Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 204 Auction

Changqing Island.

At this time, it was already the middle of winter in Yuzhou and its neighboring seas. Outside the family headquarters, the biting cold wind howled day and night, and all that could be seen was snow.

In the orchard of dozens of acres, Xiao Meiniang's four daughters and a group of female students were picking spiritual fruits and carefully sealing them in special cold jade boxes.

It was so cold outside that water turned into ice, but in the orchard protected by the light curtain of this large formation, the environment was still filled with spiritual energy and warm like spring.

Nourished day and night by the underground third-level spiritual veins, the fruit trees here are lush and leafy, and the various kinds of spiritual fruits look crystal clear and fragrant.

Ling Changqing, who had no shortage of spirit stones, often mixed elixirs rich in spiritual essence into spiritual spring water, and then asked the female students to water the fruit trees every day.

With such reckless investment, the first batch of fruits from these third-level spiritual fruit trees, which originally needed to grow for at least a dozen years before they could bear fruit, have now matured.

Of course, this is mainly because the fruit trees that Xue Qingtan transported from the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce are adult fruit plants, not seedlings. Otherwise, they would have to wait at least one or two hundred years before they could bloom and bear fruit.

"...I heard that recently, there have been many wandering cultivators visiting us, asking to use the third-level spiritual vein caves here to cultivate and break through!"

Yang Yunfei, who looked extremely beautiful in a snow-white fox fur coat, sealed the cold jade box in her hand, and a relaxed smile appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Chen Zihan next to him said, "This is inevitable, right? With Master here, our Changqingzhou is becoming more and more popular!"

It is not easy for independent cultivators to survive, as they have no fixed place to live and it is rare for them to have a stable cave dwelling or temple for them to reside and practice in seclusion.

But for monks, this is an essential key condition for improving their cultivation and recovering from injuries.

Therefore, those casual cultivators with a little bit of wealth would try to rent a cave to practice in. This is the same as ordinary people renting a house to live in.

When Ling Changqing was still at the Qi training stage, he also rented Tang Qiuyao's cave temple to live in. But later he hooked up with this stunningly beautiful woman, so the tenant became the landlord.

Some families or sects that own idle spiritual veins, caves, and Taoist temples usually do not refuse such business, and this is also one of the important sources of income for their forces.

For the Ling family, which now controls an entire sea area, due to the limited size of the family's children, there are a lot of idle spiritual veins, caves and Taoist temples, which are suitable for renting out in exchange for income.

The rental price that Ling Qiyue offered for the cave temple was very reasonable, and there were no harsh additional conditions, which attracted many independent cultivators from the nearby sea area.

"...Look, there is another person trying to reach the Jindan realm!"

Li Hanyou, who has a beautiful appearance and charming temperament, suddenly said.

The four girls raised their heads and looked, and saw that between the distant mountains, a vortex of spiritual energy with a diameter of several miles had already formed. There was a faint glow of hazy light inside, and the diameter of the vortex was still slowly expanding.

Judging from the situation, there is indeed a cultivator trying to form a pill, and the aura is rather unfamiliar, so he is not from the Ling family.

Xiao Meiniang's beautiful dark eyes examined it for a moment, then she shook her head slightly and said:
"The foundation is mediocre and unstable, and it seems that the possibility of success is too low!"

"Indeed, compared to the vision that Sister Qin Yun had when she broke through to the Jindan stage a while ago, it is far worse."

Yang Yunfei nodded in agreement.

Although their cultivation is not high, they have been with Ling Changqing for a long time, and they deal with gifted girls like Ling Qiyue and Tang Qiuyao on a daily basis, so their vision is naturally not bad.

"I think the other party should be a fake Dan Zhenren. There is only a 20% to 30% chance of getting a real Dan, and don't even think about getting a Jin Dan."

Li Hanyou said with a smile.

Xiao Meiniang and her two daughters had no objection to her judgment. Although it was easy for the women in the Ling family to advance, they all reached the Golden Core True Man level. That was because of Ling Changqing.

Outside, let alone the golden elixir or true elixir, even the false elixir realm is an achievement that most casual cultivators strive for but cannot obtain.

Once you become a fake elixir cultivator, although the increase in combat power is not obvious, the upper limit of life span can be increased by one hundred years, which is equivalent to the lifetime of a cultivator in the Qi training stage.

The theoretical lifespan limit for a cultivator in the Qi training stage is 120 years. In reality, few can live to that age. Usually, it is good enough to live to half that age. In a sense, they are even worse than ordinary mortals.

The world of cultivating immortals is a time of great contention, with flashing swords, bloody storms and gore being commonplace. The living environment for independent cultivators is difficult, and it is highly likely that they will die along the way due to various reasons.

"If we didn't have our Master, our future fate... wouldn't necessarily be better than that of this secluded cultivator, right?"

Yang Yunfei pursed her lips and spoke in a low voice.

The four girls looked at each other in silence.

Although they are still at the Qi training stage, and the one with the highest level of cultivation, Yang Yunfei, is only at the ninth level of Qi training, the resources and treatment they can enjoy are no less than those of the foundation-building cultivators in the Yuanying forces.

Not to mention that Ling Changqing is always there to give guidance, which is a rare opportunity even for the direct disciples of a powerful god-transforming master.

As long as they serve Ling Changqing well, not to mention the distant future, at least before reaching the Golden Core True Person realm, they don't need to worry about anything and can just practice and improve step by step.

Without Ling Changqing, the Ling family would never have risen, and the Feiyu Sea Area is still a mess. Given the original backgrounds of the four girls, it is hard to say how far they can go in the future.

The appearance of the Son of Destiny has changed the fate of too many people, especially those around him.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go back now. We still have to practice with Master in the evening."

Seeing that the cold jade box in his hand was full, Li Hanyou smiled.

Xiao Meiniang and her two daughters agreed and left the orchard together.

In the inner garden flower hall.

Ling Changqing, dressed in a gorgeous purple robe with star and cloud patterns, with eyes like lacquer and a graceful demeanor like a dragon and a phoenix, stood at the door, looking towards the mountains in the distance.

The spiritual vein caves and Taoist temples in that area are basically rented out by the Ling family, so there are a large number of foreign cultivators living there.

In recent days, there have been two cultivators who have been in seclusion to strive for the Jindan realm. One of them was unlucky and failed to even become a fake elixir cultivator, and ended up with damaged meridians.

The other cultivator who was in seclusion had not yet finished. Of course, based on Ling Changqing's eyesight, this cultivator was basically a fake alchemy cultivator.

Becoming a fake elixir cultivator is already a relatively ideal result. If one is lucky enough in the future and can accumulate enough resources, one can also find a way to eliminate the fake elixir and re-impact the Jindan realm.

As for those Qi Condensation cultivators who rent second-level spirit vein cave dwellings and try to retreat to the Foundation Establishment realm, their number is even greater.

Some of them succeed and some fail. About one or two out of ten people will get what they want and become foundation-building monks.

“…Husband!”

A soft and graceful voice came from behind him, and Qin Yun, wearing a snow-white dress, with a high spirit and charming like a fox, walked towards him slowly and gently held his jade hand.

Compared to before the breakthrough, this beauty's appearance, facial features and temperament have changed significantly, becoming even more radiant and captivating.

Every time a female cultivator reaches a higher realm, she has the opportunity to repair the flaws in her appearance and body, making her external image closer to perfection.

Ling Changqing looked back and said softly, "Has the Golden Core realm been stabilized? Very good."

After several years of diligent practice, not long ago, the accumulation of the three stunning beauties Qin Yun, Ling Yulu and Ling Yuzhu was complete, so they went into seclusion one after another to break through to the Golden Core True Person realm.

With the help of Ling Changqing's luck and fortune, the result was naturally a complete success as expected.

However, in order to conceal their tracks, the three of them did not choose to retreat in Changqing Island, but went to Yulong Island.

Yulong Island also has a large-scale third-order spiritual vein cave temple, and the biggest advantage is that the market here has been closed, and there are usually no outside monks, which makes it easy to keep it secret.

Qin Yunru's face turned red as she spoke softly, "If I hadn't met you, my husband, I would have been unable to make a fake pill in my life, right?" Ling Changqing smiled and said, "Since we are Taoist companions, why do we need to be so polite?"

Qin Yun's crow-feather eyelashes fluttered slightly, her beautiful eyes sparkling with light, and she said softly:

"You will have to take good care of Bingyun's cultivation in the future! She is about to reach the late stage of foundation building."

"It's natural."

Ling Changqing nodded.

However, Ling Bingyun and the others have limited accumulation, and they still have a long way to go before they can reach the threshold of forming a pill. Even dual cultivation cannot completely solve the problem.

Immediately, he saw the cool and dignified Ling Yulu and the gentle, quiet and intellectual Ling Yuzhu coming hand in hand.

"Husband, the banquet is ready. Sister Yue asked us to go over there together!"

Ling Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Then let's go together!"

Ling Changqing said this and left surrounded by the three women.

In the boudoir embroidery building.

The huge jade table was filled with a wide variety of delicious food and wine, and the aroma was fragrant.

Ling Qiyue, Tang Qiuyao, Xue Qingtan, Meng Feiyu, Fu Yinxue and other girls have all arrived, they are gorgeous with pearls and jade, and their clothes are covered with green and red.

"My husband is here..."

When they saw Ling Changqing appear, the girls all greeted him.

Only after Ling Changqing sat down did they sit down together.

Not long after, Ling Bingyun, Ling Zhiqing, Ling Xueyu, Mu Yuxin, Xiao Meiniang and other girls also arrived. They were all beautiful and dressed up carefully.

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the feast!"

The majestic, elegant, bright and generous Ling Qiyue said with a smile.

The main purpose of this gathering is to celebrate the breakthrough of Qin Yun, Ling Yulu and Ling Yuzhu into the Golden Core Realm.

The Ling family has more and more Jindan cultivators, which is certainly a good thing, but for confidentiality reasons, it is not convenient to celebrate publicly at the moment, so as not to arouse suspicion from outsiders.

This news can only be gradually made public when the time is right in the future.

"…There is good news,"

After three rounds of drinking, Xue Qingtan put down the jade wine jar in his hand and said softly:

"In view of the increasing popularity of Changqingzhou, the higher-ups have decided to expand the scale of business in the Feiyu Sea area. At the end of next month, a large-scale auction will be held.

By then, not only will there be a large number of practical third-level and quasi-fourth-level cultivation resources, but even some fourth-level materials and pills.

Husband, if you and your sisters need anything, you should be prepared now!"

"There is such a good thing? Looks like we all have to participate."

Ling Changqing said with a smile.

According to the past practice of the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, only the Jindan forces with influence reaching a higher level will receive such treatment.

Over the past few years, the Ling family of Changqingzhou has sold more and more specialty resources to the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce, and can even be compared with some senior Jindan forces.

The Chamber of Commerce will naturally pay enough attention to such high-quality customers, and expanding business and holding auctions will become a matter of course.

Another benefit is that the restrictions on the Ling family's purchase of certain important third-level resources have been further relaxed, improving both quantity and quality.

There are even fewer restrictions on the various resources that appear at auctions, and basically the highest bidder wins.

Ling Qiyue pondered and said, "There are still a lot of idle spiritual stone resources in the family's treasury. If the sisters are short of money, they can borrow some temporarily."

"That's fine."

Qin Yun looked delighted. She had just achieved a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage and had almost spent all her savings.

It would be a pity if you really saw something you liked at an auction but couldn't afford enough spirit stones.

Ling Changqing smiled and said, "Since this is a rare opportunity, everyone can enjoy shopping. All expenses will be borne by your husband."

It is women’s nature to love shopping, and this love does not change due to differences in time and space, and female cultivators are no exception.

Speaking of which, the wives in his family were busy with cultivation and had very few experiences of going out shopping, so Ling Changqing decided to satisfy them once.

Anyway, I have a lot of spirit stone resources in my private treasury, so even if there are more fellow Taoists, there is no pressure to bear the burden.

"When did my husband become so nice? I'm a little flattered!"

Ling Zhiqing, who has long and slender legs and is pretty and bright, smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth.

Ling Qiyue frowned slightly and said softly: "My husband, what you said is not quite appropriate, there must be a limit, right?
How about... each sister in the Jindan stage can get 2,000 middle-grade spirit stones, and each sister in the foundation-building stage can get 500 middle-grade spirit stones. The remaining amount can be paid by yourself. How about that?"

There is no order without rules. There are already many women in Ling Changqing's backyard. If certain rules are not established as soon as possible, it will be difficult to deal with them in the future.

"Sister, what you said is very good. I have no objection."

Tang Qiuyao immediately agreed. It was true that they were all sisters, but some things did need to be made clear.

"Well, that's it, we have no objection."

Xue Qingtan, Meng Feiyu, Qin Yun and other girls also expressed their agreement.

"Okay, that's settled."

Ling Changqing nodded and asked Xue Qingtan:
"What kind of good stuff will appear at the auction? Besides, how often does this kind of event happen?"

Xue Qingtan smiled and said, "I'm not sure about the first question either. There is someone else in charge of this matter. I guess I can get the list one or two days before the event starts, right?

As for how often it will be held? That depends on the results of this auction. If it is good, it will definitely be held every year in the future."

"understood."

Ling Changqing had an idea in his mind. It all came down to whether there were enough spirit stone resources.

If all the good things that appear in this auction can successfully find buyers, the Chamber of Commerce’s top leaders will see enough profits and will naturally be motivated to continue holding the auction.

In this case, as long as they are resources that can be used within the family, we might as well just collect them all.

(End of this chapter)