Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Mysterious Divine Abilities

There were more than twenty bottles in total.

Enough to support the Metamorphosis to completion!

Pouring all the Essence Blood together, Lin Changheng looked at his finger, where new skin and flesh had already grown back. This was the restorative effect of the Self-healing Technique: Tongming.

’Too bad there are no further levels to it; otherwise, the effect would have been amazing.’

Sighing with regret once more, Lin Changheng’s expression turned solemn. He gritted his teeth and plunged his hand into the Demon Beast Essence Blood, which was crackling with purple electricity.

"Absorb! Metamorphosis!"

With a BUZZ, the Primordial Cauldron reacted. It trembled lightly and drained all the Essence Blood in an instant, leaving behind only a thin, moist layer and the Thunder Fiend still leaping wildly in the basin.

"Hm?"

Lin Changheng wanted to take another look at the Thunder Evil Power left in the basin, but his consciousness was already pulled into his Sea of Consciousness, directly before the Primordial Cauldron.

The Dao Fruit instantly began to gestate, becoming plump and full.

[Lantern Grass Treasure Seed·Fifth Layer]

[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]

[Metamorphosis: 10/10]

...

[Essence Blood Full, Metamorphosis Success!]

[Lantern Grass Spirit Dao Fruit: Supreme]

[Can Refine into the Mountain and Marsh Monster Bloodline Divine Abilities: "Rong Sheng" True Intent]

In the next instant, the scene before his eyes changed dramatically.

The sound of great bells and chimes rang endlessly in his ears.

A boundless, desolate land where all ten thousand trees had withered unfolded before Lin Changheng.

It was the same withered silence and decay as before, with crumbling fertile soil and a sky-blotting, withered yellow that filled the air like dust and ash. Yet, the perspective was different this time.

It was a view from an extreme height—high in both altitude and dimension!

Lin Changheng didn’t even have to think. Having been through this before, he knew he had transformed into a nameless, Withered Giant Tree, rooted in this deathly silence.

Slightly "looking down," he did indeed "see" shriveled branches spread out like arms. He "saw" countless cracked patterns spreading across the bark, like a dry riverbed or like withered blood vessels that had lost their vitality.

Only at the heart of the tree, a faint speck of green flickered in and out of sight, preserving the last bit of light.

Lin Changheng knew that "his" roots were buried deep in the earth, as if "he" had become one with this deathly silent world. A wind carrying the stench of decay swept in from the edge of the wasteland, forming a furious vortex, yet it could not extinguish this small point of green light.

With a thought, Lin Changheng lightly touched upon that speck of green.

BOOM—!

Suddenly, that faint speck of green erupted like a single spark starting a prairie fire! Countless streams of emerald light surged up through the giant tree’s root system!

The entire giant tree seemed to awaken from a long slumber. Its branches stretched out, and the withered yellow leaves shed their deathly stillness at a visible rate, becoming dyed in verdant green once more!

The desolate land trembled in response. A torrential rain fell upon the dry riverbeds. Tender green shoots sprouted from countless tiny cracks in the ground. The withered yellow dust was swept away by an air of new life, and a silent roar seemed to echo between heaven and earth—

"Rong Sheng!"

Three breaths later, the world shattered like fragile glass.

Everything collapsed in an instant, turning into countless fragments that were torn apart and devoured by some invisible force. Lin Changheng’s consciousness was violently ripped away, as if he were falling from a ten-thousand-zhang height. The scenes before him were like fleeting glimpses of light, rapidly fading away.

"Refine into the [Rong Sheng] Divine Power True Intent!"

A mottled green Dao Fruit rippled within the Primordial Cauldron, brimming with a potent life force, before swaying and falling into Lin Changheng’s Divine Soul.

Instantly, a refreshing sensation, like drinking ice water on a summer day, welled up within him.

He then closed his eyes to perceive the changes in detail.

"Hiss... Is this my lifespan?"

His lifespan, which had already reached one hundred and forty-three years thanks to the Longevity bonus from the [Lantern Grass Treasure Seed·Fifth Layer], had now increased dramatically again.

It had reached one hundred and seventy-three years.

A direct increase of thirty years.

He was now less than eighty years short of the two-hundred-and-fifty-year lifespan of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

Looking at himself in the mirror, Lin Changheng clearly felt that he looked a few years younger, as if he were returning to his youth.

But this was just a passive effect. As for the active one... that also needed to be tested.

He then noticed a pot on his windowsill containing an ornamental Spirit Grass that had already withered, its life force dissipated, and which he hadn’t yet had time to replace. Channeling his Magical Power, he pointed a finger at it. The Spirit Grass immediately began to tremble faintly, as if life were brewing within it.

As he activated his newly acquired Divine Power True Intent, before a happy expression could even form on his face, Lin Changheng felt his Magical Power drain away as if from an open floodgate.

He immediately gritted his teeth and continued to pour in his Magical Power, seeing the life force on the Spirit Grass grow a bit more concentrated.

As time slowly passed, the Spirit Grass’s leaves finally began to unfurl. The withered yellow edges faded, and a touch of verdant green returned.

Lin Changheng’s face gradually grew pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

BUZZ!

Just when he was about to give out, a tender shoot finally emerged, growing and strengthening at a visible rate.

"It worked?"

’So this is the effect of the [Rong Sheng] Divine Power True Intent? It can bring a Spirit Plant back from its withered state? Turn the weak into the strong?’

An expression of deep astonishment appeared on Lin Changheng’s face. He gently stroked the Spirit Grass’s new shoot, his mind seemingly lost in some wonderful fantasy.

This seemingly simple "Withered Wood Welcomes Spring" consumed far more energy than he had imagined, but it was also far stronger and more miraculous!

’Reversing life and death!’

It was just that, limited by his Magical Power at the mere Qi Cultivation Stage, the speed, frequency, and intensity of [Rong Sheng] were all restricted.

...

With a heart full of excitement, Lin Changheng immediately calmed his mind, sat down to meditate, and circulated his Cultivation Technique to recover his Magical Power.

「The next day.」

Lin Changheng looked again at the [Thunder Fiend] in the basin. Sensing the destructive power within it, he couldn’t help but be secretly amazed.

’If this were used in Magical Combat against an enemy, it would surely be terrifyingly powerful.’

An idea instantly flashed through his mind, making him faintly excited, but he quickly calmed down.

’I can’t control it, and I can’t refine it!’

His current strength was insufficient for such a task.

’I’m afraid I’ll have to wait until I reach Foundation Establishment, or find an Artifact Refining Master, to refine it into a one-time-use Magical Artifact and unleash its power...’

For now, Lin Changheng could only suppress the thought. He returned it to its original container, sealed it heavily, and put it away for later use.

...

After dealing with the Thunder Fiend, Lin Changheng didn’t forget to continue the Spirit Stealing of the [Flame-tailed Spirit Fox] Essence Blood.

Two hundred portions of Essence Blood were gone in an instant.

[Flame-tailed Spirit Fox Treasure Seed·Fourth Layer]

[Spirit Stealing: 2/100]

[Can continue to Refine into Demon Race Lifebound Talent: Illusionary Transformation]

Lin Changheng chose to Refine it directly and obtained the [Illusionary Transformation Abnormal Technique: Ascension].

This change was no longer on a physical level; it now preliminarily involved [Illusion Skill].

It was somewhat similar to the faint white light Xu Hanji used to conceal her face, but this Abnormal Technique was even more unnoticeable. It wasn’t a white light, but a concrete, materialized face.

If a Tier Two Early Stage cultivator’s Divine Sense were to sweep over it quickly, they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

They would be deceived.

Only a careful, prolonged probe with Divine Sense might be able to see through it.

’If it improves further, could it deceive the Divine Sense of even Tier Two Early Stage, or perhaps even Middle Stage, cultivators?’

In that case, Lin Changheng’s safety when traveling outside would be that much more assured.

Just then, a KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK came from the door.

"What is it?"

"Reporting to the Chief, someone from the clan has arrived."

It was the voice of an attendant.

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