Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 307 Five Thousand Military Merits and a Fourth-Order Thunder Dragon Demon Core
The Battle of Anyang Immortal City.

Human cultivators killed tens of thousands of demonic beasts.

Among them were thirteen fourth-tier demonic beasts and fifty third-tier demonic beasts, which can be said to be one of the very few major victories that the human race has achieved in dealing with the beast tide.

In particular, the casualties among human cultivators this time were far fewer than before.

Two Nascent Soul cultivators, six Golden Core cultivators, over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, and over four hundred Qi Refining cultivators died.

Although the number of people was not small, killing such a large number of monsters was definitely a great victory.

All of this was possible if Zhou Ling hadn't observed the weaknesses of many fourth-tier demonic beasts, allowing other Nascent Soul cultivators to launch targeted attacks.

I'm afraid the outcome of this battle won't be like this.

It's even possible that Anyang Immortal City has already been breached, which would be a huge disaster for the entire western part of the Qingyang Immortal Domain.

"The military merits of Feng Zhanxiong and Liu Jing will be attributed to their families!"

In the main hall of Anyang Immortal City, Chen Zhenglei spoke up.

These two were Nascent Soul cultivators who died in this battle.

In addition, the other cultivators who died in battle were also given military merit rewards.

"Junior understands!"

Lord Qi nodded in reply.

"This battle has crushed the beast tide, and for some time to come, it will be difficult for the monsters to invade Anyang Immortal City again."

"Such a record is the result of everyone here fighting bravely to the death."

"Therefore, although we suffered considerable casualties, we managed to save over a hundred immortal cities in the Qingyang Immortal Realm from the clutches of demonic beasts!"

"These sacrifices were all worthwhile."

Chen Zhenglei's gaze swept over everyone, and he spoke solemnly.

"In addition, this victory is also inseparable from the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Array set up by Zhou Ling and Dean Gong."

When Chen Zhenglei finished speaking, the Nascent Soul cultivators present smiled and all looked at Zhou Ling and Dean Gong with amazement.

Dean Gong remained calm and solemnly stated that the victory in this battle was the result of everyone's concerted efforts.

In terms of military achievements, she didn't have many requirements. As long as she could defeat the beast tide, that would be the greatest victory for her.

Moreover, the Nine Heavens Sword Academy sword cultivators, whom she personally led, did not suffer any major casualties this time.

However, several people suffered serious injuries and may need several months to recover.

"Dean Gong, there's no need to be so modest. Your sword formation killed four fourth-tier demonic beasts this time, a truly remarkable achievement."

"Zhou Ling, in particular, not only provided a lot of information about the monsters, but also personally killed two fourth-tier monsters."

"Such a meritorious achievement deserves a substantial reward from the Dao Alliance!"

"Therefore, I have decided that you will receive five thousand military merits for this battle, and you can also choose a fourth-tier spiritual land in Qingyun Immortal City."

Chen Zhenglei smiled and said.

He admired Chen Ling more and more. Despite his young age, he possessed such talent and combat prowess, making him an invaluable asset to the Dao Alliance.

With a little help, he can become a key figure in the Dao Alliance's training program.

"hiss!"

"hiss!"

"Zhou Zhizheng killed two fourth-tier demonic beasts by himself?"

"How can this be?"

"Perhaps Zhou Zhizheng has his own unique advantages when it comes to dealing with demonic beasts!"

"Five thousand military merits, plus a fourth-tier spiritual land."

Upon hearing Dean Gong's words, the Nascent Soul cultivators present were greatly shocked.

Keep in mind that the military merits they earn for killing fourth-tier demonic beasts are only between one and two thousand.

Zhou Ling directly received 5,000 military merits, which are military merits, not regular contribution points.

Military merits are ranked much higher than regular contribution points.

Simply put, a thousand military merits are enough to exchange for a hundred acres of third-tier spiritual land in Qingyun Immortal City.

Therefore, everyone present was filled with envy.

However, everyone knows that Zhou Ling deserves this military merit.

If Zhou Lingyuan hadn't pointed out the many weaknesses of the fourth-order demonic beasts, which they had verified one by one in actual combat, they would never have believed it.

But this still shocked them immensely.

It was initially thought that the four demonic beasts were killed by Dean Gong and others using the sword formation.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling took down both of them by himself.

This is absolutely terrifying.

All the Nascent Soul cultivators present had fought against these demonic beasts.

No monster is easy to deal with.

Even though they knew the monster's weakness, they still had to use all their skills to kill it.

Therefore, even if Zhou Ling has some special methods for dealing with demonic beasts, he is still only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The gap between them and fourth-tier demonic beasts is simply too great.

However, if it weren't for Zhou Ling, it's uncertain whether Anyang Immortal City could have been defended.

It is estimated that most of these Nascent Soul cultivators will also be killed or injured.

Therefore, everyone felt quite grateful to Zhou Ling.

Given his talent, others were naturally happy to befriend him.

No matter how many military achievements he has made, he will not say much about them.

"Thank you, senior!"

Zhou Ling stood up and bowed to Chen Zhenglei to express his gratitude.

Five thousand military merits is quite a lot.

It's enough to expand the family's spiritual land, and even solve the problem of establishing the spiritual land for the Lingxiao Sect.

However, before that, he was thinking of exchanging a Jade Rejuvenation Pill for Xin'er.

Fortunately, there's also a sacred land reward, so five thousand military merits should be enough!
Zheng Lei was secretly pleased with himself as he made his plans.

I somewhat regret that I was a little too conservative when dealing with the monsters.

We should kill more monsters to gain more military merits.

Chen Zhenglei nodded and continued.

"However, the two demon kings are still powerful, so we cannot be careless."

"Before we completely eradicate them, we must restore the various magic arrays within the immortal city as soon as possible to guard against sudden attacks from demonic beasts!"

Although he injured a demon king in this battle, it remains to be seen whether the demon king is willing to retreat.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people who had just relaxed became somewhat serious again.

Fortunately, Chen Zhenglei smiled and said, "Our Xuanwei Army reinforcements will arrive in three days. If the demon beasts haven't retreated by then..."

"Then they won't be able to leave. We'll wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

Originally, a Nascent Soul cultivator was supposed to bring about ten Nascent Soul cultivators to provide support.

Unfortunately, it was too late; otherwise, we could have completely eliminated these two demon kings and resolved the future troubles of Anyang Immortal City.

Within the Dao Alliance, the Xuanwei Army is the main force in dealing with the beast tides and expanding the territory.

The Xuan Ting Si is responsible for internal affairs, dealing with cults, heretical cultivators in the immortal city, and other such matters.

Upon hearing this, the other Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't help but feel eager to try.

For them, risking their lives to come to Anyang Immortal City was all for the purpose of gaining military merit.

Anyang Immortal City now clearly has the upper hand. If reinforcements arrive and the monsters do not retreat, it will be a good opportunity to gain more military merits.

"Young Master Zhou, may I ask who your master is?"

After everyone had talked for a while, Chen Zhenglei asked Zhou Ling with a smile.

He was extremely satisfied with Zhou Ling's performance this time, and he also felt a certain fondness for talent.

He was considering whether he could take Zhou Ling as his disciple.

"My master is Zi Ling!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in reply.

My master is currently at Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, so there's nothing to hide.

As for the Lingxiao Sect, he did not want to reveal anything for the time being.

It's best to wait for Master to announce this himself!
“Zi Ling!” Chen Zheng Lei shook his head, seemingly unable to recall such a person.

However, I felt it was a pity.

Zhou Ling already has a master, so it's impossible for him to take him under his wing.

After all, the Dao Alliance places great importance on respecting teachers and valuing the Dao. To betray one's current sect in order to become a disciple of a higher-level cultivator would be a major stain on one's reputation.

"After this battle, Brother Zhou, your fame will surely resound throughout the Qingyang Immortal Realm. I will recommend you to the Dao Alliance. As long as you meet the Dao Alliance's standards, you will not only be a Heavenly Guard, but also the Dao Alliance's most important disciple to cultivate!"

Chen Zhenglei added the same statement.

"Recommend me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Chen Zhenglei meant.

The main reason for coming to Anyang Immortal City to participate in the battle was because I was worried that Anyang Immortal City would be captured.

The demonic beasts will endanger Qingyun Immortal City, so I will have no choice but to take my family to Qingyang Immortal City.

However, everything he had painstakingly built in Qingyun Immortal City was about to be destroyed.

Unexpectedly, he actually made the greatest contribution in this battle.

As for Chen Zhenglei's so-called recommendation, he had no idea what it was about.

He is already very satisfied with the current situation.

Next, as long as he follows the steps, there shouldn't be any problem for him to become a Golden Core cultivator.

As for his wife, this victory was more than enough to earn her a Jade Rejuvenation Pill.

Therefore, I believe that forming the Golden Core in the future will not be a major problem.

"You don't need to worry about this. Just wait for my news!"

Chen Zhenglei smiled and said.

"Thank you, senior!"

Zhou Ling bowed and thanked him.

Regardless of the circumstances, this was all out of goodwill from Chen Zhenlei.

He was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he paid such attention to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like himself.

This made him feel somewhat flattered!
The other Nascent Soul cultivators also looked on with envy.

Zhou Ling has undoubtedly found a powerful backer!

"If I'm not mistaken, you still have a lightning attribute physique!"

"This is a demon core from a fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon. It's extremely useful for body tempering. Consider it a gift from me as a reward for defeating the demon beast this time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fist-sized, jet-black demon core, shimmering with hazy lightning, appeared in Chen Zhenglei's hand.

The demon core seemed to possess a life of its own, with faint flashes of lightning interspersed with a violent aura.

"Thunder Dragon Demon Core?"

"Is this a fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core?"

Suddenly, everyone in the hall looked at the demon core.

Even the other two Nascent Soul cultivators were somewhat moved.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhenglei, a cultivator with the lightning attribute, was actually willing to give Zhou Ling this fourth-tier lightning dragon demon core.

That's quite a generous offer.

[You are currently observing a fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core. Intermediate Observation Level +1]

[You are analyzing a fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core. Intermediate Analysis +1]

With the emergence of the two talents, Zhou Ling quickly understood the situation of the Thunder Dragon Demon Core.

These fourth-tier demon cores can be used not only to temper the physical body and improve physical cultivation.

It can also improve physical condition and greatly help his understanding of the Five Elements Thunder Gang.

Moreover, and crucially, this fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core contains the Thunder Flood Dragon's bloodline talent. After fusion, there is a certain probability that one can comprehend the Thunder Flood Dragon's bloodline divine abilities.

"Thunder Dragon Demon Core!"

"Senior Chen, this is far too valuable!"

Looking at the demon core, Zhou Ling hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting.

He never expected that Chen Zhenglei would give him such a valuable gift.

Fourth-tier demon cores are already extremely valuable, let alone those from a high-level bloodline demon beast like the Thunder Dragon.

Analysis of the two talents.

He knew that this Thunder Dragon contained the bloodline of a true dragon, and its demon core was even more precious and rare.

Even within the Dao Alliance, obtaining a third-tier demon core is extremely rare.

The Thunder Dragon Demon Core is simply not available for sale on the market.

The demon cores of the Silver-Striped Flood Dragon he killed this time, and the Golden Horned Beast which was in a half-dead state, were completely incomparable to the Thunder Flood Dragon's demon core.

After all, killing the Thunder Dragon is extremely difficult!

Especially since it's a fourth-tier Thunder Dragon.

This kind of thing is something that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought after.

"This Thunder Dragon Demon Core is no longer of much use to me."

"But you are different. Your physique contains the lightning attribute. With the assistance of this demon core, the power of the lightning attribute will be greatly enhanced."

"Suppressing demonic beasts will be much easier in the future!"

"That's why I'm willing to give it to you."

"It can also play its greatest role in your hands."

"Like this time, it has reduced a lot of casualties for our Dao Alliance."

Chen Zhenglei picked up the wine pot, took a sip, and spoke.

Upon hearing this, everyone present showed admiration.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhenglei gave Zhou Ling the demon core only to help Zhou Ling improve his strength so that he could better deal with demonic beasts in the future.

It can be said that he had no selfish motives whatsoever.

Of course, everyone present knew that this battle wouldn't have been possible without Zhou Ling's involvement.

The casualties in Anyang Immortal City were not just a few hundred.

More than 10,000 cultivators may perish here.

Moreover, other immortal cities will suffer heavy casualties in the future, and the losses will be incalculable.

However, this incident also shows that Chen Zhenglei values ​​Zhou Ling very highly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling didn't stand on ceremony, reached out and accepted the demon core, and once again bowed to Chen Zhenglei to express his gratitude, "Thank you, senior!"

As soon as he got his hands on the demon core, a surge of thunderous power flowed into his body.

[You are absorbing the Thunder Dragon Demon Core, Five Elements Thunder Qi +1]

The once-shining demon core quickly quieted down in Zhou Ling's hand.

Everyone who saw it was amazed.

However, considering that Zhou Ling is a third-tier beast tamer, this level of skill is probably normal.

Zhou Ling quickly put the demon core into the jade box.

The demon core has Chen Zhenglei's seal on it, so there is no danger.

Chen Zhenglei nodded, and then gave Zhou Ling some instructions on precautions when refining the demon core.

After all, this is a fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core; one wrong move and it could be reduced to ashes.

Zhou Ling listened attentively.

Chen Zhenglei even secretly taught Zhou Ling some thunder techniques.

Of course, these are just some lightning control techniques, not exactly secret, untold methods.

However, it is far superior to ordinary lightning magic.

Over the years, although Zhou Ling possessed the Five Elements Thunder Body, he had never cultivated any thunder-attribute techniques.

After all, the cultivation techniques related to the five elements had already taken up most of his time and energy.

He could no longer afford to be distracted by cultivating lightning-attribute techniques.

In addition, there is weapon crafting and swordsmanship.

Therefore, he did not deliberately develop the lightning attribute.

But now that we actually have this fourth-tier Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core, we naturally have to give it a try.

Even if there's no great gain, there won't be any loss.

As for the fusion process, with his talent to assist him, he believed there wouldn't be any problems.

While Chen Zhenglei was giving him instructions,

Lord Qi also introduced the upcoming arrangements for the Immortal City to everyone.

We need to continue our defenses for three more days, and then make arrangements based on the situation after reinforcements arrive.

(End of this chapter)