Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

Upon seeing that Song Bailing seemed to have something secretive to say, Lin Xiu's initial reaction was to refuse.

The more you know, the faster you die.

But upon further thought, this old man shouldn't harm him, and he could feel the sincerity of this person.

He had been staying at home all the time, cut off from information.

While this person often mingled among Independent Cultivators who hunted demons and explored dangerous areas, perhaps he was here to remind him of something to be cautious about?

After much consideration, Lin Xiu followed his words and isolated the sound in the courtyard, but a hand behind his back held a "Spirit Shield Talisman" and two "Flame Sun Talismans."

Song Bailing, experienced as he was, didn't expose him, but sat on a large stone in the courtyard with a worried look in his eyes.

"After the incident with the Dragon Fish, I borrowed a sacred place to heal. Fellow Daoist must have had some doubts in your heart, right?"

Thinking of the tragic scene that day, coupled with Song Bailing's strange behavior, Lin Xiu had indeed pondered over it.

At that time, the incident happened suddenly, and Song Bailing had already been considered dead by everyone. In addition, the Dragon Fish appeared immediately after, so naturally no one paid attention to a dead body.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist did it for the Dragon Fish's spirit soul?"

This was the only reason he could think of at the moment.

Song Bailing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Although my current greatest wish is to communicate with the sword, the spirit soul of that Dragon Fish does indeed match the Law Manifestation Talisman I cultivate, but I haven't thought of doing something so reckless as to provoke that second-stage demon beast."

Lin Xiu nodded.

Indeed, at that time, Song Bailing was at most in the late Innate stage, which was equivalent to the late Qi Refining stage. Facing a Dragon Fish at the Foundation Building stage, it was really no different from suicide.

"What about it?"

"I also cultivate the 'Rising Moon on the Sea' technique. This technique is water-based. During those days, I was actually sitting on the ice surface of the riverbed, comprehending the way the ice water melted and changed. That snowman was made by me!"

Lin Xiu frowned.

"In other words, you didn't even leave this section of the Pan Chang River? Then how did this Dragon Fish avoid the eyes of the experts upstream and downstream and come here?"

Song Bailing's face turned serious.

"That Dragon Fish didn't come from upstream or downstream at all, it suddenly appeared a hundred feet away from me!"

Ah?

Appeared out of thin air?

Although there were occasional ancient race spatial inheritances among demonic beasts, it was known that the Dragon Fish clan didn't have such an inheritance.

Could it be?

Song Bailing nodded.

"Somebody used a storage-type Law Weapon to release it directly, but that person didn't expect that there would be someone on the ice surface of the riverbed, so they exposed a flaw!"

There is a conspiracy, but it is unknown what it is.

Then, a sentence from Song Bailing surprised Lin Xiu even more.

"That day, although the Gold Core expert from the Hall of Stewards killed that beast with a single finger and used a secret technique to conceal his face, preventing ordinary people and low-level cultivators like you from seeing his appearance, it was useless in my eyes!"

Li Yingxue's eyes lit up.

"Could it be that Senior has already mastered the 'Breaking Illusion' Divine Ability? That is a secret technique that only Martial Marquis realm experts can comprehend."

"It's just luck!"

Song Bailing clasped his hands towards Li Yingxue.

Continuing, he said, "The expression on his face is worth pondering. It seems that he knew all about it a long time ago. So, this Plains of Nostalgia market is not simple. The secrets within it are far beyond what we can see. Fellow Daoist, you must be more vigilant in the future. If something is not right, leave immediately!"

Lin Xiu nodded. Although he didn't have the money to buy a ticket to leave the Thousand Despair Mountains, there were three other markets besides the Plains of Nostalgia. He could simply move to one of those.

"Senior Song, aren't you afraid that I will betray this secret?"

Song Bailing laughed.

"This is just a reminder. Junior Brother is cautious by nature, so he definitely won't do something that leads to death. Besides, I have already gathered enough money for a ticket to leave the Thousand Despair Mountains!"

Lin Xiu immediately congratulated Song Bai Ling, "Congratulations to Senior Song, this place is indeed not suitable for humans!"

To be honest, Lin Xiu was amazed that Song Bai Ling had managed to save enough money for a boat ticket before reaching the age of sixty. It seemed that he had obtained some great opportunity.

After seeing the person off, Lin Xiu pondered for a long time but still couldn't understand the purpose of the Steward Hall or the Purple Cloud Sect behind him. However, this unknown fear made him very uneasy.

But on the other hand, even if he knew, what could he do?

The mortals and Independent Cultivators at the bottom were nothing more than ants in the eyes of those in the Gold Core and Nascent Soul stages.

However, this only strengthened his determination to leave Qian Jue Peak as soon as possible.

......

In the following days, Lin Xiu refused to step out of the house except to buy various necessities. He stayed at home honestly.

Although Li Yingxue's cultivation level couldn't keep up, resulting in slow progress in her cultivation and talisman-making, she remained calm.

The market was also normal.

Neighbors continued to change, moving in and out, or never returning.

Bandits continued to be rampant, and there were cases of Independent Cultivators being defeated or killed.

The protective array in the market was already halfway completed. The Purple Cloud Sect even brought down the spiritual veins of the main peak, Purple Cloud Peak, to support the operation of this large array.

For a while, the spiritual energy in the market became abundant, and everyone benefited from it, greatly improving their cultivation levels.

It seemed that everything was developing in a good direction.

On this day, after finishing his morning exercise, Lin Xiu caressed his wife's smooth shoulder, reminiscing about the new play from last night, and then checked his panel.

[You and your wife have cultivated together three times, gaining flexible experience 3.6.]

[Your wife's fluctuating favorability towards you is currently: 94.]

[Favorability bonus: 4.]

[Talisman Master: First Rank Intermediate +5996.4/10000.]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Fourth Layer 12527/30000.]

He casually added all the experience to his talisman-making skills, making it an integer, and then got up.

His cultivation had increased so quickly all because of the spiritual veins brought down by the Purple Cloud Sect.

During this period, he had used all his experience on talisman-making. Coupled with the experience gained from making talismans, he was already halfway to breaking through to the top grade.

Lin Xiu hoped to reach the top grade as soon as possible, earning almost ten times more than before.

First-grade top-grade talismans were needed even by Foundation Building stage cultivators, so there was no need to worry about sales.

As the peripheral areas continued to be developed, the Purple Cloud Sect gradually discovered various minerals that could be used for refining tools.

Recently, when Song Bai Ling finally bought a ticket to leave the Thousand Despair Mountains, he also told Lin Xiu a secret message.

A large "Glowing Goldstone" mine had been discovered deep in the mountains. This was one of the materials used to refine attack-type treasures and was extremely precious. However, there were many demonic beasts there that needed to be cleared out.

It seemed that the Purple Cloud Sect was going to organize a large-scale development plan, and more Independent Cultivators would be conscripted to the Thousand Despair Mountains.

Moreover, according to the rumors, neighboring country Da Zhou also had sects participating, and they would arrive soon.

Great Xia and the Purple Cloud Sect actually allowed other countries to intervene in this development, which was confusing.

Lin Xiu didn't understand the interests exchanged at the level of these major sects, but he knew that his opportunity to get rich had arrived.

With this large-scale development, the demand for various pills, Law Weapons, and talismans would undoubtedly increase greatly, and the raw materials would also be affected.

If he didn't seize this fleeting business opportunity, he would be letting himself down!

As for whether Song Bai Ling's information was reliable, he chose to believe it.

There was no need for him to deceive you, and currently, it seemed that he had reached the Martial Marquis stage. His swordsmanship, which used True Qi with a cold ice attribute, was even better than second-grade talismans. It was normal for him to know some important information that those at the lower levels didn't know.

Looking at the thirty-two intermediate-grade spirit stones that he had painstakingly accumulated in his storage bag,

"I'm counting on you to make me rich this time!"