Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Hua Yanluo was filled with doubts. But since the Saintess had given the order, she naturally dared not delay. She immediately took out the Communication Jade Token from her bosom, infused it with True Qi, and then inscribed some characters on the token with her True Qi. The next moment, the Communication Jade Token transformed into a mist under the stimulation of True Qi and swiftly drifted forward, disappearing beyond a thousand zhang in the blink of an eye.

From within the palanquin, the Saintess, Xiao Ying'er, watched Hua Yanluo's actions. The shame and anger she had been harboring began to dissipate slightly. She furrowed her delicate eyebrows, thinking to herself, What an exceedingly shameless fellow! Such an exceedingly detestable old man! Truly a brazen and shameless person, to act so recklessly in broad daylight... I, Xiao Ying'er, swear that if I ever use the Holy Arrival Jade Token to spy on this man, who acts recklessly anytime and anywhere, again, may I be struck by lightning! But this time, I can't let him off easily. Not doing proper things in broad daylight... In no more than the time it takes to drink three cups of tea, Celestial Sect disciples will go tear down the inn. I guarantee it'll give you a scare! I, Xiao Ying'er, swear that I'll make sure Lin Xuankong never dares to do such a thing again!

「Several cups of tea's worth of time later,」

Near Qingshui Street, Lin Xuankong and Zhao Yufei turned their heads in surprise. The two had just left the Tongfu Inn and hadn't walked two hundred zhang when they heard a loud rumble behind them. Then, they saw the Tongfu Inn, where they had just stayed, collapse with a thunderous crash!

Looking at the Tongfu Inn, now a pile of ruins, and the innkeeper's dumbfounded expression outside, Zhao Yufei, her body still tender, frowned and said in a low voice, "I told you not to use the Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique recklessly! Your Qi Blood must have overflowed and damaged the inn's beams, causing it to collapse!"

Lin Xuankong was taken aback. "Impossible. Could I really have brought down the entire inn?"

Zhao Yufei looked at him with certainty, then glanced at him with a mix of wistfulness and shyness. "Then how could it collapse for no reason? And right after we left? This inn does such poor business, and the owner isn't a Martial Cultivator. It's not like a Martial Cultivator came and smashed it down!"

Lin Xuankong pondered this. It's quite incredible. Am I really that destructive? A surge of bravado rose in his heart. "Why don't we go to another inn?"

Zhao Yufei shot him a look, then raised her hand and weakly patted him. "You exasperating man! You go to an inn by yourself. I need to go home and recuperate!"

「After parting ways with Zhao Yufei,」

Lin Xuankong returned home feeling refreshed, having obtained the Golden Patterned Ghost Frog Pouch and the Disguise Secret Technique. He glanced at the Alchemy Room, where the Young Lady was still refining "delicious" Elixirs, and then returned to his own room to flip through the Disguise Secret Technique.

As he browsed, Lin Xuankong recalled the so-called 'good taste and texture' Mid-grade Divine Protection Elixir the Young Lady had given him. A thought struck him. He took out the Jade Box from his bosom, opened it, and examined its contents closely. Inside the Jade Box, the Mid-grade Divine Protection Elixir was as lustrous as jade, faintly shimmering with a precious light. He could clearly smell a faint, sweet fragrance. It seemed even better in appearance than the Nourishing Spirit Pills he had taken before!

He frowned, picked one up, and tentatively placed it in his mouth. Instantly, the Elixir dissolved into a sweet liquid, slid down his throat, and quickly spread through his meridians. Moments later, Lin Xuankong's eyes lit up. He suddenly felt refreshed, and the world before him became clearer. His senses of smell and touch also grew more acute. Although the increase wasn't huge, his Heart Thought was already powerful, so he naturally perceived the changes.

[Heart Thought: Mortal Tier Sixth Grade 2.3/80]

[Heart Thought: Mortal Tier Sixth Grade 2.6/80]

[Heart Thought: Mortal Tier Sixth Grade 3.1/80]

Due to the limited potency of the Nourishing Spirit Elixir, the long-stagnant strength of his Heart Thought suddenly began to change and rapidly improved. Lin Xuankong's eyes showed surprise. He had originally thought that the Mid-grade Divine Protection Elixir's potency would be similar to that of the Nourishing Spirit Pill, but it turned out to be significantly stronger!

He looked somewhat delightedly towards the distant Alchemy Room, thinking to himself, This Young Lady of mine's 'foodie' talent, when applied to Alchemy, has produced an unexpected, miraculous effect! To think she refined such a wondrous Mid-grade Divine Protection Elixir in such a short time! The Mid-grade Divine Protection Elixir can continue to enhance the grade of my Heart Thought—this is fantastic! The strength of my Heart Thought is crucial for activating the Eight Gates Celestial Eye against enemies; it's one of my most powerful techniques. Now, with the Elixir refined by the Young Lady, it can be rapidly enhanced again! If the strength of my Heart Thought could be raised to the Seventh Grade, probably few experts in Great Marsh Prefecture, this frontier prefecture, could resist my Heart Thought attacks!

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Lin Xuankong silently sensed the enhancement of his Heart Thought for a while, then continued to read the Disguise Secret Technique. This Disguise Technique couldn't be considered a Martial Arts Manual but rather a set of skills. It included techniques for using various disguise materials, manipulating body muscles and bones to shift and change form, and using special circulation methods to alter one's Qi Blood characteristics.

When Lin Xuankong finished reading the Disguise Secret Technique and had memorized about seventy to eighty percent of its techniques, a line of large characters appeared in his mind:

[Disguise: 1/500]

The four characters "Vigorous in Old Age" in his mind glowed faintly with a purple-gold light.

[Disguise: 1/8]

A smile touched Lin Xuankong's lips. Then, following the techniques in the Secret Technique, he secretly began to manipulate his body's muscles, bones, and Qi Blood, transforming them...