Recaps

Lin Changheng completed commissioned second-tier pill refining, built a reputation in the Immortal City, and reached the peak of the Qi Refining ninth layer as he prepared for Foundation Establishment. Mo Zhaoli arrived briefly with the essence blood he had requested, leaving him poised to continue his preparations.

• Lin Changheng signed a pill-refining contract with Wu Changfeng, witnessed by Elder Cheng, then refined and delivered ten standard-quality Golden Marrow Essence Condensation Pills and secured another commission from Yu.
• Over the next year, Lin Changheng refined pills for several Foundation Establishment cultivators and became well known in the Immortal City's Inner City while preparing for Foundation Establishment.
• Lin Changheng wrote to Tantai Feiyue and Mo Zhaoli about becoming a second-tier alchemist; Tantai Feiyue congratulated him, and Mo Zhaoli offered to bring the essence blood she had bought for him.
• Lin Changheng advanced to the Qi Refining ninth-layer peak after more than six years of cultivation and found that the eighth leaf of his Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus was nearly formed.
• Mo Zhaoli visited Lin Changheng at Azure Origin Cottage, met Yan Mingyi, and showed him a wooden box containing the essence blood he had requested.

Lin Changheng received essence blood from Mo Zhaoli in exchange for refining pills, and the two grew closer as she encouraged his Foundation Establishment prospects. After Mo Zhaoli left, Lin used the blood to advance his Flame-Tailed Spirit Fox Treasure Seed and gained the Illusory Appearance Shift demon method, which could alter his appearance and body.

• Mo Zhaoli gave Lin Changheng a box of Red-Eyed Fire and Mountain-Moving Ape essence blood, and Lin agreed to refine ten portions of the Water-Rhythm Jade Dew Pill in exchange.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli shared a familiar affectionate moment, then discussed her Foundation Establishment cultivation and his Qi Refining Peak cultivation.
• Mo Zhaoli wished Lin luck with Foundation Establishment before leaving to carry out a sect mission, and Lin planned to finish her pills before she returned.
• Lin Changheng used twenty bottles of Red-Eyed Fire essence blood to complete his Flame-Tailed Spirit Fox True Core transformation.
• Lin Changheng refined the core into Illusory Appearance Shift and discovered he could change his appearance and body so convincingly that even powerful divine sense would struggle to perceive his true form.

Lin Changheng incorporated the Mountain-Moving Ape’s Mighty Strength talent and tested its immense power. After building his reputation as an alchemist, he began assembling ingredients and clients for a Foundation Establishment Pill batch, which he planned to refine in about half a year.

• Lin Changheng used the Mountain-Moving Ape essence blood to obtain second- and third-level treasure seeds, incorporated Mighty Strength, and discovered that it greatly increased his strength and control.
• Six months later, Lin Changheng spread word that he might refine Foundation Establishment Pills for cultivators who pooled their ingredients.
• A cultivator surnamed Qian offered a main ingredient and supplementary ingredients, and Lin Changheng accepted him into a batch while setting a fee of one thousand spirit stones per person.
• Cui Jianshui introduced Gu Chang'an, who supplied the missing celestial crystal spirit lotus root and joined the planned batch.
• Lin Changheng scheduled the pill refining for about half a year later, when his nine-leaf violet cinnabar fungus would be mature.

Lin Changheng prepared to refine Foundation Establishment Pills and attempt Foundation Establishment, while uncovering a plot to control him through Cui Jianshui. After fully refining his mana and ripening the nine-leaf violet cinnabar fungus, he awaited the arrival of a female immortal from a Dharma Boat.

• Lin Changheng arranged to refine Foundation Establishment Pills with the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Qian in six months and asked Mo Zhaoli to come to the immortal city under the pretense of guarding him.
• Lin Changheng welcomed Cui Jianshui’s advances but secretly trapped pale-green gu-like wisps from her spirit wine in his Redcloud Profound Flame.
• Lin Changheng suspected Cui Jianshui and someone behind her were trying to plant a nonpoisonous gu to control him, and he decided to investigate without exposing his suspicions.
• Lin Changheng finished refining all his mana after more than eight years of effort.
• Lin Changheng ripened the ninth leaf of the nine-leaf violet cinnabar fungus, and a female immortal in a moon-white dress arrived by Dharma Boat the next day.

Lin Changheng gathered Mo Zhaoli and two other parties at a rented cave residence to refine Foundation Establishment Pills while Mo Zhaoli guarded the gathering. After ten days of refining, he produced three pills, and the chapter ended as he revealed the successful results.

• Mo Zhaoli arrived to guard Lin Changheng as he prepared to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, and they traveled together to his rented cave residence in the Outer Lake district.
• Gu Chang'an, Cui Jianshui, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Qian arrived with their ingredients, and everyone agreed on the pill-selection order and compensation rules.
• Lin Changheng inspected the ingredients, lit his furnace, and spent ten days refining while Mo Zhaoli watched over the guests.
• Lin Changheng opened the furnace and produced three green-jade Foundation Establishment Pills, none of them defective.

Lin Changheng successfully refined three Foundation Establishment Pills, then used a genuine pill to break through the Three Mountains and establish his foundation at age sixty. He emerged with his Dao Foundation merged throughout his body, while Mo Zhaoli guarded him through the breakthrough.

• Lin Changheng completed the pill refining, producing two genuine Foundation Establishment Pills and one inferior pill, and the three customers each took a pill after paying.
• Mo Zhaoli returned her Genuine Foundation Establishment Pill to Lin Changheng, who entered seclusion to prepare for his breakthrough while she stayed to guard him.
• After restoring himself and reviewing the Foundation Establishment Insights, Lin Changheng broke through the Mountains of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, then swallowed a Genuine Foundation Establishment Pill to stabilize his Dao Foundation.
• A vast spiritual-energy vortex formed above Lin Changheng’s cave residence as Mo Zhaoli stood guard against anyone who might interfere.
• Five days later, Lin Changheng’s Dao Foundation finished forming and merged throughout his body, confirming that he had established his foundation at sixty.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, Lin Changheng consolidated his cultivation and discovered that his lifespan and Divine Sense had increased. He then tested his divine ability on treasure plants, finding that his cultivation breakthrough had greatly improved its effects.

• Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion to reassure Mo Zhaoli that he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment, and she congratulated him before returning to the sect.
• Lin Changheng entered seclusion again, found that his lifespan had risen to 270 years, and extended his Divine Sense to a range of 1,500 feet.
• After half a year, Lin Changheng emerged with his cultivation consolidated, replied to five neighbors' visiting cards, and planted the [Earth Vein Yellow Essence] and [Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus] roots.
• Lin Changheng used the [Flourishing Life Divine Ability] on the [Earth Vein Yellow Essence] and discovered that it accelerated the plant's growth threefold while revealing its age.
• Lin Changheng restored the vitality of the [Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus] roots with ordinary mana infused with the divine ability, bringing them back to life without spending Lifespan.

After returning to Cloudgate Court, Lin Changheng learned that his pill-refining success had made him famous throughout the Inner City, but he declined the Immortal City's offer and focused on his own affairs. He obtained more Profound Spirit Essence Blood, investigated Cui Jianshui’s background, and transformed his Flame-Tailed Golden Mouse treasure seed into a Supreme True Core.

• Lin Changheng returned to Azure Origin Cottage and found it covered with visiting cards from cultivators seeking pills, offering positions, or inviting him to join the Immortal City's Pill Hall.
• Yan Mingyi told Lin Changheng that visitors had sought him for months, and he decided to accept pill-refining requests while refusing employment invitations that would restrict his freedom.
• Lin Changheng invited Deng Changsheng to visit, repaid him for advancing payment on sixteen bottles of Profound Spirit Essence Blood, and rewarded him for his efforts.
• Deng Changsheng shared what he knew about Cui Jianshui, and Lin Changheng asked whether he knew Gu Chang'an before sending him away with instructions to keep their conversation secret.
• Lin Changheng prepared to use the Soul-Searching Technique and absorbed the essence blood, transforming the Flame-Tailed Golden Mouse treasure seed into a Supreme True Core.

Lin Changheng incorporated the Flame-Tailed Golden Mouse’s Limb-Hardening Demon Method and discovered that the Sun-Eclipsing Crow’s Fire Immersion talent granted both fire affinity and rapid healing through flames. After sending letters about his Foundation Establishment breakthrough and visiting a cultivation-text shop, he began seeking Second Tier methods and spells.

• Lin Changheng incorporated the Limb-Hardening Demon Method, which turned his skin dark gold and let him deflect a Superior Grade Dharma Artifact’s attack.
• Lin Changheng used Spirit Seizure on the Sun-Eclipsing Crow bloodline and chose Fire Immersion, gaining greater fire affinity and discovering that flames could heal his wounds.
• Lin Changheng tested Fire Immersion by opening a wound and healing it in a burst of flames, enduring intense pain as his arm regenerated.
• Lin Changheng sent Tantai Feiyue news of his Foundation Establishment and advice for preparing, while he sent Xu Fugui a letter that avoided revealing his breakthrough.
• Lin Changheng learned that Tantai Feiyue had reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and that Xu Hanwu had left to seek a chance at Foundation Establishment.
• Lin Changheng visited a cultivation-text shop in the Inner City and asked whether it sold Second Tier cultivation methods or spells.

Lin Changheng bought the Soul-Seizing Secret Art and received a stream of gifts from factions hoping to befriend or recruit him. He accepted Cui Jianshui’s invitation to her home, where a masked Qi Refining peak cultivator secretly entered while Lin Changheng appeared distracted.

• Lin Changheng bargained down the price of the Soul-Seizing Secret Art at the Myriad Scroll Tower and bought it for one hundred spirit stones.
• A Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Wu Family of Longwu Mountain visited Lin Changheng to recruit him, but Lin Changheng declined and accepted the family’s gift basket.
• Other cultivators and lineages visited Lin Changheng over the next three days, and he accumulated gifts worth nearly ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.
• Cui Jianshui invited Lin Changheng to the Clear-Sound Cloud Abode for wine and music, and he followed her inside.
• As Lin Changheng and Cui Jianshui drank together, a masked Qi Refining peak cultivator entered her home unnoticed, while Lin Changheng sensed the newcomer’s arrival.

Lin Changheng turned the trap set by Cui Jianshui and Gu Qiusheng against them, killing Gu Qiusheng and leaving Cui Jianshui unconscious. After searching Gu Qiusheng’s soul, he discovered the bandit cultivator had crossed paths with him twice before.

• Lin Changheng overheard Cui Jianshui and Gu Qiusheng planning to weaken him with a gu, capture him, and force him to refine pills.
• Cui Jianshui attacked Lin Changheng, but he resisted her strike and knocked her unconscious.
• Gu Qiusheng attacked Lin Changheng with Dharma Artifacts, but Lin Changheng evaded the blades, seized him, and killed him.
• Lin Changheng burned the bodies, cleaned the courtyard, and took the Flowing Clouds Veil the Moon Formation and the cultivators’ Storage Bags.
• Lin Changheng learned through a Soul Search that Gu Qiusheng had belonged to the bandits whose ambush Lin Changheng disrupted outside Floating Life Immortal City and had later bid against him at an auction.

Lin Changheng searched Gu Qiusheng and Cui Jianshui’s belongings, gaining valuable treasures and learning how Gu Qiusheng had planned to enslave him. He later offered to refine healing pills for Puppet Master Yan, leaving the neighbors’ relationship on warm terms.

• Lin Changheng recovered the inferior Foundation Establishment Pill he had given Gu Qiusheng and examined Gu Qiusheng’s Foundation Establishment Spirit Treasure, Azure Spirit Milk.
• Lin Changheng found the Flowing Clouds Veil the Moon Formation, Mystic Mother-and-Son Blades, Flowing Shadow Secret Art, and Dharma Boat in Gu Qiusheng’s Storage Bag, then refined the blades.
• Lin Changheng kept the valuable spoils, burned items marked with the Redcloud Profound Flame, and decided to wait three to five years before selling the remaining goods.
• Several days passed without the neighbors noticing anything unusual, while Musical Fairies from the Immortal Music Pavilion came looking for Cui Jianshui but found her courtyard sealed.
• Lin Changheng accepted Puppet Master Yan’s invitation to dinner, noticed his worsening condition, and offered to refine Spirit Essence Rejuvenation Pills for him.

Lin Changheng reassured Yan Mingyi and Puppet Master Yan that the latter could safely take a second-tier Spirit Essence Rejuvenation Pill, then received the Azure Wave Spirit Turtle essence blood from Cook Zeng. Cook Zeng invited him to become an Attendant for the Huang Household, but Lin Changheng refused and ended the chapter excitedly examining the essence blood.

• Lin Changheng explained that Puppet Master Yan could take a second-tier pill just as Qi Refining cultivators could take Foundation Establishment Pills, dispelling Yan Mingyi's concerns.
• Cook Zeng congratulated Lin Changheng, brought him 121 bottles of Azure Wave Spirit Turtle essence blood, and insisted that the Spirit Wine Tower return the storage fee.
• Cook Zeng revealed that he had married into the Huang Household of Spirit Vault Mountain, whose branch faced decline as its sole Foundation Establishment cultivator aged.
• Cook Zeng invited Lin Changheng to serve as an Attendant for his branch, but Lin Changheng declined and offered to prioritize the branch's future pill batches instead.
• Cook Zeng said his wife's younger sister was recovering from Lin Changheng's elixirs, then took his leave.
• Lin Changheng decided to avoid the Huang Household's internal conflict and took out the Azure Wave Spirit Turtle essence blood from his Storage Bag.

Lin Changheng gained eight years of lifespan from his second-level jade wave spirit turtle treasure seed while searching for a suitable second-tier cultivation method. Huang Linglin offered him an obligation-free Attendant position in the Huang Household and a gift of his choice, and Lin Changheng asked for an upper-grade second-tier fire-element cultivation method; the household went to consult its ancestor.

• Lin Changheng absorbed a hundred portions of essence blood, advanced the jade wave spirit turtle treasure seed to its second level, and gained eight years of lifespan and another strand of water spirit resonance.
• Lin Changheng searched the Immortal City for a second-tier cultivation method, refined elixirs, studied formations, and continued body tempering while caring for his Black-Armored Earth Turtle.
• Cook Zeng visited Lin Changheng with his cultivation partner, Huang Linglin, who invited him to become an obligation-free Attendant of the Huang Household in exchange for prioritizing their pill-refining requests.
• Huang Linglin offered Lin Changheng the standard Attendant resources and one reasonable gift from her branch's ancestor, who was at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
• Lin Changheng requested a second-tier fire-element cultivation method, preferably an upper-grade one, and Huang Linglin and Cook Zeng left to consult their ancestor before answering.

Lin Changheng accepted the Huang Household’s Jade Void Radiant Scripture and moved to a higher-grade cave abode to cultivate it. As he advanced the difficult fire cultivation method, its crimson true essence strengthened his Redcloud Profound Flame.

• Huang Linglin told Lin Changheng that the Huang Household’s ancestor had agreed to give him the Jade Void Radiant Scripture, provided he did not pass it on, and Lin Changheng accepted an attendant’s title without duties.
• Lin Changheng asked Huang Linglin to have the cultivation method brought to him rather than travel to the Huang Household’s territory.
• Lin Changheng promoted the Hundred Herbs Shop by appearing there and publicly acknowledging his ties to Alchemist Cheng and Junior Brother Cheng, drawing more customers to the shop.
• Lin Changheng delivered Spirit Essence Rejuvenation Pills to Puppet Master Yan and told Yan Mingyi and her grandfather he was moving to an Outer Lake Cave Abode.
• Over the next two years, Lin Changheng cultivated the Jade Void Radiant Scripture to proficiency and chose it for its strong self-preservation despite its slow, difficult progress.
• Lin Changheng directed the scripture’s crimson true essence into the Redcloud Profound Flame, which absorbed it and grew stronger.

Lin Changheng strengthened his flames and gained the ninth layer of the Origin Treasure Seed, then increased his lifespan through Spirit Seizure. After receiving Tantai Feiyue’s letter about her impending Foundation Establishment attempt, he prepared to return and see her.

• Lin Changheng confirmed that the Jade Void Radiant Scripture could nourish his Redcloud Profound Flame, while he tended his revived second-tier medicinal plants and persuaded pill customers to preserve roots with their herbs.
• The Origin Treasure Seed reached its ninth layer, granting Lin Changheng Heaven-Gifted Clear Heart · Desire Restraint, and he found his fire spiritual root had thirty-eight strands of spirit resonance.
• Lin Changheng learned that Huang Lingsu’s Dragon Roar Body was causing a dangerous imbalance of yin and yang, and that her elixirs only suppressed its effects.
• Lin Changheng used Azure Wave Spirit Turtle essence blood to complete two Spirit Seizures, gaining sixteen years of lifespan and concealing its outward effects.
• Tantai Feiyue wrote that she intended to attempt Foundation Establishment before turning sixty and hoped Lin Changheng would visit; he finished his duties, arranged for essence blood to be retained, and left by Dharma Boat.

Lin Changheng revisited Zichuan Market and the Xu Family, where he reunited with Tantai Feiyue after years apart. After spending time together, he examined her preparations for Foundation Establishment and furrowed his brow at what he found.

• Lin Changheng returned to Zichuan Market, revisited his former homes, and left after declaring it would be his last visit.
• At the Blackwater River, Lin Changheng met the ferryman, who welcomed him back to the Xu Family and sent word of his arrival.
• Lin Changheng found that the Xu Family had preserved his old courtyard and reunited there with Tantai Feiyue, Xu Xujun, and Xu Xuheng.
• Lin Changheng and Tantai Feiyue embraced and spent time together in private while the two Xu Family men withdrew.
• Lin Changheng examined Tantai Feiyue's Foundation Establishment preparations and frowned at their condition.

Lin Changheng used the Poison-Transforming Demon Method to purge Tantai Feiyue’s elixir toxins and improve her chances of Foundation Establishment before returning to the Xu Family. After learning of the family’s divisions and its conflict with the Yun Family over the weakened Qiu Family, he advised Xu Xuheng to press the advantage.

• Lin Changheng examined Tantai Feiyue, found her mana impure and her chance of Foundation Establishment low, then used the Poison-Transforming Demon Method to dissolve her elixir toxins and improve her prospects.
• Lin Changheng reunited with Xu Fugui, gave him two bottles of second-tier elixirs, and carried him by escape light to visit Bai Fengxian’s grave on Green Mountain.
• Lin Changheng attended the Xu Family’s welcoming banquet, learned that Xu Qianhuan and Xu Qianzhan had died in battle, and heard that Xu Hanwu had left to seek Foundation Establishment.
• Xu Xuheng and Xu Xujun explained that the Yun Family had intervened to prevent the Xu Family from absorbing the weakened Qiu Family, while the Xu leadership had split over whether to destroy the Qiu Family.
• Lin Changheng recalled the hostile Foundation Establishment cultivator watching the Xu Family and advised Xu Xuheng to press on against the defeated Qiu Family.

Lin Changheng accepted the Xu Family’s gift of demon beast essence blood and agreed to guide Xu Qianyan in Dao of Alchemy, while the Xu Family decided to cultivate their relationship with him. Back at his residence, Lin Changheng examined the gift and found more than 420 bottles of Mountain-Moving Ape essence blood.

• Lin Changheng told Xu Xuheng and Xu Xujun about the suspicious gaze he had sensed, and he refused their attempt to enlist him in a fight against the Qiu Family’s Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Xu Qianyan brought Lin Changheng a jade box of demon beast essence blood, which Lin Changheng accepted after learning Mo Zhaoli had told the Xu Family about his needs.
• Lin Changheng learned that Xu Qianyan was stuck at First-Tier Superior-Grade Dao of Alchemy, so he agreed to meet him the next day and offer guidance.
• After Lin Changheng left, Xu Xuheng, Xu Xujun, and Xu Qianyan agreed to prioritize befriending him because he might eventually refine Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Lin Changheng returned to his residence, set up the Flowing Clouds Veil the Moon Formation, and examined the gift, finding more than 420 bottles of Mountain-Moving Ape essence blood.

Lin Changheng refined a new Mountain-Moving Ape treasure seed into the Shouldering Mountains divine ability true intention and gained a powerful Breath-Concealing foreign method from a Jade-Horned Snake. He guided Xu Qianyan to successfully refine a second-tier pill, while Tantai Feiyue’s poison-cleansing progressed toward her Foundation Establishment breakthrough.

• Lin Changheng perfected the Mountain-Moving Ape treasure seed, awakened the Mighty Strength foreign method, and witnessed a golden giant ape that revealed the Shouldering Mountains divine ability true intention.
• Lin Changheng seized the Jade-Horned Snake’s spirit and chose its Breath Concealment talent, gaining a foreign method that hid his aura and presence even from wild beasts.
• Lin Changheng attended Xu Qianyan’s seven-day refinement of a Blood Ginseng Mystic Essence Pill and guided him through several crises until he produced a genuine second-tier pill.
• Xu Qianyan thanked Lin Changheng for his help, and Xu Xuheng said the Xu family was collecting more demon beast essence blood for him.
• Lin Changheng continued helping Tantai Feiyue purge her poison and planned to take her to Brilliant Sun Valley for Foundation Establishment in about two months.

Lin Changheng learned that Tantai Feiyue had successfully established her foundation, possibly aided by his newly discovered use of the Flourishing Life Divine Ability. After bringing the news to the Xu Family and receiving an alchemy inheritance, he visited Mo Zhaoli, who presented him with demon beast essence blood.

• Lin Changheng learned that Tantai Feiyue had broken through the Three Mountains and established her foundation, and realized his use of the Flourishing Life Divine Ability might have helped her overcome the Mountain of Essence.
• Lin Changheng informed the Xu Family of Tantai Feiyue's success, and Xu Xujun gave him the Xu Family's low-grade second-tier Dao of Alchemy Inheritance.
• Lin Changheng continued toward Floating Life Immortal City, then detoured to the Purple Pole Sect to visit Mo Zhaoli and ask about demon beast essence blood.
• Lin Changheng told Mo Zhaoli about Tantai Feiyue's Foundation Establishment and his alchemy progress, and Mo Zhaoli placed a batch of essence blood on the table for him.

Lin Changheng returned to Floating Life Immortal City after leaving the Purple Pole Sect, where Senior Brother Feng’s hostility had reminded him that his strength was insufficient. After three years of secluded cultivation and a successful breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Second Layer, he emerged from seclusion to find the Black-Armored Earth Turtle begging a puppet for pills.

• Mo Zhaoli gave Lin Changheng Mountain-Moving Ape and Red-Eyed Fire essence blood, then took him to the sect’s Market Ward, where Senior Brother Feng intercepted them and tried to belittle Lin.
• Mo Zhaoli escorted Lin Changheng away, and he considered killing Senior Brother Feng but decided the risk was too great and left at full speed.
• Lin Changheng returned to Floating Life Immortal City, entered seclusion, and used the Mountain-Moving Ape essence blood to complete the fifth level of its Treasure Seed.
• Over the next three years, Lin Changheng cultivated, refined pills, collected Azure Wave Spirit Turtle essence blood, and bought an alchemy inheritance, a Jiao Blood Fruit, and a formation inheritance at the Grand Auction.
• At age sixty-six, Lin Changheng broke through from the Foundation Establishment First Layer to the Second Layer after more than six years of cultivation.
• Lin Changheng left his cultivation chamber and found the enlarged Black-Armored Earth Turtle begging a silvery-white puppet for pills.

After three years in seclusion, Lin Changheng reviewed his growing spirit garden, lifespan, and body-refinement progress while maintaining his ties with the Huang Household. The chapter ended with Cook Zeng asking him to refine Foundation Establishment Pills for the lineage, and Lin Changheng agreeing to prioritize the batch if they supplied the ingredients.

• Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion and watched a silver puppet feed the now late-first-tier Black-Armored Earth Turtle.
• Lin Changheng tended his thirteen spirit plants, including the Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus and Vermilion Beauty Fruit Grass, and noted how their growth was progressing.
• Lin Changheng used the essence blood supplied by the Yellow Millet Abode to advance the Jade Wave Spirit Turtle Treasure Seed, raising his lifespan to more than three hundred years.
• Lin Changheng absorbed second-tier body-refinement materials in a medicinal bath and expected to reach the fifth level of the Evergreen Azurewood Body within a year.
• Lin Changheng received Cook Zeng, who asked him to refine Foundation Establishment Pills for the Huang Household, and Lin Changheng agreed to prioritize the work if they provided the ingredients.

Lin Changheng negotiated for the Huang Household to help obtain demon beast essence blood and used his newly acquired Divided Mind ability to cultivate while refining pills. He then asked Deng Changsheng to announce another Foundation Establishment Pill gathering, offering free pill refinement to anyone who brought him a main ingredient.

• Cook Zeng told Lin Changheng that the Huang Household had gathered two Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients and asked him to help find the missing [Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus].
• Lin Changheng asked Cook Zeng to collect essence blood from other demon beasts, and Cook Zeng agreed to help.
• Lin Changheng refined premium-quality Lower-Grade Second-Tier pills and used [Heaven-Gifted Clear Heart · Divided Mind] to cultivate while monitoring the furnace.
• Lin Changheng tested Divided Mind and learned that he could think about separate tasks at once, but could not safely perform two different tasks that both used mana.
• Lin Changheng offered Deng Changsheng free Foundation Establishment Pill refinement if he obtained a main ingredient, then asked him to announce a new ingredient-pooling effort.
• Deng Changsheng agreed to spread the word, and Lin Changheng asked him to stay because he had another matter to discuss.

Lin Changheng secured the missing herb for the Huang Household’s Foundation Establishment Pills and arranged the refining date. He used the Poisonfire Savage Bull essence blood to gain a fire-poison talent, raising his fire spiritual root’s spirit resonance to forty.

• Deng Changsheng explained that his friend had been caught selling demon beast essence blood and was confined by a False Core elder.
• Two rogue cultivators asked Lin Changheng to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, but he told them they still needed a Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus.
• A disguised female cultivator named Yun provided a high-quality Nine-Leaf Violet Cinnabar Fungus, and Lin Changheng agreed to begin refining within half a year.
• Cook Zeng brought Lin Changheng more than two hundred portions of Poisonfire Savage Bull essence blood and confirmed that the Huang Household’s pill ingredients were ready.
• Lin Changheng chose the Poisonfire Savage Bull’s fire-poison talent, integrated it as a foreign method, and raised his fire spiritual root’s spirit resonance to forty.