I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 268: Five Nations Conference

However...

Several months have passed, and according to the news that came back, the plan was not successful.

The defense of the Baibao Tower is astonishing. Even with the intervention of two Gold Core experts from the Dali and Chu countries, they were unable to take it down. So, they temporarily stopped. However, they didn't completely give up, just put it on hold for now. It's unclear what both sides are thinking.

After the temporary halt and no further news, Lin Qing felt somewhat disappointed, but then he immersed himself in cultivation.

Time flew by, and five years had passed. There was still no progress with the Baibao Tower, but Lin Qing had already reached the peak of the Violet Mansion stage and could break through to the Gold Core stage.

However, Lin Qing did not make the breakthrough.

If he were to break through now, with his Tian Shui spiritual root and his proficiency in the Shanshui Divine Art, he would have no problem dealing with the difficulties that other Violet Mansion experts face in reaching the Gold Core stage. But Lin Qing had a faint premonition that he would most likely only become a True Dan expert, which was not what he desired.

What he wanted was a Gold Core.

Perhaps the timing was not right.

Lin Qing thought so, after all, condensing a Gold Core was extremely rare among the Gold Core cultivators in the entire Yunzhou region. It hadn't happened in many years, so it wasn't that simple.

Now that he had reached the peak of the Violet Mansion stage, his cultivation had come to a halt. He only meditated for fifteen minutes each day to review his techniques. As for the increase in spiritual energy from cultivation, he had already reached the limit. The only way to further increase it was to break through to the Gold Core stage.

Lin Qing believed that the timing was not right for him. Later, while flipping through a book he obtained from the Wuji Sect, he found confirmation of his thoughts.

This book was collected while the Wuji Sect still existed. It was a kind of encyclopedia that contained a section about the Gold Core stage.

It stated that to condense a Gold Core, one must first have exceptional aptitude. Only those with a Tian Ling root had a chance, while those with a Dual Ling root could at most become True Dan experts. Apart from aptitude, one also needed to cultivate high-level techniques.

Only with these two aspects could one have a chance to attempt condensing a Gold Core. But whether one could actually condense a Gold Core still depended on a stroke of luck.

As for what kind of stroke of luck, it varied for each person.

It could be a sudden feeling during routine cultivation, or obtaining a treasure that perfectly matched oneself, or a rare celestial treasure that could help with the formation of the Gold Core. It was different for everyone.

After understanding this, Lin Qing abandoned the idea of directly breaking through and patiently waited for his own stroke of luck.

He was only 265 years old this year, with more than 80 years left before the lifespan of the Violet Mansion stage expired. Waiting a little longer wouldn't be a problem. The Gold Core stage represented greater development in the future, and he couldn't afford not to wait. Although being a True Dan expert was not bad, it was still far from enough.

And after five years, the spiritual liquid of the Lin family's main vein was ready for collection.

Lin Xuqian had already exchanged for one last time, so his contribution points were far from enough. After the collection of the spiritual liquid was completed, it was exchanged by Lin Xuming.

Lin Xuming then consumed it and attempted to break through on the main vein, but he also failed to make the breakthrough.

This was an inevitable outcome. The chances of breaking through to the Violet Mansion stage with a Triple Ling root were already slim. It should be said that Lin Xuqing's successful breakthrough before and Lin Xusi's breakthrough afterwards were both due to great luck.

Failing to make a breakthrough, Lin Xuming naturally felt extremely disappointed. But fortunately, he was still young and had another chance to make a breakthrough.

As for the next batch of spiritual liquid from the Chiyang Immortal City, it would be available twenty years later. The hopeful descendants of the Lin family were all waiting for this spiritual liquid, hoping to exchange it for a successful breakthrough.

Even if the next batch of spiritual liquid was available, the chances of Lin's descendants making a breakthrough were not great, after all, their aptitude was not outstanding. Lin Qing believed that after the Lin family had acquired five Purple Mansion disciples in a short period of time, they needed some time to accumulate before they could have more Purple Mansion disciples.

Lin Qing was not in a hurry. He knew that he would become a Gold Core cultivator in the future. The development of the family was not something that could be achieved overnight. He had the patience to wait.

"Master Lin, I'm afraid the Five Nations Conference is not that simple. I think there must be something else behind it."

"You're right, I also think so."

In the Lin family's reception hall, Lin Qing and Master Qin held the two invitations in their hands, flipping them over and discussing them from time to time.

Just half a day ago, both the Lin family and the Qingfeng Sect received invitations to the Five Nations Conference, which was organized by two Gold Core cultivators from the Dali and Chu countries. The invitation asked them to attend and discuss the development of the five nations and exchange cultivation experiences. It was a grand event for cultivators in the Cloud State, but only Purple Mansion cultivators were allowed to participate.

After receiving the invitation, Master Qin didn't think much and came to discuss it with Lin Qing.

And Lin Qing was also thinking about this matter, so he discussed it with Master Qin.

"The Five Nations Conference sounds good, but it has never been held before. Besides, such a conference should be better with more people. Now that it is limited to Purple Mansion cultivators, there might be some hidden agenda." Master Qin said, expressing his resistance to the conference.

Lin Qing, on the other hand, looked at it from another perspective and said, "It definitely won't be that simple, but I think it might have something to do with the Baibao Tower."

"You mean they want to use the conference as an excuse to deal with the Baibao Tower?" Master Qin immediately thought of this point.

Lin Qing smiled and said, "It's not entirely a pretense. In my opinion, it's probably killing two birds with one stone. Gathering so many Purple Mansion cultivators is not only to deal with the Baibao Tower, but also to exchange cultivation experiences. From this perspective, it's actually a good thing."

Master Qin shook his head and said, "I don't think it's a good thing. In my opinion, this kind of conference is most likely to cause trouble."

"That's true." Lin Qing agreed.

"So, Master Lin, shall we not go? I don't think the invitation is mandatory. If we stay in Zhao Country, can they still come and force us to go? In my opinion, it's better to avoid unnecessary trouble." Master Qin tentatively asked Lin Qing.

Lin Qing glanced at Master Qin. After Master Qin had regained control of the Qingfeng Sect, he had become quite indifferent, especially with Qin Rou's Purple Mansion. He had even less worries.

Faced with this Five Nations Conference that carried some risks, he didn't want to go, which was understandable.

But...

Lin Qing thought about the opportunity he lacked to break through to Gold Core, and his heart moved.

If he were in the mid-stage of Purple Mansion, he would make the same choice as Master Qin. But now that he was facing the opportunity to break through to Gold Core, this matter happened to be a coincidence in his mind. Maybe there was a chance.

Even if there was no chance, it would be a good thing to travel to other countries. After all, the other countries were more prosperous than Zhao Country. He might get unexpected gains.

"I don't think it's a big deal to go on this trip." Lin Qing thought for a moment and said slowly.

After Lin Qing finished speaking, Master Qin shook his head repeatedly and said, "I really don't want to go. If Master Lin wants to go, I can't accompany you."

(End of this chapter)