Chen Lin lifted the cup and held it beneath his nose. A faint fragrance of fruit and wood drifted into his nostrils, pleasantly soothing.
But that was all.
He shook his head, gestured to Grass, and drained the cup in one swallow.
"Hmm?"
The moment the liquid slipped down his throat, Chen Lin's expression froze. He seemed to sink into some wondrous state, his expression shifting continuously.
Grass immediately grew anxious. She stood up to go to his side, but Chen Lin waved a hand, stopping her.
Then he kept his eyes half closed, looking dazed.
Only after a long while did he recover.
"Phew!"
Chen Lin gently exhaled a breath of stale air, shock surfacing in his eyes.
Not only did this fruit dew have a unique flavor, like sweet dew descending upon the earth, but it could also draw him into an artistic conception brimming with vitality. In that state, all the flesh and blood essence in his body had begun to "pulse," purging the impurities within.
These were not ordinary impurities in his flesh and blood, but impurities originating in his flesh and blood origin essence.
According to Zishu, cultivators had three paramount forms of origin essence: Flesh Origin Essence, soul origin essence, and thought origin essence.
Flesh Origin Essence was the foundation of the true body, while soul origin essence was the foundation of the true soul. Thought origin essence was the foundation of true intent.
To become a True Immortal, one needed all three: a true body, a true soul, and true intent.
He had already glimpsed the threshold of a true soul, but he had never found the doorway to a true body or true intent, nor did he know how to improve them.
He had practiced body-refining techniques before, and the Diamond Body-Refining