The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 62: New Dao Companion (Seeking Continued Reading)

After leaving the Qin family's courtyard, Chen Ling found an additional 230 middle-grade spirit stones in his storage bag.

With the influx of a large number of disciples from the Metallurgy Alliance into the market, the prices of magical tools have been continuously falling recently.

Previously, supreme-grade magical tools that could be sold for forty to fifty middle-grade spirit stones are now only worth between thirty-five and forty.

However, Shen Zhen still paid Chen Ling according to the original purchase price.

He was well aware that if he couldn't firmly grasp Chen Ling, a second-rank alchemist, there would be no room for the Duobao Pavilion to survive in the future.

The cold wind howled!

The market gradually recovered its former liveliness after the war.

But along the way, Chen Ling saw that there were clearly more disciples wearing Metallurgy Alliance attire than those from the Wang family.

This was not a good sign.

In his opinion, whether it was the Wang family, the Qingyang Sect, or the Metallurgy Alliance, as long as the market could stabilize, it didn't matter who managed this place.

Cultivators just wanted stability.

Before long, Chen Ling entered the Wanbao Tower and found that there were significantly fewer cultivators inside compared to usual.

With the arrival of the Metallurgy Alliance, the business of the Wanbao Tower would definitely be greatly affected.

When Li Jian saw Chen Ling, he warmly welcomed him to the second-floor VIP room.

Chen Ling directly took out three supreme-grade magical tools and explained his intentions.

Li Jian scanned the magical tools with his divine sense, his smile growing even wider. He clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, Fellow Chen. Your alchemy technique has become even more proficient!"

"Now that the prices of magical tools in the market have plummeted, your quality remains unaffected. These are the kind of magical tools that our Wanbao Tower needs!"

He was also an alchemist himself and could tell at a glance the quality of these three magical tools from Chen Ling.

The three supreme-grade magical tools were then purchased for one hundred middle-grade spirit stones each.

After that, Chen Ling also bought a batch of second-grade inferior materials, such as the Blazing Sun Crystal, Ink Black Ore, and Splitting Gold Stone.

In total, it cost him fifty middle-grade spirit stones.

Li Jian left the VIP room and soon returned with the materials.

After paying for the materials, Li Jian stared at Chen Ling, his face full of smiles, and said, "Fellow Chen, the market is not safe recently. As a second-rank alchemist like you, it's even more dangerous. It would be best to have a cultivator who can protect your safety by your side!"

"I happen to have a suitable candidate!"

"A Qi Refining cultivator at the ninth level, only twenty years old, and with a decent appearance!"

"She can be your dao companion and also ensure your safety!"

As Li Jian spoke, he secretly observed Chen Ling's reaction.

From the materials Chen Ling purchased, he guessed that Chen Ling was preparing to refine spiritual tools.

For an alchemist who could refine spiritual tools, he had to establish a good relationship no matter what!

This was crucial for his future development in the Wanbao Tower.

Therefore, he spared no effort in trying to win over Chen Ling.

Chen Ling's heart stirred when he heard this.

In terms of safety, he currently had the Golden Ink Armor Sword Puppet. Even if he encountered a Foundation Building cultivator, he had the power to fight.

What made him interested was the idea of having a dao companion.

Becoming a dao companion meant gaining incense value.

Moreover, currently, among his four wives, except for Li Yourong, He Yunxiu, and the others had too low cultivation levels.

If this situation continued to develop, safety would also become a major problem.

Chen Ling picked up the spirit tea and took a slow sip. He understood in his heart that the cultivator Li Jian mentioned was a means for the Wanbao Tower to cultivate and win over alchemists.

He couldn't help but ask, "Friend Li, how much does a Qi Refining cultivator at the ninth level like you mentioned cost?"

"And how can I ensure her absolute loyalty to me?"

Li Jian smiled and held up two fingers, "Two hundred middle-grade spirit stones."

"As for loyalty, Fellow Chen can rest assured. These cultivators will have a blood soul imprint placed inside them. I will provide you with the method to break and control this blood soul imprint."

"Soul Blood Seal! Why does the Wanbao Tower seem to have the suspicion of human trafficking?"

"But in this world, it's also normal!"

Chen Ling's gaze shifted, pondered for a moment, and nodded slowly.

To purchase a bodyguard and Dao companion at the ninth level of Qi Refining for two hundred medium-grade spirit stones, it was acceptable for his current situation.

This could also be considered a preferential treatment given to a second-level guest of the Wanbao Tower.

And with two hundred medium-grade spirit stones, he could earn that much in half a month by refining artifacts.

"Friend Chen, I'll have her come over for you to see!" Li Jian looked at Chen Ling's agreement and said eagerly.

Then he got up and instructed the maid outside.

Not long after.

A woman dressed in a green dress, appearing to be in her twenties, with her hair simply tied up in a bun, without any makeup, had a beautiful face and a graceful figure.

Her chest was full and attractive, exactly the type that Chen Ling liked.

If it weren't for Li Jian's previous introduction that this woman had a ninth level of Qi Refining cultivation, Chen Ling would never have expected such a young woman to have such a high level of cultivation.

Li Jian smiled and said, "Qingtang, quickly greet Master Chen!"

His tone carried a hint of command.

The woman's eyes swept over Chen Ling and respectfully greeted, "Qingtang greets Master Chen."

Chen Ling smiled and said, "Qingtang, no need to be polite! Are you willing to be my Dao companion?"

Qingtang glanced at Li Jian and slowly said to Chen Ling, "Qingtang is willing!"

Chen Ling nodded, satisfied in his heart. This business was not a loss!

Li Jian smiled, waved his hand to signal Qingtang to wait outside, and then asked Chen Ling, "Friend Chen, are you satisfied?"

Chen Ling nodded.

Just being able to gain 20 points of incense value, he would definitely make a profit!

Then, when Chen Ling handed over the two hundred medium-grade spirit stones to Li Jian, he was suddenly shocked. Every time he came to the Wanbao Tower, he had sold many artifacts, but it seemed that he never had any spirit stones left.

This time, he even directly paid more than a hundred medium-grade spirit stones.

The Wanbao Tower's tricks were truly unfathomable!

Li Jian took out a jade slip and handed it to him, smiling, "This is the method to control and resolve the Soul Blood Seal!"

After receiving the jade slip, Chen Ling bid farewell to Li Jian.

He left the Wanbao Tower with Qingtang.

The two walked on the stone path of the market.

Qingtang, with an indifferent expression, suddenly said, "Master Chen, can you help me enter the Foundation Building stage within a year?"

Chen Ling was taken aback when he heard this, looking at Qingtang's determined and expectant face. He thought for a moment and said lightly, "I can only do my best!"

It wasn't easy to obtain Foundation Building Pills, even if there were spirit stones, it was not guaranteed that they could be bought.

Although from Qingtang's expression, it seemed that she also had her own story.

But looking at the market, which wandering cultivator wasn't struggling to survive?

Then they quickened their pace and left the market.

When passing by the residential area of the Luo family, Chen Ling couldn't help but frown.

Originally, the Luo family had only a few dozen people, but now there were probably three to four hundred.

Many of them were Qi Refining cultivators. It was obvious that the Luo family intended to use this place as their base of operations.

On the other hand, the Qin family, with only one or two hundred clan members left, had only about thirty cultivators.

In this situation, it was no wonder that the Luo family dared to continuously encroach on the Qin family's spiritual land and geothermal fire.

The strength of the two sides was simply not on the same level.

Ah, as the saying goes, one cannot tolerate others snoring under their own bed.

Chen Ling had a faint sense of unease in his heart. If this situation continued, it wouldn't be long before a conflict broke out between the two sides.

His hard-earned stable life would be disrupted again!

(End of this chapter)