Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 367 The Five Elements Dojo and the Disciple's Preparation for Foundation Establishment

Inside the Zhou family's cultivation room, Zhou Ling sat cross-legged on a futon.

He simply reached out and flipped his hand, and a jade seal, shining with a clear light, appeared before his eyes.

It is the Five Elements Jade Seal.

The jade seal not only radiates a bright light, but also has strands of light from the five elements surrounding its surface, making it look extremely mysterious.

Staring intently at the jade seal before him, Zhou Ling's gaze narrowed slightly. With a thought, a ball of grayish-brown flame shot out at lightning speed.

After a brief pause, the grayish-brown spiritual flames transformed into a half-zhang-tall earthen tortoise.

With a bite of its head, the turtle enveloped the jade seal in the spiritual flames.

According to Master, the Five Elements Jade Seal possesses spatial attributes, so it is best to refine it with spiritual flames that also possess spatial attributes.

Of the five spiritual flames, only the Earth Spirit Fire possesses spatial attributes.

As the flames roared, Zhou Ling condensed four more spiritual flames to assist in refining the jade seal.

Of course, there's also his own [Sixth-Tier Talent].

The refining process continued in this way, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the training room.

A jade seal floated in front of Zhou Ling.

The jade seal is square in shape, and its surface shines with five-colored spiritual light, making it appear extremely mysterious.

Five different streams of spiritual light seemed to converge within the jade seal, dazzling and colorful.

"Finally, I've refined this Five Elements Jade Seal!"

Zhou Ling suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the Five Elements Jade Seal in front of him.

At this moment, he could clearly feel that the Five Elements Jade Seal in front of him had a close connection with him.

Although it wasn't my natal treasure, I still felt a connection to it.

Moreover, this Five Elements Jade Seal possesses spatial attributes and can be carried around.

Furthermore, it contains a rich set of Five Elements rules, and one can also draw upon the power of these Five Elements rules.

Although it can't condense lightning-attribute divine powers for combat like the Purple Gold Thunder Seal.

However, it can greatly compensate for the shortcomings of insufficient Five Elements rules in his body.

And most importantly, its interior space is a small-scale Five Elements field.

If he enters it to cultivate, he will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

With a thought, Zhou Ling placed the jade seal in his hand, and instantly a warm and gentle aura flowed into his body.

It made him feel extremely comfortable.

With a slight thought, he activated the Five Elements Technique, and the jade seal immediately emitted a dazzling Five Elements spiritual light.

It was as if five spiritual rivers had condensed together.

Surrounded by the Five Elements Spirit River, Zhou Ling shone with divine brilliance.

"Five Elements Sword Formation!"

Zhou Ling gave a soft shout, and immediately, wisps of Five Elements Sword Qi surged forth from the Five Elements Spirit River.

These wisps of sword energy varied greatly in style; some were incomparably sharp, some were dazzlingly bright, and some were continuous and endless...

It contains sword intent with different attributes.

"If this power is unleashed at full strength, it would be enough to reach the level of the Heaven and Earth Sword."

"With the support of the power of the Five Elements Rules, the Five Elements Sword Domain can sustain its attack for a period of time, which is in no way inferior to the rule domain of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"If it is infused with the Five Elements Spiritual Flame, its power can be doubled."

Feeling the power of the five elements' rules contained within the Five Elements Sword Domain, Zhou Ling was overjoyed.

This can be said to be extremely close to the Heaven and Earth Sword Domain.

Originally, his cultivation of the Five Elements Sun and Moon Sword Formation with Dean Gong already possessed the aura of the Heaven and Earth Sword Domain.

However, his own understanding of the Five Elements rules was limited, and he still needed to rely on the sword soul and spiritual flame to condense them.

Now that we have the power of the rules contained in this Five Elements Jade Seal, it is much easier to use it.

Immediately, with a thought, the Five Elements Sword Domain dissipated.

The Five Elements Jade Seal floated in front of him.

[Absorbed the Five Elements Rules, Five Elements Thunder Power +1, Five Elements Attribute Rules +1]

With the emergence of the [Five Elements Thunder Gang] talent, Zhou Ling felt it was quite mysterious.

I never imagined that the power of the Five Elements could be absorbed so directly, just like spiritual energy.

"If even this kind of perception has such an effect, wouldn't the effect be even better if one cultivated in the Five Elements Dao Field!"

Zhou Ling immediately thought of the effects of cultivating in the Five Elements Daoist Temple.

This is the most crucial function of the Five Elements Jade Seal.

With the cultivation function of the temple, it may even be possible to build a grotto-heaven in the future.

In this way, not only can I cultivate, but Xin'er, my mother, and others can also enter and cultivate.

He then took out five top-grade spirit stones with the five elements attributes from his storage ring as spirit stones to activate the Five Elements Jade Seal.

After all, the spiritual veins in the Five Elements Jade Seal have been incorporated into the family's spiritual veins.

Now, if you want your temple to gather spiritual energy, you can only inject spirit stones yourself.

Moreover, the Five Elements Jade Seal is a fifth-tier treasure, which can only be activated by spirit stones of Earth grade or higher.

This is also a huge expense.

After all, earth-grade spirit stones are not something that ordinary rogue cultivators can obtain; even Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to acquire them.

After all, these are important resources for the Dao Alliance.

Only by accumulating enough military merits can one possibly obtain it.

Zhou Ling's high-grade spirit stones were mainly the spirit stones that Gu Xingdao rewarded him with during the battle in Five Spirit Immortal City.

As the Five Elements Spirit Stones were poured in, Zhou Ling immediately felt the surrounding scenery change.

He entered a hazy space, which was about a hundred feet in diameter as far as the eye could see.

The surrounding spiritual energy was incredibly dense.

At the same time, he could also clearly feel the subtle power of the rules.

These are the Five Elements rules and power within the temple.

As for the power of rules, this is a secret realm, so it is naturally impossible for it to be inexhaustible like the rules of heaven and earth.

Instead, it will be continuously consumed.

Of course, as long as earth-grade and heaven-grade spirit stones, which contain the rules of heaven and earth, continue to be integrated, its power of rules will continue to increase.

[Absorbed the Five Elements Rules, Five Elements Thunder Power +1, Five Elements Attribute Rules +1]

Zhou Ling sat cross-legged and began his cultivation.

Time passed little by little.

Soon after, the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique within Zhou Ling's body completed five cycles.

"The cultivation speed here is two or three times faster than outside."

"At the same time, the spiritual energy has become even purer!"

"The key is that the effect of comprehending the Five Elements rules is far beyond what can be achieved outside!"

Zhou Ling's face lit up with joy.

This method is indeed twice as effective with half the effort, and it is also very helpful in understanding the rules.

"However, there is a significant drawback: it's incredibly expensive!"

"In this short period of cultivation, about one-tenth of the five Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones have been used up."

"This is a top-grade spirit stone, extremely rare!"

Zhou Ling couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

But it was all worth it, since spirit stones are meant to be used.

Moreover, while consuming spirit stones, it also brings about an improvement in the Five Elements rules.

He can use these Five Elements rules not only for cultivation, but also for fighting enemies.

Of course, just condensing the Five Elements rules requires consuming Five Elements Heaven-grade Spirit Stones.

This is a bottomless pit.

The amount of energy consumed just now left Zhou Ling speechless.

"Fortunately, the cultivation speed here is three times that of the outside world, and the foundation is solid, with a deeper understanding of the rules. It is worth it to consume more spirit stones."

"Moreover, I also have an advantage in exchanging military merits with the Dao Alliance for top-grade spirit stones."

Zhou Ling pondered to himself.

Next, we'll head to the Zixiao Sect, where the Five Elements Jade Seal will come in handy.

Therefore, it would be best to exchange some more Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones with the Dao Alliance at that time.

This can also increase your own trump cards.

After all, using the Five Elements Jade Seal to unleash the Five Elements Sword Domain is also a major trump card.

Using it to neutralize Liu Polei's lightning domain is also a good method.

"I wonder if Qingyun Immortal City has any Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones that can be exchanged for it, or if I have to go to the Dao Alliance to exchange for it," Zhou Ling thought to himself.

However, he also knew in his heart that it would be very difficult to exchange for Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones in Qingyun Immortal City.

Therefore, the only way is to go to Tianxia Immortal City and exchange for it.

After all, he was the Inspector General of the Inspection Division, and he could exchange for the spiritual items he needed in any immortal city of the Dao Alliance.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling stopped thinking about it and with a thought, he withdrew from the Five Elements Dojo.

He was very satisfied with this Five Elements Dojo.

This is the best place for him to cultivate.

With abundant spiritual energy and rules, comprehending and practicing techniques is as easy as a fish in water.

Everything seemed to fall into place naturally.

"Perhaps this is the reason for the establishment of the dojo."

"It contains the power of enlightenment, making it easier for people to attain enlightenment."

"Of course, this is mainly due to the abundance of rules and the rich spiritual energy. It's not something that ordinary cultivators can achieve."

"If we have materials with spatial properties, we can also use spatial imprints to refine this kind of spatial dojo!"

Looking at the Five Elements Jade Seal floating in front of him, Zhou Ling thought to himself.

However, space gems with the five elements attributes are really hard to find.

"This Five Elements Dojo still has a lot of room for improvement. We'll gradually modify it!"

Then, Zhou Ling walked out of the cultivation room.

"My husband!"

Outside the courtyard, Wang Xin was teaching her daughter how to move her feet along the corridor.

Although her daughter is not even three months old, she has inherited Zhou Ling's strong physique.

I can walk now, but I still need something to support me.

"Ying'er, come here to Daddy!"

Zhou Ling clapped his hands with a smile.

Ying'er watched her father chuckle and wave his little hand, then ran off with Zhou Ling.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly fell down with a thud.

Fortunately, Zhou Ling activated his magic.

She did not let her daughter fall to the ground.

He then reached out and picked up his daughter, laughing, "Ying'er is amazing!"

He felt somewhat guilty because he hadn't had enough time to spend with his daughter since she was born.

Thinking that he would be heading to Tianxia Immortal City again, which would take some time, he realized that he was about to leave.

It's quite frustrating.

"My husband's refining of the Five Elements Jade Seal will proceed smoothly."

Wang Xin, dressed in a moon-white dress, was stunningly beautiful as she asked Zhou Ling about her condition with concern.

After all, the Five Elements Jade Seal is a fifth-tier treasure, and it's not so easy to obtain.

"That's certainly not a problem."

Zhou Ling smiled and lifted his daughter onto his shoulders.

I originally thought that after my wife gave birth, she would have more time to cultivate.

But now Wang Xin spends more time with her children.

Cultivation was something that was optional for her.

Fortunately, the agreement with the Wang family is now meaningless.

Of course, even though Wang Xin's progress is slow now, she has already reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

There will be no problem reaching the Golden Core stage within eight years.

After all, Wang Xin's physique is in no way inferior to Zhou Ling's, and she has plenty of resources now.

With a fifth-order spiritual vein, all kinds of elixirs are available, and the cultivation speed will be very fast.

"Congratulations, my husband."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xin smiled and congratulated her.

From childhood to adulthood, Zhou Ling has never let her down.

I was originally thinking that I shouldn't let Zhou Ling fall too far behind.

But now there's no way to catch up, so she simply gave up on him and focused on taking care of her daughter.

"Father."

Xiao Ying'er waved her fair little hand over her shoulder, seemingly congratulating Zhou Ling as well.

"Ying'er is so good!"

Zhou Ling smiled.

"My husband, there is something else I need to tell you!"

Wang Xin smiled faintly, "In this year's Foundation Establishment Seed Assessment at the Dao Academy, Bai Ji failed at the last minute and did not win the top prize."

"Bai Ji came over the day before yesterday to inquire about Foundation Establishment. I was thinking of waiting until you come out of seclusion to discuss the details."

"Oh, I've been so busy lately, I completely forgot about it!"

Zhou Lingxuan immediately sent a telepathic message to Bai Ji's disciples, instructing them to gather in the main hall.

After all, Bai Ji and Luo Xuan are now ready to establish their foundations.

Weng Lanyue has only just begun practicing swordsmanship, so they need to receive sufficient guidance and support.

Then, Zhou Ling carried her daughter and walked towards the hall.

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A short while later, inside the Zhou family's main hall!
The five members of the group, master and disciples, gathered together.

"Bai Ji, Luo Xuan, if you want to break through to the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, I can exchange one Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment Pill for you."

Zhou Ling said to Bai Ji, "Among the four disciples, Bai Ji has the weakest foundation."

In terms of talent, his spiritual ability is good, but in other aspects, he can only be described as above average.

Even though the Zhou family now has a fifth-order spiritual vein with abundant spiritual energy, it would still be very difficult for Bai Ji to break through to the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage.

However, it's not entirely without a chance.

As long as he has this confidence, Zhou Ling will naturally support him.

As for Luo Xuan, with her superior spiritual root talent, she is certainly worth a shot.

If they fail, it's perfectly fine for the two of them to choose Earth-grade Foundation Establishment.

As for the Heavenly Grade Foundation Building Pill...

With over ten thousand military merits in hand, exchanging two thousand for a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill would be no problem at all.

Of course, others may only be able to exchange for one Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment Pill at a time, and then they will need to wait in line.

However, as the city lord of Qingyun Immortal City and the head of the Inspection Division, he was naturally not subject to such constraints.

However, in order to ensure that he could obtain the Heavenly Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, he decided to go to Tianxia Immortal City to exchange for it together.

After all, the Heavenly Grade Foundation Establishment Pills in Qingyun Immortal City are limited.

This year's supplies have already been distributed to various Taoist temples, and there's probably no stock left.

"Thank you, Master. I'm sorry to disappoint you that I didn't win first place in the Foundation Establishment Seed Assessment this time!"

"However, this disciple will definitely strive for the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment and will not let you down again!"

Bai Ji looked grateful and said firmly.

This year's seed competition for foundational seeds was exceptionally fierce.

Although Bai Ji's achievements in weapon crafting were among the best of the outer disciples of the Dao Academy.

But this year, a disciple with astonishing talent in alchemy emerged.

He ultimately fell short and finished second.

You could say they were just a little unlucky.

"Master, this disciple will do my utmost to strive for the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment."

On the other side, Luo Xuan also spoke with a solemn expression.

During his year-long cultivation at the Zhou family, his swordsmanship and magical power cultivation both progressed by leaps and bounds.

They had already reached the bottleneck of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

She simply wanted to suppress her desires further before attempting to break through to the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage.

Of course, she also knew in her heart that achieving the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment was not so easy.

But her master and senior sister were both at the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, and she was extremely unwilling not to try and break through.

"You don't need to feel any pressure. Just do your best and let things take their natural course!"

Zhou Ling nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)