Feeling Pleased

"Brother Xiao, didn't you say that He Yi is Golden Core cultivator? He passed the Path of Heart-Questioning Road so quickly!" Liu Yunan continued his work, exclaiming in amazement.

Lin Xiao recalled that He Yi had entered the Heart-Questioning Road yesterday morning and left in the evening.

This speed at which one can reach the Golden Core Stage is incredibly fast.

He Yi, due to his influence, He Yi already had the initial form of Origin Qi within his Golden Core, so it was quite normal for him to pass the Heart-Questioning Road quickly.

According to Lin Xiao's understanding, this was somewhat like He Yi receiving a bit of his Dao Heart. In other words, He Yi's Dao Heart was influenced by him, and quite significantly, which was why he was able to condense the nascent form of Origin Qi in such a short time.

Since Dao Xin was influenced by Lin Xiao, it was to be expected that he would go through the Heart-Questioning Road.

Moreover, Original Essence Heart Sutra 'He Yi cultivation speed afterward was incredibly fast.

Lin Xiao told Liu Yunan about it.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yunan was quite astonished:

"Is there really such a convenient method?"

"I didn't expect it either. I was completely confused when I first saw him faint," Lin Xiao said.

"Hey, Brother Xiao, tell me about it too, and see if I can be influenced by you to generate the rudimentary form of Origin Qi?" Liu Yunan thought happily. If it really worked, wouldn't his cultivation speed increase a lot? Moreover, he could also cultivate that book, "The Original Essence Heart Sutra," which he found a bit daunting.

Hearing his request, Lin Xiao glanced at him speechlessly.

"What have I told you? I've told you so many times since you were little. I've talked and communicated with you all the time since we started cultivating, but I haven't seen a single trace of Origin Qi in your Dantian."

Liu Yunan put down the Jade Slip in his hand, moved next to Lin Xiao, and put his arm around his shoulder, saying:

"You can't say that, Brother Xiao. Look, you went into seclusion not long after you mastered the cultivation of Origin Qi. How could you have time to pass on any Dao Heart teachings to us? Come on, Brother Xiao, tell us." After saying that, he nudged Lin Xiao's shoulder and winked at him.

Lin Xiao laughed out loud at what he saw.

"Alright, alright, stop with the fake sweet talk." He pulled a stack of booklets from his private stash and stuffed them into Liu Yunan's arms.

"I just finished writing down my thoughts on cultivating vital Origin Qi. I was planning to put them in the library and Cultivation Hall tomorrow, but since you've taken the initiative, I'll leave it to you. Go do it; I'm too lazy to go."

Liu Yunan snatched the booklet from his arms and put it into his Lock Ring, laughing heartily:

"Of course, of course! Our Brother Xiao is so busy, it's perfect to leave such a small matter to me!"

Lin Xiao returned to his small bamboo house on the floating Spirit-Rich Mountain; it was already late at night.

He sat at the table, took out the Execution Stone arrangement pattern he had recorded in the Execution Stone mine from his private treasury, studied it for a long time, but still had no clue.

He suddenly remembered He Yi had said earlier.

It seems that the major sects in the Immortal Cultivation Realm have left behind quite a few records and related items about the Execution Stone.

Perhaps there are clues in those ancient books.

I'll go ask He Yi tomorrow.

Having no clue, Lin Xiao put away the Jade Slip slips containing the recorded patterns and stared blankly at the lamplight on the table, resting his head on his hands.

I don't know what changes have occurred after the system update.

Building a sect 2.0...

Isn't their sect's current development enough? He thinks it's fine.

I have no idea what this system is up to.

However, I still need to seize the time to cultivate more; it's never a bad thing to have a higher level of cultivation.

Thinking about it, Lin Xiao began to meditate in the room.

After nearly three years, the concentration of Spiritual Qi produced by Spirit-Rich Mountain has become increasingly higher, and now it is not much different from the concentration of Spiritual Qi produced by the First-Tier Spirit Vein under the floating island.

It's estimated that it won't be long before a First-Tier Spirit Vein forms in Spirit-Rich Mountain.

Feeling the concentration of Spiritual Qi around him was almost comparable to that provided by First-Tier Spirit Vein, Lin Xiao was overjoyed.

Another construction project within the sect needs further improvement.

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The next morning, Liu Yunan and Lin Xiao went down the mountain to the home of Village Chief Du.

All the able-bodied men in the family had gone out to work, leaving only Village Chief Du, his daughter-in-law, and his grandson at home.

Seeing Lin Xiao and Liu Yunan arrive, Village Chief Du's eyes crinkled with joy as he waved to them:

"Brother Xiao, Brother Nan, come quickly, come quickly, have some hot porridge, it's still warm in the pot."

It's already the dead of winter, and white steam rises from Village Chief Du's breath as he speaks.

The two accepted the two bowls of steaming hot mixed grain porridge that Aunt Du served them with smiles.

"Grandpa Village Chief, what did you call us for?" Lin Xiao asked Village Chief Du after taking a sip of his hot porridge.

Village Chief Du watched them drink their porridge with a kind and gentle expression.

"That's right, the village has received a lot of help from the Lingxian Sect these past few years, so everyone wanted to send you a token of their appreciation."

Upon hearing that the villagers wanted to give them something, Lin Xiao quickly waved his hand and said:

"No need, no need, Grandpa Village Chief. Please tell the villagers not to spend any money. We don't need anything. We're just happy to see everyone's lives getting better."

"Yes, Grandpa Village Chief, everyone's life has only just gotten a little better, so please don't send us anything." Liu Yunan chimed in from the side.

Seeing their eagerness to refuse, Du Liushui chuckled:

"I know you don't need anything, and the gifts from the villagers aren't anything valuable. They were all put in a lot of effort by everyone, and now we can't return them. It's just a token of our appreciation, so please don't be offended when you see them later."

Seeing that he said that, Lin Xiao and the other person did not refuse anymore, and decided to go and take a look first.

After the two finished their bowls of porridge in a few gulps, Village Chief Du led them out the door.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao and Liu Yunan were still somewhat puzzled.

Weren't we supposed to be delivering things to them? Could it be that the things aren't at the village chief's house or somewhere else?

Village Chief Du led them to the western side of the mountainside near the Lingxian Sect in North Mountain.

This is a jungle, separated from the village by a large thicket of thorny bushes. It is actually closer to the mountainside of North Mountain, which is now the Lingxian Sect Sect's headquarters. If a stone staircase were built on the steep mountainside, it would lead directly here.

However, there are few tall trees here; most of the trees are low shrubs and small hills. Further in, there is a small pond, but because there is a lot of muddy ground around it, the pond is always murky and looks like a mud pit.

Lin Xiao and his friends used to come here often to dig for loaches and catch tadpoles.

However, this time when they came, they found that the place had changed drastically.

A path about three meters wide has been cleared out of the large area of thorny bushes that once surrounded the area.

The land here isn't actually that barren, but it hasn't been cultivated by Xiushui Village because there are many large and small stones embedded deep within the soil.

In addition, there are many weeds with vigorous root systems, whose roots are long and tough, buried deep underground.