Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you think we should do about this?"

After hearing Tao Yue's confession, City Lord Cheng asked Chen Zhenglei with a slightly somber expression.

Based on Tao Yue's words, it is now certain that Liu Zhengjia leaked Zhou Ling's information to the Star Sea Alien Clan.

However, Liu Zhengjia is a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and the Liu family is a top-tier family in the Dao Alliance.

The Zixiao Sect is one of the top ten sects of the Dao Alliance.

Making a move against Liu Zhengjia won't be so easy.

Therefore, he asked Chen Zhenglei for his opinion.

After all, Chen Zhenglei was the head of the Inspection Department, and his power was considerable.

As the city lord of Sun City, he could only manage the affairs of Sun City.

Since Liu Zhengjia leaked secrets to the alien races of the Star Sea in Sun City, he could naturally execute him on the spot.

But once he leaves Sun City, it will be difficult for him to take action again.

"No matter who it is, colluding with foreign races is a dead end!"

Chen Zhenglei spoke with a serious expression and a sharp tone.

He never expected that Liu Zhengjia would do such a thing.

This time, neither the Liu family nor the Zixiao Sect can protect him.

“Zhou Ling, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ll send a message to the higher-ups of the Dao Alliance right away.”

"Furthermore, eliminating such spies who collude with foreign tribes is also one of the duties of our Inspection Division!"

Chen Zhenglei then spoke to Zhou Ling.

"This junior will obey Zhizheng's arrangements!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

Now that Liu Zhengjia's collusion with the alien races in the Star Sea has been confirmed, he naturally has nothing to worry about.

With such charges, Liu Zhengjia has no way to escape.

"Alright, my Sun City will also join forces with the other nine immortal cities of the Sword Qi Great Wall to send a message to the higher-ups of the Dao Alliance, urging them to issue a warrant for Liu Zhengjia's arrest as soon as possible!"

Cheng Yi nodded in agreement.

"As for Tao Yue, although he was not the mastermind, he is still involved. As for the specific charges, we'll have to wait for the higher-ups of the Dao Alliance to determine them!"

Cheng Yi glanced at Tao Yue again and said in a deep voice.

"Very well, the city lord shall decide!"

Zhou Ling spoke up.

Tao Yue is just a minor character; the key is to deal with Liu Zhengjia and the Liu family.

"Lord Cheng, Liu Zhizheng's affairs have nothing to do with me!"

Upon hearing this, Tao Yue immediately knelt on the ground, crying as he spoke.

He was about to be charged with colluding with alien races from the stars.

That would mean not only his downfall, but also the downfall of the Tao family.

"You can save this matter to explain to the higher-ups of the Dao Alliance!"

Cheng Yi shouted.

Then he shouted to the guards, "Take him away!"

Upon hearing this, Tao Yue's expression immediately darkened, his eyes became lifeless, and he was escorted away from the tent by the guards.

"Now that such a major event has occurred, Zhou Ling, would you like to withdraw from the trial first?"

After a moment's thought, Chen Zhenglei asked Zhou Ling again.

The trial has now lasted for eight months.

With Zhou Ling's points, he is definitely going to win first place.

Moreover, Zhou Ling's military achievements in Sun City and Moon City cannot be measured by points.

These two battles saved the lives of countless cultivators in the Sword Qi Great Wall.

"Senior Chen, I have also promised Senior Fei to forge the Sunlit Immortal Sword for Sunlit Immortal City, so I will need to stay in Sunlit Immortal City for a while longer!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

Now, winning first place in the trial is a foregone conclusion for him.

Moreover, a large amount of military merit is enough to exchange for resources such as Nascent Soul Pills.

"Okay, you can handle this yourself. I'll report to the higher-ups first!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhenglei nodded and said.

Zhou Ling then took his leave.

They returned to their own tents.

"Zhou Ling, did you really kill two fifth-tier Star Sea aliens?"

Back in the camp, Zhou Ling encountered Dean Gong, whose beautiful face showed surprise.

Especially her pair of clear yet slightly charming eyes looked at Zhou Ling with a hint of admiration, which made Zhou Ling feel a little lightheaded.

"It was just a bit of luck!"

Although a bit of vanity got the better of him, Zhou Ling remained calm and quickly composed himself, smiling at Dean Gong.

"Lie down, I'll heal your wounds!"

Zhou Ling then changed the subject.

Next, I need to forge the Sunlit Immortal Sword, which may require me to go into seclusion for a while.

Therefore, we must make the most of these next few days to provide Dean Gong with extra care and nourishment.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Dean Gong blushed slightly and lay down on the bed where Zhou Ling was resting.

Although this kind of recuperation, coupled with the fact that the man and woman were alone together, created a somewhat ambiguous situation.

However, Dean Gong also harbored some inexplicable feelings towards Zhou Ling, but he didn't take it too seriously.

Zhou Ling was focused on healing Dean Gong's injuries as quickly as possible, so he didn't think about anything else.

Zhou Ling then walked to the bedside, a flash of cyan spiritual light appearing in his hand.

Azure Lotus Spirit Flame appeared.

Zhou Ling signaled to Dean Gong that it was time to begin.

Then, the Azure Lotus Spirit Flame was slowly injected into Dean Gong's body.

Instantly, a vibrant, verdant life force spread throughout Dean Gong's body.

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Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the tent.

"Hoohoo!"

Zhou Ling sat cross-legged, with a blazing spiritual flame hovering in front of him, radiating an extremely hot aura.

The blazing flames illuminated the entire camp, making it appear as if it were a sea of ​​fire.

"Zizzizi!"

Zhou Ling formed a magic seal in his hand and continuously injected it into the sword engulfed in flames.

The immense exertion caused his face to turn slightly pale.

Right now, he is refining a new Sunlit Immortal Sword, and has reached the final step of fusing sword intent!
As the blazing sun incinerates the heavens, it infuses the sword intent of the Sun into the new Sun Immortal Sword, causing the sword's radiance to burst forth, surging up fiercely like a sword sun.

Zhou Ling's magical power and sword intent were also being rapidly depleted.

He is currently only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and it is still too much of a strain for him to refine a fifth-order Sunburst Immortal Sword.

It mainly relies on the blazing sun and the true fire of Qianyang for assistance.

Zhou Ling took out a few more pills and popped them into his mouth to quickly restore his magical power.

[You are forging the Sunlit Immortal Sword. Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Sunlit Sword Intent +3]

[You are forging the Sunlit Immortal Sword. Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Sunlit Sword Intent +3]

As the sword's heat intensified, his understanding of the Sunlit Sword Intent also deepened.

"boom!"

At the same time, as the sword intent merged, the new Sunlit Immortal Sword shone with a golden sun-like sword light, unleashing a terrifying aura.

Suddenly, golden yang sword energy soared into the sky throughout the entire camp.

It pierced through the camp and condensed in the air into a rolling golden sword-shaped sun.

The terrifying aura emanating from it instantly enveloped the entire Sun City.

Inside the city lord's tent, Cheng Yi, Fei Qinan, and the others instantly sensed the powerful sword energy.

The other cultivators stationed in Sunrise Immortal City were also confused about what was happening, and they all stared at the sword sun in the sky in shock. Some even thought that the alien races from the Star Sea had attacked again.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Above the Sun City, the sword sun roared, spinning like a golden vortex, its oppressive power terrifying!
"Sunlit Sword Qi!"

"What terrifying sword energy!"

"Zhou Ling has successfully forged the Sunburst Immortal Sword!"

Cheng Yi, Fei Qinan, and the others looked at Jian Yang in the sky with expressions of shock and joy.

They knew that this was the sword yang formed by Zhou Ling's successful creation of the fifth-order Sun Immortal Sword.

No one expected that Zhou Ling, who was only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, would actually be able to forge a fifth-order Sun Immortal Sword!
What happened?

"Such powerful Sun-shaped sword energy! Could it be that the swordsman is cultivating?"

"But this Sun-Shining Sword Qi seems to be different from the one used by the swordsman."

"I'm worried that the alien races from the Star Sea have come again!"

"It is said that Zhou Jianshi is a fifth-level swordsmith, and he is probably forging the Sun Immortal Sword at the moment."

"Sigh, it's infuriating to compare yourself to others! At such a young age, Zhou Jianshi is not only able to wield the Sunlit Immortal Sword, but he's also a fifth-tier swordsmith. Even those who cultivate from the womb wouldn't be this terrifying!"

"A fifth-tier swordsmith isn't the most terrifying thing. In the past few months, he has single-handedly killed two fifth-tier Star Sea aliens. I've been stationed in Sun City for decades and have never seen a fifth-tier Star Sea alien killed!"

"The Sword Master is undoubtedly the number one genius in our Dao Alliance in the past thousand years!"

Inside the camp, the cultivators all showed surprise, shocked by the sudden burst of such intense sword energy from Zhou Ling's tent.

Inside the tent, Zhou Ling looked solemn.

At this moment, he could feel that the sword intent within the new Sun Immortal Sword was gradually taking shape, like a bright and proud sun, radiating brilliant golden light.

As the blazing sun and the scorching flames within it completely condensed the sword intent of the original Sun God Sword, the new Sun God Sword was fully stabilized and formed.

A sharp and intensely fiery sword aura emanated from it.

The original sword intent of the Sunlit Sword Yang, transported by the Blazing Sun Flame, was once again condensed on the new Sunlit Immortal Sword.

[You are forging the Sunlit Immortal Sword. Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Sunlit Sword Intent +3]

“BOOM BOOM BOOM!”

At the same time, the Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart sword energy within Zhou Ling's body was blazing.

It is also undergoing a transformation.

It unleashed endless golden sun sword energy, swirling around Zhou Ling's body.

He seemed to be lost in some kind of profound enlightenment.

The Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Qi swirled around him, blazing and sharp.

The Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart within his body continued to expand.

"boom!"

When the sword heart completely filled the sea of ​​qi, the circulation of the five realms of sword dao within Zhou Ling's body was also successfully condensed.

"I never expected that forging the Sunlit Immortal Sword could also stabilize my sword dao realm and truly allow me to enter the fifth realm of sword dao."

"This is achieved by continuously enhancing and tempering with the help of the [Five Elements Thunder Force] talent!"

Feeling the changes in the Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart within his body, Zhou Ling smiled, his eyes shining brightly.

Originally, when he focused his sword heart, he had already touched the threshold of the fifth realm of swordsmanship.

However, during the forging of the Sunlit Immortal Sword, the Sunlit Sword Intent will continuously improve thanks to the insights gained from his talent.

I have finally entered the true fifth realm of swordsmanship.

However, Zhou Ling didn't think much of it. The new Sun Immortal Sword had only just taken shape and needed to be nurtured further with the help of spiritual flames.

As he continued to manipulate the spiritual flames, he refined the Sunbeam Immortal Sword.

Time passed slowly.

Several days later, the new Sun Immortal Sword's sword light completely receded, and the sword body shone with a cold light.

It doesn't look much different from an ordinary sword.

"There have been some changes!"

"However, it's a bit of a shame that it's only a low-grade fifth-tier sword, but the amount of Sun Sword Yang essence it contains is not low!"

Looking at the Sunlit Immortal Sword, Zhou Ling could feel the surging power within it.

Once infused with magic power, it can unleash incredibly powerful combat strength.

"call!"

"The fifth-tier Sunfire Immortal Sword is complete!"

Zhou Ling exhaled, her face beaming with joy.

This also means that he is now a true fifth-tier swordsmith.

This is extremely difficult to achieve.

After all, in the entire Dao Alliance, the number of weapon refiners capable of forging fifth-order treasure swords, according to Fei Qinan, can only be counted on one hand.

It is evident that his sword-forging skills are now among the best in the Dao Alliance.

Then he took out a pill, put it in his mouth, and recovered.

At this moment, the magical power within his body was also significantly depleted.

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"Lord Cheng, Senior Fei, this is a fifth-tier Sunfire Immortal Sword that I forged. What do you think of it?"

On this day, Zhou Ling came to the main hall tent, handed the fifth-order Sunfire Immortal Sword he had forged to Cheng Yi, and said solemnly.

After all, the original fifth-grade superior Sun Immortal Sword had already recognized him as its master.

And it's impossible for him to stay in Sun City all year round.

Therefore, the only thing we can do is help Sun City rebuild a Sun Immortal Sword.

Although with his current strength, he is not yet able to forge a fifth-grade superior Sun Immortal Sword.

However, this new Sunlit Immortal Sword has some changes added to the original sword seal.

Its power is also considerable.

"Good! Good!"

Looking at the Sunlit Immortal Sword, Fei Qinan praised it with a satisfied expression.

With the discerning eye of a fifth-tier swordsmith, he could naturally tell that the Sunlit Immortal Sword was of high quality.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Zhou."

Cheng Yi also cupped his hands and smiled.

He was naturally very confident in the Sunlit Immortal Sword that Zhou Ling had forged.

Given Zhou Ling's military achievements, he wouldn't have said anything even if Zhou Ling left with the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

However, Zhou Ling decided to help Fei Qinan forge another Sunlit Immortal Sword, and Fei Qinan agreed.

In the end, Fei Qinan simply handed over the reins to Zhou Ling, leaving him to refine the product alone.

The other Nascent Soul cultivators present also looked at the Sunlit Immortal Sword with expressions of surprise.

After all, Zhou Ling was only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm!
"City Lord, Senior Fei, the Sun-Yang Sword Essence within this Sun-Yang Immortal Sword hasn't changed much, but its sword imprint has been adjusted."

"Based on the original Sunlit Sword Seal, I have fused three more sword seals!"

Zhou Lingxuan then infused his magic power into the Sunlit Immortal Sword to demonstrate to everyone.

Instantly, a dazzling sword sun condensed on the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

Golden sword energy whistled and swirled around Zhou Ling.

It appears extremely sharp and striking.

"This is a Mountain-grade Sword Seal!"

"Originally, only Nascent Soul cultivators could control the fifth-tier Sun Immortal Sword."

"But with this Mountain-grade Sword Seal, Nascent Soul cultivators can control it and unleash ninety percent of the power of the Sun-Shining Immortal Sword."

At this moment, Zhou Ling did not rely on the Blazing Sun Flame, but only used his own magic power to activate the Sun Immortal Sword.

However, the golden sword aura emanating from the Sunlit Immortal Sword was dazzling and filled with a terrifying aura.

"Mountain-grade Sword Seal?"

Seeing Zhou Ling wielding the Sunlit Immortal Sword so skillfully, Cheng Yi was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Brother Zhou, if Nascent Soul cultivators can wield this fifth-tier Sunlit Immortal Sword, wouldn't it greatly enhance our combat power if we forged more in the future!"

Because only Nascent Soul cultivators can wield a fifth-tier immortal sword, each immortal city has only one sword wielder.

Following Zhou Ling's line of thinking, wouldn't it be possible to equip the Great Wall of Swords with more swordsmen in the future, thus greatly enhancing its combat strength?

"As long as there are enough materials to forge a fifth-tier sword, of course!"

Zhou Ling nodded and said. (End of Chapter)