Chapter 496
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Chapter 496: Has Already Begun
Yun State, Zhonghang Sect
Cao Ying returned to Zhonghang Sect with the cocoon, Lin Jiang tried to persuade Lin Ying but she didn’t listen, and immediately rushed over. The most important thing now is to make sure that Jiujie Divine Silkworm dies.
"Senior Li"
Lin Jiang also specifically called for Li Yuncheng, in this battle it’s not certain if Li Yuncheng can control the battlefield, the Jiujie Divine Silkworm might have escaped earlier.
"You don’t need to be so polite, two Taoist friends."
"Elders have seen much and know a lot, do you know how to make this cocoon die?"
In ancient times, the demon race was even more complex than it is now, and there were similar demonic beasts that would seal themselves off, forming a very strong protective layer that even cultivators or demonic beasts of the same level would find hard to break through.
If you want to open it, usually you use poison, extreme cold, or fierce fire. You can try to figure it out from here.
"Using poison won’t work, extreme cold won’t work either. Jiujie Divine Silkworm has been in the far north of North State for who knows how long. The only option left seems to be fierce fire."
Lin Jiang said, the development of poison cultivation in the cultivation world is very slow. It can only harm cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage. It’s almost useless against cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage. No one has heard of anyone being killed by poison, let alone the Jiujie Divine Silkworm. As for extreme cold, let’s not even go there. The Jiujie Divine Silkworm is hiding in the far north of North State.
"I have tried fire techniques. My Red Lotus Karma Fire is considered top-grade among the spiritual fires in the cultivation world, but still couldn’t unlock it."
"Then let’s find the best spiritual fire for refining, go to Danxia Sect. Danxia Sect has the most complete collection of spiritual fires in the cultivation world, which have been preserved even during wars."
Lin Jiang said, while Li Yuncheng nodded in agreement, they haven’t noticed a better solution for now.
Cao Ying didn’t hesitate and quickly went to Danxia Sect to find spiritual fire. Danxia Sect suffered heavy losses during the war, with Tao Achieving completely wiped out, leaving only a few Void Achieving in charge. Over the past hundred years, Tao Achieving has not been able to recover. When Cao Ying arrived, they were particularly enthusiastic.
Cao Ying didn’t reveal the whole truth, just mentioning that she wanted to forge a top treasure, but couldn’t melt the minerals she found. So, she wanted to get some spiritual fire from Danxia Sect and asked for their guidance.
Danxia Sect is an expert in this field and enthusiastically introduced Cao Ying to various spiritual fires, as well as some auxiliary methods, such as certain formations that can increase the temperature limit, and certain materials that can cause the temperature in the Pill Furnace to rise sharply.
It’s like a mountain between different professions. Cao Ying is neither an Alchemist nor a craftsman. She doesn’t understand these things. After listening carefully to their introduction, Cao Ying requested the strongest spirit fire with all the necessary tools.
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"According to the Danxia Sect, this spirit fire setup, when burned for ten years in the world of cultivation, there is nothing that cannot be melted. I plan to burn it for twenty years to fully develop it."
"Twenty years is too long, too laborious. Is there any Spirit Fire Seed available? I will refine one. I can help you, no, I will find a few more people to take turns."
Lin Jiang said. Maintaining continuous spirit fire output for twenty years is a very laborious task. Lin Jiang felt he might not be able to endure it.
"The Danxia Sect still has a few Spirit Fire Seeds, but I can’t ask for more without paying. It wouldn’t be right."
"Then I will buy it. I have money."
Lin Jiang instantly smiled. If he went out now to compete in wealth with others, he didn’t know if he could rank first in the world of cultivation, but the top three positions were quite secure.
During these hundred years, he made more money from the Wilderness, while the demon army took countless spoils from the cultivation world. Although few people recognized their value, Lin Jiang managed to trade glass beads for diamonds and gold through a clever method. He accumulated a lot of resources secretly, afraid to show his wealth, or else he would surely attract envy from others.
Lin Jiang immediately sent someone to Danxia Sect to ask for Spirit Fire Seed. Danxia Sect was also in a bad situation at the moment, eager to make money. In less than half a month, Lin Jiang got the Spirit Fire Seed.
In this half month, Cao Ying had already refined the Spirit Fire Seed. Refining the Spirit Fire Seed is a specialized skill. Lin Jiang had a good affinity for fire-based Spiritual Root, but lacked experience.
When Lin Jiang finished refining the Spirit Fire Seed, three years had passed. Rushing to the secret chamber, Lin Jiang saw Cao Ying’s tired face and promptly took over.
"I haven’t asked you yet, what does the cultivation realm suppression of the Jiujie Divine Silkworm mean?"
After resting for half a month, Cao Ying returned, and working together made things easier. Cao Ying asked Lin Jiang.
"Little Ying, I’m not sure how to say this, but the path may truly be disappearing in the future."
"Explain more."
"According to someone I spoke with, Disaster Crossing Period is just the beginning. The path will gradually fade away. I’m not sure how long it will take, but Tao Achieving, Void Achieving, Soul Changing, Nascent Soul, golden core, and eventually even cultivators will cease to exist in the cultivation world."
"If the cultivation world has no cultivators, is it still the cultivation world? Is this the end times?"
"I don’t know."
"Will the spiritual energy recover?"
"Yes, but it will take a very, very long time. It could start in ten thousand years, maybe even a hundred thousand or a million years."
"Well…"
"Don’t worry, Little Ying. I know some secret techniques that can extend life."
Lin Jiang quickly said, as soon as he dealt with the Jiujie Divine Silkworm, he planned to work on this matter, trying to help those around him survive the end times.
"What kind of secret techniques can extend life for tens of thousands of years?"
"It’s not traditional life-extending treasures, but other methods. The longest can extend your life about a hundred times. You are a Tao Achieving, barely over three thousand years old. In theory, you could live for up to seven hundred thousand years."
Lin Jiang explained, but of course, this is just theoretical. The cost is very high, and there are many uncertainties. Lin Jiang cannot guarantee it.
"Seventy thousand years?"
Cao Ying was startled, living for a hundred times longer, seventy thousand years, that’s too scary.
"The cost is high, and during the extended lifespan, you will fall into a deep sleep, with no resistance, and it’s difficult to wake up halfway. So, I didn’t arrange it properly, I won’t give you this secret technique."
Lin Jiang said, the risks of this technique are extremely high. If there were other ways, he wouldn’t choose this. Xia Qingshan left behind other methods, but none are as effective as this one.
"You mentioned before that becoming an immortal is related to the end of the world. Does this count as the end of the world?"
"Yes, it does. And it has already begun. It might just be the beginning stage now. I don’t know the specifics yet."
Lin Jiang knew very little, as Xia Qingshan had left him with very little information. Lin Jiang only knew that the heavens would fall asleep, the great dao would cease to exist, and there would be no cultivators in the world.
There will be numerous natural disasters and human calamities that will occur, and most of the world’s living beings will be reduced, until the heavens awaken again.
"I won’t ask anymore. I believe in you. I leave everything to you to arrange."
"Good."
Lin Jiang nodded, Cao Ying was willing to believe him, that was the best thing, let’s see how to convince Lin Ying later, Lin Ying is close to Void Achieving, with a life span of less than two thousand years, we must hurry.
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In the blink of an eye, eighteen years passed, Jiujie Divine Silkworm’s cocoon was about to burn out, Lin Ying also arrived at Zhonghang Sect, to accompany Jiujie Divine Silkworm on its final journey, after all, the body still belongs to Lin Die.
"It’s just a matter of these few days."
Lin Jiang checked the cocoon, they worked day and night, burning for a full eighteen years, in the tenth year, the cocoon began to emit demon power to resist the burning, as time passed, less and less demon power emerged from the cocoon, these days they could no longer feel much demon power.
"The cocoon is burning away, taking Third Sister with it."
"I know, Little Bird, I’m sorry."
"It’s all in the past now."
Lin Ying shook her head. Time is the best medicine for healing. It’s been over ten years, and she is no longer as sad as before and has come to terms with it.
Lin Jiang fell silent as well, not knowing what to say at that moment. He hoped there wouldn’t be any rift between the two siblings.
After a few days, with a muffled sound, the cocoon burned completely. The power of Jiujie Divine Silkworm had been exhausted in years of conflict, turning Lin Die’s body into ashes in an instant.
Lin Jiang used his spiritual power to collect some ashes and put them in a prepared jar, wrapped in red cloth, and handed it to Lin Ying.
"Little Ying, Lin Ying and I will go back first."
Lin Jiang said to Cao Ying, then returned to the old Lin family grounds with Lin Ying.
Without holding any funeral for Lin Die, they buried her in the ancestral tomb of the Lin family. Lin Jiang and Lin Ying personally filled it with yellow soil, burying not only Lin Die’s past but also that of the Lin family.
"Over three thousand years, the founder of a family is about to pass away."
"I never thought we would be the last two of the Lin family’s second generation."
Lin Ying said that in the Lin family’s second generation, there were a total of forty-five people, and two-thirds of them had Spiritual Roots. They were not the most favored siblings, nor did they have the best talents, but they were the ones living the longest now.
"We will live for a long time, little bird. We can live even longer than the previous generations."
"I can’t, you live on."
"Little bird, you…"
"Brother, life on earth is not interesting. This life is enough, I won’t come back in the next life."
"Little bird, don’t talk nonsense."
"I’m not talking nonsense, I’m serious."
Lin Ying shook her head. She had lived for over three thousand years, but she didn’t have many good years. She had been fighting alongside Lin Batian since the Building Foundation Period, finally settling down in Yun State and gaining some status, only to face endless battles when the four major families attacked.
Just when Yang Luo was resolved, her father died, followed by more conflicts. She hoped that Third Sister’s return would bring good days, but things turned out differently.
So Lin Ying thought life on Earth was too difficult and boring. If there was a choice, she would never come back in the next life.
Lin Ying’s pessimistic tone worried Lin Jiang. He had to help Lin Ying and the others avoid the days when the sky slept. What would he do if they didn’t cooperate?
