Chapter 1: Lin Family's Commoner Son
Yun State's Spiritual Peach Mountain Villa.
Lin Jiang lowered his head, afraid to meet the gaze of the imposing man above him. Lin Jiang felt guilty, as this is the world of cultivation, unsure if they would discover that he was an imposter who had taken over someone else's body.
"Lin Jiang -the sixth son of the Lin family, slacking in cultivation for three years- as commanded by the family head, his servants will be taken away and his wages will be suspended for three years."
The serious man looked at Lin Jiang, sighed, and announced the punishment from the master of the house. It had been three years, and still only at the first level of Qi Refining. This was unacceptable. Hopefully, this punishment would make Sixth Young Master change his ways and work hard in cultivation from now on.
As soon as the words fell, more than ten servants around burst into tears. They had been following Sixth Young Master for over ten years, enjoying a carefree life in this estate. They really didn't want to leave.
However, the men brought along by the man scolded them and ultimately took them onto a flying boat, leaving the estate behind.
"Stop staring and go do what you need to do!"
After everyone had left, Lin Jiang finally became active. There were still people whispering around him, but Lin Jiang waved his hand and asked them to leave. Those who remained were the tenants of the estate, not his servants anymore.
Stepping into the most luxurious building in the estate, Lin Jiang lay down on the big bed, feeling relieved. He had finally passed the first test.
Three months ago, he was just an ordinary worker on Earth, working hard every day. Then, he suddenly died in the blink of an eye. His soul drifted into this world, coincidentally taking over the body of the original Lin Jiang who had died while practicing cultivation. It was a case of soul transmigration.
The current Lin Jiang was a young master of the Lin family in the Yun State. However, he was an illegitimate son. Fifty years ago, the Lin family's head, Lin Batian, established himself in the Yun State, opened the mountain gate, took in many wives, and had nine sons and six daughters. He also relied on his exceptional skill with the Overlord Spear to expand his territory and become a renowned rising cultivation family in the Yun State.
Because the family's foundation was weak, Lin Batian had high expectations for his children. He measured everything based on their cultivation realm. If their cultivation advanced quickly, he would favor them and give them family property abundantly. There would also be a large number of servants. If their cultivation was not up to par, they would only be sent to some forgotten corner.
The original owner Lin Jiang was considered a waste because his spiritual root was a Five Spiritual Root. He needed three to five times more spiritual energy than someone with an average spiritual root, so his progress in cultivation was very slow. That was why he was sent to this Spiritual Peach Mountain.
"Before crossing over, it was difficult; after crossing over, it remains difficult. Doesn't that mean I've crossed over for nothing?"
Lin Jiang remembered the days of the original owner, which were truly pitiful. Every day, as soon as he woke up, he would start cultivating, and even in his dreams, he was still cultivating. In the end, he trained himself to death at the young age of seventeen.
So now Lin Jiang decided to lie flat and not bother about the difficult situation.
"Ding dong, friendly reminder from the system: host didn't check in today, would you like to check in?"
"Oh no, I almost forgot about this. Check in."
In a dazed state, Lin Jiang suddenly heard a sound like electronic machinery, and immediately became alert. He responded in his mind.
"Congratulations, host, check-in successful. Reward: one additional year of life."
"Open the system page."
"Ding dong, the system page has opened."
System name: Lifespan Check-in System.
Host: Lin Jiang.
Lifespan: 17/80.
Lin Jiang looked at the system's numbers and couldn't help but smile. He also had a special advantage called "golden finger". As soon as he arrived in this world, the system activated.
This Lifespan Check-in System couldn't give him powerful talents, top-level techniques, or any kind of elixirs. It only had one purpose, and that was to increase his lifespan. By checking in each day, he would receive a reward of one extra year of lifespan.
Lin Jiang was already very satisfied with this. According to the system's logic, as long as he kept checking in, his lifespan would never run out. It was as if he could live forever.
Just think about his current father, who had been practicing diligently for over a hundred years and had only reached the Golden Core Stage. The Golden Core Stage could last for 500 years, which might seem long, but with just ten more months of checking in, Lin Jiang could surpass him.
His current starting point was the finish line that others couldn't catch up to in ten lifetimes.
"All roads lead to Rome, but some people are born in Rome. How about that, jealous?"
Lin Jiang giggled, turned over, and went back to sleep. Cultivating immortality, you know, took about two hours a day, the rest of the time was for sleeping.
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"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, why are you still sleeping?"
After some time, a petite girl climbed onto Lin Jiang's bed and grabbed his ear.
"Lin Ying, how many times have I told you, you've grown up, you're thirteen now, stop crawling into my bed. Look at Third Sister, she doesn't even enter my room."
Lin Jiang threw the little girl off the bed and then pointed at the door. A cold girl, dressed in black, stood outside, watching the commotion with a wrinkled brow.
"Sixth Brother, I'm your real sister, and you treat me like this. I'll tell Mom."
"I really can't stand you. What trouble did you bring this time? The Spiritual Peach Mountain's peaches are all gone."
Lin Jiang rolled his eyes. He didn't want to meet his mother. Every time they met, she tried to influence him and make him strive to please his father, which was completely against his nature.
"Tsk, I didn't come here to eat peaches. I came to comfort you."
"Comfort me? Why do you want to comfort me?"
"Didn't our father punish you? The servants around you have been taken away, and your salary has been stopped for three years."
"Tsk, is that all?"
"Sixth Brother, isn't this serious?"
Lin Ying was astonished. She thought her brother had changed a lot. A few years ago, he was sent to this mansion by their father and was furious about it. Now, he had lost his salary and servants and yet he wasn't angry.
"Come out and talk."
Lin Die, who was outside the door, became angry as the siblings kept talking. She couldn't just enter the room freely, even if her half-brother lived there.
Lin Jiang tidied up his clothes and, with Lin Ying, went to the hall. There were no servants around, and no one brought them tea, so they casually sat down.
"Third Sister."
"Lin Jiang, what's wrong with you? Why are you still stuck at the first level of Qi Refining? Your fifth brother, with his Five Spiritual Root, reached the second level of Qi Refining last year."
"I don't know either. I've been practicing, but there hasn't been any progress."
Lin Jiang said. The original Lin Jiang was really diligent, but unfortunately, his cultivation didn't improve. Could you believe it?
"You really don't know what's good for you. Big Brother's grandson was tested for Spiritual Root last month. Our Lin family's fourth generation is about to start practicing. Don't you want to be able to compete even with the fourth generation? If you can't, you won't have a foothold in the Lin family."
"If you don't have it, then you don't. I have this Spiritual Peach Mountain, and it's enough for me."
"How big is this Spiritual Peach Mountain of yours? How many spirit stones can you earn each year? Even if your mother really gave you the actual Spiritual Peach Mountain, what difference would it make?"
Lin Die was infuriated upon hearing this. Among their generation of siblings, Lin Jiang had the lowest cultivation. Even the Lin family's third generation was better than him. It was truly shameful.
"Third Sister, Third Sister, don't scold Sixth Brother anymore, I'll take care of him in the future."
Lin Ying quickly said, as she saw Lin Die getting angry and about to swear, she immediately comforted her.
"Lin Jiang, you won't really rely on Lin Ying to protect you in the future, will you?"
"Sisters protecting brothers, it doesn't seem impossible."
"You…"
Lin Die got so angry that she spat blood, she shook her sleeve and stood up, unable to continue the conversation; useless was just useless.
"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, hey, take the spirit stones first, I'll go after Third Sister."
Lin Ying saw Lin Die getting angry, she quickly took out some spirit stones and stuffed them into Lin Jiang's hand, then swiftly chased after Lin Die.
Lin Jiang looked at the spirit stones in his hand, he couldn't help but laugh and cry, then shook his head, not caring anymore, he had already died once, he had long since stopped caring about fame and such.
Lin Jiang put away the spirit stones and couldn't fall asleep. He walked out of the hall and headed towards the fields. Even though it was already late, there were still things to be done. Now Lin Jiang needed to inspect his own property.
