Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 96 Steward Qin of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau (Please Subscribe)

The General Affairs Hall of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau is also located near the Xixia Taoist Temple.

Located on West Lake East Street, east of West Xia Lake, other offices such as the Xuan Ting Division were also located here.

The Heavenly Crafts Bureau is an important institution of the Dao Alliance.

As for the assessment of a first-grade magician, not everyone is qualified to participate.

First, one must be a cultivator from an immortal city under the Dao Alliance.

Secondly, one must be recommended by a family of renowned practitioners or a master technician.

Having an identity jade token and a recommendation jade token, one then registers at the General Affairs Hall of the Heavenly Crafts Department in each Immortal City.

Each immortal city has an individual's information jade slip, which contains the individual's detailed records.

Only after confirming that the information is correct will you be eligible for the assessment.

At the end of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), Zhou Ling arrived at the entrance of the General Affairs Hall of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, located at the end of West Lake East Street.

It was a fairly large courtyard, but the walls looked somewhat mottled and old, clearly indicating that it had been there for many years.

The environment is relatively secluded and quiet, with two large cypress trees growing at the entrance.

Several exquisitely decorated carriages were scattered around the square in front of the gate, and there were quite a few people coming and going.

He walked through the gate and into the front courtyard, where a young man dressed in a gray robe came over to ask him questions.

Zhou Ling informed him that he had come to register for the first-grade weapon refiner assessment.

The man looked at Zhou Ling and was momentarily stunned.

He then took Zhou Ling to complete the formalities.

These clerks from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau were very efficient, checking Zhou Ling's identity jade token, recommendation jade token, and other information.

They made Zhou Ling pay five low-grade spirit stones as an assessment fee, and then gave Zhou Ling an assessment jade token.

On March 9th, you can go to the Nancheng Taoist Temple to participate in the assessment.

After completing the registration, I realized it was getting late.

Zhou Ling then headed to the Four Seasons Pavilion.

The people from Xuanting invited them to have lunch at Sijilou Restaurant.

It was nearly noon when we arrived at the Four Seasons Restaurant.

The restaurant was bustling with people coming and going.

Zhou Ling went directly to Xia Zhu's private room on the second floor.

This is a private room reserved by the Xuan Ting Si (a government agency).

A beautiful maid stood at the door.

After Zhou Ling arrived, the maid led him into the side room.

Upon entering the room and seeing the people in front of him, Zhou Ling was momentarily stunned.

Five people sat around the dining table in the room.

The two people on the right are the father and Chu Xing.

The two people on his left surprised him; they were the He siblings.

In the middle was a middle-aged monk who looked to be in his early forties, sitting upright.

He wore a long blue robe, had a refined and scholarly appearance, and a smiling face that made him seem kind and approachable.

"Ling'er, come here quickly, everyone is waiting for you!"

Upon seeing Zhou Ling, Zhou Shan hurriedly waved to him.

Zhou Lingxuan immediately came to Zhou Shan's side.

"Hey, Brother Ling, it's you!"

Upon seeing Zhou Ling, He Zijian smiled with a look of surprise.

After a few months apart, He Zijian and his sister looked noticeably taller.

He Zijian, in particular, has a slightly tanned face and looks much more mature than before, having lost his youthful naiveté.

He Lingyun has also grown taller and has become increasingly beautiful and charming.

Upon seeing Zhou Ling, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Greetings, Brother He!"

Zhou Ling bowed to He Zijian and then nodded slightly to He Lingyun.

Chu Xing and Zhou Shan were taken aback when they saw that Zhou Ling knew the He siblings.

"Brother Zhou, let me introduce you. This is Steward Qin from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau! A second-grade weapon refiner!"

He Zijian introduced them to Zhou Ling with a smile. Zhou Ling bowed and said, "Junior Zhou Ling greets Deacon Qin!"

He could sense that the aura of the steward Qin in front of him was long and deep, and He Zijian also emphasized that he was a second-grade weapon refiner.

Zhou Ling was certain that this person was definitely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After glancing at Zhou Ling, Deacon Qin's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he said with considerable surprise, "Fellow Daoists, the rattan and bamboo armor you were wearing back then was made by this young man!"

His voice was steady and deep, giving people a sense of stability and reliability.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shan cupped his hands and smiled, "To be honest, Steward Qin, my son Zhou Ling has shown considerable talent in weapon crafting since childhood."

"He repaired all the religious artifacts belonging to the neighbors in the area."

Deacon Qin nodded slightly, a smile on his face, and said, "At such a young age, to be able to refine a soul imprint, not bad! Not bad!"

I originally thought that a weapon refiner who could create a soul imprint would have to be at least a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.

I never expected that someone who looks only eleven or twelve years old would have such remarkable spiritual cultivation.

During this time, he assisted the He siblings in hunting down the evil cultivators.

We have been unable to find any trace of the heretical practitioners.

It wasn't until a few days ago that, with the help of several independent cultivators, they managed to kill this evil cultivator.

While examining Chu Xing's injuries, he unexpectedly discovered the bamboo armor Chu Xing was wearing.

With his expertise as a second-grade weapon refiner, he could naturally tell at a glance that it was a soul imprint.

After some questioning, it was learned that the work was done by a young man named Zhou Ling.

Therefore, when he invited Chu Xing and his companion to the banquet, he asked them to invite Zhou Ling as well.

Because Chu Xing and Zhou Shan disregarded their personal safety and risked their lives to deal with the evil cultivators.

This gave him a good impression of the two of them.

They also had a very good impression of Zhou Ling, who crafted the rattan bamboo armor.

It was then discovered that Zhou Ling was actually Zhou Shan's son.

He was handsome and refined, and only eleven or twelve years old, which surprised me greatly.

Zhou Ling then sat down next to Zhou Shan.

Soon, a maid brought out the dishes, and everyone drank a few cups of wine.

Deacon Qin then said to Zhou Shan and the other two, "We are able to kill this evil cultivator thanks to the help of the three of you."

"The Dao Alliance's rewards have been distributed: three first-grade, high-quality Qi-unifying pills with one-dan pattern, and one thousand low-grade spirit stones."

As he spoke, he took out a spirit stone bag and a pill bottle and handed them to Chu Xing.

"Thank you, Deacon Qin!"

Chu Xing hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands in thanks, and expressed his gratitude.

He then took the spirit stone bag and pill bottle and handed them to Zhou Shan, telling him to keep them safe.

Deacon Qin smiled and said, "This is what you deserve."

"I feel it's still not enough!"

"This evil cultivator is a remnant of the Blood Soul Sect. Although he is said to be at the late stage of Qi Refining, the Soul Banner in his hand is a damaged low-grade spiritual artifact with considerable power."

"It's already quite an achievement that you were able to hold him off!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Ling and said with a smile, "Young Master Ling, the remnants of the Blood Soul Cult are causing trouble everywhere. Our Heavenly Crafts Division needs to refine a batch of magical artifacts with soul attributes."

"This way, the people of the Xuan Ting Division won't be so passive when dealing with these remnants of the Blood Soul Cult!"

Hearing this, Zhou Ling finally understood why he had been invited.

But among all the weapon refiners in the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, none of them were capable of refining magical artifacts with the Soul Dao attribute?

A sense of doubt crept into my mind.

“Steward Qin, Ling’er is still young. She can make some magical artifacts for us rogue cultivators to use.”

"I'm afraid he doesn't have the ability to forge magical artifacts for the Xuan Ting Si!"

Zhou Shan also hurriedly spoke up.

The Xuan Ting Division's crafting of magical artifacts is no small matter.

Moreover, it was a matter of great importance, as it involved dealing with the magical artifacts of the Blood Soul Cult's heretical cultivators.

It's best to avoid getting involved.

Although he often boasted about his son to the pharmacist team members, it was just something to talk about among friends.

This is completely different from crafting magical artifacts for the Xuan Ting Division!
(End of this chapter)