Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 159 Fishing in troubled waters
The bottom of the cave is extremely spacious and it is not completely dark.

Rather than being a cave, it is more like a stone hall that was temporarily carved out using magic.

More than ten male and female monks, all wearing dark Taoist robes, with stern eyes, stood against the wall with swords on their backs.

The leading monk looked to be a young man in his early twenties with handsome features. He carried a large bow with a copper frame and iron bones, and a black glowing light. There were faint flickering shadows of flames around him, and the heat was overwhelming.

These monks looked at Ling Changqing with some doubt and excitement that was hard to conceal.

Ling Changqing looked around and instantly had a clear understanding of his current situation.

"...Mr. Tang, my mission is accomplished!"

A thin and shriveled masked male cultivator saluted to the young man and spoke respectfully.

The heroic young man nodded and said in a low voice: "Tang Qin, your contribution this time is indeed not small. When you return, the ancestor will definitely not hesitate to reward you generously!"

Tang Qin was the culprit who quietly approached Ling Changqing and then used the teleportation talisman to bring him here.

Of course, as early as when Tang Qin sneaked towards the Liuying family's temporary camp, Jiyuan Star Palace had already secretly warned him.

Out of consideration for hiding his incompetence, Ling Changqing remained silent and did not choose to mention the matter to Liuying Bingchan immediately. Instead, he planned to wait and see how the situation develops.

Then, there was the scene where Tang Qin eavesdropped on the female cultivators' conversation and even seized the opportunity to kidnap Ling Changqing.

"Are you Ling Changqing? The legendary son of destiny?"

The heroic young man looked at the beautiful young man in purple before him, his expression becoming more solemn:
"I am one of the four core seeds of this generation of the Tang family. You can call me Tang Yifeng!"

The Tang family is also one of the nine great families in Yuzhou, but it is ranked a little lower and its overall strength cannot be compared with the Yu family and the Liuying family.

Moreover, although this powerful force is a family, its internal power structure and management operations are close to the sect model.

Menial servants, outer disciples, inner disciples, true disciples and core disciples, this is the standard for dividing the levels of the new generation of children within the family.

Therefore, Tang Yifeng's status within the family is no less than that of Liuying Bingchan, Yu Piaoyun and other brothers.

Ling Changqing's eyes were calm: "Did you bring me here just to chat?"

"of course not,"

Tang Yifeng smiled and said, “I am following the orders of the patriarch to bring you back to the family in good condition. As long as this matter can be done, I can become the last disciple of a certain ancestor.

As for you, the same goes for you. The head of the family will do his best to train you and make you his son-in-law!
The girls of my Tang family are gorgeous, not inferior to the girls of Liuying family and Long family. You will definitely be satisfied!"

Ling Changqing chuckled: "This place shouldn't be too far from the Liuying family's camp, right? Aren't you afraid that they'll find you here?"

The grade of Tang Qin's teleportation talisman would not exceed the third level at most. After being activated, it could teleport two people with it, and the distance could not be too far.

According to Ling Changqing's estimation, it was only a distance of a hundred miles at most.

Therefore, as long as the Liuying family has enough manpower and searches the entire area, they can definitely find Ling Changqing's current residence.

Especially since Ling Changqing had the token they gave him, as long as a cultivator who was skilled in deducing the mysteries of the universe made a calculation and he didn't ask the Era Star Palace to deliberately block him, it would not be easy for them to find him.

Tang Yifeng said solemnly: "So we can't stay here for long, we have to move immediately."

He gave a wink, and the two carefully selected female Tang family members looked excited and immediately came over to hold Ling Changqing's arms.

The cultivators of the Tang family were limited in both number and individual strength, and could not fight head-on against behemoths like the Dragon Clan and the Liuying Clan, so Tang Yifeng decided to leave as soon as possible.

"Well, let's go!"

Ling Changqing stomped his feet lightly, and his figure disappeared quietly, leaving only Tang Yifeng with a dazed look on his face.

A hundred miles away, Ling Changqing's figure slowly appeared in a sea of ​​colorful and gorgeous flowers.

"Haha, do you really think I'm a pushover?"

Ling Changqing's eyes were calm. As long as he didn't want to, these foundation-building cultivators would have no way of controlling him.

Even though we cannot defeat their superior numbers, it will still be no problem for us to escape unscathed.

After taking out the jade map from the storage bag and comparing it with the terrain in front of him, Ling Changqing already understood where he was.

This place is thousands of miles away from the Luoying Mountains. Even if there is no trouble on the road, it will take several days to get there.

Ling Changqing thought about it and decided not to change his itinerary and head straight to the Luoying Mountains.

According to Bai Qingyi, the opportunity that appeared in this place is a treasure that can improve the spiritual roots of cultivators.

Ling Changqing now has a medium-grade earth spiritual root. Once he successfully obtains the opportunity here and refines it after taking it, he will naturally become a person with a high-grade earth spiritual root.

For him, this opportunity is obviously the most important and must be obtained first. Other opportunities can be pursued slowly.

As for the Liuying family, Ling Changqing has no intention of going back to reunite with them.

If he really wanted to act with these female cultivators, he would definitely be robbed and killed by cultivators from other families on the way, and they would do so at any cost.

By then, except for Liuying Bingchan, I'm afraid none of the other female cultivators will survive.

So from Ling Changqing's point of view, it is best to act alone to ensure safety.

It is not only about one's own safety, but also the safety of those female practitioners.

Having made up his mind, Ling Changqing steered his flying sword into the air, determined the direction and sped away.

……

Outside Dragon Soul Valley.

In the camps of the nine great families and the dragon clan, the remaining cultivators, for unknown reasons, all began to strengthen the camp's formation restrictions.

A strange and peaceful atmosphere enveloped the entire deserted island.

"…What are they trying to do?"

The high-spirited and extremely beautiful Luo Qingxuan stood at the entrance of the camp, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, staring at the circular light gate in the distance.

Grand Elder Luo Cangli looked a little more solemn, and whispered:
"The top leaders of the nine factions probably already know about your young master..."

"so what?"

Luo Qingxuan's eyes turned cold: "They want to tear their faces apart and snatch people away. Have they asked our Deep Sea Dragon Clan for their opinions?"

Luo Cangli frowned and said, "No matter how powerful our dragon clan is, it will be difficult to deal with the combined forces of these nine major forces, right? Unless it is an all-out war!"

Of course, it is not that easy to start a full-scale war. There are too many factors involved in all aspects, and it is difficult to get the top leaders of the Dragon Clan to make this decision.

"I don't care anyway,"

Luo Qingxuan snorted, his eyes cold: "No matter who it is, if he dares to take advantage of Ling Changqing, I will kill him with my own hands!"

With a flick of her skirt, the dragon princess turned around and walked quickly back to her barracks.

She planned to send a message to her mother, Queen Bai Qingyi, asking her to arrange some capable personnel to come for support.

It would be great if Bai Qingyi himself could come and take charge. That would be enough to dispel the ambitions of all forces and ensure Ling Changqing's safety to the greatest extent possible.

On the other side, in the camp of the Liuying family.

"...What? The son of destiny was kidnapped by the Tang family? What a bastard!"

In the luxurious barracks, a noble and beautiful woman in a green dress with a majestic look in her eyes and eyebrows suddenly stood up, her jade-like face covered with frost.

A female cultivator who returned early from Dragon Soul Valley had a pale face and carefully recounted what happened. Originally, after learning that Ling Changqing was discovered by a female cultivator from her clan, this beautiful female elder was very happy and had planned to let Liuying Bingchan finish his training and return early.

Anyway, with the greatest opportunity of becoming the Son of Fortune, all other benefits in Dragon Soul Valley are nothing.

However, now, Ling Changqing was intercepted by the cultivators of the Tang family, and the duck that was about to reach his mouth flew away again. The beautiful female elder was extremely angry.

"I have to ask those old guys in the Tang family why they dare to make things difficult for our Liuying family? Do they want to be exterminated?"

The beautiful lady elder said angrily.

Another graceful, charming and elegant lady in Taoist costume quickly spoke up:
"Sister Lingji, we have to be cautious about this matter. Let's discuss it with the head of the family first!"

Elder Liuying Lingji took a deep breath and tried to suppress his anger:
"Notify the female cultivators of the Dragon Soul Valley that if they encounter a cultivator from the Tang family in the future, they should kill him first and teach them a lesson!"

The Tang family is far inferior to the Liuying family in strength, and under normal circumstances they would not dare to offend them.

However, when it comes to the fight for the Son of Fortune, no matter how incompetent the Tang family's top brass are, they would not sit idly by and watch such an opportunity fall into the hands of other families.

Otherwise, will the Tang family still have a way to survive hundreds or thousands of years later?

Therefore, the conflict between the two sides could not be reconciled from the very beginning.

Of course, this also applies to other families.

There is only one Ling Changqing, and the top leaders of the nine major families all want him, so doesn't it mean they have to fight hard to get the result?
……

Dragon Soul Valley.

Ling Changqing was flying on a sword in mid-air, looking down from a high vantage point. The mountains, rivers, forests and plains on the earth were all clearly visible.

From time to time, one can see certain areas where the light of spiritual weapons and magical spells flashes. It seems that monks from different families are fighting each other.

The sky is also not peaceful. Occasionally, one can see monks riding on the light of escape coming and going in a hurry, and chasing and fighting are not uncommon.

Some people noticed Ling Changqing passing by and asked him from afar which sect he was from, but he ignored them and quietly quickened his pace and left.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye. The flying sword was extremely fast and carried Ling Changqing across several large rivers, vast plains covered with flowers, and swamps full of murderous intentions.

When the magic power in his body was almost exhausted, Ling Changqing lowered his altitude and chose a river several meters wide as a place to rest.

This was naturally due to the water-based skills he practiced, which made him more attuned to water environments. This accelerated his recovery, while also making it easier for him to unleash his full combat power.

After landing, Ling Changqing found a big rock to sit on and placed a circle of flags around him. With the faint shining golden light, his figure and breath were quietly concealed.

Ling Changqing closed his eyes and meditated, regulating his breathing for half an hour, and his magic power had successfully recovered to 70% to 80%.

Of course, he carried enough recovery pills with him, but these things were a bit expensive, and monks would usually only take them when fighting, and would not waste them at other times.

After thinking about it, Ling Changqing took out the communication jade talisman from his arms, injected magic power into it to investigate, and unexpectedly found an extra string of retained messages.

Most of the messages were sent by Liuying Bingchan and the others, asking in anxious tones where he was and whether he was trapped by cultivators from other families.

Finally, Liuying Mengluan also said that more female cultivators from the family had gathered together, and if Ling Changqing was lucky enough to escape, he must contact her as soon as possible so that she could send someone to pick him up.

It seems that they must have blocked Tang Yifeng and his group and learned that Ling Changqing had escaped, but it is also possible that they encountered cultivators from other sects.

Ling Changqing read it silently and then put away the jade talisman.

Under the current circumstances, it is impossible to contact them. According to Ling Changqing's idea, it is best not to contact them until the end of the training in Dragon Soul Valley.

However, Liuying Bingchan and the others won't give up so easily.

If in the near future, the ancestor of the Liuying family brought them to propose marriage and produced a marriage certificate as proof, Ling Changqing really didn't know how to respond.

"Right now... we can only take one step at a time!"

Ling Changqing muttered, stood up from the stone, walked to the river not far away and took a walk around.

As the sword flashed, when Ling Changqing walked back, he had five or six two-foot-long big fish in his hands, with scales as hard as blades.

He took out three half-man-high jade tripods from his storage bag, placed them next to the big rock, added water, and started a fire.

Then he cleaned several large fishes, and threw all kinds of wild delicacies and medicinal herbs collected on the way into the cauldron to stew.

After a short while, the soup in the pot had turned white, exuding a rich aroma and faintly shining with a glow.

Seeing that the fish was cooked, Ling Changqing took out the bowl and chopsticks, as well as a pot of spirit wine, and began to feast on it.

The Dragon Soul Valley is full of spiritual energy, so the fish here are extremely delicious, tender and tasty, equivalent to the ingredients of the second-level peak spiritual beasts.

After having a good meal and a few drinks, Ling Changqing packed up his things and continued on his journey.

As they got closer to the Fallen Cherry Mountains, the number of cultivators in the sky increased significantly.

Sometimes, even groups of monks would fly by on their flying swords, making a huge noise.

The cultivators from the Yin family, Feng family, Hao family, Cui family and even the Yu family all showed up.

"I feel a little troublesome..."

Ling Changqing muttered.

It seems that many cultivators are paying attention to the opportunities in Luoying Mountains, so they plan to come here to try their luck?

In this case, it would be an impossible task for me to successfully get the opportunity without alerting others.

Maybe... we can only consider the possibility of fishing in troubled waters.

"My unfamiliar Taoist friend, please stay!"

A youthful and bright voice suddenly came.

Ling Changqing took a glance and found that in the airspace behind him, two female cultivators in colorful red skirts were riding flying swords and rushing towards him.

here we go again? !

He couldn't help feeling a little depressed. He had changed his appearance and put on a dark and gorgeous outfit, so how come he was still noticed?
As Ling Changqing's mind moved slightly, the flying sword under his feet burst out with a ball of silver light and suddenly accelerated away.

"...Fellow Daoist, why are you running? No! Are you Ling Changqing?"

The two female cultivators were stunned for a moment, then suddenly overjoyed and sped up desperately to catch up.

"Hey hey! Fellow Daoist Ling, don't leave. I have something good for you..."

"Fellow Daoist Ling, we are the direct descendants of the Yu family. My ancestor intends to recruit you as his son-in-law!"

However, no matter how they threatened or tempted them, the strange monk in front of them did not respond and disappeared in a moment.

"Sister Yu'er, what happened just now?"

Another large group of monks descended from the sky, and the man in the lead asked.

The frustrated female cultivator said helplessly: "I suspect that cultivator was Ling Changqing, but he ran too fast and I couldn't catch up with him!"

"Is it really him?"

The man looked surprised: "Then let's go over there and take a look. He should be heading to the Wangluoyakura Mountains!"

"Well, everyone together!"

The female cultivator said bitterly, "When I catch up with him, I will definitely ask that guy face to face. I'm not an ugly female demon, so why are you so scared of me?"

(End of this chapter)