Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

"This is almost an Upper Grade Golden Core!"

"I knew Lin Array Master wouldn’t easily let a concubine form a core, this person must be extremely talented!"

"Heavens, I wonder if we still have a chance to join the sect!"

The loose cultivators were in chaos, while various forces on Five Dragons Island, upon seeing the core formation phenomenons, thought even more.

"Could it be that this Lin Array Master has been hiding his skills all along!?"

Many pondered in secret, such behavior is understandable.

A loose cultivator nurturing a trusted concubine to form a core carries the odds of bearing offspring with higher Spirit Root quality in the future.

Such things are quite common in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

"Hmph, the higher the talent, the better. I’m curious to see if Lin Chang’an’s steadfast pursuit of the Great Dao means this concubine is similarly focused."

"Indeed, if Lin Chang’an wishes to have descendants, that becomes a vulnerability."

The Four Seas Commerce Association was also abuzz with discussion, but many instead felt relieved.

Although Lin Chang’an has grown more powerful, to them, if Lin Chang’an can have descendants, that would be his vulnerability.

"More importantly, it seems the Profound Sound Pavilion will now have two voices."

Some were schadenfreude, considering the potential of a Middle Grade Golden Core cultivator, wondering if this female cultivator would still be content as a concubine in the future?

Right now, Lin Chang’an’s determination to pursue the Great Dao is unwavering because he’s still young, just like all of them; every newly formed Golden Core cultivator is spirited.

None strive for anything less than the Nascent Soul Great Dao.

Yet even the firmest resolve cannot withstand the erosion brought by time.

Once Nascent Soul becomes hopeless and one gives up completely, they will be like the rest.

At that time, the focus will shift to descendants, and so, conflict within the Profound Sound Pavilion is inevitable.

...

The sword servant had formed a core, and the news quickly spread across the Five Dragons Island Sea Region.

Meanwhile, some Foundation Establishment clans, already prepared, came with gifts to offer their congratulations.

Various fake pill, core formation influences, and clans also sent people to express their congratulations.

At this time on Celestial Spring Peak, with the Mountain Protection Array closed, the well-prepared cultivators of Profound Sound Pavilion began to respectfully receive the guests.

"Congratulations Mr. Lin."

"Congratulations Senior Lin."

Cultivators from all paths came to offer good wishes, while Liu Ruyu and Xu Lingfeng, who had been protecting outside Spirit Peak, wore smiles despite their calculations.

"Senior Brother Lin, now our sect has another Core Formation Elder, and it’s all thanks to you, Senior Brother."

Liu Ruyu smiled gently, her teeth like pearls, speaking in an intimate manner, to which Lin Chang’an naturally responded with a smile.

"Junior Sister Liu, you are too kind."

Standing nearby, Xu Lingfeng’s smile was noticeably stiff, and seeing Junior Sister Liu like this, he felt an impulsive urge to intervene.

But the words ’for the sect’ echoed in his mind, and he could only suppress his heartache, wearing a smile to offer his congratulations.

It’s too unfair, knowing well his affection for Sister-in-Chief over a hundred years, yet they forced him to witness such a scene unfold.

"Senior Brother Lin, the Sect Leader is in closed-door cultivation at a critical stage and specifically arranged for the two of us to come."

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, strength is paramount, and now, as an Honored Guest Elder of the Profound Sound Pavilion, Liu Ruyu’s calling him Senior Brother was acceptable.

Yet today’s excessive warmth left Lin Chang’an secretly on guard.

"All these years, Senior Brother Lin, you have either been in closed-door cultivation or in closed-door cultivation; my Sister-in-Chief often gazes blankly from Profound Sound Peak toward here on Celestial Spring Peak..."

After a while, seeing that Liu Ruyu was merely fostering relations, Lin Chang’an secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, thinking it through, he understood that having gained another Core Formation Cultivator, it was beneficial for Profound Sound Pavilion.

Thus, Liu Ruyu’s efforts to close the gap were quite reasonable.

"This is a generous gift given specially by Sister-in-Chief before she went into closed-door cultivation. Once Mr. Qiu comes out, we can set an auspicious date for the Core Formation celebration."

Liu Ruyu presented the gift, and Lin Chang’an nodded with a smile, then instructed the cultivators on the peak to receive it and arrange for a return gift.

However, upon hearing the matter of the return gift, Liu Ruyu appeared contemplative.

Meanwhile, only Xu Lingfeng, hearing how Junior Sister Liu mentioned the Sister-in-Chief he adored often gazed toward Celestial Spring Peak, felt a well of frustration within.