Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 37 Cultivating a First-Tier Mid-Grade Inscription (Seeking further reading, monthly votes, and recommendations)

"call!"

Zhou Ling activated the Spirit Flame Technique and immediately felt the speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy increase slightly.

[You are absorbing spiritual energy. Spiritual affinity +1, spiritual energy +4]

After cultivating for a while, Zhou Ling was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep for a moment.

He couldn't help but ponder his next plan.

"With the fourth level of Qi Refining and a first-grade low-level inscription technique, becoming an outer disciple of the Lingxia Sect should not be a problem."

"In addition, I now have more than eighty low-grade spirit stones, enough to build a brewing furnace for my mother."

"As for the place to brew wine, our own little courtyard is enough."

"Regarding sales channels, we can try contacting restaurants and hotels at that time."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

However, in order to conserve his mother's spiritual energy and to ensure the quality of the spirit wine she brewed was better, he decided to build her a mid-grade first-level brewing furnace.

Of course, the market price of a mid-grade brewing furnace is several times that of a low-grade brewing furnace.

Fortunately, Zhou Ling is now able to attempt to refine mid-grade first-order inscriptions.

Although he has only just entered the fourth level of Qi Refining, his [Precise Control] talent has already reached the second tier, and the energy consumption for drawing inscriptions is one-third less than that of ordinary inscription masters.

That's the advantage of talent.

As for the brewing furnace and its vessel.

According to the quote Master Lu gave me last time, it would be made of crystal jade and cost approximately forty low-grade spirit stones.

As long as I can draw the inscription on the brewing furnace, I can save dozens of low-grade spirit stones.

He then stepped off the wooden bed, lit the flint lamp, and took out the jade slip with the Five Elements Basic Inscription.

He has already mastered the thirty-six basic inscriptions with the five elements attributes.

The latter half of the jade slip also contains five mid-grade first-tier inscriptions.

As the jade slip was placed on his forehead, his divine sense entered it.

"Earth Prison Inscription, thirteen earth attribute inscriptions. Earth attribute is not my forte, so there's no rush."

"Frosty Soul Inscription, thirteen water-attribute inscriptions, condensing frost energy for attack."

"Golden Shield Seal, thirteen metallic runes, used for defense."

"Let's start with the fire attribute inscriptions that I'm familiar with!"

Soon, Zhou Ling found the True Fire Inscription with fire attribute among the five mid-grade first-tier inscriptions.

The thirteen fire-attribute runes, once drawn, can condense true fire.

Next, Zhou Ling began to learn this mid-grade inscription technique: True Fire Inscription.

Although a mid-grade first-tier inscription appears to have only one additional inscription pattern, its overall structure and connection method are completely different.

The difficulty is more than twice that of a first-tier low-grade inscription.

Not only are there more inscriptions, but it is also necessary to condense inscription nodes, making the flow of spiritual energy more complex and consuming more energy.

Zhou Ling was still finding it a bit difficult to understand the material at the beginning.

Inscription nodes are a new concept, seemingly serving as a carrier for the flow of spiritual energy between inscriptions.

It requires a certain amount of spiritual energy to construct.

The way the thirteen inscriptions were connected was even more intricate and unpredictable, and the inscriptions were extremely obscure, making him dizzy with enigma.

Divine consciousness is also being rapidly depleted.

For a moment, my mind was foggy and I was completely confused as I looked at the True Fire Inscription. I felt utterly bewildered and had no clue what to do.

[You are currently cultivating your inscription skills. Resilience +1, Comprehension +3]

Soon, Zhou Ling felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

If you continue to look at the True Fire Inscription, it is no longer as obscure as before; the patterns have become clearer and more organized.

The inscriptions resembled swimming fish circling around the nodes.

On the inscription, the structure of the inscription, the patterns and connections, and the arrangement of the inscription nodes gradually began to become clear.

First there were three inscriptions, then six...

One inscription after another slowly emerged in his mind, like peeling away layers of an onion. With each additional inscription, Zhou Ling's understanding of the True Fire Inscription deepened.

At the same time, the nodes, structural patterns, and connections of the inscription gradually became clear. When Zhou Ling comprehended the last inscription, the entire True Fire Inscription looked like a cluster of rising flames.

Zhou Ling opened his eyes. The moon was setting in the west outside the window, and the occasional sound of a night watchman's gong could be heard.

Before we knew it, it was already past midnight.

After more than two hours, I finally comprehended the True Fire Inscription.

Tomorrow is a ten-day rest day, and Zhou Ling doesn't plan to sleep, taking advantage of the excitement of comprehending the True Fire Inscription.

Zhou Ling took out the spirit paper and placed it on the wooden table.

Begin drawing the inscription.

Limited by his spiritual cultivation level, he did not have a smooth start to writing.

When I got to the ninth inscription, I started to stumble a bit.

Soon, a wisp of green smoke rose from the spirit paper. Before it could be formed into an inscription, it was already unable to accurately control the spiritual power by the eleventh inscription.

[You are currently creating an inscription. Precision control +1, True Fire Inscription Proficiency +1]

[You are currently drawing an inscription. Your innate talent increases by 1, and your inscription proficiency increases by 1.]

This was a waste of a spirit paper, and Zhou Ling felt a little heartbroken.

Although he can now fully supply the spiritual paper worth one or two pieces of spirit paper.

Even a small mosquito is still meat!
Zhou Ling then carefully observed and analyzed the situation.

[You are analyzing True Fire Inscription. Basic Analysis +1, True Fire Inscription Proficiency +1]

As the notification sound rang, a new drawing plan appeared in Zhou Ling's mind.

First, draw the inscription nodes and inscription structure, and then draw the inscription pattern.

This reduces the consumption of spiritual energy, and the structure of the inscription will be more stable and durable.

This analytical result saved him a lot of trouble when drawing the inscription.

He then activated the Spirit Flame Technique to restore his spiritual power.

[You are absorbing spiritual energy. Spiritual affinity +1, spiritual energy +4]

After circulating the energy for seven cycles, Zhou Ling opened his eyes again and felt that the spiritual energy in his meridians had recovered considerably.

At that moment, the first rays of dawn appeared outside the window.

The aroma of my mother steaming buns wafted into the room from the kitchen.

Smelling the aroma mixed with the fragrance of spirit rice, Zhou Ling couldn't help but swallow.

I'm starting to feel really hungry.

However, there was still plenty of time before lunch, and Zhou Ling didn't want to waste it, so he immediately continued drawing the True Fire Inscription.

Based on his experience from the analysis, he first drew the inscription nodes and the overall structure.

The effect was indeed much better; the entire inscription was drawn in one go.

However, it still didn't work; something went wrong again.

The patterns at the connection between the inscription and the node are not delicate enough, and the transmission of spiritual energy is awkward; it is just a useless seal.

"No rush, take your time!"

Zhou Ling shook his head helplessly.

He is already very satisfied with his current situation.

Then he stretched and yawned; it was already broad daylight outside.

From the courtyard, one could hear the sounds of the mother drawing water to wash clothes, and the father practicing Dayangquan, the thuds of him hitting the wooden stakes.

"Father, Mother, I've reached the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

Zhou Ling walked out of the room barefoot, her face beaming with joy as she called out to her parents.

Over the years, Zhou Shan and Li Ruxin have been hoping that he could reach the fourth level of Qi Refining before the age of ten and become an outer disciple of the Lingxia Sect.

Therefore, Zhou Ling couldn't wait to tell them the news.

This will put their minds at ease and make them happy.

"real!"

Zhou Shan, who was practicing his boxing, and Li Ru, who was rummaging through his clothes, stopped almost simultaneously and asked in unison.

(End of this chapter)