2.0 Update

He still remembers the reaction of his fellow disciple, Bai Zhu, when he expressed his surprise at the time.

"Spirit Root? What's that?"

This is absolutely absurd for He Yi!

A cultivator at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement had no idea what Spirit Root were.

After obtaining Bai Zhu's consent, he personally examined Bai Shu's Spirit Root, only to find that he had none!

This fellow disciple, who reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement Refining in just a few months, actually had no Spirit Root, not even Mixed Spirit Root! Despite having no Spirit Root, his cultivation speed was incredibly fast.

He Yi felt that his understanding of the past twenty years had been once again challenged by reality.

After being lost in thought for a while, he finally came to his senses, let out a long breath, and began to eat the dinner in front of him.

Unexpectedly, I ended up in such a hidden sect in the Mortal Realm.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Are you there? It's me."

Upon hearing the voice, He Yi recognized it as Lin Xiao and immediately released the restriction on the doorway, saying:

"Please come in."

As soon as Lin Xiao entered, he saw the food in front of He Yi that had only been touched twice.

"Oh, eating? I'm just in time."

He Yi:?

Just as he was wondering what Lin Xiao meant by "coincidence," he saw Lin Xiao walk straight to the table and sit down next to He Yi. He then took out a food box that was exactly the same as the one in front of him, opened the lid, and found that it contained the same food as He Yi's.

This was sent to Liu Yunan by telepathy after he returned to the sect, Liu Yunan delivered it to him using a food delivery basket.

Lin Xiao took out another pair of chopsticks, looked up and saw He Yi moved, and called out:

"What are you standing there for? Eat!" After saying that, he buried his head in his rice and started eating.

He Yi was speechless for a moment.

This Sect Master Lin really loves to eat.

However, the Spirit Cuisine prepared in the sect's Spirit Cuisine Hall was indeed very delicious, He Yi obediently picked up his chopsticks and ate with Lin Xiao.

However, eating doesn't prevent you from talking.

After all, cultivators won't choke or get choked.

"What has the sect leader decided?" He Yi asked.

Lin Xiao didn't even look up. "What are you considering?"

"Activate the Execution-Binding Treasure Formation," He Yi explained.

"What exactly happened?" Lin Xiao continued eating, still engrossed in his meal.

He Yi didn't mind, and simply said carefully:

"Recently, many demon -Execution Cultivator Execution Cultivator in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain have been arrested, greatly reducing their power. They will likely need to lie low and bide their time for a while, so there's no rush."

"You may not know this, but the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain are actually a rather Savage Wilderness and untamed region in the Immortal Cultivation Realm because they are close to the Mortal Realm and have thin Spiritual Qi. The reason they are called the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain is that they are actually just a large seventh domain besides the other six domains. And because their area is much larger than the other six domains, the people living in this area have long divided the entire region into the Northern and Southern Spiritual Domains according to their location."

"And the spiritual domain bordering the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain is called the Mysterious Extreme Domain. After the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain conducted a large-scale search for Execution Cultivator for a period of time, some traces of Execution Cultivator have also appeared there."

Upon hearing the name Mysterious Extreme Domain, Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow.

A new map has appeared!

I'd never heard of it before.

Senior Liao said he hadn't been to other spirit realms much and didn't know much about them. Anyway, they didn't have much contact with other spirit realms, so it was better not to mention them. He didn't talk about other spirit realms with Lin Xiao and the others much.

Therefore, although Lin Xiao knew that there were other spiritual domains besides the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain, he really had no idea what they were like.

He Yi was standing next to him, continued:

"The Mysterious Extreme Domain is renowned for its auctions, held once every hundred years, where only the most precious treasures are up for bidding. Meanwhile, in the neighboring Red Mountain Domain, within the ancient Mysterious Extreme Domain Chengyuan Sect, lies a Black Moon Execution Crystal Black Moon Execution Crystal, a priceless treasure for those Execution Cultivator."

"The Mysterious Extreme Domain is already planning to act as a go-between, persuading the Chengyuan Sect to put this Black Moon Execution Crystal up for auction to lure them out. At that time, we'll need to set up this Execution-Binding Treasure Formation near the auction to catch all the fish that have taken the bait."

After listening, Lin Xiao understood. He didn't rush to agree or refuse, but instead asked:

When is this auction?

"Fifteen years later," He Yi replied.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao first sighed inwardly, "As expected of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, their plans are all measured in years."

He then lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.

This means that if they agree to this, their sect will have fifteen years.

They need to develop within fifteen years to the point where they are not afraid of others' ill intentions even if their sect's situation is exposed.

As for this level, there is clearly no end; the stronger the better.

He thought for a moment, then asked the system in his mind:

"Master, how effective is our sect's Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation? What kind of attacks can it withstand at most?"

[System-generated, guaranteed quality. The Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation created based on the sect established by the host is essentially a power governed by the rules of this world. As long as the array is within its defensive range, it will be impervious to any external attacks. Please use it with confidence.]

very good.

Lin Xiao felt reassured after receiving the system's reply.

In this way, even if they encounter any problems, as long as this Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation is there, it's like having a solid backing. Even if a group of people covet them and want to cause them trouble, they will have a protective shield.

However, Xiushui Village at the foot of the mountain is not their sect's territory and cannot be encompassed by the sect's Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation.

Thinking about this, Lin Xiao felt a headache coming on again.

[Ding--The host's sect has now taken initial shape, small but complete. The next stage is for the sect to enter a phase of rapid and comprehensive development. Congratulations on successfully initiating Sect Construction 2.0.]

[To launch the new version, the system will undergo a full update, which will take 24 hours. During the update, all functions except the private treasury will remain in their original operating state and will be inoperable. Please wait patiently.]

[Update countdown: 3, 2, 1, Start updating, beep--]

The sudden system update notification left Lin Xiao completely dumbfounded.

Why the sudden update?

He's thinking about something right now!

However, no matter how much Lin Xiao called out to the system in his mind, the system remained completely silent.

Never mind, this system is rather capricious; he's used to it.

Anyway, it's only a day, let's wait and see what the system update 2.0 brings.

So Lin Xiao said to He Yi:

"Let me think about it."

He Yi:...

He made excuses again.

Knowing that Lin Xiao wouldn't agree easily, He Yi sighed silently.

However, he wasn't discouraged; he figured he'd just have to try his best.

Originally, this plan would have been carried out even if Lin Xiao hadn't agreed, but without the blessing of the Execution-Binding Treasure Formation, it would probably have been impossible to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

This was originally part of the plan.

He Yi simply realized that Lin Xiao might possess the ability to cultivate Origin Qi, and wanted to try and win him over.