Zhongzhou, Lin's residence

Lin Jiang doesn't often go back to Lin's. He basically comes once every three to five years to reunite the big and small silly brothers and sisters, and by the way, to see Zhang Shuhua. As the envoy of the Five Elements Sect, Zhang Shuhua has been in Lin's for many years.

"Junior brother, I received news that most of the forces of the four major families in Yunzhou have been withdrawn. You can go back and take a look."

"The four major families are no longer interested in Yunzhou?"

Lin Jiang was a little surprised. He always thought that the four major families had the idea of ​​annexing Yunzhou, but he didn't expect that they had withdrawn.

"Yunzhou is too remote. Whatever the four major families want to do in Yunzhou, Qingzhou is enough. However, the reason for their withdrawal is that Qingzhou now has many problems.

Although the upper echelons of the four major families have repeatedly reminded them to treat their vassals well, the disciples of the four major families are still very arrogant and have done many things to oppress their vassals. Many vassals are extremely resentful of this and secretly help the people from the four major sects. In addition, the Lin family has been harassing them from behind. The power of the four major families in Qingzhou is already insufficient, and naturally they cannot monitor Yunzhou too much. The most important thing is that after nearly a hundred years of searches and killings by the four major families, there are not many Lin family members left in Yunzhou."

Zhang Shuhua explained. There were many reasons why the four major families withdrew their troops from Yunzhou. The descendants of Lin Batian's lineage had basically either fled or been killed, and the four major families also had to hold on to Qingzhou, their base, so withdrawing was a natural reason.

"So, I can go back now."

"Almost. It's basically okay to go back now. Just don't be too ostentatious."

"Then I should go back too. It's almost been a hundred years."

Lin Jiang sighed. He was in seclusion after the hundred-year celebration of Yunzhong City and broke through the golden elixir. A few years after the breakthrough, there was the Yunzhou War. After that, he never returned to Yunzhou. Now he is over four hundred years old. Counting with his fingers, it has been almost a hundred years.

"It's been many years. I should go back and take a look. Maybe if I go back now, my old friends are still alive. In a few years, they will be gone."

"I will go back in a few days."

Lin Jiang nodded. While he was free, Lin Jiang decided to go back.

See the old friends, see the place where he lived for a hundred years, and also want to see the palace banquet, after all, it is a place where many battles have been fought.

Three days later, Lin Jiang set off to return to Yunzhou. With the little sand sculpture as a companion, crossing the wilderness between the two places is no longer a dangerous thing. Lin Jiang successfully arrived at the border of Yunzhou.

"In the past few decades, Yunzhou has changed a lot, and there are more and more strongholds in the wilderness."

Lin Jiang stopped for a moment in the sky above the wilderness, and saw that there were more and more strongholds under his feet. It was much more prosperous than when he was in the wilderness a hundred years ago. The wilderness best reflects the strength of the three major sects in Yunzhou. Apart from these three, other forces basically have little strength to open up the wilderness, not to mention the casual cultivators, who are basically cannon fodder who join in the fun.

"This Taoist friend, who are you looking for?"

When he came to the gate of the Five Elements Sect, Lin Jiang was stopped by the patrolling disciples. Seeing that it was a strange young Jindan, Lin Jiang also responded with a pleasant face and took out the token to show his identity.

The visitor still didn't know Lin Jiang, but he didn't make it difficult anymore. Lin Jiang successfully entered the gate.

Lin Jiang's cave was still there, and it was even the foundation-building cave back then. He left not long after breaking through the Jindan, and he didn't have time to change the cave. Lin Jiang just glanced at it and went to see Zhang Wanjing.

Zhang Wanjing was not there, and Lin Jiang did not see anyone, so he went to Zhang Shuhua's cave. Zhang Shuhua's wife had also shown signs of old age, with a head full of silver hair. Lin Jiang recalled how she looked when she married Zhang Shuhua, and her youth was gone.

"It's my junior brother who has returned."

"Come back and see, this is the letter and gift that my senior brother asked me to bring. Where are Zhang Wenchen and Zhang Wenxin?"

"They are all here, I'll go call them."

Zhang Shuhua's wife was very happy and hurriedly called back Zhang Wenchen and Zhang Wenxin.

Zhang Wenchen already looked like an elegant middle-aged man. There was also a young woman and a young man beside him. These were Zhang Wenchen's wife and children. Lin Jiang had heard of them when he was in Zhongzhou, but this was the first time he saw them.

Zhang Wenchen knew Lin Jiang. When Lin Jiang left, he was already an adult, and Zhang Wenxin was still very young at that time. She tried to open her eyes wide and looked at Lin Jiang, trying to find some memories, but it seemed that she didn't find them, and her expression was a little confused.

"Sister-in-law, looking at them, do they look like you and your senior brother back then? It's the same."

"Yes, junior brother, every time you came, you would tease Wen Chen and ask him to call you dad. Now Wen Chen's son is so big, you can't tease him anymore."

"Haha, sister-in-law, let's not talk about the past. Didn't you see that Wen Chen's face turned black?"

"Who cares? He's old now, and he doesn't listen to me anymore. He deserves it."

"Let's not talk about this. I haven't tasted my sister-in-law's cooking for many years. Can I ask for a meal tonight?"

"Of course, but aren't you waiting for my father?"

"Master is very busy. I don't care about him."

Lin Jiang waved his hand. Why bother with so much? This time he came back to visit friends, not to report to the sect. He should eat and drink first.

That night, Lin Jiang had dinner at Zhang's house and told Zhang Wenxin and Zhang Wenchen's son a lot of interesting things about other states. Not to mention the cultivators in Yunzhou, in fact, the cultivators in other states are the same. Most of the cultivators' activities in the area of ​​their lifetime will not exceed 10,000 miles of their own, and 90% of the cultivators will not leave their own states.

Only a small number of cultivators can wander in several states. Lin Jiang, with his Jindan cultivation, wanders in multiple states, which is already a rare example. This is mainly due to the little sand sculpture, the beast pet, otherwise he would have no idea how much danger he would have to face. How can ordinary cultivators have such treatment?

On the second day, Lin Jiang met many old friends in the mountain gate. The sons of Zheng Yi, who was once a farming disciple in the outer sect, had passed away. Their descendants were still in the sect, and some had already broken through the foundation-building stage. Perhaps the efforts of several generations could allow them to leap to a higher level.

Yue Qing and Yue Lin had also passed away. They did not successfully advance to the golden elixir stage. However, Yue Qing's younger brother Jiang Shu actually broke through the golden elixir stage, which surprised Lin Jiang.

"Brother Xiao, I haven't seen you for decades. Where have you been?"

Jiang Shu was shocked to see Lin Jiang. Lin Jiang had disappeared since the Yunzhou War. No one knew where Lin Jiang had gone. He asked Zhang Shuhua and others, but they didn't tell him.

"I went to carry out some secret missions for the sect. You broke through the golden elixir stage. Your luck is better than Yue Qing and others."

"This is also due to the support of my senior brother. Without my senior brother's help, I would never have been able to break through until I died."

Jiang Shu said. He had a share of Lin Jiang's business. Although the share was small, it was enough to buy an elixir after accumulating for more than a hundred years. He was lucky to break through.

"It's all your own good fortune. What does it have to do with me? Don't think too much."

"Thank you, senior brother."

"How are those businesses these years?"

"Everything is fine..."

Jiang Shu talked about business and suddenly became much more energetic. Lin Jiang's businesses have always been there, including the businesses generated after Zhang Wanjing's reform of the sect.

But the business is there, but the bosses have changed a lot. If the bosses behind these businesses are still alive, the business will continue to be theirs. If they die and there is no successor, then there is no share. This successor is not just about having a son, but the ability to grasp the money.

For example, Guo Yunfeng, the former Yuanying boss, had countless industries in the sect. After he passed away, his descendants were unable to break through the Yuanying, and his industries were slowly taken away. However, he still had connections, so not all of them were taken away. What should be left will still be left.

Yue Qing and Yue Lin are different. They can seek lucrative business because of Lin Jiang. Lin Jiang left for another state, and once they died, their shares were gone.

"Who took my shares now?"

"It's temporarily in the name of Senior Brother Zhang Shuhua, but I know Senior Brother Zhang Shuhua didn't take it. It should be Uncle Zhang Wanjing who took it and used it to subsidize other people. Uncle Zhang Wanjing is very powerful now, and there are many golden elixirs around him. In the past few decades, the Five Elements Sect has promoted dozens of golden elixirs, and half of them were promoted by Uncle Zhang Wanjing."

"Great"

Lin Jiang nodded. He was not surprised by this. Zhang Wanjing was not a pedantic person. He listened to Lin Jiang's advice back then.

To hold real power in the sect, you must have enough team members, and the team members are not fooled by mouth. You have to win them over with real benefits. Without benefits, who can work with you selflessly?

Lin Jiang and Jiang Shu drank a meal, and then met Yu Wanke again. He was still a golden elixir, and his life span was very short. His qi and blood were badly weakened. When the three of them participated in the war, Zou Yu died on the spot, and Wei Yunshen was seriously injured and sat for a few years. Only he was left alive.

Yu Wanke has now retired to the second line, no longer holding a position in the sect, concentrating on taking care of the elderly and nurturing his offspring. Seeing Lin Jiang, he was also full of emotion.

"Your master, hey, I don't know what to say all of a sudden."

Speaking of Zhang Wanjing, Yu Wanke didn't know where to start. He could only say that time has passed, people have changed, and it is no longer possible to judge by the words right or wrong.