Longevity: Starting from the Talent of Infant Growth

There are still three days left.

"I have seven thunder and fire balls in my hand, as well as the Fire Gang Sword, the True Black Seal, and the mysterious robe of the Tiangong Division."

"We have both combat and defense capabilities."

"In addition, in terms of elixirs, I also obtained two bottles of first-class high-grade Heqi elixirs from Xiner."

"In addition, Tiangong Division's Xuyuan Seal and talent [Restore as before] have been achieved, and recovery will not be a big problem."

"The shortcoming that still exists now is speed!"

After leaving Xuantingsi and walking on the stone streets, Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Although there is a Sui Feng imprint on the Xuan robe, it consumes a lot of spiritual power every time it is used.

With his current level of cultivation, this is not good.

As for the Haoyang Fire Wings, they can only be used as a means of escape.

"It's better to go to Fangshi to see if there are any flying magic weapons or runes."

Zhou Ling thought to himself, and then walked towards Fangshi.

It was almost noon, and there were not many people in the market.

After walking for a while, Zhou Ling was also quite puzzled. He didn't find his favorite flying magic weapon along the way.

There are first-level high-grade runes, but the price-performance ratio is not as good as consuming one's own spiritual power to activate the Sui Feng imprint on the mysterious robe.

What made him even more depressed was that he spent a long time shopping.

[Searching for Treasures in the Mountains] The talent has no response at all.

It shouldn’t be!

There are many vendors in the market, so you can find some good stuff.

[You find a first-level high-grade flying puppet, search the mountain for treasure +1]

After some searching, Zhou Ling finally found a flying puppet in a shop selling second-hand magic weapons.

"Shopkeeper, what's the price of this bird puppet?"

Zhou Ling asked, pointing to the lifelike bird puppet on the shelf that looked slightly old and looked like a black hawk.

Through [Intermediate Analysis], he knew that this bird puppet seemed to be old and damaged, but its internal structure was stable, its body was made of fine black iron, and it could be used many times.

It's just that the control consumes a little consciousness.

"Little brother, this is a first-order high-grade puppet. Although it is a bit old, it still costs more than thirty spiritual stones."

The shopkeeper saw that Zhou Ling was a young man and dressed as a casual cultivator, so he probably didn't want to buy it and dealt with it casually.

"Can you make it cheaper for those who control it? How about twenty spirit stones?"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

"Twenty is too little, at least thirty!"

Hearing that Zhou Ling seemed interested in buying, the shopkeeper's face suddenly became kind.

"Shopkeeper, this is a damaged puppet. It's hard to say whether it can be used or not. I just want to buy it to learn. You see, the puppet is covered with smoke and dust. I still need thirty spiritual stones."

"Thirty spirit stones are enough to buy a complete first-order mid-grade puppet."

Zhou Ling looked like he was an expert at the door.

"Hey, you little guy, no matter what, this is a first-order high-grade puppet. It can still be used, but it consumes a lot of spiritual consciousness."

"Thirty spiritual stones are not expensive anymore, how can you still get it cheaper?" the shopkeeper said helplessly.

"It consumes a lot of spiritual consciousness, so it is impractical!" Zhou Ling shook his head.

Seeing that Zhou Ling was speaking eloquently, the shopkeeper also fell silent.

To control a puppet, in addition to consuming spirit stones, you also need to consume souls.

As for Qi-training monks, generally if they have not practiced the Divine Soul Technique, their spiritual consciousness is not strong, and their ability to control puppets is limited.

"Forget it, I see you really want to buy it. One step back and twenty-eight low-grade spiritual stones."

"Twenty-two dollars, I want it!"

"this!"

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After a while, Zhou Ling walked out of the magic weapon shop. There was a bird puppet in the storage bag, as well as a control jade slip.

"This puppet has many similarities with the weapon training!"

"If I have a chance in the future, I can practice some more!"

Zhou Ling murmured.

A puppet is similar to a magic weapon, and is divided into refining the puppet body and the puppet seal.

The refining of the puppet seal is different from the imprint, and relies more on the power of divine consciousness.

From this point of view, it is more similar to the soul mark.

This is also a key factor why puppetry is an unpopular technique compared with other techniques, such as elixirs, weapon refining, and runes.

After all, there are very few techniques for cultivating and strengthening the soul.

Even ordinary foundation-building families rarely have soul-related techniques.

Needless to say, the disciples of casual cultivators.

Otherwise, if Zhou Ling could refine the soul seal, he would not be so valued and favored by Deacon Qin.

And if his spiritual consciousness is not cultivated enough, he cannot control the puppets and exert much combat power.

An ordinary monk in the late stage of Qi training may not be able to control a mid-stage first-order puppet.

Therefore, puppets are an unpopular commodity on the market.

"My consciousness is now close to the first and eighth level, and I have the talent of [Soul as a Knife] to assist me."

"Whether it's controlling puppets or refining puppets, there are great advantages."

"It's just that this puppet technique seems to be hard to find!"

Zhou Ling continued to wander around the city while thinking.

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After returning home, Zhou Ling simply finished his meal, then entered the room, took out the puppet, controlled the jade slip, and began to understand.

It is not difficult to control the jade slips. The key is to have sufficient spiritual consciousness.

In less than a stick of incense, Zhou Ling understood the method of puppet control.

Immediately, he took out the bird puppet from the storage bag.

He also put a fire attribute spirit stone into the puppet core slot above his head.

Since this bird puppet is made of black iron and driven by gold and fire attribute spiritual stones, the effect will be better.

As the spirit stones were placed properly, the puppet shone with light, and its body doubled in size, with two black wings reaching almost half a foot.

It occupied most of the room.

Zhou Ling moved his mind, and according to the control method, he concentrated his consciousness and controlled its wings to flutter slightly.

[You are controlling a puppet, consciousness training +1, consciousness +2]

[You are controlling a puppet, soul like a knife +1, puppet control proficiency +1]

It seemed that there was no difficulty, and the consciousness was not consumed much, Zhou Ling immediately put the puppet back into the storage bag.

Then he moved his mind and directly opened the [Illusion Simulation].

He wanted to try out the power of this puppet in the [Illusion Simulation]?

He first controlled the puppet, sat on its back, and flew around the outer mountains of Heixia Mountain, with the sound of wind whistling in his ears.

At first, he was a little cautious and not fast.

After becoming proficient, the puppet flapped its wings as his mind flowed, like a light bird, soaring in the sky.

However, Zhou Ling soon discovered a problem.

Due to the help of the [Soul as a Knife] talent, the consumption of the soul was not as great as expected.

On the contrary, a lot of spirit stones were consumed.

After flying around, only four of the eight spirit stones put into the puppet core slot were left.

Except for the slightly higher consumption of spirit stones, Zhou Ling was quite satisfied with all other aspects.

Zhou Ling felt that the flying speed alone was worth it.

Then he exited [Illusion Simulation].

The next day, he entered [Illusion Simulation] again, and this time he challenged the Haoyang Bird with the help of the flying bird puppet.

With the speed of the puppet, he escaped safely from the claws of the Haoyang Bird.

This also made him very happy.

Being able to escape from the claws of the Haoyang Bird.

Then he would not be caught up by the blood crows in the Blood Crow Valley.

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The next day.

A small spirit boat carrying three teenagers flew out of the west gate of Lingxia Fairy City and flew towards the Black Cloud Mountains.

Zhou Ling did not expect that He Zijian and his sister would control the spirit boat this time.

This spiritual boat is a second-grade lower-grade one, and it is very valuable. He Zijian can control it, which shows that he has a very high status in the family.

In front of the spiritual boat, He Zijian is wearing a black robe, with an upright posture and a wide long sword on his back.

He controls the spiritual boat with a calm expression.

Next to him is He Lingyun, who is wearing a goose yellow dress, with a spiritual beast bracelet in her hand, her eyes are bright, her hair is fluttering, and she is graceful. Although she is eleven or twelve years old, she is a beauty.

Zhou Ling is carrying a medicine basket and squatting behind the spiritual boat, carefully checking the inscriptions on the spiritual boat.

In the medicine basket lies a fat rock rat, lying lazily.

[You are observing a second-grade lower-grade three spiritual seals, intermediate observation +1, three spiritual seal proficiency +1]

"A second-grade lower-grade inscription composed of three first-grade upper-grade inscriptions!"

Looking at the inscription, Zhou Ling murmured.

Second-grade inscriptions generally contain more than thirty inscriptions.

Moreover, each inscription is a composite inscription, whether it is the structure or the connecting node, the difficulty is far greater than the first-level low-grade inscription.

For example, this second-level low-grade three-spiritual seal is composed of three first-level high-grade inscriptions, Yufeng, Lingdun and Ruyi.

Yufeng, which can control flight, is also the main inscription of the spirit boat.

Lingdun, gives the spirit boat defensive capabilities.

Ruyi, can change the size of the spirit boat.

The three inscriptions are connected through the second-level nodes, which are extremely solid.

I was thinking in my heart, when I have such a spirit boat, it will be convenient to enter the mountain.

But it's just a thought, not to mention engraving the inscription, the body of this spirit boat is made of second-level Paulownia wood.

The price is at least thousands of spirit stones.

"Brother Ling, there seem to be more monsters outside the Black Cloud Mountain these days, and the mountain is often filled with fog."

"Let's go along the direction of the inner mountain for about a few dozen miles, and take the Blood Crow Valley or the Jade Essence Valley as the end point."

"Which of these two routes do you think is suitable?"

After the spirit boat entered the Black Cloud Mountain, the speed of the spirit boat gradually slowed down. He Zijian spread out the animal skin paper map and asked Zhou Ling.

"Since it is a trial, let's go to the Blood Crow Valley."

Zhou Ling replied.

The Jade Essence Valley mainly grows Jade Essence Flowers, which have confusing properties, so it is better not to provoke them.

And the Blood Crow Valley is exactly the valley he is going to.

He Zijian nodded.

Obviously, he still trusts Zhou Ling for the situation in the mountain.

The spirit boat continued to fly, and after about half an hour, it stopped roughly near the edge of the inner mountain.

Slowly landed on a grassy area.

After the three jumped out of the spirit boat, He Zijian chanted the spell, and the spirit boat quickly shrank and was finally put into his storage bag.

"The fog in the inner mountain is getting worse now, so let's patrol from here to the Blood Crow Valley."

"It's about fifty miles away, let's see what the situation is?"

After putting away the spirit boat, He Zijian said to Zhou Ling.

Then Zhou Ling explored the way in front, and the He brothers and sisters followed behind him.

Due to the purpose of this time, in addition to patrolling the situation in Heixia Mountain, it is also necessary to find an opportunity for He Lingyun to control the Haoyang Bird for actual combat.

Therefore, after the journey, He Lingyun summoned the Haoyang Bird from the spirit beast bracelet.

The Haoyang Bird flapped its wings, and the flame-like light bloomed all over its body, which looked extremely mysterious.

The body fell beside He Lingyun, lowered its head, and gently rubbed He Lingyun's arm with its right wing to show its affection.

He Lingyun also smiled cordially, and it was unknown what he said to the Haoyang Bird.

Then the Haoyang bird flapped its wings and circled with them at low altitude.

[Found Fire Cloud Grass, Mountain Search for Treasures +1]

[Found Wood Yuan Grass, Mountain Search for Treasures +1]

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Along the way, Zhou Ling relied on the [Crisis Response] and [Mountain Search for Treasures] talents.

He did not encounter any monsters for the time being, but he did find a lot of spiritual medicines.

Most of them were first-level medium and high-quality.

Although he said that he was looking for an opportunity to test He Lingyun, the inner mountain was filled with light mist. Once the spiritual power in the body was consumed, even if there was a Qi-combining pill in his hand, it would not recover so quickly.

Therefore, he planned to find the blood lotus first, and then find a first-level late-stage monster for He Lingyun to practice.

Because he had fought with the Haoyang bird many times in the [Illusion Simulation], he was also familiar with the strength of the Haoyang bird.

This ordinary first-level late-stage monster is definitely not its opponent.

More than half an hour later.

Poof!

Zhou Ling held the Fire Sword and dug out a blood-ink spiritual medicine from the grass.

He said with joy, "Second-level Ink Blood Grass!"

This second-level Ink Blood Grass has many functions. It can be used as a spiritual ink material and as a blood and qi tonic for physical cultivation.

Of course, Zhou Ling was not only happy about this. As the distance to the Blood Crow Valley continued to get closer, the number of blood-attributed spiritual medicines gradually increased.

This greatly increased his confidence in finding the blood lotus.

"Brother Ling, you really deserve to be raised in the mountains. You can even find second-level spiritual medicines hidden in the soil!"

Looking at Zhou Ling carefully wiping the dirt off the Ink Blood Grass, He Zijian was amazed.

Originally, he had been cautious and careful all the way, without any relaxation.

But after walking for a long time, he heard a lot of roars from monsters.

But he didn't even see a soul shadow. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be!

But Zhou Ling, on the contrary, has found 20 or 30 spiritual medicines along the way.

Seeing this luck, even he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

It feels like Zhou Ling's luck is not ordinary.

"It's mainly because I'm extra sensitive to spiritual medicine, plus the resources in the inner mountain are rich!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

Although the fog in the inner mountain is thick, with the help of two talents and the bodyguards of the He family brothers and sisters, his speed of travel is gradually increasing.

Now the spiritual flame has been transformed into the five elements spiritual flame. Through the [Five Elements Qi-Eating Spiritual Flame] talent, it can absorb the grass and tree energy contained in the spiritual medicine and improve the grade of the spiritual flame.

So the more spiritual medicine, the better, of course, the quality can't be too low.

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An hour later.

A deafening beast roar resounded through the wilderness.

A two-foot-tall first-stage late-stage silver-clawed ape, with scars all over its body, was being attacked by Haoyang Bird and He Lingyun.

The main fighter was Haoyang Bird, which spewed fireballs from its mouth from time to time, and swooped down from time to time, and its pair of sharp claws fiercely bombarded the silver-clawed ape.

Eight feet away, He Lingyun was controlling the magic sword.

Like a stream of green light, it occasionally passed through the body of the silver-clawed ape.

The silver-clawed ape roared and swung its claws, rushing towards He Lingyun.

But He Lingyun's body was graceful, and he flew lightly in the air, always keeping a distance of seven or eight feet from the silver-clawed ape.

In addition, the Haoyang Bird in the air dived from time to time, and its claws passed through the back of the silver-clawed ape.

Under the long-range coordinated attack of both sides, the silver-clawed ape had no power to fight back at all.

Even if it wanted to escape, its body was too heavy and its speed was slow, so it had no chance at all.

Moreover, not far away, He Zijian held a heavy sword and stared at the battle situation on the field.

Zhou Ling on the side was communicating with the stone rock rat while paying attention to the battle situation.

A few miles ahead was the Blood Crow Valley.