Mortal: Refining Weapons for Immortality

Chapter 44 A Clear Mind

On Xiaochangqing Peak, Lin Changqing took a deep breath and felt much refreshed.

"Ah, that feels so good!"

The cave he created was in a better environment, with abundant spiritual energy and the fragrance of plants and trees, full of vitality. Even when he was tired from cultivation, he would often come out to get some fresh air, stand on the spiritual peak, and look into the distance and at the ant-like pedestrians below.

Standing atop the sacred peak, he couldn't help but recall the thrill of the previous night, a hint of shame flashing in his eyes. He shouldn't have thought that way.

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In the stillness of the night.

In the darkness, Lin Changqing held Chen Qiaoqian's hand, standing there dumbfounded. No matter how much Chen Qiaoqian moved around, he didn't wake up. All he could think about was the face of Chen Ziyan, the young girl from the Chen family, from many years ago.

Lin Changqing, who used to only focus on cultivation, was now deeply mired in this quagmire and could not extricate himself. This evil thought was like a boulder rolling down a mountain; once it arose, it could only roll down the mountain, otherwise it would never stop.

This scene had appeared in Lin Changqing's childhood dream. He had thought about these things, and even now, after many years of cultivation, this scene, like a hazy landscape painting, still exists.

Unfortunately, this was no longer a hazy landscape painting, but a thick, dark cloud that obscured his vision, just like the night before.

At this moment, as if in a dream, Lin Changqing couldn't help but take off his long robe, breaking free from the constraints on his body.

But on the other side, someone pulled him, forcing him to stop what he was doing. He looked around in a daze, but all he saw was a vast expanse of white, not human-shaped, leaving only an echo.

"Little Changqing! Junior Brother Changqing!! Young Friend Changqing!! Senior Brother Changqing!!" If these voices were in the past, he would recognize them as Second Uncle, Senior Brother Liu Feng, Old Man Chen Fu, and that kid Han Li.

But at this moment, he was in a daze and didn't know why he heard these sounds. He didn't want to pay attention to them because they didn't feel like they were calling him. He wanted to ignore these sounds that were ruining his plans.

But then came the last clear, melodious sound, like that of a golden oriole, clear and natural, always singing softly:

"Brother Changqing!!!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lin Changqing knew that someone was indeed calling him. He calmed his mind, focused his gaze, and the evil thoughts in his mind began to recede. Sweat slowly broke out on his back, and even his eyes became slightly misty.

"what!"

Lin Changqing let out a low shout, and his whole body became more awake. His eyes began to brighten, and he began to observe his surroundings. He found a body still leaning against him, and he was still holding the woman's hand, which was a little red from being squeezed.

This caused the woman in his arms to feel a pain that was almost unbearable.

Once Lin Changqing regained his senses, he quickly slapped Chen Qiaoqian unconscious with his other hand, stopping her attack.

"call!"

Finally, he gently freed himself from Chen Qiaoqian and then softly placed her on the ground.

After doing all this, Lin Changqing began to check his body and found that there was nothing wrong with his body. His long robe had fallen to the ground, but his underwear was still on. His body was safe.

"I never expected something like this to happen! It was only a moment in reality, but it felt like a long time had passed," Lin Changqing said, still shaken.

He had almost suffered a qi deviation just now; this was the first time such a situation had occurred in all his years of cultivation.

"Chen Qiaoqian... Chen Ziyan... Chen Ziyan..." Lin Changqing murmured the names of the two women, the women who had captivated him.

As he murmured, Lin Changqing took a good look at Chen Qiaoqian and found that the two looked very similar, but there were differences. Chen Qiaoqian was always missing something.

After watching for an unknown amount of time, Lin Changqing put on the long robe that had fallen to the ground, then took out a long cloth from Chen Qiaoqian's storage bag and draped it over the robe to protect the spring scenery.

Finally, gather the scattered items, put them into Chen Qiaoqian's storage bag, wrap the storage bag in a long cloth, and place it in Chen Qiaoqian's palm.

After doing all this, Lin Changqing still felt that something was missing, so he took out a white porcelain bottle from his storage bag, poured out a milky white Qingling Pill, and put it into Chen Qiaoqian's almond lips.

"It should be fine now. After taking the Qingling Pill, the poison from the Hehuan Pill has been successfully neutralized, so it shouldn't affect your future cultivation."

Lin Changqing looked at Chen Qiaoqian, who was completely wrapped up, with only her charming face showing. Then, as if thinking of something, he took out a small bottle from his storage bag, poured out all the pale yellow pills, a total of six, and put them into Chen Qiaoqian's almond lips.

"Six Forget-Me-Not Pills are all I have. I suppose you won't remember what happened here after this."

After doing all this, Lin Changqing felt much more at ease. He bent down, placed one hand under Chen Qiaoqian's neck and the other under her knee, and used both hands to lift Chen Qiaoqian from the ground and place her in a cleaner and more comfortable position. He then slightly lifted the long cloth to cover her neck.

However, after doing all this, Lin Changqing was still a little worried, fearing that someone might disturb them in this desolate wilderness. So he set up a protective barrier to confuse others, and personally activated a protective talisman to cover the still unconscious Chen Qiaoqian before leaving.

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"alright?"

Standing on the peak, Lin Changqing received a message from Li Zhijing, informing him that Li Zhijing had finished dealing with the remaining matters and that it was time for them to set off.

Lin Changqing flew to the mountainside and saw that Li Zhijing was already waiting for him. He then withdrew his magic, leaped to Li Zhijing's side, and whispered, "Zhijing, have you taken care of everything on the peak?"

Li Zhijing knew that Lin Changqing was asking about Li Yin. He naturally wouldn't bother Lin Changqing with these trivial matters, as he had already taken care of everything before coming to send a message.

"Brother Lin, everything has been taken care of. I've already spoken to Li Yin."

Now that Li Zhijing had taken care of it, Lin Changqing remembered the water shield talisman he had bought on this trip.

With his level of body refinement, he naturally didn't need that many of these protective talismans, so he left most of them to Li Zhijing.

"Zhijing, take these six water shield talismans for protection. If anything happens in the future, stay away and I'll handle it," Lin Changqing said solemnly.

During the battle, he might not be able to protect Li Zhijing immediately, so he still left him with sufficient protective measures.

Li Zhijing naturally did not refuse. He took what Lin Changqing gave him without any hesitation. He knew that he didn't know what might happen on this trip. If he were trapped on the island again, there was no guarantee that anyone would come to rescue him.

"Set off!"

Lin Changqing set sail on the Flowing Cloud Boat, carrying Li Zhijing towards Yan Family Fort.

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As a powerful cultivation family in the Yue Kingdom, the Yan family's foundation is unmatched by ordinary cultivation families.

Even the mortal towns within the Yan Family Fortress area were quite large, but the two were not there. Instead, they flew into a market town that was concealed by an array.

After flying for several days, the two finally arrived at the market town within the territory of Yanjiabao.

This market town is naturally not as large as Huangfeng Valley, but it is still much larger than the original Qingzhu Market Town.

Therefore, there are naturally quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators there, and there are more cultivators coming and going than in Qingzhu Market on weekdays, but most of them are heading in the same direction.

Most of these cultivators were at the early or middle stages of Qi Refining. There were young people who had just entered the world of cultivation, as well as elderly people in their eighties and nineties. Of course, there were also quite a few middle-aged and strong cultivators.

These cultivators varied greatly in age, cultivation level, and clothing, but they all had one thing in common: they all carried the standard magical artifacts provided to them by the cultivators of Yan Family Fortress, which were also the most basic mining tools called "spirit picks."

Just like cultivating spirit fields, mining spirit stones is something that only cultivators with magical powers can detect, as they cannot sense the spirit stones or other resources containing spiritual energy within the mine.

They can't even use the spirit pickaxe magic tool. If mortals were to mine, their efficiency would be worlds apart from that of cultivators, and it would actually have the opposite effect on the mining of the vein.

These cultivators who can use spirit pickaxes are efficient at mining and can extract large quantities of spirit ore. Just as the spirit farmers in Qingshan Market grow spirit rice for the Chen family, they are also extracting spirit stones for Yan Family Fortress, serving Yan Family Fortress, and receiving protection and shelter from Yan Family Fortress.

The cultivation grounds where Yan Family Fort is located are not very prosperous; they are considered a mediocre place in the cultivation world.

Compared to the Yellow Maple Valley, this area does not produce any rare spiritual herbs or cultivate large areas of spiritual rice and plants. Instead, it is mainly known for mining veins and producing materials for refining weapons such as iron essence, copper essence, iron gallstone, and purple copper.

Of course, besides that, there are also many small and medium-sized spirit stone mines in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom in the Yan Family Fort area.

It was because there were too many small mines in this area, which were too scattered and difficult to manage. They were like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away, so they were left to family cultivators like the Yan Family Fortress.

After gaining control of this territory, the Yan family cultivators naturally needed a large number of cultivators to help mine the spirit veins, which is why there were so many people carrying "spirit picks" in Yan Family Fortress Market.

These people were either hired freelance cultivators from Yanjiabao or came here to mine mineral veins through other means.

"Zhijing, let's stay here in the inner circle for now, and then explore the great formation slowly later." Lin Changqing said to Li Zhijing as they strolled through the market.

"The Leishi Market is divided into two parts."

"Firstly, the outer area has relatively thin spiritual energy and barren spiritual land, making it difficult to cultivate spiritual fields and grow spiritual rice. It is mostly inhabited by low-level cultivators, as well as some places where the descendants of immortal cultivators reside."

"Secondly, there is the inner area, which is rich in spiritual energy and contains many spiritual lands where spiritual plants can be grown. Moreover, it has complete shops, inns, and residential caves, making it much better than the market area on the outskirts."

Li Zhijing listened carefully to Lin Changqing's analysis. Naturally, he wouldn't object. The spirit stones that came out were all paid for by Lin Changqing. He was just there to do the work, so of course he would listen to Lin Changqing.

"Wherever Brother Lin goes, I'll naturally go!"

Afterwards, Lin Changqing made up his mind to rent a nice small building in the inner area, which would be enough for the two of them to live in, and would also make it easier for him and Li Zhijing to communicate.

The inner cave dwelling has a better spiritual environment and security than the outer area. With Lin Changqing's wealth and strength, he naturally wouldn't treat himself poorly, since he was no longer the young man who planted spiritual rice in Qingzhufang City.