Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 212 Liu Qianlan: I have a bold idea
Renting caves and temples from outside cultivators for cultivation is a business that any Jindan force has, and the Ling family is no exception.

There are still many idle spiritual vein caves in the Feiyu Sea, most of which can be rented out temporarily to earn spirit stones.

Resources must be fully utilized and cannot be left idle.

Ling Changqing immediately called a family steward and asked him to take Liu Qianlan and the other girl away. This matter could be handled according to the regulations.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, I also brought some materials for the third-level anti-aging pill and longevity pill this time. I wonder if you can continue to help? Remuneration is not a problem!"

Feng Xingyuan asked with a smile.

Ling Changqing looked at him with a hint of surprise, and said, "Fellow Daoist Feng is really good at planning. Well, I just happen to have nothing to do recently, so I'll refine a few more batches of pills."

According to market prices, the reward for asking someone to refine a batch of third-level pills is usually around 20% to 30% of the value of the pills themselves.

As for some less popular elixirs that are too difficult to refine, the rewards will be higher.

So for Ling Changqing, the more of this kind of business the better, because no one would complain about having too many spirit stones in their pocket.

After receiving a positive answer, Feng Xingyuan immediately smiled happily. With such a capable alchemist to help, perhaps the Feng family would not have to worry about the resources for the third-level elixirs they would need in the future?

Compared to the many restrictions when purchasing finished elixirs, collecting raw materials is much easier.

After gathering all the materials, find a reliable alchemist to help with refining it. As long as the refining is successful, after deducting the required remuneration, the final calculation can still save the family a lot of expenses.

Tu Feng's face changed slightly, and he quickly asked: "Fellow Daoist Ling, if our Nutao Sect needs to refine third-level pills in the future, would you be willing to continue to help? The reward and other things are easy to discuss!"

"sure, no problem."

Ling Changqing accepted everyone who came.

Anyway, these forces are not a monolithic entity and it is impossible for them to join forces to target the Ling family, so there is no need to worry too much.

In the future, there will be more and more Jindan cultivators in the Ling family, and even powerful Yuanying Zhenjun realm cultivators will be born. There will be no problem in suppressing these surrounding forces in terms of strength.

That was how it was settled.

A month later, Liu Qianlan's direct disciple Liu Xiuyan successfully transformed the fake elixir and began to impact the true elixir realm again.

According to Liu Qianlan's original judgment, her disciple should be able to produce a lower-grade true elixir, while a mid-grade true elixir would depend on luck.

However, with the help of the fine-quality Condensing Crystal Transformation Pill and a bit of luck, Liu Xiuyan actually achieved a top-grade true pill this time, and was only a step away from the Golden Elixir Dao Fruit.

"...A top-grade true elixir? This is a very good result. I should be able to take over the position of Palace Master in the future, right?"

Liu Qianlan sighed softly.

Immortal seedlings with outstanding spiritual roots are hard to come by. The few disciples she accepted in her early years were actually more suitable for inheriting her legacy, but they all died halfway due to various reasons. Now, Liu Xiuyan is the only one left.

With the strength of a True Dan cultivator, it is actually a bit difficult for him to secure the position of the Hall Master of the Hall of Longevity, but there is currently no more suitable candidate than this disciple.

By the time three months had passed and Liu Xiuyan had stabilized her realm and came out of seclusion, the envoys from the Nutao Sect and the Feng Family had already left with piles of third-level pills, feeling satisfied.

After learning the reason, Liu Qianlan immediately became excited and made the same request, asking Ling Changqing to continue helping to refine several third-level pills.

The war between Changsheng Palace and Cangyu Islands has been going on for quite some time. Since Cangyu Islands is stronger, it has the upper hand most of the time.

Although the two families are currently in a short truce period, the next conflict may break out at any time, so Liu Qianlan must prepare for the future and do her best to enhance her family's strength.

Ling Changqing's attitude was naturally to treat everyone equally: as long as the materials were provided and the remuneration was sufficient, there was no need to worry about other issues.

So in the next six months or so, the top leaders of the three forces tried every means to collect medicinal herbal raw materials, and then sent them to Ling Changqing to ask him to start refining the elixir.

Ling Changqing was able to deliver satisfactory results every time. Basically, there was no third-level elixir that he could not refine, which surprised the top leaders of the three forces.

Ling Qiyue would occasionally come to help, refining some relatively easy pills to accumulate experience, so that Ling Changqing would have time to rest and teach the female students.

Moreover, after Ling Changqing was promoted to Jindan Zhenren, the female head of the family also benefited greatly and has now reached the threshold of the peak of Jindan.

Perhaps in a while, Ling Qiyue will be able to reach the peak of the Golden Core realm and then prepare for the future breakthrough to the Yuanying True Lord realm.

Ling Changqing firmly believed in this, but the resources for forming a baby were not yet available, and the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce might not be willing to sell it, so he had to find another way.

In the council hall.

"...Fellow Daoist Ling, can you try to refine some quasi-fourth-level elixirs now?"

After Liu Qianlan took a bottle of freshly made third-level longevity pills from Ling Changqing, she hesitated for a long time, but couldn't help but ask this question.

She herself is currently at the late Jindan stage of cultivation. If she wants to continue to improve, not only is it impossible, but the difficulty is also obviously exaggerated.

So Liu Qianlan wanted Ling Changqing to help her refine the several quasi-fourth-level elixirs she needed, perhaps which would help her improve her cultivation to a higher level?
Ling Changqing smiled and said, "My current cultivation is only at the early stage of the Golden Core. It's a bit difficult for me to try this. I'd better wait until I reach the middle stage of the Golden Core before trying it!"

"Well, that's fine. I'll be waiting for you then!"

Liu Qianlan blinked her beautiful eyes and said with a smile that she still had more than two hundred years to live and had no shortage of resources to prolong her life, so she could definitely afford to wait.

The beautiful young man in black with eyes as bright as lacquer and a graceful figure like a jade tree and orchid, might be younger than his disciple in terms of actual age, but he never expected that he was so talented and brilliant, and had already become a Jindan Zhenren at such a young age.

Especially since he has incredible talent in the field of alchemy, there is no doubt that he will be able to reach the Yuanying Zhenjun realm in the future?

With such a talented person in charge, the Ling family of Changqingzhou can foresee a rapid improvement in strength.

Come to think of it, the Ling family's apparent strength doesn't seem to be much stronger than the Palace of Eternal Life?
But this family was able to occupy an entire sea area, and no one could challenge its position. Ling Changqing should have played a vital role in this.

After a moment's silence, Liu Qianlan whispered, "Fellow Daoist Ling, I am interested in deeper cooperation with the Ling family of Changqingzhou, or even... an alliance. What do you think?"

Ling Changqing was slightly startled, and shook his head slightly, saying, "This matter is very serious. Fellow Daoist Liu, why don't you go and discuss it with the Patriarch? I won't ask any more questions."

The relationship between different forces is just like the relationship between countries in the secular world. Whether to form an alliance or not has nothing to do with friendship but only depends on the practical interests.

Of course, in Liu Qianlan's opinion, if Changsheng Palace can form a solid alliance with the Ling family, there will naturally be many benefits in the future.

"Well, I'll go meet the head of the family later to discuss the details."

Liu Qianlan said with an undiminished smile.

Ling Changqing nodded, said a few more words, and then left.
At this moment, watching Ling Changqing's departing back, a bold idea suddenly popped up in the mind of the female palace master.

I wonder if Ling Changqing has a Taoist partner. If I could help my disciple find a good marriage with this person, it would seem like a good choice?

However, Liu Xiuyan will take over the position of Palace Master in the future, so it is obviously not suitable for her to marry outside.

Liu Qianlan frowned slightly, weighed the pros and cons for a moment, and decided to wait a while.

Such an outstanding person must have been spotted by some of the Ling family's good-looking daughters long ago, right? It's unlikely that an outsider would get the chance. In the Dan Palace.

Ling Changqing skillfully opened the formation restriction, intending to refine another batch of Crystal Condensing Transcendent Pills, with Yang Yunfei and Mu Yuxin assisting him.

In his storage bag, there were enough medicinal raw materials to refine ten furnaces of pills. These were all commissioned orders from the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce.

Compared to working in the sea, the income from alchemy is actually not bad. Every qualified third-level alchemist is a wealthy man among the cultivators of the same level, not to mention a talented alchemist like Ling Changqing.

In the boudoir embroidery building.

Liu Qianlan successfully met Ling Qiyue, while Tang Qiuyao, Qin Yun, and Ling Yulu accompanied her.

Looking at these female Jindan cultivators with exquisite facial features, unparalleled beauty, and different temperaments and looks, Liu Qianlan became more and more certain of her guess.

If her hunch was correct, these beauties should all have some kind of intimate relationship with Ling Changqing, right?
In comparison, the conditions of my female apprentice really have no advantages.

Of course, the conditions of these four beauties are nothing compared to her own! Liu Qianlan thought so in her heart.

"...Okay, what exactly is Fellow Daoist Liu planning? You may as well speak frankly."

Ling Qiyue asked gently.

She naturally understood what this stunningly beautiful woman was thinking, but the situation in the Chixue Sea was a bit complicated, and it was not appropriate for the Ling family to get involved at the moment.

“Master Ling, the Cangyu Islands in the Chixue Sea have always been eyeing the Feiyu Sea. After all, they are located right next to the edge of the Feiyu Sea.

Therefore, whether your Ling family is willing or not, you will inevitably come into conflict with this Jindan force in the future. It is only a matter of time.

We, the Changsheng Palace, and the Cangyu Islands have never been on good terms, and have been fighting for nearly a hundred years. If we hadn't held them back, they might have already attacked the islands in the Feiyu Sea!

I think it's a win-win choice to form an alliance with our Changsheng Palace and jointly suppress and weaken the Cangyu Islands! What do you think, Master?"

Liu Qianlan spoke slowly and calmly.

There are currently thirteen Jindan cultivators in the Cangyu Islands, including six Jindan Zhenren, seven Zhendan cultivators, and dozens of Jiadan cultivators.

This strength is much stronger than that of the Hall of Eternal Life. If Liu Qianlan's cultivation had not reached the late stage of Golden Core, the Hall of Eternal Life would have found it difficult to hold on.

In the Chixue Sea, the Cangyu Islands have a relatively bad reputation. Most of the industries they run are not visible to the public. In private, they often act as robbery gangs and attack passing caravans and individual cultivators.

From a long-term perspective, once the Ling family's strength reaches a certain level, it is inevitable that they will expand towards the nearby Chixue Sea, and by then they will inevitably confront the Cangyu Islands.

If the Ling family chooses to support the Hall of Eternal Life now and let it contain the Cangyu Islands, it will undoubtedly be in the interests of the Ling family.

Seeing Ling Qiyue was silent, Tang Qiuyao asked:

"Palace Master Liu, if one day in the future we join forces to fight against the Cangyu Islands and destroy this force, how should the results of the battle be divided?"

Liu Qianlan's eyes flickered slightly, and after thinking for a while, she said cautiously: "If that day really comes, of course the results will be distributed according to the contributions of both sides.

However, the Ling family's territory is already large enough, so they probably don't need the Cangyu Islands.

Moreover, once your forces enter the Chixue Sea, it may trigger a strong reaction from other Jindan forces in the surrounding area. What do you think?"

The territory of the Cangyu Islands is also not small, consisting of thousands of islands of various sizes. The largest of these islands are no less large than Yulong Island in the Feiyu Sea.

These islands not only have complete third-order spiritual veins, but are also rich in various specialty resources, making them a veritable treasure trove.

If possible, Changsheng Palace would certainly like to incorporate it into its own sphere of influence, so as to ensure further development space for the sect in the future.

Tang Qiuyao laughed: "Maybe? But you guys got the Feng Shui treasure land of Cangyu Islands, what can we get?"

Liu Qianlan said: "We can guarantee that half of the annual resource output of the Cangyu Islands will belong to the Ling family.

In the future, when facing the provocation of other Jindan forces, Changsheng Palace will also stand together with the Ling family! How do you think? "

Ling Qiyue smiled and said, "If the Hall of Immortality annexed the Cangyu Islands with the help of the Ling family, then you will be the most powerful force in the Chixue Sea, right?"

Compared with the previously fragmented Feiyu Sea, the Chixue Sea is obviously much more integrated, and the entire sea area is divided among eleven Jindan forces.

Those small families and forces at the foundation-building level have basically been swallowed up and integrated by these eleven families.

Among them, the top-ranked Jindan forces all have quasi-fourth-order and fourth-order spiritual veins within their territories, but they have never been able to produce a strong man at the level of Yuanying Zhenjun.

Obviously, as long as a Yuanying Zhenjun appears in any force, the integration and unification of the Chixue Sea will become inevitable.

Similarly, if the Ling family is the first to give birth to a Yuanying Zhenjun, then taking control of the Chixue Sea will be a natural result.

Liu Qianlan looked solemn: "Our Changsheng Palace has limited strength and has no intention of dominating the Chixue Sea. The Feng family is actually more suitable for that position.

From the Ling family's perspective, no matter what you want to do in the future, having an ally like the Changsheng Palace will always be a choice that has more advantages than disadvantages, right?"

With the intelligence and vision of this stunningly beautiful woman, she had already vaguely guessed the ambitions of the head of the Ling family, so she gave an obscure response.

Of course, with the Ling family monopolizing an entire sea area and the total amount of resources they control far exceeding those of the Jindan forces in the Chixue Sea Area, some things are not impossible to become a reality.

If that day really comes, what will Changsheng Palace do? Will it surrender directly?

Ling Qiyue looked Liu Qianlan up and down for a while, and smiled slightly:

"It is indeed a little early to discuss some things now. Well, since the Palace Master wants to form an alliance, then it will be as you wish!"

"Sister, do you agree?"

Liu Qianlan was stunned for a moment, then her brows lit up with joy. She thought she would have to spend some more time talking, but she never expected Ling Qiyue to give in so easily.

Ling Qiyue's smile quietly turned mysterious: "It's better to have one more ally than one more enemy in the future. Since my sister is willing to get close to the Ling family, I can't push you away, right?"

Liu Qianlan felt a little relieved. As long as she had the Ling family as a powerful ally, the pressure from the Cangyu Islands would naturally be eased a lot in the future.

After hesitating for a moment, the female hall master said tentatively: "My disciple's realm is not yet stable. When the war breaks out in the future, I will not have much energy to take good care of her.

How about...letting her practice in Changqingzhou for a while? When my sister is free, she can give her some pointers on her practice."

This is the token of allegiance. Sending the future successor of the sect here as a hostage, no action can better demonstrate the sincerity of the alliance than this.

Ling Qiyue nodded and said, "That's great. I will arrange for her to learn the Dao of Alchemy from Elder Ling Changxing. Do you have any objections, sister?"

"Of course, there is no better arrangement than this."

Liu Qianlan looked delighted, it seemed that the female head of the family also understood her thoughts.

(End of this chapter)