Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Inside the ancient and simple main hall of the Dao Alliance headquarters.

Several figures sat quietly.

These were the four men led by Meng Si.

Suddenly, there was a loud "poof" sound.

Of the four soul tablets in front, one suddenly exploded.

"not good!"

Lu Xian'an, the head of the Xuanjun Division, spoke up.

These four soul tablets are the soul tablets of the four people who entered the Void Realm.

Once it explodes, it means that someone has perished in the virtual world.

However, to ensure safety.

When the four of them entered the Void Realm, their Soul Tablets had already been isolated by a barrier.

Even the chiefs of these departments could not get in touch with them.

It was impossible to determine for the time being who had perished.

Only after the competition ends and they leave the virtual world will they be able to figure it out.

"Who could have perished? This shouldn't be the case. With the jade token in hand, even if there was danger, their cultivation level should have been able to escape the Void Realm."

The head of the Xuan Ting Division, Huang, whose face was flushed, said with some surprise.

"Among the four, Zhou Ling's actual cultivation level is only at the late Golden Core stage, so he is the most at risk."

“The other three are all genuine Nascent Soul cultivators. No matter how great the crisis, they can always buy themselves time to activate their jade tokens.”

Lu Xian'an's eyes flashed.

"Sigh, if it really is this kid, then it's such a waste. He can refine a fifth-order treasure at the Golden Core stage, his potential is limitless."

Chief Huang said with a look of regret.

Chief Meng's face darkened slightly, and he was speechless for a moment.

In his view, given Zhou Ling's abilities, nothing bad should happen.

But he also knew that the other three were equally strong.

Moreover, they all possess a spiritual domain, giving them a chance to escape even in the face of great risks.

Therefore, Zhou Ling has the greatest chance of dying.

"We shouldn't have let him participate in this competition in the first place. After all, it's a virtual realm, and he killed a fifth-tier alien race using the Sunlit Immortal Sword."

"Without the Sunlit Immortal Sword, his combat power is naturally greatly reduced."

Lu Xian'an shook his head and said.

In his view, ninety percent of those who perished were Zhou Ling.

"No matter who falls, it is a great loss for our Dao Alliance."

"The four of them are all invaluable pillars of our Dao Alliance."

"Especially Zhou Ling, whose points have now reached more than 30,000. If he doesn't fall, he will be the first in this competition."

Huang Si first spoke up.

There was a hint of regret in his tone.

Zhou Ling had the lowest cultivation level, yet he managed to obtain so many points, which shows just how strong he was.

If they grow up and mature, they will definitely be able to stand on their own in the Dao Alliance.

"There are still three days until the competition ends. Let's wait until they all come out before making a decision."

Meng Sishou said in a deep voice.

If Zhou Ling were to fall and Liu Zhengshang were to win, it would be much more difficult to suppress the Liu family in the future.

The other three also said nothing more.

After all, the fact that the four of them were able to participate in the competition for the position of leader of the Xuanjun Division has already proven that they have made outstanding contributions to the Dao Alliance.

Any incident involving anyone would be a significant loss for the Dao Alliance.

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In the virtual world, in a sea area of ​​the Immortal City of Fujian.

A wooden boat floats on the calm sea.

On the deck of the wooden boat, Zhou Ling sat cross-legged, recovering his internal cultivation.

Originally, after killing Liu Zhengshang, he could have left the Void Realm.

After all, the other two players still have a considerable gap in points compared to him.

With only three days left, it will be difficult to catch up.

However, considering that his soul power was completely exhausted, and that he still had some restorative pills on hand, he decided to give up.

These elixirs could not be taken out of the illusory realm.

So he simply took the medicine and recovered.

I plan to leave the virtual world once I've recovered sufficiently.

As for the Immortal City of Fujian, he did not return there either.

After all, the Immortal Official's Jade Seal had already self-destructed.

Let's just assume that Mu Yang, this celestial official, died in battle.

Without giving it much thought, he continued to recover while cultivating his profound runes.

These mysterious runes were an unexpected bonus of his trial.

Once I get back, as long as I study these mystical runes slowly, they will definitely bring about a qualitative change in my weapon-refining skills.

However, there is another problem: the matter of killing Liu Zhengshang.

If the Liu family finds out, it will be troublesome.

After all, the Liu family doesn't dare to openly attack me right now.

"However, this kind of competition and assessment is also kept secret."

Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself.

Our current strength is insufficient to confront the Liu family; we must remain cautious.

······.

Three days later.

The month-long trial has ended.

The main hall of the Dao Alliance headquarters.

"open!"

Meng Si Shou activated the virtual world teleportation array again.

The dim Bagua formation in the air suddenly lit up.

A vortex channel was formed.

The passage had only been open for a few moments.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three figures shot out.

Upon landing on the ground, the three figures displayed different auras.

But they quickly returned to their respective physical bodies.

As their souls returned to their respective bodies.

The surrounding barrier also collapsed.

"The one who fell was actually Liu Zhengshang?"

"How could this happen?"

Upon seeing the three figures open their eyes, the five commanders showed expressions of surprise and astonishment.

Everyone initially suspected that the one who had fallen was Zhou Ling.

After all, Zhou Ling's cultivation level was the lowest.

Moreover, among the five chiefs, Chief Lu and Chief Huang were on relatively good terms with the Liu family.

I also don't want Liu Zhengshang to fall from grace.

"Zhou Ling, are you alright?"

Looking at Zhou Ling, Chief Meng's eyes shone brightly, and he asked with a face full of joy.

"I'm fine!"

Zhou Ling bowed to Meng Si in response.

He then bowed to the other department heads and said, "Greetings, esteemed department heads!"

The others looked surprised when they saw Zhou Ling.

With their cultivation levels, they could naturally see that Zhou Ling's current spiritual cultivation had significantly improved compared to before.

"Tsk tsk! You're really lucky, kid. You even managed to find an opportunity in this virtual realm!"

Chief Huang said with a smile.

"This junior is simply cultivating step by step."

Zhou Ling smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

The reason why his spiritual cultivation has improved so significantly is mainly because the Golden Eye absorbed fifth-order evil spirits and several third-order evil spirits and transformed them into his own spiritual power.

This method is rather strange.

Therefore, it's natural that no one else can know.

Chief Huang smiled and said nothing more.

"Greetings, esteemed chief officers!"

"Greetings, esteemed chief officers!"

The other two monks also bowed to the heads of the various departments.

"He Zhizheng, do you know how Liu Zhengshang met his end?"

Lu Xian'an glanced at He Yongnian and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to Chief Lu, this humble servant is unaware."

He Yongnian shook his head, a look of surprise flashing across his face.

He was originally under Liu Zhengsheng's command, so it was perfectly normal for the Liu family to target Zhou Ling this time.

But right now, Zhou Ling looks energetic and vigorous.

But Liu Zhengshang perished.

This is quite an intriguing matter.

Lu Xian'an's gaze swept over Chu Zhengqi again.

"This humble servant does not know either."

Chu Zhengqi also looked bewildered.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xian'an frowned.

Liu Zhengshang was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator. It's really unreasonable for him to die so mysteriously.

"Reporting to Chief Lu," Zhou Ling said, bowing to Lu Xian'an.

"What's the matter?"

Lu Xian'an nodded and asked.

His tone was indifferent.

Now that Zhou Ling has won first place in this trial, becoming the leader of the Xuan Army Division is a foregone conclusion.

He had no need to antagonize Zhou Ling.

"Reporting to Chief Lu, Liu Zhengshang attacked me in the Void Realm, attempting to kill me."

"Fortunately, I was prepared and managed to kill him in the end."

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting, his expression calm.

"what?"

"You killed Liu Zhengshang?"

"How can this be?"

Although the cultivators present all possessed astonishing cultivation levels, they couldn't help but gasp slightly upon hearing Zhou Ling's words.

It should be noted that there is a significant difference in cultivation level between Zhou Ling and Liu Zhengshang.

Everyone originally thought that Zhou Ling would most likely be the one to perish this time.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't Zhou Ling who killed Liu Zhengshang, but rather Zhou Ling himself.

Doesn't this mean that Zhou Ling's soul cultivation level needs to reach the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm?

But how could that be? His actual cultivation level was only at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

Although there are many geniuses in the Dao Alliance who are able to fight beyond their level.

It is absolutely impossible to overcome such a vast difference in skill level and defeat an opponent.

After all, the soul domain of a Nascent Soul cultivator is something that a Golden Core cultivator absolutely cannot contend with.

This completely shattered everyone's understanding.

Everyone looked at Zhou Ling with different expressions.

"This is what's recorded on the jade tablet!"

Zhou Ling handed the jade token for the competition to Chief Meng with both hands.

The jade tablet records the details of the trial, and no one can fake it.

"it is good!"

Meng Si nodded with a smile.

He took the jade token without even looking at it and announced directly, "In this competition for the position of leader of the Xuanjun Division, Zhou Ling has won with 45,000 points."

"Of the 35,000 points, 10,000 points were earned by killing evil spirits, and the remaining 10,000 points were earned by training soldiers and improving their combat capabilities."

"Thank you, Chief!"

Zhou Ling bowed and thanked him.

"no need to thank me!"

"You earned all of this through your own abilities."

Meng Sishou praised.

He then added seriously, "The position of head of the Xuanjun Division has been vacant for more than two months."

"This will have a significant impact on the Xuanjun Division."

"Go back and rest for a few days, then go to the Office of Duties as soon as possible to complete your onboarding procedures!"

"Yes, Chief!"

Zhou Ling solemnly cupped his hands in reply.

He was also delighted.

The power of the head of the Xuanjun Division is much greater than that of the head of the Tianjian Division.

He was a person of immense power.

Even among the higher-ups of the Dao Alliance, they have considerable influence.

Of the nine departments of the Dao Alliance, the head of the department holds the most power.

However, the head of the department generally does not handle affairs.

The real power is held by the deputy director and the chief executive officer.

The three chief officers of the Xuanjun Division each wield significant power in their respective regions.

If the head is not taken for an extended period, it will have a significant impact on the Xuanjun Division.

Lu Xian'an and Huang Yan exchanged a glance but remained silent.

With Zhou Ling's strength, they had nothing to say.

Meng Si Shou strongly recommended Zhou Ling to join the Xuanjun Division.

It is clear that he intends to make some changes to the Xuanjun Division.

Zhou Ling then took his leave.

The other two cultivators who participated in the trial also looked helpless and bid farewell to the chiefs.

Their individual scores have not yet exceeded 15,000.

Compared to Zhou Ling, the gap was obvious; it could be said that he lost without any chance of fighting back.

Before leaving, Chief Meng also made it clear to the two that the matter of this trial must not be leaked.

After the three left, Meng Sishou activated the jade tablet to check on their trial progress.

"This kid is really talented!"

"They actually managed to break through Liu Zhengshang's soul domain by using a treasure from the illusory realm."

Before long, seeing the battle situation between Zhou Ling and Liu Zhengshang displayed on the jade tablet, Chief Huang couldn't help but show surprise.

They now understood why Liu Zhengshang had perished.

The attack on the soul domain was actually broken by Zhou Ling in this way.

It's really a bit unfair.

Without this Celestial Official Jade Seal, Zhou Ling would have had a hard time breaking through his soul domain.

Not to mention killing it.

"Liu Zhengshang was confident that he could kill Zhou Ling and completely disregarded the rules of the Dao Alliance."

"Not only do they disregard the rules of the Dao Alliance, but they also don't take our Nine Divisions seriously. They deserve to die."

Meng Sishou's gaze was cold and stern as he spoke in a deep voice.

Under Zhou Ling's deliberate guidance, Liu Zhengshang said many things that showed hostility towards Meng Sishou and others.

This naturally made them extremely angry.

"The Liu family is truly lawless."

Chief Lin also snorted coldly.

Lu Xian'an and Huang Yan also remained silent.

Liu Zhengshang's actions were extremely foolish.

If we can successfully kill Zhou Ling in the virtual world.

That's easy to say.

Not only was he murdered, but he also left behind a handle that was so detrimental to the Liu family.

It can only be said that the Liu family's chances of turning things around are becoming increasingly slim.

Without the position of head of the Xuanjun Division, the Liu family has completely distanced itself from the high-level power circles within the Dao Alliance.

The two of them were also considering how to keep their distance from the Liu family.

With Zhou Ling's strength, plus Chief Meng's full support,

Zhou Ling's future status in the Dao Alliance is already evident.

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Tianxia Immortal City, Zhou Family.

"father!"

"father!"

Inside the courtyard, Wang Xin was telling stories to Zhou Ying'er and Zhou An.

They were all overjoyed to see Zhou Ling return.

"Xin'er."

Zhou Ling greeted his wife with a smile, knowing that his family would be even more worried than before about his trip to the Void Realm.

"My husband, how is the situation?"

Wang Xin, dressed in a light yellow dress, looked beautiful and charming as she inquired with concern.

"With my husband on the task, success is assured."

Zhou Ling smiled.

Wang Xin trusted Zhou Ling as always.

"My lord, the Xuanjun Division seems far more dangerous than the Tianjian Division."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xin inquired with concern.

She also knew about the Xuanjun Division, which was responsible for leading troops into battle.

My husband has become the head of the Xuanjun Division. Wouldn't it be even more dangerous for him to lead troops into battle every day?

This inevitably worried her.

"Are there really that many easy battles to fight?"

Zhou Ling said to his wife with a smile.

Knowing his wife's personality, he didn't say much.

Then he picked up his son, took his daughter's hand, and said with a smile, "Ying'er, An'er, have you been good while Daddy's not home?"

"Dad, I'm the best behaved, only my sister isn't."

Zhou An said to Zhou Ling.

Then she started complaining to Zhou Ling about her sister's faults.

Knowing that Zhou Ling had returned, his parents, along with Wang Qingshang and Gong Yi, came to the hall to inquire about the trial.

They were all delighted to learn that Zhou Ling had become the head of the Xuan Army Division.

Soon after, other members of the clan, including Wu Shihong and He Zijian, learned of the news and came to congratulate Zhou Ling.

After all, becoming the head of the Xuanjun Division is a major event.

This will have a significant impact on Zhou Ling and the cultivators who have submitted to the Zhou family.

Among the nine departments, the Xuanjun Division wields the most power.

Moreover, promotions are only possible through genuine merit earned through one's own abilities. (End of Chapter)