Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 116 Xue Qingtan: Junior Brother Ling, you don’t want to

Changqing Island, the market town.

On the fifth floor of Xianweifang, in a private room facing the street, Ling Changqing was drinking with Xue Qingtan.

The large golden silk sandalwood table was filled with rare delicacies, such as Yulin sea flower, crystal crab king, Shaye sea dragon liver, ghost eye sea python meat, etc., all of which were taken from second and third level deep-sea monsters.

"... Senior Sister, are you satisfied with the taste of this spiritual wine?"

Ling Changqing asked gently.

Xue Qingtan, who was dressed in a snow-white dress and was extremely beautiful, nodded with a smile: "It's really good. Junior Brother Ling spent a lot of money today, right?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as you like it, Senior Sister!"

Ling Changqing smiled and said, since it is a thank you for entertaining a fake Dan Zhenren, the standard cannot be low.

For this reason, the managers of Xianweifang, under his instructions, began preparations several days in advance and purchased various high-end food resources, just to make Xue Qingtan enjoy himself today.

And not to mention his personal friendship with Xue Qingtan, even from the perspective of the family, maintaining good relations with the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce branch is of utmost importance.

Xue Qingtan picked up the exquisite and chic jade wine cup, took a sip with her pink cherry lips, and her fair and jade-like face was slightly flushed.

Looking out through the exquisitely carved window lattices, the spacious and clean streets are lined with rows of shops on both sides, with a constant flow of traffic and pedestrians. The popularity is much higher than that of Longhuan Island.

The street streets, houses, buildings, streetscapes, green plants, formations, etc. here are all newly built, so the early planning and layout are rigorous and reasonable, and various infrastructures are built according to the highest standards among the Jindan forces.

No matter what outsiders think, at the headquarters of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, the Ling family of Changqingzhou, their partner, has been classified as a veritable Jindan force.

After the market here was opened to the public, the independent cultivators who had originally stayed on Longhuan Island and Chanxin Island to make a living moved to Changqing Island with their families in search of development opportunities.

Especially those independent cultivators who have special skills are all looking for their own ways and trying every means to get in touch with the top leaders of the Ling family, hoping to obtain a guest official status so that their future life will be guaranteed.

Up to now, it can be said that in the vast Feiyu Sea, almost 60% to 70% of the independent cultivators have been attracted to Changqing Island.

Since they are on the Ling family's territory, they will definitely be used by the Ling family, either directly or indirectly.

Even if you do nothing, if you want to live here you still have to pay rent, buy pills, and various living resources.

Every grain of spiritual sand and every piece of spiritual stone spent by those independent cultivators in the market town will eventually become tax revenue for the Ling family through various channels.

Therefore, since the market was opened for more than a year, the popularity of Changqingzhou has been growing, and there will surely be more cultivators coming here in the future.

"…How is the family's population migration plan going?"

After a while, Xue Qingtan put down the wine cup and asked leisurely.

Ling Changqing said: "Everything is going according to plan. Two million mortals migrate here every month. By the end of last month, a total of 30 million people had been relocated."

With the help of many monks and large flying magical instruments, as well as a large fleet of ships, the migration plan is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The first few groups of mortals who migrated here have now gradually adapted to the environment of Changqing Island and live in the planned villages, towns and cities. Every household has been allocated sufficient land and daily necessities.

Just last month, more than 100,000 new mortal babies were born, and even more mortal women were pregnant.

Ling Qiyue has arranged for the family elders to conduct inspections from time to time. Whenever a child with spiritual roots is discovered, they will choose to bring him back to the family for training.

Xue Qingtan raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled meaningfully, "From now on, this new land, and even the entire Feiyu Sea, will belong to the Ling family!
Changqingzhou? This name is really good. I will borrow your luck to suppress this Feng Shui treasure land. In the future, should this Feiyu Sea also be renamed Changqing Sea?"

"Uh, well..."

Ling Changqing's expression hesitated slightly. He had never really thought about this, but with Ling Qiyue's personality, who knows, maybe there will really be such a day in the future?
Of course, there is nothing wrong with doing this.

As long as the Feiyu Sea is successfully renamed the Changqing Sea, Ling Changqing himself can also obtain some kind of blessing of luck.

"So, have the top leaders of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce determined that the Ling family will become the masters of the entire Feiyu Sea?"

Ling Changqing asked in a low voice. Although he himself thought so, the recognition from this powerful force was equally important.

Xue Qingtan smiled and blinked her beautiful big eyes several times:

"It's just a matter of time. Sister, I think that Junior Brother Ling's role is indispensable for all this to become a reality!"

"is it?"

Ling Changqing calmly raised the jade wine cup in his hand, gestured to her slightly, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Xue Qingtan picked up the jade wine cup and took a sip, then said softly:

“I was a little unsure before, but now it seems that Junior Brother Ling, your role in this family is irreplaceable.

To some extent, that female head of the family may not be as important as you. The Ling family is blessed by your presence! "

"Am I so extraordinary?"

Ling Changqing laughed and didn't feel nervous at all. After all, the beauty in front of him would never betray her.

Xue Qingtan sighed and said with some regret:

"It's a pity that we didn't find you earlier and let Ling Qiyue get there first. Otherwise, you would have been the focus of cultivation by the top management of the organization now!"

Ling Changqing shook his head and said, "The organization discovers countless immortal seedlings every year, and there are many people with earth-grade and even heaven-grade spiritual roots among them. They don't need me, right?"

"No, you are different from them!"

Xue Qingtan said seriously: "I might as well tell you that although the immortal seedling seeds of earth-grade and heaven-grade spiritual roots are rare, their value is still not comparable to the seeds of great fortune!

For those who have spiritual talent but lack sufficient luck and fortune, their future is still uncertain, and it is common for them to encounter disasters and perish! "

Under the same conditions of spiritual roots, resources, environment, etc., people with stronger luck and fortune will most likely achieve greater success in the future. This is a conclusion that has been proven by countless examples.

Even low-level cultivators with mediocre qualifications can obtain great opportunities to change their fate and soar to the sky because of their excellent luck and fortune in the world of immortal cultivation. This is not uncommon.

Therefore, in the eyes of the top management of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, although Ling Changqing's spiritual root aptitude is not very outstanding, his extraordinary luck and fortune are enough to cover up all the shortcomings in other aspects.

"So, Senior Sister, how far do you think I can go in the future?"

Ling Changqing frowned and was silent for a while, then continued to ask.

Xue Qingtan smiled and said, "Do you want to hear a lie or the truth?"

"What's the difference?"

"You are lying... Junior Brother Ling, your future cultivation status should be comparable to those top masters behind the organization, right?
To be honest, I really can't see through you now, sister. Maybe even those big figures in the organization who are proficient in the art of divination may not be able to predict your future!"

"So what? It's useless to say anything!"

Ling Changqing was quite speechless. What was the difference between such nonsensical words and those spoken by charlatans?
Xue Qingtan covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's not that Senior Sister wants to fool you, but this matter is of great importance. Even if I have seen something, the best choice is to keep silent.

Junior Brother Ling, you don't want to be targeted by some big shots in the organization, right?" Ling Changqing was silent.

With the Era Star Palace around, and influenced by the mysterious destiny and fate, Xue Qingtan's attitude now has subtly leaned towards Ling Changqing.

She actually doesn't need to pay anything now. Just keeping silent will be the greatest help to Ling Changqing.

"Okay, I understand!"

Ling Changqing nodded, accepting her favor.

Actually, he still needs enough time to grow. Before a genius grows up, he is nothing.

The world of immortal cultivation is so vast that it is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Countless seeds of genius emerge every moment. From the perspective of the whole world, genius has never been a scarce resource.

Many times, geniuses actually die faster, and their average lifespan is even shorter than that of ordinary monks.

Xue Qingtan said softly: "If there is a second Jindan Zhenren in the Ling family in the future, it must be you, Junior Brother Ling!
To be fair, if you were not there, the organization's comprehensive assessment of the Ling family's value would at least be cut in half from the current level!"

"..."

Ling Changqing's expression became more serious, and he asked in a low voice: "The nine great immortal cultivation families in Yuzhou, their leaders have not noticed the changes in Feiyu Sea recently, right?"

The emergence of Changqing Island has immediately raised the value of the Feiyu Sea, which was originally a scattered area with limited appeal.

Although it cannot be compared with those big forces in Yuzhou, it is still very beneficial to use it as an overseas branch of a Taoist temple.

That's why Ling Changqing was worried. If the big forces outside the region decided to intervene, even if the Ling family unified the Feiyu Sea, they would not be able to contend with those behemoths.

Xue Qingtan said calmly: "You don't have to worry about this, Junior Brother. They all have more important things to do now! At least they won't pay attention to the Feiyu Sea in the next few decades."

"That's fine."

Ling Changqing breathed a sigh of relief. Apart from Yuzhou Continent, the closest Jindan force to Feiyu Sea was Hanyue Continent.

However, they were currently fighting a life-and-death battle with several Jindan forces from Fu Yuezhou, with casualties on both sides. They were unable to take over the Feiyu Sea in the short term.

Therefore, the Ling family is still very lucky now. As long as the second Jindan Zhenren can be born as soon as possible, this foundation will be almost stable.

As for whether the Ling family will have the opportunity to make further progress in the future, this goal is too far away and there is no need to discuss it now.

After a moment, Ling Changqing withdrew his thoughts and looked at the beautiful woman in front of him who was as plump as jade.

He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking: "Senior Sister Xue, can you... become a Golden Core True Person in the future?"

Xue Qingtan shook her head slightly: "My spiritual roots are limited, and my luck and destiny are not outstanding. It's good enough for me to become a True Dan cultivator. How dare I expect more?"

Her current true cultivation level is that of a fake dan immortal, which is only slightly stronger than a cultivator in the late foundation building stage, with a lifespan of nearly a hundred years longer.

But it is basically impossible to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. The best one can achieve is the middle stage of the Core Formation stage.

Only True Dan cultivators will have a certain chance of reaching the Nascent Soul stage, having a full 500-year lifespan, and their combat power will also be higher.

As long as the Jindan Zhenren has no shortage of resources and does not die midway, he will have a great chance of becoming a Yuanying Zhenjun.

Ling Changqing said: "The organization is quite considerate of middle-level people like you, right? Whether in terms of skills, magical powers or resources, you are much better than the core disciples from the Nascent Soul forces."

Xue Qingtan said gently: "That being said, there will still not be too many cultivators who can eventually achieve Golden Core True Personhood!
A certain ancient wise man once said that things like cultivating immortals are 70% determined by fate, 30% depends on hard work, and the rest depends entirely on fate!

Many things...can't be forced!"

Ling Changqing nodded silently. A similar saying was also circulated in the world of his previous life: many things are innate. If they are there when you are born, they are there. If they are not there at birth, then there is a high probability that you will never have them in your lifetime.

To put it bluntly, this is class stratification.

In the world of immortal cultivation where the power of heaven and earth belongs to oneself, this situation of class stratification and resource monopoly is particularly serious.

It is obvious that for the big forces at the Nascent Soul and God Transformation levels, the resources needed by the lower-level cultivators are not worth mentioning at all, but they will spare no effort to control them in their hands, and would rather let them rot than let the lower-level cultivators get their hands on them.

For example, a low-level Qi-cultivating cultivator may not be able to gather enough resources for a Foundation-Building Pill even if he works hard all his life. However, within the powerful forces at the Spirit Transformation level, the food that spirit beasts and pets eat is much more precious than a Foundation-Building Pill.

Moreover, the lower classes would not rise up in rebellion or change destiny in the world of immortal cultivation, because the old forces are too powerful and it would be difficult to change them for hundreds of millions of years.

Unless there is a catastrophe that sweeps across the entire world of immortal cultivation, or a massive invasion by demons from outside the realm, there is a possibility of a major reshuffle of the forces that rule the world.

"Okay, stop imagining that,"

Xue Qingtan looked at the silent young man with a frown on his face and smiled slightly: "I am very happy to receive your hospitality today. I hope our friendship can last forever!"

"Definitely."

Ling Changqing nodded. Speaking of his own safety and the prosperity of the Ling family today, this beautiful woman had contributed a lot behind the scenes.

In the future, if you can, you might as well help her, no matter how helpful it may be, as long as you have a clear conscience.

The two flirted for a while, and when they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xue Qingtan said goodbye.

Before leaving, the beautiful lady made a small fortune from him and took away ten jars of third-grade wine and a bunch of rare delicacies.

Of course, in Ling Changqing's view, this was just a small investment, which was insignificant compared to her return.

After sending Xue Qingtan back to the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce branch, Ling Changqing had no intention of staying outside for long, so he turned around and returned to Ling Qiyue's cave.

At this time, the female head of the family was working in the alchemy room, with Ling Yulu and Tang Qiuyao helping her.

Seeing the purple-robed handsome boy walking in, Ling Qiyue looked delighted and asked softly:

"You finally decided to come back? I thought you were seduced by that snow beauty!"

"how can that be possible?"

Ling Changqing was quite speechless. He walked over, hugged Tang Qiuyao's smooth and tight waist and kissed her. The stunningly beautiful woman's cheeks immediately turned red and she gave him a coquettish look.

"You came at the right time. I'm a little tired. The ingredients for this batch of Peiyuan Buling Pills are ready. Why don't you do it for me?"

Ling Qiyue said with a smile, standing up from in front of the alchemy furnace.

Ling Changqing nodded: "That's no problem, let me do it!"

Just a few months ago, Ling Changqing's attainments in alchemy had just broken through the second level, and theoretically he could already refine second-level elixirs with lower difficulty.

Like the Huiling Pill, the Peiyuan Buling Pill can also replenish the mana of cultivators, and is mainly aimed at cultivators above the foundation building stage.

Ling Changqing sat down in front of the alchemy furnace and opened the restriction with ease...

(End of this chapter)