Lin Che gently tapped the table with his finger. According to the original plot, Xuan Dao Sect should have destroyed Hengyue Sect, but with his appearance, the male protagonist Wang Lin would probably not leave Hengyue Sect and would continue to cultivate there.
And Wang Family Village and Teng Family should not experience the cycle of cause and effect, nor would the subsequent Extreme Divine Sense and Ancient God Land plots occur.
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At this moment, the people who had left the main hall of Hengyue Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they began to complain about Teng Huayuan, some even regretting that they weren't the one who knelt on the ground just now.
The opportunity to receive guidance for Spirit Transformation Stage was rare, and could even save a hundred years of detours, yet they had missed it today.
"I say, Teng Huayuan, you really are a turncoat. Not long ago, you pledged loyalty to Ambassador Lin Yi, and now you've turned around and pledged loyalty to Infant Transformation Realm Lin Che. If Ambassador Lin Yi finds out, I wonder how you'll explain yourself."
Chen Huan, the Sect Master of Hehuan Sect, stopped Teng Huayuan and said in a sarcastic tone.
"Hmph."
Teng Huayuan snorted disdainfully and said smugly, "So what? I, Teng Huayuan, at least got this opportunity. You guys didn't even get the opportunity, so don't act pretentious in front of me."
"You!"
Chen Huan was also greatly angered. If Teng Huayuan hadn't pledged loyalty in advance, the opportunity to receive guidance for Spirit Transformation Stage would not have been Teng Huayuan's, but theirs.
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Inside the magnificent main hall, the strong cultivators of Hengyue Sect clapped and cheered excitedly.
Zhao Country has many sects, and even more cultivation families. If each sect contributed thirty percent of their resources, Hengyue Sect would definitely see many more Nascent Soul Stage ancestors emerge after a hundred years.
Liu Wenju stroked his pale goatee and said with a bright smile, "If it weren't for Senior Lin Che, our Hengyue Sect would probably have been swallowed by other sects long ago."
Lin Che didn't care much about Zhao Country's resources. After all, Zhao Country was only a Three-level Cultivation Country, and the strongest cultivators were merely at the Spirit Transformation Stage, almost as useless and vulnerable as scrap metal in front of an Infant Transformation Realm cultivator.
He vaguely remembered that hundreds of years ago, all twenty-three Nascent Soul Stage experts in Zhao Country, under the pressure of a Fourth Grade Cultivation Country, bravely stepped into the Outer Battlefield.
However, except for Pu Nanzi, all other Nascent Soul Stage cultivators had perished in the Outer Battlefield, which was why Pu Nanzi dared to attack Hengyue Sect upon his return to Zhao Country.
Without the help of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, a sect could only become a lamb to be slaughtered, eventually disappearing into the river of history.
Lin Che looked at Li Muwan beside him, and with a slight movement of his finger, several copied pill formulas appeared before her.
"These pill formulas were obtained by me in Ancient God Land. I haven't used them yet, so I'll give them all to you."
Li Muwan covered her mouth and chuckled, then took them and exclaimed in surprise, "Fifth-grade spirit pill formulas? These are all very valuable."
Lin Che nodded and said, "Currently, I only have these pill formulas. If you like them in the future, I will go and find other pill formulas for you."
"Thank you, Senior Brother~"
Li Muwan had a natural love for alchemy and was even able to refine five-grade pills during her Core Formation stage cultivation. If she were nurtured in the future, refining nine-grade pills would be more than enough for her.
Currently, Lin Che himself was a sixth-grade alchemist, but his interest in alchemy was merely casual. If he truly wanted to delve into it, he could have refined seventh-grade pills long ago.
Leaving the main hall, Lin Che took Li Muwan back to his room, which was located in the bamboo forest behind Hengyue Sect.
Because he liked quietness, his master, True Person Huanglong, had arranged for people to plant bamboo here many years ago and personally dug a lakeside to nourish the area.
Now, after a hundred years of absence, the scenery here was still the same, full of vitality and refreshing in the autumn breeze.
"Time flies, a hundred years unseen, and this place is still so vibrant."
Lin Che stood by Green Mountain Lakeside, gazing at the shimmering lake, filled with emotion.
A hundred years might be a lifetime for mortals, but for cultivators, it was but a flick of a finger.
However, in these hundred years, he had experienced too much, growing from a small Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator to the current Infant Transformation Realm expert, even capable of influencing the fate of a Three-level Cultivation Country.
"Are you planning to stay in Hengyue Sect from now on?"
Lin Che turned around, looked at Li Muwan, and slowly asked.
Li Muwan pursed her delicate lips, tidied the black hair by her ear with her small hand, and gently replied, "Senior Brother's life-saving grace from back then, Wan'er has never forgotten to this day. If Senior Brother finds Wan'er noisy, Wan'er... can leave here at any time."
"That's not what I meant." Lin Che shook his head and replied, "If you like it, then stay here and cultivate. If I leave, you will leave with me."
"En!" Li Muwan revealed a happy smile.
Looking at Li Muwan's smile, Lin Che felt a different kind of feeling. In the original work, Li Muwan sacrificed her life to create jade slips for Wang Lin.
She originally had the potential to condense a Nascent Soul and achieve a higher realm, but due to excessive life force consumption, her foundation was damaged, making her future cultivation path more difficult.
Although Li Muwan achieved extraordinary accomplishments in alchemy, she faced significant challenges on her cultivation path.
With her late Core Formation stage cultivation, she repeatedly attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, but each time ended in failure.
Each failure caused severe damage to her body, further shortening her lifespan.
Within her limited five hundred years of lifespan, she constantly challenged herself, but ultimately perished due to the exhaustion of her lifespan.
Now that she was by his side, Li Muwan would presumably not perish again, nor would she fade away due to her lifespan nearing its end.
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As night fell, Li Muwan lay asleep on Lin Che's lap, while Lin Che looked up at the bright moon and stars in the sky, a different expression in his eyes.
"I left in a hurry back then, and it was a critical time for me to break through to the Infant Transformation Realm, which is why I didn't go to find the Inheritance of Memory. It seems I really need to return to that cursed place, Ancient God Land, when I have time."
Lin Che raised an eyebrow, then looked at Li Muwan under the moonlight.
There were countless powerful cultivators in Ancient God Land. Back then, he was also frantically pursued by Duomu and others. If it weren't for the Dao Querying Realm magic treasure he had obtained and used three-tenths of its lifespan to resist, he would have perished long ago.
If he were to obtain the Inheritance of Memory from Ancient God Land, given Tuosen's personality, he would definitely pursue him after breaking the seal.
"It seems I still need to quickly improve my cultivation. If I can reach the Dao Querying Realm, the success rate in Ancient God Land will greatly increase."