Chapter 610: Chapter 307: The Body of Decay and Prosperity! _2
The most awe-inspiring, however, was the land beneath Lin Beichen’s feet.
This land, with its distinct particles, each speck of dust seemed to be imbued with rich Spiritual Qi, akin to spirit pills.
Even just taking a breath seemed to extend one’s life by ten years.
During this period, Lin Beichen absorbed more than ninety percent of the Five Elements Wood Qi, but still deliberately spread some of it throughout the valley.
By this time, the Medicine Immortal Pavilion’s back mountain had transformed into a paradise for cultivators.
The Celestial Gate, once an insurmountable barrier for countless people after centuries of effort, might only take less than a year to crack open if cultivated here, advancing to another level.
Lin Beichen stretched his body and exhaled forcefully.
A gale swept through the valley, and a cyan-colored spiritual dragon gradually formed, roaming within the valley, emitting silent roars.
The dragon was an auspicious beast, controlling the clouds and rain.
With the birth of the wood dragon, water mist filled the air.
The Medicine Immortal Pavilion seemed to be infused with a unique water power.
In front of the Medicine Immortal Pavilion, Mr. Li Jiang and the Great Elder stood at the seal at the back mountain, staring in shock at the scene within the mountain.
From their perspective, they could not see what had exactly changed within the mountain.
But one was at the Peak of the realms beyond mortal knowledge, and the other was at the peak of the Death Gate Realm.
Both had touched the threshold of Spiritual Qi, faintly sensing the special aura filling the valley.
Rumble, rumble.
Inside Lin Beichen’s body, it was as if thunder trembled, strands of cyan thunder light circling around him.
Lin Beichen’s body elongated and then shrunk continuously, transforming into a ten-meter giant at its longest and as small as a finger at its shortest.
"The Withered and Flourishing Skill is indeed mysterious. Although I deduced this cultivation technique, I still underestimated its power. Now that I’ve cultivated it, I must hurry to refine the Withered and Flourishing Body."
Lin Beichen sighed, extending his hand as a cyan wood spirit light appeared in his palm. With a gentle wave, a fine drizzle began to fall throughout the valley.
In the drizzle, there was both nurturing light for the earth and a surging killing intent.
If Lin Beichen wished, he could instantly alter the nature of the Spiritual Qi, transforming the raindrops into assassin’s needles.
"The Spiritual Qi within the Golden Core is plentiful, but still a step short. Whether I can refine the Withered and Flourishing Body depends on tonight."
Lin Beichen felt the Spiritual Qi within his Golden Core, his brow slightly furrowed.
Though he had absorbed enough Spiritual Qi, it was too scattered.
If he had multiple Golden Cores, he wouldn’t worry. But now, he only had one.
As things stood, to free up space within the Golden Core, he could only compress the nature of the Spiritual Qi, transforming it from gaseous to liquid, and even to solid state.
The space within the Golden Core was limited, and he had to consider the future.
And in the short term, Lin Beichen didn’t dare to risk expanding the Golden Core’s capacity.
The Golden Core had just integrated into his body and was still very fragile.
If Lin Beichen was too hasty, it would only result in all efforts going to waste, even causing severe injuries.
Compressing Spiritual Qi was extremely dangerous.
The Five Elements Spiritual Qi was inherently powerful, and any misstep could not only bring misfortune upon Lin Beichen, but might also blow up the entire back mountain of the Medicine Immortal Pavilion.
Throughout this process, not only was it dangerous, but also incredibly painful.
Lin Beichen, now in his Withered and Flourishing Body form, felt like he was compressing his bones, flesh, and bloodlines as he compressed the spirit body.
Each inch of compression was like breaking his bones and flesh an inch, then readjusting them.
Lin Beichen endured immense pain, his flesh constantly breaking down and reuniting, experiencing life and death countless times within a single night.
As dawn’s light gently broke, Lin Beichen’s body was no longer transparent but filled with dense cyan-green spirit light.
At this moment, Lin Beichen had only his eyes emitting transparent light.
Seated cross-legged in mid-air, Lin Beichen’s body continued to tremble slightly.
This was a result of severe trauma.
Even though Lin Beichen could use Spiritual Qi to heal himself, he couldn’t control his nerves.
The nerves had endured too much stimulation, and Lin Beichen could only continually nurture them with Spiritual Qi.
Even so, he hadn’t completely recovered.
"Who am I?"
"Why do I cultivate?"
"What is the purpose of my immense suffering?"
Time and again he was reborn and annihilated.
The memories in Lin Beichen’s mind seemed to be gradually eroding.
During this process, he even forgot he was a human and thought himself to be some special entity from the stars.
He no longer focused on his flesh and bones but looked up at the sky.
Unaware of how much time had passed, when the first ray of morning sunlight shone on him.
Lin Beichen’s eyes, the scattered pupils recombined, and the confused and distorted memories in his mind gradually cleared.
"I am who I am and my cultivation is for no one but myself."
Lin Beichen suddenly roared.
"This last time must succeed."
Lin Beichen roared, frantically operating the Withered and Flourishing Skill.
Waves of immense Spiritual Qi exploded within him, his eyes instantly shattered, but in the next moment, they reformed.
A tornado brewed at the back mountain of the Medicine Immortal Pavilion.
Immense and surging Spiritual Qi reverberated between heaven and earth, turning this space into a spiritual qi storm.
Any living creature daring to step into the back mountain at this time would instantly meld with the mist, transforming into a puppet of grass and wood in the mountain.
Strands of flesh and blood regenerated over Lin Beichen’s body.
By the time the crimson dawn filled the sky, Lin Beichen was already standing on the ground once more.
At this moment, Lin Beichen had undergone a heaven-and-earth transformation.
He appeared to be the perfect treasure and sculpture of the world.
For a cultivator reaching this realm, they had already become a Leakless Body.
No matter how splendid a postnatal person’s growth, they always have various flaws.
Everyone has appearance anxieties.
In essence, appearance anxiety is genetically ingrained.
Humans are born with defects, and the more defects, the greater the anxiety.
No matter how handsome or radiant a person is, they will inevitably have blemishes, spots, or even bad breath.
But Lin Beichen, at this moment, was the most perfect human body on earth.
Even on a genetic level, Lin Beichen had reached perfection.
Lin Beichen’s lips curved into a smile.
Cultivating the Withered and Flourishing Body was more painful and arduous than he had anticipated.
Even as the creator, there were countless risks.
During this time, he almost lost his mind and memory to the pain.
Human memory is the anchor in the world.
Without memory, there’s no discussing personality.
Amidst intense pain, Lin Beichen even considered ending everything.
But no matter what, he had persevered.
Enduring unimaginable pain, the payoff was equally unimaginable.
After cultivating the first layer of the Withered and Flourishing Skill, Lin Beichen was already enough to lord over the world.
But he wasn’t satisfied with this.
As Lin Beichen walked through the back mountain, every detail of the air and mountain manifested before his eyes.
The air was very humid, and a peculiar rainwater aura seemed to be permeating the mountain.
It seemed it was going to rain today.
There were a few bugs underground, a squirrel by the tree at his feet watching him, and a small beast sleeping soundly in the thicket on the other side.
Lin Beichen experienced all the details of this world, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
He extended his finger, a dot of spirit light gathering between his fingers, merging with the world, inducing the rain power in the air.
Among the Five Elements Qi, Wood Qi couldn’t mobilize Water Qi, but massive Spiritual Qi could attract water.
A dark cloud gathered over the back mountain of the Medicine Immortal Pavilion, and an autumn rain began, startling the beasts and insects in the mountain.
Lin Beichen smiled tranquilly, feeling the wonder of controlling nature.
At this moment, even without using the Five Elements Spiritual Qi, just with his physical body, he could destroy a heavy-duty truck with his bare hands.
Previously, he needed to prepare in advance to summon a volcano.
But now, if he wished to perform world-altering feats, such as causing a natural disaster, he only needed to wave his hand casually.
However, reaching this step was but the first of his self-cultivation journey.