The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 300: A Dream of a Hundred Years

"Chen Fellow Daoist, the first thing I need your help with is to craft this Rank Four Spirit Engraved Wood into a Spirit Beast Bracelet for me."

In a refined room on the third floor of the Wanbao Tower, Zhou Hongshang smiled and spoke to Chen Ling.

After discussing the matter with Chen Ling, their relationship had naturally become more relaxed.

Rank Four Spirit Engraved Wood contained abundant wood attributes, which could increase the growth of Dream Gu by one or two percent.

However, Spirit Engraved Wood was difficult to control and it was not easy to refine it into a Spirit Beast Bracelet.

Moreover, the Spirit Beast Bracelet was meant to nurture a Spirit Beast that was connected to one's life, so it was not easy to entrust its refinement to someone else.

She was also not at ease.

In simple terms, it meant that she had a discerning eye and had confidence in Chen Ling.

"I wonder what requirements Fellow Daoist Zhou has?" Chen Ling asked.

Slightly pleased in his heart, he reluctantly agreed to three conditions from Zhou Hongshang on the way, which made him quite annoyed.

Originally, when it came to matters of principle, he would not budge an inch.

But a dream of a husband and wife in the dream realm had stirred up an inexplicable emotion in his heart towards Zhou Hongshang.

His attitude towards her had also become much more relaxed.

And now, she didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him.

As long as she didn't make him marry into the Zhou family, everything else could be negotiated.

But he didn't expect that the first thing Zhou Hongshang wanted was to refine a Spirit Beast Bracelet.

This was easy!

"It would be best if it had spatial attributes and amplification capabilities as a Spiritual Treasure."

Her voice became gentle and soothing, as if she was facing an old friend, without the previous domineering tone.

Chen Ling frowned slightly. He did have some grasp of spatial and amplification Spiritual Treasures.

However, he currently didn't have any spatial stones with spatial attributes.

Zhou Hongshang seemed to have sensed Chen Ling's thoughts and with a thought, two fist-sized, shimmering cloud stones appeared in front of her. She looked at Chen Ling with clear eyes and a faint smile, "These two are Rank Four Supreme Grade Cloud Spirit Crystals."

Chen Ling nodded and directly put away the two cloud stones.

"Chen Fellow Daoist, there is another matter I need to discuss with you."

Before Chen Ling could answer, Zhou Hongshang moved lightly and came to stand in front of him.

Her graceful figure slowly approached.

"Zhou Fellow Daoist!"

Chen Ling's words came to a halt as his gaze froze.

Zhou Hongshang's delicate shoes touched the ground, revealing a pair of slender jade feet.

Then, she lightly lifted her skirt and sat down beside Chen Ling.

"This is my second condition!"

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In a hazy state, Chen Ling felt as if he had had a very long dream.

When he opened his eyes again, everything around him was still the same.

Zhou Hongshang had already left.

He then picked up his robe and prepared to put it on, but unexpectedly discovered several cracks on the robe.

"Since killing Cao Weiye until now, I haven't fought anyone, so how did this happen?"

Chen Ling's gaze slightly narrowed.

This was a Rank Four High Grade robe, mainly made from Rank Four High Grade Golden Silkworm Silk, and integrated with Rank Four Supreme Grade Golden Gang Sand.

Even attacks from a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator could be blocked.

"Could it be from the dream realm?"

After some contemplation, he muttered to himself.

Then, he poured himself a cup of spiritual tea and sat comfortably on a cushion.

Slowly pondering the situation in the dream.

It felt like a dream of a lifetime.

Scenes surged up in his mind.

In the dream realm, he and Zhou Hongshang were still a married couple.

But he was a hunter from a mountain village, and his wife was beautiful and simple, taking care of the household and working hard.

Originally, the two of them lived a peaceful life in a small village.

But during a shopping trip to the county, Zhou Hongshang caught the attention of some local ruffians.

They made inappropriate remarks.

Naturally, Chen Ling couldn't swallow this insult.

He drew his bow and shot the ruffians dead.

As a result, he got into trouble with the authorities.

They could only become bandits together with his wife.

By chance, he obtained a Martial Dao inheritance and spent several years in arduous cultivation.

Then, he gathered a group of followers in the mountains.

Become a generation's Grandmaster.

Another invasion by a different race.

Suffering of all living beings.

Under his leadership, the mountain stronghold continued to grow.

In the end, Chen Ling, with his powerful martial arts, became an unparalleled Grandmaster, reigning over the martial world.

And became a generation's ruler, establishing a new dynasty.

Throughout this process, Zhou Hongshang never left his side, accompanying him through life and death.

And bore him five children.

Even after Chen Ling became wealthy, he took three wives and concubines, often indulging in pleasure-seeking activities.

But she silently managed the family business for the Chen family.

The relationships among the wives and concubines in the household were also well-ordered.

Preventing any internal conflicts.

One could say she was the mother of the world!

"This Divine Ability dream is truly amazing!"

"A dream that lasts a lifetime!"

"A dream that spans a hundred years!"

Chen Ling opened his eyes, exhaled a breath, and looked out the window.

Although the fleeting images in his sea of consciousness had dissipated, the feeling of washing away the dust and the vastness of time remained.

"I wonder what kind of enlightenment Zhou Hongshang had!"

Chen Ling murmured.

Then he opened the panel.

Incense Value: 764

Spirit Root: Supreme Grade Spirit Root of Four Elements (Metal, Wood, Fire, Earth, 49/100)(+)

High Grade Pseudo Thunder Spirit Root (32/100)(+)

Realm: Gold Core Sixth Stage (42/100)

Body Refining: Rank Four Mid Stage

"Battle Dragon Body Refining Technique" (Minor Completion: 92/100)(+)

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Divine Ability: Dream of a Thousand Years (Low Grade: 56/100)(+)

Yin-Yang Laws (Middle Grade: 5/100)(+)

Dream Dao Laws (Low Grade: 55/100)(+)

"Mana and Body Refining improve at the same time!"

Chen Ling's face was filled with joy as he murmured.

The effect of this dream with Zhou Hongshang's double cultivation far exceeded expectations.

With a thought, a loud dragon roar resounded within his body, and an extremely powerful aura enveloped the surroundings.

As if there was a majestic bloodline dragon rushing within his body.

There was a flickering blue dragon pattern on his body.

"Perhaps with the assistance of the Blue Flood Dragon bloodline next time, I will be able to condense a bloodline Divine Ability!"

Feeling the powerful blood energy within his body, Chen Ling rejoiced.

Advancing in body cultivation mainly relied on the blood energy of Demonic Beasts, integrating the Union Body Refining Technique to form one's own bloodline Divine Ability.

Only then could one break through to a higher realm.

Chen Ling was quite satisfied with this progress.

Just a single dream cultivation was already comparable to more than ten years of arduous cultivation.

The improvement in mana was undoubtedly the result of the double cultivation with Zhou Hongshang, after all, she possessed the Dragon and Phoenix Origin Body.

In addition, the Divine Ability "Dream of a Thousand Years" and the Dream Dao and Yin-Yang Laws had also greatly improved.

It must be known that the comprehension of Divine Abilities and the advancement of laws were the main focus of high-level cultivators.

And also the most difficult to make progress in.

Yet, in this double cultivation, all three had achieved an increase of nearly dozens of points.

Zhou Hongshang's Spirit Body and her Spirit Beast Dream Gu were truly powerful.

"If I can marry her, then I'll have hit the jackpot!"

Chen Ling lightly sipped his spiritual tea and murmured.

Outside, the sky gradually darkened.

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At the same time, a blue stream of light shot rapidly towards the Chimu Peak in the sky.

"Xiao Meng, have you successfully reached Rank Five?"

Zhou Hongshang touched the Spirit Beast bracelet on her wrist and felt a surging and turbulent wave of spiritual power.

"Buzz!"

With the violent spiritual energy fluctuations in the Spirit Beast Bracelet, Zhou Hongshang's spiritual energy surged within her body.

"I actually succeeded!" Zhou Hongshang felt the message transmitted by the Dream Gu, and a look of ecstasy appeared on her pretty face.

With Chen Ling's double cultivation, her cultivation level had also noticeably improved.

And as the Dream Gu evolved, she felt that the mana within her body had already reached the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

"Every time this guy double cultivates, there is such a huge gain!" Zhou Hongshang muttered in disbelief.

Then she increased her speed.

In no time, she landed on the Chimu Peak.

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In the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.

During this period, Chen Ling spent most of his time practicing in his room.

With the experiences in the dream realm, his aura became more stable.

And as the Yin-Yang Law improved, the effect of double cultivation with Li Yourong and the others became better and better.

At the same time, Chen Ling successfully refined Zhou Hongshang's Spirit Beast Bracelet.

However, in these ten days, he did not see Zhou Hongshang's figure.

During this time, many cultivators from the Qi Alliance came to visit. After seeing a few people, Chen Ling found an excuse to close the door and cultivate.

No more visitors!

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Bai Sword Peak is located to the west of Guiyun City.

Stretching for dozens of miles, it is extremely magnificent, like a giant sword standing above the city, imposing and majestic.

The owner of Bai Sword Peak is the Li family of the Soul Formation clan.

Since the ancestor of the Li family opened Bai Sword Peak, it has been thousands of years.

The Li family has produced many talents, and now there are two Soul Formation cultivators in the family.

There are more than three thousand clan cultivators.

Among them, there are twelve Nascent Soul cultivators and one hundred and thirty-nine Gold Core cultivators.

Today is the annual Sword Opening Day of the Li family.

The so-called Sword Opening Day is to use secret techniques to stimulate the sword bloodline contained within the clan members.

Only cultivators who have reached the Gold Core realm and are under a hundred years old are eligible to participate.

And each Li family cultivator only has two chances to open their sword body.

After all, each activation of the secret technique is a huge consumption.

And if they fail to activate it twice, it means that there is no sword bloodline contained within them.

Even if they try again, it will be in vain.

Of course, cultivators with innate sword bodies can also participate.

After all, the blessing of the secret technique can further enhance their sword body.

At this moment, on the square made of white jade in the Li family.

A middle-aged man in a white robe was enveloped in a pale blue light flow, his face showing a painful expression.

After a quarter of an hour, with a tearing sound, a majestic flame sword energy burst out from the man's body, instantly reaching half a zhang.

"Not bad! Integrated Union clan secret technique, activating the sword body within a quarter of an hour, although it is only the acquired Flame Sword Body."

"But as long as you work hard enough, there will be a chance to enter the third realm in the future!"

Not far away, an old man from the Li family said admiringly.

Beside him sat two other middle-aged men, all of them Nascent Soul cultivators.

This year, a total of sixteen Li family cultivators participated in the Sword Opening Day.

Eleven of them had already been tested, and only one person successfully activated their sword body.

Unfortunately, it was still an acquired ordinary Flame Sword Body.

Without enough opportunities, it is not easy to comprehend the three realms of the sword path.

"Next is Li Yourong from the Huolian Sword Lineage stepping onto the testing stage!"

As the voice fell, many Li family disciples watching below couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"There is actually someone from the Huolian lineage who has reached the Gold Core realm!"

"It has been decades since we last heard of the Huolian Sword Lineage! If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten!"

"The Huolian Sword Lineage hasn't had a Nascent Soul cultivator for three hundred years."

Now the Li family has a total of twelve sword lineages.

The family lineages are mainly based on the main cultivation techniques.

The resources are also distributed according to the family's cultivation level.

The Huolian lineage has long been the bottom of the lineages.

Moreover, the population is scarce and the cultivation level is not high.

In the family, they can hardly get any resources.

So most of the clan members, like Li Yourong, seek resources outside and rely on their own efforts.

Then, a woman in a red dress, dressed in a hot and sexy manner, slowly walked up to the testing stage.

She is Li Yourong.

She appeared calm and walked up to the testing platform.

Then she bowed to the three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Li family, "Yourong pays respects to the three elders!"

The three nodded slightly.

"You understand the rules, right!"

"You need to relax!"

The gray-robed old man said lightly.

Li Yourong nodded, then sat cross-legged on the cushion.

The gray-robed old man chanted the spell again, and a green light enveloped Li Yourong.

"Husband, will Rongjie succeed?"

In front of the crowd to the west, Wang Xi asked Chen Ling with a slightly worried expression.

"There shouldn't be a problem." Chen Ling smiled and replied.

Yourong had already awakened the Golden Lotus Sword Body, and now, with the help of the family's secret technique, she could also enhance her sword body to some extent.

It was just to see what kind of power she could achieve.

According to Yourong, there were two purposes for participating in the test this time.

One was to place her mother's memorial tablet properly in the ancestral hall of the Li family.

The other was to fight for cultivation resources for the members of the Huolian lineage.

As for becoming a candidate for the head of the Li family, she didn't care at all.

Now Li Yourong was also a third realm sword cultivator. As long as her Golden Lotus Sword Body could be further enhanced, she would have the foundation to comprehend the fourth realm in the future.

After all, her Fire Seduction Dao Body was only for auxiliary cultivation, to accelerate the absorption of flame spiritual energy and enhance comprehension.

However, its effect on sword cultivation was not obvious.

As time passed, a faint golden light radiated from Li Yourong's body.

Her meridians and acupoints lit up, and the Qianyuan True Technique quickly circulated.

At the same time, a brilliant red light gathered around her, quickly condensing into a bowl-shaped blood energy shield that enveloped her whole body.

Then, surging blood energy poured into her body.

In an instant, a powerful sword qi burst out from Li Yourong, and the area near the shield was illuminated by a golden sword glow. A few zhang-sized golden lotus sword qi slowly condensed.

This was the sword shadow generated by the activation of the sword body!

The larger and more solid the shadow, the stronger the power of the sword body.

Like the sword cultivator in front, he only condensed flame sword qi without a physical form, just an ordinary flame sword body.

Swish! Swish!

Amidst the whistling of the sword qi, dazzling golden sword glows condensed into a shining golden lotus in an instant.

Radiant and resplendent!

"Golden Lotus Sword Body!"

The three Nascent Soul elders couldn't help but exclaim.

Among the various sword bodies, the Golden Lotus Sword Body could be considered upper-middle level.

But to be able to condense such a solid golden lotus proved that her Golden Lotus Sword Body was strong enough.

"The Huolian lineage actually produced a Golden Lotus Sword Body!"

"Although the Golden Lotus Sword Body is not the strongest sword body to appear in the Li family in the past hundred years, it is enough to enter the top five."

"It seems that the Huolian lineage has not completely declined!"

The members of the Li family began to discuss.

The golden lotus sword shadow was about a zhang and a half in size, and then slowly contracted.

Then the golden light burst forth, turning into streams of golden light that merged back into Li Yourong's body.

Li Yourong's eyebrows relaxed, and her expression returned to calm.

"The Huolian lineage, Li Yourong, has successfully awakened the Golden Lotus Sword Body!"

"She is entitled to the treatment of the main branch of the sub-lineage that has continued for a hundred years."

The gray-robed old man announced slowly, his expression quite excited.

Although there was only about a 30% chance for the Golden Lotus Sword Body to reach the fourth realm of sword cultivation, it was already extremely rare.

Chen Ling silently opened the panel and checked Li Yourong's attributes.

Sword Body: Golden Lotus Sword Body (98/100+)

Realm: Gold Core Fourth Transformation (26/100)

Dual Cultivation Bonus: 40

Technique: Qianyuan True Technique (Minor Completion: 68/100)

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Power of Laws: Flame Laws (Middle Grade 7/100)

[Sense of Family Belonging: 400%, Achievement Unlocked: The Charm of a Good Wife]

"The Golden Lotus Sword Body has reached 98. As long as she obtains the reward of incense value, she will be able to advance!"

Chen Ling's face showed a pleased expression.

(End of this chapter)