Cautiously Cultivating Immortality in a Strange World

Chapter 57: The True Yang Treasure Jade

Chen Lin felt a sense of helplessness.

It seemed that the Bai family had reached a desperate point, treating him, a stranger, as their last resort.

Just one meeting and they wanted to arrange a marriage, which was simply ridiculous.

He naturally refused, saying, "Miss Bai Lingshan is indeed talented and beautiful, but I'm a wanderer with no fixed abode, and my future is uncertain. I'm afraid I'm not a suitable match for Miss Bai."

Bai's father's face fell, but he still refused to give up, saying, "You don't know, Master Lin, that my daughter has a spiritual root, although it's very weak. Our family's decline has led to a lack of resources, making it impossible for her to succeed in Qi Refining."

Chen Lin was speechless.

At the age of twenty, she still hadn't succeeded in Qi Refining, which showed how weak her spiritual root was.

Even weaker than his own.

What was the point of using resources to help her refine her Qi, anyway?

The only advantage was that her children might have a higher chance of inheriting a spiritual root, but he didn't want to establish a cultivation family, so it was pointless.

He didn't even bother speaking, choosing to remain silent instead.

Bai's father sighed and said, "Since you're determined to cultivate, I'll make another request."

"There's a Treasure Pavilion in the city, which belongs to the Mountain Sect. They have a True Yang Treasure Jade, which can remove the evil energy within your body. If you can obtain it, I'll give you the recipe for the Spirit Nourishing Pill, an improved version, and also teach you a special sword technique."

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Chen Lin furrowed his brow and left the Bai family, declining Bai Yunyue's escort.

He returned to the inn, deep in thought about the transaction.

According to Bai's father, the True Yang Treasure Jade could remove the evil energy within his body, and the only place that had it was the Treasure Pavilion.

The jade was extremely rare and valuable, and they couldn't afford it. Moreover, all the cultivators in the city knew about the conflict between the Bai and Li families, and no one was willing to take the risk of offending the Li family to help them.

The Li family wasn't powerful, but they had the backing of the Mountain Sect's alchemists, which made them a formidable force.

Even if they could gather enough spirit stones, the Bai family wouldn't be able to buy the jade from the Treasure Pavilion, which belonged to the Mountain Sect.

Bai's father seemed sincere, but Chen Lin felt that he was hiding something.

It was too coincidental that the Treasure Pavilion, which belonged to the Mountain Sect, happened to have a True Yang Treasure Jade that could treat the evil energy within his body.

Chen Lin walked back to the inn, still hesitant.

He desperately needed the recipe for the Spirit Nourishing Pill, but if he went to buy the jade, the Li family would think he was in cahoots with the Bai family, and trouble would follow. He wasn't sure if he could handle it.

The key point was that the jade was being used as bait, and even if he went to buy it, the other party might not sell it to him.

"Never mind, I'll wait and see for now."

Chen Lin shook his head, temporarily giving up on the idea of trading with the Bai family.

"I'll wait until the trade fair begins and see if I can find other items that can solve the Enlightenment Pill's side effects. If not, I'll reconsider the recipe."

Having made up his mind, Chen Lin felt a sense of relief.

After returning to his room, he swallowed an Initial Yuan Pill and began to meditate.

As the pill's effects dissipated, he felt his cultivation improve, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.

He had originally wanted to refine some Thunderbolt Beads, but the process was too noisy, and he was in a inn, so he had to give up.

Then, he set up an early warning device at the door and lay down on the bed to rest.

The next morning.

Chen Lin got up early and left the inn, still in the guise of a big, strong man from the previous day. He arrived at a rental office in the city.

He wanted to rent a house.

Not because he wanted to live there permanently, but because it would be more convenient for refining materials.

Whether it was making Thunderbolt Beads or alchemy, the noise and disturbance were too great, and it was too inconvenient at the inn.

Even during the day, it was too showy.

For cultivators, worldly wealth was like trash, and it was too easy to obtain.

He casually took out a precious stone he had kept from Kaiyuan City and sold it, getting a large sum of silver.

Not caring about the silver, the transaction went smoothly, and he quickly rented a small courtyard.

It was small and secluded, with no neighbors on either side, which suited Chen Lin just fine.

The rental office staff took the silver Chen Lin gave them and left happily.

Chen Lin carefully checked the courtyard and began refining Thunderbolt Beads.

At night, he switched to refining Initial Yuan Pills.

He never went back to that inn again.

Several days passed quickly.

On this day, the trading fair began, and Chen Lin packed up his things and left the courtyard, heading straight to the southern city market.

This time was completely different from the last.

The crowd was so dense that it was like a sea of people, but cultivators of all levels walked on the ground, without flying, as a sign of respect for the trading fair organizers.

Chen Lin blended into the crowd, feeling a relaxed atmosphere, and was extremely pleased.

Although he was still a low-level cultivator, his mood was completely different from when he was in Kaiyuan City, feeling a sense of freedom and rebirth.

Even with the dust flying everywhere, he felt the air was filled with a sweet fragrance.

This feeling was great!

Chen Lin observed the behavior of the surrounding cultivators while checking if there were any familiar faces from Kaiyuan City, like Han Lingyue.

He walked into the market, but didn't see anyone.

His mood became even more relaxed.

But thinking about it, it was normal.

The Dreambreak Mountain Range was vast, and those who could break through the red line were either from the five major families or had obtained a quota from them, with cultivation levels mostly in the late or middle stages of Qi Refining.

Using flying techniques or spiritual treasures to fly, it was possible to come from any direction.

Moreover, he had wandered in the mountains for about a month, and didn't know how far he had strayed from Kaiyuan City. It was already a coincidence that he met Han Lingyue here.

Inside the market.

The crowd was so dense that it was like a sea of people, with many cultivators browsing and shopping, and vendors occupying the entire area, with each store packed with people.

Chen Lin was instantly excited, feeling that his eyes weren't enough, looking left and right.

He quickly bought a lot of materials for Thunderbolt Beads and Initial Yuan Pills, more than twenty sets.

He was even more excited now.

However, his excitement was accompanied by a significant decrease in his spirit stones.

He could only look on.

But he had prepared for this, consulting with Zhao Merchant House, and confirmed that he could rent a stall for a day by paying ten low-grade spirit stones, and immediately rented a location.

Unfortunately, the good spots were already taken, and he could only get a secluded spot in the back.