Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 351 Fame Spreads Throughout the Five Spirits Immortal City
"Brother Zhou, how's the formation plate?"

Seeing that Zhou Ling had recovered after adjusting his breathing, Ji Siqing hurriedly asked.

The others also looked at Zhou Ling with various expressions.

Some expressed anticipation, some doubt, and others solemnity.

After all, Zhou Ling's ability to examine the Purple Cauldron Array Plate so meticulously just now already made them acknowledge his strength.

It should be noted that the Purple Cauldron Array Plate is a mid-grade fifth-order item; without a powerful divine sense, it would be impossible to shake it.

The fact that Zhou Ling was able to examine the inscription in this way indicates that his spiritual cultivation is at least at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

But judging from the aura he exuded, he was clearly at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

It is evident that the level of the divine soul secret technique he cultivated was definitely not low.

However, considering that Zhou Ling is a disciple of Fairy Zi Ling.

It's perfectly normal to have advanced soul cultivation techniques.

Of course, regardless of Zhou Ling's cultivation level?
The most crucial thing is to be able to repair this Purple Cauldron Array Plate.

"Senior Ji, I just did some research!"

"A total of five areas of damage have been identified!"

"Three of them are damaged purple light inscriptions, and the other two are the most serious due to the collapse of the intertwined inscription chains."

"This is all that I have been able to discover so far. As for whether there are any others, I have not yet found any."

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

His tone sounded somewhat weak.

Of course, this is just for show.

After all, with his current spiritual cultivation, he could still handle checking fifth-order inscriptions with ease for such a long time.

That's definitely not right.

As for the five areas of damage that were discovered...

After multiple verifications through intermediate analysis, he believed there was no mistake.

However, I dare not make any absolute statements!
Anyway, the problem has been found. Whether Ji Siqing and the others trust him or not is up to them.

"Five places damaged!"

"Two more inscription chains have collapsed!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Siqing also showed a look of shock.

He naturally knew the extent of the damage to the Purple Cauldron Array Plate, but he didn't expect there to be as many as five places damaged.

Moreover, there were two instances where the inscription chain collapsed.

He was well aware of the horror of the collapse of the Minglian chain.

Once it completely explodes, the entire Purple Cauldron Warship will be destroyed.

It could even pose a deadly threat to the cultivators on the warship.

If that's the case, then as the helmsman controlling the Purple Cauldron Warship, he is also unforgivable.

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Everyone else looked at Zhou Ling with surprise upon hearing this.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling actually found the damaged part of the Purple Cauldron Inscription.

Five more locations were found.

Doesn't this mean that Zhou Ling's weapon-refining skills have reached the fifth rank?
Even higher.

After all, discovering problems in an inscription is more difficult than refining a fifth-order inscription.

Sufficient experience is required.

"Brother Zhou, is there any way to repair it?"

Gu Xingdao also asked, his tone becoming more polite.

His question was naturally a sign of his recognition of Zhou Ling's strength.

Zhou Ling was able to identify the problem with the inscription, but it's unclear whether, given his cultivation level, he possesses the necessary methods for cultivation.

Moreover, repairing inscriptions is an extremely complex matter; it's not that once a problem is discovered, other weapon refiners can fix it.

Without accurately identifying the root cause of the problem.

If you're not careful, the entire inscription could be destroyed.

Therefore, the repair process must be carried out with utmost care.

"Repairing the three damaged inscriptions shouldn't be difficult."

"However, the collapse of the two inscription chains is quite a challenge!"

"After all, the intertwined chains require a huge amount of magical power to separate and channel them."

"A single mistake in this process can destroy the inscription!"

"Therefore, I'm not entirely confident either!"

Zhou Ling replied solemnly.

Through the intermediate analysis, he already had a solution in mind.

It's not like he said, using magic to channel it.

If it were to be channeled through magical power, with his current cultivation level, even with the help of the [Sixth Transformation] talent, it would be very difficult to accomplish.

But he possesses the True Fire of Qianyang.

The Qianyang True Fire is now at the mid-stage of the fourth rank.

In addition, Yan Po, who had fused with the Golden Spirit Flame, had a unique advantage in condensing magical artifacts.

Therefore, using the true fire of Qianyang to guide the inscription chain is the best choice, and it will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, he naturally couldn't make his statement too absolute.

After all, even a fifth-grade weapon refiner wouldn't have much confidence in repairing such a fifth-order inscription.

"Professor Ji, what do you think?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, Gu Xingdao looked at Ji Siqing and asked.

The Purple Cauldron Warship was a matter of great importance, and even he, the city lord of the Immortal City, dared not make a decision rashly.

Even though Zhou Ling had already demonstrated an astonishing level of weapon crafting skills.

But after all, he was only at the Golden Core stage, so there was really no way he could repair this fifth-order inscription.

Ji Siqing looked at the Purple Cauldron Array Plate, pondered for a moment, and then said to Gu Xing, "City Lord, in the current situation, we can only try anything as a last resort!"

"Even if other fifth-grade weapon refiners come, without a specific understanding of the damage, it won't be easy to repair it."

"Although Brother Zhou's cultivation is insufficient, his ability to see the problem with the inscription may actually increase his success rate."

"Even if it doesn't succeed."

"If we can repair even a fraction of it, we can directly self-destruct the Purple Cauldron Warship against the demon beast army."

"Even if we can't kill a fifth-tier demon king, it's enough to wipe out a batch of fourth-tier demon beasts!"

Ji Siqing knew that he had no other choice now.

In his opinion, with Zhou Ling's cultivation level, it would be too difficult for him to repair the Purple Cauldron Array Plate.

However, as long as the inscription chain can be channeled to some extent.

This will enable the Purple Cauldron Warship to be ready for battle.

If we can kill a few more fourth-tier demonic beasts, then it won't be a loss.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression turned somewhat solemn.

Everyone understands that the current situation of the Purple Cauldron Warship is much more serious than it appears.

"Alright, let's do as Elder Ji says!"

Gu Xingdao nodded, then looked at Zhou Ling and asked, "Brother Zhou, how long do you think it will take to repair?"

"This junior doesn't know either, all I can say is that I'll do my best!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

That's the truth.

After all, this was the first time he had used the Qianyang True Fire to guide the inscription chain.

"Alright, then get to work as soon as possible. Whatever materials you need, Immortal City will provide them with all its might."

Gu Xingdao nodded.

"My cultivation is limited, and I need some pills to restore my mana and spiritual sense!"

Zhou Ling didn't mince words either.

In this situation, if there's no consumption, then something's not right.

"These are two bottles of Heavenly Grade Golden Essence Pills and Soul Essence Pills, each containing three pills. Take them first!"

With a wave of his hand, Gu Xingdao placed two jade bottles in front of Zhou Ling.

"Thank you, City Lord!"

Zhou Ling put away the pill bottle and thanked him.

"Whether this succeeds or not, you've done a great service to Five Spirits Immortal City! There's no need for any pressure."

Gu Xingdao nodded, then changed the subject and asked, "When do you plan to start?"

Although the demon army has retreated, it could reappear at any time, so we must strive to repair the damage as soon as possible.

"Let's begin now!"

Zhou Ling replied, "Alright, Brother Zhou, then you can begin. With us here, nothing will happen!"

Gu Xingdao said solemnly.

Zhou Ling nodded.

He then sat cross-legged in front of the Purple Cauldron Array Plate and adjusted his breathing slightly.

The others also sat on the deck floor, waiting patiently.

Everyone wanted to see the results of Zhou Ling's repair.

After all, the situation of the Purple Cauldron Warship is closely related to everyone in the Five Spirits Immortal City.

"call!"

After a short while, Zhou Ling slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

His breath was deep and resonant, and his eyes were bright and alert.

He raised his hand, and a bolt of lightning condensed. Then, under Zhou Ling's control, the lightning slowly flowed into the Purple Cauldron Array Plate.

"Boom!"

Immediately, lightning flashed on the Purple Cauldron Array Plate, and strands of purple lightning rose up.

Zhou Ling focused intently on sensing the state of the array plate.

He planned to use his thunderous magic to repair the three purple light imprints first.

These purple light inscriptions are all of grade four, and the damage is not too serious.

He can repair it with his own lightning magic.

The two damaged inscription chains, however, require the aid of spiritual flames.

He planned to use the True Fire of Qianyang to clear one area while covering another with the Earth Spirit Fire to prevent any changes.

If problems arise during the repair process, they can also use the Earth Spirit Fire for defense.

It will not pose any risk to yourself.

"Zizi!"

As the lightning magic was injected, the array plate crackled and popped.

Thunder and light intertwined and shone brightly.

"Zhou Ling primarily cultivates lightning-attribute techniques?"

"How is this possible? A weapon refiner who specializes in lightning-attribute techniques?"

"He's probably a practitioner of both lightning and fire!"

"Simultaneously cultivating two offensive techniques is no easy feat!"

Seeing Zhou Ling condense lightning magic power, the cultivators present couldn't help but discuss it.

Everyone knows that weapon refiners primarily cultivate fire-attribute techniques.

The fact that Zhou Ling is of the lightning attribute is quite surprising.

"call!"

After an incense stick had burned, Zhou Ling finally repaired the three inscriptions.

He then took out a pill and popped it into his mouth.

At this moment, the lightning-attribute magic power within his body was almost completely exhausted.

As he consumed the pills, his spiritual energy surged.

[You are refining the Golden Essence Pill. Herbal Stress +1, Golden Essence Pill Power +3]

As the prompt appeared, the medicinal power violently impacted Zhou Ling's meridians.

Fortunately, his meridians are now incredibly strong.

It is strong enough to withstand the surging medicinal power.

As the Eight Extremes Immortal Thunder Technique operated autonomously, it rapidly absorbed the power of the elixir.

"Excellent! Brother Zhou's skill level is definitely at the fourth-grade weapon refiner level!"

Looking at the shimmering light on the array plate, Ji Siqing's solemn expression relaxed slightly as he spoke.

Zhou Ling's ability to repair a fourth-tier purple light imprint with his own magic power is enough to prove that his strength is not low.

However, repairing the inscription chain is the biggest challenge going forward.

Of course, he also knew that with Zhou Ling's cultivation level, it would be almost impossible for him to repair the inscription chain.

So the mentality was to try and fix as much as possible.

The situation aboard the Purple Cauldron Warship also attracted the attention of many cultivators.

Although Gu Xingdao was worried about affecting the morale of the army, he knew that the situation could not be concealed.

Fifteen minutes later, feeling that his internal energy had recovered to about 70-80%, Zhou Ling continued to repair the array plate.

"True Yang Fire!"

With a thought, Zhou Ling unleashed a torrent of blazing golden-red flames, which coalesced into a blazing inferno.

"fall!"

As Zhou Ling's voice fell, the Qianyang True Fire enveloped the Purple Cauldron Array Plate in front of him, and under Zhou Ling's guidance, the flames began to flow into the inscription.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the Qianyang True Fire burned fiercely, the Purple Cauldron Array Plate roared with lightning.

This is because the spiritual flames began to spread along the inscription chain.

The inscriptions are linked by inscription chains, and any slight disturbance will affect the inscriptions.

If the spiritual flame cannot suppress these purple light imprints, the purple lightning will shatter the spiritual flame.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Qianyang True Fire, like a surging furnace, continuously tempered the Purple Cauldron Array Plate.

During this process, the purple lightning emanating from the array plate was gradually suppressed.

All the purple lightning rays gradually formed a ball of purple lightning, flashing with purple lightning light.

Zi Lei's expression was focused, his hands constantly forming hand seals, manipulating the spiritual flames to dissolve the entangled inscription chains.

Because it possesses the Golden Soul, the Qianyang True Fire repairs itself quite quickly and in an orderly manner.

"He actually possesses a mid-grade fourth-tier spirit flame; no wonder he was able to become a fourth-grade weapon refiner!"

"Using spiritual flames to guide the inscription chains, how come I didn't think of that!"

"This method is good, but it requires a precise understanding of the inscription chain to be able to do it."

"Yes, any mistake could cause the inscription chain to break!"

"No wonder he dared to claim he could repair a fifth-order inscription; it turns out he possessed such a spiritual flame!"

Seeing Zhou Ling repair the inscription with the help of the Qianyang True Fire, everyone suddenly realized what was happening.

Only then did I understand the source of Zhou Ling's confidence.

After all, it is truly incredible that a Golden Core cultivator could repair a fifth-order inscription.

But with the help of a fourth-grade spiritual flame, it makes sense.

However, it is no simple matter for a Golden Core cultivator to be able to control a fourth-grade spiritual flame.

Zhou Ling was naturally unaware of the shock everyone was experiencing.

To ensure everything went perfectly, he once again conjured up the Earth Spirit Fire.

The array plate was also enveloped by grayish-brown spiritual flames.

Two flames, one gold and one brown, completely enveloped the array plate.

"Another fourth-tier spirit flame?"

"How is this possible? A Golden Core cultivator can actually control two fourth-tier spiritual flames at the same time?"

"This is just too monstrous!"

"No wonder he was able to enter the Inspection Division at such a young age; his strength is truly terrifying!"

Everyone was shocked to see yet another burst of spiritual flame.

The cultivators who had previously doubted Zhou Ling's strength now had a much different opinion.

After all, being able to control two fourth-tier spiritual flames is more than enough to deal with a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Zhou Ling was not even twenty years old.

It's perfectly understandable that the Inspection Department would give him such special attention and training.

It's unclear how much time passed, but the purple lightning on the array plate gradually dissipated.

The entire array plate was a flowing, crystalline purple, like a dazzling purple gem.

The purple light was dazzling and radiant, illuminating the entire warship in a shimmering purple glow.

"The Purple Cauldron Seal is complete!"

Zhou Ling's eyes lit up when he saw the array plate in front of him, and his expression was full of joy.

With the combined effect of the two spiritual flames, the two inscriptions that were entangled in the chain were finally dissolved.

And under the refinement of the True Fire of Qianyang, it was gradually repaired.

However, at this moment, Zhou Ling also felt a huge drain on his soul.

His extremely precise control over the spiritual flames nearly exhausted his divine soul within his sea of ​​consciousness.

After collecting the spiritual flame, Zhou Ling took out a pill, popped it into his mouth, and sat cross-legged to recover.

(End of this chapter)