Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 96 Attacking the Foundation
The Wild Islands.

In the meeting hall, the head of the family, Mu Yesheng, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed and his face gloomy.

His son Mu Shun, as well as core elders Mu Wenxiu, Mu Yuanqing, Mu Zhongning and others were all standing by, silent.

"...Did the Bai family's envoy go to the Ling family's Longhuan Island again?"

After a long time, Mu Yesheng's voice was heard faintly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Mu Wenxiu, who was in charge of intelligence and secret affairs, nodded and replied:
"Yes, the person in charge of contacting the top leaders of the Ling family is Bai Tinglan. She has now settled down on Longhuan Island and it seems that she plans to stay there for a long time."

Long-term stay means that the Bai family and the Ling family have reached a secret alliance, and the target is naturally their Mu family.

Mu Yesheng snorted coldly, a grim look in his eyes: "These guys who don't know the time and don't know when they are about to die, one day they will be eradicated completely!"

The feud between the Bai family and the Mu family has a long history. In the past, the two families were evenly matched and they had spent hundreds of years fighting each other without a clear winner.

However, Mu Yesheng has now reached the True Dan realm, and the Bai family's ancestor failed in his attempt to reach the Golden Dan realm, and the gap in strength between the two sides suddenly widened.

If we ignore off-field factors, the Mu family now has the ability to severely damage or even destroy the Bai family's foundation.

The top leaders of the Bai family naturally could not sit idly by, so they approached the female head of the Ling family, and it was only natural for them to conclude an alliance.

Moreover, the Bai family was not the first force to get close to the Ling family. In the vast Feiyu Sea, most of the forces that were unwilling to submit to the Mu family went to the Ling family.

The remaining forces are still hesitating and waiting, seemingly intending to sit on the fence and wait until the two parties decide the winner in the future.

Core elder Mu Yuanqing asked, "Besides accepting the Bai family, are there any other actions by the Ling family's top leaders?"

Mu Wenxiu replied: "Nothing has been discovered yet. The female head of the family has been refining pills and selecting and training new people recently.

By the way, not long ago, a new group of foundation-building monks were born in the Ling family, three in total.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed their expressions.

Mu Zhongning frowned. "How many batches are these? Adding the ones who broke through earlier, wouldn't the number of foundation-building cultivators in the Ling family be more than double ours?"

Mu Shun couldn't help but ask, "Where did the Ling family get so many foundation-building pills? Even if the head of the family is a second-level alchemist, the raw materials for refining foundation-building pills are not that easy to collect, right?"

In the past, the Mu family's foundation was actually far superior to that of the Ling family, but it was impossible for them to come up with so many foundation-building resources in a short period of time.

Mu Wenxiu whispered: "This question is no longer important, perhaps they have received secret support from some foreign forces?
Anyway, for us, the result is the same. If we don’t take effective measures to suppress and restrict it, we will most likely be the losers in the future.”

The elders were silent. The current situation was already quite unfavorable to the Mu family.

Without the advantage of hard power, there is actually very little that the Mu family can do.

If they are not careful and the two sides really fall out, the Mu family will basically have no chance of winning. Even if they call on those allies and vassal forces, the result will not change.

Mu Yesheng frowned and weighed the situation, then suddenly asked, "What's the situation on Desolate Spirit Island? Has the Ling family sent anyone to check it out?"

Mu Wenxiu replied: "Our people have been watching over there, and there is nothing unusual at the moment."

Mu Yesheng looked puzzled: "The map of the seabed spiritual stone deposit has been delivered to the Ling family. Could it be that the female head of the family has never been interested?

Even if you suspect that the treasure is trapped and you don't dare to try it for the time being, you should at least send a few people to investigate, right?"

If the top leaders of the Ling family do not take the bait at all, then the trap that the Mu family has gone to great lengths to set up will be meaningless.

Mu Wenxiu said helplessly: "They have been sitting still, and there is nothing we can do."

You can't just rush me, right? Even a fool would see that there's something wrong.

At this time, the top leaders of the Mu family still did not know that Ling Qiyue had already been to the underwater mine and had safely brought back a large amount of raw spirit stone ore.

Mu Yesheng thought for a long time with a gloomy face, and finally spoke:
"No matter what, the legacy passed down by our ancestors cannot be destroyed in our hands!

Starting tomorrow, mobilize the entire family to gather resources for refining the foundation-building pill, including me, who will personally go to the sea to work."

The Ling family maintains a large team of pearl divers, and the Mu family also has one, but on a larger scale.

They work in the sea day and night, collecting all kinds of valuable resources from the seabed to support their family. This is also the most important source of income for all forces in the Feiyu Sea.

The elders had no objection, so the matter was settled.

……

Longhuan Island.

In the inner room of the boudoir, when Ling Changqing, who had dressed neatly again, was driven out, he touched the scratches on his neck with lingering fear, thinking that his previous actions were indeed a bit too much.

This beautiful woman who is always gentle, dignified, elegant and charming can be quite terrifying when she gets ruthless. If I had known this would happen, I would have just...

Well, if it happened again, Ling Changqing felt that he still couldn't help but want to try it. Even if he was pinned down and beaten up by Tang Qiuyao afterwards, it was fun after all, right?
However, the new wife is angry, and it is not easy to coax her back to health. She might have to sleep alone for the next few days.

Well, seeing that the ninth level of Qi training is gradually being completed, should I prepare for building the foundation?
Thinking of this, Ling Changqing said something to the maid leader Long Yun, and then returned to his own cave temple.

In the inner room, Tang Qiuyao, who had just cleaned up the battlefield, was taking a bath in the hot spring pool.

"That's too much, this shameless bastard..."

Thinking of the shameful and infuriating scene before, the stunningly beautiful woman couldn't help but grit her teeth.

This guy usually looks like a serious person with clear eyes and extraordinary bravery, but after taking off his clothes, he turns out to be a complete pervert and bastard!
If I had known this would happen, I would have… not agreed to his request! "Master!"

Long Yun, wearing a white gauze skirt, walked in quietly, her charming face blushing as she called out in a low voice.

Tang Qiuyao calmed herself down and said in a soft and charming voice, "Has that guy...left?"

"Well, I've already gone back!"

Long Yun replied, "He said he was going back to prepare for his retreat and strive for the foundation-building stage, and he wanted you to go over and protect him."

"He thinks beautifully!"

Tang Qiuyao said angrily, he had just made her suffer like this, and now he wanted her to protect him? What did he think of her?

"But……"

Long Yun said weakly: "Young Master is about to establish his foundation. If he is disturbed and fails, the consequences will be very serious!"

"Humph!"

Tang Qiuyao pursed her lips and said nothing more.

I may be angry, but after all, he is my Taoist partner, how can I really just ignore him?

After quickly washing herself and asking Long Yun to help her change her clothes, Tang Qiuyao rushed out after getting dressed.

When she arrived at Ling Changqing's cave temple, she did not see that guy.

He wouldn't be angry too, would he? After all, I had been a bit ruthless before.

Tang Qiuyao suddenly felt a little panicked when she couldn't see anyone, and her bright eyes looked around.

"Elder, the young master has already entered the training room."

Song Xuelan, wearing a pink dress and with a beautiful face, walked over slowly, bowed, and then reported.

"I see,"

Tang Qiuyao breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered in the manner of a hostess:

"Seal off the cave temple, activate all the formations and prohibitions, and for the next month, no outside visitors are allowed to visit!"

"Okay, okay!"

Song Xuelan answered somewhat reluctantly, but she also knew that the beautiful and graceful woman in front of her was the young master's legitimate Taoist partner, and she had no reason to disobey her orders.

After a moment, a faint green light curtain enveloped the cave temple, and hundreds of family guards were stationed in key areas to isolate the inside and outside.

The guards were naturally sent by Ling Qiyue. Tang Qiuyao had already informed her through the communication jade talisman, so the head of the family immediately arranged for enough people to come.

After a while, Ling Qiyue, whose dress was as white as snow and whose beauty was cold and charming, arrived, followed by Ling Yulu, Qin Yun, Ling Yuzhu and three other beautiful ladies who were as gorgeous as paintings.

"Sister, why did you come here in person?"

Tang Qiuyao stepped forward quickly. There had never been a person in the past who could be protected by the head of the family in order to reach the foundation-building stage.

Of course, given Ling Changqing's special identity, there is nothing wrong with that.

"I was still worried, so I came to take a look!"

Ling Qiyue smiled slightly. Ling Changqing was the hope for the family's future, so he naturally could not be treated carelessly.

Tang Qiuyao said, "This guy has always had good luck. I don't think he will disappoint us. Let's wait outside."

Ling Qiyue nodded slightly and sat down with the other girls. Song Xuelan quickly instructed the maids to serve tea and snacks and serve them carefully.

In the training room.

On the cold jade bed, Ling Changqing took out the fine foundation-building pills treasured in the storage bag, as well as a variety of medicinal resources for replenishing qi, blood, and spiritual power.

As early as several years ago, Ling Qiyue had prepared all the resources needed for him to build his foundation, even three premium foundation-building pills.

Even if a cultivator is mediocre and dull, with three fine foundation-building pills as a foundation, he can reach the foundation-building stage by hard work. What's more, Ling Changqing is no longer a loser.

Physical body, spiritual power, and soul.

These are the three thresholds that a cultivator at the peak of Qi training needs to cross in order to reach the foundation-building realm. Each one must meet the requirements and there cannot be any shortcomings.

Strictly speaking, no matter how powerful a cultivator in the Qi training stage is, he is still at the level of a mortal.

It is a generally accepted view in the world of immortal cultivation that only cultivators who have successfully established a foundation can be said to have laid the foundation for their path and truly embarked on the path of cultivation.

Of course, for the vast majority of low-level cultivators, even this most basic step would require them to exhaust their entire life’s energy to strive for it, and they might not even be able to make it.

When he calmed his mind, Ling Changqing took out a fine foundation-building pill and slowly swallowed it, then began to practice internal energy to refine it.

After a while, clouds suddenly rose above the cave, and spiritual energy rushed in. A spiritual energy vortex with a diameter of nearly a hundred feet quietly took shape, and a tremendous spiritual pressure came towards him.

(End of this chapter)