I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 76: Poison Assassination

In the face of this person's words, the Lin brothers, Lin Xuzhe and Lin Xuyuan, appeared calm at this moment. However, this calmness was not the kind of resignation after trying everything and realizing it was futile, but rather a calmness of having the upper hand and observing the situation.

Seeing the expressions of the Lin brothers, this person suddenly felt that something was amiss. At some point, a numbness spread from his lower back, and then his whole body became limp, falling slowly to the ground.

"Y-you..." This person couldn't even speak as his tongue was paralyzed.

At this moment, Lin Xuzhe immediately stepped forward and swiftly dealt with this immobilized person with a single knife strike. He then took off the storage bag and put the person's corpse into a separate storage bag. After that, relying on the remaining spiritual power, Lin Xuzhe and Lin Xuyuan left the place.

In a cave, Lin Xuzhe and Lin Xuyuan took medicinal pills and meditated to recover. They spent a full seven days restoring themselves.

After recovering, the two brothers smiled at each other. Facing this person, they considered him the most dangerous opponent they had encountered so far in their journey. Fortunately, they emerged victorious in the end.

"Brother, this poison is really effective," Lin Xuyuan said.

Lin Xuzhe nodded. "But it cost us five hundred spirit stones."

"But we used it all up this time," Lin Xuyuan added.

What they were talking about was a poison they purchased from a shop in the Red Sun Immortal City before going out. This poison was colorless and tasteless, capable of incapacitating cultivators below the Foundation Building stage. It was with the help of this poison that the Lin brothers were able to defeat the Qi Refining cultivator in their battle, regardless of how strong his spiritual power was, the poison rendered him unable to use it.

As for why they bought the poison and carried it with them, it was a lesson learned from a previous encounter.

The two brothers had been tricked by a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator who used poison against them. Although they managed to kill the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator with all their strength, Lin Xuzhe lost his arm in the process. Since then, whenever Lin Xuzhe went out, he would buy some poison to carry with him. Although using such a thing would be looked down upon by others, Lin Xuzhe had experienced the feeling of losing his arm. In the face of shame, staying alive was more important.

"Brother, who is this person after all?" Lin Xuyuan asked again.

Facing this question, Lin Xuzhe was also curious. He took out the storage bag of this person in the cave and carefully examined it with Lin Xuyuan.

There weren't many spirit stones in the storage bag, only about a thousand. There were some talismans and formations, but the most were puppets, mostly low-level Qi Refining puppets.

Looking at these puppets, the Lin brothers were somewhat puzzled. This person was already at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so what use did he have for so many puppets? Did he plan to rely on them to kill his enemies? But then why didn't he use them just now? Besides, with his strength, he didn't need them at all.

"Brother, it seems like there's a map here," Lin Xuyuan discovered something.

Lin Xuzhe looked over and indeed, it was a map. Moreover, there was a marked location on the map, which was a bit far from their current location. Looking at the map and then at the puppets, Lin Xuzhe had a thought. Perhaps the true purpose of this person's journey was not for them, but to go to the location marked on the map. It was probably a dangerous place, which was why he prepared so many puppets, perhaps to test the waters.

As for the battle with the two brothers, it was probably just a convenient opportunity for him. Unexpectedly, they turned the tables and killed him instead.

"Brother, should we go?" Lin Xuyuan asked excitedly, looking at the marked location on the map. Danger and opportunity coexisted, and the mark on the map might be some kind of opportunity.

Lin Xuzhe thought for a moment and said, "There's no rush. It wouldn't hurt for the two of us to break through to the later stage first before going."

"Break through to the later stage?"

Lin Xuyuan nodded in agreement. Indeed, this place should be dangerous. Their cultivation at the sixth level of Qi Refining is probably not enough.

Now let's talk about Lin Qing. After returning to Chiyang Immortal City with Zhao Xiu, he immediately immersed himself in the inherited formation technique that he brought back.

This set of inheritance includes fifteen sets of formations, ranging from the first level to the third level. It also includes notes on deciphering formations, which made him extremely eager and unwilling to put it down for even a moment.

Lin Qing currently has no use for first-level formations, but there are five sets of second-level formations. This includes the two sets of Mist Concealing Formation and Gathering Spirit Formation that he exchanged with Fellow Daoist from the Hundred Treasures Tower, as well as three new sets of formations. These three sets consist of a mid-grade second-level defensive formation, a high-grade second-level spatial formation, and a high-grade second-level sound transmission formation.

As for third-level formations, it is still too early for Lin Qing to come into contact with them. Just talking about the precious stones and minerals required to make these formations, Lin Qing's current financial resources are not enough to afford them.

Therefore, Lin Qing focused most of his energy on these five sets of second-level formations, especially the mid-grade defensive formation.

For him, it is the most suitable one.

Not long after returning, Lin Qing began to try to set up this defensive formation in his residence. If this formation is set up properly, it would be difficult for someone in the early stage of Foundation Building to break through, and even someone in the mid-stage of Foundation Building would be deterred if he controlled the formation.

Lin Qing's formation cultivation has long reached the mid-grade second level, so it is not difficult for him to set up this formation.

After a few days, Lin Qing successfully set up this defensive formation in his residence. However, although the formation is good, it is quite expensive. Just the materials for this formation cost Lin Qing over a thousand spirit stones, which is enough to buy a second-grade inferior magic weapon. Of course, Lin Qing used only the best materials.

And this is just the cost of successfully setting up the formation. If it fails, the materials would have been wasted.

But even if Lin Qing fails, he will continue to set it up. After all, with this formation, he doesn't have to worry about safety issues.

While setting up the formation, Zhou Xiu, who lives next door, often comes forward to greet Lin Qing and wants to make friends with him. Lin Qing does not refuse and has had quite a few conversations with Zhou Xiu. As for Zhao Xiu, since returning, he has been completely focused on cultivation and rarely goes out.

After setting up the formation for himself, Lin Qing delved into the deciphering notes he brought back. Formations can be set up and broken, and the two are closely related. As Lin Qing delved into these notes, he not only gained a lot of knowledge about deciphering formations, but also gained more insights into setting up formations.

He even had a sudden inspiration to combine the mid-grade first-level Falling Stones Formation with the Mysterious Wood Formation, creating a formation that can both trap and kill enemies. Although it is still a mid-grade first-level formation, both its effectiveness and portability far exceed the original two formations.

After Lin Qing created this formation, Lin Xuchang admired him even more. Only those who enter the path of formations know how difficult formations are. Being able to create a new formation, Lin Qing's formation cultivation, in Lin Xuchang's eyes, is simply unimaginable.

In the blink of an eye, two years have passed, and Lin Qing's formation cultivation is almost reaching the high-grade second level.

【Formation Master: Mid-grade second level (317576/400000)】

However, after reaching this level, his progress has slowed down. This is because Lin Qing has already thoroughly studied all the formation books he brought back and has reached a level of mastery. In order to further break through in formation experience, he can only rely on Goldfinger and continue to set up formations.

Today, Lin Qing is going to the shop to hang up a sign indicating that he can set up formations.

Previously, he had been selling formations, but now that he has mastered several large-scale second-level formations, Lin Qing can also take on external jobs like other second-level formation masters.

Taking on external jobs means that he can not only set up formations in the residences of cultivators, but also set up formations for families and markets. With Lin Qing's current formation cultivation, it is not a problem to set up a defensive formation for Qingmuji, which was expanded after the construction. This is the most profitable job for a formation master.

(End of this chapter)