One month, whether long or short, felt like the blink of an eye as it passed by unnoticed.
On this day, with only three days left until Ning Rongrong and Oscar's engagement banquet, Lin Rong took the final step towards level seventy.
In the heart of the Banyan Forest within Lin Manor, Lin Rong, who had been meditating beneath a banyan tree, slowly opened his eyes, an undeniable excitement and joy surging within them.
"I've waited so long for this moment, and it has finally arrived."
As he spoke, Lin Rong brushed his left hand across his right wrist. Two flashes of light appeared, revealing a white peony and a jade box the color of mutton-fat jade before him.
He opened the jade box, retrieved the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which had now grown to ten thousand years of age, and placed it alongside the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
One was a white peony emitting pure white light with a few blood-red petals, while the other was a ginseng, crystal clear throughout, with a lifelike pattern of a five-clawed dragon on its surface.
The Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng were complementary Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs. Simply placing them together caused their auras to merge and resonate with each other.
Seeing this, Lin Rong raised his arm and spoke to the Nine Bend Vine Dragon coiled around it:
"Xiao Qing, these two Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, one for you, one for me. I will consume the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and you will eat the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng."
"After you eat it, immediately return inside me. I will circulate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture to refine the medicinal power of these two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, and you will be responsible for absorbing it, condensing the refined medicinal power into your destined seventh Spirit Ring. Do you understand?"
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon responded with a soft dragon's roar, acknowledging its master's words.
"Very good. Now, have the Banyan Forest seal this area to prevent any suspicion from outsiders due to the commotion that will occur."
As the words fell, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon flew off Lin Rong's arm, returning to its normal size in mid-air. Its innate domain, a cyan halo, expanded outwards, instantly enveloping the entire Banyan Forest.
Just like last time, under the enhancement of the domain, the banyan tree branches and the entwined vines on the tree trunks of this Banyan Forest grew wildly. In just a short period, all areas except the clearing where Lin Rong stood were sealed off.
"Xiao Qing, catch!"
Lin Rong tossed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to the Nine Bend Vine Dragon in mid-air, while he himself picked up the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and brought it to his lips.
After recognizing its master, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red possessed an indestructible characteristic, with only divine-level power capable of destroying it.
However, this was for outsiders. For its master, it was merely a white peony that could be easily destroyed.
At this moment, as the petals of the white peony touched Lin Rong's lips, they dissolved into liquid and flowed into his mouth.
Soon, the entire Lovesick Heartbreak Red was consumed by Lin Rong.
On the other side, the Nine Bend Vine Dragon had already swallowed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng in one gulp. Seeing its master finish the white peony, it immediately transformed into a stream of light and returned into its master's body.
A surge of potent medicinal energy filled Lin Rong's body. Without delay, he quickly recited the incantations of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, circulating the medicinal power of the two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs within his meridians according to the scripture's path.
Simultaneously, the Divinity dormant within Lin Rong's body revealed itself, targeting the trace amounts of Love God Divine Power contained within the Lovesick Heartbreak Red's medicinal energy.
In his heart, Lin Rong silently thought:
"Devour it. After you've devoured all the Love God Divine Power, it's time for you to transform into my unique Divinity attribute during this breakthrough."
Essentially, absorbing these two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs to condense his destined Spirit Ring was a bloodline awakening.
The attribute-less Divinity within his body, refined from the Thunder God Bloodline, would also combine with his bloodline during this breakthrough, giving birth to his own unique divine power attribute.
As time passed, the medicinal properties within the two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, circulating through his meridians, were gradually absorbed by Lin Rong. The pure energy refined from these properties converged on the Nine Bend Vine Dragon.
Lin Rong's physical constitution rapidly improved under the complementary medicinal effects of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.
The medicinal properties of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red were incredibly gentle, capable of subtly and comprehensively transforming the absorber's body, requiring a long time for complete absorption.
The medicinal properties of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng were the opposite, known for their dominance.
However, it was precisely this dominant medicinal property that could help the user completely absorb the Lovesick Heartbreak Red's properties in a short period.
Consuming both simultaneously, the gentle medicinal properties of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red could also neutralize the dominant medicinal properties of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which is why the two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs were said to be complementary.
Within Lin Rong's body, the immense medicinal power of the two Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, circulated through the twelve meridians and eight extraordinary meridians, was completely refined in less than a day.
The medicinal properties of the two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs were absorbed by Lin Rong, while the pure energy, stripped of its medicinal properties, entirely converged on the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, preparing to condense its destined Spirit Ring by combining with its own bloodline.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black – six Spirit Rings appeared on Lin Rong one after another.
A cyan halo condensed into a ring, rising from Lin Rong's feet and slowly floating above the six Spirit Rings.
The cyan halo continuously compressed and transformed. White, yellow, purple, and black – these four colors flashed by, and soon a fifth color appeared, the red that symbolized a hundred thousand year Spirit Ring.
The transformation did not stop. Faint golden patterns gradually emerged on the crystal-clear red Spirit Ring.
Then, the second and third faint golden patterns appeared on the Spirit Ring.
After the three faint golden patterns appeared, the Spirit Ring ceased its transformation and aligned neatly with the other six rings on Lin Rong, pulsing rhythmically.
A hundred thousand year Spirit Ring with one faint golden pattern represented a hundred thousand years of age.
Three faint golden patterns indicated a Spirit Ring of three hundred thousand years of age.
After condensing his destined Spirit Ring, some energy from the two great Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs remained.
This remaining energy was insufficient to condense a fourth faint golden pattern on his destined Spirit Ring, so Lin Rong had another plan.
With a thought, the remaining energy divided into four portions and flowed into the first, second, third, and fourth Spirit Rings.
As this energy poured in, the first four Spirit Rings rapidly increased in age.
From yellow to purple, from purple to black.
After absorbing this energy, Lin Rong's first four Spirit Rings changed color from yellow, yellow, purple, purple to black, black, black, black.
His seven Spirit Rings also transformed from the previous two yellow, two purple, two black, and one red, to the current six black and one red.
Now, the ages of the seven Spirit Rings are as follows:
First Spirit Ring (Thousand Leaf Banyan): Ten thousand years exactly
Second Spirit Ring (Kongqing Bamboo): Ten thousand years exactly
Third Spirit Ring (Azure Vine): Twelve thousand years
Fourth Spirit Ring (Thunderclap Nether Vine): Thirteen thousand years
Fifth Spirit Ring (Green Wood Twin Lotus): Thirty-three thousand three hundred and eighty-one years
Sixth Spirit Ring (Blue Silver Emperor): Eighty-five thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven years
Seventh Spirit Ring (Bloodline Innate): Three hundred thousand years
"Soul Power is only level seventy-one? That's normal," Lin Rong thought as he sensed his Soul Power.
"After all, the energy from both Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs was used to increase the Spirit Ring ages. There's no surplus energy left to boost the Soul Power level."
"Even if I normally obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, at the level of seventy, the most it could increase would be about four levels."
"Due to my total Soul Power reserves, the increase would be even less, perhaps only around three levels."
"This bit of Soul Power can be recovered with half a year of cultivation."
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