I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm-Chapter 86: How Did He Become an Elder Already?

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: How Did He Become an Elder Already?

Zhou Changwang’s Geng Metal Finger had already formed an imprint in his mind, turning into a Dharma Seed, but that didn’t mean he needed to rely on this imprint for every casting.

He could simply activate it with Spiritual Power as he wished.

Although the power was slightly weaker,

the advantage lay in being able to cast more spells.

After one Geng Metal Finger, Zhou Changwang quickly found another Black Needle Poison Bee resting on a Spirit Gathering Grass, and hastily pointed his finger again.

As if repeating the process, the second Black Needle Poison Bee was killed by his finger.

Then the third, fourth, fifth one.

He searched through five acres of Spirit Field and finally exterminated all the Black Needle Poison Bees that appeared in the Spirit Field.

Yet, his mood didn’t improve because of this.

Because, although he had dealt with these Black Needle Poison Bees, if one appeared, there was bound to be a hive nearby.

If the hive couldn’t be dealt with, it would mean an endless stream of Black Needle Poison Bees entering the Spirit Field, ravaging his Spirit Plants every day.

"I must think of a way to track these Black Needle Poison Bees and find their nest,"

Zhou Changwang thought to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.

He couldn’t possibly guard the Spirit Field all the time.

Yet the Spirit Gathering Grass was about to mature, and each plant was worth a Lower-Grade Spirit Stone, so he couldn’t bear to let the Black Needle Poison Bees spoil it.

Not to mention the Thunder Spirit Rice Tree as well,

which was even more invaluable.

Should he lose just one plant... he frowned deeply, unable to sit still.

Moreover, he couldn’t ask for help in this matter.

The Thunder Spirit Rice Tree planted in the Spirit Field was his big secret, and he didn’t want it to be discovered.

"At this point, I can only learn some magic to track these Black Needle Poison Bees myself,"

thought Zhou Changwang, quickly instructing the Little Spirit Dog to guard the medicinal field while he hurried out.

Fortunately, in the marketplace, while high-tier techniques might be rare, low-tier techniques were easy to buy as long as you had Spirit Stones.

There were many kinds of Tracking Techniques available.

Flavor Seeking Technique, Spirit Lodging Technique, Hundred Miles Soul Locking Technique, Thousand-mile Tracking Technique...

Zhou Changwang wanted to learn the latter two, but they were middle to high-tier techniques, and he estimated it would take at least a few days to start learning them, so he chose the Spirit Lodging Technique.

It was an initial-tier technique, relatively easy to grasp at the entry stage.

This technique could mark a trace of Spiritual Power on the target, allowing tracking to be carried out.

It wasn’t expensive, at ten Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

After purchasing it, Zhou Changwang hurried back home.

Once he saw no trace of the Black Needle Poison Bees, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he quickly started practicing the technique.

Though the Spirit Lodging Technique was an initial-tier technique, its rune structure was complex, consisting of eight runes.

Once familiar, Zhou Changwang began trying to sketch them one by one.

An hour, two hours, three hours...

In the meantime, Black Needle Poison Bees occasionally entered the Spirit Field, and the Little Spirit Dog, being very alert, would bark the moment it detected one, prompting Zhou Changwang to swiftly run over and slay it.

Although he needed to track their hive using the Black Needle Poison Bees, he certainly wouldn’t hold back while the Spirit Lodging Technique wasn’t mastered yet.

Perhaps due to an increase in his Spiritual Power lately, Zhou Changwang’s efficiency in learning the technique improved significantly as well.

Finally, after three hours, he successfully cast the technique.

The marker naturally fell on the Little Spirit Dog.

He then clearly perceived a trace of Spiritual Power on the Little Spirit Dog; even with his eyes closed, he could sense the marker even from afar.

"Finally, I’ve reached the entry stage,"

Zhou Changwang exhaled deeply, promptly standing up and looking around.

Regrettably, he had previously been afraid of the Black Needle Poison Bees disturbing and ravaging his Spirit Field, so he killed each one that appeared. Now, when he wanted to find one, he couldn’t.

Unwilling to give up, Zhou Changwang continued practicing the Spirit Lodging Technique to enhance his experience while biding his time.

Soon enough, as the sun set and the sky darkened.

Just when he thought the Black Needle Poison Bees wouldn’t show up, one finally wobbled over from the east.

"Coming from the east?"

Zhou Changwang muttered, frowning slightly.

In that direction lived all the high-tier cultivators.

However, without any hesitation, he approached the Black Needle Poison Bee when it landed in the Spirit Field and immediately began casting the Spirit Lodging Technique.

But compared to ordinary Spirit Insects, Black Needle Poison Bees were much more aggressive. Just as Zhou Changwang got close, its tail lifted, and a small black needle quickly stabbed at him.

Not wishing to interrupt his casting, Zhou Changwang grabbed a Light Body Talisman and activated it. Feeling a lightness over his body, and with a swift step, he dodged the sting.

"Awoo!"

The Little Spirit Dog growled, lunging forward swiftly.

However, the Black Needle Spirit Peak was still able to fly and not slow in speed. It simply lifted its body to dodge the rush.

"Go!"

Just then, Zhou Changwang successfully cast the Spirit Lodging Technique.

With his low exclamation, motes of Spiritual Light converged, and a translucent dot swiftly landed on the Black Needle Poison Bee.

Spirit Lodging Technique +1

Success.

The light point successfully marked on the Black Needle Poison Bee.

With a sigh of relief, Zhou Changwang hurriedly stopped the Little Spirit Dog from attacking further, allowing the Black Needle Spirit Peak to fly around unhampered.

However, if it attempted to land and charge at the Spirit Plants, he would intervene immediately with the Water Spirit Skill to drive it away.

After three or four such instances, the Black Needle Poison Bee finally realized it would not gain anything here and wobbly flew back in the direction it came from.

"The entry-level Spirit Lodging Technique has a casting perception range of only five hundred meters... In practice, the perception becomes blurred beyond one hundred meters, and completely lost past two hundred meters. Moreover, the mark can only last for three hours, after which the spiritual light will dissipate..."

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Zhou Changwang quickly rushed to the front yard and swiftly exited the gate.

Then, with a slight sense of perception, he felt an inexplicable pulling force coming from the East and hurriedly pursued it.

Yet, within the marketplace, surrounded by buildings everywhere, he did not possess the ability to fly or earth-escape and had to take a roundabout way, even losing track at times.

Fortunately, he judged that the adversary’s lair was roughly to the east, and after passing through several manors, he once again detected that spiritual light point.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Changwang stood at the entrance of a manor, his expression shifting uncertainly.

The worst outcome had manifested. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Although he had previously guessed that the Black Needle Poison Bee was likely being nurtured, given that within the marketplace’s inner city, such Spirit Insects were rare and would be eradicated if they appeared.

Nevertheless, when such a situation unfolded in front of him, he couldn’t help but feel a heaviness in his heart.

Especially seeing that more than one Black Needle Poison Bee was constantly entering this manor, his face looked even more grim.

Undoubtedly, the lair of the Black Needle Poison Bee lay within this manor.

And the ever-active guardian array within the manor made it clear that someone resided there.

This made matters complicated.

He couldn’t just barging into someone’s manor to eliminate the Black Needle Poison Bees.

Moreover, importantly, this was the East District, famous throughout the entire marketplace for being a place where High-Tier Cultivators resided.

At a glance, he immediately saw that this manor was far larger than the small courtyard he lived in.

And the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was more abundant, making it obvious that the inhabitants here would not have a low status.

Just at this moment, Zhou Changwang noticed an elderly man in the distance carrying a basket of vegetables and with a bag of Spirit Rice on his back, slowly approaching.

The old man’s strength was considerable too, with a Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivation, much stronger than himself, but in this East District, appeared somewhat nondescript.

Zhou Changwang knew that not everyone living in the East District was a High-Tier Cultivator or top-notch powerhouse.

Among them were many servants, retainers, even hired Spirit Farmer Cultivators for farming - and of course, family members.

Cultivating immortality wasn’t about being merciless or desireless; elevating one’s kin alongside them was not just legend; numerous cultivators, upon becoming powerful, naturally took care of their ties and looked after their family members.

Many cultivation clans were formed precisely because of this.

Zhou Changwang guessed this elder to be perhaps a family member or a servant of some High-Tier Cultivator, seeing him walk right towards the manor’s entrance across, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet, saying: "Elder!"

"What is it?"

The elder was quite vigilant, sizing up Zhou Changwang.

"Elder, I wish to inquire who resides in this manor? I have a Spirit Pet that flew in, and I dare not intrude carelessly."

Hesitating slightly, Zhou Changwang spoke like this.

"That house?"

Following the direction Zhou Changwang was pointing, the elder’s face changed, then he looked at him with some pity, saying: "A flying Spirit Pet? Then I advise you to head to the Independent Cultivator Marketplace while it’s still open and buy a new one; as for this one, I fear not even its bones would be found."

"Ah?"

Zhou Changwang was stunned.

"Do you know who resides inside?"

The elder didn’t expect Zhou Changwang to answer and continued talking: "Insect King Xue Tong, his entire manor is an insect nest, let alone Spirit Pets, even a High-Tier Cultivator couldn’t handle it."

You’ve probably heard, those Insect Cultivators, due to their Cultivation Technique, have quite peculiar personalities. I saw a young lad last time, rashly knocking on his door, and he never came out again..."

"Is there no way at all?"

"Is he very powerful?"

Zhou Changwang asked with a face filled with mixed emotions.

"Powerful or not depends on the comparison. Compared to you and I, of course very powerful. Compared to my master, he’s far behind, merely at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining."

But he is an Insect Cultivator after all, can control Spirit Insects for attack, with swarms of Spirit Insects, even generally High-Tier Cultivators are at a disadvantage."

The elder said with a sigh.

"Who is your master?"

Zhou Changwang realized the other showed a hint of pride when mentioning his master, so he naturally asked.

"Qi Bei Sword Cultivator Wan Qinghe!"

The elder promptly replied.

"So it’s the Qi Bei Sword Cultivator Elder Wan, I’ve long heard of him."

Zhou Changwang made a clasped fist salute, though he actually had no impression of this High-Tier Cultivator.

He had been merely a lower tier Spirit Farmer before, knowing truly limited people.

However, considering the person was a Sword Cultivator, Zhou Changwang imagined him to be quite formidable indeed.

"You’re welcome."

The elder also broke into a smile, yet couldn’t help feeling puzzled; his master was just over forty, how come he’s being called Elder Wan?

Visitors all praised his master as young and promising, unmatched in Sword Path, one of the most likely young cultivators in the past decade in Fengming Dock Marketplace to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm...

Why call him elder?