Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 76 A lot of pressure
Even though the efficiency of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce is beyond reproach, the complexity of the third-order formation is completely different from that of the second-order formation.

Therefore, Xue Yuchen and a group of formation masters from the Chamber of Commerce stayed on Longhuan Island for half a month before they completed the arrangement of the complete "Xuanshui Gangsha Juyuan Formation".

Then, after several days of adjustment and testing, and confirming that the formation was operating normally and stably, Xue Yuchen said goodbye and left with his men.

Ling Qiyue has been accompanying and supervising the entire process these days, and she has to personally keep an eye on every detail. After all, the formation is related to the safety of the family's foundation and cannot tolerate any carelessness.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly and there were no accidents.

It wasn't until the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce's Tianzhou fleet began to accelerate and disappear at the end of the sky that Ling Qiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The family has grown so big that just one set of level 3 protective formations is not enough,"

Tang Qiuyao, who had a phoenix hairpin and a plump and graceful figure, said, "When the family's financial situation is sufficient in the future, we have to consider adding one or two sets of auxiliary formations to provide an extra layer of protection."

Ling Qiyue had no objection to this: "Of course this is possible, but we can't buy it from the people of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce anymore. We have to consider other channels."

Although I don't think the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce has any other intentions, it never hurts to be cautious. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, there will be no place to buy medicine for regret.

"... Senior Sister, the family should have a relatively stable development period from now on, right?"

Ling Changqing beside him asked. At this time, it is estimated that many small forces in the surrounding waters know that the Ling family already has a third-level formation for protection.

It is impossible to keep such a big thing absolutely confidential, but there is no need to keep it confidential. Strategic deterrence means must be known to everyone, just like the nuclear deterrence strategy of major powers in Ling Changqing's previous life.

Ling Qiyue nodded slightly: "That's for sure. As long as we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, the surrounding forces will not come to provoke us."

To those forces that were just at the foundation-building stage, the third-order protective formation was indestructible. With Ling Qiyue in charge, hundreds of foundation-building cultivators joining forces to attack were unable to defeat the formation.

Therefore, the Ling family can now develop calmly, manage and operate various industries, collect resources to refine pills, select immortal seedlings with the qualifications to practice in the mortal world, and then bring them back to the family for training, etc.

Of course, within the family, any descendants who have the ability to cultivate spiritual roots, no matter how close or distant they are, can receive a certain amount of family resources, allowing them to cultivate and improve with peace of mind.

In Ling Qiyue's view, this is a steady and steady development strategy. Only by consolidating the family's foundation can the Ling family go further in the future.

From Ling Changqing's point of view, the Ling family's becoming stronger would be beneficial to him rather than harmful.

"Junior brother, since you are not in seclusion now, why don't you go to make pills with me?"

Tang Qiuyao came over and put her arms around his waist, speaking softly. Her plump and graceful body pressed against him, and in an instant he felt warm, fragrant and smooth.

Ling Changqing did not refuse: "Then let's go together. I feel that my Dan Dao level should continue to improve."

……

Tens of thousands of miles away, the Youye Islands.

In the meeting hall of the family headquarters, the current head of the family, Mu Yesheng, stood in front of a huge magic power projection mirror, frowning and pondering in silence. Surrounding him were a group of men, women, old and young, all of whom were high-ranking figures of the Mu family.

There was a huge map in the magic projection mirror, on which the distribution of all the forces of the Mu family and the surrounding waters was clearly marked.

The Ling family, which has been in the limelight recently, has naturally become the focus of attention of the Mu family's top management.

Although there is a large area of ​​sea between the two families, and several small forces in between as a buffer, this is not enough to make the top leaders of the Mu family feel safe.

If the two families really go to war in the future, it won't be too difficult to eliminate these small forces and open up an attack corridor.

"...How many years do you think it will take for the Ling family to confront our Mu family?"

After a long time, Mu Yesheng asked softly.

The head of the family looked to be in his thirties. He was dressed in a bright red brocade robe and a golden crown on his head. His sharp eyes revealed an indomitable fortitude, and his cultivation was close to the peak level of foundation building.

There was silence for a while, and then a foundation-building elder with gray hair and deep eyes said:
"The sudden rise of the Ling family is only due to the female head of the family. In terms of family background, it is still just the level of an ordinary family. How can it be compared with our Mu family?"

"They now need to take control of the newly acquired territories as soon as possible, but the number of Qi training cultivators in the family is definitely not enough."

"If the Ling family wants to change this situation, they can only stay dormant for the next few decades and focus on training new people to accumulate strength. It is unlikely that they will continue to expand outward."

Mu Yesheng nodded slightly: "That makes sense, but this time shouldn't be too long, at most only 20 to 30 years."

Since the Ling family is not short of medicinal resources, it can be predicted that the growth rate of the new generation of the family will be much higher than that of the surrounding small forces.

At this time, the foundation building elder Mu Qinling said:

"As for second-level alchemists, our Mu family also has them, so they have no advantage in this regard, even 20 or 30 years later."

Mu Yesheng shook his head and sighed, "But Elder Xuanlin doesn't have much time left, and the few younger generations who followed him are not very motivated, which has wasted a lot of family resources."

The Mu family does have a second-level mid-grade alchemist now, but he is old and his potential is basically exhausted, and there is no possibility of further progress.

But the female head of the Ling family is a second-level top-grade alchemist, and because she is young enough, it is entirely possible for her to reach the third-level alchemist realm in the future. The Mu family is now collecting life-extending elixirs everywhere, striving to keep the old alchemist alive for a few more years, so as to buy time for the new second-level alchemist to grow up.

The idea is good, but it is hard to say whether it can catch up.

At this time, a young monk with red lips and white teeth beside Mu Yesheng whispered:

"Father, according to the news just sent back by the secret agent, the Ling family has established a connection with the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce. It is said that the other party has helped their family to build a real third-level protective formation in their important base..."

"what?!"

There was obvious shock and anger in Mu Yesheng's voice, and the elders around him were also moved.

The third-level protective formation is not a piece of cake. It is a powerful weapon equivalent to the level of a Jindan Zhenren.

Even if the Ling family obtained an extremely simplified third-order formation, its defensive power far exceeded all second-order formations and was no longer something that a foundation-building cultivator could shake.

Even the current Mu family base is not protected by a true third-level formation, but only a quasi-third-level formation.

With such a heavyweight bargaining chip, the Ling family will have enough confidence when facing the Mu family in the future. As long as they don't make low-level mistakes, they will be invincible.

Mu Qinling asked doubtfully, "It would cost a lot to set up a third-level formation. Does the Ling family have the financial and material resources to do that? Could it be that they borrowed money from the Chamber of Commerce?"

"That's probably it!"

Mu Yesheng's face was gloomy: "We have been friends with the Xingyun Falcon Chamber of Commerce for many years, and we have made the same request to them before, but they have always refused to agree. It's really hateful!"

In the past, the Ling family was not qualified to cooperate with the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce. Now, not only has it established a connection, but it has also suddenly received higher treatment than the Mu family. This really makes the head of the family feel a little unbalanced.

The elders were speechless. The Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce has always been shrewd and snobbish in its style of doing things, regardless of relationships, and only caring about practical interests.

Their actions only show that they are more optimistic about the future of the Ling family rather than the Mu family.

"What should we... do now?"

An elder asked quietly. This fatal news put the Mu family under tremendous pressure.

If they don't quickly find a way to catch up with the Ling family's advantage in this area, perhaps even those allies will doubt the Mu family's strength and become shaken.

A beautiful and elegant female elder said:
"The fleet of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce will come to our side in two days. We will have a good talk with their leader then. No matter what conditions are paid, we must get a set of third-level protective formations for the family."

Mu Yesheng weighed the pros and cons and finally nodded: "Elder Wenxiu is right, that's the truth. The family really can't suffer any loss in this regard."

There are rumors that the female head of the Ling family has shown the strength of a Jindan Zhenren. Whether it is true or not, Mu Yesheng dare not take it lightly now.

Elder Mu Wenxiu hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Master, are you really not going to consider giving it a try? As long as you succeed in reaching the Golden Core Realm, the Ling Family will no longer be a concern."

The expressions of the elders suddenly changed. Two old men seemed to be hesitant to speak, their eyes seemed a little unwilling.

Mu Yesheng shook his head: "The resources for forming the elixir were accumulated by the family through hundreds of years of hard work. Several foundation-building elders sacrificed their lives for it."

"This matter is of great importance. It must be handed over to the elders who have the best chance of success. The family cannot afford the risk of failure."

As a large family with twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Mu family has accumulated enough resources over the years to allow a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator to reach the Golden Core realm.

However, the difficulty of reaching the Golden Core Realm is obvious. If one does not possess earth-grade spiritual roots, the accumulation is not deep enough, or one is just a little unlucky, one may fail at the last moment and at most achieve a fake pill.

But it is impossible for the fake Dan Zhenren to fight against the Ling family, so Mu Yesheng did not want to take the risk.

The Mu family only has this one chance. If they waste it, they may never have time to gather the second set of resources.

……

Longhuan Island.

In the alchemy room filled with heat and the aroma of medicine, Ling Changqing, who had just finished refining a furnace of Huiling Pills, slowly finished his practice, took a few breaths and recovered before getting up.

"Senior sister, it's up to you now!"

Ling Changqing said with a smile that now Ling Qiyue had basically handed over all the middle and lower-grade first-level elixirs to him.

Ling Qiyue would only personally make top-grade first-level and various second-level elixirs.

Tang Qiuyao asked: "Little Junior Brother, you should be able to refine a first-grade top-grade elixir now, right?"

"Yes, but the risk of failure is relatively high, so it's better to wait."

Ling Changqing said that the raw materials for first-level elixirs were not cheap, so there was no reason to waste them.

(End of this chapter)