Chapter 994

Chapter 994: There Are Also Those Who Pursue Immortality

In the year 11,200 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Mahayana Star.

A long time has passed since the great war. Mortals have lived through many generations, and the new war has not yet begun. The Buddha Sect and the Heavenly Court are not ready to fight again because both sides do not have enough power built up.

Of course, if we consider it conspiratorially, the current number of cultivators is not enough for the immortals to consume. In every great war, the immortals mobilized are usually dozens or hundreds. If there’s only a little bit of dao auras, they are not interested.

The fact that there is no interstellar war is lucky for the mortals of this era because the higher-ups can focus their energy on improving people’s lives without sacrificing their interests.

In the previous several great wars, even though the war lasted no more than a month of Blue Star time, almost all planets paid a heavy price. Even after the war, each planet would increase exploitation to restore the number of experts.

One day, Cao Ying came to Lin Jiang with a strange look on her face. She stared at Lin Jiang, making him feel a bit uneasy.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have food on my face?"

"There is something I don’t know how to tell you."

"Just say it directly. How else can you say it?"

"Well, here’s the thing: your sister Lin Ying just sent me a message asking me to come and chase away a fairy."

"Chase away a fairy? I haven’t heard that Lingqing Star was attacked."

Lin Jiang said, Lingqing Star also has a complete defense system. Even if it can’t stop a fairy, it should be able to sound an alarm.

"What are you thinking? Do you really need me to go if it comes to a fight?"

"What do you mean?"

"Are you so slow to react, suitor? You are pursuing Lin Ying!"

"Ah…"

Lin Jiang was a bit stunned. It seemed that after Lin Ying reached the Nascent Soul stage, she never talked about marriage again. Why is this coming up now?

"What do you mean? Your sister is good-looking, has high skills, and comes from a good background. Isn’t it normal for someone to pursue her? Li Qing has people pursuing her too!"

"No, I know my sister is great, but Lin Ying said she wasn’t considering these things, right?"

"Exactly, so why do you want me to go and chase them away? Otherwise, why ask me?"

"That’s true. So, did you go?"

"Soul Fragment went and is still trying to persuade her."

Cao Ying said, the good thing about immortals is that their souls can split infinitely, as long as they have power. If the power is not enough, the split soul will be too weak.

"Please tell me in detail what is happening; I need to take this matter seriously. What are the man’s conditions?"

"The man is an immortal from the Tianyuan Star Domain, but there is not just one person pursuing Lin Ying; I know of more than ten, and Li Qing has about the same."

"In the Heavenly Court, there are only about one in ten female immortals, and most of them already have partners. There are very few single female immortals, and each one is very popular. Of course, stories of affairs and love triangles are common. If the Heavenly Court didn’t keep things under control, they would have fought among themselves long ago…"

Cao Ying said that gossip is a woman’s nature; Cao Ying is quite a serious person, but she has met several female immortals and heard all kinds of strange gossip. If you really start talking, you won’t finish in a day.

"The man is an immortal from the Tianyuan Star Domain, so he is likely interested in Lin Ying’s background. To be precise, it’s about her planet."

"We think so too; a planet is very important. We have only been in space for a short time, just a few thousand years. If we stretch it out to tens of thousands of years, we could have a steady income of dao auras, and there would be a place to settle the Main Soul, which would provide security if a real fight breaks out."

"That is indeed true. I do not oppose Lin Ying finding a partner. On the long journey of being an immortal, it is nice to have a like-minded companion by your side, but it cannot be someone with ulterior motives."

Lin Jiang said that if his sister had a good partner, he would be very happy. However, if that person has bad intentions, Lin Jiang would not be polite. He would not allow anyone to bully the women of the Lin family.

"That is indeed the case. How about you two siblings have a chat?"

"Not for now, since I am a boy, it’s not convenient. You should handle this matter. You are the sister-in-law, so you should take responsibility, right?"

"Oh, so now you admit I’m her sister-in-law!"

"Cough, cough, don’t look for a chance to cause trouble."

"Looking for trouble? Alright, today you can’t escape! Come, come, let’s have a battle for three hundred rounds!"

Cao Ying got angry when she heard this. They didn’t even give her a wedding, but now they dared to say she was causing trouble. If she didn’t fight three hundred rounds today, they shouldn’t think it would end. Lin Jiang turned pale when he heard this and hurriedly used his skills to escape.

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Jiang Star

Lin Jiang didn’t go to Lingqing Star, but he went to Jiang Star and met Li Qing.

"Why are you here?"

Li Qing was very surprised. Ever since she took charge of Jiang Star, it seemed like Lin Jiang had never come here.

"I want to talk to you about some gossip."

"Gossip?"

"Yes, I heard that many spirits have been pursuing you lately."

"You want to ask about Lin Ying, right?"

Li Qing said, she did not believe Lin Jiang would care about her love life. Although she and Lin Jiang were allies now and no longer enemies, their relationship could not go back to how it was before.

"Yes, I am not well-informed about this; I don’t know much."

"That’s true. Ever since we became spirits, there have been quite a few male spirits pursuing us, but we have not agreed to any of them."

"Oh, what is the reason?"

"What reason do I need? In terms of strength, I am not weaker than them. A powerful immortal would never lack a partner. As for my background, I have a planet. There are hardly anyone pursuing me. Why would I need a man? Moreover, there are more than sixty billion people on Jiang Star, and men make up at least half. What kind of man could I possibly not find?"

Li Qing said she really couldn’t understand why she would want a man. Besides, would there really be a shortage of men? There are billions, enough to circle Jiang Star several times.

"The reason is valid, nothing more to say."

Lin Jiang said, but Li Qing didn’t want to find a partner. Lin Jiang thought the problem was with him, not because there was any ambiguity between them, but because when Li Qing was young, Lin Jiang had put her through strict training. In that situation, who would think about such messy things?

"Just know that. Those are just flies. When you have time, help me chase away the flies."

"Okay, I understand."

"Hmm, thank you. Also, please pay more attention to Zheng Yi. He is my only disciple."

"Liang Long is handling Zheng Yi’s situation. If Liang Long can’t solve it, then I can’t either."

"Got it."

"There are quite a few people at the Transmigration Stage here too, you understand?"

"I understand."

Li Qing said this, prepared to give up on Zheng Yi. Li Qing, no matter what, still wanted to support others; otherwise, being alone in the Heavenly Court felt a bit lonely.

Lin Jiang did not say much more and quickly left. He did not go to Lingqing Star; for Lin Ying’s matters, he really was not suitable to step in directly. Although an elder brother is like a father, if Lin Jiang directly refused those male immortals, some unpleasant things would surely happen. The Blue Star faction did not need to offend other immortals in such a way, so it was best for a woman to take the lead.

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"Sister Cao Ying, I’ve said it several times already, I do not want to marry."

In Lingqing Star, Lin Ying said to Cao Ying.

"Lin Ying, your brother has made his feelings quite clear. He does not oppose you finding a partner, and he even supports it, as long as the person has good character and is not just after your family’s wealth. It’s not easy to build a new planet."

"I know, but I don’t want to."

"Are you still tangled up in the past?"

"No, I’ve just let it go. Who am I, Lin Ying, to make a male fairy sacrifice everything for me? I didn’t want to hold onto that hope, so I turned him down right away."

Lin Ying said, having lived for many years and seen many things. She witnessed men with multiple wives and women who were fickle. True, everlasting love between two people is rare, and after all her experiences, what Lin Ying needs is that kind of pure love.

So, she knew she would not find it and chose to close herself off, needing nothing at all.

"Ah, your brother has already guessed the situation."

"Sister Cao Ying, I just want to live quietly. I have no great ambitions, please don’t bother me, okay?"

"Okay, how could I bother you? I will take care of those people for you."

"Thank you, Sister Cao Ying."

"Silly child."

Cao Ying’s eyes were filled with affection. She also knew the pain inside Lin Ying’s heart. Even after thousands or millions of years, many things are hard to forget.

However, at that moment, Cao Ying thought about Demon Queen Lin Fanghua. It seemed that Demon Queen Lin Fanghua was also single. Why hadn’t she heard of anyone pursuing her? Could it be that even immortals have a bias against certain races?