I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 439: The Kind Old Man

Upon seeing this, Wang Shan chuckled and added, "Rest assured, most of them are at the early stage of Nascent Soul. There aren't many who can reach the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, and even fewer who can reach the late stage of Nascent Soul. I'm sure you must have heard about the existence of Soul Formation cultivators in our Holy City, but I can't confirm it. I haven't seen any in all these years."

Lin Qing glanced at Wang Shan and thought to himself, "Soul Formation cultivators must be like ghosts to you. As for those Nascent Soul cultivators, they must be the same as him. They don't conceal their cultivation level in the city, otherwise, how could he, a cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Building, have discovered them?"

"Huh!"

Lin Qing suddenly exclaimed in surprise as he looked towards a figure in front of him. The person was towering, standing a full ten feet tall, and stood out from the crowd. His cultivation level was at the Gold Core stage.

"Elder, that's a cultivator from the Giant Race. Their bloodline is slightly different from ours, and they are all very tall. They also live in the city, and there are quite a few of them." Seeing Lin Qing's surprise, Wang Shan immediately introduced.

For someone like Wang Shan who had lived here for a long time, this was nothing out of the ordinary.

Lin Qing nodded and didn't say anything more.

After passing through several crowded streets, Wang Shan called for a carriage within the city and took Lin Qing on a fast ride.

"Elder, there are restrictions on flying within the city, so if you want to travel faster, you can only take this kind of carriage. The beast pulling the carriage is a Unicorn Horse, owned by the Unicorn Trading Company in the city. Only their carriages can carry passengers within the city. Cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining can rent a carriage like this by paying spirit stones and then carry passengers within the city. They can earn quite a bit in a year." Wang Shan continued to explain, and Lin Qing nodded in agreement. He had gained a lot of new experiences in the city.

Sitting in this fast carriage, it took Lin Qing three hours to roughly tour the city with Wang Shan's guidance. After the tour, Wang Shan was exhausted from talking non-stop.

However, Lin Qing narrowed his eyes as if he was contemplating something.

"Elder, it's getting late. Although there are night markets in many places, there's not much left to see. Why don't we find a place to stay?" Wang Shan suggested.

Upon hearing Wang Shan's words, Lin Qing nodded and said, "Let's go to the Bai Xian Tower we passed by earlier. It looks good."

"Alright."

Wang Shan grinned and immediately instructed the coachman to head towards the Bai Xian Tower.

Upon arriving at the Bai Xian Tower, Lin Qing paid the carriage fee and gave Wang Shan a high-grade spirit stone, which made Wang Shan extremely happy. Then, in Wang Shan's respectful tone, Lin Qing entered the Bai Xian Tower.

Lin Qing had already taken a glance at the Bai Xian Tower on the way here and felt that it was grand in scale and exquisitely designed, so he chose to stay here.

As soon as he entered, a beautiful maid came forward to greet him. After inquiring about Lin Qing's needs, she immediately arranged an upper room for him. However, when Lin Qing saw the price, he was taken aback.

But when he entered the room, Lin Qing felt that the spirit stone was well spent.

The room was ten zhang long and wide, and it had everything one could need. There were several formations that cultivators could activate at any time. Of course, Lin Qing didn't use their formations but set up a few formations he carried with him. Only then did he feel at ease.

After finishing the arrangement, Lin Qing found himself lost in thought.

During the day, Wang Shan, who introduced him to the situation in the city, had a low cultivation level but knew a lot about the city. Lin Qing asked him about Nascent Soul cultivators, and he spoke with great knowledge. However, after listening to his words, Lin Qing felt that it might not be easy to find Nascent Soul cultivators for alchemy.

One reason was that the number of Nascent Soul cultivators exceeded his expectations, with over two hundred of them. It would not be easy for Lin Qing to personally understand each of these Nascent Soul cultivators. Another reason was that most of these Nascent Soul cultivators belonged to the forces in the city. Originally, Lin Qing thought that although the Infant Transformation Pill was precious, it was useless for Nascent Soul cultivators. He could pay a sum of spirit stones and wait safely. However, for these Nascent Soul cultivators belonging to the forces, they didn't need it, but the people under them did.

Lin Qing didn't want the materials he painstakingly searched for and refined into the Infant Transformation Pill to end up benefiting others.

"It seems that I need to understand this matter more deeply before making a decision."

Lin Qing thought to himself. He had previously thought that finding ordinary materials was not easy, but he didn't expect that finding someone to refine the pill would also not be so easy.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During this time, Lin Qing had been living in the Bai Xian Building. The only thing he did was to learn about the Nascent Soul cultivators in the city through various means.

And after this half a year, he had come to know a suitable candidate for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

This Nascent Soul cultivator was nicknamed "Bai Shan Lao Ren" (Old Man Bai Shan). Just from the nickname, one could tell that he had good character. He was highly regarded in the city and Lin Qing felt at ease asking him to refine the pill. Moreover, this Bai Shan Lao Ren was skilled in alchemy, which was what Lin Qing needed. However, the only issue was that Bai Shan Lao Ren's cultivation level was surprisingly high. He was one of the four Nascent Soul cultivators in the later stage in the city.

Asking a Nascent Soul cultivator in the later stage to help him refine the pill, Lin Qing didn't have much confidence.

Although he had prepared millions of spirit stones, he estimated that it wouldn't be easy to impress a Nascent Soul cultivator in the later stage.

However, no matter what, Lin Qing had decided to give it a try. Who knows, it might just work out.

Before going, Lin Qing had learned a lot about Bai Shan Lao Ren's preferences. Knowing that he liked things like a Ruyi (a ceremonial scepter), Lin Qing specially prepared a Blood Jade Ruyi worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones as a gift. This showed how much he valued this opportunity.

He also paid a high price to have a cultivator in the early stage of the Gold Core realm help him with the introduction.

This cultivator, Wang, who was in the early stage of the Gold Core realm, claimed to know Bai Shan Lao Ren's disciple and could introduce Lin Qing to him. This was certainly much better than Lin Qing approaching him directly.

"Wang Fellow Daoist, I'm counting on you for this trip," Lin Qing said to Wang.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured. I have had dealings with Bai Shan Lao Ren's disciple before because of the same material. He has a good character and treats people kindly. I will introduce you to him without any problem. But I must make it clear, whether Fellow Daoist can achieve your goal afterwards will depend on yourself. I won't refund the spirit stones you gave in advance," Wang Fellow Daoist said, making it clear that he wouldn't refund the spirit stones regardless of Lin Qing's success or failure.

Lin Qing smiled indifferently. His goal was to refine the pill and form his Nascent Soul. No matter how much it cost, it would be worth it.

At this moment, the two of them were riding in a single-horned carriage on their way. Lin Qing suddenly asked, "I know quite a bit about Bai Shan Lao Ren, but I don't know much about his disciple. How many disciples does Bai Shan Lao Ren have?"

Upon hearing Lin Qing's question, Wang Fellow Daoist revealed a smug smile. "To be honest, Bai Shan Lao Ren had several disciples before, but they all died due to their lifespan or other reasons. Now, there is only one disciple named Shi Fellow Daoist left, and he is highly favored by Bai Shan Lao Ren. I heard that he is being cultivated as a closed-door disciple."

"Oh? In that case, the chances of success in this matter just increased by ten percent," Lin Qing said with joy. With only one disciple, the opportunity to get to know Bai Shan Lao Ren would be even greater.

(End of this chapter)