I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Chapter 143: Chapter 51: The Extraordinary Nature of the Heart-Burning Furnace

This method of Foundation Establishment is no secret; the island natives all know it.

One only needs to find a Purple Crystal Salamander about to ascend to Tier Two, destroy its Divine Soul, and before its body dies, let a cultivator with Qi Cultivation perfection let its body parasitize in the Dantian, thus leveraging its body’s liquefaction characteristic to assault Foundation Establishment.

The success rate of Foundation Establishment is greatly related to the timing of the Purple Crystal Salamander’s ascension. If one parasitizes in the Dantian within a month before its ascension, the success rate reaches seventy percent, but the timing of the Purple Crystal Salamander’s ascension is hard to judge. Once it begins to ascend and transform, it’s already too late.

This Foundation Establishment method, although after ascension the Magical Power might seem no different from regular Foundation Establishment, generally cannot advance to Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, mostly stopping at Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, with many even remaining at Early Stage of Foundation Establishment for life.

Most of the island cultivators are already satisfied with this.

After Foundation Establishment, one can resist the most common Tier Two Demon Beasts in this Sea Domain and live over two hundred years, which is much better compared to the constant threat from sea Demon Beasts before.

Only a few with high aspirations, and with the family background to scheme for Foundation Establishment Pill, continue on the regular path of Foundation Establishment.

However, nine tenths find it hard to persist, eventually opting for the unconventional Foundation Establishment.

Li Jizhou expressed thanks and left.

Until he returned to the small courtyard that would belong to him for the next half year, and went ten feet underground to check for any potential dangers and arrangements, he finally granted the eagerly waiting Guagua its freedom.

“Gua~” Guagua exclaimed excitedly and then burrowed into the ground.

Moments later, Li Jizhou sensed with his Divine Sense that it had submerged into the vast ocean.

The Sea Domain near the Five Elders Association mostly consists of Tier One and Tier Two Demon Beasts, rarely posing a threat to Guagua.

After that, Li Jizhou activated the chessboard Protective Array and a chessboard Shield Array he had set, enveloping the entire courtyard.

However, these were merely for appearances.

After all, it’s merely Tier One Array with limited efficacy.

What truly mattered was the Tier Two Advanced Protective Talisman activated afterward.

With everything done, Li Jizhou took out the Heart-Burning Furnace retrieved from Liang Kingdom three years ago.

Seventy-two inscriptions engraved, the interior even covered in totems of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning; its ancient and steady appearance exceeded the eighteen inscriptions Tier Two Top-Grade Pill Furnace he had been using until now by far.

“Old companion, long time no see!” Gently stroking the Heart-Burning Furnace, Li Jizhou’s face revealed a hint of a smile.

In the past three years, constantly on the move without a place to settle down, he hadn’t taken it out. Now, he genuinely reminisced about the past life’s moments with it.

It could be said that the greatest fortune in his past life was this furnace.

Without this furnace, his path in the Alchemy Dao wouldn’t have been so smooth, nor would he have accumulated the wealth needed for a successful Foundation Establishment at such an age.

In the past life, without Artifact Refining experience, he always thought this furnace might be a Tier Three Top-Grade, but now in this life, having barely become a Tier One Artifact Refiner, he truly understood the profound mysteries and excellence of this furnace.

Its grade is hard to fathom.

He carefully rubbed the inscriptions and the texture of the Heart-Burning Furnace.

Suddenly, Li Jizhou felt inspired, a mysterious perception emanated from the Heart-Burning Furnace, he hurriedly took a piece of Ink Sand Cyan Gold bought at Spirit Pearl Mountain’s marketplace for concealment from his storage bag, then absorbed it into the Dantian, attempting to use the Heart-Burning Furnace’s forging skill to refine a Natal Magical Artifact.

Inside the Dantian, Bai Yi’s true form returned to the lotus seat foundation, according to Li Jizhou’s Divine Sense guidance, starting to burn the Ink Sand Cyan Gold.

The Eternal Spring Magical Power condensed, continually striking impacts according to the Artifact Refining methods.

Meanwhile, Li Jizhou simulated the Heart-Burning Furnace’s inscriptions in his Divine Sense, constantly engraving onto the material…

Just as the Heart-Burning Furnace’s mystical perception ended, Li Jizhou completed the inscription engraving.

“Inscriptions imprint heaven and earth, if within there is spirit…” In that moment, observing the Cyan Gold Long Staff forged within his Dantian, Li Jizhou’s face showed a joyful expression. When he replicated inscriptions from the Heart-Burning Furnace onto the Long Staff, Li Jizhou distinctly felt it was about to give birth to a hint of vitality.

This marks the forming of the Natal Magical Artifact, representing that this artifact possesses the ability to grow nurtured by the Spiritual Qi within the Dantian.

“Boom~” Yet the next moment, the Long Staff shattered, reverting to Cyan Gold fragments.

Li Jizhou was not surprised; after all, it’s just low-grade Artifact Refining material, how could it withstand the inscriptions of a Natal Magical Artifact level?

A Natal Magical Artifact requires at least Tier Two Advanced Artifact Refining materials.

Ignoring the shattered Cyan Gold Long Staff, Li Jizhou closed his eyes, deeply recalling the just-experienced mystical perception and the scene of replicating the Heart-Burning Furnace’s inscriptions.

“A Magical Artifact not acknowledged by heaven and earth cannot birth vitality, so the Natal Magical Artifact must have inscriptions capable of linking to the forces of heaven and earth.

And the Heart-Burning Furnace’s inscriptions were so easily connecting to the power of heaven and earth.

Unfortunately, the perception just now didn’t form a memory for retention, failing to truly comprehend the inscription origins on the Heart-Burning Furnace.”

In this, Li Jizhou was not displeased, instead felt delighted.

The serendipity in the inscriptions of the Heart-Burning Furnace suggests perhaps it was once a sentient Natal Magical Artifact.

Nurtured by some ancient master to an immensely high grade, possibly reaching Spiritual Treasure levels.

Though unknown why its True Spirit is gone, rendering it lifeless.

Li Jizhou, more content, patted the Heart-Burning Furnace,

As long as he possesses this furnace, someday he will comprehend its inscriptions.

Just wait to find reasonably good Natal Magical Artifact materials, a personal Natal Magical Artifact can be forged.

Following his whims, Li Jizhou simply took out herbs, after sixty-one years, used the Heart-Burning Furnace to refine pills again.

A work of whim, yet transcended his usual level.

Half a month later, a Tier Two Advanced Premium Breaking Rank Pill successfully emerged.

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Meanwhile, in the advisor guest room of Linglong Island’s Island Lord’s Mansion.

“Fairy Qi, Golden Sun Sect is one of the top sects in the cultivation world of Qi Kingdom, its Supreme Elders at Late Stage of Golden Core are renowned, with no less than ten True Core Elders.

In the cultivation countries south of the Purple Vine Mountain Range, none don’t hold respect. Since childhood, I’ve heard of your sect’s fame, deeply yearning for it.

Having the fortune to invite you into the mansion is an honor for Linglong Island.” The Island Lord Jiang Li gave a courteous nod.

Qi Yuan, having alighted the Spirit Ship on that day, was directly invited to reside temporarily in the Island Lord’s Mansion, due to her registered Tier Two seasoned talisman crafting skill, she was enshrined by the Talisman Hall, signing a twenty-year Spirit Contract, enjoying permanent residency status, alongside monthly salary and additional rewards for talisman crafting tasks.

To this, Qi Yuan harbored no dissatisfaction; after all, what mattered was the status of residing here long-term, as for talisman crafting rewards and such, she didn’t mind.

Now, she merely wishes to wholeheartedly immerse in cultivation, making up for the years wasted.

Previously shielded by the True Core grandfather’s wisdom and blessings, enjoying prosperity for the first seventy years, but this time, with tumult in Qi Kingdom, encountering numerous crises, finally awakening.

Desiring comfort and freedom requires corresponding strength; no one can always shield you.

Fortunately, it’s not too late; she has a Water Element Celestial Spirit Root, a Wood Element Top-Grade Spirit Root, now not yet eighty years old, hasn’t missed the best age for Core Formation, plus possessing Tier Two talisman crafting skill as a foundation, enough to stabilize and earn essence for Core Formation.

This too is a return of the prodigal!