Longevity: Starting from the Talent of Infant Growth

"This kid was defeated by you, what a pity!"

"However, let him bear the pain of his soul, so he can vent his anger!"

Seeing Zhou Ling return to the rest area, He Zijian patted his shoulder and said with praise.

"Brother He, you also have to defeat Jin Sheng, let's meet in the finals!"

Zhou Ling smiled and cheered up He Zijian.

"Well, Jin Sheng is difficult to deal with, but I will fight with all my strength. It won't be that easy for him to defeat me!"

He Zijian smiled and said confidently.

Zhou Ling nodded, he was still very optimistic about He Zijian.

I just don’t know who will be the winner in the end when the swords of the two collide?

"Zhou Ling congratulates you!"

He Lingyun also congratulated Zhou Ling.

She was also surprised that Zhou Ling was able to defeat Nan Feng and enter the finals.

Although he knew that Zhou Ling was much stronger than he appeared on the surface, he never expected to be able to defeat two seed disciples at the ninth level of Qi training in succession.

Of course, not only did she not expect it, but Li Ru, Zhou Shan and others also did not expect it.

On the other hand, Wang Xin supported Zhou Ling as always.

Zhou Ling smiled and nodded to He Lingyun, then walked towards his parents.

"Ling'er has entered the finals, why does it feel like a dream!"

Looking at his son walking towards him, Li Ruwu asked Zhou Shan with some disbelief.

Zhou Shan nodded excitedly and said, "My son has really entered the finals. He will definitely have a chance to build a foundation in the future. My old Zhou family will finally have a foundation building monk!"

You must know that only by becoming a foundation-building monk can it be possible to establish a family. Therefore, building a foundation and establishing a family is almost a lifelong dream for most casual cultivators.

"Father, mother!"

Zhou Ling shouted and sat down on the futon nearby.

Although this battle was won, it still consumed a lot of money, and we still had to gain time to recover as soon as possible.

"Ling'er, are you okay?"

Li Ru asked with concern.

She was only at the fifth level of qi training, and her soul cultivation was average, but from Nanfeng's scream just now, she could also guess the danger of the battle just now.

"It's okay, it's just that it consumes a lot of energy!"

Zhou Ling smiled.

With his mother's temperament, even if something happened, he would not dare to let her know, lest she worry.

Hearing this, Li Rucai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Ling is so powerful, he can even break through Nan Feng's soul attack!"

Wang Yu also came over and said in a complimentary tone.

However, in her opinion, this was normal. After all, with Zi Ling's cultivation level, the Soul Technique taught to Zhou Ling and the others was definitely not low.

"Aunt Wang! I just won by luck, it cost too much!"

Zhou Ling said modestly.

"Well, you're already pretty good!"

"It's just that my cultivation level is still a bit low!"

Wang Yu said in an encouraging tone.

After thinking about it, he took out a pill bottle from the storage ring, handed it to Zhou Ling and said, "Brother Ling, this is a Zhengyuan Pill. For Qi-training monks, it is called a Small Foundation-Building Pill."

"It can help you break through the bottleneck in the middle stage of Qi training."

"I originally thought I would give it to you after you complete the competition."

"However, now that you have reached this stage, I think you can use the Zhengyuan Dan to rush forward and see if you can enter the seventh level of Qi training."

"This will give us more opportunities for the next finals!"

"Thank you Aunt Wang!" Zhou Ling took the pill bottle and hurriedly held it in his hand to express his thanks.

Now the body has reached fifty-nine spiritual points, which is only one step away from the seventh level of Qi training.

If he can enter the seventh level of Qi training at this time, it will definitely be extremely beneficial to him in the next finals.

After all, the sixth level of Qi training is obviously insufficient against disciples like He Zijian and Jin Sheng who have equally strong and pure magic powers.

All I can say is that this Zhengyuan Pill came just in time!

However, he was also worried in his heart. After all, he was practicing the "Five Elements Qianyuan True Technique" and to break through the bottleneck of the seventh level of Qi training, the supply of spiritual power required was far greater than that of an ordinary sixth-level Qi training monk.

But now that I have this opportunity, I still have to fight for it.

After all, first place and second place, whether it is rewards or future treatment, are very different.

"Sister Yu, thank you so much!"

Li Ru also thanked Wang Yu with a grateful face.

The price of this kind of Zhengyuan Pill is at least five or six hundred spirit stones on the market.

Moreover, the elixirs refined by Wang Yu generally contain one or two elixir patterns, so their value is even higher.

"It's okay. The two of them will go to Xuanyuan Taoist Temple from now on. Xin'er wants Brother Ling to take care of her more."

Wang Yu smiled and said.

Then he told Zhou Ling, "This Zhengyuan Pill is extremely powerful and has a strong impact on the meridians. You must be mentally prepared when taking it!"

"Yes, Aunt Wang!"

Zhou Ling replied respectfully.

At the same time, the bell rang for the start of the second round of competition.

Zhou Ling was not in a hurry to refine Zhengyuan Dan, but instead set his sights on the competition platform.

It was only the middle of the day, and there were still more than two hours before the afternoon finals. He had enough time to refine the Zhengyuan Pill.

So I plan to first use the [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis] talents to observe and understand the sword intentions of the two people.

On the one hand, I am preparing for the next competition, and on the other hand, I am also adopting a learning attitude.

After all, with [Intermediate Analysis], he can analyze the advantages and disadvantages of his opponent's sword intention, and he can also summarize some beneficial experiences.

In particular, his sword energy furnace is largely derived from Jin Sheng's burning sword energy.

On the competition stage, the two faced each other head-on.

The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

He Zijian is tall and exudes an aura of arrogance and strength.

Although Jin Sheng looks thinner, his aura is calm, giving people the feeling of a sword without an edge.

"Your aura seems to have improved a lot!"

Looking at He Zijian, Jin Sheng raised his eyebrows, but his expression remained calm.

"You have changed a lot too!"

He Zijian smiled and said.

As he spoke, he took out a thick black giant sword from his storage bag with a thought.

The sword is seven feet long, huge in size, and has a powerful aura.

"snort!"

Jin Sheng snorted slightly, then patted the storage bag on his waist, and then a three-foot fiery red sword danced out. His breath was hot and fierce, and its power was slightly stronger than the thick black sword.

Staring at Jin Sheng, He Zijian said proudly, "Then let me see the real chapter under my hands, and let me see what the difference is in the sword intention that your sword body has comprehended!"

After finishing speaking, He Zijian suddenly swung his giant sword, and a thunderous sword light suddenly condensed on the giant sword, tearing up a trace of thunder, flashing with a violent aura, and slashed towards Jin Sheng.

Facing the terrifying power of the slashing giant sword, Jin Sheng was not afraid at all. The fiery red magic sword in his hand bloomed with fiery red light, like brilliant clouds shining in the sky.

He faced the thunderous sword light and blasted away without any hesitation.

Then, two mighty sword lights struck together heavily.

The sound of explosions was heard one after another, and the competition stage was reflected in a purple-red sky.

Where the swords of the two men collided, a circle of fierce sword energy swayed out.

The roaring and whistling sword lights shone with dazzling thunder and flames. They intertwined violently in an instant, annihilating each other and bombarding each other.

[You are observing Honglu Sword Technique, Intermediate Observation +1, Burning Sword Intent +1]

[You are analyzing the Hong Furnace Sword Technique, intermediate analysis +1, Burning Sword Intent +1]

[You are observing the Thunder-Breaking Sword Technique, Intermediate Observation +1, Thunder-Breaking Sword Intent +1]

[You are analyzing the Thunder-Breaking Sword Technique, Intermediate Analysis +1, Thunder-Breaking Sword Intent +1]

"Brother He actually comprehended the Thunder-Breaking Sword Intent!"

Zhou Ling looked surprised when he saw the sword energy filling the competition stage.

This was something he had never encountered in [Illusion Simulation] before.

You must know that thunder magic is the most difficult and powerful among all spells.

What's more, this is a thunder-attributed sword intent. The difficulty of breaking thunder sword intent is even more conceivable!

"Perhaps Brother He just realized it during this period!"

Zhou Ling guessed in his mind, but it didn't matter. Such observation and analysis would undoubtedly be of great help to him.

Just like when he realized the Burning Sword Intent last time, he felt that there seemed to be a new change in the Five Elements Sword Veins in his body.

"No matter what the situation is, with the help of the [Thunder Gang] talent, you can also learn this Thunder-Breaking Sword Intent!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Boom boom boom!

At this moment, sword energy flew across the competition stage.

The sword techniques performed by the two people each have their own strengths. He Zijian's sword is opened and closed widely. The sword is as heavy as a mountain, accompanied by the roar of thunder, and has an extremely strong and yang artistic conception.

Jin Sheng's sword light was flexible and ever-changing, sometimes like a sword lotus blooming, sometimes like a fire dragon emerging from the sea. The sword's power was unpredictable, but it had an extremely hot burning aura.

Even He Zijian's thunderous sword light couldn't gain the slightest advantage when enveloped by this burning sword intent.

The shining sword light all over the sky, accompanied by roars and explosions, reminds all the spectators at all times that these two are the most powerful disciples in this session.

Thunder and fire are attributes that mainly focus on fierce killing.

Therefore, the battle between the two people did not involve many tricks, it was all a direct fight.

Which side is more powerful will have a chance to win.

However, others may not see anything.

But through [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling knew that at this moment, He Zijian's consumption was much higher than that of Jin Sheng.

Although both of them understood the sword intent well.

But Jin Sheng himself is a rare sword body, and his understanding and control of the sword's intention is far better than that of He Zijian.

The so-called spiritual body is more in line with the rules of heaven and earth, and its cultivation speed and understanding are far beyond those of ordinary monks.

Of course, spiritual bodies are also divided into three, six or nine levels.

Zhou Ling didn't know what kind of sword body Jin Sheng was, but as long as it was a sword body, his understanding of the sword must be much higher than that of ordinary people.

Moreover, he has a natural affinity for swords, and when controlled, the power is stronger than that of ordinary swordsmen, and the consumption is also less.

"This guy seems to know Brother He's weaknesses, and he seems to be mostly on the defensive now!"

Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.

But this was also good for him. As the two talents continued to operate, Zhou Ling's observation and analysis of the sword moves and sword intentions of the two became more and more accurate.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.

Boom!

Just as Zhou Ling was analyzing and thinking, thunderous noises came from the competition stage one after another.

"cut!"

He Zijian slashed with his heavy sword, and instantly fired out three huge sword beams, which struck Jin Sheng fiercely.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The sword light roared out with an extremely violent roar, and wherever it passed, it drew a line of white thunder. The dazzling sword light made people dare not look directly.

"Burning Flame Sword!"

Jin Sheng did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He stared at the sword light in the air with a cautious expression, chanted the magic spell, and injected magic power into the magic sword suspended in front of him.

In an instant, the magic sword slashed down, and in the blink of an eye, it condensed into a dragon of several feet of flaming sword energy. It flew towards the thunder sword light like it opened its teeth and claws.

Then, the flaming sword dragon roared fiercely, and the thunder sword energy that bombarded was immediately burned out by the scorching flaming sword energy.

Jin Sheng concentrated his mind and pointed, and the flaming dragon sword energy bombarded out unstoppably, suppressing the thunder sword energy.

"Boom boom!"

The thunder sword light and the flaming sword light intertwined fiercely, and the rumbling sound was deafening.

A terrifying sword energy rose terrifyingly.

"Not good!"

Gu Jiaoshi on the judges' seat hurriedly cast a spell, and a spiritual power was injected into the light shield of the competition stage.

At this moment, the light shield of the competition stage was dim and seemed to be broken at any time.

This is the light shield condensed by the second-level defense array.

It can block the attack of the foundation-building cultivator.

But under the sweep of the terrifying sword energy of the two, it is already in danger and will collapse at any time.

It can be seen that the attack strength of the two is terrifying.

Fortunately, with the injection of Gu Jiaoshi's spiritual power, the light shield gradually stabilized.

The glazed jade on the ground was already riddled with holes, with deep marks, as if it had been plowed by something.

The two's terrifying fighting power shocked the judges.

A small second-grade immortal city could actually produce disciples with such fighting power, and there were two of them.

They had already expected Jin Sheng's fighting power. After all, he was a sword body, so his fighting power must be extraordinary.

But He Zijian's ability to comprehend the thunder attribute sword intent also surprised them!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After a fierce attack without success, He Zijian was forced to switch from offense to defense because of too much consumption.

At this time, the advantage of Jin Sheng's sword body was revealed. The flame sword light was very fast, and there was still enough power to suppress He Zijian.

He Zijian could only swing the heavy sword and condense the sword energy in front of him for defense.

But even so, Jin Sheng's sword light continued to suppress him.

It made him breathless.

"Isn't Brother He a formation master? Why is he so passive? Why doesn't he use formations or something like that?"

Zhou Ling was anxious when he saw the battle situation on the field.

The two had been fighting with sword moves all the time, without any other external objects.

Perhaps it was a tacit understanding formed to decide the winner in the sword art.

But Zhou Ling disagreed in his heart.

After all, it doesn't matter if the cat is white or black, as long as it can catch the mouse, it is a good cat!

Why not use other means.

Besides, Jin Sheng is a sword body, and he has an advantage in the sword art.

"Let's decide the winner with one sword!"

As soon as He Zijian finished speaking, his aura suddenly exploded, and then he swung down with a sword.

Boom!

The fierce thunder sword energy slashed towards Jin Sheng with the momentum of chopping everything.

Jin Sheng looked solemn, feeling the fierce sword energy coming towards him, his aura suddenly exploded, and an amazing sword intent burst out.

Boom!

A huge flame sword light followed and slashed out.

Boom!

Two sword beams collided in the air, and the terrifying sword energy exploded.

The entire competition platform seemed to be crumbling.

Finally, the thunder sword beam gradually annihilated and dissipated in the flame sword energy.

He Zijian's face was pale, and he fell to the ground with a bang.

At this moment, his mana had been exhausted and he had no strength to fight again.

Although Jin Sheng was not doing well, his condition was a little better than him.

"I lost!"

He Zijian shook his head helplessly!

"This is just a competition. If it was a head-on fight, Brother He might not lose!"

Looking at the situation on the field, Zhou Ling said in his heart.

The sword decisions and sword intentions of both sides were extremely powerful, but obviously, He Zijian's sword intention was not suitable for a long battle.

It is more suitable to let go with all your strength and fight with all your strength.

This kind of competition still restrained He Zijian's performance.

However, Jin Sheng's sword cultivation is also unquestionable.

Through the actual analysis of this battle, Zhou Ling also gained a lot.

On the competition stage, after the judges announced that Jin Sheng won, neither of them walked down the competition stage, but each took out a pill and swallowed it.

He sat cross-legged on the spot to recover.

Jin Sheng did not dare to be careless. Although he defeated He Zijian, he consumed a lot of energy.

In the afternoon, Zhou Ling, although he was only at the sixth level of Qi training, had good skills, so he still had to be fully prepared.

Especially since this person had a good relationship with Wang Xin, he had to defeat him and leave a deep impression in Wang Xin's heart.

Looking at the state of the two, it can also be seen that this battle was fierce.

At this moment, there was still some time before the final in the afternoon.

Zhou Ling did not think about it any more and took out the pill bottle that Wang Yu had given him just now.

A white pill was poured out from it. The surface of the pill flashed with a warm jade-like luster, and there were two faint pill patterns flashing.

"Two-pill pattern Zhengyuan Pill!"

Zhou Ling was quite excited. Along the way, Wang Xin and the others helped him a lot.

After taking the Qi-combining pill just now, plus [Recovery] and [Spiritual Medicine Stress], his spiritual power has now recovered 90%.

During this period, he continued to take the two-dan pattern Qi-combining pill every day, and his cultivation level was also rapidly improved.

Last time, he merged the green lotus fire seed and entered the sixth level of Qi training, activating seven spiritual points at one time, reaching fifty-six.

And in less than a month, he activated three more spiritual points.

Although he broke through to the sixth level of Qi training for less than a month, he practiced the "Five Elements Qianyang True Art" and had the help of spiritual flames.

His foundation is solid and strong, not inferior to other sixth-level Qi training cultivators.

In short, Zhou Ling already has the foundation to use external forces to break through the bottleneck of the late stage of Qi training.

Then, Zhou Ling threw the pill directly into his mouth.

The Zhengyuan Pill tastes bitter and melts as soon as it enters the mouth, and then turns into a stream of hot air that flows into Zhou Ling's meridians.

It was as if a flame suddenly appeared in the meridians.

If it is an ordinary sixth-level qi-training monk, he can only use spiritual power to warm his body's muscles and veins, and then slowly absorb the medicinal power. However, this absorption and refining process will also be accompanied by tremendous pain.

Some monks could even faint and die if they couldn't hold on.

But Zhou Ling's meridians are already extremely tough now. Even if the Zhengyuan Pill is extremely violent and overbearing, he can still withstand it.

After a while, the hot air began to spread in Zhou Ling's meridians.

A burning pain in the veins also spread.

But Zhou Ling's expression was calm. Although there was a feeling of tearing in his meridians, it was completely within the tolerable range.

[You are refining the Zhengyuan Pill, the medicinal stress +1, the efficacy of the Zhengyuan Pill +2]

Following the talent prompt, he felt another strong spiritual power suddenly flow into his meridians, and the spiritual power surged.

Even if the five elements circulation meridians are opened up.

At this moment, it was as if he was overflowing with spiritual energy.

"boom!"

The powerful medicinal power is instantly released in the meridians, spreads everywhere, and is transformed into pure spiritual power, tempering the spiritual points.

In just a few breaths, for Qi training monks, it is an extremely difficult bottleneck in the later stages of Qi training.

Zhou Ling broke through easily.

Puff!

Two spiritual acupoints were opened in succession.

The surging spiritual power surged toward the sea of ​​​​Qi like a tide.

At this moment, Zhou Ling had successfully become a seventh-level Qi-training monk.

"call!"

After burning the incense, Zhou Ling exhaled gently, opened his eyes, and his face was full of joy.

This breakthrough was much smoother than he expected.

After all, to condense the Five Elements Spiritual Veins, every step forward requires the support of huge spiritual power.

It can also be seen that the Zhengyuan Pill given by Aunt Wang is of high quality.

Coupled with the increase in medicinal power stimulated by [Elixir Stress], you will have such abundant spiritual power, making you feel like everything is natural.

Feeling the abundant spiritual power in his body, Zhou Ling was excited.

The middle and late stages of Qi training are a big bottleneck.

At this moment, he felt that his strength had more than doubled.

The soul is also becoming more and more pure.

"Congratulations to Brother Ling for entering the late stage of Qi training!"

Seeing Zhou Ling's bright eyes, Wang Yu was the first to feel the change in Zhou Ling's aura.

"Ling'er, you are really at the advanced stage of Qi training!"

Li Ru spoke with excitement, and although he tried his best to control it, he couldn't help but still burst into tears.

Nothing could make her more excited than her son now having such an achievement.

"Ling'er is really good!"

Zhou Shan was also full of excitement and his voice was a little hoarse.

My son entered the seventh level of Qi training, which was a huge breakthrough.

“Thanks to Aunt Wang’s Zhengyuan Pill!”

Zhou Ling hurriedly thanked Wang Yu respectfully.

"Brother Ling, there's no need to be so polite. Remember from now on, just take good care of Xin'er when you get to the Taoist Academy!"

Wang Yu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Aunt Wang!"

Zhou Ling said seriously.

"Well, we have just entered the late stage of Qi training. We need to consolidate more so that we can perform better in the finals in the afternoon!"

Wang Yu nodded again and said.

Zhou Ling nodded and glanced at the competition table again.

He Zijian and Jin Sheng were still sitting cross-legged in silence, recovering their magic power.

Zhou Ling continued to sit on the futon, thinking about the scene where He Zijian and Jin Sheng fought just now in his mind.

Carefully analyze his Jin Sheng's sword moves.

If there wasn't a final in the afternoon, he would have gone directly into [Dreamland Simulation] and had a real battle with his opponent, which would have been the best effect.

Although it was simulated yesterday, the combat power displayed by Jin Sheng yesterday was still very different from today's combat power.

On the side, Li Ru and his wife also thanked Wang Yu happily!

"This little guy actually entered the seventh level of Qi training like this."

Mr. Hu, who was standing up from the judges' seat, glanced at Zhou Ling, with an unexpected smile on his face.

Then he and several others said in a solemn tone, "I want to give Zhou Ling the quota for Lingxia Immortal City's Taoist foundation-building seeds this year!"

"Taoist foundation building seeds!"

When Deacon Qin heard this, he also looked happy.

The foundation building seed is the collective recognition of the four great academies and the assessment disciples with great potential.

Once you become a foundation-building seed, you will be able to obtain various resources after entering the Taoist Academy and become a key disciple of the Taoist Academy.

As long as they can meet the Taoist Academy's assessment standards, the Taoist Academy will even provide foundation-building pills and auxiliary spiritual objects.

This time, there was only one quota in Lingxia Fairy City. After discussion, several people had planned to give this quota to Jin Sheng.

Now Hu Jiaoxi suddenly proposed to give it to Zhou Ling.

Several others couldn't help but hesitate.

After all, this kind of thing is the result of consultation and discussion among several people.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, this little guy Zhou Ling is quite good, but we have already negotiated this matter to Jin Sheng, so we can't go back on our words!"

"Furthermore, Jin Sheng is an Earth Flame Sword Body, and its potential is beyond what Zhou Ling can match."

The Jiutian Sword Academy Wang Jiaoxi, who has never been very talkative, couldn't help but say.

After all, Jin Sheng had already agreed to join Jiutian Sword Academy, so Wang Jiaoxi naturally also turned to him.

Moreover, Jin Sheng has a sword body, and there is no doubt about his potential. Naturally, he is far better than Zhou Ling, who only has a low-grade spiritual root.

The qualifications alone between the two are worlds apart.

However, Zhou Ling's talent in cultivation is also amazing enough.

"Fellow Daoist Wang is right. You also said that Jin Sheng is a sword body and will definitely be able to build a foundation in the future, even without the help of foundation-building pills."

"But Zhou Ling is different. Not only does he have a low-grade spiritual root, but he is also a casual cultivator with limited resources. He can reach this point now, which shows that his talent is extremely amazing!"

"He definitely doesn't have many resources. If he can become a foundation-building seed, he will get more resources when he enters the Taoist Academy in the future, which will be of great help to him!"

Teacher Hu said seriously.

"This?"

Teacher Wang is not good at speaking and didn't know what to say for a while.

Thinking about it, Teacher Hu's reason is reasonable.

After all, although Zhou Ling looks promising now, once he enters the Taoist Academy, he will face the genius disciples of various immortal cities.

He may not have such a big advantage.

The resources he can get are also limited.

If there is such a quota, the situation will definitely be much better.

He also has a talent for Zhou Ling in his heart.

It's hard to refute for a while!

The other people had similar ideas.

For a while, they all fell into hesitation.

"I think this is the way to go!"

"This year, the seed quota for foundation building in this academy will be given to the champion of the competition."

"Whoever wins the final in the afternoon will get this quota!"

Instructor Gu thought about it and finally spoke out.

Although it seems fair to say this, after all, Zhou Ling's combat power is still not as good as Jin Sheng's now.

So I still prefer Jin Sheng.

After all, the treatment of sword bodies is definitely different.

But this is also a chance for Zhou Ling.

Whether he can grasp it depends on his own performance.

"That's fine!"

The others also supported it.

Instructor Hu could only nod his head.

Now he has fought for the opportunity for Zhou Ling, whether he can grasp it depends on himself!

Then several people stood up and left the judges' seat.