Novel Bin Chapter 19: Ancient Sword Sutra
Chapter 19: Ancient Sword Sutra
[Heaven Swallowing Divine Python: In ancient times, one of the ten supreme clans of the monster race, standing shoulder to shoulder with dragons, phoenixes, the Black Tortoise, and the White Tiger!
Legend has it that there was once a supreme being among the Heaven Swallowing clan, who swallowed a corner of the heavenly path in this world. For this audacious act, the heavenly path retaliated, leading to the complete disappearance of the Heaven Swallowing clan.]
[Note: The Family Protection Divine Ability underwent evolution due to the transformation of bloodline!]
Lin Xuan gazed at the information page before him, and he couldn't be more satisfied. The benefits brought about by this transformation had truly exceeded his expectations.
Firstly, regarding his cultivation, he had leaped from the early Foundation Establishment Realm to the pinnacle, saving him hundreds of years of practice at the very least.nove(l)bi(n.)com
Secondly, his bloodline had evolved from the peak of the Second Rank to the initial Layer of the Fourth Rank. It had also awakened the Heaven Swallowing Divine Python bloodline. Just by reading the system's description, he knew that this bloodline was incredibly powerful.
At the Fourth Rank, it was on par with the existence of a Nascent Soul Realm demon king. In other words, as long as Lin Xuan didn't encounter any accidents along the way, he would eventually break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. In the short term, the restrictions imposed by his bloodline would be completely lifted.
Moreover, due to the bloodline's awakening, a new innate divine ability, Heaven Swallowing, had emerged. Lin Xuan sensed this divine ability information and quickly smiled.
"With my current bloodline level, I can treat any attack below the Golden Core Realm as nothing and simply devour it. It's truly invincible under the Golden Core."
Lin Xuan muttered to himself, "Furthermore, from now on, I can devour anything with a soul, using it to refine and enhance my cultivation. It's like gaining a new way to increase my strength. However, the Family Protection divine ability has undergone significant changes this time!"
Lin Xuan felt another stream of divine ability information, and he couldn't help but be amazed. The original Python Seed was already quite abnormal in his view, but after the transformation, it had become even more extraordinary.
Practitioners who had the Python Seed planted in them would gradually transform into Spirit Devouring Physique, allowing their cultivation to progress at an astonishing rate.
They also gained the ability to automatically devour and neutralize a portion of incoming attacks. In simple terms, it was like a reduced version of his innate divine ability, Heaven Swallowing.
From Lin Xuan's perspective, this was already extremely impressive. After all, it was a spiritual body, a feature that only those with high-grade spiritual roots possessed. This meant that Lin Xuan's Python Seed now functioned as if he constantly had a Seventh Rank high-grade spiritual root assisting him in cultivation.
"Lin Family, it seems like you're truly going to rise this time!"
Lin Xuan felt the relevant information about the Python Seed and couldn't help but sigh. Nevertheless, he also welcomed this development. Not to mention the binding relationship with the Lin family, just the special energy that Lin Shanhai brought to him had helped him tremendously.
Otherwise, whether he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Peak would have remained uncertain. This also made him realize that planting the Python Seed was a purely beneficial move for him.
As for what opportunities the other party gained, as long as he wished, he could share a piece of the pie at any time.
Furthermore, Lin Xuan had never forgotten the last part of the Python Seed's description: When the practitioner who had the Python Seed planted in them died, all of their Dao Fruits would belong to him, and they would be perfectly absorbed.
Although he wouldn't actively create any upheaval, Lin Xuan wouldn't hesitate to reap the rewards that naturally came his way.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Lin Family has successfully promoted to the Second Rank power! Reward: 500 years of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Lin Family has successfully promoted to the Second Rank power! Reward: Innate Divine Ability – Heaven and Earth's Law!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Lin Family has successfully promoted to the Second Rank power! Reward: Upper Ancient Sword Manual!"
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Suddenly, the system's voice echoed in Lin Xuan's mind. Lin Xuan's lips curled up. It seemed that Lin Shanhai had already completed the registration at the Nine Peaks Sect.
[Host's Current Cultivation: Eight Hundred and Fifty Years]
As the Lin Family advanced to a Second Rank power, the system rewarded him with 500 years of cultivation. Each of the Lin Family's three brothers received an additional 100 years upon breaking through to Foundation Establishment.
Lin Shanhai's breakthrough to mid-Foundation Establishment in the Source Pool granted him an extra 50 years. Combined, it added up to exactly 850 years of foundational cultivation.
According to Lin Xuan's sense, with his current aptitude, 500 years of cultivation would be enough for a one-time breakthrough to Golden Core. However, based on the Heaven Swallowing Divine Python's bloodline heritage, Golden Cores were divided into grades.
The lowest was First Rank, and the highest was Ninth Rank, with a perfect foundational Golden Core beyond that. With Lin Xuan's awakening at ten percent, he could easily break through to at least a Fourth Rank Golden Core.
After that, every hundred years of cultivation would allow him to elevate one rank. To condense a Ninth Rank Golden Core would require a thousand years of cultivation. A perfect foundational Golden Core would need twice that.
Lin Xuan had big ambitions, and with the system, he wasn't considering anything below a perfect Golden Core. As for the shortfall in cultivation, Lin Xuan had no worries. His family guardian divine ability could condense up to seven Python Seeds, which meant an additional 700 years of cultivation.
Besides, the quality of the Golden Core depended on many factors, such as the enhancement of his bloodline, practicing high-level martial techniques, and the ability to devour the genius and treasures of the world, all of which would reduce his cultivation consumption. It was merely a matter of waiting a bit longer.
Moreover, high-level martial techniques seemed to be in Lin Xuan's hands.
[The Purple Heaven Sword Scripture (Upper Part): In the ancient era, a transcendent being at the Crossing Tribulation Realm created this innate cultivation method, the most potent sword technique ever devised. As one advances in their practice, they can intuitively comprehend the profound sword intent of the Purple Heaven Sword.]
[Note: Currently, only the upper part of this sword scripture exists, attainable up to the Nascent Soul stage of cultivation.]