After returning to the Spirit Spring Cave.
Lin Xiuyuan sat in silence for several days.
This finally calmed the turmoil in my heart.
A complex mix of emotions.
Ultimately, it transformed into a steadfast resolve.
"Cultivating immortality and achieving eternal life!"
Lin Xiuyuan murmured to himself silently.
He had long since made this resolve unwavering.
In fact, every monk held a strong belief in this.
However, what I witnessed was a cultivator reaching the end of his lifespan, passing away with regret and reluctance.
This truly gave Lin Xiuyuan a strong shock.
A faint sense of panic and worry arose from the bottom of my heart...
Ultimately, after sitting quietly for several days to calm the mind, this thought became even more firm and solid.
Because no one else possesses such an unspoken confidence in this matter as him...
"With the wonders of the purple talisman, I will surely have a chance to glimpse the immortals atop the mountain..."
"Nothing can stop me from climbing this path!!!"
Lin Xiuyuan's increasingly firm and solid thought seemed to have taken deep root in the depths of his soul.
This gave rise to inexplicable insights, making the soul even stronger, and imperceptibly, the entire sea of consciousness expanded further...
...
Sensing the changes in his sea of consciousness, Lin Xiuyuan was slightly pleased. "My soul strength has just reached the early-middle stage. Once I reach perfection, I can start my assault on the mid-stage of the Purple Talisman!"
"I have been in seclusion for over thirty years, living a life of routine! I have accumulated enough purple light and am now slowly mastering the Xue family's secret talisman."
"My cultivation level is approaching the early to mid-stage... Now that my divine soul has reached that level first, my magical power should be about the same next."
"Once I emerge from seclusion, even if my cultivation level doesn't reach the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, it should be close to the early-stage perfection."
After sitting quietly and calming his mind for several days, Lin Xiuyuan slowly cleared his mind. Although he still felt a little confused, something else happened.
This completely dispelled the lingering sorrow and inexplicable feeling in Lin Xiuyuan's heart.
I had just finished meditating for several days and calmed my mind.
Lin Xiuyuan is preparing to continue his seclusion. Although several years have passed, which seems like a long time, he can only refine one or two talismans per month at most. Moreover, the Xue family's secret talismans are too difficult, and he has not mastered many of them yet, with a success rate of less than 10%. Therefore, he plans to focus his attention on this next.
With less than thirty years remaining, he will have to leave the pass and go out to guard the enclave.
The Xue family's secret talisman is the key to their combat strength, and they should learn and master it as soon as possible.
Two days later, Lin Xiuyuan's communication jade slip vibrated, revealing that it was a message from the Hall of Affairs, saying that someone had come to visit and left him a jade slip.
Upon seeing the specific person's information, Lin Xiuyuan's expression shifted. He then put down his talisman brush, left the seclusion, and headed towards the main peak.
Fifteen minutes later.
With a hint of joy on his face, Lin Xiuyuan walked out of the Hall of Affairs. Ignoring the disciples around him who were paying their respects, he transformed into a streak of rainbow light and returned to the Spirit Spring Cave.
Halfway there, Lin Xiuyuan repeatedly flipped through the jade slip in his hand, his face growing increasingly joyful.
This is a message from Xinyuan Pavilion.
When I first approached Xinyuan Pavilion, I was trying to find out two things.
The first thing, naturally, is Liao Cai'er's situation.
Liao Cai'er, being a mortal, was inexplicably brought into the demonic sect by that Golden Core demonic cultivator, so she was naturally somewhat worried about his situation.
Xinyuan Pavilion quickly sent someone to inform them of the specific details.
That was probably decades ago.
The situation is rather vague and lacks details. It is only said that Liao Cai'er seems to have transcended the mortal realm and entered the realm of the profound, becoming a true cultivator on the verge of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. She is currently practicing an ancient true method of the Yin Demon Sect, cultivating in the cave dwelling of the former Golden Core cultivator.
Such information gathering involves Golden Core cultivators, and with the righteous and demonic factions locked in a great war, the difficulty of gathering information is further increased.
Given Lin Xiuyuan's status and position at the time, he couldn't access such information or afford that price.
So all we can know is that Liao Cai'er is cultivating peacefully, successfully transcending the mortal realm and entering the profound realm, and is even able to cultivate alongside a Golden Core cultivator, which seems to indicate that things are going well.
Then I felt at ease.
The second matter, however, took decades to bring the news back.
And this information is also the most expensive.
Hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, but only one clue...
Of course, the only thing that's called the Ghost Orchid is that patch of orchids!
Only by finding another rare and precious material, coral marrow.
Only by combining two rare and precious ingredients can it serve as the fundamental main ingredient for the Yin-Yang Golden Elixir!
Although rare and precious materials of this level cannot be obtained with a mere few hundred thousand spirit stones, it was mostly obtained by befriending the manager of Xinyuan Pavilion. Seeing that Lin Xiuyuan was extraordinary and had the potential to rise to prominence, and that Lin Xiuyuan reciprocated by promising to owe him a favor, the manager agreed to the matter.
Although there is only one clue, it is enough.
This was what Lin Xiuyuan considered the greatest opportunity to break through to the Golden Core stage. Let alone a single clue, even the slightest trace was worth paying a great price to notice and investigate!
Although he is in a sect, given Lin Xiuyuan's current status and position, he would not lack spiritual items to help him break through to the Golden Core stage.
However, spiritual objects also have different grades and varying degrees of quality.
Although the Great Yue has many secret realms, and even three of the top secret realms are the best in the Southern Continent.
However, even if one searches the entire Great Yue Secret Realm, it would be difficult to find a breakthrough spirit item of the same level as the Netherworld Orchid.
After all, Dai Viet has a long history.
Such rare breakthrough spirit objects are extremely difficult to cultivate, and have basically been collected and used by predecessors long ago.
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