novelapdf Chapter 381 Clarification
Chapter 381 Clarification
Only after Zhang Yuanhua returned were the family cultivators who had perished in the turmoil finally properly buried.
After burying his clansmen, the old man, bound by the blood oath, hurriedly returned to Linhai County, while Zhang Lingyu went down the mountain to attend his mother's funeral.
Thanks to his status as a Golden Core True Person, Zhang Fu and his family were considered a prominent family in Qingya Town. In addition, he himself wanted to make his mother's passing more glamorous, so the funeral was naturally very grand, and he even personally found a feng shui treasure land for her burial.
For several days in a row, the gates of the Zhang residence were filled with people coming to pay their respects. Zhang Xingyao and other high-ranking members of the family were also present. Upon hearing the news, the smaller families in the county sent their clan leaders to come in person.
It is truly rare in the entire cultivation world for cultivators to come and pay their respects when a mortal dies.
More than half a year after the funeral, Zhang's father, who was originally in good health, was constantly in tears because of his wife's death, which caused his health to deteriorate day by day. He even passed away one night.
According to Zhang Lingyu's calculations, the old man could have lasted for several more years with those foundation-strengthening pills, but no matter how Zhang Fu and others tried to persuade him, he refused to take a single one in the days that followed.
It's likely that after Zhang's mother passed away, he no longer wanted to live a wretched life and thought it would be better to leave the waste on his descendants.
At that time, Zhang Lingyu had benefited greatly from the great battle and was in seclusion to digest what he had learned. Wang Menghan and the others did not dare to disturb him easily, and thus missed seeing Zhang's father one last time.
By the time they left the pass and went down the mountain to the Zhang residence, the funeral had already been held long ago.
After paying respects to Zhang's father, he also left Zhang Fu some pills, which, together with what the old man had left over, would be enough for him to live to be over a hundred years old.
At this point, the original owner's worldly ties were basically severed.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, he will likely not visit him again. After all, as long as he lives, the family will not decline, and the Zhang, Fu, and other branches in the mortal realm will continue to prosper. There is not much to worry about.
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Inside the courtyard atop the mountain, Zhang Lingyu, unusually, did not go into seclusion to cultivate; instead, he was instructing his two disciples on their cultivation.
When he took Wang Menghan in as his disciple, he was still the clan leader. He had to cultivate while handling clan affairs, so he had very little time to teach her and felt quite indebted to her.
Now that Zhang Yuanli has taken over as clan leader, the clan's post-war recovery work is proceeding smoothly and there is no need for him to take action.
Before news of Lin Lanxin arrives, it is far from the time to go into seclusion to refine one's natal magic weapon.
Furthermore, having broken through to the Golden Core realm, cultivation cannot be increased in just one or two days. It would be better to take some time to teach disciples.
Meng Wanyan possesses a Fire Virtue Spirit Body and has excellent aptitude. Under Wang Menghan's guidance, she successfully guided Qi into her body in just half a day.
While Zhang Lingyu was in seclusion healing his injuries, Meng Wanyan also successfully broke through to the first level of Qi Refining and officially became a cultivator.
As the saying goes, "The master leads you through the door, but the practice depends on yourself." For now, Meng Wanyan's goal is to lay a solid foundation, and she still has to rely on herself.
Zhang Lingyu will only lend a helping hand when someone truly encounters a difficult challenge in their cultivation.
"Master, I recently heard that a sect called Lingxu Sect has been established in the Wu Kingdom. It has occupied most of the original territory of Ziyou Sect. The founder of the sect is a Nascent Soul True Monarch. Many cultivators have gone to join it, and there are no fewer than ten Golden Core cultivators."
Inside the courtyard, Wang Menghan played chess with Zhang Lingyu while discussing recent developments in the cultivation world of Southeast China.
"I know that Nascent Soul True Monarch's Daoist name is Lingxu."
Originally a rogue cultivator from the Six Kingdoms of Winter Cloud, his strength had reached the late Nascent Soul stage, making him a force to be reckoned with.
As a guest elder of the Jade Light Pavilion, Zhang Lingyu was much more well-informed. He replied, "The most important reason why True Lord Lingxu agreed to be invited to come and kill Heavenly Demon Lord was that he promised him a territory to establish his own sect."
"A completely unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivator, and a late-stage one at that. The six sects of Zhao really dare to keep this person by their side. Aren't they afraid of getting themselves into trouble someday?" Wang Menghan asked curiously.
"Of course we're not afraid. True Monarch Lingxu has less than a hundred years left to live, and his sect is just starting out. He won't provoke us rashly. Besides, the six sects of Zhao have many treasures, and there are plenty of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators among them. Why should we be afraid of him?"
Zhang Lingyu laughed and said, "The one who is truly afraid is the Fire Cloud Sect, but of course the other six sects will not stand idly by."
According to Song Siyu, when they sought help from Lingxu Zhenjun, he did not ask for a piece of land to establish a sect.
After the destruction of the Purple Nether Sect, this person gave up most of the reward to obtain it.
After some thought, the Jade Light Pavilion and other sects agreed.
Although some cultivators survived after the destruction of the Purple Nether Sect, they could not control such a large territory. The six sects of Zhao Kingdom could not easily annex it, and in the end, it would probably all benefit the Fire Cloud Sect.
If the resources of a nation are used to support a sect, the strength of the Fire Cloud Sect will likely increase rapidly in a short period of time, and may even threaten the security of the Zhao Kingdom in the future, which is something that the six sects do not want to see.
Therefore, in order to counterbalance the Fire Cloud Sect, the original territory of the Purple Nether Sect was divided into four parts. One part was given to the Purple Nether Sect to re-establish its mountain gate, and the rest were given to True Monarch Lingxu.
In this way, the Wu Kingdom returned to the previous situation of two factions coexisting, which greatly dispersed the energy of the two factions.
Even though the Huoyun Sect was dissatisfied with the Zhao and Yue states' unauthorized planning of Wu's land, they could only swallow their anger and resentment.
Who could blame them when both countries had shown them such immense kindness?
"I see, I understand." Wang Menghan nodded slightly after hearing this.
Before long, the game was nearing its end. Zhang Lingyu naturally had the upper hand, but a woman in a white dress came out of the house with a teapot, filled the teapots for both of them, and then stood aside to watch curiously.
This woman was none other than Ling Shuang, a fox spirit girl from the Moon Shadow Clan whom Qiu Lexuan had obtained.
After becoming Zhang Lingyu's spirit pet, it stayed by Wang Menghan and Zhang Yuanyao's side during the great battle, and returned to Qingya Mountain together after the battle.
Although she was a spirit pet servant, Zhang Lingyu rarely ordered her around. Wang Menghan and Meng Wanyan treated her like an older sister, so she had a lot of free time to cultivate.
After the game ended, Zhang Lingyu turned to her and softly called out, "Ling Shuang".
"What are your orders, sir?"
"How has your spiritual practice been lately?"
"In reply to your question, sir, we can attempt to transcend the tribulation within ten years," Ling Shuang replied.
She was already at the peak of the fourth rank five years ago. Zhang Lingyu killed two demon kings in the great battle and obtained their essence blood. Besides the Soul-Devouring Bees, she also got a lot of it.
For the past six months, he has been constantly refining his bloodline on Qingya Mountain and has also consumed a lot of rare and precious herbs, which has further purified his bloodline. However, he still has a long way to go before he can break through to the fifth rank.
More importantly, there is a lack of a golden core spiritual item with ice attributes. Only with such an item can one have a greater chance of successfully passing the tribulation.
Zhang Lingyu promised to find someone for him, and now that he's mentioned it, it seems there's already some progress.
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