Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 180 Ling Changqing: I want them all!

The news that Hanyuezhou, Fuyuezhou and their surrounding islands were completely destroyed by unknown forces has spread throughout the vast Yuzhou in a few months.

By now, even the top leaders in the neighboring states have heard about it.

For a while, countless spies, both open and secret, rushed to Hanyue Island, trying every means to investigate the truth.

As expected, they found nothing.

In other words, even if they noticed some clues, they all chose to remain silent and pretend they knew nothing.

As time goes by, this incident will gradually cool down and no longer attract attention, becoming one of the countless unsolved cases in the world of immortal cultivation.

As for who will own these two unowned lands in the future, no one mentioned it and no one asked.

All the major forces seemed to have forgotten about this matter. Even the Jindan forces that were not far from Fu Yuezhou tacitly kept silent about it.

This is normal. Who knows if the instigator will suddenly come back? If anyone dares to occupy these two plots of land, wouldn't he be courting death?
At least in the last hundred years, no one dared to take over this place.

Of course, Changqingzhou is not paying attention to this matter. The head of the family, Ling Qiyue, and a group of senior executives are worrying about "selecting a concubine" for Ling Changqing.

After several months of hard work, the territories of all small forces in the Feiyu Sea were sorted out.

Not only those female cultivators with outstanding appearance and qualifications, but even those girls with spiritual roots and qualifications suitable for cultivation in the secular dynasties of the mortal world will be registered as soon as they are discovered.

After several rounds of rigorous screening, all suitable candidates were gathered at the Changqingzhou family headquarters, waiting to be received by the head of the family.

Of course, the same applies to male cultivators, as well as young people who are suitable for cultivation. As long as their qualifications meet the requirements, they can be added into the family as fresh blood and will not be wasted.

In front of the family meeting hall, on the white jade square of a thousand acres, thousands of girls with bright eyes and white teeth, in blue shirts and cloth skirts, lined up in a square, waiting quietly.

Among them, female cultivators with a certain level of cultivation account for about 20%, and the rest are mortal girls. However, as long as the family is willing to invest resources in their cultivation, they can embark on the path of cultivation.

A moment later, Ling Qiyue appeared surrounded by a group of elders and went straight to the platform.

The female cultivators and fairy seedlings below all bowed and saluted, greeting each other in a sweet voice.

Ling Changqing followed closely beside him. Of course, his image has completely changed now, even his external name has been changed to Ling Changxing.

Except for his fellow Taoists and a few core elders, no one else knows Ling Changqing's true identity.

In this way, even if people from the nine great families of Yuzhou find Changqingzhou in the future, they will not suspect him.

Therefore, Ling Changqing felt that with the interference of some mysterious destiny blocking the secrets of heaven, the biggest secret of Changqingzhou would not be discovered by outsiders for at least a hundred years.

"...Okay, all the women selected this time are here, you can take a look for yourself, my husband!"

Ling Qiyue turned her head and communicated with him through her spiritual thoughts.

Ling Changqing nodded, his eyes swept across the female cultivators, he walked down the platform, and began to silently sense the fate and destiny of these women with his spiritual power.

He had tried the same thing a few days ago when screening male cultivators, and eventually selected more than 3,000 people.

These people have been included in the family's resource support roster and are being trained as the family's side branch disciples. They will receive a certain amount of cultivation resources every month in the future.

As long as they work hard enough and never slack off, their status and treatment will improve as their cultivation improves.

In the square, Ling Changqing walked slowly past rows of beautiful girls with different styles.

Wherever he looked, white mist appeared above their heads, even those mortal girls with no cultivation were no exception.

They have not yet embarked on the path of cultivation, but because of their spiritual roots, their physical foundation is much stronger than that of ordinary people in the world.

Using the secret art of Qi flow to observe, the clouds above mortals' heads are grayish white, while the clouds above cultivators in the Qi training stage are basically white. The difference lies in the amount and degree of condensation.

The clouds manifested by the foundation-building cultivators are mainly red. From the initial stage to the peak of foundation-building, the amount of red clouds will gradually increase, and the color ranges from light red to dark red.

As for Ling Qiyue, the Jindan Zhenren, the clouds above her head were bright golden yellow, and formed a golden cloud with a radius of seven or eight feet. Not only did it look condensed and pure, but there were also three bright red lotus flowers the size of bowls on it. The lotus itself had twelve petals, and there was a faint wisp of clear air condensed in the flower legs that did not dissipate.

If there is a cultivator who is proficient in the art of observing qi here, it will not be difficult to see that this is the genuine Nascent Soul Seed. As long as he has not died in a calamity, it is only a matter of time before he reaches the Nascent Soul True Lord realm.

Ling Changqing looked around and saw that these carefully selected women, provided they had no shortage of training resources, would have the opportunity to reach the middle stage of Qi training in the future, and nearly 30% of them could reach the late stage of Qi training.

Among these female cultivators who can reach the late stage of Qi training, about one-tenth have the potential to build a foundation.

Especially the four beautiful and youthful girls among them, there was a hint of bright red color emerging in the clouds above their heads, and there was a faint golden light brewing in the core.

This means that, provided they have no shortage of skills and resources, the four of them will have the hope of reaching the True Dan realm in the future, but reaching the Golden Dan realm will depend on luck.

After all, the Feiyu Sea is vast enough. Before it was unified by the Ling family of Changqingzhou, there were hundreds of small forces at the foundation-building level, and even more small families at the Qi training level.

Especially after being screened through hundreds of billions of mortals, these girls were finally selected, so naturally their conditions in all aspects would not be bad.

As long as one selects carefully, there are far more talents with spiritual roots and suitable for cultivation in this mortal world than one can imagine. The key lies in whether there is anyone willing to discover and support them.

Small families and sects lack talent and have weak foundation. It’s not that they really can’t find people, but that their resources are limited.

Cultivation is an extremely resource-consuming process. For those foundation-building forces, even the children of the head of the family find it difficult to obtain sufficient resources to improve, let alone others.

With limited resources and enough seeds for cultivation, how to distribute them becomes a problem.

Theoretically speaking, if there were enough cultivation resources available, Ling Changqing would be able to make all the thousands of girls present grow up and become foundation-building cultivators.

But it was only in theory, it was impossible in reality. Even the Ling family, which already controlled the resources of the entire Feiyu Sea, could not do it at present.

Such a feat can only be considered if the Ling family continues to expand outward and gain more territory and resources in the future.

Ling Changqing looked around and did not express his attitude immediately. Instead, he returned to the podium in silence.

"Have you finished reading, my husband?"

Ling Qiyue asked with her divine sense.

"Yes,"

Ling Changqing responded: "Do you think it's better to keep all of them, or only 30% to 50%? After all, the family's resource supply is a bit tight."

Ling Qiyue hesitated for a moment before continuing:

“I have also carefully considered this issue. Anyway, the family will have to expand abroad in the future, so even if we have more manpower, it may not be enough.

Instead of waiting until then to train new people, why not start now? What do you think, husband?"

The problem of tight resource supply is not unsolvable. In addition to speeding up the development of spiritual mineral resources on Changqing Island and those large and small islands, the family's pearl divers can also continue to go out to sea to work.

If it really doesn't work, you can use the ownership of the entire Feiyu Sea as collateral and borrow from the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, and then pay it back slowly when your financial situation is better in the future.

Anyway, in the world of cultivating immortals, borrowing and developing is a common phenomenon. Even giants like the Nine Great Families of Yuzhou have had examples of borrowing from higher-level forces.

Ling Changqing pondered for a few breaths, and finally said: "Then let's do it this way. The benefits outweighed the disadvantages in the early years, so let's just keep them all."

In fact, in the vast world of cultivating immortals, there are too many immortal seeds with spiritual roots, but they are buried because no one discovers them and no one supports them, and they can only spend their lives as ordinary people.

Ling Changqing's statement undoubtedly directly changed the fate of the girls present, allowing them to no longer be trapped in the mundane world and busy with their livelihoods all day long.

In the end, Ling Qiyue announced in public that all the girls could stay, which instantly aroused cheers from the audience.

Then the elders came with deacons and servants, took these lucky girls away, arranged accommodation for them and deployed guards.

Their immediate family members also need to be arranged properly. They must settle down in Changqing Island and cannot stay outside, so as to avoid being seized and used by hostile forces in the future.

These things are meticulous and tedious, but we cannot be careless. Otherwise, an inadvertent mistake now may cause hidden dangers in several years.

A few days later, when Ling Qiyue finally had some free time, Ling Changqing came to the inner study and handed her a jade slip. The jade slip contained a list of more than a hundred girls who had the opportunity to build a foundation, especially the four girls who were in the lead and had the hope of obtaining a true elixir.

"You have a good eye. Have you arranged everything?"

After Ling Qiyue took it and glanced through it briefly, she raised her eyebrows slightly and spoke with a half-smile.

Ling Changqing said calmly: "Their current residences are all arranged near my cave temple, so it will be more convenient for us to meet in the future.

Especially Xiao Meiniang, Yang Yunfei, Chen Zihan, and Li Hanyou have all moved into my cave."

What was he doing near his cave temple? Those who understand will understand.

There is nothing to hide. Ling Changqing had already made it clear to Ling Qiyue in advance, so there is no possibility of misunderstanding or jealousy.

The best seedlings will naturally be cultivated personally by the head of the family and him. After they grow up, they will become the head of the family's direct lineage and will never be allowed to be interfered with by outsiders.

Ling Changqing now also has a considerable authority over resource allocation, and he unceremoniously appropriated all of these female cultivators into his own pocket, which caused several elders of the Ling family to complain.

But Ling Changqing doesn't care about all that. Whatever I see is mine, and I will never allow outsiders to have a share.

Only children do multiple-choice questions, but I want them all!
Tang Qiuyao, who was sitting next to her, narrowed her beautiful eyes and said intentionally or unintentionally:
"I've seen those four girls. They are truly naturally beautiful, beauties that make me pity them! Your husband is so lucky!"

Ling Changqing smiled, put his arms around her smooth waist and rubbed it, saying softly:

"As long as I train them personally, their future achievements can be greatly improved, and it won't be a problem for them to reach the realm of Jindan Zhenren."

Having a few more Jindan Zhenren in charge is certainly a blessing for the Ling family, although it will take a long time and will not become a reality until more than a hundred years later.

The beautiful woman Tang Qiuyao rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly, "It's just too cheap for you, you're always looking at the pot while eating from the bowl."

Although they knew that this was the option that maximized benefits and played an irreplaceable role in the long-term development of the family, Tang Qiuyao and the others were mentally normal women after all, and it would be a lie to say that they didn't mind at all.

Qin Yun and Ling Yulu looked at each other and said, "We haven't seen them yet. Why don't you bring them over to see them, husband?"

Ling Qiyue nodded and said, "Then bring him here so that the sisters can meet him. We still have a long way to go in the future."

So Ling Changqing got up and left the inner study, riding the light of escape back to his own cave.

When he came back again, he was followed by four beautiful girls, wearing tailor-made bright yellow dresses. All of them were beautiful with delicate features like flowers and moon.

Entering the inner study, at the signal of Ling Changqing, the four girls all bowed to Ling Qiyue who was sitting in the main seat and greeted her in sweet voices.

The tall and voluptuous girl is Xiao Meiniang. Her legs are incredibly long, comparable to those of Ling Zhiqing, who was a scout and assassin. Her current cultivation level is the third level of Qi training.

The one with a cold face and a serious expression is Yang Yunfei, who has the best appearance and temperament among the four girls. Her shirt is bulging on her chest and her toes are invisible when she lowers her head. Her current cultivation level is the fourth level of Qi training.

Both of them originally came from a small foundation-building force. One was the daughter of a family head, and the other was a direct disciple of the sect master, so they had some cultivation.

Moreover, these two small forces surrendered voluntarily and were not troubled afterwards, so they had no resentment towards the top management of the Ling family.

The girl with a round face, fair skin and noble features is Chen Zihan. She is the little princess of a secular dynasty, only eleven years old, and currently has no cultivation.

Among the four girls, the little princess named Chen has the strongest luck, fortune, and spiritual aptitude. If she was born in a powerful family like the nine great families in Yuzhou, she would definitely be noticed by a Yuanying Zhenjun and accepted as a disciple.

The last one, with an oval face, stunning facial features, an indescribable charm, and a graceful and enchanting figure, is Li Hanyou, who comes from a wealthy merchant family in the mortal world.

She used to be a pampered young lady, living in seclusion in an embroidery building. She had never had the opportunity to come into contact with cultivators, so she currently has no cultivation.

Judging from appearance and figure alone, these four girls are not much inferior to Qin Yun, Tang Qiuyao and other girls.

When their cultivation level is improved in the future, they will naturally become the dazzling pride of heaven in the eyes of countless cultivators.

Ling Qiyue read it once, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Ling Changqing:

"Next, my husband, how do you plan to train them?"

Speaking of which, Ling Changqing had never accepted a disciple before, and she didn't know how capable this disciple was, so she felt a little uneasy.

Ling Changqing smiled and said, "It's up to me. After a year, I guarantee that they will all improve their cultivation by two levels."

Under the premise of sufficient resources, it is not impossible for a cultivator in the Qi training stage to improve his cultivation by two levels in a year.

In fact, he has taught two girls, Song Xuelan and Ling Menghuan, and both of them have now successfully established their foundation.

Now there are four more students, and they are more talented, so it will be easier to teach them.

Xue Qingtan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted and said, "I'll believe you for once, but what about the more than one hundred girls? They are also rare beauties!"

"Uh, well..."

Ling Changqing paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Of course I will take them in together and teach them. I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving it to someone else, right? Or can one of you come and help me?"

The more than one hundred girls living next to Ling Changqing's cave temple all have the opportunity to build a foundation. If he is willing to get close to them and help them, his expected future achievements can also be raised to a higher level.

Ling Yuzhu, who was dressed in bright red phoenix palace gown and was gentle and demure, hummed:
"If I give them all to you, wouldn't that be like a wolf among the sheep? In a year or two, you will destroy all of them."

The ladies now understand that there is no cat in this world that doesn't steal fish. Ling Changqing is a normal man both physically and mentally. How could he control himself in front of a group of beautiful women?

Xiao Meiniang and the other two girls looked at each other in bewilderment. From what the head of the family and the others said, they wondered if this handsome young man in black with dark eyes and a slightly cold and unruly temperament was actually a pervert? He had been eyeing them for a long time?

But he will be her sisters' teacher in the future, and it always feels a little weird.

But then again, this guy looks pretty good, and even though I know he might have bad intentions, I don't feel much resistance or discomfort.

Moreover, the other party is so young, and now he has reached the peak of foundation building. I believe he can achieve golden elixir in the future?
"Ladies, can I take them back now? There are still many things to deal with!"

Ling Changqing wisely changed the subject.

Ling Qiyue glanced at him charmingly and said:

"Go ahead, and remember to be more careful when doing things, don't be perfunctory!"

Ling Changqing was speechless. Why did what his wife said... sound so strange?

After bringing the four girls out, Ling Changqing said nothing and returned to his own cave temple with them.

"The master is back!"

Song Xuelan and Ling Menghuan came out immediately and greeted them with smiles.

"Hello sisters!"

Xiao Meiniang and her three daughters also had to pay their respects to them, after all, they were already foundation-building cultivators.

Ling Changqing sat down in the flower hall and said to the four girls:

"You guys can rest today, so starting tomorrow, you guys will come to class, right?

Remember, before you advance to the late stage of Qi training, you are not allowed to leave the cave temple alone, especially not to go to the market place where there are many people!

If there is anything, just tell Xuelan and the others and let them take you there!"

Talented people like them who have been found with great difficulty can be said to be the most valuable strategic resources of the Ling family in Changqingzhou. We must not allow outsiders the opportunity to poach them.

"Okay, Master!"

Xiao Meiniang and her three daughters agreed with a smile.

(End of this chapter)