Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Preliminary Analysis of Cultivation Direction and Talent After Chapter 14

"Father, Mother, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. The Taoist academy will be closed for three days. When I get back to the academy, I'll discuss it with the instructor and see what suggestions she has."

"If there really isn't a suitable one, then let's follow Father's suggestion and ask Uncle Chu!"

Zhou Ling didn't want to put too much pressure on her parents or make them work so hard.

After all, I have the talent to back me up. As long as I can cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining and become independent in the future, I can find a way to change my cultivation method.

Mr. and Mrs. Li exchanged a glance and nodded; this was the only option for now.

Li Ru smiled with relief, patted Zhou Ling's head, and said gently, "Son, although tomorrow is a holiday, your father and I will be busy and there will be no one to spend time with you!"

The Sky Lantern Festival is a grand festival of the Dao Alliance, similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival in the previous life. Most people in Lingxia Immortal City will have a holiday.

In order to earn more spirit stones, Zhou Shan would set up a stall to sell spirit herbs whenever he had time.

This would have earned them significantly more than acquiring the pharmacy.

Li Ruyi is even busier on her days off.

"Mother, Tiger and the others invited me to go to the market," Zhou Ling said obediently, nodding.

Although he was only four and a half years old, he was a cultivator.

Their physical fitness is superior to that of ordinary people in all aspects.

Therefore, Zhou Ling is now able to travel to and from the academy independently every day without needing Li Ru to pick him up or drop him off.

Li Ru nodded and cautioned, "There are many people in the market, so be careful!"

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Early the next morning.

Zhou Ling was eating breakfast when a small, dark head peeked out from outside the door. Its bright eyes peered into the house and saw that Zhou Shan and Li Ru were also eating.

She cautiously walked in, smiling and greeting, "Hello, Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou!"

Yuanhu lived on Xingyun Street, which was not far away.

Both parents made a living by fishing.

Now every morning, he comes to call Zhou Ling so they can go to the Taoist temple together.

I also became familiar with Zhou Shan and the others.

"Little Tiger, you're here so early. Have you eaten yet?"

Li Ru asked enthusiastically.

As she spoke, she handed Yuanhu a steamed bun.

Yuan Hu swallowed hard. Although he looked a little embarrassed, he took it without hesitation.

She took a steamed bun, stuffed it into her mouth, took a big bite, and ate it with relish, saying, "Thank you, Auntie, your cooking is really excellent!"

During lunch at the Taoist temple, Zhou Ling would often give him some meat if he noticed that he didn't have much.

He also fondly remembered the food that Li Ruzheng cooked.

"Go have fun, you guys. I've prepared lunch for you. It's in a pot; just heat it up when you get back, and you can eat!"

Li Ru smiled and gave her instructions.

Zhou Ling nodded in agreement, and then walked out the door with Yuan Hu.

He had no interest in going shopping with Yuanhu and the others.

Instead of wasting time on this, you might as well cultivate yourself at home.

Since Wang Xin was also going, he, the lazy bum, had no choice but to agree.

Not long after, they met Wang Xin at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

After discussing it for a while, the three headed toward the nearest market.

Yuanhu was very excited along the way, talking non-stop, as if his family had taken him to play before.

Where there are lanterns, where there are acrobatic performances, where there is delicious food...

He spoke very logically and persuasively.

But Zhou Ling ignored him and asked Wang Xin where she wanted to go.
Wang Xin didn't know where to go for fun, so she let Zhou Ling decide.

Zhou Ling thought to himself, since he was already out here, he might as well wander around and see what he could do to earn some spirit stones.

To ease the burden on parents.

As it was the annual Lantern Festival, most cultivators were on holiday, and the streets were bustling with activity.

Every household hangs red lanterns, symbolizing joy and good fortune, in various shapes and sizes.

They come in various forms, including flowers, mythical beasts, and magical artifacts.

Monks would occasionally perform various spells by the roadside. These spells looked flashy and dazzling, but they were not practical.

It's fine for entertaining children. However, Zhou Ling watched the puppet shows made by puppeteers and the spirit beast shows tamed by beast tamers for a while longer.

With his [Basic Insight] talent, he was able to see the dazzling trajectory of the puppets.

And then there's the speed of the flying spirit beasts.

[You observed the puppet's movement trajectory; Basic Insight +1]

[You observed the speed of the spirit beast's flight; Basic Insight +1]

[Total number of observations: 208/1000]

Yuan Hu and Wang Xin watched with great interest, finding it very entertaining.

Yuanhu would occasionally dance with excitement.

Passing by a pastry shop, Wang Xin went inside and bought some spiritual pastries.

The three of them strolled around, enjoying pastries as they went, feeling incredibly relaxed and content.

Zhou Ling strolled around, observing as she went.

He was also keeping an eye out for any good ways to earn spirit stones that suited his current situation.

After wandering around for a while, I still didn't have any ideas.

Those places where you can earn spirit stones are already overcrowded.

He has no skills whatsoever for anything that requires them.

Now, his only skill that can be put to use is finding and identifying medicinal herbs.

But going into the mountains is relatively dangerous.

"I still need to learn some practical skills!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

After looking around, Zhou Ling felt that it would be too dangerous to go into the mountains to collect and sell herbs like her parents did.

Although he possesses talents such as "crisis response" and "treasure hunting in the mountains".

However, this only works within a certain range and cannot guarantee absolute safety.

Furthermore, he doesn't have the funds or time to resell anything.

Therefore, the only option is to learn some skills.

Indeed, having mastered physics, mathematics, and chemistry, one can go anywhere in the world.

This principle applies everywhere.

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

"This, this little rabbit, the rabbit lantern is so pretty!"

At this moment, Wang Xin stopped at a stall selling lanterns.

The vendors displayed a variety of beautifully designed animal-shaped lanterns.

Wang Xin was looking at a blue and white jade rabbit lantern.

The body, carved from bluish-white jade, shone with a dazzling light.

"Little girl, this is a blue and white jade rabbit lamp, engraved with five-colored inscriptions, which can shine with five different colors. The price is twenty spirit fragments."

The middle-aged stall owner smiled and introduced the stall to Wang Xin.

[You observed the five-colored inscription; Basic Insight +1]

[Growth Talent, Preliminary Analysis: Develops logical analysis of the structure of things to achieve better results. Requirement: Analyze the inscription structure of twenty magical artifacts.]

As Zhou Ling's gaze swept over the rabbit lamp, he could clearly see a five-colored inscription carved inside the jade.

Inscriptions are something only weapon refiners can master.

As a fire-attribute cultivator, his best future choices would undoubtedly be alchemist and weapon refiner.

However, alchemists invest too much and the costs are too high, which is not something that independent cultivators like them can afford.

However, it is much simpler to get started as a weapon refiner in the early stages.

As Zhou Ling pondered, he gradually gained direction for his future cultivation.

He then pointed to an eagle-shaped lamp and asked, "What kind of inscription is inside this lamp?"

The middle-aged man chuckled, "This one has two overlapping inscriptions forming a seven-colored wing pattern, so it's more expensive."

[Your analysis of the Seven-Colored Flying Eagle Lantern inscription: Preliminary analysis +1]

Zhou Ling then pointed to the other sky lanterns and asked them about them one by one.

(End of this chapter)