Longevity: Starting from the Talent of Infant Growth

Late at night, a cool breeze blew on the patio.

As Zhou Ling's mind turned, a red magic sword whistled out, emitting a fiery red sword light, which was particularly dazzling in the dark night, like a hot furnace.

"This is the power of the sword energy that has comprehended the sword intent!"

"It can also integrate the beast flame into it, and the power is completely different from the original."

Zhou Ling exhaled lightly, his face excited.

This time, he accidentally comprehended the burning sword intent, and also opened up the first five-element sword vein of the Five Elements Sword Art, the fire attribute sword vein, the sword energy furnace.

The sword energy furnace is condensed with flame sword energy. Once the sword energy furnace is completed, it can burn and refine the opponent's attack.

With this sword energy furnace, he can fully compete with ordinary ninth-level cultivators.

"If the beast flame is integrated into the meridian circulation, the power may not be weaker than Jin Sheng's sword energy."

Zhou Ling touched his chin and thought.

Before he comprehended the sword intent, he had been practicing the Five Elements Sword Technique, but he had never been able to open up the sword technique meridian circulation.

Even if he controlled the spirit flame, he could not integrate into it.

Now he has opened up the Five Elements Sword Technique meridians and condensed the first sword technique practice cycle, the sword energy furnace.

With the help of the burning sword intent, the power of the condensed sword energy is completely different.

Before the sword intent is condensed, the sword energy used is just ordinary sword energy.

Of course, the sword energy with the blessing of the sword attribute is excluded.

Most sword cultivators can cultivate a certain amount of sword energy as long as they practice hard.

But the sword energy stimulated by comprehending the sword intent is different.

After all, it is extremely difficult to comprehend the sword intent. In Lingxia Fairy City, the sword cultivators who can enter the first realm of the sword may be rarer than the second-grade magicians.

To comprehend the sword intent, not only do you need enough talent, but you also need a sword technique of a high grade.

In addition, you must thoroughly master the practice of the sword technique and be able to comprehend the sword intent that suits you.

In fact, after comprehending the sword intent, it is the beginning of the true power of the sword.

Zhou Ling's mind moved slightly, and the flame sword energy burst out with sharp sword energy. Even though it was nearly half a meter away from the ground, it still drew a deep mark on the ground.

Retracting the magic sword, Zhou Ling thought, "After understanding the sword meaning, if the beast flame can be integrated into it, the power of the Five Elements Sword Art will definitely be increased by one level."

"Just like the Five Elements Qianyang True Art, it can integrate five spiritual flames on the basis of opening the five sword light cycles, and the power is absolutely terrifying!"

"Now, with the help of the sword energy furnace, I already have the strength to fight against the ninth level of Qi training. If I integrate the beast flame, I may be able to block one or two attacks from the foundation-building cultivator!"

"However, I still use this assessment to verify the power of the sword energy furnace first!"

"And the new talent [Thunder Gang] condensed today can also produce a certain thunder attack blessing!"

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Among the many spells, the power of thunder is the greatest and the most difficult to learn.

After all, thunder spirit roots are extremely rare.

Now that he has this talent of [Thunder Gang], he can gather the power of thunder to attack and defend.

"But there is no thunder attribute spiritual energy in his body, so the power of this [Thunder Gang] is probably not that strong!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

"Maybe when [Thunder Gang] reaches the second level, the situation will be different."

"Or, after entering Xuanyuan Daoyuan, find a thunder attribute technique to practice!"

Zhou Ling's mind turned, but he quickly denied it.

He only has five elements attribute spiritual roots.

And [Thunder Gang] is just a talent. It is very difficult to practice thunder in this way.

If you want to achieve something in a short period of time, it is obviously impossible.

Unless [Thunder Gang] is upgraded, there will be some changes, otherwise it is not suitable without thunder attribute spiritual roots.

Zhou Ling exhaled and did not think about it any more.

Being able to condense [Thunder Gang] to assist in attack and defense is already very good, and it is impossible to think so much.

Because the next opponent Nan Feng is good at spiritual attack, Zhou Ling did not continue to choose [Illusion Simulation].

After feeling the power of the sword energy furnace, he returned to the room, sat cross-legged and began to practice.

These days, he took a lot of Qi-combining pills with two dan patterns, and his cultivation level was also improving rapidly. Now he has 59 spiritual points in his body, and he is only one step away from the seventh level of Qi training.

Of course, breaking through from the middle stage of Qi training to the late stage of Qi training is a big bottleneck for Qi training cultivators.

Some people may not be able to break through for more than half a year.

For casual cultivators without resources, they may not be able to break through for two or three years.

However, Zhou Ling is now practicing the "Five Elements Qianyang True Secret" of a high grade, and with the assistance of [Born with Talent], there is a bottleneck, but it is not a big obstacle.

He is confident that he can impact the seventh level of Qi training in the next one or two months.

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Early the next morning.

Zhou Ling and his family came to the Lingxia Sect Square.

The red sun rose in the sky, a brilliant scene.

In the early morning of midsummer, the cool breeze blew and the air was unusually fresh.

Although there were only four disciples participating in today's semi-finals, many people were paying attention.

They arrived at the square area early, and many Taoist teachers brought their disciples to watch.

The square was also very lively, with more people than yesterday's quarter-finals.

Zhou Ling followed He Zijian and the other two to the judges' seat.

The air was filled with a heavy and tense atmosphere.

Six figures with strong auras had already taken their seats on the judges' seat.

In addition to the admissions and teaching staff of the Fourth Avenue Academy, they were Zhou Ling's old acquaintances, Deacon Qin and Lu Yunxi.

"Disciples, today is the day to determine the leader. Please choose to draw lots for the final."

"According to the ranking order of the competition, Jin Sheng will draw the jade slips first."

"Followed by He Zijian, Nan Feng and Zhou Ling."

The ancient master of Tianxia Taoist Temple moved his jade hand lightly, and spread out four crystal-clear jade slips in front of the judges' seat.

"The player who draws number 1 plays against number 4."

"No. 2 vs. No. 3."

"Yes, senior!" Jin Sheng walked over confidently, and then stretched out his hand to the jade slip closest to him.

Next came He Zijian, who chose the second jade slip.

When it was Nan Feng's turn, he hesitated for a moment, and then took the last jade slip.

The remaining third jade slip naturally belongs to Zhou Ling.

After taking the jade slip, Zhou Ling looked into it and three words appeared.

In other words, he is the number three player, and his next opponent is the number two player.

"I wonder who my opponent will be?"

Zhou Ling secretly thought, don't meet He Zijian.

When he met Jin Sheng, he had no fear and just fought with all his strength.

But against He Zijian, if he fights with all his strength, in the end, it will probably be a lose-lose result.

It is almost impossible to defeat Jin Sheng in the afternoon final.

Of course, he could also just give up and admit defeat.

"If I face Brother He, I will give up!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Then he handed the jade slip to Gu Jiaoxi again.

"No. 1, Jin Sheng."

"No. 2 Zhou Ling."

"No. 3 South Sealing."

"No. 4 He Zijian."

"According to the original regulations, No. 2 Zhou Ling and No. 3 Nan Feng will have the first competition!"

"Then No. 1 Jin Sheng and No. 4 He Zijian had a second competition."

"The winners of the two competitions will compete in the finals in the afternoon, and the winner will be the leader of this assessment."

"The benefits of this leader are many. Not only can you choose any Taoist temple, but you can also get rewards from the Taoist temple where you are."

"Of course, there are other benefits. For example, if you want to enter the Tiangong Department and other departments in the future, you will have many advantages!"

Gu Jiaoxi announced slowly.

Hearing this, Zhou Ling felt relieved. Such a battle situation is really ideal!

Being able to avoid Jin Sheng and He Zijian and face Nanfeng is his best chance.

Since I have never thought about getting the leader, I wonder how beneficial it will be to get the leader.

He didn't ask specifically.

Now I feel that this leader is not very far away from me.

Now it seems that it is only one step away.

Of course, it's not that easy.

None of the other three were easy to deal with.

"Very good!"

There was an excited and joyful voice in his ears. Zhou Ling turned around and saw that it was coming from the young man named Nan Feng.

He seemed to be excited and happy that he met Zhou Ling in this round.

The young man has a straight face and is wearing a mysterious robe. The corners of his mouth are slightly raised and his face is full of smiles.

"Is it worth being so happy about me?"

Zhou Ling shook his head slightly. It seemed that everyone thought he was the weakest among the four.

However, this is normal. Who said that he was only practicing at the sixth level of Qi?

And everyone else is at the ninth level of Qi training.

It is almost impossible to defeat the ninth level of Qi training with the sixth level of Qi training!

"Okay, let's go back and prepare now. The first competition will begin in half a quarter of an hour!"

Gu Jiaoxi said to the four of them with a smile on his face again.

The four people immediately walked down from the judges' table.

Zhou Ling returned to the rest area and told his parents about the battle.

Li Ru and the others were relieved when they heard that they did not confront He Zijian. After all, He Zijian had a good relationship with the Zhou family.

The winery is able to achieve its current scale thanks to the business care of the He family winery.

"I didn't expect that little guy Zhou Ling could reach the top four after practicing at the sixth level of qi training. It's really surprising!"

At the judges' table, Professor Hu picked up the tea cup, took a sip of the spirit tea, and smiled with a relaxed expression.

Now, in his heart, he was very proud of his decisive decision to give Zhou Ling the spot in the special recruitment assessment two days ago.

My vision is really good.

"Hey, fellow Taoist Hu, if Zhou Ling wins the title of leader, he can also choose other Taoist schools."

Xiao Jiaoxi chuckled.

Yesterday, he also made inquiries and found out that Zhou Ling had indeed been practicing in Xixia Taoist Academy.

I usually do pretty well, but I didn't expect it to be so good.

Moreover, he is still a disciple of the casual cultivator. He has prepared a gift, which he believes will impress Zhou Ling.

However, we have to wait for Zhou Ling to win this game.

Hearing this, Hu Jiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "With Zhou Ling's inscription skills, he naturally knows where is the most suitable place for him!"

But he was also alert in his heart.

After all, Tianxia Taoist Academy, as the first Taoist academy in the Taoist League, is not much worse than Xuanyuan Taoist Academy in terms of weapon refining and alchemy refining.

It's just that Gu Jiaoxi is quite arrogant and has no intention of competing with other Taoist schools for disciples.

In her opinion, Tianxia Taoist Temple is the biggest sign and no other explanation is needed.

What's more, Zhou Ling's qualifications are average and cannot reach the level of Tianxia Taoist College.

As for the Jiutian Sword Academy, it goes without saying that they only recruit disciples with outstanding swordsmanship talents.

From the assessment until now, Zhou Ling has not been seen using the magic sword to fight against the enemy.

Therefore, Jiutian Sword Academy can be eliminated.

But think about it, it is not easy for Zhou Ling to enter the semi-finals, and it is almost impossible to win the first place.

Of course, the situation in the competition venue was changing rapidly. In this round, the two strongest disciples, Jin Sheng and He Zijian, were the first to encounter them.

It's hard to say what kind of sparks will come out.

"Competition Stage No. 1, Zhou Ling versus Nan Feng, let's begin!"

After a while, the ancient bell rang, and the judges announced on the competition stage.

Zhou Ling looked at the boy opposite him. He was thin and his eyes were bright.

However, when his spiritual consciousness swept over him, he only felt that the person's body seemed to be covered by a layer of transparent water bubbles, which seemed blurry and could not be penetrated by his spiritual consciousness.

The other party also looked at Zhou Ling secretly.

Maybe it was confirmed that he was actually at the sixth level of Qi training, and his face relaxed slightly.

"Boy, you'd better admit defeat, my soul attack is not something you can withstand!"

Looking at Zhou Ling, Nan Feng said in a rather arrogant tone.

However, what he said is true. There are very few methods for cultivating the soul.

Zhou Ling is also a disciple of casual cultivators, so it is even more impossible for him to have any divine soul skills.

Therefore, the power of the soul cannot be that strong.

It's a pity that he doesn't know about Zhou Ling's soul seal refining.

After all, not many people know about this matter, only Deacon Qin and brother and sister He Zijian.

Therefore, no one in the outside world knows how powerful Zhou Ling's spiritual knowledge is.

Zhou Ling's face was calm. Now that he had condensed the Sword Qi Furnace and the Hundred Sword Formation, he was not afraid whether it was the eighth or ninth level of Qi training.

He can even deal with the other party's spiritual attacks.

Now, his goal for this competition has been improved. He wants to win the leader and obtain more resources.

So naturally we have to go all out.

"Please enlighten me!"

Zhou Ling smiled and held his hands.

"act recklessly!"

Nan Feng raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Today, I will let you understand the big difference between the ninth level of Qi training and the sixth level of Qi training!"

After saying that, Nan Feng moved his palm, and the rich fire spirit power condensed into three flaming sword energy.

These sword energies are half a foot long, with a whirlpool of flames flowing continuously.

"go!"

The flame sword energy condensed, Nan Feng gave a sharp shout and waved his hand towards Zhou Ling.

Three flaming swordsmanship appeared in a row and violently blasted towards Zhou Ling.

Watching the Ranran Fire Sword, from far to near.

Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment. Isn't this guy good at soul attacks?

Why are you playing with yourself and holding on until you're full?

Immediately, the flames in his hands burned blazingly, accompanied by the flash of lightning.

"Fire thunder in the palm of your hand!"

Four fire thunders instantly condensed in Zhou Ling's hands, and with a wave, they violently blasted towards the flame sword energy.

[You are using Fire Thunder in Palm, Thunder Gang +1, Fire Thunder in Palm Proficiency +1]

[You are using Fire Thunder in Palm, Thunder Gang +1, Fire Thunder in Palm Proficiency +1]

Three fire thunders and three flaming sword energies violently bombarded him.

Peng Peng sounds, annihilating each other.

The other one struck Nan Feng at an astonishing speed, but was only blocked by the defensive shield condensed by his robe.

"It can actually condense four fire thunders!"

Nan Feng's eyes narrowed and he snorted coldly. His fire sword technique was just a concentrated attack of three sword energy.

And it also contains about 80% of his strength, which is enough to crush ordinary eighth-level qi-training monks.

But not only was he blocked, the opponent still had the energy to launch a counterattack.

The power of Zhou Ling's attack was beyond his expectation.

Immediately, his expression darkened, and he didn't dare to hold anything back anymore, so he patted the storage bag on his waist.

Immediately, a black compass floated in front of him.

I saw that the compass was densely covered with inscriptions, the dark light flickered, and the pressure was astonishing.

A cold light flashed in Nanfeng's eyes, and as he chanted the magic spell in his mouth, the compass flew up in front of him and spun in the air.

A flame shield of several feet was condensed and moved towards Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling looked wary. If he used the fire thunder in his palm to attack the flame shield, it would consume too much.

The gain outweighs the loss.

"Flame Sword, cut!"

Zhou Ling also slapped the storage bag, and the flaming sword flew out. The flames were blazing, and the sword energy spurted out, with a trace of thunder and energy, and struck hard at the flame cover in the air.

"boom!"

The two collided violently in the air, splashing hot fire all over the sky, and the flames burst out above the compass.

The flame shield then expanded in a circle, and the flame sword was about to be swallowed into it.

"This little guy Zhou Ling is in danger now!"

Seeing such a scene, Professor Xiao on the judges' bench shook his head.

"This black compass was specially made by the Nan family for Nan Feng. During the refining process, it was blended with soul wood that can shield spiritual consciousness."

"Zhou Ling's magic sword is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!"

Hu Jiaoxi also shook his head.

However, I am very satisfied with Zhou Ling's performance.

Even if he loses, it is normal. The inscription master still has to put more energy into refining the weapon.

After all, with the power of this black compass, no ordinary ninth-level Qi-training monk can stop it.

What's more, Zhou Ling is only at the sixth level of Qi training. Even if he has strong spiritual power, it is impossible for the power of the soul to compete with Nan Feng, who practices the secret technique of the soul.

"This black compass was originally prepared for Jin Sheng and He Zijian, but now that it is used against you, you are proud enough!"

Nan Feng smiled proudly, then waved his hand, and two more flaming sword energy condensed out and bombarded Zhou Ling.

What he practices is the fire attribute technique, the Fire Splitting Technique.

The flame sword energy is his strongest magic attack, with good power and low consumption.

Zhou Ling's face also sank. At this moment, he was fully controlling the flame sword to deal with the flame shield.

He was unable to condense the fire thunder in his palm for a while, which was the weakness of low cultivation.

He could only hastily activate the black robe on his body and condense a defensive light shield.

"Boom!"

The first flame sword energy hit the defensive light shield fiercely, and the light shield trembled.

Then there was another roar, and the second flame sword light also hit.

"Boom!"

The originally flashing defense shield was instantly broken, and the black robe became dim.

Zhou Ling felt heartbroken. This black robe was worth a lot of money.

It was destroyed like this.

However, it was worth the money, blocking these two fierce sword energy attacks.

At this moment, Zhou Ling was still able to control the flame sword covered by the flame compass.

No one could imagine that his consciousness was not weaker than Nan Feng.

The isolation power of the black compass could not cut off his connection with the flame sword.

The damage to the black robe also bought him time to react.

"Hundred Sword Formation!"

Chen Ling shouted angrily and immediately used the Hundred Sword Formation. Four other magic swords of different attributes appeared around him, and the magic swords shone brightly.

In front of him, the sword shadows gathered in the sky and a dazzling sword net emerged.

The sword light was dense and terrifying!

"What, this is a sword formation!"

"How could this kid's soul condense so many sword lights at once?"

Instructor Xiao's eyes condensed, and his expression was extremely shocked.

The other instructors were also quite surprised.

"This kid is also a sword cultivator?"

"The power of the soul is still so strong!"

No wonder they were shocked with their knowledge and cultivation. Zhou Ling's performance was really too exaggerated.

Repairing the second-level imprint, the first-level late-stage body refining, and the instant fire and thunder secret technique, this would not require a lot of time and hard work to achieve.

Now he has mastered the amazing sword formation of the Hundred Swords Formation, which means that he is also a sword cultivator with considerable strength.

What a terrible cultivation talent!

Based on this cultivation talent alone, Zhou Ling is no less than the genius disciples of the four major academies.

"This kid is really a casual cultivator!"

Looking at Zhou Ling's harmless face, Hu Jiaoshi also showed a happy smile on his face.

This time he made a big profit!

"I didn't expect that the talents of the disciples of Lingxia Fairy City would be so high this time!"

The extremely demanding Gu Jiaoshi also showed praise.

According to the talents shown by Jin Sheng, He Zijian, and Zhou Ling now, they have great potential in the future and a great chance of entering the Golden Core.

Even if Zhou Ling has ordinary spiritual roots, this kind of cultivation talent is enough to make up for it.

"How can he be so strong!"

Nan Feng looked unbelievable!

He dared not despise him any more.

Originally, he thought that he was lucky to face this person, who was only at the sixth level of Qi training.

After all, if he successfully avoided the two major opponents, He Zijian and Jin Sheng, he would definitely be able to enter the finals.

Moreover, no matter who wins in the end, it will definitely be a huge consumption.

This is a big advantage for me.

The final in the afternoon also increased my confidence.

But I didn't expect that this sixth-level casual cultivator in front of me would be so difficult.

His fighting power seems to be not much weaker than He Zijian and his team!

Then he shot another magic power and injected it into the compass.

The compass burst into light, and the flame shield covering it increased a little bit, and its power became stronger and stronger.

Zhou Ling's eyes condensed, and he felt that the connection between the flame sword and him was gradually weakening.

[You really control the magic sword, sword control +1, Hundred Swords Formation proficiency +1]

With the emergence of the [Sword Control] talent, Zhou Ling felt that the connection with the flame sword was significantly strengthened.

"Break it for me!"

Zhou Ling quickly controlled the sword net to bombard the compass.

Boom!

As the sword light fell like a sword rain, the flame shield was finally annihilated, and the flame sword flew out, shining with sword light, and merged into the Hundred Swords Formation.

"Compass Fire Blade!"

Seeing the flame shield being broken, Nan Feng's expression became more and more solemn, and he continued to inject spiritual power into the compass through the air.

I saw the black compass suddenly flash with flames, like a flame magma eruption, and surging flames burst out from it.

Instantly condensed the flame blade and rushed towards the sword net.

"Hmph!"

Staring at the compass, Zhou Ling's expression did not change. His spiritual sense controlled the five converged five-element magic swords, condensing dozens of sword beams, like sword waves, one wave after another, fierce and orderly bombardment.

Rumble!

The powerful sword beams broke the flame blades one after another.

As it bombarded like a storm, there was a bang bang sound.

The black compass suddenly dimmed.

"Not good!"

Nan Feng exclaimed, he did not expect the opponent's sword formation to be so terrifying.

As his thoughts turned, the power of the soul in the sea of ​​consciousness surged out.

Originally, he wanted to save his soul power for the final in the afternoon. Now it seems that if he doesn't use his soul power, he won't be able to defeat this kid.

"Ang!"

Suddenly, Zhou Ling felt a sharp and shocking sound wave in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the sound wave launched a fierce attack on his sea of ​​consciousness.

"What a strong sound wave attack!"

"What a pity! I'm afraid that little Zhou Ling can't resist it!"

Teacher Xiao shook his head with a little regret.

On the competition stage, swords shone brightly, and Zhou Ling looked extremely solemn.

"Let's see how you deal with it this time!"

After confirming that Zhou Ling had been attacked by the soul wave, Nan Feng's expression relaxed slightly, and he gathered the remaining 30% of his spiritual power in his body, preparing to finally activate the compass to defeat Zhou Ling.

In this battle, he played all his cards. Even if he won, he would have no advantage against Jin Sheng or He Zijian in the afternoon.

Especially now that he used the soul attack, he would not be able to fully recover in the afternoon. If he forced it to be used, the power would be less than 70%.

But there was no way. If he did not use the soul attack, he would have no chance of winning this battle.

Puff puff puff!

At this time, the sound of puff puff puff sounded.

"How is it possible?"

Nan Feng felt a sharp pain in his sea of ​​consciousness.

At this time, in Zhou Ling's sea of ​​consciousness, a soul knife condensed and broke his soul sound waves one after another with unstoppable force.

"Ah!"

Nan Feng screamed, and his body fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

Obviously, Zhou Ling's attack caused a lot of damage to his soul. If Zhou Ling hadn't shown mercy, he would have been useless.

With a puff, the compass without mana fell directly from the air.

"This?"

"What's going on?"

Everyone was stunned by the situation in front of them. How could Nan Feng, who had the absolute upper hand, suddenly lose?

"Zhou Ling's consciousness is actually stronger than Nan Feng! It's incredible!"

After a moment, Xiao Jiaoshi shouted in disbelief.

Even the soul cultivation is so strong, this kind of talent is definitely not inferior to any genius disciple.

This is what all the judges thought at this moment.

"No. 1 competition stage, Zhou Ling wins!"

At this time, the judges' voices finally sounded.

Zhou Ling exhaled, put away the five magic swords, and then slowly walked down the competition stage.

And Nan Feng looked at Zhou Ling's figure with a dull look. He actually lost!