One More Sect Member

"I have come here today to disturb my benefactor, simply to offer this small gift as a token of my gratitude. I hope my benefactor will accept it with a smile."

As he spoke, Liu Chun took out a wooden box from his Storage Bag and handed it to Lin Xiao.

Upon seeing the wooden box that looked very similar to the one used to hold Spirit Stone yesterday, Lin Xiao thought to himself, "So this wooden box is the main item he usually uses to store things."

Looking at the wooden box handed to him, Lin Xiao did not take it, but refused:

"Actually, it was just something I did on the spur of the moment, you don't need to take it so seriously. I won't accept the gift, but if you don't have anywhere to go, I do have a suggestion."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chun still insisted on placing his gift of gratitude on the table.

"I am willing to hear your suggestion in detail, but this gift is a token of my gratitude, and I hope you will not refuse it."

Since he had said that, Lin Xiao had no choice but to accept the wooden box. He didn't open it, but put it into his Storage Bag in front of Liu Chun.

Then they tentatively asked him if he would be willing to join a newly established small sect.

Whether he was truly willing to join or not, Lin Xiao could tell from the feedback from the system, so he wasn't worried at all about bringing back someone with ulterior motives to Xiushui Village.

Moreover, this time when he returns, he can build the Heart-Questioning Road.

Then we'll have everyone take a stroll along Wenxin Heart-Questioning Road.

For Liu Chun, if he couldn't join the Heavenly Profound Sect, it wouldn't really matter which sect he joined. After learning his lesson from the Wu Household, he wouldn't dare to become a guest elder in any of those Lineage again.

So after inquiring about the basic situation and benefits of this small sect, he agreed.

Lin Xiao didn't praise their Lingxian Sect too much.

On the contrary, it was said in a very simple and straightforward way.

He wouldn't say something like, "You can visit the sect first before you say anything like that."

After all, taking them back would be tantamount to revealing their sect's address.

Their Lingxian Sect is still a seedling; it needs to be carefully nurtured.

To Liu Chun, this was a small sect that had started from scratch and had few resources. However, according to his benefactor, the sect was located in a place with abundant Spiritual Qi and had all the basic facilities it needed, mainly a talisman-making room.

There are very few disciples, so it's quite peaceful.

Liu Chun felt that although it sounded rather simple, it was recommended by his benefactor.

He didn't have any particular ideas, so he readily agreed.

After all, he still needs to live well and cultivate diligently before he can find a way to locate his sister, whom he has lost contact with for many years...

After Liu Chun agreed, Lin Xiao didn't receive any system notification. He checked the number of people in the sect and found that there was indeed one more person, and Liu Chun's option had also appeared in the sect member panel.

He knew that he had indeed successfully recruited a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and a rather powerful talisman master at that, into their sect.

However, perhaps because Liu Chun joined their sect, the system did not notify him this time that he had successfully befriended a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It seems that the cultivators you befriend shouldn't be recruited into your sect.

"My benefactor, when shall we return to the sect?" Liu Chun asked Lin Xiao after they had settled their arrangements.

"Don't call me your benefactor anymore. My surname is Lin, and my given name is Xiao. You can address me as that," Lin Xiao said to Liu Chun.

As for the issue of returning to the sect, he thought about it.

Now that he has the Heart-Questioning Stone and has also made connections with the Many Treasures Pavilion, as for the system task of expanding his network, he doesn't really want to contact those so-called Lineage right now.

However, if one does not befriend Lineage, then one must befriend five Foundation Establishment cultivators to complete this task.

But so far he has only made friends with one person, namely Shopkeeper Zhong.

Therefore, this task is clearly not something that can be completed in just a few days.

Therefore, Lin Xiao decided to return to the sect first.

We'll talk about making friends later.

After thinking it through, Lin Xiao said to Liu Chun:

"We don't have anything urgent to attend to here for the time being. If you have no problem, we'll head back tomorrow."

Upon hearing that he would return tomorrow, Liu Chun immediately replied:

"My benefactor... no, Fellow Daoist Lin, I'm fine here. I'll go back to my residence to pack up and then come over."

He had been staying with a friend in the city for the past few days.

However, his friend has a family and he felt he was intruding on him, and he was very embarrassed.

However, he had just recovered from a serious injury, and his friend, knowing his predicament, warmly invited him to stay at his friend's house for a while, so he reluctantly agreed.

Now that he had a place to go, he felt a sense of relief.

After chatting for a while, Liu Chun made an appointment with Lin Xiao to come over that evening, then took his leave to say goodbye to his friends and pack his luggage.

Lin Xiao then opened his private treasury, took out the small sealed box that Liao Pantu had given him earlier, placed it on the table, and asked Liao Pantu, who had crawled out of his arms:

"Senior, can you tell me now what the Icefield Spirit is used for?"

Looking at the sealed box on the table, Liao Pantu held the steaming teacup, took a small sip, and slowly spoke:

"Oh, this."

"The Icefield Spirit has quite a few uses, but its most well-known and attractive use to cultivators is its purification function."

"It is said that once it recognizes its master, the master will not be easily troubled by inner demons, will be immune to all poisons, and will be able to remove accumulated toxins from the body."

"I didn't expect the Icefield Spirit to be so useful." Lin Xiao was quite surprised.

But thinking about it again, it makes sense.

If it didn't possess such powerful capabilities, how could Liao Pantu, Nascent Soul Cultivator, possibly have even bothered with it?

However, after taking a sip of tea, Liao Pantu spoke again:

"However, these so-called things like not being easily disturbed by inner demons and being immune to all poisons are all relative. If the level of the Icefield Spirit is too low and its master's cultivation is high, then the role it can play will be negligible. And generally speaking, wild Icefield Spirit rarely has a high level."

So simply catching this Icefield Spirit isn't enough; you also need to raise it to a higher level.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao understood.

That's true.

Otherwise, the Icefield Spirit's power would be far too great.

Thinking of the 'feeding' that Senior Liao mentioned, Lin Xiao asked:

"Senior, do you know how to feed these Icefield Spirit?"

Liao Pantu said:

"I knew a little about it before, but I never tried it, so I don't know if it's true or not."

As the two were discussing, a system notification suddenly sounded in Lin Xiao's mind.

[Ding-- Lingxian Sect Private School officially begins classes. Congratulations, host, on completing the sect construction task - surrounding construction (1). The reward has been sent to your private treasury. Please check your account.]

The sudden notification that the task was completed startled Lin Xiao.

He couldn't immediately understand what task he had suddenly and inexplicably completed.