In the secret chamber, Lin Tianming's face was stricken with terror, his complexion drastically changing.
A few moments later, his complexion gradually regained its rosiness as he fell into deep contemplation.
"Haha... Hahaha..." Lin Tianming burst into open laughter, as if driven to madness!
The Tiangang Body Art turned out to be a Heavenly Grade Technique that allowed for the dual cultivation of body and law and could be practiced up to the Late Stage of Becoming a God — a top-notch technique with formidable offense and defense, yet it required terrifying amounts of cultivation resources.
Seeing the introduction of the technique, Lin Tianming wore a serious expression.
Not only was a vast amount of resources needed for cultivation, but the process itself was also extremely arduous, involving the cultivation of both the spiritual power and the cultivators' own bodies.
Starting from the vital organs and extending to skin, bone, and soul, the cultivation process was excruciatingly painful, and few cultivators could bear it.
But the rewards were directly proportional to the efforts, and this Technique Divine Power was well-rounded in both offense and defense, with few weaknesses.
If cultivated to a profound level, it would easily allow one to defeat cultivators and Demonic Beasts of the same stage, making it one of the rare top-tier techniques known.
Before his realization, Lin Tianming had surmised that such a technique must be of a High Order, but it was hard to imagine that it was actually a Heavenly Grade Technique, surpassing his expectations by far.
In the Cultivation World, although there were quite a few Heavenly Grade Techniques, they were mostly controlled by Millennium Great Clans, with very few escaping into the outside world, appearing only occasionally in Ancient Cultivator's Cave Dwellings.
Every time a Heavenly Grade Technique appeared, it was through a bloody struggle and conflict, and countless cultivators had died in these battles.
The fact that Lin Tianming had obtained such a top-tier technique was a testament to his incredible destiny.
Destiny, though intangible and invisible, was vitally important in the journey of cultivation and could almost determine a cultivator's potential. Furthermore, it often allowed those with such destiny to sense danger early, turning ill fortune into good.
Every top-notch, super-powerful cultivator was someone blessed with great destiny, and Lin Tianming was clearly among them.
The Tiangang Body Art was divided into an upper and lower part; the upper could be cultivated up to the Late Stage of Core Formation and the lower up to the Late Stage of Becoming a God, being one of the top techniques in the Cultivation World.
In the ancient times tens of thousands of years ago, there were not a few super-powerful cultivators who practiced this technique.
As the Cultivation World's resources dwindled over time, and the massively resource-dependent Tiangang Body Art became too burdensome for most cultivators to practice, the number of cultivators of this technique decreased, and it gradually vanished from the Cultivation World, not seen for tens of thousands of years.
"To cultivate or not to cultivate?"
Lin Tianming wore a solemn expression, seemingly hesitant.
The Lin Family had shallow foundations and struggled to even cultivate a Core Formation Cultivator, far from comparing to those super sects and clans.
This technique demanded not only high aptitude, but also a tremendous dependency on resources and the endurance of great pain.
Although he considered himself above average in talent and had a tenacious will, he could not count on his family for resources; he would have to rely on himself.
Lin Tianming, since childhood, had browsed through the family's treasured books and longed to explore the civilizations of the vast Nine Provinces Continent, with the ambition to become a super-powerful cultivator revered by all, able to traverse the magnificent expanse of the Nine Provinces.
To achieve these dreams was incredibly difficult, and cultivation was absolutely critical.
The vastness of the Nine Provinces was unimaginable; even a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator would find it difficult to cross a single province, and to travel throughout the Nine Provinces, one needed at least a Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.
The thought of journeying across the Nine Provinces invigorated him, filling him with a boiling passion and a sense of soaring ambition.
Cultivators are meant to defy fate, to contend with the heavens and battle with the earth. If one cannot become a strong protector, then what is the point of cultivation? Better to settle down early, marry, and enjoy life!
Returning to reality, his current practice of the Fire Origin Decision could only take him up to the Late Stage of Core Formation; to give up such a defiance of the heavens would truly be a pity.
"To cultivate or not to cultivate?"
"Cultivate... As a man of spirit, I shall achieve greatness or die trying."
Lin Tianming wore a determined expression, as there was no better choice at the moment, neglecting to cultivate the Heavenly Grade Technique would indeed be a waste.
Having made up his mind, Lin Tianming continued to comprehend the first half of the cultivation technique, adeptly committing the formula to memory.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The cultivation technique was now committed to memory and could be recited almost without thinking.
To cultivate this technique, it was necessary to dissipate all the Spiritual Power that had been cultivated up to the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement and start over from the First Level of Qi Refining.
Upon re-cultivating, one only needed to operate the cultivation technique to refill the already formed Seven Sea Dantian without encountering any bottlenecks.
Having said that, Lin Tianming once again entered a state of seclusion.
Several days passed in a moment, and inside the secret chamber, Lin Tianming had successfully dissipated all his Spiritual Power.
Lin Tianming was resolute, starting the practice was like an arrow released from its bow, with no path of retreat, he could only press on courageously.
After reviewing the formula of the Tiangang Body Art, he began to breathe in and out, taking out a Lingshen Pill from his storage bag and swallowing it. The pill quickly transformed into streams of Spiritual Power that filled the Seven Sea Dantian.
As he cultivated his Spiritual Power, the tingling in his body intensified.
This pain was already intense at the Qi Refinement stage, bearable only through his own willpower. Without elixirs to assist at the Core Formation stage, one would likely die from the agony.
The Lingshen Pills might not be enough to cultivate his physical body. Fortunately, when exploring the Ancient Cultivator's Cave Dwellings, he had killed a Spirit-Connecting Python, whose flesh and blood could be used in conjunction with cultivating his own body.
He took out a jade bottle containing a full bottle of Spirit-Connecting Python's blood, and drank the python blood in large gulps straight from the bottle.
The scorching hot blood of the Spirit-Connecting Python slowly entered his body, quickly refining it. A special type of Spiritual Power slowly strengthened Lin Tianming's internal organs.
The effects of this blood were quite significant, though not plentiful. Combined with the Lingshen Pills, it was just enough to keep up with his Spiritual Power cultivation. By the time his cultivation ended, the body of the Spirit-Connecting Python would also come in handy.
To cultivate faster, he would probably need to frequent the periphery of the Demon Race territory, where else could he find demonic beasts or resources for his use?
With each passing day, after refining ten Lingshen Pills, Lin Tianming's cultivation soared!
Qi Refining Second Level...
Qi Refining Third Level...
Qi Refining Seventh Level...
Lin Tianming's internal organs gradually transformed, showing faint traces of golden yellow. With time, it was highly possible that they would become entirely golden.
Half a month later, Lin Tianming successfully re-cultivated his cultivation base. He had plenty of elixirs and Spirit-Connecting Python blood to assist him. Combined with his not-so-high original cultivation, it would have been difficult to re-cultivate in such a short time otherwise.
After redoing his cultivation, his Spiritual Power was vast and mighty, far stronger than before.
His vitality surged throughout his body, and his Spiritual Power cultivation and recovery were a bit faster. Without using any Spiritual Power, his punch weighed a thousand pounds; if it struck a Middle Stage First Order monster beast, it would likely be seriously injured, if not dead.
If he cultivated to an even higher level, how terrifying that would be. Achieving physical strength comparable to that of demonic beasts was quite possible, and even surpassing them was not an improbable hope.
Feeling the surging power within him, Lin Tianming was very excited, his desire for strength growing even more intense.
As the year's deadline approached, with less than a month remaining, he had redone his cultivation technique, but the task remained daunting; he still had to cultivate the associated mystical techniques.
When leaving Green Bamboo Mountain, he had a large number of High-Quality First Order talismans for self-preservation. Now, without means to confront enemies, encountering danger would be as precarious as a lamb awaiting slaughter. He needed to quickly complete the cultivation of the Mystical Techniques.
Lin Tianming took out the cultivation technique, sat quietly to the side, and slowly began to comprehend the Mystical Techniques.
Soon, he was deep in arduous cultivation.