Chapter 282 - Chapter 282: Chapter 264: Entering the Secret Realm Again (1/2)

Chapter 282: Chapter 264: Entering the Secret Realm Again

“Demonic cultivators of the Demonic Path…” Zhang Yuan said, his face a picture of surprise.

“What, he hasn’t been caught yet?”

Lin Jing nodded and replied,

“That’s right.”

“That demon cultivator is extremely cunning; despite numerous encirclements, he has always managed to escape.”

“Especially during the recent incident when he killed a Golden Core member of the Yun Family, we almost had him surrounded, but ultimately he got away.”

“Moreover, during that incident, he injured several of the Golden Core Immortals participating in the encirclement. It is said that your family’s patriarch was there as well and got injured in that blockade.”

Startled, Zhang Yuan responded,

“My patriarch got injured? Why have I been kept in the dark? Nobody ever told me about it.”

“You’ve been in closed-door cultivation recently; maybe he didn’t want to worry you…” Lin Jing replied.

After saying that, Lin Jing proceeded to elaborate further,

“Also, I heard that the patriarch’s injuries were not severe, which may be the reason you were kept uninformed.”

“Hmm…”

Zhang Yuan nodded, then continued,

“Perhaps…”

“The patriarch’s lifespan was not much to begin with; it was only after taking the Lifespan Extension Pill last time that he got somewhat better, but the pill can only extend life by up to fifty years at most.”

“If the patriarch were to suffer serious injuries again, I fear it would damage the fundamentals and cause his already limited lifespan to dwindle even faster.”

“The patriarch must be conducting my assessment in hopes of training me quickly.”

“Yes…”

Lin Jing echoed with a reply.

The situation of the Zhang Family Patriarch was indeed not optimistic.

If they could cultivate a qualified family head in the remaining time and bring forth a new Golden Core Immortal for the Zhang Family,

only then would the Zhang Family be able to prevent decline in the times ahead.

Of course, Zhang Wu is also a Golden Core Immortal.

But Zhang Wu and the Zhang Family Patriarch belong to the same era.

The ages of the two are not vastly different.

He likely won’t last much longer either and will pass away due to the end of his lifespan.

It’s even possible that he might pass away before the patriarch who has taken the Lifespan Extension Pill.

That is precisely why there’s a pressing need to cultivate Zhang Yuan.

……

Afterward,

the two fell silent, both turning their heads to look out the window.

Not long after, Huang Qingling arrived.

“What’s with you two? Why do you both look so melancholic?” she asked as she approached.

“It’s just some family matters, nothing much…”

Zhang Yuan spoke up.

“Oh…” Huang Qingling responded.

At that moment, Lin Jing turned to Huang Qingling and asked,

“What were you up to just now? Why did you have us come here first to wait for you?”

“I thought of something great.”

Huang Qingling said as she reached into her Storage Bag and pulled out two Jade Pendants from within.

Then, she handed one of them to Lin Jing.

“Lin Jing, take this…”

Lin Jing, staring at the Jade Pendant in Huang Qingling’s hand, said,

“Isn’t this a paired pendant? Why did you buy this?”

He was quite baffled.

The paired pendant is made from a special Spirit Jade.

Inside the Spirit Jade, a special kind of spirit insect is sealed. These spirit insects are naturally a pair and are born emitting a special glow.

If they are forcibly separated, their glow will begin to fade, and the further apart they are, the dimmer the glow on their bodies becomes, until it completely disappears.

When these spirit insects are made into paired pendants, they retain the effect of being able to locate each other’s position.

Once two people wear these pendants, they can rely on them to find each other’s location.

However, because the effect of paired pendants is very specific and the range they can be used within is rather limited,

they are not commonly used by many people.

Mostly Dao Companions buy these paired pendants, and ordinary cultivators rarely purchase them specifically for their use.

It is for this reason that this Jade Pendant has acquired the name of paired pendants.

Seeing both Lin Jing and Zhang Yuan puzzled, Huang Qingling began to explain,