Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

"The He family..."

Lin Yun couldn't help but mutter to himself, seriously pondering the significance of this matter.

A high-yield spirit field that can only increase the production of spirit rice is naturally nothing special.

Even if they earn a few hundred or a thousand kilograms more spirit rice each year, no one would care.

But that spiritual field can also be planted with other spiritual plants, and even spiritual herbs can be produced in large quantities, which is quite extraordinary.

"The Golden Jade Branch is a spiritual herb that matures in five years and is a key auxiliary ingredient in refining the Spirit Nourishing Pill."

"If it is a Golden Jade Branch that is over fifty years old, it can be used to refine Golden Marrow Pills, which can be of great help to cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining."

The He family discovered that highly productive spiritual field only a year ago.

Within a year, a large quantity of golden jade branches were available for sale, indicating that they were at least five years old.

"Could it be that that spirit field can accelerate the growth of spirit plants?! One year can be used as five years!"

The thought of this possibility sent a wave of shock through Lin Yun's heart; the matter was already quite terrifying.

If that's the case, once the news gets out, the He family will be wiped out in an instant.

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!

"How should this matter be handled? Should we send the message back to the family, summon Ancestor Qingya to emerge from seclusion, wipe out the He family, and then seize that spiritual field for ourselves?"

Undoubtedly, this would maximize profits, and the family would certainly reap the benefits if they could seize this spiritual field.

Let alone returning to the main lineage, even if you give him a lot of resources, it wouldn't be a problem for him to cultivate all the way to the late stage of Qi Refining without any problems.

"But the problem is, how do I explain the source of this information?"

"The secrets of the Book of Insight are probably even more astonishing than that spiritual field."

Moreover, Lin Yun didn't know how to convince his family that he was going to use just a message to force their patriarch to emerge from seclusion and wipe out the He family...

"This is still not appropriate. Not to mention that we have no legitimate reason to act, in the long run, it may not be a good thing for the family to occupy that spiritual field."

"If we fail to keep the secret, we will end up like the He family."

After all, it is a spiritual field, exposed to the light of day. If it were to be concealed by an illusion array, it would seem like a blatant attempt to hide something.

Furthermore, the Lin family doesn't have any cultivators skilled in formations... Hiring a formation master from outside would only increase the risk of exposure.

"no..."

Most importantly, if the He family is not completely wiped out, even a single He family cultivator could escape.

Once this matter is publicized, everything will be over.

  

"Let's put this matter aside for now and use the Book of Insight to keep a close eye on the He family's intelligence in the meantime."

With that thought in mind, Lin Yun finished the pot of spirit rice porridge and returned to his cultivation.

...

More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yun, who was cultivating in Fire Cloud Valley, gradually reduced the frequency of taking pills.

Previously, he would take one Nourishing Spirit Pill every three days, but recently he has reduced the frequency of taking the pill to one every five days.

"The erysipelas is accumulating more and more, and the magical power in my body is also somewhat weak."

"Take it easy and focus on building a solid foundation."

During this period, he devoted more time to body tempering, and he never neglected his practice of the Blood Transporting Technique.

He has now established two internal energy cultivation techniques and has reached a minor level of mastery in the "Blood Transporting Technique," making his physical body much stronger than before.

Once his clothes were removed, it was clear that his originally thin body had become much more muscular, with each muscle clearly defined and exuding power.

Having mastered the Lesser Perfection of Blood Transfer Technique, his physical strength was comparable to that of a first-stage demon beast, and his blood energy was abundant.

At the Great Completion Realm, one can fight against mid-stage first-tier demonic beasts with just their physical body, their blood energy flowing endlessly like a gushing spring.

At the perfect level of the "Blood Transfer Technique," the blood energy within the body is like a river, allowing one to fight bare-handed against cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining. Of course, if the opponent uses a magic weapon, one still cannot gain the upper hand.

"Upon reaching perfection, one can undergo a blood transfusion periodically to expel waste blood from the body."

"In this way, we will no longer have to worry about the dangers of erysipelas."

Lin Yun muttered to himself, repeatedly using his powerful blood energy to cleanse his internal organs and remove the accumulated erysipelas from his body.

One after another, for a full hour, he felt his body become much lighter and more responsive.

Just then, shouts came from outside his courtyard:

"Brother Lin Yun, it's almost time to return to the clan. Are you ready?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun ended his cultivation session, stood up, and put all the refined iron magic artifacts hanging on the wall into his storage bag.

After doing all this, he stepped out of the courtyard.

"I've kept you waiting, Brother Lin Yang. I'm all ready. Let's set off now."

It has been more than a year since he left Huangzhu Mountain. He is seventeen years old this year, with a cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining, and his body tempering has also made some progress.

Most importantly, he has already been able to independently forge low-grade refined iron magic weapons, which barely qualifies him as a qualified weapon refiner.

He could return to his family as a weapon-refining cultivator. For every magical artifact he helped the family refine, he would gain some merit. Over time, he would eventually regain his status as a member of the main lineage.

With the expectation of returning home in glory, Lin Yun and Lin Yang embarked on their journey home.

They were all at the third level of Qi Refining, and their magical power was not enough to support long-term flying on magical artifacts. Therefore, they chose the safest way and each bought a horse to travel home.

This will save on mana consumption, and if danger is encountered on the journey, one will not be completely helpless.

...

Huoyun Valley is quite far from Huangzhu Mountain; even at their fastest travel speed, it would take them at least ten days.

To avoid missing Uncle Hai Rong's wedding, Lin Yun suggested changing horses along the way and traveling without rest.

Lin Yang readily agreed to the matter. For cultivators like them, worldly gold and silver treasures were nothing at all.

Thus, the two changed horses twice and were forced to stop outside a mountain forest.

"Help! You two young fellow cultivators ahead, please lend a hand! I will surely repay you handsomely afterward!"

A heart-wrenching cry for help echoed through the mountains and forests. Hearing it, Lin Yun and Lin Yang reined in their horses, no longer daring to take another step forward.

"What's going on? Should we..." Lin Yang frowned.

However, Lin Yun shook his head at him and said, "Brother Lin Yang, the person who called for help didn't even see us before immediately shouting that there were two of us."

"This means that the other party is at least at the late stage of Qi Refining. In my opinion, we have no way to get involved in this matter."

Hearing this, Lin Yang broke out in a cold sweat.

He almost had a moment of righteous indignation and wanted to go deep into the mountains to rescue the person who was calling for help.

"So what do we do now?"

"Take a detour, leave, and pretend you didn't see or hear anything," Lin Yun said calmly.

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