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Chapter 72 Qi Refining Level 5 (Please Subscribe)

The next day, Wang Yu happened to be going up the mountain to deliver some daily necessities to Wang Xin.

Zhou Ling then asked her about the Blood Lotus Fire Melting Pill and the True Cloud Cold Spring.

There probably aren't many alchemists in the entire Lingxia Immortal City who can refine second-tier pills.

"You don't need to worry too much about the materials for the Blood Lotus Fusion Fire Pill. When I was refining pills this year, I happened to have some Golden Sun Ginseng and other materials on hand. So, the only thing that the Blood Lotus Fusion Fire Pill is still missing is the second-tier Blood Lotus."

"As for the True Cloud Cold Spring, I'll inquire about it for you. Just focus on your cultivation!"

Wang Yu smiled.

"Thank you, Aunt Wang!" Zhou Ling quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Although Wang Yu spoke casually, he knew in his heart that second-tier spiritual items, whether spiritual herbs or spiritual springs, would definitely be very expensive.

Asking someone to help you find it is already a huge favor; it's impossible for you to ask them to pay for it in advance.

I need to find a way to earn more spirit stones as soon as possible.

As for the second-tier blood lotus, one can only wait until spring, when the snow and ice in the mountains melt, and then inquire further before venturing into the mountains to find it.

With the Stone Rock Rat talent and the [Mountain Search Treasure Hunt] talent, I have a significant advantage in finding spiritual herbs!
Afterwards, Wang Yu chatted with Wang Xin for a while before saying goodbye to Zi Ling and leaving.

Wang Xin then took out the exquisite pastries made by her mother and shared them with Zhou Ling.

Seeing the pitiful look in the rock rat's eyes, he immediately handed it a piece as well.

"Squeak!"

The rock rat squatted down, took the spirit cake with its two front paws, buried its head, and began to eat it with relish.

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In the days that followed, everything was as usual, and Zhou Ling traveled between home and Maple Leaf Mountain every day.

Of course, sometimes when it snowed heavily, Zi Ling would let him spend the night on the mountain.

If Zhou Ling lived in the mountains, he would have more time to cultivate.

However, he still needed to buy food and also take on workshop equipment to earn more spirit stones.

So Zhou Ling still went back every day.

Hoping to earn more spirit stones, and with his inscription cultivation steadily improving, Zhou Ling asked Master Lu to find a way to take on more orders for mid-grade first-tier magic artifacts.

Even high-grade magical artifacts.

Master Lu naturally agreed, as the higher the grade of the magical artifact, the more they would earn.

However, crafting the tools for a first-grade high-level magic weapon requires more time.

After all, the workshop's earth fire is of insufficient grade, making the tempering process too slow!
Zhou Ling could only accept a mid-grade first-tier artifact for now.

Fortunately, as the quality of Zhou Ling's inscriptions has improved, Lu Family Workshop has received more and more orders.

Normally, Zhou Ling would only receive one or two mid-grade first-tier magic artifacts per month.

But nowadays there are more and more of them, sometimes even five or six.

This not only allowed Zhou Ling to earn spirit stones, but also gave him ample opportunity to practice his inscription cultivation, continuously gaining drawing experience and improving his proficiency.

After all, there is a big difference between drawing an inscription on spirit paper and drawing it on an actual object.

Different tools have different attributes, and their control over spiritual ink and spiritual power, as well as their consumption of spiritual power, vary.

It consumes more spiritual energy and even divine sense, requires a higher level of understanding and skill in inscription, and is more difficult to draw.

However, with continuous practice and the help of his talent, Zhou Ling was able to master it quickly.

Even if the inscription drawn on the spirit paper can lock in spiritual energy, its effect on the object on which it is drawn may be very different.

Therefore, sufficient practice is still necessary; otherwise, one cannot truly master it.

Only when the inscription is successfully drawn onto the tool and its power is unleashed can one be said to have truly mastered the inscription.

Now, when Zhou Ling looks at the original first-tier mid-grade inscription, he feels that the inscriptions are no longer obscure and difficult to understand. Instead, they are like vivid and lively lines, clear and distinct.

With the eighteen inscriptions now fully stabilized, he began to attempt to cultivate a first-tier high-grade inscription.

That is, an inscription with nineteen or more runes.

At first, it was quite difficult, and I was even completely confused.

Although it's just one more inscription, the internal structure of the inscription is completely different.

However, with the "The More You Frustrate, the Stronger You Become" talent, and with more observation and practice, the inscription will gradually become more proficient.

Meanwhile, during this period, he also sold most of the spiritual herbs he had harvested from the mountains last time, earning over two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

He used the remaining fire-attribute spiritual herbs for himself.

The Blood Yang Grass was reserved for the father.

There were also some commonly used ingredients, which were used to refine pills for Wang Xin.

Adding the several dozen low-grade spirit stones he earned from the workshop, he now had nearly three hundred spirit stones in his possession.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye; the end of the year is approaching.

That evening, Zhou Ling refined and absorbed the last Fire Cloud Grass he had harvested.

As the Spirit Flame Technique was activated, the medicinal power was gradually absorbed and flowed into the meridians.

[Your spirit flame absorbs the medicinal fire energy, increasing the Qi-absorbing spirit fire by 1, the beast fire grade by 1, and the spirit flame grade by 1.]

[You are absorbing Fireweed, resilience +1, Spiritual Energy +1]

[You are absorbing Fireweed Grass. Herbal Stress +1, Fireweed Grass Power +1]

At the same time, a crisp popping sound was heard inside the body.

Within the meridians, the refined Fire Cloud Herb Power surged through the meridians like a fiery dragon.

The forty-first acupoint in Zhou Ling's body was finally successfully activated.

"You've reached the fifth level of Qi Refining!"

Zhou Ling let out a soft breath, her face filled with excitement.

Now, the spiritual energy in his body is not only 30-40% more abundant than before, but it has also been cleansed by the beast fire and the fire essence of the maple tree.

The spiritual energy is far more refined and abundant than before.

His spiritual sense has also become significantly stronger.

It took him less than a year to go from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level.

It's significantly faster than before.

It took him quite a while to calm down.

He rubbed his forehead and began to think about his next training plan to improve his strength as soon as possible.

There are only six months left until the outer gate assessment of the six major academies.

Reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining within six months would be very difficult for him.

At the current rate of cultivation, the chance of achieving this is extremely slim.

"Last time I refined the beast fire, I activated five spiritual acupoints at once."

"If I can successfully refine the Azure Lotus Flame Seed within the next six months, it will be enough to ensure that I reach the sixth level of Qi Refining before the assessment!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

However, while improving one's cultivation level, one should not neglect the development of inscriptions and combat skills.

After all, the assessment is divided into two parts.

Overall score.

In terms of combat power, the Azure Gang Sword Technique, combined with the secret technique Palm Fire Thunder, is now sufficient to contend with late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

"I can now learn to make first-tier superior inscriptions."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

However, it is a first-tier superior-grade inscription.

Its inherent difficulty is daunting, requiring at least six nodes.

Its structure is far more difficult than that of a first-order intermediate grade.

But no matter how difficult it is, you have to practice.

This assessment primarily targeted scions of prominent families.

In terms of inheritance, resources, and cultivation, they far surpass me.

If we don't give it our all, we might not have another chance like this!

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(End of this chapter)