A Visit

Sun Yigao did this because after Lin Xiao placed the Mind- Heart-Rectifying Mirror Heart-Rectifying Mirror at the entrance of the floating island, he explained its general purpose to everyone.

To rectify oneself and one's mind, one must understand one's true nature; only by understanding one's own mind can one comprehend the Way.

Because of this description, Sun Yigao would always glance at the Heart-Rectifying Mirror Yu Guang he passed by.

At first, he felt that the Heart-Rectifying Mirror could see very clearly.

But day after day, Sun Yigao gradually noticed that what he saw in the mirror seemed to be slightly different each day.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on the specific differences.

But after noticing this anomaly, he became more careful every time he passed by.

Later, he discovered that whenever he passed by the Heart-Rectifying Mirror after finishing a book, that inexplicable, subtle change would occur.

However, if one merely passes by the Heart-Rectifying Mirror while preoccupied with other matters, the image reflected in the mirror will be no different from before.

He had been busy with his master researching elixirs, so he hadn't paid much attention to this matter. After asking around and finding that no one else had the same problem, he temporarily put it aside.

With the research and development of elixirs currently suspended, and the teaching pressure on Cultivation Method not so great, it's a good time to take this opportunity to study them first.

He estimated that such a special test should not take too long to discover the cause and effect, and it would not be too late to cultivate afterwards.

Thus, the act of reading in front of the Heart-Rectifying Mirror came about.

Just as Sun Yigao was studying the mysteries within the Heart-Rectifying Mirror, and a group of his friends were quietly watching, a message came from the servant on duty in the General Affairs Hall: a Golden Core cultivator who called himself He Yi had come to visit their sect leader.

Upon receiving the news, Liu Yunan relayed it to Lin Xiao, asking if he wanted to go and meet this person.

Lin Xiao was initially quite surprised to see this name.

"He Yi?"

He pondered for a moment before finding a few scattered connections to the name in his memory, along with a vague, proud figure from the Talisman Master Assembly.

Could it be He Yi, the champion of the Talisman Master Assembly?

How could someone from the Immortal Cultivation Realm be here?

Lin Xiao immediately realized that there had been a message from the capital saying that the Immortal Cultivation Realm had sent an envoy to investigate the matter of the Huanyou Nation's Execution Stone with the royal family.

The message that came back mentioned that the envoy from the Immortal Cultivation Realm was called Immortal Master He.

It seems that this envoy from the Immortal Cultivation Realm is most likely He Yi.

Lin Xiao has been busy with the sect's construction projects lately, and has had no time to pay attention to outside affairs.

Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe had received this news before and had contacted the royal family. However, the royal family thought that this envoy was just like before, coming to the Mortal Realm to make a show of power and kill time. So they told the Lingxian Sect that He Yi stayed in the imperial city all day and seemed to have no interest in investigation. They said that it was nothing serious and that the royal family could handle it.

So Liu Yunan and the others stopped paying too much attention and followed Lin Xiao's lead, busying themselves with their own sect's internal affairs.

Who would have thought that this person would appear at the foot of their mountain, and even say that he wanted to visit Lin Xiao, not Lingxian Sect.

It seems this person has done some research and understanding of their sect and Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao had only seen He Yi a few times from afar, but he didn't know anything about him. He only heard people around him talking about him, and it seemed that he was from the Talisman Sect and had a powerful backer.

Many people say that his achievements in talisman making were built upon the vast resources provided by the Talisman Sect.

Whether these statements are true or false is unknown, but it's certain that this person isn't very popular.

After all, he hadn't seen anyone speak up for him during those days, including the tournament staff dressed in the robes of the Talisman Sect.

The rumors were right in the ears of those disciples of the Talisman Sect, but they didn't utter a single word in rebuttal, pretending not to hear them.

If these disciples of the Talisman Sect don't possess exceptionally high professional skills, then it can only prove that He Yi's interpersonal relationships within the Talisman Sect are extremely poor, and the rumors are true.

Lin Xiao agreed without thinking for too long.

After all, they come from the Immortal Cultivation Realm and are the investigators of the Execution Stone Incident. Meeting them will save others from causing trouble later.

He Yi waited for a short while before a disciple of the Lingxian Sect came and invited him to the academy next to him.

"Although this is an academy, it also has a special reception room. Since outsiders cannot enter through the mountain gate, our sect has arranged for guests to be received here. Please forgive any inconvenience caused," the disciple in charge of receiving him explained, displaying utmost respect.

Elder Qin said that we should be respectful to these cultivators with high cultivation levels, so as not to encounter those arrogant cultivators who would cause us trouble.

Although the sect will back them up, as the saying goes, a wise man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him. Backing them up is something that can only be done after they've been bullied, so it's better for us to suffer the loss first.

So it's always a good idea to be respectful from the start.

Be respectful, but the disciples they are receiving also represent the sect's reputation, so there's no need to be obsequious; otherwise, others won't find fault with you.

Since arriving in the Mortal Realm, He Yi has always been treated with utmost respect by cultivators, and the attitude of the Lingxian Sect Sect's welcoming disciple did not strike him as anything amiss.

After all, this is how cultivators in the Mortal Realm treat cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

After He Yi sat down, the disciple who was receiving him poured him a cup of tea and then took his leave.

It was afternoon, He Yi took a small sip of tea.

Hmm, ordinary tea.

It has no Spiritual Qi whatsoever, but the fragrance is quite nice.

He glanced around the reception room. It wasn't large, simply furnished with some wooden tables and chairs, looking like a very ordinary reception room, without any spiritual items or decorations.

It was similar to what he had seen in the imperial city, but the decorations were far less magnificent.

The faint sounds of reading and lecturing from nearby could be heard, indicating that while the academy was protected by external arrays, the various internal sections were not separated by any arrays.

He used his Divine Sense to roughly survey the academy and gained a general understanding of it.

Most of the teachers here are ordinary people, with only a few possessing some shallow cultivation. However, all the students are ordinary people.

He listened to the lectures briefly and found that the lessons taught by these teachers were mostly mundane and commonplace, with perhaps a few profound pronouncements. It seemed that these were books written by exceptional individuals among ordinary people who had occasionally glimpsed a corner of the mysteries of the universe.

However, these things cannot truly help people overcome that hurdle; they are practically useless for ordinary people.

It's unclear why the Lingxian Sect established a special academy and assigned disciples to teach mortals to read and write.