Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

Wanbaoge, elegant seating area.

Qin Jiu and Lin Qiusheng sat at opposite ends, with a pot of tea on the table, steaming gently.

"It's rare for Boss Lin to reach out to me; what brings him here?"

Qin Jiu picked up his teacup and smiled amicably.

Behind the screen, Zhou Youyuan, controlling Lin Qiusheng, smiled and, instead of getting straight to the point, said:

"No rush, but I have something I'd like to ask Senior Brother Qin first."

"Last time, Senior Brother Qin said he would give me instructions when the time was right, but I've been waiting and waiting without any news... May I ask, what exactly constitutes the right time? Could you please give me a hint?"

Qin Jiu held the teacup without stopping, smiled, and neither nodded nor shook her head.

Inside the stone chamber, Zhou Youyuan had a clear understanding of the situation.

The fact that the other party smiled without answering likely meant that they also had other plans, and that they were confident and not in a hurry.

It seems that not only the one from Fujiao Society, but also the one from Wanji Hall has made corresponding backup plans.

Sure enough, none of them were simple when it came to foundation building.

It's just unknown what someone's backup plan is, and whether he has a chance to take advantage of this opportunity.

But looking at Qin Jiu in front of me...

Since we can't get anything out of them, we won't try anymore.

Lin Qiusheng put down his teacup and his expression turned serious: "Senior Brother Qin, to be honest, the reason I invited you here today is to discuss a business deal with you."

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it."

"Although I don't know what the person behind Senior Brother Qin is planning, I think that person will definitely be interested in this intelligence I have."

"What intelligence?"

"Regarding the location of the tribulation that True Man Shenyuan is destined to face."

At this moment, Qin Jiu's hand holding the teacup truly stopped.

He slowly placed the teacup back on the table, the smile on his face gone, and his eyes no longer held the same amiable expression as before.

To be honest, before he came, he had considered that there were many possibilities for what Lin Qiusheng would talk about.

But I never thought about that.

So you're right, Fu Jiao has some schemes up his sleeve. And who is it that's plotting against?

What audacity!

"The person destined to die is very well hidden."

Qin Jiu asked in a deep voice, "Are you confident?"

After all, it involves Foundation Establishment. If this information from the other party is true, it could very well be the key to turning the tide of battle for our own side.

Conversely, it could also be bait set by the other party, a deadly poison.

He had no choice but to be cautious.

"I am confident in the intelligence."

Lin Qiusheng's smile remained unchanged: "But whether you believe it or not, and how to verify it, naturally depends on the person above you."

Inside the stone chamber, Zhou Youyuan nodded slightly.

How could I not be confident?

After all, that person wouldn't know anything about the "Record of Sending Off the Dead." Since Zhao Donglai was dead, that person naturally assumed that no outsiders knew about this matter.

He would never have realized that the words he uttered to himself behind Jiang Yuheng that day would later become the straw that broke the camel's back.

Negotiations are ongoing.

Lin Qiusheng added, "As for what I want, it's not much, just two things."

"They are both magical artifacts used to aid cultivation, and both are cultivation techniques for those with a wood-elemental root."

Qin Jiu raised an eyebrow: "Cultivation techniques and magic weapons? What are the requirements?"

"The faster you cultivate, the better."

Qin Jiu pondered for a moment.

"...Okay, I'll give you the item after that person verifies its authenticity."

For a time, both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

……

Inside the stone chamber, Zhou Youyuan leaned against the stone table and rubbed his temples.

Both of these items were prepared for Shen Ye.

Back when they were neighbors, Zhou Youyuan had secretly tested Shen Ye's spiritual roots.

The person destined for this calamity would certainly not be some low-grade spiritual root falsely determined by some outsider swindler.

He possesses a Heavenly Grade Wood Spirit Root and, like Pei Changgeng, is skilled in working with wood.

This saved him some trouble, since Pei Changgeng's combat ability was undeniable.

When he reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, he was even able to turn the tables and kill a great figure in the inner sect who had stepped into the Heavenly Palace. What could be more suitable as Shen Ye's combat technique than his "Entangling Roots Technique"?

However, while the "Entangling Roots Technique" makes one powerful in combat after mastering body cultivation, its cultivation speed is extremely slow. Even with Pei Changgeng's talent, it took him many years to hone his skills little by little.

But he didn't have that much time; he had to be quick.

It was so fast that Shen Ye swiftly opened Huang Ting and even stepped over the Heavenly Palace.

Only in this way could he catch that person's eye after Jiang Yuheng's death.

If you want things to be fast, you have to help Shen Ye get some good stuff, magic weapons and cultivation techniques, you can't miss any of them.

Now that the items have been secured, the plan is half complete.

And the remaining half... is even less of a hassle.

Once that person verifies the authenticity of the information, he doesn't need to worry about the rest.

Given his temperament, he would naturally take advantage of his misfortune.

After all, aside from Foundation Establishment cultivators, who would dare to touch another Foundation Establishment cultivator facing a deathly tribulation?

This move is like killing two birds with one stone.

……

However, neither Qin Jiu nor Zhou Youyuan knew that, in their conversation, besides themselves, the only one who truly understood the situation was...

There is a third person.

The private room next door.

The talisman of the Grain Rain Dao Foundation in Chen Wendao's sleeve was emitting a faint light.

Grain rain is best at nourishing things silently, nurturing and storing things unparalleled in the world, and eavesdropping on secrets is even more exceptional.

Just now, he heard every single word of what those two had just talked about.

In fact, he had already found out the boss's background the day after he joined Jucaige.

Just as he had guessed, this guy was just a puppet, or rather, a target that Sun Yunqi had set up in the open to attract attention.

The puppet is fake, but the object is real.

Based on what he had discovered earlier, this guy was indeed connected to the person behind Wanji Hall, and their relationship was so close that the person's sword intent was dissipated through this guy's puppet.

Finding out this much information would have been enough.

When it comes to foundation building, it's something that can't be done.

Now that the innate Yin-Yang Dao Foundation is most likely in the hands of that person from the Myriad Machines Hall, it would be a great achievement if he could send the information back.

However, he had an even bolder idea in mind.

No one knows his background right now, and he is currently in a weakened state, a condition that is rare in a century.

He still carried the Grain Rain Dao Foundation Seal, bestowed upon him by his master, which was comparable to a Foundation Establishment strike.

Is it possible...?

The innate Yin-Yang Dao foundation is only half complete and has not truly transformed into the [Beginning of Spring] Dao foundation, but that person's [Beginning of Autumn] is different; it is a genuine finished product.

If you find the right opportunity, you can strike and kill your opponent when they are at their weakest.

Kill those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, seize their Dao Foundation, and ascend to heaven in one step!

This thought was like a seed that took root after he learned of the woman's weakness, growing day and night until he could no longer suppress it.

As you hear the news, you can die in the evening.

Therefore, even though his master had contacted him several times through the soul lamp, he ignored it.

He was willing to endure the torment of being burned by the soul fire every night.

On the surface, each of the three had their own plans and calculations.

Qin Jiu thought he was the one holding the pieces, Zhou Youyuan thought he had the entire chessboard in his hands, and Chen Wendao thought he had seen the whole game.

As the saying goes, "Everyone in the room, dressed in fine clothes, is scheming; who is there to observe the game from the sidelines?"