Cultivation Starting from Full Talent

Chapter 203: Chapter 201: Liangyi Sect

Several storage bags Lin Xuyan had already wiped his own seals off of them, allowing Ning Daoran to directly inspect their contents.

Just as Lin Xuyan had said, the isolated realm he was trapped in was cut off from the world and devoid of any trace of spiritual energy, so not a single spirit stone was left in the storage bags—all had been completely depleted.

As for the other treasures, there were quite a few.

Among them, there were more than a dozen spiritual artifacts, most of which were top-grade or top-grade spiritual tools. This true disciple of the Liangyi Sect was truly dripping with wealth.

As for magical treasures, there was one—a yantai that contained thick yin qi. According to Lin Xuyan, this yantai was actually an item used by ghost cultivators. Although its seal had been wiped away, the yin qi was still very concentrated, so he had not refined it.

What Lin Xuyan truly relied on were his two lifebound magical treasures: a sapphire blue treasure umbrella named the Liangyi Treasure Umbrella, and a deep blue great sword named the Liangyi Sword, both exotic treasures granted to him by his master.

Ning Daoran could tell that these two treasures were no ordinary magical treasures, they might even be ancient treasures of legend, on the same level as the Luminous Jade Gourd in his storage ring.

“Brother, all your things are here now.”

Lin Xuyan frowned and said, “Having been trapped for so many years, I can’t restore my mana in a moment. I’ll return home with you, brother. Then, once my mana is fully restored, we’ll consider the matter of returning to the sect.”

“Return home with me?”

Ning Daoran was startled. “Brother Lin, are you serious?”

“Of course I am.”

Lin Xuyan smiled. “The cultivation world is full of dangers. Since I carry valuable treasures, if I were to leave Brother Ning’s side and carelessly encounter a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, I might just be killed. It’s safer to stay with Brother Ning.”

“That’s okay, I live in Fanshu City; it’s a bit cramped, but I hope you won’t mind.”

“What are you talking about, Brother?”

Thus, two streams of Golden Core Escape Light rose up as Ning Daoran led Lin Xuyan toward Fanshu City.

…

The night fell, at the sword casting shop.

“Senior!”

Sang Ping’an hurriedly trotted to the entrance to greet Ning Daoran, only to set his eyes on the wild-looking Lin Xuyan.

He wanted to say something irreverent, but the aura Lin Xuyan was emitting was too terrifying, clearly belonging to a Golden Core Cultivator!

“Who is this senior?”

“His name is Lin Xuyan.”

Ning Daoran said, “He is a friend I met while I was out gaining experience. He plans to stay in the sword casting shop for a while. Manager Sang, could you also arrange a room for him?”

“Certainly, there’s no problem with that.”

Sang Ping’an nodded repeatedly.

“This Manager, could you arrange for my room to be closer to Brother? It would be more convenient for me to receive his teachings daily,” Lin Xuyan suddenly chimed in.

Ning Daoran frowned. Lin Xuyan seemed a bit too clingy, like clingfilm.

Soon after, Sang Ping’an carried various large and small packages out from a room in the back courtyard of the sword casting shop.

He had actually given up his own room for Lin Xuyan.

“You have promise!”

Lin Xuyan smiled with his mouth wide open: “Manager Sang is so good at dealing with things; you’ll certainly rise through the ranks~~~”

Sang Ping’an’s face flushed with embarrassment, nodding awkwardly with a smile.

Nothing eventful happened that night, and then it was the dawn of the next day.

“Knock, knock~~~”

Lin Xuyan knocked on Ning Daoran’s door.

“Little Bai, open the door.”

Ning Daoran was sitting cross-legged while practicing the Evergreen Technique.

“Huh?”

After Lin Xuyan entered the room, his gaze kept scanning Little Bai from head to toe. This Mid-Stage Golden Core Cultivator was not at all shy, being quite forward.

“Brother!”

He plopped down beside Ning Daoran and transmitted his message, “This girl… what’s her background? She has a strong aura of a Demon King, yet her Divine Soul seems like it has been re-refined… This…”

“Don’t concern yourself with it.”

Ning Daoran glanced at him. “Brother Lin, you are a guest here and ultimately will not stay long. Rest well, and don’t inquire about matters that don’t concern you.”

“Understood.”

Lin Xuyan nodded, stood up, and then turned to Little Bai, “You’re Brother’s concubine, aren’t you?”

“I…”

Little Bai’s face flushed red: “I’m just my master’s maid, not yet a concubine…”

“Maid and concubine differ by just one word and aren’t much different.” Lin Xuyan raised an eyebrow. “If you take the initiative, even if Brother were a stone, I’m afraid you two would already be a done deal.”

Little Bai’s cheeks turned an even deeper shade of red.

“Sigh…”

Ning Daoran let out a helpless sigh. “Brother Lin, if there’s nothing important, shall I take you out to explore the streets? After being trapped in an isolated realm for so many years, you must be quite unfamiliar with the outside world now.”

“That would be great!”

Lin Xuyan clapped lightly. “Then… I would be much obliged, Brother!”

…

In Fanshu City, at the workshop.

Ning Daoran and Lin Xuyan walked shoulder to shoulder, like two young handsome gentlemen.

Ning Daoran, in a light green robe, maintained a youthful appearance and was exuding extremely thick Evergreen Technique aura. He was not secretive about practicing the Evergreen Technique and did not hide it, displaying the air of the Technique at about the Seventh or Eighth Layer.

Lin Xuyan, after a bit of grooming, donned a white long robe, transforming from a wild man to a handsome and dashing young gentleman. His body overflowed with the aura of a Golden Core Cultivator, showing no inclination toward subtlety.

“Brother.”

Lin Xuyan communicated telepathically, “Why did you choose to keep your outward aura at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment?”

“To save ourselves a lot of trouble.”

Ning Daoran mentioned off-handedly, “Fanshu City is just a border town in Qingzhou; the appearance of a Golden Core Cultivator would unavoidably cause unnecessary trouble. What if the City Lord sends someone to invite you for tea, would you go or not?”

“You make a good point, brother!”

Lin Xuyan felt enlightened and, without knowing what technique he used, in an instant, his outward aura also remained at the Qi Refining Ninth Level!

Ning Daoran was left speechless; this was a bit too much!

Floating Duckweed Workshop.

“Fellow Daoist Ning, welcome~~”

Chen Ping’er, dressed in a palace skirt and with a graceful demeanor, came over and greeted him affectionately. She then turned her attention to Lin Xuyan, knowing that Ning Daoran rarely had companions.

“I am Lin Xuyan, sworn brother to Brother Ning!”

Lin Xuyan immediately cupped his fist, saying, “This vibrant and beautiful fairy may consider me as Brother Ning’s own brother.”

“Cough cough…”

Ning Daoran clarified, “Fellow Daoist Chen, Brother Lin and I met by chance, and he’s not too bad… just a bit scatterbrained. I hope you won’t take offense.”

Chen Ping’er covered her mouth and giggled lightly, “Fellow Daoist Ning, what are you talking about? Fellow Daoist Lin seems quite interesting.”

“I am here today to purchase another batch of demon meat, please lead the way, Fellow Daoist Chen.”

“Sure, follow me.”

Chen Ping’er walked ahead, swaying her slender waist, emanating charm with every move.

“Bro…”

Lin Xuyan transmitted his voice, “This woman is so charming, could she be the future sister-in-law for me, Lin Xuyan?”

“Don’t… don’t spout nonsense…”

Ning Daoran glanced at him and replied telepathically, “I don’t harbor those kinds of feelings towards Chen Ping’er.”

“A woman with broader hips than shoulders is a rare beauty in the mortal world. It’s normal for you to have some feelings, brother; after all, we are all men!”

Lin Xuyan gave him a knowing look.

After they finished purchasing demon meat, Chen Ping’er invited them to a private room for tea.

Lin Xuyan silently moved his lips, managing to chat with Chen Ping’er through telepathic voice transmission.

“Fairy Chen, I see that Brother Ning thinks well of you, and the two of you have been good friends for many years. Why haven’t you become a Daoist couple?” Lin Xuyan went straight to the point.

“Ah?”

Chen Ping’er’s pretty face flushed red, clearly flustered, and it took her a while to respond, “I suppose I’m just not that fortunate… Although I’ve known Ning Daoran for many years, I’ve never been able to make it to his heart.”

“What a pity.”

Lin Xuyan said, “The Dao is elusive, and the path to immortality is long. On this cultivation road, if one lacks a knowing and caring person by their side, it certainly takes away some of the joy. Imagine, Fairy Chen, waking up in the middle of the night to snuggle into my brother’s arms—what bliss that would be.”

“…”

Chen Ping’er was somewhat dazed and momentarily lost her composure, “I truly… do not have that kind of destiny, alas… It’s hard to say what kind of woman would be worthy of Ning Daoran.”

“No worries.”

Lin Xuyan continued, “Since you fancy my brother, in my heart, you’re already half a sister-in-law!”

Chen Ping’er’s cheeks reddened slightly, but she did not respond.

…

Ningzhou, deep among the mountains.

At the edge of a thousand-foot cliff, clouds came and went, and a dense fog completely enveloped a swath of the land, isolating it entirely from the outside world.

Even the birds in the sky, upon entering the fog, would lose direction and quickly fly out again.

Behind this curtain of nature lay a top Immortal Sect.

Liangyi Sect, one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects of the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World, was home to numerous Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators!

In the past, with the strength of Liangyi Sect, it had boasted of its prosperity, its power even spanning across Qingzhou, Ningzhou, Kuizhou, and Yizhou. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the Ten Great Immortal Sects closed themselves off from the rest of the world.

Centuries later, the world only knew of the Ten Great Immortal Sects but seldom heard any news about them.

“Sizzle~~~”

In the fog, streams of prohibition radiance spread out, concealing this isolated Immortal Sect without leaving a trace.

Beyond the prohibitions, Immortal mountains loomed.

A series of pavilions and terraces were interlinked amid the mountains, where ten mountain peaks stood suspended in the air, chained by thousands of foot-long locks to the earth below, as if without these chains, the ten Immortal mountains would ascend into the sky.

Among them, the tallest peak was called Liangyi Peak, the dwelling of the Liangyi Sect Master, Qingling True Monarch.

At this moment, in a cave mansion atop Liangyi Peak, three Nascent Soul Great Cultivators were visibly excited.

In their midst, a green soul token was placed on a desk, softly glowing and growing brighter and brighter, as if… reconnecting to a signal.

“I told you so!”

The elder in a golden robe exclaimed with enthusiasm, “Xuyan is blessed with great fortune; how could he fall so easily? When his soul token dimmed all those years ago without shattering, I knew he was still alive.”

“Third brother, that’s not what you said back then.”

Beside him, the Nascent Soul elder in a green robe chuckled, “If I recall correctly, didn’t you tell our senior brother to ‘accept the inevitable’…”

“Second senior brother, don’t talk nonsense; I never uttered such unlucky words.”

“Cough cough…”

Sitting in the primary seat, dressed in a blue robe, was Qingling True Monarch himself, a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, who said enthusiastically, “It’s indeed great news that Xuyan is unharmed. However, we still don’t know his whereabouts. How about this: Second junior brother, you take over Sect Master duties for a few days; I’ll leave the mountain to find Xuyan…”

“Senior brother, you can’t just leave so lightly as the Sect Master!”

The two junior brothers immediately stood up in opposition and took it upon themselves to find Lin Xuyan, ensuring that without ten days, they would bring Lin Xuyan back, intact and whole!