Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

"By the way, Shidi."

Lin Jiu returned, a smile on her face.

"Remember to go back to your own place. You've been staying in this little courtyard in the woods long enough; it's time to vacate it and return it to me."

Before leaving, he added one more thing.

"What's yours, no one can take away; what's not yours, you can't keep even if you take it."

Having said that, he strode away.

Lin Shi left unwillingly, leaving Yu Yan alone in the room.

Deli stood at the door, her eyes red-rimmed, but a smile on her face.

He looked at Yu Yan, then suddenly bent down and bowed deeply.

"Thank you very much, Senior Yu."

Yu Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to help him up.

"What are you doing?"

Deli looked up at him, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Senior Yu, if it weren't for you, I would never have been able to escape my slave status in this lifetime. You gave me my freedom."

Yu Yan couldn't understand the other party's logic, so he could only offer advice:

"Alright, this has nothing to do with me. You helped yourself."

Deli shook his head.

"No, it was you. You could have just ignored me, taken the evidence, and left. But you didn't; you even spoke up for me in front of Young Master Lin Jiu."

His voice was choked with emotion.

"I will remember this kindness. If I am ever in need, I will go through fire and water for you."

Yu Yan patted him on the shoulder.

"Alright, stop getting sentimental. You're free now, where do you want to go?"

Deli rubbed his eyes, looked up, and gazed out the window.

His gaze drifted into the distance, tinged with longing.

"I want to go find my brother."

"Your brother?"

"Yes." Deli nodded. "Back then, my family was fleeing famine, and we encountered human traffickers on the way. My brother volunteered to sell himself, and the food he got in return allowed my mother and me to survive."

"Later, by chance, I embarked on the path of immortality, but I never knew where my brother was. Now that I'm free, I want to go find him."

Even if we can't find him, just seeing him from afar to confirm that he's still alive would be good.

After listening, Yu Yan took out the agreed-upon reward from his storage bag and handed it to Deli.

"Go ahead. I hope you find him soon."

Deli looked at him and bowed deeply again.

"Senior Yu, take care."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Yu Yan stood by the window, watching his figure disappear into the depths of the bamboo forest.

He took a deep breath, turned around, and walked towards Zhou Yan's room.

Pushing open the door, Zhou Yan was still fast asleep on the bed, reeking of alcohol.

Yu Yan walked to the bedside and kicked his leg.

"Get up."

Zhou Yan rolled over and mumbled, "Don't make a sound... I'll sleep a little longer..."

Yu Yan smiled.

"Ten thousand spirit stones, you don't want them?"

Zhou Yan sat up abruptly.

"What spirit stone?"

Yu Yan tossed the storage bag to him.

Zhou Yan caught it, probed it with his divine sense, and was completely stunned.

"This...this is..."

"Compensation: 10,000 per person."

Zhou Yan looked around cautiously and asked:

"Old Yu, well done! We're safe now, right?"

"I hope so."

Yu Yan nodded.

But I'm afraid things won't stay stable for long.

Judging from Lin Shi's appearance, he was clearly still determined to fight for it again.

The feud is now established, but for the sake of the position of young clan leader, this guy might still want to cooperate with them to get back the leverage that Yu Yan has over him.

Moreover, Yu Yan still doesn't know what the situation is with Lin Jiu.

"Seriously, this is never going to end."

The morning mist has dissipated, and sunlight shines down, glistening with dewdrops on the bamboo leaves.

The red-tailed koi carp swam happily in the pond, occasionally leaping out of the water and splashing a string of water droplets.

Everything is fine.

But only for now.

Yu Yan let out a long breath.

He looked down at the storage bag in his hand; the 20,000 low-grade spirit stones felt as light as a feather.

"Brother Zhou, I think it's time for me to leave."

Now that he has plenty of money and no longer needs to run around for cultivation resources, he should temporarily leave the Immortal City and go outside to avoid trouble.

"Alright, shall we go back to our dojo on the lower three levels?"

Yu Yan shook his head.

"Brother Zhou, you should know very well what I mean."

As he spoke, he took half of the spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to Zhou Yan.

"After purchasing cultivation resources from the lower three levels, I plan to find a quiet place to cultivate in seclusion and improve my cultivation level as soon as possible."

Zhou Yan took the spirit stone, frowned,

"That's fine. Given the current situation, it's better to go out and lay low for a while."

"However, don't forget there's another auction a year from now. If you want a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique, don't miss it."

Yu Yan smiled.

"I certainly wouldn't miss such an important event."

"Pack your things, we should go."

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and hurriedly packed his things.

The two walked out of the room, through the bamboo forest, across the pond, and arrived at the courtyard gate.

Outside the courtyard gate, the sun was shining brightly.

Yu Yan glanced back at the courtyard.

A small courtyard in the woods.

Bye now.

He turned around and strode away with Zhou Yan.

The two followed the path they had taken, passing through the quiet alleyway, and arrived at the main street.

The streets on the fourth floor remained quiet, with few pedestrians; everything was just as it had been when we arrived.

They walked to the Heavenly Pavilion, took out the Purple Gold Token, and boarded the Spirit Boat.

The spirit boat slowly rose, passed through the clouds, and flew down three levels.

The wind howled, and the clouds swept past.

Zhou Yan sat on the spirit boat, holding a storage bag, grinning from ear to ear.

"Old Yu, we've struck it rich this time! Ten thousand spirit stones! That'll last us a long time!"

Yu Yan looked at him and smiled.

"Spend it wisely. Don't spend it on brothels again."

Zhou Yan chuckled.

"No, no, that's not possible... but going a few times is fine."

Yu Yan shook his head and said nothing more.

The spirit boat passed through layers of clouds and mist and slowly landed on the lower three levels.

The two jumped off the spirit boat and stepped onto familiar land.

The lower three floors were still bustling with activity, filled with noise and people jostling shoulder to shoulder.

Zhou Yan took a deep breath, his face filled with rapture.

"The lower three floors are better! The upper three floors are too oppressive; you can't even speak loudly."

Yu Yan nodded.

The two walked through the crowd and headed into the distance.

After walking a few steps, Zhou Yan suddenly stopped.

"Old Yu, is this matter with the Lin family really over?"

Yu Yan paused in his steps.

He paused for a moment, then slowly said:

"That's why I said we need to go outside and avoid the area."

Zhou Yan looked at him, hesitant to speak.

Yu Yan continued walking forward.

"Let's go, let's buy some pills needed for cultivation first."

The two disappeared into the crowd.

In the distance, the Dengtian Pavilion stands majestically, reaching straight into the clouds.

…………

Three floors up, a small courtyard in the woods.

Lin Jiu stood by the window, looking at the bamboo forest, toying with the dagger in her hand.

Elder Lin stood behind him and whispered.

"Young Master, why did you change your mind and let them go?"

Lin Jiu didn't turn around, but simply said calmly.

"Otherwise what?"

Elder Lin was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"They know too much."

Lin Jiu smiled.

"So what if they know a lot? They're smart people; they won't talk nonsense."

He turned around and looked at Elder Lin.

"Moreover, it is precisely because the other party knows so much that we cannot act blindly."

"Lin Xiao's body is still in their hands. Don't forget what they came here for in the first place."

Elder Lin was slightly taken aback.

"In other words..."

"That's right."

Lin Jiu said:

"If we push them too hard, it might backfire and they might turn around and bite us back."

Lin Jiu walked back to the table and sat down.

"Alright, that's enough about this. Next, we need to deal with Lin Shi."

Elder Lin nodded.

"Yes."