Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 21 Making money from dead people
The sudden change caused chaos on the wide deck.

As luck would have it, two black-clothed robbers suddenly appeared beside Ling Changqing. They swung their swords at him silently, but were blocked by the multiple water-blue light curtains on his body.

"Do you think I'm a pushover?"

Ling Changqing snorted coldly and raised his hands. Soul-binding talismans, thunder talismans, earth-sinking talismans, black ice talismans... more than ten talismans in total were thrown out at once.

Faced with a life-and-death crisis, Ling Changqing had no intention of saving and threw out all kinds of talismans in his storage bag without any hesitation.

The two black-clothed cultivators were unable to dodge and their defenses collapsed in a flash. The light of their robes dimmed, and they were injured in many places. They screamed and retreated quickly.

Ling Changqing did not try to show off his prowess and retreated towards the side of the ship. His cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi training was of little use in such a melee, so it was better to be steady.

At this time, dozens of pearl divers had been killed by the robbers, and even more were injured, including the Ling family members.

However, the Ling family members who had reacted had already begun to fight back, and there were also casualties among the attacking cultivators, with blood and flesh flying all over the deck.

Ling Zifeng and Tian Wenhu were being madly besieged by a group of robbery cultivators at this time. The lights of various talismans and magical spells were flickering one after another, making it quite difficult to resist.

"How brave!"

Tang Qiuyao, who was not far away, shouted angrily, and golden light suddenly burst out in the field, blinding the eyes. A huge net fell from the sky, leaving no gaps.

Caught off guard, all the cultivators on the deck were enveloped by this magical weapon.

"Oh!"

A dull explosion sounded, a huge cloud of black smoke spread out, and the space was suddenly filled with a bad fishy smell.

Ling Changqing silently retreated to the side of the boat, flipped over and fell off the railing, falling straight into the sea.

As soon as he entered the water, the Xuanzhen Black Water Sutra and the Water Control Art were activated, and Ling Changqing immediately felt like he was back at home. His body almost merged into the sea water, and in the blink of an eye he reached the bottom of the sea a hundred feet deep.

Sure enough, the underwater environment was much safer. Ling Changqing organized his thoughts and began to consider the next countermeasures.

Ordinary independent cultivators would not have the guts to provoke the Ling family, as the risk and reward are disproportionate, so this time it is most likely that other family forces are trying to harm the Ling family.

For example, the Wu family, who had been eyeing the Ling family covetously, did not dare to start a war, so they secretly recruited a group of robbery cultivators to be cannon fodder and create trouble for the Ling family?
After understanding the cause and effect, it is not difficult to guess what will happen next. The head of the family, Ling Qiyue, will definitely not let it go and will try to take revenge.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Ling Changqing. It is probably not his turn to fight on the battlefield yet. He just needs to continue to stay alive and develop.

After pondering for a few breaths, Ling Changqing drew out the middle-grade magical short sword and slowly floated towards the water surface.

"Puff! Puff!"

There was a faint sound of a heavy object falling into the water overhead, followed by two black shadows flapping their wings and swimming away. Their postures were unnatural, as if they were injured. Their cultivation level seemed to be at the fourth level of Qi training.

Bring it to you!

Ling Changqing controlled the flow of water, approached silently, and pierced the back of the robber cultivator with a sword. At the same time, he pulled off the storage bag from his waist and grabbed it in his hand.

Then another guy couldn't escape either. He was also caught up by Ling Changqing and killed with a sword. All his magic weapons and belongings were looted.

After waiting for a few breaths, I heard the splashing of water and saw a black shadow falling down from above my head.

Moreover, this guy's cultivation was even higher this time, and it seemed that he had already reached the seventh level of Qi training. Even though he was seriously injured, he was still as ferocious as ever. He killed the Ling family member who was chasing him with one sword, and then threw out a water escape talisman, trying to escape far away.

You don't have to go back, just stay!

Ling Changqing chanted silently as he cast three consecutive black ice talismans, instantly freezing the opponent into a large ball.

"Bastard!"

The guy cursed angrily, his body flashing with light, and broken ice flew everywhere.

After finally breaking free from the shackles, two more black ice talismans fell and sealed him again, followed by the soul-binding talisman that fell again.

By the time he tried his best to break free, Ling Changqing had already approached, and he cast another black ice talisman, followed by the black water ice arrow technique.

"It's over..."

The cultivator who had been hit repeatedly was already exhausted and had no strength to escape. Finally, Ling Changqing chopped off his head with a sword from behind.

It was still the same old rules, weapons, magic tools and storage bags were taken away, and the useless bodies were discarded.

In this way, Ling Changqing, like a patient lone wolf, patrolled and cruised underwater around the ship, waiting for the opportunity to hunt.

Whenever there were injured robbers falling into the water and trying to escape, he would quietly approach, stealthily finish him off, and then take away all the belongings on the other person.

Although the consumption is exaggerated, it is still within my tolerance.

After a while, the shouting and screaming on the deck of the ship finally subsided.

"...Deacon Ling, are you okay?" Tang Qiuyao retracted the net-shaped magic weapon that was shining with golden light. Her snow-white face looked slightly pale, and it was obvious that she had consumed a lot of energy, but there was no sign of injury.

"Fortunately, I'm not going to die!"

Ling Zifeng looked at his tattered top-grade robe with some heartache. Several bleeding wounds on his body had begun to heal, but other than that there was no major impact.

However, the casualties of the servants and guards around, as well as the children of the Ling family, were quite exaggerated. According to preliminary statistics, at least thirty children of the Ling family died in the battle, and even more were injured.

As for those unlucky pearl divers, hundreds of them died on the spot and many were injured. The losses were devastating.

Although the robbers who participated in the attack also suffered staggering losses and were almost wiped out, the losses on the Ling family's side were obviously more exaggerated.

"Damn Wu family!"

Ling Zifeng cursed with gnashing teeth. After this incident, the Ling family's plan to collect seabed resources would be greatly delayed, and even affect the subsequent full-scale preparations for war.

Tang Qiuyao's face was icy: "I will report this to the head of the family when I return. Since the Wu family dares to use such means, can't our Ling family do the same? We must make them pay a greater price!"

The cause and effect of the matter were obvious, so the Ling family's counterattack was inevitable. This matter would not be over unless the Wu family was thoroughly hurt.

To be honest, if Tang Qiuyao hadn't happened to be present today, the Ling family's losses would have been even more exaggerated.

Ling Zifeng swallowed two pills, quickly adjusted his breathing, then forced himself to stay together and directed the surviving members of the Ling family to start rescuing people.

"By the way, where is Ling Changqing?"

Tang Qiuyao's face changed slightly, and she began to search among the wounded. As a promising talent that both she and the head of the family, Ling Qiyue, were optimistic about, she couldn't let him be lost in the hands of the robbers.

"Senior Sister, I'm here!"

A calm and steady voice came from the water surface, and Ling Changqing dragged the bodies of two robbers and climbed onto the deck.

"Eh? You're okay? That's great!"

Tang Qiuyao heaved a sigh of relief immediately, a smile appeared in her beautiful eyes. She walked forward, grabbed him and checked him out, only feeling relieved after confirming that he was okay.

Ling Zifeng also felt fortunate. If Ling Changqing had unfortunately died here, it would have been a great loss.

"Okay, as long as you're okay, go down and rest first!"

Tang Qiuyao spoke gently, saying that these two Tribulation Cultivators had both reached the fifth level of Qi training in their previous lives. Even though they were injured when they fell into the water, Ling Changqing was able to take care of them. It seemed that this little fellow's luck was indeed extraordinary.

Ling Changqing agreed, said nothing more, turned around and walked into the cabin.

It was not until he returned to his room that Ling Changqing finally relaxed. He took off the leather bag around his waist and threw it on the table.

Although he was not injured, the talismans in his storage bag had been almost used up. If a few more robbers came, he might not be able to withstand it and could only choose to run away.

After resting for a while, Ling Changqing opened the leather bag, which contained more than twenty palm-sized storage bags, all of which were contributed by those dead ghost cultivators.

Since the storage bags were all attached with magical restrictions, Ling Changqing had to work hard to break them one by one.

The first storage bag contained over a hundred low-grade spirit stones, a mid-grade magical sword, a large pile of spirit sand, more than twenty primary talismans, several bottles of Qi-replenishing and Yuan-energy-nourishing pills, Soul-restoring pills, as well as some miscellaneous spirit medicines, herbs, minerals, and the like.

Robbery cultivators make a living by robbing and plundering other lower-level cultivators, so their wealth is usually not too shabby.

Moreover, they rarely have relatives or friends they trust, and most of their wealth and resources are carried with them. Once they die unexpectedly, all their wealth will be lost to others.

Ling Changqing opened them one by one and arranged the valuables inside into categories. Soon, several piles formed on the table and on the floor.

At last count, more than twenty Tribulation Cultivators contributed a total of nearly three thousand low-grade spirit stones, sixteen intact first- and middle-grade magical instruments, and three high-grade robes and magical instruments.

There are more than two hundred talismans of various colors and dozens of bottles of pills, most of which are low-level items, but there are also high-quality items such as Huiling Pills and Xuanyin Blood Yuan Pills.

There were more than 300 kilograms of spiritual rice, more than 200 kilograms of various monster meats, more than ten pots of spiritual wine, a large amount of medicinal herbs and minerals, jade slips recording some low-level skills, and even a lot of secular gold, silver and jewelry.

"A man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot grow fat without night grass. It turns out that robbery is the fastest way to make a fortune!"

Ling Changqing sighed slightly. If all the gains from this time were converted into spirit stones, it would be enough to pay off his spirit stone loan, not counting the interest.

To the extent that for a moment, Ling Changqing couldn't help but have the idea of ​​changing his career to become a robbery cultivator.

It’s a pity that good things like today’s are hard to come by. With Ling Changqing’s own strength, he is not sure of confronting so many Tribulation Cultivators head-on.

After thinking for a while, Ling Changqing put all his belongings back into his storage bag. After all, this unexpected gain would be enough for him to spend for a while.

As for those things that you don’t need, you can find a suitable opportunity to sell them later.

(End of this chapter)