If Gou Cheng becomes the Dao Ancestor, the monkey will come to become his disciple.

Chapter 40 Lin Zhiwei: Do you like cultivating immortality?

It seemed that Jiang Chuan's words had triggered a sensitive switch in Lin Zhiwei's body.

A blush instantly spread across her fair and flawless face. She lowered her head shyly, but couldn't see her toes.

Jiang Chuan feasted his eyes while staring at Lin Zhiwei with a strange expression, wondering why she had suddenly become shy.

However, this innocent, girlish shyness was absolutely stunning, striking a chord deep within him.

"Damn it, after spending half a month together, could it be that I've fallen for her a little?"

Jiang Chuan muttered to himself.

Having transmigrated to this world of cultivation, the hormones that have been building up for over twenty years seem ready to explode at this moment.

Suppressing the strange feeling in his body, Jiang Chuan gestured for him to proceed.

"Fairy Lin, please don't stand at the entrance of the cave, please come with me."

"Hmm!" Lin Zhiwei hummed softly, her gaze on Jiang Chuan's back with a slightly complicated expression. Suddenly, she felt a strange sense of familiarity, but she didn't know where it came from.

The cave dwelling provided by Biyang Sect to Jiang Chuan is one of the several second-tier superior cave dwellings in Taihu Market. It covers an area of ​​more than ten acres and has pavilions, artificial mountains and lakes, flowers, herbs and spiritual medicines. There are also several beautiful female cultivators in the Qi Refining stage serving as maids.

If he hadn't known in his heart that Master Biyang had ulterior motives towards him, he would have thought that the other party truly regarded him as an honored guest.

Jiang Chuan waved his hand, and a beautiful female cultivator walked over with a gentle smile.

"Young master, what are your orders?"

Jiang Chuan waved his hand: "Pour tea for Fairy Lin!"

"Fairy Lin, please have a seat!"

"Thank you, fellow Daoist!"

After the two sat down, Jiang Chuan noticed Lin Zhiwei's still flushed face and somewhat reserved expression. Not understanding why, he took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Is Fairy Lin troubled by something?"

Lin Zhiwei paused for a moment, her eyelashes fluttering, and nodded at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan smiled gently: "If the fairy doesn't mind, why don't you tell me?"

Lin Zhiwei bit her lip, staring at Jiang Chuan, hesitant to speak.

She had good feelings towards Jiang Chuan.

But the thought of scheming against him, even using her beauty to seduce him, invite him into the sect, and push him into a pit of fire, made it particularly difficult for her to speak.

On one hand, he couldn't disobey his master's orders; on the other hand, his conscience wouldn't allow it.

She didn't know what to do.

Just as Jiang Chuan was wondering why Lin Zhiwei was so conflicted, he suddenly heard her say something.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, do you enjoy cultivating immortality?"

Jiang Chuan was taken aback and looked at Lin Zhiwei with some confusion, wondering why she would ask this question.

Do you like cultivating immortality?

Is there anyone in the whole world who doesn't like cultivating immortality?

Before Jiang Chuan could answer,

Lin Zhiwei then spoke on her own.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, do you know that I actually don't like cultivating immortality at all? I like reading, I like small animals, I like looking at scenery, I like cooking... but I just don't like cultivating immortality. My happiest years were the days before I started cultivating immortality..."

Jiang Chuan listened quietly as Lin Zhiwei told her story.

"Ever since I was six years old and was found to have a superior spiritual root, I officially began cultivating immortality. From that moment on, my master became much stricter with me, making sure I completed my homework every day..."

"My senior brothers and sisters have also started to be wary of me, unwilling to continue playing with me, and even secretly targeting me. Before I started cultivating immortality, they were all very kind to me... I don't understand why they suddenly changed after I started cultivating immortality."

"Later, I understood that because cultivating immortality inevitably involves competition, whether it's between humans and demons, between different sects, or even between fellow disciples, everyone must compete..."

"Even if you don't fight, once you embark on the path of cultivation, you will become a thorn in someone's side... If you don't fight, you die."

As Lin Zhiwei spoke, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes without her realizing it, and she continued talking to herself.

"Later, I also learned to hide myself and to compete. To compete for a spirit stone, a spirit pill, a cultivation manual, my master's favor, and the sect's training..."

"From drawing in Qi to breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage; from fighting for a single spirit stone to acquiring a Foundation Establishment artifact... Even after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, one still needs to fight, to fight for supernatural powers and techniques, to fight for the opportunity to form the Core..."

"But I don't know how long or how far I have to keep fighting. I'm already feeling so tired."

Lin Zhiwei paused, her voice tinged with sadness, and tears welled in her eyes as she looked at Jiang Chuan and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Ye, do you think I should continue this argument?"

Jiang Chuan sighed inwardly. From just a few words from Lin Zhiwei, he could sense how difficult her journey had been. She had to fight for everything, grab everything, and guard against all sorts of schemes from her fellow disciples...

How cruel must this be for a girl who yearns for freedom, leisure, reading, gardening, cooking, and walking her pets?

He couldn't help but think of himself in his past life.

From kindergarten onwards, life begins a constant struggle: competing for grades, jobs, money...

He then and she now

In essence, what is the difference?

But isn't the purpose of life to fight for things?

Unless you have a cheat code that allows you to quietly farm and develop your resources, you might still reach the pinnacle of the Dao even without competing with others.

Jiang Chuan looked at Lin Zhiwei, whose expression was dejected and disheartened. Although he didn't understand why she felt this way,

But as her "first investor," he decided to help her resolve her inner conflict.

Jiang Chuan smiled calmly, his heroic spirit soaring across the heavens and earth as he spoke:

"Fairy Lin, happiness can be found even in struggle."

"If you don't cultivate immortality, how can you ever experience the joy of flying and soaring through the heavens?"

"If you don't cultivate immortality, how can you experience the joy of climbing high and gazing into the distance?"

"If you don't cultivate immortality, how can you ever experience the joy of eternal youth?"

After Jiang Chuan finished speaking loudly, he stared intently at Lin Zhiwei:

"Fairy Lin, do you still think cultivating immortality is bad?"

Lin Zhiwei's body jolted suddenly, and her dejected and gloomy eyes regained their vitality. She looked deeply at Jiang Chuan with a complex expression. At this moment, his figure became exceptionally tall and imposing, taking root directly in her heart.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ye, for awakening me. I had fallen into a demonic state."

After speaking, Lin Zhiwei stood up and bowed deeply to Jiang Chuan to show her respect.

Jiang Chuan accepted Lin Zhiwei's bow with composure, took a sip of Yunwu tea, and smiled:

"We cultivators should bravely scale peak after peak, experiencing the wonders of cultivation, until one day, standing atop the path of immortality, we will witness the collapse of the universe, the transformation of the mortal world, the decay of heaven and earth, but my immortality..."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's bold words,

A look of admiration flashed in Lin Zhiwei's beautiful eyes, and she exclaimed sincerely.

"Fellow Daoist Ye has lofty aspirations. I hope that one day you can reach the pinnacle of immortality and see the scenery there for me."

"No problem!" Jiang Chuan agreed with a smile.

Lin Zhiwei's gaze was deep and her heart was filled with mixed feelings. She looked at Jiang Chuan with her beautiful eyes, and she already had an idea in mind.

"Hearing your words is worth more than ten years of arduous cultivation. Thank you very much, fellow Daoist."

Jiang Chuan waved his hand dismissively, "You're too kind, Fairy Lin. It was nothing at all!"

Lin Zhiwei glanced at the cave dwelling next door out of the corner of her eye, remaining silent to herself.

My every move is probably being watched by the sect leader, right?

But what can I, an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, do to help Fellow Daoist Ye when facing a Golden Core True Person in the shadows?

She fell silent for a moment.

Seeing that Lin Zhiwei remained silent, Jiang Chuan did not urge her, but simply sipped his tea.

He had already sensed that something was wrong.

Today's Lin Zhiwei was not the Lin Zhiwei he knew before; her words seemed to be subtly reminding him of something.

With his sharp mind immediately taking over, Jiang Chuan quickly analyzed the meaning behind Lin Zhiwei's words.

"Don't want to cultivate immortality? Want to seize opportunities?"

"What is she implying to me?"

"Could it be that someone forced her to do something to me?"

Thinking back to the more than half a month he had been "confined" to, Jiang Chuan quickly figured out the reason.

Nothing more than that,

Master Biyang wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, but he was hindered by the fictitious master he had fabricated, so he dared not make a move against himself. He then tried to make a move against himself through Lin Zhiwei.

And what can Lin Zhiwei do to herself?

Could it be a honey trap?

Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan's eyes suddenly lit up, realizing that it was indeed possible.

Surely a grown man of vigor wouldn't use his good looks on me?

but,

He looked at Lin Zhiwei with a slightly suspicious expression.

If you want to use your "honey trap" on yourself, why don't you give it a try?

Who knows, I might not be able to resist?

How will you know if you don't try?

and also,

We've only met a few times, yet you're risking offending a Golden Core cultivator by telling this kind of story to remind yourself?

Could it be that this woman is a hopeless romantic?

Has she fallen in love with me at first sight?

Jiang Chuan was completely baffled.

Looking at Lin Zhiwei's beautiful profile, Jiang Chuan, who was thinking about how to escape unscathed, suddenly had a bold idea pop into his mind.

"Got it!"

"Since Lin Zhiwei, for some reason, is willing to risk offending a Golden Core cultivator rather than use her beauty to seduce me, why not do the opposite and use my charm on her?"

"In this way, as long as I can find a reasonable excuse to leave Taihu Market and lure the Golden Core cultivator away, Taihu Market will probably stop being blocked. My main body can also leave this place of trouble and go somewhere else to continue farming and developing."

"Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Jiang Chuan felt more and more hopeful about this solution. He was getting fed up with being kept under house arrest and monitored every day.

If, by accident, Master Biyang discovers that he is not in his true form, then he will be in big trouble.

After having an idea

Jiang Chuan's expression when he looked at Lin Zhiwei again had changed, now filled with more passion and admiration.

He carefully considered his words before extending an invitation to Lin Zhiwei.