I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm

"After going through this process nine times, I should be able to completely tame the Spiritual Fire..."

Zhou Changwang hesitated, his resolve dimming, but he decided to give it a try.

After all, this Spiritual Fire is not a simple entity; one careless mistake could set oneself ablaze, resulting in self-harm.

Fortunately, the details in the cultivation technique are very comprehensive, providing thorough explanations and guidance for every step.

Zhou Changwang even prepared some Enlightenment Tea, leveraging its insight-enhancing effects to carefully deliberate over the process, ensuring its feasibility before attempting it earnestly.

Zhou Changwang steadied his Heart Spirit, channeling the Spiritual Power within his body through each of his meridians, and at the precise moment it reached a specific acupoint, the Spiritual Power surged abruptly.

Bang!

An acupoint instantly burst open.

But the breakthrough wasn’t the end.

He quickly continued to channel an endless stream of Spiritual Power into the acupoint, solidifying and filling it until it was entirely ignited.

This procedure was neither complex nor difficult.

However, it was incredibly exhausting to his Spiritual Power.

Once the acupoint was completely ignited and materialized, Zhou Changwang finally revealed a slight smile.

The first acupoint had solidified successfully.

"The Nine-Turns Fire Control Technique states that in the First Turn, simply solidifying nine acupoints can invoke Spiritual Fire within the body.

The Second Turn requires eighteen, the Third Turn twenty-seven... the Ninth Turn is eighty-one.

Now, with just one solidified acupoint, I’ve nearly expended thirty percent of my Spiritual Power.

It seems I’ll need to put in considerable effort to solidify all eighty-one acupoints."

Zhou Changwang muttered to himself.

Yet sharpening the axe won’t delay the cutting of firewood.

He naturally wasn’t fazed by the challenge.

Taking a deep breath, he quickly pinpointed the position of the second acupoint and began solidifying it.

Then came the third, and the fourth.

Of course, during this period, he continually swallowed Spirit Pills to restore his internal Spiritual Power.

Spirit Revitalizing Pills, Qi Recovery Pills, Jade Flower Pills... he had an abundance of these Spirit Pills.

And with the constant operation of the Five Elements Glazed Heart Lamp, he needn’t worry about Erysipelas, so even though his Spiritual Power was rapidly depleting, replenishing it was just as swift.

Five acupoints, seven, nine...

Unnoticed, several hours passed.

The sky gradually brightened.

"Forty-nine acupoints."

Zhou Changwang was somewhat excited.

He considered drawing in a trace of Nanming Li Fire for refinement.

After all, according to the Nine-Turns Fire Control Technique, igniting nine acupoints permits the refinement of the first wisp of Spiritual Fire.

But to be cautious, Zhou Changwang decided to ignite all the acupoints before channeling Spiritual Fire into his body.

"Hmm? Someone’s coming?"

Suddenly, Zhou Changwang sensed a slight tremor in the array, as the Second-Grade Initial Stage Array, the Wandering Dragon Protection Formation, activated its automatic warning function.

Whenever a cultivator steps within ten feet of his array, it triggers the array’s tremor, offering him an advanced warning.

At the moment the array sounded its alarm, he opened his eyes immediately and turned his gaze to the entrance.

Shen Xinyue!

"She’s here?

Alone? Or..."

Zhou Changwang almost instantly reacted, choosing not to open the array right away but instead, using the Flying Skill to control sound, swiftly scanning his surroundings.

"It seems she’s alone.

But it’s hard to be sure there aren’t others."

Zhou Changwang knew her intentions but remained wary.

His gaze fell on his acre of Spirit Field, and with a wave of his hand,

the array stirred, immediately emitting dense smoke, enveloping the Spirit Field entirely, isolating it from any Spiritual Sense or Divine Sense probing.

Then, he opened the grand array, feigning doubt as he asked, "Sister Shen? Why have you come?"

"Would it be acceptable if I hadn’t come?"

Shen Xinyue rolled her eyes and quickly said with some urgency, "You’ve been put under bounty."

"What?"

Zhou Changwang feigned surprise.

Shen Xinyue promptly explained Ye Ping’an’s bounty on him.

"I indeed had some conflict with him.

But it was under forced circumstances that I retaliated.

Who would have thought he’d be so petty? He outright set a bounty, and with a Foundation Establishment Pill as the price?"

Zhou Changwang briefly elaborated.

"I happen to know a bit of the reason.

It’s said one of the three people you killed is a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, Xue Xuanqing’s nephew.

The real reason Ye Ping’an issued the bounty is because of Xue Xuanqing, and the Foundation Establishment Pill must be from Xue Xuanqing, specifically prepared for his nephew.

Moreover, some say his nephew is speculated to be his illegitimate child, which might be the key factor causing this incident."

Shen Xinyue explained upon hearing, saying.

"I see."

Zhou Changwang realized.

"How do you plan to handle this matter?"

Shen Xinyue looked at Zhou Changwang with concern, "My advice is not to get involved.

By the way, aside from me, who else knows you are Ascendant Feng Hua?

If no one knows, that’s good; continue to keep a low profile for the next few years, and this matter will pass, hopefully not resurfacing.

Rest assured, I won’t leak anything.

Fortunately, I discovered this information early; otherwise, I was planning to sell the Spirit Talismans you created at Shuiyun Pavilion.

Now I must put this plan on hold.

Though in Divine Wind Valley, considering how our Shuiyun Pavilion cultivators brought out so many Sealing Thunder Talismans and Summoning Talismans, it’s hard not to catch someone’s attention.

When the time comes, I’ll say I purchased them from ’Ascendant Feng Hua’s’ stall in the Black Market months ago; it shouldn’t cause any issues.