Cultivation: Being Immortal

Yun State, Anhua City

"The heavenly way is truly complete now."

Lin Die woke up from seclusion and whispered, "She found that the heavenly way was truly complete."

Before, Lin Die could not see clearly through the fog of her future path, as if each step forward might lead to a bottomless cliff. But now, although the road ahead was still unclear, she felt like there was a guiding light.

This was enough to uplift her spirit. At least, she felt that hope was just within reach.

Feeling much better, Jiujie Divine Silkworm also loosened its grip on Lin Die’s consciousness. They now shared the same body, with Lin Die’s consciousness slightly weaker. Jiujie Divine Silkworm couldn’t easily erase or devour her consciousness and had to pay a great price to do so. Therefore, Jiujie Divine Silkworm generally treated Lin Die’s consciousness politely, not making excessive demands.

Walking out of the room, Lin Die saw Lin Jiang and Lin Ying barbecuing in the yard. They were staying in a big mansion now, but in reality, they were imprisoned by Jiujie Divine Silkworm.

Jiujie Divine Silkworm needs two people to control Lin Die, to prevent Lin Die from self-destructing along with her, and Lin Die also wants to spend more time with her younger siblings, making sure she won’t be harmed by Jiujie Divine Silkworm, so she decides to keep Lin Die close.

Lin Jiang and Lin Ying have nothing to do here, except for practicing and cooking delicious food, honing their cooking skills.

"Oh, it’s dragon meat."

"It’s wyrm meat, not actual dragon."

"Well, your wife seems to treat you well."

"Don’t say nonsense, Third Sister, it ruins people’s reputation."

Lin Jiang explains that the wyrm meat was a gift from Cao Ying, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to get it with his status, as many are eyeing such spoils.

"If the man has feelings, and the woman is willing, then they should get married."

"Wait, are you my Third Sister or the Senior Divine Silkworm? It’s embarrassing that you can’t tell the difference."

Lin Jiang said that if he didn’t break the window paper before, he could still pretend to be ignorant. But now that he knows his identity, he can’t pretend anymore if things remain uncertain.

"You’re right, I feel awkward too. Many things were instructed by you, Third Sister, and I don’t want to get involved in human affairs."

"Senior Divine Silkworm, how about this? Let’s discuss and decide how to each take turns controlling my sister’s body."

"Haha, you’re asking for trouble."

"Senior, I mean no harm. We can discuss this. For example, you control for ten days, my sister controls for one day, or we can do one year versus one day. I just want us siblings to relax when we meet."

"No hidden agenda?"

"Definitely not."

"Alright, I agree. In the future, when you siblings meet, I will give up control of the body and wear a red bracelet on my left hand."

"Thank you, elder."

Lin Jiang was very happy and quickly said thank you. No matter what, this was a sign of Jiujie Divine Silkworm’s softened attitude.

"No need to thank me. Actually, I am not a bad person, right?"

"That’s right, elder, you are the kindest."

"Haha, no need to flatter me. Let Cao Ying come over in a few days."

"Do you need anything, elder?"

"Don’t worry, it’s nothing major, just to chat."

Jiujie Divine Silkworm said that it had to ask Cao Ying if there were any enlightenments in her practice, especially in Tao Achieving.

Right now in the whole human cultivation world, there is only Cao Ying who has achieved Tao Achieving. It couldn’t find anyone else to confirm. Among the demon clan, there is a Demon Queen Lin Fanghua at the peak of the seventh rank, but the problem is that she has a grudge with Lin Fanghua. The Peng Bird Demon Emperor was personally killed by her.

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"Cao Ying met her senior."

Cao Ying hurried to Jiujie Divine Silkworm’s side and greeted him respectfully as a junior.

Recently, she has been very busy because she is the only hope for the cultivation world, and she has stood out in the fight against the demon race. She has even shown the potential to become a Human Emperor.

Now that the great war has ended, all states and sects are resting and recovering. However, this rest doesn’t mean there are no conflicts. In fact, the conflicts are growing, but no one wants to continue fighting at this time. They are all exhausted. That’s why people keep asking Cao Ying to help mediate the conflicts.

Cao Ying tries to avoid getting involved in such matters, but there are some things she can’t avoid, like the border issues between humans and demons. In the recent war, the demons showed mercy and didn’t wipe out humanity, but they have taken a lot of territory. Cao Ying needs to intervene, or else other cultivators won’t be able to control the situation.

"Taoist Friend Cao has been very busy lately."

"Yes, there’s so much going on now."

"I wonder if there is still time for cultivation."

"Training is something cultivators pursue throughout their lives. It shouldn’t be forgotten. At least four hours a day without fail."

Cao Ying said. Most Tao Achieving experts are very disciplined, they must train every day. Even though four hours may seem short each day, if you can continue for hundreds or thousands of years, that’s truly frightening.

Those who don’t believe can try for themselves, for example, spending a little over ten minutes a day memorizing an ancient poem or a few English words. If you can keep it up for more than three years, no matter the industry, you’ll shine.

"Dashan, today I came to see Taoist Friend Cao to ask how training now differs from training before."

"What does the senior want to say?"

"Lin Jiang didn’t tell you about the incident with the demon clan?"

"He did, Demon Emperor Feng Jiu successfully made amends with the Heavenly Dao."

"Yes, if that’s the case, you should have made some discoveries in your training."

"I may not have reached the peak of Tao Achieving, so I don’t know what the Disaster Crossing Period is, but I have indeed noticed that the path of Tao Achieving is clearer now. I have a strange confidence in the way, as if it’s telling me that as long as I keep going, I won’t go wrong."

"Really?"

"Senior, concerning matters of the path, Cao Ying wouldn’t dare speak randomly."

"Alright, Taoist Friend Cao Ying, come to me more often in the future. Let’s explore the great path together. I can help you reach the peak of Tao Achieving within three to five hundred years."

Jiujie Divine Silkworm was extremely happy. Cao Ying’s words actually confirmed the success of repairing the Heavenly Dao, which made Jiujie Divine Silkworm even more convinced that she still had a chance to become an immortal.

"I can come once every six months in the future. I have to be busy with other things at other times."

"Alright, let’s make it every six months then."

"Thank you, Senior, I want to go see Lin Jiang."

"Sure, go ahead, it’s rare for you to come."

Jiujie Divine Silkworm didn’t insist, it was normal for a young couple to want to meet.

Soon, Cao Ying met Lin Jiang, and the two flew out of Anhua City to find a beautiful scenic spot. Cao Ying set up a restriction and checked Lin Jiang for any marks before saying, "I will do as you say."

"Jiujie Divine Silkworm probably wants you to visit him more often."

"Yes, once every six months. I have already promised."

"Little Ying, how did you agree to this? How will you deceive it later?"

Lin Jiang became very angry immediately. Cao Ying was acting recklessly and taking matters into her own hands.

Cao Ying’s cultivation level is probably at the middle stage of Tao Achieving, unable to sense the changes in the Dao, which is exclusive to those at the peak of Tao Achieving or higher. Cao Ying spoke to Jiujie Divine Silkworm in that way because Lin Jiang had revealed his plan to kill Jiujie Divine Silkworm to Cao Ying.

According to Lin Jiang’s plan, Cao Ying should only see Jiujie Divine Silkworm every three to five years, soothing it each time, until a hundred years had passed. But now, seeing it every six months makes it doubly difficult to deceive Jiujie Divine Silkworm.

"Don’t be angry. I have my own way to deceive it when the time comes. Nowadays, in the cultivation world, I am the only one at Tao Achieving level. She has no way to confirm, so whatever I say is acceptable."

"It is very powerful itself. It has controlled many bodies, some of which are Tao Achieving. Don’t mess this up."

"I’ve agreed to everything, so what do you suggest?"

"Hmm, we need to find an excuse, one that can keep it suppressed for a hundred years. Otherwise, we’ll have a difficult situation on our hands."

Lin Jiang scratched his head. Cao Ying’s trick was not the way to go. They needed to find another way, a way to solve everything all at once, so that Lin Jiang and his friends could live peacefully for a hundred years.