Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 179 Qi Refining Level Nine and Heading to Qingyun Immortal City
"This is the Five Elements Thunder Body, it's truly profound."

"It is not only extremely compatible with spiritual energy."

"It's as if they were born with a great deal of understanding of the Five Elements and Thunder."

“Things that I hadn’t yet grasped during my previous practice of the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique seem to have been naturally integrated into my understanding.”

"Not only has the cultivation speed increased, but comprehension has become effortless!"

Zhou Ling quietly experienced the changes brought about by the Five Elements Thunder Body.

As the Five Elements Thunder Body condensed, a brand new Five Elements Thunder Cycle appeared within his body.

Almost simultaneously, many insights about the Five Elements and Thunder naturally came to mind.

This kind of insight is very profound.

Zhou Ling has now reached the first level of perfection in cultivating the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique".

His understanding of the Five Elements cultivation is also quite profound.

But this experience is completely different.

As for the specific feeling, it was as if an unfathomable thought was transmitted to him the moment he had a thought, and directly entered his sea of ​​consciousness, making it easy for him to understand its meaning.

It's as if it's a natural talent or instinct.

By practicing the Five Elements Thunder Technique, one can naturally understand it and make rapid progress in cultivation.

At this moment, his understanding of the "Golden Yuan Rejuvenation Technique" and the "Wood Source Evergreen Technique" came naturally, and he directly entered the second level.

My master once said that as long as I fully comprehend the first level of the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique", the second level of the technique will be revealed.

At that moment, as expected, several second-level techniques of the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique" directly condensed in his mind.

Zhou Ling grasped it quickly and naturally.

Then he sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Ling suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze bright and excited, and exclaimed, "I've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining!"

These past few days he has been staying in his room cultivating the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique," aided by the Qi-Harmony Pill and the spiritual objects in his possession.

Not only did he comprehend the second level of the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique," but his cultivation level also directly entered the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"And that's not all!"

With a thought, Zhou Ling opened his palm, and a ball of deep red flame danced nimbly, illuminating the entire room with a dazzling red glow and surging heat.

Qianyang True Fire is the most powerful spiritual fire in the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique.

As he comprehended the second level of the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique, he also condensed and evolved the Qianyang True Fire.

According to his master, the True Yang Fire can only be condensed once one enters the Foundation Establishment stage.

But he successfully condensed it when he was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Perhaps this is the benefit brought by the Five Elements Thunder Body.

With the Qianyang True Fire, he could now formally cultivate the secret techniques of the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique.

However, he has only just condensed the Five Elements Thunder Body, and the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique requires a high level of strength in the meridians, so he is not in a hurry.

In addition, as his cultivation level improved, his divine soul also experienced a significant boost.

"His understanding of the Five Elements Sword Technique has also progressed by leaps and bounds!"

"If we can successfully condense the Five Elements Sword Formation, the sword formation alone will be enough to deal with a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!"

Zhou Ling murmured with a joyful expression.

Activating the Five Elements Thunder Body gave him a sense of enlightenment.

Not only did he comprehend the second level of the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique, but he also comprehended the second level of the Five Elements Sword Technique.

Furthermore, his sword intent and other aspects have significantly improved.

"Moreover, once you achieve a spiritual body, you will no longer be limited by low-grade spiritual roots!"

"Generally speaking, even ordinary spiritual bodies can cultivate at a speed no slower than those with top-grade spiritual roots."

"My spiritual body is acquired, but it is no less than a top-grade spiritual root."

"Moreover, now that I've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, perhaps it's time to start preparing for Foundation Establishment!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

In addition to Foundation Establishment Pills, Foundation Establishment also requires auxiliary spiritual items.

The formula for Foundation Establishment Pills is generally only held by major powers.

Fortunately, he now has the backing of Xuan Yuan Dao Academy and Tian Gong Si, both of which allow him to obtain Earth-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.

However, a Heavenly Grade Foundation Establishment Pill is extremely rare and hard to come by.

In addition, the auxiliary spirits are also a significant problem.

My main cultivation technique is the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique, while other people's auxiliary spiritual objects may only be one.

I need five pieces myself.

The master also mentioned that if he could condense five Five Elements Spirit Flames, he would have a great chance to achieve the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment.

Originally, it was because it was a low-grade spiritual root.

Zhou Ling thought that being able to successfully establish a foundation would already be quite good.

But now it has already condensed the Five Elements Thunder Body.

The spiritual flames within his body had also reached the fifth level.

Beast Flame, Azure Lotus Spirit Flame, Radiant Flame, and Five Elements Spirit Flame, along with Qianyang True Fire.

Among them, the Five Elements Spiritual Flame and the Qianyang True Fire are spiritual flames he cultivated. Without condensing the secret technique, their power is not strong.

The Qianyang True Fire and the Yaoyan have similar attributes; if they can be fused together, their power will be greatly enhanced.

So, by this calculation, we're only missing two spirit flames of earth and water attributes.

"Next, we might try to find spirit flames with these two attributes and attempt a Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment!"

Zhou Ling murmured.

Now that he has the foundation of a Heavenly-grade Foundation Establishment, he naturally wants to try his best.

After all, the upper limit of cultivation for Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment and Profound Rank Foundation Establishment is worlds apart.

"In addition, I have a talent for support, which is also a significant advantage!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

At his current cultivation speed, it would have taken him at least several months to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining.

However, with the activation of the Five Elements Thunder Body, his cultivation level increased significantly.

His cultivation speed also increased rapidly.

Previously, the transition from the eighth to the ninth level of Qi Refining would have been a significant bottleneck, but now there is no bottleneck at all.

Now that he has condensed the Five Elements Thunder Body, the shortcomings of his cultivation of the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique have been completely eliminated.

Instead, it became an advantage!
"If we maintain this pace, we might be able to prepare for Foundation Establishment in about six months!"

"It will coincide with the Dao Academy Grand Competition, where participants will compete for the title of Golden Core Seed, and the reward will be Foundation Establishment Pills!"

"In addition, I need to purchase other auxiliary spiritual items, so I still need to earn more spirit stones!"

"Of course, right now we need to focus on improving our own crafting and inscription skills, and try to complete as many tasks as possible from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau or the Dao Academy, so that it will be easier to obtain spiritual items."

Zhou Ling already had a general idea in mind.

First, collect Foundation Establishment Aid Spiritual Objects as early as possible to improve your Inscription Level and earn more Contribution Points.

Second, improve your Five Elements Sword Technique cultivation and quickly condense the Five Elements Sword Formation.

Third, the search for Foundation Establishment Pills requires at least Earth-grade pills, and the Dao Academy Grand Competition seems to be a good opportunity.

However, most of the participants in this competition are senior disciples from the Taoist academy, so their skills must be quite impressive. I need to be well-prepared.

Zhou Ling would not be complacent just because he became a second-rank steward of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

They will not underestimate their other competitors.

Of course, while improving the level of inscriptions, it is also necessary to enhance one's own combat power.

Although cultivating in the Taoist academy, there is no danger.

However, to explore the Ancient Cloud Realm and find resources, these protective measures are naturally indispensable.

Another key point in cultivating the Five Elements Sword Formation is the forging of the Five Elements Spiritual Swords.

"Since it's a spirit sword that I use myself, it should naturally be as powerful as the Five Thunder Sword that I forged for He Zijian last time."

Zhou Ling murmured.

However, this is not easy.

Sword stones are extremely rare, and nowadays they also need sword stones with the five elements attributes.

After all, a spirit sword infused with sword stone can increase its power by at least 40% to 50%, and some can even double it.

However, sword stones are extremely rare, requiring sword cultivators who have reached the Great Perfection realm to pay a price in order to create them.

"Perhaps I can find a way to forge the sword stone myself?"

Zhou Ling thought to himself. However, this refining process was not easy.

Only when a sword cultivator's understanding of sword intent reaches a state of mastery.

Furthermore, imprinting sword intent onto the sword stone is extremely energy-consuming.

Once the branding is complete, it may take up to a month to heal.

As a second-grade weapon refiner and a sword cultivator who has comprehended several sword intents, Zhou Ling also knows the difficulty of refining sword stones.

There are three major difficulties in refining sword stones.

First, you need the best materials, enough to bear the sword intent, preferably crystals with the same attributes as the sword intent.

Secondly, it requires the imprinting of sword intent, a process that is quite difficult.

Third, a strong divine sense is also required during the branding process.

"The materials are easy to find now, but the only one I've mastered so far is the Furnace Sword Intent. The other two sword intents, Thunder and Golden Dragon, haven't reached their full potential yet."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

However, with the help of talents such as "meticulous attention to detail", the effect should be better.

Several talents provide strong support during the forging of the spirit sword.

Therefore, the process of refining sword stones should be roughly the same.

In addition, the Five Elements Thunder Body and Spirit Flame will also have an effect on the forging of sword stones.

Spiritual Flame is beneficial for the fusion of inscriptions and artifacts, and it can also be applied to sword stones.

However, I haven't tried it yet, so the specific effects are unknown.

"To refine a sword stone, the raw material must be at least of the second-grade high quality, and it would be even better if there were third-grade crystals."

Zhou Ling pondered.

The materials used for sword stones are of very high quality.

It's not so easy to find nowadays.

But there's no rushing it.

Then, Zhou Ling began to circulate the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique, carefully sensing the changes brought about by the Five Elements Thunder Body.

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Seeing their son's cultivation reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, Li Ru and Zhou Shan were extremely excited.

At thirteen years old, he was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, which was no less than that of the genius scions of great families.

Although the New Year has just passed, the whole family is about to travel to Qingyun Immortal City.

After discussing it with Zhou Shan, Li Ru arranged another banquet and invited guests to dinner.

This time, Steward Qin, Instructor Fang, Master Lu, Chu Xing, and others all came.

Early in the morning, Li Ru went to the market and bought a mid-stage first-tier black horned ox, a spirit beast raised by cultivators.

It requires fifty or sixty low-grade spirit stones.

Of course, Li Ru and his group can afford these expenses now.

Moreover, this trip to Qingyun Immortal City means he will most likely never return to Lingxia Immortal City.

Therefore, Li Ru also prepared a formal and grand ceremony!

They are all top-quality animal meat, spiritual food, and spiritual wine.

At the banquet, Zhou Ling toasted everyone one by one, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

It wasn't until noon that Chu Xing and the others gradually left.

Aunt Xu and the others helped tidy up the courtyard and stayed to chat with Li Ru.

Aunt Xu asked Zhou Ling if he could take her two children as his disciples.

Zhou Ling shook his head helplessly and refused. He was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so how could he be qualified to teach disciples?

However, he phrased it tactfully, saying that he was now heading to Qingyun Immortal City.

They can't teach them anything either.

Then I recommended Teacher Fang to Aunt Xu.

As long as they both have the talent, Instructor Fang will naturally accept them as disciples.

Aunt Xu was overjoyed to hear about Teacher Fang.

After all, Zhou Ling was taught by Instructor Fang during those years at the Dao Academy.

That evening, after seeing everyone off, Li Ru cleaned the room again.

There are many things I can't bear to throw away.

Even the clothes Zhou Ling wore when she was a child are still kept in the wooden cabinet.

Zhou Ling knew that his mother was sentimental, and she happened to have two unused storage bags on her.

Give it to your mother, and let her put it in whatever she likes.

However, Li Ru also knew that there were some things she couldn't bring.

It was just a collection of some meaningful things.

As for the two brewing furnaces, they were also left to Yuanhu. Now there are three brewers in the distillery.

The distillery will continue to operate in the future.

The next day, the family went to Lingzhou Square in Lingxia Immortal City early in the morning.

I purchased a spirit boat ticket to Qingyun Immortal City.

At 1:00 AM, they boarded the spirit boat and headed to Qingyun Immortal City.

Looking out the window at the ever-shrinking Lingxia Immortal City, Mr. and Mrs. Li felt a pang of reluctance.

Until Lingxia Immortal City completely disappeared into a small black dot in their sight.

They then looked away.

Zhou Ling then brewed them a cup of spiritual tea and washed some spiritual fruits.

I introduced them to some information about Qingyun Immortal City.

Li Ru and Zhou Shan also had some expectations for Qingyun Immortal City.

As night fell, Zhou Ling returned to his cabin.

The regulations on the funeral boat stipulated that only two people could live in one cabin.

Therefore, Zhou Ling could only buy one more ticket.

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The following day at noon, the spirit boat landed at the Spirit Boat Square in Qingyun Immortal City.

Zhou Ling, along with his parents, hired a spirit beast carriage and went directly to the small courtyard assigned by the Tiangong Division on Ningyuan Street.

The layout of the small courtyard is about the same size as the original courtyard.

The spiritual energy environment is between a mid-grade and a high-grade second-tier spiritual vein.

Since it was a product of the Tiangong Company, Zhou Ling did not pay a high rent each month.

It's only fifty low-grade spirit stones, which is also a kind of benefit for the stewards of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

Otherwise, given the concentration of spiritual energy and the location, it would be difficult to rent it for even a few hundred spirit stones a month.

However, the spiritual energy here consists of the three elements of fire, metal, and wood, which is still slightly insufficient for Zhou Ling.

Of course, this was more than enough for Mr. and Mrs. Li.

Mr. and Mrs. Li were extremely satisfied with the small courtyard.

In the past, such a bustling street with a charming courtyard would have been unthinkable.

The courtyard was fully equipped with all kinds of daily necessities, and Li Ru could move in after a little tidying up.

Wang Xin, knowing that Li Ru and the others had arrived, also came to the courtyard.

The courtyard where they live is not far from here.

After Wang Xin arrived, she greeted Li Ru and the others, chatted for a few words, and then helped clean the courtyard and arrange the rooms.

Two more small, high-grade first-tier magic arrays were set up in the courtyard.

It wasn't until dusk that the tidying was completed.

The entire courtyard, decorated by them, has come to feel like a place of life.

At dusk, Wang Yu also arrived at the courtyard.

After a busy day, Li Ru personally cooked a sumptuous dinner for everyone, using ingredients she had brought from Lingxia Immortal City.

Li Ru's culinary skills were superb, and since the ingredients were all spiritual, they thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

After finishing their meal, Wang Yu chatted with Li Ru for a while before leaving with Wang Xin.

(End of this chapter)