A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Chapter 157 Wen Tianren

This is an exquisite and magnificent flying beast carriage, pulled by three strange blue birds in front of it.

More than a dozen red streaks of light followed around the flying beast chariot. At this moment, the red streaks stopped, revealing more than a dozen beautiful women in palace attire. They all had solemn expressions, lowered their heads, and carried two swords on their backs. They all had the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, the flying beast carriage stopped, and a barefoot young man dressed in hemp clothing and wearing a tall crown stepped out of the carriage. He looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a handsome and refined appearance, and golden light shining from between his eyebrows.

A red-clad swordsman stepped forward and said very respectfully, "Young Master, we just received a message from a small blue bird."

"Let me see it."

The barefoot youth reached out and took the small blue bird. With just a probe of his divine sense, he heard the voice transmission inside.

The young man pondered for a moment before saying, "It was actually a message from that old ghost Qing Yi. What exactly does he want?"

These red-clad sword servants had clearly been trained to be very well-behaved; they didn't say much, nor did they dare to ask any further questions.

The barefoot youth said, "A few days ago, I sent a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator to the Sea Sand Gang to help them integrate several nearby sects, in order to contribute to our future plans. But I didn't expect that this person would be killed in just a few moves. I don't know where Old Ghost Qingyi got the information from, but he sent me this news. What do you think this old ghost is up to?"

The red-clad sword attendants shrank back upon hearing this. Their young master held an extraordinary position, daring to call even a Nascent Soul cultivator like Qingyi Jushi an "old ghost." However, they were merely Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they wouldn't dare to even whisper about a Nascent Soul cultivator behind his back.

But since the young master had asked, he had to answer. So a red-clad swordsman quickly shook his head and said, "This subordinate is foolish and has no idea what such a senior is thinking."

The young man seemed to smile, realizing he had asked the wrong person, but he didn't seem to care. He said, "No matter what this old ghost is up to, since such a powerful figure has appeared, and I've been itching to test my skills lately, I'll definitely go and see. I hope this person has some ability and isn't as useless as those Core Formation cultivators from before."

With a thought, the young man urged the three strange blue birds pulling the cart forward, and they immediately sped up.

On Qingyan Island, a blue beam of light descended to the ground, revealing a handsome young man dressed in blue—Lin He.

At this moment, Lin He did not conceal his Core Formation stage cultivation. Mei Ning and her brother, as well as the young man surnamed Fu, all noticed Lin He's cultivation level and their expressions changed.

Mei Ning's older brother stood in front of her, seemingly worried that Lin He might do something.

The young man surnamed Fu stood to the side, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

Mei Ning, who was standing behind her brother, suddenly stepped forward and walked to Lin He. She smiled and said, "You're so late. I thought you weren't coming. Come on, take me out for a walk."

As they were talking, a soft, boneless arm had already linked with Lin He's arm, and they seemed unusually familiar with each other.

Mei Ning's brother was stunned. When did his younger sister become acquainted with a Core Formation stage cultivator? He had no idea at all.

Lin He was also taken aback. He had just thought of many ways to break through and was about to speak when Mei Ning spoke first.

Mei Ning took Lin He's arm, while the young man surnamed Fu, seeing this, asked anxiously, "Miss Mei, what are you doing? What is your relationship with this senior?"

"Fellow Daoist Fu, didn't you see it all? Why are you asking me?"

"This—it's impossible!" the young man surnamed Fu exclaimed angrily. "You absolutely did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Ning frowned and leaned closer to Lin He, appearing unusually intimate.

"So that's what happened!" Lin He quickly understood. He readily put his arm around Mei Ning's slender waist and nodded, saying, "We encountered a little trouble on the way, which delayed us, but it won't affect our plans for today."

Mei Ning was clearly taken aback, but with the young man surnamed Fu right in front of her, she had no choice but to endure it and continue to play along with Lin He's act.

The young man surnamed Fu looked incredulous, then turned to Mei Ning and Lin He, still stubbornly insisting, "I won't give up."

The young man surnamed Fu rode away on his magical artifact, and Mei Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then realized she was completely nestled in Lin He's arms, her face flushed, and she said coquettishly, "Senior, let me go!"

Lin He smiled and then released her. Mei Ning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you so much, Senior. Otherwise, Fellow Daoist Fu would not have given up so easily."

Mei Ning's brother suddenly realized, "Oh, so you were acting all along. I was wondering when my sister met a Core Formation cultivator, and even I, her brother, didn't know. It was all an act."

Lin He shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The words this Fellow Daoist Fu spoke when he left didn't seem like he was giving up."

Mei Ning's elder brother frowned and said, "Could that kid have gone to find that Core Formation senior who was willing to take him as a disciple?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Ning's expression also turned solemn. If that Core Formation senior were truly invited, she and her brother would have no right to refuse.

Thinking of this, Mei Ning suddenly looked at Lin He, scrutinized him carefully several times, nodded subtly, and asked, "May I ask your name, senior? And what brings you here?"

"My surname is Lin, and my given name is He. I have come here specifically for Miss Mei."

Seeing Lin He speak so directly, Mei Ning blushed, then whispered, "Mei Ning is merely a Qi Refining cultivator; how could I possess such great abilities that it's worth a special trip from you, senior?"

"Hehe, Miss Mei, there's no need to be so modest," Lin He said with a smile. "As for what you were worried about earlier, I will take care of it for you and make that Fellow Daoist Fu back down."

Upon hearing this, Mei Ning breathed a sigh of relief, then carefully examined Lin He again, and nodded, saying, "I am extremely grateful that Senior Lin is willing to help."

"Oh, right, I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring any gifts, so please accept these two Foundation Establishment Pills as a greeting gift."

"Foundation Pill!"

Mei Ning and her brother were dumbfounded when they heard this. They would have to sell their ancestral treasures to afford the Foundation Establishment Pill, but Lin He casually gave them two.

"Senior Lin, this gift is far too valuable; how can we accept it?"

"No need to be polite, please accept it," Lin He continued. "It's not easy for low-level cultivators to cultivate. After all, I also cultivated from the Qi Refining stage to the Core Formation stage, so I know how difficult it is."

Upon hearing this, Mei Ning's nose tingled with emotion, and her brother also sighed, both lamenting the difficulty of cultivation.

Mei Ning wiped her eyes and said, "Senior Lin, why don't you stay on Qingyan Island for a few days? Firstly, to wait for that Core Formation senior to arrive, and secondly, we siblings should do our best to be good hosts and entertain the senior properly!"

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