Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 376 Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm and Heavenly Summer Immortal City
"Master, what's the situation with these four great grotto-heavens of the human race?"

On the spirit boat heading to the teleportation array plaza of Qingyang Immortal City, Zhou Ling asked his master.

He hadn't had time to ask the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame in detail while in the secret realm.

Now that he has some time, he asked his master out of curiosity.

I originally thought that the Dao Alliance was the most powerful force among the human race.

I never imagined that there were four great grotto heavens.

Moreover, judging from the words of the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame, the Dao Alliance is not the strongest among the four great grotto heavens.

However, it shouldn't be the weakest.

Therefore, we can roughly guess the strength of the human cultivators in the other three great grotto heavens.

After all, based on what he knew...

Currently, the nine supreme beings in the Dao Alliance are all great cultivators at the Refinement of Void level.

In the entire Qingyang Immortal Realm, among the hundreds of immortal cities, there are no cultivators who have reached the Void Refinement stage.

The highest cultivation level is only the Nascent Soul stage, and even the late-stage Nascent Soul stage is less than a handful.

Ancestor Wang, with his mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, was already considered a high-level expert in the Qingyang Immortal Realm.

This also shows that the Qingyang Immortal Realm is much weaker than the Tianxia Immortal Realm.

However, that's normal, since Tianxia Immortal Domain is the top of the nine immortal domains of the Dao Alliance.

Their strength is definitely incomparable to that of other immortal realms.

"The Four Great Grotto-Heavens?"

Beside her, Wang Qingshang also looked puzzled.

It seemed she hadn't heard of the Four Great Grotto-Heavens either.

"Master, are these other three great grotto-heavens similar to cultivation realms like the Dao Alliance?"

Wang Qingshang asked curiously.

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Fairy Ziling nodded slightly.

He explained to them, "That's right, the Dao Alliance, along with the Heavenly Palace, the Immortal Sect, and the Desolate Region, belongs to the four major cultivation realms."

"This is a unified force of human cultivators against alien races. It is generally only cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage who come into contact with it."

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it."

"Master, why have we never heard of this before?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling asked with a hint of doubt.

After all, the Taoist academy teaches quite a lot, so why isn't the Four Great Grotto-Heavens listed in the history of cultivation?

Even if the disciples find out, it won't have any impact.

"Because the battles with other races are extremely brutal."

"Outside the boundaries of the four great grotto heavens of the human race, there is a sword qi Great Wall Immortal Domain built by powerful human cultivators. This is the front line against the alien races."

“Every year, the four great grotto-heavens send many Nascent Soul cultivators to guard them.”

"However, the battle between the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm and the alien races is fierce, and many Nascent Soul cultivators perish every year."

"The Dao Alliance did not publicize the matter of the Four Great Grotto-Heavens and the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Domain because it was worried about causing unnecessary panic."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling and the others finally looked enlightened.

From what his master said, Zhou Ling could guess just how terrifying the battle in the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm would be.

Putting aside other things, just take the recent invasion of demonic beasts in the Five Spirits Immortal City.

The deaths of a Nascent Soul cultivator and several Spirit Transformation cultivators have already caused widespread panic in the Tianxia Immortal Realm.

If Nascent Soul cultivators frequently die in battle in places like the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm, such news would spread throughout the Dao Alliance.

That would definitely cause widespread panic.

This is clearly detrimental to the stability and management of the Dao Alliance.

He didn't ask any further questions.

After all, he was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and the affairs of the Four Great Grotto-Heavens and the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Domain were not of much concern to him.

Of course, he wasn't afraid. Although he was only in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, he now possessed considerable abilities, not to mention other methods.

The newly upgraded Radiant Sun Blazing Flame alone is enough to defeat a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Moreover, there are various other talents that provide support.

Of course, places like the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm, which are too risky, should be avoided if possible.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators face a huge risk of death.

His own means of self-preservation were clearly insufficient.

"However, you've reached the point where you should know about this kind of thing!"

Unexpectedly, Fairy Ziling said something else entirely.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback, originally thinking that this had nothing to do with him.

I never expected my master to say that.

"Do you know where these cultivators heading to the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm were dispatched from?"

Fairy Ziling picked up the wine gourd, took a big gulp, and said to Zhou Ling.

Without waiting for Zhou Ling and the others to react, he continued, "They mainly come from major sects, followed by aristocratic families."

"This is one of the reasons why, once a family is established as a family of virtuous people, it can receive support from the Dao Alliance."

“When a Nascent Soul family reaches a certain level, it will send cultivators to garrison the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Domain.”

"Similarly, the higher the sect's level, the more cultivators will be dispatched to the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Domain."

"After our Lingxiao Sect and Zixiao Sect compete, regardless of the outcome..."

"With the current strength of our Lingxiao Sect, we are qualified to be ranked as a fifth-grade sect."

"Next, we will definitely need to send cultivators to the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm!"

As she spoke, Fairy Ziling's expression became serious.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened.

Unexpectedly, the cultivators stationed at the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm were all recruited by sects and aristocratic families.

Moreover, once Lingxiao Sect becomes a fifth-grade sect, it will have to send its cultivators to the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm!

The sect's strength has only just begun to improve; how could it possibly have the capability to send someone to the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm?

“Master, you asked me to risk my life for the Lingxiao Sect, and I will have absolutely no complaints.”

"But if you ask me to go to the Sword Qi Great Wall Immortal Realm, I won't go!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuyun hurriedly spoke up.

"If you don't go in the future, who will?"

Zi Ling Fairy glared at her and said in a dissatisfied tone.

"Master, don't worry, if Junior Sister won't go, I will!"

Jin Yun spoke up.

"Senior Sister, you shouldn't go either. The Dao Alliance hasn't done anything for our Lingxiao Sect."

"Why should we risk our lives and work so hard!"

Fang Yuyun said directly.

"You are the only one who talks a lot of nonsense!"

Fairy Ziling cursed at her.

Seeing that her master was really angry, Fang Yuyun kept quiet.

Zhou Ling also looked surprised; this was the first time in all these years that he had seen his master angry.

The two disciples behind Fang Yuyun were also startled.

Master really dares to argue with Grandmaster.

"Alright, we can discuss the Dao Alliance matter later. Let's resolve the competition with the Zixiao Sect first and obtain the Thunder Dragon Seal."

After saying that, Fairy Ziling picked up the wine gourd again and drank the fourth-grade spirit wine that Wang Qingshang had given her.

"Senior sister, don't worry."

"I made a great contribution in Five Spirits Immortal City some time ago, which is enough to withstand our sect's mission!"

Zhou Ling said with a smile to his two senior sisters.

In the Dao Alliance, military merit is the greatest honor.

The military achievements he made in Five Spirits Immortal City are irreplaceable by ten Nascent Soul cultivators.

There will be no problem in offsetting these sect dispatch quotas.

"Junior brother, don't worry too much. Although the Sword Qi Great Wall is dangerous, as long as you are careful, nothing will happen!"

Jin Yun nodded and said seriously.

"Junior brother, you're really amazing!"

Fang Yuyun praised Zhou Ling with a smile.

She also knew the details of Zhou Ling killing the Fire Dragon Sparrow in Five Spirits Immortal City.

Such a great achievement is naturally sufficient to handle any requests from the sect.

During this discussion, they arrived at the teleportation plaza of the Azure Sun Immortal Realm.

Because the Wang family had already reported the matter, the eight of them were among the first cultivators to enter the teleportation array.

Besides Zhou Ling and his three disciples, Wang Qingshang, there are also three disciples of the senior sisters.

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"Senior sister, are you saying this is just the outer city of Tianxia Immortal City?"

Looking at the spirit boats coming and going in the sky, Zhou Ling's eyes were filled with shock.

Although he knew that Tianxia Immortal City, as the number one immortal city of the Dao Alliance, must be exceptionally magnificent and grand, seeing it with his own eyes still left him feeling incredibly shocked.

They arrived at the western part of Tianxia Immortal City via a teleportation array.

This is only one of the four outer cities surrounding Tianxia Immortal City.

Its scale is comparable to that of Qingyang Immortal City.

The real Tianxia Immortal City is still thousands of miles away.

Even though they were thousands of miles apart, Zhou Ling could still feel the immense and astonishing aura of Tianxia Immortal City from the spirit boat.

Even atop the high-altitude spirit ship, one feels a sense of insignificance and vastness.

"This outer city of the west is the third in the outer city of Tianxia Immortal City."

“Tens of thousands of spirit boats enter the main city from the west city every day.”

Fang Yuyun introduced it to Zhou Ling with a smile.

"Tens of thousands!"

Upon hearing this number, Zhou Ling was speechless.

How many workshops would it take to forge so many spirit ships?
Of course, Tianxia Immortal City is the most prosperous immortal city in the entire Dao Alliance.

It attracted cultivators from the nine immortal realms.

This kind of scene is understandable.

Looking out, the spirit ships heading towards the inner city in the sky looked like streaks of light, densely packed together.

The quantity is astonishing!

Zhou Ling and his group stood on the deck of the Five Elements Thunder Boat, a fourth-tier warship that had been recently forged.

Even controlling the spirit boat to accelerate is very difficult.

The sky was filled with spirit boats, each about a hundred feet apart.

If the fourth-tier spirit boat accelerates even slightly, it will probably crash directly into it.

It is evident how astonishing the number of cultivators entering the inner city from the west was.

This was a situation that Zhou Ling and Wang Qingshang had never seen before.

Zhou Ling stood on the deck, his gaze sweeping over the warships in the air.

All types of warships and spirit ships are at least Tier 3 or higher.

Just imagine how vast the future of the workshop is!
Of course, there are now orders for warships from the Five Spirits Immortal City.

The workshops were also too busy to keep up with production.

We can't accept orders for other warships either.

"Junior brother, ahead is the spirit boat of the Nine Dragons Merchant Guild, the largest merchant guild in Tianxia Immortal City!"

At this moment, Fang Yuyun pointed to a spirit boat several miles ahead, its entire body shimmering like golden scales, and said to Zhou Ling.

This spirit boat was enormous, more than twice the size of the Five Elements Thunder Boat.

The ship exuded immense pressure, and no other spirit ships approached within a mile of it.

"A fifth-tier spirit boat!"

Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened as he looked at the spirit boat.

From the aura emanating from the magic array on the spirit boat, Zhou Ling could tell that it was a fifth-order spirit boat.

A golden flag was hanging on the top of the warship.

Nine golden dragons are engraved on it, radiating golden light and exuding awe-inspiring power.

The fact that the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce can use a fifth-tier spirit boat as a transport vessel shows just how formidable their strength must be.

"This is too slow, Ling'er. You come with me to the inner city first."

At this moment, Fairy Ziling addressed the crowd.

At the same time, a burst of spiritual light emanated from his body, and he pulled Zhou Ling along, flying rapidly forward.

Although Tianxia Immortal City prohibits cultivators from flying in the air, there is no such restriction for Nascent Soul cultivators.

Fairy Ziling used to live in Tianxia Immortal City, so she naturally knew the rules of the Immortal City.

Seeing their master carrying Zhou Ling and flying towards the inner city, Jin Yun and the others were all stunned for a moment.

"Master, has your cultivation level recovered?"

Fang Yuyun said with a look of surprise.

"It definitely hasn't happened yet!"

Jin Yun shook her head.

Actually, she didn't know either.

However, her master used to be quite famous in Tianxia Immortal City, so it's unlikely that anyone would try to stop her.

Zhou Ling flew swiftly with his master, covering more than a hundred miles in no time.

It was more than 500 li away from the inner city.

Between the warships, three or four streaks of light shuttled and flew.

The aura they exude is extremely astonishing.

They were all Nascent Soul cultivators.

Zhou Ling was also greatly shocked.

It should be noted that even in Qingyang Immortal City, encountering a Nascent Soul cultivator is extremely difficult.

However, in Tianxia Immortal City, there seem to be quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators.

In just a short while, Zhou Ling met three people.

However, Fairy Ziling seemed to have taken all of this for granted.

Without the slightest delay, they pulled Zhou Ling along and flew swiftly.

It took them about fifteen minutes to gradually slow down.

Before them, a city wall, hundreds of feet long and stretching for thousands of miles, suddenly appeared.

This shocked Zhou Ling once again.

Having seen the Five Spirits Immortal City before was already enough to awe one's soul.

Compared to the Heavenly Summer Immortal City, it is nothing but a drop in the ocean.

Looking around, the entire inner city is extremely vast in scale.

It stretches for thousands of miles and is thousands of miles wide, and one can feel that the spiritual energy here is extremely abundant.

It's like a blessed land.

However, Zhou Ling felt relieved.

After all, the Heavenly Summer Immortal City contains more than just one ninth-order spiritual vein.

Instead, it refers to the Six Realms.

Any one of these ninth-order spiritual veins would be enough to support a ninth-grade immortal city.

However, Tianxia Immortal City has as many as six paths.

"I wonder how this Heavenly Summer Immortal City was ever built."

Zhou Ling felt a surge of emotion.

Then, he and his master landed at the entrance of the city wall.

Here, thousands of people are lining up in several queues to enter the city.

Zhou Ling's gaze swept across the crowd, which was mainly composed of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Among them seemed to be quite a few cultivators like Zhou Ling, who were visiting Tianxia Immortal City for the first time.

They all looked utterly shocked and horrified.

"Ling'er, come with me!"

It seems that Nascent Soul cultivators still have special privileges and don't have to wait in line.

Zi Ling Fairy led Zhou Ling directly to a checkpoint ahead.

The team currently conducting the inspection is led by two Golden Core cultivators.

Then, Fairy Ziling showed them a jade tablet.

Upon seeing the jade tablet, they quickly allowed the two men into the city.

A silver light swept past as we passed through the massive city gate.

Through [Intermediate Observation], Zhou Ling knew that this was a fourth-order spiritual light array used to check a cultivator's cultivation level.

It can detect cultivation levels below the Nascent Soul stage.

Of course, the main purpose is to check for demonic beasts or cultivators practicing evil techniques.

Fairy Ziling was in front and also underwent the inspection of the magic array, but this fourth-order magic array did not have much effect on her.

(End of this chapter)