Seeing him like this, Heavenly Venerable Daoling's eyes flickered with helplessness. He beckoned to him and said, "Xuandao, come here!"
"Yes, Grand Supreme Ancestor!" Lin Xuandao's expression turned solemn, and he walked over.
"You handled today's matter well! Take these two bottles of pills." Heavenly Venerable Daoling praised him, taking two bottles of pills from his waist and handing them over.
"Thank you, Grand Supreme Ancestor!" Lin Xuandao said delightedly as he accepted them.
"Mm! Cultivate diligently, and don't disgrace our Lin Family! Once you reach the core condensation stage, come see me again," Heavenly Venerable Daoling encouraged him.
"Thank you, Grand Supreme Ancestor!" Lin Xuandao naturally understood what Heavenly Venerable Daoling meant and answered joyfully. By telling him to return at the core condensation stage, Heavenly Venerable Daoling meant that even if he did not accept him as a formal disciple, he would still grant him plenty of benefits.
"All right, there's nothing more for you to do here. You may leave!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling waved him away.
"Yes!" Lin Xuandao replied respectfully and withdrew. As he left, he gave Li Xiaoya a look filled with mixed emotions. Seeing it, Li Xiaoya pulled a face at him.
After leaving Heavenly Venerable Daoling's cave abode, Lin Xuandao looked up at the sky, his heart churning like restless waves. He sighed and gathered himself. Although he did not know why Heavenly Venerable Daoling and the others valued Li Xiaoya so highly, he had already gained so many benefits that the trip had not been in vain. Comforting himself with that thought, he released his flying sword and rode it away.
Just after Lin Xuandao left, a streak of red Escaping Light flew into Heavenly Venerable Daoling's cave abode. The light faded, revealing a refined middle-aged man in scholarly robes who landed