Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 36: Returning to Action

Carrying a storage bag, Chu Ning returned to his dwelling.

Although everything that happened today was completely unexpected for Chu Ning. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

However, upon careful reflection, it didn’t seem to be a bad thing for him.

Originally, Chu Ning had in mind to give part of the talisman paper to the sect for recycling.

Then take another part to the market to sell.

But now, it seems he doesn’t need to go through so much trouble, he can simply sell it to Mu Ling regularly.

It’s not only safer but also more profitable.

However, Chu Ning was also determined to follow through completely.

For example, before going to find Mu Ling, he still needed to make a trip to the market to casually buy some talisman paper.

After all, records of entering and leaving the sect are always spot-on upon inspection.

Having figured this out, Chu Ning began filling up the storage bag with things.

The things he had previously hidden here and there now had a place to be stored.

First, he took out the 30 Spirit Stones from his pocket and placed them with the 22 Spirit Stones originally in the storage bag.

Although 20 of these 52 Spirit Stones nominally belonged to Mu Ling, in reality, they were his own.

He just needs to provide the talisman paper when the time comes.

Next, Chu Ning gathered up all the remaining talisman paper.

Chu Ning had originally produced 10,800 sheets of talisman paper.

Today, he handed in 3,500 sheets to the sect.

He also sold 2,050 sheets to Mu Ling, leaving him with 5,250 sheets.

"These are enough to supply Mu Ling for 5 months.

By the sixth month, a new season of Ink Spirit Bamboo should be nearly ripe, ensuring a seamless transition."

As Chu Ning spoke, he couldn’t help but laugh.

He had to admit, the feeling of having a monthly contract was quite nice.

No worries about not having a market.

Lastly, Chu Ning placed all other items into the storage bag.

Including the booklets of the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique, Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, and Golden Sword Technique.

Along with three talismans and the large wooden sword he bought from Old Man Sun.

As he held up the wooden sword, preparing to store it away, Chu Ning hesitated.

With a display of the Exorcism Technique, the wooden sword transformed into a streak of black light, flying straight out.

Just as it was about to crash into the window, Chu Ning used another Exorcism Technique to summon it back.

"Should I figure out a way to learn Sword Control Technique?"

Chu Ning, holding the heavy wooden sword, was becoming more proficient in using the Exorcism Technique.

He had tried before, when the wooden sword flew out, it was already capable of breaking a fairly large tree.

However, having not learned the Sword Control Technique, he could only go straight, unable to increase its speed.

This way, the destructive power was quite ordinary.

"Never heard of a servant disciple being able to learn Sword Control Technique.

But the making of talisman paper and Talisman Making Technique are closely related, when I hand in my yield next season, I might ask if I can learn Talisman Making."

Chu Ning pondered for a moment and then thought of his cultivation progress.

He was contemplating whether or not to reveal his cultivation at the Third Layer of Qi Refining, worried that if his realm was too low, it might limit his ability to learn Talisman Making.

"Having been in the sect for more than half a year, cultivating to the Third Layer of Qi Refining, this speed shouldn’t be too fast, right?"

After mulling it over, he felt he still couldn’t act rashly, better to wait a couple more days to investigate first.

See what the cultivation progress of the new entrants is like.

If someone else has already broken through, then picking a suitable time to reveal it should be no problem.

As for whom to enquire, naturally, Qiu Shunyi was the choice.

Not sure if Qiu Shunyi got Shang Zhaoxiang’s true teachings, but his relations with the new disciples were all good.

He had a wide social network, being very well-informed about all kinds of news.

In the following days, Chu Ning, while observing the planting situation of Qiu Shunyi’s new season crop, managed to gather quite a bit of useful information.

From Qiu Shunyi, he learned that among his batch of entering servant disciples, several had reached the Third Layer of Qi Refining.

Among them, at the Spirit Plant Room, Yuan Guang had also successfully broken through the Second Layer of Qi Refining to enter the Third Layer two days earlier.

Although not a large number, it did not cause any reaction within the sect.

After all, the third layer of the Early Stage of Qi Refining is the easiest to break through; Outer Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples generally make breakthroughs every few months.

It’s from the Third Layer to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining that marks a significant hurdle.

Thus, in the following few days, Chu Ning found the right moment to "breakthrough" the Second Layer of Qi Refining, officially declaring his entry into the Third Layer of Qi Refining to the outside.

Because Chu Ning had initially shown similar progression to Yuan Guang and others, it wasn’t much of a surprise to people.

Even Zhuang Yunde thought that Chu Ning’s rank was the same as the others, just more proficient in spell usage.

During this time, Chu Ning didn’t idle but continued to cultivate.

The location of Cyan Creek Sect isn’t overly cold, so even in winter, the Spirit Fields aren’t left barren, with certain Spirit Plants still able to be planted.

For Chu Ning, the planting of Ink Spirit Bamboo could continue, with this type of Spirit Plant growing throughout the year.

Especially with the assist of the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill, it’s hardly affected by the weather.

But after the temperature dropped, the middle level Spirit Field in Zone D couldn’t grow Spirit Rice, so Chu Ning switched to planting Purple Ling Grass.

It’s an excellent forage for feeding Spirit Fish and one of the Spirit Plants encouraged for planting by the sect, fully collected by the sect.

Over the course of more than twenty days, Chu Ning not only managed to plant both types of Spirit Plants properly,

but also cultivated them using the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.

Everything went smoothly, and next, Chu Ning planned to handle routine tasks like weeding, pest control, and casting the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.

As the month-long agreement with Mu Ling was about to end, Chu Ning decided he needed to leave the sect for the market.

If someone knew he hadn’t left the sect, yet managed to produce thousands of sheets of talisman paper, everyone would know he was holding back privately.

Additionally, Chu Ning needed to buy some jade boxes at the market.

As the Seven-Star Spirit Fruit that he had been steadily cultivating wasn’t far from ripening.

After a hundred days and these additional two months of cultivation, the fruit became fuller, filled with more Spiritual Qi.

It probably wouldn’t take another month to ripen fully; hence Chu Ning must prepare some jade boxes in advance to store the fruit once harvested.

Speaking of it, since the last encounter with that Tribulation Cultivator, Chu Ning hadn’t gone to the market for several months.

This time, he decided to stay closely with his companions, especially on the way back, to avoid any unexpected incidents.

So, he arranged with Qiu Shunyi to go to the market the next day.

He even suggested inviting more people since the more, the merrier.

But when he arrived at the mountain gate square the next day, his eyes went straight.

Wow, that’s a lot of people, a newcomer group-building event?