Half a year later.
Chen Lin waited for half a year before he purchased the qualification to return to the northern world of immortal cultivation and returned to Xuanguan Immortal City.
The first thing he did was to go to the management office of Xuanguang Fairy City and question the problem with the teleportation array that year.
For cultivators, twenty years or so is not a long time, and Xuanguang Immortal City did not shirk its responsibility on this matter. It apologized solemnly and gave certain compensation.
The result of the compensation is that one is given the right to use the long-distance teleportation array twice, as well as the right to use the fairy city's spiritual liquid pool.
They were all non-substantive, but Chen Lin could only quit while he was ahead.
There are no laws in the cultivation world. The other party can admit his mistakes and give compensation in order to maintain the good image of the Super Immortal City. It is not because they are really afraid that you will cause trouble. If you are really blind and keep pestering, then what awaits you can only be humane destruction.
After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, he came to the branch of Chen's Trading Company.
"Greetings, Master. Congratulations on your success in achieving the Golden Elixir!"
Tian Haifu looked a little older, but his cultivation had improved a lot. He had already reached the third level of foundation building and would be able to break through to the middle level of foundation building soon.
The lifespan of a foundation-building cultivator can reach up to 250 years. The other party still has more than 100 years to live, so he doesn't have to worry about his lifespan.
Of course, if you want to advance to the Golden Core realm, there is probably no hope.
"No need to be polite."
Chen Lin waved his hand and said, "Is everything okay these years? Did my family come to see you?"
Chen Qiaoyun and her family had set out on the journey several years ago, and if nothing unexpected had happened, they would have arrived long ago.
"Reporting to the master, the young lady and her family arrived two years ago. They were sent to Silver Fairy City by this old servant and were received by Madam Qin."
Tian Haifu responded respectfully.
When Chen Lin heard the three words "Mrs. Qin", he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. After so many years of separation, he didn't know how she was living in the Silver Immortal City. He was indeed not doing a good job as a husband.
He immediately collected his thoughts and continued to ask, "Has anything major happened here in recent years? Is there any information about the catastrophe?"
Next, the two began to talk in detail about what had happened in the northern cultivation world over the years. Chen Lin sometimes shook his head, sometimes nodded, and sometimes frowned deeply.
Tian Haifu is a man of great talents. Over the years, he has made the Chen's Business Company in Xuanguang Fairy City very big, accumulating many treasures and various resources. He has also made friends with many children of powerful forces and is very well-informed.
According to the other party, space vortices have frequently appeared here in recent years, and some cultivators have even discovered new and strange objects that have never appeared before, which are suspected to be not from this world.
The story of the great catastrophe has gradually been known to ordinary cultivators. Now the prices of treasures in the market are rising steadily, and all major forces are secretly collecting resources. Some families with a long history have begun to leave the fairy city and look for secret places to avoid the catastrophe.
In short, the storm is coming.
Even before the catastrophe arrived, the monks themselves had already started to panic.
The more this is the case, the more it proves that this catastrophe is extraordinary. Those powerful figures are not optimistic that the cultivators can resist head-on. Otherwise, the right way should be for the cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage to take the lead and form a unified resistance alliance.
However, the current situation is not something that a small figure like him can influence. The specific situation can only be known after meeting the Silver Fairy.
A direct teleportation array has been built between Xuanguan Immortal City and Baiyin Immortal City. Chen Lin was eager to return home, so he immediately went to the teleportation hall after learning some information.
Silver Fairy City.
Chen Lin walked out of the teleportation array and found that the teleportation hall here had been expanded and became more luxurious and grand.
He couldn't help but smile knowingly, this was very much in line with the style of the Silver Fairy. His master's characteristic was that he would never lose to anyone else and would strive to have the upper hand in everything.
"Ah, Third Brother!"
Suddenly, a voice sounded, with a hint of surprise.
Chen Lin glanced over and immediately smiled, saying, "It turned out to be Junior Brother Zhang. How come you are in charge of the Transmission Hall now?"
The other party was one of the Silver Fairy's registered disciples, named Zhang Changjiu. He was one of the most talented among their original registered disciples. When he left, he was still in the middle stage of foundation building, and now his cultivation has reached the late stage of foundation building.
"It's really Third Senior Brother. You've returned from the Southern Immortal Cultivation World. Hey, Senior Brother, have you advanced to the Golden Core Realm?"
Zhang Changjiu walked up and said a few words. He found that Chen Lin's aura was as deep as the sea. He was immediately surprised, then bowed respectfully and said, "Congratulations, Senior Brother, on your success in the Golden Elixir!"
Chen Lin smiled upon hearing this and said, "No need to be polite. I see that you are making rapid progress in your cultivation, and reaching the Golden Core stage is just around the corner."
When he left, his body refining technique had already reached the Vajra Realm, which was already at the Golden Core level. However, in the eyes of cultivators, the body refining realm was not considered orthodox. Only this method of internal cultivation that reached the Golden Core stage was considered recognized.
Zhang Changjiu smiled awkwardly at what Chen Lin said, "Brother, you are joking. It is not that easy to succeed in the Golden Elixir Path. I, your junior brother, don't dare to have such extravagant hopes."
Chen Lin nodded and said no more. After a few pleasantries and other topics, he left.
If I say more, it would seem like I'm showing off.
After Chen Lin left, several foundation-building cultivators who were in charge of the teleportation array came to Zhang Changjiu. One of them, a man who had just built his foundation in recent years, said, "Elder Zhang, is this the direct disciple of the city lord? I heard that he was only at the foundation-building stage when he left, and his spiritual root aptitude was not very good. But he succeeded in forming a pill in just a dozen years. Does this mean that the resources in the southern cultivation world are really richer than ours?"
Zhang Changjiu glanced at the other person and shook his head, saying, "Jiedan is not foundation building. How can you succeed by simply relying on resources? Talent, state of mind, luck, resources and other conditions are all indispensable. The other person was a registered disciple like me before, and was unknown, but he was accepted as a personal disciple by the city lord. There must be something special about him that we don't know. Don't think that others' success depends on luck."
Although he said so, as he looked at the door where Chen Lin left, his mood was greatly fluctuating. He felt that he should go out and try his luck, perhaps he could get a chance to advance to the Golden Core stage.
Chen Lin did not return to the shop or the cave, but came to the City Lord's Mansion first.
Most of the waiters in the City Lord's Mansion were elderly people. They were very surprised to see him come back and hurried to inform the Silver Fairy.
"Disciple greets Master!"
The Silver Fairy is still as charming as ever, still the exotic girl with silver hair and big gem-like eyes. Time has left no trace on her.
But after his trip to the southern immortal cultivation world, he respected his master even more. Back then, the other party, with his cultivation level at the Golden Core realm, was causing a lot of trouble over there, and people were terrified of him. He had used the other party's name to escape danger several times. He was definitely a decisive and ruthless person.
But such a person could be said to be extremely fond of him and take extra care of him, which made him accept the other person from the bottom of his heart.
"Yes, the trip was not in vain. I gained a lot. Tell me what happened during this trip."
The Silver Fairy glanced at Chen Lin and nodded with a look of satisfaction.
With her cultivation level, she could tell at a glance that Chen Lin's soul origin problem had been solved and he had also condensed the golden elixir. It was very good to be able to achieve this in just a dozen or twenty years.
Upon hearing this, Chen Lin immediately recounted what he had experienced, leaving out everything except some secret matters.
It took a long time to finish the narration.
The Silver Fairy listened very carefully, with a hint of reminiscence on her face.
"I didn't expect that someone there still remembered my name, Yun Feiyan. However, you mentioned my name, but no one from the Yun family came to visit you. This is really unexpected. It seems that there really aren't any amazing people in the Yun family this generation."
Chen Lin remained silent.
From the information he had learned over the years, it seemed that the other party had a deep conflict with the Yun family. However, as a disciple, it was not easy for him to get involved in his master's family affairs, so it was better for him to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Fairy Bai Yin only sighed for a moment, then immediately returned to normal and said, "You can continue to keep the connection with Master Wan Meng. He is a late Nascent Soul cultivator with perfect cultivation, and he is also a God-defying cultivator. If he was not afraid of those strange spirits, he would have tried to impact the God-Transforming Stage and ascend to the upper realms long ago. Since he can look at you differently, it is also an opportunity."
Chen Lin's expression changed when he heard this. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Master, among the current Yuanying Zhenjun, how many have sacrificed their soul essences, and how many are rebellious gods? Do you have a list?"
He had always wanted to know the answer to this question, but no one could tell him. Now that the other party had taken the initiative to bring it up, he just asked it.
Unexpectedly, Fairy Baiyin shook her head and said solemnly: "It's hard to say. When a person reaches the Nascent Soul stage, whether the soul essence is missing or not cannot be seen by cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. They can't take the initiative to say it either, so we can only guess based on their usual behavior."
Then she continued, "But Master Wan Meng definitely did not surrender to the alien spirits, because more than one alien spirit died at their hands."
Chen Lin looked suddenly enlightened.
It turned out that the other party followed this method to determine that Master Wan Meng was a rebellious cultivator. However, this method was indeed accurate. Just like the other party, now anyone who was a cultivator would know that she was a rebellious cultivator. After all, the God-Slaying Sword had been hanging high above the City Lord's Mansion!
In this case, the reason why Master Wanmeng looked at him differently might be because they were both cultivators of the Nishen sect.
At this time, Fairy Baiyin spoke again: "Have you heard any news about your senior sister in these years?"
Chen Lin's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said in a low voice: "My disciple has failed to do his job well and has not found any information about Senior Sister. Please punish me, Master."
Fairy Baiyin seemed to have expected this. She sighed and said, "The world of immortal cultivation in the south is vast, and your sister is only an early Jindan cultivator. It's not easy to find her. But her soul lamp is still on, so her life is not in danger. You don't have to worry. Maybe she will come back on her own one day."
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of surprise.
He didn't know that his senior sister actually left behind a soul lamp. He couldn't find it for all these years and thought that she had met with an accident. He was sad for a long time.
Master is a little unreliable. He didn't even tell him such an important thing.
Although he was secretly complaining in his heart, Chen Lin's spirits were lifted a lot. Mu Linglong had always been extremely helpful to him and was one of the few people he could get close to.
"But your brother's condition isn't very good right now. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer. Go see him when you have time!"
The Silver Fairy's next words made Chen Lin's mood, which had just been a little happy, instantly fall into despair again.