Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 231 Ten-Year Golden Core
The wedding day is fast approaching.

The entire Zhou family courtyard was filled with a joyous atmosphere, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and adorned with large red lanterns.

Zhou Ling originally intended to keep a low profile and did not invite many people to the banquet.

It is an auspicious day for weddings.

Guests began to arrive one after another.

Bai Ji, Song Yue, and several disciples who stayed at the academy for the New Year came to help early in the morning.

He Zijian and his sister, as well as Sun Dajie and the others, also came over.

Set up tables and chairs, and clean the sacrificial food and animal meat.

Zhou Shan greeted the guests at the entrance.

Instructor Hu, Lu Yunxi, and others also arrived.

"Zhou Ling, you two are getting married already?"

Soon after, Wang Qingchang also arrived.

Looking at the lively scene before him, he was also full of surprise.

"Sister Qingshang, we've been engaged for a long time, isn't it normal for us to get married?"

Zhou Ling poured Wang Qingshang a cup of spiritual tea and smiled.

He was dressed in a bright red wedding robe, looking energetic and all smiles.

“Zhou Ling, you know that Wang Xin is now a potential Nascent Soul cultivator in the Wang family, so she definitely won’t marry outside the family.”

Wang Qingshang shook her head and said to Zhou Ling with a solemn expression.

In her opinion, it was far too early for the two of them to get married.

After all, with both of them at the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, they have a great chance of condensing their Golden Core and achieving Nascent Soul in the future.

With such a long lifespan, there's no need to rush into marriage.

However, considering that Zhou Ling was born into a rogue cultivator family and his parents' cultivation levels were not high, it was normal that they lacked foresight.

Moreover, if one only cultivates Qi, their lifespan will not exceed one hundred years, so it is perfectly normal to hope for a house full of children and grandchildren.

But Wang Xin is different.

He is a disciple of the Wang family and a seed of Nascent Soul, so his future is destined to be bright.

Although the family has now positioned her and Wang Xin as competitors for the next head of the family.

However, for the sake of the family's interests, she was unwilling for Wang Xin to get married so early.

"Sister Qingshang, what you're saying is wrong. I have no interest in the Wang family's affairs."

"Whether it's a Nascent Soul seed or not, I don't care. From now on, I'm Brother Ling's wife!"

Wang Xin, dressed in a red auspicious cloud-patterned wedding dress, looked dignified and beautiful, and spoke softly to Wang Qingshang.

Hearing Wang Xin say this, Wang Qingshang's pretty face also showed a lot of helplessness.

Now that things have come to this, she can't say anything more.

Moreover, today is their wedding day, and there's no point in opposing it now.

And now the auspicious time has arrived.

The two sides then began the ritual of bowing to heaven and earth.

Since Wang Yu didn't come, Zi Ling took her place.

Although Zi Ling wasn't particularly interested in these formalities, she was still very happy to see her two disciples make their way here.

"The bride and groom bow to heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Couple greetings!"

"It's done!"

"Send to the bridal chamber!"

As Chu Xing's voice faded, Wang Xin became Zhou Ling's lawfully wedded wife.

Most of the guests were instructors from the Taoist academy. In addition to Dean Zhong, Supervisor Zhang, Instructor Hu, there were seven or eight other instructors.

In addition, many inner court disciples also sent congratulatory gifts.

Besides Qin Zhizheng and Lu Yunxi, many other stewards from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau also came over.

Including the Demon Slayer Corps and others.

Zhou Ling originally planned that four or five tables would be enough.

In the end, twelve tables were filled to capacity.

Zhou Ling led Wang Xin to toast their parents first, followed by Zi Ling.

After toasting at each table, I ended up drinking quite a bit of spirit wine.

The guests were all laughing and chatting, and even the usually serious Dean Zhong smiled and congratulated them, saying, "May you have a son soon!"

Both of them are at the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, especially Zhou Ling, whose future achievements are sure to be remarkable.

The other inner court disciples present also looked at Zhou Ling with envy.

Such achievements at such a young age.

At fifteen years old, he reached the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage.

Instructor at Xuan Yuan Taoist Academy.

A third-rank official in the Imperial Workshop.

He then married a Heavenly-Rank Foundation Establishment wife.

A true winner in life.

It's something to be envied.

Zhou Ling thanked everyone for their congratulations.

Zhou Shan and Li Ru were overjoyed.

I'm finally seeing my son get married and start a family.

Their son's achievements far surpass those of the couple.

Each and every one of them is something I wouldn't even dare to dream of.

The couple successfully completed their mission.

Of course, next up is the task of taking care of my grandson.

Although I have some expectations, I'm not in a hurry.

They are already very satisfied with their son's current situation.

As night fell, the guests gradually took their leave.

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The room was brightly lit with red lights and decorated with the character for "happiness," creating a festive atmosphere.

"Brother Ling, we haven't drunk the nuptial wine yet!"

As Zhou Ling took off his wedding robes, Wang Xin said with a blush on her face.

His tone sounded somewhat nervous.

At this moment, she had also drunk quite a bit of the spirit wine, and her gentle, beautiful, and radiant cheeks were flushed.

With her delicately arched eyebrows, clear eyes, and exquisite features, she was very beautiful.

Zhou Ling also saw a tray on the table with a jade scale and wine vessels on it.

Zhou Ling knew that her mother was a traditionalist.

Since everything is prepared, let's proceed according to the rules.

However, the jade scale rod was originally used to lift the red veil, so it is naturally not needed now.

However, the nuptial wine is to be drunk.

Zhou Ling immediately picked up the wine pot and poured two cups of wine.

He handed a glass to Wang Xin and said, "Xin'er, from now on we are husband and wife, and we will spend the rest of our lives together. Come on, let's drink this."

"Brother Ling!"

Wang Xin blushed and looked at Zhou Ling with tenderness in her eyes.

After drinking the nuptial wine, Wang Xin began to undress Zhou Ling.

At this moment, her face flushed red, and she became somewhat nervous.

Perhaps because Zhou Ling had drunk quite a bit of spirit wine, he felt hot all over.

After taking off his wedding robes, he embraced his wife and said with a smile, "Xin'er, let's rest!"

"Mmm," Wang Xin murmured.

Then, Zhou Ling blew out the lamp.

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The next day, it was bright.

The warm winter sun shone through the window into the room.

When Zhou Ling woke up, she felt warm all over.

Wang Xin nestled beside him, a relaxed smile on her face.

Zhou Ling couldn't help but kiss her beautiful face.

The slight movement woke Wang Xin. She opened her eyes, looked at Zhou Ling, and whispered, "Brother Ling! You're awake!"

Her voice was soft and gentle, with a touch of allure.

Zhou Ling said softly, "Xin'er, you sleep a little longer, I'll get up first."

"I'm up too, I still need to serve tea to my parents!"

Wang Xin was not sleepy either, and got up.

The two immediately got up and dressed.

When they arrived in the lobby, Li Ru had prepared a steaming hot breakfast.

I also need a pot of spiritual tea.

Wang Xin served tea to Zhou Shan and Li Ru.

"You two will be husband and wife from now on. No matter what happens, you must support each other and live a good life together."

Li Ru accepted the spirit tea and smiled as she gave him some instructions.

Zhou Ling and Wang Xin responded respectfully.

"You two grew up together, so I'm not worried!"

"Ling'er, you must work hard so that your mother can hold her grandson soon."

Li Ru put down her teacup and said with a smile. Upon hearing this, Wang Xin's cheeks flushed red, and she lowered her head.

Zhou Ling said with a smile, "Mother, don't worry so much!"

He doesn't want to have children so early.

Having a child would require a lot of energy from both of them to take care of it, which was not what he wanted.

Besides, we're still young. It's not too late to think about having children a few years later.

"I've heard that the higher one's cultivation level, the harder it is to conceive, so you should try to get pregnant as soon as possible!"

Li Ru said with concern.

Of course, whether this is true or not is unknown, but it's definitely not wrong to let them get pregnant as soon as possible.

"Mom, let's eat first, breakfast is getting cold!"

Zhou Ling knew that her mother was eager to have a grandson, so she quickly changed the subject.

Then he picked up a meat bun, put it in Xin'er's bowl, and took one for himself to eat.

Seeing his son's attitude, Li Ru didn't want to say anything more in front of his wife.

He then served Wang Xin another bowl of spiritual porridge.

If the son isn't in a hurry to have a grandson, then start with the daughter-in-law.

Xin'er will definitely listen to her.

Come to think of it, Yuanhu already has two children, so having another one now isn't too early.

"Mother, I can do it myself!"

Wang Xin took the porridge and said with a smile.

"Xin'er, you need to be careful about having children!"

Li Ru whispered to Wang Xin.

"Ah."

Wang Xin nodded with a slight smile.

In her heart, she also hoped to get pregnant as soon as possible.

That's what makes it perfect.

Li Ru and Wang Xin then ate and chatted.

Zhou Ling, feeling helpless, decided to take Wang Xin out for a walk after finishing their meal.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, I'll take this opportunity to buy some New Year's goods.

Just as he was about to leave, a beautiful woman in a light blue dress walked in.

"mother!"

"Aunt Wang!"

Upon seeing the newcomers, both Wang Xin and Zhou Ling spoke up.

Indeed, the person who arrived was Wang Yu.

Wang Yu glared at the two of them, then saw her daughter's arm around Zhou Ling's arm, the two chatting and laughing.

My initial annoyance vanished in an instant.

"You didn't even tell me about something this big beforehand!"

Wang Yu said in a somewhat angry tone.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

They all knew in their hearts that if they told Wang Yu, she most likely wouldn't agree.

Of course, Zhou Ling was also confident that with his own efforts, he would definitely be able to marry Wang Xin in the future.

But his mother insisted, so he agreed.

Anyway, Xin'er was already his fiancée, so marrying her into the family was perfectly legitimate.

"Sister Ru, don't blame them, I made this decision!"

Li Ru walked out of the hall and said with a smile.

"Sister Ru, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Wang Yu knew that saying anything now would be useless, and besides, it was her daughter's decision, so she couldn't object too much.

"Didn't we agree that once Xin'er achieved Foundation Establishment, we would let the two of them get married?"

Li Ru invited Wang Yu into the hall, poured her a cup of spiritual tea, and said with a smile.

Zhou Ling and the other person also came in.

"Alright, now that we're married, I won't say anything more! Ling'er, you must treat Xin'er well from now on."

Wang Yu took a sip of tea.

She was a perceptive and insightful person, and naturally she could see the concerns in Li Ru's heart.

They must not want Zhou Ling to marry into the Wang family, which is why they arranged for the two to get married so quickly.

Otherwise, if the head of the family knew about this, he would definitely object.

"Mother-in-law, please rest assured, I will take good care of Xin'er and will not let her suffer any grievances."

Zhou Ling said respectfully.

He believed that whatever the Wang family could provide for Xin'er, he could definitely do as well as he worked hard.

"it is good!"

Wang Yu nodded.

She had watched Zhou Ling grow up since he was a child, and she had no complaints about him.

"However, Xin'er is now a seed of the Wang family's Nascent Soul stage, and has also fused with the Ancestral Flame Seed."

"Whether she can reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future is of great importance to the Wang family."

"After discussing it with me, the head of the family gave me a proposal."

"If Xin'er cannot reach the Golden Core stage within ten years, then Xin'er will return to the Wang family to cultivate."

"Once you have achieved the Golden Core stage, you can then decide on your individual situations."

Wang Yu changed the subject and spoke seriously.

"To reach the Golden Core stage in ten years? How is that possible?!"

Li Ru shook her head and said.

Let alone reaching the Golden Core stage in ten years, some cultivators find it difficult to even reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in ten years.

"Mother-in-law, isn't setting the bar too high for someone to reach the Golden Core stage in ten years?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling frowned.

Of course, he had witnessed the prosperity of the Wang family. With the Wang family's resources, it would not be difficult for Xin'er to achieve the Golden Core stage in ten years.

But with the resources he currently has, that's definitely impossible.

"Mother, I am now a daughter-in-law of the Zhou family. How I live my life is my business and Ling-ge's business. The Wang family shouldn't interfere!"

Seeing the troubled expressions on Li Ru and Zhou Ling's faces, Wang Xin immediately spoke up.

"Xin'er, the patriarch is doing this for your own good!"

"By then, you and Ling'er will both be able to reach the Golden Core stage. As for marrying into the Wang family, you can decide that for yourselves at that time."

Seeing her daughter's serious expression, Wang Yu shook her head helplessly and said kindly.

Ultimately, she was only doing it for her daughter's own good.

Upon hearing that she didn't have to marry into the Wang family, Li Ru's expression relaxed.

But he didn't agree in his heart, after all, if Wang Xin went to the Wang family to cultivate.

When will she be able to have a grandson?

If I were to truly reach the Golden Core stage in the future, wouldn't it be even more difficult to have a grandson?

Therefore, this matter must not be agreed to under any circumstances.

Little did she know, she was thinking about it.

Zhou Ling, however, said decisively, "Alright, Mother-in-law, we agree to this with Patriarch Wang."

"I will definitely get Xin'er into the Golden Core stage within ten years, and she will be a Heavenly Grade Golden Core!"

Since Xin'er is already his wife, he naturally has to take full responsibility for her.

Now that Xin'er has fused with the Ancestral Flame Seed, her Dark Flame Spirit Body has been completely repaired.

His cultivation speed was even faster than his.

Given enough resources, achieving the Golden Elixir in ten years is not impossible.

Take himself as an example, he has only been at the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage for a few months now.

He has already entered the second level of Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, success depends on human effort.

As for the Wang family, making this request was most likely an attempt to discourage him from making a decision.

But he wouldn't back down; it's just a Golden Elixir!
"Ling'er, will this work?"

"Brother Ling!"

Li Ru and Wang Xin spoke up in unison.

Their tone was full of concern.

You must know, this is a Golden Elixir!

A ten-year Golden Core cultivation? That's something no rogue cultivator would dare to dream of.
"Good, Ling'er has this ambition. I'm relieved that Xin'er is with you!"

Wang Yu nodded.

Although this was a difficult task, the fact that Zhou Ling dared to agree to it proved that he had confidence in himself.

After all, Zhou Ling's performance over the years has indeed been remarkable.

His abilities have already been proven by his Heavenly Foundation Establishment and his status as a Third-Rank Heavenly Craftsman Guardian.

"Mother, even if I fail to achieve the Golden Core in ten years, I will not go to the Wang family!"

Wang Xin spoke up.

"Xin'er, don't worry, I can definitely do it!"

Zhou Ling didn't want Xin'er to have a falling out with Wang Yu over this, so she spoke up.

"Stop being childish, just listen to Ling'er!"

Wang Yu also shook her head.

The atmosphere was no longer as tense as before.

(End of this chapter)