Cultivation: Being Immortal - Chapter 223

The Divine Kingdom of the Heavenly Wall

Without the Dutian Formation, the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom remained the same, but the situation was completely different. Spiritual energy began to surge, and cultivators also came in.

The Dutian Formation disappeared, but the spiritual veins of the Divine Kingdom didn’t. The land could not be taken away. This vast uninhabited land was a very precious treasure, making numerous cultivators from the Bing State envious. Fierce competition erupted for these uninhabited lands.

The most unfortunate ones were the ordinary people of the Divine Kingdom, but now the most miserable ones were the descendants of the Li Clan. They regarded themselves as the owners of these lands, but without the protection of the Formation Spirit Ancestor, what power did they have?

“It can basically be confirmed that Li Yuncheng was taken in by Lin Batian.”

“Can we be sure?”

“Yes, we asked the cultivators who came out of the Divine Kingdom, and it seems that the Li Clan has also lost one or two thousand people. It should be an agreement between Lin Batian and Li Yuncheng. It won’t be easy in the future.”

“The Formation Spirit of the Dutian Formation is indeed tricky. The eighth rank Breaking Formation Bead can’t stop. We must continue to gather materials and find someone to refine it. We must have a way to restrain Lin Batian.”

“I believe it is more important to find Lin Batian. We shouldn’t give him a chance to grow. His talent is truly terrifying. In less than five hundred years, he has reached the Soul Changing Period without the support of a family.”

When these words were spoken, the elders of the four great families fell silent. They already knew about Lin Batian’s talent, but they couldn’t be sure if he had reached his limit. If he hadn’t reached his limit yet, it would be terrifying. There was a possibility that they could be defeated by him.

“Spread out and look for them.”

“But if we do that, the four great families will re-emerge.”

“It doesn’t matter if we re-emerge. We have hidden for many years, and the world is almost forgetting our accomplishments. Our ancestral teachings cannot stay the same.”

“What about all of you?”

“Sure, our Lu family will make a big impact when we re-emerge. Let’s just go along with their ideas.”

“Since everyone agrees, I don’t disagree either. The four great families will support each other, but I oppose appearing recklessly. We must control Qing State. Activate all the spies from the major sects and take down Qing State first.”

“Agreed. Since we’re re-emerging, the old ways won’t work anymore. We need to establish new rules. We must have our own territory.”

“Great. Each of us will infiltrate different forces. Within twenty years, we will make them ours.”

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After leaving the Divine Kingdom for a year, Lin Jiang finally saw Lin Batian. Lin Batian’s face was pale and he looked very tired, indicating that he hadn’t fully recovered from his injuries.

“Please sit, Lin Wu.”

“Thank you, Xie Family Head.”

“Now, as the representative of the Five Elements Sect, you can call me the Leader of the Lin Family.”

“Okay.”

Lin Jiang nodded and sat across from Lin Batian, while Lin Die sat beside Lin Batian.

“Leader of the Lin Family, I am now officially forming an alliance with the Five Elements Sect.”

“Only with the Five Elements Sect?”

“The three sects, Five Elements Sect and Lin family have formed an alliance. Zhonghang Sect and Cloud Sword Sect will do the same. The Leader of the Lin Family can rest assured.”

“Alright, let’s begin.”

“While I represent Five Elements Sect, I am also a member of the Lin family. I don’t want anyone to suffer. I am being honest and open. This is the offer from my Five Elements Sect. The Leader of the Lin Family should also reveal their offer directly.”

“Aren’t you afraid that negotiating like this will result in Five Elements Sect wiping you out?”

Lin Batian smiled. Negotiations don’t usually work this way. They usually start with revealing the strongest cards.

“Five Elements Sect trusts me, and I trust the Leader of the Lin Family. It’s important to be genuine, don’t you think?”

“You’re using my own words against me, huh?”

“I mean it, more than anything else.”

“Then don’t blame me for deceiving you.”

“Dad…”

“Who are you looking for, Lin Die?”

“Lin Wu is younger.”

Lin Die said. Don’t reveal the trickery, let’s not make it difficult for our nephew. Can’t we deceive in secret?

“I know what the Five Elements Sect wants. The Five Elements Sect has been developing for many years, and it is not lacking in basic resources or low-level techniques. It even has some high-level techniques. What the Five Elements Sect lacks are advanced secrets. Otherwise, they have cultivation but no corresponding combat power, right?”

“Yes, they also lack insights into cultivating at higher levels.”

Lin Jiang nodded. Below the Nascent Soul stage, the Five Elements Sect has plenty of cultivation experience. This means that the geniuses of the Five Elements Sect can quickly advance to the Golden Core Period. But above the Nascent Soul stage, the Five Elements Sect has very few experiences. Although cultivation experience is not everything and everyone’s cultivation situation is different, the accumulation of experience is very important and can provide assistance for cultivators. It’s also part of what is called “foundation.”

“I also have very few insights into cultivation, especially above the Soul Changing stage. I won’t be able to improve my strength quickly in the future, but I do have many techniques that I can trade.”

“At least an earth-grade, preferably at the celestial level.”

“The kid spoke confidently, saying: ‘I also have heavenly steps, but the price of Five Elements Sect won’t be discounted for you.’”

“No problem, I can decide on this.”

Lin Jiang was full of confidence, even a bit excited. Lin Batian, can he really show me a heavenly steps technique? Isn’t this thing very common?

“With your confidence, I’ll give you a taste of sweetness, and more to come.”

Lin Batian threw a jade slip to Lin Jiang. After picking it up, Lin Jiang scanned it with his divine sense, but could only see the golden core part. The rest of the content was sealed and blocked, his divine sense wasn’t strong enough.

“This is one of the Divine Kingdom’s Li Family’s former mountain-sealing techniques, at the level of a low-grade heavenly steps. It’s no problem to cultivate until the Void Achieving Period. I’ll keep my higher realm techniques to myself for now, and decide later.”

“What do you want?”

“First, arrange a group of people for me, around fifty, to join the Five Elements Sect. They should receive treatment as inner sect disciples. The rest will be paid with Yuanye Pills, enough to reach the value of three million spirit stones. How does that sound?”

“That’s acceptable. But for this technique, we want exclusive ownership. Aside from the Lin Family, it’s not allowed to be leaked. We can freely use it, otherwise we’ll lose out.”

“It doesn’t matter, I agreed. You can keep the martial arts technique for now. I’ll come back in a while, and you’ll have a month to prepare. Let’s end it here for today, we can discuss the rest later.”

Lin Batian nodded. The price doesn’t matter much, what is important is whether the seller and the buyer can accept it. If they can, then it’s not expensive.

“This is the alliance agreement between the two sides, Lin Wu. You can also take it back with you. The agreement doesn’t need to be made public.”

“Thank you, Third Auntie. I’ll go make arrangements first.”

“Why the hurry? Sit down, have some tea and snacks. Let’s chat as a family.”

Lin Batian stopped Lin Jiang and then someone brought in tea. They removed the big table used for the meeting and replaced it with a smaller one, to get closer to each other.

“Is there anything else the head of the family wants to say?”

“Let’s talk about getting revenge. I’m lost right now. You, lad, have been doing well in the Divine Kingdom, playing with schemes and tricks. Give me some advice.”

“I’m always sincere in my actions.”

“Can’t go through, right?”

“Okay, I don’t know the whole story. I can’t play tricks and conspiracies. The Lin family is also one of the four major families. What reason made you hate the four major families so much?”

“The situation with the four major families is actually three major families now. The Lin family has been expelled.”

“Please explain in detail, family head.”

The four major families were originally interdependent and closely related. Our ancestors were disciples of the Green Emperor. The Lin family’s ancestors were the youngest, had the highest cultivation, the strongest combat strength, and were favored the most by the Green Emperor. In the later years of the Green Emperor, our Lin family ancestors sent him off during his final days. Only the Lin family remained by the side of the Green Emperor. And the Green Emperor’s tomb was actually designed by the Green Emperor himself.

So the other three major families have always suspected that our Lin family possessed the complete structure diagram of the Green Emperor Tomb. They have always harbored grudges. After many years, the development of the four families became uneven. When the three families weakened, my Lin family supported them tirelessly, even at the cost of sacrificing our own clan members’ interests.

But when my Lin family weakened, they chose to swallow us up. They used the internal conflicts within our Lin family to support the rebellion of Lin family members. That battle was too tragic, with kin killing each other, and the Lin family’s blade stained with the blood of the Lin family.

I was still very young at that time, one of the chosen ones in the Lin family’s seed plan. Just like how your Five Elements Sect sent outstanding disciples to seek refuge, my father had an extra precautionary measure. He didn’t let the Lin family members escort me, but had loyal servants in the house protect me. That’s how I managed to escape. Over the years, I have searched various places multiple times but haven’t found any trace of other Lin family seeds. I think they have all died.

“How is the Lin family now?”

“Almost extinct, the strongest person in the Lin family now should be at the peak level of Soul Changing or Void Achieving. I’m not sure about the specifics, but the Lin family can no longer make their own decisions. Important matters are all decided by the Three Sects, and they control the benefits as well. That guy named Lin Rong who came into the Divine Kingdom, he was sent as a scapegoat by them.”

“So the Lin family is just a front to deceive people or to calm their hearts. In reality, they are already gone.”

“It means that the Lin family is still around, but it’s almost like they’re dead. Even if a talented disciple appears in the Lin family, they won’t allow them to grow. And the current Lin family is controlled by the traitor from back then.”

“It is indeed very tragic.”

“My parents and elders were all killed by them. You tell me, can I forget this grudge?”

“The grudge between my parents and them is irreconcilable.”

Lin Jiang nodded. This grudge cannot be resolved, it can only end with the demise of one side.

“I have worked tirelessly over the years to develop our family, all for the sake of revenge. After the Lin family took over Anhua City, I realized that we couldn’t hide our identity for much longer. So I initiated an attack in advance, scheming to kill several Soul Changing individuals from the four major families, including Chen Zheng who was in the Tao Achieving period. But now I’m suffering from severe backlash, and I am unable to fight again in the short term. But I am unwilling to just stop like this.”

“A gentleman seeks revenge, it’s never too late. What do you think is better, seeking revenge all day long or waiting for a hundred years?”

“Of course, all day long.”

“All day long, we can’t do it.”

“You…”

“Just kidding, to liven up the atmosphere. Taking revenge is definitely a scoring situation. Even if there is only a tiny bit of hope to kill the enemy, we should give our all. But if there is no hope in confronting them head-on, then we must carefully consider our approach. My Five Elements Sect has suffered a great humiliation from the four major families, and now we have also reluctantly accepted it. We should take it slow. Remember that.”

“I have an obsession that I can’t let go of.”

Lin Batian shook his head. His motivation for cultivation was revenge. If he couldn’t take revenge, he would lose his focus.

“Carefully considering doesn’t mean not doing anything, clan leader. We just need to make a plan.”

Lin Jiang said, not believing that Lin Batian had no way at all. If he believed that, then he would be a fool. It was just a way to test Lin Jiang. So, he should respond to it. Besides, he had a gut feeling. Other than fatty meat, it was just bad water.