Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 372 Old Ancestor Wang's Gift

"Master! The head of the Wang family has invited us to visit their home. What do you think?"

On the spirit boat, Zhou Ling and Fairy Zi Ling spoke with a smile.

Just now, Wang Qingshang mentioned to him that the Wang family head had invited them to visit the Wang family.

They originally planned to teleport to Qingyang Immortal City, rest for a day, and then head to Tianxia Immortal City.

After all, this is a large-scale spatial teleportation array.

Even a seventh-grade immortal city like Qingyang Immortal City isn't open every day.

After all, activating a space teleportation array consumes a considerable amount of resources, and the immortal city also needs to estimate the cost.

That's why the Wang family invited them.

"Master, my father knows we are going to Qingyang Immortal City, so he asked me to invite you and all the senior sisters to the Wang family!"

Wang Qingshang also bowed to Fairy Ziling.

Now that she is engaged to Zhou Ling, and Zhou Ling calls her master, she should naturally follow suit.

Although she knew that Zhou Ling was Zi Ling Fairy's disciple, this was the first time she had met Zi Ling Fairy in person.

A faint smile appeared on Fairy Ziling's face as she glanced at Wang Qingshang. "You don't even want the position of head of the Wang family, yet you're willing to marry Zhou Ling. You have good taste!"

"Master, you don't know this, but since he doesn't want me, I naturally can't swallow this insult!"

Wang Qingshang smiled gracefully.

He then took out a jar of spirit wine from his storage ring, handed it to Fairy Ziling, and said with a smile, "Master, this is a fourth-grade spirit wine, Immortal Peach Wine, that my family has refined."

"It's brewed from the spiritual fruit of a fourth-tier immortal peach tree. Give it a try!"

She naturally already knew that Fairy Ziling loved wine.

"Fourth-tier Immortal Peach Wine, this is quite a good thing!"

Without any hesitation, Fairy Ziling took the wine jar, opened it, and took a big gulp.

He immediately nodded and praised, "Not bad!"

"I didn't prepare anything special on me. I'll give you gifts when you get married after I return!"

"It is only right that I show respect to my master!"

"There are still a few jars in the family. I will give them to my master when I get back!"

Wang Qingshang then said respectfully.

"Well, you've put your heart into it!"

Fairy Ziling nodded in satisfaction and then took the wine jar to drink.

Zhou Ling shook his head. Wang Qingshang was clearly trying to curry favor with her master.

The method was not sophisticated.

However, this seems to be quite useful.

It seems that the master thinks his future daughter-in-law is quite good.

Otherwise, why would she have so easily agreed to go to the Wang family?

Given Master's personality, he doesn't like to deal with anyone.

Even a family like the Wang family, a Nascent Soul stage, wouldn't be taken seriously by her.

At this moment, the spirit boat also arrived at the teleportation array square of Qingyun Immortal City.

Now that Zhou Ling is the city lord of the Immortal City, he naturally doesn't need to queue like others.

The men disembarked from the warship.

He then stored the Five Elements Thunder Boat in his storage ring.

This storage ring is a fourth-order spatial storage ring, with enough space inside to accommodate two fourth-order warships.

After a short wait, the teleportation array was activated, and Zhou Ling and the others stepped into it one by one.

Besides the four of them, Wang Qingshang, and the four disciples, there were also two disciples of the two senior sisters.

There were eight beautiful female cultivators, and only one male cultivator, Zhou Ling.

This forced Zhou Ling to consider whether he should recruit more male disciples.

After all, the Lingxiao Sect currently only has two male cultivators, him and Bai Ji.

This proportion is clearly too low.

However, he doesn't have time to teach disciples right now.

He then shook his head and stepped into the teleportation array.

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Qingyang Immortal City, the Royal Palace.

"Fellow Daoist Ziling's arrival is truly an honor to our humble abode!"

At the head of the table, a dignified-looking old man with gray hair cupped his hands in greeting to Fairy Ziling.

This person is Wang Qingshang's biological grandfather, Wang Zhongyue.

He is at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and is currently the most powerful ancestor in the Wang family.

The head of the Wang family was positioned first in the left row.

On the right are Fairy Ziling, Zhou Ling, and other cultivators from the Lingxiao Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you're too kind!"

"The Wang family is now related to my Lingxiao Sect by marriage, so it is only right that we pay them a visit!"

Zi Ling Fairy smiled and cupped her hands in greeting.

Now that Zhou Ling is the sect leader of the Lingxiao Sect, she naturally has to support him.

"With a sect leader as talented as Zhou Ling, how can the Lingxiao Sect not prosper in the future!"

Wang Zhongyue's gaze swept over Zhou Ling, and a look of approval appeared on his face.

He was very satisfied with his grandson-in-law, who was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm but was able to kill a fifth-tier demon king.

Even if he himself were to make a move now, he might not be able to kill the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

Although Zhou Ling relied on the Purple Cauldron Warship and battle formation, this still demonstrated his amazing potential.

In the future, when they reach the Nascent Soul stage or even the Deity Transformation stage, their combat power will be astonishing.

Moreover, he has become a key successor being groomed by the Dao Alliance's top leadership.

If he can grow up smoothly, he will become a decision-maker in the future of the Dao Alliance.

This is why he was willing to let Wang Qingshang, the heir to the Wang family, marry Zhou Ling.

"You flatter me, Ancestor!"

Zhou Ling hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands in greeting.

His attitude was extremely respectful.

Given his current status as a fifth-grade immortal city lord, he already possesses the qualifications to stand on equal footing with Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, he still greeted Wang Zhongyue with the respect due to a grandson-in-law.

"There's another main reason why I invited you here today."

Wang Zhongyue was very satisfied with Zhou Ling's attitude and said with a smile.

A cultivator capable of killing a fifth-tier demon king must exude a formidable aura.

But at this moment, Zhou Ling showed no airs whatsoever, and could be described as extremely respectful.

"What do you need, Ancestor? Just give the order!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

"When you came to the Wang family last time and entered the secret realm, did you fuse with the ancestral flame spirit of my Wang family?"

Old Master Wang looked at Zhou Ling and asked with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, Old Master Wang still discovered this matter.

I wonder what Old Master Wang meant by asking this question?
Could it be that they want to retrieve the Ancestral Flame Spirit?

But that's impossible. The Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul has completely merged with his own Qianyang True Fire, and it's impossible for it to separate again.

Wang Qingshang and the head of the Wang family both looked at him with surprise.

I never imagined that Zhou Ling would have such an opportunity when he entered the family's secret realm with Wang Xin.

Keep in mind that Zhou Ling was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment at that time.

The Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul is comparable to a fourth-order Spirit Flame.

How did Zhou Ling manage to merge so quietly?

"To be honest, Ancestor, it was Zu Yan who took the initiative to merge with my Qianyang True Fire. I was powerless to resist!"

"I didn't mention it afterwards because I was worried about causing unnecessary misunderstandings!"

Now that he'd been discovered, Zhou Ling readily admitted it.

After all, given the circumstances at the time, he wouldn't have been able to fuse with the Ancestral Flame's spirit soul if it weren't for Ancestral Flame's permission.

Upon hearing this, the Wang family head and Wang Qingshang both looked at Zhou Ling.

Everyone originally thought Zhou Ling was a kind and honest person.

Now it seems that's not the case! They've gained so much from the Wang family, yet they stubbornly refuse to marry into the Wang family.

Wang Qingshang was even more puzzled.

She had made an agreement with Zhou Ling that as long as he helped her fuse with the Ancestral Flame Seed.

She then gave him a secret method for using spiritual flames to aid in the cultivation of the Golden Elixir.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling was the one who reaped the greatest rewards in the secret realm.

"Yes, this also proves that you have a deep connection with my Wang family."

Old Master Wang smiled and nodded, his tone seemingly not implying that he intended to blame Zhou Ling.

"You should know that the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame has been in my Wang family for thousands of years, and it only recognizes the bloodline of my Wang family."

"Yet they are willing to let you fuse with their incomparably precious spiritual essence, which shows how much they value you!"

Old Master Wang then said with a smile.

"Thanks to Zu Yan's help!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

If the Qianyang True Fire had not fused with the Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul, its power could not have increased so rapidly.

This also gives him a significant advantage in weapon crafting.

After all, the Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul possessed a great deal of weapon-refining experience from the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame, which was of great help to him when refining weapons.

"This can only be described as your good fortune."

"If it were anyone else, let alone someone at the Foundation Establishment stage, even someone at the Nascent Soul stage would only face certain death if they rashly fused with the Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul!"

Old Master Wang smiled and said.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was also startled, knowing that this was most likely the effect of the [Five Elements Thunder Gang] talent.

"Alright, I've brought you here this time, and I'm prepared to see this through to the end."

“Now that the Ancestral Flame has condensed a new spiritual soul, I can give this spiritual soul to you for fusion.”

"This will greatly enhance the power of your spiritual flames!"

"This will also be helpful for your trip to the Purple Cloud Sect!"

Looking at Zhou Ling, Old Ancestor Wang spoke slowly.

Zhou Ling has now agreed to marry Wang Qingshang.

In addition, there's Wang Xin's connection.

It can be said that their relationship with the Wang family is already as solid as a rock.

They naturally didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Ling.

After all these years, no member of the Wang family has ever been able to become one of the nine decision-makers of the Dao Alliance.

The strength of the new generation has also declined, and it is already difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to emerge.

It's even more impossible to compete for this high-level position.

Zhou Ling's appearance undoubtedly makes him the most suitable representative of the Wang family's interests in the Dao Alliance.

Therefore, the Wang family naturally had to give their full support.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was overjoyed, never expecting such a good thing to happen.

I originally thought that the ancestor was going to take back the Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul, but I didn't expect that he would condense a new spirit soul.

He also gave it to himself to merge with.

Without any hesitation, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Ancestor!"

"We're family, we don't need to say two words!"

Old Master Wang waved his hand dismissively.

"Fellow Daoist Wang is truly magnanimous!"

Zi Ling Fairy smiled and cupped her hands in greeting.

The Wang family's ancestral flame reached the seventh rank, possessing astonishing power.

Such a spirit is extremely rare.

But Old Master Wang was actually willing to give it to Zhou Ling.

This is definitely a great thing for Zhou Ling.

Once successfully fused, it will greatly enhance both the spirit flame and the individual.

After all, the Qianyang True Fire is not only Zhou Ling's natal spirit flame, but he also cultivates the secret technique of cultivating spirit flames simultaneously.

This undoubtedly added a layer of security to his upcoming trip to the Zixiao Sect.

Fang Yuyun and the others couldn't help but show envy.

Even the Wang family head and Wang Qingshang did not expect that the reason the ancestor invited Zhou Ling over this time was to give him the spiritual soul condensed by the ancestral flame.

Especially since this spirit soul is the original spirit soul of the Ancestral Flame, if it is given to a Nascent Soul cultivator in the clan to fuse with, its combat power will be infinitely close to that of a Divine Transformation cultivator.

Of course, this was the ancestor's decision, and they wouldn't question it.

Wang Qingshang was even happier.

From this perspective, Zhou Ling's status in the patriarch's heart is even higher than that of a family's Nascent Soul cultivator.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for both her and Zhou Ling.

"By the way, the spirit you fused with before was a spirit related to weapon refining, which was just an auxiliary spirit flame of the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame. It was relatively easy to fuse with it."

"But this spirit is the condensation of the main spirit of the Ancestral Flame, extremely powerful. With your cultivation level, attempting to subdue and refine it would be extremely dangerous."

Looking at Zhou Ling, Old Ancestor Wang directly expressed his concerns.

After all, with his current divine sense, he was able to see through Zhou Ling's cultivation level, which was indeed at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

However, his magical power was profound and his aura of rules was rich, which was definitely not comparable to that of an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Even a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator is not as good as him.

However, fusing the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame Master's Spirit Soul is not so easy.

Moreover, even the slightest mistake could result in immediate destruction, so one must never be careless.

"The Ancestral Flame's Main Flame Spirit Soul!"

Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, somewhat pleasantly surprised.

Having fused with the Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul, he naturally knew the formidable combat power of the Ancestral Flame's true attributes.

After all, you can tell from the name alone: ​​Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame. Burning the heavens means it's primarily for attack.

As for weapon crafting, it is merely an auxiliary process formed by the spiritual essence of the spirit flame itself over a long period of time.

"Yes, the Ancestral Flame is scorching and domineering, filled with an aura of heaven-burning destruction. Its destructive power is terrifying. If you want to fuse with it, you need to be fully prepared."

"Of course, you already had a spiritual soul fused with you, so you'll have a significant advantage."

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Master Wang made a move with his hand.

A golden flame condensed and emerged.

Shining with golden light, it instantly illuminated the entire hall with a dazzling golden glow.

"This is the Ancestral Flame Seed that I fused with back then, and it has now reached the fifth rank."

"However, its power is roughly the same as that of the Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul. You can try to comprehend it!"

Old Master Wang then said the same thing.

Zhou Ling's gaze swept over the golden spirit flame.

Immediately, one could feel a domineering, annihilating aura emanating from the spirit flame.

"laugh!"

With a flick of Wang Laozu's hand, the golden spiritual flame landed in front of Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling stretched out his palm, channeling a surge of magical power into the spiritual flame, and quietly experienced its power.

Everyone else looked at Zhou Ling with concern.

After all, this is a fifth-order spiritual flame, with power comparable to an attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Integrating them won't be so easy.

In particular, the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame, which also possesses the attribute of incineration, is even more astonishing in its power.

After a while.

"Don't worry, Ancestor, I should be able to handle this Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul."

Having roughly sensed the power of the spiritual flame, Zhou Ling withdrew his magic power and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Although the golden spirit flames, under the control of Old Ancestor Wang, did not launch an attack,

But Zhou Ling could still feel the surging and domineering power contained within it.

Compared to beast flames, the aura of incineration is ten times stronger.

As a supernatural power with offensive attributes, it couldn't be more suitable.

However, the more violent and domineering the flame, the more dangerous the process of subduing and refining it becomes.

Given the power of this Dao Ancestral Flame Spirit Soul, it is estimated that even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would be unable to refine it.

(End of this chapter)