Lin Xiaofei muttered softly:
It took consuming over four million second-grade spiritual herbs to unlock the energy within the five innate talent traces.
As the amount of energy from unlocked talent traces increases, the number of spiritual herbs consumed also increases.
The remaining spiritual herbs don't seem to be enough to fully activate the energy within the talent traces. In the end, we'll probably have to rely on our own internal spiritual power to activate it.
He paused for a moment, pondering, as if sensing the boost to his strength that came from activating the energy of his talent traces.
"I want to see just how many second-grade spiritual herbs I will devour as I continuously activate the energy of my talent traces."
If second-grade spiritual herbs aren't enough, I'll need to consume third-grade spiritual herbs, or use the spiritual energy within my body to break through.
With that thought in mind, Lin Xiaofei grabbed a handful of spiritual herbs without hesitation and put them in his mouth.
Then, he continued to devour the next handful of spiritual herbs.
A power was constantly gathering within him, and he controlled that power, preparing to break through the next talent mark and activate its energy.
Time passed second by second, and an hour later, the energy in the sixth, seventh, and eighth talent traces was activated.
During this process, after activating the eighth talent mark, he suddenly felt very strained.
At the same time, he discovered that he had already devoured all the second-grade spiritual herbs in front of him!
"Um?"
Lin Xiaofei raised an eyebrow, stopped circulating his spiritual energy, frowned slightly, and sat there quietly, lost in thought.
"It seems I need to take out all one million second-grade spiritual herbs from the space bead, and also take out the Netherworld Stone from the storage bag."
Otherwise, it would be difficult to unlock the energy within the ninth talent trace.
Activating the energy within the ninth talent trace is estimated to be twice as difficult as activating the eighth.
Therefore, I need to be well-prepared; otherwise, I won't be able to activate the energy within this final trace of talent in one go.
With these thoughts in mind, he quickly harvested one million second-grade spiritual herbs from the spatial bead and also took out more than one hundred Netherworld Stones from his storage bag.
Then, he readjusted his state, circulated the spiritual power within his body again, picked up the Netherworld Stones one by one, and refined them.
The Nether Stone seemed to be gradually melting in his hand, slowly turning into a ball of scorching liquid.
The liquefied Nether Stone slowly floated up in Lin Xiaofei's hand. He took a deep breath and absorbed the liquefied Nether Stone into his dantian.
Then, he began to devour the one million second-grade spiritual herbs.
The spiritual herbs and the Netherworld Stone entered his body, rapidly transforming and converging into a massive force, surging towards the last trace of his innate talent like a raging river.
In an instant, the ninth innate mark began to shine, eagerly absorbing this powerful force.
Lin Xiaofei's body trembled slightly, and his aura was slowly growing stronger. He could feel that the trace of talent was releasing energy little by little.
He gritted his teeth and did his best to guide this force, allowing it to continuously impact the traces of his talent.
Each impact felt like it was hitting his dantian, causing him excruciating pain all over his body, but he persevered.
boom!
At one moment, Lin Xiaofei seemed to hear a loud booming sound.
"Um?"
Lin Xiaofei was startled and quickly looked inward at the barrier of his dantian. He saw the ninth talent mark emitting a dazzling light.
With a loud bang, the ninth talent mark emitted a loud sound, as if a large valve had been opened.
"Ah, that feels so good!"
Lin Xiaofei, focusing his inner energy on his dantian, uttered a soft utterance and felt wave after wave of invisible power surging into his dantian, circulating within his body, nourishing him, and making him feel extremely comfortable.
At the same time, the aura emanating from his body was also rising continuously, like a surging torrent, with incomparably powerful momentum.
He closed his eyes tightly, feeling the baptism of this power.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he finally opened his eyes.
Lin Xiaofei smiled and muttered to himself:
I never expected that activating this last talent mark would not only use up those more than one hundred Netherworld Stones, but also those one hundred second-grade spirit herbs.
However, it was all worth it.
Now, the capacity of my dantian is nine times that of before. The spiritual liquid in my dantian is so abundant that it feels like it's about to break through at any moment.
If my estimation is correct, as long as I gather the spiritual energy in my body and break through the dantian barrier, I will very likely break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
It is said that during the process of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, one must undergo the baptism of heavenly lightning.
I am not yet ready to be baptized by heavenly lightning.
As he muttered to himself, Lin Xiaofei felt a surge of fullness throughout his body, his dantian seemingly expanding to an extreme degree, with an urge to break through at any moment.
He knew perfectly well that if he tried to break through to a higher realm, he would attract heavenly tribulation lightning.
However, if one is attacked by heavenly lightning and withstands the bombardment of the heavenly tribulation, one will be seriously injured at best, and die at worst.
At this moment, he was not ready and did not want to take any risks.
Although he was eager to break through, he held back.
"Although my strength has increased and the capacity of my dantian for spiritual liquid has also increased significantly, I am not quite used to my current state."
I need to adapt to my current increase in strength and adjust my state before I can better cope with the heavenly tribulation's lightning strikes and avoid causing unnecessary damage during my breakthrough.
Let's postpone the matter of facing the heavenly lightning for now.
Lin Xiaofei thought to himself, an excited expression appearing on his face.
Only then did he stand up and mutter to himself:
Senior Bishan is still waiting for me outside. I can't keep him waiting too long, so I'll go out and check on him first.
He knew in his heart that he was now in the lair of the White Tiger clan, and that the demon and monster clans were fighting, so this was not a safe place.
Therefore, he believed that he could not stay in this spatial artifact indefinitely, otherwise, if the White Tiger leader came, he would have difficulty escaping.
Thinking of all this, he left the spatial battlefield of the spatial magic weapon and came to the vicinity of the entrance to the spirit herb garden.
When the old man from Bishan saw Lin Xiaofei suddenly appear and come to his side, he smiled, looked Lin Xiaofei up and down, and said with a smile:
You are in good condition. Presumably, you have already subdued the spirit of this spatial artifact. From now on, this spatial artifact is yours.
How enviable! The high-grade spiritual herbs in this spatial magic treasure will greatly help you on your future cultivation path.
I was tempted by those high-grade spiritual herbs.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The old man from Bishan spoke with a smile, when suddenly, a series of loud noises came from afar, as if the entire magical artifact in the space was trembling.
What is that sound?
Feeling the vibration of the spatial magic treasure, Lin Xiaofei exclaimed in surprise, and the old man from Bishan beside him also showed a surprised expression.
"This is quite a commotion. It seems that the Demon Clan and the White Tiger Clan have entered into a more intense battle."
The old man from Bishan's eyes flashed, and after whispering a few words and hesitating for a moment, he said directly to Lin Xiaofei:
I have already fulfilled your first two requests.
Now, you have subdued the White Tiger Clan's herb garden and spatial magic treasures, and a fierce battle is clearly taking place inside their lair.
Once I leave the spatial artifact, I expect to enter a great battle, and my cultivation level has not yet recovered.
So, I'm not going out.
You can store this spatial artifact away, and I'll hide inside it.
If you need anything, feel free to ask me.
Lin Xiaofei glanced at the old man from Bishan, nodded, and said:
Alright, senior, please stay in my spatial magic treasure and recuperate. I hope you can recover your cultivation level as soon as possible.
"In this lair of the White Tiger clan, if I encounter anything I don't understand, I will certainly consult you immediately."
After Lin Xiaofei finished speaking, he stepped out of the spatial magic artifact without hesitation and stood outside the entrance of the stone cave in the spirit herb garden.
Immediately afterwards, he looked up at the herb garden and gently raised his right hand, waving it lightly over the entire herb garden.
In an instant, the entire herb garden began to tremble slightly, and the surface of the spatial magic treasure shone with a dazzling light, like a brilliant star.
As the light flashed, the spatial magic treasure, as large as a mountain, gradually shrank, transforming into a stream of light that sped toward Lin Xiaofei.
Lin Xiaofei opened his arms to welcome the light into his body.
When the light touched Lin Xiaofei's body, it seemed to encounter no resistance, blending into his body as quickly as water and milk.
Lin Xiaofei's body trembled slightly. He could feel the spatial magic treasure transform into a beam of light and enter his body.
After storing the spatial artifact within his body, he strode towards the outer stone passage of the White Tiger Cave.
Along the way, he saw many cracks in the stone walls of the various cave passages, as if they had been torn apart by a powerful force.
Many fragments of magical artifacts were scattered on the ground.
The once exquisite and magnificent White Tiger Cave now appears dilapidated, exuding a desolate atmosphere.
Lin Xiaofei walked cautiously, his eyes alert, constantly scanning his surroundings.
Seeing the numerous fragments of magical artifacts scattered on the ground, these fragments shimmered with a faint light, as if telling tales of past glory.
Meanwhile, the floors of various stone caves were littered with the corpses of demonic cultivators and monsters, emitting a nauseating stench of blood.
A sense of sorrow welled up in Lin Xiaofei's heart as he realized that a fierce battle had taken place here.
He carefully avoided the corpses on the ground and continued walking towards the outer stone cave passage.
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