I'll Eat This Secret For A Lifetime

Soon, Treasure Pavilion respectfully delivered the prepared spirit stones to Tang Yu.

After the branch pavilion master had someone deliver spirit stones, he stood aside with a smile and said ingratiatingly.

"Elder, it's a rare treat for you to come to Black Cloud City. Is there anything else you need to take care of? Please let me know if you require anything."

The elder token that the other party just took out was personally issued by the sect leader.

These tokens are often given to powerful figures who do not belong to the Treasure Pavilion but have significant vested interests with the Treasure Pavilion.

To put it bluntly, with this token, everyone below the sect leader of the Treasure Pavilion has to treat them with utmost respect.

"I might need your help later, so I'll rest here for a bit."

Tang Yu didn't stand on ceremony with the other party.

After exchanging a few pleasantries...

The branch office arranged a room for Tang Yu rest.

They also sent over two beautiful maids.

"Greetings, Elder. I am Shishi."

"Greetings, Elder. I am Jiujiu."

Both maids were Qi Refining stage cultivators, and they were usually responsible for receiving important figures.

Today, the Pavilion Master repeatedly instructed us to take good care of this extremely noble and mysterious elder.

How old are you this year?

Seeing that the two girls were quite pretty, Tang Yu's tone became more amiable.

"Reporting to the elder, we are all nineteen years old this year."

The two maids said in unison.

"It's really not easy for someone so young to have to work while cultivating. How about this, one of you can massage my back and the other can massage my feet, and I'll share some cultivation tips with you."

Embrace the spirit of enjoying life to the fullest.

Tang Yu lay on the bed and had two maids begin to serve her.

Hey, the master of the Joyous Union Sect is something else! All he does all day is eat and drink, nothing else. What's with all this aimless cultivation?

He casually chatted with them about cultivation insights he had heard from the elders of the Joyous Union Sect.

While secretly observing Lin Xuan with his divine sense, he wanted to see how the kid would handle things after he rewrote the plot.

As long as the remnant soul of the female immortal emperor inside Lin Xuan's bead doesn't awaken...

Tang Yu could see Lin Xuan without being affected by using her divine sense.

The opponent's current cultivation level is not high enough to detect anything.

Lin Xuan returned home with a dark expression, clearly in a very bad mood.

I was thinking of trying my luck at the ghost market.

As a result, all the things I wanted were snatched away by that bastard Xu Kun.

"It must be Lin Qing's family who's up to this."

A look of resentment flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

He had previously boasted that he would defeat Lin Qing at the coming-of-age ceremony in seven days.

Given the cautious nature of my uncle's family, it's normal for them to treat themselves this way.

He was just about to go back to his bedroom with a dark expression to think of a solution.

As a result, they found the old butler waiting outside the bedroom door.

This made Lin Xuan even more annoyed, and he walked over with a cold laugh.

"Butler Wang has truly gone to great lengths for my uncle, keeping an eye on me here for him, hasn't he? Please go back and tell him that at the coming-of-age ceremony in seven days, I will definitely defeat Lin Qing in front of everyone!"

After being met with a barrage of sarcastic remarks from Lin Xuan.

Butler Wang's face showed a hint of surprise, and he smiled wryly.

"Young Master Xuan, you misunderstand. I am here on the orders of the family head to deliver something."

After saying that, Butler Wang handed a storage ring to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan glanced at it and realized it was the apology the Qin Family had offered him.

This made Lin Xuan grit his teeth in hatred.

The Qin Family looked down on me, broke the contract without my consent, and even tried to fob me off with these few spirit stones.

Isn't this an insult to him?

I just thought about my current awkward situation.

Lin Xuan grabbed the storage ring, turned around, went into the house, and slammed the door shut.

After walking a short distance, the butler outside the door turned and sighed softly.

Even when his talent was still intact, Young Master Xuan was extremely arrogant.

Now that his talent is gone, he's even more arrogant than before, always feeling that everyone is targeting and persecuting him.

How can he possibly get along in the Lin Family if things continue like this?

After returning to his room, Lin Xuan took out the spirit stones and pills from his storage ring.

Fifty mid-grade spirit stones would be just enough to solve his immediate problem.

Five Qi-replenishing pills can greatly assist a Qi Refining stage cultivator in their practice.

"Alright, let's use these to buy materials for alchemy first. I'll take these five Qi-replenishing pills later and see if I can break through in one go."

After confirming that the Qi-replenishing pills were fine, Lin Xuan muttered something to himself and went out again.

"A flexible bottom line for self-esteem."

Tang Yu, who was secretly observing with her divine sense, couldn't help but complain.

Normally, in order to demonstrate their pride and integrity, the protagonist would never accept compensation from the other party, considering such charity an insult.

This guy felt insulted, but he accepted it nonetheless.

Tang Yu felt a bit contemptuous; if it were her, she would have taken it long ago.

Then he can cultivate himself properly and find an opportunity to make a comeback, saying things like, "Miss Qin, you don't want anything to happen to the Qin Family, do you?"

However, as soon as Lin Xuan stepped out, Tang Yu immediately became alert. He told the two maids to stop pressing the buttons and then called over the branch pavilion master.

The branch pavilion master had only been gone for less than half an hour when he was called back and spoke respectfully.

"What are your orders, Elder?"

Do you know all the herbal medicine shops in Black Cloud City?

Tang Yu asked with a smile.

"Two-thirds of the herbal medicine shops belong to the Treasure Pavilion, and I know the rest as well."

The branch pavilion master quickly replied.

Treasure Pavilion values its business in medicinal herbs, elixirs, and magical artifacts the most.

In the southern part of the Nine Heavens Continent, the Treasure Pavilion has the final say in these businesses.

"Then make sure all the shops see Lin Xuan and triple the price of the medicinal herbs he wants."

Tang Yu made a hand seal, and Lin Xuan's face appeared.

The branch pavilion master immediately ran to carry out the order.

He demanded that all shops under his name increase their prices for Lin Xuan by three times.

After giving the order to the branch, Tang Yu hurriedly left.

At this moment, Lin Xuan was taking the spirit stones he had just obtained to the nearest Treasure Pavilion herbal medicine shop to buy medicinal herbs.

After entering the shop, he recited the names of all the medicinal herbs.

The shopkeeper had the medicinal herbs prepared, then fiddled with the abacus for a few moments and chuckled.

"Sir, the total is sixty-one mid-grade spirit stones. I'll give you a discount and charge you sixty."

"So expensive? That can't be right. I calculated that these medicinal herbs should only cost twenty mid-grade spirit stones. Are you ripping me off?"

Upon hearing that it would cost a full sixty mid-grade spirit stones, Lin Xuan's face darkened, and he asked somewhat angrily.

He originally only had three mid-grade spirit stones, and even with the fifty mid-grade spirit stones he had obtained through enduring humiliation, he still couldn't afford the price.

"Please forgive us, sir, but this year's medicinal herb production is extremely low. Due to the special circumstances, all branches of the Treasure Pavilion have raised their prices. You may wish to visit another location."

The shopkeeper used the prepared explanation to deal with Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan naturally wanted to check out other places. Since Treasure Pavilion had raised its prices, couldn't he just go to another store?

After wandering around for a while, he found a herbal medicine shop that had nothing to do with the Treasure Pavilion.

After entering, state the medicinal herbs you want.

The shopkeeper of the herbal medicine shop saw that a big order had come in, so he personally went to help prepare the medicine.

Tang Yu, who was secretly following Lin Xuan, chuckled and activated her "Shit Divine Ability".

Without alerting others.

He infused a stream of foul energy into one of the medicinal herbs the shopkeeper had brought out.

In this way, if Lin Xuan discovers any problems with the pills later, the blame can only be placed on this herbal medicine shop, and the Treasure Pavilion will not be implicated.

After purchasing the medicinal herbs.

Lin Xuan put the medicinal herbs back into his storage ring and hurriedly went home to prepare for alchemy.

In fantasy cultivation novels, alchemy and weapon crafting are essential skills for the protagonist, and Lin Xuan is no exception.

It took him a whole day after returning to his room to successfully refine the elixir.

Instead of a refreshing medicinal fragrance, a pungent and foul odor wafted out as the pills were produced.

It resembled the product of a peasant woman who had never practiced fasting and had been constipated for seven days.

"Huff..."

Upon smelling the stench, Lin Xuan nearly vomited on the spot.

"So this is the elixir made from the ancient formula? It is indeed different from ordinary elixir. It truly deserves to be a treasure bestowed upon me by my senior."

After spending a long time getting used to the stench, Lin Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed the pill.

As the pill entered his mouth, an indescribable bitterness spread through his mouth.

This bitter and foul taste was something Lin Xuan had never experienced before in his life, and it almost made him vomit the pills several times.

After finally gritting his teeth and digesting the pill, its medicinal power quickly spread throughout his body.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xuan began to feel changes within his body.

The most obvious change is that a foul-smelling black mucus begins to emerge from the skin's pores.

This is a common trope in all fantasy cultivation novels.

Once the bone and marrow cleansing process begins, all sorts of impurities will flow out of the body.

Once it all comes out, the trash can become a genius.

Tang Yu, who was secretly observing the alchemy process, memorized the formula and the alchemy techniques.

He directly sent a message via flying sword to Amber, instructing the Treasure Pavilion to take action.

The old rule still applies: a 50/50 split. I'm only responsible for providing the formula, and the rest is collecting the money.

Once this ancient marrow-cleansing pill can be mass-produced, it will become an invaluable money-making opportunity.

"I'll keep this secret for the rest of my life."

Tang Yu, who had made a fortune, chuckled twice.

Several streams of true energy were sent towards Lin Xuan's room from a distance of one mile.

These extremely subtle attacks of true essence struck Lin Xuan's window without making a sound.

However, several small holes were punched in the paper covering the window.

An unbearable stench immediately filled the room.

Soon, the stench could be smelled within a radius of dozens of meters.

Just then, several Lin Family passed by, all excitedly discussing the coming-of-age ceremony.

This year, the Origin Return Sect sent cultivators to watch the coming-of-age ceremony.

If the disciples of the three major families in Black Cloud City win first place in the coming-of-age ceremony...

He will be recruited as a disciple by the Origin Return Sect.

As for others who perform well or have outstanding talent, they will also be accepted as disciples.

As a sect with a Nascent Soul level expert in charge.

The Origin Return Sect was far too high and mighty for the Lin Family disciples.

"I must give it my all this year. If I can get into the Origin Return Sect..."

One of the Lin Family disciples gagged before he could finish speaking.

After realizing what was happening, the other Lin Family disciples also covered their noses and gagged, exclaiming, "What the hell is this?"

"It stinks."

"What is this smell? How can it be so foul?"

For these cultivators who have long since abstained from grains, the existence of excrement and urine has been forgotten.

But today, they are once again awakened to their fears about poop and pee.

After retching a few times, the group ran to find their family elders.

The elders almost vomited when they smelled the stench.

The stench lingered and even seemed poised to spread further.

One of the family elders gritted his teeth and said.

"Go and see where that stench is coming from! Maybe someone is plotting against our Lin Family!"

Once he said that, everyone had no choice but to hold their noses and follow the old man to find the source of the stench.

After searching around, everyone realized that the stench was coming from Lin Xuan's room.

The leading elder walked to the small hole in the window, smelled it, and immediately vomited.

It stinks, it stinks so bad!

After vomiting for a while, the furious elder went outside and banged on the door, shouting.

"Lin Xuan!"

At this moment, Lin Xuan was immersed in the exhilarating feeling of his bones and marrow being cleansed.

I felt the impurities in my body being expelled little by little, and my talents being restored bit by bit. This feeling was simply wonderful!

Hearing someone call his name outside, Lin Xuan said impatiently.

Who is it?

"I'm your third grandfather! What are you doing in there? Why does it stink so badly? Come out... come out and give us an explanation!"

The elder leading the group outside the door started vomiting again as he was talking.

Several other Lin Family disciples couldn't help but vomit as well.

As cultivators, they hadn't experienced this feeling of vomiting for many years.

Hearing the commotion outside the door, Lin Xuan's expression also turned sour.

He quickly rinsed off the sticky, black filth from his body while soaking in the wooden bathtub.

Then, after putting on his clothes, he opened the door and looked at the people outside, asking, "What's going on?"

The moment he opened the door, a stench assaulted everyone inside.

The sudden, intensified stench forced the people outside the door to retreat dozens of meters.

At that moment, everyone present vomited.

"Come here and talk to me!!!"

The leading elder simply lacked the necessary spiritual cultivation.

Otherwise, he'd have to spit out all the golden core inside his body.

Lin Xuan could only walk up to the leading elder and say, "There was a slight smell in the room just now, but it wasn't this bad, was it?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the foul odor from his breath, which had just been filled with the medicine, wafted out again.

Several Lin Family who were nearby were so overwhelmed by the stench that their eyes rolled back in their heads.

It stinks, it stinks so badly! This man smells absolutely awful!

"No wonder you dared to boast about defeating Lin Qing at the coming-of-age ceremony; it turns out you have such vicious methods."

"What a Lin Xuan! He'll stop at nothing to win!"

"This is cheating!"

After everyone came to their senses, they all cursed Lin Xuan for being shameless.

This stench was unbearable, especially for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't withstand it.

Are you deliberately picking a fight?

Hearing the doubts from the crowd, Lin Xuan was so angry that he almost hit someone.

How could I possibly win against my opponent using such underhanded tactics?

"I don't care what methods you use, get rid of the smell in your room right now! You're making the whole Lin Family stink!"

The leading elder left a single sentence and turned to leave.

It smelled so bad I couldn't even open my eyes; staying there for even a second longer was torture.

After the group left, feeling humiliated, Lin Xuan clenched his fists and glared at their retreating figures with venomous eyes.

"The Lin Family is blind and deserves no appreciation; they're better off leaving!"

Lin Xuan made up his mind and went back to deal with the stench in the room.

Tang Yu, who was secretly observing, was overjoyed.

Killing this kid is unrealistic.

He's protected by a golden finger and is also Son of Luck selected by Heaven.

But it's still okay to annoy him and mess with his mentality.

After all, what cultivators fear most is having problems with their mental state.

The news that Lin Xuan's room smelled terrible that night spread throughout the entire Lin Family.

It was then spread to Black Cloud City by some of the Lin Family's servants.

The once-renowned Lin Family's greatest genius in a thousand years has now become a useless piece of trash.

He's still an incredibly stinky good-for-nothing.

Weiwei from the Qin Family felt somewhat relieved upon learning of this.

Fortunately, the engagement has already been broken off.

Otherwise, what's the point of my life if I marry a man like that?

After successfully cleansing his bones and marrow, Lin Xuan began cultivating in his room, consuming Qi-replenishing pills.

Seeing that this guy had already started his seclusion, Tang Yu stopped keeping an eye on him.

Instead, he stayed in the Treasure Pavilion and focused on drawing works such as "The Fairy Meiyun's Misfortune" to continue making money.

The ancient elixir formula I borrowed from Lin Xuan last time.

After thoroughly researching and developing the Treasure Pavilion has already begun mass production.

According to Amber's reply, once the reputation of this pill is established, Tang Yu's monthly bonus will not be less than three thousand high-grade spirit stones.

This deeply moved Tang Yu.

As expected of a newbie gift pack given by the protagonist's cheat system.

With just a little digging, you'll find an inexhaustible gold mine.

After the seven days were over, the Lin Family's coming-of-age ceremony began.

All Lin Family aged sixteen to twenty are required to participate in this ceremony.

After completing the annual ceremony, the family elders will decide what resources the Lin Family will receive within the family, what tasks they will be responsible for, and so on, based on their talents and abilities.

Tang Yu, who had been waiting for a long time, glanced at the area with her divine sense and then lost interest.

The vast majority of people here are beginners in the early or middle stages of Qi Refining, and when they fight, it's just a bunch of noobs pecking at each other.

Meanwhile, Lin Qing emerged from her seven-day seclusion.

Although he failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the flying sword has been fully refined.

After recovering his talent, Lin Xuan consumed five Qi-replenishing pills over seven days.

His cultivation level is only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

He looked at the Lin Family disciples with an indifferent expression.

There were exactly twenty people participating in the coming-of-age ceremony today.

His opponent was Lin Fei, a Lin Family was in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. The two did not have a very good relationship.

Lin Fei never expected that his first opponent would be Lin Xuan.

He tried his best to play the role of cannon fodder, and with a contemptuous smile, he jumped onto the ring and beckoned to Lin Xuan, indicating that he could come up and take a beating.

After Lin Xuan jumped onto the stage expressionlessly, the audience burst into laughter and whispered about Lin Xuan's previous disgraceful deeds.

"Lin Xuan, don't use that stinky trick of yours today. It's too shameless; even if you win, it won't be honorable..."

Before Lin Fei could finish his sarcastic remark, Lin Xuan had already rushed to a spot a meter away from him and threw a punch.

As his inner energy surged, Lin Xuan's fist condensed into a red fist aura, which he then smashed towards Lin Fei.

Lin Fei snorted coldly and threw a punch in response.

The next second, he flew backward off the ring like a kite with a broken string.

After falling to the ground, blood gushed from his mouth, and he looked at Lin Xuan with disbelief.

Where could someone in the early stages of Qi Refining possibly unleash such combat power with that punch?

The elders of the Lin Family also had slight changes in expression.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that Lin Xuan's strength had actually recovered to the peak of Qi Refining.

"His strength has recovered?"

"How could he have returned to the peak of Qi Refining so quickly?"

"Is Lin Xuan coming back?"

The expressions of everyone in the audience changed.

Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Lin Xuan, finally feeling triumphant, was extremely happy.

He glanced at everyone's faces and then let out a mocking laugh.

Now you know you regret it?

Ringo Lin Qing had just finished a match where she won easily, turned her gaze to Lin Xuan.

Lin Qing felt no jealousy upon discovering that her cousin's talent had returned.

After all, he had already been chosen as a disciple by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Their future achievements will surely shock the entire Black Cloud City!

After the two brothers exchanged glances, Lin Xuan spoke directly.

"Stop sending other trash to fight me, they're wasting my time. Lin Qing, just come up here, it's time to settle the score from before."

"Insolence! Family rules..."

Upon hearing this, an elder's face darkened, and he was about to step forward to stop him when the family head Lin Shicong, waved his hand to stop him.

Anyone with eyes can see it.

His own son and Lin Xuan, who had recovered his strength, were now a whole realm higher than the other juniors.

Since the others have no one to fight, why not just let them have a match?

Since the family head, Lin Shicong, had spoken, no one had any objections.

A coming-of-age ceremony turned into a stage for cousins Lin Qing and Lin Xuan.

Lin Qing took a deep breath after jumping onto the ring, recalling one of her future master's requirements for her.

We must win, and we must do it by any means necessary!

In that case, we must go all out to defeat Lin Xuan today and prove our determination!

Lin Xuan concentrated his true energy into his fists and legs.

He pushed the cultivation technique he had obtained from the senior who lived in the bead to its limit, and in an instant, his figure became as fast as lightning, even comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With his astonishing speed, Lin Xuan quickly seized the initiative in the battle.

Lin Qing was subjected to strong defense from the start.

The battle lasted only a few breaths.

Those in the audience could clearly see that Lin Qing was in an awkward, passive position.

Tang Yu, who was observing the scene with her divine sense, clicked her tongue twice after seeing this.

In the original story, this was the first climax.

Having recovered his cultivation, Lin Xuan publicly crippled Lin Qing, who was considered the future of the Lin Family, and then completely severed ties with the Lin Family.

After fulfilling his revenge, he left Black Cloud City to go elsewhere to show off and humiliate others.

If I hadn't secretly intervened, Lin Xuan would have gotten away with this today.

Realizing that she couldn't break the deadlock on her own, Lin Qing decisively summoned her flying sword.

With a flash of sword light, Lin Xuan, who was throwing a punch at close range, took a step back at top speed.

The flying sword passed him almost face-to-face, its energy leaving a wound on his face from which blood slowly trickled down.

"Despicable! They actually used a magic weapon!"

Lin Xuan, who had almost suffered a great loss, started cursing loudly.

Forced to abandon offense and choose defense with this extremely fast flying sword magic weapon.

The Lin Family members below the stage all looked at Lin Shicong with surprise.

They thought it was a treasure that the head of the family had prepared for his son.

Lin Shicong- tsung looked completely bewildered.

That flying sword was clearly a high-grade magic weapon; even if he had some wealth, he couldn't afford to spend so much.

After the flying sword was unleashed, the battle situation on the stage instantly reversed.

Feeling immense pressure, Lin Xuan desperately defended himself, but the flying sword was simply too fast, and he already had seven or eight wounds on his body.

"Lin Xuan, it's not too late to admit defeat now."

After crushing her opponent with her flying sword, Lin Qing didn't feel anything was wrong.

After all, his future master had taught him to win by any means necessary!

"Lose? You'll be the one who loses!"

Lin Xuan's punches became faster and faster, and at this moment he clearly felt his internal energy surging.

Under immense combat crisis, he felt he was about to break through his cultivation level at any moment!

The ability to break through defenses in times of crisis is also a standard skill for the protagonist!

The surging of Qi in the Sea of Qi became increasingly intense.

In an instant, Lin Xuan felt something surging out of his body.

At this moment, Lin Xuan chose to let nature take its course.

Then, a surge of heat rushed down his large intestine, mixed with true energy, and ripped his pants apart on the spot. If Ye Qiu were still alive, he would definitely exclaim that he was an expert after seeing this scene.

For some reason, some of the black filth from the previous bone-cleansing and marrow-refining process remained in his body.

At that moment, these black filth left in a menacing manner.

He leaped away and flew dozens of meters.

The Lin Family members, who were intently watching the match from below the arena, were momentarily stunned.

He was drenched in water.

The suffocating stench sprayed onto my face.

The Lin Family members were stunned for a moment before flying into a nearby lake and desperately washing themselves.

The other members of the Lin Family who had narrowly escaped death stared at Lin Xuan in disbelief.

After regaining their senses, the group of people flew into a rage and began shouting and cursing.

"How utterly shameless to resort to such despicable means!"

"I knew he was up to no good the other day. What kind of evil trick is this?"

"Disgusting! How could such a disgusting person exist in our Lin Family? Expel him from the Lin Family immediately, lest he tarnish the illustrious reputation of our Lin Family!"

After hearing the insults hurled at him by the crowd.

Lin Xuan's feelings were incredibly complicated; he even felt a chill on his backside because his pants were torn.

He had been cultivating immortality for over ten years, and he had also practiced fasting for over ten years.

I've long forgotten what it feels like to poop so freely.

At that moment, he felt he had lost his dignity as a human being.

A flying sword stopped in front of him, showing no intention of continuing its attack.

With a complicated expression, Lin Qing retrieved the flying sword and looked at her cousin in front of her, speaking in a low voice.

"Are you perhaps planning to use this trick against me?"

"..."

Lin Xuan remained silent with a dark expression, not knowing how to answer the question. He could only take out a set of clothes from his storage ring and tie them around his waist to prevent further exposure.

I heard that quite a few people were clamoring to punish his shameless behavior with family discipline.

Completely devastated, Lin Xuan brazenly shouted.

"From this day forward, I sever all ties with the Lin Family!"

After saying that, Lin Xuan used all his strength to leave the Lin Family at top speed, and then ran all the way away from Black Cloud City.

He was afraid he'd be laughed at if he stayed any longer!