[I'm the King of Flirtatious Talk in the Nine Heavens]

"It's not about status. We just don't accept rogue cultivators from all sorts of crooked paths." The Divine Bridge cultivator on the right also laughed, sounding somewhat casual. "May I ask what scripture you primarily cultivate? Do you know the Dao Scripture?"

Though Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven was small and merely an ordinary sect, it was far superior to rogue cultivators.

Many rogue cultivators did not even possess complete scriptures. Today, they might learn the Sea of Bitterness section of the Dao Scripture; tomorrow, the Life Spring section from the demon race; the day after, they might casually seek refuge with some sect to continue with the Divine Bridge section.

Even Ye Fan would not dare cultivate like that. Though he had also cobbled together his path to enlightenment, at the very least, the cultivation methods for each major secret realm were complete. Moreover, they were all first-rate Emperor Scriptures created by ancient emperors, which was why he was qualified to use one furnace to nurture a hundred scriptures.

The scriptures pieced together by rogue cultivators could only leave their divine power muddled and riddled with flaws.

A proper sect disciple possessed an orderly inheritance, cultivated a complete scripture, had abundant divine power, and also wielded magical treasures and medicinal pills. It was common for one person to chase down and beat three or four rogue cultivators.

In the eyes of these cultivators, Lin Xian was precisely the sort of rogue cultivator who had barely reached the Divine Bridge realm and had come to seek refuge with Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven because he lacked follow-up cultivation methods.

"System, can I win?" Lin Xian asked inwardly.

"Guaranteed victory," System 10086 replied with certainty.

It listed a string of data and conducted a precise analysis.

[Host: Lin Xian]

[Realm: Newly Entered Divine Bridge]

[Lifespan: 13/186]

[Scripture: Tianxuan Sacred Scripture, Sea of Bitterness Chapter]

[Skills: Qi-State Origin-Flow, Six Vaults Immortal Thief, Spirit Summoning and Dispatching, Connecting Heaven Talisman, Grand Luo Grotto Vision, Tranquilizing Mind Divine Spell, Orthodox Five Thunder Method.]

[Overall Evaluation: Having cultivated the Stars Shining on the Azure Heaven Phenomenon, you may perhaps qualify to become a candidate Holy Son of some sacred land. Once the Holy Son falls, you may inherit the sacred land and its Holy Maiden in succession. My son Lin Xian possesses the potential of an Immortal Altar!]

"A candidate Holy Son... that has already surpassed the limits of a small sect's genius."

Lin Xian murmured. With such aptitude, against the backdrop of countless races rising together and competing upon the Emperor Path, he could not even earn himself a name as a minor extra. He was nothing but background cannon fodder.

Not to mention the late stages—even by the middle stages, Holy Sons had become mere units of combat power. If a genius could not casually crush a dozen or so Holy Sons, they would be too embarrassed to claim they wanted to compete on the Emperor Path.

But in the lower levels of the cultivation world, where the Sea of Bitterness and Dao Palace realms reigned supreme, Holy Son-level cultivators were still quite formidable.

This time, his odds of winning had already surpassed ninety-eight percent!

"My primary scripture? Why not try me and find out?" Lin Xian chuckled. Without any courtesy, he directly swung a massive palm strike. Divine power surged forth, blanketing the heavens.

He did not strike at Ma Yun, but instead slapped toward the elderly woman at the Divine Bridge realm with the Connecting Heaven mark on her forehead.

The elderly woman had been arrogant and condescending, looking down on Lin Xian. She had never imagined that the rogue cultivator she considered beneath notice would dare attack her, an elder of Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven. Caught off guard, she was sent tumbling headfirst.

Lin Xian's great hand seal smashed her down into the mortal dust.

"Y-you dare?!" The other Divine Bridge cultivator flew into a rage. There were three of them—three Divine Bridge cultivators in total!

"I don't need to pick a date to beat you." Lin Xian patted his palms and looked toward Ma Yun. "Elder, am I qualified to join Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven now?"

"You're courting death!" The elderly woman, covered from head to toe in dust as though she had rolled through a mud pit, was incomparably furious. She transformed into a divine rainbow and charged over, traces of blood hanging from the corner of her mouth. She had actually been injured.

"Courting a beating!" Lin Xian sent another great hand seal crashing down. Two palm prints appeared on the elderly woman's face, bright red and perfectly symmetrical. Her teeth were nearly knocked out.

"Fellow Daoist, you've gone too far." Elder Ma Yun frowned slightly and immediately made his move as well, intending to test Lin Xian.

"Wisdom, clarity..." Seeing this, Lin Xian recited the Tranquilizing Mind Divine Spell. A countless number of clear water droplets emerged at his fingertips, then he flung them at Elder Ma Yun with lightning speed.

In an instant, a flash of enlightenment arose in Elder Ma Yun's heart, and he froze in place. Such insight that dispelled inner demons would ordinarily be a good thing, but on a battlefield, it was simply sabotaging one's own teammate.

"The Tranquilizing Mind Divine Spell can be used like this?"

System 10086 was dumbfounded. Did Yuanshi Tianzun know he was using a Daoist divine spell this way?

"There are no useless skills, only people who do not know how to use them."

Lin Xian chuckled. Qi-State Origin-Flow and Six Vaults Immortal Thief activated together, elevating his body to an extreme state. Bathed in radiance, he resembled an immortal descending into the mortal world, incomparably sacred.

After controlling him for a while, by the time Elder Ma Yun regained his senses, Lin Xian was already striking left and right, grinding the two Divine Bridge cultivators into the ground.

"Old Ma, Old Ma..." The two Divine Bridge cultivators cried out, their eyes filled with resentment.

There was no selling out teammates like this.

Elder Ma Yun smiled awkwardly and cupped his hands toward Lin Xian. "Fellow Daoist, could you spare these two disappointing junior disciples of mine? I am willing to personally recommend you to Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven."

"I want triple the resource offerings," Lin Xian said calmly.

The moment Elder Ma Yun hesitated, the two cultivators on the ground screamed again.

"Fine. With your strength, Fellow Daoist, triple is not excessive." Elder Ma Yun hurriedly agreed. As for the extra resources, that was the sect master's problem to consider. He was only responsible for recruiting people.

"Good." Lin Xian wanted to use Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven as a stepping stone into the broader cultivation world, and he had no desire to kill anyone and forge enmity. Thus, he released the two Cave Heaven elders.

Ignoring the elderly woman's venomous glare, Lin Xian said only to the other Divine Bridge cultivator, "Enemies defeated by my hand have never been regarded as opponents. I will give you time to catch up, until you are forever beyond reach."

The Divine Bridge cultivator's body trembled, and the way he looked at Lin Xian changed completely.

Elder Ma Yun praised, "What spirit, Fellow Daoist."

Lin Xian merely smiled without speaking. How could the Desolate Heaven Emperor's quotes lack spirit?

People in this multiverse might not have high realms, but they absolutely had to know how to deliver flirtatious lines.

As everyone knew, once enough flirtatious lines were spoken, iconic scenes naturally came into being.

System 10086: "...Host, was this also within your calculations?"

Lin Xian chuckled. He felt that the life of a cultivator from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths ought to be lived like this:

When he looked back upon his life, he would not regret failing to speak flirtatious lines, nor would he feel ashamed of being unable to show off before others. Then, when he became an emperor and attained immortality, he could say: "I have devoted my life and all my experiences to the most flirtatious cause in the world—striving to create iconic scenes throughout the myriad heavens and worlds."

After displaying his astonishing strength, Lin Xian was recruited by Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven. The old cultivator who had recommended him also received a bottle of Hundred Herbs Liquid as a reward and was permitted to recommend one junior to join Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven.

The old cultivator was ecstatic, Elder Ma Yun was all smiles, Lin Xian was in a good mood, and the other Divine Bridge cultivator was lost in thought. Only the elderly woman's world was left wounded.

After indulging in extravagance and pleasure for several days, the deadline given by the Cave Heaven was drawing near. Elder Ma Yun had no choice but to drag away Lin Xian, who kept shouting, "Keep the music going! Keep dancing!"

Before leaving, Lin Xian reluctantly held the old cultivator's hand and said earnestly, "If you have talent, show it early. What cultivator can withstand such a test?"

"Brother Ma, don't you agree?"

Elder Ma Yun smiled without answering. Young people were still too young; they had never seen the fairies of Miaoyu Convent.

The elderly woman cast him a contemptuous glance, having completely forgotten the young men who had been calling her granny just a few days ago.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group transformed into divine rainbows, crossed mountains and rivers, and flew back to the sect.

Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven was surrounded by immortal mountains, wreathed in clouds and mist. From afar, it appeared exceedingly ethereal, like a secluded paradise beyond the world.

Green peaks and emerald valleys, flowing springs and cascading waterfalls, flourishing vegetation, and birds and beasts filled with spiritual awareness—it was like a world within a painting.

The moment he stepped into Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven, Lin Xian, who had been so infatuated with worldly pleasures and reluctant to part from them just moments ago, seemed like a different person. His face was full of devotion to the Dao. Taking a deep breath, he said sincerely, "I love everything about Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven. Even the spiritual essence here carries the free and sweet taste of freedom."

Elder Ma Yun: ???

Yesterday, you said that the pleasure houses and singing pavilions tasted free and sweet. You change your tune every day, huh?