Longevity: Starting from the Talent of Infant Growth

"It's actually number one!"

When he stepped off the competition stage, Zhou Ling felt a mixture of emotions in his heart.

Excitement, excitement, satisfaction and many other emotions came one after another.

It turned into an indescribable feeling.

Maybe this is the so-called sense of accomplishment!

"Zhou Ling, well done!"

He Zijian came over first, patted his shoulder and congratulated him.

His expression was also quite emotional. Think about it, when I first met Zhou Ling last year, he was just a casual cultivator who was looking for medicine in the mountains to earn spiritual stones.

At that time, they didn't take him seriously. After all, a dozen spiritual stones could make Zhou Ling willing to risk his life to lead them to find the Haoyang Bird.

But in just one year, Zhou Ling became a first-class inscription master and Tiangong Guard.

Now he has defeated Jin Sheng, the first genius of Lingxia Fairy City who has a sword body, and has become the leader of this assessment.

It turns out that the gap between Zhou Ling and him can be said to be worlds apart.

But in just one year, this kid has become one point stronger than him, which is really beyond his expectation!

"Thanks to Brother He for the guidance!"

Zhou Ling said with sincerity.

He also knew in his heart that this battle would have been possible had he not watched the battle between He Zijian and Jin Sheng in the morning. With the help of the two talents of [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], he had a rough understanding of Jin Sheng's sword intention and sword moves.

It will be difficult for him to defeat Jin Sheng.

Of course, it was this battle that cost Jin Sheng a lot of energy, so he had a chance.

If it were Jin Sheng at his peak, he would probably not be a match for him even if he relied on the beast flames.

After all, he has just entered the seventh level of Qi training, so he still has this self-awareness.

However, in order to avoid irritating He Zijian, he also spoke more tactfully.

He also knew in his heart that He Zijian was a very face-loving person.

Although he lost to Jin Sheng in the competition, he was definitely not convinced.

"Zhou Ling, congratulations!"

He Lingyun also congratulated Zhou Ling with a smile on his face.

Zhou Ling smiled and nodded.

"Congratulations, Brother Ling, your actual combat talent is really amazing!"

Wang Yu also came over and praised with a happy face.

"Brother Ling is so awesome!"

Wang Xin on the side also said excitedly.

Seeing everyone's compliments, Zhou Ling felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said sincerely, "I was able to defeat my opponent thanks to Aunt Wang's Zhengyuan Pill!"

If it weren't for Zhengyuan Dan, he wouldn't be able to break through the seventh level of Qi training today.

With the sixth level of Qi training, it is difficult to control the power of the Hundred Sword Formation against the Burning Sword Intent of Jin Sheng Xiaocheng.

Wang Yu nodded and smiled, "However, this is just an assessment competition and a new starting point in your life. When you enter the Taoist Academy, you will know the difference between the outside world and Lingxia Fairy City."

She also knew in her heart that Zhou Ling's achievements were the result of his talent and unremitting efforts.

I just give him a hand sometimes.

But after all, Zhou Ling was born as a disciple of casual cultivators, and his vision was too low. If he failed to control this situation, he would easily become complacent and have mental problems, which would be detrimental to his future cultivation.

Besides, Lingxia Immortal City is just the most common second-grade Immortal City, and its disciples’ cultivation and qualifications are incomparable to those of third- and fourth-grade Immortal City disciples.

Not to mention there are higher level fairy cities.

Therefore, she still had to remind Zhou Ling appropriately.

After all, Zhou Ling was technically only an eleven-year-old child.

And their parents were only casual cultivators. From birth to now, they may have never left Lingxia Fairy City.

Naturally, his vision is limited, and the help he can provide to Zhou Ling is also limited.

"Yes, Aunt Wang!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands and replied seriously.

He felt a little proud in his heart. After all, the one he defeated this time was the number one genius in Lingxia Fairy City.

Then doesn’t this mean that he is the number one genius in Lingxia Fairy City!

This is too arrogant!

However, after hearing Wang Yu's reminder, he also knew in his heart that his journey had just begun and he must not drift away.

"Son, your Aunt Wang is right, there is heaven and earth and there are people outside the world!"

Li Ru came over and looked at his son with a look of doting on his face.

Without worrying about other people, he hugged Zhou Ling into his arms.

I never expected that my son would become the first in the examination of the Six Avenues of Lingxia Fairy City.

Standing behind Li Ru, Zhou Shan was also excited and a little overwhelmed.

My son is so proud!

Ranking first in the Six Avenues Courtyard Fighting Assessment, this is something I never dare to dream of!

"Mom!" Zhou Ling broke away from her mother's arms.

In front of He Zijian, He Lingyun, and Xiner, Zhou Ling blushed and felt a little embarrassed.

At this moment, on the competition stage, Jin Sheng had already woken up after Wang Jiaoxi injected spiritual energy into him for healing.

"I actually lost to a casual cultivator at the seventh level of Qi training!"

Jin Sheng looked in disbelief.

Fortunately, when he saw his tribe members coming to the competition stage, he fainted again.

Only then was he taken away by his tribe and left the competition stage.

Later, Zhou Ling came to the judges' table.

"congratulation!"

"congratulation!"

Deacon Qin and Lu Yunxi also smiled and congratulated Zhou Ling.

In this assessment, Zhou Ling really brought them too many surprises.

Zhou Ling also saluted everyone one by one.

His humble and polite attitude still satisfied several teachers.

It can be seen that Zhou Ling has a very calm mind.

After all, most disciples would inevitably be excited and publicized if they won the first place in the competition like this.

"Zhou Ling, now you are the leader of the battle in Lingxia Immortal City, you can choose any of the four avenues."

"Our Feilong Battle Academy trains disciples mainly to open up realm battles. It has the most resources. How about you, would you like to come to our Feilong Battle Academy?"

"With your actual combat talent, you are most suitable for this kind of realm opening battle!"

"As long as you are willing to come to the Feilong War Academy, I can make the decision on behalf of the War Academy, and I will give you a void passage to the second-level development realm."

Xiao Jiaoxi seemed to have been planning for a long time. After congratulating Zhou Ling, he went straight to buying the bottom.

Want to drag Zhou Ling into Feilong Battle Academy.

"this!"

Zhou Ling never thought that being the first in the martial arts competition would give him the right to decide which Taoist temple he wanted to go to!

In his opinion, being able to enter the Fourth Avenue Courtyard was already a sign of smoke rising from the ancestral tombs of the old Zhou family.

"You have good swordsmanship talent. When you competed with Jin Sheng, the swordsmanship you performed had the attributes of the Five Elements."

"If you enter our Jiutian Sword Academy, you can obtain the Five Elements Sword Technique of a high grade. Once you understand the Five Elements Sword Intent, you can quickly enter the second realm of swordsmanship."

"I have a second-level kendo stone in my hand, and I can help you learn it first."

Wang Jiaoxi, who didn't talk much, also joined the competition for Zhou Ling, which made Zhou Ling a little flattered.

It seems that his talent in swordsmanship has also been recognized by the teacher of Jiutian Sword Academy.

Could it be that his performance this time was really so great that all four teachers looked at him with suspicion.

However, the ancient teachings of Tianxia Taoist Academy did not say much.

"Zhou Ling, don't forget that weapon refining is your strength, and our Xuanyuan Taoist Academy also has sword techniques, realm passages, etc."

"There are even some spiritual objects that assist foundation building, but they all require you to earn credits to redeem them. This is the same in all Taoist academies."

Hu Jiaoxi cleared his throat slightly and said with a smile.

These words are tantamount to reminding Zhou Ling that what the two of them just said was just to paint a pie for you.

To enter the Taoist Academy, everything must be exchanged for credits.

Then he looked at Deacon Qin and said with a smile, "Deacon Qin graduated from our Xuanyuan Taoist Academy back then, so he knows the situation best!"

The reason why he looked at Zhou Ling so differently was because of the introduction from Deacon Qin.

Now several other teachers are interested in competing for Zhou Ling, so he has to be cautious.

However, his caution was overdue.

Although he was competed by various Taoist schools, Zhou Ling was happy because after all, this was also recognition of his own strength.

You must know that each of these teachings has a higher eye than the top, and those who can penetrate their Dharma eyes are those with amazing talents like Jin Sheng and He Zijian.

I didn't expect that I would now become a favorite in everyone's eyes.

As for which Taoist temple to go to, he never had any other ideas.

Since he promised Aunt Wang, he would go to whichever Taoist temple Xin'er went to.

Therefore, going to Xuanyuan Taoist Academy will definitely not change.

No matter what conditions other Taoist temples offer, he will choose Xuanyuan Taoist Temple.

Of course, if Xin'er chooses another Taoist temple, that's a different matter.

However, Xuanyuan Taoist Academy focuses on techniques, and even if it participates in realm development, it is mainly responsible for logistics.

Therefore, this is the most consistent plan for me to keep it secret and slowly develop and grow.

"I still choose Xuanyuan Taoist Academy!"

Zhou Ling expressed his thoughts without much thought.

Upon hearing this decision, the other three teachers couldn't help but be stunned.

Because Xuanyuan Dao Yuan is already at the bottom in terms of overall strength among the Six Dao Dao Yuan, and it has rarely been able to cultivate high-level magicians in recent years.

In terms of techniques, his strength has long been surpassed by Tianxia Taoist Academy.

Normally, the disciples who come first in the martial arts competition are more likely to choose Tianxia Taoist Academy.

After all, it is the most powerful Taoist temple in the Dao League, and the location of its Taoist temple is the most prosperous Tianxia Fairyland in the Dao League.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling chose Xuanyuan Taoist Academy without even thinking about it.

"There are still a few days left to register. Zhou Ling, you can think more about it and understand the differences between the various Taoist schools."

"After all, this is related to your future cultivation route. Especially a disciple like you will need more cultivation resources in the future, so we still need to carefully consider our Feilong Battle Academy!"

Professor Xiao continued to remind.

After hearing what Xiao Jiaoxi said, Zhou Ling shook his head.

No need to think too much about it, Wang Xin and the others have helped him so much.

How could I choose another Taoist academy just for the convenience of temporary cultivation?

Besides, he is not the kind of greedy person. He is already very satisfied with being able to enter Xuanyuan Taoist Academy.

What's more, if it weren't for Wang Yu's recommendation, he wouldn't even have a chance to participate in the assessment.

"Okay, then this matter is settled!"

Hu Jiaoxi said with a smile on his face.

Then he took out a jade token from the storage ring, handed it to Zhou Ling, and said with a smile, "This is the jade token for specially recruited disciples of Xuanyuan Taoist Academy. In September, you will take the jade token to Xuanyuan Taoist Academy in Qingyun Immortal City." Sign up!"

"Thank you, senior!"

Zhou Ling thanked him respectfully, and then took the jade token with both hands.

Both Xiao Jiaoxi and Wang Jiaoxi had pity in their eyes, but Gu Jiaoxi looked calm.

In her opinion, Zhou Ling's performance is perfect now.

But after all, it is only a low-grade spiritual root. When it comes to foundation building in the future, its shortcomings will be obvious.

The cultivation situation at that time might have been completely different.

For Tianxia Taoist Temple, becoming a foundation-building monk and entering the inner courtyard is just the starting point of cultivation.

"You little guy, is it because Fellow Daoist Hu gave you a special recruitment assessment before that you chose Xuanyuan Taoist Academy?"

Teacher Xiao asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhou Ling did not choose their Feilong Battle Academy or Jiutian Sword Academy, which he could understand.

But in terms of weapon refining, Tianxia Taoist Academy is now no worse than Xuanyuan Taoist Academy.

Zhou Ling shook his head, thinking that Xin'er was not yet confirmed to be admitted to Xuanyuan Taoist Academy.

"The main thing is that my junior sister Wang Xin applies for Xuanyuan Taoist Academy. I promised her that we will apply for Xuanyuan Taoist Academy together."

Zhou Ling thought that saying this would increase Wang Xin's chances of being admitted to Xuanyuan Taoist Academy.

After hearing these words, Xiao Jiaoxi and the others could only look helpless. This boy, at such a young age, is he still worried about having no Taoist companions in the future?

"Wang Xin!"

Teacher Hu quickly glanced at Wang Xin who was in the rest area and nodded slightly.

Wang Xin's skills assessment was also Grade A, and she also entered the top eight in the fighting skills competition. These results were just right for her to enter the Xuanyuan Taoist Academy.

Afterwards, Zhou Lingcai left the judges' table.

When he returned to the rest area, Zhou Shan had invited Wang Yu's mother and daughter, and He Zijian's brother and sister to have a banquet at Zhou's house tomorrow to celebrate Zhou Ling's victory in the assessment.

Everyone happily agreed.

Then they each left the square.

After returning home, Zhou Ling went back to his room to practice and restore the magic power in his body because he had consumed a lot of energy.

In the evening, neighbors came to visit one after another.

Now the Zhou family's spirit gathering array is fully operational, and there is plenty of spiritual energy in the yard.

The summer is hot, but when it gets cooler at night, the neighbors will come over to chat.

Moreover, Zhou Shan and his wife are also hospitable and enthusiastic. When neighbors come to enjoy the cool air and chat, they will bring out spiritual wine to treat them.

Therefore, this summer, the Zhou family is very lively every night.

After hearing that Zhou Ling had become the first in the Six Avenue Courtyard Fighting Assessment, the neighbors also congratulated Zhou Shan and Li Ru one after another.

"Brother Ling, this kid has been smart since he was a child. I know he will be promising in the future."

"That's right, sister Ru, as I told you last time, how have you considered the matter about my niece?"

"Your niece is worthy of Brother Ling. My cousin's daughter is beautiful!"

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Li Ru had no choice but to find an opportunity to go to the kitchen to boil water and avoid this topic.

As for Zhou Shan, he drank spiritual wine with Chu Xing, Xu Jiu and other medicine seekers and talked about things in the mountains.

"Recently for some unknown reason, there have been a lot of strange faces in the mountains, and they don't look like a pharmacist!"

Chu Xing broke open the peanut shell, put two peanuts into his mouth, and said to the others while eating.

"I met Li Mu a few days ago. He is definitely not looking for medicine!"

Xu Jiu picked up the pottery bowl, took a sip of the spirit wine, and said.

"People from the Li family have also entered the mountain!"

After hearing their words, a look of surprise appeared on Zhou Shan's face.

Immediately he said to Xu Jiu, "Lao Jiu, you have to be careful when meeting people from the Li family."

This time, their son maimed Li Yinfeng. Although it was a competition, the Li family did not dare to retaliate directly.

But if there is some trick in the dark, then we have to guard against it.

Xu Jiu nodded and smiled, "Brother Shan, don't worry, our brothers won't be far away and nothing will happen!"

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Get up the next day.

Zhou Ling was in high spirits.

The mana in the body has also been restored, and the state of the seventh level of Qi training has gradually been consolidated.

After breakfast!

He took several jars of fine wine brewed by his mother and rushed to Maple Leaf Mountain.

Prepare to tell Master about getting the first place in the assessment.

After all, without his master's guidance over the past year or so, he wouldn't have been able to progress so quickly.

"Entering the Six Avenues Courtyard is just a new beginning. Just keep working hard in the future!"

Zi Ling gave a few gentle instructions and took the spirit wine from Zhou Ling's hand.

He opened the seal, took a few sips, and then looked satisfied.

After thinking about it for a while, I seemed to feel that it was a bit unjustifiable that my disciple had achieved such achievements and I had no expression for it.

Immediately, with a thought, a crystal light flashed in his hand.

Zhou Ling took a closer look and saw that it was a simple jade seal that was square and about the size of a fist.

"This is the jade seal of the space passage in the Gu Yun Realm. It can be regarded as a gift to celebrate your first place in this assessment!"

Zi Ling handed the jade seal to Zhou Ling and said lightly.

"Thank you Master!"

Zhou Ling thanked him out loud, but he didn't expect that Master would give him such a valuable gift.

Boundary space channel!

"Normally, only those who become a foundation-building monk are qualified to enter this kind of realm."

"After all, during realm teleportation, the pressure of the space array will cause considerable suppression to the body."

"In addition, each time you open this space channel, it consumes a lot of money and requires several medium-grade spiritual stones."

"So, you don't have to rush to enter now. After entering the Taoist temple, your cultivation will be further improved. If you have enough spiritual stones in your hand, it will not be too late to go."

After Zi Ling drank a few more sips of spiritual wine, he continued to introduce it to Zhou Ling.

"Yes, Master!"

Zhou Ling replied respectfully.

As soon as he heard that opening the space channel required medium-grade spiritual stones, and there were several of them, his excitement suddenly cooled down.

One middle-grade spiritual stone is equivalent to a thousand low-grade spiritual stones.

Moreover, the spiritual energy contained in the middle-grade spiritual stones is extremely pure and has reached the point where monks can directly absorb it.

So there are very few circulating in the market.

It is even more difficult for ordinary casual cultivators to come into contact with middle-grade spiritual stones.

"Hey, we can only keep this realm passage for now. Let's go and have a look after we have enough spirit stones!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

"I remember that this Ancient Cloud Realm is an ancient realm, and the spiritual energy is extremely thin."

"However, there are some good mineral resources, and due to the thin spiritual energy, most monks focus on body refining, but there are many good body refining techniques passed down."

"Many years ago, when I was still a foundation-building monk, I entered this realm to look for resources."

"The Green Lotus Fire Seed was obtained in this realm."

"At that time, I had a fun attitude and established a small sect in this area, Ziyun Sect."

"This jade seal is the sect leader's token. If you go in for training in the future, go and see if this sect is still there!"

Zi Ling continued to talk to Zhou Ling.

"Yes, Master!"

Zhou Ling replied seriously.

After thinking for a while, he asked curiously, "Master, why has it not been completely occupied by the Ancient Cloud Realm after so many years of discovery?"

Zi Ling was lying lazily on the bamboo chair. Hearing Zhou Ling's words, he smiled and said, "Conquering a realm is so easy."

"An ancient realm like this is suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth. The higher the cultivation level of a monk who enters it, the greater the suppression will be."

"Even god-transformation monks are at risk of falling, so expanding the realm is not as easy as imagined."

"This requires a significant investment of resources."

"Often only big families and sects can afford it."

"Of course, if you can conquer a realm, the rewards you get are quite amazing!"

"Okay, you will naturally be able to gradually come into contact with these things when you enter Xuanyuan Taoist Academy!"

Speaking of this, Zi Ling took a few more sips of spiritual wine and did not continue to introduce the meaning to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling didn't ask again.

It seems that the risk of opening up a realm is still very high.

With my current strength, it would be better to practice quietly and peacefully.

Of course, even if he wanted to open the passage to the Ancient Cloud Realm, he didn't have a mid-grade spirit stone in his hand!

Then he said goodbye to his master.

Today there is a banquet held at home to celebrate him winning the assessment, and naturally he, the protagonist, cannot be absent.

After returning to the city, Zhou Ling first went to the Taoist Temple, gave Fang Jiaoxi two jars of spiritual wine, and invited him to have a banquet at Zhou's house at noon.

Teacher Fang also readily agreed.

Seeing Zhou Ling's current cultivation level and such achievements, he was also full of joy.

Zhou Ling is considered the most outstanding disciple he has ever led.

This also put a light on his face.

After leaving the Taoist Temple, Zhou Ling went to the Lujia Workshop to invite Master Lu.

After arriving at the workshop, I learned that Master Lu had won the first place in his assessment, and went to Zhou's house to celebrate early in the morning.

Only then did Zhou Ling return home.

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he was startled.

There are two rows of benches at the gate, and many people are already sitting there.

There are some neighbors I know, and some I don’t.

Seeing Zhou Ling's arrival, they all stood up and celebrated with him.

Zhou Ling also returned the favor one by one.

I really didn't expect such a lineup.

But it's normal to think about it. Not to mention getting the first place in the assessment, even being able to enter the Four Great Courts is extremely rare.

Especially for their casual cultivators, it is even more difficult.

As for being able to enter the Four Great Courtyards, apart from anything else, there won't be much of a problem building the foundation.

After all, the Taoist temple's foundation building success rate is basically over 70%.

Entering the home, the aunties and aunties from the neighbors on the patio are busy helping with various ingredients, washing dishes, etc.

Zhou Shan, Yuan Hu and the others were making spiritual tea to entertain the arriving guests.

Zhou Ling also met Master Lu, the He family brothers and sisters, Wang Yu's mother and daughter, and others.

And what surprised him was that some aristocratic families he had never heard of even sent greeting cards and gifts.

Not only Li Ru and Zhou Shan were at a loss, but Zhou Ling was also confused.

People are so kind and kind to send gifts to celebrate, so I can't refuse it.

But it feels a little unreasonable to accept gifts from others like this when they are strangers to each other.

"Zhou Ling, don't be surprised. As a casual cultivator, you defeated Jin Sheng and became the first in this assessment. You will naturally attract a lot of attention!"

Seeing Zhou Ling's embarrassment, He Zijian also came to his rescue and helped greet the representatives of the aristocratic families.

Fortunately, they didn't stay too long. After delivering the gifts, they congratulated Zhou Ling and then left.

"Brother Ling, you are now a famous figure in Lingxia Fairy City!"

Yuanhu poured a bowl of spiritual tea for Zhou Ling and said with an envious smile.

"celebrity!"

Zhou Ling shook his head.

Unexpectedly, in less than a day, the news that he won the first place in the assessment spread in Lingxia Fairy City.

As his casual disciple, he became the leader of this assessment.

Naturally, it becomes an inspirational story.

It is indeed rare for someone who is a casual cultivator to be the leader.

"I'm afraid your fame will not be limited to Lingxia Fairy City."

"It won't be long before other fairy cities may also know about you."

"After all, there are many casual cultivators in the Liudao Academy, but there are almost none who can win the title of leader!"

"In this case, your assessment performance in the future may be included in the Dao Alliance's assessment history."

He Zijian also said slightly teasingly.

At Zhou Ling's age, he will definitely be the target of some forces' attention and recruitment in the future.

Zhou Ling drank the spiritual tea in the bowl in one gulp, but he did not expect that he would become so famous in Lingxia Fairy City.

I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

But thinking that he would be going to Qingyun Fairy City in September, he didn't take it seriously.

Then he helped to greet the guests!

More and more people came, it was extremely lively!

And most of them were people Zhou Ling didn't know, they all sent visiting cards and gifts.

Zhou Ling could only entertain them with a smile!