The results of this seclusion were gratifying, and Chen Lin was in excellent spirits.
First, he had refined the Prancing Bull.
It truly deserved to be called a rank-seven spirit plant. Even though Hongchen had absorbed most of it, the remaining portion had still strengthened his natal runic inscription, firmly stabilizing it as a true runic inscription.
Its power had surged.
Now, when he used the Crystal Needle, he no longer needed more than a dozen breaths to accumulate power. Roughly three breaths were enough to activate it.
And just as Chen Lin had expected.
The Prancing Bull was connected to the Seven-Star Realm. After refining it, his understanding of the seven major laws had deepened, and he could now manifest the power of the seven inner stars again by arranging runic inscriptions.
His control was even better than before.
The true solar fire had improved along with it.
Beyond that.
His Soul-Destroying Finger had also advanced by leaps and bounds.
This finger technique had accompanied him longer than any other, and he had already mastered it to a certain extent. Only the lack of subsequent dharmic formulas had kept him from breaking through.
Now that the subsequent cultivation technique had been deduced, success came as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
It had not taken long for him to cultivate the first phase to perfection, reaching the point where he could advance to the second phase.
But he had also reached his limit.
His soul strength was insufficient to support a breakthrough.
At present, there were two ways to strengthen his soul.
One was soul dissolution.
The other was to rely on the Black Crystal Stone the Phoenix Crown Woman had given him, slowly increasing "that characteristic" within his soul.
Although he had never figured out what "that