Chapter 287 Mysterious Valley
"Perhaps there is some opportunity hidden within that valley. If there truly is an opportunity, Fellow Daoist, please take it for yourself."
"This place is strange, and I have only told you, Fellow Daoist, about it. You do not need to worry about others taking it first."
"But if there is no opportunity within, then Fellow Daoist can only make a wasted trip."
While speaking, Lin Cong took out a thin piece of paper from his storage pouch and handed it to He Song.
He Song took the thin paper.
He lowered his head to look.
His heart suddenly understood.
On this thin paper, a simple map was drawn.
Its final destination was a valley located over a hundred miles away from Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
The surrounding terrain and landforms of the valley were also completely drawn, appearing incredibly lifelike.
On this thin paper, He Song even saw many scribbles and drawings.
Judging by the handwriting, it should be Lin Cong's various discoveries during his own explorations, as well as his melancholy at being unable to enter.
Imprinting all the information on the map in front of him into his mind, He Song nodded, and then put it into his storage pouch.
"This is a small matter, what opportunity can compare to the friendship between you and me."
"Let's not talk about these things today, but I wonder where Brother Lin plans to take this large family to?"
"In my view, the surrounding mortal cities seem to be quite good."
He Song did not take this opportunity, which Lin Cong treasured so much, too seriously.
It was just a strange place that a Qi Condensation Stage cultivator had accidentally found.
Whether the things in that valley were opportunities or not was still uncertain.
What if it was the hidden cave dwelling of a Foundation Establishment True Person? If he rashly went to investigate, he might cause some trouble.
Or perhaps, there were some hidden dangers within, which had not been triggered yet.
Or perhaps, there was something else strange about that valley.
With He Song's cautious nature.
He would not rashly explore such a place without being absolutely certain.
In such a situation, He Song naturally had little interest in the records on this map.
Even though Lin Cong had explored it many times, and although he had gained nothing each time, he had not discovered any danger.
But He Song still firmly believed his own conviction.
Although there may be opportunities in such places, there may also be hidden dangers.
"I plan to take them further away."
"If it is further away, the probability of encountering cultivators will be lower, and it will not be so easy to attract disaster."
"Anyway, no matter how they live in the future, as long as someone is still alive, with Fellow Daoist's Transmission Jade Slip, they will always have a chance to return here."
"However, I just don't know how far they can go in this cultivation world."
"Sigh."
Sighing, Lin Cong looked at He Song, a strange look flashing in his eyes.
Then he cupped his hands and said.
"I am afraid I will not see that day."
"But Fellow Daoist, you may really see that day."
"But I just don't know if Fellow Daoist at that time will be as old and frail as I am now."
"It's just... I am really envious that Fellow Daoist was able to successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and gain two hundred years of life."
He Song could see that Lin Cong's gaze towards him at this moment was full of envy.
The lifespan of people has its limits after all.
Just like Lin Cong.
Like Meng Guan, when he was about to turn sixty, he used Meridian Protection Pill as a foundation to try to break through to Foundation Establishment.
Unfortunately, Meng Guan made a desperate gamble and successfully established his foundation.
Lin Cong also made a desperate gamble, but ultimately failed, missing the Foundation Establishment Stage.
As a result, the lives of the two suddenly changed drastically.
After Meng Guan successfully established his foundation, he joined Earth Sect and became an elder, and even brought He Song and Wei Fan with him to enter Earth Sect together.
After Lin Cong failed to establish his foundation, he became disheartened, returned to Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, married and had children, and lived out his old age until now.
After Meng Guan successfully established his foundation, he gained two hundred years of life. Now his cultivation has reached the Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, and he is striving forward towards the Golden Core Great Dao.
After Lin Cong failed to establish his foundation, he is now over one hundred and ten years old, and his lifespan is only a few years left. He is already preparing for his funeral arrangements.
One became a high and mighty Foundation Establishment True Person, with greatly increased lifespan and powerful strength.
The other stopped at Great Perfection of Qi Condensation for life, and could only watch his own lifespan decrease little by little.
Comparing the two, one can see how huge the change Foundation Establishment brings to life.
Envy.
That is inevitable.
To say that he is not envious is probably just deceiving himself.
In Lin Cong's envious gaze, He Song's expression remained unchanged, but he also sighed in his heart.
This matter had been decided decades ago.
Thinking about it now is too late.
He Song then changed the subject, not wanting to talk too much about this matter with Lin Cong.
Instead, he turned the topic to where Lin Cong and his family would go.
According to Lin Cong.
He would take his family to the mortal world in a few days, far away from Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
In this way, he could protect his descendants to the greatest extent.
He Song naturally understood this and also very much agreed with Lin Cong's idea.
No matter what Lin Cong would leave for his descendants, and no matter what Lin Cong would do for his descendants before his death.
He Song didn't care.
What Lin Cong did and left behind was nothing more than what other cultivators did.
There are many cultivators in the world, and there are even more cultivators like Lin Cong who have left descendants.
Naturally, He Song did not have high hopes for whether Lin Cong's descendants could set foot in the cultivation world again.
Extinction is common in the mortal world.
Lin Cong himself must also know this.
And He Song.
He is only familiar with Lin Cong, and this time is only the first time he has met his descendants.
Moreover, Lin Cong's descendants are all mortals, and no one who attracted He Song's attention appeared.
In this way, when He Song left and Lin Cong died, the fate of these people would have nothing to do with He Song anymore.
As for whether Lin Cong's descendants will rise again by relying on the Transmission Jade Slip that He Song sent out.
The world is unpredictable, and probably no one knows.
Even He Song, when he sent out that Transmission Jade Slip, just wanted to leave a glimmer of hope in Lin Cong's heart.
After coming here to see Lin Cong off, he would rush back to Heavenly Pivot Immortal City to continue his closed-door cultivation, striving to break through his cultivation to the Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage as soon as possible.
Lin Cong naturally knew this very well.
This is also why Lin Cong did not ask He Song to take care of his descendants.
He Song is only familiar with him after all.
He is unfamiliar with his descendants.
It is already very good for a Foundation Establishment True Person to come and see him before Lin Cong dies and send a gift that may allow his descendants to step on the path of immortality again.
Lin Cong would not even think about asking for more.
He is not a person who takes an inch and wants a mile.
In order to repay his gratitude, he even told He Song about the secret place that he had been searching for for a long time but had not been able to find anything in.
Isn't it just to repay this kindness?
In the end.
Although Lin Cong was old and frail, he was still very measured.
Knowing what things can be done and what things cannot be done.
In the following time, the two continued to sit and taste tea, but there was more ease in their words.
Just like decades ago, when the two drank happily in Osmanthus Fragrance Pavilion.
A few days later.
When Lin Cong led his family out of Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, He Song also took this opportunity to bid farewell to him outside Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
He Song did not worry at all about Lin Cong and his family's whereabouts.
With Lin Cong's current strength of Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, let alone in the mortal kingdoms, even in this Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, probably few people could pose a threat to him.
Even though Lin Cong is now old and frail.
But He Song never forgot the origin of the fierce aura on Lin Cong when he first met him.
Lin Cong is a rogue cultivator. Rogue cultivators who want to successfully cultivate to Great Perfection of Qi Condensation must have fought their way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
If ordinary cultivators dare to provoke a cultivator who has walked out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, the outcome will probably be decided in an instant.
Maybe Lin Cong will have another life in his hands.
Instead of worrying about the safety of Lin Cong and his family, it is better to worry about the safety of those bandit cultivators.
With such thoughts flashing in his mind, He Song waved goodbye to Lin Cong, then moved his body and used Mountain-Linking Wind Riding Technique to turn around and leave.
After he could no longer see Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, nor could he see Lin Cong and others.
He Song then stopped in a hidden corner.
He took out the map that Lin Cong had given him a few days ago from his storage pouch.
There might be something strange in the valley recorded on this map.
After thinking about it for a few days, He Song finally decided to try it out before leaving this place.
Of course.
It's just going to be a test.
It is not very realistic to expect He Song to disregard his own safety and personally go to that area to search for opportunities that may or may not exist.
Since the valley recorded on the map was only a hundred miles away from Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
Therefore, after He Song determined the location of the valley, he immediately began his actions.
First, He Song enveloped his Divine Sense around him and searched around Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market for a long time.
A few days later, he finally found the existence of an evil cultivator by chance.
Because He Song had been using Divine Sense to envelop the surroundings for the past few days and constantly sensed the various movements of the surrounding cultivators.
Therefore, within the range of He Song's Divine Sense, an area of seven or eight miles in radius was all under He Song's observation.
Under the cover of Divine Sense, in such a large area, no one could escape He Song's Divine Sense detection.
Of course, in order not to arouse the vigilance of others, He Song did not directly use Divine Sense to investigate, but used Divine Sense to sense the surroundings to achieve the purpose of monitoring others.
According to He Song's experience of living in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market for a long time.
There must be evil cultivators around Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
And what He Song is looking for now is evil cultivators.
After searching for a few days, the heavens did not fail those who have the will. He Song finally found an evil cultivator today.