Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

"All disciples participating in the trials, prepare yourselves and proceed immediately to your respective trial cities!"

"If you encounter any danger, you can activate the jade token in your hand, which will teleport you directly to Dragon Sword Immortal City!"

"Of course, once the jade tablet is activated, it will also mean the end of your trial!"

In the vast square, Chen Zhenglei announced to everyone.

As the resounding voice faded, one small warship after another shot off into the vast starry sky.

"Brother Zhou, this journey to Sun City is still tens of thousands of miles away, and the road is not safe!"

Qi Jianzhi spoke to Zhou Ling with a slightly nervous expression.

Zhou Ling nodded and said to Bu Yang, "Brother Bu, you need to be extra careful when you're controlling the magic array."

The Sword Qi Great Wall comprises ten immortal cities, each separated by tens of thousands of miles.

Sun City and Moon City are located on the outermost edge of the Sword Qi Great Wall.

It is also 50,000 to 60,000 miles away from Dragon Sword Immortal City.

They naturally faced considerable risks along the way.

"Zhou Ling, how about we travel together?"

At that moment, a warship appeared to their right.

Pei Qingshuang, standing on the deck, spoke to Zhou Ling.

Beside her stood Feng Lan, who was equally tall and slender, with a slightly aloof demeanor.

Tao Yue, meanwhile, was inside the cabin, maneuvering the warship.

Their immortal city was the same as Zhou Ling's trial city, the Sun City.

Traveling together would at least provide some support.

"I have no objection to that!"

Zhou Ling pursed his lips and said calmly.

Aside from Tao Yue, he had no objections to the two women.

Moreover, Feng Lan and the others did not gamble with him this time, so it wouldn't have any impact if he wanted to travel together.

As for Tao Yue, he didn't take him seriously at all.

The formation master couldn't cause any trouble in front of him.

Who knows, I might even find an opportunity to ambush him on the way.

With the teleportation jade in hand, killing him wouldn't be easy.

Moreover, the Dao Alliance has stipulated that fighting between each other is absolutely prohibited during this trial.

Once discovered, they will face the most severe punishment.

Under these circumstances, Zhou Ling naturally had no need to take action against him.

If the Dao Alliance discovers this, it will be a huge loss.

It could even jeopardize his position as the city lord of the Immortal City and the Lingxiao Sect.

Of course, this doesn't mean you should just ignore the other person.

If I get killed by the alien races of the Star Sea, then that's none of my business.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, would Fellow Daoist Pei like to come and have a cup of spiritual tea?"

Seeing Zhou Ling agree, Qi Jianzhi stroked his chin and said to the two women with a beaming smile.

As for Tao Yue, he was completely ignored.

"Now is not the time to drink spirit tea!"

Pei Qingshuang shook her head.

Within a 3,000-mile radius of Dragon Sword Immortal City, it is relatively safe. Outside this range, not only are alien races from the Star Sea lurking, but encountering demonic beasts is also a common occurrence.

They also found it hard to understand how Qi Jianzhi, who had always been timid and fearful, had become so audacious after following Zhou Ling.

They were not afraid to go to the Sun City, and even had the leisure to drink spiritual tea.

"Hehe, you're right!"

Qi Jianzhi immediately nodded solemnly.

However, I didn't see him being particularly nervous.

Zhou Ling ignored them and sat cross-legged on the deck.

At the same time, with a thought, two fourth-tier Blood Thunder Ravens landed in front of him.

"Go ahead and scout ahead!"

Zhou Ling relayed orders to the two Blood Thunder Crows.

Immediately, the two Blood Thunder Ravens flapped their blood-red wings and flew forward.

"Two Tier 4 Blood Thunder Ravens!"

Both Pei Qingshuang and the other woman were astonished by this scene.

Now I understand why Qi Jianzhi was so calm and collected.

It turns out that Zhou Ling is also a beast tamer, and can easily control two fourth-tier demonic beasts.

This is really horrifying.

They had all witnessed the power of Zhou Ling's condensation of the Purple Heaven Emperor's Image and the Five Elements Sword Domain.

They were absolutely surprised to find that he was still a fourth-tier beast tamer.

"Something's not right. These Blood Thunder Ravens are pack beasts, how could there only be two fourth-tier demon kings!"

Seemingly realizing something, Pei Qing Shuang looked at Zhou Ling on the warship and said in a somewhat shocked tone.

"You mean, Zhou Ling was able to get so many points this time because he killed the Blood Thunder Ravens?"

Feng Lan roughly understood Pei Qing Shuang's meaning and exclaimed with a surprised expression.

Only this explanation can make sense of why Zhou Ling received so many points.

If that happens, then with Zhou Ling plus these two fourth-tier Blood Thunder Crows, wouldn't he get 10,000 points?

That's more than double what they had.

"Moreover, there is a horde of demons with a fourth-tier Blood Thunder Raven Demon King. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to escape unscathed if they encountered one."

"But not only is Zhou Ling unharmed, even Qi Jianzhi and the others are completely unscathed. This seems rather strange!"

Pei Qingshuang's face showed incomprehension.

Logically speaking, no matter how strong Zhou Ling is, he absolutely cannot defeat a flock of Blood Thunder Crows with two fourth-tier demon kings on his own.

But the situation seems to be completely the opposite.

How did Zhou Ling manage to do that?
Now, the two women looked at Zhou Ling with a new sense of mystery.

Tao Yue was equally shocked. What kind of monster had he provoked?

Judging from the two women's attitude, they seemed to be interested in befriending Zhou Ling.

If it were up to him, he wouldn't stand a chance against Zhou Ling at all.

Moreover, Zhou Ling won two of the four fourth-order magic arrays that he had prepared, and the remaining two were not enough.

"We still need to be careful from now on, and not provoke this person again!"

Tao Yue thought to himself.

With two Blood Thunder Ravens scouting ahead, Zhou Ling and his group's warships were able to move much faster.

Zhou Ling sat cross-legged on the deck, closely observing the surrounding situation.

Although he had the Blood Thunder Raven scouting ahead, he did not let his guard down as he got further and further away from Dragon Sword Immortal City.

After all, the Starsea aliens are quite powerful, and their disguised hidden strongholds are enough to fool the Blood Thunder Raven.

Pei Qingshuang and the others followed closely behind.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar suddenly shattered the silence in the vast starry sky.

The two Blood Thunder Ravens opened their bloody mouths and spewed out black lightning, which fiercely struck a large-bodied flying serpent.

The Feathered Serpent was originally lurking in the void, preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the warship.

However, Zhou Ling discovered this and immediately ordered the Blood Thunder Raven to attack.

The Feathered Serpent, being a mid-stage fourth-tier creature, had little advantage against the combined attack of the two Blood Thunder Ravens and quickly fled.

The Flying Feather Serpent was incredibly fast, but the Blood Thunder Raven was no slouch either.

They were quickly overtaken by the Blood Thunder Raven.

Then the two Blood Thunder Raven Kings began their fierce attack.

One of them unleashed a thunderous attack, violently striking the feathered serpent's body, tearing its skin and flesh apart.

The other one vanished into thin air with a flash. It reappeared a second later on the back of the Feathered Serpent.

The condensed claws were incredibly sharp, and with a single grab, they slashed a huge wound on the back of the Feathered Serpent.

The Feathered Serpent screamed in agony, its life force instantly weakening.

It was quickly and severely injured and killed by the two Blood Thunder Raven Kings.

Zhou Ling left the Blood Thunder Crow King to handle the corpse of the Feathered Serpent himself.

Seeing this scene, Pei Qingshuang and the other two were even more shocked.

With the Blood Thunder Raven Kings possessing such terrifying combat power, how was Zhou Ling able to subdue them?

None of the three of them had any confidence in defeating a Blood Thunder Raven King.

What's even more shocking is that one of the Blood Thunder Raven Kings actually possesses spatial attributes.

This kind of attack is difficult to defend against.

The slightest carelessness could lead to their direct annihilation.

Before they could finish being shocked, they saw a flash of blood-red light in front of Zhou Ling.

A dense swarm of blood-red thunder crows shot out, instantly enveloping the enormous body of the Flying Feather Serpent.

Under the crimson light, the feathered serpent, which was tens of feet long, was instantly devoured by the flock of blood thunder crows, leaving not even bones behind.

The terrifying sight filled Feng Lan and the other two with dread.

The mid-stage fourth-tier flying serpent was completely devoured by the flock of blood thunder crows.

That's terrifying.

And Zhou Ling was actually the owner of this flock of Blood Thunder Ravens.

No wonder he was able to gain 6,000 points in just a few days.

With this group of terrifyingly powerful Blood Thunder Ravens, this is not a difficult task.

Zhou Ling ignored the three of them, summoned the Blood Thunder Crows back into the beast-raising bag, and continued on his way.

The rest of the journey went smoothly. Even when they encountered some demonic beasts, they all quickly fled after sensing the aura of the Blood Thunder Raven.

Because they were mainly flying along the edge of the Sword Qi Great Wall, they did not spot any alien races from the Star Sea.

When they were still two thousand miles away from the Sun City, a warning sound suddenly rang out in the air.

Two small warships suddenly flew out from a huge black star rock in the distance.

The warships were similar in shape to their own and sped toward them at great speed.

Zhou Ling stood on the deck, his gaze fixed on the approaching warships.

"Brother Zhou, he's a cultivator from Sun City!"

Qi Jianzhi said in a deep voice.

Bu Yang, with a solemn expression, maneuvered the warship, ready to activate the magic array at any moment.

After all, we have now entered the Sun City region.

The entire Sun City is a war zone, and even the warships of the Dao Alliance may be carried by alien races from the Star Sea.

Therefore, we cannot be careless.

A few breaths later, two warships arrived in front of their warship.

On the deck of the warship stood a dozen or so human cultivators.

The leader was a burly middle-aged man with a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level.

Upon seeing Zhou Ling and the others on the warship, he immediately asked, "Are you Dao Alliance cultivators who have come for the trial?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling, Qi Jianzhi, and the others cupped their hands in greeting and took out their jade tokens.

The middle-aged man scanned the area with his divine sense, then nodded and said, "I am Mu Fu, the commander of the Seven Guards of Sunrise Immortal City. I have been waiting here for a long time. Please follow me."

Without saying anything more, he steered the warship toward a starstone ahead.

Zhou Ling and the others also piloted their warships and followed.

With the help of [Intermediate Observation], Zhou Ling was naturally able to tell that the other party was a genuine human cultivator.

According to Mu Fu, they were the Sunrise Immortal City Defense Force.

They are now patrolling here and waiting for them.

After all, the battle in Sun City is currently at a stalemate.

Even upon their arrival, they must obey the arrangements of the Sun City Lord.

To avoid affecting the battle situation and causing unnecessary casualties.

During his journey, Zhou Ling also discovered many human outposts lurking in the void through [Intermediate Observation].

I was quite moved; it seemed that the situation in Sun City was indeed not optimistic.

After traveling for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened as a patch of light and shadow appeared on the enormous star stone in front of him.

This is a human cultivator camp, stretching for a long time, and it appears that thousands of cultivators are stationed here.

This should be the main base of the cultivators of Sunrise Immortal City.

Thousands of warships were moored around the camp.

A huge defensive light shield descended from the sky like an inverted bowl.

Led by Mu Fu, the six disembarked from the warship and quickly arrived at a golden tent in the middle of the camp.

The tents were very large, resembling a large hall.

"You all wait here, I will go and report to Lord Cheng!"

Mu Fu gestured for them to wait a moment, then went into the tent.

He quickly came out and led them into the tent.

At this moment, six cultivators, five men and one woman, were sitting inside the tent.

Their auras were extremely powerful, indicating that they were all Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Greetings, Lord Cheng!"

"Greetings, esteemed seniors!"

Zhou Ling and the others first bowed to the middle-aged man in the middle, who was tall and handsome.

He then bowed to the other cultivators.

"Given the current situation in Sunrise Immortal City, your courage to come here is truly remarkable!"

The burly man's gaze swept over everyone with lightning speed, and he nodded, his tone quite appreciative.

This person is Cheng Yi, the acting city lord of Sunrise Immortal City, who has the cultivation level of late-stage Nascent Soul.

He then spoke to the white-clad female cultivator on his right, "Commander Yue, their trial mission is to clear out the alien infiltration points in the Star Sea, so they will be assigned to your vanguard camp."

Commander Yue, a beautiful middle-aged woman dressed in a moon-white dress, nodded upon hearing this and said solemnly, "I have no jurisdiction over the trials. Given the current situation, the vanguard battalion is in considerable danger, and I cannot guarantee their safety!"

"Don't worry about that, just focus on assigning tasks!"

Cheng Yi spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Commander Yue immediately instructed the six men to wait aside.

He then reviewed the information of the six individuals, raised an eyebrow, and remarked, "Tao Yue and Bu Yang are actually both fourth-tier array masters. Isn't it a waste for them to participate in this kind of trial!"

"You two should join the vanguard battalion!"

"Zhou Ling is a fourth-tier weapon refiner, and he's also ranked number one on the Prodigy Ranking. What's going on here?"

Looking at everyone's information, Commander Yue appeared extremely surprised.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yi shook his head. "Commander Yue and the others were sent by the Dao Alliance to the Sword Qi Great Wall for trials. You can assign them to clear out the strongholds of those alien races lurking in the Star Sea."

"A fourth-tier weapon refiner!"

"Who is Zhou Ling?"

At this moment, an elderly man in a gray robe with a goatee, sitting to the left of Cheng Yi, glanced at everyone and spoke up.

"Junior Zhou Ling greets Senior!"

Zhou Ling stepped forward and bowed to the old man.

"I dare not accept the title of senior. I am Fei Qinan, Ji Siqing's junior brother. I have long heard of Brother Zhou's great reputation and his remarkable skill in weapon forging!"

The old man smiled and waved his hand.

"So it's Junior Brother Ji! This junior was blind to your greatness!"

Zhou Ling bowed again.

This person's cultivation level is already at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Zhou Ling didn't know what he meant by being so polite.
Upon hearing this, everyone else looked at Zhou Ling with surprise.

No one expected that the usually arrogant Fichtenham would be so polite to a junior! (End of Chapter)