Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 524 - 522: Can Be Small

Dongming City was very quiet, and Ning Daoran finally found some peace of mind, so he decided to close himself off for a while and further refine his cultivation and various magic techniques.

As expected, Ji Ning kept her promise, coming over every few days to drink tea with Ning Daoran, making it seem like she, the workshop master, had a lot of free time. Moreover, she brought various gifts each time, some even sealed with Qingfu Square’s seal...

Truly, women are the creatures most likely to put others before themselves.

Thus, two years passed in the blink of an eye.

This year, Ning Daoran turned 403. Some progress had been made in the fusion of the Eternal Immortal Vine with the Five Thunder Divine Spell, but it would still be some time before the effects were apparent.

In the afternoon, Ji Ning came again.

"Senior Ning, this is the very famous Purple Bamboo Spirit Tea from Dongming City." freewebnøvel.com

Ji Ning offered a brocade box with a smile, "Not much, only five kilograms."

"Purple Bamboo Spirit Tea?"

Ning Daoran sat upright and said, "I’ve heard that the price of Purple Bamboo Spirit Tea is extremely high, costing tens of thousands of spirit stones per kilogram. Such an expensive gift... Ji Ning, you should take it back. Why not sell this tea and use the funds to bolster your own cultivation?"

"Uh... Senior may not be aware."

Ji Ning said, "This Purple Bamboo Spirit Tea is prepared annually by Qingfu Square to retain major clients or to foster good relations with certain powers. Batches of this tea are sent out, so... instead of giving it to others, it’s better to give it to you."

What a way to keep the resources within one’s own circle!

Ning Daoran was somewhat speechless, "Well then, I’ll keep it. Recently, Old Lu and Little Bai have picked up the bad habit of drinking tea. It’s good to retain it, wait a moment, I have something for you."

Saying this, Ning Daoran flew into the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven and took out a handbook to give to Ji Ning, saying, "This handbook records all the cultivation experiences and essential techniques of the Evergreen Technique up to the fifteenth layer, which will be extremely useful for your cultivation."

"Thank you, senior!"

Ji Ning pursed her red lips, her face full of smiles.

Ning Daoran, however, frowned slightly, suddenly remembering something.

When Chen Ping’er passed away, she planned to entrust Ji Ning to Ning Daoran, hoping that Ji Ning could accompany Ning Daoran for some time, for Ji Ning’s appearance greatly resembled Chen Ping’er’s. Her private hope was that Ji Ning could replace her by Ning Daoran’s side.

Could it be that this young lady has not forgotten this matter over the years?

"Cough cough..."

Ning Daoran said, "Ji Ning, there’s something I must tell you."

"Oh?"

Ji Ning widened her big watery eyes, "Please speak, Senior Ning!"

"Over the years of my cultivation journey outside, I actually already have a daoist couple. Her name is Lin Man, a fourth-order talisman master, who should now be at the Nascent Soul Mid-stage."

"Ah?"

Ji Ning stiffened slightly, then seemed to understand something and smiled, "If this Senior Lin Man has caught Senior Ning’s eye, she must be a very wonderful woman indeed."

"Yes, she indeed is."

Ning Daoran nodded, an image of Lin Man surfacing in his mind–short hair, delicate looks, considered the number one beauty in the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World. Plus, Ning Daoran had a preference for short hair. Lin Man’s gentleness, cleverness, and other charms, why wouldn’t he like her?

Oh, wrong, it seems Ji Ning hasn’t quite grasped my meaning yet?

"Senior Ning, then I won’t disturb you any further, I shall take my leave now."

Ji Ning turned to leave.

As she walked out of the Cave Mansion, her lips curved up slightly. Having a daoist couple, it actually doesn’t seem to matter.

She, Ji Ning, was a very traditional woman. If push came to shove... she could also be the lesser wife.

...

"Old Lu, Little Bai."

Ning Daoran, not wanting to think too much, slowly rose and said, "We have been in Dongming City for two years now. It’s time to go out and breathe some fresh air. Let’s go and see if that legendary Star Fallen Mountain Range still has some resources we can tap into!"

"Roar~~~"

Big Stupid Deer burst out of the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, indicating it had long wanted to prove itself.

"Old Lu."

Ning Daoran affectionately rubbed its head, saying, "These years you’ve been hiding in the house cultivating, have you mastered some sort of divine skill? If you really have, there’s no need to hide it from me, you can show it right now?"

"Yi yi yi~~~"

Big Stupid Deer let out a excited cry, indicating it really did have a new absolute skill!

"Oh?"

Ning Daoran chuckled and picked up Big Green Dragon, saying, "Come on, shall I practice with you?"

Unexpectedly, Big Stupid Deer shook its head, indicating that this move could not be used on its ’big brother’.

"What’s the matter?"

Ning Daoran was surprised, then tossed out a Class A paperfolk–a girl looking around seventeen or eighteen, extremely lively and spirited.

"How about using her for a test?"

"Roar!"

Big Stupid Deer nodded, its eyes fixating on the paperfolk girl and suddenly becoming full of lethal intent.

In an instant, it raised its front hooves and stomped down heavily. At the moment its front hooves landed, a wickedly brilliant light erupted from its antlers. Subsequently, Ning Daoran felt a strange power he had never experienced before in the space around him, along with the light on the antlers, it seemed as if time had accelerated!

"Shua—"

Big Stupid Deer unleashed a five-colored light that fell through the air and swept across the body of the paperfolk girl.

"Hmm?"

Ning Daoran frowned, realizing something was wrong. After being struck by a ray of light from Big Stupid Deer, the girl’s body started to change drastically. She grew taller, her chest filled out, and her face quickly matured from youthful to charming.

Good heavens!

In just a few seconds, a girl turned into a young woman?!

"I go..."

Ning Daoran was dumbfounded: "What kind of technique is this?"

"Roar~~Roar roar roar~~Roar roar roar roar~~~"

Big Stupid Deer patiently explained.

It turned out that this move was called Reincarnation Life and Death Light, an ancestral divinity skill realized by Big Stupid Deer due to its reversion to its ancestor’s bloodline. This Reincarnation Life and Death Light could accelerate the flow of time in a small area, causing the opponent to age rapidly.

With Big Stupid Deer’s current power, it can instantly reduce about twenty years of the opponent’s lifespan!

Terrifying indeed!

But the most terrifying part is that this move is undefendable. Once the Reincarnation Life and Death light strikes, even the oldest of creatures will obediently die!

Ning Daoran was in shock.

This technique is really badass, especially when facing those old monsters with strong strength but little remaining lifespan, like Li Bin, the Ancestor from Hidden Dragon Sect. If Big Stupid Deer had this ability then, there would have been no need for a bloody battle. Just two strokes of Reincarnation Life and Death would be enough for the Ancestor of Li Family to turn to dust!

In any case, this method has great uses for the future!

"Old Lu, is there any side effect to this Reincarnation Life and Death?" Ning Daoran asked with concern.

"Ow ow~~"

Big Stupid Deer indicated that of course there is, it uses an equivalent of its own lifespan.

"!!!"

Ning Daoran was shocked.

"This won’t do. The lives of formidable enemies are trivial, but Old Lu’s life is extremely precious. This method should not be used casually in the future; it must have my permission."

"Ow ow~~"

Big Stupid Deer nuzzled his arm with its head, indicating that it’s not a big issue since the length of its lifespan grows enormously after advancing to Nascent Soul.

Thus...

Ning Daoran glanced at Big Stupid Deer’s lifespan with his Divine Soul, and was immediately stunned!

After advancing to Nascent Soul and boosted by the Fifteenth Layer Evergreen Technique, Ning Daoran’s lifespan was already terrifying, now reaching over 7,000 years, but Big Stupid Deer’s lifespan was even more exaggerated, almost seemingly endless.

It could live... around 100,000 years or so!

Good lord, that’s longer than millennia-old tortoises!

"Never mind."

Ning Daoran said speechlessly, "Forget what I said. When we encounter those who need to be killed in the future, feel free to trade their lives, it’s not a big problem."

"Ow ow~~~"

Big Stupid Deer nodded excitedly.

"Let’s go, Star Fallen Mountain Range!"

Thus, Big Stupid Deer and Little Bai returned to Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, and Ning Daoran, disguised as Fire Element True Monarch, left the Cave Mansion, leaving Dongming City for the first time in years, rapidly turning into a tunneling light and vanishing into the sky, heading straight for the legendary Star Fallen Mountain Range.

...

In the afternoon, at Star Fallen Mountain Range.

Amidst dense bushes, Ning Daoran stood up, holding a pigeon egg-sized translucent crystal in his hand that contained an abundant Essence Qi of Spiritual Beast.

Big Stupid Deer stretched its nose and smelled, indicating that it indeed was a Beast Origin Stone.

"Hmm!"

Ning Daoran tossed the Beast Origin Stone into Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, "Little Bai, catch this. Try absorbing the spiritual energy in the Beast Origin Stone and see if it can speed up the advancement of your cultivation."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Little Bai sat cross-legged, focusing on cultivation.

Several days later.

"Young Master."

Little Bai slowly opened her eyes, "The Beast Origin Stone indeed can advance one’s cultivation, roughly... it can double the efficiency of cultivation, one year of cultivating with the Beast Origin Stone is equivalent to two years of ordinary cultivation."

"Very good!"

Ning Daoran said in a deep voice, "With this said, we need to get more of these Beast Origin Stones, the more the better. We’ll aim to advance you, Little Blackie, and Little Gui to Divinity Transformation in the future, and ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm together!"

"Really?"

Little Bai’s beautiful eyes sparkled with light, these were things she dared not even dream of.

...

"Continue!"

Ning Daoran and Big Stupid Deer split ways, continuing their exploration in the Star Fallen Mountain Range. They weren’t too far apart from each other, so they could support each other if any unexpected situations arose.

Two days later.

"Ow ow~~"

Suddenly, Ning Daoran received a message through his Divine Soul from Big Stupid Deer, indicating that it found a treasure.

"I’m coming!"

A blood-red tunneling light surged through the woods, and in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he arrived at Big Stupid Deer’s location. It conjured a strand of mana, lifting a bowl-sized translucent gemstone!

Beast Origin Stone!

Big one indeed!

Ning Daoran was stunned; Old Lu was too awesome!

If this Beast Origin Stone was taken to Dongming City to sell, it would start at at least 100,000 Spirit Stones, that’s a lot of money!

"Not bad, keep it up!"

He quickly put the Beast Origin Stone into his Storage Bag, laughed and said, "Old Lu, well done, your ability to sense Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is now no less than mine!"

Big Stupid Deer roared excitedly.

"Hmm?"

But at this moment, Ning Daoran suddenly frowned, sensing an almost imperceptible fluctuation of mana from the far south. The distance was quite far, but with his exceptionally powerful Divine Soul Strength, he still managed to pick up on it.

"There’s a Fight Technique happening, Old Lu, return to Spirit Garden Cave Heaven. Let’s go take a look!"

...

After several instances of instant teleportation, Ning Daoran pushed his speed to the limit. Several dozen breaths later, he appeared in the woods, concealing his breath and energy, furrowing his brow as he watched the scene in the woods.

It turned out not to be people fighting, but two Demon Beasts battling—a Crimson Python and a Demon Bear, both Third-tier Middle-level Demon Beasts. Behind the battling beasts, a rock wall had been torn open by the bear’s claws, revealing a gleaming brilliance.

It was another Beast Origin Stone, even bigger than the one Big Stupid Deer had found!

Ning Daoran narrowed his eyes, quietly pulling out Big Green Dragon. He loved profiting from such situations where two parties struggle and the third benefits.