Cultivation: Being Immortal

Chapter 233

Bing State, residence of the Lin family

After more than twenty years of history and who knows how much money spent, the Treasured Weapon of Destiny was finally completed. Lin Jiang received the news and rushed back from out of town.

"This is your flying sword. Take a look, it’s of superb quality, almost comparable to a spiritual treasure."

Lin Die handed the flying sword to Lin Jiang, and when Lin Jiang held it in his hand, he felt its weight. It was much heavier than the other weapons.

"It’s heavy because it took hundreds of diamonds. It also requires a high level of spiritual consciousness. You asked for this yourself, so if you can’t handle it, don’t blame me."

"No problem, I’m sure I can handle it."

Lin Jiang waved his hand, thinking that he underestimated people. In the cultivation world, there are very few people like him who can persist in taking Soul Nourishing Pills for hundreds of years and practice the Soul Refining Technique. This secret technique increases spiritual consciousness at a slow pace and requires persistent efforts. Most cultivators stop practicing after a few decades when they feel their spiritual consciousness is sufficient.

"If you can use it, it’s good. If your spiritual awareness is not enough to use it, then it would be a pity."

"What are the special features of this magic treasure?"

"It’s extremely sharp and incredibly heavy. Ordinary magic treasures would shatter upon contact with it, only top-quality ones could withstand it. After you refine it, you will know all its functions."

"How much money did it cost?"

"I can’t count how much exactly. I used about two billion of your spirit stones. I also contributed some materials myself, and Lin Ying and my father supported me with some. We also used some materials from the Lin family’s treasure house. It was crafted by a master craftsman from the central region, who claims that this is the best sword he has ever made in three hundred years."

Lin Die said that ordinary cultivators cannot afford such a luxurious sword with just a golden core. Most cultivators wouldn’t invest all their resources in a magic treasure. They would gradually enhance it when they acquire good things later on.

"Thank you so much for this great sword, Third Auntie."

"No need. Just remember to return the materials from the treasure house. The treasure house belongs to all the descendants of the Lin family. Also, we won’t be able to craft the defense magic treasure you wanted because we don’t have enough money."

"No problem, we can deduct it from the profits of my spiritual jade business until it’s enough."

Lin Jiang nodded. He had some shares in the spiritual jade business, both with the Lin family and the Five Elements Sect. Now that the business was thriving, the annual profits were substantial.

"Okay, then go back and refine your magical treasure."

"Third Auntie, can I ask where Tenth Auntie and Big Shadiao have been all these years? I haven’t seen them much."

Lin Jiang asked again, as he had hardly seen Big Shadiao and Lin Ying at the Lin family in recent years and had no idea what they were busy with.

"Is it inconvenient to say?"

Seeing that Lin Die didn’t answer much, Lin Jiang asked another question.

"Lin Yu is working with Lin Ying, but I don’t really understand what they are doing. It’s all arranged by my father."

"Is it very dangerous?"

"Even if you’re lying at home, enemies may still come knocking at your door. There’s no completely safe place in the cultivation world."

Lin Die mumbled, she really didn’t know what Lin Ying was up to, but Lin Die knew that over the years Lin Ying had taken many things from the family treasure vault, including a lot of healing potions. They must be doing something very dangerous, as getting injured was a common occurrence for them.

Lin Jiang’s gaze darkened, he didn’t ask any more questions. The information revealed by this statement was enough. With Lin Jiang’s current strength, even if he went all out, he couldn’t do much. He had to accept this reality.

"Work on your cultivation diligently."

Lin Jiang sighed inwardly. He had all the techniques and resources he needed now, but what he lacked was accumulated time.

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"I’m three hundred and fifty years old."

On this day, Lin Jiang made himself a cake. For over three hundred years, on his birthday, whenever he had the time, he would make a cake for himself to eat.

However, Lin Jiang couldn’t put candles on the cake anymore. It’s not because he thought it was silly. Lin Jiang actually found it meaningful and ceremonial. It’s just that the cake couldn’t fit all three hundred and fifty candles. How big of a cake would it take?

After finishing the cake, Lin Jiang put on a smile and walked out of the door. There was a big fool sitting on the steps outside. He looked back and said. You stole some, I smelled it.

"I don’t have it."

"You stole and I saw it."

"I didn’t do it."

"There’s still something on the corner of your mouth."

"It’s gone now."

Lin Jiang touched his mouth, probably leftover cream, and said seriously.

"Hmph, I want to change owners, I want to follow Third Sister."

The big fool immediately felt displeased, is he really that silly?

"Remember to call Third Auntie, dare to expose my secret, and you’ll eat stewed bird on an iron plate today."

Lin Jiang threatened Big Shadiao, who is also known as Small Shadiao. Three years ago, Small Shadiao finally woke up from a deep sleep and transformed into a human form after breaking through to the fourth level.

What puzzled Lin Jiang was that when Big Shadiao was in bird form, he was clearly much smarter than Small Shadiao. But after transforming, Big Shadiao’s intelligence hardly increased, while Small Shadiao became just like an ordinary person.

Naturally, Small Shadiao knew Lin Jiang’s secret. How could he not know if there was a change in ownership?

"You’re threatening me again, but you can’t beat me."

"Oh yeah? Give it a try."

"I-I want to change owners."

Upon hearing Lin Jiang’s words, Small Shadiao immediately felt discouraged. In terms of cultivation, Lin Jiang indeed couldn’t defeat him. However, they had a Master-servant Contract, just like the suppression of the Tang Monk over Sun Wukong with the tight-fitted Golden Headband.

So Small Shadiao could only use a change of ownership as a threat.

"Stop talking nonsense and go hunt in the Wilderness. No hunting means no food. Don’t just fool me with first or second-level monsters."

"I want to change owners."

"You say it eight hundred times a day, aren’t you tired? Go away quickly!"

Lin Jiang couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to him. With the Master-servant Contract in place, there was nowhere to run. He had Small Shadiao figured out.

"I want to change owners."

"Hahaha."

Seeing Small Shadiao getting angry, Lin Jiang burst into laughter, instantly feeling much better. After all, a smile doesn’t disappear, it just shifts.

"I want to change owners."

Small Shadiao was still stuck with this kind of owner, enduring a string of bad luck. He went hungry for three days, except for being told to go hunting, he didn’t do anything else.

"Don’t bully Lin Cong, I heard it from far away."

After leaving the house, Lin Jiang looked for Lin Die. Now, Lin family is led by Lin Die inside the house and by Lin Ying outside. Lin Ying cannot be seen all year round, but Lin Die can be seen frequently.

"This kid is rebellious. It makes me uncomfortable if he doesn’t entertain me. From now on, let’s call him Small Shadiao, not Lin Cong."

"Why?"

"Because it reminds me of someone, someone I envy."

"Who?"

"Haha, just kidding, Third Auntie. Did you bring me what I asked for?"

"It’s all here. Yuanye Pill, Xuan Yuan Pill, Soul Nourishing Pill, Energy Nourishing Pill. They are all top-quality pills. There are also pills to resolve poison. The dividends you received over the past few years have been used up."

Lin Die took out a pile of pills. Lin Jiang quickly put them away. He had been taking pills vigorously these past few years. Spirit stones clattered down like rain.

"No problem, my Five Elements Sect still generates income."

"You should take less medicine. I see that you are currently suffering from ‘Dan Poison’. It may take several hundred years to cleanse the ‘Dan Poison’."

"My aptitude is poor, there’s no way I can compare with you."

"My aptitude is also not good. Aptitude doesn’t represent everything. There are hundreds and thousands of disciples in the Five Elements Sect, can they all reach the Golden Core Period in cultivation?"

"Ha, why are you suddenly talking about this today?"

Lin Jiang felt speechless. Lin Die doesn’t seem to be in a good mood today.

"Because I’m in a bad mood, I want to teach someone a lesson."

"Otherwise, should I call Small Shadiao to come and fight you?"

"I’m here."

"Third Auntie, don’t bully others like this."

"Then hurry up and leave!"

"Leave immediately!"

Lin Jiang quickly ran away, a brave man doesn’t suffer a loss in front of his eyes. If he didn’t leave, he would really get beaten up.

Soon Lin Jiang knew why Lin Die was in a bad mood. It was because Lin Batian had run away. Lin Batian had been injured for many years, nobody knew the specifics of his injuries, only he himself knew. But on the surface, he seemed fine now.

After Lin Batian went to Taixu Sect, Lin Die had been having him rest and recover at home. Lin Batian had been cooperative, but his sudden departure made Lin Die very angry.

"Having an irresponsible father can really make someone furious."

Lin Jiang shook his head. He couldn’t control this matter, he couldn’t even control Little Cotton Coat, let alone himself.

Lin Jiang quickly returned home to analyze the intelligence. The Three Sects of Yun State had formed an alliance with the Lin family, and the Lin family shared some intelligence with the Three Sects. Lin Jiang received more information.

The current situation in Qing State was that the four major families had begun to stabilize their foundations, but there were still problems. Lin Jiang used the demonic locust to severely strike the small forces and independent cultivators in Qing State, causing them heavy losses. The four major families, in their efforts to stabilize the market, also lost a lot of money.

These four major families were greatly impacted, and it took them a longer time to stabilize their foundation. However, Qing State, which was occupied by the remnants of another sect, also got a chance to catch their breath and began to fight back. They were not the opponents of the four major families, but that didn’t stop them from launching attacks on them.

Especially in some remote areas, the guarding forces of the four major families were extremely weak and had already suffered a lot of attacks. These remnants adopted guerrilla tactics, causing great trouble for the four major families.

Faced with this kind of strategy, the four major families didn’t have many options. They were not yet powerful enough to control the entire cultivation world. After fighting, they would flee and often hide in the territory of the main gates in the central region. There were also many main gates in the central region where Tao Achieving Ancestors resided, so the four major families were not a threat at all.

"Could it be that Lin Batian is up to something big again?"

Lin Jiang wondered in his heart. Based on the intelligence analysis, there was no way to figure out what was going on. But since Lin Batian had fled, it was estimated that he had some kind of plan.