Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

The terrifying Qi and Blood Reserves of over 150,000 units, compared to the less than one hundred points of Perfect Qi Blood reserves of ordinary third or fourth-layer Martial Cultivators, were like comparing Zhang Fei to a bean sprout!

With such Qi and Blood Reserves, the endurance when powering any Martial Skill, Secret Technique, Demon Pearl, or Treasure would be absolutely astonishing! Even if he were to use highly Qi Blood-consuming Secret Techniques like the Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique or Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique for several hours, he wouldn't feel a thing! This realization made Lin Xuankong deeply emotional; the trip to Demon-Suppressing Valley had been immensely rewarding!

Of course, at this moment, what he was most looking forward to, besides the imminent refining of the Ghost Frog Demon Pearl, was the imminent advancement of his Poison Resistance!

Taking out some Ghost Frog Flesh, he leisurely watched as his wife led a group of Martial Cultivators to brutally beat the Ghost Toads. Lin Xuankong's hands emitted a sizzling sound. Soon, heaps of Ghost Frog Flesh were roasted to varying degrees: fifty pounds cooked to thirty percent doneness, forty pounds to fifty percent, ten pounds to seventy percent, and sixty pounds to one hundred percent! It couldn't be helped; with a great appetite and an abundance of Ghost Frog Flesh, he was just that extravagant, able to feast on various flavors and textures in a single meal!

Moreover, to enhance the flavor, Lin Xuankong had specifically selected some spicy grass seeds with various poisonous properties from different plants around Cold Fragrance Valley. The more toxic these grass seeds, the spicier and more delectable they became! Without cumin or chili powder, these poisonous grass seeds would serve as seasonings this time!

At this moment, he sprinkled the various spicy, poisonous grass seeds onto the Ghost Frog Flesh and began to devour it heartily. In no time, he had eaten several dozen pounds.

Not far off, the Martial Cultivators who had slain the Ghost Toads and were now taking a short rest turned to look at him, their expressions changing instantly. They were not surprised by Lin Xuankong's daily binge-eating habits but mainly by the fact that this mysterious old man ate various poisonous grass seeds every day.

When they first saw Lin Xuankong eating so heartily, a few Martial Cultivators had tried to imitate him by using some grass seeds as seasonings. The result was that, though they found it delicious while eating, after finishing, a few of them suffered such severe diarrhea that they became utterly emaciated and had to lie down for two full days before their strong Qi Blood as Martial Cultivators pulled them through!

By now, no one dared imitate this old man. In recent days, as the numerous Martial Cultivators watched Lin Xuankong select increasingly toxic varieties of grass seeds, their perception of this old man grew ever more mysterious. After all, using so many poisons as seasonings wasn't something that could be achieved by merely eating some Ghost Frog Flesh.

At this moment, even the scar-faced Lv Sandao looked over with a strange expression. Though his Blood Eating Technique Realm was high, his Poison Resistance was vastly inferior to Lin Xuankong's; how could he dare to eat poisonous grass seeds so recklessly?

A moment later, after devouring over two hundred pounds of Ghost Frog Flesh, Lin Xuankong's stomach bulged slightly, and he leaned against a tree to rest. Zhao Yufei's two fierce dogs squatted nearby, looking at some Ghost Frog Flesh scraps on the ground, then at the poisonous grass seeds on the flesh scraps, licking their tongues but not daring to eat them. These two fierce dogs had suffered greatly before from licking up flesh scraps Lin Xuankong had dropped.

At this very moment, Lin Xuankong suddenly felt all the pores on his body relax. Countless fine, black, viscous particles gradually seeped out from his innumerable pores. A faint, foul stench emanated from every part of him as the deepest impurities within his body were expelled! Soon after, his entire body felt incredibly refreshed and light, as if he might float away at any moment.

In his Brain Mansion, within his Life Plate, a line of large characters suddenly pulsed with a hazy, brilliant light:

[Poison Resistance: Immortal Tier First Grade 1/1600]

Seeing this change, Lin Xuankong's eyes froze, his face immediately showing an extremely surprised expression.

Poison Resistance at Immortal Tier First Grade? The Grade after Mortal Tier Ninth Grade is actually Immortal Tier First Grade! So, after Transcendence, one reaches the Immortal Tier! If that's the case, could it be that this world...

He stared at the clear, distinct characters, utterly dumbfounded for the space of Half a Cup of Tea Time. When his emotions finally calmed down, joy filled his eyes and heart. In just under ten days, his Poison Resistance had truly achieved Transcendence!

This was partly due to eating a hundred rare Ghost Frog Eggs and enormous amounts of Ghost Frog Flesh, but the most crucial factor was his Vigorous in Old Age Life Plate. Under its influence, it was as if he had consumed at least six thousand Ghost Frog Eggs and hundreds of thousands of pounds of Ghost Frog King Flesh!

No wonder, before entering Demon-Suppressing Valley, anyone who spoke of the Demon Slaying Conference called it a path to the heavens! It turned out it truly was a path to the heavens, in the most literal sense.

「A cup of tea time later,」

After washing up, Lin Xuankong returned to the tree, where Zhao Yufei was already seated on the Female Dragon Blood Fierce Dog, which was lying by the tree. Seeing Lin Xuankong approach, she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"We killed a total of seven Tier Two Ghost Toads and ninety-seven Tier One Ghost Toads. They've already processed most of them and will probably harvest over a thousand pounds of Ghost Toad leg meat... Huh? Wait, why do you have a faint fragrance about you?"

"Really?" Lin Xuankong sniffed. He had been so focused on washing off the foul-smelling sweat that he hadn't noticed. But now, taking a careful sniff, there was indeed a very distinct, yet subtle, fragrance.

Is this because my Poison Resistance has advanced to Immortal Tier First Grade? That would make sense. After all, even if only my Poison Resistance has reached the Immortal Tier, it still means I possess a minuscule fraction of a Half-Immortal Body. It's only natural there'd be some 'immortal scent' to me!

Thinking this, he carefully sensed himself, then his eyes lit up. He discovered that with his Poison Resistance having undergone such a Metamorphosis, his Qi Blood also seemed to have undergone some kind of transformation. When he circulated it or looked inward, he could faintly perceive an inexplicable radiance within his Qi Blood!

Frowning in thought, he called over the Male Dragon Blood Fierce Dog, pointing to the Ghost Frog Flesh scraps on the ground, which were coated with the highly poisonous grass seeds. "Eat these scraps!"

Zhao Yufei: ...

Male Dragon Blood Fierce Dog: ...

The Female Dragon Blood Fierce Dog widened its eyes, looking on with keen and rather excited interest.

"Those grass seeds on the scraps are poisonous! It hasn't eaten nearly as much Ghost Frog Flesh as you; how could it possibly handle them! If you have nothing better to do, go cultivate your Cultivation Technique or refine a Demon Pearl! Why are you tormenting this Dragon Blood Fierce Dog?" Zhao Yufei protested. Bullying her dog was one thing, but one should at least consider the owner!

Lin Xuankong smiled. "The grass seeds I used today are very low in toxicity. It would be a shame to waste these frog scraps!"

BANG.

He kicked the dog's rear.

"Eat it quickly!"

The Male Dragon Blood Fierce Dog looked pitifully at Zhao Yufei. However, seeing its master glaring suspiciously at Lin Xuankong and paying it no mind, a human-like expression of utter despair appeared on its canine face. It stuck out its tongue, licked up a scrap of Ghost Frog Flesh coated with grass seeds, and gulped it down. Then, it prepared to display a human-like expression of 'inconsolable grief.'

At this moment, Lin Xuankong circulated his Qi Blood internally. As he petted the dog's fur, he secretly infused some of his Qi Blood into the Male Dragon Blood Fierce Dog's body, then withdrew his hand, carefully observing the Male Dragon Blood Fierce Dog.