Chapter 357 - 239: Lifespan Increases Again, A New Species Acquired

Chapter 357: Chapter 239: Lifespan Increases Again, A New Species Acquired

One could say that besides the clan’s three Foundation Establishment Cultivators, there were also Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli, whom they had nurtured and invested in. That made for a full five people, and this wasn’t even counting the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had affiliated with them for a spot in the Jiazi Secret Realm.

Their strength on paper even surpassed that of the Liu Family, an established Foundation Establishment Clan he was cooperating with.

Mo Zhaoli was on a mission. After concluding his business, he didn’t linger and departed directly on his flying vessel.

Lin Changheng left as well, though he headed in a different direction.

Before Lin Changheng left, Xu Xujun promised that once everything was settled, he would make another trip to the Immortal City to deliver the gains.

This was the second time the Xu Family had made such a firm promise.

"Very well. I’ll have to trouble you then, Mr. Xu."

Lin Changheng smiled and nodded.

After bidding farewell to Feiyue, Hanji, and the Xu Family’s leadership, Lin Changheng gave a slight smile. His body shot forth like a sword, piercing the heavens and transforming into a streak of cyan light as he sped away.

Inside his Storage Bag was a new batch of Demon Beast Essence Blood.

The Xu Family had rushed to transport it from the Cyan Spirit District.

This was one thing the Xu Family had never forgotten.

...

Seven days after Lin Changheng’s departure, all preparations were complete. The final clan war between the Xu Family and the Qiu Family began.

The Xu Family’s Cultivators formed an army and advanced on the Qiu Family’s territory with incredible speed.

At Lin Changheng’s behest, Tantai Feiyue also took action.

Her cultivation path was difficult and her progress slow, so she had to bulldoze her way forward with resources—massive amounts of them!

And where would such massive resources come from? The enemy clan right before her eyes, of course.

But Tantai Feiyue had no intention of going on a killing spree. She merely broke through their arrays and casually dispatched their Late Stage Qi Cultivation Cultivators, playing a decisive role in the battle’s outcome.

The rest had nothing to do with her.

That was a job for the Xu Family, who had accumulated a deep-seated hatred for their rivals over many years of fighting.

Because the Qiu Family lacked a deep enough foundation, they didn’t possess items like Soul Tokens. As a result, the clan members were slow to realize what had happened, still anticipating the day their ancestor would return from the Secret Realm with new resources.

But day after day passed, and their ancestor never came. Instead, they were met with a siege by the Xu Family, who produced the Qiu Family Ancestor’s token to shatter their morale and throw them into chaos.

Once the war began, the situation immediately became one-sided.

It was a complete rout.

Although such clan wars seemed brutal, this one didn’t actually cause much of a stir. Such events were far too common in the Cultivation Realm to be considered unusual.

The Cultivation Realm was vast, and with the ceaseless turn of time’s wheel, countless families—and even Sects—were annihilated and erased from existence every month.

...

Lin Changheng traveled all the way back to the Floating Immortal City.

The journey was uneventful.

Upon reaching the Outer Lake, before entering Cave Mansion No. 98, Lin Changheng didn’t go straight in. Instead, he first swept the area carefully with his Divine Sense.

Even though more than half a year had passed, he was still worried that the Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator who harbored malicious intent toward him might still be lurking about.

Only after checking repeatedly did Lin Changheng disable the Restriction and enter the cave mansion.

"Brother Lin!"

A delighted, feminine cry rang out. After comforting the concubine who had thrown herself into his arms, Lin Changheng set down the two Spirit Beasts that had served only as companions on his journey and found the space suddenly felt crowded.

He then went to the cave mansion’s backyard and discovered that even the Spirit Field was no longer large enough.

Among the Roots he had obtained on his trip, one type required mundane soil.

Another was highly absorbent and would drain a massive amount of fertility from a Spirit Field.

These two were rather unique. Planting them clustered together was out of the question, as they would conflict with the other Treasure Plants and likely cause unforeseen consequences.

’I really need to put moving to a new cave mansion on the agenda.’

Lin Changheng’s eyes flashed as he came to a decision.

He wasn’t short on Spirit Stones anymore; there was no need to endure hardship for its own sake.

Therefore, he decided not to plant the Roots immediately and revive them with the True Intent of his Rongsheng Divine Abilities.

A few days’ delay wouldn’t matter.

However, before he could move, there were a few things Lin Changheng needed to do.

First was selecting a new location for his cave mansion.

There were Tier Two Spiritual Lands for rent in the territories of the Purple Extreme Sect, the Cyan Mist Sect, and even the Bixiao Sect to the east.

He had quite a few options.

The Grade of the Spiritual Land’s Spirit Vein was one important factor, but his neighbors were another.

These Spiritual Lands were rented out in large plots. The bigger ones could accommodate over a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators building large cave mansions, while the smaller ones could fit three.

For instance, the Jade Capital Mountain Dao Field, where he had previously visited Talisman Master He Yunshu, was jointly rented by five Cultivators.

It consisted of five extraordinary peaks, one for each person, so they didn’t interfere with one another.

Still, dealing with neighbors was unavoidable.

The Cultivation Realm was not lacking in treacherously ambitious neighbors who would deceive someone, earn their trust, and then enter their home to murder them for their treasures.

In fact, Lin Changheng had encountered such a situation before. His former neighbors, Sound Master Cui and his partner, had harbored ill intentions, but they had picked a fight they couldn’t win and ended up forfeiting their own lives.

Therefore, he had to be cautious. After all, one can’t spend every single day on guard against a thief.

...

Second was the matter of the Cyan Rain Mist Toad’s Essence Blood.

He had been able to Instant Kill that green-robed Foundation Establishment Cultivator thanks to his Third Layer Hallucination Technique, which he had acquired through Spirit Stealing. Using it in the forest had produced a miraculous effect.

It had saved him from a protracted battle.

Because of this, Lin Changheng had begun to place even greater importance on this Abnormal Technique.

Before he left, Lin Changheng planned to contact Bai Hengwan, the True Inheritance disciple, to get another batch of Essence Blood. This would save him from having to make another trip later.

At the same time, he wanted to raise the level of his Hallucination Technique.

...

As Yan Mingyi attended to him during his bath, bustling about in a nearly transparent silk dress, Lin Changheng felt his eye twitch.

When something becomes unbearable, there’s no need to bear it any longer. With a soft cry from the woman, Lin Changheng pulled the female Cultivator into the bath with him. The water-soaked silk dress became even more revealing.

Her delicate and slender figure was on full display.

Lin Changheng gestured for Yan Mingyi to continue her work. After taking a soft breath, he told her about his idea to move to a new cave mansion.