Cultivation: Being Immortal-Chapter 421:

Bing State, a certain place

Lin Jiang woke up slowly and found himself lying on a tree branch, covered in thick fallen leaves. He looked around and felt a shiver run down his spine.

Luckily, this area had very little spiritual energy, or else he would have been in big trouble. If he encountered a cultivator in his unconscious state, he would have been seriously injured or worse.

"Yang Luo was taken out by the system?"

Lin Jiang recalled his previous memories and was shocked. Yang Luo had escaped from the Green Emperor and tried to possess him. Lin Jiang felt helpless, but at the last moment, he heard the voice of the system and used its power to defeat Yang Luo.

A brilliant genius like Yang Luo, dying in such a way, left Lin Jiang feeling deeply saddened.

Glancing at the system, Lin Jiang realized he had been unconscious for three years. It made sense, as even though he used the system to defeat Yang Luo, he had been injured previously and needed time to heal.

Lin Jiang checked his storage bag and found no medicine to heal his spiritual and physical wounds. This storage bag had been obtained temporarily and was not his own.

"Return to Wangxian Sect"

Lin Jiang quickly made up his mind and flew away.

After several years, Wangxian Sect had not changed much. Lin Jiang went straight to the storage room and found medicine to heal his soul injuries.

Soon after, Li Qing received a message and hurried back to Wangxian Sect.

"Greetings, Master"

"No need for formalities, Li Qing. Where is your Martial Uncle?"

"Martial Uncle has been in the Wilderness for years, rarely showing up."

"Pass on a message for me to him, asking him to come see me."

"Yes, Master."

"Tell me about the time you rescued Martial Uncle, and then give me an update on the past few years. I’ve been in seclusion elsewhere and don’t know what happened after the big battle in Qing State."

"Yes, Master."

Li Qing nodded and recounted what happened back then.

After Lin Jiang was captured by the four major families of Qing State, Li Qing kept an eye on the movements of the Holy Heavenly Sect. When the experts from the Holy Heavenly Sect headed to Qing State, Li Qing joined forces with some wives of Small Shadiao and used the Breaking Array Cone to sneak into the Holy Heavenly Sect and rescue the people.

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When it came to Lin Dongyan’s situation, Lin Jiang let out a long sigh but didn’t say much more.

After Lin Dongyan’s death, Li Qing quickly looted the Holy Heavenly Sect and quietly left before the reinforcements arrived. Instead of returning to the Wangxian Sect, she stayed in Zhong State, searching for news about Qing State.

Before long, news spread in the cultivation world that the forces of the two regions, Qingyun, and Holy Heavenly Sect had perished together. This was mainly because disciples of Holy Heavenly Sect saw that all the Soul Lamps of Yang Xi and others had been extinguished, causing chaos. Some disciples began looting the sect’s treasures and fleeing, so the truth came to light.

The next phase was the division of spoils. Holy Heavenly Sect was the first to be divided, with many high-level cultivators fighting for the treasures left behind by Yang Luo, resulting in conflicts.

Next was Qing State, where the vassals of the four major families rebelled first, followed by intervention from other states. The four major families couldn’t resist, and part of Lin family from Qing State sought help from Lin family in Yun State. Lin Ying agreed to help, allowing the forces of the four major families from Qing State to abandon their territory and escape. Some went to Yun State, while the majority either dispersed or were killed, becoming independent cultivators. Qing State was completely divided.

The Yun State was also troubled by other forces before, but they quickly left. Even though the Yun State suffered a lot, not everyone can take advantage of them. The powerful forces prefer to target the Qing State for gains.

"Surprisingly, the Shenmu Sect has become the biggest winner. But we don’t know if it’s worth it."

Lin Jiang sighed. The Shenmu Sect is strategically located between the Qing State and the Holy Heavenly Sect. They took over a fifth of the Holy Heavenly Sect’s territory to the north and a large piece of land from the Qing State to the south, becoming a major presence spanning two states.

"The Shenmu Sect has suffered losses, Master. The Shenmu Ancestor has fallen."

"Wasn’t there a decoy left in the Shenmu Sect?"

"I haven’t heard of that. I only know that the Shenmu Sect is currently in a panic. It is said that they are trying to cultivate another divine tree and are gathering various divine trees and plants."

"The Shenmu Ancestor is not easy to replicate."

Lin Jiang chuckled. There are countless trees in the world with awakened spirits, but there is only one like the Shenmu Ancestor. It’s not known how many opportunities shaped the Shenmu Ancestor.

"That’s true, but the Shenmu Sect is determined to do so. What can others do? They can only sell rare plants and divine trees to them at high prices."

"Have there been any movements at the Tianxuan Sect?"

"No, what’s wrong, Master?"

"It’s nothing."

Lin Jiang shook his head, that scoundrel Zhou Huaiying had hidden too well. After so many years in Xuanmiao City, he didn’t even know that Zhou Huaiying had been practicing the forbidden Blood Demon Manual.

It seems that Zhou Huaiying played a role in the disappearance of many high-level cultivators in Xuanmiao City back then. The blame cannot all be placed on the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Lin Batian’s death was partly due to Zhou Huaiying, the Pure Jade Sect’s Tao Achieving cultivator, and the Danxia Sect’s Tao Achieving cultivator. They drained Lin Batian of too much power, making him weak. This debt must be repaid.

A day later, Small Shadiao arrived at the Wangxian Sect and when he saw Lin Jiang, tears almost welled up in his eyes.

"Brother, I knew you wouldn’t die so easily."

Small Shadiao was very excited. He had learned some news about the battle in Qing State and found out that many Tao Achieving cultivators had fallen. He was very worried about Lin Jiang.

"Fortunate"

Lin Jiang said. It was indeed fortunate that the system killed Yang Luo, otherwise he would have died too.

"It’s okay, brother. As long as we’re alive, we’ve won."

"It’s all in the past. I’m not that fragile, but Small Shadiao, I may not be able to fulfill the promise I made to you before."

"What promise?"

"I promised to extend your lifespan. My original plan was to kill Yang Luo and obtain the technique to extend lifespan from her, but Yang Luo died too quickly."

Lin Jiang said, Yang Luo was instantly erased by the system, completely obliterated, without giving Lin Jiang a chance to devour Yang Luo’s soul. Otherwise, Lin Jiang could have gained all of Yang Luo’s techniques.

"Oh, that’s it? Don’t worry, I wasn’t planning on taking your lifespan."

"It was a promise I made."

"Isn’t this hopeless? Don’t worry, I am now at the fifth level, so I still have at least three to four thousand years of lifespan, what’s there to be afraid of?"

Small Shadiao doesn’t matter, being at the fifth level is equivalent to the Soul Changing Period. The human race only has a lifespan of two thousand years, but the demon race has a baseline of five to six thousand, he still has plenty left.

"I will find a chance to repay you in the future."

"Brother, don’t be so formal."

"Okay, as a family, we can speak candidly. Let’s judge by actions in the future."

Lin Jiang nodded, no matter what he said, what mattered was his actions. Small Shadiao endured for a hundred years under Yang Luo’s torture, and Lin Jiang really appreciated this gesture.

"Brother, what will you do next? How about coming back to Wilderness with me, stop mingling with the human race, they are too calculating. We are not the cleverest, let’s not scheme against others."

"I want to leave too, but I can’t. Do you know how dangerous Yun State is now?"

"I know a little. Yun State and Qing State are all seen as plump pickings by those big sects. Yun State still has the tough nut of the Dutian Formation."

"Yes, my little sister is still in Yun State, your sister is also there. We should work hard together."

"Brother, you decide what to do, I support you."

"Continue to gather resources in the Wilderness, use whatever tricks you need. One of us is in the human tribe and the other in the Wilderness demon tribe, we can share resources."

Lin Jiang said that when he was in Qing State, he overheard a conversation between the Green Emperor about good and evil intentions, mentioning words like becoming immortal and world destruction. Lin Jiang realized that there are ambitious people in the cultivation world, including among the demon tribe.

Becoming immortal must be related to world destruction. Lin Jiang can’t control whether others become immortal, but if there’s world destruction, he can’t stand by. He is also one of the many lives out there.

"Brother, I’ll follow your lead."

"Great, prepare some good items. I’ll return to Yun State in a few days, are you coming back with me?"

"I’m not going back. Grown-up birds need to soar through the sky alone. What’s the point of me going back?"

Small Shadiao shook his head. He’s not going back. What if his sister starts hitting him again if he goes back?

"Alright, you go and get ready, I’ll also plan for the future."

After bidding farewell to Small Shadiao, Lin Jiang settled down to plan.

With his lifelong enemy Yang Luo dead, it seemed like the preparations of the Wangxian Sect were in vain. But Lin Jiang was determined to support Li Qing and continue the plan. His longevity had become known to many people, and his slow progress in cultivation compared to true geniuses meant he still needed protection.

There were other enemies, like Zhou Huaiying, who had definitely caused trouble in North State and Xuanmiao City. Many people from the Lin family had died, even Third Sister had gone missing because of this. Lin Jiang wasn’t going to let him off the hook. Li Qing’s target would be Zhou Huaiying, and he would have to be dealt with one day.

"There are not many people left in the cultivation world that I care about. The focus of the next stage is to protect my loved ones."

Lin Jiang thought again of Lin Ying and Cao Ying. There weren’t many people left in this world that he cared about. His close ones were nearing the end of their lives, and he hoped that Lin Ying and the others could pass away peacefully, rather than meet a tragic end.