Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Huang Zhushan, Lin Hairong, and others returned to their families one after another.

The news of Lin Yun passing the weapon-refining assessment reached the family immediately, and all the cultivators of Huangzhu Mountain were extremely surprised.

This signifies successful ascension to immortality and joining a higher sect.

Without relying on family recommendations, he stood out from the Ascension Conference on his own!

This is an extremely rare feat, as it has been many years since anyone in the Lin family has accomplished this.

"Hahaha, Yun'er has really brought glory to my Ji clan!" Lin Jing laughed heartily. He hadn't been this happy in a long time since he advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining and became a clan elder.

Soon, cultivators from both the Bo and Zhong branches came to offer their congratulations and presented a gift.

Lin Jing naturally accepted the offer without hesitation. This was a rule established when the Lin family was first founded: regardless of which branch of the main family a disciple joined the upper sect through the Ascension Ceremony, they would receive a reward.

This is to inspire future generations to cultivate themselves and bring glory to the family.

Of course, Lin Jing would definitely leave all the family rewards to his grandson.

Moreover, he has already drawn cultivators from each of the three lineages to form a team heading to Duanyun Ridge, intending to take advantage of the chaos in the Liu family to rob them of their wealth.

"Father, why are you leading the team to Duanyun Ridge this time?" Lin Hairong asked, frowning and somewhat puzzled.

Lin Jing calmly said, "You don't need to worry. The Liu family and my Lin family have always had a grudge. After their ancestor passes away, we won't even need to lift a finger. The various cultivation families of Duan Yun Ridge will push them into an abyss of no return."

"My Lin family doesn't ask for much. We only need to take the Liu family's inheritance of raising spirit cranes. As for the spiritual vein land of White Crane Ridge, let the other families fight over it."

Lin Hairong was still somewhat uneasy about this, after all, they were going to deal with a Foundation Establishment family.

Who knows if the old patriarch of the Liu family left behind any contingency plans after his death?

"this..."

Lin Jing waved his hand, interrupting, "Alright, I've already agreed to this, so I'll carry it out myself."

"And with Nakagawa accompanying them, they should be perfectly safe."

Seeing that his father had made up his mind, Lin Hairong said no more.

"Sigh, okay."

"By the way, find some time to send the provisions bestowed by the family to Yun'er as soon as possible."

"The competition for the upper sect is extremely fierce, so we should naturally offer our support to ease his pressure."

At this point, Lin Jing's eyes revealed a look of anticipation.

He was already old, and with his cultivation at the late stage of Qi Refining, it could be said that he had no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime.

  

But his grandson is still young, and he may still have the opportunity to witness the splendor of the Foundation Establishment stage.

The beginning is always the hardest. Lin Yun has already joined the upper sect, and obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill is a foregone conclusion.

As the grandfather, he naturally had to give his full support.

"That Liu family patriarch has at most two or three more years to live. If this matter is successful, it will add another lineage of raising spirit cranes to the family, which will definitely be a great achievement."

"After that, we'll have the family provide support to Yun'er so he can accumulate three thousand sect contribution points more quickly and exchange them for a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

At this point, a sharp glint appeared in Lin Jing's aged eyes.

"My lifelong wish is to see one of my descendants successfully achieve the Foundation Establishment stage."

"If Yun'er can successfully establish her foundation, then your child's future path will be much smoother."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hairong was slightly taken aback, thinking that his father had become senile.

"Dad, what are you saying? I didn't... wait?!"

"Could it be Qiaoru...?"

Lin Jing nodded with a broad smile and said, "Hahaha, that's right. During the time you went to Taiyuan Immortal City, Qiaoru was confirmed to be pregnant."

"In a while, my Ji Mai will be able to add another bloodline."

Lin Hairong, who had previously only entered into a marriage alliance with the Chen family to fulfill a family mission, couldn't help but show a look of great joy upon learning of this.

"Dad, I'm going to check on Qiaoru!"

"Yes, go quickly. You stay with the family and take good care of things during this time."

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Following the guidance of the Book of Insight, Lin Yun finally arrived at the outer area of ​​Feiliujian in the Iron Ridge Mountains.

"The spiritual energy here is only as concentrated as in Fire Cloud Valley, so why would it attract two second-tier demonic beasts to fight like this?"

Lin Yun frowned slightly. Normally, it is difficult for second-tier demonic beasts to be born in the territory of a first-tier spiritual vein.

It is already quite rare for a monster to appear at the late stage of the first tier.

"unless..."

Unless there are spiritual herbs or fruits ripening in Feiliujian, attracting the attention of second-tier demonic beasts in the Iron Spine Mountains.

With this guess in mind, Lin Yun stepped into the Flying Stream.

This place is overgrown with weeds, with thick vines everywhere, and ancient trees entwined with sharp thorns.

Lin Yun unleashed his Stone Bamboo Spear, using it to clear a path, forcefully carving out a road.

With the help of the Book of Insight, he quickly arrived at the place where two second-tier demonic beasts had fought a while ago.

The view ahead suddenly opened up, and the once lush ancient trees had been broken by the aftershocks of the battle, with the ground covered in traces of fighting.

It was clear that the two demonic beasts were fighting fiercely, and there were even traces of blood and the malevolent aura emanating from them.

At the end of the fighting's aftermath, a waterfall was shaken and collapsed.

Amidst the ruins, a hole partially obscured by rubble is revealed.

"Could this cave be the same one that the two Foundation Establishment cultivators mentioned earlier, the Tuoba Ye Cave?"

Driven by this curiosity, Lin Yun quickly stepped forward and discovered that there was still a lingering medicinal fragrance on the side of a large amount of rubble.

"Sure enough, an unknown spiritual herb has matured here, attracting two second-tier demonic beasts from the Iron Spine Mountains."

"Both demonic beasts were injured, and it is unknown which one successfully obtained the spiritual herb."

"However, they should have already retreated to the Iron Ridge Mountains. Even if they are seriously injured, they can't do anything to them. Otherwise, we could notify the family and invite Ancestor Qingya to come out of the mountain and take the lives of these two demonic beasts."

Lin Yun murmured to himself, then looked away and gazed at the cave entrance, which was half-buried by a large amount of rubble.

It was pitch black inside, just big enough for one person to squeeze in.

"I wonder if there are any other dangers inside the cave. Let the puppet scout ahead."

As he spoke, Lin Yun took out the speed puppet he had traded in Fire Cloud Valley, stuffed a spirit stone inside, and let it crawl inside.

As the puppet went inside, the noise it made gradually faded away, and Lin Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"It seems that now that the restrictions in front of the cave have dissipated, there shouldn't be any danger inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flipped over and, bracing himself against a few loose rocks, crawled into the mysterious cave.

He didn't remove the stones because leaving them at the entrance of the cave could still provide some concealment.

Even though this place is very close to the Iron Ridge Mountains, he couldn't guarantee that no cultivators would come here.

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