The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 286: Rank Five Low Grade Puppet Master and Renowned in the Western Wilderness

After the battle in the Tiger City, Chen Ling returned to his previous rhythm. During the day, he patrolled the Jade Butterfly City, cultivated, and taught the children. At night, he enjoyed his leisure time with his wives and concubines, living a peaceful life.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed. On this particular night...

Incense Value: 2300

Spirit Root: Four Elements Supreme Grade Spirit Root (Metal, Wood, Fire, Earth, 47/100) (+)

High Grade Pseudo Thunder Spirit Root (32/100) (+)

Cultivation Realm: Fourth Transformation of the Gold Core (38/100)

In the cultivation room, Chen Ling opened the attribute panel and exclaimed, "2300 incense value!"

In these two months, he had accumulated more than 5000 incense values. In addition, he had improved his spirit roots a month ago. After more than a month of Integrated Union, the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame had successfully evolved to Rank Five, not only fully recovering but also greatly enhancing its strength.

During this period, he discovered that the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame had acquired the attributes of the Purple Spirit Flame. It absorbed the fire spirit energy in the Fire Tribulation Pool, greatly accelerating its growth.

He had also tested it. Unlike before, when the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame entered his Qi Sea, his cultivation speed would also increase exponentially.

"Indeed, it's more than twice as fast as before!"

Chen Ling was overjoyed but also somewhat surprised. Originally, after refining the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame and the Five Absolute Thunder Flame, he relied on their spiritual power to continuously improve. Now that the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame absorbed spiritual power at an accelerated rate, it brought about such effects, which was quite unexpected.

"With this speed, coupled with the time attribute of the Spatial Crystal Ring, my cultivation speed will increase exponentially again!"

Chen Ling thought happily.

At the same time, the Five Absolute Thunder Flame had also recovered to Rank Four Middle Grade.

It had to be said that the Fire Tribulation Pool was indeed useful!

In the future, he would have to find more Earth Fire Stones to invest in it!

"This time, I'll add points to improve the 'Nine Transformations Puppet Technique' to ensure the successful refinement of the Puppet Sword Cultivator."

His gaze shifted, and Chen Ling muttered to himself.

Now that the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame had reached Rank Five, the refinement materials were faster, and the quality of the materials was better. He had also prepared enough materials for refining puppets.

It was just right to refine Du Qingyun's Nascent Soul into a puppet.

"With Du Qingyun's terrifying combat power as a Rank Three Sword Cultivator, even if this puppet only has 80% of its strength, it will still be rare to find opponents among Nascent Soul cultivators."

Chen Ling evaluated in his heart.

Now that the Chen family had established a firm foothold in the Western Wilderness, their ability to protect themselves was not a problem.

However, in the vast Star Domain, the Chen family was still insignificant.

They still needed to continuously strengthen their combat power.

"Give me some points!"

With a thought, Chen Ling added a point to the 'Nine Transformations Puppet Technique' after the '+.'

Boom!

Familiar scorching airflow surged and entered his body.

In an instant, in his Sea of Consciousness, the figure of an old man in a mysterious robe appeared.

The old man recited an incantation, and his spiritual power shone in his hand as puppet seals continuously condensed.

Chen Ling seemed to be in a state of enlightenment, with countless insights into the 'Nine Transformations Puppet Technique' emerging.

One puppet soul seal after another bloomed in his Sea of Consciousness like sparkling stars in the sky.

They almost completely occupied his Sea of Consciousness.

It was as if he had already refined countless soul seals.

This kind of enlightenment was beyond words!

After dozens of breaths, the figure of the old man in the mysterious robe dissipated, and Chen Ling finally woke up from his enlightenment.

Opening his eyes, he looked at the panel.

Incense Value: 0

Nine Transformations Puppet Technique (Great Completion: 55/100)

Puppet Master: Rank Five Low Grade

Chen Ling closed the panel and murmured with satisfaction, "I have finally become a Rank Five Puppet Master!"

"But the 'Nine Transformations Puppet Technique' has reached its limit!"

With a thought in mind, Chen Ling's face was filled with uncontrollable excitement as he murmured, "Puppet Crystal!"

Originally, only Earth-grade puppet cultivation techniques had the possibility of condensing puppet crystals, and now it appeared in his sea of consciousness.

Puppet crystals are a type of spiritual crystal that cultivators create using their own mana. They can be used to replace some of the spiritual stones and reduce puppet consumption.

Puppet crystals are rarely sought after and require a lot of time to create.

Generally speaking, the puppet crystals condensed by Gold Core cultivators are roughly equivalent to High Grade spiritual stones.

It is difficult to activate Rank Four puppets.

However, for Chen Ling, most of the puppets he currently possesses are of the thunder attribute.

And he has also condensed the origin of thunder.

Therefore, the spiritual crystals condensed from thunder spiritual power can fully support the consumption of Rank Four, and even Rank Five puppets.

With this method of refining puppet crystals, coupled with his own thunder origin power, Chen Ling can now start refining thunder attribute puppet crystals.

The basic theory is to compress and condense one's own mana into crystals according to the refining method.

The more mana compressed, the greater the power of the puppet crystal.

Condensing puppet crystals has three major difficulties.

First, it requires extremely pure attribute spiritual power, preferably from a cultivator with a single attribute spiritual root.

Second, it requires a large amount of time and mana consumption.

Third, it has extremely high requirements for compressing mana and nurturing techniques.

"Although I don't have a single spiritual root, there is no problem with the quality when I borrow the power of the origin."

"As for time, there is an abundance of thunder attribute spiritual energy in the spatial crystal ring."

"As for the method of compression, I have comprehended it through some insights, so there shouldn't be any problems!"

Chen Ling pondered in his heart.

Over the years, the family has earned a lot through the sale of warships.

But Chen Ling has always felt tight on funds.

The main reason is that the consumption of puppets is too high!

If this can be made up for, the family will have more resources.

And with the power of the origin, the quality of the compressed puppet crystal will be better.

The power of the puppets will be greater.

Like the Golden Thunder Peng, even if it uses Supreme Grade thunder attribute spiritual stones, if it activates its Beast Realm, its power will only stay at the early stage of Rank Four.

But with the power of the origin, it will be completely different, and it can fully unleash the potential of its Beast Realm.

"If I refine Du Qingyun's Nascent Soul and use the thunder puppet crystal I refined, how powerful will it be?"

Chen Ling couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart.

The higher the grade of the puppet, the higher the requirement for spiritual power.

Although Chen Ling is currently only at the fourth level of the Gold Core stage, the purity of his spiritual power is even higher than that of a late stage Gold Core cultivator.

With the power of the origin, the quality will be even higher, and the refining time will be faster.

Then, with a thought, Chen Ling took out several pieces of Rank Four Fire Cloud Crystals.

The Cold Spirit Crystal Flame slowly rose from his hand and began to refine the Fire Cloud Crystals.

Chen Ling was fully prepared to refine this Nascent Soul Sword Puppet.

He prepared fifteen pieces of Rank Four Fire Cloud Crystals alone.

Hundreds of kilograms of Rank Four Soul Nurturing Wood and Purple Thunder Wood.

The puppet body made from these materials may not even be damaged by the attacks of a late stage Gold Core cultivator.

After incorporating the Rank Five Soul Imprint, the combat power is definitely worth looking forward to.

However, it will take several days to refine all these materials.

There is no pressure now, so Chen Ling is not in a hurry.

Take it slow.

Quality comes first.

...

On this day, the weather was clear and cloudless.

The entire Jade Butterfly City was decorated with lanterns and red longevity characters.

In the Chen family hall, there was an atmosphere of joy.

From the hall to the family square, it was crowded with thousands of cultivators.

Among them, there were even several Nascent Soul cultivators.

Most of these people were Chen family affiliated cultivators, and there were also other sect cultivators who came to congratulate.

"Elder Li Jinshu, representing the Seven Star Sect, presents a congratulatory gift, a Rank Four Supreme Grade Seven Star Stone and a thousand-year Star Grass."

"The Nie family of the Pill Alliance presents a congratulatory gift, a Rank Four Spirit Medicine, a thousand-year Black Jade Lotus, and a Blood Jade Ginseng."

"The Ancient Sword Sect's Sect Master Ma presents a congratulatory gift, a Rank Four treasure, the Profound Essence Gold."

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Shen Zhen's voice echoed throughout the Chen Family Square.

With each sentence, he deliberately paused, causing the crowd celebrating He Shou's birthday to exclaim in surprise.

It was not just because of the value of the gifts.

More importantly, all the people who came to celebrate He Shou's birthday were Nascent Soul level powerhouses!

Either they were the masters of a sect or the elders.

This was a great honor for the Chen Family.

This was just a regular birthday celebration for Chen Ling.

But these people were extremely generous, with most of the gifts being Rank Four treasures.

Chen Ling rubbed his temples, not expecting so many people to show up uninvited.

Originally, now that the external threats had been resolved, Zhao Chan suggested making this birthday celebration a lively event within the family.

It would also strengthen the cohesion between the various families.

After all, the Chen Family now occupied an area of tens of thousands of miles.

The family cultivators were usually dispatched to various places for garrison duty, so it was rare for them to have the opportunity to gather together.

Taking advantage of this birthday celebration to increase the cohesion between the family cultivators was a good idea.

But he didn't expect more than twenty sects to show up uninvited.

And they all brought valuable gifts.

It was obvious that they wanted to establish a relationship with the Chen Family.

Chen Ling had always been low-key and didn't socialize much with others. He also didn't care much about his reputation.

Having experienced two lifetimes, Chen Ling had seen the rise and fall of the world.

Even the three major Soul Formation families of the Lanyue Sect would have their decline.

Now that these people came to celebrate his birthday, it was just because they knew about the battle in Broken Tiger City and wanted to show goodwill to the Chen Family.

Of course, if someone gave a gift, Chen Ling naturally wouldn't refuse.

Especially with his increasing fame.

This wave alone directly rewarded him with 2800 points of incense value, which was amazing!

"Husband, don't be surprised. With your cultivation at the mid Gold Core stage, killing Cao Weiye, who was at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage, is something that has never happened before in the Western Wilderness Immortal Cultivation World. They all regard you as a peerless genius!" Zhao Chan's red lips curled up with a smile.

"So you're saying that I'm considered a genius in the Western Wilderness now?" Chen Ling frowned slightly at her words.

He sighed inwardly. He had always kept a low profile and never sought fame, but now he had become famous in the Western Wilderness.

Fortunately, he now had enough strength to protect himself.

With his current strength, he wasn't worried about being targeted by others, but he didn't want to attract unnecessary trouble.

After all, he had a big family to take care of, so he tried to keep a low profile as much as possible.

But this incident reminded him to let the people from the Shadow Guard spread the word that Cao Weiye was severely injured by a Rank Five Demon King before being defeated by him.

Don't attract too much attention!

During this period of time, the news of the upheaval in the Lanyue Sect and his killing of Cao Weiye had already spread in the Western Wilderness.

He had also been labeled as a legend.

Fortunately, with the Star Sword Sect and Wang Yun in front of him, coupled with several years of demonic cultivators running rampant, not many people knew his specific situation.

Most of the rumors were that he was a parasite, relying on women like Wang Yun to become rich.

But being able to rely on women to the point of personally killing a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator was indeed rare!

Even in the entire Tianyun Realm, it was a rare occurrence.

"Husband, it won't be long before the cultivators from other places in the Ancient Divine Continent will know about this. After all, the upheaval in the Lanyue Sect this time, with two Soul Formation cultivators having accidents at the same time, is definitely a big deal in the Ancient Divine Continent!" Zhao Chan's face showed a hint of joy as she spoke.

When she first got together with Chen Ling, it was completely unexpected.

But now it seemed like such a correct choice.

If the Zhao Family didn't have the help of the Chen Family this time, they would have been wiped out.

And with Chen Ling's increasing reputation, it would naturally attract a large number of cultivators to join.

In addition, with the development of the wilderness and the changes in the power of the Lanyue Sect, the Chen Family also needed a large influx of fresh blood.

"Wei Jing from the Wei Family of the Divine Might Alliance has come to congratulate!"

"Presenting a gift, a Rank Four Supreme Grade Soul-Attracting Lotus."

At this moment, Shen Zhen's voice came from outside.

Chen Ling couldn't help but be stunned. He had never had any dealings with the Divine Might Alliance!

"Husband, the Wei Family is one of the two Soul Formation families in the Divine Might Alliance, and Wei Jing is a leading figure in the Wei Family. He is at the late Gold Core stage and is a Rank Four alchemist!" Zhao Chan also introduced Chen Ling with some surprise.

A representative from the Shenwei Alliance arrived, and Chen Ling did not dare to neglect them, so she went out to greet them together with Zhao Chanzhen.

During this period, Wang Yun, Li Yourong, and Shen Ling were all in seclusion. Wang Xi was pregnant, and Zhao Maner was also preparing to break through to the Foundation Building stage.

Although He Yunxiu's cultivation and temperament had changed greatly over the years, the scale of this occasion completely exceeded her expectations.

Therefore, Zhao Chanzhen was responsible for entertaining the distinguished guests with Chen Ling for this birthday celebration.

With her abilities and personality, she naturally handled it with ease.

The Wei family of the Shenwei Alliance sent someone to congratulate Chen Ling!? The guests who were already seated were whispering to each other, showing surprise in their eyes.

Especially since they also sent a Rank Four Supreme Grade Soul-Refining Lotus!

This is really showing a high regard for Chen Ling!

It should be noted that the Soul-Refining Lotus is not an ordinary Spirit Medicine. This item has a huge effect on the soul.

A hundred-year Rank Three Soul-Refining Lotus is already rare, and a Rank Four Supreme Grade would require at least eight hundred years or more. It can be said to be extremely precious.

Among the cultivators present who were at the Gold Core stage or above, everyone knew that the Lan Yue Sect and the Shenwei Alliance had always been at odds.

The Lan Yue Sect occupied three-quarters of the Western Wilderness' power and had overall strength far superior to the Shenwei Alliance.

Why did the Shenwei Alliance show such goodwill towards Chen Ling?

At the entrance, Chen Ling looked up and was slightly surprised. The person who came turned out to be a young and beautiful woman.

The woman appeared to be young, wearing a light green dress.

Her beauty was like an ink painting.

Her eyebrows were long like distant mountains, and her waist was slender like a willow.

Her demeanor was dignified, and her temperament was outstanding!

She could be described as stunningly beautiful.

"Wei Jing from the Shenwei Alliance pays respects to Master Chen!"

The woman handed over an exquisite gift box and smiled at Chen Ling.

Her voice was crisp and pleasant, extremely charming.

"Wei Fellow Daoist, your arrival has truly added brilliance!"

Chen Ling returned the gesture with a respectful expression.

"Chen Fellow Daoist, at such a young age, you have already reached the Gold Core stage. You are truly exceptional!"

Wei Jing's tone was friendly and casual.

"Wei Fellow Daoist is too kind!"

Chen Ling hurriedly replied politely.

The intentions of the Shenwei Alliance were unclear, and it was hard to say whether they would be enemies or friends in the future.

After some small talk, Chen Ling was about to personally escort the chief guest to their seat.

"Zhao Jing'an from the Lan Yue Sect has come to congratulate and present a gift, a Rank Four Supreme Grade Primordial Origin Stone!"

Shen Zhen's voice came again.

Only then did Chen Ling let Zhao Chanzhen lead Wei Jing into the hall.

He went to greet Zhao Jing'an.

Zhao Jing'an was the second elder of the Zhao family in the Lan Yue Sect and also Zhao Chanzhen's senior uncle.

"Pay respects to the Elder!"

Seeing Zhao Jing'an, who had a ruddy complexion and walked steadily, Chen Ling quickly bowed.

"No need for so much courtesy, Ling'er!"

Zhao Jing'an smiled and said.

After some more small talk, Chen Ling led him into the hall.

With respect, he guided him to the main seat as the second highest ranking guest.

All the guests entered, and Chen Ling ordered the banquet to begin.

In his heart, he felt somewhat helpless. It was just a regular birthday banquet, but it was made more grand than an Infant Formation!

The guests were all lively and engaged in feasting and conversation.

"Ping'an, Chuner, Shengxia, Xingtong wish Father a long and prosperous journey, and may the Chen family thrive!"

Chen Ping'an, who had grown tall and sturdy, took the lead in congratulating him with his three younger sisters.

After years of training, Chen Ping'an appeared calm and steady.

Completely different from Chen Ling's cautiousness and prudence.

"Xinglei, Xingyue, Xingzu, Xinglong wish Father a long and prosperous journey, and may the Chen family thrive!"

The children followed one by one.

Hu Wan'er and Xie Man'er gave them red envelopes.

Next, the guest elders and the heads of affiliated families in the clan came forward one by one to toast and congratulate.

For a while, the atmosphere was lively and joyful!

(End of this chapter)