Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chapter 88 Liu Feng

On Huangzhushan Mountain, the Lin family specially opened up a place to raise cranes.

The crane eggs obtained from the Liu family have mostly hatched, and now a dozen or so young cranes have gathered together by the pond.

These cranes eat everything, sometimes flitting through the bamboo forest to hunt insects, and sometimes eating newly sprouted bamboo shoots and tender bamboo leaves.

The business of raising the cranes is managed by Zhongmai, but the actual caretakers are several children who were recently brought over from the Liu family.

"In another two months, these spirit cranes will be able to take flight, but it will take another year before they can carry cultivators."

"After a year, these spirit cranes will be able to possess the strength of the early stage of the first rank. During this period, it is best to feed them spirit fish and spirit shrimp. If they can also have the flesh and blood of demon beasts, that would be even better."

"Senior Lin, these are also mentioned in the method of raising spirit cranes."

A nine-year-old child stood ramrod straight, earnestly reporting on the crane feeding work over the past period.

Lin Jingtao looked at the dozen or so young cranes, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

"Hmm, not bad, but I have another question. What if these cranes fly away in two months?"

This child is named Liu Feng. He is a disciple of the Liu family with the Wind Spirit Root. He is exceptionally talented and has already reached the second level of Qi Refining at the age of nine.

Liu Feng solemnly said, "No need for coffins. Each of these spirit cranes has a positioning talisman attached to it, which allows me to accurately locate their destination based on the spiritual energy imprint."

"Moreover, spirit cranes prefer to stay in areas with abundant spiritual energy. Within this area of ​​a thousand miles, only Huangzhu Mountain has the most abundant spiritual energy. In addition, there is food and drink available here, so spirit cranes naturally will not fly far."

"Of course, once it grows to the early stage of the first tier, it is best to have someone implant a spirit contract imprint on it and tame it to recognize its master."

Lin Jingtao stroked his beard, his smile growing even more satisfied.

He glanced at the other children from the Liu family, a barely perceptible glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Then, Lin Jingtao laughed loudly, "Hahaha, not bad, not bad at all. You deserve the most credit for raising these spirit cranes so well."

"Cultivation is not easy. Take this bottle of Spirit Nourishing Pills; it's a reward from me."

"In addition, each of you will receive ten catties of spirit rice this month, and I will have someone deliver it to you later."

Upon receiving the bottle of Nourishing Spirit Pills, Liu Feng's youthful face lit up with joy.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Senior Lin!"

"No need for thanks, you deserve it all. If you achieve something in your cultivation in the future, remember to repay the kindness of the Lin family."

After saying that, Lin Jingtao turned and left with his hands behind his back.

"I will never forget this kindness!"

After Lin Jingtao left, Liu Feng held the porcelain bottle with great joy. Inside were ten Spirit Nourishing Pills, the best cultivation pills for the early stages of Qi Refining.

Even though he was still young, he understood that these pills could help him quickly improve his cultivation and enhance his magical power, which was extremely precious to him at the moment.

However, at this moment, the other children from the Liu family said sarcastically, "Liu Feng, in my opinion, why don't you change your name to Lin Feng? I think the Lin family would be happy to give you the surname Lin."

"Exactly, exactly. Look at how grateful you are, like a stray dog ​​that just found a bone."

"Raising the cranes was everyone's achievement, so why are you the only one receiving the elixir?"

"Take out that bottle of Spirit Nourishing Pills, let's divide it among ourselves."

Upon hearing these words, Liu Feng's face immediately tightened, and a look of reluctance appeared in his eyes.

He naturally wanted to keep these pills; although he was young, he understood the importance of cultivation.

His parents had died at White Crane Peak, so if he wanted to take revenge on the Xiong family, he would naturally need a very high level of cultivation.

"What? You still don't want to give it to me?"

These children were older than Liu Feng and were all direct descendants of the Liu family. They were used to being domineering in the family.

Before the age of six, Liu Feng was a son born out of wedlock in the family. It was only after he was found to have the Wind Spirit Root that he became a direct descendant.

He had been bullied by his peers in the Liu family before, and now that the family has been destroyed, these children are still incorrigible, even blaming him for the family's demise.

"You won't give it to me? I'll beat you up!"

Several children rushed forward. They were a few years older and had developed better physiques, so they were naturally stronger. Moreover, they were all at the second level of Qi Refining and the first level of Qi Refining cultivation.

Although Liu Feng possessed a wind spirit root and had a cultivation level of the second stage of Qi Refining, he had never practiced any spells.

In a fight, he would naturally be no match for these children.

After a beating, Liu Feng's eyes were bruised and tears streamed down his face.

Compared to the pain in his body, what he found most unacceptable was that the bottle of pills had been taken away.

They're too weak; they can't protect anything at all...

Liu Feng lay on the ground, his eyes red and his body covered in mud and grass clippings.

The Liu family children who snatched the Nourishing Spirit Pill happily divided up the ten pills inside.

"You take two, I'll take three. Liu Chen and I have contributed the most to feeding the cranes, so we'll each take three, and you take two."

The ten pills were divided among the four people, leaving none for Liu Feng.

The group left happily with the pills, not forgetting to curse before they left: "Don't be resentful, if it weren't for you, the family wouldn't have been destroyed."

"That's right, it must be because the Xiong family found out about your spiritual talent that you brought disaster upon the family."

"You jinx, go away and ignore him."

Liu Feng shakily got up, then leaned against a large rock and sat down, hugging his knees with both hands, looking utterly helpless.

"Father, Mother..."

Thinking of his deceased parents, Liu Feng felt even more aggrieved, buried his head in his knees, and began to sob softly.

The other children from the Liu family ignored this and even gave orders: "Remember to clean up all the crane's droppings. If you delay things, you'll be in trouble."

In the shadows of the bamboo forest, all of this was observed by Lin Jingtao and one of the disciples of the Zhongmai lineage.

"Grandpa, is this a good idea? Why don't we lend a hand to this guy?"

Lin Jingtao chuckled and said, "Absolutely not. He hasn't reached his lowest point yet. Only the kindness received during the most difficult times can be remembered most deeply."

"Lin Xiao, you must understand, it's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow."

Lin Xiao frowned, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Grandpa, how did you know the other Liu family children would steal his pills?"

Lin Jingtao's smile deepened, and he said indulgently, "People are more concerned about inequality than scarcity. Everyone did the same thing, but you were the only one who received the reward. What will the others think?"

"Furthermore, Liu Feng is an illegitimate son of the family, and he is not well-liked by the other direct descendants. It is normal for him to be bullied."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao showed an expression of admiration.

"Grandpa, you're amazing!"

"But these Liu family members are really strange. They all have the same surname and share the blood of the same ancestor, yet now that their family has been destroyed, they still fight amongst themselves."

Lin Jingtao then patted his grandson's head and nodded, saying, "That's why the most important thing for a family is to be united."

"We can compete with other tribesmen on ordinary days, but when we are outside, we must unite, especially against our enemies."

"Only by uniting can our family go further."