Chapter 19: Ancient Sword Sutra


    [Heaven Swallowing Divine Python: In ancient times, one of the ten supreme ns of the monster race, standing shoulder to shoulder with dragons, phoenixes, the ck Tortoise, and the White Tiger!


    Legend has it that there was once a supreme being among the Heaven Swallowing n, who swallowed a corner of the heavenly path in this world. For this audacious act, the heavenly path retaliated, leading to theplete disappearance of the Heaven Swallowing n.]


    [Note: The Family Protection Divine Ability underwent evolution due to the transformation of bloodline!]


    Lin Xuan gazed at the information page before him, and he couldn''t be more satisfied. The benefits brought about by this transformation had truly exceeded his expectations.


    Firstly, regarding his cultivation, he had leaped from the early Foundation Establishment Realm to the pinnacle, saving him hundreds of years of practice at the very least.


    Secondly, his bloodline had evolved from the peak of the Second Rank to the initial Layer of the Fourth Rank. It had also awakened the Heaven Swallowing Divine Python bloodline. Just by reading the system''s description, he knew that this bloodline was incredibly powerful.


    At the Fourth Rank, it was on par with the existence of a Nascent Soul Realm demon king. In other words, as long as Lin Xuan didn''t encounter any idents along the way, he would eventually break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. In the short term, the restrictions imposed by his bloodline would bepletely lifted.


    Moreover, due to the bloodline''s awakening, a new innate divine ability, Heaven Swallowing, had emerged. Lin Xuan sensed this divine ability information and quickly smiled.


    "With my current bloodline level, I can treat any attack below the Golden Core Realm as nothing and simply devour it. It''s truly invincible under the Golden Core."


    Lin Xuan muttered to himself, "Furthermore, from now on, I can devour anything with a soul, using it to refine and enhance my cultivation. It''s like gaining a new way to increase my strength. However, the Family Protection divine ability has undergone significant changes this time!"


    Lin Xuan felt another stream of divine ability information, and he couldn''t help but be amazed. The original Python Seed was already quite abnormal in his view, but after the transformation, it had be even more extraordinary.


    Practitioners who had the Python Seed nted in them would gradually transform into Spirit Devouring Physique, allowing their cultivation to progress at an astonishing rate.


    They also gained the ability to automatically devour and neutralize a portion of iing attacks. In simple terms, it was like a reduced version of his innate divine ability, Heaven Swallowing.


    From Lin Xuan''s perspective, this was already extremely impressive. After all, it was a spiritual body, a feature that only those with high-grade spiritual roots possessed. This meant that Lin Xuan''s Python Seed now functioned as if he constantly had a Seventh Rank high-grade spiritual root assisting him in cultivation.


    "Lin Family, it seems like you''re truly going to rise this time!"


    Lin Xuan felt the relevant information about the Python Seed and couldn''t help but sigh. Nevertheless, he also weed this development. Not to mention the binding rtionship with the Lin family, just the special energy that Lin Shanhai brought to him had helped him tremendously.


    Otherwise, whether he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Peak would have remained uncertain. This also made him realize that nting the Python Seed was a purely beneficial move for him.


    As for what opportunities the other party gained, as long as he wished, he could share a piece of the pie at any time.


    Furthermore, Lin Xuan had never forgotten thest part of the Python Seed''s description: When the practitioner who had the Python Seed nted in them died, all of their Dao Fruits would belong to him, and they would be perfectly absorbed.


    Although he wouldn''t actively create any upheaval, Lin Xuan wouldn''t hesitate to reap the rewards that naturally came his way.


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host, Lin Family has sessfully promoted to the Second Rank power! Reward: 500 years of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation!]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host, Lin Family has sessfully promoted to the Second Rank power! Reward: Innate Divine Ability – Heaven and Earth''s Law!]


    [Ding! Congrattions to the host, Lin Family has sessfully promoted to the Second Rank power! Reward: Upper Ancient Sword Manual!"


    …


    Suddenly, the system''s voice echoed in Lin Xuan''s mind. Lin Xuan''s lips curled up. It seemed that Lin Shanhai had alreadypleted the registration at the Nine Peaks Sect.


    [Host''s Current Cultivation: Eight Hundred and Fifty Years]


    As the Lin Family advanced to a Second Rank power, the system rewarded him with 500 years of cultivation. Each of the Lin Family''s three brothers received an additional 100 years upon breaking through to Foundation Establishment.


    Lin Shanhai''s breakthrough to mid-Foundation Establishment in the Source Pool granted him an extra 50 years. Combined, it added up to exactly 850 years of foundational cultivation.


    ording to Lin Xuan''s sense, with his current aptitude, 500 years of cultivation would be enough for a one-time breakthrough to Golden Core. However, based on the Heaven Swallowing Divine Python''s bloodline heritage, Golden Cores were divided into grades.


    The lowest was First Rank, and the highest was Ninth Rank, with a perfect foundational Golden Core beyond that. With Lin Xuan''s awakening at ten percent, he could easily break through to at least a Fourth Rank Golden Core.


    After that, every hundred years of cultivation would allow him to elevate one rank. To condense a Ninth Rank Golden Core would require a thousand years of cultivation. A perfect foundational Golden Core would need twice that.


    Lin Xuan had big ambitions, and with the system, he wasn''t considering anything below a perfect Golden Core. As for the shortfall in cultivation, Lin Xuan had no worries. His family guardian divine ability could condense up to seven Python Seeds, which meant an additional 700 years of cultivation.


    Besides, the quality of the Golden Core depended on many factors, such as the enhancement of his bloodline, practicing high-level martial techniques, and the ability to devour the genius and treasures of the world, all of which would reduce his cultivation consumption. It was merely a matter of waiting a bit longer.


    Moreover, high-level martial techniques seemed to be in Lin Xuan''s hands.


    [The Purple Heaven Sword Scripture (Upper Part): In the ancient era, a transcendent being at the Crossing Tribtion Realm created this innate cultivation method, the most potent sword technique ever devised. As one advances in their practice, they can intuitivelyprehend the profound sword intent of the Purple Heaven Sword.]


    [Note: Currently, only the upper part of this sword scripture exists, attainable up to the Nascent Soul stage of cultivation.]