This strange phenomenon only lasted for a few breaths before it dissipated.

“Did it succeed?” Su Changkong’s mood also became tense, he took a deep breath and came to the Pill Furnace, opening the lid.

Su Changkong’s breathing quickened.

It was because at the bottom of the Pill Furnace, several Pill Medicines were lying tightly. These Pill Medicines were very peculiar, they were as black as obsidian, but there were blue and red patterns entwining their surfaces.

“The Monster Life Pills are finished… a total of four!”

Su Changkong unconsciously began to smile. His laughter grew louder, abandoning any restraint over his emotions, laughing heartily and joyously.

The Monster Life Pills were successfully refined, and additionally, they were made using Middle-tier Demon Monster Crystal Cores as the main ingredient, one could imagine the medicinal effect was far superior to those refined from Lower-tier Demon Monster Crystal Cores.

What’s more delightful is, a single batch produced four Pills! This was undoubtedly the result of skill combined with luck!

Su Changkong took out an exquisite jade bottle and placed all four Monster Life Pills, with their ink jade color twined with red and blue, inside.

There were still leftover materials for refining Monster Life Pills, but Su Changkong felt that putting in the remaining two Demon Monster Crystal Cores would result in a 99% chance of failure; it wasn’t worth the waste. It was time to quit while ahead!

“Monster Life Pills, able to extend life, and they’re even refined from Middle-tier Demon Monster Crystal Cores, I wonder how effective they will be… let’s give it a try!”

Su Changkong was quite anticipatory about the effects of the Monster Life Pill.

Without much hesitation, Su Changkong poured out one Monster Life Pill and swallowed it, quickly starting to refine it.

Su Changkong could feel that as the medicinal effect of the Monster Life Pill spread, flowing into his muscles and bones, it was improving his physique. This change, this enhancement, was not on the level of strength, but on the level of life; his lifespan was extending!

Su Changkong immersed himself in this wonderful feeling, as if every second and every moment, his life force and his lifespan were increasing.

To fully refine this Monster Life Pill, it took three days’ time. The effect of one Monster Life Pill was completely absorbed by Su Changkong, who then opened his attribute panel to have a look.

Name: Su Changkong (26 years old)

Lifespan: 315 years

Potential Points: 56

“My lifespan has increased by 25 years?”

When Su Changkong saw the attribute panel, his eyes lit up.

For a lifespan to reach Su Changkong’s level, even a small increase was difficult; his previous breakthrough to the Earth Flower Realm and refining his body with Spiritual Energy, which precipitated a metamorphosis, only increased his lifespan by 20 years.

One Monster Life Pill, offering more lifespan than what he gained from a breakthrough of a Great Realm, had allowed him to surpass the 300-year milestone, reaching a level of 315 years.

His potential points had also increased by three, and he still had three more Monster Life Pills in hand!

“Continue!”

Su Changkong immediately took out the second Monster Life Pill and began to consume and refine it.

Such Pills that increased lifespan were very valuable, usually, only some aged powerhouses, or high-ranking officials with great power and status, would desperately desire them.

Young people, in general, might not find them particularly interesting since they had long lives ahead, who would consider what to do when they’re old a hundred years from now?

Unlike Su Changkong, the longer his life, the higher his potential points, he needed to increase his lifespan limit even though he still had over two hundred years to live!

Name: Su Changkong (26 years old)

Lifespan: 330 years

Potential Points: 58

When the second Monster Life Pill was refined, Su Changkong’s lifespan increased once more, but compared to the first time’s increase of 25 years, this time the effect was discounted, only adding 15 years to his lifespan.

“Take one more!”

Monster Life Pills were precious, but as they could extend one’s own life, Su Changkong would not be stingy with himself; he consumed the third Monster Life Pill.

However, the effect of the third Monster Life Pill was clearly diminished once again, and Su Changkong felt a sense of irritation and aggression, which was the influence of the demonic tendencies from the residual demon monster crystal core within the pill.

Name: Su Changkong (26 years old)

Lifespan: 340 years

Potential value: 60 points

Having completely assimilated the third Monster Life Pill, Su Changkong’s lifespan increased by another 10 years, reaching an astonishing 340 years, and his potential value also climbed to the significant milestone of 60 points!

Three Monster Life Pills taken repeatedly reduced their efficacy with each dose, but combined, they extended Su Changkong’s lifespan by a total of 50 years, which was a remarkable increase.

Many people might not even live to fifty!

The potential value reached 60 points as well, and Su Changkong could clearly feel that his aptitude and perception had risen to a new plateau. It seemed as if he could practice any martial arts and would gain unexpected benefits and insights, his perception of Heaven and Earth Nature becoming increasingly clear.

“There’s one Monster Life Pill left, I’ll just save it. Even if I were to take it, I assume it would only increase my lifespan by a few years, and one shouldn’t take too many pill medicines refined from demon monster crystal cores.”

Su Changkong looked at the remaining Monster Life Pill in the jade bottle, having no intention of ingesting and assimilating it. To take another would bring him little benefit—hardly cost-effective!

Furthermore, pill medicines refined from demon monster crystal cores all shared one characteristic: they cannot be consumed excessively, or they would harm rather than help, and there was even a risk of infection that could drastically alter one’s temperament.

Su Changkong stored the remaining Monster Life Pill carefully, and he couldn’t wait to try out his newly transformative potential and perception in his cultivation!

Su Changkong’s Iron-Cutting Blade Technique, Five Animal Frolics, and Turtle Breath Technique had all reached the 10th tier; there was little chance for significant progress in a short period of time.

But there was still room for improvement in the 8th tier Guiding Technique, 8th tier Heaven Silkworm Technique, 9th tier Giant Whale Skill, and 9th tier Wind Thunder Archery.

Both the Giant Whale Skill and Heaven Silkworm Technique were Inner Strength arts, which required not only talent and perception but also time to build up strength.

Thus, Su Changkong decided to focus his cultivation on the Guiding Technique and Wind Thunder Archery.

The Guiding Technique, different from the Turtle Breath Technique and Five Animal Frolics, belonged to the Health-preserving Skills that could extend one’s lifespan. Although it could not directly enhance combat abilities or produce True Qi, it was actually quite miraculous.

Initially, when Su Changkong had not yet reached the Innate realm, he could sense nature’s spiritual energy and make use of it, all thanks to the highly advanced Guiding Technique!

Now with his increased potential, cultivating the Guiding Technique was bound to yield twice the results with half the effort, reaching the 9th tier was only a matter of time.

As for the 9th tier Wind Thunder Archery, Su Changkong had mastered Arrow Lights into Rainbow, and it had been three or four years since he made a breakthrough. Recently, Su Changkong also had an epiphany and found the direction for his next advancement; he believed that with his current potential and perception, he could progress even further!

Without hesitation, Su Changkong began to silently practice the Guiding Technique and Wind Thunder Archery.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

In the courtyard of Su Changkong’s residence, he began his practice of the Guiding Technique. His body was flexible, capable of performing moves that others couldn’t, and each Guiding Technique looked like an advanced form of gymnastics, seemingly unremarkable.

Yet Su Changkong’s execution of the Guiding Technique had reached a jaw-dropping level.

With the practice of the Guiding Technique, vast amounts of spiritual energy from nature were drawn toward him, enveloping Su Changkong as if in a white mist, creating an illusory realm of immortals, with the spiritual energy nearly condensing into a visible gas.

Su Changkong felt a sensation of heat and fatigue in his body, indicating that the Guiding Technique was extremely effective. His practice of the Guiding Technique was now far more perfect than before, better aligning with Heaven and Earth Nature, exuding an innate sense of beauty.

Anyone who saw it would not think that Su Changkong was only practicing a Guiding Technique that had been abandoned in the long river of history.

When he had expended about as much physical strength as he could in his training of the Guiding Technique and was sweating, Su Changkong stopped, going to the back mountain of Spirit Taoist Sect to practice his archery.

The back mountain was a forbidden area of the Spirit Taoist Sect, inaccessible to outsiders, and the space was wide enough for Su Changkong to fully unleash his abilities!

“Swish!”

Drawing his bow, Su Changkong fired an arrow into the sky, a single arrow shot piercing through the air, absorbing spiritual energy along the way, gaining velocity rapidly, transforming into a rainbow light, charging straight into the heavens!

It flew straight for over a thousand meters before the kinetic energy slowly decreased, eventually falling back to earth due to inertia. With a tug of his hand, Su Changkong retrieved the arrow wrapped with Heaven Silkworm Silk on its tail, which saved him a lot of trouble.

“Swish!”

Without stopping, Su Changkong continuously shot arrows skyward, bursts of Thunderbolt rainbow lights soaring into the sky, as if to pierce through clouds and heaven itself!

(Next chapter update on Qidian Chinese Website, scheduled for 25th at 22:00)

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