Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 80 Seabed Mineral Deposits
In Ling Changqing's eyes, the proposal of the Mu family envoy was a conspiracy, a conspiracy to put the Ling family on the fire.

He was sure that once the agreement was reached, it would be leaked due to some accident in no time.

Then, the small forces around Longhuan Island will inevitably become suspicious, and will have to unite to keep each other warm and jointly resist the pressure from the Ling family.

By that time, the Ling family will inevitably be targeted and isolated by the surrounding waters.

The Mu family might even seize the opportunity to jump out and play the good guys, bribing and winning over those small forces to make trouble for the Ling family. This is a very shrewd plan.

Obviously, Ling Qiyue also understood this truth. After a little thought, she refused indifferently.

When you don't have enough strength, don't expose your ambitions too early, whether you are an individual or a force.

Mu Qinling smiled helplessly and did not continue to persuade him. He also realized that this female head of the family was not easy to fool.

Faced with such a shrewd and powerful opponent, it seems that the family’s subsequent plans will have to be adjusted.

"...Well, since you do not agree with this proposal, can we have some friendly cooperation in other areas?"

Mu Qinling continued, "There was no intractable hatred between our two families. Our strengths are similar. Why don't we seek common ground while reserving differences and achieve win-win cooperation?"

"What do you think?"

Ling Qiyue said indifferently that she would never sell the elixir resources to outsiders, not even a single elixir.

As for helping the other party refine the foundation-building pill? That was wishful thinking. No matter what conditions the other party offered, she would never agree.

Mu Qinling took out a jade slip that shone with silver light and said:

"Ten years ago, when the monks of our family were collecting resources on the seabed, they accidentally discovered a spiritual stone deposit of good quality, and the scale was quite rare."

"Spiritual stone deposit?"

Ling Qiyue's eyes flickered slightly as she asked with a hint of confusion. The elders around her also had different expressions.

The Feiyu Sea is vast, and there are certainly spirit stone veins on some islands, but the scale is generally small, and most of them are low-quality spirit stone veins.

As for the spirit stone veins of medium quality and above, they are usually located in the hinterland of the continent or giant islands, monopolized and controlled by major forces, so outsiders have no hope of obtaining them.

There are spirit stone veins on the Ling family's Chanxin Island and Longhuan Island, but the scale is limited and mining is difficult, so the annual output is not much.

The vast seabed is extremely rich in resources, and there is definitely no shortage of spiritual stone veins.

But whether it can be found, and whether it can be successfully mined after being found, is another matter.

Mu Qinling handed the jade slip to the maid beside her, who then passed it to Ling Qiyue.

Ling Qiyue took it and used her spiritual sense to explore it briefly. She found that the jade slip was a low-level magical tool. It contained a seabed topographic map, and the location of the spirit stone deposit was clearly marked.

"...Isn't this too difficult? The water is over 700 feet deep, and there must be many deep-sea monsters lurking nearby. How can we mine it?"

Ling Qiyue asked with a frown, the scale of the Lingshi mine is indeed large, but in such a deep sea area, the difficulty of mining can be imagined.

For cultivators in the Qi training stage, don’t even think about it, as they will die if they dare to go down; for cultivators in the foundation building stage, it is also quite dangerous, as once they are targeted by some deep-sea monsters, whether they can escape depends entirely on luck.

At least one has to reach the level of a fake dan Zhenren before one can have some confidence in trying it, but the consumption of various talismans and magic tools will certainly not be reduced, and it is hard to say whether one can make back the cost.

Mu Qinling said, "Master, you have the means of a Jindan Zhenren, and our Mu family also has it. When the time comes, the two families will work together to escort a group of foundation-building cultivators down there, and we can definitely mine a batch of spirit stones and bring them back."

Ling Qiyue's eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Mu Qinling without saying a word.

Tang Qiuyao, who was sitting next to them, asked, "Has a Jindan Zhenren been born in the Mu family?"

Mu Qinling smiled slightly and said, "It is true. After years of accumulation, our family has gathered enough resources to form a pill."

"A month ago, our family master received some help from the Xingyun Falcon Chamber of Commerce and finally decided to strive for the Golden Core Realm, and luckily succeeded!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the elders around were immediately moved, and even Ling Changqing frowned and remained silent.

But if you think about it carefully, this is reasonable. The Mu family has more than ten foundation-building cultivators all year round, and its foundation is much better than that of the Wu family, not to mention the former Ling family.

It is entirely possible for such a family to gather enough resources for Dan formation through years of hard work.

Especially with the help provided by the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, it is not outrageous to hope that the head of the Mu family, Dan, will succeed in forming a golden elixir.

Therefore, the Mu family and the Ling family each have a Jindan Zhenren, and their top-level combat power is at the same level. Obviously, future competition will not be that simple.

Ling Qiyue pondered and said, "Since your family already has a Jindan Zhenren in charge, you can do it yourself, why bother to come to the Ling family?"

Mu Qinling explained: "Our family head alone is still a little weak. If two Jindan Zhenren join forces, the situation will be much better."

"Besides, we are worried about the outside forces. After much consideration, we think it is more appropriate to form an alliance with your Ling family."

From the perspective of the Mu family, if outsiders, such as the Hanyue Sect, knew about this, it would definitely be like inviting a wolf into the house.

The other party will definitely seize the benefits of the entire seabed spiritual stone vein, and the Mu family will not even get a sip of soup, and may even be wiped out to prevent the secret of the vein from being leaked. Therefore, the Ling family, which has a Jindan Zhenren, has become the most suitable alliance partner for the Mu family. Other forces have limited strength and are not qualified to participate.

Ling Qingying raised her eyebrows slightly. Mu Qinling's words seemed to be logically self-consistent and there was nothing wrong with them.

But it is hard to say whether there are other hidden traps in private.

She simply didn't believe that the Mu family would be so kind as to share such a precious underwater spirit stone deposit with other families.

Besides, even if it is true, this benefit is too difficult to get. At the bottom of the sea seven hundred feet deep, all kinds of deep-sea monsters are not vegetarians.

After a long silence, Ling Qiyue finally spoke:

"We will seriously consider your proposal, but this is a serious matter and we will give you a reply after some time."

Mu Qinling had an expression that was not unexpected, and said softly:

"Then I will take my leave. The jade slip can be left here with the master of the family. I hope that our two families can cooperate sincerely in the future."

Ling Qiyue nodded and said a few polite words before instructing Tang Qiuyao to send the Mu family elder away.

A moment later, a flying boat more than ten feet long slowly rose into the air, leaving Longhuan Island and flying towards the end of the sky.

Inside the cabin, Mu Qinling stood by the porthole with his hands behind his back, looking solemn and silent.

"... Elder, if the Ling family gets this seabed topography map, isn't that raising a tiger to cause trouble?"

Beside him, the beautiful female cultivator whispered.

As a senior member of the family, she naturally knew what a huge price the family paid for this underwater mineral deposit.

Mu Qinling turned his head and looked at his younger generation, and said meaningfully:

"For prey that is of great value and cunning enough, it is impossible to fool them if the bait is not sufficient."

"The value of this seabed spiritual stone deposit is indeed amazing, but it is useless to the family. Even a force like Hanyue Sect can forget about it!"

Back then, Mu Qinling also ventured into the deep sea with the head of the family to investigate the situation of the spirit stone deposit.

They just watched from a distance for a while, and found that the number of deep-sea monsters in the area surrounding the mine was beyond imagination, and even terrifying third-level monsters appeared.

Even a true Jindan master wouldn't dare to risk his life in such a life-threatening situation. Only the personal presence of a Yuanying master could guarantee that everything would be safe.

In other words, even after another three or five hundred years, even if the Mu family grows to the level of Hanyue Sect in the future, they will be unable to do anything about this underwater mineral deposit.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to use this spiritual stone deposit to set a trap, let the Ling family fall into it, and eliminate this troublesome opponent in advance.

"...I am sure that the female head of the family will not remain indifferent and will definitely go and check it out in person later."

Mu Qinling said in a low voice: "As long as she dares to come, our family's ambush will be triggered. By then, she will be targeted by many third-level deep-sea monsters, and I'm afraid she will have to stay on the bottom of the sea forever!"

There was nothing wrong with the jade slip itself. The seabed topography map and spirit stone deposits were all real.

However, as long as Ling Qiyue dares to explore the spirit stone deposit, when she approaches to a certain distance, the Mu family's hidden means will be passively triggered, causing countless sea creatures around them to fall into a state of frenzy.

The female cultivator suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Our family can't even hope for this spiritual stone deposit, but the Ling family's territory is a visible benefit."

Mu Qinling smiled and said, "That's right. As long as Ling Qiyue dies at the bottom of the sea, even if she is only seriously injured, our Mu family can take this opportunity to swallow up all of the Ling family's assets and further expand the family's influence!"

This is the overall plan of the Mu family's top management. They didn't take the Ling family seriously in the past, but given the current situation, if they don't get rid of this opponent as soon as possible, the Mu family may face the crisis of extinction in the future.

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Longhuan Island.

"... Junior Brother, what do you think about this matter?"

In the inner room filled with faint fragrance, Ling Qiyue handed the jade slip to Ling Changqing and asked in a soft voice.

Ling Changqing silently examined the jade slip for a while and said calmly:
"This thing is real, but the conspiracy is also real. It depends on how you plan to deal with it, Senior Sister."

He had no concrete evidence, but he could clearly feel the deep malice emanating from Muchinling.

Although this jade slip does not have any attached prohibitions or traps, it can still sense a strong sense of malice and ominous aura.

"There is a conspiracy."

Ling Qiyue didn't look surprised. She had not had any expectations for the Mu family in the first place, so this result was expected.

Tang Qiuyao asked: "From what you said, Junior Brother, can we make the Mu family suffer a loss?"

Ling Changqing thought for a moment and said, "This may be very difficult, but... maybe we can give it a try?"

(End of this chapter)