Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Instantly, the talismanic rune blended in a radiance of light and blood.

"Condense!"

At this moment, Chu Ning extended a finger, and the talismanic rune descended upon the essence fire.

Chu Ning quickly followed up with a series of spells.

In no time, the originally bowl-sized four-colored sealed light sphere began to shrink.

It then transformed into a four-colored light bead no larger than half an egg.

At this moment, a heavy expression flickered in Chu Ning’s eyes. After a slight hesitation, he finally opened his mouth and directly swallowed the sealed light sphere into his belly.

Feeling the four-colored light bead sealing the earth vein essence fire within himself, and noticing no abnormalities for now, Chu Ning did not relax in the slightest.

Because he knew that the truly perilous moment was just beginning.

Controlling the small break in the four-colored light bead within himself, a violent fire attribute energy surged through Chu Ning’s entire body instantly.

In that moment, Chu Ning even felt as if he might combust into ashes and turn into the void.

Having prepared, Chu Ning swiftly steadied his heart spirit, causing the pill power above the Golden Core in his dantian to surge out.

Enveloping the strand of essence fire, the previously opened break in the seal also closed again.

Only then did Chu Ning feel the violent fire spiritual power, seemingly able to annihilate everything, settle down, though he was drenched in sweat.

Without any hesitation, Chu Ning activated the Five Elements Chaos Technique and began refining the strand of earth vein essence fire according to the method recorded in the Jiuhua Sect.

Ten days later, Chu Ning, who had been in continuous meditative cultivation, slowly opened his eyes.

"The refinement of this earth vein essence fire is more challenging than I imagined.

Just refining less than one-twentieth of the essence fire actually took six days."

Chu Ning roughly estimated that the refining of the essence fire would take about half a year.

However, despite the magical power consumption during the refining process, the Five Elements Chaos Technique continued to function, seemingly slightly enhancing his magical power.

There was also an effect of purifying and refining his magical power to some extent.

"In ten days, news of the Snow Mist Valley has likely spread throughout Ice Island Immortal City already.

I should hurry to gather some information."

Thinking this, Chu Ning walked out of the cave mansion.

He went to the adjacent cave mansion of Chang Lingshan, but found that the other was not there.

This slightly surprised Chu Ning, who intended to inquire about the news from him.

"Half an hour ago, Chang Lingshan even came outside this cave mansion looking for me.

But at that time, I was at a crucial moment in refining the earth vein essence fire, so I didn’t respond.

Don’t know where he went."

With Chang Lingshan absent, Chu Ning headed straight for Wu Rongfeng and his wife’s cave mansion.

Given He Yongzhi’s uncertain life or death status, it seemed reasonable for him to inquire.

Wu Rongfeng might have been keenly following the news from the valley these days.

Yet, to Chu Ning’s great surprise, Wu Rongfeng was also not in the cave mansion.

"Could they have gone to Frost Moon Pavilion, or has something else happened?"

Frowning slightly, Chu Ning left the cave mansion, headed towards Lower City.

Just as he reached the Ascension Platform, he encountered several people from Changkong Hall walking towards him.

"Elder Chu?"

At this sound of surprise, Chu Ning looked towards it and saw a leading figure, a man resembling a late-foundation-stage cultivator in his fifties.

Feeling a tinge of familiarity, Chu Ning took a closer look and recognized him.

This person is indeed Wu Xuqiang, an early-stage foundation establishment cultivator who had guided him into the city when he first arrived at Ice Island Immortal City over twenty years ago.

Though they hadn’t seen much of each other in recent years, Wu Xuqiang had already reached the late stage of foundation establishment cultivation.

However, his appearance had aged somewhat, making it difficult for Chu Ning to recognize him immediately.

"You are Fellow Daoist Wu."

Chu Ning responded at this moment.

Wu Xuqiang, upon hearing it, immediately smiled:

"Quite the memory you have, it is indeed I, Mr. Wu."

Wu Xuqiang was equally amazed at this moment.

Though residing in the same Ice Island Immortal City, Chu Ning was seldom seen.

And with Wu Xuqiang’s duties being rotational, the two hadn’t met for over a decade.

What surprised him was, after such a long absence, not only had Chu Ning reached the middle stage of Golden Core.

But his appearance had also remained unchanged, still as youthful as before.

With this thought flashing through his mind, Wu Xuqiang immediately showed surprise on his face and said:

"Elder Chu, haven’t you gone to the hall?"

"To the hall?" Hearing Wu Xuqiang’s words, Chu Ning understood that he referred to Changkong Hall.

Wu Xuqiang proceeded to explain:

"Today, Changkong Hall is gathering Gold Core cultivators to discuss the Snow Mist Valley issue.

Not only the sect forces involved with Snow Mist Valley are joining, but all Golden Core cultivators in the city need to attend.

Thus, many elders have already gone to the hall."

Hearing Wu Xuqiang’s words, Chu Ning realized that Chang Lingshan likely came to find him due to this matter earlier.

Thus, he directly asked Wu Xuqiang:

"Would I make it if I go now?"

Wu Xuqiang nodded and replied, "It should still take a little while to officially start, so elder, you should indeed be in time.

I’ll guide you, elder."

"Alright, thanks to you, fellow Daoist." Chu Ning said, following Wu Xuqiang towards the uppermost layer of the city.

Chu Ning was visiting the Sixth Layer of Upper City in Ice Island Immortal City for the first time.

Climbing the slanted steps up to the Changkong Hall, which seemed like a city in the sky, Chu Ning took a glance at the magnificent architecture and could not help but let out a sigh of awe in his heart.