Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 258 Nine Heavens Sword Academy Instructor
After successfully breaking through to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, Zhou Ling was quite excited and couldn't wait to tell his family while having breakfast.

"Congratulations husband!"

Wang Xin congratulated Zhou Ling with a beaming smile.

Li Ru and Zhou Shan were both overjoyed; they now knew their son had amazing talent.

But I didn't expect it to be this good.

He entered the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment at the age of fifteen, so achieving the Golden Core stage later on will be no problem at all.

Zhou Shan also cheered repeatedly, his face beaming with joy.

Li Ru was so happy she couldn't stop smiling.

Now, their family has a solid foundation in Qingyun Immortal City, and their son is doing well.

She felt quite satisfied with her cultivation and career.

It could be said that all she cared about was when her son would let her hold his grandson.

The family chatted for a few minutes.

"Ling'er, you've been married for over half a year now, why haven't you gotten pregnant yet?"

After serving her son the spiritual porridge, Li Ru couldn't help but ask a question.

This is also a question she occasionally asks about.

She was afraid that her son and daughter-in-law would only be thinking about cultivation and would delay having children.

"Mother, this isn't urgent!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling replied with a smile.

"Hey, Tiger's kid is already preparing to cultivate, why aren't you in a hurry!"

Upon hearing her son's words, Li Ru's smiling face froze, and she felt anxious.

Wang Xin, standing next to her, also blushed slightly.

"You don't understand, the higher your cultivation level, the harder it will be to conceive!"

"So you need to get pregnant as soon as possible, otherwise things will get complicated once Ling'er enters the Golden Core stage!"

Li Ru patiently and persuasively explained to the two of them.

Originally, she couldn't wait for her son to cultivate faster.

But now I don't want it to be so fast.

If one truly reaches the Golden Core stage, then the wish to have a grandson will probably be a long time coming.

Moreover, she secretly hoped that her son could have more children.

"Mother, I still have some things to do at the workshop. You two take your time eating. I'll head over now!"

Hearing his mother's words, Zhou Ling could only make an excuse to slip away.

"you!"

Watching her son disappear into the distance, Li Ru looked helpless. She then turned to Wang Xin with a smile and asked, "Xin'er, what do you say?"

"Xin'er will listen to her mother!"

Wang Xin said with a slight smile.

She didn't take cultivation as seriously as she did.

It's clear that Li Ru is really anxious.

Moreover, she also wanted to get pregnant.

Zhou Ling was simply eager to improve his cultivation level and not in a hurry to have children.

Li Ru thought for a moment and smiled, "Ling'er has entered the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, it seems he doesn't plan to invite anyone to celebrate."

"But our family still needs to celebrate."

"I have a flask of spirit wine here; you can drink it tonight..."

"Mother, will this work?"

Wang Xin asked with a curious expression.

Try it and you'll see!

Li Ru said mysteriously.

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"Congratulations, Brother Ling, on reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

"Congratulations, Master!"

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Inside the workshop, they learned that Zhou Ling had entered the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Yuan Hu, Bai Ji, and the others also congratulated Zhou Ling one by one.

Everyone was overjoyed.

After all, the current situation of the Zhou family is closely related to them; the higher Zhou Ling's cultivation level, the stronger the Zhou family becomes.

The higher the Zhou family's status, the better their workshop's business will be.

"Let's celebrate tonight!"

"A member of the family will suffice!"

Zhou Ling said to Yuan Hu.

"Ok!"

Yuan Hu nodded.

Next, Zhou Ling began to check the operation of the two puppets.

Everything is fine.

Just as he was about to leave the workshop, the sound transmission jade on his body went off.

Zhou Ling was then inspired.

"Zhou Ling, the academy will be on holiday in a few days. I have already arranged your role as an instructor."

"Come here and greet this disciple!"

It was Dean Gong's voice transmission.

"Ok!"

Zhou Ling replied quickly.

I didn't expect Dean Gong to be so efficient.

Within a few days, he had established himself as a teacher.

He then left his family and went to the Nine Heavens Sword Academy.

The Nine Heavens Sword Academy is located south of Qingyun Immortal City, about thirty or forty miles away from Xuanyuan Dao Academy.

Even with the help of the magical artifact, it took Zhou Ling more than fifteen minutes to arrive.

The Nine Heavens Sword Academy is built along Qingmang Mountain, and the academy is quite large.

This place is also the origin of a fourth-order spiritual vein.

It is imbued with spiritual energy and is lush and verdant.

Various buildings stand side by side, creating a magnificent sight.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, a giant sword stands tall, its imposing presence overwhelming.

It gives one the feeling of a sword soaring into the sky.

After Zhou Ling announced his name, an assistant led him to a side hall.

Dean Gong, dressed in a moon-white dress, with a graceful and slender figure, sat quietly on a wooden chair at the table, examining the jade slip.

Upon seeing Zhou Ling arrive, he put down the jade slip and said with a smile, "Zhou Ling, please sit!"

After exchanging greetings, Zhou Ling took a seat to the side.

"I haven't seen you for a few days and you've already broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

Dean Gong's gaze swept over Zhou Ling, and he looked surprised.

However, this is just right.

After all, the minimum cultivation level for an outer academy instructor is the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Of course, the Nine Heavens Sword Academy focuses on swordsmanship.

Therefore, the key is still the level of swordsmanship.

Zhou Ling was able to become an instructor in the outer academy because his swordsmanship was quite advanced.

"A lucky breakthrough!"

Zhou Ling said modestly.

Dean Gong praised Zhou Ling for a few words, and then got to the point, "This is your identity jade token as an outer court instructor of the Dao Academy."

"As for the treatment, it's all on this jade slip. Take a look for yourself, and if you're not satisfied with anything, just let me know."

Zhou Ling took the jade tablet and jade slip from Dean Gong.

His divine sense then flowed into the jade slip.

It contains an introduction to the Nine Heavens Sword Academy, as well as some information about its benefits.

As an outer court instructor, I receive six mid-grade spirit stones as an offering each month.

You will receive a fixed 100 points each month. Other points can be earned by attending more classes and improving the performance of your students.

Points can also be redeemed for various items.

Besides elixirs and magical artifacts, the most crucial items are high-level sword techniques and sword stones.

These are precisely what the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy and the Tian Gong Si lack.

Those who comprehend the three realms of swordsmanship will have the opportunity to enter the inner academy.

However, because Zhou Ling's cultivation level was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, Dean Gong did not arrange for him to enter the inner courtyard. Instead, he was first placed in the outer courtyard to be taught for a while to see how things went.
Zhou Ling had no objection to this treatment.

It's pretty much the same. The key is that with this identity, doing business with the Nine Heavens Sword Academy will be much easier in the future.

"Now that you have comprehended the third realm of wood-attribute sword intent, and there will be other five-elemental sword stones in the academy in the future, and you have good talent and enough time to cultivate, I suggest you try to comprehend the other five-elemental third realm sword intents!"

"This will be of great benefit to you when you reach the fourth realm of swordsmanship and the Heaven and Earth Sword!"

Looking at Zhou Ling, Dean Gong's expression softened as he spoke.

"One sword from heaven and earth!"

Zhou Ling said softly.

I never expected Dean Gong to think so highly of him.

He had only just grasped the unity of man and sword in the wood element, and Dean Gong was already preparing him for his next breakthrough in the Heaven and Earth Sword.

Of course, mastering the Four Realms Sword Dao and the One Sword of Heaven and Earth is not so easy.

For ordinary cultivators, it is already very difficult to cultivate to the third realm of swordsmanship in one attribute.

To achieve perfect harmony between man and sword across all five attributes is an incredibly difficult task.

"Dean, achieving the unity of the Five Elements Sword and Man is not so easy!"

Zhou Ling spoke up.

Currently, there is the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, the Wood Attribute Sword Daoist's unity of man and sword, plus the Five Spirit Flames.

In terms of combat strength, it is sufficient for the time being.

Therefore, he plans to focus all his efforts on improving his cultivation level.

Strive to reach the Golden Core realm as soon as possible.

If you want to cultivate the Five Elements Sword Dao and achieve oneness with the sword, then it will take a lot of time.

In terms of comprehension, he felt that it wasn't too difficult thanks to his talent.

However, exchanging for sword stones requires accumulating points, which is a significant problem.

A third-tier sword stone requires approximately 500 points to borrow.

Now, he only has 100 basic points per month, and with other points, he usually only has 200 to 300 points.

It takes two or three months to borrow a sword stone.

Of course, two or three months is a very short time for a cultivator.

However, this would undoubtedly affect his cultivation progress.

"Although it is not easy to achieve the unity of the Five Elements and the sword, once mastered, the benefits are numerous!"

"This is a record of Senior Lei from the Dao Academy. He cultivated the Five Elements Sword Dao and achieved the unity of man and sword. Take a look for yourself!"

Dean Gong then handed another jade slip to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling took the jade slip and entered it with his divine sense.

This Senior Lei was a cultivator from over a thousand years ago, and his main cultivation was the Five Elements Sword Dao.

He reached the Nascent Soul stage and comprehended the Four Realms of Sword Dao, the One Sword of Heaven and Earth.

If the unity of man and sword in the three realms is a watershed moment for sword cultivators, then the fourth realm is a colossal mountain that most sword cultivators cannot cross.

The chance of a sword cultivator achieving perfect harmony between man and sword is probably one in ten thousand.

However, very few people reach the fourth realm.

Because sword cultivators of the four realms must comprehend their own rules of swordsmanship.

Even the way of swordsmanship that does not exist in this world.

Therefore, it is not something that ordinary cultivators can do.

Every sword cultivator at the third realm uses various methods to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, hoping to step into the fourth realm in one step.

According to the records inside the jade slip.

Comprehending the unity of the Five Elements and the sword will bring unexpected benefits.

Once the Five Elements are combined with the sword, the probability of entering the Heaven and Earth Sword will greatly increase.

After all, the five elements interact in a cycle of mutual generation and restraint, making it easier to perceive new rules and attributes.

If you're lucky, you might even be able to achieve the "Heaven and Earth One Sword" technique directly by using the Five Elements Sword Dao.

In short, if one can cultivate the Five Elements and achieve the unity of man and sword, it will greatly help with the subsequent Heaven and Earth Sword Technique.

Moreover, this level of swordsmanship is not simply a matter of accumulating skills.

After fusion, its power will be greatly enhanced.

However, the specific power depends on the cultivator's own comprehension.

However, as long as one comprehends the unity of the Five Elements and the sword, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator will possess the combat power to deal with a Golden Core cultivator.

For ordinary sword cultivators, even those with extraordinary talent, it is impossible to cultivate the Five Elements Man-Sword Unity, because it is practically impossible to complete.

But Zhou Ling is different; he already possesses this condition.

Five elements attribute spiritual root, five elements natal sword, five elements spiritual flame.

Looking at the analysis and introduction in the jade slip, Zhou Ling felt that for the long term, it was worth a try.

Anyway, the cultivation of the Five Elements Sword Technique will also be in this direction.

While primarily focusing on improving one's magical power and cultivation level, one should also cultivate the unity of the Five Elements and the sword.

It won't take too much time.

Moreover, it will greatly benefit the next four realms of swordsmanship.

Zhou Ling quickly accepted Dean Gong's suggestion.

Anyway, as long as the resources can keep up, the time will not be too tight.

Seeing that Zhou Ling accepted his suggestion, Dean Gong smiled and nodded, then continued,
"Now you are teaching the Jia San Dao She."

"Come with me now and let's find out what's going on!"

She intends to train Zhou Ling to become a fifth-realm sword cultivator, so she will not rush things.

Once you've laid a solid foundation in the three realms, entering the fourth realm will be much easier.

Although she had not yet reached the fourth realm, she was well aware of the difficulty of the fourth realm.

As for the Five Realms, they require not only talent and resources, but also opportunity.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling followed Dean Zhou to the Outer Courtyard Abode.

Dean Gong came with him, also wanting to see how Zhou Ling was teaching.

She can also learn more about Zhou Ling.

Soon, Zhou Ling, led by Dean Gong, arrived at the Jia San Dao She.

There are a total of thirty-seven disciples in the temple.

"Disciples, today I would like to introduce you to our new instructor, Instructor Zhou Ling."

"Zhou Ling was originally an instructor at Xuan Yuan Dao Academy and also a Heavenly Guard of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau."

"Some time ago, he comprehended the three realms of swordsmanship, and therefore accepted my invitation to come and teach at the academy!"

On the podium, Dean Gong introduced the students in a warm and enthusiastic tone.

"Greetings, Instructor Zhou!"

The disciples all stood up and bowed to Zhou Ling.

Everyone looked on in surprise.

After all, Zhou Ling doesn't look much older than them now.

Moreover, they had naturally heard of Zhou Ling's current reputation in Qingyun Immortal City.

Unexpectedly, this genius from Xuan Yuan Dao Academy not only possesses astonishing talent in weapon crafting, but is also astonishing in swordsmanship.

At such a young age, he has already comprehended the three realms of swordsmanship.

What terrifying talent is this?

Even the Foundation Establishment disciples of the inner court, or even those with sword bodies, might not be able to comprehend the three realms.

Everyone was filled with curiosity about Zhou Ling.

"No need for formalities, everyone!"

Zhou Ling just smiled and let it go.

His gaze swept over everyone, and he continued, "I can only accept the Dean's invitation this time, as it would be impolite to do so."

"However, as everyone knows, I am still working at the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy and the Tian Gong Division."

"So I'll be very busy most of the time, and I might not be able to keep up with teaching duties as much as I could. I hope you can all be understanding!"

"However, if anyone has any questions during the cultivation process, I will do my best to explain them clearly to everyone."

The disciples were somewhat surprised after hearing this, not expecting their instructor to be so outspoken on his first day of preaching.

However, everyone knows that it's already good if the instructors can teach them once a month.

"All right!"

"Although this is the first class, we won't waste any time. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have!"

Zhou Ling then spoke directly.

Normally, the disciples would introduce themselves and explain their swordsmanship skills.

However, Zhou Ling kept everything simple and went straight to the topic of the lecture.

Seeing Zhou Ling say this, Dean Gong also smiled.

She also wanted to see how Zhou Ling would instruct these disciples.

After all, a person's sword intent is closely related to their personality.

The sword reflects the man! The sword reflects the man's nature!
(End of this chapter)