The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 311: The Divine Soul Dao Platform and Journey to the Ancient Wilderness Tribe

As night fell, two large red lanterns adorned the entrance of the Chen family courtyard, emitting a soft glow that cast shadows of snowflakes floating in the air.

Inside the room, it was warm like spring.

"Husband, let's begin cultivation," Zhou Hongshang said softly, looking at Chen Ling in front of her.

She was dressed in a blue lake dress.

The dress was slightly loose.

But it couldn't hide her stunning figure.

The current Zhou Hongshang no longer had the arrogance of a Nascent Soul cultivator and the head of a family.

Looking at Chen Ling, her eyes were filled with smiles.

Her enchanting face was filled with tenderness and anticipation.

Like a blooming peach blossom in the cold winter.

Her charm and innocence intertwined, creating an irresistible temptation.

Chen Ling nodded and didn't say much.

Zhou Hongshang's star-like gaze looked at Chen Ling with affection.

A deep sense of love welled up in her heart.

Even her breathing became heavy.

Two dream cultivations had long surpassed a hundred years of emotions for Chen Ling.

Under the soft light of the crystal lamp, the two held hands and practiced their respective techniques.

The stars shifted, the sea changed.

The two soared through the void like dragons and phoenixes.

Time and space traveled, wandering in the realm of the divine.

It was night.

The weather grew colder.

Inside the room, the candlelight was dim.

"Husband, be careful when you go to the academy, don't offend other students and instructors," a gentle woman said as she packed her clothes, her mouth full of reminders.

She looked at the man with concern in her eyes.

Her brows furrowed, revealing her reluctance.

She knew that her husband was silent and not good at socializing.

The main reason was their poor family background, and she was afraid he would be bullied by others.

Across from the woman.

"Hong'er," the young man looked at the worried woman in front of him, a touch of gratitude appearing on his face, "I understand all of this."

But the woman still couldn't rest assured and continued, "Husband, I heard that most of the students in the academy are from prestigious families and wealthy backgrounds."

"I plan to sell our medicine shop and gather some money for you. When we get there, we won't be too shabby, and our classmates won't look down on us."

"Take care of yourself and rest well. It would be best if you can achieve academic success. If not, we can always come back and continue being a doctor."

The woman's tone was filled with reluctance.

"Wife, rest assured. I'm not a three-year-old child. I know how to take care of myself!" the man said with a smile.

"As for the medicine shop, we should keep it. Otherwise, how will you support yourself in the future?"

The woman looked up at the man and said, "I've already thought about it. If we sell the medicine shop, I'll go sell tofu in the future. We can still earn some money."

The man sighed helplessly and said, "It's all because I'm useless that you have to suffer."

"Keeping the medicine shop will give us a way out in the future."

"This matter is settled. It's already late at night. Let's rest early!"

...

It was unknown how much time had passed.

The radiance around him dissipated, and Chen Ling opened his eyes.

The Yin-Yang Spirit Flame flowed into his body, releasing a dazzling flame.

Chen Ling looked at Zhou Hongshang beside him. Her skin was as white as jade, seemingly asleep yet not asleep, emitting a layer of pure white radiance, as if she was enveloped in a fairy aura.

Within the radiance, two dragon and phoenix shadows circled.

As the cultivation ended, the dragon and phoenix shadows merged into Zhou Hongshang's body.

The white radiance around her gradually dissipated.

And she fell into a deep sleep.

Looking at her pure and slightly charming face, in Chen Ling's sea of consciousness, the woman from the dream gradually integrated.

Chen Ling closed his eyes slightly, scenes from the dream flashed in his mind.

Time was chaotic, years changed.

Leaving the medicine shop and heading to the academy.

Worried about disappointing his wife's expectations, he studied day and night in the academy, not daring to slack off even a bit.

The wife worked tirelessly at home, earning money to support his education.

During this time, even ruffians came to cause trouble, but thanks to the help of neighbors, they were able to avoid danger.

Upon learning of this incident at the academy, he secretly planned to make the ruffians disappear without a trace.

One year later, he successfully passed the county examination and became a juren (successful candidate in the imperial examination).

The following year, his wife Liu Hong gave birth to their eldest son, Chen Dong.

The next year, he went to the capital city to participate in the provincial examination.

He performed exceptionally well and became a jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination).

He was also fortunate to receive guidance from fellow disciples under the tutelage of a renowned scholar.

He became the magistrate of Heisha County in Xiling Prefecture.

In the same year, he brought his wife and son to Heisha County.

Heisha County was located in the remote and wild western region, infested with bandits and with a fierce and unruly population that did not submit to authority.

Fortunately, he possessed the technique of Body Refining and had formidable means.

Using multiple methods, within a few years, he cleared the area of bandits within hundreds of miles of Heisha County.

He also made a living by exploiting the mountains and discovered several veins of ore in the deep mountains.

He opened mines and smelted metals.

He also improved water conservancy and expanded the livelihood of the people.

That year, when Princess Qingxia of Qingxia County went to Xiling Prefecture, she was kidnapped by bandits, and all of her hundreds of soldiers were killed.

The Xiling King sent troops to the wilderness to suppress the bandits, but they suffered a major defeat with heavy casualties.

In the end, it was he who led the soldiers of Heisha County and personally entered the wilderness to eliminate the bandits and rescue the princess.

As a result, he gained the favor of the Xiling King.

Soon after, the Xiling King promoted him to the position of governor of Hexi Prefecture.

In the same year, he married Princess Qingxia.

Two years later, the northern Turks invaded.

Coupled with years of flooding, the people were struggling to survive, and farmers in various places rose up in rebellion.

In Xiling County, refugees from all over the region also took up arms.

The Xiling King died while suppressing the bandits.

However, his Hexi Prefecture remained unaffected and the people lived in peace and prosperity.

In the following ten years, with the assistance of Princess Qingxia, he achieved great success and became the new Xiling King.

Step by step, he steadily seized power and unified the world.

From running a medicine shop, being a scholar, a physician, a county magistrate, studying for the imperial examination, suppressing bandits and enemies, benefiting the region, and becoming a prominent figure, he eventually stood alone at the top.

"A lifetime, fleeting shadows."

"A hundred years pass in the blink of an eye!"

Chen Ling sighed softly, looking out the window at the vast falling snow.

Another hurried hundred years had passed.

Then, he stood up.

He poured a cup of spiritual tea and sat comfortably on the wicker chair at the door.

The sky was dim, and outside, the world was filled with howling cold winds and swirling snowflakes.

In the courtyard, it was warm like spring, with fresh air.

A few blue-leaved lotus plants emitted a faint fragrance.

Chen Ling leisurely sipped the spiritual tea.

He felt as if he hadn't fully recovered from the dream.

His whole body was filled with a faint sense of vastness.

Then, he opened the panel.

Incense Value: 1300

Spirit Root: Four Elements Supreme Grade Spirit Root (Gold, Wood, Fire, Earth, 65/100)(+)

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

Realm: Gold Core Seventh Stage (18/100)

Body Refining: Rank Four Late Stage

Divine Soul: 21,000 zhang

Spirit Body: Fire Bathing Spirit Body (8/100)(+)

Physique: Battle Dragon Thunder Body (12/100)(+)

Cultivation Technique: Qianyuan True Scripture (Great Completion: 15/100)(+)

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One Dream Thousand Years (Middle Grade: 26/100)(+)

Dao Sea Fire Lotus (High Grade: 75/100)(+)

Power of Laws: Fire Flame Laws (High Grade: 83/100)(+)

Yin Yang Laws (Middle Grade: 27/100)(+)

Power of Thunder Laws (Middle Grade: 89/100)(+)

The Law of Dream Dao (Middle Grade: 15/100)(+)

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"A divine soul of twenty-one thousand zhang!"

Chen Ling looked at the panel, a look of joy on his face.

With the support of Zhou Hongshang's Spirit Body, Yin Yang Spirit Flame, and Dream Realm, his cultivation had roughly increased by several values.

While his mana had strengthened, under the Integrated Union of the Bathing Fire Spirit Body, his comprehension of Divine Ability and the power of the Law had also significantly improved.

Another significant effect was that not only did his divine soul reach twenty-one thousand zhang, it also became extremely condensed.

It was already comparable to a Nascent Soul consummation cultivator.

"Now, my divine soul is another life-saving trump card."

"On the other hand, my mana cultivation has fallen far behind."

Chen Ling muttered as he checked his spiritual awareness.

When a cultivator broke through Soul Formation, their divine soul could condense into a divine soul Dao Platform.

And at this moment, in his sea of consciousness...

That nine-colored soul tree was like jade, surrounded by nine-colored brilliance.

"Could it be that the nine-colored soul tree is my divine soul Dao Platform?"

Chen Ling looked at the soul tree, his face showing surprise.

In his sea of consciousness, the nine leaves on the soul tree became even brighter and more dazzling.

Releasing a thick aura.

The nine-colored radiance on the soul tree slowly circulated, profound to the extreme, slowly blooming from the sea of consciousness.

Every time the nine-colored radiance flashed, his divine soul would grow stronger.

Accompanied by the shining brilliance, the entire courtyard seemed to be enveloped in his divine soul, becoming his soul realm.

"This is my soul realm!"

Looking at the pervasive nine-colored soul power, Chen Ling's mouth curled up.

This soul domain already possessed the aura of the origin, enough to suppress cultivators below Soul Formation.

Next, he needed to find a soul Dao technique of Earth Rank or above.

Only then could he quickly grasp the power of the origin of the soul.

However, Chen Ling was already satisfied with being able to condense a divine soul Dao Foundation.

He knew in his heart that with his current divine soul cultivation, even a Nascent Soul consummation cultivator would not be his match.

However, the consumption of using the Law Manifestation Divine Ability of the divine soul was also enormous, and it could only be used as a life-saving measure.

It couldn't be used lightly.

Then he opened the panel again to check Zhou Hongshang's situation.

Partner's Name: Zhou Hongshang

Golden Incense Value: 26

Spirit Roots: Earth-grade dual spirit roots (Water 56/100+, Wood 36/100+)

Physique: Dragon and Phoenix Origin Body (45/100+)

Spirit Beast: Dream Gu

Realm: Mid Nascent Soul (36/100)

Double Rest Bonus: 30

Cultivation Techniques: Frozen Ice Decision (Great Completion 35/100), Great Dream Heart Sutra (Great Completion 75/100)

Skills: Nine Frozen Forms, Dream Illusion Realm

Divine Abilities: Frozen Heaven and Earth, Thousand Years in a Dream

[Sense of Family Belonging: 300%.]

"The sense of family belonging has reached 300% so quickly."

Chen Ling's face showed surprise.

But thinking about it, this was mostly due to the influence of the dream realm.

If the situation in the three dream realms was taken into account...

Then Zhou Hongshang had been with him for over two hundred years, so it was normal for this sense of family belonging to be present.

Immediately, with a thought, he added a point to the Dragon and Phoenix Origin Body.

As his spiritual awareness swept through, faint light flickered on Zhou Hongshang's body.

Then gradually, two virtual images of a dragon and a phoenix condensed.

They revolved around her.

In an instant, dazzling light radiated from the dragon and phoenix images, almost piercing through the room.

Accompanied by the dazzling light, it was as if there was a vast ripple of mana, centered around Zhou Hongshang, spreading outwards.

In a few breaths, the dragon and phoenix images, like yin and yang, quickly integrated and turned into the aura of yin and yang, re-entering Zhou Hongshang's body.

And Zhou Hongshang herself seemed to have no reaction, still in a deep sleep.

Chen Ling's gaze once again swept across the panel.

Constitution: Dragon and Phoenix Origin Body (71/100+)

"Improved by 26 points, with the support of double rest days in the future, at least a 50% increase."

A look of joy appeared in Chen Ling's eyes.

However, considering Zhou Hongshang's current situation, having one rest day a month would already be considered good.

He took a few sips of spiritual tea, feeling much more relaxed.

As his divine soul successfully condensed the Divine Soul Dao Platform, coupled with the Rank Five Four Seasons Thunder Sword Pill, now only Soul Formation cultivators could pose a threat to him.

And in the entire ancient God Continent, there were no more than forty Soul Formation cultivators.

It could be said that they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

At this moment, he could truly possess the power to protect himself.

He felt much more relaxed about the trip to the Ancient Tribe.

However, he couldn't be careless.

After all, among the cultivators he had come into contact with, even Soul Formation Late Stage cultivators like Wang Laozu would fall.

Not to mention that he was still far from reaching Soul Formation.

Sitting quietly on the rattan chair, Chen Ling pondered the situation of the Spirit City Warship.

For cultivators, five years was just a closed-door cultivation session, passing in the blink of an eye.

So, just in case, he needed to collect the materials as soon as possible.

...

The next day, the sky cleared up.

Chen Ling bid farewell to his wives and set off for the Ancient Tribe with Gong Mulan.

Although they all knew that Chen Ling's cultivation level was not low now, this time they were going deep into the Ancient Jungle tens of thousands of miles away.

They all showed a worried expression.

Li Yourong, Wang Yun, and the others wanted to accompany him, but Chen Ling decisively refused.

He explained that this time it was just a family visit, not a fight.

Considering that Gong Mulan was the Saintess of the Ancient Tribe, Chen Ling shouldn't be in any danger.

They didn't say much more.

Afterwards, he changed the topic and reassured everyone, explaining that besides sending Gong Mulan to the Ancient Tribe for a family visit, there was another important matter, which was to trade Spirit Medicine with the Ancient Tribe.

Originally, it was a trade that had been negotiated with Chi Ye, but with her injury, there hadn't been much progress in the past two months.

And now among his wives, Xie Man'er, Qing Tang, Fang Ying sisters, Han Xi, and Lu Ningzhu had all reached the Foundation Building stage, ready to form their Core at any time.

Due to their different circumstances, some of them had a sense of belonging to their respective families, while others spent a lot of time taking care of their children, causing their cultivation to lag behind.

Chen Ling didn't say much about their situations.

In his heart, he naturally hoped that each of his wives could accompany him.

So he would spare no effort to help them improve their cultivation.

Now that they were preparing for Core Formation, he naturally had to refine the best Illusory Pill for them.

Although he had materials such as the Transformation Spirit Ginseng, Spirit Source Fruit, and Purple Mist True Spring for refining the Illusory Pill, the higher the age of the materials, the higher the grade of the pill that could be refined.

As long as the Transformation Spirit Ginseng and Spirit Source Fruit were over a thousand years old, Chen Ling was confident that he could refine a four-line Illusory Pill.

An additional line would increase the chance of Core Formation by ten percent.

Of course, the pill was only one aspect.

Having a Spirit Body would make things much easier.

Even if Xie Man'er and Lu Ningzhu only had a three-line Illusory Pill, they probably had a success rate of over seventy percent.

Of course, this trip to the Ancient Tribe also piqued Chen Ling's curiosity.

Had the Little Xinghuo really activated the atavistic bloodline? What kind of situation would it be?

Would there be an appearance of the Immortal Clan bloodline in his body?

Would the people of the Ancient Tribe want to keep Little Xinghuo?

These were all things he needed to be prepared for.

After bidding farewell to his wives, he took Gong Mulan and Little Xinghuo, and piloted a small Rank Four Fire Cloud Warship with the help of the Armor Seal, heading for the Ancient Tribe.

(End of this chapter)