I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 21: Storm is Coming

Do you want to break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining before moving on? Lin Qing pondered for a long time.

For him, the current crisis was all anticipated and had not truly arrived yet. It would be completely fine to break through before moving on. However, Lin Qing hesitated.

If this were before, as a Qi Refining third-level cultivator who relied on Qingmuji for his existence, he wouldn't even have time to enjoy the expansion of the market. After all, the Hidden Trace Formation had gained popularity. But now, everything was different.

He just wanted to cultivate peacefully. The expansion of the market would be of no benefit to his current cultivation. On the contrary, the influx of a large number of cultivators would bring risks.

He was not a cultivator with the ability to predict the future and know what would happen. But without a doubt, the more cultivators there were, the higher the danger.

With more people, there would be more distractions. This was a simple truth.

With the upcoming market, and with so many cultivators, it was inevitable that someone would have ill intentions towards him. Previously, in Qingmuji, there might have been someone keeping an eye on him, but they didn't have the strength. However, with the market expansion, things might be different.

As for the promise made by Qingmuji to protect the safety of the cultivators in the market, would they really go all out to protect themselves when faced with danger? With just a few spirit stones in rent each year? Or with empty words?

Thinking of the scene he witnessed half a year ago at the stone wall, Lin Qing felt that this was impossible. If he believed that they would protect him at all costs, it would be like putting his life on a glass that could shatter at any moment. It was absurd.

Moreover, they were not particularly friendly towards him.

He didn't have any background worth mentioning, just a Qi Refining fifth-level first-grade formation master.

Thinking of this, although he hadn't reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, Lin Qing looked at the flow of people outside that had already recovered in the past half year and made up his mind.

"Fellow Daoist Li, how have you been recently?"

Not long after, Lin Qing walked into Li Fellow Daoist's shop.

"Haha, I was wondering why I was in such a good mood this morning. It turns out Fellow Daoist Li is coming. Please, have a seat." Li Fellow Daoist said with a smile. Lin Qing hadn't come often in the past half year.

"Fellow Daoist Li, how is business recently?" Lin Qing asked again.

"Well," Li Fellow Daoist smiled and then said, "If it were someone else, I would definitely say it's not good. But for Fellow Daoist Lin, I'll tell you the truth. It's indeed not bad. In the past half year, the demonic beasts haven't caused much damage, and people have gradually returned, so business has naturally improved."

"That's good. I wonder how Fellow Daoist Li views the upcoming event?" Lin Qing asked again.

"Are you talking about the market opening?" Li Fellow Daoist hesitated for a moment when he heard Lin Qing's words and then said.

Lin Qing nodded.

"Of course, it's a good thing!" Li Fellow Daoist immediately said, "I've heard that many cultivators will come this time. Practitioners from within a hundred miles will come to visit. And at that time, there will also be a lottery for new shops. Only those who are drawn will be able to open a shop in our Qingmuji. But we old shop owners don't have to worry. We've paid the spirit stones, so our shops won't change."

"And look," Li Fellow Daoist pointed outside as he spoke, "This is just the beginning. In the past few days, there have been many more cultivators. It's a good thing for us to open shops."

Lin Qing remained silent at this moment, but Li Fellow Daoist said mysteriously, "Fellow Daoist Lin, you might be in trouble."

"Hmm?" Lin Qing looked at Li Fellow Daoist, not knowing why he would say that. Could it be that he also had the same thoughts as him? Lin Qing looked at Li Fellow Daoist.

Li Fellow Daoist took a deep breath and said, "I've heard that several formation masters want to open shops during this market expansion. Your formations might not sell as well then."

Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that what Li Fellow Daoist said was actually this. As for this matter, he was already prepared to leave Qingmuji, so what does it have to do with him?

Moreover, in the past half year, he had already saved up thousands of spirit stones. He didn't have to worry about not having enough spirit stones for cultivation in the near future.

Seeing that Lin Qing didn't seem to care, Li Fellow Daoist shook his head and said, "You shouldn't take it lightly. Someone has already started inquiring about you these past few days. I'm afraid they want to compete with you."

Lin Qing, who had just relaxed, suddenly became nervous. If he didn't care about opening a formation shop, then someone inquiring about him was definitely not something that could be ignored.

"What are they inquiring about?" Lin Qing asked.

"What else? They're asking about your cultivation level and your formation cultivation. I can tell at a glance that they want to compete with you. I even praised you a lot to make them back off. You should thank me," Li Fellow Daoist said with a smile.

Lin Qing's thoughts were completely different from Li Fellow Daoist's. At this moment, he didn't think that someone inquiring about him meant they wanted to compete with him. He immediately thought that someone might want to take action against him. And Li Fellow Daoist's praise probably had the opposite effect, making others think of him as an easy target.

"What's wrong?" Li Fellow Daoist looked at Lin Qing.

Lin Qing smiled at him and said, "Thank you very much."

"Oh, it's nothing. Just come and buy materials from me more often in the future," Li Fellow Daoist smiled awkwardly.

"I'll take my leave now."

Lin Qing didn't say much and left Li Fellow Daoist's shop.

Originally, he wanted to find out Li Fellow Daoist's thoughts and see if he wanted to leave. If he did, perhaps they could travel together. After all, Li Fellow Daoist's strength was comparable to his own, and they had a good relationship. But through their conversation just now, Lin Qing understood that Li Fellow Daoist had no intention of leaving at all. He immediately gave up on this idea.

In fact, even Li Fellow Daoist was becoming somewhat unpredictable to him.

As soon as he returned to his own shop, there were cultivators waiting inside.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any formations for sale?" the cultivator asked Lin Qing.

Lin Qing was slightly stunned at first, then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, all the formations have been sold out these past few days. It may take a few more days."

"Alright, I'll come back in a few days."

After the cultivator finished speaking, he simply left, and Lin Qing stared at his back without turning around for a long time.

For some reason, this person's gaze made him extremely uncomfortable. Originally, he still had formations in his storage bag, but he didn't sell them.

It's not that Lin Qing was overthinking, but now he was paying attention to every little movement around him.

You can be weak or strong, poor or rich, but you can't be a weak and rich person.

Lin Qing looked at himself. He had indeed become much stronger than before, but he couldn't be considered powerful. At least in the eyes of others, he was just a Qi Refining fifth layer cultivator. But he appeared to be wealthy, after all, selling formations couldn't be concealed. A set of formations cost more than ten or twenty spirit stones, which was a huge and tempting number.

And the way that person looked at him had a feeling of a hunter looking at its prey.

Looking at the sky outside, although it was clear and sunny, Lin Qing had a feeling that a storm was coming.

(End of this chapter)