Cultivation: Being Immortal-Chapter 439:

Qing State, in the northwest

At this time, Tianxuan Sect had been occupying this place for several years. No one dared to challenge them because this place was home to treasures and the hiding places of the four major families. Of course, the most important reason was that no one could defeat the peak power of Tao Achieving, Zhou Huaiying.

Zhou Huaiying had no interest in other parts of Qing State, so there was no conflict with the forces there. He hired over ten thousand low-level cultivators to excavate in this entire area.

However, the results were not very good. The hiding places of the four major families existed in an independent space, not underground. After several years of excavation, only some broken things were found, nothing valuable.

"Master"

"Greetings, Master"

Zhou Huaiying arrived at a mountain top, and the disciples of Tianxuan Sect who were in charge of supervision all bowed to him.

"Still no news?"

"Yes, this area is almost like a deep abyss, but still nothing."

"That’s what the alchemist over there said."

"Another failure, Martial Uncle said we need to divide the entire space to have a chance at refining it. It’s really difficult. He doesn’t have the strength to break the void."

"Call more people. If we don’t have enough disciples from our sect, then go ask others."

Zhou Huaiying said that decades ago, some alchemists wanted to turn the hidden place’s shattered space into a storage device. This way, the device could carry living beings and become a treasure.

Zhou Huaiying also had this idea. He had been to the hidden place, knew its size, and thought that if he could refine a big enough one – not too big, just a few hundred miles in diameter – it would be incredible. During future battles with other sects, he could just transport people into the space and launch a surprise attack at the enemy’s core area, like a strategic advantage.

Unfortunately, Tianxuan Sect lacked talent. Even with the best alchemists and Formation Master from their sect, they still couldn’t refine it.

"Yes, Sect Leader, I’ll go figure something out."

"Alright."

Zhou Huaiying nodded, then he left.

Zhou Huaiying didn’t want to work by himself. He had so many disciples and helpers. If he did the work himself, why did he ask these people to help? His job was to go around inspecting every day.

"Master"

"Master"

Zhou Huaiying walked to another place and saw several senior members of the Tianxuan Sect.

"What are you all chatting about, so joyful?"

"Master, do you know that something big has happened in the cultivation world?"

"What big thing?"

Zhou Huaiying asked. He had been here all along and was really lacking some understanding of the outside world, with no time to pay attention.

"Master, do you know what happened in Shenmu Sect?"

"I know a little, but what else happened? Don’t keep me in suspense."

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"Yes, Master, Ancestor Yu of Shenmu Sect fell a few days ago, killed by the Wilderness Yao tribe, which also included a Void Achieving, over a dozen Nascent Soul Soul Changing cultivators. The losses were severe. Ancestor He went to Tianxian City to seek revenge against Xia Qingshan, but ended up coming back empty-handed."

"Xia Qingshan, the one who has become famous in the past two years and claims to be an accurate fortune-teller?"

"Yes, Master, that’s him. Xia Qingshan was killed outside Tianxian City by Shenmu Sect, but he resurrected six months later. He remains silent about his curse, but all his curses have come true."

"It’s all made up."

Zhou Huaiying shook his head. He felt the news was false. The fate of cultivators couldn’t be easily predicted, and he thought there was a lot of coincidence regarding Shenmu Sect’s curse.

The top leaders in the cultivation world were very confident in themselves and not superstitious at all. Most of them maintained a skeptical attitude towards such matters.

"Master, it’s not made up. Many people witnessed Xia Qingshan being killed. And Xia Qingshan’s accurate fortune-telling is also true. He has successfully predicted outcomes for dozens of people."

"Yes, Master, I have a friend at Danxia Sect. He saw Xia Qingshan fortune-telling for someone with great accuracy."

"Is it really that accurate?"

"It is true, Master, we wouldn’t dare lie to you."

"Master, should we invite someone from Tianxian City? What if they can help us locate a hiding place?"

When someone suggested this, Zhou Huaiying was intrigued. He wasn’t close-minded and since there was no progress here, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to try other methods, even if it came with a price he could afford.

"Master, should I make a trip to Tianxian City?"

"No need, I will personally go. It’s a good opportunity to visit Danxia Sect for some matters."

Zhou Huaiying explained that the Blood Demon Manual he practiced had strong side effects. The pills provided by Yang Luo could suppress these side effects. After participating in the battle at Qing State, he obtained the recipe for these pills.

However, these pills couldn’t completely eliminate the side effects of the Blood Demon Manual and could even lead to drug resistance. As Zhou Huaiying was using more and more of them, the materials from You State and North State became more expensive. He needed to visit Danxia Sect to hopefully solve this issue once and for all.

Zhou Huaiying arranged everything in Qing State and then flew directly to Danxia Sect. Facing Zhou Huaiying, Wu Zilin, and other cultivators from Danxia Sect’s Tao Achievement, they dared not refuse and could only reluctantly welcome him in.

"Taoist Friend Zhou, what brings you here?"

"Taoist Friend Wu, don’t be afraid. I mean no harm."

"Get straight to the point."

"I want to be a good person."

"······"

Wu Zilin was confused by this statement, thinking to himself, "If you want to be good, just do it. Why involve me?"

You know the cultivation method I practice. It has serious drawbacks. The deeper I dive into it, the more it affects my mind. It could turn me into a creature that only knows killing.

To be honest, I feel ashamed. I was forced to practice this method back then. I regret it deeply, but I had no choice until I met Yang Luo. She gave me a pill that helps me suppress the urge to kill. I haven’t consumed blood for centuries.

However, this method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause. I used to take a pill every five or ten years, but now I have to take one every three months, and the dosage keeps increasing. If I have to take it daily in the future, it will be useless. I don’t know what I will do by then."

"So what should we do?"

"So please help me, Taoist Friend Wu. You wouldn’t want me to attack Danxia Sect someday, right?"

Zhou Huaiying said confidently, "Don’t doubt it. He has Wu Zilin in his pocket, knowing his secret and hesitating to expose it. If he doesn’t blackmail you, who else?"

Wu Zilin felt helpless and didn’t know how to respond.

"Taoist Friend Wu, what do you think?"

"Give me the prescription."

Finally, Wu Zilin blurted out, "Not long ago, Ancestor He of Shenmu Sect was persuaded by him not to kill Xia Qingshan. He still looks down on Ancestor He."

Today, with Zhou Huaiying pushing him, he didn’t dare to make a scene. Now, don’t laugh, elder brother.

"Good"

Zhou Huaiying smiled and took out the prescription, Wu Zilin took it and looked at it carefully.

"The prescription is fine, it’s a complete prescription."

"I know the prescription is fine, I want to solve the problem completely."

"If the technique goes wrong, we have to solve it from the technique. I can either improve your prescription or use better medicine to enhance the power of the pills. But if you want me to solve your problem, that would be very difficult."

"You’re right, let’s do as you said for now."

"Okay, give me some time, don’t rush me."

"No problem."

Zhou Huaiying said, he is also a person who believes in professional skills. He is not an alchemist himself, so he has to trust the alchemist. He has already made threats, there’s no point in saying more. Wu Zilin can definitely do this before he is completely turned into a demon.

"Take your time, I’ll go first."

"What else do you need to do?"

"Many talented people come from Tianxian City. I must go see the famous fortune teller there and check if it’s really that mysterious."

Zhou Huaiying laughed and said. He was someone who didn’t believe in superstitions. When someone interesting appeared, how could he not go and have a look?