"The Purple Bramble Root has been successfully cultivated!" Lin Changqi said with certainty. "When the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm opens again in ten years, it should be mature enough to harvest."
"But, Big Brother, do you really intend to cultivate the Borrowed Object Substitute Form technique?"
Lin Changqi asked hesitantly.
"It's good that it succeeded." Lin Changdao visibly let out a breath of relief and nodded. "In terms of affinity, the Purple Bramble Root is the most compatible with our Lin Family. Though it cannot heal my injuries, using Borrowed Object Substitute Form to replace one of my arms is still possible. This is also my last chance to advance to the Golden Core stage!"
"But, Big Brother!" Lin Changqi could not help saying, "Borrowed Object Substitute Form may be good, but it is not real in the end. Even if you force your way into the Golden Core stage, you will only form the lowest-grade Golden Core. You will be trapped in the initial Golden Core stage for the rest of your life, unable to advance another step!"
"A low-grade Golden Core is still a Golden Core!" Lin Changdao said firmly. "Our Lin Family has no choice now!"
"As long as I advance to the Golden Core stage and first raise the family's rank to that of a prefectural prominent clan, the younger generations of the family will naturally produce middle-grade and upper-grade Golden Cores!"
"But Big Brother's sacrifice..." Lin Changqi said sadly. "With Big Brother's talent, you originally could have formed at least a middle-grade Golden Core!"
"Heh..." Lin Changdao laughed and shook his head. "In my current state, being able to form a Golden Core at all would already be a great blessing!"
"It's all because of them!" Lin Changqi suddenly became furious, as if about to