Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 107: Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect?

Lin Chen chuckled upon hearing this, and with a wave of his hand, six more flying swords appeared.

Including the previous three, there are a total of nine top-grade flying swords, which can just form a sword formation.

Families like the Li family, which have established their foundations, have continued for hundreds of years.

It does have some historical and cultural foundation.

However, to form a sword formation with top-grade flying swords, one still needs to expend some effort.

Li Dongkun examined each of the flying swords, a look of shock flashing across his eyes.

These nine top-grade flying swords are all of excellent quality, yet this Fellow Daoist Han took them out so easily.

Is it just a hot commodity, or is it something that truly has substance?

Thinking of this, Li Dongkun couldn't help but want to test him.

So he pretended to joke and said:

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Han, you truly have quite the spirit... On my territory, aren't you afraid I might harbor ill intentions?"

Lin Chen smiled dismissively after hearing this, his expression remaining calm as he said:

"That depends on whether Patriarch Li wants more friends or more enemies he can't afford to offend..."

"Our Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect never causes trouble, we only care about making money, but if we really encounter some fools, we are not afraid of trouble!"

Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect?

Li Dongkun was startled.

It should be noted that the word "宗" (zong) is generally not used by most sects.

Even Changchun Sect or other Core Formation forces often only use suffixes like "religion," "sect," or "club."

He quickly searched his memory for the name of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, but had never heard of it before.

"Could it be that the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is not a force within Yanlai... or even a force within Qingzhou?"

Li Dongkun was shocked, and at that moment his mind raced with all sorts of thoughts.

Some even believe that the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is a mysterious force from outside Qingzhou.

"After the transaction is over, I need to go home and look through some ancient books..."

Li Dongkun thought to himself.

"The four characters 'Wind Spirit Moon Shadow' are quite profound, and don't seem like they were just made up on the spot... Moreover, both Master Wu Leizi and this Master Han are Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

"But according to him, they are ranked sixth or seventh in the 'family,' which means there are at least several Foundation Establishment level experts above them..."

Li Dongkun frowned, becoming more and more afraid the deeper he investigated.

The more he thought about it, the more unfathomable the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect seemed.

After a long silence, Li Dongkun finally chickened out.

He laughed and said, "Hahaha, Master Han is truly a man of noble character! He has the demeanor of a gentleman... I, Li, will purchase these nine top-grade flying swords!"

After saying that, he took out his storage bag, scanned it with his divine sense, and counted 13,500 spirit stones.

Lin Chen took the spirit stone and put it into his storage bag.

At this moment, Li Dongkun said again:

"I've heard that Master Wu Leizi's skill in crafting Wu Leizi is unparalleled, and I, Li, have long admired it, but I've only managed to obtain a few by sheer luck..."

"I wonder what Master Han is referring to?"

Lin Chen didn't waste any more words after hearing this, and with a wave of his hand, he placed fifty Five Thunder Coins on the stone table in the courtyard.

"One hundred spirit stones per stone, enough to threaten a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining..."

Seeing this, Li Dongkun's heart clenched again.

If those fifty Thunderbolts exploded, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like him would have to flee in a sorry state.

"Of course, of course, here are five thousand spirit stones..."

Li Dongkun tossed over another storage bag, then quickly put away the Five Thunder Coins.

Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this, having earned nearly 20,000 spirit stones in just one transaction.

In this way, he was one step closer to his goal of using a million spirit stones to upgrade his Devouring Spirit Root...

"The transaction is complete, and I, Han, will now take my leave..."

Lin Chen cupped his hands in greeting and was about to leave when he noticed Li Zhenqian standing to the side.

With a thought, Lin Chen said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, I observe that your son, though young, possesses a cultivation aura that has already reached the pinnacle of Qi Refining... It seems he is preparing to establish his foundation?"

"I wonder how your son's preparations for perfect foundation building are going?"

Li Dongkun's eye twitched slightly after hearing this.

His very words were about perfect foundation building... I can't afford to mess with him.

So he honestly replied:

"Master Han, you flatter me. My son's achievement of reaching the upper-grade Foundation Establishment stage is already a blessing from heaven; a perfect Foundation Establishment is something I would never even dare to dream of..."

He wasn't being modest when he said that.

Within the territory of Yanlai, a perfect foundation is one in ten thousand.

For example, his senior brother Jing Xiao'a had a true spiritual root and had been preparing for many years. In the end, he was lucky enough to achieve perfect foundation building with the help of two Foundation Building Pills from Han Jihai.

Lin Chen was naturally aware of this, but he had his reasons for asking.

"Hahaha, what's so difficult about achieving perfect foundation building?"

"If it's only a high-grade Foundation Establishment... that would be a waste of your son's talent!"

After saying that, Lin Chen casually tossed a wooden box over.

Li Dongkun was puzzled, but when he opened the wooden box and saw the two round pills inside, he was instantly stunned.

Two high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills!

"Hiss~"

Li Dongkun gasped. It was inappropriate to leave the Foundation Establishment Pill behind, but it was also inappropriate to take it away.

Then look back at Li Zhenqian.

as predicted……

Li Zhenqian stared at him expectantly, the meaning in his eyes self-evident...

"Dad, I want this! Buy it for me!"

Even though Li Zhenqian didn't speak, Li Dongkun already knew the meaning behind that look.

With a helpless sigh, Li Dongkun silently calculated his meager savings.

Finally, he sighed and said:

"Master Han is truly remarkable... I wonder how much these two top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills cost?"

Lin Chen calmly replied:

"These are merely high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, worthless... Two of them should be worth eight thousand spirit stones, Patriarch Li?"

Li Dongkun nodded in agreement.

The hand that handed over the spirit stone bag was already trembling slightly.

To be fair, eight thousand spirit stones for two high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills is really not expensive.

At an auction, selling it for tens of thousands of spirit stones would be a piece of cake.

But the problem is... the previous 20,000 spirit stones belonged to the family.

Purchasing top-grade flying swords is to enhance the family's foundation; he doesn't need to spend his own money.

But buying these two top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills was entirely for his son... He had to use his own private savings!

Thinking of this, Li Dongkun showed a pained expression again.

After the transaction was completed, Lin Chen left with a sense of satisfaction.

He made a fortune on this trip.

After Lin Chen left, Li Zhenqian couldn't wait to step forward and snatch the high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill from his father's hand.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind.

"Lin Chen, I also want to achieve perfect Foundation Establishment! I won't be inferior to you forever!"

Looking at the two high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills in his hand, Li Zhenqian grinned foolishly.

Li Dongkun stood to the side, looking at his mentally challenged son, and said through gritted teeth:

"You brat, if you can't achieve perfect Foundation Establishment... I'll skin you alive!"

……

After finishing the transaction, Lin Chen found an inn in the city to stay in.

He still had a few business deals to complete and wasn't in a hurry to leave.

"Two high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, plus an extra eight thousand spirit stones, it's not a bad deal..."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

This superior Foundation Establishment Pill was naturally refined in the alchemy room of Blue Star.

Since he brought back the seeds of the Foundation Building Pill six months ago, the military region has been working hard to accelerate their ripening in the back mountain.

There are two reasons why medicinal materials such as Tianlingguo and Huanxincao are so precious.

Firstly, it must be aged for a long time before it can be used in medicine to refine the Foundation Building Pill.

Secondly, the seeds are difficult to crossbreed.

This means that it is almost impossible to artificially cultivate the medicinal materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills in the cultivation world; they all rely on natural growth.

However, in the world of high-level martial arts, these two difficulties are easily resolved!

It's been used in medicine for a long time, right?

The Great Xia Kingdom currently has several hundred cultivators with the Wood Spirit Root Qi Refining skill.

Working around the clock to mature medicinal herbs, even if they are old, they will mature in a few months.

As for breeding...

That's not a problem at all; how about artificial pollination?

Now, several acres of medicinal herbs, including Tianlingguo and Huanxincao, have been planted on the back mountain of the military region.

It is no exaggeration to say that within a year, the Great Xia Kingdom will be able to mass-produce Foundation Establishment Pills.

Therefore, Lin Chen actually had quite a few of these high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills in stock.

"However, it's not suitable for widespread sales, since the country needs this stuff too."

Lin Chen stroked his chin and murmured.

Over the past year, the cultivation speed of the Great Xia cultivators has been gratifying.

The abundance of spirit-accompanying herbs covering the mountains and plains ensured a basic supply of spiritual energy.

In addition, the Spirit Gathering Array and the occasional consumption of spirit stones have resulted in no fewer than a hundred cultivators in the Great Xia Dynasty reaching the late stage of Qi Refining.

Some of them have even reached the peak of Qi Refining and are not far from Foundation Establishment.

After all, with a population of over 10 billion in the Great Xia Dynasty, there are bound to be some geniuses in cultivation.

Lin Chen guessed that those few who were about to establish their foundation probably had spiritual root aptitudes of earth spiritual root or higher...

As his wandering thoughts gradually returned, Lin Chen began to reconsider the matter at hand.

Lin Chen's strength has progressed rapidly over the past two months.

After consuming another Bull Tiger Pill, Lin Chen successfully reached the level of a beginner-level martial general.

At the same time, his cultivation level naturally reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment (fourth level).

It is no exaggeration to say that Lin Chen's current overall strength makes him a figure of considerable importance within Yanlai.

Even without the aid of martial arts technology, someone at the Foundation Establishment stage might not be his match.

If he were to use the Heavenly Demon Armor, Lin Chen would dare to challenge even a Pseudo-Core Formation Realm cultivator.

It was his strength that gave Lin Chen the confidence to pull off a heist in Yanlai City.

"Thirty thousand spirit stones, and that's just the beginning!"

Lin Chen's lips curled up.

"The Li family isn't the only cultivation family in Yanlai City..."

"The Xiao family, the Meng family, the Cai family... and some other smaller cultivation families are all potential clients of mine!"

Lin Chen planned to stay in Yanlai City for a few more days.

Let's sell this batch of goods first and earn 100,000 spirit stones!

"The four major cultivation families in Yanlai City are all connected to each other..."

"The news of my deal with the Li family today will probably spread to other families within three days."

"Then there won't be a shortage of buyers!"

Lin Chen thought to himself.

……

at the same time.

Yanlai City, the Li family.

Li Dongkun, accompanied by more than a dozen servants, searched for ancient books in the family library.

"Hurry up, you guys find them all for me... I need the names of all the sects in Qingzhou over the past thousand years."

"Even those sects that were made up in fictional stories, just mention them and you'll have to find them for me."

Li Dongkun searched through the ancient books while urging his servants to do the same.

He didn't dare mention the name of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect directly, but that didn't stop him from searching for it.

Li Dongkun worked from noon until night, searching through all the ancient books in his house, but still couldn't find the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect.

Looking at the ancient books scattered on the ground, Li Dongkun murmured:

"So, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is a force outside of Qingzhou?"

"At this critical juncture... what brings them to the territory of Yanlai?"

As the patriarch of a cultivation family, Li Dongkun was thinking about many things at this moment.

Clearly, from his perspective, both Han Laoliu and Master Wu Leizi had ulterior motives for coming to Yanlai Kingdom.

Both of them became active in the last six months or so, which coincided with the time when there was great turmoil in Yanlai.

"Could it be... that the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is the mastermind behind this great battle?"

Li Dongkun was startled by his own thought, but he then shook his head in denial.

"Unlikely, the great battle within Yanlai is orchestrated by the Demonic Sect..."

"Furthermore, if the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect were the mastermind behind this, they wouldn't have sold these magical artifacts to my Li family."

Li Dongkun pondered for a long time.

He was more inclined to believe that the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect was a neutral force.

They didn't care about the outcome of the war; they only wanted to profit from it. Therefore, they came to Yanlai territory to earn spirit stones.

In fact, there are quite a few such forces in the cultivation world, and most sects are only interested in profit.

"It seems we can't keep the matter of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect a secret any longer; we need to tell the other sects as soon as possible..."

"In such turmoil, if my Li family wants to preserve its foundation, we must drag the other families down with us."

With this in mind, Li Dongkun set off and left the Li residence.

……

One morning a few days later.

After finishing his cultivation, Lin Chen tidied up briefly and then went downstairs to order some food.

"Waiter...is this Purple Swallow Spirit Chicken a specialty of Guangyuan Town?"

Lin Chen pointed to a dish on the menu and asked softly.

"Sir, you have excellent knowledge. This Purple Swallow Chicken involves eight steps in total, from selecting the chicken to wrapping it in lotus leaves and then roasting it over charcoal..."

The innkeeper thought Lin Chen was a foodie, so he enthusiastically promoted his food.

Lin Chen remained silent after hearing this, and then said softly:

"Give me a Purple Swallow Spirit Chicken, two side dishes, and a pot of Jade Dew Wine..."

A moment later, the food was served.

Lin Chen ate in small bites, but felt a little uneasy.

I took a sip of Jade Dew Wine. It wasn't strong; it tasted similar to fruit wine.

After drinking alone for a while, Lin Chen poured the remaining Jade Dew Wine on the ground.

He silently thought to himself:

"Senior brother, although I am unable to avenge you due to my limited abilities... I will try my best to kill as many as possible if I encounter any cultivators who have undergone tribulation..."

Although we only spent a short year together and met only a few times.

But Cen Wushan treated him very well, and he could clearly understand this kindness.

After finishing his meal, Lin Chen set off for the Cai family.

The four major families of Yanlai City—Xiao, Li, Meng, and Cai—are respectively skilled in the crafting of alchemy, arrays, artifacts, and talismans.

Therefore, each of them had a considerable business empire within Yanlai City.

Lin Chen used the same trick again, first going to the Cai family's shop, and then going to the Cai residence.

The transaction went very smoothly throughout the afternoon.

As evening fell, Lin Chen returned to the inn.

More than 20,000 spirit stones appeared in the storage bag.

"As expected, the Cai family already knew about my plans..."

"But there's nothing to be afraid of. The bolder we are at this time, the more suspicious they will become..."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

Cultivation families are not like those who undergo tribulation cultivation; they are all alone and isolated.

With such a large family, supporting hundreds of people, they dared not take any risks.

Furthermore, given Lin Chen's current strength, even if the four major families were to risk taking action, Lin Chen would be able to protect himself.

So, over the next two days, Lin Chen visited the Xiao family and the Meng family respectively.

In total, dozens of top-grade magic weapons and dozens of high-grade magic weapons were sold.

In addition, there were several Foundation Establishment Pills and over two hundred Five Thunder Seeds...

Such huge profits allowed Lin Chen to earn nearly 100,000 spirit stones in just a few days.

In addition, there are the spirit stones accumulated over the previous two months.

Currently, Lin Chen's storage bag contains nearly 170,000 spirit stones.

"Seventeen thousand spirit stones, that's comparable to the entire fortune of a Core Formation cultivator..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath; possessing such immense wealth, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"However, besides the four major families, we cannot let the other smaller families in Yanlai City go either..."

And so, another two days passed.

Lin Chen visited more than a dozen small families in Yanlai City.

Although each small family can only trade a few thousand spirit stones worth of goods, the total amount accumulated is still considerable.

At this point, Lin Chen's spirit stones exceeded 200,000.

After the transaction was completed, Lin Chen did not linger.

They left Yanlai City directly.

……

Half an hour later, a hundred miles southwest of Yanlai City.

Lin Chen stopped flying on his sword and slowly landed on a desolate mountain.

"Fellow Daoist who has been following me all this way... why continue to hide? Wouldn't it be better to come out and speak face to face?"

The true essence enveloped the sound and surged in all directions, like rolling thunder.

Then, Lin Chen looked in a certain direction and waited quietly.

The air remained quiet for a long time.

A moment later, more than a dozen cultivators rushed out from a certain direction.

Lin Chen raised his eyes and looked at the leading cultivator.

"So it's Patriarch Wu... What's wrong? Patriarch Wu, are you dissatisfied with what you bought from me and want to return it?"

Lin Chen looked around and saw more than a dozen cultivators, two of whom were at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the rest were at the Qi Refining Perfection stage.

It seems that the head of the Wu family has brought all his family's wealth with him.

"Heh, but if you wanted to return it, you wouldn't have brought so many cultivators, would you?"

Lin Chen said casually, his tone relaxed and carefree.

Seeing his composure, the Wu family head, who was in charge, became uneasy.

But thinking of his purpose and mission, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Master Han... I'm not satisfied with the goods you sold me. Please refund my three thousand spirit stones!"

Lin Chen sneered after hearing this, "Returning the goods is fine, but shouldn't I return the magic weapon I sold you?"

The head of the Wu family did not speak, but instead gave a subtle wink.

The other dozen or so cultivators understood and slowly surrounded Lin Chen.

Seeing this, Lin Chen was not worried at all, but instead mocked:

"It seems that Patriarch Wu's intentions go beyond simply returning the goods! Why come up with such a lame excuse?"

"If you want to fight, I, Han, am ready!"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Patriarch Wu was caught in a dilemma, and finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Since that's the case... then don't blame me, Wu, for being unreasonable!"

"All of you, charge! Kill this man, and the reward is a thousand spirit stones and a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill!"

The saying goes, "A generous reward will surely bring forth brave men."

Even knowing that Lin Chen was a Foundation Establishment cultivator...

However, tempted by the Foundation Establishment Pill, these Qi Refining Perfection cultivators still launched an attack.

They all brandished their magical weapons and unleashed their spells, bombarding Lin Chen.

In an instant, the Spark Technique, the Water Chant Technique, the Wood Imprisonment Technique...

More than a dozen spells rained down on them.

Seeing this, Lin Chen remained completely calm and sneered:

"Overestimating yourself!"

After saying that, Lin Chen used his true essence to protect his body.

The profound true essence of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage firmly kept these spells three feet away from the body.

At the same time, six top-grade flying swords soared into the air, drawing arcs in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, several cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining were beheaded...

(End of this chapter)