path—mostly recovered by now.

More importantly, the originally chaotic Spiritual Qi in his body, under the influence of the Medicinal Pill and the Cultivation Technique, was continuously transforming into a more refined, tyrannical, and powerful Qi and blood energy of a Body Cultivator!

He clenched his fist slightly, and his knuckles emitted a faint crackling sound; a vast power surged through his flesh and blood. He even felt that he was now a notch stronger than when he was in his prime, fighting that Qi Refining Seventh Layer Devil Cultivator!

”This kid Lin Jingyu... he’s truly miraculous! If not for his help with the Medicinal Pill, I really don’t know when I would have recovered.”

”For the Lin family to have this child, it must be the ancestors manifesting, a lucky star sent from heaven!”

Lin Lingshan was filled with emotion, and his gratitude and respect for Lin Jingyu reached their peak.

After his reflection, his gaze involuntarily drifted to the inconspicuous blue and white porcelain bottle on the small table nearby.

Inside the bottle was the ”enhanced version” of the wisdom king body replenishing pill that Lin Jingyu had mentioned was even more effective. The ordinary version was already so Heaven-Defying; just how strong could this enhanced version be?

A huge sense of curiosity scratched at his heart like a kitten’s claws. He swallowed unconsciously.

His hand, as if it had a will of its own, slowly reached out.

Picking up the porcelain bottle and pulling out the cork, he carefully poured one out into his palm. At first glance, it didn’t look much different from the ordinary version, only the color seemed a bit deeper, and the luster flowing on the surface was more restrained.

With a hardened heart, he tilted his head back, threw the enhanced Medicinal Pill into his mouth, and swallowed it directly.

Once the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach, it initially just spread a warm, gentle current. But only after a few breaths...

”Boom!”

It was as if a dormant volcano had suddenly erupted in his abdomen!

A torrent of Spiritual Qi, violent to the point of being unimaginable, carrying a pure medicinal power that was destructive and peerlessly tyrannical, exploded instantly!

This power was several times more ferocious than he had anticipated.

Like the water of a breached Yellow River, it surged and collided through his wide Meridians and tough organs, emitting a thunderous roar!

He could even clearly ”hear” the rushing sound of the Qi and blood in his body being forcibly pushed and accelerated by this power!

This power was too strong, too wild; it was almost going to burst his body open!

Lin Lingshan’s expression changed abruptly. Not daring to have any stray thoughts, he immediately exerted his full strength to operate the Immovable Wisdom King Art!

The special circulation of Qi and blood formed by the Cultivation Technique was like a huge grindstone, difficultly yet firmly guiding this violent torrent, forcing it into the circulation of his Heavenly Cycle.

He could clearly feel that every scouring of the Qi and blood torrent was accompanied by intense, tearing pain, but after this pain, his bone density was increasing, his muscle fibers were reorganizing, and his skin and membrane toughness were improving!

His physical strength was growing at an unprecedented speed!

At the same time, the last remnants of his Spiritual Qi Foundation in his body, under the violent impact of this pure Qi and blood power, were like a candle in the wind, completely shattered and dissolved, fully merging into his newborn Qi and blood Physical Body, no longer distinguishable from one another!

And the Devil Cultivator’s Spiritual Qi, which had been like maggots eating into his bones, was also completely crushed.

He didn’t know how long it had been before the violent torrent of medicinal power gradually subsided, fully tamed and absorbed by the Cultivation Technique.

Lin Lingshan slowly opened his eyes, and deep within his pupils, it seemed as if two balls of Qi and blood fire were burning. On his face was uncontrollable ecstasy!

”This... this enhanced Medicinal Pill is truly Heaven-Defying!” His voice trembled with excitement. The effect of just this one Medicinal Pill was almost equivalent to the sum of the more than ten ordinary version Medicinal Pills he had taken before!

More importantly, the trace of tyrannical Body Tempering power it contained had forcibly blasted open a clear gap in the Bottleneck that had long hindered his Immovable Wisdom King Art.

His long-stagnant physical cultivation had truly taken a step forward!

He looked at the small porcelain bottle with burning eyes; there were still a few more of the same enhanced Medicinal Pills inside. At this moment, in his eyes, this small bottle was nothing less than a peerless treasure containing the ability to let him be reborn and his strength to surge!

”With these Medicinal Pills, plus those ordinary versions... enough! It’s completely enough for me to break through the Bottleneck and push the Immovable Wisdom King Art to the rudimentary Realm of the Immovable Wisdom King Body!”

Lin Lingshan’s confidence exploded, and his eyes shone brightly. ”Once I achieve the rudimentary Immovable Wisdom King Body, my strength and defense will skyrocket! Hmph, when that time comes, ordinary Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivators? I’ll be able to knock them down with a single punch!”

A powerful confidence and a faintly fierce aura, belonging to a Body Cultivator, rose up from his body.