After being reborn, Lin Yongmao would be influenced by his predecessor's memories.
The woman before him truly cared for him, and their Bloodline kinship bound them together; Lin Yongmao was willing to accept her from the bottom of his Heart-Nature.
In fact, the current Lin Yongmao was living, in a sense, for the past Lin Yongmao.
He called out in a slightly hoarse voice, "Mother."
"Yongmao, rest assured, as long as Mother is alive, I will never let you suffer even the slightest harm again."
Lin Yongmao said, "Thank you, Mother. I will never leave the Family again."
Lin Yongmao's Shennong Check-in System required him to check in within the Family's residential area. This was his foundation for survival, and he swore that no matter what happened, he would never leave the Lin Family again.
Now, he would rely on the System's check-in feature to strengthen himself and, at the same time, expand the entire Family.
"These Medicinal Pills were temporarily concocted by me. Although they can't compare to the Medicinal Pills refined by an Alchemist, they will still benefit your injuries. Your father has already gone to a nearby market to purchase Medicinal Pills and should be back very soon."
Lin Yongmao realized that his mother, Han Yuying, seemed to be a chatterbox.
However, Lin Yongmao showed no impatience. This kind of familial care brought him immense warmth.
"Mother, actually, there's no need. My injuries aren't serious, and I'm almost completely recovered now."
"Actually, I faked my death to get out of Qinglan Sect; otherwise, how could your son be alive and standing before you?"
Lin Yongmao lied.
"Really?" Han Yuying was suspicious, feeling that her son was just trying to keep her from worrying.
Lin Yongmao sat up from the bed, then put his feet on the ground and walked a few steady steps.
"Are you relieved now?"
Han Yuying breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "That's good, that's good."
...
Han Yuying intermittently asked about Lin Yongmao's physical condition, and Lin Yongmao mostly responded with a smile.
Because he fully possessed his predecessor's memories, he wasn't worried about being exposed.
After a while, Lin Yongmao's father, Lin Yucheng, also returned.
Han Yuying quickly said, "Husband, our Yongmao is almost fine now."
Lin Yucheng scratched his head and said, "How is that possible? When he was carried in, he looked half-dead. Have his injuries healed so quickly?"
Han Yuying smiled, "Our son is very smart. He wanted to leave Qinglan Sect, so he faked his death to return safely."
"That's true, otherwise Qinglan Sect would never have let him come back so easily."
"It's just a pity that these Medicinal Pills were bought for nothing; they cost a lot of Spirit Stones!"
"Qinglan Sect is also excessive. Every time they claim to be cultivating Disciples for our Family, they are actually just hostages, worried that our Families will rebel."
"Don't mention it. It's not just our Lin Family; the other affiliated Families are the same. Qinglan Sect is the local tyrant of the Qingyang Mountain Range, and their Grand Elder is even a Golden Core Stage Cultivator. Isn't this world one where strength speaks for itself?"
...
Lin Yongmao listened to his parents' conversation and fell into deep thought.
In the Cultivation world, strength has always been revered, but his current ability was far from enough to protect himself, his loved ones, or even the entire Family.
Although he possessed both wood and water Spiritual Roots, his cultivation was only at the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Stage.
Perhaps he was considered to have decent talent within the Family, but in the entire Cultivation world, he was simply too ordinary.
Fortunately, he had the Shennong Check-in System. By relying on the System's daily check-ins, he had every opportunity to develop.
Just as expected, his very first check-in yielded the legendary World Tree Seed.
The only thing he needed to pay attention to was to lie low and not be reckless!
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"Son, what are your plans now?"
Father Lin Yucheng asked.
As a father, he naturally hoped his son would become a Dragon and his daughter a Phoenix. But if it were to be like before, he would rather his son live a healthy life.
Han Yuying said, "If you ask me, Yongmao should study Spirit Medicine planting with me from now on and become a Lingzhi Master. He wouldn't need to experience any fighting or killing."
"But with our son's Heart-Nature, he would never be willing!" Lin Yucheng knew his son's Heart-Nature and sighed.
From a young age, Lin Yongmao wanted to join the Lin Family's Hunting Demon Team led by Lin Yucheng, and he even once secretly ran off with his father.
Even knowing that Qinglan Sect was a den of tigers and wolves, he still chose to go.
All of this indicated Lin Yongmao's adventurous and daring Heart-Nature; from a young age, he had dreams of "a good man's ambition lies in all directions" and "roaming the world with a sword."
"No, who said I'm unwilling? I just want to become a Lingzhi Master now!"
Lin Yongmao said loudly.
Lin Yucheng and Han Yuying both showed expressions of surprise. Was this still their son?
Although surprised, there was also a hint of sadness in their hearts. Perhaps the experience at Qinglan Sect had tempered their son's Heart-Nature, and the child was only downplaying the truth to keep them, his parents, from worrying.
Without experiencing a life-or-death crisis, how could one's Heart-Nature undergo such a significant change?
Lin Yongmao said, "Mother, please apply for a spiritual field for me within the Family! I want to diligently study Spirit Medicine planting from now on and never leave the Family again."
"Son, if that's what you want, Mother will definitely support you."
Lin Yongmao added a few sentences: "I hope these few acres of land can be a bit more secluded. It doesn't need abundant Spiritual Qi or fertile soil. I don't really want anyone to disturb me, so I can Cultivate quietly."
"No problem. Mother is one of only two Second-Order Spiritual Planters in the Family. The Family will definitely meet this request. I'll take care of it for you tomorrow." Han Yuying guaranteed.
"Yongmao, do you really not want to join the Family's Hunting Demon Team anymore?" Lin Yucheng asked, still unwilling to give up.
"No, I don't. There are thousands of paths for us Cultivators to grow, and it's not just the path of hunting demons. Moreover, I believe in the principle of all paths leading to the same destination; ultimately, there's a chance to achieve longevity." Lin Yongmao said firmly.
In the Cultivation world, the two mainstream paths of growth are Spell Cultivator and Body Cultivator.
The former Cultivates powerful Spells, while the latter strengthens their Physical Body, making them very powerful in terms of combat ability.
Besides Body Cultivator and Spell Cultivator, there are many auxiliary professions, which are the Cultivation Hundred Arts.
For example, Alchemist, Artifact Refiner, Formation Master, Talisman Maker, Lingzhi Master, and so on.
Among them, the threshold for a Lingzhi Master is relatively low.
A Lingzhi Master can Cultivate large quantities of Spiritual Plants, Spirit Medicine, spiritual fruits, etc., through various means, accumulating enough cultivation resources for themselves.
Perhaps they can't compare to an Alchemist, but high-level Lingzhi Masters are even sought after by Alchemists, after all, a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.
Without the Spirit Medicine cultivated by a Lingzhi Master, how could an Alchemist refine Medicinal Pills?
The Lin Family's Family structure is relatively simple. Adult Family Disciples have only two choices: either stay within the Family to plant Spirit Medicine and strive to become a Lingzhi Master, or join the Hunting Demon Team and fight Yao Beasts in the Qingyang Mountain Range.
Why are there no other options? It's simply because the Family lacks the Legacy of other Cultivation Hundred Arts.