Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 40 Opening up the alchemy furnace

The cold seabed.

After several hours of busy searching, the three people under the glazed yellow umbrella sat together to take a break.

"...Senior Sister, is there a sea civilization in the deep ocean?"

After taking a Xuyuan Pill, Ling Changqing, whose energy and spirit were mostly restored, asked softly.

"Of course there are, but their whereabouts are rather secretive, and they don't interact much with humans. It's hard for mortals and low-level cultivators to see their true appearance."

Ling Qiyue responded with a smile, saying that the appearance of the sea creatures was highly similar to that of humans. They had their own civilization heritage and power cultivation system, and they had established a huge empire in the depths of the vast ocean.

Of course, their style of behavior is generally low-key, and they rarely come into conflict with other intelligent races, especially the human race, which has the largest population.

There are unconfirmed rumors that a war once broke out between the powerful beings at the top of the human race's pyramid and the powerful beings of the sea race, but because the time was too long ago, it is now impossible to verify.

Tang Qiuyao said: "Little Junior Brother, don't worry. We are still within the sphere of influence of the human civilization and will not attract the attention of the sea people."

At least in the past tens of thousands of years, there has been no news of any conflict between the human race and the sea race, and the two sides have a relationship of not interfering with each other.

Ling Changqing nodded, thinking that those powerful sea creatures would not pay attention to small shrimps like them. The only danger should come from the many ferocious creatures on the seabed.

Of course, there are also cultivators from other hostile forces, but this will not affect Ling Changqing for the time being.

"Okay, should we continue to search for resources or return to the family?"

Tang Qiuyao asked.

Ling Qiyue didn't say anything, but looked at Ling Changqing. The key to this matter depends on what choice he makes.

Ling Changqing frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's stop here today. My storage bag is almost full. Why don't we come back next time?"

This is the superficial reason. The more crucial reason is the implicit reminder from the Epoch Star Palace that after staying in the deep sea area for so long, Ling Changqing's luck and fortune have been depleted by more than half.

If he continued to stay, Ling Changqing was not sure whether he would suffer irreparable damage, so it was wise to quit while he was ahead.

"Well, that's it! You've really worked hard today."

Ling Qiyue said gently that they had already harvested more than enough resources on this trip and there was really nothing to regret.

So, the two women held Ling Changqing on the left and right, and controlled the glazed yellow umbrella to float up at high speed, and rushed out of the water in a dozen breaths.

The sea was still calm at this time, but in the southeast corner of the sky, there was a dark storm brewing, and it seemed that a rare storm was about to come.

"I'm back."

Tang Qiuyao summoned a flying boat and took the three of them back to Chanxin Island at high speed.

In the cabin, Ling Changqing took out all the gains from the storage bag and handed them to Ling Qiyue.

"Little Junior Brother, what reward do you want?"

Ling Qiyue's cold and charming face was filled with smiles. Ling Changqing was undoubtedly the chief contributor this time, so the reward should not be small.

Ling Changqing responded calmly: "It depends on what Senior Sister thinks."

He didn't know the character of this female head of the family, but as the head of a powerful family, she should have a broad mind.

After stealing a glance at Ling Qiyue's tall and broad front, Ling Changqing immediately looked away.

Ling Qiyue's beautiful face blushed slightly, she glared at him, took out two jade boxes and a jade plate from her storage bag and handed them to him.

There were a total of twenty pill bottles in the two jade boxes, each of which contained ten Xuanyin Blood Yuan Pills, for a total of two hundred pills.

Moreover, this elixir was refined by Ling Qiyue herself, and its quality is even better than that of the independent alchemist Meng Ye.

The jade token is a token of trust, equivalent to 5,000 family merit points, and can be exchanged for various resources you need in the family treasury.

Ling Qiyue looked at the purple-clad handsome boy in front of her and said in a clear voice:

"You can use these things first. When you reach the ninth level of Qi training in the future, I will prepare a foundation-building pill of excellent quality for you, as well as all the auxiliary resources you need to break through the barriers."

"Okay, I'll trouble you, Senior Sister."

Ling Changqing nodded. This reward was already quite generous. Although the big part could not be paid now, considering the status of the female head of the family, she would not go back on her word.

Tang Qiuyao smiled and said, "Little Junior Brother, work hard. Your contribution will definitely be indispensable to the future development of the family."

She was thinking that if she could do something like today a few more times, Ling Qiyue would not be short of materials for alchemy, and the pills produced by the furnace would benefit the entire family.

As long as they can produce a few more powerful foundation-building experts, the rise of the Ling family will be just around the corner, and the Wu family will no longer be a major concern.

"From now on, you can call me Senior Sister."

Ling Qiyue smiled slightly and said, "If you encounter any difficulties in your practice, you can ask your Senior Sister Tang for advice, or you can ask me."

Ling Changqing also nodded in agreement. To be able to have the head of the family personally teach one's cultivation, this opportunity is probably not available to any other member of the Ling family.

After less than half an hour, the flying boat returned to Chanxin Island.

"Two senior sisters, I want to go back and continue to practice in seclusion for a while. Can you help me exchange some resources?"

Ling Changqing asked, if he went to the family treasury to exchange things, it would most likely attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives, and then the news would leak out.

If the Wu family or any other force learned of Ling Changqing's existence, they would definitely cause trouble.

For example, sending a strong foundation-building person to kidnap him directly? After all, being able to bring back so many rare resources from the dangerous and unpredictable seabed is not something that everyone can do.

Ling Qiyue was slightly startled, but then she realized, "We didn't think this through. Anyway, let your Senior Sister Tang take care of this kind of thing from now on!"

Whether from her own point of view or that of her family, protecting Ling Changqing is her duty and must not be allowed to happen.

The matter was settled. Ling Changqing went back to Tang Qiuyao's manor to wait. After more than half an hour, this senior sister brought back all the resources he needed.

"Junior brother, just focus on your cultivation. Senior Sister Ling and I will go and take care of the alchemy."

Tang Qiuyao handed him a storage bag and spoke softly. Ling Changqing naturally had no objection. He had been in the fifth level of Qi training for quite some time and was almost at the point of a breakthrough.

After giving the instructions, Tang Qiuyao left in a hurry. The resources brought back this time were quite a lot, and Ling Qiyue wanted to refine them all into pills, which would take several months to complete.

Ling Changqing returned to the courtyard where he lived, activated the forbidden magic circle, and moved into the training room.

On the cloud bed, Ling Changqing entered a state of deep enlightenment with ease.

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: 15】

[Cultivation: Qi training level 5]

【Luck:12+108】

【Fortune: 11+87】

【Physique:18】

【Root bone: 16】

【Comprehension: 17】

[Soul: 35]

[Main cultivation technique: Xuanzhen Black Water Sutra (second level) 3190\10000]

[Spiritual roots: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, average character 4633/10000]

[Noble: Ling Zifeng/Tang Qiuyao/Ling Qiyue]

As expected, this kind of thing is extremely depleting of luck and fortune. Compared to before this trip, it is more than half as much!
Ling Changqing pondered silently, fortunately he could still recover through a long period of seclusion and practice, otherwise he would have suffered a great loss.

From this point of view, accompanying Ling Qiyue and the others to the deep sea to search for resources cannot be done too frequently, at most once a year.

Of course, if my cultivation level is further improved in the future, especially after I become a foundation-building expert, perhaps this loss will be smaller?
After thinking for a moment, Ling Changqing collected his scattered thoughts and began to practice with peace of mind.

Several months passed quietly.

On the other side, Ling Qiyue’s boudoir embroidery building.

The female head of the family is currently in her own alchemy room, accompanied by Tang Qiuyao.

The walls and the ground were covered with intricate and detailed forbidden magic array patterns, and a dark golden alchemy furnace about ten feet tall stood firmly in the center of the array.

At the bottom of the alchemy furnace, the blazing spiritual flame emitted a terrifyingly high temperature, and it was obvious that the alchemy process had reached a critical moment.

The array restrictions on the ground and walls have been fully illuminated, drawing a large amount of spiritual energy from the second-level spiritual veins underground, and finally gathering it in the alchemy furnace.

Ling Qiyue was sitting in front of the alchemy furnace at this moment, with a calm and dignified face, and her beautiful eyes full of concentration. She skillfully performed spiritual spells to control the changes in the temperature of the fire.

Tang Qiuyao was guarding them on the side, with a faint aura covering the two women and isolating them from the scorching heat.

Nearly half an hour later, as a low roar was heard from inside the furnace, the heavy furnace cover slowly rose, and bright red light as pure as a gem gushed out.

Amidst the sweet fragrance, a cloud shaped like Ganoderma lucidum rose up, carrying six longan-sized, glittering marrow-condensing pills.

"...Great, another furnace is ready!"

Tang Qiuyao, overjoyed, quickly stood up, used her spiritual skills to take the six pills one by one, and sealed them in a forbidden pill bottle to prevent the loss of medicinal properties.

The effect of this Ning Sui Dan is the same as that of the Bi Ning Dan. Both are breakthrough elixirs for the late stage of Qi training. The formulas of the two elixirs are different, but the effects are similar.

Ling Qiyue breathed a sigh of relief, closed the alchemy furnace and multiple formation restrictions, and the blazing spiritual flames slowly went out.

"How much herbaceous grass material is left?"

After taking a pill to restore her soul, Ling Qiyue asked softly.

Tang Qiuyao said: "The main materials are basically used up, and the remaining auxiliary materials are not enough to make a full furnace."

Over the past few months, Ling Qiyue basically stayed at home and was here to make elixirs, so the various raw materials were consumed very quickly.

Ling Qiyue smiled and said, "It's been a while since I've been able to refine pills so happily and continuously. I feel like my alchemy skills have improved a bit. Junior Brother... has really contributed a lot!"

Due to the scarcity of resources, it is not easy to gather the raw materials for a furnace of high-grade elixirs. Therefore, although Ling Qiyue is a second-level alchemist, she can only refine a few elixirs every year.

Since the number of times the furnace is opened for alchemy is small, experience accumulation is naturally slow, and it becomes a luxury to want to improve the level quickly.

But now, because of Ling Changqing, Ling Qiyue has no shortage of opportunities to practice, so one can imagine how fast her level will improve.

Tang Qiuyao's expression became more serious: "We must protect him well. Whether you can become a third-level alchemist in the future depends mostly on him!"

"That's for sure. The rise and growth of the family is inseparable from him."

Ling Qiyue nodded and said that from this moment on, Ling Changqing had become an indispensable existence in her small circle, and even related to her future career.

Looking at Tang Qiuyao's flawless beauty and her graceful and voluptuous figure, Ling Qiyue smiled slightly:

"Junior brother seems to be interested in you? How about I make the decision and promise you to him as a Taoist partner in the future? How about it, is Senior Sister treating you well?"

"So? I still have to thank you, right?"

Tang Qiuyao's cheeks flushed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at her. Senior sister knew she was making trouble for her, really...

"Don't be embarrassed. Junior brother's luck and fortune are far beyond that of ordinary cultivators. It is entirely possible for him to build a foundation in the future."

Ling Qiyue said seriously: "Even if you catch up to my level, it shouldn't take too long."

"I hope so!"

Tang Qiuyao had no different opinion on this. With the extraordinary talent shown by Ling Changqing, it was only a matter of time.

(End of this chapter)