Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 263 Wang Xin's Pregnancy and Li Ru's Foundation Establishment
Li Ru's seclusion to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage is a major event for the Zhou family.

Zhou Ling is now the pillar of the Zhou family, but apart from the workshop, he doesn't pay much attention to family affairs.

Li Ru is in charge of all the management.

There are many things to do, both inside and outside the home.

Besides the sacred fields and wineries, there were also various social interactions.

After Li Ru entered the cultivation room, Zhou Shan stayed outside to protect his wife.

Zhou Ling and Xin'er also took turns patrolling.

They carefully observed the changes in the surrounding spiritual energy.

Normally, a cultivator can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in as little as one day, or as long as several days.

The longer the time, the greater the consumption of spiritual energy, which will be more disadvantageous.

The lower the probability of success, the less likely it is to succeed.

Therefore, on the first day of Li Ru's seclusion, the whole family seemed a little nervous.

Zhou Shan, in particular, couldn't sit still at all and kept pacing back and forth in the courtyard.

Zhou Ling, on the other hand, remained calm.

Of course, he was also nervous. Given his mother's current condition, successfully establishing a foundation was not a problem in his eyes.

However, achieving a high-quality foundation in the Earthly Realm is quite difficult.

Therefore, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

They just didn't show it.

However, after two days, there was still no movement in the cultivation room, and Zhou Shan became restless, with anxiety showing on his face.

He was already a somewhat impatient person, and now he seemed even more anxious.

After all, given Li Ru's foundation, this attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage is already the best possible outcome in all aspects.

If we fail, things will get even harder from here on out.

"Father, don't worry, the spiritual energy around the formation is stable, everything is normal!"

Zhou Ling watched her father pacing back and forth and said softly.

Zhou Shan let out a breath and, seeing his son and daughter-in-law looking at him, realized that he had been a little too nervous. He then sat down on a wooden chair nearby.

Wait patiently.

Two more days passed quickly.

Almost five days have passed, and Zhou Ling and Wang Xin are starting to get nervous.

Generally speaking, if it takes more than seven or eight days, then it becomes troublesome.

However, there's nothing they can do now but wait patiently.

Fortunately, the next day...

The surrounding spiritual energy finally showed a noticeable fluctuation.

"The spiritual energy is changing evenly; Mother has successfully established her foundation!"

Zhou Ling possessed a powerful spiritual sense; he could perceive even the slightest changes in spiritual energy.

Based on his experience in Foundation Establishment, he naturally knew that this was a case of spiritual energy liquefying within a cultivator's body.

Only when spiritual energy is liquefied and compressed in large quantities can a large amount of spiritual energy be absorbed into the body, thus successfully establishing the foundation.

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, the tense expressions on Zhou Shan and the others finally relaxed.

Now, apart from their family.

Chu Xing, Yuan Hu, Hu Jiu and his wife, and Master Lu will also come to check on the situation.

None of them had yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so they were all eagerly anticipating whether Li Ru could successfully achieve it.

Of course, most of them looked on with envy.

Foundation Establishment Realm!

This is the level they all aspire to reach.

They were all aware of Li Ruyuan's original situation.

Unexpectedly, less than three years after arriving in Qingyun Immortal City, I have already been able to establish my foundation.

Their speed was something they could only envy.

Of course, given Zhou Ling and the Zhou family's current situation, they felt it was only natural.

After all, Zhou Ling is no longer the same person he was before, and his identity is now very different from when he was in Lingxia Immortal City.

Now that they are following the Zhou family, they are very confident that they will have the opportunity to establish their foundation in the future.

Whether it will succeed remains to be seen.

Of all those, Chu Xing was undoubtedly the one who felt the deepest emotion.

If the Foundation Establishment Pill had been of slightly better quality back then, coupled with the current environment of the Zhou family, perhaps he would have been able to successfully establish his foundation.

"Father, it's a success! Mother has successfully achieved the Earth-grade Foundation Establishment!"

As the spiritual energy in the cultivation room gradually calmed down, Zhou Ling couldn't help but dance with joy and said excitedly.

"Great, great, that's wonderful!"

Zhou Shan also showed a look of ecstatic joy.

I never expected my wife to be able to cultivate the foundation of the earth.

He felt deeply guilty towards his wife.

His wife has been with him for so many years, but she has never enjoyed any happiness.

He has always been diligent and conscientious.

He has never kept the promises he made to his wife.

Fortunately, his son is successful and helped him accomplish everything.

Although Li Ru has successfully established her foundation, she has not yet left the cultivation room and needs to consolidate her cultivation.

This will also take a few days.

The whole family relaxed.

Yuan Hu and the others were also busy with various tasks.

Only Zhou Shan remained outside the training room to guard it.

That evening, Zhou Ling returned to her room.

"My husband, it wasn't easy for your mother to successfully reach the Foundation Establishment stage!"

Wang Xin poured Zhou Ling a cup of spiritual tea and said with a rather sentimental tone.

"My mother was originally quite talented, but due to family circumstances, she didn't have many resources when she was young and had to leave the Taoist academy early."

"Later, she married my father, and because she was busy making a living, she didn't have much time to cultivate."

"Things became even more difficult after I was born!"

Zhou Ling looked somewhat distressed, and as she spoke, her voice became choked with emotion.

Although the Zhou family's circumstances have greatly improved over the years, the mother has never been able to stay idle.

They brew and sell wine every day.

Fortunately, he is finally able to enter the Foundation Establishment stage, and it is even the Earth-grade Foundation Establishment stage, which makes Zhou Ling overjoyed.

"Husband, don't overthink it. The situation is already quite good!"

Wang Xin comforted Zhou Ling.

She had barely finished speaking when she suddenly let out a soft "uh".

He looked unwell, as if he was about to vomit.

"Xin'er, what's wrong?"

Zhou Ling asked hurriedly.

Wang Xin coughed a few times, then snuggled up to Zhou Ling, looked up at him with her big, watery eyes full of tenderness, and whispered, "Husband, I'm pregnant!"

"Have it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback at first, then his heart leaped with joy, and he excitedly asked, "Xin'er, are you pregnant?"

Although he didn't want to have a child so soon, it was a great joy since Xin'er was pregnant.

As for whether the child would affect Xin'er's cultivation in the future, he put those thoughts out of his mind at the moment.

Right now, there's only one thought in my mind: I'm going to be a dad!
"Ok!"

"I've been having intercourse with you these past few days, and after doing some research, I found out I'm pregnant!"

Wang Xin said softly.

"Great!"

Zhou Ling hugged his wife and couldn't help but kiss her a few times.

If the mother finds out that Xin'er has a child after she leaves the quarantine, wouldn't she be even more concerned?

Now that her mother has successfully completed her foundation-building process and her wife is pregnant again, it can be described as a double celebration.

"Xin'er, you can stay home and rest during your pregnancy from now on. You don't need to go to the Taoist academy to cultivate anymore!"

Zhou Ling thought for a moment and then spoke up.

Xin'er is now an inner disciple of the Taoist Academy, although she has not formally become an apprentice.

But I still have to go to the Taoist temple two or three times a month.

Now that I have a child, I might as well stay home and cultivate myself.

Having a child would definitely delay my cultivation progress.

But Zhou Ling couldn't worry about that anymore. Even if Wang Xin didn't become a Golden Core cultivator in ten years, they could find other ways then.

Children are the focus now.

"it is good!"

Wang Xin nodded slightly.

Then, with a smile, she asked, "Husband, do you think it will be a boy or a girl?"

"Boy or girl, it's fine!"

Zhou Ling affectionately rubbed Xin'er's smooth face and smiled.

For him, boys or girls are both fine.

The two then chatted intimately for a while.

It's mostly about children.

Another point is Wang Xin's upcoming training schedule.

Although she has a child, Wang Xin is already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so as long as she doesn't get into fights with others, it won't have any impact.

After his wife fell asleep, Zhou Ling laid out a futon on the floor and sat cross-legged on it.

Take out the sword shadow jade given to him by the palace courtyard.

These days, he has been busy with his mother's foundation building, and has not had time to look at the Sword Shadow Jade.

Following the instructions of the palace courtyard master, he focused his divine sense and entered the space.

It's more accurate to call it a projection of the soul than a divine thought.

As the projection entered, the scene before Zhou Ling's eyes instantly changed, and he appeared on a sword platform.

On the sword platform stood a figure, dressed in a light blue dress, with a graceful figure and an extraordinary aura.

It was the palace courtyard.

The entire atmosphere is incredibly lifelike.

If Zhou Ling hadn't known that this was the Sword Shadow Jade Space, he would have thought he had encountered Gong Yuanzi himself.

At the same time, "Gong Yuanzi" seemed to sense Zhou Ling's arrival.

Instantly, wisps of sword energy roared up around her, as if a towering tree had suddenly condensed.

On the big tree, green leaves transformed into streaks of green sword energy, slashing towards Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling knew clearly that this was the Falling Wood Sword Qi from the palace courtyard.

A single leaf is a sword, a single tree is a sword formation.

This shows that the sword shadow of Gong Yuanzi was formed after she comprehended the three realms of swordsmanship.

"This should be a step further than the sword intent on the original sword stone, almost a sword shadow of the third realm and second stage."

Through [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling roughly sensed the power of this Falling Wood Sword Style.

The condensed green wood sword shadow represents Gong Yuanzi's understanding of sword intent.

Wood-attribute sword intent is a naturally existing rule.

The sword intent that sword cultivators who have achieved oneness with the sword generally comprehend varies, but most of them are evolved from the sword intent of their predecessors.

The wood-attribute sword intent that Zhou Ling has now comprehended is the Falling Lotus Sword Intent.

The main source of this is the combination of Falling Wood Sword Intent and Green Wood Sword Technique.

According to Gong Yuanzi, the Four Realms of Heaven and Earth One Sword is a unique sword path that comprehends its own rules.

Only then can the sword of heaven and earth be evolved.

The giant wooden sword shadow before us can also be seen as a simple form of rule-based swordsmanship.

Zhou Ling has only just grasped the Three Realms of the Five Elements Unity Sword Dao and is not yet able to condense his own Rule Sword Dao.

However, facing the whistling green sword energy, Zhou Ling also launched a full-scale attack.

After all, this kind of sword duel is almost the same as real combat.

The difference is that both sides are just a condensed projection, so even if they are defeated, it will not have any impact.

This is somewhat similar to Zhou Ling's [Illusionary Realm Simulation] talent.

Of course, there are differences.

That's right, not only can he enter the projection space, but Gong Yuanzi can too.

Moreover, the strength of the sword shadow can also change as the projection changes.

A series of sword energies of different shapes and colors swirled out from Zhou Ling's body, condensing into a five-colored sword lotus in front of him.

Suddenly, a blue light flashed on the giant tree, instantly condensing into a blue sword river.

This cyan sword river is the strange phenomenon of man and sword becoming one, which was formed in the palace courtyard.

It evokes the vastness of the boundless Yangtze River, with its endless falling leaves rustling down.

"The five elements are united as one".

Zhou Ling gave a soft shout.

The Five Elements Sword Lotus in the air unleashed dazzling five-colored sword light, transforming into an overwhelming sword aura that bombarded the azure sword river.

"Boom!"

The two powerful sword lights collided, unleashing a burst of towering sword energy, with each sword energy continuously clashing and annihilating the other.

In the end, the Five Elements Sword Lotus that Zhou Ling had condensed exploded with a bang.

The next moment, his figure flew out of the sword shadow jade.

"The power of Gong Yuanzi's sword shadow is much stronger than mine!"

"Moreover, the sword intent carries a temporal attribute, which is still very difficult for me to crack!"

Looking at the sword shadow jade in front of him, Zhou Ling frowned. The battle just now, which was like a real fight, gave him a lot of insights.

He then carefully pondered the sword intent emanating from the palace courtyard, using the [Intermediate Analysis] to comprehend it.

The sword intent of Falling Leaves draws upon the power of an endless river.

Vast and boundless.

It contains powerful spatial variables.

It's irresistible!

Once the first move is broken, the next one is completely different.

Zhou Ling also found it much easier to grasp the concepts with the help of [Intermediate Analysis].

And this is an essential process for understanding and cultivating oneself.

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at the same time.

In an exquisite room at the Nine Heavens Sword Academy, Lingcha Gong Yuanyuan, who was sipping spiritual tea, suddenly felt a fluctuation emanating from the Sword Shadow Jade on her body.

"It seems Zhou Ling is cultivating!"

He put down his teacup and went to the secret passage in the palace courtyard.

There are only two Sword Shadow Jade pieces left, one for her and one for Zhou Ling, so only she and Zhou Ling can enter the Sword Shadow Space.

The fact that the Sword Shadow Jade fluctuated could only mean that Zhou Ling was cultivating.

Then, her divine sense entered into it and sensed it for a while.

Before long, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"How did this kid do it?"

"Having just entered the Five Elements Unity state, you were almost able to block my Second Step Sword Shadow!"

Sensing the situation on the Sword Shadow Jade, she was also shocked.

Sword Shadow Jade can not only leave behind her sword shadows.

When Zhou Ling's projection enters, it will also leave behind a sword shadow.

Through the sword shadows, she could clearly feel the immense power of Zhou Ling's Five Elements Unified Sword!

"Those who have just entered the third realm of swordsmanship often only grasp the form, but not the true sword intent."

"But Zhou Ling seems to have already grasped the Five Elements Sword Intent!"

"This talent is truly amazing!"

"I am quite shocked," said the palace maid.

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Two days later, the cultivation room, which had been in seclusion for eight days, was finally opened.

Under the expectant gazes of Zhou Ling and the others, Li Ru slowly walked out.

Her face was beaming with a charming smile.

At this moment, Li Ru, who was almost forty years old, seemed to have returned to the age of her early twenties.

He exuded a vibrant energy.

Upon successfully establishing their foundation, cultivators experience a significant increase in lifespan, typically reaching 250 years.

Now that Li Ru is in her thirties, she looks like a teenager compared to before.

Looking at his radiant and beautiful wife, Zhou Shan was slightly taken aback.

"Mother, congratulations on successfully establishing your foundation!"

"Mother, congratulations on successfully establishing your foundation!"

Zhou Ling and Wang Xin congratulated Li Ru together.

(End of this chapter)