The next day, a brilliantly plumed peacock arrived at the Martial Nurturing Pavilion and delivered three strands of Heaven and Earth Essence to Lu Lin.
All three strands were Earth Essence—the essence slowly nurtured over countless years in places with scant spiritual energy but rich, abundant ley lines.
After seeing off the peacock messenger, Lu Lin wasted no time and immediately began refining them.
With the aid of High-Level Cultivation Time, the refining process was incredibly swift.
Before long, he had completely melted down and absorbed the three strands of pure, gentle Earth Essence, turning them into nourishment for his Martial Dao Golden Body.
However, as good as the three strands of Earth Essence were, they were still only a drop in the bucket compared to Lu Lin's current needs.
His cultivation was still a long way from the peak of the late Golden Body Realm—the level at which he could force his Life Locks to manifest.
Although I've accumulated more than thirty thousand years of High-Level Cultivation Time, even spending it all to absorb solar essence wouldn't be nearly enough for a breakthrough. I'd better hold onto it for now, in case I need it later, Lu Lin mused.
He also wanted to try cultivating the Nirvana Golden Body before breaking through to the Golden Body Realm's completion.
The firmer his foundation and the stronger his Golden Body, the more Life Locks he might be able to force into view—and attempt to sever—when the time came.
The chance to sever Life Locks was one that might never come again. It was only available in the Golden Body Realm, and once missed, it was gone for good.
Given the strength of his Golden Body, if he broke through to the Golden Body Realm's completion now, he feared things would go