Dugu Bo was quite grateful for this.
After all, even if it was an advance reward, there had to be something to advance.
A Right Arm Bone from over twenty thousand years was more than enough to contain the backlash poison accumulated in his granddaughter's Martial Soul.
If it wasn't enough in the future, he would simply find new Spirit Bones for his granddaughter until she condensed a pill core capable of perfectly bearing the Martial Soul's backlash poison.
However, thinking of this, Dugu Bo felt a pang of worry and couldn't help but ask the people beside him:
"My Yanyan absorbed three Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills, and her Martial Soul is showing signs of dragonization. What if, due to this factor, Yanyan's Martial Soul cannot condense a pill core?"
"That's a tricky one... let this old man think..." Yang Wudi said after a moment of contemplation.
"I refined those Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills. While I haven't consumed them myself, I have a general idea of their effects."
"Only consuming three pills and showing signs of dragonization in her Martial Soul shouldn't be a major issue."
"As long as the Martial Soul hasn't evolved, the unique characteristic of condensing a pill core, which is exclusive to your clan's Martial Soul, will not change."
"That's good to hear." Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"Without further ado, I'll go bring Yanyan over now. Old Yang, you should hurry and prepare the things we'll need."
With that, Dugu Bo vanished from his spot like a gust of wind, disappearing without a trace.
"What a hurry-scurry fellow," Yang Wudi muttered, then turned to Lin Rong and said, "My Lord, I shall also go and make preparations. Farewell."
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After settling the Breaking Clan, Lin Rong returned to the Duke's mansion.
Lin Clan Estate, Banyan Forest.
Verdant greenery covered the entire banyan forest, with lush banyan leaves growing and intertwining on the dense branches, obscuring the azure sky above.
Lin Rong walked leisurely through the woods, with the Nine Bend Vine Dragon circling around him.
A faint, cool breeze swept through, causing the leaves to sway gently and rustle. The direction each leaf swayed followed the flight path of the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, as if welcoming the arrival of an emperor.
It had only been five years since these banyan trees were planted.
However, under the influence of the aura emanating from the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, they appeared to have grown for decades and had all awakened sentience, transforming into plant Spirit Beasts.
Similarly, as a venue for simulated cultivation, the effect of this banyan forest had also been enhanced, almost negating the phenomenon where cultivation speed slowed down as Soul Power level increased.
In the center of the banyan forest, Lin Rong walked to the base of the tallest banyan tree and sat down, taking out the wooden box containing the Blade of Life.
Seeing this, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, which had been playing at a low altitude in the banyan forest, immediately shrank and coiled around Lin Rong's wrist, watching expectantly as the box was opened.
Before opening the wooden box, Lin Rong said to the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, "Little Green, have the banyan trees seal off this area."
A low dragon's roar responded, and the Nine Bend Vine Dragon returned to its normal size, flying into the air. Its Vine Dragon Domain was released, enveloping the entire banyan forest.
Instantly, amplified by the power of the domain, the branches of these banyan trees and the accompanying vines on their trunks began to grow wildly and intertwine.
In just a moment, the entire banyan forest, except for the open space where Lin Rong was located, was completely sealed off, leaving no gaps.
Around the clearing, vines and leaves emitted a soft glow, serving as a light source to illuminate the enclosed space.
Having done this, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon quickly shrank and flew back to Lin Rong's wrist.
Lin Rong opened the wooden box, picked up the Blade of Life placed inside, and said to the Nine Bend Vine Dragon on his wrist, "Alright, return to my sea of consciousness."
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon nodded, its dragon body beginning to become ethereal, transforming into a stream of light that merged into Lin Rong's body.
Next, Lin Rong placed the Blade of Life in his hand against his forehead and silently circulated the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
Faint golden spiritual power surged from his brow, injecting into the Blade of Life pressed against his forehead.
In an instant, the Blade of Life emitted a dazzling green light that bathed Lin Rong's entire body in green. An intensely concentrated life force continuously poured into his body through his brow.
This majestic life force did not spread wildly within him but circulated through his meridians in a complete cycle, constrained by the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
After completing the cycle, this life force, refined by the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, was divided into three portions and integrated into Lin Rong's body.
One portion merged into his flesh and blood, one into his sea of consciousness, and the final portion was used to nourish the wisp of Divinity within him.
The gentle and pure life force continuously nurtured Lin Rong's physical body and sea of consciousness, the comfortable sensation making him feel as if he had returned to his prenatal state.
After an unknown amount of time, his physical body reached saturation in absorbing the life force. The life force, divided into three portions, was then split into two, continuing to integrate into his sea of consciousness and Divinity.
Divinity itself was a bottomless pit; it was not surprising that it could continue absorbing indefinitely.
As for why his sea of consciousness did not reach saturation like his physical body, it was because the life force integrated into his sea of consciousness was not only used to nourish his Spiritual Sea but also constantly absorbed by the Nine Bend Vine Dragon's origin power to strengthen itself.
In the Sea of Consciousness, the fully formed Nine Bend Vine Dragon materialized.
A towering banyan tree stood in the center of the Sea of Consciousness, with countless smaller banyan shoots growing around the towering tree, forming a dense banyan forest.
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon, having reverted to its vine form, coiled around the banyan tree's trunk, its eyes closed in slumber. The Dragon Scale Shield on its neck emitted a rich life aura.
All the life force integrated into the Sea of Consciousness was absorbed by this dragon scale. The majority of this life force directly merged into the Nine Bend Vine Dragon's origin, while a small portion fed back into the Sea of Consciousness.
Lin Rong did not choose to integrate this Blade of Life into his body to form a Blade of Life Eye but intended to completely devour the pure life force contained within it.
With Divinity being such a bottomless pit, it could completely absorb the life force of a mere million-year Spirit Beast.
As time passed, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon's origin also grew to its current limit, with all remaining life force feeding the Divinity, which had already expanded hundreds of times.
Lin Rong estimated that his physical body had absorbed about one-tenth of the Blade of Life's total life force, and his Sea of Consciousness had absorbed three-tenths.
This meant that Divinity could absorb as much as six-tenths of the life force.
"After swallowing the life energy of so many rare medicinal herbs, and now absorbing six-tenths of the Blade of Life's life force, Divinity is finally no longer just a pitiful wisp."
"Once Divinity finishes absorbing all the life force from the Blade of Life, my blood should be considered demigod blood, right?"
"In that case, wouldn't I be a walking treasure of heaven and earth?"
Dispelling these outlandish thoughts, Lin Rong pondered what to do next.
"After my physical body was baptized by the Blade of Life, a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring is far from the limit I can withstand."
"When I break through to level seventy, I can try to push the year limit of my innate Spirit Ring by absorbing the abilities of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red."
"For the seventh Spirit Ring's year limit, it should have at least three golden stripes as a baseline."
Three golden stripes, a three hundred thousand year Spirit Ring, anything beyond that should be impossible.
This was because the medicinal effect was not equal to the total energy. The value of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red was comparable to the Blade of Life, but the combined energy was at best equivalent to the cultivation of a three hundred thousand year Spirit Beast.
However, even though the abilities of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red were condensed into his innate Spirit Ring, most of their medicinal effects could still benefit him, making it a win-win situation.
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