Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 288 - 179: Master Lu’s Six Centuries of Arduous Cultivation

Chapter 288: Chapter 179: Master Lu’s Six Centuries of Arduous Cultivation

Cave residence.

Shen Fan and Wei Yingying arrived in a sorry state to pay their respects.

"Uncle Lin, this time Brother Fan and I ventured into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range to hunt demon beasts, and by sheer luck, we managed to slay one and obtain a crystal core..."

Wei Yingying recounted the events one by one, including how they fought with the opponent and then how their so-called elder suddenly appeared, and how they were pursued.

After hearing this, Lin Chang’an merely nodded slightly.

"Hunting demon beasts has always been like this. If they wish to take something, they must be prepared for the corresponding cost, as for their claim about injuring the beast earlier!"

Lin Chang’an scoffed at these words. If that were the case, would every beast with an old scar from him belong to him?

It’s just a far-fetched excuse.

"However, Yingying, you are indeed bold!"

Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but shake his head. Previously, he received Spirit Stones from Yun Yao, intending to refine Wei Yingying, but unexpectedly, she had already obtained the main material.

However, it’s not bad; at least over the years, Wei Yingying has become far more composed than before.

"Alright, leave the crystal core with me. Later, I will find a Pill Master with good skills to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for you."

"Thank you, Uncle Lin."

Wei Yingying nodded excitedly, and Shen Fan beside her also showed a relieved smile. Yingying could finally accompany him to the end.

"Rest assured, Uncle Lin, we will definitely repay the cost of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill later."

Shen Fan was earnest, which made Lin Chang’an smile and shake his head.

At least this younger generation he found agreeable.

"Alright, here are healing elixirs for you to..."

However, just as Lin Chang’an took out the healing elixirs for the two, his expression suddenly changed, and upon sweeping his Divine Sense, he discovered something amiss on Shen Fan.

"Uncle Lin?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The perceptive Wei Yingying immediately noticed the anomaly and couldn’t help but inquire.

"It seems someone has marked you."

With a wave of his hand, Lin Chang’an conjured a cyan mana hand that grabbed a trace of mana mark from Shen Fan.

"This is a secret tracking technique, extremely covert and hard to detect. Anyone marked within a hundred miles has nowhere to hide."

Upon seeing Lin Chang’an pull this tracking mark from him, Shen Fan couldn’t help but express his gratitude, "Thank you, Uncle Lin."

"Do not leave the city recently; after returning, focus on recovering."

"Yes, Uncle Lin."

Shen Fan wanted to say more, but Wei Yingying beside him discreetly tugged his sleeve, prompting him to take his leave slowly.

However, after the two left, Lin Chang’an opened his hand to reveal the mark.

Within the mark, there was another hidden thread-like mana mark.

"This is the unique tracking technique of the Li Huo Palace’s Huang Family!"

If not for Huang Shaohai generously gifting him the sect’s foundation memory.

Even with his late-stage Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, he almost missed it.

"According to Huang Shaohai’s memory, only a few people in the Huang Family know this tracking technique, and Shen Fan and Wei Yingying aren’t worth that much!"

According to Shen Fan and Wei Yingying, the opponent was merely an early Foundation Establishment cultivator, incapable of placing such a tracking mark.

The cultivator who placed this tracking mark, at least, was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This is clearly a setup.

"It seems the visitors have ill intentions, or perhaps Shen Fan and Wei Yingying are just pawns. Could it be that they’re targeting me?"

Lin Chang’an frowned, but being targeted by the Li Huo Palace, he could only think of two possibilities.

The first possibility is that Huang Shaohai’s death was traced back to him, but this is unlikely since he covered his tracks well, and nothing has surfaced over the years.

The second possibility is due to his status as a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master and one of the East District Black Market’s most prominent power holders in recent years, always hanging high on Li Huo Palace’s bounty list.

Just then, an angry shout sounded from outside the cave residence.

...

A middle-aged cultivator in white carrying a long sword arrived at Lin Chang’an’s cave entrance, a sharp glare flashing in his eyes.

"The cultivator inside, come out!"

"Fellow Daoist, what’s the reason for clamoring outside my cave?"

As the cave’s array slowly opened, first appeared the terrifyingly auraed Cyan-Horned Bull, roaring, and the Tier Two Mid-stage demon beast’s aura pressed forth directly.

Following that was Lin Chang’an, who appeared at the edge of the cave with a calm demeanor.

However, faced with the demon beast’s aura, the middle-aged cultivator in white carrying a sword coldly snorted, showing no fear and coldly said:

"I am Gu Congfeng. Quickly hand over the two little thieves who injured my son and took the demon beast crystal core."

Under Gu Congfeng’s indifferent voice, the aura of a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment was released, clearly indicating that he was only a step away from breaking through to a late-stage Foundation Establishment.

"Fellow Daoist, are you joking?"

Lin Chang’an chuckled dryly upon hearing this. Regardless of the calculations from people behind this, just saying this matter is a joke.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, could it be your first time hunting demon beasts?"

This sentence was akin to mocking the fact that disputes naturally arise between cultivators hunting demon beasts in the beast mountain range, and it’s only about whose skills are superior.

Besides, if your son lacks the ability to kill the demon beast and someone else does, claiming it belongs to him afterward, isn’t that a joke?

"Preposterous!"

Just as Gu Congfeng was filled with fury and about to make a move, a battered figure hurriedly arrived from behind him.

"Big brother, don’t be impulsive!"

The newcomer was his second brother, Gu Congjian, who hastily held his elder brother back at this time, communicating through sound transmission:

"Big brother, don’t be impulsive. This is Fellow Daoist Lin, a Tier Two Upper Grade Talisman Master, and one of the six major Foundation Establishment cultivators of the East District Black Market, with significant connections in Celestial Profound City..."