Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

"These are the lists of cultivators from the Golden Knife Camp, the Swift Dragon Camp, the Purple Cloud Sect, and the Liu family. Some of them are cultivators from families that are on good terms with the Purple Cloud Sect."

Wan Yang handed a jade slip to Zhou Ling and said in a deep voice.

Although the Liu family patriarch and patriarch are both safe and sound, it won't be so easy for others to deal with the Liu family.

However, judging from Zhou Ling's performance these days, he has already crippled Gu Zhantian.

A few days ago, they once again decisively defeated the alien army of the Star Sea.

This strength should not be underestimated.

Moreover, behind him are Meng Sishou and others.

Therefore, he made up his mind to seek refuge with Zhou Ling.

He was also well aware of the current situation of the Starshine Legion.

Even if he joined forces with Qi Heng, they might not be a match for Zhou Ling.

After putting away the jade slip, Zhou Ling smiled with a playful expression, "Good, Commander Wan is indeed very righteous."

Then, changing the subject, he asked, "In your opinion, how should we respond to Qi Heng right now?"

As for the list in the jade slip, he didn't look at it.

Apart from Qi Heng and Wan Yang in front of him, no one else can cause any trouble.

This inquiry was also intended to test whether Wan Yang was truly a sympathizer.

"Chief, in my opinion, it would be best to transfer him back to the Dao Alliance. Otherwise, if things continue like this, the Xiaolong Battalion will suffer a great loss sooner or later, and even the No. 3 stronghold will be threatened."

After a moment's hesitation, Wan Yang tentatively spoke.

He knew Zhou Ling was a decisive person.

If you want to align the horizontal strokes, you don't need to tell him.

Moreover, having just joined Zhou Ling's cause, he didn't want to leave Zhou Ling with the impression of being a fickle and treacherous person.

"The main mission of my Starry Legion is to expand the star field."

“Establishing the Star Ring is the most important thing for the Dao Alliance right now. What use would it be to keep the Xiaolong Battalion if we transferred it back to the Dao Alliance?”

Zhou Ling shook his head and said.

Qi Heng and the Liu family were related by marriage.

If we let him take the Xiaolong Battalion back to the Dao Alliance, he will become an even greater threat in the future.

We still need to find a way to make Qi Heng hand over the position of Grand Commander.

"If we don't recall them to the Dao Alliance, there could be considerable risks if the alien races of the Star Sea launch a full-scale attack."

Wan Yang looked at Zhou Ling and said slowly.

Zhou Ling stroked his chin, his gaze slightly darkening. He then took out a recording jade, left a verbal instruction on it, and handed it to Wan Yang, saying in a deep voice, "..."
"This is my decree. If Qi Heng does this again, you may take away his military power on my behalf."

Qi Heng and Wan Yang were of the same rank, but with this imperial edict, Wan Yang was able to rightfully command the Xiaolong Battalion.

"Chief, my strength is equal to Qi Heng's. What can we do if he doesn't obey orders?"

Wan Yang's gaze sharpened, and he asked.

"Don't worry about this."

"If he dares to resist, someone will naturally help you take him down."

Zhou Ling said calmly.

He still had that much confidence in the Great Wall of Swords.

Moreover, the city lord of the Immortal City of the Sword Qi Great Wall has no selfish thoughts or ulterior motives.

Furthermore, given Qi Heng's dismal performance in the previous battle, how could they not see it?

"Yes, take the head!"

Upon hearing this, Wan Yang cupped his hands in response.

Only then did he take his leave.

After seeing Wan Yang out of the tent, watching his departing figure, Zhou Ling thought to himself, "I hope you are truly loyal?"

Although Wan Yang appeared quite sincere.

But he can only be trusted after he defeats Qi Heng.

After all, which of these Nascent Soul cultivators wasn't a cunning old fox?

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In the Star Sea, at a nebula outpost, inside a spacious and brightly lit tent.

"I didn't expect the human cultivators' reinforcements to arrive so soon, and they even killed Gu Hong and Gu Yuan."

From the main seat, a massive, monstrous-looking alien leader from the star-sea spoke in an extremely angry tone.
Sitting next to him was another alien from the Starsea, equally burly with bizarre features, whose expression was also filled with anger.

They are the two great leaders of the alien army in the Star Sea, Gu Jing and Gu Lie.

They are respectively the peak of the fifth tier and the late stage of the fifth tier.

Below the two leaders sat a dozen or so fifth-tier Starsea aliens, their ugly features revealing anger.

For the first time in several years, two members of the fifth-tier clansmen have been killed in one attack, along with hundreds of others.

This was a crushing defeat.

They couldn't understand how such a surprise attack could have resulted in such heavy losses.
"This wasn't a large-scale military operation, just a harassment raid, so how could we have suffered such heavy casualties!"

"Even if they were to face a human in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Gu Hong and his group would be able to escape, even if they were no match for him."

"How could they both have been killed?"

"It's ancient," Gu Jing said in a chilling tone.

"Reporting to the Great Chieftain, this time it is the human race's reinforcements who have arrived, and it is their main legion, the Star Glory Legion."

A fifth-tier Starsea alien at the head of the table replied loudly.

At the same time, with a wave of his hand, a bone artifact appeared.

The next moment, the bone artifact shone brightly.

Then a scene appeared.

Suddenly, a great battle cry resounded throughout the vast star field.

Several giant warships shot out and surrounded a strangely shaped bone ship.

Subsequently, squads of human cultivators flew out of the warships in an orderly fashion.

Launch an attack on the alien space race aboard the bone ship.

On the human warship ahead stood a tall, distinguished young man in white robes.

"It's actually him, the human cultivator Zhou Ling!"

Upon seeing this scene, Gu Lie's eerie eyes flashed with bloodlust, and he spoke with great anger.

Back at the Sword Qi Great Wall, Zhou Ling killed two of their fifth-tier clansmen, thwarting their plans to seize Sun City and Moon City.

This resulted in heavy casualties among the tribe.

He hated Zhou Ling intensely.

Zhou Ling is listed as the number one killer.

Now, several years later, Zhou Ling has reappeared in this star field.

Regardless of what happens this time?

We absolutely cannot let him escape again.

"It seems that this young man's strength has changed dramatically in just a few years."

As Gu Jing watched Zhou Ling wield his sword and kill his clansmen on the screen, his expression turned extremely gloomy.

"How are Gulie's army preparing?"

"The ancient mirror asked aloud."

"It's almost done. In a few more days, we can set off and completely destroy this star ring of humanity."

Gu Lie replied.

"Alright, this time, besides destroying the Star Ring, killing this person is equally important."

The ancient mirror spoke in a chilling tone.

From the footage, he could see that Zhou Ling's current strength was vastly different from what it had been before.

Although he was powerful back then, I could attack his soul with a single thought, causing him to be completely destroyed.

But now it seems that they may not be easy to deal with.

Moreover, this child is growing up too fast.

In a few years, they may become a major threat to the alien races of the Star Sea.

Therefore, in this battle, no matter what, we must eliminate them.

"This time, we must not only kill Zhou Ling, but also completely annihilate the human army that dares to come to our aid."

"This siege of Star Ring is the perfect opportunity."

Gu Lie said through gritted teeth.

Sending two teams to attack the human stronghold was part of their plan.

This star ring is not yet completed, unlike the Great Wall of Sword Qi, where humans can use the sword formation, posing a considerable threat to them.

If the human army stationed at the Sword Qi Great Wall comes to their aid, it will be a golden opportunity for them. Perhaps they can even break through the Sword Qi Great Wall in one fell swoop.

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a few days later.

The Dinghuo Immortal City stronghold has been under construction after a period of overtime work.

The area of ​​the entire star stone has doubled.

It's already quite large.

The key fifth-order arrays have also been completed.

Zhou Ling also successfully completed his posting mission.

With the fifth-order grand formation successfully established, it won't be so easy for the alien races of the Star Sea to break through it quickly.

Inside the tent, several Nascent Soul cultivators and commanders such as Feng Lan gathered.

"Chief Zhou, in a few more days, Dinghuo Immortal City will be completed."

"Next, we will head to Outpost No. 5, which is two thousand miles ahead."

"How should we arrange the defense?"

Fei Qinan asked Zhou Ling.

The construction of these stronghold immortal cities differed from that of ordinary immortal cities.

It can be described as a combination of a massive treasure and a magic array.

Therefore, it requires weapon refiners like Fei Qinan and numerous array masters to construct it.

The construction of new outposts and the defense of these two outposts will be a significant challenge.

"Have you noticed any unusual movements from the alien races in the Star Sea recently?"

Zhou Ling glanced at He Zijian and asked.

From the memories of that fifth-tier Starsea alien, he knew that the Starsea alien army would launch an attack on the Star Ring in the near future.

He also informed Fei Qinan and Commander Wu of the information he had obtained, instructing them to notify the Sword Qi Great Wall and the other two immortal city strongholds to prepare for battle.

"In recent days, no alien races from the Star Sea have been discovered within a radius of two hundred miles."

He Zijian cupped his hands in reply.

Zhou Ling nodded, then asked Commander Wu, "Commander Wu, what exactly do City Lord Gu and the others mean?"

"Chief, after discussing with City Lord Gu and City Lord He, they have agreed to your plan and are mobilizing a large army of cultivators. They should be able to arrive at Star Ring in a few days."

Commander Wu replied.

"it is good."

Zhou Ling nodded. Based on the information he had obtained, the alien races of the Star Sea were likely to launch an attack during this period.

Therefore, he sent a message to the city lord and others, hoping to use Dinghuo Immortal City as a base to fight a great battle against the alien races of the Star Sea.

Once we can defeat it, building other strongholds will be much easier.

Otherwise, if we divide our forces for defense and they are defeated one by one by the alien races of the Star Sea, then we will suffer a greater loss than gain.

Moreover, the imminent completion of Dinghuo Immortal City is a significant advantage for the human race.

He then smiled at Fei Qinan and said, "Senior Fei, the construction of Outpost No. 5 can only wait until after this great battle."

"Moreover, the upcoming battle will also be a significant test for Outpost No. 4."

From the memories of that fifth-tier Starsea alien, he knew that the strength of the Starsea aliens who had mobilized this time was not low.

They are determined to break through the star ring.

Upon hearing this, Fei Qinan nodded and said seriously.

"At Outpost Four, we've set up the Six Yang Six Thunder Array, which poses a considerable threat to the alien races of the Star Sea."

"It won't be that easy for them to break through."

Zhou Ling's gaze swept around, and then he said, "This time, the Star Sea Alien Clan has a peak fifth-tier chieftain and two late-stage fifth-tier generals as their commanders. If we don't use the Seven Star Immortal Sword Formation to deal with them, it won't be so easy."

The Star Ring and the Great Wall of Sword Qi are tens of thousands of miles apart.

The formation is not yet complete and cannot form an effective defense.

If the army were to leave the Sword Qi Great Wall and engage in battle with the alien races of the Star Sea, it would be extremely disadvantageous.

However, establishing a star ring naturally involves some risks.

Moreover, among the city lords of the ten immortal cities currently stationed by the human race, only the ancient city lord is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Among the others, City Lord He is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Most of the other city lords are at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

There are a total of twenty-eight Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, compared to the fifth-order Star Sea alien races, they do not have a numerical advantage.

Since there is no sword formation to rely on, the only option left is one-on-one combat.

"Gu Jing, Gu Lie, and Gu Sheng, these three alien beings from the Star Sea, have all come?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, Fei Qinan was slightly startled.

If that's the case, then it would be the largest battle between the two sides in thousands of years.

"It shouldn't be wrong."

"As long as we can seize the opportunity, after this battle, we can at least bring back five hundred years of peace to the Sword Qi Great Wall."

Zhou Ling said calmly.

Upon hearing Zhou Ling's words, Wang Zhong, Feng Lan, and the others all showed expressions of surprise.

The alien races of the Star Sea are extremely powerful, and the number of star fields they rule is no less than that of the human race.

The deployment of such a powerful force suggests they have some grand ambitions.

"In that case, won't we be at a disadvantage in terms of high-level combat power?"

"The ancient city lord is fighting against the ancient mirror, and the city lord He is dealing with a late-stage fifth-tier cultivator. The remaining late-stage fifth-tier cultivator can at least hold off our four mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators."

Ferdinand frowned slightly.

Without the Seven Star Sword Formation, it is obviously extremely disadvantageous for the human race.

"I can handle the other late-stage fifth-tier Starsea alien."

Zhou Ling's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice.

"Zhou Zhishou is truly magnanimous!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, their faces showing surprise.

Although everyone witnessed Zhou Ling killing a fifth-tier early-stage Star Sea alien.

However, there is a huge difference in strength between the late stage of the fifth rank.

However, most of the people present knew Zhou Ling.

Since Zhou Ling dared to say it, he must have been prepared.

As for Zhou Ling being merely a Nascent Soul cultivator who could control the Sunlit Immortal Sword, that's no longer important.

Subsequently, Zhou Ling began to coordinate with the magic array of Dinghuo Immortal City and arrange the army's marching formation.

······.

Two more days passed.

"Head! City Lord Wu, the alien army from the Star Sea has arrived."

He Zijian hurriedly entered the tent and bowed to Zhou Ling and City Lord Wu to report.

“Just in time!”

A glint flashed in Zhou Ling's eyes, and he said in a deep voice.

The army of the Sword Qi Great Wall arrived yesterday.

We are ready to fight.

"Chief Zhou, fellow city lords, let's prepare to meet the enemy!"

Lord Wu said with a solemn expression.

This battle is crucial to the entire war effort against the alien races of the stars.

Immediately, everyone got up and left the camp.

Soon they arrived at the massive city wall that had already been built.

Looking out, Zhou Ling saw three enormous bone ships of different shapes rapidly approaching from a star field a hundred miles away.

A large number of alien races from the star system stood on the bone ship.

There are probably several thousand of them.

In terms of individual combat strength, alien races of the same level in the Star Sea are slightly stronger than humans.

After all, not only are their physical bodies natural treasures, but their blood soul attacks are also extremely strange.

There is no need for cultivation at all; one only needs to activate the innate talent of one's bloodline.

Once one condenses a bloodline divine power, its power becomes extremely astonishing. (End of Chapter)