Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Cloud Sea Immortal City, Council Hall.

"What? Zhou Ling killed Jin Gu, the leader of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan?"

"Jingu possesses the ancestral blood of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, with an extremely high bloodline grade. He holds a high position within the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, and his strength is astonishing."

"Even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to defeat him."

"Zhou Ling mainly relied on the five spiritual flames, which simultaneously activated the Sunlit Immortal Sword."

"But to be able to control the Sunlit Immortal Sword and the Five Spirit Flames in this way is also extremely amazing."

Looking at the image on the image jade, City Lord Chen and the others all showed surprise.

The screen showed Zhou Ling killing the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader.

Everyone present possessed combat power at the Nascent Soul stage or above.

Watching the battle unfold on the recording jade, they were also shocked by the strength Zhou Ling had displayed.

"Commander Qi, take the supplies to Outpost No. 3 and make sure there are enough supplies there later."

"Also, let's see what items Zhou Ling needs?"

"We will try our best to help him recover as soon as possible."

"If he participates in the upcoming great battle against the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, I believe it will be of great help to our Cloud Sea Immortal City."

City Lord Chen looked to his right and spoke to a tall, middle-aged man dressed in a dark yellow robe.

"Yes, City Lord."

Commander Qi bowed and accepted the order.

"Also, you need to tell Zhou Ling the identity of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader he killed, and tell him to be careful of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's revenge."

"If you are worried, you can let him withdraw from the trial and return to Cloud Sea Immortal City."

Lord Chen then solemnly gave further instructions.

"Yes!"

Commander Qi replied.

"A great battle is about to take place with the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan. All the immortal cities must make full preparations."

City Lord Chen glanced at the other city lords of the immortal cities and said solemnly.

"Yes."

"Yes."

The city lords of the other four great grotto-heavens all bowed and accepted the order.

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Rocky Wasteland Star, Outpost No. 3.

A small warship slowly descended.

On the deck of the warship stood several cultivators, the one in the lead being Qin Yi.

"This immortal city stronghold has reached a radius of over forty miles. How did they manage to do that?"

Beside Qin Yi, a young man in a white robe looked shocked.

The others also stared at the No. 3 Immortal City outpost with expressions of disbelief.

It should be noted that they have put in a lot of effort, but the current area of ​​the stronghold is only about four miles.

The difference between this location and that of this stronghold is more than ten times.

It's really hard to imagine how Zhou Ling and his team managed to do that.
Because of this trial, the starting strongholds and the cultivators stationed at the strongholds of the four major grotto-heavens are the same in all aspects.

But now, more than a month later, they have been left far behind by Zhou Ling.

Qin Yi frowned, filled with doubt. He also wanted to know how Zhou Ling had done it.

Everyone has the same setup, so there's no reason why Zhou Ling and his team would be so profitable.
Moreover, he possesses numerous lightning-attribute magical artifacts, which are extremely helpful in exorcising evil spirits.

But why is it that it lags behind the most?
"Whoosh!"

Then, another warship flew in from the south.

Looking up at the warship, Qin Yi couldn't help but chuckle. He cupped his hands towards a young man in flowing white robes with an ethereal air in front of the warship and said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, you've come too!"

The newcomers were none other than Wu Daoyuan, the number one prodigy of the Heavenly Palace, along with other Heavenly Palace trial cultivators.

On the warship, the Heavenly Palace cultivators also looked at the Immortal City stronghold with surprise.

This is much larger than theirs.

Upon seeing Qin Yi and the others, Wu Daoyuan nodded slightly, his expression somewhat solemn.

His doubts were no less than Qin Yi's.

I really can't understand how Zhou Ling managed to build the stronghold into such a state in just over a month.

They even killed a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, it seems you also know that Fellow Daoist Zhou killed the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader."

Qin Yi said calmly.

Seeing Wu Daoyuan made him feel much more relaxed.

Even Wu Daoyuan lost, so my loss is not unjust!
This made him feel much better.

Wu Daoyuan ignored him and steered his warship toward the Immortal City stronghold.

“Wu Daoyuan from the Heavenly Palace has come to visit Fellow Daoist Zhou.”

Wu Daoyuan spoke to the cultivators who were patrolling the stronghold.

"Qin Yi from the Desolate Region has come to visit Fellow Daoist Zhou."

Qin Yi also spoke up.

Deputy Commander Gu, who was in charge of the patrol, only activated the magic array after recognizing that the person was a human cultivator.

Send the two warships into the immortal city.

At this moment, another warship sped toward the Immortal City stronghold.

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"Boss, Xia Ruohe, Wu Daoyuan and others have come to visit."

Qi Jianzhi entered the tent and reported to Zhou Ling, who was cultivating and recovering.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback.

Why are all three of them here?

"But it's just in time, it saves me from having to make several trips to their stronghold to collect the bets."

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Although it is unknown why the three of them came.

But since he won the bet with the three of them this time, he naturally had to take the spoils.

Whether Xia Ruohe's Soul-Clearing Pill and Qin Yi's Thunderwood come sooner or later doesn't really matter.

However, Wu Daoyuan's Five Elements Sword Pill was something he was extremely interested in.

With this fifth-tier sword pellet, he would have a great chance to completely condense the Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart.

After all, when he condensed the Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart, he mainly relied on the Sun Sword Intent of the Sun Immortal Sword.

Therefore, the entire Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart is more inclined towards the Bright Sun Sword Intent.

The Five Elements Sword Intent is still far inferior.

This was also his main purpose in making the bet with Wu Daoyuan.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Zhou Ling waved and smiled.

He then walked out of the tent, and Qi Jianzhi followed closely behind.

Soon the two arrived at the reception tent.

Zhou Ling then saw that a large number of people had gathered inside the tent.

Almost all the geniuses who participated in the trials of the four great grotto heavens have arrived.

Earn points through jade tokens.

Zhou Ling also knew that over the past month, one cultivator had perished during the Wilderness Trial.

The other three major grotto-heavens remain intact.

Overall, however, the aura of the Dao Alliance and Immortal Sect cultivators was much better than that of the cultivators from the other two major grotto heavens.

"Fellow Daoists, I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting to everyone and said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you flatter me."

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you flatter me."

The others also stood up and bowed to Zhou Ling.

Although the people present were competitors.

But now that Zhou Ling has successfully killed the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader, everyone admires him greatly.

His abilities have been recognized by everyone.

"The three of you have all arrived at once. What brings you here?"

After taking their seats and exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Zhou Ling got straight to the point.

As for the bet, there's no rush. Since we're already here, we'll naturally return it.

"Did Fellow Daoist Zhou kill a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member?"

Wu Daoyuan stared at Zhou Ling and asked in a deep voice.

Qin Yi and the others also turned their gazes to Zhou Ling. Logically, the information displayed on the points jade token should be accurate.

But they were also hoping for the best, to see if anything unexpected would happen.

"That's right, we were lucky enough to kill the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader who attacked yesterday."

Zhou Ling said calmly.

This is a military achievement of killing the enemy, and it will naturally be recorded.

Moreover, Commander Zhang and others were present at the time, so there was nothing to hide.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou's strength is indeed astonishing."

Wu Daoyuan's gaze shifted, and he spoke calmly.

Then, changing the subject, he added, "Would you mind showing us the image jade recording Fellow Daoist Zhou's battle with the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan?"

That was his main objective in coming here.

I did witness Zhou Ling and Qin Yi's battle last time.

However, in his opinion, Zhou Ling's combat strength at that time was still far from enough to kill a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member.

This was not a display of Zhou Ling's full combat power.

If he could see the image jade recording Zhou Ling's battle with the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, he would have a clear understanding of Zhou Ling's specific combat strength.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling nodded.

There's no point in hiding it, since I mainly relied on the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

That's why they have such combat power.

Those who know him also know this.

He then looked at Qin Yi and Xia Ruohe and smiled, "You two fellow Daoists have also come for this matter?"

Qin Yi and the other person both nodded.

Zhou Ling then said to Qi Jianzhi, "Jianzhi, activate the battle recording jade and show it to everyone."

Since it's a bet, we need to make them accept their defeat wholeheartedly.

Now he has figured it out.

It's likely that their own stronghold expanded the fastest, which is why they were targeted by this fifth-tier golden-eyed spirit.

This stronghold must be eliminated first.

I was all prepared, so I was just waiting for them to come to me.

"Yes, boss."

Qi Jianzhi bowed and accepted the order.

He immediately took out the image-recording jade from his storage ring and activated it directly.

Suddenly, a scene appeared before everyone.

"Boom!"

First, the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader condensed a blood domain to bombard the Immortal City stronghold's defensive array.

The entire immortal city stronghold trembled violently.

Many cultivators collapsed to the ground, clutching their heads.

The cultivators present looked on with solemn expressions.

Even through the screen, one could feel the terrifying power of the blood domain's attacks.

As the golden light of the defensive array gradually dimmed.

Then Zhou Ling made his move.

He unleashed the Sunlit Immortal Sword to shatter the Blood Domain.

Then, the five spiritual flames attacked simultaneously.

In the end, Zhou Ling used two spiritual flames to fully activate the Sunlit Immortal Sword and kill the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member.

"How is it possible to control five spiritual flames simultaneously?"

"No wonder it was able to kill a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member. This Sunlit Immortal Sword is a fifth-tier superior-grade treasure sword. When activated like this, its power is truly terrifying."

"To be able to activate the Sun Immortal Sword in such a way, one must have comprehended the fifth-order Sun attribute sword intent."

"If it weren't for the spirit flame defense, my soul would probably have already been occupied by the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's soul domain."

This battle terrified the other cultivators from the three major grotto-heavens present, who began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Many people looked enlightened.

This confirms the rumors circulating outside that Zhou Ling was able to kill a fifth-tier alien race only with the help of the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

But this is itself part of Zhou Ling's strength.

"I never expected that Fellow Daoist Zhou's sword cultivation is even higher than his thunder cultivation, and he also controls five such terrifying spiritual flames. I am completely convinced of my defeat."

Looking at the screen, Qin Yi and Zhou Ling bowed to each other, their faces showing admiration.

Putting himself in his shoes, even if he fully activated the essence of the divine ape bloodline within him, it would be difficult for him to kill this golden-eyed spirit clan leader.

It's already quite an achievement to be able to save your life from the enemy's clutches.

Therefore, Zhou Ling was completely convinced of his defeat.

After all, the last competition wasn't a life-or-death struggle, so he held back a bit.

He was also unwilling to lose to Zhou Ling like this.

He then took out a piece of black wood from his storage ring, handed it to Zhou Ling, and said with a smile, "This is fifth-tier lightning wood."

Zhou Ling glanced over and saw that the thunderwood was about half a zhang long and completely black. If Qin Yi hadn't said it was fifth-order thunderwood, he would have been shocked.

It looks just like ordinary ebony.

[You are observing a Tier 5 Purple Thunderwood. Intermediate Observation +1, Thunder Rule +3]

This is a prompt that suddenly appears on the system panel.

Zhou Ling also felt a faint fluctuation of lightning from the Thunder Golden Core within his body.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Qin!"

Zhou Ling naturally didn't stand on ceremony and directly accepted the Purple Thunder Wood.

This purple lightning wood is a mid-grade fifth-order material; if it were forged into a lightning wood sword, its power would definitely be considerable.

"I accept my defeat this time and hope to win it back from Fellow Daoist Zhou in the future."

Qin Yi said in a deep voice.

He went through a lot of trouble to get his hands on this.

To say that you're not heartbroken at losing to Zhou Ling like this is a lie.

But he can afford to lose.

We'll figure out a way to win it back later.

After storing Lei Mu in his storage ring, Zhou Ling's gaze swept over Wu Daoyuan and Xia Ruohe.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, these are two Soul Cleansing Pills."

Xia Ruohe's bright and beautiful face showed no sign of resentment, only a hint of helplessness in her tone.

Using the image jade, Zhou Ling killed the fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan leader cleanly and decisively. There's nothing more to say about his defeat this time.

Although the Soul-Cleansing Pill is quite valuable, we can refine it later.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xia."

After receiving the elixir bottle, Zhou Ling bowed and thanked Xia Ruohe.

With these two Soul Cleansing Pills, there's no need to worry about the depletion of one's spiritual energy.

Moreover, with the powerful medicinal effects of the Soul Cleansing Pill, coupled with the assistance of his talent, he might even be able to further enhance his spiritual cultivation.

After putting away the pill bottle, he looked at Wu Daoyuan and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Wu, what do you think of your Five Elements Sword Pill?"

This is what he cares about most.

Upon hearing this, Wu Daoyuan's expression darkened slightly, and he had to admit that Zhou Ling's strength was truly terrifying.

At the same time, it possesses five such powerful spiritual flames.

This luck is truly incredible.

Furthermore, how is it possible to control the Sunlit Immortal Sword using spiritual flames?
The Wu family possesses numerous methods for controlling precious swords.

But I've never heard of anyone being able to control a sword using spiritual flames.

I feel like I've encountered this fifth-tier golden-eyed spirit race leader. If I were to fully activate my natal immortal sword, I might have a chance to kill him.

But now he has lost.

With a flick of his hand, a burst of five-colored spiritual light flashed, its brilliance dazzling.

The Five Elements Sword Pill appeared in his hand.

Then, he calmly said, "This Five Elements Sword Pill is the sword intent of my Wu family ancestor."

"Generally speaking, only cultivators from my Wu family are allowed to watch this."

"If other cultivators come into contact with this sword pellet, they will be attacked by the Five Elements Sword Qi."

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you'd better be careful."

"There's no need for Fellow Daoist Wu to trouble yourself with this matter."

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

With the Five Elements Spirit Flame in hand, he was not afraid even when facing the living Wu family patriarch.

Why would they be afraid of a single Five Elements Sword Pill?

Moreover, with his innate talent, even the most powerful sword pellets pose no threat to him. (End of Chapter)