Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 137 Sword Dao Realm and Blood Spirit Root (Please Subscribe)

After stepping down from the competition platform, Zhou Ling slowly walked to his rest area, where disciples and accompanying personnel who had not yet started their competitions cast shocked glances at him.

"Ling'er, you've already won?"

Seeing her child win so quickly and easily, Li Ru still looked incredulous.

Zhou Shan was equally shocked. He had personally taught his son the Dayang Fist, but when had it reached such a powerful level?
Seeing the surprised expressions on Li Ru and his wife's faces, Wang Yu couldn't help but smile wryly. She had just been observing Zhou Ling's performance in the competition.

She couldn't help but be amazed by Zhou Ling's combat skills.

Such precise timing and composure under pressure are qualities only a seasoned veteran cultivator with extensive battlefield experience could possess.

However, this little guy is only eleven years old.

"Father, Mother, don't worry. We were lucky today; the opponents weren't that strong."

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

Whether his opponent was strong or not, he had already defeated them, so he didn't care. He just wanted to reassure his mother.

"Ling'er, the disciples who can enter this kind of assessment are all strong."

"No matter what opponent you face, always remember that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit!"

Li Ru also realized that her son's current strength had completely surpassed that of her and her husband, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

However, he still earnestly gave his instructions.

Zhou Ling nodded.

"Ling-ge'er, take a rest first!"

Wang Yu also said with a smile.

At this moment, her main focus was on the situation at competition platform number twelve.

Zhou Ling smiled and nodded, then followed Wang Yu's gaze.

On the competition stage, Wang Xin and another boy were competing.

"Sword challenges mountains and rivers!"

The young man shouted, flicked his cold sword, and unleashed a sword beam. The sword energy roared, releasing an incomparably sharp aura, and bombarded Wang Xin.

"go!"

Wang Xin's expression hardened slightly. She made a hand seal and instantly released three runes. The runes flashed with light and instantly transformed into three dazzling sword shadows.

The next moment, as Wang Xin chanted the incantation, three sword shadows followed a mysterious trajectory, orderly and perfectly aligned, and hurtled towards the sword light!
Rumble!
The sword light blazed brightly on the dueling platform!

However, through [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling was able to quickly determine that this young man was no match for Wang Xin.

His gaze then turned to the number eleven competition platform not far away.

The two combatants above are two youths. One of them, a strong and muscular youth, is a practitioner of both physical and magical cultivation. His Vajra Body, which he has cultivated, is incredibly powerful, and his opponent's magic is completely unable to break through his defenses.

Under his close-range attacks, they were constantly forced to retreat, barely managing to fight back with their agile movements.

However, with Zhou Ling's keen eye, he could naturally see that it wouldn't last long.

[You are currently observing the Vajra Technique, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the Vajra Technique, Intermediate Analysis +1]

Zhou Ling carefully observed and analyzed the strong young man's fighting style and the weaknesses of his Vajra Body.

Zhou Ling believed that knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. With [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], he could see through his opponent's spells perfectly.

With the combat experience gained from the [Intermediate Analysis], it will be much easier to deal with this person if I then share it with Xin'er.

Now, relying on his strong defense, the young man automatically chose to engage in close combat with his opponent.

After all, for most cultivators, the physical body is a significant weakness.

If Xin'er cannot break through his body defense as quickly as possible, she will be put on the defensive.

However, he now knows the weakness of the opponent's protective aura.

To break through this protective aura, it will only take one sword talisman.

Then his gaze turned to the number eighteen competition platform not far away.

The winner of the contest on stage number eighteen will be his opponent in the next round.

Both disciples were at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but the one with a clear advantage was a young man who used runes as a means of attack.

According to the competition rules, contestants who can use runes multiple times are mostly rune masters.

He was currently controlling a sword talisman and an earth shield talisman, basically employing an offensive and defensive tactic to steadily advance, which was quite powerful.

The runes are clearly all top-tier first-class runes.

Seeing Zhou Ling's brows furrow slightly, it was clear that this kind of rune attack was highly unpredictable and difficult to analyze for weaknesses.

However, using a large number of runes also consumes a huge amount of resources.

Moreover, the next match will take place in the next hour.

The allotted time for a competition is half an hour.

Of course, with the spiritual power of a Qi Refining cultivator, it usually takes less than half an hour.

After the competition, there will be half an hour for rest and recovery.

My spiritual energy is abundant right now, while even if my opponent wins this battle, their magical energy may not be able to recover much for the next one.

The power of the runes will also be greatly reduced.

"Zhou Ling, how come you're even faster than me!"

Just as Zhou Ling was about to continue observing, a cheerful and familiar voice came from beside him.

Looking to the side, He Zijian strode towards him with a relaxed expression.

The rest area for He Zijian and his sister was just a few feet to their right.

He Zijian was also surprised to see Zhou Ling back in the rest area.

I originally thought that my speed in defeating my opponent was already the fastest.

In his view, he had a clear advantage in combat skills and actual combat, after all, he was a member of the Xuan Ting Guard!
"That guy was too careless, thinking I was easy to bully at the sixth level of Qi Refining!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

He Zijian was skeptical. He had met Anping a few times and he didn’t think Anping would be so arrogant!

After exchanging greetings with Zhou Shan and the other two, he and Zhou Ling watched the situation on the other competition stages.

"I didn't expect Jin Sheng to have such a uniquely gifted fire-attribute sword body!"

"That's not bad, though. It'll make the competition less boring. It'll be a good opportunity to test the power of my greatsword!"

Looking at the white-robed youth slowly walking down from the first arena, He Zijian said with a smile.

It seems that the stronger the opponent, the more excited he feels.

"Fire attribute sword body?"

Zhou Ling's gaze followed him to the handsome young man.

For cultivators, in addition to possessing spiritual roots, there are also special spiritual roots and special physiques, etc.

However, these are extremely rare, one in ten thousand.

Of course, his goal is only to ensure that Xin'er enters the top eight, so no matter how good Jin Sheng is, it won't have much of an impact on him!

"This kid is already at the ninth level of Qi Refining and has a sword body. With this kind of strength, he's probably capable of challenging an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"Because it is a sword body, it has a unique advantage in sword cultivation. It will not encounter any bottlenecks in comprehending the first realm of swordsmanship!"

"The Nine Heavens Sword Academy also shows him special favor, and it's said that they've already accepted him privately!"

"Besides this kid, there's Gong Jiannan and Liu Yun, plus me. The four of us are the disciples at the ninth level of Qi Refining who are participating in this assessment."

"Everyone else thinks that the top four will be the four of us."

"However, I think you'll definitely have a place among the top four!"

He Zijian calmly introduced the situation to Zhou Ling.

"Brother He thinks too highly of me! My goal is to reach the quarterfinals!"

Zhou Ling gave a wry smile. He was still somewhat surprised that He Zijian thought he could make it to the top four!
Then he said seriously, "Brother He, if he comprehends the first level of swordsmanship, he will be difficult to deal with!"

He didn't take Jin Sheng's powerful swordsmanship too seriously, since he had already passed the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy's assessment.

No matter how strong Jin Sheng is, as long as they don't meet, they won't have any interaction.

Just a reminder to He Zijian.

"The first realm of swordsmanship is comprehending sword intent. If he can comprehend it, I won't be much worse off!"

He Zijian smiled confidently.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling smiled wryly, clearly indicating that He Zijian had also grasped the essence of swordsmanship!
The Six Realms of Swordsmanship.

The first three realms are respectively.

The first stage is comprehending the intent of the sword.

The second realm: Sword Soul.

The third realm is the unity of man and sword.

With the help of his [Sword Control] talent, Zhou Ling can control his sword for ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), which is extremely rare at his cultivation level.

In reality, he had not yet grasped the essence of swordsmanship.

Once you grasp the essence of swordsmanship, the power of the sword energy attacks you unleash will be completely different.

"Huh, that kid Li Yinfeng actually has a different kind of spiritual root, and it's even a blood spiritual root. That's quite rare!"

At this moment, He Zijian glanced at the number fourteen competition platform and said with a rather surprised tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened, and he followed He Zijian's gaze.

On the number fourteen competition platform, two teenagers were fiercely exchanging blows.

One of them was Li Yinfeng. At this moment, he was shrouded in a faint blood-red aura, and the force of his Black Fiend Fist was exceptionally powerful, forcing his opponent to retreat repeatedly.

He was eventually blasted off the stage.

[You are observing the Black Fiend Fist, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the Black Fiend Fist, Intermediate Analysis +1]

"He really has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining!"

"It's still a Blood Spirit Root!"

Zhou Ling murmured in a rather solemn tone.

He had already mastered the Black Fiend Fist through multiple battles with Li Mu via the [Illusion Simulation].

However, based on the intermediate observation and intermediate analysis just now, the power of Li Yinfeng's Black Fiend Fist has become even stronger.

It seems to be the effect brought about by the change in the blood energy in this person.

"What type of unique spiritual root is the Blood Spirit Root? And what are its powers?"

Seeing the changes in the Black Fiend Fist, Zhou Ling dared not be careless and asked He Zijian a question.

Although he had learned a lot about different spiritual roots and physiques in the Taoist academy, this was the first time he had ever heard of blood spiritual roots.

"Blood spirit root is a type of dark spirit root. This type of spirit root is often enhanced by certain strange means."

"For example, techniques that can greatly stimulate the blood and qi within the body, and whose blood and qi are even stronger than those of body-refining cultivators, such as blood and qi amplification secret techniques!"

“Cultivating blood-path techniques will give you a unique advantage.”

"However, most blood-path techniques are the inheritance of evil and heretical methods."

"This kid has a blood spirit root, he might even make it into the top four."

He Zijian introduced them to Zhou Ling.

Hearing this, and considering the analysis of the two talents just now, Zhou Ling's expression also became somewhat serious.

Because he had been fighting against Li Mu, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, in the [Illusion Simulation].

Although we cannot completely defeat it yet, we are not at a disadvantage now.

Therefore, he subconsciously thought that dealing with Li Yinfeng would not be a big problem.

Now the opponent actually has a Blood Spirit Root. According to He Zijian, this Blood Spirit Root also has a certain enhancement attribute to the secret technique.

Defeating him will obviously not be so easy!

I originally thought that this battle of wits would teach him a bloody lesson.

He was particularly pleased with himself for defeating Anping, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, with just one punch.

But after seeing Jin Sheng and Li Yinfeng's performance, Zhou Ling realized that making it into the top eight might not be as easy as he had expected.

After all, he is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and he is facing Li Yinfeng, who is at the eighth level of Qi Refining and has a Blood Spirit Root. It is really hard to say who will win.

We need to further investigate his abilities.

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

With intermediate observation and intermediate analysis skills, he still has a significant advantage.

If the competition schedule weren't so tight, he would have liked to enter the [Illusion Simulation] and fight Li Yinfeng.

But with two more matches to come, he dared not let his spirit be overexerted.

After all, controlling a sword formation requires the assistance of a powerful divine soul.

Soon after, Wang Xin and He Lingyun returned to their respective rest areas.

Both of them defeated their opponents and did not seem to have expended much energy.

After all, one relied on runes, and the other relied on the Haoyang Bird.

However, both of them were relatively cautious by nature. After greeting everyone and inquiring about the outcome of the match, they...

They returned to their respective rest areas, took Qi-union pills, and tried to restore their internal magical power as quickly as possible.

Zhou Ling and He Zijian continued to observe the situation on the other competition stages.

After an incense stick had burned, Wang Xin opened her eyes, and her magical power had been restored.

After all, what he had taken was a first-grade high-quality Qi-union pill with two-stage patterns. Not only was its medicinal power pure and rich, but its absorption speed was also several times that of ordinary Qi-union pills.

Afterwards, Wang Yu introduced her to her next opponent, the young man who practiced the Vajra Kung Fu.

However, Wang Yu did not see through the weakness of the boy's protective aura shield.

The only instruction was for Wang Xin to use the sword talisman array first, preventing the opponent from getting close.

If the Sword Talisman Formation cannot suppress the opponent, the Hundred Swords Formation can be used directly.

Given Wang Yu's insight and experience, this tactical arrangement was naturally correct.

However, there are still some risks.

Once the boy's protective aura can block the sword talisman, and he attacks at close range, Wang Xin will be in trouble.

Although it can activate the Hundred Swords Formation's defense, the scary thing is that it will directly put you at a disadvantage.

It will be quite difficult to force them to retreat again.

However, Zhou Ling did not rush to explain.

Instead, after Wang Yu finished explaining, he privately whispered to Wang Xin the weakness of the boy's internal energy.

He also advised Wang Xin not to rush into an attack, but to wait until the opponent had fully condensed their protective aura before breaking through it, which would maximize the attack power against the opponent.

If this protective aura is broken, the boy's strength will decrease by at least 50%.

What Zhou Ling said sounded a bit far-fetched!

But Wang Xin has trusted him since she was a child, so she naturally has no doubts now.

Even though her mother had just laid out tactics for her, she still chose to trust Zhou Ling.

After a short rest, the bell rang to signal the start of the second round of the competition.

This time, Zhou Ling's opponent is the boy who won the original competition on stage number eighteen.

That was the seventh level of Qi Refining youth who mainly used rune attacks.

(End of this chapter)