Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Standing at the edge of the evil mist, Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow. As his two talents flashed continuously, information about the evil mist appeared in his mind.

Although he could easily remove the evil mist with the help of the Blazing Sun Flame.

But others didn't have it so easy.

This is undoubtedly a huge advantage for him.

However, he is not such a short-sighted person.

Even if we ultimately win this trial, it will still just be a trial.

Although this will greatly help his future prospects in the Dao Alliance.

Even if he successfully establishes a celestial city at the stronghold, the surrounding evil mist will not be completely eliminated.

In the future, human cultivators will have to invest a lot of resources to maintain this immortal city.

Resources are not a problem, after all, there will be sufficient returns after developing this desolate planet.

But the casualties among the cultivators were not so minor.

Putting aside everything else, just this one stronghold alone, which has expanded to a radius of over 100 zhang, has resulted in the deaths and injuries of over 100 cultivators.

The situation at other outposts is even more predictable.

How many cultivators' lives must be sacrificed to build a celestial city?
Zhou Ling also knew that casualties were inevitable in such a war to expand the star field.

There are some situations that are beyond his control.

But now that he's encountered it...

Then he would naturally do his utmost to reduce the casualties among human cultivators.

He also hopes to find a better way to remove these evil mists by using [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis].

This would greatly reduce the threat from the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan and also reduce casualties among human cultivators.

Then, Zhou Ling's gaze swept over the magic array set up by Deputy Commander Gu.

This is a third-tier evil-removing array, which uses the power of flames within the array to dispel evil mist.

There is also a fourth-order evil-repelling formation.

This evil-dispelling array is the best way for human cultivators to deal with evil mist since the expansion of the Youyun Starfield.

However, due to the limited coverage area, the more areas are expanded, the more necessary it is to continuously set up such evil-repelling formations.

This also consumes a great deal of manpower and resources.

Zhou Ling carefully observed the situation of the evil mist.

From the intermediate analysis, he obtained three methods to deal with this evil fog.

One method is to use this evil-repelling formation, which is the method currently being adopted by Deputy Commander Gu and his team.

However, it can only be said that the effect and speed are just average.

Furthermore, if the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan were to launch an attack within the Fiend Mist, this approach would be ineffective.

The risk is too great.

The second method is to use extremely powerful flames or lightning, just like he used the Blazing Sun Flame, to break through these evil mists.

The method is good, but it consumes too much resources.

It should be noted that, not to mention the entire Youyun Starfield, even this desolate star is extremely vast in area.

If he were to use the Blazing Sun Flame to dispel the evil mist all by himself, it might take him a year to finish.

Moreover, it will not achieve the desired effect.

After all, the evil mist is constantly being generated.

Once it was removed on one side, it spread to the other.

This method is clearly only treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

For the time being, establishing a small-scale immortal city is appropriate.

But on a large scale, he might find it a bit beyond his capabilities.

Compared to the first two, Zhou Ling values ​​the last one the most.

After observing the evil mist and its surroundings, Zhou Ling discovered that beneath the evil mist, there were some black stones that had the effect of absorbing it.

It's the Black Fiend Stone.

All that's needed is to carve an inscription on these black evil stones that can absorb evil mist.

That would allow it to be transformed into a magical artifact that absorbs malevolent energy.

If this idea can be realized.

With the help of these black evil stones, the evil mist can be dispelled to the greatest extent.

Moreover, over time, it can completely remove the evil mist.

So Zhou Ling decided to give it a try.

This kind of black evil stone is also extremely common here.

After observing for a while, Zhou Ling walked into the evil mist, intending to find several black evil stones of the third rank or higher.

"Boss, be careful."

Seeing Zhou Ling walk alone into the evil mist, Qi Jianzhi hurriedly reminded him.

Although Zhou Ling had just used the Blazing Sun Flame to remove the evil mist within a radius of several hundred feet.

But the eerie, malevolent fog still instilled a primal fear in people.

"It's okay. I'll be back soon."

Zhou Ling smiled.

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, the others remained silent.

After all, Zhou Ling holds the highest official position, and his words carry the weight of orders.

Moreover, he is the strongest among those who deal with the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan.

After traveling dozens of miles through the ominous fog, Zhou Ling arrived at a valley.

They found about ten pieces of dark, black evil stone.

These black evil stones vary in size, with the largest being nearly the size of a room of about ten square meters.

The smallest one is less than the size of a palm.

However, they are all extremely hard.

It is sufficient to support a third-order inscription.

"Try it first and see how it goes before making a decision."

After storing the black stones in his storage ring, Zhou Ling returned to the stronghold along the same route.

Although he encountered some strange and malevolent spirits along the way, he used his spiritual flames to incinerate them.

By the time they returned to the base, it was already getting dark.

Qi Jianzhi and Feng Lan were waiting outside the camp.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him return.

"Chief, the Azure Lotus Sword Formation has been set up."

Feng Lan gazed at Zhou Ling with her clear, beautiful eyes and spoke calmly.

"Okay, I'll help you."

Zhou Ling smiled and nodded.

"Boss, Commander Zhang has prepared a celebratory banquet and is just waiting for your arrival."

Qi Jianzhi said with a smile.

"Commander Zhang is being so polite."

"We are here for trials; there is no need for such a banquet."

Zhou Ling shook his head and said.

Just then, as if hearing Zhou Ling's return, Commander Zhang also came out of his tent.

He smiled and said to Zhou Ling, "Chief Zhou, you may not know this, but quite a few of our warriors have died at the hands of these Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members."

"Thanks to Chief Zhou, we were able to avenge our great grudge this time, so we should have a proper celebration."

"I see!"

Zhou Ling nodded.

He then followed Commander Zhang into the camp.

Commander Zhang put a great deal of effort into arranging this banquet.

The camp had dozens of people, divided into six tables, each with four dishes and a soup: steamed silver-scaled fish, blood mushroom chicken soup, braised animal meat, stir-fried bamboo shoots, and five-colored spiritual vegetables.

There is also a pot of spirit wine.

This is considered an extremely ordinary meal in Tianxia Immortal City.

But on this undeveloped, desolate planet, that would be an extremely luxurious meal.

"Zhou Zhishou, on behalf of all the cultivators at the stronghold, I thank you for eliminating these Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members for us."

Commander Zhang raised his glass and said to Zhou Ling.

"Commander Zhang, you're too kind. This is just my duty."

Zhou Ling raised his glass, toasted with Commander Zhang, and laughed.

He then refilled the spirit wine, stood up, and solemnly addressed the other cultivators stationed at the stronghold, "I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for guarding the stronghold and for expanding the territory for our human race. I'll drink this first as a sign of my respect."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ling drank the spirit wine in his cup in one gulp.

"Zhou Zhishou is too kind."

The other cultivators also finished their cups of spiritual wine.

"With your steadfast commitment, how can our human race not conquer the Youyun Star Region?"

Zhou Ling praised and expressed his feelings.

Other cultivators also came one after another to toast Zhou Ling and express their gratitude.

Zhou Ling accepted all comers without hesitation.

However, due to concerns about a surprise attack from the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, Zhou Ling didn't drink that much.

Everyone understood this principle.

Everything was done in moderation.

After finishing his meal, Zhou Ling returned to his tent.

After calming himself down a bit, he took out a piece of black evil stone.

We started researching.

With the appearance of Black Fiend Stone.

The dark, malevolent aura in the room noticeably intensified.

If the Black Fiend Stone is stored in a room for a long time, its black fiend energy will become increasingly concentrated.

Finally, it condensed into the same ominous mist as the outside world.

No wonder the evil fog here is so thick.

These black stones are also a source of trouble.

With a flash of flame in his hand, Zhou Ling dispelled the surrounding black aura.

Then, his gaze fell upon the Black Fiend Stone.
They began to study it carefully.

To absorb the malevolent mist using the Black Fiend Stone, one must first inscribe an imprint to absorb the malevolent mist.

In addition, there needs to be a sealing seal to prevent the evil energy from flowing out again.

From the outside, this black evil stone looks similar to ordinary crystals, except that it is completely black. The more concentrated the black evil energy inside, the blacker it becomes.

Inside, faint wisps of black, crystalline substance could be seen.

This is the evil crystal that the black evil stone condenses after absorbing evil mist.

This is also the basis for the ability of black evil stones to dispel evil.

Zhou Ling wondered if any other cultivators had ever researched using this black evil stone to remove the evil mist.
"However, most people would not think that way, since carving the evil-absorbing mark on the black evil stone is too unorthodox."

"Moreover, one must observe the site extensively before discovering the effects of the Black Fiend Stone."

"I only realized this myself under the [intermediate analysis]."

“Other cultivators would naturally think that using the evil-removing formation is the most effective method.”

"After all, this method is the most common way to clear away evil spirits during land reclamation."

"Moreover, among the inscriptions I have, none are readily available that can absorb evil energy in this way."

"Therefore, it is almost impossible for a weapon refiner or formation master to think in this direction."

"However, I can use the [Illusionary Realm Simulation] to deduce a suitable Absorbing Inscription."

Zhou Ling did have two plans for refining inscriptions that absorb baleful energy, but he still needed to use the [Illusionary Realm Simulation] to deduce the specific effects.

Zhou Ling immediately activated the [Illusionary Realm Simulation] and began to deduce the inscription.

With a sudden sway in front of me.

He knew he had entered an illusion.

Zhou Lingxuan immediately conjured up the Qianyang True Fire and began to carve inscriptions on the Black Fiend Stone.

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The next morning.

"Zizi!"

As the spiritual flames lashed out like flaming blades, they carved intricate inscriptions into the black fiend stone.

The entire Black Fiend Stone shimmered with a blazing red light.

Finally, the fiery aura suddenly receded, and a burst of red light flashed on the black stone.

The black light within it then gradually dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, the originally pitch-black black stone transformed into a bright red crystal.

"This black evil stone has now become a stone to ward off evil!"

Seeing the changes in the Black Fiend Stone, Zhou Ling breathed a sigh of relief, his face showing joy.

Through the simulation of the illusion, he successfully condensed the inscriptions that could absorb and dissolve the black evil.

This is an inscription that has never appeared before.

Simply put, it means that an inscription that did not exist before was successfully deduced.

This is an extremely remarkable achievement for him.

After all, he has been in the learning and cultivation stage since he began cultivating the inscription.

However, the cultivation imprint has been upgraded step by step, from the original first level to the current fifth level.

Creating one's own inscription is something only a master-level weapon refiner can do.

It can be said to be extremely rare.

However, Zhou Ling was able to do so with the help of the [Illusionary Realm Simulation].

Finally, they successfully deduced this inscription that integrates the absorption and neutralization of evil influences.

What should we call this inscription?

Looking at the evil-dispelling stone, Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow.

It adopts a stylized, mountain-shaped inscription structure.

The main body is a spiral inscription.

The more spiral imprints are stacked, the better the effect of absorbing evil energy.

This self-created inscription can currently only reach a maximum grade of four.

The inscription he was drawing was at the third level.

"Let's call it Absorbing Evil Inscription. It's simple and easy to understand."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

"Then let's go see how it goes?"

Afterwards, Zhou Ling took the evil-repelling stone into his hand and walked out of the tent.

Outside the camp, the stationed monks had already begun their patrol.

After all, the evil-repelling array and defensive shield were only set up yesterday.

It is most vulnerable to damage, so patrols need to be strengthened.

"Greetings, Chief Zhou!"

Upon seeing Zhou Ling, they all bowed and greeted him.

Zhou Ling smiled and nodded in response.

"Zhou Zhishou, where are you going?"

Seeing Zhou Ling walk towards the evil mist, Commander Zhang hurriedly asked.

Yesterday, the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's stronghold was completely uprooted.

This will inevitably alarm the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan.

It's hard to say now; the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members have already hidden themselves in the evil mist.

Therefore, we need to be even more cautious.

He was also worried that Zhou Ling might underestimate the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan after easily killing two fourth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members yesterday.

"Let me try out this new evil-repelling artifact I just crafted yesterday and see how effective it is."

Zhou Ling didn't hide anything from Commander Zhang and said with a smile.

After all, if this evil-repelling stone is effective, it can be promoted throughout the entire Youyun Starfield in the future.

"A treasure for warding off evil spirits?"

Upon hearing this, Commander Zhang couldn't help but look puzzled.

At this moment, Qi Jianzhi, Feng Lan and others also came over.

"Since everyone's here, let's see how effective my treasure is."

Zhou Ling smiled and spoke to everyone.

Then we arrived at the edge of the evil mist.

The others followed, looking on with curiosity.

Zhou Ling then took out the evil-repelling stone that he had polished into the shape of a square pillow.

He was thrown directly into the evil mist.

"Boss, can this thing remove evil spirits?"

Qi Jianzhi asked with a puzzled look.

Everyone else also looked at the evil-repelling stone that was instantly shrouded in evil mist.

But the next moment, a red vortex seemed to surge on the warding-off stone and rapidly grew larger.

Three inches, six inches, ten feet, thirty feet...

In the blink of an eye, the red vortex reached a radius of ten zhang.

Like a gluttonous snake, it frantically absorbed the surrounding black evil energy.

In the blink of an eye, the black evil energy within a radius of a hundred feet was completely absorbed.

"this."

"What's happening here?"

Upon seeing this, everyone gasped in surprise.

Commander Zhang and his men stared at the exorcising stone with disbelief.

This effect is more than a hundred times that of the evil-repelling array.

It's fast, convenient, and effective.

That's truly amazing. (End of Chapter)