Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 259 Liuying Ziying: Are we not fake best friends?

Chixue Sea, Cangyu Islands.

"…Husband, we have arrived!"

Following Liu Qianlan's soft and charming voice, the magnificent Tianzhou ship slowly slowed down and approached the main island.

Looking down from the sky, the huge main island shaped like a feather is clearly visible. Most of the area is covered with green, with beautiful scenery and full of spiritual energy.

"This place is pretty good. It looks even better than Yulong Island in the Feiyu Sea."

Ling Changqing said as he stood leaning against the railing on the wide front deck.

This was his first time coming here to inspect. After all, in the previous war, no fighting had taken place on the territory of the Hall of Eternal Life.

As the host of this place, the stunningly beautiful Liu Qianlan naturally took on the responsibility of tour guide.

Today she was dressed in a sky blue dress with a cloud pattern of flowers, which highlighted her curvy figure. The golden tassels on her cloud-like hair bun sparkled, her skin was whiter than snow, and her charming and enchanting aura was captivating.

Before she gave herself to Ling Changqing, she had already reached the late Jindan stage and was close to the peak of Jindan. After years of hard practice and accumulation, she finally achieved perfection more than two years ago and successfully stepped into the Yuanying Zhenjun realm.

Even her direct disciple Liu Xiuyan has now reached the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm, and her destiny and luck have almost been transformed.

"This place is relatively close to the Feiyu Sea, and has abundant resources. We will have to arrange for two Jindan cultivators to stay here in the future."

Ling Changqing said that the Ling family now has some fake elixir cultivators, and it would not be difficult to assign two of them over.

"Okay, husband."

Liu Xiuyan, who was wearing a palace dress as white as snow, and was pure, innocent, bright and charming, responded softly.

This place is even larger than Yulong Island in the Feiyu Sea. There are several third-level spiritual veins on the island, covering a wide area. Therefore, the soil is fertile and the products are abundant. It has always been a prosperous place.

In addition to this main island with the best spiritual environment, there are hundreds of other large and small islands that have first and second level spiritual veins and are suitable for mortals to live in.

Back then, this place belonged to the Gu family's sphere of influence. After hundreds of years of careful management, the size of their mortal population has exceeded 30 billion.

However, after provoking the Ling family of Changqingzhou, the Gu family began to suffer from bad luck. Their lives became worse and worse, and they were eventually destroyed by the Changsheng Palace supported by the Ling family.

Liu Qianlan smiled and took Ling Changqing's arm. Her plump, smooth, fragrant body leaned over and said:

"In the entire Chixue Sea, there are quite a few large islands with third-level spiritual veins. In the future, we will have to arrange for Jindan cultivators to be stationed there. I'm just worried that we may not have enough manpower!"

Ling Changqing pondered and said, "This doesn't matter much. Even if there are not enough Jindan cultivators, there should be enough foundation-building cultivators, right? We can arrange for them first and train them slowly in the future."

The Ling family has no shortage of resources now. As long as they are willing to invest, there will be more cultivators in the late stage of Qi training, foundation building, and even false elixir level.

In terms of spiritual environment, the Chixue Sea is indeed a level higher than the Qiyu Sea. There are even several islands with complete fourth-order spiritual veins, and various high-value local specialty resources are also more abundant.

Therefore, in Ling Qiyue's layout plan, most of the Ling family's clan members will be relocated to the Chixue Sea in batches to be stationed there.

The Lilongzhou here was once the most powerful senior Jindan force in the Chixue Sea, much stronger than the former Gu family, Feng family, You family, and Nutao clan.

In the war half a year ago, facing the Ling family's army of cultivators, this sect not only revealed all its assets, but also displayed more than twenty Jindan Zhenren, over a hundred Zhendan cultivators, and even two genuine Yuanying Zhenjun to fight.

One of them was trained by Lilongzhou itself, while the other one, Yuanying Zhenjun, was a guest elder hired at a huge expense.

From this we can see that the Ling family of Changqingzhou is not the only one who understands the principle of playing the pig and eating the tiger. The top leaders of Lilongzhou also have a long-term vision and great ambitions.

If the Ling family had not had more Yuanying Zhenjuns coming over and stronger strength, and if Ling Changqing, the son of destiny, was not there to support them, the Ling family might have really suffered a setback here.

After a fierce battle, the two Yuanying Zhenjun of Lilongzhou were defeated and died on the spot with serious injuries. The current head monk also died, and most of the Jindan and Zhendan monks were killed or injured.

In the end, the few core elders who survived saw that there was no way out and had no choice but to surrender.

There is nothing much to say about the war between the Ling family and the remaining Jindan forces, it was a smooth journey.

After the war ended, Ling Qiyue inspected the entire Lilongzhou and decided to run it as the new headquarters of the Ling family.

After all, there is a complete large-scale fourth-level spiritual vein here, and there are more than ten fourth-level cave dwellings and temples with excellent conditions, which are more than ten times stronger than those in Changqingzhou.

In the future, all the girls in the harem and the core clan members will be moved here, and other islands with fourth-level spiritual veins will be directly controlled by the head of the family. Even if they are temporarily idle due to lack of manpower, they cannot be allowed to be touched by outsiders.

The Tianzhou building ship slowly landed. Ling Changqing, accompanied by Master and Apprentice Liu Qianlan, left the building ship and took a walk around the market area here. He then went to the former headquarters of the Gu family to sit for a while.

Those areas where important resources are produced have already been registered by family cultivators and then presented to Ling Changqing for review.

Half a day later, Ling Changqing and the two girls returned to the Lilongzhou family headquarters.

The area of ​​Lilongzhou is nearly ten times larger than that of Changqingzhou. It has two complete large-scale fourth-order spiritual veins and has been managed by the previous owner for more than a thousand years.

Changqingzhou was formed by the eruption of an underwater super volcano group. It is less than 50 years old, while Lilongzhou has existed for more than 10,000 years.

The number of mortals living here all year round exceeds 100 billion. If the many affiliated islands of Lilongzhou are included, the size of the mortal population is twice as large.

Such a de facto Nascent Soul force, plus the territories of the other eight Golden Core forces, the accumulated mines, spiritual fields, medicinal gardens, ranches, cities, ports, workshops, industries, etc., are now all the spoils of the Ling family.

Therefore, the annual output of various resources in the Ling family's territory is extremely abundant, and it is a veritable treasure trove.

At this moment, Ling Qiyue, Tang Qiuyao, Qin Yun and other girls were all very busy, even Song Xuelan and Ling Menghuan were not idle.

The Ling family suddenly acquired such a large piece of territory. If they want to smoothly digest and integrate it, there are too many things that need to be dealt with in all aspects.

Ling Changqing felt much more relaxed at this moment. He wandered around for a while and then came to the luxurious and elegant flower hall in the inner garden.

"…My husband is back?"

Ling Qiyue took a break from her busy schedule to greet him and then continued to work.

On the meter-long white jade table in front of her, various jade slips and jade books were piled up like a mountain, all of which were official business that needed her to handle personally.

Tang Qiuyao, Qin Yun, Ling Yulu and other girls were all busy with their own tasks, and even Yu Ruoshuang and the others were not idle.

Outside, the elders of the Ling family would come to see the head of the family from time to time, asking for instructions on certain matters in person.

Ling Changqing thought about it, then found a seat next to Ling Qiyue, sat down and helped her share the burden.

We were busy until nightfall, and then all the work came to a temporary end.

"Okay, now that the big things have been taken care of, the next few months should be a bit easier, right?"

After signing the last jade slip, Ling Qiyue let out a light breath. Even with the powerful soul of Yuanying Zhenjun, she couldn't help feeling a little tired.

"Thank you for your hard work, my lady!"

Ling Changqing smiled and stood up to massage her shoulders.

"Husband, do we need to expand outward next?" Liu Qianlan asked softly, and turned on the magic projection light mirror.

The scenes of the coastal waters and many sea areas of Yuzhou continent appeared before his eyes. Among them, the Feiyu Sea Area was located on the side close to the vast ocean.

There are several seas of varying sizes between the Feiyu Sea and the Yuzhou Continent, and there are also many seas in the other two directions.

Relatively speaking, the coastline of Yuzhou Continent is not too long, so there are less than fifty sea areas that are considered to be within the traditional sphere of influence.

Yaozhou and Shunzhou, which are adjacent to Yuzhou, have much longer coastlines, and each has hundreds of affiliated sea areas within the near coast.

Ling Qiyue only took a glance and shook her head, saying, "It's not necessary for now. It's easy to grab it, but there are simply not enough people to manage it."

"Well, I think so too."

Ling Changqing smiled and said that it would take many years for the Ling family to sort out the situation in the Chixue Sea area, and they simply could not digest more territory.

"Okay, that's it."

Liu Qianlan said, "There is now a fourth-order spiritual vein in our family territory. If any of my sisters break through to the Nascent Soul True Lord in the future, we won't need to rent a cave temple outside temporarily."

The cost of temporarily renting a cave temple is secondary. The key is that it is difficult to keep it confidential, and it always feels unsafe.

Now that the Ling family has a fourth-level spiritual vein cave, all the girls can stay at home and practice with peace of mind, breaking through to the Nascent Soul True Lord realm.

……

Yuzhou, in the southern part of Qingyao Continent.

This place is quite far away from Yuzhou, Yaozhou and Shunzhou, and it is not very convenient for cultivators below the level of Spirit Transformation to travel here.

Unlike Yuzhou, where powerful forces abound and open and secret struggles are constant, more than 70% of the territory of Yuzhou, which covers billions of miles, is now under the rule of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty.

The remaining 30% of the territory belongs to some powerful sects, families, tribal forces, etc. At least in name, they are also vassal forces of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty.

However, in recent years, the newly enthroned Great Xia Goddess Queen has been dissatisfied with the current territory, and has used various means to directly annex thousands of powerful vassal forces, and all of their territories and people have been incorporated into the territory of the Divine Dynasty.

According to the latest statistics, the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty has occupied 80% of the entire Yuzhou.

In the remaining 20% ​​of the territory, those small and medium-sized forces that have not yet been destroyed are all in danger, fearing that the same fate will befall them one day.

Some heads of small forces have already packed up their assets and are ready to run away at any time to avoid being caught by the Divine Dynasty’s army in the future and having their entire clan reduced to slavery.

At this moment, in the capital of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty, the interior of the palace is as magnificent as the palace in heaven.

In the magnificent palace, boundless rays of light shine brightly and magnificently, and spiritual essence rises up, and the space is filled with a rich and profound Taoist atmosphere.

"...The forces that have been investigating in Yuzhou, haven't you received any good news yet?"

The tall, slender, graceful and beautiful figure leaned on the throne, and her clear, pleasant and majestic voice echoed in the huge space.

She was a lady wearing a phoenix crown, with hair like clouds, and a wide imperial robe. She was gorgeous and majestic, but it still couldn't hide her hot and enchanting figure, and she was a beautiful queen with a strong aura.

"Your Majesty, the fate of the Son of Fortune is special. It is impossible to calculate or predict it, so our people have not gained anything so far!"

A deep, rich voice answered.

The Goddess Queen on the throne frowned and remained silent, obviously not satisfied with this answer.

Another gentle voice sounded at the right time: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Those forces that are also pursuing the whereabouts of the Son of Fortune have not found any clues, so this is good news for the Divine Dynasty!"

The Great Xia Divine Dynasty did not notice, and other forces were no exception, which meant that everyone was still on the same level and the previous balance of power had not been broken.

As for how the situation will develop next, it depends on each person's ability and luck.

After a long while, the Queen Goddess sighed quietly, "The last time I was in Yuzhou, that should have been the time when I was closest to the Son of Luck, right? I was almost able to catch Him, but unfortunately..."

A sweet and charming voice sounded: "Your Majesty, if your intuition is correct, the Son of Fortune was indeed taken away by a mysterious strong man last time, right?

But after so many years, there has been no clue in the entire Qingyao Continent's cultivation world, so what is the other party doing?"

"It's just a possibility. As for the specific situation, it's hard to say!"

A mature and steady voice spoke.

The Goddess Queen pondered and said, "Then let's keep looking! The Yuzhou cultivation world is about to fall into war. During this turbulent time, there should be a chance to find the son of destiny, right?"

……

Wentian Mountains, the important gate of Luhua Palace.

In the cave temple of Grand Palace Master Qin Mengxuan.

In an exquisite octagonal jade pavilion, the noble, beautiful, elegant and graceful Liuying Ziying leaned lazily on a chair, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, and she did not utter a word for a long time.

"…First, he's doing well now; second, I can't take you to see him, especially with those little girls in your family."

On the opposite side, the radiant Qin Mengxuan closed the communication jade talisman in her hand and said with a smile.

After so many years of coaxing and persuading, Liuying Ziying finally learned the truth of the matter bit by bit from Qin Mengxuan.

But that was all. No matter how she used soft and hard tactics, or how she acted coquettishly and cutely, Qin Mengxuan just refused to agree to take her to see Ling Changqing.

"so what?"

Liuying Ziying opened her soul-stirring eyes and said with a little dissatisfaction:
"It's been so long, and you still won't give in. Are we fake best friends? Even if it's for his safety, at least you have to let me go alone."

"Isn't this because he hasn't advanced to the Nascent Soul stage yet?"

Qin Mengxuan said helplessly: "I said at the beginning that as long as he becomes a Yuanying Zhenjun, I will take you to see him immediately!"

"But I can't wait any longer! Those little girls in the family can't wait any longer either!"

Liuying Ziying said slightly angrily.

Today, the future situation of Yuzhou's immortal cultivation world is worrying, disaster is inevitable, and no one is sure what drastic changes will occur in the future.

Therefore, Liuying Ziying was eager to meet Ling Changqing and negotiate with him about fulfilling the marriage contract.

Liuying Ziying will only feel at ease when Liuying Mengluan and the others have established a substantive Taoist relationship with Ling Changqing.

Qin Mengxuan narrowed her beautiful eyes and stared at the patriarch for a long time before she said quietly:
"Sister, do you know what I paid to gain that guy's trust? If you want to see him in advance, you have to do the same as me!"

Liuying Ziying: “…”

(End of this chapter)