Uncle Lin, You Have to Help Me Find Someone!

Buzz! A figure abruptly materialized within the dharma artifact. He first came to Li Guanqi's side, drew out a jade bottle, and handed it to him, his voice heavy. "Take this first, or such severe depletion will shake your foundation!" Warmth spread through Li Guanqi's heart; he felt his efforts hadn't been in vain. After all, upon arriving, the father hadn't spared so much as a glance for his own son, having recognized just how dire Li Guanqi's current condition was. Li Guanqi took the jade bottle and said softly, "Thank you, Uncle Lin." Lin Jinting clapped him firmly on the shoulder and said in a low, earnest tone, "Great kindness needs no words of thanks. If I weren't afraid you'd refuse, I'd take you as my godson right now." Li Guanqi merely smiled and said nothing. Lin Jinting flickered over to Lin Wujiu's side, taking his wrist to probe his condition. "Dad? Why didn't you check on me first??" Lin Wujiu's eyes brimmed with aggrieved resentment. Lin Jinting did not answer. After a long moment, he opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing in his gaze. He had naturally sensed a faint, elusive power! What was more... this power was beyond his understanding. Without question, it would offer tremendous auxiliary strength to Lin Wujiu's combat prowess. Lin Jinting opened his eyes, turned toward Lin Wujiu with an expression of utmost gravity, and spoke in a deep voice. "Son, engrave my next words upon your heart! "Never lightly unleash the power Congxin helped you obtain! "Once you do use it, no matter who the enemy is or what their status may be, you must cut them down to the roots and leave none alive!!!" It was no wonder Lin Jinting spoke this way; in his eyes, this power was truly terrifying... In a certain sense, it surpassed even what Lin Wujiu's bloodline could provide him! As for bloodline power, even if Lin Wujiu encountered numerous lucky breaks in the future, it could at most support him to the True Immortal realm. As for the Golden Immortal realm, it would entirely depend on his own fortune. Yet the power Li Guanqi had helped him acquire was different; it was rooted, something that would accompany him for a lifetime. Hearing his father's words, Lin Wujiu finally understood just how precious a gift Li Guanqi had given him! His expression turned solemn, and he nodded firmly. "I understand, Father." Lin Jinting handed Lin Wujiu a bottle of spiritual liquid as well, then returned to Li Guanqi's side. Crouching down, he looked at Li Guanqi and spoke earnestly. "Congxin, this ability of yours... unless it is for someone exceptionally close to you, never casually use it!" Seeing Li Guanqi nod, Lin Jinting feared he might not take it to heart and pressed on, letting out a heavy breath. "You must understand, cultivators in the Immortal Realm are mostly selfish and self-serving. This ability defies the heavens far too much. If people with malicious intent catch wind of it, it will bring fatal disaster upon you!! It might even draw mighty figures from the Eight Desolations Realm down to commit slaughter!" Li Guanqi's expression hardened. Only now did he realize that he had likely viewed ruin opening too simply. Yet in the Spirit Realm, even small, modest sects had the ability to help their disciples open their ruins. Why had it become such an exceedingly rare thing in the Immortal Realm? Then again, on second thought, ten thousand years had passed since anyone from the Youhuang Realm ascended to the Immortal Realm. Many of the cultivators who had ascended previously had likely perished over time. In an Immortal Realm so vast, there truly were very few cultivators who possessed ruins power... Li Guanqi nodded and smiled bitterly. "Doing this places a heavy burden on me as well. Besides... ruin opening isn't something just anyone can undergo. This act is called ruin opening. The ruins artifact Wujiu obtained is of no small rank; he is indeed exceptionally gifted." Seeing Li Guanqi reveal a bit, Lin Jinting's interest was piqued. With a wave of his hand, he erected a barrier within the dharma artifact and asked several questions regarding ruin opening. However, Li Guanqi brushed them off with a few vague words, claiming he had inadvertently stumbled upon a certain technique that took an immense toll and could only be performed once every ten years or so to help one person. Hearing that, Lin Jinting pressed no further. Li Guanqi also feared that if too many people knew, someone might guess he hailed from the Youhuang Realm. Lin Jinting rose to his feet and said, "Regardless, your Uncle Lin thanks you. On this matter, I promise you that not a single whisper will leak from the Lin family. If it does..." Lin Jinting's tone turned ruthless. "If it does... I will clean house myself!" Lin Wujiu grinned, thoroughly delighted—not just because his ruin had been opened, but because his father placed such importance on his friend. And because his friend truly treated him with sincerity! Over the years, young talents attempting to get close to Lin Wujiu had been as numerous as carp crossing a river. Yet every one of them, from feigning sincerity at the start, would ultimately expose their ambition and greed! Li Guanqi drank the spiritual liquid, immediately sensing the immortal primal energy surging within him as it swiftly recovered. Not only that, the power inside him continued to swell! There was faintly even a momentum pushing him toward breaking through to the ninth-layer Mystic Immortal! Startled, Li Guanqi hastily sat cross-legged and circulated his technique to suppress it. A full hour passed. When Li Guanqi opened his eyes, he saw Lin Wujiu staring at Lin Jinting with an aggrieved, sulking face. The reason was simple enough... The medicinal efficacy of the spiritual liquid he had drunk wasn't nearly as potent as Li Guanqi's; in fact, it was vastly inferior. The moment Li Guanqi opened his eyes, he heard Lin Jinting say, "You only needed to replenish your primal energy. If Congxin didn't recover properly, he might have harmed his foundation." Hearing this, Lin Wujiu fired back bluntly, "Dad, tell me the truth. Did you ever sneak down to the lower realms in secret...?" Lin Jinting gave him a smack on the back of the head, scolding furiously, "What nonsense are you dreaming up? Your mother would tear me to pieces! Don't you dare blab this kind of thing in front of your mother, you hear?" Seeing Li Guanqi awaken, the two stopped bickering. Lin Jinting walked over to Li Guanqi's side and asked with concern, "Feeling better?" Li Guanqi nodded and replied with a smile, "Much better. The spiritual liquid was so potent... I nearly broke through." Lin Jinting burst into hearty laughter upon hearing this, though he was privately astonished. By all rights, drinking that spiritual liquid should not only have healed Li Guanqi's injuries, but should have naturally pushed him to break through to the ninth-layer Mystic Immortal, perhaps even approaching the late stage. For him to remain at his current stage meant his immortal primal energy reserves were extraordinary beyond measure! Saying nothing more of it, Lin Jinting raised his hand to draw the shattered blade fragments from the ground into his grasp and asked with a frown, "This sword... was actually unable to endure that power. Does this mean I'll have to prepare a grade-three immortal sword for Wujiu in the future?" Hearing this, Li Guanqi said rather awkwardly, "Grade three... might still not be enough." Li Guanqi's own ruins artifact was rather peculiar; as long as the blade's resilience was sufficient, it could be used by force as a carrier sword for the ruins artifact. But for others... that wouldn't work. There had to be a powerful weapon refiner to forge a ruins artifact sword unique to that specific cultivator! "Ah? Even a grade-three immortal sword won't do?" Lin Jinting frowned slightly, but Li Guanqi's voice reached his ears: "If possible, Uncle Lin, could you search the Ten Lands for a weapon refiner named Meng Jiangchu?" Lin Jinting's interest was instantly piqued, and he asked softly, "Are you acquainted with him? Can he resolve this issue?" Li Guanqi smiled and answered frankly, "He is my father-in-law, a very formidable weapon refiner. But after ascending, I don't know where he ended up." Hearing the word 'father-in-law,' Lin Wujiu's eyes flashed with a glimmer of disappointment. The little calculation in his mind had evidently fallen flat. "Alright. I'll have men search for him shortly. Across the Ten Lands... that's hard to say, but within Fuyu Land, I have some connections to check around. Very well. You've exerted yourself so much today, so rest early. I'll step out to handle matters in the city—after all, we made quite a commotion today."