Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1308: Chapter 511: Ning Zhuo Repairs the Boat

Inside the jade box, there was a pool of transparent water. The water was clear and bright, gently rippling within the jade box. Even through the box, a warm and gentle aura could be felt.

This is the Heavenly Pool Birth Water.

Ning Zhuo was well aware of these treasures. He promptly dipped his fingertips in it, gently touching the surface of the Spirit Boat, then used his Divine Sense and Mana to guide it towards the core.

The Spirit Boat slightly brightened, as if a hallucination.

The Heavenly Pool Birth Water flowed along the subtle cracks within the Spirit Boat, gradually nourishing and revitalizing the dry areas it passed.

Ning Zhuo silently waited, only starting to retrieve the second portion once the water was fully absorbed.

Repeating this process, over a dozen times, the cracks of the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat were all soaked with Spirit Water, its core thoroughly moistened, emitting a shimmering light.

Ning Zhuo opened the second jade box.

Inside lay a fleshy pink vine, the thickness of a little finger, about three feet long. The surface was covered with fine spiral patterns, between which a subtle Spirit Light flowed.

This is the Umbilical Cord Spirit Vine, growing in the deep mountains and marshes abundant with Spiritual Energy, resembling an umbilical cord, hollow yet spiritually attuned.

Ning Zhuo extended his hand to retrieve the Spirit Vine.

The vine was soft and springy, like a baby’s skin.

Ning Zhuo regulated the Fire Seed, casting a Spell, quickly refining the vine into threads. Each thread was as thin as hair, yet incredibly flexible.

Ning Zhuo once again mobilized his Divine Sense and Mana, simultaneously performing hand seals as auxiliary guidance.

One by one, the vine threads faintly traversed along the path of the array patterns within the Spirit Boat.

Ning Zhuo held his breath and focused intently, giving it his all, with varied mirror-like thoughts in his Upper Dantian dissipating like snow meeting the sun, while his Divine Sense was also severely consuming.

This step’s requirements were extremely high.

Where the spirit silk passes, it must perfectly align with the existing array patterns, deviating not a fraction. Any slight mistake not only fails the repair but damages the existing patterns.

Ning Zhuo’s hand was as steady as a rock.

His Master Level Refining Realm had long surpassed mere proficiency through practice.

He had a solid foundation in artifact refining, also absorbed numerous Demon Souls. Artifact Refining being one of the Four Great Skills of Cultivation, every cultivator inevitably encounters it, learning more or less.

His Divine Sense extended along the spirit silk, perceiving each node and corner.

Where the spirit silk threaded through, if encountering a fracture, it automatically filled; if finding wear, it could automatically nourish.

A full thirty minutes passed, Ning Zhuo successfully threaded every vine thread through the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat without leaving any key place overlooked!

The Spirit Boat body gently trembled, giving a feeling as though a dying patient had managed to breathe that most vital breath, stabilizing its aura once more.

Sweat gathered slightly at Ning Zhuo’s temple, yet he had no time to wipe it.

Divine Sense Control helped him open the third jade box.

Inside the jade box was a Nine Orifice Spiritual Stone. The stone resembled an infant’s head, entirely azure-gray, its surface’s nine apertures arranged like a human face.

The young man took out the Nine Orifice Spiritual Stone, using the Pill Furnace and Fire Seed, swiftly refining it into a pigeon-egg sized Spiritual Pearl. The pearl retained all nine orifices, unchanged from its original.

The Pill Furnace and Fire Seed were naturally rented from the Artifact Refining Hall, the cost was high.

Ning Zhuo placed the Spiritual Pearl into the Fetal Breathing Spirit Boat, infusing it with Mana.

The Nine Orifice Spiritual Pearl began rotating slowly, with faint Spirit Light flashing from the nine apertures occasionally. It was like breathing, the light brightening slightly on inhalation, dimming on exhalation.

The Nine Orifice Spiritual Pearl started harmonizing the Spirit Boat’s Spiritual Energy flow.

Ning Zhuo did not pause, taking Earth Milk Essence from the fourth jade box.

The essence was milky white, thick like honey, emitting a soft milky fragrance, subtle yet pervasive.

With a jade spoon, Ning Zhuo gently scooped it, spoon by spoon, pouring onto the Spirit Boat’s surface.

With each spoonful, he applied refining techniques, lightly refining.

As the essence fell upon the boat’s body, due to refining techniques, it absorbed instantly, leaving no trace. Where it passed, those small cracks vanished at a visible speed, as if healing wounds.

One spoonful, two spoonfuls, three spoonfuls...

By the eighty-third spoonful, the tiny cracks on the Spirit Boat’s surface had wholly disappeared.

Merely achieving this was certainly not enough. The disappearance of cracks was only temporary, the Earth Milk Essence’s effects only lasted a short time. Continued refining was needed for prolonged consolidation.

Ning Zhuo opened the fifth jade box, retrieving the Sun and Moon Essence Pearl within.

This pearl, the size of a pigeon egg, had a flaming gold-red side like the sun and a silver-white side like the moon, constantly rotating in cycle. Holding the pearl in his palm, Ning Zhuo could sense the rhythmic alternation of warmth and coolness—its sun side warm like sunrise, moon side cool like nightfall, its rotational pace seemingly reflecting the celestial weather.

Ning Zhuo suspended the Spiritual Pearl three inches above the Spirit Boat, activating it with Mana. The Spiritual Pearl slowly rotated, shedding gold-red light from the sun side and illuminating with silver-white brilliance from the moon side.

Bathing in the radiance, the Spirit Boat itself began shimmering brightly.

Gold and silver hues, cycling without end, growing increasingly brilliant.

Sun essence nurtures spirit, moonlight enriches essence. Spirit and essence embrace, reaching supreme balance.

After two hours, the Spirit Boat’s aura was drastically transformed.

No longer was it an aura of exhaustion and lifelessness, but vibrant, like a fetus slumbering in a mother’s womb.

Ning Zhuo opened the sixth jade box. Inside was a deep azure stone, naturally cool and warm to the touch. Holding the stone, Ning Zhuo felt his mind quiet, dispelling distracting thoughts.

Using artifact refining techniques, Ning Zhuo burned the Careful Stone like a candle, placing it beside the Spirit Boat.

In the flames, the Calming Stone gently melted away, its contained calm essence rapidly spreading, enveloping the Spirit Boat.

This act was akin to using as ballast, preventing material agitation, greatly enhancing the final success rate.