Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 8: Stealing chicken but losing rice
In Ling Zifeng's eyes, Ling Changqing, who has performed outstandingly, is worthy of further investment and training.

Tian Wenhu knew this very well. With this mid-grade magic weapon in hand, Ling Changqing's combat power would definitely be significantly improved, and this behavior clearly illustrated Ling Zifeng's attitude.

Some guys with bad intentions would have to think twice before plotting against Ling Changqing.

Of course, Ling Changqing's cultivation level of the second level of Qi training is still a bit low, and he may not be able to fully exert the lethality of this short sword, so he has to break through the realm as soon as possible.

Together with other pearl divers, Ling Changqing queued up to receive today's reward: three hundred spiritual sands, equivalent to three low-grade spiritual stones, plus ten points of family merit.

The family's merits were recorded in a magic-grade jade slip. Ling Changqing's accumulated merits were now over 400 points, which was considered a considerable fortune.

After taking the jade slip from Tian Wenhu, Ling Changqing thanked him and turned to leave.

This time he did not go back to his room directly, but went to the trading area, intending to buy some talismans for protection.

Whether he likes it or not, Ling Changqing has now been hated by many pearl divers, so he can only try his best to strengthen his own strength and prevent those malicious bastards from taking advantage.

Trading area.

"Young man from the Ling family, are you here to buy things again?"

The owner of the talisman shop greeted us with a smile and a very enthusiastic attitude.

These shops inside the ship, including the brothels and taverns, all belonged to the Ling family. Therefore, most of the spiritual stones earned by the pearl divers with their desperate efforts ended up in the pockets of the Ling family.

"I need a few amulets, as well as water escape amulets, black ice amulets, and thunder amulets. Can you give me a few of each?"

As Ling Changqing spoke, he took out the spirit stones that he had accumulated in the storage bag.

"Okay, okay. If you buy a lot, I can give you a discount."

The shopkeeper smiled again and took out several stacks of talismans that glowed brightly, placing them on the table for him to choose from.

Ling Changqing smiled silently. It seemed that the shop owners of these shops were well-informed. He did not receive such treatment when he bought things yesterday.

Deacon Ling Zifeng's appreciation today immediately caused their attitudes to change slightly.

Finally, after Ling Changqing selected the talismans, paid the bill and left, all the spiritual stones and spiritual sands he had accumulated in the past were almost gone.

However, Ling Changqing did not regret it. No external wealth was more important than his own safety. If he was reluctant to spend the spiritual stones, would he let those bastards who wanted to rob him in the future get away with it?

As long as you can ensure your own safety, your cultivation will continue to increase, and it will not be difficult to continue earning spirit stones. This choice is not difficult to understand.

Back in the room inside the cabin, Ling Changqing locked the door, took a Qi-replenishing and Yuan-enhancing Pill, and continued to practice.

The night passed quietly.

As the sky gradually brightened, when Ling Changqing opened his eyes on the bed, he discovered, as expected, that his cultivation had broken through the second level of Qi training and officially entered the third level of Qi training.

After eating a lot of good food at the bottom of the sea yesterday, and with the help of elixirs, Ling Changqing finally broke through successfully.

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: 14】

[Cultivation: Qi training level 3]

【Luck:15+87】

【Fortune: 15+64】

【Physique:11】

【Root bone: 10】

【Comprehension: 11】

[Soul: 15]

[Main cultivation technique: Water Control Technique (third level)??? \???】

[Spiritual roots: low quality, gold, wood, water, fire, earth]

[Noble: Ling Zifeng]

[Noble:? ]

All important physical attributes have been significantly enhanced, especially luck and fortune, and even the phantom numbers after the plus sign have increased.

Only the spiritual root level has not shown any changes. Perhaps it has not yet met the conditions for promotion?

Compared to before the breakthrough, the total amount of spiritual power in the body and the degree of purity and refinement have been significantly enhanced, about 40%.

Those direct descendants of the Ling family have better martial arts manuals and cultivation resources. I think their strength improvement when they break through the realm will be even greater?

Ling Changqing seemed to be thinking about something. The martial arts he practiced was still too rubbish. It seemed that it was imperative to get a better martial arts manual. Otherwise, the gap between him and the direct descendants of the Ling family would only get bigger and bigger.

Of course, after all, my cultivation has been improved to a higher level, and my strength and luck have become stronger. It is always something to be happy about.

It is worth mentioning that the special ability of the "noble person" of the Era Star Palace has a vacancy, which means that Ling Changqing can choose a new cultivator for protection.

Of course, the target's cultivation level can only reach the peak of Qi training, which will not affect the major cultivation at the foundation-building level for the time being.

Ling Changqing thought about it and decided to wait for a while. He hoped that someone of sufficient importance would show up first.

Moreover, this mysterious ability is not omnipotent. It can only work when there is no conflict of interest between you and the other party.

After packing up his things, Ling Changqing got up and left the room, carefully locked the door, and then went to the dining room to eat.

After the meal, many pearl divers gathered on the deck. Ling Zifeng immediately saw the young man in blue shirt, whose spirit and energy had obviously changed.

"Hmm? Little guy, have you broken through the third level of Qi training? Not bad, not bad!"

Ling Zifeng smiled in surprise. It seemed that this kid was indeed lucky. It was worth his high regard for him. "It was just luck. Thank you very much for your kindness, Mr. Deacon!"

Ling Changqing said with a smile. In a sense, this Ling family steward was indeed his benefactor, and it was very necessary to have a good relationship with him for a long time.

Ling Zifeng nodded, his expression becoming more and more satisfied: "Okay, keep working hard, I look forward to your next performance."

As he spoke, he looked around at the pearl divers with a meaningful look, and said in a cold tone:
"It's the same for you. As long as you behave well and don't have any bad thoughts, the family will not hesitate to reward you! Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord Deacon!"

No matter how jealous they were in their hearts, these pearl divers could only agree with their heads down.

Ling Zifeng waved his hand, signaling everyone to start working in the sea.

Ling Changqing was still at the end this time. He did not set off in a hurry until all the pearl divers had entered the water.

In the freezing cold sea water, the water-repellent talisman on the chest emitted a faint golden light, and combined with the effect of the three-level water-controlling technique, it blocked most of the cold and gloomy air.

After his cultivation level broke through, Ling Changqing found that he felt much easier swimming in the sea. He was no longer as nervous as before, to the point of not daring to breathe.

This is the confidence brought by the improvement of strength. It is conceivable that as the cultivation continues to increase in the future, this confidence will become more and more sufficient.

Soon, Ling Changqing discovered that his soul was becoming more sensitive and his instinctive intuition about danger was stronger, allowing him to quietly avoid many areas where dangerous sea beasts were active.

Countless strange creatures live and multiply on the seabed with complex terrain. Large tracts of rugged and steep black reefs stand quietly, like underwater mountains.

Ling Changqing paddled silently through the sea water, passing through schools of brightly colored sea fish, snarling crabs, and slowly moving giant seaweed forests, swimming towards the bottom of a cluster of reefs.

In a short while, Ling Changqing successfully found a cave where sand-bathing clams were hiding at the bottom of a reef. After observing that there was nothing unusual around, he went in with ease.

This time, only a sand-bathing sea clam was found inside. Ling Changqing explored it and after confirming that there was a Jade Crystal Winter Flower Pearl inside, he used the sealing talisman without hesitation.

And this time, with a mid-grade magic weapon in hand, Ling Changqing didn't need to bring it back in its entirety. He simply took out the shining short sword, silently used his spiritual power, aimed at the gap and stabbed it fiercely.

As the dazzling sword light flashed, the sharp sword blade easily broke through the hard clam shell, causing fatal damage to the quasi-monster beast.

Along with the shrill roar, there was a slight tingling sensation in the brain, but it had no effect on Ling Changqing.

After a few breaths, a jade crystal winter bead emitting gorgeous light and shadow appeared in front of Ling Changqing and was grabbed by him.

I have to admit, this kind of satisfying harvest... feels really good!

If there is any flaw in it, it is that the consumption of this mid-grade magic weapon is a bit exaggerated, which consumes nearly half of Ling Changqing's spiritual power in one go.

After recuperating for a while, Ling Changqing stood up and left, looking for the next suitable target.

Before I knew it, more than an hour had passed.

There are now eleven more jade crystal winter beads in Ling Changqing's storage bag, and a large harvest of moon barnacles, cloud bead grass, thorny Robe, etc. in the silver wire net bag.

In particular, the meat of these thorny clams has the effect of quickly restoring spiritual power. Ling Changqing did not care about the taste and chose to eat them all raw.

Suddenly, Ling Changqing's face changed slightly, and he hid behind a turtle that looked like a hill.

Dozens of feet ahead, three blurry and indistinguishable figures quietly emerged and got closer and closer.

Those were three pearl divers.

"Sure enough, you guys can't hold it back anymore..."

Ling Changqing sneered in his heart, but he didn't feel scared.

As long as it wasn't a deliberate sneak attack, Ling Changqing didn't have to worry too much about these three trash. At least he would have no problem escaping unscathed.

Covering his body with a pile of seaweed and restraining his breath, Ling Changqing lay quietly and motionless, watching the three pearl divers approaching little by little.

Obviously, if the target does not show up, they are doomed to find no clues and can only circle around the surrounding waters over and over again.

"…Damn it, where on earth did that kid hide?"

"Not sure, he should be in this sea area..."

"I just don't believe it. The three of us working together can't even find a kid? There's no way he can get too far!"

"...Brother Chen, do you really want to do this? If things get out of hand, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain to the steward, right?"

"Humph, I don't want to kill him. I just want to borrow a few beads from him to report back. As long as he knows what's good for him, nothing will happen..."

"That's right. We have only one life left to fight. No matter whether the deacon is happy or not, let's just get through this hurdle first!"

……

The three guys talked in low voices and circled around the sea area without giving up.

Ling Changqing was lying in wait quietly. He was not in a hurry. His harvest today was enough to satisfy Ling Zifeng.

I have to see how long these three guys can last me, but I have to be careful not to get targeted by some powerful sea beast.

Unexpectedly, after only half a quarter of an hour, some strange low whistle came from the distant sea, shaking the reefs on the seabed slightly.

"This should be... the migrating group of deep-sea soul nightmare sharks coming here, right?"

Ling Changqing's face was solemn. He had never expected that this dangerous underwater creature, which was usually hard to find, would suddenly appear without any warning.

At this time, the three pearl divers in the distance also found something wrong. With light and shadow flashing, they all used various talismans to protect themselves and accelerated towards the sea.

However, it was too late. The surrounding sea water suddenly surged and boiled. Dozens of terrifying black shadows of varying sizes rushed in from the depths of the sea and submerged the three pearl divers in an instant.

By the time the scene became calm again, not even a bone was left of the three guys.

(End of this chapter)