Chapter 126: Guidance, Gaining Insight

Over an hour passed steadily like this, until the spiritual energy fluctuations inside the cultivation room disappeared. The grandfather and grandson let out a long sigh of relief and smiled at each other; it was finally a success.

If his second uncle had failed Foundation Establishment this time due to insufficient spiritual energy in the cave abode, his grandfather would not know how much guilt and sadness he would feel.

For these years, his grandfather had been looking forward to this day. If it had failed due to an accidental reason, he didn't know if his grandfather could have endured the blow.

Fortunately, now that his second uncle had also successfully completed Foundation Establishment, everything was no longer a problem.

Now, only his mother, Xu Wenying, was left in the family who hadn't completed Foundation Establishment, and as for his younger sister, Lin Changling, Lin Zhangqing didn't need to worry at all; Foundation Establishment with an Earth Spirit Root was no problem at all.

Besides, the Foundation Establishment Pills for them had already been prepared, and his mother had also consumed the Earth Soul Fruit.

When he returned home, he would also give them the Hundred Flowers Drunken Soul Wine. With so many favorable conditions, he believed that as long as the timing was ripe, his mother and the others would definitely succeed in Foundation Establishment.

As for Lin Zhangqing himself, because he intended to switch to cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Scripture, he didn't know how long he would have to wait for Foundation Establishment!

It just so happened that this time he was going to accompany Chen Zi Ya back to Tongshan Village, and she might stay there for a period of time. He would use that time to switch to the new cultivation technique.

Fortunately, switching cultivation techniques didn't have high requirements for spiritual energy; it was mainly about converting the spiritual energy in his body. With the Spirit Gathering Array prepared by his grandfather, it should be enough to cope.

His grandfather finally relaxed completely at this moment, and the smiles on his face became more and more frequent.

Even now, he hadn't fully adapted to the fact that his two sons had suddenly succeeded in Foundation Establishment on the same day. It felt like he was dreaming, and even now, it felt a bit unreal!

Lin Zhangqing was also in an excellent mood now. His father and second uncle had both completed Foundation Establishment, so he didn't feel as much urgency in his heart. Of course, he would only truly relax once his mother also succeeded in Foundation Establishment.

Looking at his grandfather's smiling face, he couldn't help but ask, "Grandfather, what are your thoughts now?"

His grandfather laughed and said, "I really don't have any thoughts, but now I don't have to be afraid of them growing old and dying in front of me. I feel very relaxed and happy inside!" Lin Zhangqing couldn't help but nod and said, "Yes, I always have an inexplicable sense of urgency in my heart, just because I'm afraid of losing them!"

His grandfather nodded and chuckled, "Now, as long as your mother also succeeds in Foundation Establishment, the basic problems will be solved. As for Little Ling, I'm not worried about her."

"Also, this time, your father and the others only used such a short time to complete Foundation Establishment. I estimate it has a lot to do with your Hundred Flowers Drunken Soul Wine! This item seems too precious now; you shouldn't take it out casually in the future!"

Lin Zhangqing heard his grandfather's warning and nodded, "I understand, Grandfather. I won't do it in the future. Last time, it was also because the situation was special, and I wanted more clansmen to return home alive! So I took some out as a way to give back to the family."

His grandfather nodded slightly and said, "It's good that you understand yourself; not everyone is reliable."

At this time, Lin Zhangqing remembered another matter and continued, "Grandfather, this time, should Father and Second Uncle hold a Foundation Establishment Ceremony? Or should we announce the news of their successful Foundation Establishment to the outside world?"

"Now every family has suffered heavy losses in this beast tide. If the Lin family suddenly has two more Foundation Establishment cultivators, will we be jointly targeted by other families?"

His grandfather was very gratified to hear Lin Zhangqing's words. No wonder the Clan Leader had the intention of letting Lin Zhangqing be the next Clan Leader. Things he hadn't even considered yet, Lin Zhangqing had already thought of; he was indeed very suitable to be the next Clan Leader.

He considered it and said to Lin Zhangqing, "There's no rush to decide this. I'll discuss it with the Clan Leader when he comes over!"

"However, your concern is also very reasonable. My meaning is also not to announce it to the outside world for now."

"The Lin family has suffered such small losses in this beast tide that it must have already attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives. There is absolutely no need to be in the limelight now."

With his grandfather saying this, Lin Zhangqing felt relieved. Now the Lin family should still focus on low-key development; there was no need to attract attention. Lin Zhangqing nodded and began to brew Green Jade Tea. After pouring a cup for his grandfather and himself, he spoke, "Grandfather, you take this divine ability jade slip to make a copy first. Return it to me when you're done."

"Seeing Father and Second Uncle succeed in Foundation Establishment today, and also that girl Changling's cultivation speed is many times faster than mine, I estimate that I am very likely the last one in the family to complete Foundation Establishment."

"So, after we finish this pot of spirit tea, I'll go back to practice. I won't come out for these few days. I must strive to succeed in Foundation Establishment as soon as possible!"

After hearing Lin Zhangqing's words, his grandfather laughed heartily, "Only now do you know that you are the slowest in the whole family? However, one cannot be too hasty in cultivation; moderation is the true path."

"By the way, this time Senior Chen arranged for you to accompany Chen Zi Ya home on the Wanbao Pavilion's guest ship. There should be an intention for you to gain some experience along the way."

"Your guest ship should stop for a day or two every time it reaches a prefecture, which is convenient for loading and unloading some goods."

"You can use this time to go to the markets of various prefectures to stroll around and take a look. It's good to gain some experience, but you must pay attention to safety when entering and leaving the markets."

Lin Zhangqing was overjoyed upon hearing this. That's right, why hadn't he thought of that? Strolling through the stall squares and stone gambling workshops was his favorite. Perhaps after this round, Lin Zhangliu's space could increase quite a bit.

He had originally thought it was a bitter chore, but he didn't expect such a good thing. His experience was still too little! Now, the last bit of resistance in his heart toward accompanying Chen Zi Ya home had disappeared.

Instead, he was now faintly looking forward to this trip to Jinzhou Prefecture to find his roots.

Lin Zhangqing thanked his grandfather with a grin, "Thank you for your guidance, Grandfather. Grandson didn't even think that Senior Chen had this layer of meaning in it."

"These senior experts are really something! Even though we are all so familiar with each other, why couldn't they just say it directly instead of making me, a junior, figure it out myself! By the way, Grandfather! Do you have maps of all the Yizhou Prefectures? If you do, copy one for me too, so I don't have to go to the Wanbao Pavilion to buy one."

His grandfather laughed and said, "Such an obvious thing, you didn't think of it yourself, and you blame others for not saying it clearly. You're really stupid! Of course I have maps, and they are maps covering the six major sects. This was brought out from the Qingyun Sect by your Great-Grandfather back then. It's rare to find such complete maps elsewhere."

After saying this, he rummaged through his storage bag and took out a jade slip, handing it to Lin Zhangqing with a hint of pride, and continued, "This can be considered a treasure map of the Lin family. Let you gain some insight first!"

Lin Zhangqing took it respectfully and pressed it to his forehead to examine it carefully. He found that on the map, the area of the Seven Prefectures of Qingyun was represented in cyan, and the areas of influence of other sects were also distinguished by various colors.

To the east of the area where the Qingyun Sect was located was the Qingyun Mountain Range, to the north was the sphere of influence of the Heavenly Star Sword Sect, to the west was the Yuling Sect, and to the south was the Pill Cauldron Sect.

And to the south, past the Pill Cauldron Sect, was the Xianyin Sect. That is to say, on this map, the Xianyin Sect was in the southernmost part, while the Zaohua Sect was in the southwest of the map.

Moreover, on the map, there were many densely packed place names, as well as the names of various markets represented in gold.

Lin Zhangqing found the location of the Qingyun City Market very easily. With this map in the future, it would certainly be much more convenient to go out.

Of course, there were also some notes left by his Great-Grandfather and the Lin family's successive Foundation Establishment cultivators during their travels, such as where they had performed tasks, and what specialties the markets they had visited had, all marked on it.

And the information on it was really quite substantial; it could be considered a precious wealth left by the Lin family's ancestors for their descendants.

Lin Zhangqing understood a little; the things on this were what his grandfather wanted him to see.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 127 =====