[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting":3,"chapter-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-129":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life from Talisman Painting",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733426,2217,"Chapter 129 - 116: Breakthrough","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-129",129,"\u003Cp>\"The bounty for two Tier One Upper Grade Skill Cultivators is almost equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Pill. How many among the loose cultivators can resist such temptation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to his cave, contemplating the message that Yun Yao had given him earlier, he fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an open tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to hunting Tier Two Demon Beasts for Crystal Cores with great risk, if switched to late-stage Qi Refining Cultivators, everyone knows what they’ll choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid even some Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators would be tempted, since their descendants and tribe members also need Foundation Establishment Pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm is brewing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Chang’an furrowed his brows secretly; the war hadn’t fully erupted, yet it was already so perilous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagining how dangerous it would be once a full-scale war breaks out in the Yue Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My current cultivation at the early stage of Foundation Establishment is still too weak. If I were to flee to other countries now and be discovered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the temptation of several Foundation Establishment Pills would move any Foundation Establishment Cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of his own bounty, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but feel tempted, let alone outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huo Palace and Divine Sword Sect have the audacity to go toe-to-toe with Master Lu, yet they can’t beat his Spirit Pet, resorting to underhanded tactics in secret, how despicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must quickly enhance my strength and ensure my survival strategies are not lacking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how the situation unfolds, strength will never deceive oneself; it is one’s only safeguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Refining Tier Two Elixirs, improving cultivation, and quickly breaking through as a Tier Two Rune Master, this way I can access more resources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an silently decided, if he knew he would be listed in the bounty earlier, he wouldn’t boast first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now as a Tier Two Rune Master, he truly has to grit his teeth and proceed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, I earn enough resources for cultivation in Celestial Profound City with my skills, without needing to risk outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflecting on this, Lin Chang’an felt a bit more comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators like Chen Qing, sometimes have to venture out to earn cultivation resources, otherwise, what the clan provides often isn’t enough for those below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there’s a surplus, it might be valuable for Qi Refining Cultivators, but for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it’s simply insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Core Formation Cultivators! Only by becoming a Core Formation Cultivator will one truly be free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of the Yue Kingdom’s situation, in the end, it’s all about the resource competition among Golden Core Cultivators. If he becomes a Core Formation Cultivator, his actions won’t be constrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Core Formation Cultivators, though there is still a long way to go, currently I may not be inferior to those sect’s prodigies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about his talent and fortune, a firm resolve flashed in Lin Chang’an’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiming to reach mid-stage Foundation Establishment by 70, late-stage by 100, and plan for Foundation Establishment Perfection before 150 for Core Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he’d like to see who in the whole Yue Kingdom can dictate his freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The turmoil in the Yue Kingdom’s situation is still unknown to the lower-tier cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least in Lin Chang’an’s view, the loose cultivators in Celestial Profound City are still dreaming of the Yue Kingdom’s stalemate, waiting for Master Lu’s disciple to form a core, to become one of the Four Great Influences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the upper-tier like the old Foundation Establishment Clans such as the Zhou Family, have started to prepare clandestinely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Material prices in the market began to rise, when loose cultivators realized the issue, it had already been two months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently, material prices in the market seem to be increasing, could it be another war is coming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible, it’s only been a few years, you should know Profound Sound Pavilion just recently gained a Core Formation Cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The recent rise in materials probably has something to do with the auction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through the market streets, Lin Chang’an listened to various speculations from loose cultivators, sighing silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter in the mundane world or the Immortal Cultivation Realm, ultimately, it’s always the lower-tier cultivators who bear everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these two months, Lin Chang’an never stopped painting talismans, refining elixirs, and cultivating, even disguising his identity to secretly purchase supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once tensions escalate, strategic materials can see price increases at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Profound City announced the formation of Patrol Cultivator squads, with late-stage Qi Refining cultivators eligible to join...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the auction approaches, amidst prosperity, Celestial Profound City’s announcement caused Lin Chang’an to fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know whether to be thankful for being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator or think back to when he was also among the lower-tier cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, Patrol Cultivator Squad, this is Celestial Profound City’s setup for patrolling against Demon Beasts and Tribulation Cultivators under its jurisdiction, the benefits are quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard each gets a few acres of Spirit Field, damn, I’ll definitely break through in six months, I hope they still recruit by then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking down the street, seeing the excited smiles of loose cultivators, Lin Chang’an lost interest in further strolling and turned back towards his cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These lower-tier cultivators, aren’t they also real depictions of us ordinary Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The excited smiles of these loose cultivators might not know what they are about to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to his cave, he happened to meet the busy Chen Qing next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lin, did you hear? The city is forming patrol squads, my two useless grandsons have already signed up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Qing’s smiling face, carrying a jug of Spirit Wine, Lin Chang’an finally understood what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, congratulations to you, having two outstanding young descendants, barely thirty and already breaking through the late-stage Qi Refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, hardly, merely two useless descendants. It’s only because clan resources have been more ample these years that they have today’s achievements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an congratulated sincerely, watching Chen Qing’s face flush red as he laughed, trying to invite him to his cave for a drink to celebrate, but he politely declined with a smile claiming other commitments.\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-06T16:18:31.859Z",1,"novelbin.me","6287700d456bf4fc27df6b90320c526d3e69517d92bf5f7847e74f20d781e790","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-130","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-128",514,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-talisman-painting-cover.jpg"]