Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 183 From the Future, From the Past

As long as Ling Changqing is there, the various resources brought back from the seabed in one day and one night will be a considerable number.

Various second-level and third-level medicinal herb raw materials, spiritual gold ore, inner elixir, sea fish and sea beasts that can be used as high-end food ingredients, etc.

These resources in the sea can be kept for personal use, or sold to the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, or auctioned publicly at the auction house in the market, with the highest bidder winning.

"…Madam, are there any restrictions on the Chamber of Commerce's resource procurement needs for the family?"

Ling Changqing asked gently.

"There are definitely restrictions, but since the Ling family is now a Jindan power, the treatment is definitely a level higher than those small foundation-building forces..."

Xue Qingtan explained softly.

Resource monopolies and trade barriers are everywhere in the world of immortal cultivation. Especially when the upper-level forces face the lower-level forces, there are a lot of harsh and restrictive conditions.

Take the practice of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce as an example. It is extremely difficult for a small force at the Qi training level to purchase a foundation-building pill. It is not something that can be easily purchased with spirit stones. Additional conditions are essential.

If a foundation-building force purchases a foundation-building pill, the corresponding terms will be much more relaxed. As long as the buyer has enough spirit stones, he can buy one every three to five years, and the additional conditions are not too harsh.

Of course, ordinary small foundation-building forces do not have such abundant financial resources. It usually takes them 20 to 30 years to accumulate enough resources for foundation-building.

The Ling family at that time was by no means comparable to those ordinary small foundation-building forces. After all, Ling Qiyue herself was a second-rank top-grade alchemist, and the family's economic conditions were naturally much better.

For the Jindan-level forces, the restrictive terms will be further reduced when purchasing foundation-building pills and other various foundation-building-level elixir resources.

For example, the Ling family can now purchase ten Foundation Establishment Pills and other cultivation resources needed by Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Chamber of Commerce every year.

If you want to purchase more foundation-building resources, you need to meet certain specific conditions, such as selling a certain amount of second-level resources to the Chamber of Commerce, whether it is medicinal herbs, spiritual minerals, or food ingredients.

Of course, Ling Qiyue is now a third-rank intermediate-grade alchemist, so she does not need to purchase any elixir resources at the foundation-building level from outside, she only needs to purchase the raw materials.

If the resources purchased are non-finished products, the restrictive terms of the Chamber of Commerce will be further relaxed.

The Ling family now belongs to the Jindan force. According to the internal rules of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, after meeting certain prerequisites, they are allowed to purchase a portion of Jindan resources every ten years.

Among them, the relatively simple conditions are to sell a certain amount of third-level materials to the Chamber of Commerce, and the price refers to the market price.

As for other resources such as the manuals of martial arts at the Jindan level, magical skills, magic weapons, talismans, puppets, etc., the situation is similar.

These rules, like the restrictive trade clauses between countries in Ling Changqing's previous life, are mainly aimed at suppressing emerging countries and forces and maintaining the status and interests of established powers.

In the world of cultivating immortals, this aspect is particularly evident. It is extremely difficult to access resources at that level if one's strength is not at the corresponding level.

This is only the case when the gap is one level. If the gap is more than two levels, for example, if the foundation-building forces want to covet the resources of the Nascent Soul level, that is absolutely a pipe dream!

Even if there are foundation-building cultivators who stumble upon the opportunity to become immortals in the secret realm of the immortal palace outside and obtain Nascent Soul-level resources by chance, once it becomes known to the outside world, it would be tantamount to inviting disaster upon themselves.

Unless this lucky person has a powerful backstage support, it is inevitable that he will be targeted by others.

"...Actually, my husband, you don't have to worry. With the current development prospects of the Ling family in Changqingzhou, there won't be any insurmountable obstacles in terms of the resources they need!"

Xue Qingtan said finally.

The various resources that the Ling family sells to the Chamber of Commerce every year make the Chamber of Commerce's top management quite satisfied, both in terms of quantity and quality.

Therefore, the higher-ups reciprocated the favor and gave the Ling family many preferential treatments.

"That's fine."

Ling Changqing nodded and said that as long as there was no shortage of resources, the rapid development of the Ling family would not be affected.

The most ideal result, of course, is that within the next hundred years, Changqing Island and even the Feiyu Sea will be peaceful, allowing the Ling family to accumulate strength with peace of mind.

But this situation is unlikely to happen. Accidents always happen, and the top forces in Yuzhou have not given up on their search for the Son of Destiny.

"Why should you worry, my husband?"

Xue Qingtan seemed to see through Ling Changqing's thoughts, and looked at him tenderly with her bright eyes:
"No matter what happens in the future, we will always be by your side."

"That's right, I thought too much."

Ling Changqing smiled and put his worries aside for the time being.

As a son of luck, as long as I behave myself, there shouldn't be too many troubles coming my way, right?
The three of them searched for resources along the way on the seabed, occasionally hunting some high-value sea fish and sea beasts, and avoiding any dangerous creatures in advance.

If it is unavoidable, Ling Qiyue and Xue Qingtan will work together to kill it as quickly as possible with thunder-like means to avoid attracting the attention of other evil creatures around.

After a day and a night, when all the storage instruments were filled, the three of them returned home contentedly.

As for the distribution plan of these spoils, the three of them had already discussed it on the way. More than half of them would be sold to the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce branch, and the proceeds would be divided equally among the three of them. The part that belonged to the family would be used to train those newcomers and strengthen the family's foundation.

Ling Qiyue has already estimated that as long as she and Ling Changqing go out to sea once every three months, their gains will not only be enough to meet their own cultivation needs, but also to cover the expenses of the entire family.

If it were any other Jindan force, it would be impossible to have such unique advantages, and they could only work hard to manage various industries and accumulate wealth bit by bit.

The three of them returned to the family headquarters and had just sat down in the inner study when Tang Qiuyao, dressed in a snow-white cross-collared dress and looking elegant and dignified, walked in with a solemn expression.

"Husband, you are back!"

The beautiful woman looked at Ling Changqing, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"what happened?"

Ling Qiyue knew at a glance that her best friend and personal maid was worried about something.

"Meng Feiyu, the person in charge of Xianyin Pavilion's family branch, has been waiting for a long time!"

Tang Qiuyao pursed her lips and spoke in a low voice.

Ling Changqing raised his eyebrows slightly. Just by looking at Tang Qiuyao's tone, it was not difficult to guess the reason.

I have met Meng Feiyu before, and I believe that she has also noticed something, so is she coming here to reveal her cards?

However, as long as the other party is still willing to talk to you, the situation has not reached the point where it is beyond repair.

"If that's the case, I'll go over there..."

Before Ling Changqing finished speaking, Xue Qingtan spoke first:

"Husband, why don't you let me go over and meet her first? If she wants to just walk in like this, wouldn't that be too easy for her?"

Ling Qiyue: “…”

Tang Qiuyao: “…”

Ling Changqing was a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, and said:

"Okay, ma'am, go find out her background first, I'll come back later."

Xue Qingtan agreed, stood up, and went out with her slender waist like a water snake.

Meng Feiyu was waiting in the flower hall not far away at this moment. She was wearing an intricate and gorgeous bright yellow palace gown embroidered with the sun, moon and stars. Her beautiful face looked noble and bright, and her eyes were seductive.

"...Master, you'd better listen to what they are saying. Things seem to be more interesting than you think!"

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Gong Ling, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

Ling Changqing, who was sipping tea with his head down, was slightly startled, and then responded:

"Okay then, I'll do as you say!"

The Epoch Star Palace in the sea of ​​consciousness flickered for a moment, and then the scene in the flower hall next door appeared.

Two bright, elegant, beautiful and picturesque ladies stood opposite each other with cold eyes, as if they were in a confrontation.

“…I never thought that the founder of Hongmeng Holy Temple would be reincarnated into the era when the Son of Fate first descended!”

Xue Qingtan's jade-like face was covered with frost, and she spoke with a smile that was not a smile.

Meng Feiyu snorted and retorted without showing any weakness:
"So what? I come from the past, and you come from the future, too? Your Majesty, the last goddess queen of the Piaomiao Divine Dynasty!

I didn't expect that you also mastered the magical power to go back through the long river of time, from the last days of the law when the heavens were in ruins, back to this time and space node when the son of destiny descended into this world!"

The expression in Xue Qingtan's beautiful eyes changed several times, and she said coldly:

"That's right, I gave up all my cultivation and most of my memories, and reincarnated as just a wisp of soul, just to use his supreme luck to turn the world around and change my fate!

What about you? You came from the Hongmeng Era eons ago, and traveled down the long river of time, even at the cost of losing all your skills and most of your memories, to get close to him. Why?"

"You are so honest!"

Meng Feiyu smiled coldly: "My idea is exactly the same as yours, both of which are to change certain fixed numbers in the dark and make the future evolve in the direction we expect more!"

Ling Changqing: “…”

(End of this chapter)