Yuan Ruogu

He had clearly sensed that the Yuan Household patriarch's inner demons were almost gone, and his own Spiritual Power was also about to run out, so Lin Xiao simply stopped working.

The Yuan Household patriarch has not yet awakened, and it is estimated that he wants to take advantage of this moment to eliminate the last remaining inner demons.

Lin Xiao did not leave immediately, but instead walked to Jiang Youfu's side and began to meditate to recover.

This place truly lives up to its reputation as the Yuan Household's secluded cultivation ground; it's likely equipped with some kind of Spirit Gathering Formation, as the concentration of Spiritual Qi energy here is quite impressive, and Lin Xiao's condition is rapidly recovering.

Because Lin Xiao and the others arrived early, it was late at night when the purification ended.

Yuan Bi and Yuan Qing, who were outside, heard the conversation inside and knew that it was over.

So Yuan Bi opened the giant stone door, and the two of them went inside.

When they saw their ancestor's appearance rapidly restored, they were overjoyed.

Seeing Lin Xiao meditating to the side, they immediately swallowed the joy that had welled up in their throats and stayed quietly by his side without making a sound to disturb him.

After a long while, the Yuan Household patriarch finally completely eliminated the remnants of his inner demons, and Lin Xiao's Spiritual Power had also recovered to some extent. The two opened their eyes one after the other.

Although Lin Xiao's Spiritual Power had not fully recovered, he did not want to linger at the Yuan Household for too long. The Yuan Household patriarch had already woken up, so it was more important to get down to business.

The patriarch of the Yuan Household opened his eyes, his gaze filled with joy.

The inner demons that had plagued me for years, which I thought I might never be able to overcome in my lifetime, were completely eliminated in just two days!

For the patriarch of the Yuan Household, this was truly a life-saving grace!

He looked at Lin Xiao, suppressing his excitement, stood up, bowed to Lin Xiao, and said:

"I will never forget Fellow Daoist Lin's great kindness. If you ever have any requests in the future, I, Yuan Ruogu, will never fail to respond!"

Lin Xiao quickly helped him up:

"Don't give me any orders, Elder Senior, you flatter me. Let's just be friends from now on."

Seeing that he had no requests whatsoever, and only said he wanted to make friends, Yuan Ruogu was inwardly impressed and smiled at him:

"Fellow Daoist Lin is an upright person, and it is my honor that you wish to befriend me."

Lin Xiao politely replied "Not at all," while the system's notification sounded clearly in his mind:

[Ding--Congratulations, host, for successfully befriending five cultivators at or above the Foundation Establishment Realm Foundation Establishment Realm, completing the sect construction side quest: Immortal Cultivation Realm Training (1). The quest reward has been sent to your private treasury. Please check your account.]

So, disregarding the people in front of him, he immediately opened his private vault and quickly scanned it. He discovered that the number of [Floating Island Fragment] had indeed increased from two to three, and he was overjoyed.

Satisfied, Lin Xiao left the private treasury. Without disturbing Yuan Bi and Yuan Qing, who had been waiting for a long time, as they conversed with their ancestor, he glanced at the sky outside and said:

"It's getting late, and we still have companions at the inn, so we'll take our leave now."

Since the old ancestor was invaded by the inner demon, he had basically not been in a conscious state, and yesterday he was very weak, so Yuan Bi had not had a chance to communicate with him much. Now that the old ancestor is in good health, there are naturally many things and situations that have accumulated over the years that he needs to tell him.

Therefore, Yuan Bi did not feign trying to persuade him to stay, but instead quickly stepped forward and said to Lin Xiao:

"We deeply appreciate Fellow Daoist Lin's noble character. We will not insist on keeping you any longer. We will arrange a private banquet for you another day, and we hope you will honor us with your presence so that we can all enjoy a drink together as friends!"

Since there was food, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu naturally agreed. Moreover, Lin Xiao was thinking that they might need to ask them for help in the future.

Having another friend, especially one who's the top local tyrant in Yuanling City, is naturally a good thing.

And so, Lin Xiao and his companion left the Yuan Household after saying their goodbyes.

Yuan Qing did not stay in the cave either. He knew that his uncle and the ancestor had many important matters to discuss, so he consciously took his leave and returned to his own courtyard.

Although he joined the Heavenly Profound Sect a few years ago, the family has kept the small courtyard where he used to live for him.

Only the Yuan Household patriarch and Yuan Bi remained inside the cave.

After Yuan Ruogu waved his hand to close the giant stone door outside, he began to communicate with Yuan Bi.

Meanwhile, when Lin Xiao and his companion returned to the inn, they saw the waiter carrying a large bucket of hot water upstairs. The bucket was so big that it could fit two or three people inside.

They were a bit strange.

It wasn't surprising that the waiter was so strong; after all, this was Immortal Cultivation Realm, and even the waiter possessed cultivation.

The bucket of hot water was clearly meant for bathing, and what surprised them was that there were people in the Immortal Cultivation Realm who preferred bathing rather than using Dust Removal Technique or similar methods to solve hygiene problems.

However, they only glanced at it curiously for a couple of seconds before looking away.

They followed the waiter upstairs.

Their guest rooms were on the third floor, and it turned out that the waiter also went to the third floor.

There were rooms on both sides of the staircase, and their guest rooms were on the right. It turned out that the waiter also went to the right side.

However, they didn't think much of it, since there were plenty of rooms on one floor.

They followed the waiter a short distance behind, walking together until they stopped in front of their own room.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu were both puzzled.

Logically, only Liu Chun, who had just returned from seeing Elder Zhang, should be in the room now. Because of Lin Xiao, he certainly wouldn't have invited Elder Zhang to the inn. Could it be that Liu Chun suddenly felt like taking a bath?

Before they could think any further, the guest room door had already been opened from the inside.

After Liu Chun took the hot water, he saw Lin Xiao and the other person behind the waiter and paused for a moment. Then he gave them a slight wry smile and made way for them to come in.

The waiter, with his head slightly lowered and eyes fixed straight ahead, took his leave.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu then entered the room.

Because there were many of them, they requested a fairly large room, divided into an inner room and an outer room, both of which were quite spacious.

After entering the house and closing the door, Lin Xiao asked:

Elder Liu, how is your sister? Is there any news?

Liu Chun, carrying a large bucket of hot water, forced a bitter smile at him:

"Sect Master, please follow me."

Then he carried the hot water into the inner room.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu followed behind him, not understanding why.

Upon entering the inner room, they immediately saw the person lying on the bed.

This person was a beautiful woman with a resemblance to Liu Chun in her features, and she appeared to be in her early twenties.

The woman was wrapped tightly in a thin blanket, with only her head showing. Her eyes were closed and her brows were furrowed, as if she were trapped in a nightmare and was completely unaware of Lin Xiao and his companion's presence.

Above her head was a talisman.