Yet Lin Hui'qun fell right for it, agreeing to let everyone pass after just a few words.
Ma Xiaotao smugly raised an eyebrow at everyone.
Handled!
Huo Yuhao stepped forward and gave a slight bow.
"Elder Lin."
"Ah, the seniority is all mixed up." Lin Hui'qun interrupted, saying, "Elder Mu even guided me back then. Unfortunately, my talent was lacking, so I was never accepted as his disciple."
Huo Yuhao's mind spun quickly.
If status and position would not work, then showing respect to an elder should be fine, right?
"Grandma Lin, I have something I'd like to consign."
He took out a book that glimmered with faint starlight.
Zhuge Lan had created it at the cost of 10 Luck Value. As for its effects...
"Grandma Lin, this skill book contains the first stage of the Yi Jin Jing. Crush it directly, and you can master all its essentials with a hundred percent certainty. Its results are far better than being taught by someone else."
"Anyone who masters it may join the Sacred Fire Cult, though it's fine if they do not wish to join."
"However, Brother Lan placed a taboo within it. Once someone tries to leak the Yi Jin Jing's contents, they will suffer an attack from a trace of his spiritual power."
"I don't know exactly how powerful it is, but it's best not to test it lightly, because that trace of spiritual power comes with tracking."
Huo Yuhao's explanation was deliberately vague, leaving plenty of room for Lin Hui'qun's imagination.
Could the backup plan left behind by a Demigod possibly be simple?
It was basically impossible to spread.
Yet whether it was instant comprehension or being able to learn it without joining the cult, both were no small temptations.
Even...
"Would you consider selling that Tai