Chen Lin felt that his true soul body would soon break through.
After this breakthrough, perhaps it could carry his physical body through the air without waiting for his cultivation to reach the Middle Realm.
He looked forward to that immensely.
That would be the day he left Black Stone Town.
As he pondered this,
Chen Lin's expression shifted slightly. He glanced into the distance and returned his soul body to his physical body.
A moment later,
a dark figure shot toward him and landed before him.
"Greetings, Patriarch!"
Chen Lin immediately saluted.
The newcomer was Zhou Changfeng, the Zhou Family Patriarch. His cultivation was at the late Middle Realm, making him one of the strongest figures in Black Stone Town.
"No need for formalities."
Zhou Changfeng waved a hand.
Looking at Chen Lin, he said, "I know you don't want to stay with the Zhou Family, and I won't force you. As long as you leave our lineage a descendant, I'll return your freedom and find a way to send you to Ningxuan Prefecture. What do you think?"
Chen Lin was taken aback.
It seemed the Zhou Family had lost patience. Their patriarch had come to negotiate personally, even pursuing him out to sea.
They were probably worried that his frequent outings would eventually become a one-way trip, sending all their earlier investments down the drain.
"You've misunderstood, Patriarch."
Chen Lin shook his head.
"I haven't deliberately refused to father children. You can ask the women of your Zhou Family about that. As for why none of them have conceived, I'm not really sure either."
He did not want to leave any offspring behind.
Offspring meant karmic ties. This world held too many unsolved mysteries, and its level was too high. There was no need to invite trouble.
But