I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 71: Fifteen Years

After waiting for a moment, a voice came, "Fellow Daoist, the Wang and Li families offer 20 spirit stones each for the information, while the Zhao family offers 50 spirit stones."

"Oh, the prices are different." Lin Qing's heart stirred. It seemed that the Zhao family was indeed different. A family without a cultivator in the Foundation Building stage actually offered a higher price for the information compared to the Wang family.

Lin Qing placed 90 spirit stones on the table in the room, and then a door opened in the wall, revealing a wooden puppet that looked like a maid, holding the information.

"It's actually a puppet." Lin Qing was surprised to see the wooden puppet.

Puppets were not easy to make. Compared to alchemy, refining tools, and formation arrays, which were considered minor paths, there were very few cultivators who mastered the art of puppetry. However, their strength should not be underestimated. Lin Qing didn't expect that the One-Piece Pavilion would use such a thing to deliver information.

"Fellow Daoist, is there anything else you need?" the voice came again.

Lin Qing glanced at the puppet and shook his head, then took the information and left.

Back in his room, Lin Qing opened the information and read it, revealing a look of understanding. The information was correct. The ancestor of the Zhao family was indeed an elder of the Immortal Mist Sect, but he was expelled. The information didn't mention why he was expelled, only that he was expelled by the Immortal Mist Sect and then established a cultivation family in the Biolin River, which flourished for a while. However, at present, there were only nine cultivators left in the family, with one elder at the ninth level of Qi Refining and one cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, while the rest were at the mid to low levels of Qi Refining, a far cry from their former glory.

Lin Qing thought to himself that the cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining was probably Zhao. As for such a declining family, it was surprising that Zhao could still live in the Chiyang Immortal City. It seemed that this family still had some background.

As for the Wang and Li families, they were families that migrated to the Bisui River a hundred years ago. After the decline of the Zhao family, they gradually swallowed up their assets. Half a year ago, a cultivator from the Wang family broke through to the Foundation Building stage and decided to merge with the Li family, intending to swallow up the Zhao family and take control of the Bilin River.

After reading the information, Lin Qing thought that Zhao was indeed honest, but his conditions were too high.

Support for a hundred years or wait until someone in his family reached the Foundation Building stage?

Lin Qing thought that these conditions were not worth it. After all, the Wang family already had a cultivator in the Foundation Building stage. It was already inappropriate for him to intervene, let alone support them for a hundred years, which was even more impossible.

After thinking for a while, Lin Qing's heart gradually grew cold. Although he coveted the inheritance of the Zhao family, the price was too high.

Perhaps... he could cooperate with the Wang and Li families, swallow up the Zhao family, and then take a share of the inheritance for himself.

However, Lin Qing immediately dismissed this idea. After all, the Zhao family had been around for hundreds of years, and no one knew what means they still had. It would be unwise to do such a thing, and as a cultivator who had just broken through to the Foundation Building stage, it would be inappropriate for him to destroy a family and invite gossip.

Although the cultivation world was ruthless, it was still a world of righteousness. Some rules had to be followed.

Even if the Wang and Li families really swallowed up the Zhao family, they would not exterminate them completely. They would leave behind some descendants. If he got involved in such matters, the descendants of the Zhao family would probably hate him more than the Wang and Li families.

Thinking of this, Lin Qing put away the information and thought that if Zhao came again, they could discuss the conditions, but if it didn't work out, so be it.

As Lin Qing expected, Zhao came to find him again after two days.

After receiving the information, Lin Qing didn't have much hope for this matter, so his words were calm. Seeing Lin Qing's attitude, Zhao became a little anxious.

Afterward, he went to a few other cultivators in the Foundation Building stage, but none of them were as easy to talk to as Lin Qing. The conditions they demanded were not enough to swallow up his Zhao family.

"Senior Lin, after thinking about it for the past two days, I realize that the conditions I offered were too high. How about supporting us for fifty years?" Zhao said.

"Fifty years?" Lin Qing looked at Zhao. Even if it was fifty years, he had no idea what would happen in five years, let alone fifty.

Suddenly, Lin Qing had a thought and looked at Zhao Xiu Shi.

"When did you break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining?"

Upon hearing Lin Qing's question, Zhao Xiu Shi replied, puzzled, "Senior, I have three spiritual roots. I broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining four years ago, when I was forty-one."

Lin Qing nodded. So that means he is forty-five this year, not far from the ninth level of Qi Refining. Thinking about the information from the past two days, Lin Qing continued, "In your family, is your cultivation level and aptitude the best?"

"It is the best. Although there is someone in the family at the ninth level of Qi Refining, their time is running out," Zhao Xiu Shi replied, seeming to understand Lin Qing's meaning.

Lin Qing then expressed his thoughts, "Zhao Xiu Shi, your family has the greatest hope of breaking through to Foundation Building. I have a condition to propose."

"Please tell me, Senior."

"I will support your family for fifteen years. If the Wang and Li families want to annex you during this time, I will do my best to stop them. At the same time, during these fifteen years, you must strive to break through. If you can break through to Foundation Building, everything will be great. But if you can't, in my opinion, supporting you for any longer would be in vain. Your family's affairs will still fall on your shoulders, and there is not much an outsider like me can do to help."

After listening to Lin Qing's words, Zhao Xiu Shi pondered for a long time. Lin Qing was right. In his family, he was the only one with a real chance of breaking through to Foundation Building. If he couldn't break through, no one else in the family would be able to. The other mid-level Qi Refining cultivators were far behind him. Fifteen years seemed a bit short, but there was no significant cost involved.

Glancing at Lin Qing, Zhao Xiu Shi knew that this was probably Lin Qing's final decision. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Then I will trouble Senior Lin. My family is about two thousand miles away from here. When will Senior depart?"

"Well... give me a few days," Lin Qing said slowly.

"Thank you, Senior."

Zhao Xiu Shi left Lin Qing's residence, while Lin Qing was thinking about another matter at this time. He would need to spend spirit stones again for this long journey. He couldn't possibly take a carriage anymore, and now that he was in the Foundation Building stage, he could use flying boats.

The next day, Lin Qing arrived at the shop of the Qingfeng Sect.

As far as he knew, the Qingfeng Sect was much stronger than the Wuji Sect and the Xianxia Sect in the field of refining tools. As for the Baibao Tower, they mainly sold miscellaneous items, so he would prioritize choosing the Qingfeng Sect for magical tools.

The Qingfeng Sect's shop was three stories high, and as soon as Lin Qing entered, he was welcomed to the third floor, which was dedicated to the Foundation Building stage.

"Fellow Daoist, what would you like to buy?" said a mid-level Foundation Building cultivator on the third floor.

"I would like to buy a flying boat," Lin Qing replied.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist has come to the right place. We, the Qingfeng Sect, are extremely skilled in crafting flying boats. No one in the Zhao Kingdom can surpass us. Please have a look, Fellow Daoist."

This cultivator introduced various flying boats to Lin Qing one by one. The cheapest ones cost seven to eight hundred spirit stones, while the more expensive ones could go up to tens of thousands of spirit stones. The specifications varied from speed to passenger capacity.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing set his sights on a flying boat priced at 2,300 spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist has a good eye. This flying boat may be a second-grade lower-tier, but it is infinitely close to a second-grade middle-tier. With this flying boat, you can travel thousands of miles in about two hours, and it consumes fewer spirit stones. It can accommodate up to ten people. If Fellow Daoist wants it, I can personally reduce the price by one hundred spirit stones."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist. I'll take this one," Lin Qing said. This flying boat was perfect for him in every aspect.

After purchasing the flying boat, Lin Qing thought about his upcoming trip to the Bilin River and looked at the magical tools.

(End of this chapter)