I, a centenarian, sweep through the gates of immortality.

The two demonic cultivators were extremely dissatisfied with Lin Feng's performance.

Since Lin Feng's status and talent are far superior to theirs, this child is of no use to Lin Feng, so why bother to snatch him?

But when they noticed the murderous intent in Lin Feng's cold expression, the two had no choice but to obediently hand the child over to Lin Feng, muttering dissatisfaction under their breath.

"Senior Brother Song, we're entrusting this child to you. How will you compensate us?"

Lin Feng pulled the child behind him, glanced at the two demonic cultivators, and said in an icy tone.

"If I manage to return alive from the City of Sighs, you will certainly receive your dues."

The two demonic cultivators nodded reluctantly, grumbled a few more times, and then turned and left.

Lin Feng led the child to the depths of the Sutra Repository and stared at the child for a long time.

The child was clearly terrified, trembling and keeping his head down, too afraid to speak.

After taking a deep breath, Lin Feng asked.

"Your master is Liu Qingqing?"

The child nodded blankly.

Lin Feng asked again.

"Where is your master now? How is she doing? Why did those two say she was in dire straits?"

The child remained silent. Clearly, Lin Feng's identity as a demonic cultivator, along with the recent torment he had endured, had instilled in him a deep hostility and wariness towards Lin Feng. Even though Lin Feng had just saved him, he was unwilling and dared not speak.

Lin Feng sighed and turned to look into the distance, his gaze passing through the window of the Sutra Repository to the sky obscured by the lake.

For a moment, Lin Feng felt as if he had returned to a hundred years ago, to that night when he was abandoned by Liu Qingqing.

"call."

"Do you know that before your master entered the Dao, he had a romantic relationship in the mortal world?"

The child suddenly raised his head, his pupils contracted sharply, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"How...how did you know?"

Lin Feng remained silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

"I am your master's former husband."

The child was stunned into silence, staring at Lin Feng for a long time.

"you..."

Lin Feng asked again.

"You still haven't answered me: how is your master doing? Why do they say he's barely able to protect himself?"

Looking into Lin Feng's eyes, the child did indeed see a hint of unreadable emotion. Coupled with the fact that Lin Feng showed no hostility towards him, the child gradually lowered his guard.

"My master is aloof and has a deteriorating relationship with the others in the sect since the passing of the master. My master... has now been forced to establish her own sect, but... alas, my master is in a difficult situation. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been captured by the demonic sect."

Liu Qingqing came from a farming family and had a resilient character, but also a touch of arrogance, which she had maintained for a hundred years.

The path to immortality is narrow, and the competition is far more intense and brutal than in the mortal world. So, it's not surprising that Liu Qingqing's personality has changed in this way.

"What is your master's current cultivation level?"

The child responded.

"My master has already reached the peak of Core Formation, and is only one step away from Nascent Soul. If my master were still alive, he would definitely be able to break through to Nascent Soul. Unfortunately, my master..."

Although Lin Feng did not stay in Chongyang Valley for long, he gained some understanding of how these sects operated.

Since a sect has limited resources, allocating those resources becomes of paramount importance.

Those without a background and whose talent is not particularly outstanding will indeed find it difficult to seize resources.

There are probably only a few ways for a cultivator to acquire a background: blood ties, apprenticeship, and marriage.

The death of their master is indeed a blow to ordinary disciples.

However, upon thinking of this, Lin Feng suddenly remembered that in the past hundred years, had Liu Qingqing not found a Daoist partner?

"Your master doesn't have a Daoist partner?"

Ordinary practitioners generally maintain their virginity before entering the Core Formation stage.

After forming the core, it is generally no longer necessary. However, some cultivators without a background often rely on their personal looks to find a Daoist partner to pave the way for their future cultivation.

Although Liu Qingqing was once married to Lin Feng and is no longer a virgin, she should be looking for a Daoist partner. With Liu Qingqing's looks, this should not be difficult at all.

The child pouted and said.

"My master was aloof and looked down on ordinary men, so he always lived alone."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng fell into a long silence once again, and his heart, which had been gripped tightly, suddenly relaxed for a moment.

He wasn't sure whether Liu Qingqing hadn't found a Daoist partner because of her aloofness or because of him.

Regardless of the reason, when he learned that Liu Qingqing had no Daoist partner, a strange feeling still arose in his heart.

"she..."

Just as Lin Feng was about to say something, the child asked the question first.

"You say you are my master's ex-husband, but I've heard that my master's ex-husband was just a mortal, while you've fallen into demonic possession?"

Lin Feng said quietly.

"That's a long story."

"Forget it, there are some things I can't say to you directly. Right now, the most important thing is to ensure that we can both survive."

Although Lin Feng did not explicitly say that he had entered the Demonic Sect by possessing another's body, the child was extremely intelligent and could tell that Lin Feng had something difficult to say. Therefore, he stopped asking and simply followed behind Lin Feng.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, picked out a scroll from the demonic cultivation manuals he had just been reading, and tossed it to the child.

"Now that you've joined the Demonic Sect, if you want to survive, you must first cultivate the Demonic Sect's techniques. By the way, what's your name?"

The child replied.

"My name is Yan Shiyuan."

After saying his name, the child picked up the cultivation manual given to him by Lin Feng. Although he seemed reluctant, he forced himself to practice it.

Lin Feng turned to look out the window again, his gaze deep and tinged with melancholy.

"Perhaps we will meet soon."

Lin Feng led Yan Shiyuan to cultivate in the Sutra Repository, but he did not notice that on the west side of the pavilion, a pair of eyes were staring intently at them.

"Song Xia's behavior seems somewhat abnormal."

"Since returning, he has not gone back to his own room, but has stayed in the library, and even saved this child."

"That cruel Song Xia went out for a while, and when she came back, she actually knew how to save people."

A young man dressed in a black and gold robe was drinking tea while gazing at Lin Feng's library.

Beside him, a middle-aged man spoke slowly.

"The others who went out with him were all killed by the Guanlan Sword Mansion, and he only managed to escape by sheer luck."

"It's not uncommon for people's personalities to change drastically after experiencing life and death."

The young man put down his teacup, smiled, and shook his head.

"A drastic change in temperament is not unusual. But to change one's nature is a bit hard to explain."

"Unless, this Song Xia is not him at all."

At this point, the young man turned and glanced at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically.

"You mean he was possessed by the Guanlan Sword Clan? A spy planted there?"