Jade Spirit Island.

After visiting the Lu Family, Lin Chang’an bid farewell and went to Five Dragons Island to temporarily lease a cave abode for cultivation.

This was also to let the Lu Family know that he wasn’t in any trouble, needing to flee.

This attitude from Lin Chang’an made the Lu Family believe him by seventy percent.

Out of a full score of eighty, because in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, even between outsiders and Dao Companions, there are small secrets.

[Life Span: 133/293]

[Realm: Foundation Establishment Late Stage (91/100)]

Inside the cave abode, Lin Chang’an slowly opened his eyes, looking at his cultivation realm. In just one year, his cultivation had improved by three points.

Yet he couldn’t feel happy about it.

"This low-grade spirit root aptitude is too limiting."

Lin Chang’an sighed helplessly, realizing that his cultivation had significantly slowed down after reaching 90 points.

The progress he made this year was thanks to the assistance of a Tier Three cultivation-enhancing elixir.

"Initially, when I came here and said goodbye, Yun Yao left two pills. I previously exchanged for three pills at the market, making a total of five pills."

"And during this cultivation session, I took one."

Looking at the four remaining Tier Three pills, Lin Chang’an furrowed his brows, as one pill floated directly into his mouth.

The remaining three flew into a medicine bottle.

"Gulp!"

The elixir entered his abdomen, wrapped in mana, and the effects of the Tier Three elixir began to slowly manifest.

Just when he felt his cultivation had stalled, it suddenly seemed as if he was back on track, making him feel both joyful and helpless.

The joy was in having the Tier Three elixir.

The helplessness was in relying on elixirs for cultivation, which isn’t a sustainable method.

After all, the more advanced the elixir, the harder it is to find the necessary materials.

It’s said that some Core Formation Late Stage cultivators, upon obtaining a Tier Three Upper Grade cultivation-enhancing elixir, would usually save it for times when their cultivation stalled, using it only as a last resort. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"As cultivation advances, elixirs become increasingly precious and hard to find. Even if I have matching alchemy skills, I can’t sustain making them constantly."

His talent in this area is indeed strong, but he’s not a green bottle.

Thinking about this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but frown.

It seems if a solution can’t be found, then the root problem must be addressed.

"Only by successfully forming a Golden Core will I have the ability to resolve my spirit root issue."

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, countless secret techniques and spirit pills exist to cleanse and improve spirit roots, but they aren’t options for him.

But once the Golden Core is formed, the problem changes.

"At least for now, I have a method to resolve the spirit root issue, or even to improve Golden Core quality."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an took out a pill formula from the Storage Bag.

Heaven Repairing Pill!

Or rather, it’s a Spirit Supplement Pill, because the real Heaven Repairing Pill is a legendary Tier Four spirit pill, capable of directly elevating the quality of the Golden Core and spirit root to the utmost.

And this Spirit Supplement Pill was given by Master Lu after their meeting in Celestial Profound City, with his own improved pill formula.

The formula is genuine, but it is indeed extremely difficult.

"Although it is difficult, at least there is a direction and hope. But right now, my first priority is Core Formation!"

Lin Chang’an then took a deep breath, pressed down his other thoughts, put away the pill formula, and prepared to circulate his mana to slowly absorb the medicinal power.

Half a month later, while in the cave abode, slowly absorbing the medicinal power of the Tier Three elixir, finally news came from a Sound Transmission Talisman from the Lu Family.

"Mr. Lin, twenty days from now, gather at the east coast of Five Dragons Island. At that time, you may use your Jade Token to board the Long Family’s giant flying boat to Sea Abyss City."

The voice of Lu Yujian came from the Sound Transmission Talisman.

Upon confirming the time, Lin Chang’an also let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally, I can go to Sea Abyss City."

Then Lin Chang’an began checking his several Storage Bags again. Previously, he had already stored some precious, small items in a Storage Bag that could resist Divine Sense probing.

As for large, valuable items, they had also been mostly sorted out.

What remained was wealth that was fitting for a normal Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator.

"A large amount of spirit stones has also been converted into spiritual objects. When I get to Sea Abyss City, I can easily exchange them back into spirit stones."

Lin Chang’an mentally took stock and, finding nothing missing, rarely stepped out of the cave abode.

Since he wouldn’t be living in this cave abode any longer, he naturally needed to return the spirit stones.

Initially, he rented it for a year, but without any news, he had to extend it by three months.

Now he couldn’t afford to lose any spare spirit stones.

Even mosquito legs, however small, still count as meat; he is currently quite impoverished for Core Formation.

...

Twenty days later.

East coast.

"Mr. Lin, here is your Identity Jade Token."

Upon meeting again, Lu Yujian approached with a full smile and handed over the Jade Token, while Madam Lu nodded with a smile beside him.

"Thank you, Patriarch Lu, Mr. Lu."

Receiving the Identity Jade Token, Lin Chang’an smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

Meanwhile, cultivators arrived one after another on the surrounding sandy beach and reefs.

Lin Chang’an observed silently; those who came here were mostly Foundation Establishment cultivators, with even two fake pill cultivators among them.

Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, the lowest were at least at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

There were many familiar faces, after all, he was a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master, doing business naturally acquainted him with many cultivators of similar stages.

"It’s Patriarch Lu."

"Madam Lu."

"Mr. Lin."

Many acquaintances nodded and cupped hands as a greeting, Lin Chang’an also smiled and returned the gesture.

Considering why so many cultivators wanted to leave was understandable.

Even the safest Five Dragons Island couldn’t guarantee peace, a place where even going home wasn’t stable for cultivation naturally made many want to find another place.