Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 297 - 157: Method to Break Through the Body Refinement Bottleneck (Part 2)

Chapter 297: Chapter 157: Method to Break Through the Body Refinement Bottleneck (Part 2)

In just a moment, he had regained his previous vitality.

"What you said, Fellow Daoist, I indeed hadn’t considered before."

Chu Ning looked at Cen Zijin’s expression at this moment, knowing that although the other had been moved, she had not made up her mind. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He didn’t try to persuade her further, and simply continued gazing at the distant lake and its shimmering waves.

"On the path of cultivation, some ties must eventually be severed."

Cen Zijin gave Chu Ning a deep look, shifted her gaze to the distance, and spoke no more.

...

Over the next month or so, the two returned to their previous routines.

Practicing cultivation, healing injuries.

Only, the time they occasionally spent together in conversation seemed a bit longer than before.

Another month passed in the blink of an eye.

After lunch this day, Cen Zijin hesitated before finally speaking:

"Chu Ning, my injuries have completely healed. It’s been too long since I left the Cen Family.

Although I sent a message back before, if I don’t show up soon, there might be trouble."

Hearing this, Chu Ning immediately took out several thick stacks of talismans from his storage bag, and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Cen, secluded in cultivation, studying the Talisman Making Technique, you have developed this Intermediate Lower Grade Talisman technique.

Surely, returning to the Thousand Illusion Island Market, many cultivators will be greatly astonished."

Hearing this, Cen Zijin gave a radiant smile.

"The title of the number one Talisman Master of Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands will fall on my head, not yours."

Chu Ning had developed some resistance to Cen Zijin’s stunning beauty.

At this moment, he too gave a carefree smile, wishing the cultivators here never find out.

Speaking of the Thousand Islands competition, almost a year had passed, and everyone should have mostly forgotten about him.

Cen Zijin put away her smile, her bright eyes clear, as if explaining to Chu Ning, or perhaps telling herself:

"I give myself three years. If during these three years the family remains the same, then as you say, I’ll live for myself and pursue the great dao of eternal life."

Hearing this, Chu Ning smiled and said:

"Very well, within these three years I should still be here at Yanfeng; Fellow Daoist Cen, you know the place, come visit when you can."

"Alright!" Cen Zijin said, her figure flickered, and she flew out of the array.

Pausing slightly in the air, Cen Zijin turned her head.

"Next time, I’ll bring some Spirit Tea for you."

With those words, Cen Zijin transformed into an Escape Light and vanished into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Chu Ning stood in place, looking at the sky outside the cave mansion, his expression calm.

"Ying!"

Just at this moment, Ling Xiaobai’s voice called out.

"There’s nothing good to eat anymore."

Chu Ning turned his head, glared at Ling Xiaobai, and teased:

"Little fellow, can’t you be less realistic and think about something other than eating?"

Ling Xiaobai, hearing this, let out a slightly aggrieved cry.

It vaguely remembered it had been this guy who encouraged it to ask for food in the first place.

After Cen Zijin left, Chu Ning continued with his previous life.

Cultivating, making talismans, cultivating Spirit Plants...

Every ten days, Chu Ning still went to Colorful Mist Island to hand in talismans.

Except each time now, there would be some Intermediate Lower Grade Talismans.

During the three months Cen Zijin was here, she even asked Chu Ning about why Liu Ping, who helped Chu Ning hand in talismans, wasn’t on the island.

Chu Ning just brushed it off, saying he was an agent he had found.

However, Chu Ning felt the other probably sensed it was an excuse but chose not to expose it.

Chu Ning did not offer much explanation, and over three months, they had come to understand some of each other’s secrets.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, another month went by.

On this day, upon entering the Spirit Field, Chu Ning went straight to the area for hybrid cultivation of Primordial Yang Fruit and Iron Stem Orchid.

Seeing the Spirit Fruit, now entirely iron-grey in color, his gaze flickered uncertainly.

Originally, when it first bore fruit, there were some scarlet spots on the surface of its skin.

But now, there wasn’t a hint of red on the Spirit Fruit’s exterior.

The hybrid fruit turned out to have the exact color as the previous Iron Stem Orchid.

Moreover, the fruit was even smaller.

These days, Chu Ning applied the Profound Spring Youth Technique, discovering the fruit could no longer absorb Spiritual Qi.

Evidently, the fruit had fully matured, with no possibility for growth.

The problem was, Chu Ning couldn’t feel any Spiritual Qi fluctuations from the fruit’s surface.

"It seems ninety percent likely the cultivation failed."

Chu Ning shook his head at that moment, and without hesitation, picked all the fruit from the trees one by one.

Since it took nearly a year to cultivate, it was worth a try anyway.

Returning to the cave chamber, Chu Ning released Ling Xiaobai and then handed it a freshly picked fruit.

"Ying!"

Ling Xiaobai glanced at it, showing a lack of interest, and didn’t eat it.

Chu Ning glanced at it, recognizing the little creature’s mischievous spirit.

Nonetheless, Chu Ning chose to forcefully pinch the small fruit open.

Instantly, a mass of red pulp oozed from the Spirit Fruit, and a rich wave of Spiritual Qi greeted him.

"Such a dense Spiritual Qi!"

Chu Ning observed the pulp falling into the Jade Bowl, his eyes slightly widening.

"Ying!"

On the side, Ling Xiaobai, who just now had no interest in the fruit, jumped up.

Looking at the pulp in the Jade Bowl, it seemed eager to taste it.

"Xiaobai, can this be eaten?"

Seeing Ling Xiaobai’s eagerness, Chu Ning asked with a smile.

"Ying!!"

Ling Xiaobai nodded continuously.

Chu Ning then burst out laughing, judging from the rich quality of the fruit, there indeed was some value to it.