Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yi, his face glowing, pushed open the door, and faint wisps of heat emanated from his body. He activated the Blazing Sun Furnace Technique to gather the overflowing spiritual energy back into himself.

"Just one step away from reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining." Chen Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Chen Yi stepped into the backyard and pushed open the gate to enter.

He immediately began to check the condition of the spirit fields and spirit insects. The warm jade red rice was all ripe, and each ear of wheat was full of spirit rice, so heavy that it bent over.

All the Golden Cloud Butterflies have hatched, their golden plumes shimmering and their scales falling onto the insect enclosure.

Chen Yi naturally wouldn't waste any of it, and collected all the scale powder into his storage bag.

And among the fire ants nearby, two-thirds of their eggs have already hatched. A small portion of the mature fire ants have even mutated.

The mutated fire ant has grown more than twice its original size, and its mouthparts are sharper and longer.

Chen Yi was secretly delighted, believing that once all the Ironfire Ants matured, they would definitely be even more powerful than the Azure Spirit Devouring Insects.

Unfortunately, he didn't encounter the Fire Essence Jade in the Treasure Pavilion, otherwise he could have allowed the Iron Fire Ant to advance.

After checking on the insect shed and the spirit field, Chen Yi planned to go out to find Deng Liangyu.

With Deng Liangyu's connections, some clues should be able to be found in Wei Wufeng's case.

Just as Chen Yi was about to leave, several knocks suddenly sounded on the door.

Chen Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately went to the front yard and said:

"Who's outside?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a voice that Chen Yi found utterly repulsive rang out.

"It's me, Chen Yi, open the door quickly," Zhao Junri said, his tone revealing a hint of impatience.

Chen Yi ignored him; he never expected that Zhao Junri would dare to come looking for him again.

Even if he knew he was outside, he had no obligation to open the door for him. This house was inherited from his father, and no one could force it open unless he wanted to.

Chen Yi manipulated the array's restrictions, which would be activated immediately if the other party dared to forcibly break in.

Zhao Junri, standing outside the door, felt a surge of anger as Chen Yi remained silent for a long time.

His face showed anger, and he was about to reach out to forcefully push open the courtyard gate, but was stopped by the person behind him.

"Junri, don't be impatient."

"If the array's restrictions are triggered, it will be difficult to resolve the situation," said a middle-aged cultivator dressed in black robes.

"But, Father..." Zhao Junri turned his head, his face showing some resentment.

Zhao Deyan reached out to stop Zhao Junri from continuing to speak, his body radiating a calm and imposing aura.

The next moment, a voice rang out clearly in Chen Yi's courtyard.

"Nephew Chen Yixian, I am Zhao Deyan."

"I brought Junri here today specifically to apologize to you. It was just a small misunderstanding between you brothers."

Upon hearing Zhao Deyan's words, Chen Yi immediately stopped in his tracks.

He could sense the oppressive aura emanating from outside the courtyard, and from the aura and spiritual energy, it was clear that it belonged to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Zhao Deyan? He's broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage!" Chen Yi was shocked.

He had heard Zhao Junri mention before that Zhao Deyan had gone into seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but he never expected that he would have successfully emerged from seclusion now.

Chen Yi pondered for a moment, but still didn't open the courtyard gate. He then said:

"So it's Uncle Zhao. Junri and I had some misunderstanding."

"However, we've already put aside our differences, so there's no need for you to trouble yourself."

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Zhao Deyan's eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

"Nephew Chen Yixian, it's been a long time since we last met."

"Now that I have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I will be holding a family banquet in three days, and I hope you can come."

After Zhao Deyan finished speaking, he turned and left with Zhao Junri.

When Chen Yi sensed the two presences outside, he went to the door and looked through the crack. Only after confirming that the two had gone far away did he push open the courtyard gate.

Outside the courtyard gate, a red letter and a jade slip were placed on the ground.

Chen Yi used his spiritual energy to roll it up and examine it carefully; it was indeed an invitation and jade slip from the Zhao family.

"Only a fool would go and have a weasel pay New Year's greetings to a chicken." Chen Yi used a fireball spell to instantly turn them into ashes.

At this moment, Zhao Deyan led Zhao Junri outside.

"Father, why do you want me to apologize to him and invite him?" Zhao Junri asked, puzzled.

Zhao Deyan gave a light snort and said in a deep voice:

"What do you know? Chen Yi was only at the second level of Qi Refining, but now he has been able to cultivate to the fifth level."

"And you even managed to befriend the young master of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. What do you think is the reason?"

Zhao Junri was taken aback upon hearing this, unsure how to respond.

A glint of light flashed in Zhao Deyan's eyes as he continued:

"Either he has a powerful master, or he possesses many rare and precious materials to improve his cultivation."

"Maybe it was left behind by his father or ancestors..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Junri immediately realized what was happening and hurriedly said:

"Father, then why..."

Zhao Deyan slowly said, "If the hard approach doesn't work, try the soft one."

"Chen Yi has been timid since childhood. We'll come to care for him after his parents passed away, and then..."

Zhao Junri immediately understood Zhao Deyan's meaning, but he was still afraid that Chen Yi would not fall for the trap.

"If you won't listen to reason, then I'll take matters into my own hands," Zhao Deyan said coldly.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him, dealing with Chen Yi was a piece of cake.

……

Chen Yi returned to his room, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He hadn't expected Zhao Deyan to actually break through to the Foundation Establishment stage; the Zhao family was just a rogue cultivator family. They probably didn't even know that he had already become Master Zhou's disciple.

With this Tianling Sect array master as his backer, how could the Zhao family dare to lay a hand on him?

Chen Yi plans to visit Master Zhou in a few days.

Judging by the timeline, Master Zhou will emerge from seclusion soon.

Chen Yi dressed neatly, and in a flash, he left his courtyard and headed straight for the Treasure Pavilion.

After entering the Treasure Pavilion, the servant led him to the backyard.

After Chen Yi waited in the courtyard for a while, Deng Liangyu walked in wearing a white robe.

"Brother Deng, it's been a long time," Chen Yi said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Deng Liangyu waved his hand and said, "Brother Chen, you've come to ask about Wei Wufeng, haven't you?"

Chen Yi nodded and told Wei Wufeng about his previous encounter.

Upon hearing this, Deng Liangyu slowly spoke:

"Wei Wufeng has joined the Tianling Sect and is currently an outer disciple."

Chen Yi looked surprised and said:

"He's already joined the Heavenly Spirit Sect! I remember the Heavenly Spirit Sect's assessment is still a few years away..."

Deng Liangyu told Chen Yi that ordinary cultivators could accumulate merit by performing missions in addition to participating in the Tianling Sect's assessment.

Wei Wufeng recently completed several extremely difficult missions and joined the Tianling Sect based on his merit points.

"This path is extremely difficult, and only a handful of independent cultivators have completed it over the years."

"I never expected Wei Wufeng to pass this test," Deng Liangyu exclaimed.

Chen Yi was secretly alarmed and asked:

"So, according to Brother Deng, is it possible that Wei Wufeng could be possessed?"

Deng Liangyu shook his head slightly and said:

"Possession is a major taboo in the cultivation world. Yet it's something everyone tacitly understands."

"Possession allows one to know all the original owner's memories, which ordinary cultivators cannot detect."

"But Wei Wufeng is just a rogue cultivator. Even if he were possessed, do you think the Heavenly Spirit Sect would bother with him?"