Top Luck: Leading the family to cultivate immortality

Chapter 297 One Year

Qingzhu Mountain, the land of the Lin family.

More than half a year has passed since the wave of monster beasts broke out in the world of immortal cultivation in Wei State.

During this period, Qingzhu Mountain was generally relatively peaceful. Although some monsters occasionally broke into the nearby mountains and forests, they were quickly killed by the Lin family's team.

The main peak of Qingzhu Mountain is in a valley behind the peak.

At this moment, it is noon.

Lin Shikang and Lin Shihua sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting.

Lin Shikang picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, then looked in the direction of the valley with a thoughtful expression.

Then, he let out a long sigh and asked Lin Shihua across from him: "Shihua, how is the situation in the family's major strongholds recently?"

Upon hearing the inquiry, Lin Shihua frowned and thought for a moment before answering.

"Third brother... Qingzhu Mountain is relatively peaceful. Occasionally, some groups led by second-level monsters will break into the vicinity of Qingzhu Mountain."

"However, the level of the monsters is not high. Under the leadership of Brother Nine and me, the tribesmen cooperated tacitly and repelled the monsters many times."

"There are quite a few members of the Foundation Establishment clan in the left-behind family, and there are also soul-eating spiders to help. Brother Ninth and I can handle it together, so we didn't alarm you, Third Brother."

"As for Shilu's side, I heard from people in the clan that nothing major happened. After all, the strength of Luoyunfang City is not bad."

"The situation on Xingrong's side is a little more severe. Their strength is relatively weak, and Xingrong is under greater pressure."

"However, Xingrong and Tianfeng are both experienced people, and Tianhu, who has good talent and strength, has a lot of experience in fighting, and can barely cope with it."

"Um……"

Lin Shikang nodded and showed a satisfied smile.

For nearly a year, he had to protect Ye Pinghai while paying attention to the attacks of monsters.

I thought I would be in dire straits, but I never expected that the beast tide in Luoyun Mountain would continue to weaken.

Coupled with Lin Shihua's rich experience and strategizing, he was at ease.

However, this is ultimately a good thing.

After coming back to his senses, he immediately asked: "Everyone has worked hard, how are the casualties among the clan members?"

After speaking, Lin Shihua frowned, with a sad look on his face.

He took a deep breath and then reported it truthfully.

"According to preliminary statistics, after this year's hard fighting, nearly dozens of clan members have died during the Qi Refining Stage. Among them, there are eight clan members in the later stage, and the rest are basically at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"Fortunately, no clan members above the ninth level of Qi Refining were sacrificed. Those in the foundation-building stage were somewhat injured, but nothing serious."

After hearing the report, Lin Shikang couldn't help but look slightly pale as the family had lost many members in the past year or two.

But think carefully.

Under this beast tide, the family has to defend so many treasures, and the clan members are completely scattered, making it difficult to deal with it.

If the Lin family's overall strength hadn't grown by leaps and bounds in the past few decades and occupied such a large territory, they really wouldn't be able to handle both.

Thinking of these, Lin Shikang gradually calmed down, and some color began to return to his pale face.

He turned his head to look at the north and fell silent. There were so many thoughts in his mind that he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Seeing this situation, Lin Shihua seemed to understand that he was worried about Lin Tianming's safety.

Lin Shihua secretly thought that Lin Tianming's departure was not short, and he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy on his face.

After finally calming down, he saw that Lin Shikang was still silent, and then comforted him.

"Third brother, the beast tide has been getting weaker and weaker recently. It should be coming to an end soon."

"And there was news a few days ago that a demon-control city was built in the Songling Mountains. The Zhenyang Sect dispatched four Jindan masters, plus two third-level spirit beasts, to fight two battles with the demonic beast army."

The voice did not fall.

Lin Shikang, who was silent, immediately returned to normal and quickly asked: "What's the result? Is there any news about Tianming?"

Seeing this situation, Lin Shihua did not dare to delay and hurriedly introduced the news.

"It is said that Tianming broke through the sixth level of foundation building and showed great success in the battle. His results ranked among the top twenty among all monks."

"What? Is this news true?"

"Is that boy Tianming really so strong? His record ranks among the best among thousands of monks of the same level?"

Lin Shikang looked excited and couldn't believe it, so he asked further.

At this time, Lin Shihua recalled the moment when he got the news, feeling equally excited and unbelievable.

After careful confirmation and inquiry, he finally learned some inside information, and then he believed the breaking news.

At that time, he was very excited and breathed a sigh of relief.

To know the importance of Lin Tianming is crucial to the entire Lin family.

As long as he cultivates at the same level and has an elixir-forming spiritual object, with Lin Tianming's talent and cultivation speed, there is a high probability that he can successfully reach the golden elixir realm.

Because of this, he had to be careful and always pay attention to Lin Tianming's actions.

The hard work paid off, and he finally got accurate information, which made his anxious heart relax.

After coming back to his senses and hearing Lin Shikang's expectant inquiry, Lin Shihua didn't dare to tell the truth.

His expression perked up and he explained with a rosy face.

"The person who conveyed the news is from a caravan of Jindan forces. They have opened a shop in Yuyao City. The news cannot be false."

"Yeah……"

Lin Shikang said three good things in a row, and his originally pale face suddenly turned red. He was obviously extremely excited.

After finally calming down, he laughed heartily, almost as if he was crazy.

"Haha... good boy, I knew that our Lin Family Qianlong would shine wherever we are!"

Looking at Lin Shikang's appearance, Lin Shihua could not help but be exaggerated. What's more, when he got the accurate news, his own expression was no worse than Lin Shikang's.

At this time, he also laughed loudly, and the two of them laughed for a long time before returning to normal.

After calming down, Lin Shihua changed the subject and asked about Ye Pinghai's breakthrough.

Speaking of which, two years have passed since Ye Pinghai entered the valley to adjust his condition.

During this period, although they paid great attention to it, there were even people guarding it day and night.

But even so, Lin Shikang, including Lin Shikang, knew nothing about the progress of Ye Pinghai's attack on the golden elixir.

There has been no sign of the Triple Golden Core Thunder Tribulation for a long time, and the clan is also very calm. There is no sign of breakthrough or failure.

However, it is not without change.

At the very least, the spiritual energy condensed from the Qingzhushan clan became increasingly intense, reaching an extremely abnormal state.At this moment, Lin Shikang thought over and over again, recalling many of the experiences left by his ancestors, and also had some guesses.

After regaining his composure, he spoke about his thoughts.

"Shi Hua, Fellow Daoist Ye has been in seclusion for more than two years, and the spiritual energy in this area has become extremely rich."

"Brother Ju Wei speculates that no matter whether Fellow Daoist Ye succeeds or not, there will be accurate news coming in as little as ten days and a half, or as long as a year."

Hearing this, Lin Shihua nodded.

Based on the rumors in the world of cultivating immortals and the experiences left by our ancestors, it seems that there should indeed be some movement no matter whether Ye Pinghai succeeds or not.

After regaining his composure, Lin Shihua smiled calmly and said:

"Third brother, it's a critical moment now. I'll leave this to you. My younger brother will also go deal with family affairs."

"Well……"

"You have to worry about the family. If there is any important news, especially from Tianming, report it to me as soon as possible!"

"Go!"

Lin Shikang nodded and gave a serious instruction with an extremely serious attitude.

"Third brother, don't worry, I know the importance!"

Lin Shihua replied, then clasped his hands and left the valley without looking back.

……

Yuyao City.

In Lin Tianming's cave, he was sitting on the floor with his hands in a seal, obviously deep in cultivation.

Time flies, and it has been more than a year since the beast tide broke out in Wei State.

Nearly a year has passed since he came to Yuyao City to participate in the war.

As the war continues, it has now experienced several wars, and he was present in every time.

The most recent battle between the two sides ended a few days ago.

As expected, after several battles, the overall strength of the monster army was further weakened, and the human monks had the absolute upper hand.

After the war that ended two days ago, the attack power of the monster army was even more exhausted, and even almost collapsed.

If it weren't for the human monks' fighting power being insufficiently long-lasting, Chen Jingtian would have thought of coming out in force to end the war in one fell swoop.

However, the cautious Chen Jingtian did not go too far. He further suppressed his inner restlessness and stopped the army of monks who were going crazy.

In his heart, he planned to wait until he was absolutely sure, then have a decisive battle, defeat these monster beasts in one fell swoop, and even leave most of the monster beasts alive.

Under such circumstances, even though the monk army was so powerful, they did not dare to disobey Chen Jingtian's order.

After all, Chen Jingtian's cultivation strength in the middle stage of the golden elixir can be said to have been strong in resisting the monsters for one year, and he has accumulated prestige for a long time.

Therefore, even if the monk army had any objections, they had no choice but to retreat to the Demon Control City and make plans after repairs.

Naturally, Lin Tianming would not touch the Jindan cultivator, and honestly took Qin Xi back to the Demon Cultivation City.

In the practice room.

After resting for two days, feeling that his whole body's condition had reached its peak again, Lin Tianming sighed slightly and then fell into thinking.

At present, the combat effectiveness of the monster army has dropped sharply. If nothing unexpected happens, maybe after one or two battles, the human monks can annihilate them in one sentence.

Over the past year, he has also experienced several fights, and his points on the demon hunting list have been steadily increasing.

As of now, not counting the battle two days ago, he has accumulated 850 points, ranking No. 12 in the overall list, surpassing Yang Tongshun and Hu Yuan, and only [-] points away from the previous one, Deng Guanghua. There is a difference of twenty points.

Although this result is slightly worse than what I expected, it is not unacceptable.

As the war continued, the surviving monsters became stronger and stronger after the baptism of long-term fighting.

In this way, it becomes significantly more difficult for the monks to gain points.

Therefore, in the later stages of the war, Lin Tianming was considered good if he could get three hundred points after a hard battle.

If you are unlucky and encounter a monster group that is too strong, you may not even be able to get [-] points.

Under such circumstances, after going through seven battles, gaining a total of 850 points, and thus moving up two places, it is already commendable.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianming didn't worry about the record and points.

"Today is the day when the Monster Hunting List changes. Let's take a look at the specific situation first and then make plans!"

Lin Tianming muttered to himself, then stood up and tidied up the practice room, then left the cave and walked in the direction of Zhenyang Palace.

……

After a while, Lin Tianming came to the familiar square.

At this time, the place was already bustling with people, and a large number of monks gathered here, talking about the various deeds of the talented monks on the demon hunting list.

From a distance, Lin Tianming could clearly hear several men discussing with each other, with extremely admiring expressions and tones.

"Fellow Taoist Long Qingshui is indeed a true disciple of Senior Chen. His points are simply unparalleled and he is far ahead of the second and third place players!"

"It goes without saying... Fellow Taoist Dragon is a foundation-building Dzogchen practitioner."

"Yes... Fellow Daoist Dragon is very powerful in cultivation. Whether it is magical weapons or fighting skills, he is the strongest being at the same level. Such achievements are completely expected."

……

On the other side, several monks were also discussing something, but their topics were different from the previous ones.

The former discussed all the disciples of Zhenyang Sect, while the latter focused on casual cultivators and family cultivators.

Soon, their topic attracted the attention of many monks, and a large number of monks gathered around, making the scene even more lively.

Lin Tianming immediately became interested and immediately blended into the crowd, waiting for the monks from the Zhenyang Sect to change the demon hunting list again.

At this time, a monk on the fourth floor of the foundation looked at the crowd, and then said to his companions: "It seems that this army of monsters can't hold on for long. This means that the war is about to end. Dear monks of our family, And what do you think of the Rogue Cultivators competing for the Demon Hunting List?"

This topic indeed aroused heated discussion among many monks.

After all, it is expected that the Zhenyang Sect monks occupy the top few positions, but it is quite difficult for casual cultivators and family monks to rank at the forefront.

Under such circumstances, this group of monks spoke freely, without being as cautious as when discussing the Zhenyang Sect monks.

In the lively atmosphere, one of the monks in the crowd looked excited, and then he said: "I have to say that Fellow Taoist Zheng Xiao is really a role model for our generation. A mere casual cultivator can actually be ranked seventh among thousands of comrades. It's really It’s incredible!”

As soon as he finished speaking, another monk seemed to have thought of something, and then said with an envious expression: "The strength of Fellow Daoist Deng and Fellow Daoist Lin should not be underestimated.

"Especially Fellow Daoist Lin, who has such strength at such a young age. If he practices for another twenty years, he might be able to surpass Fellow Daoist Long Qingshui!"

As soon as these words came out, many monks immediately expressed their opinions, and the noisy scene became even more lively.

(End of this chapter)