Cultivation: Being Immortal

State of Bing, Wangxian Sect

In Lin Jiang’s cave, a female disciple knelt in front of Lin Jiang, offering tea and calling him "Master."

"Thirty years have passed, not easy."

Lin Jiang sighed. The genius plan had been going on for thirty years, and the first batch of two hundred disciples had been carefully selected. The best candidate was the disciple in front of him. She had reached the advanced level known as the "Building Foundation Period." Lin Jiang kept his promise and accepted her as his disciple.

"Master, please have some tea."

"No rush, you still have one chance to change your mind."

"Disciples never change their minds. It’s a blessing for a disciple to become the master’s disciple."

"Do you know that once you drink this tea, our master-disciple relationship will be established? In the future, you will be under my command, and there’s a high chance that it will cost your life."

"The path of immortality is filled with danger, and one can lose their life at any moment. Being able to serve by the master’s side is already fortunate for a disciple."

"Good, since you have made up your mind, I will accept you as my disciple."

"Thank you, Master, for your help."

"Since you have joined our sect, I will give you a new name. From now on, you will be called Li Qing."

Lin Jiang nodded, and he changed his alias again. Now he is called Li Wangxian. Many disciples, especially those recruited from mortal villages, don’t have names and are just called "Hey, you." In the Wangxian Sect, Lin Jiang didn’t give them names either, just code names. But now that they have become disciples, they can’t be called by their code names anymore.

"Thank you, Master, for everything."

"Tell me about your life these past twenty years."

"Yes, Master."

Li Qing slowly narrated her life over the past twenty years. Twenty years ago, she and four others were sent by Lin Jiang to Shenmu City to become peripheral assassins for an organization.

They went through a period of helplessness but gradually adapted. Then they started taking on missions as assassins and went from being inexperienced to skilled. They became killing machines.

In these twenty years, they have killed many people and have also been hunted. Getting injured became a common occurrence. Out of the five, only two managed to survive until now, and one of them is also disabled. Only Li Qing has managed to live through it all.

"Thank you for your hard work, please don’t blame the master for being tough."

"Not blaming the master."

"Alright, you can go rest now. During this time, you don’t need to practice. I will find medicine to take care of your body and heal any hidden injuries. Once the injuries are healed, you can then break through to the golden core."

Lin Jiang nodded, since he took in a disciple, he should treat the disciple better.

Li Qing left, Lin Jiang walked out of the cave. There were five Building Foundation Period disciples by the side of a few stewards. They were the third batch, with two hundred disciples in each batch. Only five people could enter the finals. The second batch had been sent away many years ago.

"Sir, the third batch of disciples has been arranged."

"Alright, send them away."

Lin Jiang nodded and watched as many disciples left. They would go to another place to become assassins, but it would not be the same place as before.

This was Lin Jiang’s way of checking his disciples. By continuously training new disciples, Lin Jiang made the previous ones realize that he didn’t solely rely on them. If they were disloyal, Lin Jiang could replace them at any time.

And each group of disciples don’t know each other, so it becomes more intimidating.

"Sir, this is the list of Qi Refining disciples who have reached the Great Completion stage. This time, there are a total of five Building Foundation Pills. Sir, take a look."

After sending the disciples away, a steward came back to Lin Jiang and handed him a list.

Currently, there are over ten disciples in the Wangxian Sect who have reached the Building Foundation Period, while there are hundreds of disciples in the Qi Refining Period. There are more than fifty disciples who have reached the Great Completion stage of Qi Refining. Lin Jiang has more than enough Building Foundation Pills to provide, but he wouldn’t do so. Since the Wangxian Sect is a sect, it must abide by the rules of the sect.

"Reward four Building Foundation Pills to the four diligent individuals, and the remaining one, organize a sect-wide competition and let them compete. The winner will be awarded the Building Foundation Pill, and the rest will have to find their own way."

"Okay, sir."

"The affairs of the sect are entrusted to you. Follow how the other sects do things."

Lin Jiang continued, saying that Wangxian Sect should also engage in other activities that other sects do, such as farming, cultivating spiritual herbs, and opening businesses. The goal is to make Wangxian Sect appear more normal.

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"So this is the disciple you’ve accepted, brother."

"Yes, Li Qing, call me Martial Uncle."

"Martial Uncle, hello."

Li Qing stood by, with a sweet smile, and greeted Small Shadiao with a bow.

"Haha, I have a nephew now, nephew, hello."

"Hey, since you called me Martial Uncle, shouldn’t you give me a gift?"

"Brother, are you trying to trick me? Otherwise, I should just call you Dad instead. Siblings don’t need to exchange gifts, right?"

"Just because you’re a brother, does that mean you can get away without giving one?"

Lin Jiang said, and Small Shadiao’s face stiffened, but he quickly reacted and took out a piece of ore from what he was going to give to Lin Jiang, and threw it to Li Qing.

"Nephew, take care of this stone. It’s worth three million spirit stones."

"Ah, Martial Uncle, this is too valuable."

"Keep it."

Lin Jiang waved his hand, then asked Li Qing to leave. It was time to discuss important matters.

"The Holy Heavenly Sect has a third Tao Achieving disciple. The Demon God Temple is very frightened and wants you to gather a list of the top Void Achieving experts from each sect."

"What’s the point of gathering them? Would the Demon God Temple dare to come and assassinate?"

"They wouldn’t dare."

"Well, if that’s the case, it’s unnecessary."

"Yeah, who can deny that? But we still need to comfort ourselves."

Little Shadiao said that he really looked down on the elders of the Demon God Temple, and he was afraid of the appearance of powerful Green Emperors from the Human Clan. He didn’t dare to make a move first, and it was useless to gather information.

"Does the Demon God Temple have any chances of producing a true Demon Emperor?"

"Currently, no. To become a true Demon Emperor, one must have power that surpasses all other clans of demons. The cultivation world no longer has pure-blooded divine beasts like true dragons and true phoenixes. They are all mixed-blooded and cannot win the favor of the masses."

"Do you have any chances?"

"Honestly, very few. My Aurora falcon clan is just an ordinary group of demons. Reaching the fifth rank is already unprecedented. I can guarantee that there hasn’t been a more powerful Aurora falcon in this realm before."

"Then what about your son?"

"My son has a chance. Rufu is a divine beast from birth."

"Do you want to have a son and give him to me? I promise to treat him like my own child."

Lin Jiang said that Small Shadiao was limited by his bloodline, and there was nothing they could do about it. Previously, Lin Jiang had pushed Small Shadiao away and had done everything he could. It was difficult for him to advance further, so Lin Jiang planned to nurture his own son.

"I am willing, but my father-in-law is not willing. He is a high-ranked person, aren’t you afraid?"

"Will he dare to come to Bing State?"

"No, that old guy is very timid, but if he does this, I will be in trouble. Your source of wealth in Wilderness will also be in trouble."

"Alright, let’s forget about that. Can you get me a mythical creature to raise in Wilderness?"

"I will do my best."

Small Shadiao nodded. Many demonic beings in Wilderness have a trace of mythical creature bloodline. I wonder if they can be considered as mythical creatures.

"Brother, when can your disciple assassinate Yang Luo? Holy Heavenly Sect’s activities in Wilderness are becoming more frequent."

"Didn’t you see that Li Qing only has a golden core?"

"Ah, I am worried."

"Why worry, I don’t worry at all."

Lin Jiang rolled his eyes directly at Yang Luo. Even if she tried to deal with him, he could hide in the Demon God Temple.

"I’m worried about you, my brother of over a thousand years. I don’t want to see you killed by Yang Luo."

"If I’m really worried, I’ll help me go and trade with Lin Ying. Lin Ying has been keeping a close eye on me, and I’ve run out of tricks."

Lin Jiang said, he had traded with Yun State many times and couldn’t risk revealing his identity. The Lin family was also watching him, forcing him to use all his cunning tricks.

"If I don’t go, my sister will definitely recognize me."

"You’re already at the fifth level, you can beat your sister."

"The shadow from childhood has lasted for over a thousand years. How can I fight?"

Small Shadiao said, Big Shadiao was still at the late fourth level. In terms of strength, he would definitely win, but she was his sister, his own sister. Could he bring himself to do it?

"What can I do if she’s still my little sister?"

"Otherwise, don’t sell it to Yun State, sell it to other sects instead."

"I think the same, but Yun State… sigh."

Lin Jiang shook his head. The blockade between Qing State and Yun State had long been broken. After twenty years of cultivation, Lin Batian was getting restless and started making tentative attacks on Qing State. Once the war starts, resources would be spent like water.

Although Lin Jiang had completely cut off contact with Yun State, deep down, he was definitely leaning towards them. After all, his family and former sect were all there.

Of course, it’s also because Lin Jiang’s Wangxian Sect is too weak. If the sect was stronger, they would be able to absorb these resources themselves without having to sell them.

"Forget it, forget it. I can’t bear to see you worry. Leave everything to me from now on. Let’s change the trading location to Wilderness and I’ll send my little monsters to handle the transactions."

Small Shadiao said, he was the most kind-hearted one, unable to stand his older brother’s worries, so he had to take action himself. They would change the trading location to Wilderness, and once the transactions were done, they would directly dispose of the little monsters, ensuring no traces were left behind.