Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

[The five elements of the Cangxuan Domain have returned to harmony. The earth's veins yield metals and stones, vegetation flourishes, and water and fire are in balance. It is a suitable time for cultivation to break through realms, but a time to refrain from practicing demonic arts and secret techniques.]

In Taiyuan Immortal City, Lin Hongye was dissatisfied with the selected shops, and the plan to open the Hundred Arts Pavilion in cooperation with Elder Meng had to be put on hold for the time being.

[In the Cangxuan Western Regions, the Heavenly Poison Sect has successfully hatched an ancient and wondrous insect, the Seven Absolute Heavenly Silkworm! However, this insect cannot adapt to the current environment and is extremely weak after its birth.]

[In the Great Qian Dynasty, the Emperor wishes to repair the Dragon-Locking Well to prevent the dragon's energy from dissipating again.]

[Fu Tianling's disciple from Lingxu Peak of the Taiyuan Sect failed his second attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. His Dao heart was completely shattered, and in despair, he planned to retire and leave the sect.]

[At Broken Cloud Ridge, the Xiong family stormed the Liu family's mountain gate. Xiong Desheng used the Blood Transformation Bowl to collect the essence blood and souls of all the Liu family cultivators, intending to offer them to True Person Xue Luo in exchange for the secret method of Core Formation.]

Lin Yun, who had just finished collecting Fire Spirit Honey in the Insect Garden, frowned deeply as he looked at today's intelligence.

The other pieces of information were nothing special, but this last piece of information sent a chill down his spine.

"Blood Luo Zhenren, that name alone doesn't sound like a benevolent person. The Xiong family actually has connections with a demonic cultivator in the Core Formation stage?"

"We wiped out the Liu family, drained their lifeblood, and didn't even spare their souls..."

Even if Lin Yun were dull-witted, he could still realize that there were probably many hidden stories behind this.

The Xiong family is definitely not clean. Considering that there were several cases of demonic cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect in the Southern Region recently, Lin Yun's expression became more serious.

"The Blood Spirit Sect is planning to extend its reach into the Southern Region, and the Xiong family's large-scale attack on White Crane Mountain was probably secretly instructed by this Core Formation demonic cultivator from the Blood Spirit Sect."

The Cangxuan Domain is divided into four regions: east, west, south, and north. Each region is ruled by a dominant immortal sect like the Taiyuan Sect.

Over the years, although there have been frictions among the various immortal cultivation forces, they have been limited to small-scale disputes and rarely have large-scale conflicts occurred.

Cultivators at the Core Formation stage rarely take action, and disputes are usually limited to those at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages.

The Cangxuan Western Regions were ruled by two demonic forces: the Heavenly Poison Sect and the Blood Spirit Sect.

"Master Xue Luo, over the next few days, we will examine this person's intelligence."

Lin Yun murmured to himself, feeling that he couldn't just wait around like this.

The Blood Spirit Sect has already extended its reach into the Southern Region, and its ambitions are likely far-reaching. The Southern Region is likely to become quite turbulent in the near future.

"If war breaks out, the prices of all kinds of supplies will definitely rise, especially the prices of magical artifacts and talismans, which will surely increase significantly."

"But the only question is, does the Blood Spirit Sect really intend to launch a war that will sweep across the entire Cangxuan Domain?"

The Taiyuan Sect also has a Nascent Soul Ancestor presiding over it, with an incredibly profound foundation. If a full-scale war were to break out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

With this in mind, Lin Yun picked up his pen and wrote a letter to send back to his family.

Since joining the sect, he has maintained active contact with the family, exchanging spiritual messages almost every month.

A while ago, Lin Hairong sent a letter mentioning that he had a son and the whole family had celebrated.

In addition, Lin Hairong told him about the family's recent situation, which was that everything was on the right track and the family was thriving.

  

After considering his words for a moment, Lin Yun vaguely mentioned that he had obtained some inside information from the sect and that a conflict with the Blood Spirit Sect was likely to occur soon.

He also briefly mentioned the possible hidden story behind the Xiong family's annihilation of the Liu family, warning the family to be wary of the Xiong family and other cultivation families in Xiangnanling.

Finally, he also instructed his family to purchase more refining materials and talismans at low prices in the coming days, as the prices of these materials would likely rise significantly if war were to break out.

Especially the purple-veined copper that the family has been mining recently, it's all stockpiled up, so don't rush to sell it during this period.

"The clan's military force can also be expanded appropriately."

The Lin family is now diversified and no longer relies solely on cultivating spirit bamboo for a living.

Lin Yun thought for a moment, and then attached a first-level alchemy inheritance and several basic pill formulas to the letter.

"It's time for the family to start training alchemists. If we just hoard the spirit stones we earn instead of converting them into the family's strength, they'll be snatched away by others sooner or later."

"Send back this first-tier alchemy inheritance first. As for the second-tier inheritance, there's no rush."

Of course, this was not a gift to the family for nothing; Lin Yun also mentioned some things he urgently needed in the letter.

Examples include Spirit Gathering Pills, aged medicinal herbs, and spiritual materials used in weapon crafting.

After sending the letter, he began his secluded spiritual practice.

"The sect has already captured quite a few demonic cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect, so they must be on guard now."

"As for the news of the Xiong family colluding with the Blood Spirit Sect, we need to find a suitable opportunity and a proper excuse to report it to the sect."

The reason we weren't in a hurry to report to the sect immediately was because the information provided by the Book of Insight was real-time.

The incident of the Xiong family breaking into the Liu family's mountain gate has only recently occurred. If he were to report the news directly to the sect now, it would be far too shocking.

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In the blink of an eye, a year has passed since Lin Yun joined the sect.

Among the disciples who joined the sect at the same time, some have already become famous, especially those who ranked in the top ten of the Ascension Conference. It is rumored that some of them have already begun to go into seclusion and prepare to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Every three years, a small competition is held between the peaks, where disciples in the Qi Refining stage spar and exchange skills.

The rewards were generous, but Lin Yun wasn't interested and had no intention of signing up.

He knew he wasn't particularly talented; he had been in the sect for a year now, but his cultivation was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

As for magic, apart from a few basic spells, he didn't master much; all he could rely on were his magical artifacts.

However, the power of the Fire Cloud Bow and the Fire Crow Arrow is too astonishing; using them for sparring would inevitably damage the harmony of the occasion.

Therefore, he did not intend to register for the sect's minor competition six months later.

"Phew! This Spirit Gathering Pill is indeed quite effective. I'm not far from reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining."

Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and then took out another bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills. He had obtained these from his family in exchange for the first-tier alchemy inheritance.

Now, thanks to the power of elixirs, his cultivation speed is not slow.

When he first entered the sect, he was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Now, a year later, he is only a step away from the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Just as he was about to make a breakthrough in one go, a shout came from outside the courtyard.

"Junior Brother Lin Yun, registration for the Seven Peaks Competition has begun. Would you like to participate?"

"Rumor has it that the reward for winning this competition is a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

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