Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 61: Calm on the Surface
During the days when Ling Changqing was working in the sea, everything was calm on Chanxin Island. At least that's what it looked like on the surface.

Since the head of the family, Ling Qiyue, has been in seclusion, all clan affairs are handled by Tang Qiuyao, who arranges all matters, big or small, in perfect order.

This stunningly beautiful woman is not from the Ling family, but she can temporarily take over the power of the head of the family under the instruction of Ling Qiyue and be placed in other surrounding family forces. This is absolutely unimaginable.

It’s not that the Ling family didn’t raise objections, but when the foundation-building elders didn’t say anything, such noise couldn’t cause any trouble at all.

Seeing that this move was unlikely to work, the Wu family's insiders had to temporarily stop and instead think of other means to stir up trouble.

Several months passed quietly, and the secret operation of the Wu family's top leaders never stopped for a moment. After paying a heavy price, they successfully brought back two foundation-building pills.

But their luck was not very good. Among the two Qi training ninth-level elders who were chosen to be given the Foundation Establishment Pill, only one succeeded in establishing the foundation.

The success rate of foundation building is not very high, especially for those cultivators with poor qualifications. It is normal to fail once or twice when breaking through.

Of course, most cultivators would not be able to get more than one chance to break through, after all, the Foundation Establishment Pill is too difficult to obtain.

The head of the family, Wu Canglang, was helpless and could only continue to work hard to collect materials for the foundation-building pill.

Hanyuezhou.

In the important place of Hanyue Sect, in a cave full of spiritual energy, more than ten foundation-building monks gathered in one room, including men, women, young and old.

They were all important figures from different small families and forces, and their purpose of visiting at this moment was the same. Among them was Wu Qi, the foundation-building elder of the Wu family.

This group of people had been waiting for quite some time, but no one dared to show any impatience. After all, Hanyue Sect was a Jindan sect, so it was inevitable that they would put on airs.

After another half hour, the pleasant sound of jade chimes began to linger, and two monks with tall hats and wide belts and extraordinary demeanor walked out side by side from the depths of the cave.

"I've met the elder!"

All the foundation-building monks present immediately stood up and saluted, greeting with respectful expressions.

In fact, this man and woman were only at the late stage of foundation building, but because of their status as outer elders of Hanyue Sect, no one dared to disrespect them.

The middle-aged man with a long beard and an indifferent expression nodded and said:

"My fellow Taoists, please don't be polite. Please sit down and talk first!"

All the foundation-building monks agreed in unison and sat back down.

The bearded man unhurriedly unfolded a jade slip in his hand and announced calmly:

"The elders are aware of your requests. After careful consideration, we have deleted some families that do not meet the requirements. The remaining families can all get the sect's resource loans!"

"The Qingxi Sect of Yunzhou Island can obtain three thousand mid-grade spirit stones, as well as twenty-five marrow-condensing pills and four foundation-building pills for loan. The interest rate is 30%, and the repayment period is twenty years!"

"The Yao family of Cangqing Island can obtain two thousand medium-grade spirit stones, as well as twenty marrow-condensing pills and three foundation-building pills for loan. The interest rate is 30%, and the repayment period is 20 years!"

"The Feng family of Jinye Island can obtain five thousand medium-grade spirit stones, as well as one hundred Qingyuan Yunlu Pills, forty Ningsui Pills, and ten Zhuji Pills for resource lending. The interest rate is 30%, and the repayment period is 30 years!"

"Starting a family on Lingxi Island..."

As he read out the names of the borrowing families one by one, smiles of relief appeared on the faces of the foundation-building cultivators present.

Most of them are affiliated forces of Hanyue Sect. This time, they represent the families behind them and come to borrow resources from the main family in order to overcome the difficulties.

This kind of thing has not happened for the first time in the past. As long as the demands are not too excessive, the top leaders of Hanyue Sect will give a positive response.

Of course, the threshold for borrowing resources is not low. It must be investigated and verified by the Hanyue Gate envoy, and it must be confirmed that the borrower has sufficient high-quality assets as collateral before it is possible to get what you want.

Moreover, the interest rate for this type of loan is usually relatively high. If the loan cannot be repaid on time, the mortgaged high-quality assets will become the property of Hanyue Sect.

It didn't take long for the outer sect elder to finish reading the list and put the jade slip into his sleeve.

Only the handsome Wu Qi and the representatives of the other three small families looked at each other in bewilderment, as the roster did not mention the forces they belonged to.

Wu Qi hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and asked:

"Elder Qu, our Wu family's loan application was not approved? What went wrong?"

Elder Qu remained silent. The female cultivator beside him explained, "There are two reasons. One is that the Wu family has not yet repaid their last loan, so they do not meet the conditions for another loan."

"Secondly, the amount of resources that the Wu family wants to borrow this time is too large. The elders doubt your ability to repay, so they will not approve it."

Wu Qi's expression changed slightly, and she whispered, "But we are willing to use the ownership of Longhuan Island for the next 100 years as collateral. This is the foundation of our family. Isn't that enough?"

Longhuan Island is more than 2,000 miles in radius. It is the birthplace of the Wu family. Several generations of the family have been operating here for hundreds of years, leading to its current prosperity.

In order to deal with the Ling family, the head of the family, Wu Canglang, and all the foundation-building elders have gone all out this time, even using the family's base as collateral.

As long as the top leaders of Hanyue Sect agree to lend them 10,000 medium-grade spirit stones, 100 marrow-condensing pills, and 15 foundation-building pills, the loan contract can be signed.

The female cultivator shook her head: "Longhuan Island is too far away from the sect, and the senior elders have no interest in it, so... that's it!"

The current direction of Hanyue Sect's external expansion is mainly in the resource-rich Fu Yuezhou in the south, not in the Feiyu Sea.

The area of ​​Fu Yuezhou is more than five times larger than that of Han Yuezhou, not including the numerous affiliated islands in the surrounding area.

The most crucial thing is that Fu Yuezhou has a fourth-order spiritual vein, which can meet the cultivation needs of the Nascent Soul stage. This is what the top leaders of Hanyue Sect value most.

Fu Yuezhou is currently in a state of fragmentation, and the highest combat power among several forces is limited to Jindan Zhenren, so the top leaders of Hanyue Sect began to have ideas.

As long as they can capture and defend this precious land, Hanyue Sect will have the possibility of taking a further step and growing into a Nascent Soul force in the future.

In comparison, the conditions that the Wu family thought were very sincere were not worth mentioning in front of such a lofty goal. The situation of the other three small forces was similar. They were too far away and difficult to operate, so the top leaders of Hanyue Sect looked down on them.

With a gloomy look on his face, Wu Qi didn't know how he walked out of the cave. He had messed up such an important task. How would he explain to the head of the family when he returned?

"Friend Wu..."

A hoarse voice sounded without warning.

Wu Qi suddenly raised his head and saw an ordinary male cultivator in Taoist attire, who was at the seventh level of Qi training, standing in front of him.

"you are?"

Wu Qi frowned slightly, she didn't remember having seen this person before.

The male cultivator smiled slightly and said, "I am serving under Elder Tianyang, and I am here on the orders of the elder to pass on a message to you."

Wu Qi's expression turned cold: "Elder Tianyang? What does he want to say?"

Elder Tianyang of Hanyue Sect is a senior fake Dan Zhenren who is extremely lustful. Over the past hundred years, he has had no less than three hundred concubines.

Wu Qi naturally wouldn't have a good face towards such a person, even if that was a fake Dan Zhenren, after all, his life span was coming to an end.

"The elder is very fond of you, Daoyou Wu. He has told you that if you are willing to be his concubine, he can give you one thousand mid-grade spirit stones and three foundation-building pills as a betrothal gift. What do you think?"

The male cultivator spoke slowly.

"He's dreaming!"

Wu Qi's eyebrows were raised, and her pretty face turned pale with anger: "Who does that old thing think I am?"

To put it bluntly, even if she wanted to sell it, she would never sell it to that old man who only had a few years left to live.

How could I let my innocent body fall into the hands of that lustful, old, ugly, disgusting guy?

The male cultivator laughed and said, "Friend Wu, you are only at the initial stage of foundation building. Even if you still have the potential to improve, it seems that it is still a bit difficult to go against the will of a fake pill master."

“Besides, the conditions offered by Elder Tianyang are so generous. Even if he were to marry a female cultivator at the foundation-building stage, the betrothal gifts might not be this much!”

Wu Qi's expression was icy: "Let him give up on this idea. I won't agree to it!"

The male cultivator did not take it as an offense: "What if you add another condition? Elder Tianyang can help your Wu family once for free. I think it should not be difficult to defeat your enemy, the Ling family, right?"

Wu Qi: “…”

……

Zen Island.

Ling Changqing, dressed in a purple robe with star and cloud patterns, with a graceful demeanor and clear eyes, walked through the courtyards and once again entered Ling Qiyue's boudoir embroidery building.

In the inner garden flower hall, Tang Qiuyao, wearing an intricate and gorgeous scarlet dress, with a graceful and voluptuous figure and charming appearance, was sitting behind the desk.

This beautiful lady, with cloud-like hair and phoenix hairpins and a graceful back straight, is flipping through a jade slip in her hand. The proud and upright breasts beneath her bright red bodice are squeezed out into bottomless snowy ravines.

"...Senior Sister, I'm back!"

Ling Changqing called out, walked over, around the table, and sat down beside the beauty without any hesitation, wrapping his arms around her smooth and tight waist.

Tang Qiuyao asked, "Did you encounter any troubles during this trip to the sea?"

"It's OK. I accidentally startled two deep-sea sawtooth sharks, but they couldn't catch up with me."

Ling Changqing embraced her plump body, which exuded a faint fragrance, and rubbed it gently.

Tang Qiuyao tilted her head to look at the young man, then stretched out her delicate hand to check the state of his spiritual power. She heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no signs of injury.

"We have collected quite a lot of new materials. Senior Sister Ling... hasn't come out yet?"

Ling Changqing asked again. It has been more than half a year since Ling Qiyue announced her retreat.

He has now learned that Ling Qiyue is not in seclusion in the cave on Zen Heart Island, but is living in some secret blessed land with spiritual veins.

Currently, only Tang Qiuyao and he know this extremely crucial secret. Even the foundation-building elders in the family are kept in the dark.

Tang Qiuyao whispered, "I guess it will take some time. After all, it's a breakthrough to a new realm!"

Ling Changqing could not help but remain silent. Ling Qiyue's external cultivation level was at the late stage of foundation building. As for whether she had any hidden strength, others had no way of knowing.

Therefore, even Ling Changqing was not sure whether this was a breakthrough to a smaller realm or a larger realm.

Tang Qiuyao was even more tight-lipped about this, and would rather let him hug her and rub against her a few more times than reveal a single thing.

"Well, since I don't want to go out to sea for a while, how about I just start the furnace and make some pills?"

Ling Changqing said that he was now a first-class intermediate-grade alchemist and could refine many types of pills.

Tang Qiuyao smiled and said, "That's no problem. The refined pills belong to you. If you are willing to donate them to the family treasury, I can also convert them into a corresponding amount of merit for you."

"That's a deal."

Ling Changqing agreed.

(End of this chapter)