And Then What?

But since this person didn't say it outright, his words were full of indirect and suggestive references.

Clearly, this person needs to speak with him.

Moreover, given their complete unfamiliarity with each other, this person planned to use a little threat to achieve their goal.

The talk of Yin Qi's influence is merely a trigger for this person's actions.

Tsk, this guy looks so young, how come he's so cunning?

Lin Xiao certainly didn't want their Lingxian Sect to attract the attention of the Immortal Cultivation Realm right now, but he wasn't too worried about He Yi revealing anything in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

After all, this person was only at the Golden Core Stage stage. Even if he looked down on the sects in the Mortal Realm, he wouldn't dare to come alone when he was threatening their Lingxian Sect.

This suggests that his request was not something so unreasonable that his sect would rather fight to the death than accept it.

Secondly, through increasing contact with the Immortal Cultivation Realm in recent years, he has gained a general understanding of the basic power structure there and the views of the leading sects and Lineage on the Mortal Realm.

That means having no opinion.

To them, the sects of the Mortal Realm were like distant dust, both remote and insignificant.

Even if He Yi went back and told them, "Brothers, there's a newly emerged small sect in the Mortal Realm that's been stirring up a lot of Yin Qi! They're definitely up to no good!"

If someone even bothers to talk to him for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and gossips about him, that person must be incredibly bored. Let alone traveling thousands of miles to this remote and impoverished Mortal Realm to uphold some kind of Heavenly Dao justice.

This is the importance of information.

If it were an ordinary sect in the Mortal Realm, with almost no contact or understanding of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, it would naturally be threatened by He Yi's remarks.

He Yi originally wanted to use the information gap to make Lin Xiao panic, but unexpectedly, this information gap was not very effective with Lin Xiao.

Furthermore...

Lin Xiao had some thoughts about He Yi.

That's not what I meant.

It's a very serious idea.

He felt that this person didn't seem to be doing too well in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. He was quite isolated three years ago, and he wondered if his situation had changed. He needed to have the members of the Finance Hall who were going to the Immortal Cultivation Realm find out more about him.

Although He Yi made a small threat to their Lingxian Sect as soon as he arrived, Lin Xiao could understand, since they weren't familiar with each other.

If the person's request is reasonable, he might be willing to grant it.

After all... this is the champion of the Talisman Master Assembly!

Furthermore, it's unclear He Yi's performance at the Talisman Master Assembly was intentionally manipulated by him.

This person is not just talented, but a genius who has already accumulated a certain amount of experience in the process of development!

If we could befriend him and get him to give Elder Liu of our sect some pointers, it would be very beneficial for both Liu Chun and our sect's talisman-making endeavors!

Therefore, when faced with He Yi, Lin Xiao nodded decisively:

"The messenger is right!"

"Does the envoy have any further questions?"

He Yi:...

He had thought that this Sect Master Lin would either try to win him over or get angry and declare that his sect was Qingqing and not threatened by him.

The atmosphere that followed was either obsequious or tense.

Why is the outcome so peaceful?

Moreover, the so-called "first doubt" was merely a prelude to start the subsequent conversation. In his plan, after that, the other party should react to the attempt to cover their mouth, and then he could respond accordingly and make his own demands.

This way, he could be in a dominant position, leaving Lin Xiao with no choice but to agree.

But now, Lin Xiao clearly doesn't seem to care much. If he were to force his way in that direction, he would be at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, what he just mentioned about having many doubts about the Lingxian Sect and Lin Xiao himself was not untrue. For now, we can only continue on this topic and then act according to the situation.

So he could only continue with his "doubt":

"As for this second question... Throughout my journey into the Mortal Realm, I've observed the lives of people in various regions, and I've found that only the Lingxian Sect truly cares about its people. They not only help them overcome various survival difficulties but also establish academies to teach these ordinary people to read and write. While such actions are driven by noble intentions, they are time-consuming and laborious, yielding no real benefits beyond some public praise. Why is that?"

He could understand it if ordinary people with status and wealth did such a thing, since ordinary people need their supporters.

However, for cultivators who possess the ability to annihilate mortals with a mere flick of their wrists, it is like a chicken rib.

The reason why mortals can survive in the Immortal Cultivation Realm is simply because cultivators regard them as ants. However, there are still some lowly tasks that need to be done, and hiring mortals is much cheaper than hiring cultivators, which is why they are given a little space to survive.

Having grown up in such an environment, He Yi was bombarded with all sorts of rumors about the Lingxian Sect after entering Hufang Province, which completely overturned his previous understanding.

Lin Xiao was taken aback by his question.

Ah, this...

How should I answer that?

They are said to be concerned about people's livelihood, a group of kind, righteous, loving, and helpful people?

No, no, it would be too immodest of me to say that myself.

Lin Xiao stared blankly at He Yi, opened his mouth awkwardly, and after a long while, finally spoke:

"... Then what should we do?"

He Yi was even more confused. What did he mean by "should do what"?

"Cultivators should naturally strive to improve their strength, so that others dare not provoke them, and attain enlightenment and ascension as soon as possible."

Lin Xiao: "We've been working hard at cultivating."

"Then how can they have the leisure to care about ordinary people?" He Yi believe it.

"We can't just keep cultivating without doing anything else, can we? What's the point of cultivating then?" Lin Xiao didn't quite agree.

"Cultivation is for the purpose of finding the Great Dao as soon as possible and living as long as the heavens," He Yi explained patiently.

"Then what?"

"Then?"

"Yes, live as long as the heavens, and then what?" Lin Xiao asked sincerely.

He Yi stood up, flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, looked at the sky outside the door, and said:

"At that time, naturally one would be performing the deeds of immortals."

Since no powerful cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm have successfully ascended to immortality and left behind any words or clues, how would he know what to do after becoming an immortal?

After thinking for a moment and realizing that he seemed to have been led off-topic, He Yi quickly turned to Lin Xiao and said:

"Furthermore, in your spare time from cultivation, you can diligently practice various skills and techniques to acquire talents that others will value and means of self-protection. In this way, you can reduce the obstacles on your path to the Great Dao."

"Instead of wasting time on mortals who have nothing to do with me, I could use that time on cultivation and improve so much. Time is extremely precious for cultivators."