Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"Being unenthusiastic about work, but causing trouble like a champion!"

Zhu Lou Fu Shi.

Ji Boying looked at the fluctuating fire spirit in front of him, hands behind his back, with a stern face, and assumed a leadership posture as he reprimanded, "Look at you, after refining the Supreme Ming Pill for so long, with a success rate of less than thirty percent for high-quality pills, and only able to refine five furnaces a day. With such performance, do you still have the face to ask me for things?"

Although I may not be able to refine five pills a day even if I don't sleep, it doesn't affect me from exploiting and oppressing this foolish little fire spirit~

?乛?乛?

"Wuwu~"

o(╥﹏╥)o

The fire spirit whimpered and sobbed, then circled around Ji Boying's body, gently rubbing against his hands.

"Go away!"

Ji Boying pretended to be disgusted and pushed the fire spirit away, then took out the storage ring of Huangpao Lao Dao and poured out everything inside, saying impatiently, "Speak up, which treasure caught your eye?"

"Wuwu~"

The fire spirit chirped happily and floated to a Bagua formation plate.

Ji Boying raised an eyebrow and took the Bagua formation plate into his hand.

Just as he was about to see what level of treasure this formation plate was...

A flash of light suddenly appeared.

Immediately after, a phantom floated out and pounced directly at Ji Boying.

Boom!

Ji Boying snorted coldly and before the phantom could get close, his body's cultivation and blood energy erupted with sharp sword qi.

In an instant, the phantom was completely surrounded.

"Hiss—"

A mournful scream echoed in the Fu Shi.

Under the ravages of the cultivation and sword qi, the phantom seemed to go mad, jumping up and down and constantly colliding.

Buzz—

Ji Boying pressed down with his hand.

The space around the phantom suddenly distorted, and before long...

An invisible force came from above and imprisoned the phantom in the void.

This is Ji Boying's sword technique!

"I thought Huangpao Lao Dao, this poor guy, would only have a slightly stronger true treasure at most."

"I didn't expect there to be a spirit hidden in this Bagua formation plate..."

"But, it's also reasonable. After all, Huangpao Lao Dao may be poor, but he is still a Soul Formation cultivator."

With this thought, Ji Boying withdrew his gaze and prepared to ask the fire spirit about the special features of this formation plate.

But it was at this moment...

A flash of fiery red light quickly floated into his peripheral vision.

Ji Boying suddenly turned his head.

In the next moment.

He saw the fire spirit, disregarding the heavy pressure of his sword technique, open its blood-filled mouth and swallow the sobbing phantom in one gulp.

...

Ji Boying was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, a mix of new and old grievances surged in his heart.

"What the f*ck!"

"Last time, I couldn't help but agree when you swallowed my essence fire, but now, when I'm not paying attention, you swallow the spirit I captured?!"

"If you grow bigger in the future, will you swallow me too?!"

Ji Boying shouted angrily, increasing the power of his sword technique. At the same time, a powerful and sharp sword qi emanated from his palm, continuously rushing towards the fire spirit.

Before long...

The dazzling red light on the fire spirit's body began to dim and become illusory under the onslaught of the sword qi.

"Wuwuwu~"

The pleading whimper sounded again.

Seeing the fire spirit in such pain, like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished at any moment, Ji Boying snorted coldly and retracted all the sword qi.

"Three strikes, this is the last one!"

"If you do it again..."

"Wuwuwu... (Master, rest assured, I won't dare to do it again in the future.)"

"Hmph!"

Ji Boying snorted coldly.

However...

Just as he was about to give the fire spirit a few more lessons and end it all...

He suddenly froze.

Did he just...

It seems like I understood what Huo Ling was saying?

Although Ji Boying has already signed a contract with Huo Ling, he can only roughly sense Huo Ling's emotions and intentions.

Just like raising a pet dog.

You can roughly guess a dog's emotions and what it wants if you spend enough time together.

But what exactly is going on in the dog's mind, what it is expressing when it whines to its owner, the owner can only make a rough guess, and there may even be misjudgments and misunderstandings.

After all, there is a language barrier, and no matter how long they spend together, they cannot achieve seamless communication.

But now it's different.

Just now, Ji Boying not only sensed Huo Ling's grievances and remorse, but also clearly understood what it was expressing!

With this thought in mind.

He looked at Huo Ling again and asked tentatively, "Why did you devour the spirit?"

When Huo Ling devoured the essence fire earlier, Ji Boying actually tried to communicate.

But...

Huo Ling's expression was too complex, and he couldn't understand it at all. He could only make a rough guess that it devoured the essence fire to become stronger.

"Wuwuwuwu..."

As his thoughts flowed, Huo Ling began to whine continuously.

This time, Ji Boying could clearly understand Huo Ling's intentions.

(Report to the master~ Devouring that dark thing can make me smarter and stronger, and help me break through faster...)

Smarter!

Ji Boying quickly caught the keyword.

"No wonder I can understand what this guy is saying now, it turns out his intelligence has increased."

Thinking of this.

Ji Boying couldn't help but take another look at the round Huo Ling.

After withdrawing the sword aura, the spiritual light on this guy's body returned to its previous brightness.

I don't know if it's because of strong recovery ability or pretending to be weak.

Pausing for a moment, Ji Boying continued to ask, "Can devouring the essence fire improve your intelligence?"

"Wuwu (intelligence)?"

Huo Ling whined twice, seeming a bit confused.

Don't understand?

Ji Boying was stunned and explained, "What I mean is, can the fire you had before devouring it make you smarter?"

"Wuwuwuwu~"

This time, Huo Ling's whining was obviously not as confused as before.

"Devouring the essence fire can only enhance strength, not intelligence?"

Ji Boying rubbed his chin slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's go refine some pills."

"Wuwu~"

Huo Ling whined again and then ran towards the pill furnace.

Then it obediently prepared the medicinal materials and preheated the pill furnace...

Ji Boying silently watched the flames in the pill room, his deep eyes shining with a starry light.

"Now this guy has some intelligence, but it's not high. It still can't fully understand some unfamiliar and complex terms and sentences."

"Probably... the intelligence of a five or six-year-old child?"

"I have to pay more attention in the future."

"As long as there is a spirit, I would rather destroy it than let this guy devour it."

A contract spirit is better off being stupid. If it becomes smarter, its loyalty may decrease, making it easier to betray its master.

Just like Ji Boying...

He never forgets that he also signed a master-servant contract with Nangong Wan.

It's like a sword hanging over his head, ready to fall and take his life at any time!

Thinking of this, the originally pleasant mood of Ji Boying has unknowingly become gloomy.

"No more drawing symbols."

"Let's go to Courtyard 91 to relax for a while."

"Otherwise, when I communicate with Ning'er and Qing'er tonight, I'm afraid I won't be able to control my emotions and strength..."

With a low hum, Ji Boying left the symbol room directly and walked down the mountain with the wind.

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On the other side.

Li Pu, who had finished the meeting, left the commercial firm and flew towards the west of the city on his sword.

He flew about six to seven hundred miles outside the city, until he reached a deserted mountain range.

He stopped his figure and bowed towards a not-so-remarkable mountain peak, saying, "Li Pu from the Sword Forest Hall, requesting to see Senior Qi!"