I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 146: Damn it

The spiritual liquid mentioned by Patriarch Zhu is a treasure produced by the third-grade spiritual vein. It has a significant effect on breaking through the Purple Mansion realm. However, it takes thirty years to produce enough for one person, making it extremely precious. Moreover, using the spiritual liquid is harmful to the spiritual vein, so it is not easily obtainable.

"Thank you, Patriarch," said Elder Zhu excitedly. Without the spiritual liquid, he would have at most a ten percent chance of breaking through the Purple Mansion realm. But with the spiritual liquid, he would have at least a twenty-five percent chance.

Of course, this chance is still not high, but having a twenty-five percent chance in the Purple Mansion realm is already satisfying for him.

The most crucial point is that the spiritual liquid not only helps with breakthroughs but also protects one's cultivation in case of a failed breakthrough. It prevents the loss of cultivation that often occurs after a failed breakthrough. This is the reason why he hasn't made any breakthroughs in so many years. If he succeeds, it's good, but if he fails and his cultivation drops to the mid-stage of Foundation Building, it would be a huge loss.

Without saying anything else, Patriarch Zhu let Elder Zhu and the steward Zhu leave.

As soon as the steward Zhu left, he immediately congratulated Elder Zhu. Faced with the steward's respect, Elder Zhu nodded lightly. If he successfully breaks through in the future and Patriarch Zhu dies, he will become the patriarch of the Zhu family.

After the congratulations, the steward Zhu thought of something and said to Elder Zhu, "Although Patriarch told us not to bother the Lin family anymore, how can we let them off so easily? They may have the Purple Mansion, but we can still create obstacles for them. Otherwise, when they develop, it will be our Infinite Sect that suffers."

Elder Zhu glanced at the steward Zhu and thought that what he said made sense. He nodded but asked, "How do we create obstacles? They have the Purple Mansion."

"Hehehe," the steward Zhu chuckled. He was very familiar with this.

As an inner sect steward, he often created obstacles for some disciples. If he were to write down his experiences, it would probably be enough to fill a book.

Just thinking casually, the steward Zhu said, "This is simple. Since they want to recruit wandering cultivators, we can issue an order in the name of the Infinite Sect, prohibiting them from going to the Lin family's mountain. With the Infinite Sect's presence, those wandering cultivators wouldn't dare to go. And for our sect's disciples and the family cultivators who rely on the Infinite Sect, they will also be forbidden from going. Let's see how they handle it."

Elder Zhu nodded after hearing this. It was just a matter of issuing an order, and there was no cost involved. He could do it.

Afterward, this order was spread within the Infinite Sect through Elder Zhu's hands.

After the banquet with Patriarch Qin, Lin Qing felt joy in his heart.

With the Purple Mansion, the Infinite Sect would probably not dare to cause trouble for them in the future. Their Lin family's mountain would be safe, and they wouldn't have to fight a life-or-death battle with the Infinite Sect. They could also keep their family cultivators together. Unless absolutely necessary, Lin Qing didn't want to leave this Lin family's mountain.

Thinking back to what happened after Patriarch Qin's arrival, Lin Qing summarized it in one sentence: It's better to rely on oneself than to rely on others.

This crisis was resolved by Patriarch Qin, but what about the next one?

This made Lin Qing think more. He originally thought that the strength of their family, with a second-grade lower-grade spiritual vein, would be enough to cover everything. However, the Infinite Sect taught him a lesson. With the existence of the Infinite Sect, there might be a second time when unexpected enemies appear.

Therefore, Lin Qing wanted to strengthen the defense of the Lin family's mountain. Even if there were strong enemies in the future, they could handle them.

And how to strengthen it naturally involved his formation skills.

Speaking of formations, besides a second-grade middle-grade formation, Lin Qing only had a third-grade lower-grade formation. If he set it up, even in the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, it could withstand some attacks.

But up until now, Lin Qing is still arranging a second-grade middle-level defensive formation.

There are two reasons for this. One is that his experience in formations has not reached the level required, and the other is a problem with materials.

The issue with materials can be solved by spending some spirit stones, but the matter of formation experience requires time to cultivate, and even his cultivation level needs to be improved.

A third-grade formation cannot be arranged by someone in the middle stage of Foundation Building. His cultivation level must reach at least the late stage of Foundation Building.

At this moment, Lin Qing couldn't help but sigh helplessly. Strengthening the defense is a good idea, but it's not that easy. Breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Building, with his current talent comparable to dual spiritual roots, would probably take at least ten years or even longer.

Because of this, Lin Qing thought about whether he should invite a third-grade formation master. After so many years of arranging formations, he happened to know one.

However, before Lin Qing could make a decision, he heard the command issued by the Wuji Sect.

Upon learning that the Wuji Sect was restricting wandering cultivators and forbidding them and their affiliated sects from coming to the Lin family mountain, Lin Qing actually felt somewhat relieved. This command indicated that the Wuji Sect had no short-term plans regarding the Lin family mountain.

But what Lin Qing didn't expect was that the Lin family members themselves were not afraid of this prohibition. However, after a few days, when this news spread among the wandering cultivators, many of them who had already rented caves wanted to terminate their leases.

"Dad, we can't let them leave." Lin Xuchang found Lin Qing and said.

Lin Qing also didn't want them to leave, but he had no choice. They had their reasons, and the wandering cultivators had their reasons too. The wandering cultivators just wanted to find a stable place to cultivate. Now that the Lin family mountain had conflicts with the Wuji Sect, it was not a good place anymore.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing said, "If they want to leave, let them leave. We can't stop them. But for those who are willing to stay, remember to promise to protect their safety and let them not worry too much."

"Yes, Dad," Lin Xuchang replied.

In the following week, out of the three hundred wandering cultivators gathered at the Lin family mountain, one hundred terminated their leases. Upon hearing this proportion, Lin Qing felt somewhat relieved and could accept it.

But what he didn't expect was that after just one year, only less than thirty of the remaining two hundred cultivators were left.

It was only at this moment that Lin Qing realized that the reason why more than half of the wandering cultivators didn't terminate their leases earlier was because they found it troublesome and thought they would stay for a year before deciding. During this year, the Wuji Sect wouldn't do anything. But when the year's rent was due, they all shrewdly chose not to renew their leases and left.

On this day, Lin Qing came to the Lin family gathering and looked at the empty shops and caves, feeling quite helpless.

Just because of one command from the Wuji Sect, the Lin family gathering suffered a devastating blow. It would take who knows how many years for these wandering cultivators, gathered through the family's ceremony, to gather again, or even longer.

Looking at the few shops opened by the Lin family within the Lin family gathering, the empty streets, the four types of shop numbers assigned during the initial gathering, and the locked doors of each shop, Lin Qing's inner frustration was indescribable.

If the Lin family gathering had been successful, the Lin family could have earned a considerable income from just this aspect. But now...

Looking at the empty Lin family gathering and thinking about the even more miserable future flow of people, Lin Qing couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Wuji Sect, you deserve to die."

(End of this chapter)