Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation

Chapter 469: Chapter 265: Ling Changqing: I’m Outta Here...

Xia Qingying’s assessment wasn’t an exaggeration. In fact, Ling Changqing felt it was probably an understatement.

The Da Xia Divine Dynasty held sole dominion over Yuzhou. It had practically monopolized the entire state’s best Spirit Vein Blessed Lands, with the most expansive territories and valuable resources belonging to the Divine Dynasty. This state of affairs had persisted for nearly ten thousand years.

With such vast territory and abundant resources, it was only natural that they could produce a large number of High-Rank Cultivators.

Yaozhou, however, had never been unified. For the past ten thousand years, it had maintained a tripartite balance of power.

The Shenluo Celestial Palace, the Taiqing Divine Dynasty, and the Beichen Family jointly held power in Yaozhou. Of the three, the Shenluo Celestial Palace possessed the greatest strength and deepest foundation, followed by the Beichen Family, with the Taiqing Divine Dynasty ranking third.

Therefore, in terms of overall strength, the fragmented Yuzhou Cultivation Realm was no match for the three great powers of Yaozhou. But even Yaozhou was no match for the Da Xia Divine Dynasty.

If Yaozhou’s powers were to truly face off against the Da Xia Divine Dynasty in the future, they wouldn’t stand a chance unless the three of them could form a strategic alliance.

Under normal circumstances, even the most powerful forces in the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm—such as the Yu Family, the Yu Family, Lu Hua Palace, and the Liu Ying Clan—were simply no match for a behemoth like the Da Xia Divine Dynasty.

"...So, in that case, if the Da Xia Divine Dynasty wanted to annex Yaozhou and Yuzhou in the future, it shouldn’t be a problem for them?"

Ling Changqing asked in a low voice after a moment of silence.

Xia Qingying shook her head elegantly. "If you only look at their strength on paper, that would be true. But the reality isn’t that simple.

"Forget Yaozhou for a moment. Even among the powers in the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm, which one doesn’t have a few secret allies? They could all potentially intervene at a critical moment.

Besides, the powers in the surrounding major states would never just stand by and watch our Da Xia Divine Dynasty expand as it pleases."

This was the game of shifting alliances in the Cultivation Realm. While every power quietly developed its own strength, they would also do everything they could to trip up and hold back their rivals, never allowing them to rise and grow strong with ease.

Otherwise, given the current state of the Yuzhou Cultivation Realm, powers from other major states would have come to carve up its territory long ago.

Now, the Taiqing Divine Dynasty couldn’t resist making a move. They were secretly using the Cui and Mu Families as pawns to attack the Saint Yu Immortal Dynasty, a fact that the leaders of the other major powers were all well aware of.

Even if the Taiqing Divine Dynasty managed to crush the Saint Yu Immortal Dynasty and tear off a huge piece for themselves, whether they could actually swallow it would likely depend on the whims of the surrounding powers.

"Mm, I understand."

Ling Changqing nodded, gaining a completely new understanding of the war. ’This is just the appetizer,’ he thought. ’The main event is still to come.’

’If things go wrong, all the surrounding powers could be dragged in, sparking a full-scale war that sweeps across the entire Qingyao Continent.’

At that moment, looking down from high above, the world was shrouded in darkness. Only the light screen of the City Defense Array still shone brightly, like a clear moon embedded in the pitch-black earth.

Countless Cultivators surrounded this "moon," forming battle arrays and frantically attacking with all sorts of Magical Treasures and Magical Artifacts.

Beneath Jinchun County lay the convergence of several large Grade Four Spirit Veins, making the Spiritual Qi there extremely abundant. The amount of energy the City Defense Array normally absorbed and stored was terrifying, so even when faced with such a high-intensity assault, it remained as steady as a rock.

From the attackers’ perspective, without a sufficiently powerful treasure to break through the Grand Array quickly, their only option was a war of attrition. They would have to gradually deplete the array’s energy reserves before they could capture this strategically vital city.

With a mere thought from Ling Changqing, the Blood Shadow Sword transformed into a colossal Sword Aura that swept gracefully outward. It shot past the Grand Array’s light screen, shattered a Golden Core Cultivator’s defenses, and sliced his body in two.

The man’s Magical Power was already more than half-depleted, and just as he was about to fall back to recover, Ling Changqing seized the opportunity and killed him in a single strike. It was an incredibly frustrating way to die.

Several nearby Cui Family Cultivators flew into a rage. They pointed at Ling Changqing from afar and cursed him furiously, menacingly summoning various Magical Treasures to attack. However, their efforts were rendered useless as the Grand Array’s light screen blocked them.

"Looks like you were all quite close. How about I send you down to join him?"

Ling Changqing’s expression remained unchanged. The Blood Shadow Sword transformed into a great shower of light, flying back and forth, slashing and hacking relentlessly. One by one, it shattered the Body Protecting Treasure Light of the Golden Core Masters and disemboweled them.

Before long, dozens of Core Formation Cultivators had died by Ling Changqing’s sword.

"Quite the performance. It seems your Cultivation Technique comes from an impressive lineage, young man. The purity and density of your Magical Power are on a completely different level from theirs.

Even the elites specially groomed by our Da Xia Divine Dynasty perform only about this well at the Golden Core stage. It seems your identity before reincarnation must have been quite extraordinary, wouldn’t you say?"

Xia Qingying stood with her hands clasped behind her back, a gentle smile on her face as she watched Ling Changqing’s performance. The majestic, snow-white peaks on her chest stood proudly, perfectly round and forming a ravine so deep it seemed bottomless.

’If I had to make a comparison,’ he thought, ’perhaps only Qin Mengxuan’s magnificent chest could rival hers?’

’And those undulating curves of her peach-like rear and long legs... Their full, exaggerated shape exuded a strange, domineering aura. Perhaps only the figures of the two Dragon Girls, Luo Qingxuan and Bai Qingyi, could compete. Of course, Shangguan Qingying’s wasn’t inferior either...’

Ling Changqing subconsciously snuck a couple more glances before quickly collecting his thoughts and returning to the slaughter, killing the opposing Core Formation Cultivators one by one.