Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 348 Battle Situation in Five Spirit Immortal City
During their flight, Zhou Ling and his group encountered several groups of patrolling cultivators, who all bowed and saluted Chen Zhenglei.

Clearly, Chen Zhenglei enjoys considerable prestige in the Five Spirit Immortal City.

Zhou Ling was also amazed; the strength of the cultivators from Five Spirits Immortal City was truly astonishing.

Even a single patrol team uses third-tier spirit birds as mounts.

A third-tier spirit bird is not easy to tame.

Even a family with a Golden Core cultivation level might not have one.

It is evident that the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons has an abundant source of spiritual beasts.

According to Chen Zhenglei, among the cultivators defending the Five Spirits Immortal City, Beast Tamers are the most numerous.

This Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons is an enormous source of demonic beasts.

Beast tamers can obtain an endless source of monsters, as long as they tame these monsters.

Using demons to subdue demons is undoubtedly the best way to deal with monsters.

Of course, the monsters in the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons are not so easy to tame; one can easily be injured by them if one is not careful.

It could even be directly devoured by it.

"Zhou Ling, let's head out to sea first and see how the battle is going."

Chen Zhenglei, who was flying ahead, suddenly spoke to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling nodded; he also wanted to know the current state of the battle.

The vast Five Spirits Immortal City is divided into two lines of defense: an inner city and an outer city.

Beyond the outer city lies the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons.

As the two flew along the sea for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhou Ling's expression changed slightly, and a vast, boundless sea appeared before them.

The boundless sea merges seamlessly with the azure sky, forming a unified whole.

A moment later, they landed on a huge city wall, in front of which was a turbulent sea.

"Is this the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons?"

Looking at the scene on the vast sea, Zhou Ling's eyes showed shock.

Not long ago, he witnessed the terror of the beast tide; the terrifying scene of hundreds of thousands of monsters rushing towards him still seemed vivid in his mind.

Compared to the scene before them, that was nothing.

The feeling at this moment was truly awe-inspiring.

In the distance, in the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons, a dense horde of demons stretched for hundreds of miles.

Even from a great distance and with defensive arrays in place, the terrifying aura emanating from that small, ferocious creature was still awe-inspiring.

Faced with such a sight, the timid would not only be unable to fight, but would be terrified out of their wits.

On the giant wall, various warships and war beasts floated, lined up in rows.

They unleashed various massive fireballs and lightning bolts at the monsters charging from the sea.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar erupted from among the demonic beasts.

The leading demonic beasts also launched various attacks to block the attacks of the human cultivator army.

Giant cyclones formed over the hundreds of miles of sea, sweeping across the sky.

The massive city walls trembled violently incessantly.

The roaring sounds, howls, and screams rose and fell.

This clearly demonstrates just how terrifying the battle was.

At this point, Zhou Ling also noticed some clues.

Unlike Anyang Immortal City, the main way for Wuling Immortal City to fight against demonic beasts is by using warships.

Several warships, varying in number from six to eighteen, formed a series of spirit boat warships.

Under the guidance of Golden Core cultivators, they commanded various spirit boat battle formations, engaging in fierce battles with demonic beasts.

This is completely different from the Anyang Immortal City, which relies on a large army of cultivators to form a battle formation.

Of course, this may be because this is a sea area.

Forming a large array of cultivators offers no obvious advantages.

And the power of this warship formation is definitely stronger than that of the cultivator's formation.

Both its defense and attack power are significantly higher.

It can also reduce the number of casualties among cultivators.

There is another reason.

The Tianxia Immortal Realm's level in crafting warships far surpasses that of the Qingyang Immortal Realm.

To fight against the demon race with thousands upon thousands of warships, let alone forging such a large number of warships, just training these warships to form battle formations would require a great deal of time.

Furthermore, the cultivators are quite powerful, and each battle formation requires a formation master to command the warships.

Only in this way can such a powerful fighting force be gathered.

Warships, array masters, and high-level cultivators are all indispensable factors.

This is still quite difficult for the Qingyang Immortal Realm, which is relatively weak.

Zhou Ling followed Chen Zhenglei to a battlement and squinted to carefully examine the battlefield dozens of miles ahead.

At this moment, outside the giant city's defensive perimeter, thousands of warships formed different battle formations and charged against the vast army of demonic beasts.

It is mainly divided into four war zones.

At the forefront of each war zone was a massive warship, leading two to three hundred other warships.

Behind the massive warships, some had six or seven warships sailing side by side, while larger ones numbered twenty or thirty in a row.

Looking around, warships, which were only owned by Golden Core families in Qingyang Immortal City, were almost everywhere here.

"That's a fifth-tier purple cauldron warship, and also the anchor of the Five Spirits Immortal City!"

Chen Zhenglei pointed to a giant, deep purple warship in front of him and said to Zhou Ling.

This warship was over 500 zhang long and over 100 zhang wide, making it look like a giant city in the sky.

The oppressive aura emanating from it sent chills down one's spine.

No demonic beast dared to approach the sea surface where the purple cauldron warship stood majestically.

"This is the warship of the Five Spirits Immortal City that can suppress fifth-order demonic beasts."

Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed as his gaze fell on the golden battle flag hanging atop the warship.

The battle flag exhibited astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations, with waves of restrictions spreading outwards.

It is not only the battle flag that controls the entire battle formation, but also a fifth-tier treasure.

Below the battle flag were several jade array plates, gleaming with dazzling jade light.

"This is where the array plate is located."

Zhou Ling observed with some surprise.

These four warships commanded thousands of other warships.

Once defeated, the entire battle situation will change dramatically.

Of course, all four warships are Tier 5.

It has enough strength to deal with fifth-tier demonic beasts.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a powerful demonic beast fell from the sky into the sea, instantly creating huge waves.

A fourth-tier demonic beast was blasted to death by the giant purple cauldron formed by the Purple Cauldron Warship.

However, the fourth-tier demonic beasts surrounding the Purple Cauldron Warship showed no reaction and continued their relentless attacks.

"Is this going to deplete the Purple Cauldron Warship?"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened.

Judging from the intense battle on the field, it is clear that the two sides have been fighting for some time.

Under the siege of the demonic beasts, the purple aura on the battle flag of the Purple Cauldron Warship also showed some unusual movements.

Although they were still able to stabilize the situation.

However, with the help of [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling could tell that the Purple Cauldron Warship probably wouldn't last much longer.

It is already under high load and may be breached by monsters at any time.

Once breached, the entire warship formation will suffer heavy damage.

That would undoubtedly be a catastrophe.

"Boom!"

A massive burst of purple sword light erupted from the Purple Cauldron Warship.

The sword domain coalesced into an overwhelming force, blasting towards the several fourth-tier demonic beasts that were surrounding them.

A purple sword domain swept across.

A series of loud explosions and screams echoed through the air.

The two enormous demonic beasts were pierced through by the sword domain, exploding and turning into a rain of blood that spilled into the sea.

At this moment, the other three fourth-tier demonic beasts fled at top speed, avoiding the attack of the purple sword domain.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

A deafening roar followed.

The densely packed army of monsters gradually retreated and disappeared into the sea.

In the blink of an eye, only surging waves remained on the sea surface. The once densely packed, hundreds-of-miles-long army of demonic beasts instantly submerged into the sea.

"clang!"

"clang!"

Loud noises also echoed throughout the Five Spirits Immortal City.

This is the sound of the retreat bell.

Clearly, they had no intention of pursuing them.

Looking at the Purple Cauldron Warship whose light had clearly dimmed.

Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened, and he was startled.

Although the demon army was defeated, the situation of this Purple Cauldron Warship is not optimistic.

The consumption was too great, and the purple-gold battle flag has already developed cracks.

If the demon army could hold out for just a little longer...

This Purple Cauldron warship is probably going to be used until it's completely scrapped.

No wonder the cultivator army didn't dare to pursue them.

"Let's go, let's go to the main hall of the Immortal City!"

Looking at the calm that had returned, but with the corpses of monsters and the wreckage of warships floating on the sea, Chen Zhenglei waved to Zhou Ling with a solemn expression.

Then it transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the inner city.

Zhou Ling followed behind.

Through the battle just now, he also gained a direct understanding of this beast plague.

This scale is several times more terrifying than the beast tide that Anyang Immortal City encountered.

There were dozens of fourth-order demonic beasts just seen, and there were also some fourth-order and fifth-order demonic beasts lurking in the seabed.

Such strength is truly terrifying.

Given the defenses of Anyang Immortal City, it would probably have been breached long ago.

In addition, he also gained a clear understanding of the warships and battle formations of the cultivator army of the Five Spirits Immortal City.

Although he wasn't a formation master, he was a weapon refiner, and with two talented assistants, he could know the condition of each warship with just a few glances.

The situation of all four Tier 5 warships is not optimistic.

Especially the most crucial Purple Cauldron Warship.

It is already in a damaged state.

It seems unlikely that we will be able to join the next major war.

They sped quickly towards the inner city, following Chen Zhenglei.

In the surrounding airspace, large armies of cultivators moved back and forth.

A series of brilliant lights shone.

Zhou Ling was greatly impressed by how terrifying the strength of the Five Spirits Immortal City was.

In the short time he had seen more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators.

Before long, he followed Chen Zhenglei into the inner city.

The sheer size of the inner city left Zhou Ling speechless.

Because the outer city was built along the sea, the inner city looked like a giant island, backed by the Five Spirits Mountain Range.

It stretches for thousands of miles and is thousands of miles wide, covered by a huge five-colored light shield.

According to Chen Zhenglei, thousands of years ago, the Dao Alliance used a lot of manpower and resources to build the inner city of the Five Spirits Immortal City.

The entire immortal city is a giant array, and even the worst materials used are third-tier materials, making it indestructible.

"Such a colossal creature couldn't even stop the attack of the demonic beast?"

Looking at the scene before him, Zhou Ling couldn't help but sigh.

After entering the inner city, they soon arrived at a magnificent golden hall with Chen Zhenglei.

The two entered the main hall, where more than a dozen cultivators were already seated.

Four people sat at the head of the table, and judging from the aura emanating from them, they were all cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.

Even the cultivators sitting to the left are at least late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Greetings, Chen Zhizheng!"

"Greetings, Chen Zhizheng!"

Upon seeing Chen Zhenglei arrive, everyone stood up and bowed.

"Please forgive me, everyone, I'm late!"

Chen Zhenglei smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped-hand salute to everyone, then said in a serious tone.

He then took his seat at the head of the table.

Chen Ling didn't follow, but instead waited at the lower end of the table, preparing to find a seat.

"Zhou Ling, come sit here!"

At this moment, Chen Zhenglei pointed to the seat next to him and said to Zhou Ling.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.

When everyone greeted Chen Zhenglei, they naturally also saw Zhou Ling behind him.

Everyone originally thought Zhou Ling was just Chen Zheng Lei's servant or disciple.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhenglei actually let him sit at the head of the table.

It should be noted that only Nascent Soul cultivators are allowed to sit in the seat of honor.

In the world of cultivation, strength is paramount, and there is a clear hierarchy.

Zhou Ling appears to be only at the Golden Core stage.

If it weren't for following Chen Zhenglei, we wouldn't even be able to get into this main hall.

But now Chen Zhenglei actually let him sit at the head of the table, which is the treatment reserved for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

How old is this kid?

How can this be?

Curiosity and surprise appeared on people's faces.

Many people took a second look at Zhou Ling, confirming that he was indeed at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

It's really baffling!

It should be noted that many of the Nascent Soul cultivators present achieved their current status through fierce battles.

They all crawled over the corpses of monsters.

How could they tolerate a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm being superior to them?

This is the Five Spirits Immortal City, where everything depends on strength.

Only strength can earn respect.

Other factors, such as prestigious family background, being a disciple of a powerful family, or having exceptional talent, are all useless here.

To gain recognition from others, one must go to the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons and kill a few demonic beasts.

"Let me introduce you all. This is Zhou Ling, who is also the newly recruited chief inspector of our Inspection Division this year!"

Chen Zhenglei also noticed everyone's reactions and introduced them with a smile.

"Two months ago, a beast tide occurred in Anyang Immortal City of Qingyang Immortal Realm."

"Zhou Zhizheng single-handedly killed two fourth-tier demonic beasts, making a great contribution. That's why I made an exception and recommended him to the Inspection Division!"

Chen Zhenglei added another sentence.

"What? A Golden Core cultivator in the early stage killed two fourth-tier demonic beasts?"

"Are the fourth-tier demonic beasts in the Azure Sun Immortal Realm really that weak?"

"Chen Zhizheng, are you joking? A Golden Core cultivator can enter the Inspection Division?"

"He looks very young, it's unbelievable!"

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul cultivators present were all shocked.

No one could have imagined that this seemingly harmless young man could actually kill a fourth-tier demon beast.

Even the four Nascent Soul cultivators at the head of the table showed expressions of shock.

"Junior Zhou Ling greets all seniors!"

Zhou Ling, on the other hand, greeted everyone with a generous bow.

The reactions of the people varied; some nodded, some looked on with disdain, and some smiled in acknowledgment.

"Oh, by the way, he's also the personal disciple of Fairy Ziling and the current sect leader of the Lingxiao Sect!"

Chen Zhenglei spoke up again.

"what?"

"The leader of the Lingxiao Sect is so young?"

"Personal disciple of Fairy Ziling!"

"No wonder he was able to kill a fourth-tier demonic beast with his Golden Core!"

These words shocked everyone even more than their previous reactions.

It is evident that Fairy Ziling holds a higher position in everyone's hearts than Chen Zhenglei.

(End of this chapter)