Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 265: Turning against guests
On the mountainside of Chunyang Peak, lies the Ziling Courtyard.

"Master, this is a second-tier fire ginseng spirit wine that my mother recently brewed. She added second-tier fire ginseng and other spiritual herbs, and she specifically asked me to bring a few jars over for you to try and see how it tastes."

Zhou Ling took out several jars of freshly brewed spirit wine and said to his master with a smile.

As Li Ru successfully established his foundation, Zhou Ling also obtained some second-tier brewing recipes from the Dao Academy, which his mother then tried to use to brew wine.

This second-tier spirit wine is much more precious than the first-tier spirit wine.

First-tier spirit wine is mainly made from spirit rice through fermentation.

Second-tier spirit wine is completely different; in addition to requiring high-grade spirit rice, it also needs some spirit herbs to be incorporated into it.

This is much more difficult.

After all, extracting medicinal properties from second-tier spiritual herbs is inherently quite difficult.

"Fire ginseng wine!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Ling's beautiful eyes lit up, and with a slight movement of her hand, a jar of spirit wine flew into her hand.

Then, she opened the wine jar, took a sniff, and nodded with a smile, saying, "Not bad, it smells good!"

The next second, her red lips moved slightly.

The spirit wine in the jar shot into her mouth like a crystal-clear ribbon.

A jar of ten-pound spirit wine was emptied in an instant, drunk in one gulp.

"Good wine! Good wine!"

Zi Ling praised him without changing her expression.

"However, it's slightly lacking. The roasting of this ginseng is still a bit off. If it were a 300-year-old ginseng, this ginseng wine would be perfect!"

Zi Ling licked her red lips, and said with some lingering interest.

"Yes, Master, I'll have someone buy some aged fire sea cucumbers later!"

Zhou Ling nodded.

He rarely inquired about his mother's winemaking business, and Yuanhu was the one who purchased the ingredients.

He didn't know the exact year either.

“I previously obtained a Spirit Lotus, which could serve as an aid to Core Formation. I was originally going to give it to you a few years later.”

"I'll give it to you now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a crystal-clear blue lotus appeared in Zi Ling's hand, with six blue lotus leaves and a lotus seed in the center.

It exudes a misty aura and looks extremely mystical.

"A fourth-tier Spiritual Essence Immortal Lotus!"

Looking at the Spirit Lotus, Zhou Ling couldn't help but swallow hard.

Because he was awarded the Jade Rejuvenation Pill as the leader of the four major academies last time, he also learned that in order to pass the Golden Core Tribulation, in addition to the Jade Rejuvenation Pill, he also needed some auxiliary spiritual objects.

Among them is the Spiritual Lotus.

This is an extremely precious elixir, primarily effective for the spiritual realm.

With its assistance, the success rate of spiritual perception can be increased by 20% to 30%.

It's hard to find on the market.

At this moment, Zhou Ling was extremely grateful, even though his master usually didn't pay much attention to his cultivation level.

But the key is that he planned every step for himself.

From the Azure Lotus Spirit Flame to the Ancient Cloud Realm Passage.

From the Frost Crystal Flame to the Spiritual Lotus.

Almost every one of them is priceless.

Not to mention the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique and the Five Elements Sword Technique.

"Keep this primordial lotus, and have your mother refine the other six lotus leaves into spirit wine!"

Zi Ling spoke again.

These leaves of the Spirit Lotus are excellent materials for refining spirit wine, and they have been in her possession for quite some time.

She simply hadn't found a suitable winemaker, so she kept it.

Now that Li Ru is able to refine spirit medicine wine, it's a good time to refine these spirit lotus leaves for her.

As for Yuan Lian, she was kept to assist in the Golden Core Tribulation.

"Yes, Master!"

Zhou Ling accepted the Spirit Lotus and replied respectfully.

It seems a bit of a waste to use this fourth-tier treasure to refine spirit wine.

But Master likes this kind of thing, so let it go to waste.

Of course, the items belong to the master, so she can use them however she likes.

After Zhou Ling took the Spirit Lotus, he told his master about the Blood Soul Sect's Golden Core and asked her to stay at the Zhou family for a while.

When the clan land was originally planned, Zhou Ling knew that her master loved peace and quiet, so she planned a separate courtyard for her to live in.

However, Zi Ling still preferred the quiet environment of the Taoist academy, so she did not go to the Zhou family.

"Those monsters from the Blood Soul Cult are stirring up trouble again!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Ling spoke in a somber tone.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "You go back first, I'll go to the Zhou family later."

"Thank you, Master!"

After thanking him, Zhou Ling left the courtyard with a happy expression.

With his master in charge, he naturally wasn't afraid of a Golden Core cultivator.

Over the years, although his cultivation level has been continuously improving, he felt that his master's aura seemed to have remained unchanged.

Even if [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis] have reached the fourth level, they are able to observe and analyze fourth-level objects.

Correspondingly, it can also analyze Nascent Soul cultivators.

But it had no effect whatsoever on the master.

Therefore, based on the attributes of his talent, Master's cultivation level is undoubtedly above the Nascent Soul stage.

Over the years, Zhou Ling has never known his master's cultivation level.

Sometimes when Xin'er asked curiously, Zi Ling would just smile and not tell them.

As long as his master was there, Zhou Ling felt that the Zhou family would be as stable as Mount Tai.

Of course, things are stable, but during this period, we should still keep our parents at home and not go out.

Be safe.

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Back home, Zhou Ling thought for a moment and decided to tell his parents about the Blood Soul Cult and tell them not to go out.

The two were shocked to hear this.

"Ling'er, with the power of the Xuan Ting Division, how could they allow the Blood Soul Sect's Golden Core cultivators to enter Qingyun Immortal City?"

A look of surprise flashed across Zhou Shan's face.

In Qingyun Immortal City, besides the four major academies, there are several other sects and numerous aristocratic families, all of which have Nascent Soul cultivators in charge.

How come they still can't do anything to a Golden Core cultivator from the Blood Soul Cult?

"Father, the Xuan Ting Division and the Demon Slayer Division have been searching with all their might, but they are very cunning and not easy to deal with."

"Until this person is dealt with, you should all stay at home!"

Zhou Ling said seriously.

Zhou Shan and Li Ruyi exchanged a glance and both nodded.

"Mother, today Master gave me six leaves of the Spirit Lotus, and I would like to trouble you to brew them into spirit wine."

"See if you can refine it."

Zhou Ling then took out six lotus leaves from his storage ring and handed them to his mother.

Li Ru took the lotus leaf and examined it carefully.

After a moment, he said seriously, "I'll give it a try!"

"These lotus leaves are a good thing, but to blend them into the spirit wine, we need a suitable wine recipe!"

Zhou Ling nodded. His mother was the expert in this area, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Then, they headed towards the workshop.

We also need to talk to Yuan Hu and the others about the Blood Soul Sect, and tell them not to leave the Zhou family unless necessary during this time.

After all, the Blood Soul Sect is capable of using any means necessary, and it is highly likely that they will also target Yuan Hu and his group.

Of course, if it's broad daylight, there shouldn't be any problem. The Zhou family and Xuan Yuan Dao Academy are not far apart.

Any fluctuations will be quickly detected by the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Dao Academy.

Upon hearing this news, Yuan Hu and the others were also very surprised.

Fortunately, the workshop had already purchased all the necessary materials.

The family also has a reserve of spiritual food. In order to store the ingredients, Zhou Ling even made a sizable refrigeration ring, which is enough to store spiritual food for several months.

Therefore, staying in their ancestral home for one or two months has little impact on them.

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To the south, there is a small courtyard about two miles away from the Zhou family's residence.

Inside the magnificent hall, a middle-aged man with an indifferent expression and an elusive aura sat quietly.

Beside him, a thin, ordinary-looking young man was reporting to him.

"Reporting to the Hall Master, the number of Xuan Ting Guards around the Zhou family has increased significantly in the past few days."

"We were worried about being exposed, so we didn't get too close!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man, who had been indifferent, suddenly turned pale and stared at the young man, shouting, "You've had your headquarters destroyed for so long, and you still can't deal with this person? You're all useless!"

Seeing the middle-aged man suddenly erupt in rage, the young man trembled and said in a panic, "Master Jin, this is not my fault."

"Although this child's cultivation level is not high, he is extremely talented in weapon crafting."

"Now that they are both Heavenly Guards of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau and instructors at the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, it will be very difficult for us to make a move in these two places!"

"A piece of trash is a piece of trash, why make so many excuses!" the middle-aged man sneered.

"I've already found out that the Zhou family has set up a second-tier top-grade magic array, and Zhou Ling's wife is an array master. If we go in, we'll easily alert them, or even return empty-handed and expose the whereabouts of others."

"That's why we chose to wait until the hall master arrived before taking action."

The young man explained.

Currently, there are still a few Blood Soul Sect disciples lurking in Qingyun Immortal City, but they are all Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although they possessed the Blood Soul Sect's secret techniques, they feared Zhou Ling's reputation and dared not rashly attack him.

Although they are able to conceal their presence.

However, the Xuan Ting Division did not give up the pursuit of the Blood Soul Cult disciples, so they dared not act rashly.

If their tracks are exposed, they will be quickly discovered by the Demon Slayer Corps.

Therefore, they were extremely cautious in their activities in Qingyun Immortal City.

"Yes, there are quite a few high-level cultivators in Qingyun Immortal City. It's always good to be careful!"

The middle-aged cultivator's gaze shifted, and he spoke calmly.

He then picked up the jade slip and examined the information about Zhou Ling inside.

Seeing Zhou Ling's situation, they couldn't help but marvel, "A rogue cultivator, only fifteen years old, has become a Heavenly Guard and is even an instructor at the Dao Academy."

"This person definitely possesses a great opportunity!"

It should be noted that even those scions of Nascent Soul families could not achieve such accomplishments at the age of fifteen.

Moreover, he also possessed several spiritual flames.

No wonder he was able to kill several Foundation Establishment disciples.

Looking at Zhou Ling's information, he didn't dare to be careless.

After all, the Spirit Flame is the nemesis of their Blood Soul Sect's secret techniques.

"He is a bit difficult to deal with, but after all, his cultivation is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so there is no way he can escape my soul attack!"

A sinister glint flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.

His main mission in coming to Qingyun Immortal City was to kill Zhou Ling.

According to information obtained from the Blood Soul Sect, their headquarters in Qingyun Immortal City was destroyed by Wang Qingshang and Zhou Ling.

They also investigated Wang Qingshang's identity.

The direct descendants of the Wang family are not so easy to deal with.

That's why they chose to target Zhou Ling.

Killing Zhou Ling would be a powerful counterattack against the Xuan Ting Division.

Unexpectedly, this young man had many other identities.

The fact that he was a dual instructor at Xuan Yuan Dao Academy and Jiu Tian Jian Academy, and even more so a Heavenly Craftsman's Guard, added considerable trouble to their plans.

But now that the die is cast, there's no other choice.

He wasn't very confident in killing Wang Qingshang, but Zhou Ling was, after all, a rogue cultivator without any family experts to protect him.

Given the chance, I could take his life immediately.

Moreover, he was extremely interested in the opportunities Zhou Ling had.

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Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

These days, Zhou Ling has been focusing on his cultivation at home, crafting magical artifacts.

As for the Blood Soul Sect's Golden Core cultivators, with his master overseeing things, Zhou Ling didn't pay much attention to them.

The workshop's daily output of precious artifacts is also very stable, and the quality is guaranteed.

The process of forging the vessel's core involved three refining puppets, while Master Lu and his disciples were responsible for selecting and refining various materials.

As for the inscriptions, Bai Ji, Song Yue, and others are capable of keeping up in terms of quality and efficiency.

Sometimes, when there are too many orders and he can't keep up, Zhou Ling will personally refine them. With his current refining skills, he can easily inscribe three third-order inscriptions a day.

After all, he has the [Six Transformations] talent.

Needless to say, second-tier inscriptions are even more advanced.

With the combined talents of [Six Transformations] and [Meticulous Detail], refining more than a dozen second-tier inscriptions a day is more than enough.

Over the course of time, Bai Ji's cultivation level also improved rapidly, reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Song Yue is also preparing to establish her foundation.

Before this, Zhou Ling had shared some of his and Xin'er's Foundation Establishment experiences with her.

After all, Song Yue was also preparing to break through to the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, we must make sufficient preparations in all aspects.

On this day, Zhou Ling went to the Nine Heavens Sword Academy to teach.

With no trace of Blood Soul Cult cultivators discovered in recent days, and with his master overseeing things in the family, Zhou Ling has become somewhat more relaxed.

Even in broad daylight, city guards and Xuan Ting guards patrolled every area of ​​Qingyun Immortal City.

With his own cultivation level and methods, even if he encountered this Golden Core cultivator from the Blood Soul Cult, there wouldn't be much risk.

Furthermore, the "Risk Avoidance Simulation" function does not provide any warnings.

Therefore, Zhou Ling still chose to go.

However, Zhou Ling remained extremely cautious along the way, wearing a third-tier treasure robe that he could activate at any time.

The road from the Zhou family to the Nine Heavens Sword Academy is also bustling with people.

There was no danger along the way.

After delivering the lecture at the Taoist temple and explaining the cultivation methods to several disciples, today's class came to an end.

However, not long after Zhou Ling left the Taoist academy, the situation suddenly changed.

[Risk avoidance scenario: Danger lurks in the due west direction.]

[You departed from the Nine Heavens Sword Academy at noon, but have been targeted by a hidden Golden Core cultivator from the Blood Soul Sect. There is considerable danger; please do not proceed!]

At this point, a prompt appears on the panel.

"Isn't the road to home heading due west?"

Seeing the suddenly appearing notification, Zhou Ling's face darkened.

He was thinking rapidly.

Although I have been staying at home these days, I haven't felt much danger.

But it's impossible to just passively avoid it forever.

"Since we can't avoid it, we might as well not try to avoid it!"

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Ling's eyes. He then picked up the communication jade and sent a message to the palace courtyard.

They then quickened their pace and continued forward.

If the other party intends to ambush him, he wouldn't mind turning the tables and taking control.

(End of this chapter)