I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 238: Huaxiu's Inner Demon (Part 1)

Lin Qing was also happy. His Lin family's mountain stronghold was already impregnable, and with the five Purple Mansion Realm beasts killed, it was even less likely for the remaining demonic beasts to breach their defenses. It could be said that their worries were temporarily resolved.

However, it was a bit of a pity. Lin Qing had been wanting to kill that Soundwave-Attacking Devouring Sky Tiger for the past two days. After all, it caused too much harm to low-level disciples. But luck was not on his side, as he killed five demonic beasts and yet this particular beast was not among them.

Apart from this, in Lin Qing's opinion, everything else was perfect.

He took a few more glances at Huaxiu. In terms of contributions, Huaxiu could be considered the first. Surprisingly, Huaxiu had an unusually calm expression. Lin Qing found it strange that Huaxiu seemed even more downcast than he was a few days ago.

"It seems like this beast tide isn't that impressive," Elder Hu laughed loudly on their way back. Killing five beasts in a row had relieved him.

Upon hearing these words, Master Qin's face turned dark. The beast tide wasn't that impressive? But it had breached his Qingfeng Sect.

Seeing Master Qin suddenly looking gloomy, Elder Hu realized he had misspoken. He quickly tried to remedy the situation, saying, "I meant to say that once these beast tides disperse, the individual demonic beasts don't seem that formidable."

Master Qin's expression improved slightly upon hearing this. Lin Qing, who overheard the conversation, also found it strange. Indeed, these demonic beasts didn't seem as powerful as they had imagined. If all the demonic beasts were of this level, how could they have caused so much turmoil between the stronger Yan and Wei countries for many years?

At this moment, Huaxiu unexpectedly spoke to Elder Hu, "Elder Hu, I happen to know something about this."

"Oh?" Elder Hu and the others all looked at Huaxiu.

Huaxiu stroked his beard and began to speak. As he spoke, everyone suddenly understood.

It turned out that this beast tide was not limited to this scale. According to Huaxiu, during its peak, the combined number of late-stage Purple Mansion Realm demonic beasts from the Yan and Wei countries exceeded ten, surpassing the combined forces of these two countries. These two countries could only defend passively and even sought help from the Chu country. Over the past thirty years, they had killed a few, but new late-stage Purple Mansion Realm demonic beasts had emerged, and there were still seven of them now. It could be said that if they all came, the Zhao country would not be able to withstand them at all.

However, it seemed that internal conflicts had erupted among the demonic beasts during the signing of the agreement, leading to delays in their arrival. Only three of them had come to the Zhao country, while the others had directly retreated to the deep forests of the Yan and Wei countries.

"Huaxiu Fellow Daoist, are you saying that there were internal conflicts among the demonic beasts?" Elder Hu asked incredulously.

Huaxiu nodded. "It's true. I heard it from a Wei country cultivator who arrived at my Chiyang Immortal City. There were indeed internal conflicts among the demonic beasts, which gave our Zhao country a breathing space. Otherwise, if we had faced the entire migrating beast tide, we wouldn't have been able to hold them off."

"I see."

The others nodded after listening. Lin Qing also felt fortunate. If what Huaxiu said was true, and there were seven late-stage Purple Mansion Realm demonic beasts that had all come to their Zhao country, even with his Sword Water Divine Formation, he would feel a hint of despair. It would be absolutely impossible to contend against them.

He glanced at Huaxiu again and thought to himself that Huaxiu was truly well-informed. Over the years, he must have made many connections through Chiyang Immortal City.

After completely leaving the range of the demonic beasts, Lin Qing and the others stopped and divided the gains of this trip.

The bodies of the demonic beasts are treasures, and in the Purple Mansion, they are even more precious.

Five Purple Mansion demonic beasts, these are all rare treasures.

This wave of beasts has brought crisis to the Zhao Kingdom, but it has also brought unprecedented opportunities. In the past, it was difficult to even find one Purple Mansion demonic beast, let alone kill it. But now, killing five is possible.

It should be noted that the materials on the Purple Mansion demonic beasts are all third-grade. Any Purple Mansion early-stage demonic beast is worth at least tens of thousands of spirit stones. In the future, if they are made into artifacts, their value will be even higher.

Because of this cooperation, it was all facilitated by Fellow Daoist Hua, plus his tracking technique. Although he didn't contribute much in dealing with the demonic beasts later, he still obtained half of a Purple Mansion demonic beast. Lin Qing relied on the Purple Gold Toad and obtained the mid-stage Purple Mansion demonic beast. After all, without the Purple Gold Toad and his own strength, it would be difficult for the others to take down this mid-stage Purple Mansion demonic beast. Master Qin obtained one, while Elder Hu from the Immortal Mist Sect and the Grand Elder each obtained half of one.

Everyone was happy with this distribution.

"Lin Fellow Daoist, we will leave now. If there is a chance for cooperation in the future, let's meet again and have a good chat." After the distribution, the Grand Elder said to Lin Qing.

Lin Qing nodded, but before he could respond, Master Qin smiled and said in a very intimate tone, "Yes, Master Lin, now that the Zhao Kingdom is facing a wave of beasts, I think there will be many opportunities for future cooperation. We should keep in touch."

Lin Qing smiled at Master Qin, but the Grand Elder, who was beside him, was a little unhappy with Master Qin interrupting him. However, he didn't say much at this time.

Afterwards, Master Qin, the Grand Elder, and Elder Hu left together, while Lin Qing and Fellow Daoist Hua were about to part ways.

Lin Qing was truly grateful to Fellow Daoist Hua for this trip. Looking at Fellow Daoist Hua, Lin Qing smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Hua, this trip is of great significance to the Zhao Kingdom. Your tracking technique has saved countless lives from danger. Even my Lin family has benefited greatly. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Hua."

Lin Qing spoke sincerely, but Fellow Daoist Hua suddenly sighed when he heard this. Then, as if talking to himself, he said, "Life is short, just a few decades. Even if we step onto the path of cultivation, it's only a few hundred years. Besides the necessities of life, there are so many distractions. There isn't much we can do in this short time. This trip has benefited the Zhao Kingdom, and I am also very happy in my heart. Fellow Daoist, you don't need to thank me. I'm just making a small contribution while I'm still alive. It's nothing special."

"This..."

Lin Qing didn't expect Fellow Daoist Hua to say this. He was somewhat surprised.

Looking at Fellow Daoist Hua, who was about the same age as Lin Qing, but his words gave Lin Qing a sense of unease. What did he mean by being alive? Does he already have thoughts of death?

"Fellow Daoist Hua, you and I have now reached the Purple Mansion realm, and there is still the Gold Core path in the future. We still have a long time ahead of us. From what you said, it seems a bit pessimistic. We can't be like this." Lin Qing only spoke so directly because he had a good relationship with Fellow Daoist Hua.

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, Fellow Daoist Hua looked into the distance for a long time before sighing and then looking back at Lin Qing.

"Lin Fellow Daoist, I only told you this. I don't know why, but the longer I walk on the path of immortality, the more I regret it. The more I want to go back to the past, to the time before I met my master. Lin Fellow Daoist, do you know that in countless nights, I often think about what it would be like if I hadn't embarked on the path of immortality, if I had achieved fame and returned to my family. Although I can only live for a few decades, which is far less than the current lifespan, I increasingly want to go back to the past rather than live in the present."

(End of this chapter)