"This pile of spirit stones was obtained from a spiritual vein in Tianfeng Valley."

The spirit stones beside him, converted into low-grade spirit stones, amounted to approximately 60 billion.

Now, with the operation of the immortal technique, spirit stones are being continuously absorbed, and the spiritual fluid within his body is constantly increasing. He should be able to break through to a higher realm soon.

Lin Xiaofei thought to himself, immersing himself completely in cultivation.

Whew! Whew! Whew!

As he frantically activated his immortal techniques, he heard a faint whooshing sound beside him, followed by billowing spiritual energy continuously emerging from the pile of spirit stones.

The spiritual energy was rapidly absorbed into the body, and the spiritual energy in the dantian gradually increased.

As time went by, Lin Xiaofei unknowingly felt that his dantian was beginning to feel a little saturated.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Lin Xiaofei's dantian trembled slightly, and then his entire body seemed to tremble slightly with a rhythm.

In a daze, Lin Xiaofei felt the power within his body constantly increasing, and with the slight tremor of his whole body, he felt incredibly happy.

The spiritual liquid in the dantian was like a river, lake, or sea, churning and surging, constantly impacting the dantian barrier, causing a booming sound within the body.

Each time the dantian is impacted by the surging spiritual liquid, the entire dantian emits a dazzling white light.

At the same time, he felt that his muscles, blood, bones, soul, and everything else in his body were constantly improving, repairing, and becoming stronger.

The numerous spirit stones beside him emitted waves of rich spiritual energy, which quickly flowed into his body.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

The massive amount of spiritual energy was continuously absorbed by him as the immortal technique was activated. The spiritual energy that entered his body quickly transformed into spiritual liquid in his dantian.

Then, the spiritual liquid once again impacted the dantian barrier.

Rumble!

The spiritual liquid within the dantian surged forth like the surging waves of the ocean.

The terrifying impact struck the barrier of Lin Xiaofei's dantian, causing his entire body to tremble slightly.

At the same time, with the continuous impact, the barrier of the dantian became more solid and firm, and also exuded a strong spirituality.

"Um?

My dantian is actually shrinking?

However, the speed at which the dantian absorbs spiritual energy is actually faster.

At one point, Lin Xiaofei noticed that the barrier in his dantian was slowly shrinking with the impact of the spiritual liquid, and the speed at which his dantian absorbed spiritual energy was also gradually accelerating.

He knew that the compression of his dantian actually made the spiritual energy in his body purer, which was a good thing for him.

He became even more focused, continuously absorbing the spiritual energy from the pile of spirit stones, while the spiritual liquid continued to impact the dantian barrier, slowly compressing the dantian.

Seven or eight days passed in this way.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from Lin Xiaofei's body. He quickly looked inward and found that his dantian had shrunk to the size of an egg.

At the same time, a dazzling light emanated from his dantian, and the spiritual liquid within it was extremely pure and contained terrifying energy.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

In an instant, a terrifying surge of spiritual energy emanated from his dantian.

All that could be seen was the dantian, spinning rapidly within the body.

At the same time, a sharp white light, like a gust of wind, appeared in his dantian and rushed towards the dantian barrier.

Then came the second white light, the third white light, the fourth white light...

In a moment, seven or eight beams of white light, like blades of wind, struck the barrier of the dantian with swiftness and speed.

Soon, nine marks appeared on the barrier of the dantian.

"There are actually nine marks on my dantian?"

Lin Xiaofei was startled, and suddenly remembered something.

As far as he knew, some Golden Core peak cultivators would leave some marks on their dantian when they broke through their cultivation level.

This mark is called the mark of talent.

It is said that as long as traces of talent appear in the dantian, this person will definitely be able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, provided they do not perish along the way.

Now, there are nine talent marks on his dantian, which has reached the limit of talent marks. If other Nascent Soul stage cultivators knew this, they would probably be extremely shocked.

Within the entire Red Forest Mountain Range, only the Supreme Elder of the Azure Cloud Sect has a talent mark on his dantian, and it is precisely because of this talent mark that he founded the Azure Cloud Sect.

One talent mark means that this person's cultivation speed is twice that of an ordinary cultivator, two talent marks mean three times the cultivation speed, three talent marks mean four times the cultivation speed, and so on.

"A dantian with nine traces of innate talent?"

"In that case, it's certain that I will reach the Nascent Soul stage."

Lin Xiaofei felt a little excited.

He quickly calmed down and sensed his dantian again, discovering that the egg-sized dantian was still shrinking, eventually transforming into a pearl-sized dantian.

Moreover, the nine traces of innate talent, like chains, encircled the dantian.

Sensing the traces of his talent, he discovered that they contained a terrifying yet mysterious power.

"This is the Nascent Soul stage. My power is so abundant, it's at least three times stronger than before."

A smile appeared on Lin Xiaofei's face.

He knew that he had been completely transformed.

Whether it's the changes in the dantian or the physical transformation, both have undergone a metamorphosis.

Moreover, his lifespan reached 1,500 years, a lifespan he could never have imagined in his previous life.

He was very happy with such a long lifespan, and couldn't help but think that as his cultivation level continued to improve, his lifespan would increase again.

He had a conjecture: if he continued to break through his cultivation level, perhaps one day his lifespan could reach tens of thousands of years, making him as long-lived as the heavens, and granting him eternal life.

After indulging in his thoughts for a while, he gradually calmed down and, after a brief examination, discovered that the spiritual liquid in his dantian had long since dried up.

Without hesitation, he activated his immortal technique once more, and the spirit stones beside him emitted bursts of spiritual energy once more.

The floating, rich spiritual energy entered the body.

In an instant, the dense spiritual energy transformed into mist within his dantian, then into raindrops, and soon into a raging storm.

Before long, the dried-up dantian was filled with spiritual liquid again.

"This cultivation has been extremely fruitful. Not only have I broken through my realm, but there are also traces of my talent above my dantian."

It is said that innate talent can not only increase cultivation speed but also enhance one's comprehension, thereby enabling the creation of great supernatural abilities and even more powerful spells.

Lin Xiaofei thought to himself, a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

The nine talent marks on the dantian are not something that just anyone can unlock.

To be able to unlock even one talent mark is already one in ten thousand among genius cultivators, and his nine talent marks are probably one in ten million.

"This time, using spirit stones to break through to a higher realm, it cost 40 billion low-grade spirit stones. That's quite a significant expense."

After deducting the large amount of spirit stones previously scattered into the spatial bead to upgrade the black soil's grade, there are now over two hundred million low-grade spirit stones remaining.

Lin Xiaofei glanced at the pile of spirit stones beside him, which had almost all turned to dust, with very few remaining.

If an ordinary Golden Core peak cultivator were to break through to a higher realm, at most 10 billion low-grade spirit stones would suffice.

Because he activated nine talent traces, he actually consumed a large amount of spirit stones.

Then, with a thought, the power of divine consciousness in his mind surged forth like a spring, more than ten times greater than before.

Moreover, his awakened domain power immediately rose to the perfect level, and his domain power was even stronger than the Mist Domain.