After receiving several demon-slaying missions at the Task Hall, she set out with her sword.
Her memories had not yet been fully sorted out, and she was sure to be discovered by those who knew her. Furthermore, the original owner’s memories were too vast, and the later memories had a great influence. She could not confirm what the original owner’s personality should be like now.
It was better to go out for a walk. That way, even if her personality changed when she returned, it could be explained clearly.
After meeting the original owner’s master, she would leave the sect.
The original owner’s master was also a female sword cultivator, known as Yun Xi Jian, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and one of the sect’s elders.
This was why she could become the sect’s senior disciple. The original owner was able to be taken as a disciple by this Nascent Soul powerhouse at the Qi Refining stage because she met the original owner’s mother while training outside when she was young.
They had maintained contact since then. Later, when something happened to the original owner’s family, her parents, sensing it beforehand, sent their daughter away and entrusted her to this friend.
At that time, Yun Xi Jian was only in the Golden Core stage and was able to take disciples. She then took the child of her old friend as her first disciple and raised her.
When the original owner’s family was exterminated, she was the one who stayed by the original owner’s side, helping her overcome the pain of losing both parents. To the original owner, the Ling Xiao Sword Sect was her second home, and her master was like her mother.
To repay her master, she cultivated even harder, which allowed her to become the most powerful person of her generation at such a young age and the senior disciple.
After leaving the mountain gate, Lin Yan summoned her sword, jumped onto the flying sword, and began to cast spells to control it.
At first, the flying sword flew somewhat erratically, but soon she became adept at it.
On the way, she also learned to control the speed of the flying sword, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. The original owner had only learned to control flying swords not long ago, so it was normal for her to be somewhat unskillful.
As for Lin Yan, she was a complete novice, but she quickly got the hang of it and felt the charm of sword control.
Compared to riding a dragon, sword control was more liberating. Feeling the mountain wind on her face, Lin Yan accelerated her sword. The feeling of speed was incomparable to any other mode of transportation.
This thrilling experience made Lin Yan feel very amused, and she was immersed in the joy of sword control for the entire day.
When she finally had her fill, she landed in a town. The Stealth Jade Pendant’s function was activated, and Lin Yan’s displayed strength was only at the middle Qi Refining stage.
After paying the city entry fee, Lin Yan entered the ancient immortal cultivation city. The city walls were very high, and the buildings inside had the glow of formations.
Although the original owner had not studied formations, Lin Yan had experience with formations in the spiritual world and magic circles in the magical world, so she had some understanding of formation flow.
Looking at the prosperous immortal cultivation city, Lin Yan planned to have a good look around. However, thinking of the spirit stones in the original owner’s spatial pouch, Lin Yan felt she could only browse.
This feeling was not good. She disliked the feeling of not having money to spend.
The original owner was a sword cultivator, and a sword cultivator only had a sword. Everything else was unimportant, so she did not care about these things.
Her clothes were simple sect robes, and she relied on her face to carry them off.
Lin Yan was different. She had never suffered such hardship. She did not want to be unable to buy what she wanted later because she had no spirit stones to pay for it.
Most importantly, she still had to develop the sect and honor the original owner’s master. The original owner’s master had never broken through to the Out-of-Body stage in the plot. Lin Yan felt she could help.
The elders of the sect were stronger, so there would not be the catastrophe of sect destruction as in the original plot.
Lin Yan walked through the town. It was not a large city, but that was relative to the cultivation world. Compared to the ancient cities Lin Yan had seen, this city could rank among the top three.
As Lin Yan walked, she observed the city, familiarizing herself with everything. Finally, she went to a restaurant and casually found a seat.
“Esteemed immortal, what would you like to have? Our menu is on the wall, you can take a look,” the waiter said as he poured Lin Yan a cup of tea.
Lin Yan looked at the menu hanging on the wall and casually pointed to a few items.
After jotting down the dishes Lin Yan ordered, the waiter prepared to report to the kitchen.
“Another pot of wine, please.” Lin Yan added a pot of wine.
“Certainly, please wait a moment.” The waiter replied cheerfully and then retreated.
Lin Yan’s seat was by the wall. Although it was a bit secluded, the view was excellent, allowing her to see the entire first floor of the restaurant.
The dishes and wine were served quickly. These dishes were ordinary, but because they contained a faint spiritual energy, they became much more palatable.
After a simple meal, Lin Yan went to browse the shops. She had already learned the locations of the shops from the waiter.
The waiter had also recommended some shops to her. She did not fully trust him and planned to check them all out.
After visiting the shops, Lin Yan felt even more that the spirit stones in her spatial pouch were too few.
From her memories, she knew that some sects had many spirit veins and could mine a lot of spirit stones every day. Those from such sects would not have to worry about spirit stones at all.
However, those large spirit veins had long been divided up by the major sects, leaving none for their small sects.
Moreover, their sect members were all sword cultivators. They didn’t know how to make money, and the whole sect was poor.
Lin Yan felt that the most pressing matter was to find a way to make money, at least to make her own situation more comfortable.
As she walked, she saw many things and had a general idea of what was most profitable. However, profitable things required skill, such as alchemy, talismans, and formations.
Her sect members probably couldn’t learn them. They were all sword fanatics who cared about nothing but swords.
It was probably up to her to make money.
The road ahead was long and arduous!
“Fairy, Fairy.” A child’s voice called out to Lin Yan.
“What is it?” Lin Yan stopped and looked at the child who had called her.
The child was about seven or eight years old, dressed in simple cloth clothes, but they were washed very cleanly.
The child stood a few steps away from Lin Yan and bowed to her. “May I ask if Fairy has found a place to stay? We have a house for rent, and Fairy can come and take a look.”
Seeing the child’s sensible and polite demeanor, Lin Yan nodded.
“Then lead the way.”
The child was very happy. He tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth and walked ahead to lead Lin Yan.
Lin Yan could also see the child’s happiness. This child’s family conditions were probably not very good, otherwise, he would not have come out to solicit customers himself.
“Fairy, we have two rooms for rent. May I ask how long Fairy plans to stay in our Lin City?”
This place was called Lin City, and many people in the city had the surname Lin. It was established by a Lin family of immortal cultivators, and most of the residents were also members of the Lin clan.
However, as the family grew larger and the clan members increased, they could not take care of everyone. Although the city lord’s surname was Lin, many Lin clan members did not live very comfortably.
Although this child was not living very well, his clothes fit him well, and he was neatly dressed, so he was probably not doing too badly.
“I will be staying for a few days. It won’t be very long.” Lin Yan had only come to experience the local customs and traditions. She had accepted a mission and needed to complete it and return as soon as possible.
“Okay.” Knowing that Lin Yan was not a long-term renter, the child was a little disappointed, but any tenant, even for one night, was good.
“Fairy, it’s just ahead.” He pointed to an alley.
Lin Yan looked in the direction he pointed and saw several households in the alley, with cooking smoke rising, giving a sense of reassuring tranquility.
The child ran quickly to the door of one of the houses and knocked. “Mother, Mother, I’m back, I’m back.”
With a creak, the wooden door opened from the inside.
“You’re back, you’re back, what’s the hurry?” A very gentle female voice sounded.
“Mother, I’ve brought a guest back.” The child’s voice was low, for fear of disturbing others.
There were other households in this alley, and some of them were also renting out their houses. He was really afraid that those people would snatch away this business that he had brought back.
The woman who appeared behind the door looked to be around forty years old. Lin Yan could tell that she was likely at the late Qi Refining stage, but her appearance did not match her strength.
Perhaps it was due to the hardships of life. After all, they were strangers, and Lin Yan had no intention of investigating further.
The woman then saw Lin Yan standing not far away. “Fellow Daoist, my son has caused you trouble.”
She spoke very politely and did not treat Lin Yan lightly or neglect her just because Lin Yan’s displayed strength was weaker than hers.
“Your son was thinking of me. I am new to Lin City and am not familiar with this place. I was just looking for a place to rest.”
“Then, please come in, Daoist.” She stepped aside, letting Lin Yan in.
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist.” Although Lin Yan had not yet decided to live here, seeing the attitude of the mother and son and the neatness of the courtyard, she decided to stay.
Anyway, she would not be staying for long. She didn’t know what the conditions would be like if she went out to find an inn. It was better to stay here, at least it was clean and tidy.