Chapter 329: Chapter 329

"Alright!" Hu Zhile nodded in response, "After all, he is a residual grievance of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. I was worried the Charm Technique couldn’t control him, so I knocked him out and will strike right before he wakes, ensuring he speaks the truth!"

A few seconds later, Lin Feng indeed slowly woke up.

"Kid, you as a member of the Lin Family have severed ties with your family. You will surely regret it in the future, affecting your mindset and delaying your cultivation on the great path!" he sighed as soon as he woke up, looking at Wan Mingchuan, "Cultivating immortality is like climbing a cliff; only those who are focused and clear-minded may reach the peak."

Wan Mingchuan was taken aback, "Why should I regret it? I encountered a heartless man who abandoned my mother and me without a care. My master helped me trace my roots and confront him, but he was only concerned with currying favor and using my master’s fame to act arrogantly.

This kind of family... If it weren’t for Brother Long teaching me that cultivating the heart is crucial and to avoid karma carelessly, I’d despise even more harshly! Before leaving, I told them, I am Wan Mingchuan, even if I don’t share my grandfather’s surname but my master’s or mother’s, I am no longer associated with the Lin Family.

The words I said at the separation clarified my stance. I secluded myself using the Silent Cultivation Tower, while my master and others helped the Lin Family resolve internal and external troubles, leaving no ties, never to meet again. If we meet in the future, they will be strangers to me, and I will act accordingly."

Lin Feng’s lips twitched, "Is this truly clarity of mind?"

"Yes!" Wan Mingchuan nodded, "From a young age, my grandfather taught me to repay kindness and revenge, make things clear beforehand. I explained everything to the Lin Family and settled the score, what is there to be tangled about?

I borrowed the Silent Cultivation Tower, the Lin Family received unobstructed benefits, and that matter is settled. What remains is the gratitude I owe my master and siblings, which I need to repay slowly, what is there to regret?"

"I see." Lin Feng was startled and sighed again.

Bai Yunqi urged impatiently, "Enough with the irrelevant nonsense, tell me what cultivation techniques you know, and teach them quickly; I don’t have that kind of patience."

Whether he was shocked or affected by Hu Zhile’s powder, Lin Feng’s grievance seemed somewhat disoriented.

"I can’t remember any cultivation techniques..." After a while, he said irritably, "I was afraid of being killed, deceived you all. In fact, I have forgotten many things."

Bai Yunqi heard this and was enraged, reaching out to slap him for venting anger.

Jiang Yuan quickly intervened, signaling him not to act rashly, knowing it’s a grievance not a remnant soul, his "battery" was depleting fast, fearing it would completely dissipate if a hand was raised.

"Then tell us what you remember." Hu Zhile frowned slightly, obviously annoyed at being deceived.

Grievance, as it’s called, is a strong unwillingness with residual emotions of resentment; Lin Feng began speaking of his most grievous past, "I wish I were as carefree and clear-minded as you, not ending up in such a situation! Back then, the world’s spiritual energy vanished overnight; I was..."

"Wait!" Bai Yunqi’s suspicion was evident, "You personally experienced the disappearance of the world’s spiritual energy? Are you sure it was overnight?"

He responded numbly, "Certainly sure. I remember very clearly, the day before it was just like usual, though not abundant with spiritual energy, choosing a good site and using a Spirit Gathering Array was still quite suitable for cultivation. But that night, as I was meditating and cultivating, I suddenly noticed the spiritual energy rapidly thinning out, in less than the time of a stick of incense, there was no spiritual energy left in the world!

There were already rumors saying many small worlds with thin spiritual energy suddenly collapsed and lost contact, we thought this world would collapse completely too, so..."

Cultivators who relied entirely on spiritual energy were in panic, and those with some capability gathered their belongings and fled.

Lin Feng was among them, but at the time, the Lin Family was a renowned family of cultivators, their treasury was abundant, and they had a considerable number of cultivators. As the highest realm cultivator of the family, he was torn by this dilemma and couldn’t resist greed.

Escaping to another world with all resources and the entire clan was not realistic, especially as the crisis made teleportation array costs skyrocket, even bankrupting oneself could not bring along everyone.

Who to leave behind and who to take?

"I was extremely frightened too; a cultivator’s greatest reliance is spiritual energy. Once lost, they become no different from mortals, who can accept such a huge gap?"

Lin Feng looked troubled, "Using connections with friends, I jumped the queue to ascend the Observatory, gazing at the various worlds that were as numerous as stars, wanting to teleport somewhere, the price had increased more than tenfold.

The more abundant spiritual energy a world has, the higher the fee.

No matter how I calculated, I couldn’t satisfy both sides, finally gritting my teeth, abandoning others to go alone to the Otherworld. Thus every time I think of abandoning my fellow cultivators and descendants, I feel guilty, lacking clarity in my mind. Despite many encounters, my cultivation didn’t improve much.

Now, as this world’s spiritual energy revives, I’ll tell you the location of the Observatory, so you can teleport to other worlds when needed."

[Lin Feng’s grievance provides specific coordinates, open new map "Observatory," mark it?]

Just as Jiang Yuan planned to ask questions, seeing the system prompt, he quickly chose to mark.

The map now featured a new gray location "Observatory," needing activation through the Ancient Teleportation Array to officially enable it.

"Why didn’t you come back to find them?" Hu Zhile was the first to ask the question Jiang Yuan was also curious about.

Lin Feng shook his head, "Can’t come back. The teleportation array between small worlds is bi-directional, to teleport from here to there, the array on the other side must accept. After going to another world, the teleportation array here lacked energy and couldn’t accept, the channel wouldn’t open to return.

Moreover, everyone thought the world would collapse, even the family hosting the teleportation array withdrew hastily, no one maintained the array, and I wasn’t proficient in this skill; with no spiritual energy here to even lock onto targets with a Teleportation Talisman, returning was impossible."

Jiang Yuan watched as his "battery" dropped another 5%, urging him to quickly continue speaking.

"When you have the chance to reach the Observatory, remember to choose the third Otherworld on the first row of the Star Map, its world appears faintly orange. I’ll leave you a map of that Otherworld, once you can teleport over, follow the path I once took, you’ll find the Immortal Cave Mansion, a thousand-year-old Dragon Saliva Fruit Tree in the cave under a cliff, and more unexplored Secret Realms..."

Lin Feng spoke while using his remaining mana to conjure the Otherworld map, which the system reliably copied and archived.

After squeezing out the last bit of contribution, his grievance retained only 5% energy, and he realized he was about to dissipate, sighing heavily, "My Daoxin isn’t stable, selfish and resentful, unable to let go, causing my cultivation to stagnate.

Later, in my cowardice, during a competition for opportunities, I abandoned comrades to flee alone, ending up severely injured at the hands of the old man of Monster Mountain. My wavering will revealed family secrets. This outcome can be considered inevitable retribution.

But I’m unwilling, leaving you a gift with a price—the chance to avenge my grudge by killing the one who severely injured me, you can inherit considerable resources in the Otherworld’s cave mansion!"