Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

The Zhou family's competition arena.

"Wife, this person is the number one genius in the Heavenly Palace. Can Ling'er defeat him?"

Li Ru asked Gong Yi with a worried expression.

Of the three wives, Gong Yi had the highest cultivation level and the most combat experience.

"Mother, there won't be any problems."

Gong Yi said with a smile.

As the number one prodigy of the Heavenly Palace, Wu Daoyou was born into the number one swordsmanship family, so his strength was naturally astonishing.

However, she trusted Zhou Ling more.

Based on her understanding of Zhou Ling, she would have a very high chance of winning if she made a bet with him.

Hearing this, Li Rucai breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Zhou Shan, Wang Yu, and others were also paying close attention to the competition venue.

No one knows Zhou Ling's exact combat strength right now.

They were facing Wu Daoyuan, a scion of a prestigious family whose combat prowess and talent were both astonishing.

Everyone looked tense.

"You say you'll win the duel between the number one genius of the Dao Alliance and the number one genius of the Heavenly Palace?"

"It's hard to say. Wu Daoyuan is exceptionally gifted, with a profound family background and amazing talent. He is already the number one person of the new generation in the Heavenly Palace."

"Zhou Zhishou is not weak either, but his foundation is not as good as his opponent's."

"Regardless of who wins or loses, given their swordsmanship skills, this is an absolutely rare opportunity for other swordsmen."

The surrounding cultivators were all excitedly discussing the battle.

Now Wu Daoyuan's identity has spread, and everyone knows that he is the number one genius of the Heavenly Palace, with terrifying strength.

Comprehending the Five Realms of Sword Dao and mastering the fifth-tier top-grade Xuan Yuan Sword would make even a Nascent Soul cultivator wary.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Xia, would you be interested in making a bet?"

Qi Jianzhi said to Qin Yi and Xia Ruohe with a smile.

Although Wu Daoyuan was powerful, he still had a lot of confidence in Zhou Ling.

From the Sword Qi Great Wall Trial until now, I have never seen him lose.

Therefore, he also planned to take the opportunity to make some money.

The others around him were all cultivators from the Dao Alliance, and they had all come to attend Zhou Ling's Nascent Soul Ceremony, so they had some connection with Zhou Ling.

He can't cheat him.

So we can only find two people.

"What kind of bet?"

Qin Yi's gaze sharpened, and he asked.

"The odds are 1 to 1, it all depends on who you bet on to win."

Qi Jianzhi replied.

“Alright, a little gambling is fun. I’ll bet ten high-grade lightning-attribute spirit stones. Wu Daoyuan wins.”

Qin Yi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Although he also highly recognized Zhou Ling's strength.

However, Wu Daoyuan clearly has a greater advantage in swordsmanship.

With the Wu family's profound swordsmanship, they are undoubtedly the number one among the four great human grotto-heavens.

Moreover, he still owed Zhou Ling twenty lightning-attribute spirit stones and wanted to take the opportunity to recoup some of them.

However, Zhou Ling wasn't without a chance, so he didn't dare to bet too much.

"it is good."

Qi Jianzhi immediately nodded with a smile, then looked at Xia Ruohe and asked, "Fellow Daoist Xia, what do you say?"

"If we're talking about swordsmanship, I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Zhou would have a hard time defeating Fellow Daoist Wu."

Xia Ruohe smiled and said, "Then I'll also bet five high-grade spirit stones on Fellow Daoist Wu to win."

Although I don't like Wu Daoyuan, his strength is undeniable.

He is a Void Sword Body, which allows him to easily control the Immortal Sword.

Zhou Ling, on the other hand, needs the help of the Spirit Flame to activate the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

Naturally, it cannot maintain its power for as long as Wu Daoyuan, nor can it match his strength.

"it is good."

Qi Jianzhi nodded with a smile.

Fifteen high-grade spirit stones are quite a considerable sum.

“I’ll also bet three high-grade spirit stones; Zhou Zhi will win first.”

Pei Qingshuang said with a smile.

"Go away, why are you getting involved?"

Qi Jianzhi waved his hand and said.

Meanwhile, on the competition stage.

After Fang Yuyun consolidated the defenses, the surrounding defensive array had reached the highest level of the fourth tier.

However, to ensure safety, Zhou Ling had Fang Yuyun set up another defensive shield around the perimeter.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, let's stop here for now."

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting to Wu Daoyuan.

Knowing that Wu Daoyuan possessed the Xuanyuan Sword, if he were to unleash his full power, these two fourth-tier defensive formations might not be able to withstand it.

If it gets damaged, no one will compensate you.

It's all my own money.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, rest assured, I know what I'm doing and will not cause any harm to others."

Wu Daoyuan nodded.

"it is good."

Zhou Ling replied.

With Master and Chief Meng and others in charge, there shouldn't be any danger, but we still need to be careful.

"Then let's begin!"

Wu Daoyuan said in a deep voice.

At the same time, he waved his hand, and a burst of dark sword energy roared out.

Zhou Ling also had a thought.

A golden light shone in front of him, and the Sunlit Immortal Sword materialized in his hand.

But then, Zhou Ling's expression suddenly darkened, and the Sun-Shining Immortal Sword in front of him trembled.

"Buzz"

"buzz"

The Sunlit Immortal Sword emitted a buzzing sound.

It seemed to be slipping out of Zhou Ling's control.

Zhou Ling's eyes flashed.

The Sunlit Immortal Sword had long been his refined natal sword, connected to his vital energy.

Without his orders, even Nascent Soul cultivators could hardly be affected in the slightest.

This situation is unprecedented.

Zhou Ling transmitted a thought to the Sunlit Immortal Sword, and the tremors on it gradually subsided.

As the gaze swept across the arena, Wu Daoyuan was no longer there.

"Five Realms Sword Dao Domain!"

Zhou Ling's gaze darkened, and his [Advanced Observation] talent rapidly activated.

He then realized that Wu Daoyuan was directly unleashing his sword domain, and the speed was much faster than he had expected.

The entire arena seemed to have transformed into a sea of ​​swords.

It was filled with endless sword energy.

Except him.

Strands of sword energy flickered with an extremely mysterious and unpredictable aura.

"This is actually a world of swordsmanship?"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

These sword energies continuously evolve and condense, much like a process of comprehending the way of the sword.

Of course, this can only be seen with the [Advanced Observation] talent.

Otherwise, all you'll feel is a series of magnificent sword energies.

At this moment, not only the Sun Immortal Sword, but also the Five Elements Treasure Sword in the storage ring emitted a strange resonance.

It seems as if they have a kind of worship for this world of swordsmanship.

"The Void Origin Sword Body, combined with the Profound Origin Sword, is indeed extraordinary!" Zhou Ling's eyes flashed. Under the [Advanced Talent], he could see that this was a sword domain that Wu Daoyuan used by leveraging his own sword body in conjunction with the Profound Origin Sword.

It evolved into a world of swordsmanship, like a king's swordsmanship domain, where all other swords would submit.

Let alone combat, even ordinary fifth-tier swords would immediately submit and break free from their original master's control within this sword dao domain.

To integrate into the realm of swordsmanship and become a part of it.

"What's going on? Why is my sword trembling like this?"

"How could that be? Mine is too."

"What kind of swordsmanship domain is this? It can't even control my natal sword."

The sound of swords clashing echoed around the arena, leaving everyone utterly horrified!
It should be noted that they were far from the arena, and two fourth-order defensive arrays were set up on the arena.

To be able to cause such a situation with their swords, that must be an incredibly terrifying level of swordsmanship.

"As expected of the number one sword family among the four great grotto heavens, they have no rivals in the sword realm, especially at the Nascent Soul stage."

"The swordsmanship domain that can control the Heaven and Earth Sword is truly astonishing."

"Where the will leads, ten thousand swords submit—what an domineering sword intent!"

"This is the sword intent condensed from Wu Daoyuan's Zhennu sword body. Such talent is truly terrifying."

Wu Shihong, Chen Zhenglei, and several other Nascent Soul cultivators looked at the competition stage with expressions of disbelief.

If one does not comprehend one's own unique Five Realms of Sword Dao within such a sword aura domain, the sword in one's hand will soon become part of that sword aura domain.

There's no need to even fight.

Wu Daoyuan's move immediately shocked everyone.

The power of this sword energy domain is enough to demonstrate his terrifying talent as the number one swordsman in the four great grotto heavens.

Even a sword cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage wouldn't even have a chance to make a move against such a sword energy domain.

Li Ru and the others also showed expressions of concern and worry.

Wu Daoyuan's combat power is truly terrifying.

Qin Lei, Xia Ruohe, Zhang Yuhu, Feng Lan, and others also looked solemn.

Wu Daoyuan's attack was enough to demonstrate his strength as the number one genius of the four great grotto heavens.

They are much stronger than them.

"This is a sword energy domain that I have condensed using the Xuan Yuan Sword. Let's see if you can block it."

"Being able to block my sword heart and sword domain attack and protect my own sword is not bad."

Wu Daoyuan's voice suddenly rang out, his tone extremely calm.

"However, I also want to make it clear to you that this Xuan Yuan Sword contains many sword intents of my Wu family ancestor. The sword energy domain that this sword energy field can be used to launch attacks with the sword intents of my Wu family ancestor at will."

"I hope you can block a few more swords and not disappoint me."

Wu Daoyuan's voice continued, filled with great confidence in his own sword domain.

He hoped Zhou Ling could block more sword strikes, so that he would be worthy of being his opponent.

As Wu Daoyuan's voice rang out.

The cultivators watching from all sides were once again shocked.

"hiss!"

"This sword energy domain actually contains the sword intent of the Wu family's patriarchs?"

“Every patriarch of the Wu family is a fifth-level sword cultivator, each of them possessing astonishing strength. How can we possibly fight them?”

"No wonder Wu Daoyuan's strength is so terrifying. Just one Xuanyuan Sword is equivalent to the blessing of all the Wu family patriarchs."

"Isn't Zhou Zhishou going to fight these Wu family elders?"

"This is just a remnant of sword intent; it shouldn't be that powerful."

People exclaimed and discussed it.

The sheer power and resources of the Wu family are beyond imagination.

"The sword intent of the Wu family patriarch!"

Faced with the terrifying power of the sword energy in the sword energy domain, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened.

Instead of feeling any fear, he was overjoyed.

Although these sword intents were incredibly powerful, they also presented a good opportunity for him to consolidate his fifth-realm swordsmanship.

The Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart within his body shone brightly.

The Blazing Sun Flame was rapidly injected into the Sunlit Immortal Sword, instantly condensing into a red sword cloud that clashed violently with the whistling sword energy that was hurtling towards it.

A series of booming sounds rang out continuously.

A rain of fiery swords bombarded Zhou Ling from all sides, enveloping him.

This is a fifth-order fire-attribute sword aura.

It clashed fiercely with the sword energy of the Sunlit Immortal Sword, unleashing an incomparably blazing sword energy light.

"Fire Rain Sword Qi Domain!"

With [Advanced Observation], Zhou Ling quickly discerned the attributes of this sword energy.

This is a fifth-order fire rain sword aura, powerful enough to reach the attack power of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

[You are fighting against the Fiery Rain Sword Domain. Five Elements Thunder Qi +1, Fire Attribute Sword Intent +4]

Zhou Ling remained calm, his Bright Sun Sword Heart shining brightly, and the Sun Immortal Sword flashed, condensing into a golden sword domain.

The sword domain swept across, and the rain of fiery swords instantly dissipated.

"What?! You were able to activate the Sunlit Immortal Sword so quickly?"

The fiery sword energy attack was instantly broken, and Wu Daoyuan couldn't help but show an expression of disbelief.

The reason for condensing the Xuan Yuan Sword Domain in this way was to deal with Zhou Ling's use of the Five Elements Spirit Flame to activate the Sun Immortal Sword.

After all, activating the Sunlit Immortal Sword with the Five Elements Spiritual Flame is not as fast as activating it directly from within.

Within one's own sword domain, even a single breath is enough to determine the outcome.

But Zhou Ling is now able to easily control the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

It should be noted that Zhou Ling has only just entered the Nascent Soul stage.

How could a fifth-tier Sunfire Immortal Sword be activated in this way?
Even a natal sword would find it difficult to achieve this.

The Xuan Yuan Sword is completely different; it possesses its own sword spirit and does not require much effort to control.

Furthermore, this Fire Rain Sword Qi is a genuine fifth-tier sword qi; how could it be defeated so quickly?

"This boy's swordsmanship has already reached the fifth level, one step. We must not be careless."

"Now I'm afraid we can completely control the Sunlit Immortal Sword."

At that moment, the sword spirit's voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Wu Daoyuan's expression became more serious.

He knew the Xuan Yuan Sword best.

Having followed the Wu family's ancestors for generations, his combat strength is extremely formidable.

Even it treats Zhou Ling with such care, which shows that Zhou Ling's strength is definitely not low.

After the Golden Sun Sword Domain shattered the Fire Rain Sword Domain, golden light flashed, transforming into a giant golden sword that hovered in the void.

A sword aura domain, ten zhang in diameter, was created around Zhou Ling, annihilating all the surrounding sword aura.

Zhou Ling has now entered the Nascent Soul realm, and his Five Elements Bright Sun Sword Heart is stable. In addition, he has integrated profound patterns into the Sun Immortal Sword.

Not only did it upgrade the Sunlit Immortal Sword to a top-tier fifth-order weapon, but it also became much easier to control.

If activated by the Spirit Flame, its power can be greatly enhanced.

However, the fire-attribute sword intent that the opponent attacked with the Fire Rain Sword Domain just now was absorbed by me using the Five Elements Thunder Gang, which greatly helped my own sword intent.

Therefore, Zhou Ling was not in a hurry.

He planned to see how many Wu family patriarchs' sword intents were within this sword energy domain, and experience them one by one.

Later, with the help of the [Illusionary Realm Simulation], these sword intents will all become my own sword path.

"boom!"

The golden giant sword shone brightly, instantly turning defense into offense, and slashed down towards Wu Daoyuan.

As the surrounding sword energy was shattered by the golden giant sword, Wu Daoyuan no longer showed the slightest contempt.

With a thought, a burst of purple sword energy suddenly flashed within the sword domain.

The sword energy of the entire sword domain transformed into purple light, and a purple lightning sword tens of feet long condensed.

The Thunder Sword shone with astonishing thunderous sword energy.

"Boom!"

The golden greatsword and the thunder greatsword suddenly clashed violently together.

The purple and golden sword domains roared fiercely.

In the midst of their clash, the terrifying sword energies annihilated each other.

[You are currently fighting against the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword Domain. Five Elements Thunder Power +1, Thunder Sword Intent +4]

As his talent flashed, Zhou Ling could feel a mysterious thunderous sword intent merging into him.

After about ten breaths, the two sword domains finally dissipated. (End of Chapter)