However, Chu Ning also brought back a considerable amount of Spirit Plants this time, which he had to hand over to the Sect as the monthly dues.
Fortunately, there were designated individuals in the Spirit Plant Room to handle this matter, so He Changyou’s absence didn’t have much effect.
After dealing with that, Chu Ning returned to the Outer Sect and found the courtyard marked by the Restriction Token.
He was somewhat surprised to find that it wasn’t far from Mu Ling’s residence.
But upon thinking about it, it wasn’t surprising, since Mu Ling was also from the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.
It was normal for courtyards from the same pavilion to be close to each other.
He originally wanted to say hello to Mu Ling, but found she wasn’t there.
So he let it go.
He directly went to his own courtyard to have a look, and the layout was similar to the one Mu Ling had before.
Since he would be returning in two days, Chu Ning didn’t have the mind to tinker with the courtyard.
He found a room and used a few spells for a simple clean-up, then went to the courtyard.
He was ready to research some of the items he obtained today.
As he picked up the Earth Spirit Bracelet, Chu Ning also took out a large piece of Earth Spirit Crystal from his Storage Bag.
He then casually took out a Small Jade Saber from the Storage Bag.
He had prepared this before going to Yan Workshop, mainly because some special Spirit Plants required it during cutting.
He picked up the Jade Saber and checked the size needed for inlaying into the Earth Spirit Bracelet, then began cutting the Earth Spirit Crystal.
Before long, he cut off a small piece of Earth Spirit Crystal.
Chu Ning embedded it into the Earth Spirit Bracelet but stopped when he wanted to cut a second piece.
He still wanted to test the power of the Earth Spirit Bracelet, but the Earth Spirit Crystal was quite precious, using more seemed wasteful.
So he decided to just use one piece for now.
Chu Ning put down the Jade Saber and released Ling Xiaobai from the Spirit Beast Bag.
He intended to have this little guy unleash an attack technique to test it.
This little guy had unexpectedly advanced to Tier One Advanced, equivalent to the Qi Refining Late Stage in level.
Considering that Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts generally have slightly higher power compared to ordinary cultivators of the same level,
letting this little guy test the power would be appropriate.
"Xiaobai, in a moment, I’ll activate the defense, and you try casting a spell at me."
Chu Ning said as he infused magical power, directly activating the Earth Spirit Bracelet in his hand.
A yellowish shield was immediately activated, covering Chu Ning entirely.
Seeing this, Ling Xiaobai opened its mouth and released a white ice technique speeding towards Chu Ning.
"Pop!"
The spell hit the yellow shield, which merely wobbled slightly before recovering as usual.
Seeing this, Chu Ning’s eyes brightened.
Ling Xiaobai’s spell attack had reached the level of an ordinary Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer cultivator.
And from this attack, Chu Ning sensed that this Protective Shield could withstand at least five such hits.
To think he was only using one Earth Spirit Crystal right now.
If he added nine more, the defensive power would double.
Perhaps even a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator wouldn’t easily break the defense.
As for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Chu Ning was uncertain.
Thinking this, Chu Ning immediately retracted his magical power.
However, the magic shield remained, clearly due to the lingering Spiritual Qi from the Earth Spirit Crystal.
This continued for about half an incense stick of time before the Magical Power Shield dissipated.
During this time, Chu Ning had already cut ten small pieces of Earth Spirit Crystal.
Once the Magical Power Shield dissipated, Chu Ning immediately embedded those ten pieces into the bracelet.
Meanwhile, Ling Xiaobai seemed very curious about the new environment, its little eyes darting about.
While Chu Ning was busy, it wandered around the courtyard, occasionally glancing in different directions.
When Chu Ning finished with the Earth Spirit Crystals, Ling Xiaobai ran over to him.
With a "Ying" sound, it cried towards a certain direction.
"Xiaobai, that area belongs to the Inner Sect, so the Spiritual Qi is naturally abundant,"
Chu Ning said with a smile towards Ling Xiaobai.
But then Ling Xiaobai suddenly cried "Ying" towards another direction.
Hearing this, Chu Ning glanced in that direction, suddenly looking at Ling Xiaobai somewhat peculiarly.
"Are you saying there’s abundant Spiritual Qi in that place too?"
Chu Ning’s eyebrows slightly raised.
"No way, right? By the direction, that area should be on the outskirts of the Outer Sect, almost beyond the mountain range.
How could there be even denser Spiritual Qi there?"
Thinking this, Chu Ning looked at Ling Xiaobai suspiciously.
"Xiaobai, could you have sensed it wrong?"
"Ying!" Ling Xiaobai protested with a call towards Chu Ning.
Chu Ning listened and then smiled, saying:
"Alright, alright, you didn’t sense it wrong, I misspoke."
"Ying!" Ling Xiaobai cried again and surprisingly wanted to walk out directly.
"Follow me!"
Upon hearing Ling Xiaobai’s sound, Chu Ning shook his head.
"Forget it, Xiaobai. We are inside the Sect, so we can’t wander around. If we unintentionally enter the cave mansion of some senior, it would be bad."
Upon Chu Ning’s words, Ling Xiaobai called out "Ying" again,
But seeing Chu Ning truly didn’t want to follow it, Ling Xiaobai lazily laid down.
At this time, Chu Ning continued to examine the items he obtained today.
Taking out the Blazing Flame Bracelet, this Magical Artifact was quite straightforward, as injecting magical power enabled its use.
Just like Elder Tong had explained, it had two attack modes.