Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 257 Mu Yunxiu: Trick them out one by one, knock them out and take them away

Mu Yunxiu felt that it was the right decision for him to take the initiative to ask to fight on the battlefield this time.

According to her previous idea, as long as she could win this time and share some of the credit back, plus the family contributions accumulated in the past, she could exchange them for a complete set of resources for forming an infant, and then she could prepare to impact the Nascent Soul True Lord realm.

It’s a pity that the strength of the Shengyu Xian Dynasty was so powerful that it completely exceeded the expectations of the top leaders. Up to now, both the Mu family and the Cui family have suffered heavy losses.

Of course, from Mu Yunxiu's point of view, she no longer cares about the plans of the top leaders. Her own career path is the most important.

Now, by chance, she was rescued by Ling Changqing. This was God's will, so the eldest lady of the Mu family had made up her mind to follow him and never go back.

The bottom of the nameless cave has now been arranged into a temporary cave by the women.

There is no shortage of items such as beds, carpets, dressing tables, desks, chairs, incense burners, screens, etc.

Anyway, with the storage device, these luxury items can be carried with you and taken out when needed.

Not far away, three huge jade tripods were lined up in a row. Orange-yellow spiritual flames were burning under the tripods. The soup in the tripods was boiling, exuding a rich meaty aroma, and faint colorful rays of light flickered.

A third-level spiritual beast was stewed in each of the jade tripods, and a lot of precious spiritual medicines and wild delicacies were added. The aroma was fragrant and appetizing, and the Zhao Wanyi sister was watching carefully on the side.

Ling Changqing likes fine wine, delicious food and beautiful women. The women in the harem now understand his habits, so this kind of high-end ingredients are always prepared and can be arranged whenever he wants to eat.

"...There is one thing I don't quite understand,"

Beside the beautiful jade bed, Ling Changqing pondered and asked, "What happened in the Mu family that made you want to fight this war with the Shengyu Immortal Dynasty? There are rumors outside..."

Mu Yunxiu sighed and did not intend to hide it: "Your guess is correct, the previous head of the family who got into trouble was from my second uncle's lineage. Not long after that embarrassing incident broke out, he lost his power and passed away!
The cause of death is indeed strange, but the great elders didn’t know what they had discovered, and all chose to keep silent. We, the younger generation, have no way of knowing the inside story…”

After the death of the previous head of the family, the new head of the family was the heir who had been designated long ago, and he took over naturally, and no one said anything.

But this patriarch only worked for less than ten years before he inexplicably decided to go out traveling, and then got lost in some mysterious and dangerous place, and was never heard from again.

The current head of the Mu family was elected by the family's supreme elders. Even the core elders only learned of the result afterwards and had no chance to speak from beginning to end.

This fellow named Mu Wuji was actually the illegitimate son of a supreme elder. He was fostered in a certain god-transforming force in Yaozhou since he was young, grew up there, and even married the deputy leader of that force.

Mu Wuji had been living in Yaozhou until he was 500 years old, when he returned to the Mu family to recognize his ancestry. He was then treated by his father as the heir of his lineage, which caused great dissatisfaction among the previous head of the family.

This fellow's spiritual aptitude is pretty good. He has reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm before he was 700 years old, surpassing most of his peers.

However, he had no sense of belonging to the family at all. He never felt that he was a member of the Mu family, and he had no outstanding achievements for the family.

The Mu family's top brass had the same opinion of him. From top to bottom, they all thought he was just a wild brat from outside.

However, such a wild boy was actually pushed to be the head of the family. It is easy to imagine how deep the water behind this is.

On the day of the succession ceremony, groups of high-level elders expressed their dissatisfaction and raised objections on the spot, but they were all suppressed by force by the supreme elders.

Since then, some monks of unknown origin would appear from time to time in the Mu family's territory. They could enter and exit the family headquarters freely, and could also walk freely in other important areas.

Over the years, many of the Mu family's important industries and interests were secretly given away to outsiders by Mu Wuji under various excuses, and he did not give any explanation to the core elders' council afterwards.

This guy's many behaviors exude an aura of weirdness and abnormality. It should be said... he is aiming to bring down this thousand-year-old family.

It was not that there were no supreme elders who openly questioned and opposed the situation. The two sides argued quite fiercely, and at one point they even came to the point of falling out and fighting.

However, not long after, those supreme elders and core elders who dared to speak out disappeared, and no one knew where they went.

The number of foreign monks in the family territory is increasing, and some are even entrusted with important positions by the new head of the family, gradually taking control of many important positions within the family.

Some of the surviving senior family members dared not speak out, and some have already begun to quietly arrange retreat plans for their direct descendants to preserve the last vitality of the family.

"...My parents have already made plans. After I advance to the Nascent Soul True Lord stage, they will take me away from the family and live far away from home, and no longer care about the grudges and disputes here."

Mu Yunxiu looked gloomy and spoke in a low voice.

There is no hope of saving the Mu family now. She and her elders have limited abilities, and all they can do is protect themselves.

After this battle, the Mu and Cui families, as the culprits who colluded with foreign enemies and deliberately undermined the stability of Yuzhou's immortal cultivation world, would inevitably be punished by the top forces in Yuzhou, and their family foundation and inheritance would most likely be lost.

"Now that you don't plan to go back, would you like to tell your parents?"

Yu Yalan asked.

Mu Yunxiu shook her head, looked at Ling Changqing and said, "If we contact them rashly, I'm afraid it will cause trouble and endanger my husband's safety. Let's forget it!"

For her, since she finally met Ling Changqing, why shouldn't she hurry up and grab him? Any behavior that might displease him must be avoided.

Ling Changqing pondered and said, "It's okay to contact them once, just don't mention me, and let them leave the Mu family quickly? There's no need to say anything else."

"Okay, I'll listen to my husband."

Mu Yunxiu breathed a sigh of relief. As the only daughter, she certainly still cared about her parents.

She took out the communication jade talisman and opened it in front of Ling Changqing and Yu Yalan sisters. After a few breaths, there was a response.

The person on the other end of the communication jade talisman was her mother. Upon learning that her daughter was still alive, she was obviously surprised and happy, and kept asking about her current condition.

Naturally, Mu Yunxiu couldn't tell the truth. He just cautiously mentioned that he was recuperating in the ruins of an immortal palace and couldn't go out at will. He would contact them again after he recovered from his injuries.

Monks are different from mortals. There is no rule that children must live with their parents. With Mu Yunxiu's current cultivation level, it is common for him to encounter immortals while traveling around the world, and no one can say anything.

"Okay, my two sisters and my husband, are you all relieved?"

After finishing the communication, Mu Yunxiu handed the jade talisman directly to Ling Changqing and asked with a sweet smile.

Yu Yalan snorted: "It's good that you know the importance of it. In the future, you will be with your husband. Are you still afraid of not having the opportunity?"

At that moment, Ling Changqing sat together with the girls, sharing the wine and delicious food.

After eating and drinking, Yu Ruoshuang and Luo Qingxuan carefully cleaned up the cave inside and out, eliminating all smells to prevent anyone from noticing anything was wrong in the future.

"My husband..."

Having drunk too much wine, the drunken Mu Yunxiu grabbed Ling Changqing with her jade hand, her beautiful face blushing as she spoke shyly.

Ling Changqing knew what he was thinking, so she pinched her delicate face and said with a smile:
"Not now, business is more important. Let's talk about dual cultivation after we get back, okay?"

"Oh well!"

Mu Yunxiu said with a hint of disappointment, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but speak again:
"My dear, I have some sisters I know well. They were all carefully selected by the family's top leaders. They are beauties with outstanding talents, character and appearance. Look..."

In order to plot against Ling Changqing, the son of destiny, the Mu family's top brass held a round of auditions within the family, selecting a group of the most outstanding clan girls, and feeding them with good food and drink, all prepared for Ling Changqing. After Mu Wuji took control of the Mu family, he did not give up on finding Ling Changqing's whereabouts, so he did not let these clan girls go to the battlefield, and they continued to live a pampered life.

Ling Changqing smiled helplessly: "Who do you think I am? A sex-hungry ghost? Don't even think about this kind of thing, okay?"

Mu Yunxiu whispered, "I just feel sorry for them. Anyway, the family business is about to be lost. It would be nice if you could be kind and save them from suffering!"

Well, that's just one reason.

The key point is... Mu Yunxiu saw that there were many beautiful women around Ling Changqing, and felt that she was alone and helpless as she had just arrived, so she had to find a way to get a few sisters to help.

How could Yu Yalan not understand her thoughts? Her dark eyebrows slightly frowned, and she said unhappily:

"Aren't you putting your husband in danger? If your actions are exposed, who will bear the consequences?"

"It's true!"

Mu Yunxiu thought about it, and her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up: "I got it, I'll find an excuse to trick them out one by one, and then let my husband knock them out and take them away, isn't that the best of both worlds?"

"Ridiculous! Am I a flower thief? Do I need to use such shameless tricks?"

Ling Changqing was immediately angry and amused, and patted her big moon: "Stop talking nonsense, go in and stay well! Practice peacefully, and don't come out unless necessary!"

As he said this, he took her, Yu Yalan and the other girls into the paradise of Jiyuan Star Palace.

Hiding his figure, Ling Changqing set off again.

For the next few dozen days, he was active in the territory of the Shengyu Xian Dynasty. When a large-scale war broke out, he would watch from the sidelines, looking for opportunities to make money from the dead.

With Gong Ling's current means, even if a great god was present, he would not be able to see any clues.

Therefore, Ling Changqing was very relaxed on the battlefield. He came and went freely and picked up things until his hands were tired.

In fact, even in the wars between secular dynasties in the mortal world, making money from the dead is an unspeakably lucrative industry.

Those officers and soldiers who died in the battle all had some valuables on them. If we plundered them one by one, the gains would add up to a lot, and we would definitely not be disappointed.

Of course, only the victorious side has the right to clean up the battlefield. The soldiers responsible for cleaning up the corpses of their comrades cannot help but take advantage of the situation while doing their work to make some extra money for themselves.

This kind of thing has a bad reputation, and senior officers rarely do it themselves, but as long as they accept tributes from their subordinates, they will usually help cover it up.

In the world of cultivating immortals, making money from the dead is a semi-public practice. Except for a very few important figures, basically no one can keep the inheritance of any deceased cultivator.

This is the case even among people of the same clan or sect, not to mention enemies on the battlefield. If they don't strip you down to your underwear, it means they have a change of heart.

However, Ling Changqing thought that he still had some bottom line and would never strip the dead monks of their clothes. He usually only took away their storage tools and the magical weapons they carried with them.

As piles of storage bags and magical weapons were sent into the paradise, all kinds of spoils soon piled up like a mountain.

The girls who were practicing in there had nothing to do, so they helped him take on the task of "opening the blind boxes", removing the restrictions on the storage bags, pouring out the wealth and resources inside, and then sorting them out into categories.

More than two months later, as both sides suffered heavy casualties, the top leaders of the Mu and Cui families discussed and decided to start armistice negotiations with the Shengyu Xian Dynasty.

The ceasefire is a delaying tactic, and the real purpose is for both sides to take this opportunity to adjust their strategies and accumulate strength.

The two sides have been fighting until now, and the number of casualties among the tribesmen is not small. How can they stop fighting before the outcome is decided?

Seeing that the battlefield had calmed down and there was no more money to be made, Ling Changqing decided to return to Changqing Island to reunite with Ling Qiyue and the other girls.

In the inner garden flower hall, which is full of flowers and looks luxurious and elegant.

Upon learning that Ling Changqing had returned, Tang Qiuyao, Qin Yun, Liu Qianlan, Bai Qingyi and other girls all arrived at the scene. They were all dressed up in their best clothes, looking extremely gorgeous and dazzling.

It was a bit surprising that Qin Mengxuan also came here secretly this time. I don’t know how she managed to get rid of Liuying Ziying’s entanglement this time.

After finishing chatting with the ladies, at the signal of Ling Changqing, Mu Yunxiu stepped forward and bowed to greet Ling Qiyue who was sitting in the main seat.

After all, she is the mistress of the house, and all women have to go through this when they enter the house.

"...Sister, no need to be so polite. Sit down and talk!"

Ling Qiyue smiled slightly and looked up and down at this stunning girl with eyebrows like distant mountains and a delicate and timid look.

Mu Yunxiu's temperament and appearance seemed a bit frail and timid, a typical lady from a noble family, but she was actually a physical cultivator famous for her strong body.

Ling Changqing estimated that if it was a head-on confrontation, Fu Yinxue and Yu Youqin, who were also physical cultivators, would not be strong enough for her to defeat.

Then, it was the turn of Zhao Wanyi and her sister.

Ling Qiyue was no longer surprised by the fact that her husband would bring back a few beautiful female cultivators every time he went out traveling.

However, this pair of twin sisters is unique in Ling Changqing's harem, so not only Ling Qiyue, but also the other girls around them are very curious about them and enthusiastically pull them aside to ask them all kinds of questions.

Mu Yunxiu, who had already sat down, curled his lips secretly, thinking, "Aren't they just twin beauties? Why are they so rare? My Mu family also has some, and they are no less beautiful than this pair."

Perhaps, when my husband sees his sisters in the future, he will understand that what she said is true.

After chatting with the girls, Qin Mengxuan suggested discussing business, so Ling Qiyue arranged for her to go to the inner study.

The only ones participating this time are the Taoist couples at the Yuanying Zhenjun level, Qin Mengxuan, Bai Qingyi, Xue Qingtan, Meng Feiyu, Yu Ruoshuang, and finally Ling Qiyue.

"It has been confirmed that the Mu family and the Cui family are secretly controlled by the Taiqing Divine Dynasty of Yaozhou!"

Qin Mengxuan looked solemn: "In addition, the Yin family and the Feng family seem to have similar problems. Their senior executives have been in frequent contact with these two families recently. Who knows, they may also join the battle."

"Taiqing Divine Dynasty? This is really a big trouble!"

Bai Qingyi's expression changed slightly, her brows furrowed slightly, and worry could not be concealed in her eyes.

Unlike the Yuzhou continent where there are many forces, the degree of integration in Yaozhou is much better, and it is currently in a three-way balance of power.

The Taiqing Divine Dynasty is one of the three strongest forces in Yaozhou, and the remaining marginal forces are all vassals of these three behemoths.

Yu Ruoshuang said softly, "Without using any tricks, the Mu and Cui families would never be able to defeat the Holy Yu Dynasty. But with the Yin and Feng families, the situation may be different!"

The Yin family, the Cui family, and the Feng family are all ranked relatively low among the nine great families in the Yuzhou cultivation world, and cannot be compared with the Yu family and the Liuying family that came up front.

However, if these four families truly unite, the Shengyu Xian Dynasty may not be able to withstand it.

(End of this chapter)