Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 356 Fusion of the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core and Late-Stage Third-Order Body Refinement

High in the sky, thunder roared.

Chen Zhenglei and Gu Xingdao, both at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, also heard Ji Siqing's words, and their faces flashed with surprise and joy.

"Haha! Zhou Ling is indeed a surprise weapon!"

Chen Zhenglei laughed heartily.

"Zhou Zhizheng's slaying of the fifth-tier Fire Dragon Sparrow with his Golden Core cultivation will surely be recorded in the history of the Dao Alliance!"

Gu Xingdao also praised it.

This was completely unexpected.

In his opinion, Zhou Ling was already quite good at blocking the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

But Zhou Ling not only blocked the Fire Dragon Sparrow, but also killed it directly.

This relieved a huge amount of pressure on the other three Tier 5 warships.

This undoubtedly has a crucial impact on the overall battle situation.

The other three warships will gradually gain the upper hand.

"Chen Zhizheng, it's time for us to fight with our lives on the line!"

Zhou Ling killed the Fire Dragon Sparrow, giving the four Tier 5 warships a clear advantage over the three Tier 5 monsters in the entire battle.

Originally, the two of them did not go all out; they wanted to observe the situation of the battle below.
If they really can't stop them, then only one of them can go to assist.

One person was left behind to block the Thunderhorn Demon King.

Of course, if it were just one person, it would be very dangerous.

But with Zhou Ling killing the Fire Dragon Sparrow, they no longer had any worries.

"The battle begins!"

Having already prepared, Chen Zhenglei let out a loud shout and unleashed several lightning seals.

Instantly, purple lightning surged from the Thunder Seal and disappeared into the void.

In an instant, a vast expanse of rolling thunder surged forth, enveloping the void for thousands of miles around.

This is the Six Yang Heavenly Thunder Formation that Chen Zhenglei specially brought this time, prepared to deal with the Thunder Horn Demon King.

"Trying to use a lightning array against me? What a joke!"

Seeing Chen Zhenglei condense a thunder array, the Thunder Horn Demon King showed no fear; instead, a mocking look appeared in its giant eyes.

Immediately, black lightning surged from the Thunder Horn, emitting endless booming sounds, and struck the lightning array.

"Boom!"

The lightning domain condensed by the lightning horn contained an astonishing amount of power.

Under a fierce barrage, a huge gap was blasted into the newly formed lightning domain.

But Chen Zhenglei was already prepared. He channeled his magic power into his hands, and purple lightning burst forth from the lightning seal in the air.

Six giant dragons of thunder crashed down fiercely.

Although the Thunder Horned Demon King was arrogant, he dared not be careless. Blood light surged, and a thunder domain condensed on his thunder horn, from which thunder dragons flew out.

Upon contact, the Thunderhorn Demon King let out a furious roar.

These purple lightning dragons were even more powerful than his lightning domain.

It actually made him feel quite threatened.

"Thunderhorn Demon King, I'd like to see how long you can last!"

Chen Zhenglei said coldly, controlling the thunder seal.

At the same time, Gu Xingdao also condensed a giant sword and slashed down.

On the Purple Cauldron Warship, Zhou Ling took a pill, sat cross-legged, and slowly recovered.

At this moment, he had no time to pay attention to the surrounding battle situation.

The Purple Cauldron Warship's defensive shield is still intact; it won't be easily broken unless it encounters a fifth-tier demonic beast.

Although we just killed the Fire Dragon Sparrow, the risks were considerable.

The five spiritual flames also consumed a considerable amount of energy.

Even with the Purple Cauldron Battle Formation operating at full power, the situation remained extremely perilous.

Especially the demon core powers of the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

It directly consumed most of Zhou Ling's spiritual flames, and it will take at least one or two months for him to recover.

Fortunately, after killing the Fire Dragon Sparrow, they collected its demon core.

A demon soul has already been conceived within the demon core.

This was the Fire Dragon Sparrow's plan to rebuild its physical body using a demon core after its physical body was destroyed.

Unexpectedly, the demon core was directly suppressed by Zhou Ling.

Completely erase its demonic consciousness.

Next, as long as I refine this demon core, my fire attribute cultivation will also be greatly improved.

However, this was a crucial moment in the battle, and Zhou Ling naturally dared not take the risk.

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Several days later, in a cultivation room rich in spiritual energy in the Five Spirits Immortal City.

"call!"

Zhou Ling slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, his face regained its rosy hue, and his eyes were full of energy.

After several days of fierce fighting, the human cultivators finally defeated the demon army.

Although they did not kill the fifth-tier demon king again.

However, the other four fifth-tier demon kings, including the Thunder Horn Demon King, were all seriously injured.

The Thunder Horned Demon King, in particular, had a section of its thunder horn shattered off. Not only was it seriously injured, but its strength was also greatly weakened. Without decades of careful recuperation, it would be difficult for it to recover.

Of course, the human cultivators also suffered considerable casualties.

Several Nascent Soul cultivators were also injured, and the warship was damaged to varying degrees.

The Golden Leaf Warship was on the verge of collapse.

Although they did not kill any more fifth-tier demon kings, they did kill quite a few fourth-tier and third-tier demon beasts.

In addition, Zhou Ling killed the fifth-tier fire dragon sparrow, making this battle arguably the best achievement for Five Spirit Immortal City in hundreds of years.

After all, the human race's strength was clearly inferior to that of the demon beast army.

With the human race victorious, Zhou Ling returned to his cultivation chamber in the immortal city and took elixirs to recover.

After these days of recuperation, my internal magical power has recovered to more than 80%.

With a wave of his hand, a demon core glowing with flames appeared.

Inside the demon core, a phantom of a fire dragon sparrow exuded a fierce and oppressive aura.

It was the demon core of the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

"The Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core possesses the divine abilities of the Fire Dragon Sparrow. Furthermore, because the Fire Dragon Sparrow contains a trace of true dragon bloodline, it is able to condense the Primordial Fire Vein within its body!"

Looking at the raging flames of the demon core before him, Zhou Ling thought to himself.

The reason he knew this was mainly because he had learned about it during this period by constantly observing the demon core with the help of [Intermediate Analysis].

This so-called Origin Vein is even more powerful than a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root.

It is extremely rare.

Under the [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling also learned that his Five Elements Thunder Body could refine and fuse with the bloodline of this ancient demon beast to condense the Origin Vein.

If he could condense a fire-attribute primordial vein, it would greatly enhance his fire-attribute spiritual power.

Moreover, once integrated, it can also possess some of the Fire Dragon Sparrow's innate abilities.

The Fire Dragon Sparrow's Fire Domain Divine Power is not only incredibly powerful, but it also possesses attacks based on blood and soul, which greatly enhances its combat strength in all aspects.

"True Yang Fire!!"

With a thought, Zhou Ling conjured up a spiritual flame that shone with golden light.

It was like a fiery dragon, swirling around Zhou Ling.

As Zhou Ling recovered, the spiritual flames also recovered quickly.

After all, it is his natal spirit flame.

"Refine!"

As Zhou Ling finished speaking, the Qianyang True Fire completely enveloped the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core, intending to completely dissolve the demonic consciousness within it.

Although the Fire Dragon Sparrow's demon core was suppressed by Zhou Ling's [Demon Beast Pressure], its demonic consciousness still existed.

Only by completely eliminating its demonic consciousness can it be refined, integrated into the body, and condensed into the primordial fire source vein.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the raging flames of the Qianyang True Fire continued to burn, a phantom of a fire dragon sparrow within the demon core kept emitting hissing sounds.

The Fire Dragon Sparrow's demonic soul was unwilling to be annihilated like this and was struggling with all its might.

Completely suppressing the demonic soul of a fifth-tier demonic beast is inherently a very difficult task.

Because a fifth-tier demon king possesses the ferocity of a fifth-tier demon king, he would rather choose self-destruction than easily submit.

However, under the suppression of the [demonic beast's aura], this demonic soul lost its chance to self-destruct.

It was already suppressed by Zhou Ling, so even if it resisted with all its might, the effect would be limited. "Boom boom boom!"

The True Fire of Qianyang continuously burned away the demon soul, completely merging it into the demon core.

As the Fire Dragon Sparrow's demonic soul continued to shrink.

Gradually merging into the demon core, the demon core shone with a golden light, incredibly mysterious.

Zhou Ling focused intently, simultaneously using [Beast Pressure] to assist in condensing the demon soul.

Slowly, after a shrill scream, the demon soul completely merged into the demon core.

The entire demon core was compressed to the size of a fist, gleaming with divine light.

The room was filled with a blazing crimson divine light, illuminating the entire training room in a golden glow.

"The Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core has been successfully refined!"

Seeing the mysterious demon core before him, Zhou Ling's eyes shone brightly, and his face was filled with joy.

Because he mainly cultivated the Five Elements Technique and was able to condense the Five Elements Heavenly Grade Golden Elixir.

This means that from now on, we can only continue to practice the Five Elements cultivation.

In such cases, one would have to put in more than five times the effort of a cultivator of the same level to achieve the desired effect.

This is also why the Wang family head and others were not optimistic about his Five Elements Heavenly Grade Golden Core.

After all, cultivating all five elements simultaneously is extremely difficult.

Even in the history of the Dao Alliance, there has never been anyone who could cultivate all five elements simultaneously and become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If one can condense a fire-attribute primordial vein, then the speed of fire-attribute cultivation will undoubtedly increase exponentially.

As for the other four attributes, we'll have to figure that out later.

As for the method of condensing the Origin Vein, it is simply a matter of integrating the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core into the fire attribute spiritual vein.

Seeing that the demon core had been completely condensed, Zhou Ling opened his mouth and sucked it in.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

As soon as the demon core entered his mouth, it immediately transformed into an incomparably blazing stream of flames and light.

Instantly, a fiery domain filled Zhou Ling's body, with endless flames surging and crashing around him. A phantom image of a fire dragon-bird appeared and disappeared around him.

Zhou Ling concentrated his magical power and incorporated the demon core into the Fire Spirit Vein vortex.

"boom!"

In an instant, flames burst forth from within the Fire Spirit Vein, and the flames surged like a torrent, sweeping over Zhou Ling's meridians and body.

The Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core, like a blazing sun, surged through Zhou Ling's meridians, causing him a burning and stinging sensation throughout his body.

You should know that his meridians have already been tempered by five spiritual flames, and even a fourth-order magic weapon can hardly shake them in the slightest.

Yet, the intense burning sensation was still palpable, demonstrating the terrifying power of the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core.

Fortunately, Zhou Ling had previously fused with the Thunder Dragon Demon Core and knew how to deal with this situation.

Of course, the Thunder Dragon is only at the fourth rank, while the Fire Dragon Sparrow is at the fifth rank, and the difference between them is enormous.

However, the process of suppressing and refining it is unavoidable.

But the raging flames grew ever more intense.

Zhou Ling felt as if he were on the verge of being burned to ashes.

[You are fusing the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core. The more setbacks you face, the more determined you become +1. Demon Core fusion speed +30]

At this point, the "The More Setbacks You Get, the Stronger You Become" talent emerges.

Suddenly, Zhou Ling felt as if a cold current was surrounding him.

At this moment, the raging flames seemed to be suppressed by something powerful, constantly flowing into the meridians.

Zhou Ling could clearly feel that his fire-attribute meridians were constantly absorbing the essence of the demon core.

Gradually, his spiritual veins were covered with essence blood, like a bloodline.

As the essence of the demon core continued to flow, the bloodline grew stronger and merged into and changed Zhou Ling's fire attribute meridians.

At this moment, Zhou Ling felt a sense of relief, as if things had turned around from bad to good.

I felt completely refreshed and extremely comfortable.

The fusion of demon cores is also happening faster and faster.

"Buzz buzz!"

It's unclear how much time passed, but the flames in Zhou Ling's meridians gradually subsided.

Within the meridians, ancient and profound golden runes appeared, gleaming with golden light and exuding an air of mystery.

In addition to the spiritual veins, Zhou Ling's flesh and soul were also nourished during this process.

A mysterious aura emanated from his entire body.

After all, the Fire Dragon Sparrow's demon core also contains the power of the rules of the Blood Path and the Soul Path.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, Zhou Ling's body radiated a blazing aura of blood and qi, and the fire-attribute spiritual power in his meridians surged dramatically.

It was as if a divine dragon was roaring and howling within my meridians, a truly wondrous sight.

Stimulated by the powerful blood energy contained in the demon core, Zhou Ling's physical blood energy was also rapidly increasing.

However, Zhou Ling is now focusing more on condensing the primordial fire source vein.

There wasn't much pressure in terms of physical improvement.

Both can be done simultaneously.

Time passed little by little.

The demon core within Zhou Ling's spiritual veins completely disappeared and merged into his fire meridians.

A layer of blood-red light covered the entire meridian.

Blood-red light bloomed, condensing into mysterious blood patterns, filled with a profound and primordial aura.

"Hoohoo!"

Suddenly, the crimson runes completely merged into the meridian table, and a dazzling golden glow emanated from the meridians.

"Boom!"

The entire meridian was shimmering with golden light.

As a result, the fire attribute spiritual power also surged rapidly, like a river overflowing its banks.

"The primordial source of fire has been formed!"

Zhou Ling was overjoyed and quietly sensed the condition of the Origin Vein.

At this moment, he could feel that even without activating his cultivation technique, the speed at which he absorbed fire-attribute spiritual energy was faster than when he activated it.

This means that his cultivation speed has increased significantly.

His perception of the surrounding fire-attribute spiritual energy has reached an unprecedented level.

Moreover, as the Fire Source Meridian condensed, his physical body also improved significantly.

He broke through the mid-stage of the third tier and reached the late stage of the third tier.

It can be said that he can now withstand the spell attacks of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with his physical body alone.

Furthermore, by utilizing the demonic blood energy of the Fire Dragon Sparrow, its power can be further enhanced.

"Now, when I unleash the Blazing Sun Fist, I can unleash the power of six Yang energies!"

Zhou Ling felt that his physical body had reached a completely different level.

It's better than ever before.

The power of the essence and blood within the body increases exponentially.

He felt that as long as he condensed a single drop of his essence blood, he could easily kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If fully activated, it feels even capable of annihilating a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even the Fire Dragon Sparrow's supernatural powers were incorporated into its essence and blood.

However, he still needs to gradually understand this.

Of course, this kind of enlightenment is also natural when one merges with a demon core.

It's just a matter of time.

It won't be long before it condenses.

"Congeal!"

With a thought, Zhou Ling conjured a flame in his hand.

This is not his spiritual flame, but a fire domain that he condensed after fusing with the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core.

The flames were extremely intense, and within them, the faint phantom of a fire dragon-bird could be seen.

"This is the fire domain of the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core!"

"Even if I were to unleash it now, its power would be no less than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Feeling the power of the flames, Zhou Ling's face lit up with joy.

With this flame, there is no need to fear the domain of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

(End of this chapter)