I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 404: Huang Fan

As for disguising his appearance, Lin Qing wasn't worried about how well a mid-level Qi Refining cultivator could hide.

So, Lin Qing began to identify the mid to late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in Xiangyang City one by one. With his cultivation at the peak of the Gold Core stage, these cultivators couldn't detect anything.

While identifying these cultivators, Lin Qing noticed something.

These cultivators in Xiangyang City were simply absurd. Some were frequenting brothels, while others had taken many concubines and lived a life of leisure, free from worries about food and drink.

This naturally made Lin Qing, who was focused on cultivation and breakthroughs, sigh.

But he could also understand that not everyone could continuously improve their cultivation on the path of cultivation. After their cultivation stagnated, for these cultivators, cultivation was no longer their sole purpose. Instead, they would seek other directions in life. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing, after all, cultivators were also human beings. Before becoming cultivators, they were ordinary people. They only gained some abilities through cultivation, but in other aspects, they didn't surpass others by much. This was especially true for Qi Refining cultivators, whose lifespan was only slightly longer than that of ordinary people.

"Drink, have another drink."

"Sure, you can drink a lot. I'll reward you with silver."

"You come, you come, and you come too."

At this moment, Lin Qing's divine sense detected a courtyard with people coming and going. Inside, there was a shirtless cultivator playing with several women. The table was filled with fine wine and delicacies, and there were servants around.

"This kind of life is only possible in mortal cities. It's impossible in the marketplaces," Lin Qing thought, not surprised as he had seen similar scenes before.

These Qi Refining cultivators, who were probably at the lowest level in the marketplaces, had transformed into superior beings in Xiangyang City.

Just like in Cangzhou, where one could exchange spirit stones for gold, and there were more people exchanging than in Yunzhou. This kind of demand was said to exist in Zhongzhou as well, so it was quite normal.

Therefore, even Qi Refining cultivators in the early stage, with a few spirit stones, could live extremely well in mortal cities.

Of course, because these cultivators were the minority, most cultivators were still focused on the path of cultivation, so they didn't have much impact on the lives of ordinary people, and the prices of goods wouldn't fluctuate too much.

"Hmm, this person seems somewhat similar. Cultivation at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and some facial features are alike," Lin Qing thought with surprise after using his divine sense to investigate. This person actually resembled the descendant of the Huang family mentioned by the cultivator.

He took out the portrait and examined it. Although the eyes were slightly different, the overall resemblance was there. The difference in the eyes could also be due to changes that occurred in the past two years.

Putting away the portrait, Lin Qing didn't hesitate and used his divine sense to communicate with the cultivator inside the house.

The cultivator who was playing suddenly changed his expression upon hearing the sudden voice in his ears. How could he not know that this was a cultivator far stronger than him? After a while, he looked at the concubines around him and said, "You all can leave first. You can't come out without my command."

"Master, but what happened?" one of the concubines asked curiously.

But the cultivator, who usually doted on her, had a cold expression at this moment. "I told you to leave, so leave. Why do you care so much?"

"Yes."

Immediately, the concubines didn't dare to say anything more and quickly left.

After the concubines had all left, the man looked towards the door as if waiting for something, but soon he looked surprised at himself.

However, Lin Qing had unknowingly stood behind him and even smiled at him.

"Ah, senior, may I ask what brings you here? I don't seem to recognize you," the man respectfully said. He had never mentioned the cultivation world to those concubines, but he had never forgotten about it since he fell into the mortal world.

"No rush, let me ask you first, what is your surname and name?" Lin Qing asked.

"I..."

The cultivator hesitated.

Seeing this, Lin Qing's expression changed and said, "Don't think about hiding it from me. If you're not honest, I will search your soul. You wouldn't want that, would you?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator immediately dared not conceal anything and quickly said, "Respected senior, my surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Fan."

"Surname Huang, are you from the Huang family?" Lin Qing's heart rejoiced and asked again.

This time, the cultivator named Huang Fan looked at Lin Qing in astonishment but hesitated to answer.

"Since you're not speaking, then it's true. I have heard a bit about your Huang family before, but I heard that it has already declined. I just don't know the specific situation. Can you tell me?" Lin Qing smiled and said.

This smile was extremely terrifying in Huang Fan's eyes. Thinking of the soul-searching just now, he dared not hide anything and began to speak.

"Although I don't recognize you, respected senior, I am indeed from the Huang family. Our Huang family was indeed prosperous in the past. As for why it declined, I don't know. But now, it's meaningless to talk about these things. There are only seven or eight cultivators left in our Huang family, scattered in various mortal cities. As for what we can do, I believe respected senior already knows."

Lin Qing nodded and didn't say much about their choice. He wasn't the ancestor of the Huang family. He continued, "I don't care why your Huang family declined. I actually came today to ask you about something."

"You mean the matter of the legacy left by my Huang family, right? Respected senior, it's long gone," Huang Fan interrupted before Lin Qing could finish speaking. It seemed that he understood Lin Qing's intention, and as he said, there was nothing left in his Huang family by the time it reached him, so he didn't need to worry.

"No rush, think carefully. Have you ever sold a batch of cultivation techniques before?" Lin Qing said.

"Cultivation techniques?" Huang Fan was taken aback, then suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Yes, I did sell some, but it was to exchange for spirit stones. Besides, those cultivation techniques were all low-level ones that no one wanted before. Although I can't see your cultivation level, I believe those techniques are useless to you, respected senior."

"Since you sold some, then there must still be some left. Where are the other cultivation techniques?" Lin Qing smiled and asked again.

"Respected senior, there are indeed some cultivation techniques left, but the ones that haven't been sold are even lower-level ones. Our Huang family did have high-level cultivation techniques in the past, but over the years, they were sold or lost. Only some insignificant techniques have been passed down. I'm afraid they won't meet respected senior's expectations," Huang Fan spoke again.

At this moment, Lin Qing's expression turned cold as he looked at him and said, "If I ask you to bring them out, then bring them out. Don't say so much."

"Yes."

Huang Fan immediately dared not say anything more and quickly turned around to walk towards the back of the house. Not long after, he came back with a storage bag.

"Respected senior, these are the cultivation techniques that haven't been sold. They are usually kept in the house. Since respected senior wants to see them, please take a look. However, these techniques are all low-level. Please don't blame me," Huang Fan said.

(End of this chapter)