Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 13 Kung Fu
Although he was punished by his instructor, he paid the painful price of a month's reward.

But it wasn't all for naught; this outburst solidified Zhou Ling's position in the class.

After that, no one dared to provoke him easily, and Yuan Hu was no longer bullied.

Zheng Youwei, who had always disliked them, became much more obedient.

The biggest gain was that every month thereafter, Wang Xin would bring Zhou Ling an endless supply of Yi Dan Wen He Qi Dan from home.

With the aid of elixirs, Zhou Ling's cultivation progressed rapidly.

In addition, with the continuous improvement of [spiritual affinity], at the very beginning, it was possible to activate a spiritual acupoint almost every one and a half months.

Later, as the difficulty gradually increased, it took about two months to open a spirit cave.

Wang Xin often gave herself Qi-harmonizing pills, and sometimes other exquisite and delicious spiritual foods.

Zhou Ling couldn't just take other people's things for free.

He reached an agreement with Wang Xin privately.

Inside the Taoist temple, if any other children dared to bully her, Zhou Ling would help her.

Simply put, he acted as Wang Xin's protector and henchman.

Strangely enough, Wang Xin was able to speak fluently when talking to Zhou Ling.

However, when she talks to other disciples, she becomes stuttering, which often leads to her being ridiculed by the other children.

Sometimes, even children imitate her tone of voice.

On several occasions, Zhou Ling encountered them, shouted at them, and scared them away.

After all, one is obligated to take a bribe, so one must do one's duty as a protector.

The situation at home hasn't improved much.

My father still goes into the mountains every month, but he stays there for longer periods, almost twenty-five or twenty-six days each month.

Every time I return home, I look travel-worn and exhausted.

Although he's only in his early thirties, he already looks somewhat weathered, all due to the pressures of life.

Fortunately, my mother is a good cook.

A few months ago, I was hired by a restaurant as a spirit chef. My monthly offerings have increased from two low-grade spirit stones to just over two.

It has now reached more than five yuan.

This also greatly reduced the father's stress.

However, as Zhou Ling's cultivation level improved, his expenses on spiritual food and medicine also gradually increased, and the pressure remained immense.

In particular, after Zhou Ling opened his ninth spiritual acupoint, his cultivation level did not improve at all for more than three months.

[You are absorbing spiritual energy. Spiritual affinity +1, spiritual energy +3]

[Cumulative number of times spiritual energy was absorbed: 41008/100,000]

That evening, as Zhou Ling was eating the fire-patterned chicken his mother had prepared for him, he suddenly felt a wisp of spiritual energy flowing through his body.

Zhou Ling was overjoyed, put down the chicken leg, and opened the panel.

Name: Zhou Ling
[Spiritual Root]: Low-grade of the Five Elements 2/100
[Cultivation Level]: Qi Refining Level 1 99/100
[Body Refinement]: Tier 1, Level 1, 38/100
[Physical Attributes]: Comprehension (average appearance 103/1000), Constitution (high potential 20100/100,000)

[Unique Talent]: Resilient to setbacks (Tier 1 75/100)

【成长天赋】:天生营养不良、无母乳喂养、危机反应（一阶45/100）、体质进化（二阶506/1000）、搜山寻宝（二阶210/1000）、仙人慧根（二阶175/1000）、初级洞察（一阶68/100）、灵气亲和（三阶3180/一万）、怒吼（三阶4300/一万）、天生我才（一阶18/100）

[Technique]: Five Elements Breathing Method

[Skill]: Great Yang Fist (Level 1 Proficiency 900/1000)

"The ninth spiritual cave has been open for more than two months. Although my spiritual energy cultivation has been improving during this time, the tenth spiritual cave has not yet opened."

"Looks like I'll have to choose a cultivation technique!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

He is now certain that most of the spiritual energy in his body is fire-attribute, so he will definitely choose a fire-attribute cultivation method next.

However, choosing to learn a cultivation technique requires paying the academy a considerable amount of spirit stones.

The specific amount depends on the grade of the cultivation technique. As far as Zhou Ling knows, cultivation techniques are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.

The yellow level is the lowest.

Within the Yellow Rank system, there are three grades: upper, middle, and lower.

Given Zhou Ling's current situation, being able to exchange for a mid-grade Yellow Rank cultivation technique is already quite good.

"We should wait until Mom and Dad come back before we discuss this further."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Although it was already dinnertime, Zhou Shan was still selling medicinal herbs outside.

This is the busiest time of day for Li Ruyi, so it will be another half hour before they get home.

Zhou Ling glanced at the other values ​​again.

He is now four and a half years old.

Because of years of practicing Dayangquan, my body has become strong.

His height has reached about 1.1 meters.

His comprehension and physical condition have both greatly improved, surpassing the level of ordinary people.

In terms of body refinement, he has already reached the first-tier body cultivator level.

He can easily lift a 100-kilogram stone block with one hand.

Overall, he ranks among the top five out of the 36 students in the academy.

But Zhou Ling knew that this cultivation speed was far from enough.

Therefore, we still need to resolve the issue of the cultivation method as soon as possible.

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After his parents returned home and finished their meal, Zhou Ling told them that he was about to break through to the second level of Qi Refining and was going to choose a major cultivation technique.

Zhou Shan and Li Ru were both overjoyed. Because they were usually too busy, they hadn't had much time to pay attention to their son's cultivation.

But their son surprised and delighted them greatly.

At four and a half years old, he is about to break through to the second level of Qi Refining.

This is undoubtedly much better than them, and even among the children of the same age in Lingxia Immortal City Academy, this is an outstanding achievement.

"Ling'er, don't worry about the cultivation technique. Your father and mother have already prepared spirit stones for you to exchange for it."

Li Ru said with a smile.

Although life is difficult, her child is now her top priority, not to mention cultivating her martial arts, which is a major event related to her future.

Therefore, she had already made preparations during this period.

Even though she and Zhou Shan hadn't made any progress in their cultivation, they still saved up spirit stones to exchange for cultivation techniques for their son.

“Yes!” Zhou Shan echoed with a smile, “If Lingxia Academy doesn’t have a suitable cultivation method, I’ve already thought of one for you.”

"Old Chu also has a fire-attribute spiritual root, and the 'Condensing Fire Technique' he cultivates is a mid-grade Yellow Rank."

"I'll invite Old Chu for drinks in a few days and ask him about it. Old Chu is a righteous person, he should be willing to help. I'll give him extra spirit stones then."

"Although Brother Chu's 'Fire Condensation Technique' is a mid-grade Yellow Rank technique, it is not a good inheritance. At most, it can only be cultivated to the late stage of Qi Refining. There is no Foundation Establishment method after that, so it doesn't have much of a future."

Li Ru shook her head.

If her son isn't talented, there's nothing she can do.

But in the past two years, their son has shown a talent that far surpasses that of his parents.

Therefore, no matter how hard or tiring it is, she will find a way to help her child cultivate better techniques.

Zhou Shan nodded. In his heart, he naturally hoped to provide the best for his child, but his abilities were limited.

Thinking that his son had good talent, Zhou Shan felt quite disappointed if his cultivation level would be lowered because of his own reasons.

(End of this chapter)