Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 318 Condensing the Five Elements Sword Domain
That day, after Zhou Ling finished teaching his disciples some sword techniques, he went to visit Dean Gong.

Although he had condensed the Five Elements Sword Souls, he didn't yet possess much power when he used them, so he planned to consult Dean Gong.

Another matter concerns the competition at the main hospital next month.

March 10th is the day I will go to Qingyang Immortal City to participate in the main academy's competition, so there are only half a month left.

Upon arriving at the dean's office, Dean Gong was examining the jade book.

Zhou Ling immediately cupped his hands in greeting, "Dean, has your cultivation been completely stabilized?"

"Ok!"

Dean Gong, dressed in a light blue embroidered dress, her skin radiating a jade-like luster, possessed unparalleled elegance, and nodded slightly.

What brings you here today?

Pointing to the armchair beside him, Dean Gong smiled and said.

Zhou Ling first added spiritual tea to Dean Gong's teacup, then poured himself a cup, and sat down in the armchair.

After taking a sip of spiritual tea, he said to Dean Gong, "Dean, it's like this. A couple of days ago, I accidentally condensed the Five Elements Sword Soul with the help of your Falling Wood Sword Intent."

"However, the Five Elements Sword Soul is still unable to condense into the Five Elements Sword Domain."

"I'm completely baffled by this, so I wanted to ask the dean for advice."

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, Dean Gong, who was sipping spiritual tea from his teacup, suddenly brightened up.

"Five Elements Sword Soul!"

As a fourth-realm sword cultivator, she naturally knew how difficult it would be to condense a sword soul.

He then asked curiously, "Let me see you condense the Five Elements Sword Soul!"

Zhou Ling nodded, and with a thought, five-colored sword energy flashed in his hand, and the blazing Five Elements Sword Soul condensed.

Five different colored sword energies swirled around Zhou Ling's hand, looking extremely extraordinary.

Upon closer inspection, however, the five sword beams seemed to be operating independently, with no signs of converging or merging.

"The Five Elements Sword Dao, with its five elements mutually generating and restraining each other, is the foundation for all things to transform into swords."

Looking at the five sword energies, Dean Gong showed a look of approval and spoke up.

Her Five Elements Sword Dao was mostly derived from Zhou Ling's sword Dao, but she incorporated her own sword Dao insights to create her own unique understanding of the Heaven and Earth Sword Dao.

Therefore, in terms of understanding the Five Elements, she has actually surpassed Zhou Ling.

At the same time, I was filled with amazement.

Zhou Ling's Five Elements Sword Soul is extremely exquisite.

She could sense the powerful Five Elements Sword Intent within it. The Five Elements Sword Soul emphasizes the fusion of the five elements, the unity of the five elements, the transformation of the five elements into all things, and the Five Elements Sword, which gives birth to the myriad swords of heaven and earth.

Zhou Ling, however, actually comprehended five Five Elements Sword Intents simultaneously within his Falling Wood Sword Intent, forming the Five Elements Sword Soul.

How is this done?
Such comprehension was astonishing, even to someone with her current level of swordsmanship.

"What is your strongest sword intent right now?"

Dean Gong asked.

She had been practicing the Five Elements Sword Dao with Zhou Ling for some time now, and she knew that among Zhou Ling's original Five Elements Sword Dao, the fire attribute was the most powerful.

However, for the Five Elements Sword Souls, they must be mutually restraining and mutually generating. If one element becomes too strong, it will affect the other sword intents.

This was also her own realization after comprehending the essence of the Fallen Wood Sword.

"The fire-attribute Burning Sword Intent and the metal-attribute Golden Dragon Sword Intent are much stronger than the other three sword intents."

Zhou Ling replied.

Because he primarily cultivated fire-attribute techniques in the early stages, he has always held an absolute advantage in fire attributes.

As for the metal element, due to its powerful destructive force, Zhou Ling also consciously increased his investment in it.

Therefore, it is stronger overall than the other three attributes.

"Since you are able to condense the Five Elements Sword Soul, it means you have no problem comprehending the Dao of Swordsmanship. The only thing you need to do is maintain the balance of the Five Elements within the Sword Soul."

Dean Gong paused for a moment, then continued.

The Five Elements Sword Dao is incredibly profound, allowing one to comprehend numerous sword intents. Now that Zhou Ling has condensed his sword soul, it can be concluded that he is heading in the correct direction towards the Sword of Heaven and Earth.

The Five Elements Sword Dao is vast and boundless.

Although she is a fourth-level sword cultivator, the advice she can give is only the five elements balance that she has comprehended, and the life of all things in heaven and earth!
This actually leans somewhat towards her Falling Wood Sword Intent.

"Is there anything wrong with this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling slightly activated his sword spirit, condensing the Five Elements Sword Ring.

To Dean Gong, there was nothing to hide as he displayed the five types of sword intent he had comprehended.

Dean Gong watched carefully as the five elements of sword intent converged.

After a few breaths, he signaled Zhou Ling to put away the sword spirit.

He then slowly said, "You currently have five strands of sword spirit, but the degree of fusion is less than one-fifth."

"The main reason is what I just said: the metal and fire sword intents are stronger, and they cannot achieve the same continuous effect as the other three sword intents."

"However, if we continue to cultivate at this pace, as the other three sword intents continue to grow stronger..."

"It can bridge this gap and condense the Five Elements Sword Domain, which is close to the Heaven and Earth Sword Domain."

Dean Gong then picked up his teacup, took a sip of spiritual tea, and seemed to be waiting for Zhou Ling to understand its meaning.

Zhou Ling understood the meaning, but the specific operation required constant attempts to find a balance.

This is also an extremely time-consuming and energy-intensive process.

"But exploring the Five Elements Sword Soul like this will definitely waste a lot of time, so it's best to refer to the Falling Wood Sword Intent I gave you and maintain the balance of sword intent within it!"

"Otherwise, even if its power is increased, if the five elements cannot be balanced, it will be difficult to exert its true power, and it will be even more difficult to achieve the effect of the sword of heaven and earth."

Dean Gong, with his elegant demeanor, spoke calmly to Zhou Ling.

In her opinion, Zhou Ling's understanding was already quite good.

Based on this, if one spends several years truly mastering the Heaven and Earth Sword technique, one's strength will increase significantly.

He might reach the fifth level of swordsmanship before he is even sixty years old.

However, Zhou Ling is only at the Foundation Establishment stage now, and the Three Realms Sword Dao is enough for him, so there is no need to rush.

If one is too eager for quick success, and there is a deficiency in the five elements, it will inevitably cause other problems.

"Referencing the balance of Fallen Leaves Sword Intent"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Dean, how about I first enhance my Falling Wood Sword Intent?"

His other sword intents were mainly derived from the Falling Wood Sword Intent.

The Falling Wood Sword Intent is considered the foundation of the Five Elements Sword Intent.

Improving it might be more helpful for the integration effect.

Therefore, he immediately thought that he could first enhance the Falling Wood Sword Intent, and then combine it with the Metal and Fire Sword Intents to maintain balance and reach the Five Elements Sword Domain.

"It's difficult to determine; you'll need to practice relentlessly to know the effect."

Dean Gong shook his head and said softly.

The Five Elements Sword Intent is inherently capable of condensing the myriad forms of sword intent; one sword can generate myriad forms, so there is no need to disrupt its balance.

Of course, this process requires many attempts before it can be fully understood.

Zhou Ling nodded thoughtfully.

"I'll demonstrate it for you, and you can see if it works!"

As she spoke, Dean Gong's mind stirred, and azure five-colored sword energy condensed on her jade hand.

Then, as her thoughts merged into it, it transformed into a half-zhang-long cyan sword domain.

As soon as the Falling Leaves Sword Domain appeared, Zhou Ling felt a tremendous suppression, and the entire Dean's room seemed to be filled with sword intent.

Even a small area made him feel extremely suppressed.

He could clearly feel that it was several times more powerful than the Falling Wood Sword Intent he had comprehended.

Moreover, Dean Gong is now in complete control.

The area covered by the sword domain was controlled with extreme precision.

As the sword domain enveloped the room, a wooden pole instantly transformed into a streak of green wood sword energy.

This is the power of the Heaven and Earth Sword, which can transform everything within the sword domain into sword energy.

Then, Dean Gong flicked his hand, and a fire-attribute sword shot into the sword domain.

In a short while, it transformed back into a green wooden sword.

The entire sword domain exuded an extremely powerful aura.

Zhou Ling's [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis] were running rapidly.

One could vaguely see wisps of sword energy spreading and decomposing within the Fallen Wood Sword Domain, only to quickly condense again.

It resembled a process of decomposing and then merging the five elements of sword energy. Within the whole, a perfect cycle of the five elements of sword energy was formed.

"This is my Fallen Wood Sword Domain, whose sword energy can transform all other things into wood-attribute sword energy."

"This is also an evolution of the Five Elements cycle."

Dean Gong introduced it to Zhou Ling.

After a few breaths, she put away the Green Wood Sword Domain.

Zhou Ling remained calm, seemingly still immersed in his insights from the sword domain.

Dean Gong picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and remained silent.

"call!"

After a short while, Zhou Ling let out a soft breath, his eyes gleaming.

This sword strike gave him a completely new understanding of the concept of the sword that unites heaven and earth.

“Zhou Ling, with your talent in swordsmanship, it would be a complete waste to learn weapon crafting and puppetry.”

"My advice is that you should focus more on swordsmanship. In that case, I believe you will have the opportunity to reach the fifth level of swordsmanship before you turn sixty."

"He's definitely going to be a high-ranking member of the Dao Alliance!"

"At that time, you will be able to view the sword techniques and insights of many seniors in the Nine Heavens Sword Academy."

"You even have a chance to obtain the sword stones left behind by fifth-realm sword cultivators!"

Dean Gong smiled slightly and said to Zhou Ling.

In her view, Zhou Ling was a born sword cultivator. Although he was not a sword body, he was able to comprehend the Five Elements Sword Intent.

This talent is in no way inferior to sword physique.

If one can concentrate on cultivating the way of the sword, one can definitely become a fifth-level sword cultivator.

Zhou Ling was taken aback upon hearing this.

Originally, becoming a sword cultivator started with the talent for controlling swords.

He didn't devote too much energy to cultivation.

I never expected that he would have the potential to become a fifth-level sword cultivator.

Moreover, they could become high-ranking members of the Dao Alliance.

This was something he could hardly imagine.

As for the sword stones and cultivation experience of the seniors that Dean Gong mentioned, he knew that Dean Gong was just afraid that he would waste his time.

After all, the higher the level of swordsmanship, the more important it is to have an orderly lineage.

If anything goes wrong, all our efforts will be in vain.

However, he wasn't worried about that, since the simulation effect would get better and better as the [Illusion Realm Simulation] improved.

This kind of deductive reasoning can ensure that he is on the right track.

Of course, this also requires a strong spiritual power as a foundation.

He naturally did not agree to Dean Gong's request.

Having finally managed to secure the position of Director of the Imperial Workshop, how could I possibly give it up?

"By the way, Dean, when do we depart for the main hospital's competition?"

What preparations are needed?

Zhou Ling asked again.

We set off two days before the competition began.

"No preparation is needed."

"If we manage to obtain the Nascent Soul Pill this time, we'll save it for you!"

Dean Gong smiled and said.

She hoped Zhou Ling could focus on swordsmanship, but judging from the looks of it, Zhou Ling has no such intention.

She had no objection to Zhou Ling's decision.

The next step is cultivation, and then we'll make specific arrangements.

"Give me the Nascent Soul Pill!"

Hearing this, Zhou Ling was somewhat surprised.

It wasn't that I was surprised by Dean Gong's generosity, but rather that I hadn't yet formed my core, and this Nascent Soul Pill had come a bit too early.

However, he naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity, and hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Dean!"

As for what results we can achieve, we will just have to give it our all during the competition.

"However, obtaining this Nascent Soul Pill will not be so easy. Our opponents are no weaker than us!"

Dean Gong spoke again.

Of course, she was not afraid. She was confident even before she entered the Nascent Soul stage, let alone now that her strength had greatly increased.

This was just to warn Zhou Ling to be more cautious.

Zhou Ling nodded.

After chatting with Dean Gong for a while, I left the Taoist temple.

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"Roar!"

"Roar!"

In the immortal city of Anyang, the roars of demonic beasts soared into the sky.

Above the giant city, a figure leaped from the city wall and appeared in the sky in a flash.

With a wave of his arm, Zhou Ling unleashed a blinding five-colored sword light that whistled through the void as it slashed towards the demonic beasts.

The next moment, sword energy soared into the sky, and a five-colored sword domain several meters in size condensed.

The sword domain roared and crisscrossed.

Sweeping through the monsters.

Bang bang!

As the sword light swept across, the sword domain instantly expanded to hundreds of feet.

Within a radius of several hundred feet, more than a dozen second- and third-tier beasts screamed in agony.

All of them were swept away by the force of the Five Elements Sword Qi.

Sword energy burst forth from each body, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere.

"Boom!"

The five-colored sword domain gradually dissipated.

A beam of five-colored sword light flew back into his hand from afar. As the five-colored spiritual light dissipated, a powerful longsword circled around Zhou Ling.

It was his natal sword, the Five Elements Sword.

After incorporating the Five Elements Rules Mystic Silk Edict and the Five Elements Sword Soul, the power of the current fourth-tier Five Elements Treasure Sword has been further enhanced.

Zhou Ling became increasingly adept at controlling it.

Originally, he could only unleash up to 60% of his power.

But now, with the Five Elements Sword Soul integrated, it is enough to unleash more than 80% of its power.

Moreover, the Five Elements Sword Domain has already begun to take shape.

Zhou Ling looked quite satisfied with this.

In just one month since he went to Anyang Immortal City to fight against the demonic beasts, his body tempering, swordsmanship, and Five Elements Treasure Sword have all greatly improved.

Now, his strength is more than enough to deal with a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Its physical body, having fused with the Thunder Dragon Demon Core, is now comparable to a mid-stage third-tier demon beast.

His swordsmanship also reached the Five Elements Sword Domain, and he began to take the form of the Heaven and Earth Sword.

"I hope we can achieve something from this competition at the main hospital!"

Zhou Ling smiled to himself.

A single Nascent Soul Pill is extremely rare and hard to come by.

Even if you keep it, it's priceless.

Therefore, we should definitely strive for what we should strive for.

After putting away the Five Elements Sword, leave the [Illusionary Realm Simulation].

With the help of the [Illusionary Realm Simulation] these past few days, he has finally successfully condensed his Five Elements Sword Domain.

(End of this chapter)