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I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 221 - 185 Immortal Sword
The next morning, it was still Yu'er who knocked on Tian Lin's door.
Because Tian Lin had repeatedly declined, the Tong Family indeed did not assign any additional servants to him.
Or perhaps it was because the Tong Family knew that Yu'er and Cui'er had stayed at Tian Lin's place, so there were no further arrangements made for him.
In any case, the people in the residence were still the same old ones from the 'Tian Shuang' era.
"Daoist, the porridge is ready."
Yu'er handed the bowl to Tian Lin, and after taking a sip, he said, "From now on, just cook Water Spirit Rice for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu'er told Tian Lin, "Earlier, Daoist Gao visited, but upon learning that you were in closed-door cultivation, he went to Immortal Sinking Pond with Immortal Cai Shu."
Tian Lin nodded, and Yu'er added, "Cui'er was being presumptuous last night, but she had good intentions, please forgive her, Daoist."
Tian Lin recalled last night's incident and asked, "What exactly did she want to say last night?"
Yu'er replied, "She wanted to warn you, Daoist, that Immortal Cai Shu's character is not very good."
"Not just not very good, she's simply no good at all."
At this time, Cui'er also came in from outside, carrying a large bundle.
Although she had been somewhat resentful last night, she had not forgotten the important matter.
Upon opening the bundle, a bag of tea scraps was revealed.
Tian Lin took a look and then asked Yu'er to brew a pot of tea for him.
As Yu'er was preparing the tea, Cui'er continued to chatter to Tian Lin:
"This Cai Shu has poor conduct. She's not only flirtatious with you, Daoist, but she also secretly makes eyes at both Rong and Zhu Tributes."
Tian Lin believed this, as he had personally witnessed Cai Shu's flirtatious behavior toward Zhou Shoufan.
However, at that time, Gao He was present as well and behaved very magnanimously.
Clearly, this was just the couple's way of handling matters.
"If it were only so, it would be fine, but I also once saw on the beach this Cai, accompanying that Xing and an old man in a cozy manner."
Tian Lin was stunned and asked, "Which Xing?"
"Who else but that Xing? The one from our Tong Family, the Tribute Xing Bufan."
Tian Lin was somewhat surprised, not only by the fact that this matter involved Zhou Shoufan but also by Cui'er's boldness.
Did this girl truly regard herself as a good person, or was she just so audacious that she dared to speak out about anything?
"Can you draw the appearance of that old man that Xing Bufan met?"
Tian Lin waited for Cui'er to get paper and ink, and upon seeing the half-finished portrait, he understood.
He had not expected Zhou Shoufan to be involved with Immortal Master Zhou.
"That old man has notable cultivation; you'd better not provoke him if you see him again."
After saying this, Tian Lin reminded Cui'er, "It would be best if you didn't spread what you said today."
At this point, Yu'er spoke up for Cui'er while serving the brewed tea, smiling, "Rest assured, Daoist, Cui'er knows how to measure herself."
Tian Lin found it hard to believe that Cui'er had any sense of measure.
He took a sip of the tea, feeling the power of the Golden God Pill turning into mist, hovering above his Dantian.
What was certain was that the fragments of the Five Elements Fog Concealing Tea were no different from the complete Five Elements Fog Concealing Tea.
Tian Lin glanced at Cui'er and asked, "How many catties are there?"
"There's nearly four catties, only two liang short. I just don't know if you want it, Daoist. If you do, I can go to the tea house and ask Granny Zhang for more."
Tian Lin did not know who Granny Zhang was, presumably a servant in charge at the tea house.
He directly took out twenty-eight Low Grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, placed them on the table, and stored the bag of tea leaves in his Storage Bag.
After finishing his tea, he said to both women, "Remember to help me sell what I've given you. Other than that, there's no need to look after me."
After his words, he left, leaving Yu'er and Cui'er alone in the room.
Cui'er, looking at the clean bowl on the table, couldn't help but feel speechless,
"This Daoist is really something, just like our master, so frugal. He even eats only the best tea scraps and didn't leave a single grain of Spirit Rice."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Yu'er stared blankly at the portrait on the table, deep in thought.
Initially, when Tian Lin instructed her to only cook Water Spirit Rice for him henceforth,
she had not thought about the difference between Tian Lin and 'Tian Shuang.' Yet when Tian Lin asked Cui'er to draw the portrait, she felt something was off.
The grumbling from Cui'er to Tian Lin just now made her feel that the figures of Tian Lin and 'Tian Shuang' were overlapping.
But what made her feel that Tian Lin and 'Tian Shuang' were similar was Tian Lin's demeanor.
She always felt that Tian Lin treated both them, the lowly servants, and those Tributes alike, with a seemingly affable attitude.
She always felt that in Tian Lin's eyes, they, as well as people like Gao He, held no distinction of high or low, noble or humble. They were all just fleeting visitors.
Yu'er said Cui'er knew her limits; this was not entirely an excuse for her.
For Cui'er wouldn't feel affection towards Tian Lin if she didn't see that he didn't look down on her, nor would she have warned Tian Lin against getting involved with Cai Shu.
Cui'er was afraid that Tian Lin would fall for Cai Shu's charms, but Yu'er did not think that Tian Lin was a lecherous person—again, another resemblance between Tian Lin and 'Tian Shuang.'
"Sister, what are you thinking about?"
Cui'er asked, and Yu'er wanted to share her speculations, but after a moment's thought, she decided to keep her mouth shut.
If Cui'er learned of this, she would have certainly sought out Tian Lin to clarify everything, otherwise she absolutely wouldn't be able to eat.
"Let's just burn this painting, to avoid any trouble it might bring to Daoist and ourselves."
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"If Zhou Shoufan and Immortal Master Zhou are setting up a scheme, this scheme must be related to the tomb of the Nine-Life True Man. It's just that I don't know who their intended target is."
Tian Lin decided not to reveal his findings, as his goal was focused on traveling to the North Wilderness and obtaining the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique.
When Tian Lin reached Immortal Sinking Pond, the place was already crowded with people.
These people were no longer solely using boats made of thousand-year-old wood, but also bamboo rafts, wooden ships, and elaborate barges of all kinds.
A lively crowd was gathered, busily speculating about the changes to Immortal Sinking Pond, in no hurry to set sail.
After Tian Lin set out to sea, he quickly saw even more disciples of the Tong Family, boating atop the turquoise waters.
Among them, Tian Lin saw the young man who had 'sunk' him to the bottom of the sea with a single strike that day.
The young man leapt up and plunged into the sea, disappearing from the sight of everyone around.
Tian Lin's Spiritual Sense subconsciously probed into the sea, eager to ascertain the young man's situation.
But just as his Spiritual Sense touched the water, a flash of Sword Qi swiftly approached him, slashing towards where Tian Lin was.
As Tian Lin retreated using the Wind Walking Skill, his flying sword sprung out from his back, blocking the incoming Sword Qi, after which he looked in astonishment towards the blindfolded woman on the bamboo raft.
The blindfolded woman was obviously vision-impaired, hence the white cloth bandage.
The white bandage was dirty and torn, as if it had not been washed for many years.
Logically, being visionless and only at the early stages of Foundation Establishment, she should have had difficulty detecting Tian Lin's Spiritual Sense probing towards her master.
Yet her senses seemed exceptionally keen; as soon as Tian Lin's Spiritual Sense reached into the sea, she drew her sword.
Moreover, Tian Lin noticed that when the woman drew her sword, the Sword Qi attacked him even before the sword was fully unsheathed.
This, is this what it means to be a Sword Cultivator?
As Tian Lin gazed at her in astonishment, the woman changed direction, drawing her sword halfway once again.
In an instant, Sword Qi burst forth from her blade, spilling blood over a nearby Foundation Establishment Cultivator like a curved moon.
That Water Element Foundation Establishment Cultivator could not evade the woman's attack, and his arm landed on the deck.
As the injured cultivator cried out in pain, the woman prepared to pursue her advantage, but fortunately Tong Shisan's voice rang out: "I request Wu Jian to show some mercy for my sake."
The woman tilted her head, aligning her ear towards Tong Shisan.
Tong Shisan maintained an extremely polite demeanor, bowing with his fists clasped.
At last, the woman sheathed her sword, and the Sword Slave behind her spoke up:
"Ladies and gentlemen, my young master has dived into the water to probe the Sword Qi below. Please do not disturb by prying, otherwise don't blame this old servant for being ruthless with the sword."
The old man's cultivation was also at the early stages of Foundation Establishment, but no one believed he was weaker than the person called Wu Jian.
By now, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment level had already suffered from testing the waters, so nobody wished to provoke these two any further.
Everyone just stood on their ships in the distance, waiting for Jian Jue to emerge from the sea.
Before long, Jian Jue's figure could be seen one zhang beneath the sea surface.
He burst forth from the water, leaping back onto the deck.
His clothes were soaked, and they bore holes all over.
The old man who had been rowing, now with a look of concern, couldn't help stepping forward and asking, "Young master, are you injured?"
While those present were unaware of the situation beneath the sea, Tian Lin had a clear understanding of what was happening at the bottom of Immortal Sinking Pond.
He knew the extent of the young man's injuries was not shallow, and recovery would require considerable effort.
"The Sword Qi crisscrosses beneath this sea, you could say the entire Immortal Sinking Pond is filled with such Sword Qi. Who would have thought, that Sword Cultivator who's been dead for ten thousand years, and his sword, could still emit such Sword Qi?
This, must surely be an Immortal Sword," said the young man despite being injured, with excitement in his voice.
Upon hearing the young man's words, the surrounding people became even more excited than him: "Is there really an Immortal Sword in Immortal Sinking Pond?"
The young man wiped the water off his face, turned to look at the crowd and said:
"Originally, a guest from Central State used Daoist Skill to subdue that Sword Cultivator and his Immortal Sword, but being a Swordsman, his Sword Intent and Sword Qi persists indomitably even after ten thousand years—
Now ten thousand years have passed and the Daoist Skill of the guest from Central State ultimately failed to contain the Immortal Sword. I predict it won't be long before the Immortal Sword emerges."
What exactly is an Immortal Sword?
Since no one has ever seen an Immortal Sword, its horror is unimaginable.
But everyone is certain that, if they get that Immortal Sword, they will never have to worry about food and clothing again.
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"Now that there's an Immortal Sword hidden below, why would you kindly inform us? Aren't you afraid that we might compete with you for it?"
Someone boldly voiced their doubts.
Jian Jue laughed heartily: "I am a Sword Cultivator, why should I be afraid of you competing with me for the sword?"