In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path

Chapter 35: 032: The whale has not yet swallowed the sea, the Sword Qi is already sweeping through autumn【Continue reading below】_1 Chapter 35: 032: The whale has not yet swallowed the sea, the Sword Qi is already sweeping through autumn【Continue reading below】_1 While Chen Dengming was helping Miss Luo refine the Gu at Luo Family…

Within the loose cultivator gathering place…

Qian Yuan and Xu Ning were also inquiring about Chen Dengming’s situation in Luo Family through their respective connections.

Qian Yuan was particularly nervous, fearing that Chen Dengming might have struck dumb luck and won over Miss Luo.

If that were the case, if Luo Bing indeed took a disliking to him, his life certainly wouldn’t be comfortable.

The one he had pledged allegiance to, was one of the third-generation disciples of Luo Family, to whom he wasn’t stingy with his tributes every year.

For small matters, his master would undoubtedly protect him, but would be bound to take away quite a number of benefits.

However, after finding out that Miss Luo hadn’t even received Chen Dengming once after he entered Luo Family and had only ordered him to start working, Qian Yuan gradually let go of his anxiety.

“Seems like, this lad only impressed Miss Luo with his Gu refining skills, he’s not really considered important, merely an utilitarian tool…”
Qian Yuan hummed a tune in good spirits, though he also felt somewhat annoyed.

True, it didn’t seem like Chen Dengming posed a great threat to him at the moment, but he couldn’t do anything to Chen Dengming either, and he even had to disassociate himself from him in the future.

After all, Miss Luo still needed this tool and would perhaps put it aside temporarily after she was done using it.

But, what if she wanted to continue using this tool one day and found it missing…

To survive at the bottom of the Cultivation World, one needed wisdom and Qian Yuan wasn’t just brute.

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Meanwhile, at Gold Word Workshop…

The information Xu Ning gathered was similar to Qian Yuan’s.

The person behind Xu Ning may not have belonged to the third-generation disciples of the Luo Family, but he was a son born with status in the Luo family and had some power.

In the eyes of cultivation families, what really determined the power and status within the family wasn’t always the blood relations, but the strength initially.

Knowing the situation of Chen Dengming, Xu Ning’s mood also relaxed like Qian Yuan’s.

“That lad, was bluffing me in front of the Zanhua Building earlier, I thought he really had a good relationship with Miss Luo, seems like it’s just that…”
Xu Ning’s eyes flashed with a cold glint as he looked at the dozen or so bags of Gu poison that Chen Dengming had handed over to him for sale, his eyes narrowing.

“This Chen jumped the gun…

spit, not even reporting, just plucked a mortal from my grasp!

Hurt my pride.

I’ll let someone sell these small items and see.

If they sell well, and this kid ultimately doesn’t win over Miss Luo and they just had a transaction, I’ll get my master to take control of him directly and have him dedicated to refining Gu for sale!”
He was quite ambitious, planning to turn Chen Dengming into a tool, serving the Gold Word Workshop.

More than half of the money earned would go into the pocket of the Luo Family master and a small part into his own.

Of course, externally, he would gloss over it as protecting Chen Dengming, providing him with a quiet and safe environment for refining Gu and fair cooperation.

Otherwise, it’s very dangerous for a Qi Cultivator of the first level to earn so much money, isn’t it?

If Miss Luo needs Chen Dengming, he would willingly contribute him.

After all, tools could be shared mutually with no problem, even dominated by Miss Luo.

By that time, knowing that it’s his own people who took in Chen Dengming and that she could use Chen Dengming at any time while his safety was also guaranteed, what would Miss Luo have to say then?

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Of course, to implement such a plan, everything depended on Miss Luo’s attitude and handling of Chen Dengming after this round of Gu refining.

Xu Ning wouldn’t rush to action on assumptions.

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In a blink of an eye, more than a month passed.

Inside the Three-Courtyard Gu Refining Studio of the Luo family where Chen Dengming was located.

With a sudden outburst of spiritual might…

With a ‘boom’, an intense fireball suddenly appeared, floating mid-air and spinning quickly, distorting the surrounding air.

“Go!”
Chen Dengming waved his hand.

The fireball shot out along a trajectory, made a swift turn back when it was about to fly out ten feet.

At the same time, Chen Dengming pinched a seal with his right hand, and the movements were so swift and flexible that they almost produced afterimages.

An intense spiritual might instantly lifted his clothes and hair as they fluttered in the wind.

Another fireball appeared in almost an instant, and it shot out and collided with the returning fireball halfway, causing a loud explosion.

It was like a large firework exploding, with large snakes of fire and dissipating spiritual energy spreading out.

A surge of heat wave swept along with the violent wind, pulling back the hair of Chen Dengming and Xu Wei who were observing from the side.

“Clap clap——”
Xu Wei clapped her hands with excitement, her eyes sparkling like stars as she looked to Chen Dengming, “Elder Brother Chen, the speed of your hands when you cast the spells just now were just like a series of afterimages, so impressive!”
“Ahem!

It was alright!”
Chen Dengming modestly coughed, but he felt quite pleased inside.

The speed of his spell casting just now was indeed very fast, almost comparable to the legendary character, Afterimage Brother, from a dance game in his previous life.

However, he held back quite a bit.

He used slightly less power but already exhibited amazing speed.

The near-instant Big Fireball Skill was the result of his hard training during his time cultivating and refining Gu in the Luo Family.

From afar, on the drum tower, Luo Bing and Xi’er watched Chen Dengming demonstrating the Fireball Technique.

Xi’er snorted, “Miss Luo, what does this Chen take our Luo Family for?

He’s always casting spells and making a ruckus in the courtyard.

Sometimes I can even hear the noise late at night.”
Luo Bing indifferently shifted her gaze, “Xi’er, how long did it take you to practice the Big Fireball Skill to an instantaneous level?”
Taken aback, Xi’er then smirked somewhat awkwardly, “Miss Luo, it took me more than four months of practice under your supervision.”
Luo Bing slightly nodded, “More than four months.

When Chen Dengming first came here, he had probably just learned this skill.

However, in just over a month, he has already achieved a proficiency level similar to yours.

That’s the result of his constant practice day and night.”
“But he…” Xi’er was somewhat unconvinced.

Luo Bing shook her head, “Not only did he practice the Big Fireball Skill, he also practiced the Instrument Control Skill, Golden Spear Skill at the same time.

Plus, he broke through another level, now at the Qi Cultivation second level….”
It only took him forty days, his talent isn’t so good, but he is the hardest working person I’ve ever seen.

It’s as if he’s threatened with a knife to practice every day, he has a clear workload and can be called a time management master.

Unfortunately…”
“Miss Luo.”
Xi’er, puzzled, her round black eyes staring at Luo Bing, “You…”
Luo Bing turned her back, speaking calmly, “I’m not saying this to praise or favor him.

After this Gu refining process, he will leave.

The resources of the Luo Family are not for outsiders to use freely, this is just an exception.”
I just hope that you can learn from his diligence.”
No matter how hard he works, even if he forcefully enhances his Spiritual Root by using the ‘Life-Shortening Cultivation Enhancement Skill’, he has a Twin Spiritual Root that oppose each other.

He has shortened his lifespan with the Magical Way, which is not worth the loss and can only reach a level of six or seven Qi Cultivation in the future at most.”
But you’re different.

You have a mid-tier Spiritual Root.

Once you go back to the sect with me, as long as you devote your time to practice, establishing a foundation in the future won’t be difficult.”
Xi’er felt a warmth in her heart and relaxed a little, thinking that Miss Luo was surely astute, without really comparing her to a person with a finite lifespan.

But little did she know, originally Luo Bing had said at the Immortal Ascension Conference that even if Chen Dengming had a lower-tier Spiritual Root, in the future he could only reach a level of three or four Qi Cultivation at most.

But now, she had raised it to six or seven Qi Cultivation.

Perhaps, even Luo Bing herself had forgotten, or maybe, she didn’t care.

Diligence is indeed an admirable quality, but it’s a pity, if a person’s lifespan is about to end, even how diligent he is, he can’t hope to build a foundation.

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Chen Dengming didn’t know about Miss Luo’s evaluation of him.

Even if he knew, he would probably just laugh it off.

Only he knows his own affairs, and the secret of his lifespan being longer with every new life would never be leaked to others.

Others didn’t know his practice could prolong his life, his cultivation level had not only broken through, but his lifespan also improved considerably.

If it weren’t for the fact that practicing the ‘Life-Shortening Cultivation Enhancement Skill’ to the second level required the loss of a hundred and eighty years of lifespan, which was indeed too shortening,
he would be able to squander a hundred and eighty years arrogantly, defy the heavens and change his fate, and strive for a superior Spiritual Root.

The saying goes, “The sea has yet to swallow the whale drinker, but the Sword Qi has already swept autumn.”
He remained calm on the surface, practicing diligently without engaging in reckless fights.

Yet his ambition for eternal life and unyielding spirit within him never faltered.

However, when it came to Luo Bing, a powerful female cultivator who knew him well, he wanted to take advantage of her but was also on guard against her.

It’s okay for now since it’s still pretty early.

If he were to meet her ten or twenty years later, unless his power far surpassed hers, he absolutely cannot meet her.

Otherwise, with her intelligence, she would surely guess that he is hiding a big secret.

At that time, the struggle on the road to immortality will begin.

As for those romantic stories of enchanting immortals, they are all illusions.

Whether someone is a friend or foe in this indifferent Cultivation World is still uncertain…

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