Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 363 I'll take the strongest.

"boom!"

The small warship moved like a red cloud at great speed, arriving above the Zhou family's residence in a matter of moments.

Then, the red light dissipated, and eight women dressed in different outfits landed outside the Zhou family's gate from the air.

"Why are they all women?"

Seeing the eight figures, Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed.

According to his master, the people who came were his two senior sisters and their disciple.

But surprisingly, they were all female disciples.

Originally, three of his four disciples were female.

There is a certain imbalance between yin and yang.

With so many female cultivators arriving, the male-to-female ratio in the entire sect is going to become extremely unbalanced.

However, this is not important.

Two Nascent Soul stage senior sisters were stationed there.

The strength of the Lingxiao Sect will be greatly enhanced.

As the leader, he has more confidence.

Zhou Ling also stepped forward to greet them.

The leading female cultivator appeared to be a middle-aged woman with an ordinary appearance, a calm demeanor, and a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level.

The other female cultivator beside him was beautiful and radiant, with a graceful figure, and her flowing dress made her extremely captivating.

Behind them were six women with different expressions, all of them beautiful and charming. Some had calm expressions, while others appeared lively and delicate.

The Zhou family cultivators, alerted by the commotion, saw their arrival.

They all looked surprised.

"These two are Senior Sister Jin Yun and Second Senior Sister Fang Yuyun!"

Zhou Ling smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to the two women in front of him.

"You must be Junior Brother Zhou Ling!"

"Wow, I never expected Master to take on a male disciple!"

The two women laughed and spoke up.

"Junior brother Zhou Ling greets the two senior sisters!"

"Master just saw that the two senior sisters had arrived, so he sent me to greet them!"

Zhou Ling formally bowed and greeted them.

"Junior Brother, there's no need for such formalities. You are now the Sect Leader of the Lingxiao Sect. It is we who should be paying our respects to you!"

Jin Yun, however, bowed respectfully to Zhou Ling with a solemn expression, saying, "Jin Yun greets the Sect Leader!"

Behind him, all the disciples bowed in unison, saying, "Disciple Hu Yu greets Sect Leader!"

"Disciple Ye Nan greets Sect Leader!"

"Disciple Chen Qing greets Sect Leader!"

"Disciple Zhao Jianyi greets Sect Leader!"

"Disciple Jiang Ning greets Sect Leader!"

"Disciple Miao Fengge greets Sect Leader!"

"No need for formalities, everyone!"

Zhou Ling replied politely.

Of these six disciples, four were at the Golden Core stage and two were at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

With the addition of these eight people's families, the Lingxiao Sect's strength instantly jumped into the ranks of major sects.

The six disciples looked at Zhou Ling with expressions of curiosity.

They all knew that their master never accepted male disciples.

Why would the Grandmaster accept a male disciple and pass on the position of sect leader to him?

Moreover, his cultivation level seems to be only average.

This made them all a little curious.

"Sect Leader, I never expected the spiritual energy here to be so abundant!"

Zhou Ling led them toward the main hall of the Lingxiao Sect, and Second Senior Sister Fang Yuyun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

She was somewhat surprised that her master had taken on a junior brother.

What was even more unexpected was that the master would pass the position of sect leader to his junior brother.

What surprised her even more was that this new sect site of the Lingxiao Sect actually had a fifth-order spiritual vein.

You should know that Qingyun Immortal City is only a fourth-grade immortal city.

How could there be a fifth-order spiritual vein?
"Junior brother, if I'm not mistaken, this should be a fifth-order spiritual vein!"

Senior Sister Jin Yun also spoke up, quite unexpectedly.

The news that Qingyun Immortal City has been upgraded to a fifth-grade immortal city was also recently announced.

Jin Yun and the others had just arrived, so naturally they wouldn't know.

"Senior sister, this is a fifth-order spiritual vein!"

Zhou Ling nodded and said.

"it is good!"

"It seems there's a reason why Master passed the position of sect leader to my junior brother!"

Looking at the rich spiritual energy around them, Jin Yun nodded and said.

"You flatter me, senior sister!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

Master has just completed the fusion of the fifth-order spiritual vein.

He hasn't yet been able to specifically sense the surrounding spiritual veins.

Of course, the rich spiritual energy can be directly felt.

They quickly entered the main hall.

Zhou Ling took her seat in the main seat.

The two senior sisters then sat down on either side with their disciples.

"Junior brother, where is Master? I haven't seen Master for over ten years. I must go and pay my respects to him!"

After sitting down, Jin Yun spoke up.

"Jin Yun, Fang Yuyun, now that Chen Ling is the sect leader of the Lingxiao Sect, you can discuss the upcoming competition with the Zixiao Sect with him!"

"I need to go into seclusion for a few days, so please don't disturb me!"

At this moment, Fairy Ziling's voice suddenly rang out!

"Yes, Master!"

"Yes, Master!"

Upon hearing Fairy Ziling's voice, Jin Yun and Fang Yuyun both stood up and respectfully bowed towards the direction of the voice.

The other six disciples also stood up, cupped their hands in greeting, and said, "Greetings, Grandmaster!"

After a few breaths, Fairy Ziling did not respond.

"Senior Sister, Master just set up a fifth-tier spiritual vein, and he may have overexerted himself. He needs to rest and recover!"

Zhou Ling spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed a look of sudden realization.

Subsequently, Zhou Ling asked Weng Lanyue to serve spiritual tea to Ruli Ren.

"Junior brother, we will be living in the Lingxiao Sect from now on. I wonder what arrangements you would make?"

Taking a sip of the spiritual tea, Fang Yuyun asked with a smile.

"The sect's grounds are now sufficient for the two senior sisters to cultivate."

"If Senior Sister is willing to stay in the sect, I would be more than happy to do so. If Senior Sister wants to cultivate outside, I will also support her!"

Zhou Ling said seriously.

Now, he would naturally want them all to stay.

But Fang Yuyun's personality seems to be similar to her master's.

They all seemed rather carefree.

Whether they are willing to stay in the sect to cultivate is another matter.

So Zhou Ling let her choose for herself.

"Since Master wants to rebuild the Lingxiao Sect, we disciples will naturally do our utmost to help. From now on, we will stay in the Lingxiao Sect and not go anywhere else!"

"Besides, the spiritual energy here is abundant, no worse than other places!"

Jin Yun also spoke solemnly.

"What you said, Senior Sister, is also what I meant!"

Fang Yuyun said with a smile.

"Alright, with your two senior sisters saying so, I can rest assured!"

"As for where to stay, apart from the sword arena and a few other buildings within the sect, you two senior sisters can choose any other place you like!"

Hearing his two senior sisters express their opinions, Zhou Ling also showed a happy expression.

From now on, I, as the sect leader, will no longer be all alone.

My four disciples are not yet skilled enough to stand on their own.

Dean Gong is a guest elder of the sect, but the Nine Heavens Sword Domain has just been upgraded to a fifth-grade sword academy.

She was also too busy. She simply couldn't attend to the affairs of the Lingxiao Sect.

Moreover, he was merely a guest elder.

It's impossible to expect that much.

Now, with the addition of two senior female students, this new force has emerged.

Now it looks like a sect.

Not to mention the two senior sisters, even their six disciples all seem extraordinary.

The four Golden Core cultivators were all capable of handling things on their own.

If the original spiritual veins have not been upgraded yet.

Their arrival was insufficient to sustain their cultivation due to the quality of the spiritual veins.

It's unrealistic to expect them to stay and cultivate at the Lingxiao Sect.

After all, there wasn't a sufficient supply of spiritual energy.

Their cultivation level will be severely hampered.

It's fine in the short term, but no one will accept it in the long term.

Fortunately, as their spiritual veins improved, they no longer had such concerns.

"Junior brother, Master said that you can make the decisions for this competition with Zixiao Sect. What are your specific plans?"

After taking a sip of the spiritual tea, Jin Yun asked Zhou Ling.

Jin Yun is the eldest disciple of Fairy Zi Ling and has followed her master the longest. She always obeys her master's every word.

So when her master told her to obey Zhou Ling, she naturally didn't think much of it.

Fang Yuyun also put down her teacup, turned her beautiful eyes to look at Zhou Ling.

They could all see that Zhou Ling was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

But it was clear that his master trusted him immensely.

Of course, they were also curious about Zhou Ling's abilities.
Although Zhou Ling is currently at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, his cultivation level is not low.

However, in their view, if their master had devoted all his efforts to cultivating Zhou Ling over the years...

As long as Zhou Ling's talent is not low, it would be normal for him to enter the Golden Core realm.

However, if they were only at the Golden Core stage, their master would not allow them to follow his arrangements.

"Senior sister, do you have a list of the cultivators from the Zixiao Sect who will be competing against my Lingxiao Sect this time?"

Zhou Ling asked.

He currently has no information about the cultivators of the Zixiao Sect.

The purpose of waiting for the two senior sisters to arrive was to obtain relevant information from them.

"These are the three most likely cultivators from the Zixiao Sect to participate in the competition against our Lingxiao Sect this time!"

Jin Yun handed a recording jade to Zhou Ling.

He continued, "All three of them are at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!"

"Because the two sects originally agreed that the competition could only be between cultivators in the early and middle stages of the Nascent Soul realm."

"As for the reason, it's because Golden Core cultivators are too weak to represent the strength of the sect."

“When cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage or above go all out in battle, the situation can sometimes get out of control.”

"Moreover, given our junior brother's current cultivation level, it would obviously be very disadvantageous for us to participate in the battle!"

Jin Yun didn't give Zhou Ling any face just because he was the sect leader.

After all, they went all out in the battle against the Zixiao Sect.

One wrong move and your life could be in danger.

That's why she speaks so frankly.

But there is nothing that can be done about it.

Currently, within the sect, only she and Fang Yuyun are Nascent Soul cultivators.

Among the disciples, the highest cultivation level is the late Golden Core stage.

However, due to their seniority, it wasn't their turn to fight.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling remained calm, but felt a sense of relief.

He has no fear of dealing with mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

He immediately opened the photo-recording jade.

Suddenly, a screen of light was projected out.

The images converging in the air above the main hall form a single, vivid picture.

The first person to appear in the picture is a burly middle-aged man wearing a purple robe, with a rugged appearance.

His body seemed to be surrounded by wisps of purple lightning, exuding an overwhelming aura.

"This person is Liu Polei, the 36th generation senior disciple of the Zixiao Sect, and has been designated as the next sect leader."

"Currently, he is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage and mainly cultivates the Purple Cloud Thunder Technique of the Purple Cloud Sect. He also has a thunder attribute spiritual root, making him a formidable fighter. If he fully unleashes his power, he might even be able to fight against a late-Nascent Soul cultivator."

When introducing this person, Jin Yun's tone was somewhat solemn.

"Purple Heaven Thunder Technique!"

Zhou Ling nodded, her tone calm.

Now he possesses the Five Elements Thunder Body, and has also fused with the Thunder Dragon Demon Core.

He was not afraid of Leifa.

Even the most powerful thunderous divine power would be greatly reduced in its attack power against him.

As the scene shifts, a woman in a white dress appears. She is beautiful and has a cool demeanor, holding a purple thunder sword.

"This person is named Zhang Yuhu. He is a 36th generation disciple of the Zixiao Sect and is known as the number one swordsman in the Zixiao Sect."

"Currently, he is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage and mainly cultivates the Purple Cloud Sect's 'Nine Swords of Purple Cloud.' He has already entered the fourth realm of swordsmanship, and his combat strength is no less than Liu Polei's."

"The third one is Qin Ji, who is also at the mid-Nascent Soul stage and mainly cultivates the Five Thunder Technique. His combat strength is also quite impressive!"

Jin Yun pointed to a middle-aged man in white behind her and continued, "Of the three, Qin Ji is slightly weaker in combat."

"But that's only relative to the two mentioned earlier."

"His combat strength is definitely not low among those in the mid-Nascent Soul stage!"

As soon as Jin Yun finished speaking, the other disciples were all startled and their expressions became solemn.

With the strength of these three, how could their master possibly defeat them?
Besides, there's also this junior uncle who's only at the Golden Core stage.
"Senior Sister Jin, which of them are you most confident in dealing with?"

Zhou Ling's eyes flickered, and after a moment's thought, he asked.

"Among these three, I wouldn't have any advantage against either Liu Polei or Zhang Yuhu."

"As for Qin Ji, I have about a 60% chance of success!"

Looking at Zhou Ling, Jin Yun said seriously.

Although she didn't know what Zhou Ling thought, since her master told her to listen to Zhou Ling, she naturally told him the truth.

"Sixty percent certain!"

Zhou Ling rubbed his hands together, looked at Fang Yuyun with a smile, and asked, "Senior Sister Fang, what do you say?"

"I am not capable of defeating any of these three, but it won't be easy for them to defeat me either!"

"Tell my junior brother that I am a fourth-tier high-grade array master. I have plenty of arrays to wear them down!"

"That's why it's hard to say!"

Fang Yuyun smiled with a relaxed expression.

"A fourth-tier high-grade array master, that's fantastic!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling's face lit up with joy.

It wasn't because Fang Yuyun was strong enough to deal with the cultivators of the Zixiao Sect, but because he was planning to forge a warship and was lacking an array master to assist him.

If there were a fourth-tier high-grade array master, that would be enough to forge a fourth-tier top-grade warship.

"Second Senior Sister, which one do you plan to choose as your opponent?"

Zhou Ling asked again with a smile.

"Fine, whatever you guys pick, I'll take the rest! I guarantee a draw!"

Fang Yuyun said with a smile.

Clearly, she did not disobey her master's instructions to follow Zhou Ling's arrangements.

Of course, we also need to see what Zhou Ling's attitude is.

Zhou Ling looked at the three people on the light screen, picked up a teacup, took two sips, put down the teacup, and then stroked his chin.

He then said, "How about this!"

"I'll deal with Liu Polei, and Second Senior Sister will deal with Zhang Yuhu."

"Senior Sister, deal with Qin Zhang!"

He planned to use the strategy of Tian Ji's horse racing.

Although he was not absolutely certain of defeating Liu Polei.

However, the two senior sisters are able to secure one win and one draw.

Then the goal has been achieved!

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Zhou Ling's arrangement.

No one expected that Zhou Ling would choose the strongest opponent.

Jin Yun frowned slightly.

Fang Yuyun's eyes lit up; her junior brother did have some guts.

(End of this chapter)