Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 244 Qin Mengxuan: You will know in the future

Under a pavilion surrounded by flowers and filled with fragrance, two stunning beauties sat opposite each other at a jade table, sipping tea and discussing philosophy with a relaxed look on their faces.

In Liuying Ziying's eyes, Qin Mengxuan at this moment was indeed different from before in some unspeakable way.

Her keen intuition as a high-level female cultivator made her realize that her best friend must be hiding something from her.

In other words, once a woman has a man, there will be subtle changes in her expression, temperament, manners, and even her speech.

Although Qin Mengxuan had foreseen this situation before returning to the sect, she had carefully covered it up so that none of the senior elders in the sect could see any clues.

However, for Liuying Ziying, who is particularly familiar with her, these methods may not be as effective as imagined.

"...Sister, I haven't seen you for more than half a year. Your luck seems to have changed a lot. Did you get some great opportunity outside?"

Liuying Ziying put down the teacup gracefully and asked with a smile.

Compared to the last time they met, Qin Mengxuan's luck has at least doubled, and seems to be continuing to increase.

For a powerful being at the peak of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, this was an astonishing change, almost a complete transformation.

"Well, there are indeed some different gains. I can't go into details about the specifics, you will know in the future!"

Qin Mengxuan spoke vaguely.

This tremendous blessing of luck was naturally obtained after practicing dual cultivation with Ling Changqing, and as long as this relationship can be maintained stably, her luck and fortune will definitely become stronger and stronger.

For cultivators, there is no need to explain the benefits of having strong luck. It is a qualification that is more important than any magic weapon, elixir, technique, or supernatural power.

Qin Mengxuan has already experienced the many tangible and intangible benefits brought about by the increase in luck, so her longing for Ling Changqing is particularly strong.

If she hadn't had to consider so many pros and cons, she would have wanted to resign from the position of Grand Palace Master and accompany Ling Changqing at ease.

As long as he can stay with Ling Changqing forever, a significant improvement in his cultivation will be a natural result, and breaking the shackles of his original talent and achieving immortality is not a delusion.

"Sister, this is really not very kind of you. Are you even going to hide this from me?!"

Liuying Ziying sighed, her eyes full of resentment.

She had a vague guess in her heart, but she was not quite sure, or perhaps the possibility was so shocking that she did not dare to associate it too much.

Perhaps it was because of this that Qin Mengxuan did not dare to tell her the truth?

"Okay, sister, let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about the trade of bulk resources between our two families in the next decade, shall we?"

Qin Mengxuan knocked on the table and calmly changed the subject.

She didn't have to hide the matter of Ling Changqing from her best friend, but because his current cultivation was limited, the risk of potential exposure would increase with each additional person who knew his location.

Neither she nor Luhua Palace could afford the consequences of losing Ling Changqing. Faced with the siege of many top forces in this world, Luhua Palace and Liuying Family alone could not withstand it.

At least... I have to wait until Ling Changqing is promoted to the Nascent Soul True Lord level and has a certain ability to protect himself, before I can reveal a little to Liuying Ziying.

"Okay, sister, can you tell me the rules first, or should we continue the cooperation according to the last agreement?"

Liuying Ziying asked.

At that moment, the two beauties began to discuss the matter in detail.

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In the northwest of Yuzhou Continent, in the market town of Feiyunmen.

This is a senior Nascent Soul force that has been passed down for thousands of years. There are ten Nascent Soul True Lords in the sect, and countless Jindan cultivators, but there is no powerful person who has reached the God Transformation realm.

Although the top leaders of Feiyun Sect have been working towards this goal, they have never been able to achieve their wish due to various unspeakable reasons.

After changing his appearance again, Ling Changqing now looks like a handsome, leisurely middle-aged prince with luxurious and exquisite clothes.

He was now dressed in a purple robe, holding a black jade folding fan with a faint glow in his hand, strolling leisurely on the street. The aura he exuded intentionally or unintentionally was that of a Yuanying Zhenjun at the initial stage of his advancement.

This is naturally the method of the Era Star Palace. The price of three years of life can ensure perfect disguise for three months.

As long as Ling Changqing doesn't really fight with Yuanying Zhenjun, no one will be able to see the flaw.

Although those who have reached the late Jindan stage are no longer considered as soft persimmons, but in the territory of this powerful force, there are many people and eyes, so it is safer to reach the Yuanying Zhenjun realm.

The bustling and lively market town is several times larger than that of the Zhao family and Danyang Valley, and is extremely popular. It is common to see cultivators in the Jindan stage, and even cultivators in the middle and late Jindan stages are not rare.

Even among the many casual cultivators setting up stalls on the street, one can occasionally spot a Jindan Zhenren.

Making money is not shameful. We all need to make a living.

Even if one is a Yuanying Zhenjun or a Shenhua Great Power, one cannot guarantee that one has achieved financial freedom and resource freedom.

Inadvertently, Ling Changqing could still sense the aura of Yuanying Zhenjun, which was looming in certain areas of the market.

Because the level is high enough, the market here is a mixed bag. All kinds of wandering cultivators with unknown origins and both good and evil mingle here all year round, and many underground trading places are quite active.

Just like other forces, the top leaders of Feiyun Sect also adopted a hands-off strategy. As long as you don't openly cause trouble in the market town, you can do whatever you want outside.

Ling Changqing strolled along the wide street. There were numerous baofuzhai, commonly known as street stalls, on the roadside.

There are many common mid- and low-end resources on display, and the prices are not expensive.

Although he didn't have much hope of finding a bargain, Ling Changqing still asked Gong Ling to check all the stalls on both sides of the street to see which items were worth buying.

There is no doubt that many of the items in there have not come from such a glorious origin, and the sellers sell them at relatively low prices in order to sell them as quickly as possible.

A few steps away, a child in red clothes, no more than ten years old, was bargaining with the stall owner, spitting all over the place and with a rather heated attitude.

Ling Changqing took a quick glance and discovered that they were not pure human cultivators, but two hybrids of human and demon. Their facial features still bore some traces of demons, such as scales.

Their parents may have died, so now they can only make a living on their own and set up stalls.

Ling Changqing did not get involved. He walked past them silently and continued to look around, occasionally stopping in front of a stall.

"...Fellow Daoist, how much is this?"

After a moment, Ling Changqing stopped in front of a small table and asked in a soft voice.

On the table were some jade boxes shining with spiritual light, filled with various spiritual inks, as well as several stacks of prepared green talisman papers and a row of talisman pens of different sizes, all neatly arranged.

These are the materials and tools for drawing talismans, both second- and third-order ones.

"Senior, the third-level spiritual ink is two hundred middle-grade spiritual stones per box, and the price of talisman paper is..."

The stall owner spoke respectfully. He was a casual cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm with a weather-beaten face. He seemed to have some hidden injuries, so his breath was mixed and unstable.

Ling Changqing nodded, and with a slight movement of his mind, he took the jade box over to examine it.

You can't tell anything from the quotation alone. The key lies in key indicators such as the quantity, purity, and spiritual energy concentration of the spiritual ink, as well as the material of the talisman paper itself, the quality of the processing technology, etc. Only professional talisman masters can know these clearly.

Ling Changqing took a closer look and found that the items on the stall were indeed of good quality and low price. Perhaps the stall owner needed spiritual stones for emergency?

"Okay, I want them all. Pack them up and put them away for me! Do you have any more in stock? You can bring them all over!"

Ling Changqing shook his folding fan and said lightly.

The stall owner looked surprised, but still shook his head: "Senior, these are all my assets, if you are satisfied, you can take them all."

He seemed unwilling to cause any trouble, so he just planned to do this deal and leave.

Ling Changqing nodded and watched him pack everything.

After checking everything, Ling Changqing threw him a bag of spirit stones and put all the things on the stall into his storage bag. After leaving, Ling Changqing walked around the market again and collected all the resources he liked.

However, because of his aura as the Yuanying Zhenjun, no one was so blind as to dare to provoke him, not even those who followed him secretly.

The robbery cultivators are like a pack of hyenas and wolves. They will only consider taking action when they encounter a suitable target. If the opponent is too powerful, they will naturally avoid it wisely.

In the evening, Ling Changqing finally walked into a teahouse.

The environment here looks ordinary. It just provides various low-level spiritual teas and sells some local specialties.

"...I came from the Far East Heavenly Abode and would like to meet your shopkeeper. Please introduce me to him!"

Ling Changqing gave calm instructions to the maid who came to greet him and threw her a few spirit stones as a reward.

When the maid in green skirt heard this, she knew that a big business deal had come, so she immediately agreed respectfully and turned to leave.

After a while, a middle-aged man in grey cloth and ordinary appearance walked over slowly, bowed his hands in greeting, and said in a low voice:

"My name is Su Wuqi. May I know what is the name of this fellow Taoist?"

He seemed to be at the peak of the Golden Core realm, but when facing Ling Changqing, the "Yuanying True Lord", he did not seem to be nervous and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

"I need to buy some things here, and I hope you can help me."

Ling Changqing didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

Su Wuqi smiled politely: "I have the things here, but where is your token of love?"

He didn't even ask what Ling Changqing wanted to buy, or maybe the resources here were abundant enough, so there was no need to worry about not having what Ling Changqing needed?

Ling Changqing casually set up a circle of magic shielding restrictions around him, and then took out the jade seal that Qin Mengxuan gave him.

Su Wuqi's face changed slightly. He took the jade seal with both hands, examined it carefully, and then returned it to Ling Changqing. His tone was obviously much more respectful:

"So, fellow Taoist's identity is so extraordinary. Please move over and follow me in to take a look."

Ling Changqing nodded, put away the seal, and entered the inner room under the guidance of Su Wuqi.

In the quiet inner room, behind a jade screen, Su Wuqi personally moved a bookcase against the wall, revealing a deep secret passage.

Ling Changqing did not sense any danger, so he followed Su Wuqi in. After walking a few hundred steps and passing through several portals, the view in front of him suddenly opened up.

"...For safety's sake, fellow Daoist, why don't you put this on first?"

Su Wuqi said as he handed over a thick black robe.

This is a special magical weapon that has the function of shielding the breath and isolating it from the prying eyes of the gods.

Ling Changqing agreed, put on a black robe, and followed him into the underground trading center.

It was an enclosed market with a radius of hundreds of feet. The dome, pillars and walls were inlaid with large luminous gems and night pearls.

There were numerous desks arranged in the spacious space, and behind each desk there was a figure sitting upright.

They were all covered in thick black and gray robes, with no breath leaking out, and it was unknown whether they were human monks or some other intelligent creatures.

There were no resources displayed on the table, only a jade slip, and all the tables were like this.

The jade slip contains a list of resources. After reading it, the buyer can negotiate the price and transaction method with the seller.

This is one of the secret trading places jointly opened by some of the top forces in Qingyao Continent. People who are not of sufficient level have never even heard of the existence of such a place, let alone entering.

Of course, the price of resources here is not cheap, ranging from one to ten times more expensive than the market outside.

Some rare and special resources are more than a hundred times more expensive than outside, and there is no room for bargaining.

Anyway, the customers who can come here to trade are all well-known and have no shortage of money.

As long as they can solve the problems they are facing, spiritual stones and the like are no problem at all.

At this time, there were already quite a few monks inside, communicating with some sellers behind the tables through telepathy, and no one spoke aloud.

Ling Changqing walked around, picked a table at random, sat down opposite the seller, and then began to look through the list in the jade slip.

Sure enough, there are fourth-level elixirs, talismans, manuals on martial arts, Taoist puppets, etc., and there are no purchase restrictions.

As long as the buyer has enough spirit stones, he can buy whatever he wants.

The only downside is that things here are too expensive, the average price is more than three times that outside.

"Fellow Daoist, I need a fine infant-forming pill and several corresponding auxiliary resources, all of which must be the best. In addition, I also need a complete set of fourth-order protective formations, plus..."

Ling Changqing put down the jade slip and spoke to the figure behind the table with his spiritual thoughts.

The resources for impacting the Nascent Soul True Lord realm were naturally prepared by him for Ling Qiyue.

Although the Nebula Falcon Chamber of Commerce has the same resources for sale, there are too many restrictive terms for purchasing, and we need to wait. Even Xue Qingtan cannot completely resolve the issue.

That's why Ling Changqing decided to buy it here. It's just a matter of spending a few more spirit stones, and it can also be kept secret.

"I have all the things you need in stock. The total price is 20,000 high-grade spirit stones. I will not bargain."

The figure behind the desk showed no surprise and responded with his mind.

"That's a deal!"

Ling Changqing nodded. This was the only amount of spirit stones he had with him when he came here.

This was only possible by emptying the family's surplus inventory and all his own savings, and of course the 10,000 high-quality spirit stones that Qin Mengxuan gave him.

Ling Changqing didn't think it was a pity. It was just spirit stones. He could just earn more after spending them all.

He took out a storage bag and handed it to the seller, who briefly inspected it and nodded slightly.

The unidentified monk fumbled in his arms for a moment, then took out a storage bracelet, placed it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of Ling Changqing.

Ling Changqing picked up the bracelet and used his spiritual sense to explore it. All the resources he had specifically requested were placed in it, with the quality and quantity being exactly the same.

"Pleasant to work with."

He said with satisfaction.

The monk said coldly: "Don't say that. I won't come again. If you need anything else, go find someone else!"

After saying this, his figure quietly disappeared from the spot, and no one knew where he went.

Ling Changqing shook his head and also stood up and left.

I don't have the heart to watch anything else. After all, I am penniless now and it would be useless to watch anything.

"Fellow Daoist, are you coming out so soon? If you want to come again, it will take three years."

At the exit area, Su Wuqi reminded gently.

This is the only restriction on the holder of the token, and they are only allowed to enter once every three years.

"It's okay. Three years is not too long. I'll come back when the time comes."

Ling Changqing said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)