Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation-Chapter 126 - 110: Ling Xueyu: Senior Brother, Don’t Forget the 10-Day Pact
With their two leading Foundation Establishment Cultivators dead, the remaining Loose Cultivators lost their nerve and scattered in a chaotic rout.
Ling Changqing led the Ling Family Cultivators in pursuit for a short while, taking down nearly half of the Loose Cultivators. The remaining small fry weren’t worth bothering with.
If they knew what was good for them, they would leave the Changqing Continent at once. Perhaps then they’d have a chance to live.
Otherwise, if they lingered, they would still inevitably face death when they encountered the next Ling Family patrol.
After arranging for Ling Bingyun and the others to clean up the battlefield, Ling Changqing took out a Jade Scroll to mark down the location of the newly discovered Spirit Stone Vein.
Then, he contacted Ling Qiyue. She was also leading a team on patrol and had cumulatively slain thousands of cultivators from hostile forces.
All told, since the appearance of the New Continent, the Changqing Continent, the number of outside cultivators who had died here for various reasons had already reached an astonishing figure.
However, before the Ling Family could gain complete control of the situation, many more cultivators would likely lose their lives here, whether they were willing or not.
Humans die in pursuit of wealth, as birds die in pursuit of food.
The Cultivation Realm was no different. For even the most trivial of Cultivation Resources, countless cultivators would throw themselves into the fray, one after another, battling to the death until their very last breath.
"...Sir, we’re done!"
Ling Bingyun approached from a distance, riding her Escape Light. She was holding a large pile of Storage Magical Artifacts, while Ling Xueyu carried some Magical Artifacts that were still intact.
"The rest... discuss among yourselves and split it."
Ling Changqing glanced over, casually taking two Storage Pouches before speaking. He didn’t much care for these low-level resources anymore, though it would be nice to take them back as rewards for Song Xuelan and the others.
For the family’s Qi Cultivation Stage disciples, this kind of haul was a reason to celebrate. With some luck, it could be equivalent to more than half a year’s worth of Cultivation Resources.
Ling Bingyun didn’t know how the other family teams were faring, but the team that followed Ling Changqing had clearly reaped a much richer harvest, and without any casualties.
One could imagine that in the future, whenever Ling Changqing went on a mission, there would be no shortage of family disciples eager to join him.
After cleaning up the battlefield and gathering and burning all the Loose Cultivators’ corpses, Ling Changqing led his team away to continue patrolling their assigned area.
Meanwhile, in other parts of the Changqing Continent, scenes of slaughter and battle played out one after another. Every moment, more lives were extinguished.
「Fifteen days passed in the blink of an eye.」
Ling Changqing’s mission to lead the patrol was finally over.
By the shore of a vast lake, Ling Changqing conducted a handover with the Ling Family cultivator team that had come to relieve them.
"...You’ve worked hard, Senior Brother. Go back and get some rest. Leave things here to me!"
The team leader, Ling Haihua, said. He had now reached Foundation Establishment. It was said that he had consumed three Foundation Establishment Pills to succeed, a feat that had drained his parents’ years of savings and left him with significant debt.
Of course, now that he had succeeded in Foundation Establishment, earning resources would be much easier, and the debts would be paid off sooner or later.
Ling Changqing nodded, his gaze sweeping over the thirty-odd family cultivators behind him. He noticed some new faces in the team.
"You might not know, Senior Brother, but these cultivators are Loose Cultivators recently recruited by the Patriarch. Some of them were assigned to this mission as well."
Ling Haihua explained with a smile.
"I see."
Ling Changqing nodded and said no more.
For months, these Loose Cultivators hired by the family had shouldered many dangerous and tedious tasks, sparing the Ling Family disciples from numerous casualties. Their contributions were undeniable.
For the Ling Family, it was merely a matter of spending more resources, but it prevented the disastrous situation of the family bleeding out its own members and being left with no successors.
Among the relief team, a gorgeous young woman with a graceful figure was stealthily staring at Ling Changqing. She was dressed in a deep purple dress, her black hair cascading like a waterfall, and her features were as exquisitely perfect as if carved from jade.
’So this is him... Ling Changqing? The most outstanding talent of the Ling Family’s new generation?’
Mu Yu Xin silently repeated the name in her heart, her gaze complicated.
Her Patriarch, Mu Yesheng, had arranged for her to infiltrate Longhuan Island to carry out a secret mission, but she had never had the chance to get close to Ling Changqing. Only today had she finally seen him in person.
Now, the Mu Family had been destroyed by the Feng Family—one of the Nine Great Cultivation Families of Yuzhou—and nearly all of its disciples were dead.
Although Mu Yu Xin had luckily escaped this catastrophe, she had been reduced to a homeless Loose Cultivator.
As such, her feelings toward the Ling Family were now complicated. Though their two families had been rivals in the past, there was no irreconcilable blood feud between them.
The Feng Family, on the other hand, was her true mortal enemy.
And so, Mu Yu Xin was lost. ’Should I continue with the original plan to get close to Ling Changqing and seduce him?’
As for what she would do after seducing him, Mu Yu Xin had no idea.
’Is revenge the only thing keeping me going now?’
’But the Ling Family isn’t my enemy. The Feng Family is.’
As if sensing her gaze, Ling Changqing turned his head to look in her direction. Mu Yu Xin’s heart tightened, and she quickly lowered her head to conceal herself.
Ling Changqing’s gaze swept over and landed on the girl in the purple dress with features as exquisite as a jade carving. He was surprised to see she also had a Foundation Establishment Cultivation.
"Hm? What is this young lady’s name?"
Ling Changqing asked, a hint of surprise in his expression.
Ling Haihua explained, "Senior Brother, that is Mu Yu Xin, an Honored Guest Elder newly recruited by the family."
