Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 152 Killing a Foundation Establishment Stage Member of the Li Family (Please Subscribe)

Black Cloud Mountain.

Several miles east of Lingkuang.

A campsite with about a dozen tents set up.

The central tent was extremely spacious, with several wooden chairs arranged in an orderly fashion, resembling a reception room.

A burly, red-faced middle-aged man was pacing back and forth.

"Big brother, we've found a spirit mine!"

At this moment, a figure entered the tent; it was Li Mu, who had come in a hurry.

"Hmm, there?"

The middle-aged man's face lit up with joy.

He was none other than Li Yan, the head of the Li family, with a cultivation level of the second stage of Foundation Establishment.

"The nameless valley that was discovered just a few days ago was missed because Li Nian and his team were careless during their search."

"It has now been taken over by Chu Xing and his group of medicine seekers."

"Among them are the little beast who injured Feng'er during the assessment, and He Zijian from the He family!"

"Brother, now is the perfect opportunity to avenge Feng'er!"

Li Mu spoke urgently, his tone revealing murderous intent.

"That little bastard from the Zhou family!"

"I must kill him to avenge Feng'er!"

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Li Yan's eyes.

Li Yinfeng possesses a Blood Spirit Root; once he enters one of the Four Great Dao Academies, his future is limitless.

They are the hope for the rise of the Li family.

Unexpectedly, he was crippled by a rogue cultivator.

This is something they simply cannot accept.

However, due to the assessment, this young man has now become the top scorer in the Lingxia Immortal City assessment.

At the height of his fame, he couldn't make a move right away.

But now that he's entered Black Cloud Mountain, that's a different story.

The Li family had unexpectedly learned that there were spirit mines in this area, but after searching for more than half a month, they found nothing.

I never expected to get it so easily.

It's a good time to settle both old and new scores.

"Besides He Zijian, are there any other members of the He family?"

Li Yan asked in a chilling tone.

He Zijian's arrival made him somewhat apprehensive.

After all, the Li family's strength is still no match for the He family's.

"Only He Zijian."

"From what we've gathered, He Zijian has a good relationship with that little brat from the Zhou family! He was probably invited here by him!"

Li Mu turned his gaze and said in a deep voice.

Li Yan looked out of the tent with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowing slightly. If He Zijian was also there, to handle the matter cleanly and efficiently, he would naturally have to kill him as well.

"Boss, wanna come along?"

Li Mu made a chopping gesture with his hand and continued, "This is Black Cloud Mountain. Being killed by demonic beasts is a perfectly normal thing!"

After pondering for a moment, Li Yan turned around, a cold glint in his eyes, and said, "Such an opportunity cannot be missed."

"If you want to blame the He family, you should blame that little brat from the Zhou family!"

"However, since we are going to take action against He Zijian, we can't stay in Lingxia Immortal City for long anymore."

"After killing these people and taking the spirit mine, we'll head to Qingyun Immortal City to find the Second Brother and lay low for a while. We'll also see if we can find a high-level pharmacist to heal Feng'er's injuries!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved to Li Mu and said, "Let's go!"

The two figures immediately left the tent.

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"Ling-ge'er, you said the Li family has arrived?"

"At the Spirit Mine Camp," Chu Xing said with a slightly solemn expression.

Zhou Ling nodded. "Li Yan and Li Mu will probably both be coming!"

Zhou Ling then told everyone what he had just found out.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Brother Ling, Brother He, are you sure you can handle Li Yan?"

After listening, Chu Xing looked at He Zijian and Zhou Ling with a solemn expression and asked.

Dealing with Li Yan is the key; if we can't stop Li Yan, then staying behind will only mean certain death.

Zhou Ling and He Zijian exchanged glances.

Both of them looked very serious. He Zijian was two years older than Zhou Ling, and was only thirteen years old at the time.

Zhou Ling is eleven years old.

Although both of them displayed amazing talent in the combat assessment, this time they were facing a real Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Moreover, it's a real battle, so no one will show mercy.

"Uncle Chu, we will definitely stop them!"

Zhou Ling still spoke decisively.

With He Zijian's Three Thunder Sword Formation, plus the two Rending Fire Thunders in his own hands, even if he couldn't kill his opponent, he could at least deplete half of their combat power.

With their combined strength, they were still capable of fighting the opponent.

Seeing Zhou Ling's confidence, He Zijian nodded decisively.

"it is good!"

"Everyone, let's follow Brother Ling and fight the Li family to the death."

Chu Xing said in a deep voice.

Zhou Shan and the other medicine seekers all nodded with resolute expressions.

"Let's proceed according to the original plan!"

He Zijian said with a solemn expression.

The group immediately hid in the surrounding area.

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Soon, a group of about ten cultivators arrived.

The leaders among them were Li Yan and Li Mu, who were rapidly making their way into the valley.

They each held different magical artifacts in their hands, exuding a menacing aura.

It looked like it was fraught with danger.

"Brother, it seems they already know we're here!"

Li Mu, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and spoke.

"kindness!"

Li Yan, standing beside him, stopped and unleashed a sweeping attack with his divine sense.

But just as he swept past several dozen feet ahead, a powerful divine sense bombarded him.

Two silent divine senses clashed in mid-air.

Li Yan's expression darkened; his composure had been completely shattered, and he could only retreat quickly.

"May I ask which fellow Daoist is here?"

Li Yan's gaze swept across the direction from which his divine sense had just been unleashed, and he cupped his hands in greeting.

During that probe just now, his divine sense didn't gain any advantage. That idiot third brother is becoming more and more unreliable.

They even claimed there were no Foundation Establishment cultivators in the valley!

That divine sense just now was not much weaker than his; it was clearly something only a Foundation Establishment cultivator could do.

Even if a Qi Refining cultivator has a powerful soul and even cultivates secret techniques for the soul, it would be difficult for them to generate such a formidable attack.

With his current spiritual cultivation level, which is three times that of an ordinary ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, the divine sense he releases is enough to suppress a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, making it difficult for their magical power to circulate smoothly.

"To deal with you, there's no need for the He family elders to take action!"

As the sound faded, a lithe figure appeared on a rock not far away.

Indeed, it was Zhou Ling, with a calm expression.

Zhou Ling not only cultivates the divine soul secret technique "Qinghui Nourishing Spirit Technique", but also possesses two talents: [Divine Soul Training] and [Divine Soul Like a Knife].

His spiritual power was already incredibly refined, now comparable to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and further enhanced by the spiritual attack condensed from the [Spiritual Soul Like a Blade].

I didn't suffer much loss in the spiritual clash with Li Yan just now.

"Boss, this person is that little beast from the Zhou family!"

Li Mu stared at Zhou Ling and said fiercely.

With Zhou Ling's appearance, He Zijian and the others also appeared beside him.

"Youngster, don't think that just because you got first place in the academy's assessment, you can be so arrogant!"

"I'll make you suffer a horrible death soon!"

Li Yan's eyes were filled with a fierce light, making no attempt to hide his murderous intent towards Zhou Ling.

He scanned the area again with his divine sense and was certain that there were no Foundation Establishment cultivators around.

As for Chu Xing and He Zijian standing to the side, they wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.

Now he could finally relax.

The gap between major realms cannot be bridged by some means.

"This child must have some kind of extraordinary opportunity, otherwise he couldn't possibly have such a powerful spiritual cultivation at such a young age!"

Li Yan thought to himself, while a glint of greed flashed in his eyes again.

A high-grade soul cultivation technique is extremely rare and hard to come by.

As for He Zijian, he naturally had to ignore him at this moment.

"Ling-ge'er, Brother He, let's get started! No need to waste words with them!"

Chu Xing stared at Li Mu, his face also revealing murderous intent.

Last time, he and Xu Jiu were alone and were chased, and this blood feud was already formed.

Zhou Ling glanced at He Zijian.

The reason he was wasting time talking to Li Yan was simply to buy He Zijian time to activate the magic array.

He Zijian nodded.

He immediately made a hand seal, and a stream of spiritual energy was injected into the array plate.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from underground.

Seeing He Zijian's actions and the commotion around them, Li Yan's expression changed, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Everyone be careful, this is a magic array!"

After saying that, he took out a jade ring from his pocket.

He shouted, "Protect me with the Yellow Jade Ring!"

As he poured his spiritual power into it, the jade ring suddenly surged with yellow light, instantly condensing into a yellow light shield several dozen feet long, which blocked their way.

"Boom!"

Three giant lightning swords, each ten feet long, materialized in the air and, with He Zijian's shout, slashed down towards the Li family members.

"break!"

Li Yan roared and unleashed a series of punches. A blood-red light instantly transformed into a gigantic blood python, its jaws gaping wide as it slammed towards Lei Jian.

Rumble!
Three lightning swords rained down, two of which were blocked by the Blood Fiend Python, while the third sword struck the yellow light shield, causing its light to dim instantly.

"kill!"

Seeing the three lightning swords blocked, Chu Xing was not afraid. He shouted loudly and charged towards Li Mu first.

Zhou Shan and others followed closely behind.

Li Yan's spiritual sense far surpasses theirs, so if he were to unleash a lightning fireball at this moment, it wouldn't cause them much harm.

Therefore, engaging in close combat with the Li family cultivators and then unleashing the lightning fireball is the only way to inflict maximum damage on them.

"Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Li Yan also roared angrily. Li Mu then led the Li family cultivators in a charge towards Chu Xing and his group.

Rumble!
Amidst flashes of lightning, three more giant lightning swords slashed down from the sky.

He Zijian once again manipulated the array plate to condense three giant lightning swords.

In an instant, thunderous sword beams roared through the void, and three sword beams, each ten feet long, slammed down fiercely towards Li Yan.

The Three Swords Lightning Array is powerful, but it also consumes a lot of resources. Each attack requires a mid-grade spirit stone, which is of the lightning attribute.

Even though He Zijian was wealthy, he only had two mid-grade lightning-attribute spirit stones.

Rumble!
Li Yan dared not be careless in the slightest. He gathered his Black Fiend Fist and unleashed another massive blood python, blasting towards the three lightning sword beams.

The three lightning sword beams were incredibly powerful, no less than the attack of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After the blood python blocked two attacks, it collapsed with a bang, and another lightning sword slashed down with unstoppable force.

Li Yan could only rely on the defensive light shield formed by the yellow jade ring to block it once again.

The next moment, the yellow light shield shattered, and he was sent flying several feet before he regained his footing, his face slightly pale.

"Fire Qi Sword Slash!"

Zhou Ling gave him no time to react. His personal sword formation instantly condensed, and the Fire Gang Sword, along with the other six magic swords, formed a vast sword net that slashed down towards Li Yan.

"Another sword formation, and one formed from a spiritual artifact!"

Feeling the overwhelming power of the sword light, which was not much weaker than the thunder sword from before, Li Yan's expression changed, and he hurriedly crushed a golden rune.

In an instant, the runes shone with yellow light, transforming into a massive phantom of a powerful warrior, reaching a height of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) and becoming enormous.

This is a Tier 2 Warrior Rune.

He never imagined that, with his cultivation level, he would be forced into such a sorry state by two teenagers.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, the mighty warrior was cleaved through by the fiery sword and scattered in a flash.

Li Yan's gaze darkened. What kind of monsters were these?

It's already unimaginable that a Qi Refining youth could control a magical artifact.

However, the opponent not only controlled the spirit sword, but also condensed a sword array and controlled several magic swords.

Within the sword formation, there was also an incomparably sharp sword intent.

At this moment, Li Yan dared not be careless in the slightest, as his main skill, the Black Fiend Fist, was primarily for close-quarters combat.

But now, facing the sword formation, he doesn't have much of an advantage.

They could only reactivate the yellow light shield around the jade ring, hoping to use the defense to quickly approach Zhou Ling and the others.

The sword light condensed by the Fire Qi Sword in the air did not stop at all, and under Zhou Ling's control, it continued to slash down towards Li Yan.

After Li Yan unleashed two consecutive Black Fiend Fists, Zhou Ling, through [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], had already identified his opponent's weakness.

By avoiding close-quarters combat, you can significantly weaken your opponent's fighting strength.

Rumble!
After a series of violent collisions, sword beams slammed into the yellow light shield.

The yellow light shield shone continuously.

Li Yan's expression was solemn. As he poured spiritual energy into the jade ring, he unleashed a blood fist that condensed into a blood python, fiercely attacking the sword net.

A few breaths later, the yellow light shield shattered with a loud bang.

The sword net, whistling with sword energy, also dissipated, and the six magical swords that had originally formed a sword array dimmed and fell to the ground.

Only the Fire Gang Sword remained suspended in the air.

Zhou Ling also staggered back a large step, his blood and qi churning within him.

Only after manipulating the sword formation to engage Li Yan in direct combat did I realize how powerful the attacks condensed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator could be.

This attack, which involved condensing a sword formation, directly consumed 50% of the spiritual energy within his body.

Moreover, the six superior-grade magic swords were also destroyed at the same time.

However, it also destroyed Li Yan's defensive jade ring, and at the same time caused him considerable losses.

At the same time, He Zijian swung his giant sword, and a huge sword beam swept down towards Li Yan, giving him no time to catch his breath.

Li Yan snorted angrily and once again condensed the Black Fiend Blood Python, which fiercely clashed with the giant sword.

While He Zijian and Li Yan were fighting fiercely.

"Little Jin, it's your turn to make a move!"

Zhou Ling transmitted orders to the Golden Fire Crow in the air.

The Golden Fire Crow instantly flapped its fiery wings and swooped down towards Li Yan.

When he was still several dozen feet away from Li Yan, a golden flame shot out violently from his mouth.

"Beast, courting death!"

Seeing the golden flames hurtling towards him, Li Yan roared and unleashed a blood-fiend fist strike at the same time.

Rumble!
"Get out!"

Zhou Ling then sent a telepathic message to He Zijian, and then used the Lingbo Step to quickly retreat.

This was a tactic he had already discussed with He Zijian.

After using the magic array to weaken Li Yan, the Golden Fire Crow launched an attack.

Of course, the Golden Fire Raven is only at the late stage of Tier 1, even though the flames it spews are quite lethal.

However, they were still unable to kill Li Yan.

The real killer move is yet to come.

Knowing the power of Li Yan's Black Fiend Fist, and given the opponent's strong spiritual sense, Zhou Ling knew that if he activated the Rending Fire Thunder...

The opponent will definitely be prepared, which will greatly reduce the lethality, and may even allow them to avoid it.

Therefore, after some deliberation, Zhou Ling chose to have the Golden Fire Crow, which had an absolute aerial advantage, cooperate with him to unleash the Fire-Splitting Thunder.

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's telepathic message, He Zijian instantly retreated rapidly.

Watching the two figures retreat, Li Yan seemed to realize something was wrong.

But the Golden Fire Crow in the air had already opened its mouth and spewed out an ambiguous black lightning ball!

After spitting out the lightning ball, the Golden Fire Raven's body shot straight into the sky.

"Boom!"

In an instant, two scorching waves crashed down from the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar and a fierce burst of flames, like a small mushroom cloud rising into the air.

The flames surged and burst forth fiercely, accompanied by surging lightning, displaying astonishing power.

The surrounding mountains, rocks, and trees, spanning dozens of feet in diameter, were leveled and reduced to rubble and broken wood.

Rumble!
As the deafening roar subsided, thunderous booms echoed from other areas as well.

Because Zhou Ling had already instructed Chu Xing and others to open up the battlefield.

Therefore, the explosion of the two Fireballs did not affect the other medicine seekers.

As the dust gradually settled, Zhou Ling, holding the Fire罡 Sword, slowly approached.

He Zijian, also with a solemn expression, gripped the giant sword and followed beside him.

Logically speaking, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be in grave danger if they were to be directly attacked by two Blazing Fire Lightning bolts.

But they dared not be careless in the slightest.

Soon, their expressions turned serious again, and Li Yan lay prone on the ground amidst the smoke of gunpowder.

He looked disheveled, his face was charred black, most of his hair was burned off, and his robes were completely torn, emitting pungent, acrid smoke.

flutter!
Upon seeing Zhou Ling and the other person, Li Yan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Clearly, even though he blocked the attacks of two fiery lightning bolts, he was still seriously injured.

"You two brats, how dare you scheme against me!"

Li Yan's eyes widened in anger. He finally understood that the other party had set a trap and was waiting for him to arrive, with attacks coming one after another.

This was completely unexpected.

If it weren't for the protective robe he was wearing, he wouldn't have been able to block that terrifying fire attack at all.

Under the continuous sword attacks from the opponent, coupled with the two fiery lightning strikes from earlier, he suffered considerable injuries.

Sixty percent of his internal magical power was consumed.

Even without mentioning his son's meridians being destroyed, he would still kill these two juniors in the present situation.

However, both of them were sword cultivators, and he was not good at long-range attacks.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to get closer to the two of them as much as possible and reduce the strain.

A ruthless glint flashed in Li Yan's eyes.

Another rune appeared in his hand. As he activated the rune with spiritual power, his entire body blurred instantly, as if it had vanished into thin air.

"Second-tier invisibility rune! Be careful!"

He Zijian frowned and said in a deep voice.

He quickly scanned the area with his divine sense but couldn't find Li Yan's location.

"Brother He, follow me and attack!"

Zhou Ling took a deep breath, quickly activated [Intermediate Observation], and with his powerful divine sense, he soon caught Li Yan's trace.

He had just fully activated his personal sword array, and now he had less than half of his remaining mana.

Now we can only do everything we can to win this battle quickly.

You must never let the other party get close.

He Zijian nodded. At this moment, he also trusted Zhou Ling completely.

The beast flames within Zhou Ling's body rapidly activated, instantly merging into the circulation of the Five Elements Sword Intent within his meridians.

Then the Fire Sword shone with extremely fierce golden flames.

Several feet around Zhou Ling, blazing and dazzling sword energy shone, the temperature soaring, leaving deep marks on the surrounding boulders.

Beast Flame is Zhou Ling's biggest trump card at the moment.

Facing Li Yan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zhou Ling unleashed his full power without reservation.

The beast flames, imbued with their inherent fiery power, combined with Zhou Ling's sword energy and furnace sword intent, were now incredibly intense.

"Sword Dao Flame Divine Power!"

Li Yan, who was rapidly approaching Zhou Ling using an invisibility talisman, suddenly changed his expression.

This kid has so many supernatural abilities at such a young age, could it be that he has been possessed by a high-level cultivator?

The thought filled him with dread; such a situation was not uncommon!

"cut!"

With a sharp shout, Zhou Lingli unleashed his Fire Qi Sword, powered by his [Sword Control] talent and the Sword Qi Furnace, as it slashed towards Li Yan, who was about ten feet away.

The sword energy spun violently, and the fiery sword light stirred up, like an ever-expanding sword energy furnace!
"Black Fiend Devours the Heavens!"

Li Yan's heart sank, knowing that his identity had been exposed. He dared not hesitate any longer. With an extremely solemn expression, he roared and condensed a giant blood-fiend fist, which he fiercely blasted towards the fiery sword light.

"Thunder Slash!"

As the aura fluctuated, He Zijian also caught Li Yan's aura.

He rapidly channeled his inner power into the heavy sword in his hand, unleashing a massive sword beam with immense force and carrying an incomparably fierce thunderous sword beam, which crashed down heavily towards Li Yan.

As it swept across, it left a deep mark on the ground.

"Black energy surges forth!"

At this moment, seeing the fierce lightning sword light coming from all directions, Li Yan clenched his fist again and attacked, his bloodthirsty aura surging out again, blasting towards the giant lightning sword.

Rumble!
The Black Fiend Fist at its peak is incredibly powerful, but it doesn't have much of an advantage when facing two extremely powerful and yang-based lightning and fire swords at the same time.

Almost simultaneously, they were pierced through by two terrifying sword beams.

"impossible!"

Li Yan roared angrily, his face filled with disbelief.

At this moment, he had no other concerns. His essence and blood burned fiercely, and his aura continued to rise, as if he had instantly returned to his peak.

Zhou Ling and He Zijian's expressions changed drastically, and they dared not be careless in the slightest, unleashing their full power to unleash a fierce barrage of sword techniques.

"Boom!"

The sword energy furnace formed from beast flames collided with the blood-fiend dragon in mid-air, creating continuous shockwaves and scattering sword energy in all directions, forming whirlwind-like bursts of energy.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Giant Sword also slashed down with unstoppable force, directly piercing through Li Yan's Blood Fiend Defense.

Rumble!
As the Blood Fiend Defense was broken, Li Yan's aura suddenly changed, like a deflated balloon, his originally high aura rapidly plummeting.

The power of the Bloodthirsty Fist was also greatly reduced.

In the end, Li Yan was still pierced through by the incredibly fierce Blazing Sun Sword Qi.

(End of this chapter)