Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 230 Establishing a Career and Starting a Family
"Brother Ling, these are two second-tier Azure Spirit Fruits that I prepared for Aunt Ru."

After He Zijian and his sister left, Wang Xin took out a jade box from her storage ring and handed it to Zhou Ling.

This Azure Spirit Fruit contains abundant and pure wood-attribute spiritual power. When refined into Azure Wood Pills, it can assist wood-attribute cultivators in rapidly improving their cultivation level.

This is what Zhou Ling has been searching for.

However, this kind of green spirit fruit is not easy to grow, and it is rarely seen in the market.

Even if they exist, they are quickly bought by others.

"Thanks, Xin'er!"

Zhou Ling took the jade box and said with a happy expression.

My cultivation is progressing smoothly in all aspects. As long as I follow the steps, there shouldn't be any other problems.

However, his mother's foundation-building process became his biggest concern.

After all, Mother is already thirty-six years old, and the Foundation Establishment process needs to be completed as soon as possible.

However, my mother is only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and there is still a long way to go before Foundation Establishment.

However, we must strive to successfully establish a foundation within the next one or two years.

If these two second-tier Azure Spirit Fruits are refined into second-tier Azure Spirit Fruits, it will be enough to help Mother's cultivation level quickly enter the ninth level of Qi Refining.

This will allow us to prepare for foundation laying next year.

"Indeed, the Azure Spirit Fruit is a second-tier spiritual fruit, with such abundant azure wood spiritual energy."

Zhou Ling opened the jade box and nodded in satisfaction.

“There is a several-hundred-year-old Qingling Fruit tree in the Wang Family Spirit Herb Garden. A batch of Qingling Fruits just ripened. I used my privilege as a Nascent Soul disciple to select the two best quality fruits among the second-tier ones.”

Wang Xin said with a smile.

In order to obtain these two Azure Spirit Fruits, Wang Xin also consumed a considerable amount of her family contribution points.

"In addition, this is second-tier cloud spring water used to assist in refining the Azure Spirit Pill."

Wang Xin took out another jade bottle and handed it to Zhou Ling.

"Great!"

Zhou Ling took the jade bottle with a joyful expression, gently opened it, and a refreshing spiritual energy inside invigorated him.

Inside the jade bottle, three drops of spring water, shimmering with five-colored light, were flowing.

"The Azure Spirit Fruit and Cloud Spring Water are the main ingredients for refining the Azure Spirit Pill. The remaining auxiliary ingredients are quite common and can be purchased at a pharmacy."

Wang Xin spoke up again.

The Azure Spirit Fruit is a second-tier elixir, containing not only abundant azure wood spiritual power but also the effects of pure wood-attribute spiritual energy.

Originally, Li Ru practiced a low-grade cultivation technique, but later switched to the Evergreen Technique given to her by Zhou Ling, which improved the quality of the wood-attribute spiritual power she cultivated.

Although progress is slow, it is stable.

Moreover, having a long and healthy energy flow is beneficial for prolonging life.

This is also why Zhou Ling chose the Evergreen Technique.

After all, her mother only possessed low-grade water and wood elemental roots, and she could only strive to reach the Earth-grade Foundation Establishment stage no matter what.

Only then will there be a chance to break through to the Golden Core stage in the future.

If she is at the Profound Rank Foundation Establishment stage, given her low-grade spiritual root attributes, it will be virtually impossible for her to reach the Golden Core stage in the future.

Wang Xin was naturally aware of Li Ru's situation.

Therefore, it was she who mentioned the matter of refining the Azure Spirit Pill to Zhou Ling.

She had consulted many second-tier pill formulas before finding the Qingling Pill formula.

The Green Spirit Fruit contains abundant wood-attribute spiritual energy, and when added to Cloud Spring Water, it has the effect of cleansing the spiritual essence.

This perfectly matches Li Ru's situation.

As for the other auxiliary medicinal materials, they are quite common.

"Xin'er, now that you are a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you should refine this Azure Spirit Pill!"

After sealing the jade bottle, Zhou Ling pondered for a moment and then spoke.

Although he was also able to refine second-tier Azure Spirit Pills, he did so by using sword energy.

Even though he possessed wood-attribute sword intent, he considered his mother's situation.

Zhou Ling still felt that now that Xin'er had reached the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, the effect of the Azure Spirit Pill she refined would definitely be stronger than his.

"it is good!"

Wang Xin nodded.

"Xin'er, your mother just sent me a message, asking you to have dinner here tonight. You can talk to her about the Azure Spirit Pill!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

Collecting Qingling Fruit and Yunquan Water is not easy.

If it weren't for the Wang family's immense wealth and power, it would have been a long time before I could actually purchase it.

Every day that is shorter helps the mother establish her foundation more quickly.

"Let's wait until we successfully refine the Azure Spirit Pill before telling Aunt Ru!"

Wang Xin thought for a moment and said.

Although she was confident that she could refine the Azure Spirit Pill.

However, refining the Green Spirit Fruit is not so easy, so she still wanted to be cautious.

"Okay, whatever you want!"

"Xin'er, you've had a tough time!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

With Xin'er's current alchemy skills, she should be able to refine it within two or three days.

"It's no trouble at all. Aunt Ru has been so good to me, so of course I have to help her."

Wang Xin spoke up.

Zhou Ling smiled, giving Xin'er a very sensible look. "Xin'er, would you like me to help you refine and extract this Green Spirit Fruit?"

He used the Azure Wood Sword Qi to refine the Azure Spirit Fruit, which was definitely faster than Wang Xin's and could reduce Wang Xin's energy consumption.

It can also increase the success rate of alchemy.

This can also increase the quality of the elixir.

Wang Xin shook her head and smiled, "No need, I've fused with the Ancestral Flame Seed, which will be perfect for assisting in alchemy."

"The fire power it contains can easily refine the medicinal power of the Green Spirit Fruit."

"Although your Green Wood Sword Qi is fast, it can easily cause the medicinal effects to be lost if you are not careful."

"Moreover, the fire seed fused this time has unique properties in alchemy."

"It can not only improve the quality of the elixir, but also allow its medicinal power to be absorbed quickly."

"Therefore, the Qingling Pill refined with the Ancestral Flame Seed can ensure that Aunt Ru absorbs 100% of its medicinal power."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling nodded in realization.

He also fused with the spirit of the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame and knew how powerful it was.

It's perfectly normal for Xin'er to improve her alchemy skills by merging with the fire it gave birth to.

Moreover, it also knew that its mother was only at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Even if you take a second-tier Azure Spirit Pill, being able to absorb 70% of its medicinal power is already quite good.

However, according to Wang Xin's statement...

The refined second-tier Azure Spirit Pill can be guaranteed to be 100% absorbed.

That would be an amazing effect.

Of course, given the power of the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame, Zhou Ling had no doubts about this situation.

The higher the efficacy of the medicine, the more it is absorbed, and the greater the benefit to his mother, which he naturally desires.

And then the door opened.

Zhou Shan and his wife, along with Chu Xing, returned from the winery.

Knowing that Wang Xin was coming back, they closed the winery early today, went to the market to buy spiritual food, went home to cook, and had a good celebration.

"Aunt Ru, and Uncles!"

Wang Xin greeted the three men.

"Xin'er, don't be so polite. There happens to be a second-tier Snowscale Fish dish at the market today. Aunt Ru will make you a Snow Lotus Fish Slice and a Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate."

"Absolutely delicious!"

Li Ru took out a spirit fish weighing twenty or thirty pounds from his storage bag.

This snow-scaled fish has snow-white scales all over its body and can grow to several feet long.

"Mother, do you need my help?"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

"No need, you guys just wait!"

Li Ru, with a smile on her face, carried the snow-scaled fish into the kitchen.

Wang Xin followed along.

Her favorite food was the spirit fish made by Li Ru.

Zhou Ling then poured a cup of spiritual tea for her father and Chu Xing.

Listen to them chatting about how the distillery did today.

The distillery is doing well these days, and the three of them are a bit too busy to handle everything.

Zhou Shan was preparing to hire one more person to help.

“Father, if we’re going to hire someone, we should hire a winemaker. Mother needs more time to cultivate, so she might not have as much time to brew wine in the future,” Zhou Ling said.

"That's what I'm thinking too, but finding a brewer isn't easy!"

Zhou Shan took a sip of the spiritual tea.

"No rush, take your time!"

Zhou Lingdao.

Prices are high in Qingyun Immortal City; even a first-tier brewer needs to offer over a hundred spirit stones a month.

Of course, they can afford it now.

While they were chatting, Li Ru brought over a steaming bowl of fish bone soup and placed it on the table.

Wang Xin held a large plate of sliced ​​fish meat. The fish meat was crystal clear and neatly arranged, making it look very appetizing.

It looks like we're going to have fish fillets tonight.

Afterwards, Xin'er brought out several plates of sliced ​​spiritual food, including fried beef, stewed animal meat, and green vegetables.

Most of the dishes were Wang Xin's favorite foods, making it a very lavish meal.

Soon, the five of them sat down around the dining table, ready to eat.

"Xin'er, did your mother come back with you?"

Li Ru ladled a large bowl of fish soup for Wang Xin, handed it to her, and asked with a smile.

"No, I came back alone this time."

"There are many things to do at the end of the year, so the patriarch asked my mother to help out in the clan."

Wang Xin spoke up.

"In that case, you can stay at home tonight!"

Li Ruxuan immediately said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xin couldn't help but look at Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling was brushing fish slices when he nodded and said, "If Aunt Wang isn't back, you can stay here. You don't need to travel back and forth."

Although Wang Xin lives not far from here, it's still inconvenient for her to live alone.

It's better to just stay at home.

The courtyard now has six rooms, which is enough for everyone.

Wang Xin nodded.

"Xin'er, I wish you success in achieving the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment."

At this moment, Zhou Shan picked up his wine bowl, smiled, and toasted with Wang Xin.

This is truly an incredible stroke of good fortune! Not only has the son achieved the Heavenly Foundation Establishment stage, but even the daughter-in-law has reached the Heavenly Foundation Establishment stage.

This is something I dare not even dream of.

If she has a grandson in the future, his talent will be absolutely amazing.

Chu Xing and Li Ru also picked up their wine bowls and congratulated Wang Xin.

Wang Xin also toasted with them with a joyful expression.

After finishing three cups, Li Ru poured more than half a bowl of fish slices into Wang Xin's bowl.

Wang Xin didn't stand on ceremony and ate with great relish.

"Xin'er, you have now successfully established your foundation."

"When do you and Ling'er plan to get married?"

Then, Li Ru asked again with an expectant look on her face.

This was her biggest concern.

My son has now reached the Foundation Establishment stage and is both an instructor at the Taoist Academy and a third-rank steward of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

In their view, this is an achievement that most people would find difficult to attain.

So it's time for me to settle down and start a family.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling nearly spat out the spirit wine he had just drunk.

So it turns out that her mother had repeatedly told Xin'er to stay for dinner just to ask her about this matter.

It seems the mother wants a grandson.

However, he is not prepared for this yet.

"I'll listen to Aunt Ru!"

A faint blush appeared on Wang Xin's pretty face as she spoke softly.

"If you listen to me, then get married within the year!"

Upon hearing Wang Xin's words, Li Ru immediately responded.

"Within the year?"

"Mother, isn't this a bit too hasty?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback.

It's already mid-December, and there are only about ten days left until the Lunar New Year.

Although he did not object to marrying Xin'er, the timing was a bit too rushed.

"No rush, we don't have any relatives or friends in Qingyun Immortal City."

"Set up the new house, invite a few close friends over for a celebration, and a day or two will be enough!"

Li Ruyi said with a serious expression.

No wonder she was anxious!

This is also why Zhou Ling mentioned the Wang family's plan to make him a live-in son-in-law after he returned last time.

She now knows something about the Wang family, a prominent family in the Qingyang Immortal Realm.

This is something that his Zhou family can't compare to at all.

It would be too unfair to the Zhou family if their son, who had finally reached the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, became a son-in-law of the Wang family.

Therefore, no matter what, she would only feel at ease if she married Wang Xin as soon as possible.

Zhou Ling didn't immediately grasp his mother's good intentions, and frowned slightly as he said, "Mother, but Aunt Wang isn't in Qingyun Immortal City right now."

"You don't need to worry about Xin'er's mother. It was already agreed upon when the marriage was arranged."

"After Xin'er successfully establishes her foundation, the two of you will get married."

Li said decisively.

She was in the wrong for not explaining such a big thing to Wang Yu.

But for the sake of her son and daughter-in-law, she couldn't care less about anything else.

After Xin'er marries into the family, we can talk to Wang Yu properly.

After all, it was indeed agreed that the two would get married once Xin'er achieved Foundation Establishment.

Zhou Ling felt that his mother seemed to be in a bit too much of a hurry, but since his mother insisted, he didn't say anything more.

As for Wang Xin, she already considered herself Zhou Ling's wife and wouldn't say anything more.

"Alright, it's settled then. Five days from now is an auspicious day, and you will officially get married then."

Seeing that neither of them objected, Li Ru pressed on while the iron was hot.

"Everything is up to Auntie!"

Wang Xin nodded with a blush on her face.

She felt no sense of belonging to the Wang family, and naturally, she wouldn't agree to the Wang family wanting Zhou Ling to be their son-in-law.

As for cultivation resources, she hadn't really cared about them.

She believed that with Zhou Ling's abilities, she would never lack resources.

"Congratulations, Brother Zhou, Sister-in-law, Ling'er, and Xin'er!"

With the matter settled, Chu Xing picked up his wine bowl and congratulated the family.

The Zhou family produced two Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Heavenly Rank, making them the number one family in Lingxia Immortal City.

Moreover, with Zhou Ling's potential, establishing a family and expanding his territory in the future will not be difficult at all.

"Thank you, Brother Chu!"

"Thank you, Uncle!"

"Thank you, Uncle!"

The whole family also picked up their wine bowls and toasted with Chu Xing.

The atmosphere became even more harmonious.

This is a double celebration for the Zhou family.

Over the next few days, Chu Xing took over the management of Zhou's winery, while Li Ru and Zhou Shan were busy decorating their own courtyard.

The courtyard was decorated with a festive atmosphere.

Zhou Ling and Wang Xin were also busy, buying things they needed.

Of course, Zhou Ling did all of this, while Wang Xin was busy refining Qingling Pills for Li Ru.

As for the guests to be invited to the banquet.

After thinking it over, Zhou Ling decided that there was no need to make things so complicated.

They invited Instructor Hu, Dean Zhong, Supervisor Zhang, and their master, among others.

As for the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, it was only Qin Zhizheng and Lu Yunxi.

There are also He Zijian and his sister, and Sun Dajie and the others.

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(End of this chapter)