Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chapter 89 Ning Family

After the sect competition ended, Lin Yun devoted all his time to his own cultivation.

However, after reaching the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, it becomes extremely difficult to rely on the power of pills to further improve one's magical power and cultivation.

Although the Spirit Gathering Pill is a pill taken in the middle stage of Qi Refining, its effects are significant at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but become somewhat commonplace at the fifth level.

Now, at the sixth level of Qi Refining, the increase in cultivation brought by consuming and refining each pill is negligible compared to before.

This time, Songcheng sent Lin Yun two more bottles of Spirit Gathering Pills, but it was still a drop in the ocean.

"The limitations of the four spiritual roots have become apparent; their cultivation speed ultimately cannot compare to that of disciples with superior spiritual root aptitude."

Lin Yun sighed deeply, his brows furrowing deeply.

He originally thought that as long as he persisted in his arduous training for two or three years, he should be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

But reality slapped him in the face. If he relied solely on meditation and arduous cultivation, he might not even be able to reach the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining in two or three years.

Between the sixth and seventh levels of Qi Refining, there is a bottleneck that countless independent cultivators cannot overcome in their lifetime.

"Cultivation is really difficult..."

He only has less than five bottles of Spirit Gathering Pills left. Even if he refines and consumes them all, it will only be enough for him to advance a little further. He is still quite a distance away from reaching the bottleneck of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"Only by persevering!"

Lin Yun took a deep breath, swallowed another full and round Spirit Gathering Pill, closed his eyes tightly, and began to carefully circulate the "Eternal Green Technique".

Each time the cultivation technique completes a full cycle, his physical body will be nourished by pure wood spiritual energy.

He estimated that this cultivation method had added nearly twenty years to his lifespan.

If one can break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, their lifespan can be extended again, up to a maximum of thirty years.

The emerald green wood elemental energy flowed through his meridians time and time again, and Lin Yun's breath became increasingly long and deep.

On the other side, Taiyuan Immortal City.

Lin Hongye, who was in charge of guarding the Immortal City, had been keeping a close eye on the Beast Arena of Taiyuan Immortal City for some time.

"I only need this last contribution to get the 'Radiant Flame Suppressing Yuan Technique'. All I need to do is catch that Foundation Establishment Elder of the Blood Spirit Sect."

In order to capture the Blood Spirit Sect elder alive, she personally handled everything during this period, hardly letting other law enforcement disciples get involved, for fear of alerting the enemy.

However, Mei Jinya was overly cautious, and even though this was Taiyuan Sect's home ground, Lin Hongye was unable to find him.

"It's that Tier 1 Bloodthirsty Demon Bat again, still refusing to show its face?" Lin Hongye frowned, staring at the dark red Bloodthirsty Demon Bat in the arena, certain that it was just a Tier 1 demon beast.

Moreover, the person who tamed the beast was just an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. There was no trace of demonic power in his body, and his strength was mediocre. It was impossible for Mei Jinya to be in disguise.

In addition, Lin Hongye personally followed the other party once, not hesitating to keep watch for several days.

The beast tamer of that bloodthirsty demon bat never revealed any clues and was quite honest throughout, not at all like a demonic cultivator.

If she didn't trust Lin Yun enough, she might even have thought that Lin Yun had provided incorrect information.

In the arena, a Tier 1 Bloodthirsty Demon Bat was fighting a mixed-blood Lightning Bird. The scene was dazzling, with lightning and thunder, and blood mist everywhere.

Both beast tamers gave it their all, wishing they could personally go into battle in place of their beasts.

Unfortunately, this is just a gladiatorial arena, not a fighting arena; it's only for fighting animals, not people.

"Mei Jinya, where exactly is that old devil hiding...?"

Lin Hongye really wanted to use the sect's name to arrest the master of the Bloodthirsty Demon Bat and interrogate Mei Jinya for information, but doing so would definitely alert the enemy.

After about half an hour, the beast fight finally came to an end.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Bat narrowly won, and now this ferocious beast has achieved a seven-game winning streak in the arena, making a name for itself.

"Hahaha, it seems my beast taming is still slightly better!" Cao Ming laughed loudly, then summoned back the Bloodthirsty Demon Bat, fed it a Beast Taming Pill, and then stored it in his storage bag.

Lin Hongye, hidden in the shadows, kept a close eye on the other person and watched as he took away the reward for winning the beast fight before striding away.

After that, her consciousness clung to him like a maggot, relentlessly following behind him.

It is practically impossible for a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining to detect the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Lin Hongye used her divine sense to follow from a great distance, just within the limit of her divine sense.

Cao Ming went to a shop selling pills and used his reward from winning the beast fight that day to buy a bottle of Spirit Transformation Pills.

Cultivation pills for the later stages of Qi Refining are quite valuable.

Then, Cao Ming returned to his residence, which was an inn specifically for cultivators to stay in for short periods.

Each guest room is connected to the spirit-gathering array of Taiyuan Immortal City, which can guide spiritual energy into the room. In addition, each room is equipped with a restriction that can block the divine sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"He's gone into meditation again..."

This Fengyi Inn is the property of a certain ancient family. Lin Hongye, using her power as the elder of punishment, had already checked all the information of the guests inside.

"In his letter, Lin Yun mentioned that Mei Jinya infiltrated Taiyuan Immortal City to collect the essence blood of second-tier demon beasts, but this person only participated in battles against first-tier demon beasts."

"That Bloodthirsty Demon Bat is only at the late stage of the first tier, it has no right to participate in the battle of second-tier demonic beasts."

Where exactly did the problem lie?!

Lin Hongye felt like her head was about to explode. Up until now, she hadn't even seen a trace of Mei Jinya.

Taiyuan Immortal City is too prosperous. Every day, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators come and go, including rogue cultivators, ancestors of certain immortal cultivation families, foreign merchant caravans, and Foundation Establishment elders of sects.

Checking them one by one is simply not practical.

"If all else fails, we'll have to capture them by force and use the Soul-Searching and Soul-Refining Technique of Lingxu Peak to pry out the relevant memories from their sea of ​​consciousness."

Capturing a Foundation Establishment elder of the Blood Spirit Sect alive is an immense achievement.

"Judging from the current situation, this person will not leave Taiyuan Immortal City for a while, and the essence blood of thirty second-tier demon beasts is not so easy to collect."

"Keep an eye on it, and write another letter later to ask if Lin Yun has made a mistake."

Just then, Lin Hongye suddenly sensed a vague feeling of being watched.

Someone is observing her with divine sense!

Almost instantly, she took out the array token of Taiyuan Immortal City, intending to mobilize the power of the third-order array to seal off this area.

But soon, she let go.

In a restaurant not far away, a monk dressed in black robes raised his cup to her in greeting.

This person was handsome, with a cinnabar dot between his eyebrows, making him look quite eerie.

The Ning family, a family with a thousand-year history, Ning Xiuxuan.

Lin Hongye recognized the man at a glance. Since taking office in Taiyuan Immortal City, she had met with this direct descendant of the Ning family several times, and they had talked about things related to the Ning family's businesses in Taiyuan Immortal City.

They simply wanted her to take better care of the Ning family's businesses.

The Ning family's status is also extraordinary, as it is a thousand-year-old family with a Core Formation Realm expert still in charge.

It is far beyond what the Zhong family can compare to.