Chapter 286 Location of Opportunity

Chapter 286 Location of Opportunity

According to He Song's guess, Lin Cong was probably still unwilling and wanted to find someone with spirit roots among his descendants and personally escort and protect them,

hoping to step above Foundation Establishment and strive for a future for his descendants.

Unfortunately, in the end, despite his day and night hopes, he only faced disappointment.

Starting from Lin Cong,

not even one person with spirit roots had appeared among his children and grandchildren.

With no other choice, he could only take advantage of the few years he had left to prepare to move his entire family to the mortal world to preserve the family business.

Otherwise, continuing to stay in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market without cultivator protection, the danger of clan extermination would likely arrive in the blink of an eye.

Now, seeing He Song, whose face was completely unchanged from before, in his old age,

saying he wasn't envious was probably impossible.

Time flies past.

That sturdy young man from back then was now decrepit and old,

but the Spirit Plant Farmer who had been beside him back then was now completely unchanged.

Under such a comparison, Lin Cong's eyes were only slightly red, which could already be considered strong willpower.

If it were someone with a less stable mentality,

their emotions might have spiraled out of control on the spot.

Faced with this situation, He Song sighed in his heart and felt some emotion for his friend of decades.

After sighing in his heart, He Song did not neglect him and slightly cupped his hands in return.

Then he said,

"I originally intended to go into secluded cultivation, but just as I was about to, a sound transmission paper crane descended from the sky."

"I looked and realized it was an invitation from you, Fellow Daoist."

"You and I have known each other for nearly a hundred years now."

"Now that you, Fellow Daoist, have invited me here, how could I not come?"

"However... the preciousness of Longevity Pills is truly unimaginable. I searched the entire Immortal City, but still couldn't find a Longevity Pill for you, Fellow Daoist."

"Alas."

Although he hadn't accomplished what he set out to do for his friend, He Song felt he still needed to convey his intentions.

Saying this would let Lin Cong know that he had made an effort for him and wasn't unwilling to help.

Living in the cultivation world, how could Lin Cong not have heard of Longevity Pills?

But he thought that after hearing He Song say this, he would understand He Song's actions.

How precious Longevity Pills that Qi Condensation Stage cultivators could take were,

presumably, Lin Cong in the Qi Condensation Stage understood it even better than He Song.

Not finding one was normal.

Naturally,

with this one sentence from He Song, Lin Cong could understand He Song's intention and wouldn't resent him before his death.

With these words, He Song could be considered to have done his best.

After sighing, He Song smoothly took out the Jade slip he had made earlier from his Storage Pouch.

"However, although I didn't find a Longevity Pill, I did bring something else for Brother Lin."

"This is a Jade slip for transmitting cultivation methods. Inside is a cultivation method that allows anyone with spirit roots to successfully draw Qi into the body, and a fragmented puppet art."

"I made it personally."

"I offer it as a gift to Brother Lin."

"I hope Brother Lin can have his descendants keep it safe."

"If Lin Brother's descendants have spirit roots in the future, they can use this Jade slip to step into the cultivation world again."

He Song did not change his original way of addressing Lin Cong.

His friend was dying, so naturally he wouldn't put on any airs.

Putting the unremarkable Jade slip in his hand into Lin Cong's hand, He Song finished speaking and saw Lin Cong's expression change in front of him.

Lin Cong, who had originally been shocked and at a loss upon hearing He Song say that he had searched the entire Immortal City and couldn't find a Longevity Pill for him,

when he heard He Song say that he had specially made a Jade slip for transmitting cultivation methods, wanting to allow his descendants to step into the cultivation world again, the expression on his face changed again.

His eyes looked at He Song in front of him.

Lin Cong then lowered his head again and looked at the unremarkable Jade slip in his hand.

Then he raised his head again to look at He Song, whose face appearance had remained unchanged.

After repeating this several times, Lin Cong opened his mouth,

but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Only when he looked at He Song again did he nod fiercely, his hands trembling slightly as he put the Jade slip in his Storage Pouch.

Afterwards, a smile appeared on his face.

He took He Song's hand and led him with large strides towards his home.

Unbeknownst to them,

a few drops of water fell to the ground, raising a trace of dust,

and then returned to silence.

Very quickly,

Lin Cong and He Song stepped into a courtyard, one after the other.

In Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, Qi Condensation Late-stage cultivators are all allocated a courtyard for residence and cultivation.

Lin Cong's current cultivation was Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, so his courtyard was naturally closer to the inner circle of Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.

Courtyards closer to the inner circle were larger than ordinary courtyards,

but because Lin Cong had married and had children after coming here and had a family, there were quite a few people in the courtyard.

After entering the courtyard together with He Song, Lin Cong quickly began introducing his family to He Song.

Lin Cong had three wives,

all mortals.

These three wives had given him a total of six children.

His six children had also married and had children of their own.

His grandchildren were now also reaching the age to marry and have children.

Now, Lin Cong had dozens of descendants, including children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Dozens of people squeezed into this courtyard, and although the courtyard was large enough, it still seemed quite crowded.

But in He Song's view, this place was full of life.

However, if Lin Cong weren't here to hold things down, this large family would probably not be able to survive in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.

And this was perhaps the reason Lin Cong had mentioned in his sound transmission to He Song about leaving Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market with his family.

Lin Cong also knew that after his death, his descendants would no longer have cultivator protection.

If they didn't leave, it would likely be very difficult to survive in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.

When Lin Cong's family members saw He Song, dressed in a black robe, entering the courtyard with Lin Cong, they quickly followed Lin Cong's signal and bowed to He Song as juniors.

Seeing this, He Song casually gave them some greeting gifts.

Just a few spirit stones.

He Song didn't even take it to heart.

After meeting all of Lin Cong's family, Lin Cong immediately decided to hold a banquet at home to celebrate He Song's arrival.

Thus,

He Song spent the next few days in Lin Cong's courtyard.

During this time, nothing major happened, and no one foolishly came to cause trouble.

Until a few days later,

night fell.

Lin Cong and He Song sat facing each other in the courtyard pavilion, tasting tea.

"In a few days, I will have to take my family and go live in the mortal world."

"But once we leave, I don't know when my unworthy descendants will be able to return here again."

"Fellow Daoist, your nobility is truly admirable. That Jade slip for transmitting cultivation methods has truly relieved the bitterness in my heart."

"Unfortunately, I think after this farewell, we may never see each other again."

Lin Cong looked fixedly at He Song, and as he spoke, the air of twilight in his eyes couldn't be concealed.

He was now almost one hundred and twenty years old.

For mortals, sixty years old was already considered a stroke of good fortune from heaven.

Qi Condensation Early-stage cultivators could live to eighty.

Qi Condensation Mid-stage cultivators could live to one hundred.

Qi Condensation Late-stage cultivators could live to one hundred and twenty.

Lin Cong was now only a few years away from his one hundred and twentieth year.

A few years would pass in the blink of an eye. Lin Cong being able to resolve a major regret in his heart at this moment also made him feel immense gratitude towards He Song.

He had truly made the right choice in befriending He Song back then.

When they were still in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, He Song had saved his life with a piece of information.

Now, as he was about to pass away, He Song had come from afar again to resolve a major regret in his heart.

He Song had never sought any reward for these two incidents.

Lin Cong naturally remembered such kindness in his heart.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have a method to prevent others from eavesdropping?"

"I have something I want to tell you, Fellow Daoist."

Scanning his eyes around, Lin Cong seemed to have made a decision in his heart and asked in a low voice.

Seeing this, He Song's heart stirred.

Could it be that Lin Cong had some secret to tell him?

But, even if he, a small Qi Condensation Stage cultivator, had some secret,

it probably wouldn't be of much use to him, a Foundation Establishment True Person, right?

Such thoughts flashed through his mind. After thinking about it, He Song finally decided to listen first.

After making his decision, He Song extended his Divine Sense, shrouding the surrounding tens of meters in his Divine Sense.

With He Song's Divine Sense covering the area, there was no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping on their conversation.

After doing all this, He Song nodded, signaling Lin Cong to continue.

He hadn't seen He Song make any movements,

but seeing He Song nod as a signal, Lin Cong, though still doubtful, believed that He Song wouldn't deceive him.

He also thought that since He Song's cultivation was now Foundation Establishment, it was normal for him not to understand Foundation Establishment methods.

Therefore, after seeing He Song nod, Lin Cong spoke directly.

"Back then, thanks to Fellow Daoist's information, I was fortunate enough to escape Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market and avoid dying in the great calamity there."

"Afterwards, I went to Green Wall Immortal City and settled down there until my Foundation Establishment attempt failed, and I returned here again."

"But actually, after I originally left Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, I didn't go to Green Wall Immortal City immediately."

"At that time, I had just broken through to Qi Condensation Mid-stage, and my cultivation wasn't even fully consolidated when Fellow Daoist informed me that I had to leave Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market immediately."

"Having no choice, after leaving Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, I went east all the way and, feeling that I was already hundreds of miles away from Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, I went into a mountain valley."

"I thoroughly consolidated my cultivation in that mountain valley before continuing on to Green Wall Immortal City."

"I didn't feel anything unusual when I consolidated my cultivation back then, but when I later recalled it carefully, I realized that mountain valley seemed faintly off."

"However, when I reached Great Perfection of Qi Condensation later and went back to investigate, I still couldn't find anything. It's truly strange."

"Later, I occasionally went back to investigate, but I never found a way in."

"Alas, perhaps my cultivation is too shallow, and I am not fated to see the truth."

"But if Fellow Daoist is interested, you can go take a look."

New Words:

连山御风术: Mountain-Linking Wind Riding Technique

灵雨术: Spirit Rain Art