I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 452: Before Departure

This lava cave was nearly a thousand zhang deep, and the further down it went, the hotter it became. It took Lin Qing half an hour to sink to the bottom of the cave. However, after releasing his divine sense to search, he didn't find anything other than a smaller cave that went even deeper.

"That small cave should be the source of the lava, but I can't go any deeper." Lin Qing thought to himself, feeling a bit disappointed.

"Hmm? The spiritual energy here is quite abundant. No wonder it formed a lava essence."

Although he didn't find any special treasures, Lin Qing noticed that the spiritual energy at the bottom of the lava cave was extremely rich, even more so than the courtyard he rented when he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It's worth noting that the spiritual energy in that courtyard was comparable to that of a fourth-grade top-quality spiritual vein. Could it be that there is a fifth-grade spiritual vein here?

Lin Qing could easily think of this, but he didn't have any other thoughts besides that.

In the outside world, a fifth-grade spiritual vein is certainly precious, but even a sixth-grade spiritual vein would be useless to him at the bottom of this cave. The reason is that he couldn't stay here any longer. Although he had two treasures to protect himself, the surroundings were still too hot. At most, he could only stay for an hour.

"It seems I can only go up."

With this thought in mind, Lin Qing immediately headed upwards.

However, unlike when he came down, he changed direction when going up. As a result, when he reached the middle, a stone about half a zhang in size suddenly appeared in the lava ahead. This stone emitted a faint spiritual energy, and if Lin Qing hadn't coincidentally come across it, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"Hiss!"

Lin Qing took a breath and, for some reason, directly put the stone into his storage bag.

"Regardless of its value, at least this trip wasn't in vain." Lin Qing thought to himself with a hint of self-mockery, not caring about it and continuing to go up.

After another half an hour, Lin Qing arrived above the lava. Huaxiu was waiting at the edge, and when he saw Lin Qing, he immediately showed joy on his face and asked, "Fellow Daoist, did you find any treasures?"

Lin Qing shook his head and smiled. "There were no treasures. It was a wasted trip."

Upon hearing this, Huaxiu also shook his head.

Afterwards, the two didn't stay any longer. They used the underground river channel to return to the surface and Huaxiu released the flying car. The two of them sat in it and headed towards the Central Holy City.

On the way, they analyzed the situation.

Besides the lava essence, there might have been other treasures in this lava cave in the past. After all, the old man Bai Shan wouldn't have deceived them for no reason. As for why they didn't find anything, it was probably because the lizard had discovered them over the years, or it had been swallowed by the lava essence. Both possibilities were plausible.

Although they didn't find any other treasures, the materials from the lizard were still a great harvest for Lin Qing and Huaxiu.

Two days later, they returned to the Central Holy City and went their separate ways. Huaxiu needed to return to his estate to report to his master, while Lin Qing had some things to take care of.

Half a month later, Lin Qing sold all the materials from the lizard, either through shops or auctions, and obtained a large amount of spirit stones.

With these spirit stones, he bought many unique items from the Central Region and became busy for a while.

The reason for this was that he had decided to return to the Cloud Region. This trip was originally for the opportunity to form a Nascent Soul, and now that he had not only found it but also formed a Nascent Soul in the Central Holy City, there was no need to stay any longer.

It's been more than twenty years since leaving Yunzhou, and it's time to go back.

After buying a large number of items, Lin Qing suddenly remembered the stone he obtained from the lava cave. He placed the stone on the ground and examined it.

To his surprise, the stone looked different from what Lin Qing had expected.

Originally, the stone was about half a zhang in size when Lin Qing put it away. But after removing the solidified lava on the outside, it was reduced to less than one chi in size. It was now a pale green color, and the spiritual energy on it was more abundant than before.

"What exactly is this? I've never seen anything like it before."

Lin Qing was puzzled. After staying in Yunzhou for such a long time, his knowledge had greatly expanded. However, he couldn't figure out what this stone was.

He thought about ignoring it, but the extraordinary appearance of the stone caught Lin Qing's attention.

So, in the following days, when purchasing many materials, Lin Qing also specifically bought some books on antiques. Zhongzhou, as the largest state in the cultivation world, had the longest heritage. Lin Qing managed to find many ancient books and gained a lot of knowledge from reading them.

But there was still no information about this stone. Time passed, and a month went by.

Lin Qing had almost finished buying everything he needed and was about to leave the Central Holy City in one or two days. However, before leaving, he had to participate in a large auction in the Central Holy City. Buying things was not the main concern; it was more important to meet with Fellow Daoist Hua and bid farewell.

"Fellow Daoist, you really won't stay longer?"

In a private room at the auction, Fellow Daoist Hua asked Lin Qing reluctantly.

"Fellow Daoist Hua, I have stayed long enough. You also know my situation. It's time for me to return to Yunzhou. Besides, I heard from Senior Baishan about the invasion of the Demon Realm, and I want to go back and prepare early," Lin Qing replied.

"Well, to be honest, I've spent quite a few years in Zhongzhou, but I haven't made many connections with Fellow Daoists. Many people were drawn to me because of my master and voluntarily befriended me. When I first met Fellow Daoist, I was overjoyed. But now that you're leaving, I feel empty inside," Fellow Daoist Hua said sincerely. Although they had been apart for a long time, their relationship had improved since they met again in Zhongzhou.

Lin Qing remained silent. True friends are hard to come by in this world, and besides Fellow Daoist Hua, he didn't have many close friends.

"Parting with Fellow Daoist this time, we may not see each other again in this lifetime," Fellow Daoist Hua suddenly said with a touch of sadness.

Lin Qing smiled and said, "When we reach the end of the water, we will sit and watch the clouds rise. Fellow Daoist should not forget, in my opinion, things in this world sometimes go better when we go with the flow."

Fellow Daoist Hua nodded, "Indeed."

"Fellow Daoists, let's begin the auction."

Down below, an auctioneer at the Nascent Soul stage began to preside over the auction. Lin Qing and Fellow Daoist Hua stopped talking and focused on the auction.

This auction was truly worthy of being jointly held by the three major commercial houses in the city. The items up for auction were all top-notch, causing a frenzy among the crowd.

Lin Qing also bid and won two spiritual herbs. These herbs would be of great help in breaking through to the Gold Core stage and could be placed in the family's treasure vault.

The earlier treasures were fought over by the crowd. As the climax approached, there were even more sensational items. Two spiritual treasures were auctioned off in succession. Although Lin Qing was envious, he didn't have enough spirit stones in his storage bag.

At this moment, another item was brought up as the climax. It was a fist-sized pale green stone.

Lin Qing's eyes lit up. It couldn't be a coincidence. How could it look so similar to the stone he obtained from the lava cave? But his stone was much larger. He stared intently at the stone below.

(End of this chapter)