Since Mo Zhaoli had extended the invitation, Lin Changheng naturally had to make the trip.
It also happened to be a chance to visit the so-called Upper Sect and see what a Core Formation sect whose might dominated an entire region actually looked like.
At eighteen, when he had been confirmed to possess a spiritual root and selected as an Immortal Seedling, he had dreamed of joining an immortal sect. Yet because he possessed a mixed spiritual root, he had instead been able to join only a Qi Refining lineage, scraping by at the bottom of the cultivation world.
Now, after thirty-four years of twists and turns, he was past fifty and finally had the chance to visit a sect by invitation and behold its "splendor."
Lin Changheng could not help chuckling.
His state of mind was entirely different now.
He felt free and unburdened, without obsession, treating the matter as lightly as a breeze passing beneath drifting clouds.
But on second thought, this really was an opportunity.
Lin Changheng's thoughts raced. Now that Zhaoli had become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the Xu Family knew of their relationship, he might well be able to use her standing to extricate himself.
That would spare everyone an awkward scene.
These days, Lin Changheng had little to fear from the Xu Family. Above all, his confidence came from his own strength.
His magical cultivation had reached the Qi Refining ninth layer, and his Body Tempering cultivation had entered the third layer of the Evergreen Azurewood Body—the late first tier.
He also possessed the second-tier [Redcloud Demon Flame], comparable to earthfire, and had mastered two forms of [Dao Fruit Divine Ability True Intent] and three [True Core Demonic Arts].
If a fight really broke out, even a Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivator would probably