Had the continual improvement of the [Flame-Tailed Golden Mouse Treasure Seed] not been so gratifying that it suppressed his discontent, he would one day have clubbed that annoying old fellow with the rosacea nose from behind.
That said,
With the continual extraction of essence blood from defective pills, the [Flame-Tailed Golden Mouse Treasure Seed] had already reached the third level of spirit seizure.
The three demonic beast talents it offered also matched the descriptions in the Record of Savage Wastes Monsters and Spirit Beasts exactly.
They were still [Limb Hardening], [Flame-Tail Wave], and [Spirit-Sense Tracking]!
Lin Changheng had originally intended to choose the fire-aligned [Flame-Tail Wave] rather than the metal-aligned [Limb Hardening], to bolster the spirit resonance of his fire spiritual root.
That would help his fire spiritual root transform into a middle-grade spiritual root sooner, allowing him to break through the mid-Qi Refining bottleneck.
But the existence of crimson powder had worn that bottleneck away entirely, prompting a change in Lin Changheng's plans.
In the end, he decided on [Limb Hardening], which offered better protection for his life.
Cultivators were powerful, of course. Once their magic artifacts flew out, they could take someone's head from a great distance.
But while their bodies were no weaker than those of martial arts experts in the mortal world, their physical strength still could not match the power of their magical energy.
There remained a sense that their bodies were frail.
With this [Limb Hardening Otherworldly Art], however, he could make up for that deficiency.
With a thought, Lin Changheng immediately activated the otherworldly art to test it, and felt a sharp metallic energy that pierced to the bone coursing through all five of his limbs.
The surface of his skin changed first.
His formerly warm, supple skin visibly lost its color, first