NOVPUBChapter 919: Chapter 489: Husband and Wife Reunited (Request for Monthly Votes) Chapter 919: Chapter 489: Husband and Wife Reunited (Request for Monthly Votes) That day,
Lin Tianming finally left his retreat and appeared in the Cave Mansion Courtyard.
After two months of seclusion, Lin Tianming had refined over twenty Hun Tian Pills, nearly exhausting all the various materials needed for this type of elixir.
Only when he could no longer gather a complete batch of elixirs did Lin Tianming, compelled by necessity, stop his work.
In the subsequent two months, Lin Tianming was not idle as he immediately began to delve into the various pill formulas and all the alchemy inheritances he possessed.
By now, he first tested his skills and found that his alchemy had not faltered at all, comparing favorably to his peak and was even slightly better.
Later, by pondering the various inheritances, he gained a deeper understanding of the foundational knowledge and insights.
Today, his experience in alchemy truly could be considered rich, with a broad perspective, nearly reaching the peak of a Second Order Alchemist. Even refining high-difficulty Second Order Pills like the Hun Tian Pill was almost effortless for him.
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With the purpose of this seclusion perfectly fulfilled, Lin Tianming no longer stayed in the secret chamber.
And today, more than a month still remained before the day he was supposed to meet with Zhou Yunxiao.
At present, time was ample, so the idle Lin Tianming left the Cave Mansion, appearing in the courtyard.
It was then Lin Tianming paused when he looked at a neighboring secret chamber, and saw Qin Xi, whom he hadn’t seen in years, slowly walking out.
Seeing his beloved, Lin Tianming’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly dashed over, pulling Qin Xi into his arms.
Feeling the softness against his chest and Qin Xi’s warm body temperature, Lin Tianming couldn’t help but hold her even tighter.
Faced with Lin Tianming’s actions, Qin Xi blushed and struggled slightly.
However, Lin Tianming’s strength was immense, and the reserved Qin Xi couldn’t move. In the end, she gave up, reluctantly burying her cheek in Lin Tianming’s chest.
It wasn’t until a moment that felt as long as it took to brew a cup of tea had passed that Lin Tianming slightly loosened his grip, and the two of them pulled apart a little.
Then, with concern, Lin Tianming asked, “Xi’er, when did you all return to the family?”
Hearing this, Qin Xi earnestly replied, “We came back two months ago.”
“Oh?”
Lin Tianming was somewhat surprised, then continued to inquire, “Has Third Grandfather returned? What’s the situation with the Golden Sword Sect? How did the drive to exterminate the remnants of the Golden Sword Sect turn out? What actions have the other major forces taken?”
Knowing Lin Tianming would be concerned about this, Qin Xi had anticipated these questions.
Thus, she nodded and began to explain, “The task of besieging the Golden Sword Sect has been completely accomplished, and the major Spirit Lands and workshops are now under the control of several Golden Elixir Forces.”
“Third Grandfather and my father each stationed at multiple Spirit Lands, and there are family members in some workshops as well.”
“A few months ago, Third Grandfather, empathizing with Xi’er having been away from family for long, had sent me and a few others from Tian Yue back to our family lands first.”
Hearing Qin Xi’s explanation, Lin Tianming nodded, not at all surprised by such an outcome.
After all, the fate of the remnants of the Golden Sword Sect seemed almost destined at that time.
It’s known that the major Golden Elixir Forces, having expended such great costs, naturally wouldn’t let those people go nor would they relinquish the various resources and treasures managed by the Golden Sword Sect.
The encirclement that lasted nearly half a year involved almost all powers big and small in Wei Kingdom, including some Loose Cultivators muddling through.
The movements of these smaller forces were crystal clear to the larger ones. Instead of stopping them, they even helped things along.
By doing this, they hoped to use the strength of the entire Cultivation World of Wei Kingdom to capture all the deeply hidden remnants of the Golden Sword Sect in one fell swoop.
While such actions would lead to some loss of resources and treasures, the greatest benefits were largely secured in the hands of the major forces.
Some minor profits, left for the lower-ranking cultivators, were not unusual to be distributed.
After all, Wei Kingdom as a whole, having previously faced the onslaught of the beast tide and the great war erupted among the three sects, had conscripted most of the forces.
Since all had contributed to the victory, it was only fair to give them some benefits.
For the sake of lasting peace, the major forces turned a blind eye, as far as possible, to avoiding certain conflicts.
For the lower-ranking cultivators, too much exploitation could also cause some damage to the foundation of the major forces.
Although a small portion of the people might have grievances, it would hardly become a significant issue. But offending all the cultivators, even Myriad Medicine Valley and Zhenyang Sect, would feel great pressure.
Even mishandling it could likely hinder their development and eventually shake their foundation.
However, up to now, with the major Golden Elixir Forces willing to distribute some benefits, it resulted in a happy conclusion for everyone.
And these lower-rung families and Loose Cultivators, in order to compensate for previous losses, naturally exerted their best efforts.
In such circumstances, facing so many people involved in the encirclement, even if the disciples of the Golden Sword Sect hid very well, few escaped the net.
After half a year of encirclement, the entire Cultivation World of Wei Kingdom also began to officially return to tranquility.
Yet, even so, the gaze of all forces large and small were gathered on those top few Golden Elixir Forces.
Because among them remained the big issue of how the final gains were to be distributed.
While these big gains seemed unrelated to the smaller powers, they were equally crucial for those people.
