I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm-Chapter 85: Black Needle Poison Bee

"I didn’t expect this Eye-clearing Spiritual Liquid to be so expensive, fifty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones per bottle, and at least five bottles are needed for the eyes to become bright and spirited, enough to see through Xuan paper."

Zhou Changwang’s face darkened somewhat.

This price is indeed a bit high.

But there’s no choice, if he wants to practice the Spirit Eye Technique, he has to buy it. He could only endure the heartache and bought five bottles.

I heard that within Shuiyun Pavilion there’s another type of Spirit Water called Spiritual Eye Golden Liquid, which is an upgraded version of Eye-clearing Spiritual Liquid, and if used long-term, it might even cause the eyes to transform into innate Spirit Eyes.

Thousand-Mile Eye, Void-Breaking Eye, Hallucinatory Eye... can all be considered types of innate Spirit Eyes, often possessing incredible marvels, comparable to the legendary Divine Techniques, immensely powerful.

However, a bottle of Spiritual Eye Golden Liquid is valued at three hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, and he estimates at least thousands to tens of thousands of bottles are needed to possibly cause the eyes to transform and become innate Spirit Eyes.

Therefore, although Zhou Changwang heard this introduction, he had no temptation whatsoever.

After leaving Shuiyun Pavilion, a large portion of the Spirit Stones on him was gone again, originally having three to four hundred Spirit Stones, now only a hundred and fifty left.

Not staying outside for long, cultivators on the street were all wary, with even fewer pedestrians, he didn’t want to stir up trouble.

Returning to his small courtyard, Zhou Changwang immediately took out the Eye-clearing Spiritual Liquid.

Of course, he used the half bottle left in the bag from that Array Master, he had already asked Shuiyun Pavilion’s steward to check it, confirming it was indeed Eye-clearing Spiritual Liquid.

Half a bottle, equivalent to twenty-five Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, he naturally didn’t want to waste.

Directly opening the pill bottle, he dripped it into his two eyes respectively.

One drop, two drops, three drops...

Dripped five drops into each.

In fact, five drops at a time is enough, more than that can’t be absorbed and would just be wasted.

Instantly, an incredibly cool sensation transmitted in his eyes, making him feel extremely comfortable, his eyes trembled slightly, feeling immensely relaxed.

After a while, when he felt the Eye-clearing Spiritual Liquid absorbed by his eyes, he slowly opened his eyes.

Looking around.

It seemed like the surroundings were a bit brighter?

Of course, beyond that, he didn’t feel too much change.

This is naturally a gradual process, he just started using it, of course there wouldn’t be too much change yet.

He planned to use it three times a day, morning, noon, and night, to quickly enhance his eye power to the point where he could see through Xuan paper, reaching the level to practice the Spirit Eye Technique.

...

"The new spiritual pen truly is extraordinary.

Not only is it smoother in Spiritual Power conduction, but it also has a Spiritual Power swirling effect, meaning that if the Spiritual Power is interrupted, as long as you react in time, you can reconnect it in a flash, allowing the talisman drawing process to continue without interruption..."

Zhou Changwang held the newly bought First-Grade Middle-Tier Golden Hero Talisman Pen, a hint of joy on his face.

This is extremely beneficial for his talisman drawing.

Even though his Talisman Making success rate is very high, with rare occurrences of failure, there are differences between finished Spirit Talismans.

Even with the same Thunder Talisman, if using his old, split-end Second-Hand Talisman Pen with the Spirit-Guiding Hair, the chance of producing a High-Grade Talisman is only thirty percent.

But using this new First-Grade Middle-Tier Talisman Pen, the chance could reach fifty percent.

The difference is, of course, significant.

Zhou Changwang focused on drawing talismans, experiencing the characteristics of the new talisman pen.

Soon, a flash of spiritual light appeared on the talisman, and this Thunder Talisman was completed by him.

Moreover, it was a High-Grade Talisman among the High-Grades.

Its power could reach around sixty percent of normal Thunder Skill’s power.

"Such a Spirit Talisman, according to the current market value, could likely be sold for seven Lower-Grade Spirit Stones."

Zhou Changwang placed the Spirit Talisman aside and once again began making talismans.

One, two, three...

Suddenly.

Buzz!

The talisman paper shone brightly, a strong Spiritual Qi fluctuation emerged on the paper, with a massive influx of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi being attracted and surging into the talisman.

Thunder Talisman +5

"Is this a First-Grade Spirit Talisman? Basic talismans record that the power of talismans reaching seventy percent or more of the technique’s power can be considered a finished spirit talisman.

Thunder Skill is a First-Grade Initial Stage Technique, so this Spirit Talisman can be considered a First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talisman?"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Changwang suddenly recalled something, his face immediately lighting up with joy.

A First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talisman has power not much different from a formal technique.

In terms of external sales, especially with the rise in price of many Spirit Talismans, it’s at least valued at fifteen Lower-Grade Spirit Stones each.

And it’s said that only a Second-Grade Talisman Maker has a certain chance of successfully making a First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talisman.

So, this means I am also...

While Zhou Changwang was elated, he suddenly saw the Spirit Talisman spontaneously combust without wind and instantly turn to ashes.

He blinked, flabbergasted.

What was that?

Just as a First-Grade Spirit Talisman was about to take shape, and it ended like this?

It directly turned to ash?

He glanced at the attribute panel.

Thunder Talisman (Mastery 192/200)

There wasn’t much change, and the experience did indeed increase by five points.

But this First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talisman which was about to form... gone?

"What’s the reason?"

Zhou Changwang vaguely suspected.

But he decided to continue drawing talismans.

One, two, three...

By the seventh one.

Buzz!

The void trembled once again, gathering a large amount of spiritual qi, but just as the spirit talisman was about to take shape, it turned into dust.

Thunder Talisman +5

At the same time, a huge wave of experience regarding the making of Thunder Talismans surged in his mind, as if in that short moment, he had crafted hundreds and thousands of Thunder Spirit Talismans.

"The Thunder Talisman has achieved Small Success.

It became Thunder Talisman (Small Success 4/400).

The experience for the skill of Talisman Making also directly increased by four points, rising from (Entry Level 27/100) to (Entry Level 31/100)."

Zhou Changwang’s face didn’t show much joy.

He had already anticipated this situation.

The key was, he finally knew the reason why the spirit talisman self-combusted and failed.

It was the talisman paper.

The material of the talisman paper itself was not enough to bear such strong spiritual energy, thus, it burst and turned into dust.

Additionally, the talisman ink was also somewhat mediocre, equally unable to withstand too much spiritual power influx...

This left him somewhat helpless.

All he had in hand were ordinary talisman papers, their quality not considered high; they could barely withstand high-grade talismans equivalent to four to six tenths of ordinary magic, but more than six tenths or seven?

Truly not feasible.

The material itself determined that its upper limit was high-grade among initial-tier talismans.

"Looks like to obtain a First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talisman, I still need to purchase some high-quality talisman papers and talisman ink."

Zhou Changwang lamented, with a hint of regret in his heart.

Even though he himself didn’t really need those so-called First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talismans much.

With his mastery over numerous spells at the Great Success level, the speed of activating talismans might not truly surpass his casting speed.

What truly pained him was the value of those First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talismans.

One costs fifteen lower-grade Spirit Stones, two would be thirty.

Almost equivalent to his income from cultivating Spirit Grain Rice for several months before.

After thinking it over, he decided not to craft Thunder Talismans anymore, fearing once more they would result in First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talismans, yet fail due to the talisman paper being unable to bear the strain.

He then moved on to the drawing method of the Golden Shield Talisman he just purchased from the owner of Talisman Inn.

The Golden Shield Talisman was a Mid-Tier First-Grade Talisman, in complexity, indeed far superior to ordinary initial-tier talismans.

But he, having acquired much talisman making experience, coupled with the detailed elucidations within the Jade Scroll about the difficulties and solutions in drawing this spirit talisman, managed to start shortly.

One sheet, two sheets, three sheets...

Yet another round of endless failures.

Finally, after failing at the seventy-eighth spirit talisman, Zhou Changwang called it a day.

He realized he was in somewhat of a subpar state.

The previous shattering of two First-Grade Initial Stage Spirit Talismans had evidently affected his mindset and mood.

And talisman making inevitably required a cultivator to maintain peace of mind, serenity of spirit.

Finding a reasonable excuse, Zhou Changwang promptly wrapped it up and returned directly to the Cultivation Secret Room.

Of course, this time, he didn’t use the Golden Soup Locking Spirit Formula for practice.

Too much of a good thing.

He only used one Spirit Pill every five days to elevate his cultivation.

Besides, now that he had obtained several Qi Blood Pills, Blood Strengthening Pills, and Body Refining Pills, which could enhance qi and blood and temper his physique, from the Rakshasa Gang body cultivator Wei Yong, he naturally needed to allocate their use wisely.

After cultivating for five cycles, Zhou Changwang set himself down in a relaxed position, then took out a Jade Scroll.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

In an instant, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Zhou Changwang was refreshed.

His spiritual power was slightly enhanced as well.

However, when he finished eating and stood in his own courtyard, his mood dropped significantly.

A total of seven or eight Spirit Gathering Grass had withered in the Spirit Field.

Moreover, some others appeared extremely listless, as if they had suffered some harm, no longer possessing their original vitality.

"Could this be due to an insect infestation?"

Zhou Changwang rushed over to check carefully.

He could clearly see traces of nibbling on these Spirit Gathering Grass, with those few dead ones particularly covered in wounds.

The Spirit Gathering Grass was indeed a very delicate spirit plant.

A mishap in care could lead to withering and death.

After being nibbled, they naturally couldn’t withstand it, hence they wither and die.

Zhou Changwang’s face turned grim, immediately starting a meticulous inspection and search.

This time, he found success rather quickly.

He swiftly discovered the culprits.

They were a few Black Needle Poison Bees, each about the size of a child’s fist.

These Black Needle Poison Bees were a type of highly aggressive spirit bee, their stingers at the tail end could fly out two zhang and were highly venomous.

Even cultivators would struggle to withstand, developing large swellings that would take at least four to five days to heal.

Previously, there was a nest of Black Needle Poison Bees at the foot of Changling Mountain, and he had often heard about people being stung by the Black Needle Poison Bee, developing large swellings on the head.

"Why are there Black Needle Poison Bees here?"

Zhou Changwang felt somewhat puzzled.

Yet at the sight of such spirit insects, he showed no mercy, merely flicking a finger, sending out a beam of golden light in a flash.

Poof!

One Black Needle Poison Bee was immediately struck down.