Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

Lin Xiu hesitated for a long time before finally taking out a bottle of "Qihuang Pill" from his storage bag. This was a low-level pill he had exchanged from a pill master for emergencies.

After breaking the person's teeth and putting it in his mouth, Lin Xiu held a spirit stone in one hand and used spiritual energy to clear the damaged meridians by pressing against the chest.

When the spiritual energy probed into the meridians, Lin Xiu shivered. The person's meridians were filled with an extremely cold aura, almost freezing all the meridians in his body.

To still be alive like this, Lin Xiu couldn't help but admire.

The physical strength of someone who cultivated martial arts was indeed formidable. Although it might be related to the cultivation technique he practiced, it was still impressive to be able to salvage half a life from a dragon fish's mouth.

After barely sorting out the spiritual energy in his body for a week, Lin Xiu sat down to adjust his breath. Whether he could survive now depended on the person's own cultivation.

The couple didn't sleep all night.

First, they were worried that the person wouldn't make it through the night, so they could handle the body as soon as possible to avoid trouble.

Second, they were afraid that the person would suddenly wake up and attack.

Killing a mid-stage Qi Refining expert for an Innate expert was relatively easy, although it was unlikely to happen. However, one should always be on guard.

Lin Xiu never let go of the attack talisman in his hand. If anything seemed amiss, he would not hesitate to use it.

By noon the next day, the grayish color on the person's face had disappeared, replaced by a pale complexion. However, his body had stopped trembling, indicating that his life had been saved.

In the evening, the person suddenly opened his eyes. With a mouthful, a block of ice covered in blood mist was spit out, followed by a long breath.

Lin Xiu instantly activated the talisman between his fingers, while Li Yingxue raised the short sword in her hand, fully alert.

Song Bailing also immediately noticed the two of them and softened her gaze.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, don't be nervous. I am deeply grateful for your help. I am Song Bailing!"

After speaking, he slowly stood up and staggered towards the door.

The couple still cautiously made way for him.

"As fellow villagers, it's just a matter of righteousness!"

Song Bailing stopped in his tracks and looked at them with a slight smile on his lips.

"It's rare to hear this word in this place!"

After saying that, he bowed, turned around, and pushed the door open.

"Phew!"

The couple breathed a sigh of relief.

"I must be out of my mind. How could I suddenly feel pity and leave such a dangerous person in our home?"

"We can't do this anymore. If there's a similar situation in the future, I'll throw him out!"

Lin Xiu reflected deeply and then realized that he hadn't eaten for two days.

.....

In the following days, he continued to follow his usual routine of making talismans and practicing cultivation, not stepping out of the house unless necessary.

During this period, some things happened.

There were several incidents of monster attacks in the market, and similar incidents were said to have occurred in the other three markets as well, which was quite intriguing.

The Hall of Stewards ordered people to repair the damaged houses and replenish the warning formations destroyed by the dragon fish.

Afterwards, a huge protective formation was set up on the outskirts of the market to prevent such incidents from happening again and ensure the safety of the residents.

This was good news.

The bad news was that the rent was going up again, from sixty spirit stones per year to eighty spirit stones.

This made the lower-level Independent Cultivators very uncomfortable.

As a result, the neighbors took on more tasks from the Hall of Stewards or formed teams to hunt monsters in the deep mountains, in order to increase their income.

Some people even planned to move out of the market and become spirit farmers on the other side of the Panchang River.

The entire area around the market was filled with spirit rice plantations, spirit plantations, and farms for breeding meat-eating monsters. There were also many material workshops, such as talisman materials, all of which were the industries of the Purple Cloud Sect.

There was a security team stationed there, formed by disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect. Compared to the patrol team in the market, this security team was much more attentive, as it was their own business.

Bandits rarely harassed them because the profits were too low and not worth the risk.

However, most of the spirit farmers were ordinary people, and their salaries were extremely low. This was also the main reason why these Independent Cultivators living on the outskirts of the market had always been unwilling to go there.

Lin Xiu didn't want to go either.

When Lin Xiu became a spiritual farmer, he had no time to cultivate and make talismans, and his income plummeted.

He wanted to move into those detached houses near the city center.

Although the rent was expensive, it was safe!

He counted the spirit stones in his storage bag again. He already had twenty-five medium-grade spirit stones, which was more than enough.

What bothered him was the issue of quotas. It wasn't something you could enter just by having money; you had to wait in line!

In the days that followed, he followed a routine of cultivating, eating, making talismans, and discussing baby-making skills with Li Yingxue in bed. He also started paying attention to information about those detached houses.

As long as the Steward Hall released quotas, Lin Xiu planned to spend a lot of money!

Money can be earned again, but once your life is gone, it's truly gone.

When the time comes, he will stay in the detached house, being cautious and even more cautious. Foundation Building and Gold Core are not just dreams.

There are countless paths to cultivation, but perseverance is the absolute way!

One day, just as Lin Xiu was about to close his door after seeing off a neighbor who came to buy talismans, an old man in black appeared.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, long time no see!"

"Oh, it's Senior Song. It has been three months, hasn't it?"

Lin Xiu greeted him. He had almost forgotten about this person and thought he had died in the mountains while capturing spirit beasts.

He had gotten used to the sudden disappearances of his neighbors, and his heart had become numb.

"Congratulations on your progress in cultivation, Fellow Daoist!"

The perception of an innate martial artist is sometimes more sensitive than a cultivator's "divination technique." As soon as they approached, they immediately sensed that Lin Xiu was different from when they last met.

"I'm ashamed to say that I have barely reached this level at my age. Please come in, Senior Song!"

Lin Xiu also felt a different aura from him, as if he had become more restrained and solid compared to last year.

"Could it be that this person has already reached the realm of a Martial Marquis?"

Innate is roughly equivalent to the Qi Refining stage, and then there is Martial Marquis, Martial Lord, and Martial King...

Martial Marquis is equivalent to the Foundation Building stage, but unfortunately, his divination technique is not effective on martial artists, and he can't figure out their cultivation level at all.

Song Bailin didn't enter the house but instead stood in the courtyard and bowed deeply to Lin Xiu.

"This old man is here to thank Fellow Daoist Lin for saving my life!"

After speaking, he took out a small cloth bag from his pocket.

"I have nothing else but this is a martial arts technique left by my father. It's called 'Rising Moon Over the Sea' and is a treasure that can be cultivated to the Martial King realm!"

"Martial King realm!"

Lin Xiu was shocked.

The opposite of the Martial King realm is the Nascent Soul stage. The cultivation technique he is currently practicing can only reach the Foundation Building stage.

It can truly be said to be extremely precious and valuable.

"Please don't be so polite, I can't accept it!"

But his hand still obediently reached out to receive it.

Song Bailin smiled slightly.

"That day, I saw that Mrs. Lin is also a martial artist, but the cultivation technique she practices is a bit... um! This technique is extremely suitable for female cultivation. After thinking it over, this is the only thing I can offer."

Lin Xiu was overjoyed and immediately called Li Yingxue out to express their gratitude. Seeing his wife bowing her head and holding the book with joy, he felt much more at ease.

This person turned out to be a lifesaver!

However, in the future, it would be better to stay away from such encounters.

The two chatted in the courtyard for a while.

When Song Bailin was about to say goodbye and leave, the old man hesitated for a moment and came back.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, do you have any soundproof talismans? The higher the grade, the better!"

Lin Xiu was taken aback. Martial artists cannot activate talismans, so what does he need it for?

But he still took out a dozen or so and handed them over.

Seeing that he obviously misunderstood, Song Bailin said, "I don't need them. Please set up the talismans here. I have something to say!"