I Can Travel between Two Worlds

Chapter 538: Chapter 62: Return to Wenda City, Reunion with Old Friends (Part 2)

However, Lin Chen’s cultivation time was still short. In comparison to the thousands or tens of thousands of years of cultivation by other cultivators at the same level... those cultivators who had already transcended no longer considered cultivators from the Lower Realm as their kin. In their eyes, whether Nascent Soul or Divinity Transformation cultivators from the Lower Realm are no different from ants.

Yet, because Lin Chen’s cultivation had not been long, his mortal heart had not yet faded, which made him feel a sense of pity towards these weak kindred Lower Realm cultivators, but that was merely pity.

"Senior Brother Lin, where do you want to go next?" Jiang Liqian softly asked upon returning to the Endless Sea Domain.

Lin Chen didn’t take long to think; he quickly replied, "I want to go back and take a look at Qing State."

"Qing State?" Jiang Liqian nodded her head, "I also happen to want to return to Qing State. There are still some things there that remain unresolved."

The two exchanged a glance and flew towards Qing State without the aid of a Spiritual Boat. With both at the Unity Stage, their travel across the Endless Sea Domain was wholly unobstructed, and the tunneling speed of the Unity Stage was many times faster than the speed of a Spiritual Boat.

Whether in Lin Chen’s plan or in Jiang Liqian’s, Qing State was a critical point. The two had waited over ten years in the Endless Sea Domain, stayed another decade in Yunzhou, and with a year in Jiang Country’s Celestial Ruins, over thirty years had passed. They could imagine that Qing State must have undergone significant changes. To overthrow the rule of the Spirit Realm, Qing State was a pivotal point, and the Demon Path in Qing State had to be struck down swiftly.

...

Half a day later, Western Domain of Qing State.

The two took only half a day to return to Qing State from the Endless Sea Domain, innumerable miles away.

After arriving in Qing State, Lin Chen and Jiang Liqian concealed their appearances and breaths, finally returning to Wenda City.

Lin Chen was slightly relieved to find that Wenda City was still there, and the order within the city was relatively stable.

However, along the way from Qing State’s Western Domain to Wenda City, Lin Chen noticed many shadows of Tribulation Cultivators and Demon Cultivators. Even in regions not yet affected by the flames of war, everyone was on edge, and the order among cultivators was in disarray.

"Has Qing State already fallen into such chaos?" Lin Chen’s expression was grave as he pondered silently.

Having been away from Qing State for more than thirty years, it had already become a large mess. But Lin Chen could not afford to worry more at the moment; he first needed to return to Wenda City to check on his senior and junior brothers, and the friends and family he cared about.

"Senior Brother Lin, I still have some things to resolve; otherwise..." Jiang Liqian hesitated in her tone.

Lin Chen understood the implication behind her words and continued, nodding:

"Alright, Junior Sister Jiang, let us part ways for now. Let’s each settle our matters, and after everything is arranged, we’ll contact each other using the Mother-Child Sound Transmission Jade. How about it?"

"That’s exactly what I intended." Jiang Liqian nodded, and so the two went their separate ways.

The most urgent matter for Lin Chen at present was, of course, to return to Wenda City to see how his senior and junior brothers were doing.

Over the thirty-some years of change in Qing State, Lin Chen was very concerned.

Especially since Lin Chen had stayed in Jiang Country’s Celestial Ruins for nearly forty years, adding the time on Blue Star, he had not seen his beloved senior and junior brothers for over a hundred years, which made him miss them even more.

Moreover, with Lin Chen’s current cultivation in Qing State, he now had the ability to protect himself, and he planned to return to his master’s side, at the very least so they could know he was still alive.

One two-hour later, Lin Chen received the intelligence gathered by the dark agents he had planted in Wenda City.

Even before leaving Qing State, Lin Chen had left behind dozens of Martial Arts Puppets in Wenda City to gather intelligence.

By the time he returned to Qing State, these Martial Arts Puppets would receive information transmitted by Lin Chen and quickly return to report.

Besides that, Lin Chen had hundreds more Martial Arts Puppets scattered across Qing State, observing the changes in the Demon Path and Qing State’s situation every moment. Hence, even though Lin Chen was absent from Qing State for decades, he could obtain the most comprehensive intelligence upon his return.

"It’s a pity that satellite I launched back then was destroyed; otherwise, it wouldn’t be so complicated..."

The intelligence-gathering speed of the Martial Arts Puppets was not slow either, yet compared to a satellite, the difference was vast.

Nevertheless, Lin Chen couldn’t be too picky at the moment; he quickly read through the information left by the Martial Arts Puppets.

Moments later, Lin Chen’s face showed a gratified smile. Fortunately, over the decades, none of his fellow sect members were in danger.

The Demon Monarch Huiyue likely assumed he had perished. After all, he hadn’t appeared for all these years, so no further investigation by the Demon Path into his whereabouts had occurred.

As for his master Han Jihai and several senior and junior brothers, they were still managing two Pill Shops in Wenda City, and the Medicine Mountain Jiang Liqian had sold him back then. After decades apart, his master, third senior brother, and senior sister had all advanced to Golden Core Perfection.

The most gratifying to Lin Chen was that his youngest junior brother turned out to be the fastest cultivator among them.

He successfully condensed a Nascent Soul five years ago, becoming one of the few Nascent Soul cultivators in Wenda City.

Even in Wenda City, a Nascent Soul cultivator commanded considerable prestige, so his senior and junior brothers and master had not suffered much oppression over the decades; on the contrary, they had fared quite well in Wenda City.

But his master’s temperament was never fond of conflict; frankly speaking, he was somewhat lacking in ambition.

Thus, the two stores Lin Chen had left behind did not expand further; his senior and junior brothers relied on the resources from selling Pills to maintain their cultivation, resulting in a slightly slower cultivation progress.

But with Lin Chen’s current perspective, he didn’t concern himself with the cultivation speed of his senior and junior brothers.

As long as they were safe, Lin Chen was relieved. Besides the fellow disciples from Pill Peak, many disciples left by the Changchun Sect had been developing well. The one with the highest cultivation was Li Zhenqian, who had broken through to the Nascent Soul Middle Period over the decades, but due to his limited qualifications, he still had a long way to go before reaching the Nascent Soul Late Period.

Perhaps due to the lack of challenge from Lin Chen over these decades, Li Zhenqian’s cultivation had slightly relaxed, causing him to stall somewhat after reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Period.

However, Lin Chen was saddened to hear that Li Zhenqian’s cousin, Li Qingfeng, who had once discussed arrays with Lin Chen and greatly assisted him, had died during a relic exploration ten years prior.

Lin Chen felt a twinge of sorrow, as he had one less connection among his old friends and concerns in Qing State.

Once he’d reviewed the overall intelligence from Wenda City, Lin Chen was eager to reunite with his senior and junior brothers.

As for intelligence concerning the whole of Qing State, it would take some time for the Martial Arts Puppets to deliver it.

That afternoon, Lin Chen went in disguise to the Pill Shop in Wenda City.

Entering the shop, Lin Chen swept through it with his Divine Sense, unsurprisingly finding that neither his master nor his senior brothers and sisters were present in the shop, and his youngest junior brother, who had ascended to the Nascent Soul Middle Period, was no longer stationed there either.

The staff in the Pill Shop was a Golden Core Initial Period cultivator. Lin Chen glanced at him and remembered him from the inner sect disciples who had escaped from the Changchun Sect and been sent to Wenda City before its destruction.

The Pill Shop’s business was not doing well, showing signs of neglect by Lin Chen’s sect fellows over the decades, with only a few customers selecting Pills.

This Golden Core Period disciple noticed Lin Chen’s extraordinary demeanor and set aside his tasks, rising to greet him, asking, "This fellow Daoist, may I inquire what kind of Pills you wish to purchase?"

Lin Chen paused, speaking in a deep tone, "May I know where I might find Master Han? I had an encounter with Master Han decades ago and we agreed on a transaction. I wonder if it still stands."

The Golden Core Period disciple naturally didn’t know about this, but upon hearing Lin Chen mention Han Jihai’s name, he nodded, "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment while I send a message to Martial Uncle Han..."

Soon, the Golden Core disciple whispered a few words into a Sound Transmission Jade, then, with an apologetic look, said:

"Apologies, fellow Daoist. Perhaps due to the passage of time, Martial Uncle Han has somewhat forgotten. However, if you wish to find Martial Uncle Han, you can inquire at the Medicine Mountain to the north of Wenda City, where Martial Uncle Han, along with several senior brothers from Pill Peak, are in secluded cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen nodded, spoke no more, and turned to leave the Pill Shop.

Leaving Wenda City, Lin Chen flew towards the direction of Medicine Mountain.

As he approached Medicine Mountain, Lin Chen felt a slight twinge of nervousness in his heart.

The saying ’the closer to home, the more intense the feelings’ seemed apt at this moment.