Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 361 The Treatment of the Immortal City Lord and Fifth-Rank Families

"Lord Zhou, this will be your workplace from now on!"

Inside the main hall of the city lord's mansion, City Lord Weng introduced the situation of the main hall to Zhou Ling.

And he has moved from the main seat to the right-hand seat.

"Currently, the main spiritual veins of Qingyun Immortal City are of the fourth-order high-grade."

"It split into fifteen branches, which flowed to various Taoist temples, the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, and other places."

"In addition, there are sixteen Nascent Soul families, each of which also has a small fourth-order spiritual vein."

"Fourth-tier spiritual lands are five thousand hectares, third-tier are ten thousand hectares, and second-tier are fifty thousand hectares."

“Spiritual sites are mainly in the hands of aristocratic families and Taoist temples.”

"Since we are going to upgrade the spiritual veins of the immortal city, the spiritual veins and spiritual lands will also need to be re-arranged with magic arrays!"

Lord Weng continued to introduce things to Zhou Ling.

"Could the arrangement of the magic array affect the condition of the spiritual veins?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling asked a question.

After all, the upgrading of Qingyun Immortal City to a fifth-grade spiritual vein is a major event that will affect every family and cultivator in Qingyun Immortal City.

Moreover, the fusion of fifth-order spiritual veins is no easy feat.

Even with the Zhou family's third-tier spiritual vein, which is a small one, it took Deacon Luo more than half a month to complete.

The difficulty of cultivating a fifth-order spiritual vein is self-evident.

If it affects the existing spiritual veins, that would also be a problem.

"The fifth-order spiritual vein is mainly based on the existing spiritual veins in Qingyun Immortal City, with the implantation of a fifth-order spiritual source bead, plus a fifth-order spirit gathering array."

"Therefore, the spiritual veins will not be greatly affected."

Lord Weng said this.

"Okay, then there's no problem."

Zhou Ling nodded and said.

"Currently, the city guard has a total of 3,600 people, including three Nascent Soul cultivators and twenty-eight Golden Core cultivators, divided into three battle groups, each led by one of the three Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Responsible for the security of Qingyun Immortal City, and also assisting other families in expanding their territories."

Lord Weng continued, "Qingyun Immortal City currently manages three realms, two of which are at the fourth rank and one at the third rank. The resources collected from these three realms each month amount to tens of millions of spirit stones."

"Two fourth-order planes!"

Hearing this, Zhou Ling was somewhat surprised.

It's no easy feat for Qingyun Immortal City to control two fourth-tier realms.

No wonder it was able to become a fifth-grade immortal city.

Zhou Ling had no idea that the Fifth-Rank Immortal City was established solely because of his achievement in killing the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

This is just one key element.

"The resources of these three realms are now the main source of resources for Qingyun Immortal City."

"The offerings to the Immortal City Guard and the hall of affairs and other hall cultivators come from these three realms."

"The other part is the rent for leasing the sacred land!"

"At the same time, certain resources must be spent to support the operation of the Dao Alliance's offices such as the Heavenly Crafts Bureau and the Mysterious Court Bureau."

Lord Weng continued.

Zhou Ling nodded. For a behemoth like Qingyun Immortal City to maintain its daily operations, the amount of resources consumed every day is astonishing.

Zhou Ling only had a token understanding of these matters.

He won't make any changes.

After all, Qingyun Immortal City is currently developing well overall.

There's no need to make any changes.

However, this new city lord wields considerable power.

First, by becoming the fifth-rank city lord of Qingyun Immortal City, he gained control over the allocation of all resources in the city.

Spiritual veins, spiritual mines, spiritual lands, and so on.

Although the distribution had already been arranged, each aristocratic family had its own base of influence.

However, with the improvement of the spiritual veins of Qingyun Immortal City.

The entire Qingyun Immortal City will undergo tremendous changes in all aspects.

The size of the entire immortal city will increase exponentially.

A large number of monks will move in.

Not only are there families that produce Nascent Soul cultivators, but there may even be families that produce Divine Transformation cultivators.

After all, a fifth-grade immortal city has a huge siphon effect on other immortal cities in the surrounding area.

These aristocratic families who wish to relocate to Qingyun Immortal City can only do so with the permission of the city lord.

This pertains to rights.

Another aspect is personal family matters.

With the Zhou family becoming the city lord of the Immortal City, they will also become a fifth-rank aristocratic family.

That's an astonishing leap.

It should be noted that the Zhou family is currently only a third-rank aristocratic family.

Aside from the guest elders in the family, there is only one Golden Core cultivator, Zhou Ling.

Generally speaking, it would be a stretch to classify them as a third-rank family under these circumstances.

However, Zhou Ling's feat of killing the Fire Dragon Sparrow is enough to make the Zhou family a fifth-rank family.

Fifth-rank aristocratic families also have various rights.

As for what rewards there would be, Zhou Ling would only find out when he went to Tianxia Immortal City.

Of course, in addition to these, his personal treatment was equally astonishing.

As the city lord of the Immortal City, he can receive ten Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones from the Immortal City every month.

You should know that this is a top-grade spirit stone, containing incomparably pure spiritual energy.

Even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not be able to obtain it easily.

Borrowing cultivation techniques and exchanging them for elixirs will also be much easier.

The benefits are many times greater than those of the Chief Employee of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

This is also what Zhou Ling values ​​most.

"Weng Zhizheng, from now on, continue to manage Qingyun Immortal City according to the original route!"

After listening to Lord Weng's introduction, Zhou Ling replied directly.

"it is good!"

Lord Weng nodded.

Now that his position has been switched with Zhou Ling's, he is not used to it for a while, but he can accept it.

The fact that Zhou Ling was able to kill the Fire Dragon Sparrow is enough to confirm that Zhou Ling is a person with great fortune.

His daughter is his student, so she will surely achieve great things in the future.

"Dean Gong, Dean Zhong, I would like to invite you to serve as the chief administrators of the City Lord's Mansion to assist in the management of various affairs of Qingyun Immortal City."

What do you think?

Immediately, Zhou Ling looked at Dean Gong and Dean Zhong.

Once Qingyun Immortal City reaches the fifth rank, the situation in all aspects will certainly be different.

Therefore, Zhou Ling also wanted the two deans to serve as the chief administrators of the City Lord's Mansion and assist in managing the affairs of the Immortal City.

"That's not a problem."

Dean Gong said with a smile, then changed the subject, "However, I can only manage the city guards."

She isn't interested if someone else invites her.

After all, the academy had only recently been upgraded to a fifth-grade academy, and it had many affairs to attend to.

However, considering Zhou Ling's situation...

She agreed.

After all, a fifth-grade immortal city is not necessarily a fourth-grade immortal city.

Putting aside everything else, the Immortal City Guard alone numbers at least tens of thousands.

Moreover, they not only have to patrol and defend the Immortal City, but also expand the territory, and the Dao Alliance may call them to battle at any time.

Based on her understanding of Zhou Ling, she knew that Zhou Ling was not good at management.

Becoming the city lord of the immortal city was quite a coincidence.

So, naturally, she wanted to help him out.

“Alright, then from now on, the commander of the city guards will be Dean Gong.”

Zhou Ling said with a delighted expression.

With Dean Gong's support, many things became easier.

After all, many soldiers in the Qingyun Immortal City Guard graduated from the Nine Heavens Sword Domain.

With Dean Gong leading the way, I don't need to put in much effort.

"But let's make it clear first, the offerings must not be less!"

Dean Gong continued.

"Of course, the offerings stipulated by the Immortal City will be increased by another 20%!"

Zhou Ling replied with a smile.

"Hmm, that's not bad!"

Dean Gong nodded with a smile.

"Dean Zhong, what do you say?"

Zhou Ling then looked at Dean Zhong and asked.

With two deans and City Lord Weng, the three of them would be enough to form a stable leadership structure for Qingyun Immortal City. Dean Gong would lead the city guards, while City Lord Weng would be responsible for various affairs of the immortal city.

Dean Zhong is able to coordinate the relationships between various prominent families.

"I have no objection. It is my duty to do my part for Qingyun Immortal City!"

Dean Zhong said with a broad smile.

Zhou Ling can be said to have been nurtured by Xuan Yuan Dao Academy.

He is very pleased with his achievements now.

Zhou Ling invited him to be the head of the city lord's mansion, and he would gladly accept the offer.

"Thank you, Dean Zhong!"

Zhou Ling also bowed in greeting.

The responsible persons for several key affairs of Qingyun Immortal City were appointed.

The rest will be easy to handle.

There is no need to relocate the original staff from various departments.

Zhou Ling then discussed with everyone the arrangements for the Immortal City's grand formation.

There are also many other events, such as the Immortal City Celebration.

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"what?"

"Ling'er, you've become the City Lord of Qingyun Immortal City?"

At the Zhou family home, Li Ru and Zhou Shan both looked at their son with disbelief.

Wang Xin, who was coaxing her daughter, also walked in with a surprised look on her face. Then, she smiled and said to her daughter, "My dear girl, your father has become the city lord! That's amazing!"

"That's certainly true."

"I didn't expect this either!"

Zhou Ling took her daughter from Xin'er's arms and said with a smile.

"My Zhou family ancestor has appeared in spirit! I never imagined that my Zhou family would produce a city lord of a celestial city!"

"And he's a fifth-rank immortal city lord!"

"My Zhou family has also become a fifth-rank aristocratic family!"

Zhou Shan was so excited that he was at a loss for words. He hurriedly offered incense to the ancestral tablets.

Li Ru was so excited that she couldn't speak.

You should know that the position of a fifth-grade immortal city lord is only attainable by cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.

In their eyes, Nascent Soul cultivators are almost on the same level as immortals.

But now, his son has actually become the lord of the Immortal City.

It was impossible for them not to be excited.

Their son's achievements have completely exceeded their expectations.

"Congratulations, Patriarch, on becoming the City Lord of Immortal City!"

"Congratulations, Patriarch, on becoming the City Lord of Immortal City!"

At this moment, Yuan Hu, Chu Xing, and others also entered the hall to congratulate Zhou Ling.

By this time, the news that Zhou Ling had become the city lord of the Immortal City had already spread throughout Qingyun Immortal City.

Moreover, there was also news that Zhou Ling had killed the fifth-tier demon king, the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

This was also to establish sufficient prestige for Zhou Ling, the city lord of the immortal city.

After all, Zhou Ling was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and becoming the city lord of a fifth-grade immortal city was simply not enough to convince the people.

Therefore, the Dao Alliance directly announced his achievements in the Five Spirit Immortal City.

Killing a mid-stage fifth-tier fire dragon sparrow is a feat that surpasses that of many Nascent Soul cultivators.

Therefore, he has enough qualifications to become the city lord of Qingyun Immortal City.

This can be described as a single stone stirring up a thousand waves.

No one expected that Qingyun Immortal City would become a fifth-grade immortal city so quickly.

Even more unexpectedly, the city lord of the Immortal City was the young Zhou Ling.

People seemed incredulous.

After all, no one would believe that a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage could kill a fifth-tier demon king.

However, Zhou Ling's status as the head of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau and an instructor at the Taoist Academy is widely recognized.

Of course, people also have some doubts about whether Zhou Ling can shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the city lord of a fifth-grade immortal city.

But the shock far outweighed the doubt.

After all, Zhou Ling's cultivation level was low, specifically in terms of the Nascent Soul stage.

At his age, he had reached the Golden Core realm and was a fourth-grade weapon refiner, making him one of the top geniuses in the Dao Alliance.

It can be said that the entire Qingyun Immortal City is now buzzing with discussion about Zhou Ling.

Yuan Hu and the others naturally received the news as well.

So everyone in the workshop came over to congratulate Zhou Ling.

If Zhou Ling becomes the city lord of Immortal City, it will undoubtedly be a huge benefit for them.

After all, their status will also rise accordingly.

They will obtain more cultivation resources in the future.

This is also something they can hardly imagine.

No one expected that the patriarch would actually kill a fifth-tier demon king.

After all, Zhou Ling had only mentioned this matter to his master.

The people in the workshop naturally didn't know either.

As for killing a fifth-tier demon king, in everyone's eyes, only the top leaders of the Dao Alliance could accomplish such a feat.

But Zhou Ling actually did it.

Moreover, Zhou Ling was completely unharmed when she returned home.

This almost made Yuan Hu and the others drop their jaws in astonishment.

The He siblings looked at Zhou Ling with an even greater sense of unreality.

Suddenly, I realized that Zhou Ling's strength had become terrifyingly powerful.

A fifth-rank immortal city lord is far beyond their reach.

"Everyone sit down!"

Zhou Ling handed his daughter to his wife and said with a smile.

"The kill of the fifth-tier demon king this time was mainly due to the help of the fifth-tier warship; it was somewhat lucky!"

Zhou Ling didn't want people to think that his cultivation level was really as terrifying as that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"The patriarch is too modest!"

Chu Xing said with a smile.

Zhou Ling has always been this humble since she was a child.

I never expected that even now, as the city lord of the immortal city, he would still be so low-key.

"Tiger, get things organized these next few days. The Zhou family will be a fifth-rank family from now on, so we should celebrate."

Zhou Ling smiled at Yuan Hu again.

The news of killing a fifth-tier demon king has now spread throughout Qingyun Immortal City.

He can't even keep a low profile anymore.

"Yes, master!"

Yuan Hu said excitedly.

"Ru'er, go and fetch the third-grade spirit wine from home. Tonight, Brother Chu and I will have a proper celebration, and we won't leave until we're drunk!"

Zhou Shan couldn't stop smiling.

"You, all you care about are a few jars of spirit wine!"

Li Ru glared at him, but still walked towards the winery with a happy expression.

She was in a good mood today, so she didn't mind if her husband drank a little more.

"Congratulations, Master, on becoming the Lord of the Immortal City!"

"Congratulations, Master, on becoming the Lord of the Immortal City!"

Several disciples, including Song Yue, also came to offer their congratulations.

All four of them were shocked.

I never expected that my master would go to the Five Spirits Immortal City.

After returning, his strength became terrifying.

They're already capable of killing fifth-tier demon kings!
Zhou Ling nodded to his disciples, gesturing for them to sit down.

Although he became the lord of the Immortal City, he also realized a problem.

The cultivation level of the people around him was still too low, and they were already struggling to keep up with his pace.

Of course, it's not that their cultivation progress is slow, but rather that they are improving quickly.

Currently, among the entire Zhou family, Master has the highest cultivation level.

Next up is myself, a Golden Core cultivator.

Their strength is clearly insufficient.

Fortunately, Master said that the two senior sisters would be arriving in the next few days.

With the arrival of two Nascent Soul cultivators, the Zhou family's foundation will be greatly enhanced.

Although they are nominally cultivators of the Lingxiao Sect, they can also become guest elders of the Zhou family.

(End of this chapter)