Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 66 All-out war

Ling Changqing's worries soon became a reality.

Two months later, the head of the Wu family gathered several allied forces and officially declared an all-out war against the Ling family.

It’s not that Wu Canglang didn’t consider a surprise attack, but with the Ling family’s spies also within the family, it’s hard to ensure that such a large-scale operation won’t leak out in advance.

So after much consideration, he decided to adopt this upright strategy of starting a war.

One day later, more than ten flying boats loaded with monks and war supplies from the Wu family approached the waters outside Chanxin Island.

The Ling family, which had been well prepared, had already contracted its defense line, withdrawing all the family members and slave monks who remained in the outer territories and concentrating their forces on guarding Chanxin Island.

Under Tang Qiuyao's order, the family headquarters' defense formation has been fully activated, and a huge egg-white sky curtain has been covering the area, isolating the inside and the outside.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall was somewhat depressing.

Nine foundation-building cultivators and many high-level members of the Ling family were all present, including Ling Changqing.

This battle concerns the life and death of the Ling family, so everyone has to respond with caution.

"...elders, rest assured,"

Tang Qiuyao, who was sitting at the main seat, looked solemn, and her calm eyes swept across the audience:

"Ten years ago, the family's protective formation was adjusted and upgraded by the head of the family. It was enough to cope with the full-force attack of more than a dozen foundation-building cultivators. Even if a fake Dan Zhenren attacked, it could safely resist for about a month..."

The Wu family did not have a numerical advantage in terms of foundation-building cultivators. Even with the addition of a few foundation-building cultivators from the allied forces, the advantage was not obvious.

Apart from Elder Tianyang, the Ling family actually doesn't need to be wary of anyone else, and they also have the advantage of fighting at home.

Of course, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and no one knows whether any unexpected situations will occur.

Therefore, the wisest choice is to shrink the defense line and hold on, using stillness to control movement. This is also the strategy that Ling Qiyue had told Tang Qiuyao before she went into seclusion to practice.

Elder Ling Yulu, with a cold expression, asked, "What about our allies? Should we inform them?"

Of course, the Ling family also has allies. As long as they are willing to help, three or five foundation-building cultivators can be gathered.

Tang Qiuyao shook her head and said, "Not yet. We can hold on. Let them wait for a while!"

Examples of allies turning against one's allies and stabbing one's back at critical moments are not uncommon in any time and space world.

Under Ling Changqing's persuasion, Tang Qiuyao gave up the idea of ​​asking those allied forces to come to help.

If the foundation-building monks from other forces are allowed to stay inside the family's protective formation, it will be a potential hidden danger. If it really breaks out suddenly, the consequences will be disastrous.

The white-haired Elder Ling Tianhe frowned and asked, "Is the Patriarch's retreat... not over yet? How long will it take?"

In the current situation, without Ling Qiyue’s personal action, it is likely that she will be unable to do anything to Elder Tianyang.

Faced with the combat power of a fake Dan Zhenren level cultivator, the other Ling family foundation-building cultivators are no match for him.

Tang Qiuyao said, "I have already informed the head of the family secretly that she will finish her training and come out of seclusion in the near future, so we don't have to worry."

"That's fine."

Upon hearing this, the elders present all breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Ling Qiyue was there, they didn't worry about the direction of the battle. This young female head of the family had already proven her ability and skills more than once.

At this moment, outside the protective formation.

Many flying boats of the Wu family slowly landed dozens of miles away. Thousands of cultivators lined up and came out. Under the command of the elders, they started to work swiftly.

Before long, a temporary camp was built and the light curtain of the protective magic circle rose slowly.

“…If the foundation-building cultivators of the Ling family come on the field later, please help stop them!”

In the camp hall, the head of the family, Wu Canglang, sat at the bottom, speaking eagerly to the old man in the main seat. He was an old man in a golden Taoist robe, with regular features, but he was bald, and his shiny forehead was extremely eye-catching.

His aura and pressure were obviously much stronger than those of the foundation-building cultivators around him, and had already reached the false elixir level.

Fake Dan actually refers to an incomplete Jindan realm. The strength cannot be compared with that of a real Jindan realm master, and at most is less than 50% of the latter.

In terms of lifespan, a fake dan true person can live about a hundred years longer than a foundation-building cultivator.

However, the cultivation of the Fake Dan Zhenren will stop at the middle stage of the Jindan realm throughout his life, and there will be no possibility of further advancement, let alone the Yuanying realm.

Most cultivators who have reached the late stage of foundation building can only achieve the false pill level due to their limited qualifications and spiritual roots and insufficient resources.

Although a fake Dan Zhenren cannot compare with a real Dan, at least he can live a hundred years longer, and his advantage over a foundation-building cultivator is still quite obvious.

Elder Tianyang opened his slightly closed eyes and said lightly:

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Wu. As long as the time comes, I will not stand idly by."

"Let me make it clear first. Once we break through the defensive formation, I will have the priority to pick the spoils, especially the women of the Ling family. 70% of them will belong to me!"

"Of course, of course, that's what I should do!"

Wu Canglang said this with a smile, but in his heart he was cursing the old man's greed and shamelessness.

You only have a few years left to live, and you're still so lustful? Maybe one day, you'll die in a woman's belly.

The atmosphere in the hall was quite lively. More than a dozen foundation-building cultivators were excitedly discussing the distribution plans of various territories and interests after the demise of the Ling family.

In their view, the victory of the Wu family was a foregone conclusion. With Elder Tianyang around, the Ling family would not be able to resist at all. It was just a matter of dying sooner or later.

Next to him, Wu Qi, with a miserable face, had no expression on his face and said nothing. He looked lifeless, like a lifeless statue.

A moment later, the Wu family's offensive officially began.

In the dark cloud-covered sky, huge bolts of lightning, meteorites, fire rain, and ice cones fell continuously, hitting the light curtain of the protective formation heavily.

Ripples appeared on the egg-white sky surface, and the changing light and shadows quietly absorbed and dissolved the endless attacks.

Deafening explosions sounded one after another. The Foundation Establishment cultivators were naturally the main force of the attack, but a large number of Qi Condensation cultivators were also not idle.

They launched the offensive with all kinds of magical instruments, talismans, Taoist soldiers and puppets, and of course all kinds of powerful magical skills were also indispensable.

However, compared to the limited amount of spiritual power in the Qi training stage, they would often stop after a few attempts due to exhaustion, and could only take pills to regulate their breathing and recover.

Inside the formation, many cultivators from the Ling family looked solemn, watching coldly the successive attacks from the cultivators from the Wu family.

As long as the protective formation remains stable, they have nothing to worry about.

Perhaps, when the spiritual power of the Wu family's cultivators is almost exhausted, they can take the initiative to attack and catch them off guard.

"...Senior Sister, what do I need to do now?"

In the meeting hall, Ling Changqing asked the beauty beside him.

"You don't need to go into battle. Just come with me and take charge of the key area of ​​the protective formation!"

Tang Qiuyao said that there was no shortage of a seventh-level Qi training cultivator on the battlefield, so there was no need for Ling Changqing to put himself in danger.

However, with his extraordinary luck and fortune, if he could always guard the core hub position of the protective formation, the possibility of the Wu family breaking through the formation would undoubtedly be significantly reduced.

"Okay, let's go together then."

Ling Changqing nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)