Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 62 Wang Yu's Shock (Please read further with monthly votes and recommendations)

"I guarantee I can fix a top-grade first-level alchemy furnace for Aunt Wang," Zhou Ling assured, patting his chest.

Although he is not yet able to draw a first-tier high-grade inscription, he has the [Basic Analysis] talent for repairing inscriptions.

For him, the chances are actually greater.

"Xin'er often praises Ling-ge'er in front of Auntie, saying he's amazing and his inscription skills are superb! She says you'll definitely become a first-grade weapon refiner in the future!"

"But this is a top-grade first-level alchemy furnace, so you should take a close look!" Wang Yu said with a smile.

As Wang Yu spoke, he took out a bronze-colored triangular alchemy furnace with cloud patterns from his storage ring and gently placed it in front of Zhou Ling.

"Could Aunt Wang be a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Zhou Ling wondered to himself as he looked at the storage ring in Wang Yu's hand.

Storage rings have a much larger storage space than storage bags, and generally only Foundation Establishment cultivators can afford to use them.

However, given Wang Yu's status as a second-grade alchemist, this seems to be a normal occurrence.

Then, Zhou Ling stood up and examined the alchemy furnace carefully.

[You are observing the Azure Wood Cloud Pattern Furnace. Basic Insight +1, Proficiency in Fire Inscription and Azure Wood Inscription +1]

[You are analyzing the Azure Wood Cloud Pattern Furnace. Basic Analysis +1, Proficiency in Fire Condensation Inscription and Azure Wood Inscription +1]

Soon, Zhou Ling found the inscription at the bottom of the alchemy furnace. It was a first-grade high-quality inscription.

Fortunately, it is a composite inscription composed of two first-tier mid-grade eighteen-character inscriptions.

Composite inscriptions are similar to composite patterns.

The superposition of inscriptions can make the inscriptions even more powerful.

The same applies to inscriptions.

However, composite inscriptions are far more difficult than composite patterns, requiring the combination of several inscription nodes.

The fact that it consumes spiritual energy is why only those who have reached the late stage of Qi Refining can refine it.

Under the [Basic Analysis], he quickly discovered the problem with the inscriptions: the node connecting the two inscriptions was damaged.

The Fire Inscription and the Green Wood Inscription are inscriptions with different attributes, and connecting them is very difficult due to the complexity of their node drawing.

Normally, once the furnace is opened for refining, these nodes are the main points where spiritual energy is carried.

However, over time, the nodes are most prone to problems due to the constant impact of two different types of spiritual energy.

"Well? Did you notice anything?"

Seeing Zhou Ling's focused expression, Wang Yu asked with a smile.

Zhou Ling pondered for a moment and said, "Aunt Wang, this is a composite first-grade high-quality inscription made up of the Fire Condensation Inscription and the Azure Wood Inscription."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu paused for a moment, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and then praised, "Not bad, you can even see through the composite inscription, you've got some skill!"

She knew in her heart that for a place like the Dao Academy, the basic first-level mid-grade inscription that they could teach children was already quite good.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling was already able to discern the first-tier superior-grade inscription.

It is truly rare for a rogue cultivator to possess such talent and ability!
Zhou Ling said apologetically, "I can only draw mid-grade first-tier inscriptions right now, and I can't draw high-grade first-tier inscriptions yet."

Wang Yu nodded slightly and smiled, "Being able to draw a mid-grade first-tier inscription is already quite good!"

"This alchemy furnace is composed of a composite inscription consisting of a fire-condensing inscription and a green wood inscription. The fire-condensing inscription gathers the flames, while the green wood inscription can better stimulate and lock in the medicinal power."

"The success rate will be higher when refining pills."

"However, it has been broken for a while now."

"Are you capable of fixing it?"

Zhou Ling nodded and said, "The problem with this inscription is mainly due to a problem with the connection between the nodes of the two inscriptions."

"Two of the inscriptions are still intact. As long as the nodes are repaired, there shouldn't be any other problems."

Zhou Ling didn't dare to be too definitive, lest he fail to fix the problem properly and leave a bad impression on Wang Yu! Seeing that Zhou Ling's tone had become cautious again, Wang Yu smiled and encouraged him, "Just go ahead and do it. It's already very good that you can see the problem!"

Zhou Ling nodded, but he wasn't sure if Wang Yu intended to use the alchemy furnace to refine the Nourishing Meridian Pill.
However, in theory, the Nourishing Meridian Pill is a second-grade low-level pill, and it must be refined in a second-grade or higher pill furnace to have a higher success rate.

They dared not be careless.

He approached the alchemy furnace and examined it carefully again, looking at the inscriptions and materials inside and out.

[Preliminary Analysis] No further prompts were given.

He then fully realized that the problem was with the inscription node.

The subsequent repair only requires redrawing the inscription nodes to allow the spiritual power of the two inscriptions to circulate in an orderly manner.

Zhou Ling took a deep breath and then activated the Spirit Flame Technique.

In an instant, a faint crimson spiritual flame condensed in his hand.

They began injecting spiritual flames into the inscription nodes to begin repairs.

Of course, to be on the safe side, Zhou Ling used the spiritual flame condensed by the Spiritual Flame Technique.

No matter what the circumstances, he would never easily display his beast fire in front of others.

"Spiritual Flame!"

"Spirit Flame Technique!"

Looking at the spiritual flames that Zhou Ling had conjured, a look of surprise flashed in Wang Yumei's eyes.

The Spirit Flame Technique is the foundational cultivation method of the Wang family.

How could Zhou Ling do that?
"No wonder that little brat Xin'er wanted to cultivate the Spirit Flame Technique, so that's why!"

Wang Yu quickly realized that Zhou Ling's Spirit Flame Technique was most likely given to him by Wang Xin.

He shook his head, a look of helplessness in his eyes.

Clearly, Zhou Ling holds a very important place in Xin'er's heart.

Judging from Zhou Ling's effortless and relaxed control over the spiritual flames, it's clear that condensing spiritual flames is not something he's been doing for just a day or two.

He couldn't help but secretly admire, "To be able to cultivate spiritual flames at the mid-stage of Qi Refining is rare, even among the original members of my Wang family!"

She knew Zhou Ling's family situation perfectly well; it was impossible for her family to have much resources to invest in her.

It's clear that this child not only has good talent, but has also put in a lot of hard work in cultivation.

Not to mention the need for resources like Fire Cloud Grass, the stinging pain in the meridians when condensing spiritual flames is something that only those with extraordinary willpower can endure!

A hint of joy appeared in her eyes as she looked at Zhou Ling, and her fondness for him increased even more.

There are six nodes connecting the two inscriptions, three of which are damaged and the other three are dim.

Problems may occur at any time, so it needs to be repaired again.

If Zhou Ling were to rely solely on spiritual energy for repair, he simply couldn't sustain it; the energy expenditure would be too great.

Fortunately, the spiritual flame was repaired, greatly reducing the consumption of spiritual energy.

[You are drawing an engraving node. Precision control +1, Engraving node proficiency +1]

However, Zhou Ling still took a break once during the journey.

Because the spiritual energy here is relatively abundant, spiritual energy recovers very quickly.

It took Zhou Ling about half an hour to completely repair the alchemy furnace.

This speed clearly exceeded Wang Yu's expectations, and her gaze towards Zhou Ling became more serious.

A rogue cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining was actually able to repair a first-grade high-quality pill furnace.

This is something that even most scions of aristocratic families who are skilled in weapon crafting would find difficult to accomplish!
(End of this chapter)