Going for a Visit (1)

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, there is no custom of revealing one's cultivation level. Therefore, after Liu Chun briefly introduced the names of Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu, two cultivators from the Mortal Realm, he introduced Su Yaoguang to them in the same way.

Lin Xiao had visited this grocery store a few days ago when he was checking out prices.

However, Su Yaoguang had gone out to buy goods at that time, and his family was minding the shop, so Lin Xiao did not run into him.

Since it was their first meeting, they didn't want to chat too much. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lin Xiao glanced at the sky outside and said:

"How about I treat you to a meal at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion today?"

"Huh? This isn't... appropriate, is it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yaoguang was somewhat surprised. Was this kid from the Mortal Realm so extravagant? Even he, a native of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, couldn't bear to spend so many Spirit Stone at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion just to eat a meal of spiritual Spirit Cuisine with a relatively low Spiritual Qi content.

But Liu Chun knew that his sect leader genuinely wanted to befriend Su Yaoguang, and he also knew the true nature of his sect; a meal at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion wouldn't be too much of an expense. Therefore, he immediately spoke on Su Yaoguang's behalf:

"I think that's fine. Go ahead, Yaoguang. Have your son come out and watch the shop first."

With Liu Chun's cooperation, Lin Xiao easily persuaded the person to come out.

After a hearty meal at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion, the relationship between the two parties became much closer.

When everyone bid farewell outside the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion and went home, Lin Xiao saw that the [Make Friends with Cultivators] task had changed from 2/5 to 3/5.

Two more to go! Then this task will be complete!

However, Lin Xiao was also a little worried; where could he find the remaining two...?

If it weren't for the Green Field Mystic Realm incident, Lin Xiao could have made contact with Elder Zhang of the Heavenly Profound Sect through Liu Chun.

But that's not possible now.

For now, he should avoid the people of the Heavenly Profound Sect if possible...

However, given the system's track record, it's highly likely that completing this task will reward them with the final Floating Island Fragment. If they can complete this task quickly, their sect will have a very high chance of soon possessing its own floating island!

Floating islands! Even I, in my second life, have never actually seen or experienced one!

That's so tempting!

So where should we meet the remaining two cultivators...?

Lin Xiao, who was resting his chin on his hand in his inn room, lost in thought and worrying, was suddenly pulled back to his senses by the sound of the door opening.

It turned out that Yuan Qing had returned.

Yuan Qing walked in, looking somewhat dejected, and briefly greeted everyone in the room.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao subconsciously asked:

"What's wrong? Did something happen to you?"

Yuan Qing sighed softly, lowered his head slightly, and shook his head gently, saying:

"When I went back yesterday, my uncle said that the old ancestor's condition was very bad. If we can't find the Icefield Spirit or a cure, he might... sigh."

The uncle he mentioned was none other than Yuan Bi, the head of the Yuan Household.

Thinking of the sorrowful look on his uncle's face when he saw him yesterday, Yuan Qing felt bad.

The ancestor is currently the only Nascent Soul Cultivator in the entire Yuan Household. Part of the reason why the Yuan Household can maintain its position as the number one Lineage in Yuanling City is because of the presence of a Nascent Soul ancestor.

If the patriarch were to perish, the Yuan Household would face numerous problems.

In fact, Yuan Qing's father had received many favors from the Yuan Household patriarch when he was young. His parents would often tell him about this kindness when he was young.

Therefore, the Yuan Household patriarch held a rather different significance for Yuan Qing.

He was feeling melancholy at the time, and when Lin Xiao asked him about it, he couldn't help but pour out his heart.

Jiang Youfu, who was standing to the side, listened with some doubt and asked:

"What illness does your ancestor have? Even cultivators can't cure it?"

Since he started cultivating for over a year, Jiang Youfu has never been sick again. He even saved his grandmother's life with his cooking skills.

Normally in the sect, if someone's family member hasn't yet achieved cultivation and has a headache or fever, anyone in the sect can use their Spiritual Power to soothe them, and the illness will be cured instantly.

Therefore, in Jiang Youfu's mind, becoming a cultivator meant being free from illness and troubles.

Unexpectedly, such a problem would exist with Yuan Qing's ancestor.

At this moment, Yuan Qing did not notice Jiang Youfu's skewed understanding of the common knowledge of the Immortal Cultivation Realm. He forced a bitter smile and said:

"My ancestor... his illness is not ordinary, nor is it nearing its end. Rather, he was invaded by a demon during his cultivation, and has been locked in a stalemate with it for several years. Now, he is exhausted by the demon, and if he cannot find a solution, I fear... he will not survive this year."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Youfu was taken aback.

He had heard of inner demons, but only from Senior Liao and the others. Moreover, he didn't understand them very well and couldn't comprehend why demons could arise in a person's heart and affect or harm them.

He glanced at Yuan Qing with a slightly bewildered look, but Yuan Qing was looking down with a troubled expression and didn't notice his confusion at all.

Lin Xiao, Liu Chun, and Liao Pantu, who was in the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, were all familiar with each other.

However, they didn't have any good solutions.

Generally speaking, everyone is susceptible to being invaded by inner demons on their cultivation journey.

Some people are not troubled by their inner demons, and some have a strong will that allows them to overcome them, but most people fall in the process of fighting against them.

The path to enlightenment is vast, but how many people can truly walk it to the end?

The patriarch of the Yuan Household was just one of the countless ordinary people.

However, I've heard that the largest sect in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain, the Talisman Sect, as well as some powerful sects outside the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain, all have methods to suppress inner demons.

Besides these, there are the Icefield Spirit.

However, this thing is extremely difficult to obtain; it's truly a matter of chance.

Lin Xiao glanced at the somewhat bewildered Jiang Youfu, then turned to look at the troubled Yuan Qing.

He first transmitted his voice to Liao Pantu, who was inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant:

"Senior Liao, would it be inappropriate to visit someone who has been possessed by an inner demon in person? For example, if we were both possessed by an inner demon together..."

Upon hearing this question, Liao Pantu remained silent for two seconds before replying:

"As long as you guard your mind and don't get too close, it's generally not easy to be invaded by other people's inner demons. Inner demons are the hardest to fight against, only your own. But..."

Hearing that he hesitated to say what happened next, Lin Xiao quickly asked:

"But what?"

If Liao Pantu had taken out the Soul-Nourishing Pendant at this moment, Lin Xiao would have seen just how expressionless he was.

"But I don't know about others. If you want to go to the Yuan Household to see their ancestor just to witness his state of being possessed by inner demons, the entire Yuan Household might want to kill you."

Lin Xiao blinked, thought for two seconds, then stopped communicating with Liao Pantu and instead asked Yuan Qing:

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, may we go and... visit your ancestor?"