Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 20 Enemy Attack
In the courtyard.

With the skilled movements of the maid Song Xuelan, spells such as Concentration, Dust Repelling and Shielding were activated one after another, and the spiritual energy formation in the training room was also activated.

White mist-like spiritual energy emerged from the magic circle in wisps, quickly making the room blurry and illusory, with a hazy beauty.

Ling Changqing's status and position are different now, so the cost of using this courtyard for retreat and cultivation has been discounted to two hundred spirit stones per month.

"If you have no other instructions, I...I will take my leave first."

Song Xuelan spoke softly, her bright eyes staring at the blue-shirted boy in front of her without blinking.

Ling Changqing nodded slightly and said softly: "Thank you for troubling me. Thank you for what I did last time."

After thinking for a while, he took out two Qi-boosting Yuan-Yin pills and stuffed them into the other person's hand: "You go and do your work first. I'll call you when there's something."

Song Xuelan agreed gently, looked at him reluctantly, and then turned and left.

After sealing the courtyard and activating the formation restriction, Ling Changqing sat down on the cloud bed in the training room. After adjusting his mind, he took out the pill and swallowed it.

Although the meeting with the head of the family, Ling Qiyue, was not long, Ling Changqing was able to obtain a lot of useful information.

First of all, the cultivation level of this female head of the family is much higher than imagined. Who knows, maybe she will have the opportunity to achieve the Golden Core realm in the future?

This was not something Ling Changqing saw on his own, but rather an implicit judgment from the Jiyuan Star Palace.

Therefore, the fact that the other two Ling family members who are cultivating their foundation are about to reach the end of their lives should not have any negative impact on the Ling family, as long as Ling Qiyue can take that step in time.

The Ling family has occupied Chanxin Island and the surrounding sea areas for hundreds of years. The family has had three generations of foundation-building masters, but has never produced a master of the Golden Core realm. Not even a so-called fake master of the Golden Core realm.

Therefore, the influence of the Ling family has always been limited to Chanxin Island and a few surrounding affiliated islands, and it is unable to expand further outward.

There are many large islands like Chanxin Island in the ocean covering tens of thousands of miles, which are occupied by more than a dozen large and small family forces such as the Wu family, the Yang family, and the Zhou family.

Some of these families have more than a dozen great foundation-building masters, while others have at least one great foundation-building master in charge. They occupy territories of corresponding sizes according to the strength of each of them.

Any family head with a bit of ambition would have thought about wiping out all the forces in this sea area to make the family further advanced.

Unfortunately, their own strength did not match their ambitions, and with many families forming alliances and checking each other, this situation of division and endless wars has lasted for thousands of years.

Ling Changqing knew very well that in this cultivation world where strength determines everything, how high a family can develop depends almost entirely on the level of cultivation of the person in charge of the family.

If the Ling family really produces a great Jindan cultivator in the future, then it will be a natural thing for them to flatten the surrounding families, large and small, and swallow up their foundations.

If other families give birth to a Jindan master first, the result will be the same.

It seems that as long as this female head of the family is around, the Ling family will not be in danger of collapse for the time being?

Ling Changqing figured that as long as the family was rock solid, he wouldn't have to consider running away. His current life was pretty good, and moving to another place wouldn't necessarily make it better.

After all, Ling Changqing is only at the fourth level of Qi training now. With such limited strength, even if he is willing to die for the Ling family, it will not change anything. The most pragmatic option is to run away in time when encountering a crisis.

At worst, I can just stay and practice, and when my skills are strong enough in the future, I can avenge the Ling family.

In addition, there is the identity of Tang Qiuyao. She does not seem to be a cultivator trained by the Ling family, but her relationship with Ling Qiyue is extraordinary. She is relied upon as her confidant. Although she is not very old, her cultivation is also quite good.

As long as the resources are sufficient, Tang Qiuyao will most likely have the hope of reaching the foundation-building stage in the future.

Ling Changqing did not think too much about these issues. He quickly calmed his mind and began to practice in peace.

Three months passed quietly.

On the last day, Ling Changqing woke up from his deep enlightenment and began to observe his own condition.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, a message with a mysterious rhyme of Tao emerged silently:
[Lord of the Era Star Palace: Ling Changqing]

【Bone age: 14】

[Cultivation: Qi training level 4]

【Luck:21+99】

【Fortune: 21+76】

【Physique:16】

【Root bone: 14】

【Comprehension: 15】

[Soul: 23]

[Main cultivation technique: Xuanzhen Black Water Sutra (second level) 211\10000]

[Water escape technique: (third level) 11/3000]

[Water Spirit Shield: (35rd layer) 3000/]

[Water Control Technique: (Level 803) 1000/]

[Water Mirror Message: (First Floor) 760/1000]

[Water Tornado: (First Layer) 510/1000] [Mysterious Ice Water Arrow: (First Layer) 655/1000]

[Spiritual roots: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, average character 2130/10000]

[Noble: Ling Zifeng and Tang Qiuyao]

In addition to good luck and fortune, as well as the continuous enhancement of various physical attributes, the main techniques and magical powers have also improved significantly.

Of course, improving spiritual root qualifications is particularly difficult, and Ling Changqing doesn't dare to hope for the time being.

The Xuanzhen Black Water Sutra finally reached the second level, but the progress slowed down significantly, which should be related to Ling Changqing's current level of cultivation.

The first part of the Xuanzhen Black Water Scripture only has three small realms, which can ensure that Ling Changqing can cultivate to the great perfection level of Qi training. The middle part belongs to the practice of the foundation-building realm.

The Water Control Art is a newly exchanged complete advanced version, which is much stronger than the rubbish that Ling Changqing practiced before, so he chose to practice it again, and now he has reached the second level.

As for the other magical skills, they have been refined to varying degrees, and when used together, they can ensure that Ling Changqing can move more flexibly underwater.
With mid- to high-grade magical weapons at his disposal, combined with his skills, magical powers and talismans, Ling Changqing can now try to hunt some first-level monsters, such as the silver-bearded snowflake fish and the ice-kissed short-tailed spotted fish that he accidentally killed last time.

The flesh and blood of many first-level monsters are high-value resources. However, due to the difficulty in hunting them and the high demand, they are often in short supply on the market.

As his cultivation level increases, Ling Changqing's demand for cultivation resources will become greater and greater in the future, so he must find a way to improve the efficiency of collecting resources on the seabed.

After a while, Ling Changqing opened his eyes and found that the medicinal resources in the storage bag had been used up.

In fact, it has only been three months in total, and the 10,000 low-grade spirit stones loan I got has been spent to less than 100 yuan.

This kind of cultivation...really consumes a lot of resources!
Ling Changqing muttered to himself that he would not only have to continue to earn spirit stones for cultivation, but also have to consider repaying the loan on time.

Fortunately, with the identity of a direct descendant of the Ling family, life will be better in the future and he will not have to return to the precarious situation he had before.

Ling Changqing got up from the bed, left the courtyard, and returned the jade token that controlled the formation restriction to Song Xuelan.

"Sir, are you leaving again?"

Song Xuelan spoke gently, looking melancholy.

Ling Changqing nodded: "It's time to leave, but it shouldn't take too long to come back and practice next time, right?"

"That's good!"

Song Xuelan couldn't help but smile when she heard that.

After flirting for a while, Ling Changqing left the main entrance of the money house and found that Tang Qiuyao's flying boat was actually outside, as if it had been waiting for a while.

"...Come up, my little brother!"

A radiant and stunningly beautiful woman stood there, a smile in her beautiful eyes.

There was no reason for Ling Changqing to refuse a favorable boat, so he jumped on it immediately.

The gorgeous flying boat immediately took off into the air, suddenly accelerated when it reached the clouds, and flew towards the distant ocean.

"How's the situation at sea?"

In the cabin, Ling Changqing looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and asked.

Tang Qiuyao said, "For now, it's just the same as before. Ling Zifeng is doing his best, so the family's progress in collecting reserve resources is smooth, and it won't delay the patriarch's plan."

Ling Changqing thought thoughtfully: "Is there no movement from the Wu family? They shouldn't just stand there and watch, right?"

The conflicts between the Ling family and the Wu family have long been no secret, and even many low-level cultivators know about it.

Tang Qiuyao smiled and said, "That's definitely the case, but we are not without preparation. If they really dare to make any move, the head of the family will definitely teach them a lesson."

Ling Changqing pursed his lips, wanting to ask the head of the family, Ling Qiyue, about her true level of cultivation, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. With his current status, he was not qualified to know such a secret.

The flying boat broke through the clouds in the sky and sped along, and soon arrived at its destination.

More than ten large sea ships with a length of over a hundred feet were connected together to form a temporary sea fortress. Many pearl divers and the children of the Ling family lived and ate on these ships.

The flying boat slowly lowered its altitude until it landed smoothly on the front deck of the middle ship. Ling Zifeng had already come over with his men to meet them.

"Deacon Ling, how have you been lately..."

Tang Qiuyao's expression suddenly changed before she could finish her sentence.

Ling Changqing felt his hairs stand on end as he was enveloped by a great sense of danger. He instinctively cast out five or six water shield talismans to protect himself tightly.

Hundreds of bright thunders fell from the sky, covering the numerous pearl divers and family members on the deck, and all kinds of screams and roars rang out one after another.

Then, dozens of indistinguishable mysterious figures appeared from outside the ship, each wielding a magical weapon to attack.

"There is an enemy attack!"

Tian Wenhu's shocked and angry voice echoed in the air.

(End of this chapter)