Cultivation: Being Immortal

Zhong State, Holy Heavenly Sect

Lin Batian came in person, and Yang Luo greeted him. Leaving aside everything else, Yang Luo’s surface etiquette was very good.

"Yun State is no longer capable of attacking. You know, now the smaller forces in Yun State are extremely tired of war. If we continue to push them, they will declare war on us. The sect’s resources are mostly used for war, and there’s a lot of discontent among the lower-level disciples."

Lin Batian got straight to the point. The situation in Yun State no longer allows them to maintain a high-intensity offensive, and Holy Heavenly Sect is pressuring them again, so Lin Batian came personally to explain.

"I know, so what?"

Yang Luo replied, saying that she is feeling happy now because she recently learned about the tiny world from Lin Jiang. Lately, she has been searching for crystals to make a bumpy mirror, just to see if what Lin Jiang said is true – that she can see the tiny world.

"So we have two choices now. First, we continue working together, but Holy Heavenly Sect needs to provide more support and we can’t charge anymore. We become true allies. Second, we become enemies. Don’t threaten us anymore, we don’t care. Either way, we’ll die, but it’s better to die dramatically."

Lin Batian said that this time the pressure is on Yang Luo, to see how she will choose.

"City Lord Lin, we have always been allies, haven’t we?"

"But allies shouldn’t give away benefits for free, right?"

Yang Luo said that allies are just allies, not parents. How can they give away benefits for free?

"A tiger doesn’t eat its own cubs. If you still insist on the previous conditions, then forget it. I can clearly tell you that our negotiations have collapsed."

Lin Batian said directly that previously Yang Luo gave him two conditions: first, to hand over Li Changsheng, which is his son Lin Jiang, and second, to let Yang Luo enter the Green Emperor Tomb for a look.

Lin Batian could agree to the second condition, but he couldn’t agree to the first condition. In the past thousand years, Lin Batian only had one woman, Xiao Lingyue, and he hasn’t been unfaithful to her. Xiao Lingyue also didn’t have any more children, which means the only blood relatives he has now are Lin Jiang and Lin Ying. He can’t betray them.

"City Lord Lin, don’t be impatient. Let’s discuss the conditions slowly, alright?"

Yang Luo softened her tone. She didn’t want to push Lin Batian too hard, especially since she’s getting along well with Lin Jiang now. It’s better to keep things peaceful. As for whether they’ll be able to catch the real person in the future, Yang Luo preferred to believe in her own abilities.

"Are you willing to talk?"

"Of course, I said we are allies."

"Alright, let’s get straight to the point. We’ll choose another condition. I will exchange the top secret techniques of the four major families for an opportunity to achieve my Tao."

"Are you really willing?"

"Is there any reason not to be?"

"Before learning these secret techniques, don’t we need to make a Heart Demon Oath? Can you teach me?"

"When I escaped from the Lin family in Qing State, I was only at the Building Foundation Period. The ancestor of my family passed down the whole Lin family legacy to me, but didn’t tell me about the Heart Demon Oath."

"Haha, since that’s the case, then I agree."

Yang Luo laughed and agreed. The secret technique passed down by the Green Emperor is the top-tier technique in this world, even Yang Luo wouldn’t underestimate it.

As for the matter of Lin BatianTao Achieving, it was already within her plan. Because only when Lin BatianTao Achieving, the Holy Heavenly Sect won’t need to personally take action to defeat Qing State and explore the Green Emperor Tomb.

"Are you really willing?"

Lin Batian was startled by Yang Luo’s decisiveness, he had prepared a bunch of excuses, but they were all unnecessary.

"Of course, we are allies. We should be sincere to our allies, right?"

"Yes, my principle as Lin Batian is to be sincere."

The two of them exchanged a smile, like old friends for many years.

After a while, Yang Luo walked Lin Batian away and Yang Xi found out about their collaboration. Unable to hold back, Yang Xi said. Yang Luo, this Lin Batian person is very fierce and strong. He was able to escape from multiple Demon Emperors with just his Void Achieving cultivation. If he achieves Tao Achieving, I’m afraid we won’t be able to defeat him.

"Dad, why worry? It’s just a mere Tao Achieving."

"He’s not an ordinary person, you know…"

"Don’t worry, I have my own plans. If he achieves Tao Achieving, I’m confident I can handle him."

Yang Luo said. Lin Batian is indeed impressive. In terms of fighting ability, Yang Luo hasn’t found anyone who can surpass him at the same level. But Yang Luo is not afraid of being counterattacked by Lin Batian, she has a certain level of confidence.

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Outside Anhua City, in Yun State

"Boom"

Lin Jiang’s room was directly blasted open, and the entire Lin family showed no reaction, because standing at the door was Cao Ying.

Cao Ying slowly walked towards Lin Jiang and reached out her hand to uncover the cape on Lin Jiang’s head. Lin Jiang’s puppet-like appearance was very exaggerated, and he didn’t want to scare the children of the Lin family, so he always wore the cape in the Lin family.

"Uncle."

Cao Ying looked at the puppet in front of her, tears in her eyes, and tremblingly reached out her hand, wanting to touch Lin Jiang’s cheek.

Lin Jiang instinctively avoided her, Cao Ying’s hand froze in the air, her eyes filled with astonishment.

"The head of this puppet is made of purple sand and covered with monster skin."

"Then where are you?"

"I can’t tell you right now."

"Uncle, did Little Ying do something wrong? Why are you treating Little Ying like this?"

Cao Ying’s voice sounded tearful, this was the question she had pondered for over a thousand years. What did she do wrong? Why was Lin Jiang treating her like this? He promised to come back to see her, why did he disappear for so long? Why didn’t he reveal his identity in their several encounters?

"You didn’t do anything wrong."

"Why is that?"

"I made a mistake."

"Uncle"

"Lin Ying, come in."

Lin Jiang angrily shouted and let Lin Ying hiding outside the door come in.

Lin Jiang felt annoyed seeing Cao Ying in this state. He left Cao Ying in the first place because he didn’t know how to handle this kind of emotional issue. He never encountered it in Blue Star or the cultivation world. Lin Jiang was afraid he wouldn’t handle it well and hurt others and himself.

That’s why he agreed to Ouyang Qing’s request to fake his death and leave Cao Ying. But Lin Jiang didn’t realize how deep Cao Ying’s obsession was. It ended up hurting her, and there was no way to fix it. Lin Jiang could only stubbornly go along with the mistake.

If Lin Jiang had even just a tenth of skill in handling emotions opportunistically, today wouldn’t have turned out like this.

"The Sixth Brother"

"Take Cao Ying out, I need some peace and quiet."

"No, I don’t want to."

"What do you want to do?"

"The Sixth Brother owes Cao Ying a lot, now that he’s shown up, he has to explain himself."

"Playing the piano randomly, you’re being reckless."

Lin Jiang felt like he was going crazy, luckily this wasn’t the real him coming, otherwise there would be no room for maneuvering.

"I wasn’t being reckless, Cao Ying has been suffering from the Heart Demon’s torment because of the Sixth Brother for over a thousand years, it’s time to give Cao Ying an explanation."

Lin Ying said sympathetically, she felt a deep sympathy for Cao Ying. Over the course of a thousand years, Cao Ying had been trapped by the Heart Demon. If it wasn’t for what happened now, Cao Ying would have passed away with regret. How could she not empathize?

"I don’t know how to explain."

"It’s simple, just tell Cao Ying how you feel about her."

"Daughter, I treat her as my own daughter."

"Ha ha, is it possible for a daughter to go on for thousands of years and meet multiple times without recognizing each other?"

"Lin Ying, you…"

Lin Jiang once again felt speechless. Oh, Lin Ying, which side are you on? Are you siding with them?

"Brother, don’t blame me. Women need to support each other. Cao Ying is so pitiful; you can’t hurt her anymore."

"I didn’t hurt her."

"Then how do you count the thousand years you spent away?"

Lin Ying was not polite at all and almost backed Lin Jiang into a corner, demanding an explanation from him.

"It was Ouyang Qing who brought up this matter. Lin Die acted as the messenger, and I agreed because I didn’t know how to handle the situation. I was so young at that time, I had never experienced anything like this before, and I was afraid Cao Ying would get hurt."

"But your actions also hurt Cao Ying, and now you’re much older, nearly two thousand years old. You should be able to handle it."

"I…"

Lin Jiang really wanted to give Lin Ying a good beating. He was almost two thousand years old, but what had he been doing for over a thousand years? He didn’t have this kind of experience.

"Brother, how about I suggest a solution?"

"You said."

"What do you think about having Cao Ying as my sixth sister-in-law?"

Lin Ying said, thinking it was the best solution. She didn’t need to say much about Cao Ying’s feelings for Lin Jiang. If this could work out, it would be a wonderful opportunity.

You can keep your older brother safe and stop running around. You can also help Cao Ying with her Heart Demon, which will benefit the Lin family too. At least they will have a strong daughter-in-law to rely on.

"Stop fooling around."

Lin Jiang scolded angrily, thinking that Lin Ying was going crazy. Lin Jiang has had many girlfriends in his two lifetimes, both serious and not so serious, but he still has his limits. He may appear charming and heartless to other people, but when it comes to his loved ones, he has a soft heart.

As for Cao Ying, Lin Jiang never had such thoughts. Lin Jiang raised Cao Ying since she was very young and treated her like a daughter. The idea of marrying Cao Ying made Lin Jiang feel disgusted and uncomfortable. He just couldn’t accept it.