Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 26 Long-term Mission
Ling Changqing didn't care about Tang Qiuyao's proposal, whether it was a genuine gesture of goodwill or she had some other ideas.

Even if the legendary Nascent Soul master was present, he would not be able to see through the secret of the Era Star Palace, so he had nothing to worry about.

This senior sister is not a demon cultivator. I am renting a spiritual cave residence from her. Could she find an opportunity to eat me?

"...According to market prices, the monthly rent for a cave with a second-level spiritual vein is one hundred low-grade spiritual stones. You need to pay one year's rent in one lump sum. Junior brother, you can pay half of it. As for the deposit, you don't have to pay it!"

Tang Qiuyao slightly opened her rosy lips and spoke slowly.

Ling Changqing nodded: "Okay, then it's settled!"

This price was already quite reasonable. He still had some spirit stones on him, so paying one year's rent first would not be a problem.

As for next year, Ling Changqing felt that at his growth rate, he would be able to earn back even the rent, so there was nothing to worry about.

Ling Changqing immediately took out six hundred spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to Tang Qiuyao. The stunningly beautiful woman nodded slightly, and a bright light flashed across her eyes as she put all the spirit stones into her storage bag.

"It just so happens that I have nothing else to do right now, so I'll take you back to have a look."

As Tang Qiuyao spoke, she put down the jade slip in her hand, stood up, left the table and walked outside with a graceful gait.

Ling Changqing followed silently behind, the graceful silhouette of this stunningly beautiful woman reflected in his lacquered eyes. Her plump and slender waist and round and perky full-moon peach-like bodies were hidden under her gorgeous skirt. Her graceful figure swayed slowly, revealing many charming curves.

Ling Changqing's eyes were confused for a moment, then returned to normal.

Tang Qiuyao in front seemed to be unaware of it and continued walking leisurely.

After leaving the courtyard and walking along the winding corridors, they arrived at the square outside the council hall, where Tang Qiuyao's flying boat was parked.

Tang Qiuyao, Ling Changqing and two maids boarded the flying boat. This top-grade magic weapon immediately rose lightly into the air and flew towards the southeast corner of the city.

In just a moment, the flying boat arrived at the destination and landed in front of a lush and picturesque manor.

When they followed Tang Qiuyao into the main gate of the manor, groups of maids, servants and guards came out to greet them. All of them were dressed in bright clothes and bowed and greeted them in unison.

As a cultivator at the peak of the eighth level of Qi training and a close confidant of the patriarch, it was not surprising that Tang Qiuyao had such a grand ceremony.

"Okay, let's all disperse!"

Tang Qiuyao waved her hand, and after everyone bowed again, they dispersed and went about their business.

Ling Changqing followed her all the way into the inner house, with only a few personal maids following her.

Since the hostess Tang Qiuyao did not say anything, the maids did not dare to ask rashly. They just secretly looked at the handsome young man in purple. Some of the brave girls almost stared at him.

In the inner courtyard flower hall, Tang Qiuyao sat down in the main seat and then instructed the head maid beside her:

"This young man is Ling Changqing, a direct descendant of the family. He will be a long-term tenant here in the future. Long Yun, give him a jade token that controls the array portal!"

The pretty and bright girl in the white dress looked at Ling Changqing in surprise and agreed in a low voice: "Okay, I'll do it right away."

The jade token is also a magical tool. As long as he absorbs the aura of Ling Changqing's painting shadow into it and adds a wisp of spiritual consciousness, he will be able to enter and exit Tang Qiuyao's cave at will.

After getting the jade token, Long Yun took Ling Changqing to the next courtyard to identify the place.

"Son..."

Long Yun's eyes were full of waves, and she said softly, "From now on, this courtyard will be yours to use. The spiritual energy array in the training room has been adjusted. You can open it when you need to practice in seclusion."

"Besides, if you need anything else, you can tell me directly."

"Okay, thank you, young lady."

Ling Changqing spoke gently, took out two Qi-replenishing and Yuan-enhancing Pills and handed them to her as a reward.

Long Yun's fair face flushed slightly. After accepting the pill, she gave careful instructions for a while before leaving reluctantly.

When he was the only one left in the courtyard, Ling Changqing walked around and was quite satisfied with the environment here.

The conditions in the courtyard where I lived during my previous retreat at the Ling Family Bank were not comparable to those here, but the price was ridiculously high.

Of course, the price of staying in a five-star hotel and an apartment building is not the same thing, and Tang Qiuyao obviously gave me a friendly price. After looking around, I thought that I had nothing to do now, so why not practice for a while?
Ling Changqing was thinking about this, but before he could put it into action, Long Yun came back and said that Tang Qiuyao wanted to see her for something.

So a moment later, Ling Changqing saw the radiant Tang Qiuyao in the inner study again.

"coming?"

The stunningly beautiful woman sat upright with her graceful back straight. On the table in front of her lay a scroll of jade scrolls shining with precious light and a vermilion jade box.

Ling Changqing nodded: "What instructions do you have, Senior Sister?"

"Nothing, just chatting casually,"

Tang Qiuyao said gently: "You have been working in the sea for such a long time, so you must be familiar with the seabed environment there. Have you ever been to a sea area with a depth of less than 200 feet?"

Ling Changqing was slightly stunned and shook his head: "How is it possible? My cultivation is still low, and I don't have a suitable high-grade magic weapon to protect myself. Wouldn't it be a way to seek death if I go to such a deep sea?"

With the average cultivation level of the pearl divers and the effect of the primary water-repellent talisman, they can only operate in the shallow sea area within a hundred feet, which is also very dangerous.

As for the deep sea areas, pearl divers dare not set foot there. Even though there are more high-value cultivation resources there, there are also more dangerous sea fish and sea beasts. Even cultivators at the seventh or eighth level of Qi training cannot guarantee absolute safety.

Tang Qiuyao pursed her lips and smiled: "With your current cultivation level, it is indeed not easy to go to that kind of place. But you are growing so fast, maybe after waiting for another twenty or thirty years, you should be able to catch up with me, your senior sister, right?"

"Well... I can only say that I will do my best, but I dare not give a clear guarantee."

Ling Changqing said cautiously that one should leave some room for maneuver when speaking and doing things. This is the principle of those who follow the Gou Dao path.

Tang Qiuyao's eyes were full of waves, and her voice was soft: "To be honest, in order to refine a furnace of Qingyang Yisui Pills, the head of the family once took me to the bottom of the sea more than 200 feet deep to collect some resources. At that time, she was not yet in the foundation-building stage..."

"On the way, we were besieged by several powerful sea beasts. The master of the family protected me and fought hard. I finally got out!"

Ling Changqing's face changed slightly. He was not unfamiliar with the name of Qingyang Yisui Dan, which was a resource that had a significant effect on cultivators in the middle and late stages of foundation building. The head of the family, Ling Qiyue, was so young, but was already not far from the Golden Core Realm. This might be the reason.

"So the master of the family is an expert in alchemy?"

Ling Changqing whispered that Deacon Ling Zifeng had driven the pearl divers to desperately collect the Jade Crystal Donghua Pearls, probably to prepare them as materials for alchemy.

Tang Qiuyao did not hide the fact: "Yes, the head of the family is an alchemist, and the alchemy inheritance he received is extraordinary, so he has a great demand for various materials suitable for alchemy."

As she spoke, she handed over the jade scroll and the jade box:
"This is a type of resource that is easier to find in the deep sea and has a higher value. Take it and have a look!"

"When your cultivation level approaches that of Senior Sister in the future, you can consider giving it a try."

Ling Changqing took it and examined it briefly. He already had an idea in his mind that the main ingredients of Qingyang Yisui Dan can basically be found in the deep sea area.

There are nearly a hundred kinds of resources recorded in the jade slips, and they are naturally valuable. Among them, the six most precious treasures are very much needed even for the Jindan master.

Of course, the origins of these rare treasures are all in the sea area with a water depth of less than 700 feet. If your cultivation level is not at the foundation-building stage, don’t even think about trying it.

There was a flickering light in the jade box, and inside was a thick stack of water-repellent talismans, as well as protective amulets and water-escape talismans, all of which were fine-quality talismans.

With these talismans, Ling Changqing can move freely in the sea water two hundred feet deep, and can also stay for a short time in the sea water between two hundred and three hundred feet.

"Sister, do you want me to try it now?"

Ling Changqing asked, these talismans are very valuable, they must have come from the family’s treasury.

Tang Qiuyao smiled and said, "Of course not now, at least wait until you reach the sixth level of Qi training. Just keep these things for now."

"This is a long-term task. When you feel confident, you can give it a try. If you get the resources on the list, you don't need to hand them over to Ling Zifeng. Send them directly to me. I won't let you suffer a loss in terms of price."

"Ok, I see."

Ling Changqing nodded and agreed.

After talking for a while, Tang Qiuyao signaled him to leave.

(End of this chapter)