Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 175 Ling Qiyue: Can you beat ten?

In the inner study.

Ling Changqing sat in front of the gold-threaded sandalwood desk, holding a talisman pen in his hand, and was drawing on the blank talisman paper in front of him, stroke by stroke.

It's a one-on-two battle, which he can easily withstand with his fighting ability. Now it's halftime.

Ling Changqing felt that if he fired at full power, it would not be a problem to kill ten or twenty people at once.

Of course, Ling Qiyue and the other girls didn’t really believe it, and they didn’t have the conditions to verify it now.

Because there were only a few female cultivators in the family who had been harmed by Ling Changqing, he had no way of knowing the limit of his own combat power.

With the sound of gentle footsteps, Qin Yun, dressed in a thin, transparent, white and smooth snow silk dress, with her long black and shiny hair draped over her shoulders, came over, looking charming, elegant and enchanting.

She leaned against Ling Changqing, her beautiful black and white eyes watching her husband's subtle movements and reactions.

In a short moment, a first-grade, low-grade water-repellent talisman had taken shape.

Ling Changqing was fully focused, and the talisman pen in his hand slowly and steadily outlined intricate forbidden patterns.

It was the first time he tried to make a talisman, so his movements and reactions were inevitably a little clumsy and slow. Fortunately, with Qin Yun's thoughtful guidance, he didn't get into a panic.

Of course, after working for a whole day and night, Ling Changqing’s current condition is definitely not at his best, so it is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings in his response when doing such delicate work.

After another moment, when the talisman was about to take shape, Ling Changqing's wrist trembled slightly, leaving a tiny flaw on the talisman paper.

The restrictive patterns on the talisman flashed and then dimmed, which meant that this attempt had failed.

Ling Changqing sighed with a hint of regret and put down the talisman pen.

Different from the art of alchemy, he was a complete layman in the field of talisman making. It was his first attempt, so failure was inevitable.

Qin Yun picked up the talisman paper with her slender hands and looked at it for a moment, her beautiful eyes full of charm as she smiled softly:

"My dear husband, there is no need to worry. Even an experienced first-level talisman master cannot guarantee that he will never fail!"

Ling Bingyun, who had just come out of the bedroom, was wearing a transparent veil, revealing her snowy and charming body. Her charming face was rosy as clouds, and she said in a soft voice:
"My husband, you have done a great job. When I first started trying this, I failed many times, wasted a lot of materials, and was even scolded by my mother!"

Qin Yun smiled and said, "This is very normal. Practice makes perfect. My husband just needs to try more."

Ling Changqing nodded. This thing was actually no more difficult to learn than alchemy. As long as he was willing to work hard to hone himself, becoming a first-level talisman master would not be a problem, and the second level was not an unattainable goal.

After thinking for a while, he took another blank talisman paper and picked up the talisman pen to try again.

Anyway, this elementary water-repellent talisman is just a low-grade first-level talisman, and the material is quite cheap, so it is perfect for practicing, and you won’t feel bad if you fail.

Qin Yun and Ling Bingyun came over from the left and right, concentrating on watching Ling Changqing's movements.

Generally speaking, since foundation-building cultivators have a limited lifespan, they can only focus on improving their cultivation and cannot dabble in too many arts. It is enough for them to specialize in one at most.

Only cultivators who have reached the level of false elixir or above have a relatively ample lifespan and can consider trying one or more arts.

To cultivate the hundreds of arts of immortality and to achieve a high level of proficiency in any one of them requires a great deal of energy and time, and of course a lot of resource consumption.

These are not things that low-level cultivators can easily bear. If they waste too much time on these side jobs, which delays their cultivation improvement, the gain will outweigh the loss.

When Qin Yun first learned to draw talismans, in addition to having a certain talent, his main purpose was to earn some spirit stone resources to aid his practice.

This is also the choice of the vast majority of low-level cultivators. Otherwise, relying solely on fighting and killing is not only extremely dangerous, but it is also easy to make enemies everywhere.

After all, those brave and fearless cultivators are a minority.

Among Ling Changqing’s Taoist companions, Ling Qiyue has already stepped into the late stage of Golden Core and has reached the threshold of a third-rank intermediate-grade alchemist.

Ling Yuzhu is currently in the middle stage of foundation building, and is also a second-level lower-grade mechanical puppeteer.

Ling Yulu is currently in the middle stage of foundation building and is a first-class upper-grade formation master.

They all only learned one skill, and the same was true for Ling Bingyun and Ling Xueyu.

As for Tang Qiuyao, Xue Qingtan and Ling Zhiqing, they all focused on their own practice and did not learn these auxiliary skills.

Of course, they are not completely without strengths. Tang Qiuyao is quite good at managing the family affairs, and Xue Qingtan was able to be promoted to the middle level within the Chamber of Commerce, and her abilities are also outstanding.

Ling Changqing himself is now a mid-level second-grade alchemist, and his potential is far from exhausted. After successfully reaching the Golden Core realm in the future, it will not be a problem for him to continue to become a third-grade alchemist.

As the Jindan Zhenren realm is just around the corner and his lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary foundation-building cultivators, and he has no shortage of various resources, Ling Changqing plans to practice the art of drawing talismans in advance.

So, Qin Yun happily took on the responsibilities of a teacher.

Being able to teach her husband was undoubtedly a very novel and fulfilling thing for her.

Half an hour passed quietly.

As the talisman pen moved steadily on the talisman paper, Ling Changqing successfully outlined the last step, and a complete primary water-repellent talisman was about to take shape.

However, there was a small deviation in the last stroke, which resulted in the failure of this talisman.

"Pity."

Ling Changqing shook his head helplessly, but didn't worry about it too much.

Qin Yun covered her mouth and chuckled: "My husband has made some progress this time, let's do it again!"

There is no talisman master who will not waste a lot of materials when he starts learning.

The same is true for alchemists. It is common for them to refine useless or poisonous pills, or even for their spiritual flames to get out of control and cause the furnace to explode.

To some extent, the level of these auxiliary arts depends on the accumulation of spiritual stone resources. Whoever invests more will improve his level faster and higher.

Ling Changqing agreed, took out another blank talisman paper, and started his third attempt.

With the experience of the previous two failures, this time it was much smoother. After waiting for half an hour, the two women finally saw Ling Changqing successfully complete the last stroke.

A faint spiritual light began to flicker between the restrictive patterns on the talisman paper, indicating that this primary water-repellent talisman was now usable and could be activated with just a little injection of spiritual power.

"It's finally done!"

Ling Changqing breathed a sigh of relief and put down the talisman pen in his hand.

"My husband is so awesome!"

Ling Bingyun smiled with her beautiful eyes and spoke in a soft voice.

This is not deliberate flattery. This was his first time drawing a talisman and he succeeded after only failing twice. Regardless of whether luck played a role or not, this achievement was enough to crush most of the talisman master apprentices.

Qin Yun turned her plump and graceful body behind Ling Changqing, placed her slender hands on his shoulders, and began to massage his shoulders.

"As long as my husband practices more in the future, it won't be long before he becomes a true talisman master. Even a second-level talisman master won't be a problem!"

The elegant and beautiful woman said with a smile.

Ling Changqing himself felt quite satisfied. He took a sip from the bronze wine jar beside him and said:

"Let's stop here today. I feel a little hungry. Why don't we go eat something first, and then..."

This time, he had been practicing with the two women for a day and a night, and had also spent most of the day learning how to draw talismans, so his energy was indeed greatly depleted.

Ling Bingyun glanced at him seductively: "Okay, I'll let them make the arrangements."

While the maids were preparing the banquet, Ling Changqing took the two girls to soak in the hot springs.

Under their intentional or unintentional provocation, the war reignited, and then Ling Changqing killed them all, and they had to ask for forgiveness before they were temporarily spared. When the three of them finished packing and dressed neatly again, a sumptuous banquet was already set.

Ling Changqing sat in the main seat, and the two women sat beside him. Ling Bingyun first filled his cup with spiritual wine, and then the three of them began to feast.

"…Husband, should we consider having a child?"

Qin Yun hesitated for a moment, put down the ivory chopsticks in her hand, and spoke softly.

Ling Changqing looked slightly startled, and after a few pauses he said:
"It seems that there is no need to be so anxious. At least we should wait until you reach the realm of Jindan Zhenren, right?"

Qin Yun's face turned red as she explained in a low voice:

"It was Sister Qiyue's idea. She said that your identity is too special. If possible, it would be best to leave one or two offspring as soon as possible to ensure that the family has successors..."

From the perspective of the head of the family, Ling Qiyue's considerations were reasonable. In her opinion, only the descendants of Ling Changqing were qualified to shoulder the responsibility of inheriting the family business.

Ling Changqing remained silent even longer this time, feeling it was difficult to explain to them.

He had no idea whether a special existence like the Son of Destiny, an anomaly in the long river of time, could have bloodline descendants like normal people.

"Well, since you both want offspring, just let nature take its course!"

Ling Changqing said.

Qin Yun heard this, and her beautiful eyes were filled with joy: "If that's the case, then my husband must work harder on us in the future. The sisters are all waiting!"

Ling Changqing nodded, but deep down he didn't think they could get what they wanted so soon.

In fact, raising and caring for children will inevitably delay their progress in cultivation, which is not worth the loss.

Therefore, it is reasonable that they should at least reach the Golden Core True Person realm before they have enough time to train the next generation without delaying their own practice.

But they obviously don't think so. Perhaps they feel that only with Ling Changqing's offspring will their position in his heart be guaranteed?

After eating and drinking, Ling Changqing went to the inner study to continue practicing drawing talismans.

With the successful experience from last time, the drawing process this time was a little easier and the time was also shortened.

After two talismans were successfully drawn, a message with the rhyme of Tao silently emerged in the sea of ​​consciousness:
[Lord of the Era Star Palace: Ling Changqing]

【Bone age: 37/385】

【Cultivation: Peak of Foundation Building】

[Talisman: 12/20000 (first-level inferior)]

This means that Ling Changqing's level of talisman skills has reached entry level. If he wants to continue to improve, he can just accumulate experience step by step.

With his luck and fortune, it shouldn't take too long for him to catch up with Qin Yun's progress.

"Master, in fact, if you want to quickly improve your artistic skills, you can also do so by consuming your lifespan..."

Gong Ling's voice rang out in the sea of ​​consciousness.

According to her, as long as she spends twenty years of her life, she can raise her talisman skills to the middle level of the first grade.

If he was willing to spend another fifty years of his life, he could be promoted to the level of a first-class upper-grade talisman master.

Ling Changqing's eyes lit up slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head.

The reason is simple: the price is simply too high.

Besides, Ling Changqing had never faced a life-or-death crisis, and had never been to the point where he had to do everything he could to improve his skills in order to survive the crisis.

"We'll wait until we need this kind of thing in the future. For now, it's good to just improve it slowly."

Ling Changqing said that life span is the most precious resource for cultivators and must not be squandered.

"Okay, master."

Gong Ling did not insist. No matter what, she would not make decisions on behalf of her master.

"Husband, shall we continue to practice?"

Ling Bingyun came closer and spoke, her clear big eyes fixed on him, the meaning was self-evident.

Now that Ling Changqing has agreed, they naturally have to strike while the iron is hot and try a few more times to see if there can be any good news.

Ling Changqing did not refuse, stood up and followed them into the boudoir.

……

In the embroidery building of the owner's boudoir.

Tang Qiuyao took out the monthly distribution list that she had just drawn up and gave it to Ling Qiyue and the other girls to review in turn.

Ling Yuzhu, Ling Yulu, Ling Xueyu and Ling Zhiqing were all present, as well as Mu Yuxin who had just arrived. After all, this matter was very important to them.

"I have discussed this matter with my husband in advance..."

Tang Qiuyao, who was beautiful, reserved and elegant, narrated slowly:

"From now on, all sisters, in addition to the resource quota issued by the family every month, can also receive 500 low-grade spirit stones, 10 Hanyuan Yangshen Pills, spirit wine, and some second-level ingredients from me...

If a sister cultivates auxiliary arts, she can receive an additional subsidy of 300 lower-grade spirit stones every month, and there are special classics for her to comprehend...

At the end of each year, all sisters can receive 3,000 low-grade spirit stones at once, and there are fixed quotas for clothing, jewelry, talismans, elixirs, etc...."

The above terms only apply to Taoist companions in the foundation-building stage.

Since Ling Qiyue is already a Golden Core True Person and Xue Qingtan will soon be there too, their monthly payment amount has been raised to a higher level.

As for Song Xuelan, the two personal maids around Ling Changqing, Ling Menghuan also received an additional monthly salary.

Ling Zhiqing, whose round legs were surprisingly long and pure and bright, blinked her beautiful eyes with a look of surprise:

"Our husband is really generous! With these extra resources, our cultivation progress can be at least doubled, right?"

Ling Qiyue nodded slightly: "As long as you don't slack off, this is a definite result.

Moreover, my husband's cultivation will become higher and higher in the future, and the so-called bottleneck will not exist for him!
If you want to keep up with him, don't you have to work hard?"

"Sister, you have a point!"

The women expressed their opinions one after another.

Tang Qiuyao smiled and said, "These resources are not family property, but are paid for by my husband himself, so sisters, please don't let him down!"

"How could that be? It's impossible!"

The women spoke in unison.

Ling Yulu blinked her beautiful eyes and asked doubtfully: "Sister, judging from the tone of my husband, will there be new sisters coming in in the future?"

"Yes,"

Ling Qiyue snorted and said, "Don't you know what kind of person that guy is?
In fact, I really want to try it out. Can he beat ten people at once? "

"..."

(End of this chapter)