Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 379 The Four Realms of Sword Dao Condenses the Sword Heart
"Zhou Zhizheng is a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator at such a young age, and he even killed the Fire Dragon Sparrow. He is truly a blessing to our Dao Alliance."

Lin Yu glanced at Zhou Ling and said with a smile.

A hint of warmth was evident in his words.

Zhou Ling became the head of the Inspection Department, and she naturally knew his background perfectly well.

A rogue cultivator, by chance, became a disciple of Fairy Ziling.

He possesses an extremely remarkable talent for weapon crafting.

He then entered the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, where he gained access to sufficient resources, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

She was initially shocked that Zhou Ling was able to kill the Fire Dragon Sparrow.

But when she learned that he was a disciple of Fairy Ziling, she understood.

After all, Fairy Ziling was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Back then, it was also very famous in Tianxia Immortal City.

Moreover, he also has the resources of the entire Lingxiao Sect supporting him.

With such dedicated cultivation, it's no surprise that a disciple with astonishing talent and strength has emerged.

Chen Ling, born as a rogue cultivator, achieved his current success through his own talent and perseverance, which left her with a very good impression of him.

At the same time, being the sect leader of the Lingxiao Sect means he has impeccable credentials.

"That's partly due to luck, and also the assistance of many cultivators from Five Spirits Immortal City!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

His expression was calm and composed.

After defeating the Fire Dragon Sparrow, his mindset changed drastically.

The oppressive aura emanating from his body naturally intensified.

Zhou Ling felt that it might be because of the fusion with the Fire Dragon Sparrow Demon Core.

Lin Yu's beautiful eyes flickered, and she nodded, smiling, "No matter what, with your cultivation level at such a young age, you are definitely a rare genius in the Dao Alliance's thousand-year history!"

"These are the contract and jade seal of the Inspector General."

After a brief conversation, Lin Yu, with a serious expression, took out a jade box and a spirit contract from his storage ring and handed them to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling took the contract, scanned it with his divine sense, and immediately understood its contents.

The main focus is on the responsibilities and obligations of the Inspection Department.

Chen Zhenglei had already mentioned these things to him before, and there was nothing different.

The compensation is also quite good.

In addition to the monthly allowance of twelve top-grade spirit stones, there are also other benefits related to elixirs.

Zhou Ling had no objections and directly condensed a drop of blood essence into the contract.

I had already agreed to let Chen Zhenglei serve as the head of the inspection department.

It's just that the normal procedures haven't been completed yet.

Moreover, the number of personnel in the inspection department does not exceed twenty.

Each member holds a high position.

His current status as the Chief Justice is even higher than that of the City Lord of Qingyun Immortal City.

“Zhou Zhizheng, with your current cultivation level, you are capable of killing a fifth-tier demon king.”

"When your cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage or even the Deity Transformation stage in the future, your combat power will be even more astonishing."

"The Inspection Division is perfect for you!"

Lin Yu put away the contract and exclaimed in admiration.

"As for any cultivation techniques or treasures you may need, you can exchange them at the Dao Alliance Treasury!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling couldn't help but ask, "I wonder if fifth-tier materials can be exchanged in the Dao Alliance's treasury?"

Now, with the improvement of his own cultivation and spiritual flames, the speed at which the Five Elements Spiritual Swords are improving is starting to fall behind.

Zhou Ling had been planning to significantly improve them.

Originally, with the improvement of cultivation and the tempering of spiritual flames, all five Five Elements Treasure Swords were now at the early stage of the fourth rank.

Zhou Ling is now able to refine fifth-tier materials using the Blazing Sun Flame.

Therefore, he plans to upgrade all five swords to the fifth rank in one go.

The only problem is that we haven't had any Tier 5 materials yet.

Now that I can actually receive some treasures, I'll collect the materials first and upgrade the Five Elements Sword.

After all, in terms of cultivation techniques, the Five Elements Qianyang Technique and the Eight Extremes Immortal Thunder Technique are both inherited by the Lingxiao Sect.

He couldn't possibly switch to practicing other cultivation methods.

As for pills, he can now refine Haoyuan Pills himself, so there's no need to exchange them here.

"have!"

After hearing this, Lin Yu smiled slightly, then changed the subject and said, "However, you should think it over. This is the only benefit you'll receive as a newly appointed head of the Inspection Department."

"From now on, you'll have to rely on your military merits to acquire other treasures!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Zhou Ling nodded and said.

Finding fifth-tier materials outside is not easy.

Moreover, it's even more difficult to gather all five elements.

I originally intended to look for them one by one.

Now it's all solved at once.

However, we need to understand the specific situation before making a decision.

"Alright, from now on you will be the Chief Inspector of the Inspection Division!"

"If there are any tasks, someone will contact you!"

"Furthermore, you are currently the City Lord of Qingyun Immortal City and the Sect Master of Lingxiao Sect, but if you move to Nine Peaks to cultivate, I think it will be of greater help to you in the future!"

Lin Yu then said the same thing.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Deputy Chief, but I will not be leaving Qingyun Immortal City for the time being."

Zhou Ling replied.

With such abundant spiritual energy and rules at the Ninth Peak, this environment is naturally something every Nascent Soul cultivator dreams of.

However, his roots are now in Qingyun Immortal City.

Naturally, they won't leave.

"That's up to you!"

Lin Yu nodded.

Afterwards, Chen Zhenglei led Zhou Ling away from the main hall.

After leaving the main hall, Chen Zhenglei gave him a brief introduction to Lin Yu's situation.

It turns out that Lin Yu really was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

The reason he became the deputy head of the inspection department was because his father, Lin Zegong, was the head of the inspection department.

Chief Lin didn't have much time to handle the affairs of the Inspection Division, so he appointed his daughter as Deputy Chief to handle the affairs in his place.

Of course, Lin Yu also has this ability.

Therefore, the other inspectors had no objections.

After Chen Zhenglei's introduction, Zhou Ling also gained a general understanding of the current situation of the Inspection Department.

The entire inspection department currently has a total of nineteen people.

There are ten executives, including him, and seven deputy executives.

In addition, there's Lin Yu and her father.

Apart from him, all the other cultivators in the Zhizheng realm were at the Nascent Soul stage.

The minimum cultivation level for a Deputy Enforcer is the late Nascent Soul stage.

He and Lin Yu were the exceptions.

As Zhou Ling walked, he sensed the rich spiritual energy of the Ninth Peak.

This place seemed like a blessed land, with spiritual energy as solid as clouds, constantly flowing into the body with each breath.

In addition to his talent of [spiritual affinity], it feels like his cultivation progress will increase many times over if he cultivates in this way.

However, his home is in Qingyun Immortal City.

Of course, we still have to go back.

Before long, Zhou Ling, led by Chen Zhenglei, arrived in front of a towering and solemn palace.

Led by Chen Zhenglei, he went directly into the main hall.

"Tier 5 materials are in the South District."

Chen Zhenglei led Zhou Ling directly to the south side of the main hall.

Zhou Ling glanced around.

The shelves were filled with a dazzling array of materials, numbering in the thousands.

Moreover, they are all materials of rank 5 or higher.

Truly a treasure trove of the Dao Alliance.

Seeing Zhou Ling swallowing hard, as a weapon refiner, he couldn't wait to take all these materials for himself.

But I also know it won't be that easy.

These fifth-tier materials, even the lowest-ranking one, are estimated to require over a thousand military merits.

Zhou Ling's gaze swept over them.

The first thing you see is a piece of ore about the size of your palm.

Its surface shimmered with a dark golden light, flickering with flame-like brilliance. Through his [Intermediate Observation], he immediately recognized it as a low-grade, fifth-tier Golden Sun Crystal.

Then came another ancient paulownia tree, shimmering with vibrant life.

Next up is a mid-grade fifth-tier Yuan Yang Crystal!
Each treasure shone brightly, dazzling Zhou Ling.

However, there are [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis].

He quickly determined the materials that best suited him.

He then smiled and asked Chen Zhenglei, "Senior Chen, may I choose one item, or five?"

"As Deputy Chief Lin just instructed, if it's one of the Five Elements materials, you can take two."

"Normally, other people can only receive one item!"

Chen Zhenglei said with a smile.

"Please convey my gratitude to Chief Lin on my behalf, senior!"

Zhou Ling hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting.

Then, he selected the five fifth-tier elemental materials he wanted.

Apart from two items that were gifts, the other three items cost him a total of three thousand military merits.

However, we finally managed to gather all five elements.

If there is enough time, the Five Elements Sword can be upgraded.

He then left the Tianxia Daoting.

As for the affairs of Qingyun Immortal City, they can only be dealt with after the competition with Zixiao Sect.

He now has five fifth-tier Five Elements materials in hand, and he is eager to go back and upgrade the Five Elements Sword.

If it can be completed before the competition, it will be a tremendous asset.

Combined with the Five Elements Spirit Flame, the Five Phases Sword Formation is enough to suppress Liu Polei's Purple Heaven Thunder Technique.

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The room was filled with spiritual energy.

With a thought, Zhou Ling sent five Five Elements Swords flying out of his mouth.

They surrounded him.

The five-colored sword light shone brightly, displaying extraordinary power.

Zhou Ling also looked satisfied.

He has already figured out a plan for promotion.

These five Five Elements Spiritual Swords were forged by him in the early stages, with only the fire-attribute sword reaching the fourth rank.

Moreover, he had not yet grasped the rules of the Five Elements at that time.

Therefore, its power is greatly reduced in the fourth tier.

Of course, these five swords are now his natal swords.

When he comprehends the rules of fusion, he will automatically absorb the rules of fusion and improve his grade.

Now all he wants to do is integrate fifth-order Five Elements materials into the sword, while also incorporating more power of rules.

Even fire-attribute swords can be infused with primordial energy.

This will increase the power even more.

After having the improvement plan, Zhou Ling's hand trembled slightly.

Five-colored spiritual light flashed.

Five beams of light shot out.

These were the five fifth-tier Five Elements treasures he had acquired today.

Golden Sun Crystal, Thousand-Year-Old Green Paulownia Wood, Fire Soul Crystal, Black Brahma Soil, and Ice Source Stone.

Next, his gaze swept over the five materials.

He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of golden-red fire at lightning speed.

After a slight pause, the Blazing Sun Flame transformed into a ball of light, its surging flames enveloping the five materials.

The materials would have been better tempered using the True Fire of Qianyang.

But time was of the essence, so Zhou Ling chose to use the more powerful Blazing Sun Flame.

At the same time, the Blazing Sun Flame carries the original energy, making the materials refined from it even more effective.

Before we knew it, an hour had passed.

The Fire Soul Crystal was the first to turn into liquid.

Upon seeing the Fire Soul Crystal begin to liquefy, Zhou Ling immediately extracted it and began to integrate it into the Pure Yang Sword.

One day later.

Zhou Ling sat cross-legged in meditation, with five dazzling swords floating in front of him.

These five precious swords radiated mysterious light, emitting rays of brilliance.

"Indeed, after adding fifth-tier materials, the power of these five swords, while not reaching the fifth tier, has increased by one or two tiers."

"Moreover, it has been fused with the power of rules, so it can be considered a true fourth-tier sword!"

Zhou Ling looked at the five swords before him, his eyes full of smiles.

He could clearly feel the increase in the power of the five precious swords.

This is the benefit of having a natal treasure.

There is room for further improvement.

In addition to nurturing it with magical power, you can also add materials to gradually enhance its power and quality.

Of course, this is something he, as a fourth-grade weapon refiner, could do so so easily.

Other cultivators, however, do not have it so easy.

With a slight thought, he infused his magic power, and the Five Elements Sword immediately emitted a dazzling sword light, shining like five stars, with unparalleled sharpness.

"Freeze!"

Zhou Ling gave a soft chuckle.

Instantly, the Five Elements Sword Qi roared, and strands of sword qi shot out in all directions.

These wisps of sword energy, each with its own distinct style, coalesced into five sword energy dragons that encircled Zhou Ling's body.

"Each sword strike is comparable to an attack from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

"If fully unleashed and integrated into one's own sword domain, coupled with the assistance of spiritual flames, even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to withstand."

Zhou Ling looked at the intertwined Five Elements Sword Qi surrounding him and felt its power.

Immediately, with a thought, the sword energy dissipated, and the Five Elements Sword transformed into five streams of light, entering his body and returning to his dantian.

The Five Elements Sword, now imbued with the power of the rules, is vastly different from its original form.

There was an incredibly mysterious aura about it.

It seems to be an interweaving and fusion of rules and sword intent.

"I wonder how effective this intertwining of the five elements' rules will be in condensing the five-element cycle."

Zhou Ling thought of the cyclical and mutually generating effect of the Five Elements.

This is also one of the most powerful functions of the Five Elements rule.

Now, all five elemental swords contain the power of rules.

The sword energy they condense can automatically converge and merge.

A new set of rules and sword energy has been formed.

Immediately, Zhou Ling caused the five sword rules to converge on their own.

Five-colored sword energy intertwined and crisscrossed within the Qi Sea, condensing into a five-colored sword net.

The sword energy was vast and surging.

Time passed little by little.

At this moment, at the point where the Five Elements Swords of Qi Sea converge, a Five Elements Sword Soul condenses, the sword soul shrieks loudly, and the Five Elements Sword Light appears along with it.

Five-colored sword energies intertwined and crisscrossed.

The power of the Five Elements Sword's rules seemed to be concentrated on it; as long as the sword soul controlled it, the sword energy would surge and increase dramatically.

After a long while, the Qi Sea returned to calm.

"Is this the Five Elements Sword Heart?"

Seeing the fist-sized sword heart suddenly appear in his Qi Sea, Zhou Ling was overjoyed.

Once a sword cultivator reaches the fourth realm, they will be able to condense a sword heart.

He was originally at the third realm and fourth step.

Unexpectedly, during the refining of the Five Elements Sword, the Five Elements Sword Heart was unexpectedly condensed.

This means that he has truly entered the fourth realm of swordsmanship.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected such a pleasant surprise!"

Zhou Ling's eyes were full of smiles.

The Four Realms Sword Dao has come at just the right time.

This is perfect for Liu Polei, and it increases our chances of success even more.

Of course, he didn't enter the fourth realm of swordsmanship for no reason.

To be more precise, all of this came about naturally.

He had already integrated the sword intent of the fourth realm of the Palace Master, and his sword cultivation had long since reached the third realm and third step.

During this period, I experienced a tough battle and learned many rules.

In this subtle and gradual process, the sword heart is forged!

It was quite a stroke of luck!
(End of this chapter)