Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 562 - 251: Ancient Artifact Refining Material—Black Profound Gold (2)

Muttering under his breath, Chu Ning’s hands kept moving swiftly.

Placing a seed of the Purple Phoenix Fir into the soil, Chu Ning cast the Accelerating Technique onto it.

For a spell he had used countless times, Chu Ning was naturally quite familiar with it.

At this moment, both his Divine Sense and Magical Power were much stronger than before.

This basic technique, when wielded now, felt different.

"Before, I only thought about how to cast these spells but didn’t delve deeper into the principles behind them.

In fact, these spells, like Talismans, could potentially enhance my understanding of Daoist techniques if they were analyzed."

With this thought flashing through his mind, Chu Ning felt he should try exploring this when he had the time.

But for now, Chu Ning focused on accelerating the growth of the Purple Phoenix Fir in front of him.

This Purple Phoenix Fir wasn’t easy to coax into growth, even with Chu Ning’s strengthened magical power.

It took a total of sixteen Accelerating Techniques to spur this seed into sprouting.

Chu Ning then turned to another seed.

Not until all eight seeds were accelerated and planted did Chu Ning stop.

Next, he began to perform the Profound Spring Youth Technique.

Just then, Chu Ning sensed someone flying toward his cave mansion and immediately activated the Array Restriction.

He paused his spellcasting and greeted the incoming person with a bow.

"Junior Martial Uncle Ge!"

The visitor was Ge Liuyang, whom Chu Ning had just recently sought out.

Ge Liuyang, still as carefree as ever, entered Chu Ning’s cave mansion with a nonchalant demeanor and said:

"I heard you returned from Hong Lake Entrance and came looking for me. Afraid you had something urgent, I came right over after finishing up with Artifact Refining."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning chuckled and said:

"It’s nothing particularly urgent, just that I returned."

"Oh." Ge Liuyang responded, his gaze falling on the seedling of the Purple Phoenix Fir in front of Chu Ning, expressing some surprise:

"Oh, isn’t this a Purple Phoenix Fir? You’re actually cultivating this Spirit Plant.

This thing isn’t easy to nurture, especially just after planting, it’s extremely difficult for it to survive. Could it be that you’re well-versed in Spirit Plant Cultivation?"

Chu Ning nodded, not shying away in front of Ge Liuyang, and directly cast several Profound Spring Youth Techniques onto the seedling in front of him.

Ge Liuyang seemed quite surprised watching Chu Ning’s actions.

Especially when he noticed that, as Chu Ning cast the spell on the last Purple Phoenix Fir, the first one rapidly absorbed Spiritual Qi.

Ge Liuyang’s eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Chu Ning.

"Such techniques are mastered only by Advanced Spirit Plant Masters, and you’re actually one too?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning nodded and said:

"Before I learned Alchemy, I was a Spirit Plant Master, and back then, I cultivated many Elixir Materials myself."

Upon hearing this, Ge Liuyang clicked his tongue in admiration and said:

"An Alchemist, an Artifact Refiner, a Spirit Plant Master, I’m truly curious about what you can’t learn.

It seems only Talismans and Arrays are what you haven’t yet delved into, for now."

Hearing this, Chu Ning smiled and replied:

"As for Talismans, I have dabbled a bit.

As for Arrays, perhaps someday in the future, I’ll become interested.

But for now, my focus remains on Cultivation, Alchemy, and Artifact Refining.

In the future, I may need to consult the elders more on the Artifact Refining Technique."

Ge Liuyang’s eyes shone brightly upon hearing Chu Ning’s words.

"Oh, are you serious about this?"

Chu Ning nodded slightly, then suddenly remembered the two unidentified items he acquired during his journey.

He immediately took out the Black Chain and the pair of Demon Beast Eggs.

"This is..."

Ge Liuyang’s gaze was immediately locked onto the Black Chain in Chu Ning’s hand.

"This item I obtained from a Golden Core Cultivator of the Profound Yin Sect, it’s quite magical.

Back then, when the opponent used it, I felt a strong presence of Cold and Dark Power and Demonic Qi on it.

Yet when I held it, that feeling was absent."

Chu Ning said as he handed the Black Chain to Ge Liuyang.

"At first, I thought this was a Magical Treasure, but when holding it, it didn’t seem like one..."

Seeing Ge Liuyang’s complex expression while examining the Black Chain, Chu Ning halted his words.

Ge Liuyang continued to examine the Black Chain carefully, showing a mixture of hesitation and certainty on his face.

After a long while, Ge Liuyang exhaled deeply, with a unique light flickering in his gaze.

"Black Profound Gold! So much Black Profound Gold!! And it’s unrefined Black Profound Gold!"

Ge Liuyang’s voice was laced with excitement and disbelief.

"Black Profound Gold?"

Upon hearing Ge Liuyang’s words, Chu Ning’s face was filled with confusion.

Over the years, although he hadn’t done much Artifact Refining directly, he had read many Artifact Refining Scriptures.

He had come to know many Artifact Refining Materials.

Yet, among these classics, Chu Ning had never heard of Black Profound Gold as a material.

He immediately asked curiously:

"Elder Ge, what kind of material is this?"

Ge Liuyang drew a deep breath and slowly explained:

"If you asked me about this a year ago, I wouldn’t have recognized it.

It is only in the past two years, while organizing and studying the legacy scriptures you brought back from Wolong Valley, that I came to recognize it.

This thing, let me put it this way, it’s listed in the top ten on the Ancient Artifact Refining Materials ranking in our sect’s Nascent Soul Senior’s classics."

"Top ten on the Ancient Artifact Refining Materials list?"