[Mid-Tier Golden Core], a soaring lifespan! Fourth-tier spirit soil, crisis in the Song Region!

The southern border of the Zhao Territory, [Cloudsky Immortal City].

The bright moon hung like a wheel, spilling moonlight over Lin Changheng's courtyard and washing it in a boundless silvery white.

Looking inward now, Lin Changheng discovered that his lifespan had reached an astonishing seven hundred and thirty-seven years.

Of his previous six hundred and sixty-five years, he had spent eight reviving the damaged roots of the [essence-stabilizing spirit-storing herb] and [clarity-mindwashing branch].

Then, stacking four layers of the [molten-rock turtle-dragon treasure seed]'s longevity talent had added eighty years in total, bringing him to seven hundred and thirty-seven.

The results were outstanding, and Lin Changheng was extremely pleased. Now, with [True Core Transformation] ahead of him, his anticipation naturally grew stronger still.

"Humm..."

With a thought, Lin Changheng plucked the [molten-rock turtle-dragon true core] that bobbed within the azure radiance at the Origin Cauldron's mouth, fiery red and half concealed.

"Whoosh!"

Like a fruit plucked from a tree, the entire true core became a streak of light and plunged headfirst into the soul within Lin Changheng's sea of consciousness.

"Haa..."

Lin Changheng instinctively drew a breath, filling his lungs with cool night air. Yet what his soul felt was heat, heat, and still more heat!

It was as though a mouthful of magma had spread through his soul, covering it entirely without causing any harm.

There was only scorching heat!

As it washed through him, Lin Changheng's soul and divine sense underwent another measure of growth.

Compared with before, the improvement was genuinely substantial.

Before he could carefully savor what he sensed, the crimson true core continued downward, leaving his soul and heading toward his flesh.

The same scorching sensation came again, flowing through his meridians, penetrating deep into his flesh, and soaking into his bones.

It also drew the