Chapter 53 Increased Spiritual Roots

The old woman came back to her senses, stared at Ning Cheng and shook her head and said, "I do have the jade slips that are the foundation of alchemy, but I won't give them to you. I'm not reluctant, it's for your own good. Although you are dressed up, It must not be more than twenty years old, right? If you are less than twenty years old, you can cultivate to the eighth level of Qi Gathering. Although you are not a genius, it is not easy in Pingzhou.

With your progress, if you can leave Pingzhou in the future, coupled with your own efforts and some opportunities, you may not be able to achieve Xuandan. If you have other distractions and go to study alchemy, I am afraid that you will only be able to concentrate in your life. Dan Dao, it’s not something you can learn if you want to, it’s right to listen to me. "

Thinking of his Xuanhuang Pearl, Ning Cheng said unwillingly, "Senior, I am sure that I will not delay my cultivation."

The old woman smiled lightly, "Any monk who wants to make alchemy has this confidence. The way of alchemy and the way of tools are small ways in the final analysis, and they are also for cultivation. If it is not for advancing to a higher level, no one is willing to practice alchemy. But all Everyone has been blinded by this path. Since it is all about cultivation in the end, why not put all your energy on cultivation? If one day, you have a look at all the mountains and small mountains, there are still alchemists who dare not make alchemy for you? There are craftsmen who dare not help you refine crafts?"

When Ning Cheng heard this, his heart suddenly became hot. This is the first time he has heard people say that Dan Dao is a small way, and Qi Dao is also a small way. But he felt that the old woman seemed to be right. If one day, he looked at all the mountains and small mountains, which alchemist would not dare to make alchemy for him?

However, without pills, how could he see all the mountains and small things at a glance? The fiery mood that just woke up cooled down again.

The old woman seemed to know what Ning Cheng was thinking, and said unhurriedly again, "The really powerful pills in this World Mountain are not refined by humans, but grown naturally. If one day, you can find these natural medicines Long spiritual things are countless times stronger than any elixir. If you only rely on artificially refined elixir to practice, you will not be able to eliminate the erysipelas, and you will always be a second-rate person. The elixir is an auxiliary means of cultivation, not the purpose. "

"Senior, what do you mean, as long as you are a cultivator, there is no need to practice alchemy?" Ning Cheng asked doubtfully.

The old woman shook her head again and said, "No, it's just that you are not suitable for alchemy. You are just a casual cultivator, even if your aptitude is against the sky, so what? The prerequisite for alchemy is that you have a lot of spiritual herbs for you to practice, and the second is to have pills. Fire and excellent opportunity. You have neither. If you only go to alchemy for the promotion of Ningzhen, you are going in the wrong direction. If you want to alchemy, you can do it when you feel that your cultivation base can no longer be improved. Come to me. However, I believe that at that time, you will no longer be in the mood to practice alchemy."

Ning Cheng sighed, he knew that the old woman was right. What he relied on was only the Xuanhuang Pearl, and the Xuanhuang Pearl could not produce countless spiritual herbs out of thin air. It seemed that even if he wanted to make alchemy, he couldn't pass this old woman.

"You come back in ten days to get the Qiyao Ice Needle, and I will definitely be able to refine it for you." Seeing Ning Cheng bowing his head in deep thought, the old woman didn't care what Ning Cheng was thinking, and directly issued an expulsion order.

"Yes, this junior will bid farewell." After Ning Cheng walked out of the old woman's one-story house, he had already put aside the matter of alchemy in his heart.

In any case, even if he is learning alchemy now, he will not be able to refine Qi Gathering Pill in time. If he wants to advance to Ningzhen, he must find another way. With so many Ningzhen monks, not everyone is an alchemist.

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Ning Cheng didn't go to Mingpu Square to test the spiritual root, he had to wait until he got the Qiyao Ice Needle. And after passing by that old woman, Ning Cheng was no longer half sure about his concealment.

He simply stayed in the rest stack and practiced his concealment technique.

Ten days passed in a flash. During these ten days, Ning Cheng not only corrected the concealment technique he got from the old woman, but also completely learned the new concealment technique.

On the tenth day, Ning Cheng couldn't wait to rush to the outside of the bungalow in the small alley. But when he found that the door of the bungalow was locked, Ning Cheng was startled. Could it be that this old woman who looked like his predecessors could deceive him with a little information? This is absolutely impossible, right?

"Excuse me, are you here to ask Mrs. Gongsun to get something?" A hesitant voice sounded from the door opposite the bungalow, and Ning Cheng turned his head and saw an extremely ugly boy who rolled his lips and narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, I was looking for Aunt Gongsun, may I ask where did Aunt Gongsun go?" Ning Cheng quickly replied. At the same time, he felt that the name of this Aunt Gongsun was really familiar. He had heard of it when he was on Earth, but he also knew that it was definitely not the same person.

Hearing Ning Cheng's words, the extremely ugly boy immediately grinned, then went into the room and took out a small wooden box and handed it to Ning Cheng, "Give this to me when Aunt Gongsun is leaving, she said, what do you want?" Everything is here, I hope you will do what you can.”

Ning Cheng took the jade box and thanked him, but he didn't understand. He just asked Mrs. Gongsun to create a Qiyao Ice Needle. What is the capability of this thing?

Even though he was eager to know what his Qiyao Ice Needle looked like, Ning Cheng still suppressed his excitement, and hurried back to his residence immediately with the wooden box.

After returning to the residence, Ning Cheng first arranged a shielding formation, and then carefully opened the wooden box.

There is also a small crystal box inside the wooden box, and there is a mass of things beside the crystal box. Ning Cheng didn't care about the mess next to him, he directly took the crystal box in his hand and opened it.

A thin needle that is almost invisible to the naked eye lies in the crystal box, and it is looming, as if it will disappear at any time.

"Good needle." Ning Cheng exclaimed in amazement, and he immediately understood that this was definitely a magic weapon of the Seven Obsidian Ice Needle that exceeded his expectations.

Ning Cheng held the thin needle in his hand, and a feeling of wanting to refine it welled up in his heart. Ning Cheng didn't hesitate, he immediately closed his eyes and began to refine the fine needle in his hand.

A day later, Ning Cheng opened his eyes again in surprise, and the thin needle in his hand had disappeared. The thin needle had already stuck to the inside of his sleeve, completely connected with his mind.

At this moment Ning Cheng absolutely does not believe that the old woman is not a craftsman, the level of this thin needle is higher than his flying sword, it is simply a top-grade magic weapon.

A person who can forge top-grade magic weapons, isn't he a craftsman?

Ning Cheng was overjoyed, and even forgot that there was a lump of something in the wooden box, and kept practicing the Seven Obsidian Ice Needle spell with the thin needle in his hand.

It wasn't until he was very hungry that he realized that the day had passed like this again. Ning Cheng was even more pleasantly surprised to have this fine needle. Once confronted with the enemy, he would unleash the Thirty-Six Swords of Xuanbing and respond with the Qiyao Ice Needle, even if he was a monk of Ningzhen, it would be difficult for him to dodge a surprise attack.

Today, he finally has some ability to protect himself. Ning Cheng became more and more grateful to the old woman, even if it was Ge Fei, Ning Cheng felt that he was more than the ten Qi-gathering stones. Even if you give two spirit stones, that's less.

When Ning Cheng put away the Qiyao Ice Needle and was about to go out to eat something, he remembered that there was another item in the wooden box. He hastily picked up the lump and shook it, only to find that it was an extremely thin piece of clothing.

Ning Cheng recognized it immediately, it was the defensive armor refined from the skin of the one-horned flood dragon. At the same time, he also understood what was going on. It should be that the old woman felt that there were a lot of dragon skins, so she simply refined a piece of inner armor for him.

Ning Cheng took off his coat and put on his inner armor, feeling extremely comfortable all over his body. I am even more grateful to the old woman in my heart.

Ning Cheng did not throw away the empty wooden box, in his opinion, it was like he owed the old woman a favor. Originally, they didn't need to give him the inner armor, but they did. At the same time, Ning Cheng also felt that it was not unreasonable for the old woman to say that he should not learn alchemy now.

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Mingpu Square is located on the outskirts of Mingxin College, a place shared by Mingxin College and Ming Yi Zhenguo. Not only is there a huge square here, but it is also the most famous spiritual root test site in the entire Ming Yizhen Kingdom. In normal times, it would take a lot of gold coins to come to Mingpu Square to test the spirit root, but in these few months, I don't need a single gold coin. Everyone can test for free, because these months are when Mingxin Academy recruits students.

The number of people in Mingpu Square has been increasing these days, and today it is even more crowded. Almost all the monks and many people from Nanyuan City have come here. Because today is the day when Mingxin Academy recruits disciples, as long as the spirit root meets the requirements and passes the test, they can enter Mingxin Academy.

Ning Cheng followed many people into the spiritual root test hall in Mingpu Square. Today he has already removed the monk hat covering his face. However, under his deliberate attire, he looked even older, and even his beard looked a bit vicissitudes.

Because today is the day when Mingxin Academy selects students, there are not many people in the Linggen test hall. Most people have already tested the spirit root.

Ning Cheng had seen the spiritual root test instrument before, he went directly to the test instrument, and said to the person in charge of the test, "I want to test the spiritual root."

"Put your hand in the groove and draw some true energy." The person in charge of testing the spirit root said weakly.

Ning Cheng didn't say much, he directly put his hand into the test groove, and at the same time transported some true energy into it. Four thin yellow lines rose up from the crystal pillar, and the four thin lines rose very slowly, but did not stop. Ning Cheng had already taken his hands away when the four thin lines rose to three or four feet.

The person who tested the spiritual roots didn't care about Ning Cheng's small movements at all, and just lazily threw out a wooden sign and said, "Miscellaneous spiritual roots of the four elements are eligible to enter."

"Thank you, may I ask what are my four spiritual roots?" Ning Cheng's heart was pounding, and he quickly grabbed the jade token and asked in thanks. Only he knew in his heart that he was clearly a third-line miscellaneous spiritual root, but after more than half a year, he turned into a fourth-line miscellaneous spiritual root.

The person who tested the spiritual root glanced at Ning Cheng with disdain, "If you are eligible to be selected, you don't need to ask about these. I am only responsible for testing whether you are eligible to enter, and you can barely enter the gate of the academy."

The implication is that your spiritual root is so rubbish, how dare you ask what spiritual root it is?

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