Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 81 [Searching for Treasure in the Mountains] - Upgrade (Please Subscribe)
This day, late at night.

Zhou Ling sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, feeling a blurry sensation in his mind, as if he were somewhat numb.

The maple tree on the mark of "Qinghui Nourishing Spirit Technique" gradually became blurred.

Before long, the fiery red maple tree completely transformed into a stream of red light and merged into the sea of ​​consciousness.

The mark seemed to flash with light, radiating a warm white glow, within which seemed to faintly reveal the silhouette of a small maple tree.

There's finally a change in the markings!
Zhou Ling looked excited, and the fatigue from a night of cultivation vanished instantly.

After more than ten days, Zhou Ling felt the changes in the imprint in his sea of ​​consciousness for the first time.

After that visualization, one uses their own divine sense to condense a phantom image of a maple tree, which is also a cultivation step in the visualization method.

Although it was just a tiny phantom, this small step showed that his divine sense already possessed some power, even if it was still extremely insignificant.

But small streams converge into a river!

This is the first wisp of water in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Zhou Ling was very excited, even though his divine sense, apart from perception, was not yet able to project outwards.

However, the ability to conjure the phantom of the maple tree is also the result of these ten days of arduous practice of the "Qinghui Nourishing Spirit Technique".

Zhou Ling, feeling quite confident, wanted to continue observing the marks, but remembering his master's reminder that he couldn't be greedy and reckless with his current level of spiritual cultivation.

If you continue to contemplate, your spiritual energy will be greatly depleted, which would be dangerous.

This kind of practice could easily turn into self-harm.

After all, if one's spiritual consciousness is too weak, it may be completely exhausted during the visualization process, leading to unpredictable dangers.

Besides, this progress is already quite good.

There's no need to be reckless.

"Let's call this training session!"

The mark of "Qinghui Nourishing Spirit Technique" shone brightly as Zhou Ling's consciousness slowly withdrew from it.

The moment he withdrew, the divine consciousness in his sea of ​​consciousness surged back like a tide, quickly replenishing what had been nearly depleted.

Zhou Ling carefully experienced it, and at this moment, his spiritual sense was significantly more abundant than when he began to meditate an hour ago.

This training session was more rewarding than any previous one.

During the visualization process, the feeling was extremely profound; the imprint seemed to have a rhythm in harmony with myself.

The mark appears to be a vast expanse of white, yet it seems capable of transforming into all things.

Things arise from the mind!

It transforms from formlessness into form, settles in the sea of ​​consciousness, and strengthens the divine consciousness.

Zhou Ling opened his eyes from his seated position, a glint of light seemingly flickering within them.

"Delaying the refining of the first-tier high-grade inscription won't have a significant impact!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Only when one's spiritual cultivation improves further can one prepare to draw a first-grade high-quality inscription on a physical object.

"Today is a rest day, so there's no need to go to Maple Leaf Mountain. Let's go to the workshop first and finalize the matter of refining a first-grade high-quality brewing furnace!"

Zhou Ling rubbed his forehead and murmured.

We need to refine a first-grade superior brewing furnace as soon as possible, so that Mother won't have to work so hard and will have more time to cultivate.

My mother has low-grade water and wood spiritual roots, which means she has good aptitude. However, she lacked cultivation resources when she was young, which is why her cultivation progressed slowly.

He's only in his early thirties now, and as long as he has enough resources in all aspects in the future, he still has the opportunity to establish a foundation before he turns sixty.

Of course, this is on the premise that there are enough resources.

Based on the current income from operating the distillery, it is definitely far from enough.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ling suddenly felt an even heavier burden on his shoulders!
Besides improving my own cultivation, I also need to find a way to help my parents improve their cultivation quickly.

He knew in his heart that with his current strength, it was unrealistic to consider these things. The only thing he could do now was to pass the outer sect assessments of the six major academies.

As for the rest, we'll take it one step at a time.

Of course, the father's cultivation progress should not be overlooked either.

It has been more than three months since my body's meridians gradually recovered.

With the help of the Nourishing Pulse Pill and the prescription given by Wang Yu, along with the medicinal liquid, I am now much better.

However, he also practiced the Great Yang Technique and knew that this body-refining technique was not perfect.

Practicing boxing is practicing martial arts!

Each cultivation session causes minor damage to the body's meridians. Relying on meridian-nourishing pills and medicinal liquids is not a long-term solution.

"Alas, now that Father is getting old, it's too difficult for him to switch to cultivating other techniques!"

"Perhaps the second level of the Great Sun Technique has a way to resolve this kind of wear and tear!"

Zhou Ling pondered.

The first level of the Great Yang Technique is easy to find, but the second level is rarely seen.

I can only try to find out more when I get another chance.

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After finishing breakfast, Zhou Ling went to the Lu Family Craft Workshop.

Find Master Lu and discuss with him the matter of refining a first-grade superior brewing furnace.

Master Lu was somewhat surprised to hear this.

After all, Zhou Ling had only refined a first-grade mid-level brewing furnace last year.

"Isn't this too wasteful?"

"There's no other way. The distillery business is doing alright these days, but my mother can't possibly manage all the brewing by herself."

"So I plan to refine this top-grade brewing furnace to improve brewing efficiency, so my mother won't have to work so hard every day!"

"We need to use better quality crystal jade for the materials, and the furnace body should also be taller."

"The main product we're refining is still ordinary spirit wine, so we just need to produce as much wine as possible each time!"

Master Lu nodded. "However, it won't be that quick. It might take about ten days for me to refine a first-grade high-quality crystal into a tool."

“Okay, no problem!” Zhou Ling replied.

He then asked, "Approximately how many spirit stones will be needed?"

"This kind of crystal jade material is quite expensive, probably around seventy or eighty spirit stones. Just give me fifty spirit stones first, and we can settle the rest later!"

Master Lu took a sip and thought for a moment before speaking.

"it is good!"

Zhou Ling took out a spirit stone bag, counted out fifty low-grade spirit stones, and handed them to Master Lu.

After things were settled, Zhou Ling asked again, "Master Lu, are there any mid-grade magic artifacts that need inscriptions drawn in the next few days?"

Master Lu shook his head. "There aren't any new mid-grade magic artifacts."

"However, there are three damaged items that need repair. Can you take a look?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out three magical artifacts from his storage bag.

A red umbrella, a shield, and a dagger.

[You discovered a broken magical artifact; Search the mountain for treasure +3]

[Effect: Mountain Search and Treasure Hunt enters Tier 3 1001/10,000]

[Note: The treasure hunting feature has been enhanced, allowing you to perceive information about the treasures.]

[Total number of spirit objects discovered: 1001/10,000]

"【Searching for Treasures in the Mountains】has reached level three!"

"Able to sense information about the treasure?"

Zhou Ling was overjoyed.

Originally, the "Search the Mountain for Treasure" feature only indicated the existence of medicinal herbs and treasures, but it could not provide information about the treasures themselves.

Then, his gaze swept over the black umbrella.

[Ritual implement: Fire Umbrella]

[Grade: Mid-grade Tier 1]

[Description: Crafted from fire-patterned wood and black iron, this item is inscribed with a fire rain mark. It can be used for defense and also to unleash fire rain attacks. The fire rain mark is somewhat damaged.]

"With this effect, it will be much easier to find medicinal herbs in the future!"

Seeing the prompt appear on the panel, Zhou Ling thought to himself.

After receiving the three ritual implements and discussing the delivery date and repair price with Master Lu, he left the workshop.

However, instead of rushing home, he headed towards the nearby market town.

He decided to try it out and see what benefits the [Search for Treasure] skill would have after the upgrade.

(End of this chapter)