Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 123 Tang Qiuyao: There will be many more times when we can be honest with each other in the future
Take the initiative to deliver treasure to your door?

Ling Changqing had indeed never expected this scene to happen. Although the other party might not have intended it this way, the result was no different.

Facing the corpses on the ground, Ling Qiyue cautiously struck a few more times with the sword, making sure they were all dead before letting Ling Changqing go over to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils.

After a final inventory, they found hundreds of storage bags, storage bracelets and other space tools!

This does not include the flying sword and formation flags on the Jindan Elder, which are all genuine magic weapons.

Obviously, most of the relics of those black-robed monks who died along the way were reasonably swallowed up by the Jindan Elder.

Among those space magic tools, there were various elixirs, talismans, spiritual weapons and flying swords, Taoist soldiers and puppets, spiritual stones and gold, etc., which added up to a rather astonishing number.

"... Senior Sister, the resources contributed by these guys are almost as much as what we gained from this trip!"

Ling Changqing sighed slightly, it turned out that making money from the dead was the quickest way to make a fortune.

"Forget it, just keep it for now and count it slowly when we get back!"

Ling Qiyue said with a smile that one can only stay in this hall for a maximum of twelve hours, so no time should be wasted.

"Ok."

Ling Changqing nodded, collected all the valuable gains, put them into a hide bag and sealed it.

Then, the couple continued to compete with those dark gold cylinders, trying their luck one by one.

"There shouldn't be another group of people breaking in, right?"

In the busy intervals, Ling Qiyue spoke in a low voice.

Ling Changqing said: "It probably won't happen for now, but I can't say for sure what will happen in the future."

Now that the news of the ruins of this immortal palace has spread, there will definitely be a lot of independent cultivators or forces who want to come in and try their luck.

"It's a pity that we don't have enough time, otherwise we would have to take away all the benefits here!"

Ling Qiyue said with some regret.

Although there will be a chance to enter the ruins next time after this trip, it is hard to say how many opportunities will be left by then.

Of course, having said that, if other forces or independent cultivators came in ten times, the gains they obtained might not be comparable to those of these two.

Therefore, it is better to be content with what you have and not be too greedy.

With a click, a secret compartment appeared on the surface of another cylinder.

Ling Changqing took out a gold lock necklace inlaid with gold and jade, and seeing that it was a low-grade defensive magic weapon suitable for female cultivators, he handed it to Ling Qiyue.

“Well, this stuff is good!”

Ling Qiyue said this with satisfaction, completed the ritual on the spot, and then put it on her swan-like jade neck.

"Senior Sister, there should be other areas in this Immortal Palace ruins, right?"

Ling Changqing asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, but there are no opportunities in most places, so I didn't take you there this time."

Ling Qiyue said that she and Tang Qiuyao had indeed discovered many areas with specific uses in these ruins, but their gains were limited.

In other words, she had never been to this core area before, so she brought Ling Changqing with her this time, hoping to have the chance to enter it. The result was better than she had imagined.

Ling Qiyue dared to conclude that, apart from this place, there should be some other undiscovered areas in the ruins. Who knows, maybe a fourth-level spiritual vein cave could be found?

"If this place hadn't been exposed, it would be a good place for our family to take refuge overseas."

Ling Changqing said that although Changqingzhou was a good place, it would inevitably attract people's covetousness in the future.

If this place is managed well, it will provide the family with an extra escape route, provided that no outsiders can break in.

"Well... let's talk about this later. It would be great if we could find the hub that controls the Immortal Palace ruins!"

Ling Qiyue pondered, this cannot be confirmed at the moment, so she can only take it one step at a time.

The couple communicated all the way, but their hands never stopped moving, trying out one dark gold cylinder after another.

Whenever the two of them consumed too much spiritual power, they would take pills to recover quickly. There was no time to waste.

"Forget it, Junior Brother, you should try it alone. I won't bother with it!"

After several times, Ling Qiyue said somewhat discouraged.

The main reason is that she rarely gets any decent results and instead wastes a lot of time.

"Ok."

Ling Changqing agreed.

In this way, the progress of opening the pillars was accelerated a lot.

But another problem soon arose, that is, opening the pillars also requires consumption of luck and fortune.

Although the consumption rate is not very fast, by the end of twelve hours, it will probably be close to the dangerous critical point.

Moreover, as your luck and fortune are consumed, the probability of getting good things will also decrease.

Ling Changqing was a little depressed, but there was nothing he could do.

As the sand in the hourglass slips away one by one, time passes silently.

When Ling Changqing put a lavender jade slip into his pocket, he took a moment to look up and found that there was less than half an hour left.

At this time, there were still about two-thirds of the dark gold columns in the hall that had not been opened.

He made a rough estimate and concluded that he could probably try to open fifteen more pillars before the time ran out.

Then the two of them would most likely be teleported out directly.

It will be no problem to enter the Immortal Palace ruins next time, but it is hard to say whether I will have the chance to step into this palace again.

Sure enough, when the last grain of sand in the hourglass shadow fell to the ground, countless clear lights emerged out of thin air and turned into a cocoon of light that wrapped around the two of them and disappeared into the hall.

When Ling Changqing's vision returned to normal, he found himself in the vast ocean, and all he could see was dark blue water.

However, no trace of any living creature could be detected either in the air or under the sea; the place was completely dead and silent.

"Are you OK?"

Ling Qiyue's soft and sweet voice sounded in my ears.

"Fortunately, where are we now? We should not have left the Immortal Mansion ruins yet, right?"

Ling Changqing said.

The beautiful lady beside him took out the star-shaped magical instrument, injected magic power into it, and examined it before saying:
"This place should be southeast of the Immortal Palace ruins, about four or five hundred miles away!"

"If that's the case, then should we... go in again and take a look?"

Ling Changqing suggested that with previous experience, they could move faster this time.

The only trouble is that it will take time for my luck to recover, but as long as I practice dual cultivation diligently with my senior sister, it shouldn't be a problem.

Ling Qiyue was slightly tempted, but after weighing the pros and cons, she shook her head:
"We have been out for quite some time now, and we still don't know what the situation is like at home. Should we stop here for now?"

Compared to the ruins of the Immortal Palace, Changqingzhou is after all the family's foundation and cannot be lost.

Besides, the two of them have gained a lot from this trip, which will be enough for them to digest for a while after returning.

"Okay, let's go back!"

Ling Changqing said nothing more, he also missed Tang Qiuyao and the other girls. Ling Qiyue took out the Dengyun Boat, and the two entered the inner cabin.

After a few breaths, this low-grade magic weapon burst out with a large amount of golden light, suddenly accelerated away, and soon disappeared at the end of the sky.

There was no conversation along the way, and after a few days, Dengyunzhou successfully arrived at the outer waters of Changqing Island.

Everything seemed normal. A large number of ships of various shapes were docked in the newly built port area, and from time to time, figures of casual cultivators could be seen coming and going in a hurry.

Ling Qiyue breathed a sigh of relief. If a war really broke out, this place would not be so peaceful and harmonious.

The Dengyun Boat turned into a stream of light and flew away. After more than an hour, it finally arrived at the core area of ​​Changqing Island, outside the family's protective formation.

Tang Qiuyao, who had received the message from Ling Changqing, had already come out to greet them. Seeing the two of them returning safely, a look of relief appeared in her eyes.

"Finally you guys are back safely!"

The gorgeous woman in a scarlet phoenix-embroidered dress stepped forward and grabbed Ling Qiyue's sleeve:

"If it's delayed for another ten days or so, I really can't stand the pressure anymore!"

"Why, are those three forces here to provoke us again?"

When Ling Qiyue heard this, her face suddenly darkened.

"It's not an open provocation, it's just a sneaky test."

Tang Qiuyao said that the key point was that without the head of the family, the Ling family was now just an empty shell, and it was no wonder that she was worried all day long.

"That's good. They will never have a chance again!"

Ling Qiyue snorted. The opportunity brought back this time was enough to take the family's power to a higher level.

The gap between those three forces and the Ling family will only get bigger and bigger, and there will be no possibility of catching up.

"Okay, let's go in and talk!"

As Ling Changqing was speaking, some cultivators around had already noticed this place.

The two girls agreed, took Ling Changqing's arm and returned to the family headquarters, entering the boudoir embroidery room of the owner.

A luxurious and exquisite bedroom filled with fragrance.

"Senior Sister, have you and Junior Brother already...dual cultivation?"

Without any outsiders present, Tang Qiuyao spoke much more freely.

In fact, there is no need to ask more. Just look at Ling Qiyue's eyes, her rosy face, and her charming demeanor. As someone who has been through this, she should have guessed it long ago.

"Yes,"

Ling Qiyue's face immediately turned red with shame, and she whispered, "At that time, Junior Brother was in urgent need of restoring his luck, so he just…"

"I know!"

Tang Qiuyao smiled happily. From the look in Ling Changqing's eyes when he looked at her senior sister, she had expected that this day would come sooner or later.

Anyway, the two sisters were serving the same man, and they would have many opportunities to be honest with each other in the future, so there was no need to rush to tease her.

"Okay, let's count our harvest now!"

After activating the formation restriction, Ling Qiyue said with a smile.

Ling Changqing nodded and opened the animal skin bag in his hand. Hundreds of space magic weapons poured onto the soft carpet with a "crash".

"There are so many?"

Tang Qiuyao was startled, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief: "Did you fight with other cultivators? Why did you bring back so many space instruments?"

“You can think of it that way!”

As Ling Qiyue spoke, she briefly recounted the experience of exploring the ruins of the Immortal Palace, which made the stunningly beautiful woman look incredulous.

But thinking about it, with Ling Changqing by her side this time and the protection of her powerful destiny, it didn't seem difficult to understand.

"Well, look at what good stuff these guys have sent!"

As Ling Changqing spoke, he worked together with the two women to open these space magic tools one by one. The objects that were poured out soon piled up into a small hill.

More than an hour later, all the seized space magic weapons were finally counted.

Since these spoils basically come from foundation-building monks, there are not many resources suitable for Qi training monks.

There are hundreds of spiritual weapons of different grades, more than fifty bottles of first- and second-grade elixirs, hundreds of first- and second-grade talismans, and nearly a hundred first- and second-grade Taoist puppets in good condition.

In addition, each space magic weapon contains varying numbers of spirit stones. The final count showed that the equivalent of more than three thousand medium-grade spirit stones.

There were also quite a few first- and second-level spiritual medicines and herbs, which were piled up into a small hill, just right for use as raw materials for alchemy in the future.

Then there were some scattered jade slips and jade books, recording a wide variety of contents. Ling Changqing looked through them and actually discovered several magical powers and spells, but they were not of high quality.

"I'll take this formation flag and flying sword for now. When you reach the late stage of foundation building in the future, you'll be able to use them."

Ling Qiyue spoke to him softly.

Ling Changqing had no objection. With his current level of cultivation, he could not use magic weapons.

In fact, what are most suitable for him are various mid-to-high-quality spiritual weapons. Top-quality spiritual weapons are a bit of a stretch for him.

As for the distribution of the dead person's wealth, there is nothing much to say. Just half for each person.

The next thing is the harvest from the ruins of the Immortal Palace, ranging from magical instruments to spiritual instruments and magic treasures, as well as various alchemy scriptures and recipes, formation diagrams, elixirs, mechanical puppet blueprints and the like.

Although Ling Changqing got most of the spoils, he still gave half to Ling Qiyue.

"Junior brother, you can keep the parts that you can use, and send the things that you can't use to the family treasury, and you can exchange them for a merit contribution."

Tang Qiuyao suggested softly.

Ling Changqing nodded: "Of course there is no problem with this. Besides, you can also pick a few things that are suitable for your own use."

Of course, you can't treat your partner badly.

Tang Qiuyao smiled, without too much politeness, and picked out some items that she liked.

After thinking for a while, Ling Changqing took out the top-grade spiritual flying sword and the colorful feather robe and gave them to her.

This beautiful woman is now in the middle stage of foundation building, so it is just right for her to use it.

Ling Changqing and his senior sister can study and comprehend the alchemy classics and recipes, which will be extremely helpful in improving their alchemy skills.

By the time all the harvests were discussed and processed, several hours had passed and night had fallen outside.

"Shall we go to a dinner party now?"

Ling Qiyue suggested that after being away for so many days, she had been taking pills to replenish her energy, and she missed the spiritual wine and delicious food.

"No hurry, let's practice for a while first, okay?"

Ling Changqing said that his luck and fortune had not yet recovered.

Ling Qiyue raised her eyebrows slightly: "Okay then, you and Sister Qiuyao practice here, I'll go outside to deal with the backlog of family affairs."

Having said that, she was about to get up and leave.

Tang Qiuyao was quick and grabbed her, smiling and said:
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. Since you are now Junior Brother's dual cultivation partner, why don't you...stay and join us?"

Ling Qiyue: “…”

(End of this chapter)