Chapter 83 Appointment

  To be honest, Lin Feng is still satisfied with Liu Kai as a person. From many small things, it can be seen that he is not greedy and is meticulous in doing things, with a very accurate grasp of the situation. He takes what belongs to him and never reaches for what doesn't belong to him. Although his qualifications for cultivating immortality are average, he has some business acumen. If it weren't for the Dragon Slaying Association incident, relying solely on his own efforts in management, he might have gone far on the path of cultivating immortality. This is also a rare talent.

  Although it now has a bit of the flavor of being at the end of one's rope and coming to rely on Lin Feng, and Liu Kai's words have some utilitarianism in them, he clearly states his own selfish motives, and Lin Feng won't find it difficult to accept. Moreover, since Liu Kai has already said as much, Lin Feng doesn't know how to refuse either.

  He was just a small fry in the cultivation world, and having someone follow him was something he couldn't accept. This inability to accept wasn't just because of the mental pressure of his original friends becoming his subordinates, but more so due to the feeling of powerlessness and fear that came with being weak. It was like someone who didn't even have the confidence to cross a river themselves now having to bring someone who couldn't swim across with them - the fear of the unknown was unspeakable. Therefore, Lin Feng was unwilling to accept Liu Kai as his follower from the bottom of his heart.

  But can he refuse? Liu Kai's words have already reached this point, and once he refuses, it's likely that Liu Kai's only way out is to leave Yao Guang City. He won't even have the face to stay in Bai Bao Tang anymore, which would undoubtedly cut off his path to cultivating the truth. Lin Feng suddenly felt that things seemed very troublesome, and he needed to think carefully before giving Liu Kai an accurate answer.

  After a while, Lin Feng carefully said word by word: "Liu Kai, as far as I know, the Xiantian world is very vast and far beyond the range of Tianyuan Star. In addition to this, there are many other places with many powerful cultivators, so for my own future, I am also very uncertain." Lin Feng had such thoughts, which were inferred from Mo Li's words. Since he met Zhou Qiao Dao, a Jindan period cultivator, he had a blind faith in Mo Li's words, because he felt that Mo Li's strength was far superior to that of the Jindan period cultivators.

  This is also the reason why Lin Feng is now very confused about his future. In the past, he thought that becoming a Jindan stage cultivator was already remarkable enough, and since he had achieved some success in alchemy, he had great confidence that he could enter the Jindan stage. As for the realms after Yuanying stage, he had never thought about them before, and even considered them as ideal realms, mythical existences. But after seeing Zhou Qiao Dao and comparing himself with Mo Li, Lin Feng felt that even Yuanying stage or even Lian Shen stage, Huan Yu stage were not impossible to reach.

  Why haven't I heard of such a cultivator existing on Tianyuan Star in the past few thousand years? Is it a problem with the cultivation method or resources, or both, or is there another issue? And how can I reach the Golden Elixir stage and above? Is it better to be self-sufficient or join a sect, or even establish my own family and open up a mountain to create a new sect? How can I better pursue my own development? These are all questions that Lin Feng is now feeling uncertain about. Without clear answers to these questions, Lin Feng cannot determine which path he should take in the future, so naturally, he also cannot agree to Liu Kai's request to follow him.

  Liu Kai saw Lin Feng remain silent for a while without speaking, and had already assumed that Lin Feng would refuse. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lin Feng mention these secrets that he had never heard of before. He was shocked by how Lin Feng knew these secrets at the same time, and his heart was also filled with wild joy, because he could at least confirm that Lin Feng's vision far surpassed many people who were much more powerful than him. The principle that a high vision can take you further he understood, but he wisely didn't ask any more questions. He knew that regarding these secrets, what Lin Feng should know he would naturally say, and what he shouldn't know, asking would be pointless.

  "So I don't dare to promise you now," Lin Feng continued. Seeing Liu Kai's disappointed face, Lin Feng added: "But I can tell you for sure that if in the future I am still alone, even if one day I, Lin Feng, want to establish a sect or family, as long as you are willing, you will be the first person of my sect or family."

  "Congratulations to Mr Xie!" Liu Kai was overjoyed and hastily bowed deeply.

  "What I'm saying is that even if you join a faction in the future, I'll still accept you as long as you're sincere. For now, we're just equal friends."

  "In private, no one knows me, I call myself this way, and no one knows."

  "I'm not used to it, have you ever seen a Sect Master in the Qi Refining stage in the Immortal Cultivation world? You'd better still call me Lin Feng."

  "This is unacceptable, there's no discipline here. Without discipline, nothing can be accomplished. In the future, whether it's building a family or opening a sect, discipline will be crucial."

  "Are you the master of the house or am I?"

  "Of course you are the master of the house. Liu Kai has seen the master." Liu Kai's tone changed, and he bowed again respectfully.

  "Hey, I feel like I've been cheated! Never mind, you can still call me Lin Shixiong. Many sect leaders are chosen from among their fellow disciples, so we're basically equals who opened the mountain gate together. That should be fine, right?" Lin Feng had no choice but to back down.

  Liu Kai thought for a moment, this situation is also common in the Cultivation Realm. Since Lin Feng doesn't like to be called "master", calling him "senior brother" is also acceptable. But after thinking about it, he suddenly said: "How come it seems like we're going back to the old way of addressing each other again!"

  "It's different, before it was just a general term, now it's called that and it's too intimate." Lin Feng feared he was being misunderstood, so he quickly explained.

  Liu Kai thought for a moment and felt that it was probably the same principle, and he also knew that Lin Feng's current cultivation was low and didn't like being called "master" by others, so he didn't insist anymore.

  Finally clearing up their relationship, the two felt even more intimate. Lin Feng began to reveal his plans. Upon hearing that Lin Feng was going out for training and would be following Xue Bingxin and Zhao Chun, two top-notch experts, Liu Kai was thrilled that the future family head's first training session would have high-level accompaniment. As for being assigned to do odd jobs at Baibao Hall, he had no complaints whatsoever. After all, Baibao Hall was one of the top shops in Yaoguang City, and the treatment wouldn't be bad. Many people wanted to get in but couldn't.

  Lin Feng naturally wouldn't mistreat Liu Kai, the future head of the family. After arranging his work for the time being, he casually took out a bottle of medium-grade Qi-replenishing pellets and said: "I don't have many medium-grade pellets on hand right now, so you can use this one first. In the next few days, I'll refine some more to ensure that after I leave, you'll have enough pellets for your cultivation." Lin Feng didn't give Liu Kai high-grade pellets; firstly, their relationship wasn't at that level yet, and secondly, high-grade pellets were scarce. He still had to give some to Zhao Chun, and who knows, maybe in the future he'd also need to give some to Xue Bingxin.

  Moreover, the elixirs previously acquired in the Panlong Ring have varying lengths of time before they can be refined into high-grade pills. The elixirs that can be refined into top-grade pills are also ripening one after another and cannot be refined all at once. To refine a large quantity of top-grade pills, one must wait until the elixirs planted with spiritual seeds mature. These spiritually-seeded elixirs may be thriving due to the abundant spiritual energy in the Panlong Ring, but they still need more than a year to fully mature to the point where they can be refined into high-grade Qi-gathering pills.

  As for the middle-grade elixir, it's not a problem at all. Lin Feng can buy processed materials from Baibao Hall and refine as much as he wants. It's no problem to prepare a year and a half's worth of dosage for Liu Kai. But Liu Kai didn't know that refining middle-grade elixirs was so easy, and when he heard that Lin Feng was going to specially prepare a middle-grade elixir for himself, he immediately expressed his gratitude, saying: "Thank you, Senior Lin! I will definitely work hard in my cultivation and strive for the rise of our family."

  Lin Feng didn't want to say more about this topic, so he smiled and said: "I'm going to find Chun Shidi now to ask about the training, and also ask him to help you arrange some chores. You have anything to do in the next two days, hurry up and finish it, after that try not to go out too much, safety is the top priority, got it?"

  "Yes, thank you for your concern, Brother Shifu. I'll go take care of the remaining goods first." Liu Kai bowed and walked away with a happy heart.

  Lin Feng smiled and shook his head, reaching out to put all the Ling Stones on the table into the Panlong Ring. He turned around and left the guest room, but instead of going far, he headed towards Zhao Chun's residence nearby. Yesterday, Zhao Chun said that he would reply to himself at noon, but it was unknown whether his beautiful Shifu had agreed or not.