Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Thinking of how he had achieved Core Formation before Lin Chang’an back then, and even felt somewhat superior.

Lu Yushu couldn’t help but smile wryly, the gap was growing ever larger.

Moreover, the various families and small Sects in the Five Dragons Island Sea Region were even more envious upon hearing this.

Droughts have their droughts, and floods have their floods.

...

Profound Sound Pavilion.

"Junior Sister Liu, once this woman achieves Core Formation, Celestial Spring Peak will have two Core Formation cultivators, plus a Tier Three Demon Beast!"

Xu Lingfeng said with a solemn expression. He couldn’t help thinking about it, as the opponent truly had the strength now.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyu, who usually had a good impression of Lin Chang’an, also appeared rarely solemn.

"The Sect Leader is in closed-door cultivation, and even if the Sect Leader were here, having another Core Formation cultivator is an asset to our Profound Sound Pavilion, we have no reason."

Listening to Liu Ruyu’s words, Xu Lingfeng gave a bitter smile and softly sighed:

"Junior Sister, I’m not worried about Elder Lin, I’m worried about the Four Seas Commerce Association, and the Long Family!"

The Four Seas Commerce Association will definitely not miss this opportunity and will certainly take advantage of it to sow discord.

And the Long Family, despite its decline, certainly does not want to see two powerful forces.

Because when two powerful forces have intense friction, they will first sweep away the surrounding forces that have the capability to take advantage of chaos.

Therefore, the Long Family is more hopeful of seeing a weakened Long Family that needs allies.

Only then can a three-legged situation be established.

"The Four Seas Commerce Association!"

Liu Ruyu also frowned, but in her heart, she thought of how her own Sect Leader and Elder Lin were usually close, with an inseparable bond.

If Elder Lin leaves, the loss would be significant.

After all, the current Lin Chang’an, with Core Formation Middle Stage cultivation, possesses a Tier Three Spirit Pet, is himself a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master, and even secretly known to them.

This Elder Lin is also a Tier Three Lower Grade Talisman Master.

At this thought, Liu Ruyu couldn’t help but shudder.

No! Absolutely cannot let outsiders take advantage of the situation to sow discord between Elder Lin.

"When the Sect Leader emerges from seclusion, it’s crucial to convey the seriousness of this matter, because currently, only Elder Lin can cultivate the Sect Leader."

At this moment, Liu Ruyu’s thoughts reignited once more.

Their own Sect Leader is extraordinarily talented, and Elder Lin has a firm Dao heart, both are in the Core Formation Middle Stage, and both have the potential to pursue the Dao further.

Over the years, they have had an inseparable relationship, and she can see that her own Sect Leader does not reject it.

If the two could walk together, it would be a perfect union.

It’s practically a match made in heaven.

"Senior Brother, do you think the Sect Leader and Elder Lin..."

Liu Ruyu didn’t hold back and directly voiced her thoughts.

After hearing this, Xu Lingfeng’s face turned grim. He had admired his senior sister for over a century, which everyone knew.

But right now!

Looking at Junior Sister Liu Ruyu’s sincere expression, doing it all for the sake of the Sect.

Xu Lingfeng, this man of steel, with a heart bleeding with pain, had no choice but to face it with a pale face and grudgingly said in a deep voice:

"If Senior Sister doesn’t mind, I have nothing to say!"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyu smiled.

"It’s good that you understand, Senior Brother. We’re doing this not just for the Sect, but also for the Sect Leader."

"Ever since the upheaval in Yue Kingdom, the Sect Leader has shouldered the Sect alone, doesn’t the Sect Leader deserve a better choice? Could you or I have resisted the temptations from Bihai Palace at that time?"

Liu Ruyu sighed softly, while Xu Lingfeng remained silent upon hearing this.

They naturally knew that over the years, their Senior Sister, Fairy Ni Chang, had delayed her cultivation for the sake of the Sect. Otherwise, she would’ve once been a prodigious talent that astounded the Seven Kingdoms.

As a result, after all these years, she remains at the Core Formation Middle Stage.

Completely missing out on the advantages brought by the Celestial Spirit Root.

"But if Senior Sister isn’t willing, we absolutely cannot use the Sect to pressure her!"

Thinking of his Senior Sister, Fairy Ni Chang, Xu Lingfeng immediately opposed using the Sect to apply pressure.

However, Liu Ruyu glanced sidelong at her senior brother and spoke bluntly:

"Senior Brother, do you think among all the Core Formation cultivators and talents on Five Dragons Island, anyone other than Elder Lin is worthy of the Sect Leader?"

"And do you know what the Sect Leader likes?"

Without waiting for Xu Lingfeng to speak, Liu Ruyu continued sharply:

"I’ll tell you, the Sect Leader likes tranquility, enjoys tea tasting and playing chess, and especially likes the scenery of Celestial Spring Peak; otherwise, why would the Sect Leader frequently visit Celestial Spring Peak."

Moreover, when with Elder Lin, the Sect Leader smiles more; otherwise, why would Senior Sister personally brew Spirit Wine and gift it to Elder Lin."

Liu Ruyu’s pointed words echoed, making Xu Lingfeng’s face pale with shock and his eyes wide in disbelief.

Senior Sister frequently visits Celestial Spring Peak?

Even gifted the personally brewed Spirit Wine from the former Yue Kingdom to the Lin elder?

It should be noted that the Spirit Wine was only brought out by their Senior Sister once when they achieved Core Formation.

She had earnestly said it was the taste of their homeland, Yue Kingdom, never to forget one’s roots, and one day the Profound Sound Pavilion will stand tall among the Seven Kingdoms again.

"I!"

At this moment Xu Lingfeng was broken, and although Liu Ruyu felt a bit of pity, she remained silent.

It’s better to end her senior brother’s thoughts early on.

Not because it was inappropriate, nor because he was unworthy.

But in her mind, the Sect Leader is not only her senior sister but also like a master.

She also knew clearly that the Sect Leader views them both as juniors.

After all, after they achieved Foundation Establishment, it was the Sect Leader who personally guided them every step of the way.

...

This time, Lin Chang’an didn’t hide the news about preparing a Core Formation for the Sword Servant.

The main reason is, with his current strength, there is no need.

He’s not afraid of anyone who doesn’t recognize his strength.

Wouldn’t secretly hiding the progress towards Core Formation only lead to unwanted speculations?

"Sword Servant is so young! And she’s already preparing for Core Formation."

Over the years, Li Tianmo, who had gained prominence and reached Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in Profound Sound Pavilion, was shocked upon hearing this news.

At this moment, his face turned pale, seemingly realizing what he had missed over the years.

Since the Tournament, after successfully establishing his Foundation, his cultivation on Celestial Spring Peak has been far inferior to that of the Sect, as time passed, he visited Celestial Spring Peak less and less.

Of course, he had not forgotten the respect he should have.

"I..." At this moment, Li Tianmo was filled with regret; this was an opportunity for Core Formation.

If he had been earnest and sincere in staying on Celestial Spring Peak, would this grand-uncle have helped him later on when he perfected his Foundation Establishment?

"Sword Servant should be at most around one hundred and twenty years old!"

At this time, Zhou Bingxuan, within the Sect, looked at Li Tianmo and couldn’t help but say.

This age was the one disseminated by Lin Chang’an from the start; otherwise, if it were known that Sword Servant was under a hundred years old and aiming for Core Formation, she would be targeted.

"Although I’m envious, and even a bit jealous, I can understand. You and I, and most others, cannot manage to remain unnoticed on Celestial Spring Peak."

Although Zhou Bingxuan was envious, she remained relatively composed.

The experience of Sword Servant when she first entered Celestial Spring Peak was no secret.

She had to manage everything herself, leaving almost no time for cultivation, without complaint.

There was even a line Zhou Bingxuan hadn’t said, which was that Sword Servant’s mind was fully on Celestial Spring Peak, with no other distractions.

This point, even though others knew it, they couldn’t replicate Sword Servant’s path.

Zhou Bingxuan’s words left Li Tianmo with a sense of dissatisfaction, yet unable to refute.

Everyone has their own mind, but how many can devote themselves to a singular path as Sword Servant did?

"Don’t overthink it, haven’t you noticed that even the two elders in the Sect weren’t surprised by Lin granduncle supporting Sword Servant’s Core Formation?"

After all, if Sword Servant were part of a noble or wealthy family in the mundane world, she would also be a cherished Death Servant, deeply trusted and certainly heavily cultivated.

Her unwavering loyalty is enough, without needing any reason.

Meanwhile, Shen Zhuang and Mei Ning, one honest, the other less talented, found jealousy natural; they hurriedly began preparing gifts.

...

At this time, upon hearing from the Four Seas Commerce Association, cultivators Zhu and Liang, who were both Core Formation cultivators, saw through it too.

Within this Commerce Association, making Spirit Stones together was possible, but asking them to make enemies, each would slip away like slippery loaches.

Nobody would risk their life.

"Recruit him! Lin Array Master has been part of the Profound Sound Pavilion for over seventy years now, and if we can recruit him, he would be one of us in the Commerce Association."

"Right, making Spirit Stones together is better than fighting and killing."

When they heard that the recruitment was happening through such means, their faces turned red, just like Sea Beasts smelling blood.

If a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master could join the Four Seas Commerce Association, everyone would only gain more profits.