Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation

Chapter 462: Chapter 262: Da Xia Goddess Empress: You... Something’s Not Right About You...

With sufficient resources, they could operate and develop without restraint, especially when it came to mass-cultivating the family’s younger generation.

Thus, the Ling Family was beginning to possess the foundation befitting a veteran Nascent Soul power, and their strength was bound for another round of rapid growth.

The annual expenditure budget drafted by Ling Qiyue for the coming year reached 20,000 Top-grade Spirit Stones, the bulk of which was dedicated to upgrading Li Long Continent’s array defense system.

Previously, the Li Long Sect and several other Golden Core powers whose territories contained Grade Four Spirit Veins had all done their utmost to erect Quasi-Rank Four, or even relatively crude Rank Four, arrays.

As the Ling Family swept through the Chixue Sea Region, these Defense Arrays proved to be of little use. This was because Ling Changqing possessed hundreds of Rank Four Breaking Seal Talismans.

To acquire them, Ling Changqing had emptied his personal funds and even taken out loans from the Three Major Commerce Organizations.

Under his relentless, cost-be-damned assault, these arrays failed to hold for long and collapsed, ultimately helping the Ling Family secure its final victory.

To prevent the same fate from befalling the Ling Family in the future, the Protective Grand Array at the family headquarters absolutely had to be upgraded.

Ling Changqing’s goal was to acquire two large-scale, Rank Four High-Grade Protective Arrays and one Quasi-Rank Five Array. Only by having them work in coordination could the safety of the family headquarters be guaranteed.

Furthermore, all other islands with Grade Four Spirit Vein Cave Mansions were to receive the same treatment.

Obviously, the cost was astronomical. However, with the Ling Family’s current resources, they could afford it, which was why Ling Qiyue decided to get it all done in one go.

In response, Xue Qingtan, representing the Xingyun sun Commerce Association, confirmed they could sell a Quasi-Rank Five Protective Grand Array. She said they would soon arrange for a team of Array Masters to bring the materials and begin the installation.

As for the two remaining Rank Four High-Grade arrays, the Illusory Treasure Pavilion and the Gathering Sea Pavilion each agreed to sell one and handle all aspects of installation and calibration.

Such strategic assets are not typically easy to purchase with Spirit Stones. In most cases, they are acquired through barter, exchanged for Rank Four resources of equivalent value.

Since Ling Qiyue had not yet advanced to the level of a Rank Four Alchemist, she was unable to refine true Grade Four Elixirs, which had to be purchased from external sources for the time being. The same applied to Rank Four Talismans and Daoist Soldier Puppets.

Another major expenditure in the annual budget was the mass cultivation of new family disciples.

This investment in the Ling Family’s future rise was something that absolutely could not be scrimped on; in fact, it had to be increased annually. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

This year’s intake of newly selected Immortal Seeds was set at roughly three thousand individuals, a number that could be increased if conditions were ideal.

Ling Changqing had always personally overseen this process. He would assess the development potential of each Immortal Seed based on their Spirit Root Talent and Luck and Fortune to decide whether they would be selected.

For any power in the Cultivation Realm, the task of recruiting new blood is of paramount importance. In many cases, it is personally overseen by the faction’s most powerful cultivator.

After all, the consequences of misjudgment were severe. If a selected Immortal Seed consumed vast resources but their growth failed to meet expectations, the loss would be immense.

Based on the results from previous years, Ling Changqing’s judgment was quite reliable; he had very rarely made a mistake in his selections of Immortal Seeds.

Ling Qiyue knew she could not possibly do a better job than Ling Changqing, so she simply entrusted the matter entirely to him, and had done so every year.

Then came the resource allowances for the selected Immortal Seeds, which were typically distributed once a month. These packages included items like Spirit Stones, Spirit Rice, Spirit Beast Meat, and Spirit Wine. They also received other benefits, such as the opportunity to choose a Cultivation Technique and Divine Techniques, and to attend lectures by family Elders on the secrets of cultivation.

Thanks to the family’s excellent financial situation, Ling Qiyue decided to triple the resource allowances for all newly admitted Immortal Seeds.

As for the Immortal Seeds who had already begun their training and reached a certain level of cultivation, their resource benefits were also progressively increased at each stage, from the Qi Cultivation Stage to Foundation Establishment and the Core Formation Stage.

Finally, and most importantly, came the resource allowance standards for the women of the harem.

The scope of this was quite broad. It ranged from custom-tailored clothing and jewelry, various everyday items and luxury goods, to high-grade ingredients like Spirit Stones, Spirit Rice and Spirit Fruit, various Spirit Beast and Spirit Bird Meat, and Spirit Wine Nectar. It also included Elixirs, Talismans, and the allocation of Spirit Vein Cave Mansions.

Once a woman became Ling Changqing’s Dao Companion, her benefits increased by more than twentyfold compared to those of an ordinary direct lineage disciple. It was a package that covered everything from head to toe, providing for their every need.

Per Ling Qiyue’s revised standards, any Dao Companion who reached the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm would now receive one hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones per month, along with material resources of equivalent value.

A Dao Companion at the Golden Core Master Realm would receive three hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones per month, plus material resources of an equivalent value.

A Dao Companion at the Foundation Establishment Level would receive fifteen Middle-grade Spirit Stones per month, along with material resources of equal value.

Of course, the greatest benefit for this group was the opportunity to serve Ling Changqing and engage in Dual Cultivation with him.

By obtaining the Spiritual Mechanism Dao Rhyme from the Child of Destiny, they could continuously improve their own Spirit Root Talent and innate disposition, causing their Qi Fortune to increase dramatically.

This was a benefit that could not be measured in Spirit Stones—a benefit sufficient for one to be reborn and succeed in Defying Fate.

Even the favored daughters of heaven like Qin Mengxuan, Liu Ying Ziyi, Yu Ruoshuang, and Bai Qingyi could not refuse such a peerless opportunity.