Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

In the following days, Zhou Ling's fame spread throughout Tianxia Immortal City.

Everyone knows that this late-stage Golden Core cultivator has successively killed two fifth-tier Star Sea aliens.

Save Sun City and Moon City from crisis.

This led to Zhou Ling's story being widely circulated.

Coming from a humble background, he has achieved such accomplishments in just over twenty years, which is unprecedented.

Many prominent families and cultivators also came to visit him after hearing about his reputation.

So many posts?

Zhou Ling looked surprised when he saw the invitation Wang Qingshang handed him.

In just three days, there were dozens of posts.

These invitations came from powerful families, chambers of commerce, sects, and other forces in Tianxia Immortal City.

"My husband, given your current status, this is perfectly normal."

Wang Qingshang's belly was already noticeably protruding, and she said with a slight smile.

"With so many posts, how am I supposed to have time to deal with them all!"

Looking at the post, Zhou Ling shook his head.

He also knew that given his current situation, the Dao Alliance wanted to use him as a role model for inspiration and self-improvement.

Although he went from Lingxia Immortal City to Qingyun Immortal City, and then to Tianxia Immortal City.

There are traces to follow along the way.

Moreover, he has a mentor as a powerful backer.

I believe that others will not doubt it.

After all, with Fairy Ziling's strength, cultivating a disciple with amazing combat power is not a big problem.

However, Zhou Ling didn't want others to know so much about her situation.

But right now, it's just too conspicuous.

There's no way to avoid it.

"Before long, my husband, your fame will spread throughout the entire Dao Alliance!"

"All cultivators in the nine continents of the Dao Alliance will know your great name, my husband!"

"After all, at your age, killing two fifth-tier Star Sea aliens is an unprecedented event in the history of the Dao Alliance."

Wang Qingshang said with a happy expression.

As Zhou Ling's wife, she naturally felt proud of his achievements.

It must be said that the ancestor's vision was truly astonishing.

I was certain from the beginning that Zhou Ling would achieve great things in the future.

It seems so wise of me to have forced myself on him.

And if things continue to develop in this way...

It is almost certain that my future husband will become a high-ranking member of the Dao Alliance.

The fact that other major powers are now coming to visit reveals a clue.

Zhou Ling shook his head helplessly. He had only been in Tianxia Immortal City for less than a month, yet he already had such a great reputation.

This is not what he wanted.

He still hoped to be able to live like he was in Qingyun Immortal City.

He has always stayed with his family and kept a low profile while developing his career.

Nobody paid attention.

Of course, killing two fifth-tier Starsea aliens is a major event in itself.

If it were a Nascent Soul cultivator, it probably wouldn't generate much buzz.

He only received so much attention because of his Golden Core realm.

Hopefully, this hype will die down in a few days and things will return to normal.

Of course, Meng Sishou and his family came to their own wedding banquet.

It is clear that they also need to establish sufficient prestige for themselves.

Perhaps he's paving the way for his future!

Zhou Ling had a guess in his mind.

However, this kind of thing is unrelated to the Dao Alliance's higher-ups.

He never really cared about it.

For him, it was simply about obtaining more cultivation resources and a stable cultivation environment.

As for the rest, just go with the flow; if it comes, it comes; if it doesn't, it doesn't matter.

"My lord, the Tao family also sent a gift, which seems to be an apology from Tao Yue!"

Wang Qingshang then took out a jade box wrapped in yellow silk and handed it to Zhou Ling.

"The Tao family!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling looked surprised.

Tao Yue was sent back to Tianxia Immortal City a few months ago.

It has been determined that Liu Zhengjia was responsible for this incident.

Tao Yue simply informed Liu Zhengjia of Zhou Ling and the others' whereabouts.

Moreover, thanks to the Tao family's all-out rescue efforts, Tao Yue was ultimately not executed.

It has simply been confined to the century-old circle.

Of course, Zhou Ling was not satisfied with this ruling.

However, the Tao family is also quite powerful within the Dao Alliance.

Zhou Ling is at a loss for what to do now.

After all, without being convicted of colluding with alien races from the Star Sea, Tao Yue cannot be sentenced to death.

Under these circumstances, the Tao family sent a gift.

Is this an expression of reconciliation and apology?

Or have ulterior motives?

Zhou Ling couldn't figure it out for a while.

After thinking for a moment, he asked his wife, "Qingshang, what do you think? Should I accept this gift or not?"

His wife was more experienced than him in handling family affairs.

So we still need to ask her.

“My husband, the Tao family is also a great family with a Void Refinement cultivator in charge.”

"Moreover, Tao Yue's maternal grandfather was the dean of Xuan Yuan Dao Academy."

"His disciples are spread throughout the Dao Alliance, and their strength is considerable."

"Regardless of the other party's intentions, sending a gift in this way is at least an expression of apology."

"With our current strength, there's no need for us to break ties with them!"

Wang Qingshang paused for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Alright, then I'll accept it!"

Zhou Ling nodded.

He didn't care what was inside the jade box.

Just throw it aside.

With the Zhou family's current strength, they are still far behind the Nascent Soul families.

Not to mention the families of those who cultivate the Void Refinement Realm.

Even including the Lingxiao Sect, the family only has Master as a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If he uses his various methods, he can barely contend with a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

However, within the Dao Alliance, aside from the strength of family cultivators...

We also need to consider soft power.

Like their respective networks of relationships.

After all, the Dao Alliance is a place that values ​​rules and regulations.

Currently, among the high-ranking members of the Dao Alliance, only Chief Meng and Deputy Chief Lin can speak on his behalf.

However, Zhou Ling was unclear about the specific bottom line.

Moreover, he is not the kind of person who is willing to hand over his initiative to others to make decisions.

Matters concerning one's own safety must be firmly in one's own hands.

He then discussed the future development of the family with his wife.

Originally, family affairs would definitely require the participation of the parents, Wang Xin, and Gong Yi.

However, the parents have limited knowledge and experience.

Wang Xin and Gong Yi didn't know much about this kind of matter either.

Therefore, his discussion with Wang Qingshang was the same.

After all, for the family to develop steadily and sustainably in the future, it needs long-term planning.

Otherwise, if any unexpected event occurs, a family like the Zhou family, which has no strong foundation, could easily fall into decline.

In recent days, Zhou Ling has also considered various routes.

The first and foremost point is naturally to cultivate good relations with some prominent families.

After all, they were caught in the vortex of the Dao Alliance.

It is impossible to be independent.

Now that he has formed an alliance with Qi Jianzhi and the other three, he is a natural ally of their four families.

This was also his first batch of cooperative forces in Tianxia Immortal City.

As for the others, we'll see about that later.

Secondly, we will focus on developing workshops.

The workshop now mainly undertakes the production of warships and swords for the Five Spirits Immortal City and the Sword Qi Great Wall.

As long as the workshop is kept stable.

These two places are undoubtedly allies of us.

At the same time, we should gradually attract some high-level cultivators.

After all, in the original Qingyun Immortal City, let alone Nascent Soul cultivators, even Golden Core cultivators were few in number. And recruiting talent also required a considerable expense.

Fortunately, I now have enough reputation and enough resources in Ziyun Mountain.

As long as we proceed steadily and surely, there shouldn't be any major problems in this regard.

"As long as these three aspects are done well, it won't be a big problem for the family to gain a foothold in Tianxia Immortal City."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

"I agree with all three points you mentioned, my husband."

“Our Zhou family is unfamiliar with Tianxia Immortal City, so we need to settle down first.”

"Fortunately, the workshop has plenty of orders, so there shouldn't be any problems in this regard!"

Wang Qingshang also strongly agreed with Zhou Ling's idea.

Of course, she also added some of her own thoughts.

After all, as a daughter of a prominent family, she was far superior to Zhou Ling in this regard.

In her view, the most important thing right now is to keep Zhou Ling in his position at Tianjian Company.

Because this is the foundation of the Zhou family.

He has taken the position of head of the Tianjian Division.

The Zhou family is like water with a source; other things will naturally flow over gradually.

In addition, she listed some matters related to the development of Ziyun Mountain to Zhou Ling.

After all, Ziyun Mountain is now a sixth-order spiritual vein.

If the Linghu and Lingtian areas are developed, the annual revenue will be substantial.

Zhou Ling left it to Wang Qingshang to handle these matters herself.

However, considering his wife's pregnancy...

He's still a wife, so let's not worry about that for now.

If the workshop matters are handled well, other delays will not have any impact.

Wang Qingshang smiled and said, "It won't have any impact!"

But Zhou Ling still instructed her to let Yuan Hu and the others manage the workshop affairs for now.

Household affairs were handled by the mother.

Wang Qingshang smiled and nodded.

In addition, due to being the champion of this Sword Qi Great Wall trial.

In addition to military merit and the reward for being the head of the Tianjian Division, there is also a Heavenly Grade Nascent Soul Pill as a reward.

With the Nascent Soul Elixir.

Zhou Ling also needed to consider the matter of condensing his Nascent Soul.

Originally, the situation didn't allow it, so everything was only prepared when things were almost ready.

Now that the family has sufficient resources and 200,000 military merits, it can be said that they have enough food in hand and are not worried.

Therefore, we need to start preparing for the Nascent Soul stage.

After all, gathering all the materials needed for a Nascent Soul is not an easy task.

Like the Golden Core, the Nascent Soul is also divided into ordinary Nascent Soul, superior grade, earth grade, and heaven grade.

These are the four qualities of a nascent soul.

Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators have limited potential, and it will be extremely rare for them to reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Superior, Earthly, and Heavenly grades have the opportunity to advance further.

The only difference is the success rate.

A top-grade Nascent Soul cultivator may only have a 10% chance of achieving the Divine Transformation stage.

Two or three out of ten are local products.

The highest grade has 40%, or even higher.

"With my current Five Elements Thunder Body aptitude, coupled with the high grade of the Five Elements Pure Yang Technique I cultivate, I am fully capable of breaking through to the Heavenly Nascent Soul stage."

After his wife went back to her room to rest, Zhou Ling was also deep in thought.

Moreover, he possesses numerous talents and is aided by the Five Spirit Flames.

This can be considered a significant opportunity and advantage.

"I've now reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and I've also obtained the Nascent Soul Pill."

"I have enough military merits; it's time to start preparing this auxiliary spirit item!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Generally speaking, it may take several decades for a cultivator of average talent to progress from the late stage of the Golden Core realm to the peak of the Golden Core realm.

Even those with exceptional talent might need ten years or more.

However, Zhou Ling has various talents to assist him, plus five natal spirit flames, which is equivalent to five cultivators assisting him in his cultivation.

In addition, there are now sufficient resources available.

So progress is very fast.

He estimated that he should be able to achieve it in about two years.

It could even be faster.

However, the trials of these four great grotto-heavens at the end of the year are a significant variable.

Therefore, we still need to improve our cultivation level as soon as possible.

We also need to be fully prepared with practical combat methods.

Because now the Radiant Sun Flame can control the Sun Immortal Sword.

Therefore, the key is to prepare some spiritual medicines that can help the spirit flame recover quickly.

Fortunately, the blood potions he obtained from killing two fifth-tier Starsea aliens were enough for him to use for a while.

Zhou Ling didn't think much of it afterward.

I left home and headed towards Tenkenji.

In the next two days, we also need to finalize the list of disciples participating in the Four Great Grotto Heaven Trials.

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Tianjian Division, Council Hall.

"Chief, these are the number of disciples selected to participate in the Four Great Grotto Heavens Trials this time. Please confirm them!"

Lu Yunxi handed a list to Zhou Ling and said.

At this moment, several people were sitting in the council chamber.

Besides Zhou Ling and Lu Yunxi, there were also several other executives and stewards from Tianjian Division.

Feng Lan, Yan Yutian, and Qi Jianzhi were all present.

"Hmm, these are the top eight disciples in this trial!"

Looking at the list, Zhou Ling nodded.

He's the number one.

Following them are Yan Yutian and Feng Lan.

Zhou Ling then handed the list to Yan Yutian and said with a smile, "Yan Zhizheng, do you have any opinions?"

Yan Yutian glanced at the list, shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "I have no objections!"

"I have no objection either."

Before Zhou Ling could speak, Feng Lan spoke up.

"I have a problem with the head!"

At this moment, Qi Jianzhi spoke up.

"Do you have any opinion?"

Zhou Ling asked with a smile.

"If we have to split into teams later, I hope to be able to secure a spot on the leading team!"

Qi Jianzhi said this.

He was well aware of the risks of the Four Great Grotto Heaven Trials, so no matter what, he had to make sure he was on the same team as Zhou Ling.

"We'll arrange that later!"

Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment, not expecting Qi Jianzhi to say such a thing.

The specific details of the trial are still unclear, and it is unknown whether teams will be needed at that time.

Qi Jianzhi's concern was perhaps a bit of an overreaction.

"Then I have no objection!"

Qi Jianzhi then spoke with a serious expression.

His own safety was the most important thing; he didn't care about anything else.

"Alright, then the number of disciples selected for this trial is settled."

"I'm informing everyone today that there are still more than three months to go, so please be prepared."

Zhou Ling glanced at everyone and said seriously.

Everyone nodded.

"In addition, I think it's necessary to revise the assessment and recommendation system for disciples of the six major academies."

"To give more independent disciples the opportunity to participate in the assessment!"

Zhou Ling continued.

"The rule of taking the lead has been established for a long time, and it is especially important."

"Without the recommendation of Foundation Establishment cultivators, a large number of independent disciples would participate in the assessment."

"This will undoubtedly lead to a huge waste of the Taoist temple's resources."

A middle-aged monk spoke up.

He was the former head of the Tianjian Division, Zheng Baile.

If this is implemented, the Taoist academy will need to arrange for more instructors to participate in the assessment and selection process each year, depending on the number of students.

This will involve the relocation of many instructors, so it needs to be handled with great care.

"Could we explore the possibility of implementing a new performance evaluation system?"

Zhou Ling spoke again. (End of Chapter)