Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

"Liu Zhengjia's attack on himself was originally an internal matter of the Dao Alliance."

“Sending the original Zixiao Sect cultivators to the Immortal Sect for review is a bit troublesome.”

"That would be somewhat like interfering in the affairs of the Dao Alliance."

"However, Lord Chen is a cultivator from the Immortal Sect and the Lord of Cloud Sea Immortal City, so he is qualified to make a decision on this matter."

Zhou Ling pondered this in his heart.

Logically speaking, both he and Liu Zhengjia were cultivators of the Dao Alliance, and Liu Zhengjia was a wanted criminal of the Dao Alliance.

These three disciples of the Zixiao Sect will definitely be handed over to the Dao Alliance for investigation.

However, Lord Chen's decision to have the Immortal Sect's legal department investigate directly shows a lack of respect for the Dao Alliance.

Or rather, they don't trust the Dao Alliance.

"It's not bad for the immortal sect to review and investigate. At least it can put pressure on the Liu family and make them more cautious."

"Given the current situation among the Dao Alliance's higher-ups, even if this matter were handed over to the Dao Alliance, it would most likely not yield any results."

Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow.

After being attacked by Liu Zhengjia, he realized that the Dao Alliance's higher-ups were not as united as they appeared.

Otherwise, Liu Zhengjia would never have been able to remain at large for so long after being wanted by the authorities.

They can even ambush you with pinpoint accuracy.

This only proves that the Liu family's strength is far greater than he imagined.

"Let's go find City Lord Chen and find out what's going on."

Zhou Ling and Qi Jianzhi waved their hands and flew towards the City Lord's Mansion.

"Meet the City Lord!"

Before long, Zhou Ling arrived at the main hall of the city lord's mansion and bowed to City Lord Chen.

He then bowed to the other Nascent Soul cultivators seated on both sides.

To his surprise, Wu Daoyuan, Xia Ruohe, and Qin Yi were also present.

He also greeted the three of them with a cupped-hand salute.

Upon seeing Zhou Ling, the solemn-looking City Lord Chen smiled and waved, saying, "Brother Zhou, please have a seat."

The other Nascent Soul cultivators nodded and greeted Zhou Ling with smiles, treating him as an equal.

Wu Daoyuan and the other two returned the greeting with clasped hands, but their eyes revealed shock and disbelief.

Their attitudes toward Zhou Ling were also quite different.

In the days that followed, they all learned that Zhou Ling had been ambushed by Liu Zhengjia.

Zhou Ling's ability to escape from Liu Zhengjia, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, is what everyone considers the normal course of events.

But Zhou Ling actually killed Liu Zhengjia instead.

This is really hard to imagine.

It should be noted that Zhou Ling was only ranked fourth on the list of the four great prodigies of the Heavenly Cave.

Their strength is considered to be below that of the three of them.

The fact that they had killed a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member had already greatly shocked them.

But now it's so terrifying that it can kill a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

There's absolutely nothing the three of them could do.

Qin Yi and Xia Ruohe were in a better position.

After all, Qin Yi had been defeated by Zhou Ling in public. The stronger Zhou Ling was, the more justifiable his defeat was.

Xia Ruohe and Zhou Ling had worked together a few times, so they could be considered to have some kind of relationship.

Only Wu Daoyuan felt a significant sense of disappointment, and for the first time, his confidence in himself as the number one genius of the human race among the four great grotto-heavens wavered.

This is a phenomenon that has never happened before.

Even if Zhou Ling killed a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member back then.

He still believed that he could do it if he could remove the evil mist.

But this time, the one killed was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, which made him have to look at Zhou Ling in a different light.

Without a doubt, Zhou Ling will be his biggest challenger in the future.

Zhou Ling and Qi Jianzhi sat down to the side.

"How is the recovery going?"

City Lord Chen looked at Zhou Ling and, without exchanging pleasantries, went straight to asking.

"Thanks to the elixir provided by the city lord, I have almost fully recovered."

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

"It's okay."

Lord Chen nodded.

"Also, I need to tell you that I have captured the three traitors who were in Yunhai Immortal City to meet Liu Zhengjia."

"I have sealed your meridians and sent you to the Immortal Sect's Legal Department for investigation."

Lord Chen then spoke to Zhou Ling with a serious expression.

"Lord of the City, Liu Zhengjia is a wanted criminal by the Dao Alliance. I think it would be more appropriate to hand him over to the Dao Alliance for investigation?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

Regardless, as the head of the Dao Alliance's Tianjian Division, he still had a responsibility to uphold the Dao Alliance's reputation.

"Brother Zhou, you don't need to worry about this."

“You have rendered great service to my Cloud Sea Immortal City. If you are killed within the territory of Cloud Sea Immortal City, then I will be a sinner.”

"This matter absolutely cannot be left unresolved."

"I want to see just how powerful the Liu family is, that they dare to act so recklessly right under my nose."

As he finished speaking, Lord Chen's tone became increasingly sharp.

"But!"

Zhou Ling frowned, as if he wanted to say something.

City Lord Chen changed the subject and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, you don't need to worry about anyone in the Dao Alliance targeting you."

"If you feel you can't stay in the Dao Alliance, you can go to the Immortal Sect at any time."

"I'll give you a letter of recommendation. With your abilities, you'll definitely be highly valued in the immortal sect. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was taken aback. Was City Lord Chen trying to poach his men?
He could only cup his hands and say, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Chen!"

Having said all that, Zhou Ling couldn't say anything more.

After all, what Lord Chen said made sense.

Liu Zhengjia, a wanted criminal, actually killed himself within his jurisdiction.

The Dao Alliance will definitely hold him accountable.

The fact that a wanted criminal could lie low in Yunhai Immortal City for several months is itself a dereliction of duty on his part.

He definitely needs to make some kind of statement.

As for himself, it would be even better if another force were involved with the Liu family.

After all, with his current strength, he was no match for the Liu family.

We still need to rely on the Dao Alliance to suppress it and break it down step by step.

"Alright, everyone, let's continue discussing the battle against the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan."

Lord Chen glanced at everyone and said solemnly.

Of course, he was asking the several Nascent Soul cultivators sitting at the head of the table.

He naturally didn't care too much about the opinions of Wu Daoyuan, Qin Yi, and others.

However, when his gaze fell on Zhou Ling, he also smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, do you have any way to deal with this Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan's Blood-Eyed Altar?"

Although Zhou Ling's cultivation level was the lowest among those present.

But his combat prowess is undeniable.

He killed Liu Zhengjia, a fifth-tier Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan member in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and also refined the Absorbing Fiend Stone.

Those present already highly recognized his abilities.

"Blood Eye Altar?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow; he had never seen this so-called Blood Eye Altar before.

Seeing Zhou Ling's puzzled expression, City Lord Chen waved his hand, and a recording jade appeared.

Once activated, a scene unfolds inside the hall.

Zhou Ling's gaze swept over them.

The scene was filled with a vast expanse of darkness.

It was almost as bad as the previous fog storm he had encountered.

Within the malevolent mist, two enormous creatures appeared at opposite ends of the billowing mist, one on the left and one on the right.

It exuded a terrifying aura of bloodlust. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be two enormous blood-red eyes, each nearly a hundred feet long.

The surface of the blood-red eye was shrouded in a faint, blood-red halo, so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it.

Around the Blood Eye, a large number of Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members stood, their bodies surging with blood-red light, which continuously poured into the Blood Eye.

Extremely weird.

"This is the Blood Eye Altar of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan."

"They have already set up their trap in the evil mist hundreds of miles away from Cloud Sea Immortal City."

"This Blood Eye Altar can condense boundless blood energy, possessing extremely terrifying attack power."

"In addition, it can also open the Blood Eye Soul Domain and summon various soul objects, which will also pose a considerable threat to our Cloud Sea Immortal City."

Lord Chen gave a brief introduction to everyone.

[You are observing the Tier 5 Blood Eye Altar, Intermediate Observation +1]

[Effect: After 100,000 observations, the level is upgraded to Advanced Observation]

Advanced observation is the ability to observe the essence, rules, and patterns of things through their appearance.

[Cumulative number of observations: 100,000/1,0 ...]

[You are analyzing a Tier 5 Blood Eye Altar. Intermediate Analysis +1]

[Result: After 100,000 analyses, it was upgraded to advanced analysis]

[Advanced Analysis: Enables comprehensive analysis and deduction]

[Cumulative number of observations: 100,000/1,0 ...]

At this moment, the system notification sound appeared in Zhou Ling's mind.

"Both talents have improved."

A hint of joy flashed in Zhou Ling's eyes.

Since they embodied these two talents, they have been of great help to them.

Each improvement brings unexpected rewards.

"Let's see what effects we'll observe after this improvement?"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

My gaze returned to the photo.

"Crash!"

This is the blood-red eye in the photo coming to life, with strands of blood-red energy shooting out and turning into blood rain that covers all directions.

"Zizi!"

Strange noises continued to ring out.

In a short moment, the blood rain transformed into endless blood eyes, forming a blood domain.

The blood-eyed altar flashed, and a strange and sinister power enveloped the surrounding area for thousands of miles.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, countless blood-red eyes transformed into countless blood souls.

They were like countless ghosts crawling out of hell, densely packed together.

Extremely terrifying and ferocious.

Even the realm of a peak Nascent Soul cultivator is not this terrifying.

As the endless blood domain spread, a massive immortal city suddenly appeared.

The endless blood domain swept down onto the massive defensive shield of the immortal city, creating a blood web-like network that continued to grow and gradually transformed into blood-red cracks.

"Boom!"

The enormous defensive shield shattered with a deafening roar.

This destroyed a Tier 6 defensive array? That's terrifying!
Even a sixth-tier early-stage alien race could not accomplish this.

That's when the video abruptly stopped.

"The sixth-tier Blood Eye Altar summons endless blood souls."

Zhou Ling was horrified.

This is another blood-eye supernatural power contained within the high-level bloodline of the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan.

Establish the Blood Eye Altar to unleash a Blood Domain attack.

"The power of this Blood Eye Altar is so great that it is enough to destroy the defensive array of Cloud Sea Immortal City."

Zhou Ling frowned, thinking to himself.

His ability to observe is related to his cultivation level and talent grade.

Previously, the [Intermediate Observation] skill could only observe the situation in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Fortunately, with the improvement of his cultivation and talent, he is now able to barely observe the situation of the sixth-order Blood Eye Altar.

Moreover, with the improvement of both talents...

In addition to observation and analysis, it is also possible to deduce what will happen next.

This is somewhat similar to [environmental deduction simulation].

However, the focus of [Environmental Simulation] is on simulation, while [Advanced Observation] is on predicting what will happen next.

The image on the original photographic jade was of the newly established Blood Eye Altar.

However, with the completion of the altar, its power is enough to break through the great array defense of Cloud Sea Immortal City.

At that time, this blood domain attack will undoubtedly pose a huge crisis to Cloud Sea Immortal City.

After all, this defensive shield not only protects against the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan, but also against the endless Black Fiends.

"Lord of the city, this Blood Eye Altar is built in the Mist of Evil, and it won't be easy for us to break through it."

"Now that we have used the Absorbing Stones to establish a buffer zone of 100 miles outside the Immortal City, we no longer need to enter the evil mist to fight them."

"We have a defensive array, so we are not afraid of this Blood-Eyed Altar."

"The number of evil-absorbing stones this time is not enough; they only cover an area of ​​a hundred miles, so our advantage is not obvious enough."

"But we can't just let this Blood Eye Altar be built. We can set up a fifth-order array to break through this Blood Eye Altar."

The Nascent Soul cultivators all expressed their opinions.

City Lord Chen's expression was solemn as he said directly, "The one who condensed the Blood Eye Altar this time is a sixth-level elder of the Golden Eye Spirit Clan. He has the bloodline of a king in the Golden Eye Spirit Clan. He is personally taking action this time, which means he intends to fight to the death with my Cloud Sea Immortal City."

“This Blood Eye Altar is very different from the Blood Eye Altars condensed by other Golden Eye Spirit Clan members.”

"Even I, after investigating it the day before yesterday, couldn't find any flaws."

Upon hearing Lord Chen's words, all the Nascent Soul cultivators present couldn't help but show expressions of fear.

They were all cultivators who had been stationed in Cloud Sea Immortal City for many years and had fought against the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan year after year.

They naturally knew the power of this Blood-Eyed Altar.

A golden-eyed spirit race member with the bloodline of a sixth-order king is no less powerful than a cultivator who has reached the Void Refinement stage.

Wu Daoyuan and the others also looked solemn, even though they had never been to the Blood Eye Altar before.

However, they had all made preparations for this trial and learned about the Blood Eye Altar.

Even Chen, a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, couldn't see any weaknesses, which shows just how terrifying the Blood Eye Altar is.

They had originally planned to use this great battle to kill more Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan members and see if they could surpass Zhou Ling in points.

However, the situation is not optimistic.

"Lord Chen, how should we deal with this Blood-Eyed Altar?"

Zhou Ling clasped his hands slightly and asked.

He hadn't expected that even City Lord Chen couldn't see the weakness of the Blood Eye Altar.

Under the "Advanced Analysis" tool, he did manage to discover some clues.

The reason why this blood-eyed altar is decorated with two blood-eyed features is because...

One blood-red eye summons and condenses blood souls, while the other provides the blood-fiend power needed for the blood-red eye altar.

Once this blood-red eye is destroyed, the blood-red eye altar won't last long.

"I have no other choice right now, so I plan to use the Thunder Seal to forcefully break through this Blood Eye Altar."

Lord Chen did not hide anything from Zhou Ling and replied solemnly.

He was also well aware that the Golden-Eyed Spirit Clan had a significant advantage in setting up the Blood-Eyed Altar within the Fiend Mist.

Even as a Void Refinement cultivator, I would still be affected when fighting in the Fiend Mist.

"Zhou Zhishou, you can speak your mind directly."

City Lord Chen looked at Zhou Ling and asked solemnly.

Normally, he wouldn't ask a Golden Core cultivator about such a major matter concerning the life and death of tens of millions of people in Cloud Sea Immortal City.

However, Zhou Ling's creation of the Absorbing Stone gives him a significant advantage in dealing with the evil mist.

That's why he took the initiative to seek Zhou Ling's opinion. (End of Chapter)