Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 329 New Rival and the Visit of the Wang Family Head

Upon witnessing this astonishing sight, Gao Qi's expression changed drastically.

It should be noted that this was a sword strike condensed from his strongest sword domain, comparable to the power of a sword strike from heaven and earth, possessing powerful rule-based force, enough to suppress and imprison any Golden Core cultivator, or even a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages.

But he was actually defeated by Zhou Ling, a mere Foundation Establishment sword cultivator?
He could accept it if it were a Golden Core cultivator instead.

He had always boasted that he was invincible in the Golden Core realm, but now he had been defeated by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even after the sword domain was forcibly broken.

Moreover, the breaking of his sword domain had seriously injured him, and he was now pale as he endured the fluctuations of blood energy within his body.

If he hadn't experienced it firsthand, he would never have believed, even if he were beaten to death, that a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator could condense such a terrifying sword domain.

With the Seven Star Sword Domain shattered, the starlight and sword energy surrounding Zhou Ling completely disappeared.

The Seven Star Sword landed beside Gao Qi, its light dimmed.

Gao Qi was breathing rapidly, and his momentum was clearly not what it used to be.

"Professor Gao! Should we continue?"

Zhou Ling let out a soft shout. Although he was unharmed, his internal magical power was also greatly depleted, and the Five Elements Sword Soul was dim and without luster.

However, he was still a third-level body cultivator, and at this moment, he could kill Gao Qi with his physical body alone.

Moreover, the Five Elements Spirit Flame completely sealed off the airspace, making it impossible for Gao Qi to draw upon the power of the starlight.

"I lost!"

A look of resentment and helplessness appeared on Gao Qi's face.

His magical power was not at its peak to begin with, and he needed to rely on the power of the stars to fully unleash the power of the Seven Star Sword Domain.

But with the Seven Star Sword Domain broken, even if nothing else is lost, any single spiritual flame in the air could annihilate him.

I can only admit defeat.

Zhou Ling nodded upon hearing this, and only after watching Gao Qi walk off the competition platform did he slowly put away the Spirit Flame.

The sea of ​​fire in the sky dissipated, and clarity returned.

"A Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator actually possesses such divine power?"

Even though they had witnessed Zhou Ling's strength firsthand, Dean Shen and the others were still deeply shocked.

"What? This is a fourth-tier sword? He's only at the peak of Foundation Establishment, yet he can wield this sword. His main cultivation technique is this powerful."

"Having condensed the Five Elements Sword Soul, its Five Elements Sword Domain has probably reached the third or fourth step!"

The other judges also exclaimed in surprise.

It should be noted that only Nascent Soul cultivators can fully control fourth-tier magical artifacts.

But Zhou Ling not only was able to use it, but he was also able to unleash such powerful force, which was truly unbelievable.

How on earth did he do it?
"Zhou Ling actually defeated Instructor Gao, and even broke through his sword domain with his own sword domain! This is unbelievable!"

"How is this possible? Eighteen years old, defeating two peak Golden Core cultivators in succession, that's terrifying!"

"This is a true peerless genius!"

"A fourth-grade weapon refiner! A third-realm sword cultivator! Either one is already the limit of a lifetime for an ordinary cultivator!"

The audience gasped in amazement.

It's unimaginable how terrifying Zhou Ling's talent is!
"Well done!"

Seeing Zhou Ling defeat Gao Qi, Dean Gong couldn't help but praise him.

Although he had been fighting against Dean Zhao's sword domain all along.

But she was also constantly monitoring Zhou Ling's situation.

They were afraid he wouldn't be able to withstand Gao Qi's Seven Star Sword Domain.

Now I can rest easy!
"How can it be!"

Dean Zhao's face turned ashen. He never expected that Gao Qi, whose swordsmanship was no less than his own, would be defeated by Zhou Ling.

And they lost so completely.

He Jing's defeat yesterday can also be attributed to Zhou Ling's extraordinary luck.

Having five fourth-grade spirit flames in hand was something no one would have expected, especially considering that He Jing's Flame Pill Domain had no advantage.

So it was somewhat unexpected.

But today, this can be considered a real sword domain clash, and Zhou Ling still won.

This undoubtedly demonstrates just how terrifying this boy's swordsmanship is.

"Take another sword strike!"

Dean Gong snorted coldly.

Zhou Ling won, and she had no reservations.

"Falling Leaves Sword Qi."

Dean Gong shouted, and the Fallen Wood Sword burst forth with spiritual light, with rings of mysterious blue ripples surging from its blade.

In an instant, the cyan sword energy condensed into a cyan sword domain of about ten feet, within which countless small cyan swords flew and spun, their sword energy unparalleled.

Then, the sword energy roared and hummed, and the entire arena was instantly filled with a dazzling and chilling light.

"Four Realms Sword Domain!"

Dean Zhao's eyes narrowed, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

Unexpectedly, Dean Gong was one step ahead of him and entered the fourth realm of swordsmanship.

It should be noted that in their encounter several years ago, he was able to slightly outmaneuver Dean Gong.

But now that Dean Gong has entered the Fourth Realm, it has brought him tremendous pressure.

But he will not give up easily.

With a roar, he slashed forward with the Nine Yang Sword in his hand, unleashing a massive fiery sword light that transformed into a scorching sea of ​​fire sword domain mid-air, rolling towards Dean Gong.

He had given it his all with this sword strike; whether he would win or lose depended on the power of Dean Gong's Fourth Realm Sword Domain.

Although he knew perfectly well that the fourth realm and the third realm were an insurmountable gap.

However, he was at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, and his Nine Yang Sword had reached the middle grade of the fourth rank. He wanted to use these advantages to make up for the gap between his swordsmanship and that of Dean Gong.

Even if we lose, we must make Dean Gong pay the price.

Thinking this way, his panicked mind finally calmed down.

"If you want to block this sword, then you'll see the difference between the third and fourth realms!"

Dean Gong looked at Dean Zhao's desperate swordplay, a hint of disdain appearing on her pretty face.

Then, wielding the cyan sword shadow, he slashed straight down from above.

A seemingly casual sword strike contains the essence of four realms of swordsmanship.

The magnificent and unstoppable sword momentum was like a river of swords from the heavens.

Endless sword light surged throughout the entire arena, enveloping all directions.

Then, the Falling Wood Sword Shadow shot out swiftly, like a scepter that could control all things in the world, and slashed fiercely towards the Sea of ​​Fire Sword Domain.

"Boom!"

A cyan sword river suddenly pierced through the sea of ​​fire and sword domain.

A deafening roar rose into the sky.

The azure sword energy instantly shattered the fiery sword domain, transforming into a dazzling azure sword rainbow that covered the sky and was exceptionally brilliant.

Dean Zhao's all-out attack, the Flaming Sword Domain, only lasted for one breath under the attack of the Heaven and Earth Sword before disintegrating into wisps of flame light, which were then assimilated by the Azure Wood Sword Qi in an instant.

"The Four Realms Sword Domain is incredibly powerful!!"

Dean Zhao found it hard to believe, but he still wanted to struggle a little longer.

With such a terrifying sword domain, it's absolutely impossible for Dean Gong, with his cultivation level, to unleash it a second time.

As long as he can withstand this sword domain, he still has a chance.

Dean Zhao was filled with shock and anger, and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which he then poured into the Nine Yang Sword.

To unleash the full power of this natal sword.

Following a swirling golden light on the surface, six dazzling sword yangs appeared, and then the sword yangs merged together.

A massive sword, tens of feet long and exuding immense power, materialized and lunged towards the sword domain in the mouth.

However astonishing the power of this sword sun may be!
When faced with Dean Gong's endless, rolling Falling Wood Sword Domain, it was like the embers of a setting sun. It illuminated a patch of evening glow on the horizon, even though the glow was brilliant and reflected in the void.

But in the end, it vanished as a glimpse of light under the powerful Falling Wood Sword Domain.

"Boom!"

Dean Zhao coughed up blood. After his body was shattered by the sword domain, he couldn't hold on any longer and was blasted off the arena, crashing heavily to the ground.

At this moment, he truly understood the gap between himself and Dean Gong.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood and immediately lost consciousness.

If Dean Gong hadn't only wanted to teach him a lesson, he would probably have been crippled outright.

"On the fifth arena, the Nine Heavens Sword Domain of Qingyun Immortal City wins!"

As the judges' voices faded, everyone knew that Qingyun Immortal City was not the weak team they had imagined.

Having won two consecutive matches so cleanly and decisively, they can be said to have the strength to enter the top 16.

Zhou Ling's astonishing performance, in particular, has earned him the reputation of being the number one sword cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage.

Moreover, people have high expectations for Zhou Ling's future performance.

In just two days, Zhou Ling's fame spread throughout Qingyun Immortal City.

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The evening was the same as always.

After recovering in the afternoon, Dean Gong and the others began to discuss their opponents for tomorrow.

Jin Sheng and his team won two consecutive matches by following Zhou Ling's tactical arrangements.

Today's battle, though quite taxing, was still within a manageable range.

Therefore, everyone was very emotional at this moment.

After all, entering the top sixteen means that their academy has one foot in the fifth rank.

If the academy wins the next match and enters the top eight, it will be able to become a fifth-grade academy.

Moreover, each of them will receive a substantial reward.

No one spoke up; they all looked at Zhou Ling, waiting for his analysis.

In the next round, they will face the powerful Golden Lake Immortal City and the Fifth Grade Heaven-Mending Dao Academy.

Jinhu Immortal City's Heaven-Mending Dao Academy is among the top-ranked of all fifth-grade Dao academies.

All five disciples this time were at the late Foundation Establishment stage, making them extremely powerful among the disciples.

Generally speaking, once a disciple of the Dao Academy reaches the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, they will either stay to teach at the academy or leave.

Therefore, the late Foundation Establishment stage is already the most powerful.

Of course, there are also differences in strength in the later stages of Foundation Establishment. For example, the seventh and ninth levels of Foundation Establishment are not at all the same level.

Moreover, the cultivation methods practiced by the disciples of Butian Dao Academy are different from those of other Dao Academy, mainly focusing on the Spirit Transformation Method and the Divine Soul Method.

Therefore, its number of disciples is much smaller than that of other Taoist academies.

But almost every one of them is an elite among elites.

After all, cultivating a technique requires high standards in terms of physique and spirit.

"Qi Heng is at the late stage of the second level of body refinement. He mainly cultivates the Ancient Ape Body Refinement Technique. After his blood essence undergoes three transformations, he is strong enough to reach the combat power of the third level of body refinement."

"Tian Jiong is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, specializing in soul cultivation techniques, and is able to control three late-stage second-tier puppets."

"Ye Xin'er is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, specializing in soul cultivation techniques and using secret soul techniques for attack."

"Ji Sheng is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, specializing in the Spirit Transformation Technique, and uses True Spirit Divine Power for attacks."

"Meng Ji is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, specializing in the Spirit Transformation Technique, and uses True Spirit Divine Power for attacks."

Pointing to the image on the recording jade, Dean Gong briefly introduced the situation of tomorrow's opponent to his disciples.

Then, she looked at Zhou Ling, her meaning clear: the arrangements for the next battle were up to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling looked at the screen, picked up a teacup, and took a sip of spiritual tea.

In the scene, some disciples of the Butian Dao Academy transform into giant apes, while others transform into blood tigers or dragons.

This is the unique feature of the Butian Dao Academy; their disciples primarily cultivate the Spirit Transformation Technique.

By fusing with the essence of true spirits and blood, and condensing into a true spirit body, one can achieve formidable combat power.

This is a cultivation method that falls between physical refinement and magical power.

What makes them even more difficult to deal with is that the opposing team also includes two cultivators skilled in soul attacks.

Soul attacks are difficult to defend against.

"In this battle, we will employ a defensive strategy combined with offensive tactics!"

"Use the sword formation to wage a war of attrition against the opponent!"

With the help of [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling was able to roughly discern the combat strength of the five disciples from the Heaven-Mending Academy.

The five individuals did not form a battle formation, but they were formidable and had a clear division of labor.

The three focused their true spirits on the attack, while the two focused their divine souls on the attack; this level of coordination was no less than that of a typical battle formation.

However, there is still a weakness.

That is, when they transform into true spirits, they need to consume a lot of their own magical power.

Therefore, there is still a significant deficiency in terms of sustained combat power.

If we can withstand their first few attacks, then the rest will be easy to deal with.

Dean Gong came prepared this time.

In addition to practicing the Fire Dragon Sword Formation, which focuses on offense, the five disciples also practice the Hunyuan Sword Formation, which focuses on defense.

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Zhou Ling continued to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the five-person spirit transformation attack and the soul attack.

This will enable everyone to know themselves and their enemy, and to make the best preparations, thereby reducing losses and finding the right opportunity to strike.

All five members and Dean Gong nodded in agreement with Zhou Ling's tactical arrangements.

Given the cultivation levels of the five members of the Butian Dao Academy, their chances of winning a one-on-one battle against them are slim.

Fighting a war of attrition is indeed a very good tactic.

"Master, Patriarch Wang has come to pay a visit!"

As everyone was discussing tomorrow's battle, Weng Lanyue walked in and reported to Zhou Ling.

"Master Wang?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback.

Although he was the son-in-law of the Wang family, his relationship with the Wang family had become so-so ever since he refused to marry into the family.

Aside from having a good relationship with Wang Qingshang, they didn't have much interaction.

I wonder what brings them here?
He smiled and said to everyone, "Please continue your discussion, I'll excuse myself for a moment."

After saying that, he got up and left the hall.

Upon arriving at the dean's office, Zhou Ling immediately saw a dignified-looking, tall, and elegantly dressed elderly man standing outside.

He exuded an aura of authority; he was none other than the head of the Wang family.

"Meet the master!"

Zhou Ling bowed respectfully.

"Ok!"

The head of the Wang family nodded with satisfaction as he looked at Zhou Ling's respectful demeanor.

No one could have imagined that in just two years, the guy who was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment would now have the combat power to defeat a peak Golden Core cultivator.

This made him dare not underestimate him.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling welcomed the head of the Wang family into the courtyard and into his own room.

Although it is unknown why the head of the Wang family came.

But now that he is the Chief of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, he has the qualifications to be on equal footing with him, so he is not too worried.

Moreover, the other party's ten-year Golden Core agreement has only been in effect for two years now, so he is fully confident.

After the head of the Wang family took his seat, Weng Lanyue served him some spiritual tea!

(End of this chapter)