Yang Jinshu
The reason Lin Xiao said this with such certainty was...
It's not because he's trying to fool people.
He reached this conclusion after careful consideration.
Because he was thinking of himself and Sun Yigao.
Sun Yigao fifteen years old, which far exceeds the standard of the Shangyang Sect's maximum age for accepting disciples, which is no more than twelve years old.
However, Lin Xiao himself happened to be right on the line.
The system then rated his qualifications as "a dragon among men" and Sun Yigao's as "a rare gem."
Forgive his frankness, but he really doesn't think there's much difference between the two.
Therefore, Lin Xiao believed that the difference between these two qualifications should not be significant.
However, even with Lin Xiao cultivating for 24 hours straight with a cheat code, it still took him two days to reach the Qi Refining Second Layer.
And what about Sun Yigao?
Even if he diligently cultivates whenever he goes to the toilet, aside from eating and sleeping, he still spends half as much time cultivating as Lin Xiao.
However, it only took him three or four days to go from a mortal to the Qi Refining Second Layer.
From this perspective, their cultivation speeds are actually about the same.
There is no difference caused by age gap.
Of course, it's also possible that the cultivation levels of Qi Refining Level 1 and 2 are too low to be used as a reference to explain everything.
But Lin Xiao had a gut feeling that this might be the truth.
Perhaps the Immortal Method in this world do not apply to their sect.
Lin Xiao has always been unwavering in his belief in his own uniqueness.
Therefore, his sect must also be unique!
Didn't you see he wanted to drag his grandfather into cultivation before?
What's wrong with cultivating? Even Tietou, whose system rating is so-so, is cultivating! He's already Qi Refining First Layer!
Could anyone be worse than him?!
Thinking this way, Lin Xiao's gaze towards Widow Liu became even more resolute.
Widow Liu felt a strange excitement welling up inside her. She tried to suppress it and said to Lin Xiao:
"Well, Brother Xiao, I want to join a sect, I want to cultivate!"
Liu Shengsheng, nestled in Widow Liu's arms, quickly spoke up as well:
"Brother Xiao, I want one too! I want to be with Mommy and Brother."
Lin Xiao nodded, intending to go through the introductory process with the two of them, but suddenly paused and asked Widow Liu:
"Auntie Liu, may I ask what your full name is?"
Widow Liu hadn't expected him to ask that, but thinking that she would soon begin cultivating immortality and no longer have to bear the title of ' Widow Liu ' for the rest of her life, she answered:
My surname is Yang, and my given name Jinshu.
Yang Jinshu.
Lin Xiao silently repeated it in his mind.
He then spoke to Yang Jinshu and Liu Shengsheng:
"Yang Jinshu, Liu Shengsheng, would you be willing to join my Lingxian Sect, become a member of the sect, and devote yourselves to cultivation?"
Their eyes seemed to sparkle like stars as they answered with smiles:
"Willing!"
After receiving their affirmative answers and completing the procedures, Lin Xiao first took out the "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction" and its simplified version from his private treasury.
He handed the two manuals to Yang Jinshu and Liu Shengsheng, saying:
"This is our sect's cultivation method. Aunt Yang, since you can read, why don't you practice it with Sister Sheng?"
When Yang Jinshu heard him change how he addressed her, she felt a mix of emotions. She was also somewhat surprised to see that she had already obtained a cultivation method so soon after she started.
Her father had previously inquired a lot about those sects, including the fact that all disciples who entered a sect to cultivate, except for those with exceptional talent, had to do odd jobs for over a month and pass so-called tests before they could get the opportunity to cultivate.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao gave him the cultivation method so soon.
She immediately bowed to Lin Xiao, expressing her deep gratitude:
"Thank you, Sect Master."
Liu Shengsheng followed suit and bowed to Lin Xiao as well:
"Thank you, Sect Master."
Liu Yunan, standing to the side, was very happy and said cheerfully:
"Mom, from now on we'll be fellow disciples! Haha!"
Jiang Youfu exclaimed in surprise:
"Oh! So Tuzi, you'll be your mother and sister's senior brother from now on? Oh dear, I'll have two more junior sisters now, hehe."
Although Yang Jinshu was already thirty years old, he was not offended by Jiang Youfu and his son's words. He simply smiled and said to Liu Yunan:
"Nan'er, now that I've joined the sect, do you mean you won't call me 'Mother' anymore, and will instead call me 'Junior Sister'?"
Liu Yunan quickly waved his hand:
"No, no, how could I, Mother? You'll always be my mother!"
Lin Xiao then took out two sets of sect uniforms from his private treasury and handed them to Yang Jinshu and Liu Shengsheng, saying:
"These are our sect's uniforms, we'll distribute them to you first. However, it's best not to wear them yet, after all, our sect is still small, and these uniforms, well—wearing them out in public is a bit too conspicuous..."
Yang Jinshu immediately nodded and said:
"I understand. Shengsheng and I will keep these clothes safe until the day we can wear them openly."
Thus, the number of disciples of the Lingxian Sect has reached nine.
One more person is needed to complete the disciple mission!
Liu Yunan took Yang Jinshu and Liu Shengsheng to the cultivation room, while Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu remained in the sect's main hall.
Seeing that Lin Xiao was doing something with his eyes closed, Jiang Youfu didn't disturb him. Instead, he took out "The Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech" and started to study it on his own.
These days, he spends all his free time seeking out Sun Yigao teach him this Law Technique. He wants to learn "The Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech" as soon as possible so he can communicate with Xiaoluan.
Because he never knew what was going on in Xiaoluan's little chick head all day long; every time she clucked at him, it was as if she was trying to tell him something.
He felt sorry for Xiaoluan.
But Brother Xiao is so busy, he doesn't have time to be Xiaoluan's translator all day.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao, who had his eyes closed, was checking the details of Yang Jinshu and Liu Shengsheng on the disciple panel.
The first one I looked at was Yang Jinshu's.
[Name: Yang Jinshu]
[Gender: Female]
[Bone age: 31 years old]
[Talent: Spiritual and Intelligent]
[Cultivation Level: Mortal]
[Sect Status: Outer Disciple (Can be changed)]
[Sect Position: None (Can be changed)]
"Intelligent mind and wisdom" is actually a new evaluation criterion!
Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised.
This so-called spiritual intelligence and wisdom seems to be similar to being outstanding, but Lin Xiao felt that it might be even better than outstanding.
Then he looked down at Liu Shengsheng's.
[Name: Liu Shengsheng]
[Gender: Female]
[Bone age: 7 years]
[Qualifications: Outstanding]
[Cultivation Level: Mortal]
[Sect Status: Outer Disciple (Can be changed)]
[Sect Position: None (Can be changed)]
Surprisingly, Liu Shengsheng's aptitude is quite good.
She's better than her brother. Her brother's initial aptitude was the same as Jiang Youfu's— "not the best, but not the worst"—but he achieved his current outstanding aptitude after leveling up.
Speaking of which, the sect now has nine people.
Lin Xiao believed that one of the foundations of a sect is its mental cultivation method.
Currently, their Lingxian Sect only has the "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction" as its core cultivation method.
It is also the sect's only cultivation method.
This doesn't seem like a good feeling; everyone has no choice in how they cultivate.