A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Chapter 158 is coming.

Three days later, on Qingyan Island, Mei Ning and her brother were discussing something in their room. "Little sister, you must seize this opportunity. Once it's gone, it'll be gone forever."

Upon hearing this, Mei Ning blushed and asked, "Brother also thinks this Senior Lin is quite good, is that right?"

"It's more than just good," Mei Ning's elder brother patiently explained, "After cultivating for a long time, some high-level cultivators become eccentric, or too old and look too aged, or they specialize in using others as cultivation vessels, damaging their foundation. But look at this Senior Lin, he looks so young, handsome, and has a high cultivation level. These past few days he has been gentle and polite to you, without any overstepping his bounds. Where can you find someone like that?"

Mei Ning nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother is right. This is indeed my opportunity. After we resolve Fellow Daoist Fu's matter, we will leave this place with Senior Lin."

Mei Ning's brother smiled and said, "Okay, it's decided then. I'll go out and buy some necessary supplies."

Mei Ning naturally had no objections. Over the past few days, she had raised all the questions she had encountered in her cultivation, and Lin He had patiently answered them, which greatly benefited her. Now that she had some free time, she naturally wanted to ask him about cultivation again.

Mei Ning's elder brother flew towards the nearest market and quickly purchased a lot of supplies. Not long after leaving the market, he encountered the young man surnamed Fu on the way.

At this moment, the young man surnamed Fu was accompanied by a burly man with a thick beard. The young man surnamed Fu had a respectful expression, but his expression changed when he saw Mei Ning's brother.

"It's you!"

When Mei Ning's brother saw him, he was furious. This man surnamed Fu had been harassing his sister many times. If it weren't for the fact that there was a burly man in the Core Formation stage beside him, he would have already made a move.

The burly man looked at him and asked, "Is this Mei's brother?"

The young man surnamed Fu nodded hurriedly, while the burly man snorted and said, "You're really useless. You can't even handle a woman. Let me teach you the simplest way."

The burly man reached out and quickly grabbed Mei Ning's brother by the neck, laughing loudly, "Once you capture her brother, won't she obediently submit?"

The young man surnamed Fu frowned, clearly not agreeing with the big man's actions, but he dared not refute them.

Seeing this, the big man angrily said, "What a useless thing! You have to deal with this matter personally. Let's go to Qingyan Island and resolve this matter completely, so you won't keep bothering me with this."

Mei Ning's brother, whose neck was being choked, naturally heard the other party's intentions. He immediately roared and frantically pounded on the big man's right hand that was choking him. However, the difference in strength between the two was too great, and it was of no use at all. Instead, it aroused the big man's anger.

"A mere Qi Refining cultivator dares to act so arrogantly towards me?"

As they spoke, the burly man tightened his grip on her neck, and Mei Ning's brother's eyes widened suddenly. He then stopped moving, and the light in his eyes vanished rapidly.

The young man surnamed Fu was startled upon seeing this and hurriedly said, "Master, why did you kill him? Won't Miss Mei hate me for the rest of her life?"

"He was just a Qi Refining cultivator. He's dead, so what? Why are you making such a fuss? Even without him, your master can still capture that girl and you can do whatever you want with her. Is that alright?"

The young man surnamed Fu quickly reminded him, "Master, have you forgotten? There is another Core Formation stage cultivator on Qingyan Island, and he is not easy to deal with."

"Hmph! If he knows what's good for him, he'd better leave obediently, otherwise—come on, take me to Qingyan Island."

On Qingyan Island, Mei Ning asked Lin He many questions and received answers to them all. This helped her avoid many detours in her cultivation, which made her very happy. However, she soon lost her joy because her brother had been away for a long time and had not returned.

Just as Lin He was about to say something to comfort her, his expression suddenly turned cold, as if he had sensed something. Mei Ning also sensed something and quickly looked up into the air.

At this moment, the burly man with a thick beard landed on the ground with the young man surnamed Fu. The young man surnamed Fu looked at Mei Ning with a slightly evasive gaze, but the burly man with a thick beard was completely oblivious. Instead, he stared at Mei Ning unabashedly and said, "Not bad, you do have some looks. No wonder my disciple is so interested in you. Now that I'm here, you'd better come with us obediently."

Mei Ning sensed that the other party was a Core Formation stage cultivator, and quickly hid behind Lin He.

Seeing this, the burly man with a thick beard snorted coldly and said, "Fellow Daoist, if you leave quickly, I, Tan, might spare your life; otherwise—"

"Otherwise what? Do you intend to kill me?"

Seeing that Lin He wasn't falling for the trap, the burly man with the thick beard threatened, "Mei girl, are you waiting for your brother? Stop waiting, he's been captured by me. If you don't come with us, you'll never see your brother again."

"What! You've arrested my brother! Release my brother right now!"

Mei Ning was about to make a move when Lin He stopped her, saying, "Don't fall for his trick. He might be lying to you. If you really run over there, he'll catch you."

Mei Ning was extremely anxious, but she knew that this was indeed a possibility, so she could only hide behind Lin He and worry helplessly.

Seeing this, Lin He took out the giant tortoise puppet to protect Mei Ning, and stepped forward, saying, "It seems you are very confident in dealing with me. Then I would like to test your methods."

As they were talking, Lin He suddenly grabbed at the air, and a large golden handprint flew out, quickly reaching the top of the bearded man's head, about to fall.

At the same time, a black rope flew out and unexpectedly wrapped around the big man.

"You think you can get rid of me with this kind of trick?"

The burly man with the thick beard didn't care at all. A blue belt around his waist emitted a dazzling blue light, blocking the black light emitted by the black rope.

At the same time, the big man took out a large seal and threw it into the sky. Soon the seal became huge and actually blocked the golden handprint.

Lin He had previously used this move to kill the bald, burly man from the Sea Sand Gang, but the man before him was a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, and his strength was even greater, making him naturally more difficult to deal with.

As the battle reached a stalemate, the burly man with the thick beard was about to take out his treasure to attack when a beam of azure light shot out and began to frantically pull at the giant seal.

The powerful force startled the burly man with the thick beard. Just as he was about to do something, Lin He held a golden cone-shaped ancient treasure in his hand, which was the Golden Flame Cone.

The golden cone quickly flew into the air, spinning continuously, and golden flames spread out. It soon collided fiercely with the seal, sparks flying. The high-speed spinning golden flame cone was incredibly powerful, and the spiritual light on the surface of the seal dimmed more and more, and it looked like it was about to be destroyed.

Upon seeing this, the burly man with the thick beard changed his expression. Just as he was about to retract the seal, a beam of azure light shot out from below and quickly swept the seal into a small bronze cauldron.

"There are so many ancient treasures!"

The burly man with the thick beard realized he had kicked a hornet's nest and was about to flee when a blue figure appeared strangely in front of him. A golden fist came crashing down, followed by countless golden fist shadows that completely enveloped the man.

A series of terrifying forces struck, and the shield that the bearded man used for defense could no longer withstand them. It quickly lost its power and became completely ineffective. Then he was overwhelmed by countless fist shadows.

The young man surnamed Fu stared blankly at the scene until the bearded man let out a scream, at which point he reacted and hurriedly rode away on a flying sword.

However, Lin He simply waved his hand, and a black rope immediately wrapped around him, pulling him back.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, why are you arresting my brother? Release him at once!"

The young man surnamed Fu was terrified and subconsciously said, "Miss Mei, I didn't kill your brother. That old man did. You can't blame me."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Ning felt dizzy and almost fainted. Lin He quickly supported her, and then a golden light flew out. Soon, a golden needle pierced through her brow, and she collapsed limply.

Mei Ning felt utterly heartbroken, while Lin He, standing beside her, suddenly turned serious, as if sensing something. "Miss Mei, now is not the time to grieve. A powerful enemy has appeared!"

Mei Ning was taken aback. Then a flying beast carriage appeared, followed by more than a dozen red streaks of light, all of whom were female sword attendants dressed in palace attire.

The beast-drawn carriage quickly came to a stop, and then a handsome and refined barefoot young man stepped out of the carriage, making no attempt to conceal his terrifying cultivation level of the mid-stage Core Formation realm.