Cultivation: Being Immortal

Yun State, Anhua City

Lin Batian was in an important discussion with the high-ranking members of the three sects. After Yun State broke through Qing State’s blockade and recuperated for several decades, powerful experts emerged one after another, making the leaders of Yun State feel strong and ready to attack Qing State.

Although Lin Batian and the others knew that the Holy Heavenly Sect’s hidden support was malicious, they could only reluctantly accept it. The deep hatred between Yun State and Qing State could not be resolved easily. It was not only Lin Batian’s personal blood feud, but also the humiliation that the four major families inflicted on the three sects of Yun State.

After countless years of killing, both sides had lost countless lives in each other’s hands, becoming blood enemies. So, only one side could survive.

"We must seek revenge, but we can’t be hasty. A thousand years have passed, so we must take our time. My suggestion is to send elite troops to continuously harass and attack Qing State. Our biggest advantage compared to Qing State is the Dutian Formation. With the protection of the Dutian Formation, Qing State cannot invade us. For us, Qing State is like an undefended target…"

Lin Batian emphasized again that revenge couldn’t be rushed. They were protected by the Dutian Formation, so Qing State couldn’t launch a large-scale attack. Therefore, they could harass Qing State and continuously weaken them.

"City Lord Lin, when did you breakthrough to Tao Achieving?"

"Yes, without a Tao Achieving in charge, we are still no match for the four major families."

"I have already achieved perfection in Void Achieving, and Tao Achieving is just one step away, but this step is very difficult."

Lin Batian said, if Tao Achieving were so easy, there wouldn’t be so few experts in the cultivation world. Many people are trapped in Void Achieving unable to move.

Lin Batian is also struggling. His cultivation has always been smooth, but his good luck doesn’t help at the Tao Achieving checkpoint. He himself doesn’t know when he will break through.

"If there is no Tao Achieving, then we can only wait until a new Tao Achieving appears in our Yun State."

"Yes, let’s follow what City Lord Lin said…"

Feng Zhang from the Zhonghang Sect also nodded, but before he could finish speaking, his face suddenly changed.

"Friend Taoist Feng, what happened?"

"Cao Ying awakened my Life Talisman."

"Ah, how could this happen…"

"City Lord Lin, what is wrong with you again?"

"Lin Ying also awakened my Life Talisman."

Before Lin Batian could react, he noticed that Lin Ying had also awakened the Life Talisman he gave her. This made both of them silent. Lin Ying and Cao Ying were key members of their respective forces and had previously been given the Life Talismans. Now, they were activating them without retracting them after breaking through the Void Achieving stage, which made both of them feel uneasy.

There’s no need to say more. The few people disappeared, following the trail of the Life Talismans. Cao Ying and Lin Ying were already the top fighters in Yun State, so they couldn’t afford any losses.

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"Human, you can’t escape, let go of my child."

The Demon Emperor of the Peng Bird Clan spoke to the black-clad person in front of him. The demon army of the Wilderness was already restless and starting to surround them from all sides. More Demon Emperors from the Demon God Temple were also on their way.

The black-clad person didn’t reply. He held a small shadowy object in his hand, scanning his surroundings. Currently, there was only the Demon Emperor of the Peng Bird Clan, but there were also many other powerful demon clans, with many fifth and sixth-tier experts. It would be simple for him to break through, but he had to stay a little longer.

"Puh"

Seeing that the black-clad person was unmoved, the Demon Emperor of the Peng Bird Clan directly attacked. Wind magic was a skill all bird-like demon clans possessed. The Demon Emperor of the Peng Bird Clan unleashed a gust of wind blades, but a red sword floated above the black-clad person’s head, automatically flying to intercept the wind blades and dissipating them.

"Retreat"

The Demon Emperor of the Peng Bird Clan shouted loudly, and the surrounding demon clans quickly retreated. Then, the Demon Emperor of the Peng Bird Clan transformed into his true form.

The man in black was suddenly shocked and quickly retreated. The flying sword above his head grew several times larger and formed a huge light sword to strike down.

"The Demon Emperor is very powerful."

The man in black saw that even the treasure sword could not harm him at all, so he dared not be careless anymore. He put the Small Shadiao into the Spirit Beast Bag, then personally wielded the sword to battle against the Peng Bird Clan’s Demon Emperor.

The battle between Tao Achieving and Demon Emperor was earth-shattering. Lin Batian and the others who rushed over quickly stopped in shock, watching the battle with fear.

"Brother Lin, you came just in time. The enemy spies have been captured. Can you help me defend?"

The man in black saw Lin Batian and burst into laughter. Then he crushed a special paper and completely disappeared.

"Oh no, I fell into a trap."

Lin Batian shouted loudly, knowing all too well that he had been tricked.

"All humans must die!"

The massive Peng Bird Clan’s Demon Emperor rushed forward like a towering mountain.

"Break the formation, save our people, retreat! I will stay behind."

As soon as Lin Batian saw this, he decisively said, without any hesitation, and charged directly at the Peng Bird Clan’s Demon King.

Feng Zhang and the others immediately broke the formation to rescue the trapped people. It was quite troublesome to break the formation from within, but it was much easier outside the formation.

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Yun State, the ancestral land of the Lin family, was where Lin Batian began his rise and the place of Dragon’s Prosperity in the eyes of the younger generation of the Lin family. After returning to Yun State, Lin Batian blocked off this place and settled some elderly cultivators here.

But all of this was just a cover-up. Lin Batian’s true intention was to settle Lin Dongyan here secretly and concoct forbidden pills for the family.

Lin Guofu, as a grassroots core member of the Lin family, had made many contributions. Now that he was getting older, he was assigned to guard the ancestral land. However, on this day, as soon as Lin Batian and the others left Yun State, Lin Guofu took action. He opened the layers of formations in the ancestral land, allowing Yang Luo to enter and come directly in front of Lin Dongyan.

When Li Yuncheng discovered this, it was already too late. Lin Dongyan, who had attained the Soul Changing cultivation level, was subdued by Yang Luo with a single move. Li Yuncheng unleashed the power of the Dutian Formation, but Yang Luo used a set of talisman arrays to defend against the attack.

"Li Yuncheng, if you make another move, I will crush him."

Yang Luo said calmly, holding Lin Dongyan in her hand, making Li Yuncheng cautious.

"Yang Luo, what do you want to do?"

Li Yuncheng created a clone and appeared in front of Yang Luo.

"Li Yuncheng, how about joining me? I can help you transform your body and give you another chance at life."

"As long as the spirit vein remains intact, I will not perish. At this moment, how am I any different from immortality? To live again, can you make me immortal?"

"Even if I can’t eat or drink, and even if the most beautiful woman stands before me, I cannot enjoy it. Is this kind of immortality interesting?"

"I’m not interested in humans."

"······"

Yang Luo widened her eyes, thinking you’re ruthless.

"Save your strength and go help Lin Batian."

"What have you done?"

"Guess."

"Death"

Li Yuncheng didn’t care about anything outside of Yun State, but he knew that Lin Dongyan must not be taken away by Yang Luo. Lin Dongyan was the most important treasure of Yun State, and once the secret of the elixir was exposed, the whole Yun State would suffer a disaster.

"Trouble"

Yang Luo shook her head and quickly summoned numerous sets of talisman arrays. She bombarded Li Yuncheng crazily, saying that if she didn’t take Lin Dongyan with her, she could easily leave. But if she wanted to escape alive with Lin Dongyan, it would take a lot of effort.

By now, the entire Yun State had been alarmed, but the higher-ups of Yun State had all gone to the Wilderness. The remaining Soul Changing Nascent Soul practitioners didn’t dare to confront Yang Luo. They didn’t even have the qualifications to fight. They could only rely on Li Yuncheng.

However, Li Yuncheng was also hesitant. He wanted Lin Dongyan to stay alive. If Lin Dongyan died, they would have to train a new alchemist willing to refine the elixir. The risk was too great.

"Go"

After a short battle, outside of Yun State, Yang Xiong, disguised as someone else, broke in and created an opening for Yang Luo to escape. Li Yuncheng had no way to stop her and could only watch Yang Luo leave.