63: Ming Ziling

Ming Wufeng chuckled, stroking his beard, a smile on his face as he began to introduce, "Young Friend Lin, you've been drifting about, so I assume you haven't married yet. I have a son and a daughter. My daughter is still unmarried and is quite beautiful and charming. Young Friend, why don't you get to know her?"

Ming Wufeng actively introduced his daughter to Lin Feng. The reason Ming Wufeng didn't look for a match within the Sect was that he was truly at his wit's end. His daughter, Ming Ziling, had a less-than-stellar reputation in the Sect, and none of the Foundation Establishment cultivators like him were willing to marry her.

Lin Feng had no idea what Ming Wufeng was thinking. A trace of awkwardness flashed across his face. This old man was a bit inexplicable; he was only here to buy Spirit Medicine, yet he was being set up for a blind date.

Facing Ming Wufeng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Lin Feng couldn't directly refuse him, so he politely declined, "Senior, Junior currently has no plans to find a Dao Companion. My Aptitude is not very good, and to pursue the Great Dao, I can only focus on Cultivating. Therefore, Senior, perhaps you could look for someone else. Also, Senior, you haven't yet told Junior if your store sells the main ingredient for a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Ming Wufeng burst into laughter. The reason he wanted to find Lin Feng was that both his children were good-for-nothings—his son was idle, and his daughter had a bad reputation. He hoped to find a backer for his children's future so that after he passed away, someone could help him take care of his descendants.

He smiled and told Lin Feng, "Young Friend, a few days ago, my store just acquired a Yellow Spirit Flower. It can be sold to you for eighty thousand Spirit Stones. As for the other two, I don't have them at the moment."

He glanced at Lin Feng and then brought the conversation back to his daughter.

"Young Friend, why don't you consider it? You could first spend some time with my Ziling. I can vouch for you and introduce you to the Sect."

Lin Feng's face twitched, but he patiently agreed, purchased a Yellow Spirit Flower from Ming Wufeng, and fled in a hurry.

Lin Feng couldn't understand why Ming Wufeng wanted him, a Qi Refining Cultivator he hadn't even met, to spend time with his daughter. If Lin Feng had known that the other party's son was idle and his daughter had a bad reputation, Lin Feng would have run away immediately after buying the Spirit Medicine. He wouldn't have stayed in Cangqing Market and would have packed up and left at once.

After purchasing a Yellow Spirit Flower, Lin Feng did not participate in the subsequent auction. He only had ten thousand Spirit Stones in his hand and no ability to buy more Spirit Medicine. It was better to Cultivate peacefully at his residence, refine Medicinal Pills, and earn Spirit Stones.

Lin Feng stayed in Cangqing Market for two months, Cultivating and refining Medicinal Pills to earn Spirit Stones. During this time, Ming Wufeng actively sought out Lin Feng and asked him to spend some time with his daughter.

Just as Lin Feng arrived at Cangqing Market to buy Spirit Medicine, Ming Wufeng brought his daughter, Ming Ziling, to Lin Feng, introducing the two.

Ming Ziling was very beautiful, had a good figure, and was dressed flamboyantly. Although she found Lin Feng's appearance acceptable, his cultivation was only that of a Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, so she clearly wasn't very interested in him.

Lin Feng was also very awkward, but he didn't refuse directly. Ming Wufeng's insistence on pairing them up left Lin Feng somewhat confused, so he could only go along with it for now. After accompanying the woman for a while, strolling around Cangqing Market, he excused himself, citing the need to refine Medicinal Pills, and left.

After Lin Feng left, Ming Ziling angrily returned to the Spirit Medicine shop to find Ming Wufeng, stating that she didn't think much of Lin Feng.

Without Lin Feng knowing, Ming Wufeng informed Ming Ziling.

"Child, I had you and Ming Teng late in life. Ming Teng is idle, and when I pass away, who will take care of you and your brother? And now in the Sect, good families are unwilling to marry you, so I had no choice but to resort to this. I observed that Lin Feng, though young, possesses remarkable Alchemy skills. He must be excellent at earning Spirit Stones!"

Then, with a shrewd look, he gazed at his daughter, "In the future, Ziling, what will you and Ming Teng do when you need Spirit Stones for Cultivation? That boy is proficient in Alchemy; Lin Feng is a cash cow! You must not miss this opportunity!"

Ming Wufeng finished, looking at Ming Ziling with a slight reproach, signaling her to seize the opportunity.

Ming Ziling was not a fool. Although she looked down on a low-level Cultivator like Lin Feng, it didn't stop her from considering her own future.

She remembered how she had become pregnant with Jin Taiqing of the Jin Family and had to demand marriage, only to be rejected. Someone must have leaked the news, causing her to lose face in the Sect.

And she was still unwilling to give up, continuing to associate with Jin Taiqing. The Jin Family was a Golden Core Family, a Golden Core cultivator Family she had always wanted to marry into! Unfortunately, Jin Taiqing, that philanderer, dared not defy his Family's decision, which led to her current disgrace.

If, as her father said, finding Lin Feng as a backup was not bad, Ming Ziling understood her father's intentions and immediately agreed.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng, Cultivating in his small courtyard, had no idea he had been plotted against and was still diligently Cultivating.

Lin Feng had been at Qi Refining Level 9 for over a year now. He was nearing the Perfection of Qi Refining Level 9, and Foundation Establishment was within reach. However, he still didn't have enough Spirit Stones to purchase the remaining Spirit Medicine. Lin Feng planned to continue Cultivating while earning Spirit Stones and improving his Alchemy skills.

As for whatever schemes and intentions Ming Wufeng had towards him, once Lin Feng achieved Foundation Establishment, he would be able to break all plots. For now, Lin Feng intended to humor him.

In the following days, Ming Ziling completely changed her initial disdainful attitude towards Lin Feng, becoming much more enthusiastic. Lin Feng was not a child; although he couldn't figure out why Ming Ziling's attitude had suddenly changed, Lin Feng neither treated her with enthusiasm nor directly refused her.

Lin Feng planned to play along with her for now and see if he could use her connections to get an opportunity to enter the Cangqing Sect.

Both parties had their own plans and slowly got along. Because Lin Feng was usually busy with Cultivation and Alchemy, he didn't inquire about Ming Ziling's background, which led to Lin Feng continuing to interact with this Miss Ziling without understanding her true situation.

A year passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng was now over nineteen years old and had reached Qi Refining Great Perfection. The Spirit Stones he had accumulated also reached eighty thousand.

Lin Feng, having reached Qi Refining Perfection, was not in a hurry to purchase the last main ingredient for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill. Instead, Lin Feng began to practice Body Refining while continuing to accumulate Spirit Stones. Although the auxiliary medicinal materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill were not expensive.

However, Lin Feng also planned to prepare more Spirit Stones and solidify his foundation. For so many years, he had been taking a large number of Medicinal Pills during his Cultivation. Although his cultivation was at Perfection, it was still somewhat unstable. Lin Feng intended to spend some time solidifying his foundation.

During this year, Lin Feng was also introduced by Ming Wufeng to the Cangqing Sect, becoming an Outer Sect Disciple of the Cangqing Sect. However, Lin Feng, as an Outer Sect Disciple, only stayed in the Sect for a period of time before returning to Cangqing Market.

Because Lin Feng inadvertently learned news about Ming Ziling of the Ming Family, which greatly angered him. However, the other party had a Foundation Establishment father. Lin Feng was treated as a joke as soon as he entered the Sect, and he was powerless to retaliate, so he could only escape this situation by coming to Cangqing Market.

Lin Feng accepted a task at the Pill Pavilion of the Cangqing Sect in the market, usually refining Qi Condensation Pills. After a year, Lin Feng's Pill refining success rate increased again.

Now, Lin Feng had become the Cultivator with the highest Alchemy skills among the Qi Refining Cultivators in Cangqing Market, and Ming Ziling of the Ming Family also began to constantly urge Lin Feng to marry her.

Facing Ming Ziling's demands, Lin Feng always prioritized his cultivation and kept delaying. Lin Feng planned to directly refuse Ming Ziling after he achieved Foundation Establishment; now was not the time to fall out.