Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 30 Deep Sea
Undersea cave.

At this moment, Ling Changqing was hiding in the deepest part of the cave, sitting on the back of a sleeping sea turtle, slowly peeling the shell of the rainbow shrimp in his hand, and then putting the snow-white and tender shrimp meat into his mouth.

The tender shrimp meat is smooth and chewy with a hint of sweetness. A faint fragrance wafts out as you chew it. It is a true seafood delicacy.

As the shrimp meat continued to go down his throat, the blood and vitality in his body became more abundant, and the exhausted spiritual power began to recover rapidly.

"...If you don't consider the risks of working at sea, this kind of life is pretty good."

Ling Changqing pondered silently that these seafood delicacies with abundant spiritual energy and many benefits were not cheap in the Xianweifang Restaurant.

Even wealthy monks in the late stage of Qi training cannot often afford to eat these good things.

But at the bottom of the sea, Ling Changqing can feast for free, but it is a bit troublesome to find and catch them, and he has to be careful to avoid those deadly sea creatures.

However, with the continuous improvement of his cultivation level, Ling Changqing now feels more and more like a fish in water on the seabed, as if this place is naturally his home ground.

"…Do you want to go to the bottom of the sea where the water is more than a hundred feet deep? Maybe you can get more?"

This thought emerged in Ling Changqing's mind. The activity areas of ordinary pearl divers are basically in the sea area with a depth of less than 100 feet.

When the water depth exceeds 100 feet, the lethality of certain cold and poisonous auras in the sea water to cultivators will be significantly enhanced. There is also the increasingly terrifying threat of water pressure, as well as the larger and more dangerous sea creatures, which all make pearl divers stay away from the dive.

However, Ling Changqing is now at the fifth level of Qi training, has many fine talismans given by Tang Qiuyao, and also has top-grade magical instruments at his disposal. Maybe he could consider giving it a try?
If you look closely, excluding various expenses, Ling Changqing can now earn about one hundred low-grade spirit stones every day.

This income level is similar to that of a first-grade top-grade talisman master or weapon refiner, but it is still not as good as the income of a top-grade alchemist or formation master.

As for other auxiliary professions, such as spiritual plant masters, pharmacists, beast masters, etc., under the premise of similar cultivation, their income levels are far lower than Ling Changqing's current level.

Of course, it is impossible for a cultivator of any profession to just work without rest, especially when practicing in seclusion to improve one's cultivation, which will definitely take up most of one's life.

However, for Ling Changqing, if he just follows the routine and works in the sea, accumulates enough resources, and then goes back to practice in seclusion for a period of time, there will be no substantial bottlenecks at least before he builds his foundation.

On the premise of ensuring his own safety, if he could get back more resources and improve his cultivation better and faster, Ling Changqing would naturally not refuse.

Moreover, the jade slip that Tang Qiuyao gave him recorded the types of resources that were all located on the seabed more than a hundred feet deep.

After weighing the pros and cons, Ling Changqing felt that it was still necessary to give it a try. If it didn't work, he would return. If he could gain something, he would have an explanation to Tang Qiuyao when he returned.

After killing dozens of rainbow shrimps and putting his belongings in order, Ling Changqing swam out of the cave calmly.

After identifying the direction in the water, he took out a second-level water-repellent talisman and a second-level protective amulet and stuck them on his chest, then swam carefully towards the deep water.

The surrounding sea water was not calm. From time to time, schools of fish and sea beasts could be seen migrating together. Suddenly, aggressive creatures would rush out from the darkness and hunt wantonly, causing chaos to a certain extent.

Ling Changqing ignored it and looked around cautiously, keeping a safe distance from those dangerous creatures and diving into the deep sea little by little.

As the depth of the sea water gradually increased, the invisible pressure on Ling Changqing became greater and greater. Even with the combined blessing of the second-level water-repelling talisman, the water control technique and the Xuanzhen Black Water Sutra, he couldn't help but feel nervous and didn't dare to slack off.

Correspondingly, the temperature of the sea water was also slowly decreasing. The bone-chilling cold penetrated through the water spirit shield and the top-grade magical robe, making Ling Changqing a little overwhelmed.

The ecological environment of the seabed began to change slightly. The species of creatures that Ling Changqing was familiar with were quietly decreasing, while the number of unfamiliar and powerful marine creatures was gradually increasing. A few feet away, the undercurrent was surging, and a ghost-eyed sea python as thick as a bucket and with colorful patterns swam slowly by. Its narrow and pale snake eyes and terrifying aura stimulated Ling Changqing's hair to stand on end.

If the other party were to target this person, even a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training would have a headache, not to mention Ling Changqing now.

He stopped where he was and looked around silently, holding a second-level water escape talisman in his palm. If there was any danger that was difficult to deal with, he would use it immediately.

Fortunately, the ghost-eyed sea python did not cause trouble for Ling Changqing. It swayed its long snake body and moved farther and farther away, disappearing behind an underwater mountain.

Ling Changqing breathed a sigh of relief, identified the direction and continued moving forward.

Thanks to the strength of his own spiritual origin, he is now extremely aware of his surroundings. Although he is constantly frightened, he has never encountered any truly fatal danger.

Well, now we are already more than 180 feet away from the sea surface...

After silently estimating for a while, Ling Changqing continued to dive calmly.

Although it was his first time to go down to such deep waters, he still wanted to challenge his limits and at least reach a depth of two hundred feet.

After a moment, as the pressure reached a critical point in his heart, Ling Changqing realized that he had arrived.

At this time, the surrounding sea water was still very lively, and many creatures that could be named or not could be seen everywhere.

The sea prairie fields, which were smooth and glittering like a field of wheat, were not pruned or tended by anyone. The forest-like underwater vine communities and the Longbo sea cows, which were as big as mountains...

These creatures do not live in peace with each other. Sneak attacks and counter-attacks are commonplace, and cruel hunting and fighting scenes are played out on the seabed all the time.

Ling Changqing stopped among a group of reefs, looked around carefully, and easily locked onto a suitable target.

It was an underwater cliff, no more than thirty feet high. The rough and uneven surface of the cliff was dotted with silvery-white flowers the size of sea bowls and shaped like wheels.

Ling Changqing took out the jade slip for comparison and identification, and found that this was the "Silver Ganoderma Tai Sui Flower" specifically requested by the head of the family, Ling Qiyue, one of the core raw materials for refining the late stage of Qi training: Ning Sui Dan.

Ling Changqing did not hesitate. He observed and sensed repeatedly, and after confirming that there were no deadly creatures near the cliff, he swam in the right direction.

When he got closer, Ling Changqing pulled out a top-grade magical sword, reached out and gently grabbed a silver Zhi Tai Sui flower, silently used his spiritual power, carefully pulled it off the stone wall where it was firmly attached, and quickly stuffed it into the storage bag.

Then, Ling Changqing moved some distance along the mountain wall, approached the second silver ganoderma lucidum flower, and then did the same thing.

In the sea not far away, a bloodfin shark swayed its slender and smooth body and passed by quickly. A passing ice-kissed short-tailed shark was unable to dodge and was bitten into two pieces by it.

The pervasive smell of blood easily attracted more underwater predators, causing chaos in the surrounding waters.

Ling Changqing paid no attention to the fighting nearby and just quietly picked the silver ganoderma flowers along the cliff wall.

Making a fortune in silence is the purpose of those who follow the path of Guidao.

In a short while, all the more than twenty silver Tai Sui on the cliff were swept away by Ling Changqing.

(End of this chapter)