Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 41 A Song of Plum Blossoms, Senior Brother Cen Wushan

It has been almost half a month since Lin Chen entered the Qi Refining stage.

Therefore, this morning, Lin Chen controlled his cultivation aura at the second level of Qi Refining.

The Foundation Establishment stage elders were naturally able to detect this.

Upon hearing the elder's words from the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion...

Li Zhenqian stood frozen in place, as if struck by lightning.

His legs suddenly gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

Looking up at the sky, tears seemed to well up in her eyes.

He silently cried out:

"No, no!"

"This can't be real! Why?"

"Why is it that Lin Chen, with only two spiritual roots, has already reached the second level before me, a cultivator with only one spiritual root?!"

Lin Chen paused slightly, as if he could hear the sound of "A Plum Blossom" coming from the air.

"Fellow Daoist Li, keep up the good work!"

Lin Chen murmured something and walked straight towards Danfeng.

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The next morning, Lin Chen finished his cultivation.

I glanced at the countdown on my arm: 22:16 PM.

There's less than a day left before we return to Earth.

Lin Chen put the several cultivation manuals he had collected into a nanobag.

"Upon seeing these cultivation manuals, the nation will surely be overjoyed..."

Just as he was thinking, a voice came from outside.

"Junior brother! Junior brother, come out quickly... Senior brother is back!"

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Chen opened the door.

But a dark-skinned, middle-aged man was standing outside the door.

He had a buzz cut and a full beard, giving him a somewhat bandit-like appearance.

"Greetings, senior brother... Which senior brother are you?"

Lin Chen blinked and asked tentatively.

But then the burly man grinned and said:

"Junior brother, I am your second senior brother... Cen Wushan!"

"Haha, I've been away on a long trip for almost half a year... I never expected that my master would find another junior disciple!"

Cen Wushan's eyes were bright as he carefully examined Lin Chen.

At this moment, Master Han Jihai also rushed over.

Standing in front of Lin Chen, he stared at Cen Wushan.

"You're back? Don't lead your junior brother astray... Master is getting old, and he's going to be my successor!" Han Jihai said warily.

"Master! What are you saying? I've come back so bravely, almost dying... just to see you and Junior Brother sooner, and you're so heartless!"

Cen Wushan looked very aggrieved.

"Hmph!" Han Jihai scoffed at Cen Wushan's aggrieved look.

Lin Chen stood aside, curiously observing the master and disciple.

The second senior brother seems to be a bit strange, just like the eldest senior sister.

Seeing that his master wasn't buying it, Cen Wushan quickly grinned and said:

"Hehe, after receiving the news from Master a while ago that he needed to help Junior Brother find beast fire... I rushed back without stopping!"

"I recently acquired a Purple Flame Spirit Serpent... It would be perfect as my junior brother's beast fire!"

Han Jihai's expression softened slightly after hearing this, and he asked again:

"Hmph, you think you're so kind?"

Cen Wushan, with an air of self-assurance, said:

"Senior Sister drinks every day and stays holed up in the mountains... Can she really help Junior Brother find beast fire?"

"As for my third junior brother, that gambling addict... sigh, let's not even mention him!"

"So, my dear master... besides me, who else can help my junior brother find beast fire?"

After saying that, Cen Wushan patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist.

A small snake, about a foot long, then emerged.

This little snake was only as thick as a thumb, with black scales tinged with purple, and its pupils on its head were as red as flames.

The Purple Flame Serpent seemed somewhat timid; after being released from the spirit beast pouch, it immediately tried to dart into the ground.

Upon seeing this, Han Jihai clapped his hands and said:

"It really is a Purple Flame Spirit Serpent... Judging from its appearance, it seems to be only a few months old?"

Han Jihai flicked his finger, and the dense wood-elemental true essence froze the purple flame serpent in place.

Only then did he turn to Lin Chen and say:

"Chen'er, your senior brother has done something quite right this time... This Purple Flame Spirit Serpent is a rare fire-type spirit beast."

"The purple flame spirit fire it produces ranks sixty-third on the Beast Fire Ranking!"

"If the Purple Flame Spirit Serpent didn't have such a long growth cycle, this Purple Flame Spirit Fire would probably rank in the top fifty of the Beast Fire Ranking!"

At this point, a hint of envy appeared in Han Jihai's eyes.

His Extreme Flame Rat was only ranked eighty-seventh on the Beast Fire Ranking, far inferior to the Purple Flame Spirit Serpent.

Lin Chen was overjoyed upon hearing this. He looked at the cute little snake not far away and thought to himself:

"This purple flame spirit snake looks quite impressive... at least it's cuter than Master's rat."

As if sensing Lin Chen's thoughts, Han Jihai reminded him:

"Chen'er, although this Purple Flame Spirit Serpent is ranked quite high, its growth cycle is a bit too long."

"Newborn Purple Flame Spirit Serpents are this size. They need to be at least ten years old to enter their juvenile stage before they can assist in alchemy."

"And the Purple Flame Serpent, having reached adulthood after a century... is rumored to be tens of meters long, truly a Purple Flame Giant Python!"

Lin Chen was stunned after hearing this. Ten years, a hundred years... He had to wait that long to refine pills?

Fortunately, Han Jihai continued:

"Of course, entering infancy in ten years is just the natural growth rate of the Purple Flame Spirit Serpent..."

"If you feed it with wood-type true essence, and occasionally give it some wood-type and fire-type spirit beast pills, the Purple Flame Spirit Serpent will be able to assist you in alchemy within a few months!"

Hearing this, Lin Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your second senior brother gave me a Purple Flame Spirit Serpent, so as its master, I naturally can't be stingy!"

After saying that, Han Jihai handed over a spirit beast bag and four or five bottles of spirit beast pills.

"Aside from when we're feeding her, the Purple Flame Serpent prefers shade, so let's keep her in the spirit beast pouch..."

"As for this spirit beast pill, it was refined by your master many years ago. It will greatly benefit your growth, little snake... Just feed it one every three days, and nourish it with wood-type true essence on other days!"

Lin Chen kept Han Jihai's instructions in mind, then accepted the spirit beast bag and storage bag, and bowed, saying:

"Thank you, Master!"

Looking again at the purple flame serpent, it had already consumed most of the wood-elemental true energy that Han Jihai had just unleashed, and was now dozing off with its belly full.

Lin Chen was amused by the little snake's adorable appearance, activated his storage bag, and put the Purple Flame Spirit Snake inside.

"Thank you for the gift, Senior Brother!" Lin Chen said, cupping his hands in thanks.

Cen Wushan laughed heartily after hearing this:

"We're brothers, no need to be so polite!"

"Once your cultivation has reached a certain level, come with me to go out for a stroll... This beautiful land is rather dull if we just stay inside the mountain gate!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's heart stirred. It seemed that this Senior Brother Cen Wushan enjoyed traveling.

Lin Chen currently knows very little about the cultivation world.

All that is known is that he is currently located in the Yanlai Kingdom within the Qingzhou region, and Changchun Sect is the largest cultivation sect in the Yanlai Kingdom.

If I could travel with my senior brother, I would definitely gain a better understanding of the cultivation world, and my safety would also be guaranteed.

After all, both the eldest senior sister and the second senior brother are still Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Cen Wushan's words, Han Jihai immediately became anxious and hurriedly said:

"Chen'er, don't listen to what he says! Don't let him lead you astray!"

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