Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 96 - 92: Anomaly of the Iron Stem Orchid

During dinner, while Chu Ning was having a few bowls of spirit rice for himself, he also served a bowl of spirit rice to Ling Xiaobai.

This little guy didn’t have that hesitant look from yesterday anymore.

It seemed to know that this would be its food from now on, and obediently started eating.

After dinner, with a bit of tidying up, Chu Ning returned to his room.

Instead of rushing into cultivation, Chu Ning picked up the jade scroll of the Illusion Technique with great interest.

After briefly understanding the contents, he was immediately intrigued.

This Illusion Technique didn’t have any attributes or levels.

According to its introduction, the method is to use magical power to change the shape of one’s entire bone and muscle structure.

So as long as it’s cultivated successfully, both height and appearance can be changed at will.

Even if someone with higher magical power or divine sense examines it, because this Illusion Technique really alters the bones and muscles,

they might see that some secret technique is being used, but they can’t discern the original appearance.

"Since it’s an attribute-less spell, for me, it’s no different from a Wood Technique.

That means my cultivation should be quick."

Thinking this, Chu Ning immediately reviewed the contents of the jade scroll several times, memorizing them firmly.

Then, Chu Ning began altering his skeleton according to the method recorded in the Illusion Technique.

Since it was the first attempt, Chu Ning didn’t dare to start directly on his face.

He tried to slightly shorten one of his feet.

The magical power flowed over, and his left foot felt a strange squeezing sensation.

The next moment, when Chu Ning placed both feet together, he was amazed to find that the left foot was indeed shorter than the right by a segment.

With another surge of magical power, the foot returned to normal immediately.

"Interesting."

Getting intrigued, Chu Ning kept experimenting with his pair of feet, enlarging them, then shrinking them...

And when Chu Ning casually glanced over a certain part of his body, an odd thought emerged.

Then, dismissing the idea since that place had no bones,

he continued trying on other parts of his body, suddenly growing taller or shorter, fatter or thinner.

What astonished Chu Ning the most was that after using the Illusion Technique, it didn’t require magical power to maintain its state.

Magical power was only needed to revert back.

Moreover, once the bone structure changed, the muscles would also change correspondingly, making it look very natural.

After familiarizing himself with altering the bones throughout his body, Chu Ning finally decided to work on his slightly refined face.

Holding a mirror, he began using the Illusion Technique to adjust his facial features.

The next moment, he almost dropped the mirror on the ground.

Adjusting the face was much more intricate, and in his carelessness, he didn’t align the cheekbones evenly, slightly twisting his entire face.

The appearance was hard to express in words.

After readjusting several times, Chu Ning finally became more adept and began gradually altering his facial shape.

After a series of adjustments, his originally somewhat refined face vanished.

In its place was the face of an extremely ordinary young man.

Then Chu Ning applied the Illusion Technique to his body, making himself slightly shorter.

At the same time, the Qi Refining Sixth Layer aura, which his Yin Wood Spirit Body had been suppressing, was fully unleashed.

Seeing this completely different face from before, Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction.

He stood up, left the room, and took a stroll in the courtyard.

Feeling no discomfort, and realizing that it didn’t affect his magical power or spells,

Chu Ning chuckled lightly.

"Even people who see me every day probably wouldn’t recognize me, let alone those who don’t."

Just as this thought crossed his mind.

"Ying!"

A sound echoed as Ling Xiaobai glanced over.

Its tiny eyes flashed a hint of wariness, but quickly, this wariness disappeared completely.

Then its eyes twinkled as it made another "ying" sound towards Chu Ning.

As if to say, "I know it’s you."

At this, Chu Ning was astonished.

"Is this Illusion Technique that flawed? How could Ling Xiaobai recognize me so easily?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

But then, reconsidering Ling Xiaobai’s peculiarities, he wondered if it had other ways of identifying him.

The best method, he thought, was to find an acquaintance the next day to verify.

That night, Chu Ning tirelessly practiced the Illusion Technique,

even attempting to change into his face from the past life, feeling a bit nostalgic for a moment.

The next morning, after breakfast, Chu Ning and Ling Xiaobai left the market.

He then took out the Wind Chasing Shuttle, planning to head to the Spirit Field.

"Let’s go, I’ll take you for a ride!"

Chu Ning said to Ling Xiaobai, using his divine sense to instruct it to perch on his shoulder.

Ling Xiaobai nimbly hopped onto Chu Ning’s shoulder.

Chu Ning then stepped onto the Wind Chasing Shuttle.

At the same time, injecting magical power with his foot, the Wind Chasing Shuttle soared into the air in the next moment.

It then zipped through the sky, heading straight forward.

"Such speed!"

Chu Ning was caught off guard and almost stumbled, but he managed to steady himself just in time.

"Ying!"

Ling Xiaobai looked curious and fond at this moment.

"You sure know how to enjoy," Chu Ning said to Ling Xiaobai with a smile.

"You look pretty impressive, why don’t you fly sometime."

"Ying!"

The response was Ling Xiaobai’s slightly aggrieved sound.

Chu Ning took a moment to feel the speed, and his eyes brightened.

The speed of the Wind Chasing Shuttle was three times faster than his previous Wind Control.

The Spirit Field, which used to take a quarter of an hour to reach, was now arrived at quickly.

Putting away the Wind Chasing Shuttle, Chu Ning felt a bit unsatisfied.

The distance was still too short; he hadn’t gotten enough thrill.

Chu Ning then smiled and shook his head, thinking it was like driving in the past life – you always wanted a car when you didn’t have one.

Once you actually had a car, you drove it and got bored.

Ling Xiaobai looked at Chu Ning with an adorable expression, seemingly not understanding what Chu Ning meant.

Chu Ning did not pay attention to the little fellow, examined the growth of the Purple Crystal Bamboo and Golden Essence Fruit, and then started to cast the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.

Both Spirit Plants were doing well, and as his cultivation improved, the effect of the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill seemed to get better.

Once he cast the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill on all the Spirit Plants, Chu Ning didn’t linger and directly left the Spirit Field to return to his courtyard.

The Purple Crystal Bamboo had been delayed for a few days, and its support for cultivation was not very good yet.

The Iron Stem Orchid in his courtyard hadn’t fully grown yet, but the Cyan Spirit Fruit was doing well.

Moreover, these two Spirit Plants absorbed Spiritual Qi faster, making them better for cultivating the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique.

Chu Ning decided to first cultivate these two Spirit Plants quickly.

However, Chu Ning remembered that he planned to test the Illusion Technique yesterday.

So, he directly cast the Illusion Technique in the Spirit Field and changed into another appearance.

At this moment, his gaze turned to Ling Xiaobai.

With Ling Xiaobai following him, it would inevitably be seen by others in the Market later.

Others would naturally recognize it at a glance, inadvertently revealing his use of the Illusion Technique.

"Ling Xiaobai, come into the Spirit Beast Bag."

Chu Ning took out the Spirit Beast Bag and gestured to Ling Xiaobai.

Ling Xiaobai looked and shook its little head vigorously.

Chu Ning frowned, "You can stay outside usually, but when I have things to do, you must enter the Spirit Beast Bag, otherwise..."

This little creature was very intelligent, seeming to realize Chu Ning was serious, and it responded with a "Ying" in agreement.

Chu Ning nodded with satisfaction and used the Spirit Beast Bag to put Ling Xiaobai inside.

Then, Chu Ning started using Wind Control to go towards the Market.

The Wind Chasing Shuttle wasn’t used, since now he had a different appearance.

Upon entering the Market, Chu Ning saw that Gu Xiaoqing’s shop was open, so he went directly over.

Since it wasn’t a market day, there were usually fewer customers, and Gu Xiaoqing wasn’t tending the shop.

When Chu Ning reached the shop, he called out, and Gu Xiaoqing came out from the back room.

"What kind of Elixir are you looking to buy, Taoist friend?"

"Do you have Gathering Essence Pills?" Chu Ning asked.

His voice had changed too, sounding older and rougher, not as clear as before.

"Yes." Gu Xiaoqing took out a Jade Bottle from her Storage Bag, "10 Spirit Stones each, how many do you need?"

Chu Ning took out 100 Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, "I’ll take 10."

"This bottle happens to have 10 pills," Gu Xiaoqing said, handing over the Jade Bottle.

Chu Ning received it but didn’t leave immediately.

Instead, he deliberately opened the bottle slowly to check, even taking one out to smell.

Giving Gu Xiaoqing plenty of time to observe him.

Seeing this, Gu Xiaoqing smiled and said, "These are genuine Basic Middle Grade Gathering Essence Pills; we belong to the Cyan Creek Sect, so you can rest assured, Taoist friend."

Chu Ning nodded, intentionally asked about two High Tier Elixirs,

then left the shop amidst Gu Xiaoqing’s surprised gaze.

"This person is only at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, yet wants to buy more Advanced Elixirs, and it’s not a market day, which is a bit strange."

Chu Ning extended his Divine Sense and sensed Gu Xiaoqing’s murmuring behind him, a faint smile appearing on his face.

His actions and words had completely drawn Gu Xiaoqing’s attention.

Yet, the other party showed no signs of recognizing him, which greatly put Chu Ning at ease.

The Illusion Technique was indeed effective.

After leaving the Market, Chu Ning found a secluded spot and reverted to his original appearance.

Then he returned to his shop courtyard as usual.

The Illusion Technique, for now, had no particular use for him.

However, for the ever-cautious Chu Ning, he believed it would come in handy eventually.

Upon arriving at the backyard, Chu Ning prepared to use the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill on the Cyan Spirit Fruit and Iron Stem Orchid, using the Cyan Spirit Fruit to cultivate the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique.

As his gaze scanned the Iron Stem Orchid, he suddenly froze.

Four Iron Stem Orchids were growing noticeably better than the others.

In the next moment, Chu Ning’s eyes looked in surprise at Ling Xiaobai.

These few Iron Stem Orchids were precisely the ones that Ling Xiaobai had urinated on yesterday.