I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 259: The Restoration of the Qingfeng Sect

After a whole month had passed, Qin Rou from the Purple Mansion finally met with Lin Xuzhe. They had both been extremely busy.

When the two of them saw each other, they both stood there in silence, unable to speak.

Lin Xuzhe was stunned because of Qin Rou herself. After breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage, she had become even more beautiful and captivating. Her elegance made him unable to look directly at her. She seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, both in terms of appearance and cultivation. She had reached the Purple Mansion stage, while he was still at the mid-stage of Foundation Building, or even just at the fourth level of Foundation Building. It felt like there was a huge gap between them, and Lin Xuzhe couldn't find the words to say.

Qin Rou was also stunned because of Lin Xuzhe. After breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage, her strength had skyrocketed. Now, when she saw Lin Xuzhe, she was astonished to find that he seemed as fragile as decaying wood, as if he could collapse at any moment.

Qin Rou couldn't believe that someone like Lin Xuzhe, who was about the same age as her, would only have about ten years left to live. This was truly shocking to her.

Qin Rou looked at Lin Xuzhe with a puzzled expression. She had seen the white hair on his head when he was at the Foundation Building stage, and she had thought it was just a natural sign of aging. But now, it seemed that there was a more complicated reason behind his white hair. It seemed that there was something wrong with his body.

"Zelang, you..."

After a long time, Qin Rou finally approached Lin Xuzhe and held him, unable to believe what she was seeing.

Lin Xuzhe heard this familiar address and looked at the delicate woman in front of him. He forced a bitter smile, knowing that his situation had probably been discovered. However, he didn't want to say much.

"It's nothing. I've made some mistakes in my cultivation in order to break through. That's all."

"This..."

Hearing Lin Xuzhe's words, Qin Rou became even more speechless. She looked at Lin Xuzhe and suddenly burst into tears. "If it weren't for my breakthrough to the Purple Mansion stage, how long were you planning to hide this from me?"

Lin Xuzhe listened to Qin Rou's crying without saying a word, feeling a deep pain in his heart.

In the beginning, Lin Xuzhe had reached his desired level when he broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Building thanks to a secret realm. But after a few years, his restless heart began to stir again. He wasn't satisfied with his current situation and wanted to go further. As a result, he made a mistake while practicing a technique that was said to be able to change one's aptitude. Instead of improving his aptitude, he lost several decades of his lifespan. It was truly not worth it.

Now, there was no turning back. He had been hiding it from Qin Rou all this time, but it was obvious that he couldn't hide it anymore.

"Hey, now that you've broken through to the Purple Mansion stage, you should be happy. Why are you saying all these things? We cultivators have already lived much longer than ordinary people. I am already content." Lin Xuzhe sighed and said.

But Qin Rou couldn't stop crying.

Seeing Qin Rou, who had already reached the Purple Mansion stage, crying like a little girl, Lin Xuzhe forced a smile. "Alright, haven't we seen many fellow cultivators die over the years? Why can't we accept it when it happens to us? We should face it calmly. I heard that you're going to become the Vice Sect Master of the Xianxia Sect next. How can you be like this? You should be more open-minded."

But no matter what Lin Xueze said, Qin Rou remained indifferent. He had no idea how desperate Qin Rou felt in her heart.

To have someone who had been with her for hundreds of years about to leave, how could she accept it? Especially considering the depth of their feelings for each other.

Seeing Qin Rou like this, Lin Xueze didn't say anything more. The two of them cuddled in the room. Unlike the usual noisy room when they first met, it was now eerily quiet, except for occasional sobbing.

After that night passed, no one knew what Lin Xueze and Qin Rou were thinking in their hearts.

In the second year after Qin Rou broke through the Purple Mansion, Elder Hu fell seriously ill and passed away, just like the Grand Master.

Lin Qing sent people to attend the funeral.

After the burial, Qin Rou naturally became the Sect Master of Xianxia Sect, and Qin Rou became the Deputy Sect Master. Everything happened so quickly that it was hard for people to accept, but it also seemed like it was meant to be.

Lin Qing watched all of this like a good show, silently observing. Apart from confirming a few of his initial speculations about what was happening within Xianxia Sect, he was just an audience member.

However, what Lin Qing didn't expect was that Qin Rou was a bit impatient. In the second month after becoming the Sect Master and gaining control, she wanted to change the name of Xianxia Sect to Qingfeng Sect. This naturally faced opposition from many of the original Xianxia Sect elders and caused quite a stir.

But in the face of Qin Rou's strength in the Purple Mansion and her iron-fisted methods, the turmoil was suppressed, and Xianxia Sect was renamed Qingfeng Sect.

With this change, Qingfeng Sect was restored and not only had more disciples than before, but also had a larger territory. Together with the Lin family, they now divided the Zhao Kingdom, forming a situation of dual power. With the previous incident of Chiyang Immortal City falling into the hands of the Lin family, major events were happening frequently in the Zhao Kingdom.

Although there was a balance of power, Qingfeng Sect and the Lin family did not have any conflicts. Currently, they were the only two factions in the Zhao Kingdom, and resources were more than sufficient. It should be noted that before the rise of the Lin family, there were three major sects and the Chiyang Immortal City, which were the four major forces in the Zhao Kingdom. At that time, everyone relied on the Zhao Kingdom for their livelihood and lived quite well.

Now there were only two factions, so there was no possibility of conflict in the short term.

Moreover, there were many connections between everyone. Qin Rou and Lin Xueze, not to mention Qin Rou and Lin Qing, had helped each other a lot. Previously, Qin Rou had constantly shown goodwill towards Lin Qing in order to gain his support, and Lin Qing had also returned the favor by not interfering in their sect matters. So, at present, the situation in the Zhao Kingdom was unprecedentedly stable.

On this day, Qin Rou came to the Lin family to catch up with Lin Qing, and the two of them enjoyed a drink together.

During their conversation, Lin Qing unintentionally mentioned the foundation that Qin Rou had previously damaged.

"Sect Master Qin, so many years have passed, and I think the foundation that was damaged due to the snake venom should have recovered by now. With so many resources at your disposal, I believe the damage can be repaired."

Qin Rou smiled and didn't want to dwell on this point, simply replying, "It's still in the process of recovery. Thank you for your concern, Master Lin."

Lin Qing nodded. At this moment, a descendant of the Lin family brought over cups of tea. This tea was a new type of spiritual tea recently cultivated by the Lin family. After steeping, it emitted a refreshing aroma and formed a white mist in the air, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

Qin Rou looked at the ethereal white mist formed by the spiritual tea and her thoughts drifted back to the past.

(End of this chapter)