Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

As the Lingshu needle circulated in Zhou Yiqiao's meridians, earth-shaking changes took place in his body.

The Lingshu magic needle was like a spark, instantly igniting the vast area called Linghai inside Zhou Yiqiao's body.

This spiritual sea was originally the source of Zhou Yiqiao's potential and vitality. Because it is not used now, it appears gloomy and dark as a whole.

However, with the guidance of the magic needle, streams of warm and powerful air rose from the depths of his spiritual sea, like a sleeping dragon being awakened, and began to flow through his meridians.

Zhou Yiqiao knew that this was a sign that the Lingshu needle was gradually merging with his body. Once completed, his strength would have a qualitative leap.

This warm airflow, carrying an ancient and mysterious power, flows slowly along Zhou Yiqiao's eight extraordinary meridians. Every time it passes through a place, it nourishes the acupuncture points and meridians that have not been activated for a long time like spring rain.

The tiny meridians that were originally blocked were dredged one by one under the magical effect of the Lingshu magic needle, as if the dry riverbed welcomed the long-awaited rain and was full of vitality.

Zhou Yiqiao could clearly feel that his consciousness was closely connected with this power, as if he could control this power, or as if this power itself was a part of his body.

He tried to guide the airflow and make it run along a specific trajectory. Every attempt gave him a deeper understanding of his own control.

As time went by, a faint fluorescence began to emerge on the surface of Zhou Yiqiao's body, which was a symbol of the perfect fusion of the Lingshu magic needle and the spiritual power in his body.

His skin became tougher, his muscles contained explosive power, and even his breathing seemed to be able to inhale and exhale the energy of heaven and earth, blending into one with the surrounding natural environment.

In the spiritual sea, the originally gloomy and dark scene no longer exists, and instead, there is a dazzling light. It is a completely activated ocean of spiritual power, magnificent and vast.

This state can only appear when spiritual power is in operation. According to common sense, it will only appear when the cultivator actively practices or circulates his true energy to perform magic. But at this moment, it happened naturally in Zhou Yiqiao's body.

This is the magic of Lingshu Divine Needle.

From then on, no matter what state Zhou Yiqiao was in, the Lingshu magic needle could continue to run in his meridians, allowing his cultivation to steadily improve at all times, just like small trickles of water converging into a river and eventually becoming a vast sea.

Zhou Yiqiao watched the Lingshu needle circulate in the meridians according to the Wanmolu technique for a circle, and after confirming that there was no problem, he opened his eyes with relief.

He slowly exhaled a breath and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The Lingshu magic needle has completed the initial refining. From now on, as long as it is continuously practiced and nurtured for a long time, its true power will gradually be unleashed.

But Zhou Yiqiao was not satisfied with this. He clearly remembered the real purpose of his retreat this time - to practice the Toad Light Treasure Refining Technique.

Whether it is for the sake of his magic weapons blessed by heaven and earth, or for fulfilling the contract with the Lin family, mastering the Toad Light Treasure Refining Technique is the most important thing now.

After spending several days adjusting his mental strength to the best state, Zhou Yiqiao formally took out a roll of yellowed old bamboo slips from his storage bag.

He took a deep breath, as if he had made a huge decision, and then slowly opened the bamboo slips.

As the bamboo slips unfolded, lines of densely packed tadpole script appeared before one's eyes. These characters were ancient and mysterious, and each word contained profound legal principles.

Zhou Yiqiao calmed himself down and began to interpret it word by word.

The initial part went smoothly, as most of the content was an introduction to the origin and basic theories of the Toad Light Refining Treasure Art.

Although Zhou Yiqiao did not study the art of refining equipment in depth, he was able to understand it by analogy with his profound skills and knowledge in alchemy.

But as he read deeper, the contents on the bamboo slips became more and more obscure and difficult to understand, and his little knowledge of alchemy began to gradually become inadequate.

In the Toad Light Treasure Refining Technique, some sentences appear simple, but they seem to hide multiple layers of meaning behind them.

Some paragraphs seem to be deliberately disrupted, making it difficult to understand their true intentions.

Zhou Yiqiao's brows gradually furrowed. He could feel that the treasure refining method behind these words was far more complicated than he had imagined.

He tried to mobilize the spiritual power in his body according to the instructions on the bamboo slips, but found that it was always difficult to achieve the desired effect.

He read the bamboo slips over and over again, trying to find a breakthrough, but the words seemed to be alive, and each time he read them he could get a different understanding from them, which made Zhou Yiqiao deeply confused.

Time passed by bit by bit, and after several months, Zhou Yiqiao's practice of the Toad Light Treasure Refining Technique still remained at the initial part.

Zhou Yiqiao realized that if he wanted to truly master this treasure refining technique, he had to start from the basics of refining and practice step by step.

He decided to suspend his retreat and acquire the basic knowledge of refining equipment from the outside world.

As soon as he walked out of the stone chamber, the Lin family members who were guarding outside the door immediately came to greet him.

"Senior, are you out of seclusion?"

"Ah."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded and then said.

"I want to borrow some books about refining equipment. Your Lin family should have books on this subject, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Lin family members looked embarrassed.

"Senior, you also know that the knowledge of all the arts of cultivation is the foundation of every powerful force. I am of low status and dare not agree without permission."

Zhou Yiqiao was not embarrassed and nodded.

"No problem, take me to see your clan leader."

"Yes, please follow me, senior."

The Lin family members seemed to have been pardoned and immediately turned around to lead the way.

The two of them soon came to Lin Xiaotian's study again.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are out of retreat? But what difficulties did you encounter?"

When Lin Xiaotian saw Zhou Yiqiao come again in just a few months, he understood that the latter must have encountered some problems.

"Patriarch Lin, to be honest, I encountered some setbacks in my practice of the Toad Light Treasure Refining Technique, and I want to borrow some of the Lin family's experience in refining weapons."

Lin Xiaotian was also a little hesitant when he heard this.

When Zhou Yiqiao saw Lin Xiaotian's expression, he immediately understood his concerns.

He said seriously.

"Patriarch Lin, I, Zhou Yiqiao, can swear that I will never pass on the Lin family's weapon refining experience to others."

"Moreover, if I can practice the Toad Light Refining Treasure Technique well, it will be beneficial to the Lin family."

"After all, our cooperation still requires me to refine more Toad Spirit Jade."

Lin Xiaotian pondered for a long time, and after a struggle between his inner self and his inner desire, he finally nodded and agreed to Zhou Yiqiao's request.