Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 272 - 150: Trespassers in the Cave Mansion Shall Be Killed!
Even though the Profound Spring Youth Technique can strip away Five Elements Spiritual Qi, it belongs to the Wood Attribute, and Chu Ning naturally wants to give it a try.
At the same time, Chu Ning has another question in his mind.
What if the Profound Spring Youth Technique strips away not Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi, but Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi?
For instance, if he becomes more skilled in cultivation later, he could strip away Wood and Fire Dual Attribute Spiritual Qi to help the Flame Wood Twin Fruit grow.
Could he also use this method to absorb Wood and Fire Dual Attribute Spiritual Qi and thereby accelerate his cultivation?
All of this requires Chu Ning to explore slowly.
"The Profound Spring Youth Technique can indeed assist in cultivation!"
After half an hour, Chu Ning opened his eyes in the Medicinal Garden, his eyes full of joy.
However, he can only absorb Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi for now.
He cannot absorb the Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi that the Flame Wood Twin Fruit absorbs from the Fire Spirit Crystal.
As for his earlier hypothesis, it can only be tested after he becomes more proficient with the Profound Spring Youth Technique.
In the days that followed, Chu Ning cultivated Spirit Plants, made Talismans, and practiced cultivation every day. Apart from being slightly troubled by Body Refinement, he lived quite comfortably.
Every ten days, Chu Ning would leave Feihong Island, taking the Talismans to trade with Cen Workshop.
He naturally used the Illusion Technique to change his appearance to match the portrait Cen Zijin made.
And Cen Zijin never came personally, always sending a trusted shopkeeper to collect the Talismans and give Chu Ning Spirit Stones.
This stable cultivation period passed in the blink of an eye, lasting six months.
During these six months, Chu Ning took one Cyan Wood Primordial Yang Pill and one Golden Orchid Fruit daily, in addition to making Talismans and analyzing Talisman Sources to cultivate Divine Sense.
The Flame Divine Wood Technique generally gained 5 points a day, and the Refining Spirit Technique gained 2 points.
The Unbreakable Tendons from the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique did not stagnate entirely after prolonged exploration.
Chu Ning finally discovered that although he couldn’t make a breakthrough in large bottlenecks,
if he persevered with taking Golden Orchid Fruit along with cultivation, he could gain 1 point every ten days.
This speed was akin to that of a tortoise.
But without other treasures, Chu Ning chose to continue this approach.
The progression in Spells was also quite good.
The Profound Spring Youth Technique had been cultivated to be instant cast and could strip away Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi.
Chu Ning’s earlier assumption was also entirely valid; when he used the Profound Spring Youth Technique on the Flame Wood Twin Fruit to absorb both Wood and Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi,
he could subsequently cultivate the Flame Divine Wood Technique and absorb both types of Spiritual Qi.
This was precisely why the Flame Divine Wood Technique could maintain a daily increase of 5 points in proficiency.
The Blazing Fire Flaming Technique could already merge 10 fireballs.
Chu Ning had fully grasped the Divine Techniques of the Fire Phoenix Feather Spear.
At this point, Chu Ning was confident that even without the Black Small Saber,
he could easily defeat a Same Tier Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator.
He also had the power to fight a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Overall strength had significantly improved.
However, in Talisman Making, he encountered a small bottleneck.
On this afternoon, Chu Ning was making Talismans in the Cultivation Room of the Cave Mansion.
Yet his brows remained furrowed.
"The success rate of Intermediate Lower Grade Talismans should be well within my grasp, so why can’t I improve the success rate of Talisman Making?"
The first Basic Lower Grade Talisman Chu Ning learned to analyze was the Profound Water Spirit Talisman.
After reaching Qi Refining Perfection, he tried another Basic Lower Grade Attack Talisman from the Profound Talisman Treasure Scroll.
However, after six months, no matter how Chu Ning practiced, the success rate hovered around fifty percent.
This success rate would be very good for an average Talisman Master.
But for Chu Ning, who previously had a Talisman Making success rate of seventy to eighty percent, it was unsatisfactory.
Initially, Chu Ning thought it might be because the success rate for Intermediate Lower Grade Talismans inherently improved slowly, or due to his lack of practice.
But now, Chu Ning vaguely felt that this wasn’t the case.
He picked up the Talisman Brush again, and his Divine Sense focused not just on the brush tip and Talismanic Runes.
He meticulously used Spiritual Sense to observe the entire process from infusing Magical Power to completing the strokes.
After ten more Talismans, he stopped Talisman Making and focused on the Middle Grade Talisman Brush in his hand.
After repeated pondering, he felt the issue might lie with the Talisman Brush.
The Middle Grade Talisman Brush, similar to a Middle Grade Magical Artifact, varies in quality.
This Talisman Brush was a gift from Liao Yunming of the Spirit Talisman Pavilion when he first learned Talisman Making, probably not of the highest quality.
The Intermediate Lower Grade Talismans he made were equivalent to the level of ordinary spells of Qi Refining Perfection or Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
So Chu Ning suspected the brush quality was lagging behind his Talisman Making skills.
He specifically used Spiritual Sense to detect fluctuations due to higher demands on Magical Power infusion.
"Seems like it’s time to get a higher quality Talisman Brush."
Chu Ning murmured softly. Yet, considering the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands area, where Talisman Making is not particularly prosperous,
he was somewhat concerned about finding a higher-level Talisman Brush.
Putting away his Talisman Making tools, Chu Ning slowly walked to the outer area of the Cave Mansion where a hammock was set.
He gazed at the sunset, preparing to enjoy some leisure time.
