Free Web NovelChapter 496: Chapter 275: Assaulting Nascent Soul True Monarch
The Ling Family certainly wasn’t short on funds anymore.
Tang Qiu Yao sighed inwardly at the thought, watching as piles of rare Ore filled their personal Storage Magical Artifacts to the brim.
The resources on the seabed were far more abundant than those on land—they weren’t even in the same league. This was especially true the deeper one went.
But because the environment was treacherous and mining was difficult, even High-Rank Cultivators couldn’t move about freely. As a result, these resources had remained largely untouched for millions of years.
In the Cultivation Realm, Cultivators at the Golden Core Realm and above were all considered figures of some standing. Unless they had no other choice, they would never personally go into the sea to perform manual labor.
While powerhouses at the Divinity Transformation Realm could ensure their own safety, they wouldn’t deign to collect ordinary resources. Only treasures of Rank Five or higher were worth their personal attention.
However, such Heavenly and Earthly Treasures were usually guarded by Deep Sea Giant Demons. For High-Rank Cultivators of the Human Race to obtain them, they would have to fight a brutal battle, and injuries—or even death—were always a possibility.
This was why the Ling Family could treat the seabed as its private treasury. It was all thanks to the anomaly that was Ling Changqing. With his supreme Destiny, he suppressed nearly all the vicious beasts of the deep, ensuring they wouldn’t dare act rashly and fully guaranteeing the women’s safety.
In particular, his unparalleled Celestial Secret Calculation ability, amplified by his immense Destiny, allowed him to locate rare resources with near-perfect accuracy—an advantage that not even Divinity Transformation Powerhouses could hope to match.
As a result, after several adjustments, any newcomer accepted into the family’s training program now received two to three times more monthly Cultivation Resources than the Inner Sect Disciples of veteran Nascent Soul powers. Their allocation was comparable to that of an ordinary Divinity Transformation power.
In the Cultivation Realm, assuming all other conditions were roughly equal, the speed of a Cultivator’s progress was directly proportional to the quantity of their Cultivation Resources.
Since the Ling Family’s disciples had access to more Cultivation Resources, better Cultivation Method Scriptures, and a richer Spiritual Qi Environment, their growth rate naturally far surpassed that of other Nascent Soul powers.
Now, approximately every six months, the Ling Family produced one new True Pill Cultivator, three to five Pseudo Core Cultivators, and over twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Of course, for the Female Cultivators who had the opportunity to "serve" Ling Changqing, their cultivation speed was astonishingly fast. Furthermore, their Luck and Fortune and Root Bone aptitude would continuously improve, promising them a brilliant future.
Ever since the Ling Family ascended to the status of a Nascent Soul power, restrictions on purchasing various Third Grade resources from the Three Major Commerce Organizations had been significantly loosened. Coupled with the fact that Ling Qiyue could refine the Crystal Condensation and Transcendence Pill herself, the family could now provide its members with sufficient Core Formation Resources.
Furthermore, various elixirs for the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Stages—especially those that could raise one’s Cultivation and help break through minor realms—had become quite common within the family, and the requirements to exchange for them weren’t high.
Any disciple who served the family and made sufficient contributions could freely exchange for these resources to advance their cultivation more quickly and effectively.
This continuous investment of massive Cultivation Resources rapidly bolstered the Ling Family’s lower and middle ranks. Consequently, their control over their territory strengthened significantly, and they were no longer as reliant on the sole deterrence of a Nascent Soul True Monarch as they once were.
’According to her projections, with another hundred years of peace, the Ling Family would become a veteran Nascent Soul power in its own right—perhaps even stronger?’
"...Alright, that’s enough for today!"
Ling Changqing announced, calling for the women, who had split up to work, to gather again.
By now, not only were all the Storage Magical Artifacts on his person full, but even the Era Star Palace Grotto Heaven Blessed Land was stuffed to the brim. The total value of their haul was truly staggering.
As before, Bai Qingyi led everyone back. Enveloped in her Vast Magical Power, they returned to the surface in just a dozen breaths.
Tang Qiu Yao summoned a high-speed Flying Ship. Ling Changqing and the women boarded it, and the vessel rose lightly into the air, accelerating away from the Outer Sea Region and back toward Li Long Continent.
Upon returning to the family headquarters, Song Xuelan directed a group of maids to empty the numerous Storage Magical Artifacts the women had brought back, sorting all the resources by category.
The processed sea fish and Sea Beasts were stored as food supplies, while certain organs were set aside for alchemy. The various Spirit Medicine, Spiritual Herbs, rare fruits, and large chunks of Ore all had to be counted, tallied, and officially registered in the ledgers.
Once everything was sorted, Tang Qiu Yao, representing the Ling Family, handed the bulk of the resources over to Xue Qingtan in accordance with their trade agreement with the Xingyun sun Commerce Association.
In exchange, the Xingyun sun Commerce Association would provide the Ling Family with a stipulated amount of Cultivation Resources, which would be used to nurture the new generation of Immortal Seeds.
「Three months passed in a flash.」
Ling Changqing and the women went out to sea several more times, gathering enough resources to cover the family’s needs for the next three years and adding a surplus to the treasury.
Ling Qiyue had planned this as a precaution, considering that Ling Changqing would soon be focusing on his Cultivation to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm, and she wanted to guard against any unforeseen circumstances.
Once that was done, Ling Changqing summoned the most outstanding members of the new generation of Immortal Seeds, both male and female. He gave them pointers on their Cultivation and, depending on the individual, rewarded them with elixirs and other resources.
After finishing all this, Ling Changqing finally returned to his Cave Mansion Hall to begin his final period of accumulation in seclusion.
Bai Qingyi, Su Qinglian, and Liu Ying Meng Luan took turns joining him for Dual Cultivation, with Qin Mengxuan and Liu Ying Ziyi also visiting occasionally.
