Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 60 Discussion
Zen Heart Island, thousands of feet in the air.

Deep in the thick clouds, a dim gray-brown flying boat less than ten feet long was hidden among them, motionless.

In the inner cabin, eight monks in different attire sat together, observing silently through a magic power projection mirror.

The two leaders were both foundation-building cultivators, while the others' cultivation levels ranged from the fourth to the ninth level of Qi training.

This is a team of Mu family monks from the Youye Islands. It is easy to tell what they are up to.

"...The Ling family's power has suddenly expanded, which has seriously affected the family's expansion plan!"

After a long time, a middle-aged foundation-building cultivator with cold eyes spoke.

Another younger female cultivator nodded slightly: "Indeed, originally in the Feiyu Sea, there were very few forces that could be compared with our family. I never thought that the Ling family would suddenly appear."

Over the past hundred years, the important means by which the Mu family continued to expand its territory was to divide and disintegrate, and divide and rule.

When the time is ripe, they will concentrate the family's superior strength and use thundering means to wipe out the opponent in one fell swoop, swallowing up its territory, all industries, and people.

This strategy has been proven to be effective against small forces with only one, two or three foundation-building cultivators in charge.

Even when faced with an alliance of small forces that huddled together for warmth and formed alliances for mutual protection, the Mu family could still use tactics of sowing discord and forming alliances to deal with them.

Starting with the easy and then moving on to the difficult, from small to big, this is how the Mu family grew stronger step by step.

However, when faced with a force of similar size, such as the Ling family, the top management of the Mu family felt a little tricky.

The middle-aged man said, "If the number of foundation-building cultivators is close to ours, it would not be difficult to defeat them with some hidden means of the family. I am just afraid that they may have some tricks up their sleeves."

In the Feiyu Sea, six foundation-building pills are an extremely astonishing fortune.

Even the current Mu family cannot come up with such a huge amount of resources in one go. This is a strategic bargaining chip that can determine the rise and fall of the family.

So where did the Ling family get this resource? Even if the head of the family, Ling Qiyue, could make pills by herself, the material was still precious and rare.

The female cultivator said, "There must be a backup plan. I think there are only two possibilities for the Ling family to suddenly produce so many foundation-building cultivators."

"First, they got some special opportunity. Second, an unknown big force intervened and was willing to support them to rise up and become the ruler of this sea area."

No matter which of these two situations it is, it is extremely unfavorable to the current Mu family.

The only good news is that the Youye Islands are far away from Chanxin Island, and the two spheres of influence will not come into contact for the time being.

But after several years, when the Ling family gradually devours these small forces around them, they will sooner or later face off against the power of the Mu family.

At that time, total war was the inevitable outcome.

The war cannot end until one side is completely defeated.

The middle-aged man was silent for a while, and then whispered, "Is there no way to stop the rise of the Ling family? At least we should create some trouble for them."

“You can try, but there is no guarantee of its effectiveness.”

The female cultivator said, "Our power here is limited. We have only deployed some spies and a few industries. They can't play a big role."

The middle-aged man weighed the pros and cons and finally shook his head:
"If that's the case, then we might as well not do it. We can't sacrifice our manpower in vain. Let's go back and discuss it with the head of the family first."

"Ok."

The other cultivators had no objection, so after a few breaths, the flying boat changed direction and disappeared silently at the end of the sky.

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Deep sea area.

Ling Changqing was leaning against a huge rock at this moment. He easily dug out a huge hole in the hard rock wall with the Snow Shadow Sword in his hand, and then hid himself in it.

Then, he took out twelve small and exquisite formation flags and set up a circle of formation restrictions at the entrance of the cave to resist the terrible pressure of the sea water.

Then, Ling Changqing took out the bronze tripod, barbecue grill, pots, pans and other utensils that he had prepared in advance from the storage bag and started to get busy.

In just a moment, the soup in the bronze tripod began to boil under the high temperature, stewing a whole tiger-striped purple starfish in it, exuding an enticing aroma.

These second-level sea beasts, which are about ten feet long, usually move in groups when foraging, so it is not easy to find a lone one and attack it.

Of course, Ling Changqing was lucky today. He seized the opportunity and killed one by surprise, then fled at high speed, narrowly avoiding the pursuit of other tiger stripes and purple star spots. Ling Changqing opened the storage bag and picked out six or seven suitable second-level spiritual medicines and herbs, about a hundred of them, and after cleaning and processing, threw them into the huge bronze cauldron to stew.

As for the first-level resources such as Moonlight Barnacles, Rainbow Shadow Shrimp, and Qingling Sea Flowers, Ling Changqing now eats them as snacks, leaving only a small part to take back for delivery.

After more than half an hour, seeing that the fish in the bronze tripod was cooked enough, Ling Changqing picked up the brass spoon and the green jade bowl, scooped himself a full bowl, and then began to feast on it.

As a member of the foodie empire in his previous life, Ling Changqing has an extraordinary liking for all kinds of food. Now that he has such conditions under the sea, he naturally wants to eat to his heart's content.

The delicious and tender fish meat melted in the mouth, and together with the boiling soup, it turned into a rolling hot stream, making Ling Changqing warm all over and feel indescribably comfortable.

Compared to a meal at Xianweifang on Chanxin Island, not only is the price very expensive, but the portions are also limited, so you can't enjoy it at all.

But on the bottom of the sea, all kinds of high-end seafood ingredients are readily available and free, as long as you have the ability to catch them.

As bowl after bowl of fish soup went into his stomach, Ling Changqing felt that the spiritual energy in his body became increasingly strong and pure, almost equivalent to the effect of taking three or five Xuanyin Blood Yuan Pills.

The bad thing was that his whole body was hot, his skin was red, and his spiritual energy was agitated, and his body and soul felt like they were about to burst.

Fortunately, the Epoch Star Palace in his sea of ​​consciousness responded in time, and its clear light sprinkled down, covering his limbs and bones, easily calming his restless spiritual power, allowing him to smoothly digest the abundant energy contained in the fish meat.

Soon, the bronze tripod, which was nearly a person's height, was empty. All the ingredients, including the soup, were eaten up by Ling Changqing.

After meditating for a while and regulating his breathing, Ling Changqing removed the formation, collected the formation flags and left the cave until the spiritual power in his body had completely calmed down.

A quarter of an hour later, Ling Changqing appeared on the sea surface riding a beam of light. He did not need a boat to pick him up and went straight back to the front deck of the ship.

"...Brother, you're back?"

The steward Tian Wenhu came up to them with a smile on his face.

Ling Changqing nodded, exchanged a few words with him, then opened several storage bags hanging around his waist and poured out the resources inside.

Tian Wenhu, who was mentally prepared, immediately called a group of servants to help count the items.

It didn't take long for all the gains to be counted. In the end, Ling Changqing received 150 spiritual stones and 200 family merit points.

"We've finished our business, come over and have a couple of drinks!"

Ling Zifeng, who was sitting at the table drinking, saw that he had finished his work and greeted him with a smile.

Ling Changqing agreed, put away the storage bag, walked over and sat opposite him, and the maid next to him hurried over to pour him wine.

The steward Tian Wenhu at the side was watching with a smile. This young man, who had relied on the support of the steward in the beginning, had already reached the seventh level of Qi training in just a few years and became an important figure who was deeply trusted by the head of the family.

"...Brother Changqing, you will definitely be able to build a foundation in the future, right?"

Ling Zifeng held the wine glass and looked intently at the young man in purple opposite him, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

Ling Changqing nodded and did not avoid the question: "It should only be a matter of time."

"That's good,"

Ling Zifeng sighed, looking a little melancholy:
"It's all because of my poor aptitude. There's no hope for me to build my foundation. In this lifetime, I can only reach the late stage of Qi training."

Ling Changqing couldn't help but remain silent. In fact, with Ling Zifeng's identity, it would not be difficult for him to obtain ordinary cultivation resources, but his own aptitude was too poor, so there was nothing he could do.

"Brother Changqing, how about having a discussion with you?"

Ling Zifeng straightened his expression and whispered:

"My children are not very talented, but my niece is pretty good. Would you mind taking care of her when it's convenient for you?"

"That's no problem. I accept it."

Ling Changqing said seriously that after all, this was the first noble man he met after he came to this world, and considering their past friendship, he should repay him.

"Then trouble you."

Ling Zifeng looked relieved that he was not wrong about the person after all.

Originally, he had thought of introducing his niece to Ling Changqing as a Taoist partner, but now it seems that she is obviously out of his league, so it's fine this way.

(End of this chapter)