Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 325 The Spirit Flame Absorbs the Power of the Law
"These two instructors from the Nine Heavens Sword Academy in Qingyun Immortal City are truly astonishing!"

"Yes, one has entered the fourth realm of swordsmanship at such a young age, and the other, with only a Foundation Establishment cultivation, is able to challenge the peak of the Golden Core stage!"

"Dean Gong's skill in swordsmanship is genuine, while Zhou Ling is merely taking advantage of the Spirit Flame!"

"You're trying to take shortcuts and use spirit flames? Then show me two fourth-grade spirit flames!"

"Exactly, don't be a sour grapes. With your cultivation level, even a second-grade spirit flame could incinerate you, let alone a third-grade spirit flame!"

"His ability to control two fourth-grade spirit flames is a testament to his strength!"

"These two spiritual flames are enough to stop Instructor He, but we may not be confident of victory."

"You don't know this, do you? This is the tactic. As long as he can hold out until Dean Gong wins, it will be an absolute victory!"

In the audience, people were excitedly discussing the competition on stage number six.

Although there were six matches being held simultaneously, the one with the most attention was Zhou Ling's match.

Even before the competition began, this chief instructor of Foundation Building had already become a major point of interest.

The eighteen-year-old chief of the fourth-rank Taoist academy, and also the head of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

This is not something ordinary people can do.

He can be described as an absolute genius among geniuses.

For most of the people present, the name Zhou Ling was a completely new one.

Although Zhou Ling had already gained some fame by winning the top spot in the Heavenly Guardian Examination of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau last year.

But at that time, his identity was still that of a disciple of the Taoist academy.

Moreover, most cultivators focus on techniques.

Its influence is not as great as that of this kind of competition between general hospitals.

Furthermore, their current opponent is at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

To have a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator fight a Golden Core Peak cultivator is, in the eyes of other cultivators, nothing short of masochism.

Zhou Ling was able to hold out for so long and still looked quite relaxed, while He Jing, on the other hand, was expending a lot of energy casting spells and attacks.

This is incredible.

Even though Zhou Ling relied on two spiritual flames.

However, for ordinary cultivators, the level of a spirit flame cannot exceed their cultivation level by much.

Otherwise, if you lose control and are devoured by the spiritual flames, you could be burned to ashes at any moment.

After all, cultivators control spiritual flames through hand seals.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator's seal has little effect on a Grade 3 Spirit Flame.

Of course, this also shows that Zhou Ling's Fire Sealing Seal is at a very high level.

As for Zhou Ling, he completely controlled and enhanced the spiritual flames through his talent.

His current [Five Elements Thunder Force] talent has reached the fourth level, so he is also capable of controlling fourth-level spiritual flames.

Moreover, the spiritual flames all grow by absorbing his talent, so there is basically no backlash.

"Look! Dean Gong has just defeated Dean Lin!"

At this moment, someone exclaimed.

All eyes were once again focused on the number six competition platform.

The sword energy in the air had already dissipated.

Dean Lin, who was originally refined and composed, was now panting heavily, and his robes were torn in many places.

He looked quite disheveled.

If it weren't for Dean Gong showing mercy, the injuries would probably be quite severe.

"Dean Gong's Heaven and Earth Sword is truly unstoppable. I am completely convinced of my defeat!"

Dean Lin bowed with a helpless expression.

I thought this game was a sure win, but I never expected my opponent to be so terrifying.

He was completely powerless to fight back.

Even if they wanted to hold out until He Jing came to help, it was impossible.

With Dean Gong's victory, dealing with He Jing would naturally be a piece of cake.

"Dean Lin, you're too kind!"

Dean Gong smiled and said.

Then his gaze turned to the battlefield on Zhou Ling's side.

Zhou Ling was still using the two spiritual flames to block the opponent's magical attacks.

It's obvious that he's using delaying tactics.

He showed no intention of making a move, took out a pill, put it in his mouth, and began to recover.

If she were to make a move now, she would naturally be able to defeat He Jing.

But Zhou Ling wasn't under any pressure at the moment, so she wanted to see if he could defeat his opponent on his own.
"I'd like to see how long your spirit flames can hold out!"

Seeing that Dean Lin had been defeated so quickly, He Jing glanced at Dean Gong, a deep sense of apprehension flashing across his eyes.

He was well aware of Dean Lin's capabilities.

However, under the attack of the Palace Master's sword domain, it only lasted for about ten breaths.

Then I wouldn't be a match for it.

Fortunately, Dean Gong didn't seem to intend to make a move; using the sword domain earlier must have been quite taxing for her.

If he could quickly defeat Zhou Ling, he would still have a chance to win.

Otherwise, once Dean Gong recovers, defeat is inevitable.

However, Zhou Ling's current defensive tactics are giving him quite a headache.

That tortoise-shaped flame had incredibly strong defensive capabilities, and his magical attacks would find it difficult to break through it in a short time.

If he attacks with all his might, the beast flames will retaliate fiercely, forcing him to defend quickly.

This is a case of neglecting one aspect for another.

Therefore, it is difficult to quickly break through Zhou Ling's spirit flame defense.

"Boy, if you're not going to make a move, then step aside. I'll have a match with Dean Gong to decide the winner. Don't waste time!"

He Jing quickly regained his composure and spoke.

"Then just go and attack Dean Gong."

Zhou Ling smiled.

He could tell that Dean Gong still had the strength to fight.

"you!"

He Jing was speechless for a moment, then laughed angrily and said, "Fine! Fine! Then you can try the power of my Pill Domain!"

Originally, the Pill Domain was his intended means to deal with Nascent Soul cultivators.

But now, facing Zhou Ling, he couldn't break through after a long attack, so he had no choice but to resort to other methods.

First, defeat Chen Ling, then deal with Dean Gong. Win this round first, then we'll talk about the rest.

After all, once the Pill Domain is activated, it takes some time to recover.

Without this trump card, the competition will be much more difficult later on.

But now there's not much to worry about.

If they lose the first battle, they risk being demoted to a third-grade academy, which they naturally don't want to accept.

Immediately, flames erupted around him, and the fiery red light swept towards Zhou Ling.

"He Jing has gone mad, using the Pill Domain against a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

The head of the Wang family snorted coldly as he looked at the situation on the competition stage.

Although Zhou Ling was unwilling to marry into the Wang family, he was still Wang's son-in-law, and naturally he didn't want him to be bullied by outsiders.

"It seems He Jing is also helpless against the two spirit flames!"

"These two spiritual flames are like two fourth-tier treasures, one offensive and one defensive, and they are indeed not easy to deal with."

"Moreover, they seem to possess sentience, requiring no control from Zhou Ling and posing no drain on him!"

"Now I understand, Zhou Ling's turtling tactics are not simple."

"As long as these two spiritual flames can hold out, we will be invincible against He Jing!"

"To become the head of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau at such a young age, he must be quite capable!"

"It's getting more and more interesting the more I watch it!"

"In the Azure Sun Immortal Realm, who could teach such a disciple?"

The judges discussed the matter with great interest.

The other five matches were mostly average, resulting in tough battles.

Neither side can gain a quick victory. Their strengths are roughly equal.

Only Zhou Ling's side is truly captivating.

It was a show that evoked some concern, and the competition was full of twists and turns, making it extremely exciting.

However, they also knew that once He Jing unleashed his Golden Core Domain attack, Zhou Ling would have little chance left.

After all, these are two completely different qualities of magic.

The magical power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is completely unable to resist the Golden Core domain.

Meanwhile, on the competition stage.

Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened, and as the flames surged, the scene before him seemed to tremble.

He immediately felt as if he were in a fiery field.

This scene made him feel as if he had entered a [fantasy simulation].

Flames surged all around, blazing fiercely, with tongues of fire seemingly dancing within them. The aura of these flames was even more powerful than He Jing's magical attack from earlier.

He Jing's figure and the surrounding arena were completely nowhere to be seen.

[Your Beast Flame is absorbing the Golden Core Fire Domain. Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Beast Flame +3, Flame Rules +3]

[Your Earth Spirit Earth Fire is absorbing the Golden Core Fire Domain. Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Earth Spirit Earth Fire +3, Flame Rules +3]

As the [Five Elements Thunderous Aura] talent emerged, Zhou Ling could sense a mysterious aura emanating from the two spiritual flames.

[You are observing the Golden Core Fire Domain, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the Golden Core Fire Domain, Intermediate Analysis +1]

"This is He Jing's Golden Core Fire Domain."

Looking at the surging flames all around him, Zhou Ling narrowed his eyes and thought to himself.

With his current knowledge, he naturally understands the situation in the Pill Domain.

Generally, after a Golden Core cultivator survives the tribulation of lightning, they condense a Golden Core. Once the Golden Core is integrated with the Mysterious Silk Domain bestowed by the laws of heaven and earth, they can condense a Golden Core Domain.

This gives the Golden Core Domain a certain amount of power of laws.

This power of law is beyond the reach of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Therefore, Foundation Establishment cultivators usually crush Golden Core cultivators directly.

Moreover, this kind of Dan Domain Divine Power will improve as cultivation level increases.

He is currently trapped within the Pill Domain, and only by destroying the Pill Domain can he leave safely.

However, with the help of [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], he was able to see the weaknesses in the Dan Domain.

Moreover, after absorbing the flames of the Pill Domain, the two spiritual flames not only improved but also absorbed the power of the rules in the Law Domain, giving them a trace of the aura of law.

Of course, it's extremely rare.

Only Zhou Ling could sense it.

"Since there are such benefits, let the other three spiritual flames also absorb this Golden Core Domain."

Zhou Ling secretly thought with a look of delight on his face.

It's not so easy for a spirit flame to condense a domain of laws.

And since absorbing it in this way can increase the law attributes of the spirit flame, it's something we can't miss.

Of course, we are still within the opponent's Dan Domain Divine Power, so even if we can block the two spiritual flames, we must be cautious.

"Instructor Zhou, as a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, you have something to be proud of for forcing me to use my Pill Domain!"

Within the Dan Domain, a hoarse voice rang out, as if thunder had struck.

The explosions roared and resounded all around Zhou Ling, their power terrifying.

He Jing was in the Dan Domain, his expression solemn.

The huge gap between the Golden Core stage and the Foundation Establishment stage lies not only in the quality and quantity of magical power and divine soul, but more importantly in the power of the Core Domain.

His Flaming Pill Domain was imbued with the oppressive power of blood energy and divine abilities; he absolutely did not believe that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could withstand it.

Next, he still had to deal with Dean Gong, so he didn't delay and used all his strength.

We hope for a swift resolution.

"The Fiery Dragon Descends!"

As He Jing's voice fell, flames rose fiercely from all directions within the Pill Domain, as if to incinerate everything, and the entire space was engulfed in flames.

At the same time, a huge fiery dragon descended from the sky.

The moment the fiery dragon appeared, it spewed flames from its mouth, and everything around it surged up and swept towards Zhou Ling.

It transformed into an enormous fireball, intending to completely annihilate Zhou Ling.

Sensing the terrifying attack of the fire dragon, Zhou Ling's expression turned solemn, and he made a thought.

"call!"

"call!"

"call!"

The next moment, flames surged around him.

The True Yang Fire, Azure Lotus Spirit Flame, and Ice Crystal Spirit Flame shot out, instantly enveloping Zhou Ling in beast flames as they bombarded the fireball.

"Peng!"

I originally thought that these two terrifying attacks would produce an earth-shattering roar.

But unexpectedly, the fireball and the four spiritual flames clashed fiercely, only producing a series of dull sounds.

As if in water, ripples of flame spread everywhere.

In a short while, the fireball exploded and was broken back into wisps of fire elemental energy.

[Your Qianyang True Fire is absorbing the Golden Core Fire Domain, Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Beast Flame +3, Flame Rules +3]

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As the three spiritual flames joined in absorbing the power of the laws of the Pill Domain.

The scattered fire elemental energy was instantly absorbed.

"Five Paths of Five Elements Spiritual Flames?"

"How can this be?"

He Jing, who was fully focused on controlling the Dan Domain, looked at the three spiritual flames that suddenly appeared and was immediately shocked, saying in disbelief.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to obtain a Grade 3 Spirit Flame is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But Zhou Ling actually had five of them.

Moreover, their grades are all extremely terrifying.

This is truly baffling.

Now he understood that Zhou Ling truly had the ability to challenge him.

"But what if it hasn't condensed into a pill domain? So what if it has five spiritual flames?"

He Jing roared angrily.

Within his Dan Domain, these five spiritual flames might not pose a threat to him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the fire dragon suddenly spewed out fireballs, bombarding Zhou Ling.

Waves of flames swept across the Dan Domain, one after another.

Furthermore, with the attack of the flames, Zhou Ling felt the blood energy within his body inexplicably become turbulent.

However, the violent aura quickly subsided as the Azure Lotus Spirit Flame surrounded it.

This is a blood domain attack condensed from He Jingdan's divine power. If it cannot be blocked, it may even cause the body to explode and die.

However, Zhou Ling was protected by the Spirit Flame, and apart from a slight irritability, his blood energy posed no other danger.

"This kid actually has five spirit flames of this quality?"

"No wonder he dared to challenge a peak Golden Core cultivator!"

"With these five spiritual flames protecting him, the Golden Core cultivator's core domain won't suppress him too much!"

"Three Rank Four and two Rank Three, is this something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can possess?"

"Could it be a constitution that is compatible with the spiritual flame attribute?"

"I originally thought He Jing's Pill Domain could easily suppress Zhou Ling, but now it seems that it is not a big threat. It is possible that Pill Domains of other attributes would be more effective!"

"I don't think so. This is a spiritual flame with five elements attributes, which can resist almost any attribute."

Even the most knowledgeable Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators on the judging panel couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Zhou Ling's performance was truly astonishing.

It's astonishing that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could control two Grade 3 spiritual flames.

But Zhou Ling actually had five Five Elements Spirit Flames in his hand.

This is a luxury that even the most elite family disciples in Qingyun Immortal City cannot afford.

(End of this chapter)