Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 54: Promotion Assessment, Blood Rosewood Cultivation
The address chosen for the promotion assessment in Zone C is a middle-level spirit field in Zone C.
There is no low-level spirit field in Zone C, and its middle-level spirit field is already somewhat stronger than the high-level spirit fields in Zone D.
When Chu Ning and the other two arrived, dozens of people were already gathered in the fields.
Chu Ning was slightly surprised to see that Cao Dongxin and Shang Zhaoxiang were also present.
However, upon further thought, Chu Ning found it normal, as the two had been at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer for quite some time.
Clearly, seeking a significant breakthrough in Zone D is not easy, so choosing to try for Zone C for better resources is understandable.
Chu Ning’s appearance also surprised the two, with Cao Dongxin maintaining that air of being owed something by others.
Shang Zhaoxiang smiled at Chu Ning but didn’t say much from a distance.
After Chu Ning and others arrived, more people continued to come, totaling nearly a hundred.
Evidently, Chu Ning was not the only one wanting to move up for better resources.
After waiting a bit longer, He Changyou appeared with several service disciples from the Spirit Plant Room, including Zhuang Yunde.
"You are all here for the promotion assessment; I won’t say much else. The assessment method is quite simple.
I will give you each a blood sandalwood seed. In half a day, those whose seedlings have the top six growth qualities will complete the promotion."
Following He Changyou’s words, many people in the field started to look grim, including Cao Dongxin and Shang Zhaoxiang.
This blood sandalwood is notoriously difficult to grow, with a long cultivation time often requiring years for harvest.
Yet now, He Changyou was giving everyone only half a day for cultivation.
He Changyou offered no explanations, simply gesturing for the service disciples beside him to distribute the seeds.
After receiving the blood sandalwood seeds, Chu Ning and the others spread out as arranged, standing about five zhang apart to avoid interfering with each other’s spellcasting.
He Changyou waved his hand once everyone was in place.
"The assessment begins!"
As He Changyou’s voice fell, nearly a hundred people began to act simultaneously.
In the past half month, Chu Ning had gained a general understanding of spirit plants suitable for cultivation in Zone C.
This included the blood sandalwood.
He first placed the dark red blood sandalwood seed into the spirit field soil to about one knuckle deep, then sat cross-legged on the ground.
Accelerating Technique, instant cast!
Without any hand formulas, he directly waved, casting a spell onto the soil covering the blood sandalwood.
Apart from Chu Ning, others capable of the Accelerating Technique also began to cast spells.
However, not everyone in the field could instant-cast the Accelerating Technique at this time.
For example, Cao Dongxin and others were still forming hand seals and gathering magical power.
Chu Ning and a few others were already ahead by a little just by showing their hand.
The acceleration of blood sandalwood was not an easy task.
Chu Ning’s instance casting saved a bit of time, but it was not very apparent in the overall acceleration process.
Yet, with multiple uses of the Accelerating Technique, time and effect became different.
Moreover, for Chu Ning, instant casting of the Accelerating Technique was not just about saving time.
The instant casting of the Accelerating Technique meant conserving magical power while achieving a better accelerating effect.
With the first Accelerating Technique’s magical power fully integrated into the blood sandalwood seed, Chu Ning unhesitatingly cast the second one.
Then the third, fourth...
Accelerating the blood sandalwood was difficult; in terms of difficulty, it was the most challenging spirit plant Chu Ning had encountered so far.
When Chu Ning accelerated the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit, he only needed ten Accelerating Techniques.
Yet at this moment, he used a full twenty Accelerating Techniques to finally see a response from the blood sandalwood seed, which began to break its shell.
Chu Ning sensed the changes in the blood sandalwood seed with his divine sense, immediately feeling joy in his heart.
Accelerating Technique was sent out again; this time, his magical power release was more precise, directly targeting the crack in the shell towards the inner seed.
This action was entirely instinctive for Chu Ning, who had not accelerated any spirit plant since practicing the Refining Spirit Technique.
However, this approach turned out to be unexpectedly effective.
With this spell cast by Chu Ning, the crack in the blood sandalwood seed’s shell widened instantly, and a tender sprout shot out as if about to break through the soil.
Seeing this scene, Chu Ning didn’t hesitate and cast another Accelerating Technique.
Immediately, the tender sprout appeared as if aided by divine power, directly breaking through the soil.
"Oh!"
The commotion on Chu Ning’s side was first discovered by He Changyou.
His gaze swept over to find Chu Ning was the first to complete the blood sandalwood acceleration, showing a surprised expression.
Subsequently, Zhuang Yunde and others noticed it, and they all turned their gaze toward Chu Ning.
A flash of surprise crossed Zhuang Yunde’s round face, which then returned to its usual smiling expression.
"This Junior Brother Chu can indeed surprise himself."
At this point, Chu Ning had already stood up and begun executing the hand formulas for the Ganlin Technique.
While Chu Ning was standing and completing the hand formulas for the Ganlin Technique, four others also completed their acceleration.
Two were men around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, the other two were Luo Hongping and Lu Yunfang.
All five of them began casting the Ganlin Technique, but Chu Ning, who started first, ended up falling behind.
The reason was simple: the other four could instantly cast the Ganlin Technique too.
While Chu Ning had to spend time completing the hand formulas before finishing the Ganlin Technique.
Zhuang Yunde shook his head slightly.
Given Chu Ning’s level evidenced by cultivating the Ink Spirit Bamboo, his proficiency in the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill was undoubtedly high.
Even if he couldn’t instant-cast, he was close.
Yet, this simpler Ganlin Technique, how couldn’t Chu Ning instant-cast it?
Soon after, Zhuang Yunde suddenly realized.
He recalled Chu Ning talking to him before about how well he matched with wood-element techniques like the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.
At this moment, everyone had already finished their Ganlin Technique.
Luo Hongping and Lu Yunfang actually started using the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill, and it seemed both could instant-cast it.
Not just the two of them, even the disciples named Lu and Chen could instant-cast the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.
Fortunately, Chu Ning wasn’t far behind and soon completed the Ganlin Technique spellcasting as well.
Instant cast! Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill!
Chu Ning conserved his magical power but not in the spells.
His instant casting of the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill was on par with the other four, with even better results in gathering spiritual Qi.
Chu Ning cast one Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill after another, executing nearly twenty Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skills.
After pausing for half an hour, he once again began using the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.
The growth of the blood sandalwood before Chu Ning was no weaker than the four other Sixth Layer of Qi Refining disciples.
Several hours later, He Changyou’s voice suddenly echoed.
"Time is up, everyone stop spellcasting."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning and the others immediately ceased their spellcasting.
The promotion assessment officially concluded.
