fú xī huò suǒ yī ， huò xī fú suǒ fú 。
福兮祸所依，祸兮福所伏。
Fortune and misfortune are interdependent.
qí shí zhè duì lín xuān lái shuō ， dào bù yí dìng shì huài shì de 。
其实这对林轩来说，倒不一定是坏事的。
For Lin Xuan, this might not necessarily be a bad thing.
zhēn líng běn yuán shì shén me ？
真灵本源是什么？
What is the True Spirit Essence?
nà shì jīn yuè zhēn chán zuì wèi xuán miào de bǎo wù ， pǔ tōng de fǎ lì ， yuǎn yuǎn méi yǒu bàn fǎ xiàng bǐ ， nà shì shēn wèi zhēn líng ， zuì wèi zhòng yào de dōng xī 。
那是金玥真蟾最为玄妙的宝物，普通的法力，远远没有办法相比，那是身为真灵，最为重要的东西。
That was the most mysterious treasure of the Golden Yue True Toad. Ordinary spiritual energy could hardly compare to it; that was the most important thing for a true spirit.
suī rán zhǐ shèng xià shí fēn zhī yī ， dàn lín xuān ruò néng xī nà wèi jǐ suǒ yòng ， nà hǎo chù yě shì wú fǎ yán yù 。
虽然只剩下十分之一，但林轩若能吸纳为己所用，那好处也是无法言喻。
Although only one-tenth remained, if Lin Xuan could absorb and utilize this True Spirit Essence, the benefits would be incalculable.
bié de bù tí ， shěng què wú shù suì yuè de kǔ xiū ， nà shì bǎn shàng dìng dīng dì 。
别的不提，省却无数岁月的苦修，那是板上钉钉地。
Apart from that, saving countless years of cultivation was certain.
zhè yàng de hǎo dōng xī ， néng gòu xī nà liàn huà nǎi shì lín xuān zhī fú ， kě wèn tí shì ， tā xiàn zài de qíng kuàng què yǒu diǎn lèi sì yú xū bù shòu bǔ 。
这样的好东西，能够吸纳炼化乃是林轩之福，可问题是，他现在的情况却有点类似于虚不受补。
Such good things being absorbed and refined were indeed a blessing to Lin Xuan. However, his current situation was somewhat akin to receiving too much nourishment when one is weak.
jiǎ rú lín xuān shì dù jié qī lǎo guài wù ， liàn huà cǐ zhēn líng běn yuán hòu zì rán shì dà yǒu hǎo chù 。
假如林轩是渡劫期老怪物，炼化此真灵本源后自然是大有好处。
If Lin Xuan were an old monster at the Transcendence Stage, absorbing this True Spirit Essence would certainly be beneficial.
kě rú jīn ， tā jǐn jǐn shì fēn shén qī bà le ， jiù suàn shí lì ， yuǎn shèng tóng bèi xǔ duō ， dàn guī gēn jié dǐ ， yě zhǐ shì fēn shén jí bié de xiū xiān zhě 。
可如今，他仅仅是分神期罢了，就算实力，远胜同辈许多，但归根结底，也只是分神级别的修仙者。
But now, he was merely at the Shen Transformation stage; even though his strength far surpassed that of his peers, fundamentally, he was still a cultivator at the Shen Transformation level.
zuò yí gè bù qià dàng de jiǎ shè 。
做一个不恰当的假设。
To make an inappropriate assumption,
jiù fǎng fú ， nǐ yí gè níng dān qī xiū xiān zhě ， rú guǒ yí dìng yào chī ， duì yuán yīng qī xiū shì dà yǒu hǎo chù de dān yào ， nà bú shì zhǎo sǐ me ？
就仿佛，你一个凝丹期修仙者，如果一定要吃，对元婴期修士大有好处的丹药，那不是找死么？
it's like a condensation core-stage cultivator insisting on taking a pill beneficial for元婴期cultivators. Isn't that asking for trouble?
xū bù shòu bǔ ， chōng yíng de fǎ lì méi yǒu xuān xiè zhī chù ， néng gòu jiāng hún shēn de jīng mài chēng pò ， dào lǐ yǔ bá miáo zhù zhǎng xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
虚不受补，充盈的法力没有宣泄之处，能够将浑身的经脉撑破，道理与拔苗助长相差仿佛。
Receiving too much nourishment without proper discharge could rupture one’s meridians, similar to stunting growth.
lín xuān xiàn zài de qíng kuàng jiù shì zhè yàng de 。
林轩现在的情况就是这样的。
Lin Xuan was in such a situation.
bù guò jù tǐ de biǎo xiàn xíng shì què yòu bù tóng ， zhēn líng běn yuán ， bìng fēi fǎ lì ， ér shì gèng xuán miào de dōng xī ， suǒ yǐ ， lín xuān xiàn zài de qíng kuàng ， hái yào gèng zāo gāo yī xiē 。
不过具体的表现形式却又不同，真灵本源，并非法力，而是更玄妙的东西，所以，林轩现在的情况，还要更糟糕一些。
However, the manifestation of this condition differed; True Spirit Essence wasn’t spiritual energy but something even more mysterious. Thus, his current predicament was worse.
jīng mài dǎo shì bú huì bèi chēng pò ， dàn zhěng gè rén dōu kuài yào bèi zhǔ shú 。
经脉倒是不会被撑破，但整个人都快要被煮熟。
His meridians wouldn't be ruptured, but he felt as if he were being slowly cooked alive.
āi ， dōu guài zì jǐ tài dà yì le ， lín xuān xīn zhōng ào nǎo bù yǐ 。
唉，都怪自己太大意了，林轩心中懊恼不已。
Alas, it was all due to his own carelessness, Lin Xuan thought with great frustration.
jǐn guǎn yán gé lái shuō ， zhè bìng bù néng suàn tā de cuò ， bì jìng kāi shǐ bìng méi yǒu shén me bù tuǒ ， ér wēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ， yòu shì zuì ràng rén fáng bù shèng fáng de 。
尽管严格来说，这并不能算他的错，毕竟开始并没有什么不妥，而温水煮青蛙这种情况，又是最让人防不胜防的。
Although strictly speaking, this wasn’t entirely his fault—after all, there had been no initial problem—and the frog in a pot scenario was the most insidious. Initially, one wouldn't feel any discomfort and might even find it quite comfortable. By the time one realized something was wrong, it would be too late to change.
yī kāi shǐ bìng bú huì nán guò ， shèn zhì hái fēi cháng de shū fú ， děng nǐ zhēn fā xiàn bù tuǒ ， xiǎng yào gǎi biàn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng de shí hòu wéi shí yǐ wǎn le 。
一开始并不会难过，甚至还非常的舒服，等你真发现不妥，想要改变这种情况的时候为时已晚了。
Lin Xuan sighed but depression couldn’t solve problems. As he said, this body hid too many secrets; he would never give up unless absolutely necessary.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， bù guò yù mèn jiě jué bù liǎo wèn tí 。 hái shì nà jù yán yǔ ， zhè jù ròu shēn yǐn cáng le tài duō de mì mì ， bú dào wàn bù dé yǐ ， zì jǐ jué bú huì fàng qì 。
林轩叹了口气，不过郁闷解决不了问题。还是那句言语，这具肉身隐藏了太多的秘密，不到万不得已，自己绝不会放弃。
Speaking of which, Lin Xuan’s cultivation far exceeded that of his peers, and this body had been tempered countless times. Otherwise, he wouldn't be suffering now; it would have already disintegrated long ago.
shuō qǐ lái ， yě shì lín xuān xiū wèi yuǎn shèng tóng jiē xiū shì xǔ duō ， zhè jù ròu shēn gèng shì qiān chuí bǎi liàn guò ， fǒu zé ， xiàn zài jiù bú shì hún shēn nán guò 。 ér shì zǎo yǐ hún fēi pò sàn diào le 。
说起来，也是林轩修为远胜同阶修士许多，这具肉身更是千锤百炼过，否则，现在就不是浑身难过。而是早已魂飞魄散掉了。
The logic was clear to him, but the current situation didn’t allow for much delay. What should he do?
zhè dào lǐ ， lín xuān xīn zhōng qīng chǔ ， dàn xiàn zài de qíng jǐng ， shí róng bù dé tā duō zuò dān gē ， jiū jìng gāi zěn me bàn ne ？
这道理，林轩心中清楚，但现在的情景，实容不得他多做耽搁，究竟该怎么办呢？
Lin Xuan's mind raced with possibilities, but quickly dismissed them one by one—far water couldn’t quench near fire, and some were simply useless.
lín xuān xīn niàn diàn zhuǎn 。
林轩心念电转。
Time was pressing; his life hung in the balance. He had no time to verify if these methods would work.
yí gè gè niàn tou zài nǎo hǎi zhōng fú xiàn ér chū ， dàn hěn kuài ， yòu zhú yī pái chú ， bú shì yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě ， jiù shì gēn běn méi yǒu yòng chǔ 。
一个个念头在脑海中浮现而出，但很快，又逐一排除，不是远水解不了近渴，就是根本没有用处。
He needed a quick solution. Otherwise, it might be irreversible.
rú jīn 。 shí jiān jǐn pò ， shuō shēng sǐ xì yú yī xiàn ， nà yě bù wèi guò 。 zì jǐ gēn běn méi yǒu shí jiān ， qù yàn zhèng zhè yī tiáo tiáo de fāng fǎ ， shì fǒu zhēn yǒu yòng tú 。
如今。时间紧迫，说生死系于一线，那也不为过。自己根本没有时间，去验证这一条条的方法，是否真有用途。
Lin Xuan thought to himself.
bì xū kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má cái kě ， fǒu zé ， kǒng pà zhēn yào wàn jié bù fù 。
必须快刀斩乱麻才可，否则，恐怕真要万劫不复。
It seemed he had no choice but to try this method.
lín xuān xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe 。
林轩心中如此想着。
Although risky, the potential loss could be immense, but at this moment, he couldn’t afford to hesitate.
kàn lái ， zhǐ yǒu nà me zuò 。
看来，只有那么做。
There was no time for a perfect plan; he would have to take each step as it came.
suī rán yě yǒu yí dìng de wēi xiǎn ， nòng bù hǎo ， zì jǐ de sǔn shī yě nán yǐ jì shù ， dàn cǐ shí cǐ kè 。 nǎ hái gù dé shàng jīn jīn jì jiào ne ？
虽然也有一定的危险，弄不好，自己的损失也难以计数，但此时此刻。哪还顾得上斤斤计较呢？
At least in Lin Xuan’s view, while not certain, there was still some chance of resolving his current predicament with this method.
gēn běn méi yǒu shí jiān sī lǜ wàn quán zhī cè ， zhǐ néng zǒu yī bù kàn yī bù le 。
根本没有时间思虑万全之策，只能走一步看一步了。
In essence, the solution was straightforward—spiritual energy infusion.
zhì shǎo jiù lín xuān de jiàn jiě lái shuō ， jué de zhè ge fāng fǎ suī bú shì bǎ wò shí zú ， dàn hái shì yǒu yí dìng jī huì huà jiě yǎn qián wēi jú de 。
至少就林轩的见解来说，觉得这个方法虽不是把握十足，但还是有一定机会化解眼前危局的。
Lin Xuan had fallen into such peril because the spiritual energy from the True Spirit Blood couldn’t be digested due to his weak constitution.
ér zhè ge fāng fǎ shuō chuān le yě bù xī qí ， jiù shì líng qì guàn tǐ 。
而这个方法说穿了也不稀奇，就是灵气灌体。
With no place for it to go, he was being slowly cooked alive.
rú jīn lín xuān zhī suǒ yǐ xiàn rù rú cǐ wēi xiǎn de jìng dì 。 jiù shì yīn wèi zhēn líng zhī xuè zhōng de fǎ lì yuán qì ， tā xū bù shòu bǔ ， wú fǎ jiāng qí xiāo huà le 。
如今林轩之所以陷入如此危险的境地。就是因为真灵之血中的法力元气，他虚不受补，无法将其消化了。
The solution then was simple: absorb and refine the pure spiritual essence mixed with the True Spirit Essence.
méi yǒu xuān xiè zhī chù ， suǒ yǐ cái huì bèi wēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā de 。
没有宣泄之处，所以才会被温水煮青蛙的。
But while easy to say, actually doing it would be a headache.
nà me jiě jué de sī lù ， shuō qǐ lái yě jiù bù nán 。 zhǐ yào néng jiāng zhè lǐ miàn de jīng chún líng lì ， yǔ zhēn líng běn yuán xī shōu diào jiù hǎo le 。
那么解决的思路，说起来也就不难。只要能将这里面的jīng纯灵力，与真灵本源吸收掉就好了。
How could one absorb it? This body couldn’t accommodate more. Unless Lin Xuan immediately advanced to the Transcendence Stage, which was impossible.
dàn shuō shuō róng yì ， zhēn yào qù zuò ， què ràng rén náo tóu yǐ jí 。
但说说容易，真要去做，却让人挠头以极。
However, Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator; he thought of a risky plan.
xī shōu ， zěn me xī shōu ， zhè jù qiān chuí bǎi liàn de ròu shēn ， yě róng nà bú zhù ， chú fēi zì jǐ mǎ shàng jìn jiē chéng dù jié jí bié de xiū xiān zhě ， dàn zhè yì diǎn ， xiǎn rán shì jué wú kě néng de 。
吸收，怎么吸收，这具千锤百炼的肉身，也容纳不住，除非自己马上进阶成渡劫级别的修仙者，但这一点，显然是绝无可能的。
The body couldn’t handle it, but perhaps the元婴could?
bù guò lín xuān bì jìng fēi cháng rén kě bǐ ， hái shì xiǎng dào le yí gè xíng xiǎn de zhǔ yì 。
不过林轩毕竟非常人可比，还是想到了一个行险的主意。
It seemed absurd—only a few inches tall—but that was the foundation for high-level cultivators. The capacity to accommodate spiritual energy wasn’t measured by height and weight.
ròu shēn róng nà bù xià ， yuán yīng wèi bì bù kě yǐ 。
肉身容纳不下，元婴未必不可以。
Usually, the元婴could hold much more spiritual essence than the body.
tīng qǐ lái sì hū huāng miù yǐ jí ， yuán yīng gāo bù guò cùn xǔ ， dàn yào zhī dào ， nà shì gāo jiē xiū shì de jī chǔ ， duì yú fǎ lì de róng nà néng lì ， yě bú shì yòng shēn gāo tǐ zhòng lái héng liáng de 。
听起来似乎荒谬以极，元婴高不过寸许，但要知道，那是高阶修士的基础，对于法力的容纳能力，也不是用身高体重来衡量的。
However, Lin Xuan had no great confidence at this moment.
tōng cháng qíng kuàng xià ， yuán yīng róng nà fǎ lì zhēn yuán de běn lǐng ， yào shèng guò ròu shēn xǔ duō 。
通常情况下，元婴容纳法力真元的本领，要胜过肉身许多。
But regardless, he would have to try.
bù guò cǐ shí cǐ kè ， lín xuān yě méi yǒu tài dà de bǎ wò 。
不过此时此刻，林轩也没有太大的把握。
After all, even if it failed, the元婴would self-destruct rather than his body. After all, while the元婴was precious and re-cultivation was difficult, with the Azure Star Sea and Five Dragons Seal preserved, he could start anew from a new main元婴. It was easier than possession transfer.
dàn bù guǎn rú hé ， zǒng yào shì yī shì 。
但不管如何，总要试一试。
Lin Xuan dared to think of such an audacious plan because he had a secondary元婴and a妖丹. Even if his main元婴were ruptured, it wouldn’t lead to his demise. For others, there would be no second chance.
hé kuàng tuì yī wàn bù shuō ， jiù suàn shī bài le ， yuán yīng yīn cǐ zì bào ， yě zǒng bǐ ròu shēn yǔn luò de hǎo ， bì jìng yuán yīng suī rán zhēn guì ， chóng xīn xiū xíng yě hěn nán ， dàn bù guǎn rú hé ， lán sè xīng hǎi yǔ wǔ lóng xǐ zǒng suàn bǎo zhù ， zhǐ yào yǒu zhè liǎng jiàn bǎo wù ， zài chóng xīn xiū liàn yī cì zhǔ yuán yīng yě méi yǒu shén me liǎo bù qǐ ， bǐ duó shě róng yì 。
何况退一万步说，就算失败了，元婴因此自爆，也总比肉身陨落的好，毕竟元婴虽然珍贵，重新修行也很难，但不管如何，蓝sè星海与五龙玺总算保住，只要有这两件宝物，再重新修炼一次主元婴也没有什么了不起，比夺舍容易。
With this in mind, Lin Xuan hesitated no longer. He was a decisive cultivator and the situation didn't allow for much consideration.
dāng rán ， lín xuān gǎn xiǎng chū zhè me yí gè dà dǎn de zhǔ yì ， yě shì yīn wèi tā hái yǒu dì èr yuán yīng yǔ yāo dān ， zhǔ yuán yīng jí shǐ bèi chēng pò ， yě bú huì yǔn luò ， fǒu zé huàn yī míng xiū xiān zhě ， kě méi yǒu zhè zhǒng chóng xīn lái guò jī huì de 。
当然，林轩敢想出这么一个大胆的主意，也是因为他还有第二元婴与妖丹，主元婴即使被撑破，也不会陨落，否则换一名修仙者，可没有这种重新来过机会的。
In any case, he decided to act on his thoughts, first resolving the current crisis before making a decision.
niàn jí zhì cǐ ， lín xuān bù zài chí yí ， yī lái ， tā běn jiù shì xìng zi guǒ jué de xiū xiān zhě ， èr lái ， rú jīn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ， yě shí zài méi yǒu shí jiān ， ràng tā duō zuò kǎo lǜ 。
念及至此，林轩不再迟疑，一来，他本就是xìng子果决的修仙者，二来，如今这种情况，也实在没有时间，让他多做考虑。
Lin Xuan was pushed to his limits but his thinking remained clear. He took a deep breath, enduring the fiery pain, sat cross-legged, placed his hands on his knees, and used inner vision…
zǒng zhī ， xiǎng dào jiù zuò ， xiān jiāng yǎn qián de wēi jú ， huà jiě guò qù zài zuò dìng duó 。
总之，想到就做，先将眼前的危局，化解过去再做定夺。
His body’s meridians turned blood red from head to toe, so hot that even steel would melt instantly.
lín xuān yě suàn shì bèi bī jí le ， dàn tā de sī lù yī jiù qīng xī ， xī le kǒu qì ， qiáng rěn zhe nà dāo shān huǒ hǎi bān de tòng kǔ ， pán xī ér zuò ， shuāng shǒu píng fàng yú shuāng xī ， shī zhǎn nèi shì zhī shù ……
林轩也算是被逼急了，但他的思路依旧清晰，吸了口气，强忍着那刀山火海般的痛苦，盘膝而坐，双手平放于双膝，施展内视之术……
Another person would have disintegrated long ago, but Lin Xuan could bear it, though he gritted his teeth in pain.
hún shēn de jīng mài ， dà dà xiǎo xiǎo ， cóng quán shēn dào shǒu zú ， dōu biàn chéng le xuè hóng zhī sè， wēn dù zhī gāo ， kǒng pà jiù suàn shì rēng yī kuài jīng gāng zài shàng miàn ， yě néng shuō róng huà jiù róng huà le 。
浑身的经脉，大大小小，从全身到手足，都变成了血红之sè，温度之高，恐怕就算是扔一块jīng钢在上面，也能说融化就融化了。
Next, Lin Xuan focused on his丹田.
huàn yí gè rén ， zǎo jiù hún fēi pò sàn diào le ， yě jiù lín xuān ， hái néng chéng shòu dé zhù ， dàn yě téng dé zī yá liě zuǐ de 。
换一个人，早就魂飞魄散掉了，也就林轩，还能承受得住，但也疼得呲牙咧嘴的。
There, the元婴and妖丹suspended above a five-colored lake.
suí hòu ， lín xuān de zhù yì lì ， jí zhōng dào le dān tián 。
随后，林轩的注意力，集中到了丹田。
Lin Xuan didn’t waste time. The元婴moved, showing fear on its tiny face but quickly replaced by resilience. It raised both hands and cast numerous intricate spells, which turned into countless tiny light points smaller than grains of rice.
nà lǐ ， jū rán yě biàn chéng le huǒ hóng zhī sè。
那里，居然也变成了火红之sè。
These light points were red with golden hues that flickered and flowed mysteriously.
yuán yīng yǔ yāo dān ， zài yī kǒu wǔ sè de hú pō de shàng kōng xuán fú 。
元婴与妖丹，在一口五sè的湖泊的上空悬浮。
The元婴mouthed a series of mysterious incantations, and the red-golden light points seemed to have consciousness, flowing towards them.
lín xuān bù gǎn dān gē ， yuán yīng dòng le ， zhǐ jiàn tā de xiǎo liǎn shàng yǐn yǐn lù chū jǐ fēn wèi jù zhī sè， dàn hěn kuài jiù bèi jiān rèn qǔ dài le ， liǎng zhǐ xiǎo shǒu tái qǐ ， yī dào dào xuán miào de fǎ jué dǎ le chū qù ， suí zhe tā de dòng zuò ， zhōu wéi fú xiàn chū wú shù bǐ mǐ lì hái yào xiǎo shàng bǎi bèi de guāng diǎn 。
林轩不敢耽搁，元婴动了，只见他的小脸上隐隐露出几分畏惧之sè，但很快就被坚韧取代了，两只小手抬起，一道道玄妙的法诀打了出去，随着他的动作，周围浮现出无数比米粒还要小上百倍的光点。
These were the spiritual energy from the True Spirit Blood. Even the True Spirit Essence was mixed in.
nà xiē guāng diǎn ， jiē shì zuò huǒ hóng de yán sè， dàn zài huǒ hóng zhōng ， què yòu yǒu yì diǎn jīn guāng shǎn shuò ， liú zhuǎn bù yǐ ， xiǎn de shén mì xuán miào yǐ jí 。
那些光点，皆是做火红的颜sè，但在火红中，却又有一点金光闪烁，流转不已，显得神秘玄妙以极。
Lin Xuan planned to use the method of spiritual energy infusion, letting the元婴serve as an outlet to absorb and refine these energies.
yuán yīng de xiǎo kǒu lǐ ， yī yī yā yā de tǔ chū yī chuàn xuán miào de zhòu yǔ ， suí hòu nà xiē huǒ hóng dài jīn de guāng diǎn ， rú yǒu líng xìng yì bān ， xiàng zhe tā liú tǎng ér qù 。
元婴的小口里，依依呀呀的吐出一串玄妙的咒语，随后那些火红带金的光点，如有灵xìng一般，像着牠流淌而去。
This could be seen as a desperate move!
zhè xiē ， jiù shì zhēn chán líng xuè zhōng de líng lì yuán qì ， shèn zhì lián zhēn líng běn yuán yě shì hùn zá zài qí zhōng dì 。
这些，就是真蟾灵血中的灵力元气，甚至连真灵本源也是混杂在其中地。
Logically, this process, though dangerous, wasn’t difficult. But soon, Lin Xuan found that the result shocked him; the light points repelled the元婴, bouncing away when they approached, unable to be absorbed.
lín xuān dǎ suàn cǎi yòng líng lì guàn tǐ de fāng fǎ ， ràng yuán yīng zuò xuān xiè kǒu ， jiāng tā men guàn jìn qù 。
林轩打算采用灵力灌体的方法，让元婴做宣泄口，将牠们灌进去。
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Fortune and misfortune are interdependent.
For Lin Xuan, this might not necessarily be a bad thing.
What is the True Spirit Essence?
That was the most mysterious treasure of the Golden Yue True Toad. Ordinary spiritual energy could hardly compare to it; that was the most important thing for a true spirit.
Although only one-tenth remained, if Lin Xuan could absorb and utilize this True Spirit Essence, the benefits would be incalculable.
Apart from that, saving countless years of cultivation was certain.
Such good things being absorbed and refined were indeed a blessing to Lin Xuan. However, his current situation was somewhat akin to receiving too much nourishment when one is weak.
If Lin Xuan were an old monster at the Transcendence Stage, absorbing this True Spirit Essence would certainly be beneficial.
But now, he was merely at the Shen Transformation stage; even though his strength far surpassed that of his peers, fundamentally, he was still a cultivator at the Shen Transformation level.
To make an inappropriate assumption,
it's like a condensation core-stage cultivator insisting on taking a pill beneficial for元婴期cultivators. Isn't that asking for trouble?
Receiving too much nourishment without proper discharge could rupture one’s meridians, similar to stunting growth.
Lin Xuan was in such a situation.
However, the manifestation of this condition differed; True Spirit Essence wasn’t spiritual energy but something even more mysterious. Thus, his current predicament was worse.
His meridians wouldn't be ruptured, but he felt as if he were being slowly cooked alive.
Alas, it was all due to his own carelessness, Lin Xuan thought with great frustration.
Although strictly speaking, this wasn’t entirely his fault—after all, there had been no initial problem—and the frog in a pot scenario was the most insidious. Initially, one wouldn't feel any discomfort and might even find it quite comfortable. By the time one realized something was wrong, it would be too late to change.
Lin Xuan sighed but depression couldn’t solve problems. As he said, this body hid too many secrets; he would never give up unless absolutely necessary.
Speaking of which, Lin Xuan’s cultivation far exceeded that of his peers, and this body had been tempered countless times. Otherwise, he wouldn't be suffering now; it would have already disintegrated long ago.
The logic was clear to him, but the current situation didn’t allow for much delay. What should he do?
Lin Xuan's mind raced with possibilities, but quickly dismissed them one by one—far water couldn’t quench near fire, and some were simply useless.
Time was pressing; his life hung in the balance. He had no time to verify if these methods would work.
He needed a quick solution. Otherwise, it might be irreversible.
Lin Xuan thought to himself.
It seemed he had no choice but to try this method.
Although risky, the potential loss could be immense, but at this moment, he couldn’t afford to hesitate.
There was no time for a perfect plan; he would have to take each step as it came.
At least in Lin Xuan’s view, while not certain, there was still some chance of resolving his current predicament with this method.
In essence, the solution was straightforward—spiritual energy infusion.
Lin Xuan had fallen into such peril because the spiritual energy from the True Spirit Blood couldn’t be digested due to his weak constitution.
With no place for it to go, he was being slowly cooked alive.
The solution then was simple: absorb and refine the pure spiritual essence mixed with the True Spirit Essence.
But while easy to say, actually doing it would be a headache.
How could one absorb it? This body couldn’t accommodate more. Unless Lin Xuan immediately advanced to the Transcendence Stage, which was impossible.
However, Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator; he thought of a risky plan.
The body couldn’t handle it, but perhaps the元婴could?
It seemed absurd—only a few inches tall—but that was the foundation for high-level cultivators. The capacity to accommodate spiritual energy wasn’t measured by height and weight.
Usually, the元婴could hold much more spiritual essence than the body.
However, Lin Xuan had no great confidence at this moment.
But regardless, he would have to try.
After all, even if it failed, the元婴would self-destruct rather than his body. After all, while the元婴was precious and re-cultivation was difficult, with the Azure Star Sea and Five Dragons Seal preserved, he could start anew from a new main元婴. It was easier than possession transfer.
Lin Xuan dared to think of such an audacious plan because he had a secondary元婴and a妖丹. Even if his main元婴were ruptured, it wouldn’t lead to his demise. For others, there would be no second chance.
With this in mind, Lin Xuan hesitated no longer. He was a decisive cultivator and the situation didn't allow for much consideration.
In any case, he decided to act on his thoughts, first resolving the current crisis before making a decision.
Lin Xuan was pushed to his limits but his thinking remained clear. He took a deep breath, enduring the fiery pain, sat cross-legged, placed his hands on his knees, and used inner vision…
His body’s meridians turned blood red from head to toe, so hot that even steel would melt instantly.
Another person would have disintegrated long ago, but Lin Xuan could bear it, though he gritted his teeth in pain.
Next, Lin Xuan focused on his丹田.
There, the元婴and妖丹suspended above a five-colored lake.
Lin Xuan didn’t waste time. The元婴moved, showing fear on its tiny face but quickly replaced by resilience. It raised both hands and cast numerous intricate spells, which turned into countless tiny light points smaller than grains of rice.
These light points were red with golden hues that flickered and flowed mysteriously.
The元婴mouthed a series of mysterious incantations, and the red-golden light points seemed to have consciousness, flowing towards them.
These were the spiritual energy from the True Spirit Blood. Even the True Spirit Essence was mixed in.
Lin Xuan planned to use the method of spiritual energy infusion, letting the元婴serve as an outlet to absorb and refine these energies.
This could be seen as a desperate move!
Logically, this process, though dangerous, wasn’t difficult. But soon, Lin Xuan found that the result shocked him; the light points repelled the元婴, bouncing away when they approached, unable to be absorbed.
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