"Wow. It… it feels like I have been turned into a newborn again."
Aksai looked around at the familiar surroundings of his domain, everything seemed more vivid and alive.
The leaves rustling in the breeze, the subtle fragrance of the Spirit crops, and the gentle hum of the life force that permeated the air—it all felt more tangible.
[ Name: Aksai Alden Everwood ]
Estimated lifespan remaining: 925 years
[Spirit Cultivation Technique: Sun-Moon Duality]
Spirit Root: Wood, Earth, and Water Triple Affinity Spirit Root
Spirit Root Aptitude: Mid-grade
Spirit Cultivation: Initial Stage, Foundation Building Realm
Intra-stage Progress: 95%
Spirit Sense coverage: Around 150 meters
[Cultivation Arts Progress]
Talisman Creation Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Array Formation Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Alchemy Concoction Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Artifact Creation Expertise: 2nd Order (low level)
Artifact Forging Expertise: 2nd Order (low level)
Other cultivation arts expertise: Spirit fish farming, demon beast rearing, Spirit horticulture, Spirit wine concoction, Spirit food cooking, Essence Equation writing (Spirit calligraphy). (Due to lack of data, these cultivation arts are deemed unquantifiable.)
[Qi Cultivation: Initial stage, Argent Body realm ]
Estimated Intra-stage Progress: 75%
Body Cultivation Technique: Celestial Harmony
Martial Arts progress:
- Harmony Palm: Master-level proficiency
- Qi Flow Arts: Master-level proficiency
- Guardian's Qi: Master-level proficiency
- Qi Sword Arts: Master-level proficiency For more chapters visit novel✶fire.net
- White Golden Palm Arts: Master-level proficiency
- Qi Palm Arts: Master-level proficiency
[Aether Cultivation: Initial stage, Wisp Awakening realm ]
Estimated intra-stage progress: 48%
Aether Cultivation Technique: Aether Shell Creation
"This… this is unbelievable. I improved so much just by refining my bloodline. And what the hell is up with my lifespan? I… I can already live longer than a regular Core Formation Lord now."
Aksai smiled, knowing his hard work and patience had paid off in ways he had only dreamed of. If he had concentrated on all three paths individually, it would have taken him more than two decades to achieve similar success. The bloodline refinement had enabled Aksai to save that time. It brought harmony to his three paths of power, making them progress in a parallel manner.
Aksai knew that there would come intermittent stages in a Spirit cultivator's journey when they would have to get all centers of power in harmony. These stages were what most dubbed as bottlenecks. A Spirit cultivator would need to find some way to achieve a trifecta and get all three centers of power in harmony for them to keep progressing in their path.
These three centers of power were referred to as mind, body, and power. The concept of this trifecta played a huge role in a Spirit cultivator's overall journey as well. It wasn't limited to a Spirit Refiner when they were up for breaking into the Foundation Building realm.
Normally, these centers of power would affect one another, and the Spirit cultivators would consciously or subconsciously make the centers of the other two paths level up with their Spirit cultivation due to the correlation the three centers of power had with each other.
However, Aksai was different from other Spirit cultivators when it came to the three centers of power. Especially after he got hold of the secrets to Aether cultivation from Acarnis.
Instead of working on one center of power and depending upon the correlation between the three centers of power to achieve a trifecta, Aksai started to work on all three paths individually.
This approach had enabled his Spirit cultivation path to face fewer bottlenecks than usual despite his not-so-top-grade Spirit Root Aptitude. It also enabled him to progress in other cultivation paths as well. The reason Aksai could manage to progress so rapidly in the Qi cultivation path despite lacking a suitable body cultivation technique was also related to the correlation between the three centers of power staying in harmony.
Aksai was even more surprised when he checked out his estimated lifespan on the spectral screen. This single bloodline refinement had added more than 400 years to his already exaggerated lifespan compared to any other regular Foundation Building Expert.
The Spirit farmer could already outlast a regular Core Formation Lord at this point without having to consume anything to prolong his life. The abundant life force offered by the druid bloodline was so potent that Aksai felt like he could probably live longer than his estimated lifespan just by working on harvesting lifespan from other organisms.
He didn't need to achieve breakthroughs in his Spirit cultivation realm to live for centuries on end anymore. Plus, achieving breakthroughs in Spirit cultivation increased his lifespan even more, which would help him break through to the next realm as well.
"Haah! I wish I could keep on refining my bloodline . But it's unfortunate that I won't be able to unlock the 2nd stage of the bloodline unless I have a 3rd order demon tree."
Aksai sighed as he looked behind at the demon tree. The demon tree had helped him a lot in refining the druid bloodline. However, it was unable to refine Aksai's bloodline any further because of its low level.
As per the manual Aksai had "borrowed" from the corrupted druid, he needed to have a 3rd order demon tree or beyond to refine his druid bloodline even further. Otherwise, he would have preferred staying on his island all the time.
"I don't think I can start the 2nd stage of the bloodline refinement anytime soon," Aksai murmured to himself as he looked at the demon tree.
"So I need to find ways to increase the rank of my demon tree even further. In the meantime, I should work on increasing my Spirit cultivation base and enter the mid-stage of the Foundation Building realm. At the same time, I'll need to find a suitable demon beast to finally start my Aether cultivation for real.
It is impossible to start the 2nd stage of the bloodline refinement now. That means I don't have to stay on the island anymore. This… this is the perfect time for me to leave and explore the Eternal Beast Dynasty.
After that, I should probably go back to Martial World Sharang and check out a few things there. There may be a way for me to increase the demon tree's rank rapidly."
Aksai concluded while caressing his chin in contemplation.