Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 352 The Dao Alliance's Number One Weapon-Refining Prodigy
"Lord Gu! Senior Ji!"

"This junior has successfully completed the task and restored the Purple Cauldron Array Plate!"

Feeling that his divine sense and magical power had been restored, Zhou Ling stood up and cupped his hands to Gu Xingdao and Ji Siqing.

"It's fixed already?"

Ji Siqing looked on incredulously.

In his opinion, the two broken chains would be impossible to repair in less than ten days to half a month.

After all, this process requires extreme care and attention.

It will be a huge drain on one's soul and magical power.

This is also why he doesn't think Zhou Ling can repair the array plate.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling repaired the two inscribed chains so quickly with the help of the spiritual flame!

Although using the spirit flame was a bit of a shortcut.

But his ingenious ideas and precise control of spiritual flames are in no way inferior to those of a fifth-grade weapon refiner.

Even he would never dare to use spiritual flames to repair the inscription chain lightly.

After all, even the slightest mistake could render the entire inscription unusable.

Zhou Ling had this idea.

They also successfully repaired the inscription.

This demonstrates just how rich his experience is.

How did she manage to do that at such a young age?

Ji Siqing was completely baffled.

They quickly went over and began to examine the Purple Cauldron Array Plate.

"Great!"

Gu Xingdao ignored all that and said excitedly, "Zhou Zhizheng, I didn't expect you to have made such a great contribution so soon after arriving in Wuling Immortal City."

Now he understood why Chen Zhenglei had made Zhou Ling sit at the head of the table.

Based on the value Zhou Ling has demonstrated so far, he is truly no less than a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Thank goodness for the Spirit Flame!"

"Otherwise, with my current cultivation level, it would be absolutely impossible for me to repair this Purple Cauldron Array Plate!"

Zhou Ling replied with a smile.

"Good! Good!"

"We'll head back now. I'll give you and Chen Zhizheng a proper welcome-back dinner!"

Gu Xingdao laughed heartily.

He looked extremely happy.

"boom!"

At this moment, as Ji Siqing poured his magic power into the array plate, the array plate immediately shone with purple light.

Streaks of purple lightning surged forth.

The oppressive aura emanating from it was significantly greater than before.

"Good, the Purple Cauldron Array Plate has recovered almost 90% of its original power!"

"Moreover, under the repair of the spiritual flame, the original hidden dangers have been completely eliminated!"

As Ji Siqing channeled his magic power into the array plate and sensed the changes within it, he spoke with a look of surprise.

The Ziding inscription is due to its structure.

More than three hundred purple lightning seals surround the Purple Cauldron Inscription.

Therefore, the chains linking these inscriptions inevitably bear the greatest pressure.

If it is constantly attacked, the chain will have problems.

At this moment, as he poured his magic power into it, he could feel a layer of lightning light condensing on the inscription chain.

This layer of lightning can defend against and neutralize the immense pressure exerted on the inscribed chain.

This undoubtedly greatly improves the stability of the Purple Cauldron Warship.

This was something he hadn't expected at all.

Originally, it was thought that Zhou Ling's ability to unblock the inscription chain was already extremely difficult.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhou Ling not only cleared the blockage of the Ming Chain perfectly, but also reinforced it.

Such skill is difficult even for a fifth-tier weapon refiner.

Overjoyed, he praised Zhou Ling, "Zhou Zhizheng, you are the greatest weapon-refining genius I have ever seen in all these years!"

He believed that Zhou Ling was the best fourth-grade weapon refiner in the Dao Alliance.

"Senior Ji, you flatter me. I was just lucky!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

"It's getting late. Let's first have a welcoming dinner for the two leaders, and then we can discuss how to deal with the demon army!"

Upon hearing Ji Siqing's words, Gu Xingdao waved and laughed.

Then, pulling Zhou Ling along, they flew towards the main hall first.

Chen Zhenglei followed with a smile on his face.

He himself hadn't expected that Zhou Ling would actually be able to repair the Purple Cauldron Array Plate.

Bringing Zhou Ling along this time was definitely the right decision.

Otherwise, without this Purple Cauldron Warship, the Five Spirits Immortal City would be in a very passive position.

It might even be breached by the demon beast army.

If this happens, the entire eastern immortal city of the Tianxia Immortal Realm will face this terrifying army of demonic beasts.

Now, it's impossible for the Dao Alliance's higher-ups to send Void Refinement cultivators to provide support in a short period of time.

After all, in addition to dealing with demonic beasts, the Dao Alliance also has to deal with many other matters such as demonic cultivators and void rifts.

The other cultivators also transformed into streaks of light and followed.

"A prodigy! Is he really that amazing?"

"To be able to repair a fifth-order array plate at only the early stage of the Golden Core realm is indeed a testament to your formidable strength!"

"Who is this? I've never heard of him before."

"It seems to be the Inspector General of the Inspection Division!"

"The head of the Inspection Department? How could he be so young!"

"The Inspector General? Capable of repairing fifth-order array plates!"

At this moment, the surrounding cultivators also exclaimed in surprise and discussed among themselves.

People began to inquire about Zhou Ling's background.

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Inside the main hall, celestial music drifted softly.

Several voluptuous female cultivators performed a beautiful celestial dance to entertain the crowd.

It appears that their cultivation level is at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Each one of them was stunningly beautiful.

Her beautiful eyes glanced at Zhou Ling unintentionally.

They were all somewhat surprised. How did a young man like Zhou Ling emerge from among this group of important figures?

"Gentlemen, let us raise this cup to Zhou Zhizheng to express our gratitude for his repair of the Purple Cauldron Array Plate!"

In the main hall, Gu Xingdao raised his wine cup and laughed with everyone.

"I, Xu Liang, welcome Zhou Zhizheng!"

"I, Bai Jing, welcome Zhou Zhizheng!"

One by one, the Nascent Soul cultivators toasted Zhou Ling.

Nowadays, everyone refers to Zhou Ling as Zhizheng, which shows their approval of him.

On the contrary, Chen Zhenglei, who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, was ignored at this moment.

Of course, he didn't take it to heart.

On the contrary, he was all smiles, explaining the purpose of bringing Zhou Ling with him this time.

On the one hand, it was about gaining military merits, and on the other hand, it was about enhancing one's reputation.

With Zhou Ling's repair of the Purple Cauldron Warship, his reputation in the Five Spirits Immortal City was completely established.

The cultivators of Five Spirits Immortal City are all unruly and possess astonishing combat power.

Gaining a place here is not so easy.

Zhou Ling was a cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

In less than a day, he earned the respect of everyone in the Five Spirits Immortal City.

This is something even a Nascent Soul cultivator like him couldn't do.

"Thank you all, seniors!"

Zhou Ling said with a humble expression.

He then drank the spirit wine in one gulp.

He hadn't expected that the welcoming ceremony in Wuling Immortal City would be so grand.

Even the monks' music and dance were arranged.

The enchanting dance of the celestial music and female cultivators truly relaxes the mind and soul.

Next, one cultivator after another came over to toast Zhou Ling, greet him, and get to know him.

These are the main high-ranking officials of the Five Spirits Immortal City.

Five Nascent Soul cultivators, two in the mid-stage of Nascent Soul and three in the early stage of Nascent Soul. There are also more than ten cultivators at the late stage of Nascent Soul or above.

Zhou Ling also toasted and bowed to each of them.

Although he is now the head of the Inspection Division, his rank is no lower than those present.

However, his cultivation level and age are far lower than others.

After a few rounds of drinks, Gu Xingdao began to discuss the situation of the demon beast army.

"Chen Zhizheng, this time the demon beast army is led by a fifth-tier late-stage demon king, the Thunderhorn Dragon."

"There are also six other fifth-tier demon kings."

"If it weren't for the warships helping to form a grand formation, our strength would be inferior!"

"Even if you and I joined forces, we might not be a match for this Thunderhorn Dragon!"

Putting down his wine glass, Gu Xingdao spoke to Chen Zhenglei with a serious expression.

He naturally knew that although Chen Zhenglei was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he was a lightning-attribute cultivator, and his combat power was stronger than that of an average mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Nevertheless, he still believed that even if the two of them joined forces, they might not be a match for this Thunderhorn Dragon.

"Rest assured, Lord Gu, I have also retrieved a treasure from the Dao Alliance's treasury to suppress the Thunder Horned Demon King!"

"With this treasure, if we join forces, we will be able to deal with the Thunderhorn Demon King."

"As for the other fifth-tier demon kings, it will be up to you all to deal with them!"

Chen Zhenglei said seriously.

"Good, with Chen Zhizheng's words, I can rest assured!"

Although Chen Zhenglei did not specify what kind of treasure it was, based on his words, it was probably a top-grade fifth-tier treasure, or even a sixth-tier treasure.

In this situation, the two of them working together would increase their chances of winning.

After a pause, Gu Xingdao's gaze swept over the other four Nascent Soul cultivators, then he frowned and asked Ji Siqing, "Elder Ji, how long will it take you to recover?"

The Five Spirits Immortal City has four Tier 5 warships, mainly connected by the Purple Cauldron Warships.

Although the Purple Cauldron Warship has been repaired, Ji Siqing, who controls it, has suffered excessive exhaustion.

It won't be easy to fully recover in a short period of time.

Upon hearing this, Ji Siqing looked helpless and shook his head, saying, "It will probably take me three to five months to recover from my injuries."

Gu Xingdao's expression immediately turned serious, and he said to an old man in gray robes, "Yu Qian, then only you can control the Purple Cauldron Warship!"

This gray-robed old man was a Nascent Soul peak cultivator.

"Yes, City Lord."

"However, if I were to control it, the Purple Cauldron Warship would probably only unleash less than 80% of its power!"

The gray-robed monk rose, cupped his hands in greeting, and replied.

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it!"

"The other three Nascent Soul cultivators will all be controlling other fifth-tier warships."

"Right now, you're the most suitable person for this Purple Cauldron Warship!"

Gu Xingdao said this.

Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators cannot fully unleash the power of a fifth-tier warship when controlling it.

This situation is similar to a cultivator manipulating a magical artifact.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator can only unleash up to 80% of the power of a third-tier magic weapon.

"What do you think?"

After a moment's thought, Gu Xingdao asked Chen Zhenglei and the other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Now it seems that Yu Qian is the most suitable.

However, the Purple Cauldron Warship was crucial to the entire battle, so he had to be cautious.

"Right now, only Yu Qian is suitable!"

The female cultivator surnamed Hu, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, nodded and said.

The others nodded in agreement. Yu Qian was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and was also a formation master.

If he's inappropriate, then everyone else present is even more inappropriate.

"Zhou Zhizheng, are you capable of controlling the Purple Cauldron Array Plate?"

At this moment, Ji Siqing spoke up again.

Logically speaking, since Zhou Ling was able to repair the Purple Cauldron Array Plate, controlling it should be easier for him than for others.

Moreover, since the spiritual flame in Zhou Ling's hand can repair the inscription, he might also be able to control the array plate with the help of the spiritual flame.

"I!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback. With the help of his [Sixth Transformation] talent and the Spirit Flame, he could still control this fifth-order array plate.

It's hard to say how much power it can unleash.

Upon hearing Ji Siqing's question, everyone else turned their gaze to Zhou Ling.

In the past, they would never have believed that a Golden Core cultivator could control a fifth-tier warship.

However, Zhou Ling had just repaired the Purple Cauldron Array Plate not long ago.

Therefore, since they were able to repair the array plate, everyone assumed that they could control it.

"If Yu Qian were to control the Purple Cauldron Warship, he could only block one early-stage fifth-tier demon king at most."

"The full power of the Purple Cauldron Warship cannot be unleashed."

"This will also indirectly affect the battle situation of the other three warships."

Ji Siqing frowned slightly.

The Purple Cauldron Warship was originally the most powerful of the four warships.

If you only utilize 80% of your potential, you won't be able to drive the overall progress.

Not only were their own battle formations affected.

The battle formation formed by the other three warships will also be weakened.

This point is extremely important.

That's why Ji Siqing thought of having Zhou Ling control the Purple Cauldron Warship.

After all, Zhou Ling is capable of repairing the array plate, and his control over it may not be any worse than Yu Qian's.

"This junior can only give it a try; I may not be able to fully control it!"

Zhou Ling spoke up.

"Okay, then try again tomorrow when you've recovered and see if you can control it!"

"If not, then it's because of Qian's control!"

Ji Siqing nodded and said.

Zhou Ling has already expended a considerable amount of energy today, so it's impossible for him to test controlling the warship again.

"it is good!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

Although he agreed calmly, Zhou Ling's heart was pounding.

If one were to control this fifth-tier warship, one would undoubtedly be facing a fifth-tier demon king.

During this period, with the help of the [Illusory Realm Simulation] in the original Anyang Immortal City, his [Monster Intimidation] talent has also been greatly improved.

But can it suppress a fifth-order demon king?
He wasn't sure yet.

Therefore, he couldn't help but feel panicked when facing a fifth-tier demon king.

However, now that things have come to this, there is no reason to back down.

If we can control the Purple Cauldron Warship, then we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

After all, this battle is of great importance.

If the Five Spirits Immortal City were to fall, it would be a catastrophe for all living beings.

The Five Spirits Immortal City, which my master risked his life to protect, I naturally couldn't just watch it be breached by demonic beasts.

"I almost forgot about the important matter."

At this moment, Chen Zhenglei spoke up with a smile.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Zhou Ling is also a fourth-grade beast tamer, possessing unique talent in beast taming."

"In the last battle at Anyang Immortal City, it was thanks to his beast-taming talent that we achieved a great victory and killed a fifth-tier demon king!"

"A fourth-grade beast tamer!"

As soon as Chen Zhenglei finished speaking, many people exclaimed in surprise.

He looked at Zhou Ling as if he were some kind of monster.

At this age, having reached the Golden Core stage and being a fourth-grade weapon refiner is already quite astonishing.

Even a highly respected weapon refiner like Ji Siqing believed that he was a rare genius in the Dao Alliance.

But that's not all; he's actually a fourth-grade beast tamer.

Such talent is truly terrifying.

Moreover, they seemed to have never heard of Zhou Ling before.

It was as if it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Zhou Zhizheng is actually a fourth-grade beast tamer! What a young hero!"

Gu Xingdao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

His eyes revealed genuine admiration.

"You flatter me, City Lord. I simply have a unique talent for observing demonic beasts since I was a child!"

Zhou Ling smiled.

(End of this chapter)