I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm-Chapter 50: Departure

Carefully putting away the Spirit Farmer’s Manual, Zhou Changwang finally took out a few jade scrolls he bought from the Hexagonal Pavilion.

Compared to the self-recorded jade scrolls owned by loose cultivators, the jade scrolls bought from the Hexagonal Pavilion seemed much more refined and exquisite.

Zhou Changwang first looked at the Protective Body Technique.

In the previous battle, if not for the protection of the Golden Shield Talisman, even if he could smoothly kill Wang Chang, he would have been severely injured himself.

Now that the Golden Shield Talisman was used up, he naturally needed to first learn the protection skills to ensure that if he encountered such danger again, he could have some safeguard.

Heart spirit immersed.

After a long time, Zhou Changwang returned to his senses.

"This Protective Body Technique isn’t difficult to practice, it’s just that the rune structures are a bit many, totaling to seven."

Zhou Changwang thought to himself while familiarizing himself with each rune structure of the magic in his mind.

This is also the most troublesome part of learning magic for the first time.

One needs to use one’s Spiritual Power to ’write’ the structure.

One must ensure complete mastery of this rune structure to successfully cast the magic.

But every unfamiliar rune structure is complex and three-dimensional, and mastering it from memory is not an easy task.

It’s like a complex landscape painting; even if just copying, achieving similarity is difficult, and a slight error can lead to huge deviations.

After half an hour.

Feeling that he had roughly memorized the rune structures, he began to attempt spellcasting.

Once, twice, three times, four times...

Failure, failure, failure...

Attempt after attempt, failure after failure.

This is a familiar process.

Having an attribute panel doesn’t allow him to skip this process.

Fortunately, he had experience practicing other magics and had even cultivated some magics to Small Success and Great Success stages, having his own understanding of rune structures.

After about thirty times.

Buzz!

Finally, he completed the last rune structure, activated by the Spiritual Power within him.

The magic instantly took shape.

Protective Body Technique +1

Protective Body Technique Entry Level!

Immediately, he felt a thin protective barrier form around his body.

This protective barrier enveloped his entire body, yet did not obscure his vision or hinder his spellcasting.

"Thus, this Protective Body Technique is considered mastered.

Next, is the process of continuous casting to increase proficiency."

Zhou Changwang sighed, then turned his focus to the next magic, which was the Light Body Skill.

A stick of incense later, the Protective Body Technique automatically dissipated.

Zhou Changwang quickly cast the Protective Body Technique again, maintaining the continuous casting and keeping the magic active.

An hour later, Zhou Changwang also successfully cast the Light Body Skill.

With that, the experience of the Protective Body Technique also increased to (Entry Level 8/100).

Next were the Sound Insulation Technique and the Derivation Technique...

Among these two magics, the Sound Insulation Technique was the simplest to learn, with only three rune structures, allowing him to achieve entry level after just a dozen times of practice.

As for the Derivation Technique, perhaps because it belongs to the calculation-related magic, it was quite difficult to practice, having nine rune structures, almost comparable to mid-tier techniques.

Zhou Changwang spent a full two hours on continuous practice, failing hundreds or thousands of times before finally succeeding once, achieving true entry level.

However, after the magic’s success, he only felt a mysterious aura spread, then nothing else happened.

"Perhaps, it’s because there’s no danger around currently?"

Zhou Changwang muttered, not thinking the magic failed.

After all, the words ’Derivation Technique Entry Level’ on the attribute panel were very clear.

Finally, there were the Concealing Breath Technique and the Sword Control Technique.

The training difficulty of the Concealing Breath Technique was also not high, and he reached entry level after just half an hour, while the Sword Control Technique, similar in difficulty to the Derivation Technique, needed a magical artifact to truly show its power.

Therefore, its price was so expensive.

After combining it with a magical artifact, Zhou Changwang still suffered some losses... many scratches appeared around the room.

This was the result of intentional control.

"This magic should only be practiced in open spaces for smoother results."

Zhou Changwang sighed, but also couldn’t help but show a hint of joy.

Because as the Sword Control Technique was successfully trained, his control of the magical artifact was no longer limited to straight lines.

It could make turns and change directions.

As for going anywhere freely as he wished?

Zhou Changwang felt that at least he needed to practice the Sword Control Technique to mastery, or even to the Small Success realm.

...

Several days later.

Zhou Changwang stood at the gate of the marketplace.

In the distance, a caravan of over a hundred people was gathering.

In the caravan, there were Spirit Beasts like the Blood Silver Horse and Unicorn Bull pulling carts, each laden with cargo.

"Father, be careful on the way."

Zhou Changwang looked at Zhou Qiankun and said with a complicated expression.

Half a month ago, his father had told him that he was leaving, planning to return to the Mortal World to live for himself.

Now that the moment truly arrived, he still felt a tinge of sadness.

"Don’t worry, your father has seen many things over the years.

This time, I’m retiring and going back home, without needing to pass through any particularly dangerous places, there won’t be any problems. Those several boxes of gold and silver you gave me are enough for me to live comfortably."

But it’s you that I’m worried about; after I leave, make sure to take care of yourself here.

Your life should be the top priority; don’t take risks.

Do you know why I sent you to the Spirit Plant Hall back then? It’s because being a Spirit Plant Master is actually the safest job among many in the Cultivation Realm.

Although you didn’t get picked by the Spirit Plant Masters in the Spirit Plant Hall and could only become a Spirit Farmer, at least you have a stable job, which puts me at ease..."

On the eve of departure, even the usually reticent Zhou Qiankun became quite chatty.

He gave Zhou Changwang quite a bit of advice, mostly based on his own experiences.

Zhou Changwang just kept nodding, without any impatience.

"By the way, the reason I’ve always been against you learning martial arts does have something to do with me, but the true reason is that the path of a martial artist is too time-consuming.

An ordinary person might spend decades before they could achieve something, becoming Innate. Even in the Cultivation Realm where resources aren’t lacking, it takes at least ten years. It’s too much of a waste."

However, after observing for many years, I also found that though cultivators are strong, their strength mainly lies in their spellcasting methods; their bodies are actually quite weak, and once a martial artist gets close, their combat ability decreases significantly and they’re no match."

As a matter of fact, I’ve even had the experience of slaying a Middle-Tier Cultivator during close combat."

At this point, Zhou Qiankun felt a bit proud, then said earnestly: "Therefore, I’m leaving you the Celestial Essence Eight Techniques, practice it when you have time; at the very least, it’ll be good for your health."

"Zhou Qiankun..."

At this moment, someone in the caravan called out.

"Coming."

Zhou Qiankun responded, giving Zhou Changwang’s shoulder a final pat, staring at him, he waved, turned, and left.