As soon as they left, Chen Qingying stepped forward with tears in her eyes and cried, "Second Grandfather, do you have any information about my parents?"
Chen Lin patted the other person's head and sighed, "I have searched everywhere, but there has been no news about them. However, no news does not mean that they have died. They may still be hiding somewhere, or in some secret place. Don't think too much."
Then, he glanced at the other party and continued to comfort him, "Even if they didn't die, they don't have much time left now. In their situation, there is no possibility for them to advance to the Golden Core Stage, so you don't have to be sad. Hurry up and improve your cultivation to reach the Golden Core Stage. This will be the greatest comfort to them."
"Yes, Second Grandpa, your granddaughter knows."
Chen Qingying's eyes were red. Although she knew what Chen Lin said made sense, she still couldn't hold back her tears.
Not only her, Qin Lingyu and Sun Caiyi also looked sad. Their families were also left in Shuguang City at that time. The city was broken and the chance of survival was slim.
However, Sun Caiyi was slightly better off, because she was treated as a commodity and given as a gift by the family, and the other party has always been resentful about it. He rarely contacted the Sun family, and his feelings for them have faded.
Seeing this, Chen Lin could only sigh helplessly.
Even though the world seems to be stable now, the future is still unknown. If you want to survive, you can only keep improving yourself.
And if he wants to protect his whole family, it is not about giving them much protection, but about improving their own strength. No matter how capable he is, he can't be by their side all the time.
"Husband, do you have any information about my aunt? She was also sent out to carry out a mission before Dawn City was trapped."
What Qin Lingyu cares most about is not the Qin family, but her aunt Lin Wanru.
Chen Lin also knew about the relationship between the other party and Lin Wanru. He had tried to inquire about it after the city was broken, but found no information.
He shook his head and said, "No, but it was very chaotic at the time, and the monsters were scattered everywhere, so it was very difficult to find people. The Yin Realm that appeared later was even more isolated from information, so it is not necessarily a problem. Besides, your aunt is a Jindan cultivator, and her combat power is also very strong, so nothing should happen to her."
Qin Lingyu's expression darkened when she heard this, knowing that Chen Lin was mostly trying to comfort her.
There was basically no good news he brought, which made everyone feel unhappy. Chen Lin felt that some changes should be made.
With this idea in mind, more than ten days later, he asked Qin Lingyu and Sun Caiyi to make a breakthrough.
Turning anger into motivation may achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Moreover, he couldn't stay in the secret realm forever. Once he left, Chen Bao's existence would definitely arouse covetousness.
A spiritual beast that can enter and exit the secret realm at any time must be controlled by the so-called Elder Council. If Qin Lingyu and others refuse, disputes may arise.
It was impossible for him to take everyone away. Abandoning the comfortable living environment inside and running outside to suffer was really not advisable, and he did not have the ability to protect so many people.
Chen Lin also thought about taking Chen Bao away. Without a target to covet, there was no need to worry about the safety of Qin Lingyu and others. They could just live the same life as before.
But after he went out, he wanted to try to go to the southern immortal cultivation world. If anything happened here, Chen Bao would provide protection for Qin Lingyu and others. Especially for his daughter, Chen Bao was of great significance. Without Chen Bao, the other party's ability to survive would be greatly reduced.
So after comprehensive consideration, he decided to help the two girls reach the Jindan realm.
As long as one of the two people is promoted successfully, all problems will be solved.
"Daddy, you're looking for me?"
One day, Chen Lin summoned Chen Ling'er into the house.
Because she brought Chen Lin back, Chen Ling'er was not punished for her act of sneaking out this time. Instead, she received a lot of rewards. Also, because Chen Lin came to the secret realm, her status and position were greatly improved. Those guys who used to treat her harshly now dared not to be arrogant when they saw her, which made her very happy and full of energy.
"Well, I'm going to make Seven Star Pills for your aunt and your mother these two days. I have plenty of time, so you can learn some alchemy techniques from me. For a cultivator, it's good to have many skills. You never know when they might be useful."
Chen Lin decided that regardless of whether Qin Lingyu and the other person succeeded in their promotion, he would stay in the secret realm for a year or two, mainly to help Chen Linger improve herself comprehensively and pass on all his skills to her.
However, Chen Ling'er did not appreciate it. Her face suddenly fell and she looked reluctant.
Unfortunately, Chen Lin had already made up his mind, and it was useless for her to disagree. For the next few days, Chen Lin locked her in the room and explained various knowledge.
"Sister, Ling'er won't anger your husband, right?"
Qin Lingyu and Sun Caiyi were in the room next to Chen Lin, eavesdropping and asking worriedly.
"Humph, she is as obedient as a quail in front of her husband, how dare she act naughty? Now, someone can finally take care of her. But sister, do you think her husband will blame us for not teaching Ling'er well?"
As Sun Caiyi spoke, she began to look worried.
"Shouldn't it be?" Qin Lingyu shook her head and said, "I see that my husband likes Ling'er very much and dotes on her. Besides, Ling'er is so cute because of our teaching. How can we say that we didn't teach her well?"
At this point, she said with some regret: "It's a pity that I don't have the blessing of your sister, otherwise it would be great if I could give Ling'er a companion."
Sun Caiyi laughed and said teasingly, "Then you should work harder, and I won't compete with you for my husband's time."
"Hate you, you are such a double-talker. I don't believe you can do what you say..."
The unbridled flirting between the two was heard clearly by Chen Lin who was sitting next door, and his face turned black immediately.
When he found Chen Ling'er trying to hold back her laughter, his face turned even darker.
"Well, we have covered the theoretical knowledge of alchemy. Next, let's learn how to make talismans!"
Chen Lin glanced at his daughter who was gloating over her misfortune and suddenly spoke.
"ah!"
Chen Ling'er responded weakly, feeling that her good life was slipping away from her.
This cramming lasted for a whole month. Chen Lin passed on all the knowledge he had mastered to his daughter, thinking that if his daughter lacked resources in the future, she could use this knowledge to make a deal.
Treasures will eventually be damaged or used up, but knowledge is permanent.
Of course, he also gave a lot of treasures. The old father, who was over 200 years old, had a son in his old age. How could he bear to let his daughter suffer any grievances
Although Chen Ling'er doesn't like studying, her talent is truly amazing. She can basically remember what Chen Lin teaches her after just one lecture, and can even apply it to other similar situations.
This reminded Chen Lin of his time in Kaiyuan City, when he couldn't even learn the simplest technique of driving away objects, and had to rely on enlightenment pills to practice low-level spells.
Comparing the two, they don't look like real father and daughter.
Fortunately, blood ties cannot be faked, otherwise suspicion would have arisen.
No wonder the direct descendants of aristocratic families basically ignore appearance when choosing a partner, but only have extremely high requirements for qualifications. The impact on the next generation is really too great.
Unfortunately, his daughter's earth spirit body was only suitable for practicing earth-based skills, and she was unable to inherit his Nine Transformations of Heavenly Thunder, which was somewhat regrettable.
In more than a month, in addition to teaching his daughter, Chen Lin also refined the Seven Star Pill.
These materials were all reserved by him long ago, but high-level materials were too rare. After all these years of collecting, he had only collected one that could be refined into five-pattern level ones, but he had a few that could be refined into four-pattern and three-pattern ones.
Looking at the five Seven-Star Pills in front of him, he couldn't help but feel troubled.
There is only one five-star one, who should I give it to
This thing is not an ordinary item. It involves the great path to immortality. Uneven distribution can easily lead to problems!
As for not giving it to anyone and keeping it for Chen Ling'er to use in the future, that is not possible either.
If it were normal times, no one would say anything about this, and the two women would not have any objections, but the timing was wrong.
The current situation is that a Jindan cultivator is urgently needed to take charge, otherwise he cannot leave with peace of mind. This is not the time to hide anything.
"Forget it, we can only draw lots."
Chen Lin finally made a helpless decision, and at the same time he also felt the trouble of having too many women.
The two jade boxes were sealed with talismans and placed on the table. Chen Lin called the two women over and said, "I really can't gather enough materials for two five-pattern Seven-Star Pills. I can only refine one. The remaining one is a four-pattern pill, so I can only resort to this last resort."
The two women looked at each other and said almost at the same time: "I'll just take the one with four stripes."
Then, Sun Caiyi stepped forward and said, "I have an earth spirit body, so my aptitude is higher. A four-patterned seven-star pill is enough. The five-patterned one can be given to my sister."
Qin Lingyu hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, sister, you didn't recover well when you gave birth to Ling'er, which has a great impact on your promotion to the Golden Core. I know that you haven't tried to promote for so many years because you are worried about this. You are doing this to continue the family line for your husband. The Five-Pattern Pill should be used by you. As for me, using the Four-Pattern Pill is already a luxury enough."
Seeing the two women being humble, Chen Lin was relieved but also scratched his head. After thinking for a while, he said, "Don't fight. No one can predict the fate of a person. It is possible that the Five-Line Seven-Star Pill will not work, but the Four-Line Pill will succeed. Let fate decide everything!"
After hearing what Chen Lin said, the two women stopped arguing and each took a jade box.
Sun Caiyi was about to tear off the talisman on the jade box, but found that it was impossible to tear it off.
The talisman seemed to have taken root, emitting bursts of fluorescent light.
Seeing this, Chen Lin smiled and said, "In order to prevent you from being modest again, I will open this thing when you start to break through. There is no time to lose. I have been feeling good these past few days. You two should adjust your mindset and break through together!"