He had refined most of the spiritual herbs into pills, but there were still many other rare and precious materials suitable for setting up formations, refining puppets, making talismans, and so on.
Lin An organized the materials and considered the preparations he needed to make.
First, there's the formation, an Immortal Rank Heavenly Dipper Demon-Suppressing Array that can absorb the power of heaven and earth to form thirty-six Heavenly Gang chains to suppress the curse.
Then there are pills, Immortal Rank Reincarnation Curse-Life Pill. This pill can also suppress the power of curses, and if it is an Immortal Rank curse, it can even break it directly.
Finally, there is the talisman, the Nine-Star Curse-Suppressing Talisman, made with the hide of an Immortal beast as paper, the blood of an Immortal Sin Beast as ink, and the power of the stars.
"With the addition of the Curse Devouring, breaking the Lifespan Shackles is quite easy."
Lin An also started getting busy.
With the aid of a hundredfold increase in time flow, only about three days had passed in the outside world before Lin An successfully refined the formation, pills, and talismans.
He refined ten portions of each type, not only as a precaution, but also because he anticipated that relatives from the Myriad Spirits Realm might come to his Domain later, so he prepared for any eventuality.
Lin An to Qin Shao, intending to ask Qin Shao and four other Immortal Realm experts from the Central Heaven Region to join him in providing support.
Qin Shao received Lin An's message and naturally did not refuse. He quickly summoned the other four people.
Congratulations, Brother Qin, on your further advancement in cultivation!
When Qin Shao arrived, Lin An immediately cupped his hands in greeting, indicating that the other party had clearly broken through to the Immortal Eighth Grade.
"Haha, I have to thank Brother Lin for his Black-Yellow Immortal Pill. Refining just one is equivalent to several years of my hard work." Qin Shao was also extremely happy.
In the past, relying on the resources of the Domain, it would have taken him at least ten years to break through to the Immortal Eighth Grade. Now, with Lin An's pills, he was able to break through quickly.
Moreover, he still has quite a few Black-Yellow Immortal Pill, more than enough for him to break through to the Immortal Ninth Grade perfection.
As for the Eternal Realm, he didn't expect that much.
"Yes, Brother Lin's pills are truly amazing. It's been a long time since I've experienced such a rapid increase in cultivation."
"Many thanks to Brother Lin for the help of the elixir, which allowed me to break through to the first rank."
The other four also spoke up. Since their cultivation levels were lower, the effects of the pills were more pronounced, and they all improved by one grade.
Lin An congratulated everyone with a smile before getting down to business, "This time, I'll need your help to keep things under control."
"Brother Lin has made a request, and we will certainly grant it."
Everyone expressed their opinions.
Lin An then explained the Heavenly Dipper Demon-Suppressing Array to everyone, making sure they understood how to suppress the formation.
Seeing that everyone understood, Lin An also woke up his maternal grandfather Li Yunshan, who was cultivating.
"Grandpa, I will help you break free from the Lifespan Shackles." Lin An explained the situation.
" An'er, this Lifespan Shackles is, after all, a curse of the Eternal Realm expert. If anything unexpected happens during the process, you must protect yourself and don't worry about me," Li Yunshan said earnestly.
He would rather die than let Lin An suffer harm in order to help him.
The other person deserves a brighter future and shouldn't harm themselves for this old man.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I'm 99% sure about this, nothing will happen."
Lin An said with a smile.
Li Yunshan then nodded.
"Gentlemen, let's begin."
As soon as Lin An finished speaking, everyone arrived in the void. Lin An also activated the Heavenly Dipper Demon-Suppressing Array. Qin Shao and the other four entered the formation, while Li Yunshan sat cross-legged in the center of the formation.
"Buzz..."
Immediately afterward, Lin An's heart stirred, and the Chaos Heart Lamp appeared in his hand. As power surged into it, the lamp flame instantly transformed into three thousand fine threads, heading towards Li Yunshan's soul.
The fine threads slowly pierced through Li Yunshan's soul, penetrating deep into it like peeling silk from a cocoon.
Half an hour later, Lin An's eyes lit up. He found a cursed seal within Li Yunshan's soul.
This is the true form of the curse of the Lifespan Shackles.
The fine threads formed from the lamp flame surged from all directions, enveloping the incantation seal within them.
As if sensing danger, the cursed seal began to struggle violently, even attempting to break through Li Yunshan's soul and escape.
"Still trying to struggle?"
Lin An snorted coldly, and the power of the Heavenly Dipper Demon-Suppressing Array erupted. At the same time, the Nine-Star Curse-Suppressing Talisman was activated. Then, Lin An flicked his finger, and the Reincarnation Curse-Life Pill turned into a stream of light and entered Li Yunshan's brow.
Four forces combined to surround the cursed seal, transforming it into a cage that imprisoned it.
Immediately afterwards, Lin An wrote in the air with blood from his fingertips, and amidst the blood-red light, a peculiar curse mark appeared.
It is the Curse Devouring, capable of absorbing all curses and strengthening itself.
As the Curse Devouring appeared, it instantly transformed into a streak of blood-red light and flew into the cage, like a gaping maw biting at the curse seal.
However, this curse mark was not weak, and the Curse Devouring could not do anything to the opponent for the time being.
Lin An had anticipated this; the thin wisps of lamp flame seemed to transform into sharp blades as they fell towards the curse seal.
The fine threads were covered with chaotic energy. The curse seal only lasted for a few dozen breaths before cracks appeared. It was then divided into countless small pieces by the countless threads.
At this moment, Lin An activated the Curse Devouring and began to devour these small pieces.
As time slowly passed, the number of small pieces of the curse seal devoured by the Curse Devouring increased, and its power grew stronger and stronger.
"Once the Lifespan Shackles is absorbed, the Curse Devouring will become stronger, making it much easier to help my uncle break free of the Lifespan Shackles."
"Moreover, this Curse Devouring will be one of my trump cards from now on, since it contains a trace of the power of the Eternal Realm."
Lin An thought to himself that he could find some more curses to devour later, or even create some curses himself to feed the Curse Devouring.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Boom...
As the last curse mark was devoured by the Curse Devouring, Li Yunshan's aura suddenly erupted, and the Lifespan Shackles were broken at that moment.
With his current strength at the Sovereign Realm Seventh Grade, he could easily live for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
Seeing that the Lifespan Shackles had been broken, Lin An's heart stirred, and the Curse Devouring instantly transformed into a streak of blood light that landed on his fingertips.
At this moment, the Curse Devouring was more than ten times stronger than before, and its aura had reached the level of Immortal.
" An'er, the Lifespan Shackles have been broken."
Li Yunshan opened his eyes, his face filled with surprise.
Who would choose to die if they could live, especially since he had already reached the Sovereign Realm and naturally wanted to live longer?
"Congratulations, Grandpa! You won't have to worry about your lifespan anymore," Lin An said with a smile.
"I must thank you all for your help," Li Yunshan said, bowing to Qin Shao and the others in gratitude.
"Brother Lin has made a request, and we will certainly do our utmost to assist you," Qin Shao and the others said with smiles.
After exchanging a few polite words, Lin An decided to strike while the iron was hot and help his uncle Li Zhao break the Lifespan Shackles.
Lin An immediately woke Li Zhao and, as before, began to break the Lifespan Shackles.