The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 280: The Great Thousand Star Domain and the Origin of Thunder

"What? Could it be that Ling'er still doesn't fancy our Wang family?"

Seeing the slight change in Chen Ling's expression, Wang Laozu furrowed his brows and spoke with a displeased tone.

Wang Xi, who was holding a teacup on the side, also looked at Chen Ling with a hint of confusion in her beautiful eyes.

"Old Ancestor, you're overthinking! I couldn't ask for anything more than this!"

"It's just that I'm worried about my insufficient abilities, which might disappoint the trust you have in me!"

Chen Ling hurriedly smiled and replied, his tone filled with flattery.

After marrying Wang Xi, he could be considered as half a disciple of the Wang family.

Moreover, with the complete submission of the Wang family to the Chen family, the resources and original sales channels they possessed were invaluable.

Not to mention the heritage of the Wang family, just these channels alone could greatly enhance the strength of the Chen family.

After all, the Chen family currently held a large amount of resources and needed to quickly convert them into power.

With the full support of the Wang family, which had the backing of the Wanbao Tower, the benefits would be even greater.

[Hint: Accepting the Wang family as a subsidiary family will earn you 4000 Incense Value.]

At this moment, a prompt appeared.

Chen Ling was even more delighted, as a higher Incense Value represented a stronger power of the Wang family.

Putting aside the business channels, just the fact that Wang Laozu was a Nascent Soul Ancestor was worth his efforts to win over.

Seeing Chen Ling's sincere attitude, Wang Laozu nodded in satisfaction and said in a deep voice, "Don't think too much about it. The reason I arranged it this way is because..."

"On one hand, I'm considering the considerable risks of this battle, and there's a possibility of my own demise."

"And over the years, the Wang family has mainly been managed by me and Xi'er."

"Once the two of us are no longer in the Wang family, without any restraints, who knows what foolish things others might do, causing the hard-earned recovery of the Wang family to be destroyed."

"Therefore, I plan to have the Wang family submit to your Chen family, with Xi'er still in charge, so that I can rest assured!"

In his opinion, Chen Ling was a person with great luck, and although the Wang family had also developed steadily over the years,

there were only a few members who could truly stand on their own, and Wang Xi was one of them!

"Grandfather, you can rest assured! As long as I'm here, the heritage of the Wang family will not be broken!" Chen Ling said solemnly.

Leaving aside the other members of the Wang family, the child in Wang Xi's belly could also be considered as half of the Wang family's bloodline, so he naturally wouldn't let anything happen to him.

Then, changing the subject, he asked, "Old Ancestor, what is the connection between the Blood Slaughter Origin and Cao Yuntian that you mentioned earlier?"

Upon hearing this, a cold light flashed in Wang Laozu's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "The Blood Slaughter Origin is the origin of the high-rank Blood Slaughter Vein."

"This thing contains a vast amount of Blood Slaughter Spirit Power, while also possessing a trace of eerie slaughter energy!"

"It usually only exists in the Blood Slaughter Abyss!"

"Speaking of this Blood Slaughter Origin, we have to talk about the incident of my demise as the Wang Laozu!"

"Back then, Cao Yuntian was trapped in the Nascent Soul Great Return to Origin for many years, unable to comprehend the power of the origin."

"Later, by chance, I don't know where he obtained a piece of the Blood Slaughter Origin."

"With the help of this Blood Slaughter Origin, he successfully comprehended the Blood Slaughter origin and entered the God Transformation Realm."

"However, this kind of opportunistic breakthrough hides great risks. The body, soul, and consciousness of those who break through using the Blood Slaughter Origin will be greatly influenced by it."

"In the end, they will be controlled by the Blood Slaughter and become Blood Devil cultivators! They need to rely on the Blood Slaughter Qi to maintain their cultivation base."

"In simple terms, it is highly likely that they will degenerate into bloodthirsty killing Devil Cultivators!"

"And over the years, Cao Yuntian has been able to hide so well that no one knows how many people have died by his hands."

As he spoke, a surge of killing intent filled Wang Laozu's eyes.

Chen Ling learned from Wang Xi that after the battle with the foreign races, Wang Laozu suffered heavy injuries and returned to the Lanyue Sect, where he was secretly ambushed by Cao Yuntian and Elder Du, resulting in his death.

However, the current Wang Laozu did not mention that he was the reincarnation of a Divine Transformation Ancestor, and Chen Ling pretended not to know.

"Old Ancestor, how should we deal with Cao Yuntian then?"

Chen Ling asked cautiously, as this was the question he was concerned about.

If they couldn't defeat Cao Yuntian, who was at the Divine Transformation Middle Stage, then all their other arrangements would be meaningless.

"Back then, the Old Ancestor suspected that the Blood Slaughter Origin obtained by Cao Yuntian came from the Blood Devil Abyss. It was because of this that he was ambushed by Cao Yuntian."

"But in the end, the Old Ancestor used the High Grade Dao Item, the Purple Heaven Unity Ring, to break his Blood Prison and severely injure him."

"And then, the Old Ancestor used a secret technique to quietly merge a sub-ring of the Purple Heaven Unity Ring into his Blood Slaughter Origin."

"The Purple Heaven Unity Ring contains the Primordial Origin Sword Formation of the Purple Thunder, and once activated, even if it can't kill him, it can destroy his Blood Slaughter origin!"

"By then, his cultivation base will naturally plummet!"

Wang Laozu remained calm and took out a purple jade ring from his storage ring.

The purple ring floated in the air, with purple lightning flashing.

As the light bloomed, it seemed as if Sword Qi was condensing.

Although it had not been activated yet, its aura was threatening enough to make Chen Ling, who was at the Gold Core middle stage, feel a hint of danger.

Indeed, it was worthy of being a High Grade Dao Item.

Chen Ling sighed inwardly.

When Wang Laozu was seriously injured, he was still planning how to kill Cao Yuntian in the future.

Only these Divine Transformation ancestors could make such calculations.

With Wang Laozu's temperament, he guessed that he probably had other cards up his sleeve.

Of course, Laozu didn't say it, and he couldn't continue to ask.

"Laozu, where is the Blood Devil Abyss?" Chen Ling's gaze slightly condensed as he changed the topic.

Wang Laozu smiled and said, "The vast star domain we are currently in is called the Great Thousand Star Domain."

"In the Great Thousand Star Domain, there are thousands, even tens of thousands, of different star realms."

"And the Tianyun Realm is just a resource-poor realm in the Great Thousand Star Domain, barely reaching the rank of a Rank Two realm."

"The Blood Devil Abyss is also a realm, but it is a Rank Three realm. It is not far from the Tianyun Realm, and most of the cultivators there practice blood cultivation. They can only improve their cultivation base by plundering resources from other realms."

"Great Thousand Star Domain!"

Chen Ling couldn't help but be moved by these words.

Being in the Southern Territory of Yunmengze, he already felt that this world was vast and boundless.

He had never been to the vast Western Wasteland.

There were also the even more vast Ancient God Province, Tianling Province, Yunhai Province, and other places.

And these places were just a corner of the Tianyun Realm.

How vast and boundless was the Great Thousand Star Domain?

But this had little to do with him.

As long as he could kill the Cao and Du families and ensure the safety of the Chen family, he could live peacefully in the family and marry and have children.

The world is the world, and I am me!

"As for the Blood Devil Abyss, we can pay attention to it later. For now, let's deal with the Cao and Du families!" Wang Laozu said in a deep voice.

From his tone, it was clear that he treated Chen Ling as an equal.

Although Chen Ling only had a Gold Core cultivation base, his ability to kill Du Qingyun was worthy of recognition.

"This is some understanding and control of the power of the laws that I have gained. I hope it will be helpful to you."

Wang Laozu waved his hand again, and a Jade Slip fell in front of Chen Ling.

Chen Ling didn't hesitate and accepted the Jade Slip, expressing his gratitude with a cupped fist.

As long as he increased his points, he would be able to comprehend the laws.

This kind of experiential comprehension was not necessary for him.

But the cultivation experience of a Divine Transformation ancestor was undoubtedly a hundred times better than Du Qingyun's experience.

This would definitely be of great use to Wang Yun and the others!

Then the two of them discussed for a while and decided to meet with the Zhao family in Broken Tiger City five days later.

"Xier, quickly arrange a place for Laozu to stay!"

After the discussion, Chen Ling said to Wang Xi.

"No need, I still have other things to do these days. Let's meet in Broken Tiger City in five days!"

Wang Laozu waved his hand and said lightly.

Upon hearing that he had something to do, Chen Ling didn't dare to keep him. The couple sent him to the square and watched as Laozu controlled the spirit boat and left.

"Xier, you will have to take care of the Wang family's affairs in the future!"

Watching the warship glide across the sky and gradually disappear from sight like a black lightning, Chen Ling said to Wang Xi with a smile.

As for how to arrange the Wang family, he couldn't be bothered to inquire.

"Husband, most of the Wang family members are currently scattered throughout the Western Wilderness. After this battle is over, I will gather them together!"

"As for how to arrange them, it will be the same as other affiliated families."

"Additionally, there is the matter of the Wang family's assets..."

Just as Wang Xi was about to explain the situation of the Wang family to Chen Ling in detail, she saw that he had already stopped and was walking towards their own courtyard.

She could only smile bitterly and followed him.

Having stayed in the Chen family for over a year, she had come to understand that Chen Ling had no concept of numbers whatsoever.

Even if she explained it to him in great detail, he would probably forget it as soon as he turned around.

...

There were still five days left.

They had to speed up the recovery of the Frost Spirit Crystal Flame and the Five Absolute Thunder Flame.

Especially the Thunder Origin within his body. Originally, it would take at least a year or more, not to mention restoring it to its peak state.

But now, with the 4,000 merit points rewarded by the Wang family's submission, the situation was different.

As long as he added some Thunder Origin, the more than 4,000 merit points could roughly increase by a few points.

It would be enough to stimulate the Virtual Fire Cauldron!

As long as he could activate the Qian Fire Thunder Sword in the Virtual Fire Cauldron, he would have confidence in his heart.

In the cultivation room, Chen Ling sat in the Lotus Position on the meditation cushion, contemplating.

Then he opened the panel.

Merit Points: 4,300

Origin Power: Thunder (Low Grade: 4/100)(+)

...

Chen Ling's heart was filled with anticipation as he added one point to the Thunder Origin after the (+) sign.

Boom!

The merit points on the panel quickly disappeared, and suddenly, a surging hot airflow poured into his body from the void, giving him a sense of earth-shattering movement.

At this moment, Chen Ling felt as if there were countless horses galloping in his meridians.

Thunderous light radiated all over his body.

Pure and indescribable Thunder Spirit Power emanated from his Qi Sea, swirling within his body.

The airflow integrated with the aura emitted by the Spiritual Qi became stronger and stronger, making him feel an unprecedented sense of excitement.

Wherever the airflow passed, the acupoints in his meridians shimmered and became several times brighter than before.

When this scorching airflow merged into the Qi Sea, it immediately integrated with the original Thunder Origin vortex, causing the Qi Sea to seem as if it were filled with endless thunder rays.

Chen Ling groaned, feeling intense pain surging through his body as if struck by heavenly thunder in his Qi Sea.

Then, a strange scene appeared.

His entire body's blood and Qi seemed to be devoured by the Thunder Origin vortex.

Feeling the constant weakening of the Blood Qi within his body, Chen Ling's face changed drastically.

This was a situation that had never occurred in all these years of adding points.

In just a few breaths, Chen Ling's flesh quickly withered, looking like a skin and bones.

At this moment, a feeling of despair arose in Chen Ling's heart.

The intense pain tore through his body.

At the same time...

The surging hot airflow transformed by the merit points condensed into thunderous light, continuously merging into the Thunder Origin vortex, forming a purple cocoon in the middle of the vortex.

Emitting a mysterious aura.

The purple cocoon absorbed and refined the blood that was devoured.

In this process of change, the originally red blood, after repeated refinement, emitted a purple light.

After half a stick of incense, the scorching airflow completely merged into the vortex.

The purple cocoon also dimmed.

In an instant, the blood transformed back into fine blood rays, rushing rapidly throughout his body.

Reintegrating into the flesh and blood.

But after being tempered by the purple light cocoon, an astonishing pressure was released, with strands of purple light shimmering on the surface, presenting a lustrous glass-like luster.

"Boom!"

As if a loud sound exploded, a large meridian burst open, and drop by drop of blood seemed to have gained intelligence, merging into the meridians.

Meridians, bones, organs, every part of the body was enveloped in a purple glow emitted by the blood.

At the same time, Chen Ling's withered body also experienced a rebirth.

His entire body underwent tremendous changes.

The muscles all over his body seemed to contain a vast explosive force.

His entire body was like a high-rank thunder attribute treasure weapon, releasing an extreme thunderous intent, reaching the pinnacle of righteousness, like thunder roaring in the void.

"This is Thunder Body Tempering?"

Feeling the completely different aura inside his body, Chen Ling muttered in surprise.

His gaze first swept across the panel.

Incense Value: 0

Body Refining: Rank Three late stage (37/100) (+)

Source Power: Thunder (Low Grade: 7/100) (+)

"Only an increase of 3 values!"

"And it also directly reached Rank Three late stage in Body Refining!"

Feeling the immense power emanating from his physical body, Chen Ling's face was filled with excitement, as if he was dreaming.

He did not expect to gain such unexpected rewards from this attribute allocation.

Due to his proficiency in refining tools, he had never lacked Magical Robes on his body.

So he did not waste time cultivating the techniques of Body Refining.

But this attribute allocation was unexpected. After the Thunder Source Body Tempering, he directly entered Rank Three late stage in Body Refining, which was equivalent to the late stage of Gold Core.

This speed was comparable to riding a rocket, making him somewhat incredulous at the moment!

However, it also indirectly showed the power of the Thunder Source.

Of course, he was currently unable to master the techniques of using the Source Power, and the power he could unleash was limited.

Then his divine sense swept across the Qi Sea, his gaze fixed on the Thunder Source vortex in the Qi Sea, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Only to see that the purple cocoon of the vortex had, at some point, transformed into a thunderous star, surrounded by purple thunder.

As the thunder rays circulated, faint glimpses of thunder spirits could be seen flowing within.

"Sure enough, after the attribute allocation, not only did the Thunder Source completely recover, but it also condensed this Source Immortal Thunder. If the Virtual Fire Cauldron is stimulated again, its power will become even stronger!"

After his Divine Sense withdrew, Chen Ling muttered to himself.

He did not forget the goal of this attribute allocation.

The Thunder Body Tempering was just an unexpected joy.

In other words, even if he had previously integrated the Five Ultimate Thunder Flames and the Thunder Source Qi, the power of the Virtual Fire Cauldron could not be fully unleashed.

After all, the Five Ultimate Thunder Flames were only Rank Four Supreme Grade, and they could only be consumed at most half of the time.

If there were more, it would shake the foundation, and it would be difficult to advance in Realm.

And now, by condensing the Source Immortal Thunder, he had barely reached the bottom line for stimulating the Virtual Fire Cauldron.

Although it could be considered a clever method, as long as he could preserve his life, everything else didn't matter.

"Now, with the help of the Source, stimulating the Virtual Fire Cauldron should be able to deal with cultivators at the Nascent Soul Great Return to Origin stage."

"But it's only one strike, and the risk is still great!"

Chen Ling's thoughts turned, "Compared to when I used the Five Ultimate Thunder Flames to stimulate the Qianhuo Thunder Sword, the power might increase now, but it's still limited."

And back then, the reason he was able to defeat Du Qingyun's Heaven and Earth Sword Domain was partly because Du Qingyun had already fought several battles and had suffered considerable consumption.

The other reason was the use of the Source attribute.

"With the recovery of the Thunder Source Qi, coupled with the Rank Four puppets like the Platinum Ape and the Dharma Phase of the Divine Soul."

"With this battle strength, as long as I don't encounter cultivators at the Nascent Soul Great Return to Origin stage, there won't be any danger!"

"As long as I can win this battle, I can live a peaceful life afterwards!"

Chen Ling thought to himself.

Then he poured himself a cup of spiritual tea and slowly drank it.

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(End of this chapter)