Cultivation: Being Immortal

Zhongzhou, Moon City

Lin Jiang returned to his own home. Small Shadiao had not left the house in the past few days, still in the cooldown period of the Sage’s World, but he could still hear the commotion outside. After all, when Cao Ying appeared, Moon City had already been greatly shaken.

"Dad, what happened?"

"Nothing, Cao Ying is fine."

"Dad, I heard people talking about Cao Ying outside. She’s really amazing, isn’t she?"

Small Shadiao rolled his eyes. Was he asking about Cao Ying’s condition or about his benefactor? He was asking about two different things.

"She’s truly remarkable. I talked with Chen Jingyu today. Cao Ying has left a big impact on the Qing State’s Soul Changing technique. Let me put it this way, when Cao Ying appears on the battlefield, even the peak Soul Changing experts of the Qing State avoid her. They wouldn’t dare to confront her unless there are at least three to five peak Soul Changing experts."

"Wow, she’s so powerful. No wonder she is the third person to ride on me."

Small Shadiao gasped and exclaimed, in his entire life, only three people have ridden him – Lin Jiang, Lin Ying, and the little kid Cao Ying.

"You better be talking about riding."

Lin Jiang glared at Small Shadiao, who seemed a bit sleazy all of a sudden. It’s no wonder Lin Jiang got suspicious.

"I’m telling the truth, though, Dad. But if Cao Ying finds out you’re still alive, do you think she’d prefer to slay you with a sword or slay you with a sword?"

"Nonsense."

"I’m not talking nonsense, Cao Ying is in a half-possessed state, and I’m pretty sure it’s mostly because of you."

"Keep talking nonsense, and I’ll pluck your feathers out."

Dad, we really need to consider this question. It’s not easy for us to stay alive, there are so many people who want to kill you – not to mention Qing State, Cao Ying, Zhou Huaiying from Xuanmiao City, and now Yang Luo from the Holy Heavenly Sect.

If Lin Batian knows you tricked him twice, he might want to get rid of you, along with Lin Die sister, Lin Ying sister, and maybe even my sister would peck you to death.

Tut-tut, living like this, there’s no one else, maybe only the two of us left in the whole world.

Little Shadiao counted on his fingers, some are just enemies, some are not enemies, but if they find out Lin Jiang deceived them, a beating won’t be enough to get away.

Lin Jiang was stunned too, did he offend so many people? How did he not know? And why would Big Shadiao peck him, does Big Shadiao have the ability to do that?

"Dad, why aren’t you saying anything, are you scared?"

"····"

"If you’re scared, just admit it, we are all men. If you beg me now, I’ll let my woman protect you. Hey, why are you hitting me?"

Little Shadiao was halfway through his sentence when Lin Jiang started attacking. Lin Jiang also thought he was really foolish, why bother talking with Little Shadiao about this, just start fighting already, it’s not like they have anything better to do, hitting a child.

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Chen Jingyu left and Qing StateVoid Achieving came to pick her up. Lin Jiang didn’t go to see her off because he didn’t want to reveal his true feelings. His emotions changed, but his bloodline couldn’t.

Another month passed, and Lin Jiang heard news from the Holy Heavenly Sect. Yang Luo came out of seclusion and reached the Nascent Soul stage. She returned to the Holy Heavenly Sect from Tianxian City. It hadn’t even been three years, and she had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, just as Xu Yunyue had said. It seemed breaking through was as easy as drinking water for Yang Luo. Maybe this is what the world of geniuses is like.

Lin Jiang thought about how difficult it was for him to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. He felt frustrated and reminded himself not to compare himself to others. Comparing oneself is a bad habit. As a responsible youth, we must strongly reject this unhealthy trend.

With Yang Luo’s breakthrough, the conflict between the Holy Heavenly Sect and the Spiritual Moon Sect intensified. The two sects had been conflicting for a long time. The Holy Heavenly Sect wanted to rise and expand its influence, and their expansion direction was the territory of the Spiritual Moon Sect. The two sects were now competing for vassals.

Vassals are important for major forces. They act as a protective barrier and provide resources. During battles, they can be called upon as helpers. They are one of the foundations of a force.

The Holy Heavenly Sect cannot completely eliminate all the vassals of the Spiritual Moon Sect. They are competing for them, fighting and vying for power. The Spiritual Moon Sect naturally opposes this, and the conflict becomes evident.

Before receiving this news, Lin Jiang had already opened a shop in Moon City specializing in spiritual talismans. He was initially reluctant to do business again, but the opportunity was right in front of him, and it would be a waste not to seize it.

Because there will inevitably be a significant battle between the Spiritual Moon Sect and the Holy Heavenly Sect, war is costly. Prices in Moon City will definitely skyrocket. In Lin Jiang’s eyes, this is a great opportunity to make a fortune.

It’s a familiar taste, a familiar pattern – speculation and profiteering, after all.

"Today’s class is over. You can go back now. Remember what I said, don’t focus too much on the new talisman technique. The new talisman technique is built upon the traditional talisman technique. If you can’t even master the traditional talisman technique, don’t expect any progress with the new talisman technique."

On this day, Lin Jiang glanced at the time and waved his hand to the more than one hundred Talisman Makers in front of him, telling them to leave.

The productivity of the Talisman Makers was low, so Lin Jiang alone couldn’t earn much money even if he worked until death. Therefore, Lin Jiang had planned it in advance. He accepted Chen Jingyu’s employment and taught the Spiritual Moon Sect’s Talisman Makers the new talisman technique. Since teaching one person is the same as teaching a group, Lin Jiang immediately sent out a message, willing to teach all the Talisman Makers in Moon City, regardless of their skill level.

In just a few days, a large number of Talisman Makers were attracted to come and learn. Lin Jiang charged them a very low tuition fee, equivalent to free learning. But Lin Jiang’s additional requirement was that they had to sell the spiritual talismans they painted to Lin Jiang at a slightly lower than market price. Most people agreed to this.

Now there are more than one hundred Talisman Makers learning from Lin Jiang. They can receive at least two to three hundred spiritual talismans every day. Lin Jiang doesn’t sell most of these spiritual talismans, but instead keeps them in stock, waiting for a major war to make a fortune.

"Dad, I’m back."

Small Shadiao walked in from outside, his steps still floating.

"Oh, this time you don’t need someone else to carry you back, huh?"

"Hmph, with my tough body, Xu Yunyue won’t stand a chance."

"Small Shadiao, listen to me. Unfortunately, your father is capable, so please don’t deceive yourself…"

Lin Jiang patted Small Shadiao’s shoulder and said. Buddy, it’s okay to deceive your friends, but please don’t deceive yourself. I forgot what happened next.

Small Shadiao stumbled when he was patted, feeling weak. He said. Okay, I can’t hide it from my father. That woman is too crazy. She wants me to help her break through the Void Achieving. Oh dear, what should I do?

"Tsk tsk, it’s hard to resist a beautiful woman’s favor, but if you succeed, you’ll just turn into trash."

"Yes, father, I’m a bit scared."

"Scared of what? There are only a few more years left, and the Spiritual Moon Sect and Holy Heavenly Sect are about to go to war."

"How do you know?"

"Hehe, where there are rules, there are ways to get around them. Some things just can’t be concealed."

Lin Jiang said. The Spiritual Moon Sect has clever people. They know that once the war breaks out, prices will definitely skyrocket. I wonder how many unscrupulous merchants are waiting to profit from the war.

So the Spiritual Moon Sect wants to extend the preparation time, starting now to gradually accumulate resources. But no matter how careful they are, many people can sense their strategy. Having a keen sense of smell is an essential quality for a merchant, and Lin Jiang definitely has it.

"Okay, I’ll trust you one more time."

"Keep going, I’ll buy you healing medicine later on."

"If you’re capable, get me a few Rank 5 Demon Cores."

"You can’t even get a Rank 4 one, let alone Rank 5. Get lost."

Lin Jiang was enraged, thinking he was being taken advantage of. Rank 5 Demon Cores are equivalent to Soul Transforming beasts. They’re all hiding deep in the wilderness. Who would believe they exist?n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"I won’t talk to you anymore. I’ll go back to cultivate. That woman gave me a set of techniques that complement her cultivation method. She said I should give it a try. If I can refine it, it will greatly benefit me."

"Can you practice human cultivation techniques?"

"I don’t know, I haven’t tried, but fundamentally, all cultivation techniques are the same. That’s what my inherited bloodline tells me."

"By the way, you haven’t told me yet, what is your inherited bloodline and what information did your ancestors leave for you?"

Lin Jiang said. In the demon clan, the inheritance is stored in the bloodline. When one’s cultivation reaches a certain level, the bloodline awakens and comes with the information left by ancestors. With a fourth-tier Aurora falcon, you can definitely unlock the inherited bloodline.

"It’s just an ordinary demon clan. Our ancestors didn’t have any powerful races."

"Don’t your ancestors have anything impressive like hooking up with a phoenix and passing down some phoenix blood to their descendants?"

"No, divine beasts and ordinary demon clans are different. Divine beasts don’t allow themselves to mix with lower-level demon beasts in order to keep their bloodlines pure."

"Then how do you explain the nine sons of the dragon?"

"If the nine sons of the dragon are considered as a separate clan, can they still be called dragons?"

Small Shadiao said. The nine sons of the dragon, none of them dare to claim themselves as dragons. They are all hybrids, and being considered a separate clan is just a way to glorify it.

"That makes sense."

"It was always like this."

"Okay, then you work harder, and in the future, you can get close to a phoenix or a divine dragon. Then your descendants will be amazing, right?"

"You’re right, but it’s not me who needs to work hard, it’s you, Dad. If you become a Tao Achieving expert, then I’ll have support and the ability to attract the enchanting women from the phoenix and divine dragon clans, understand?"

"If you don’t rely on your parents, will you die?"

Lin Jiang became very angry. Why can’t you put in a little effort? Let me also benefit from you. Always relying on your parents, what’s the use?