Cultivation: Being Immortal

Zhongzhou, Shenmu City

As the wheel of time turned again, Lin Jiang blinked and had hidden in Shenmu City for a hundred years. During this time, Lin Jiang’s cultivation level didn’t change much, only getting closer to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

This is the normal speed that an ordinary Nascent Soul with ordinary talent should have. Many Nascent Souls take three to five hundred years to reach the later stage or the peak realm of Nascent Soul. Then, they only have one or two opportunities in their lifetime to attempt Soul Changing. Ordinary people and geniuses are completely different worlds.

Small Shadiao’s progress is slower because Lin Jiang’s current financial resources cannot provide him with a large number of Beast Spirit Pills or fourth-order Demon Cores. He can only refine spiritual power on his own to cultivate. And he is a lazy person, always slacking off, so it’s strange for his cultivation level to advance.

During these hundred years, Lin Jiang has been paying attention to the Holy Heavenly Sect. The process of the Holy Heavenly Sect replacing the Spiritual Moon Sect was very stable. They fought and killed Xu Mingyue, persuaded the Void Achieving cultivator Yun Hua to defect, and killed another Void Achieving cultivator.

In less than ten years, the remaining Void Achieving and Soul Changing cultivators of the Spiritual Moon Sect were almost completely wiped out, with only a few who didn’t seek revenge and scattered everywhere.

The only one resisting the strongest was Xu Yunyue. Xu Yunyue planned dozens of counterattacks against disciples of the Holy Heavenly Sect, with some successes and some failures. However, in the twentieth year, she was killed by Yang Luo’s scheme. After that, the resistance of the Spiritual Moon Sect disappeared.

Compared to the four major sects in the Qing State at that time, the Spiritual Moon Sect was really much weaker in terms of revenge determination and methods. At that time, the four major sects in the Qing State only left behind a single Void Achieving and a few Soul Changing individuals, but they still persisted for hundreds of years. Now, Wei Dao and the others have already passed away, but their descendants are still active in the Yun State, continuing their mission of revenge.

While dealing with the remaining enemies, the Holy Heavenly Sect didn’t forget about development. They sent a delegation led by Yang Luo to establish friendly relations with various sects. No one knows what methods Yang Luo used, but all the sects maintained close contact with the Holy Heavenly Sect, including the Shenmu Sect.

Over the past hundred years, the Holy Heavenly Sect has greatly expanded its strength. A hundred years ago, they only had three Void Achieving individuals, but now they have five. The number of Soul Changing and Nascent Soul cultivators has also increased significantly. Even the once Moon City, now Holy Heavenly City, has been prospering and is no less impressive than other cultivation cities.

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"Friend from the Yun Sect."

"Friend from the Yun Sect."

On this day, Lin Jiang entered a large mansion, and familiar cultivators greeted him one after another. Over the past century, Lin Jiang had become quite famous in the Shenmu City as a skilled talisman practitioner. He was the first among the independent cultivators in Shenmu City to master the third-level new talisman technique.

"When will the taoist friend from the Holy Heavenly Sect arrive?"

Lin Jiang asked the person next to him. The Holy Heavenly Sect is currently leading in the field of new talisman techniques, and besides Yang Luo, there are six talented Talisman Makers who have emerged. Today, Lin Jiang received news that a Talisman Maker from the Holy Heavenly Sect was coming to exchange knowledge.

"We arrived in Shenmu City yesterday, we should be close. Let’s see when our taoist friend will arrive."

"This taoist friend from Holy Heavenly Sect, how much information do you know?"

"Not much, it is said that this person has never learned the traditional talisman technique. They started with the new talisman technique, which is the favorite technique of Grandmaster Yang’s most successful disciple."

One person said. A hundred years have passed, and the new talisman technique has greatly improved. Some people have already created sixth-level spiritual talismans. Of course, only Yang Luo can do it. That’s why Yang Luo is respected as Grandmaster Yang.

The six talented talisman makers from Holy Heavenly Sect are all disciples of Yang Luo. They quickly surpassed other Talisman Makers who used the new talisman technique, even Lin Jiang who has always been at the forefront.

"Ancestor Yu has arrived."

Soon, the host of the place arrived. This person is called Yu Hai, a descendant of Shenmu Sect’s Tao Achieving Ancestor. He has Soul Changing cultivation, sixth-level Talisman Maker, and fourth-level new style talisman practitioner. He has been very active in Shenmu City and has known Lin Jiang for many years.

Yu Hai is friendly and greets others with a smile. But everyone’s attention is on a person beside Yu Hai, who is being carried in by four Golden Core Period cultivators because he is very fat.

When Lin Jiang was in Blue Star, he saw some super fat people, weighing seven to eight hundred catties, who covered the entire bed when sitting on it. Even walking was difficult for them.

The person was very fat, with lots of scary fat all over his body, at least weighing over a ton. But despite being so fat, he still had a beautiful face. It was really strange.

"Dear friends, let me introduce you. This is Bai Yu, a friend from the Holy Heavenly Sect. Please don’t make fun of his body. In fact, he has practiced special techniques. Even when he was in the Golden Core Period, he once killed five enemies in the same period. He is very powerful."

Yu Hai noticed that everyone’s gaze was a bit strange and quickly explained. This is not any ordinary person, but someone who has practiced special techniques.

"Thank you, dear friends. I am not feeling well now, so I won’t bow to all of you."

Bai Yu didn’t care about others’ comments on his body shape. He smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.

"Bai Yu practices a physical cultivation technique, right?"

"Yes, it’s a unique technique of our Holy Heavenly Sect. Only three people practice it now. Are you interested in learning it, dear friend?"

"I’m not interested, actually."

The man smiled. Anyone who could make himself look like this must be a tough person. He couldn’t tolerate the strange looks from others, but he wasn’t that tough.

Bai Yu didn’t say anything more and quickly started talking to everyone about Fudao. This is the Talisman Maker’s circle, where your identity can’t overshadow your skills. You must have real talent.

Bai Yu definitely has the skills. Soon, this became Bai Yu’s territory, and he spoke very respectfully about Yang Luo. He often mentioned, "My master once said…" With the praise from his disciples, Yang Luo became the most famous genius in the cultivation world.

After a meeting, Bai Yu was carried away by his disciples, and the other Talisman Makers left in groups. Lin Jiang and a few familiar Talisman Makers went to a restaurant.

"This Bai Yu is truly Master Yang Luo’s disciple. His talisman technique is extraordinary. I can’t compare."

"I can’t compare either. He can already make fourth-tier new style talismans, even better than Senior Yu Hai."

"Brother Yun, you are the outstanding one among us independent cultivator Talisman Makers. Can you surpass them? It’s up to you, Brother Yun."

The conversation shifted to Lin Jiang. Among the independent cultivator Talisman Makers in Shenmu City, Lin Jiang ranked first. He had already reached the fifth-tier, although he had only achieved that twice in the past two years, with a terribly low success rate. But Lin Jiang was still a well-known Talisman Maker among independent cultivators. The others were all from sects or family backgrounds.

"They have background and support. They can casually draw fourth or fifth-tier spiritual talismans. They have a complete inheritance and guidance from famous teachers. How can we compare?"

"If even Brother Yun admits defeat, we won’t have any chance."

"Yes, there are more and more Talisman Makers who have mastered the new style talisman. In the future, the traditional spiritual talismans will definitely become less popular. If one cannot learn it, it will be difficult to even make a living."

The group of people were all worried. They were just ordinary independent cultivators, even though they were considered elites among the independent cultivators, they were still far behind compared to disciples from sects.

Most importantly, they couldn’t get first-hand information and nobody was guiding them. Lin Jiang happened to have fortuitous encounters. Back in Tianxian City, he had exchanges with many experts. Later, he obtained Chen Jingyu’s materials, progressing rapidly step by step. Whereas they were slow, falling far behind in the mainstream new talisman technique.

Nowadays, there are more and more new style talismans appearing in the market, causing the prices of traditional spiritual talismans to decrease. In the future, they will surely be completely replaced, causing everyone to worry about their future.

Actually, if they wait until the new talisman technique system is fully mature, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to learn it. However, the problem is they can’t wait until that time, after all, they need to eat and cultivate.

Lin Jiang also couldn’t offer any help with this. He wouldn’t selflessly share his own things. Right now, the prices for new style talismans are high, so he needs to seize the opportunity to earn money.

"Let’s not talk about that, let’s talk about Bai Yu’s cultivation method. Do any of you know any information? I’m very interested in it."

"Brother Yun wouldn’t want to become a walking meat mountain, right?"

"Exactly, it’s so ugly."

"White, fatty meat, I feel disgusted looking at it."

Many people exclaimed, Bai Yu’s cultivation technique is too disgusting. He has become as fat as a mountain. The white, fatty meat is also disgusting. They would rather die than cultivate this technique.

Lin Jiang couldn’t get any information from their mouths, so he didn’t say anything. The gathering dispersed, and Lin Jiang made arrangements for Small Shadiao to inquire. Small Shadiao quickly returned with the information. After all, this technique is very unique. Bai Yu’s popularity on the street is one hundred percent.

"Brother, I found out. This technique really is as you described. It was developed by Yang Luo. The cultivation world has never had this kind of technique before."

"Is your source of information reliable?"

"Yes, it’s reliable. My woman told me."

"Which woman?"

"Brother, do you really have to ask that?"

Small Shadiao remained speechless, and Lin Jiang smiled, understanding the situation.

Small Shadiao has been active in the big market for the past hundred years, just as Lin Jiang predicted. He caused chaos in the emotional battlefield of low-level cultivators, initially flirting with seven or eight female cultivators from the big market. Later, he became more picky and started flirting with a female disciple from the Shenmu Sect. Now, he is in a relationship with a female disciple who is in charge of the Shenmu City big market.

Of course, or rather, it’s more accurate to say that they are a couple. The woman’s husband has passed away, and she hasn’t remarried, but she still enjoys life and they are a perfect match.

"Small Shadiao, do you think Yang Luo is from a different world?"

Lin Jiang asked a soul-searching question about Yang Luo’s background, and many people have speculated that she might be a reincarnated true immortal. However, Lin Jiang suddenly thought, could she be a time traveler? After all, the things she brought out are not from this world, and no one has heard of them before.