Earth-Tier High-Grade

Only Xiaoluan, who was still at the Spirit Awakening Second Layer, looked up at them with a completely bewildered expression.

Life in the sect was so pleasant and comfortable that Xiaoluan just wanted to stay in the thatched hut and sleep all day.

If it weren't for Jiang Youfu occasionally running over to the thatched shed to take it to the cultivation room to stay, and Yang Jinshu feeding it spirit grains every day, it would probably still be stuck at the Spirit Awakening First Layer for a while.

Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised, yet also somewhat expected, by Liao Pantu's answer.

Fortunately, as he passed by the cultivation room, he could clearly sense the breathing exercises of the people inside who were diligently cultivating.

Everyone is cultivating so calmly, so there shouldn't be any problems in the village.

So he put the matter aside for the time being.

Now that a Nascent Soul Cultivator has arrived at the sect, it's only natural to begin a thorough interrogation—no, I mean, to inquire about what the Immortal Cultivation Realm of this world is really like!

Lin Xiao quickened his pace and led Liao Pantu and Sun Yigao into the sect's main hall.

Seeing them running towards the empty house, Xiaoluan got bored and ran back to the grass near the big rock at the entrance to the secret realm to look for insects to eat.

Upon arriving at the sect's main hall, Liao Pantu saw the plaque above the gate that read "Lingxian Grand Hall" and sensed something was amiss.

After following Lin Xiao inside, he heard him cheerfully introducing the place to him:

"This is the main hall of our Lingxian Sect, and I am the sect master of our Lingxian Sect."

Liao Pantu felt as if he hadn't been out in the world for decades and was out of touch with the times.

Why is there a little kid at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer telling him that he is the leader of a sect?

Could it be that decades later, it's become fashionable in the Immortal Cultivation Realm to appoint young children as sect leaders?

It took Liao Pantu a while to process what he was saying before he finally found his voice:

"Where... where are your elders? Where is your master?"

Sun Yigao glanced at Lin Xiao and said to Liao Pantu:

He is my master.

Liao Pantu stared wide-eyed at Lin Xiao and asked Sun Yigao:

Isn't he your brother?

Lin Xiao, who was being pointed at, shrugged:

"A brother can also be a mentor; everyone has their own role to play."

Liao Pantu still looked at Lin Xiao with great disbelief:

"You yourself are only at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, and you already have a disciple at the Qi Refinement Seventh Layer?"

Lin Xiao said innocently:

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I Third Layer of Qi Refining. Cultivation slows down as you go higher, and besides, our aptitudes aren't that different, so it's normal for our cultivation levels to be similar."

Liao Pantu: Is this what I asked?!

Although he considered himself a Nascent Soul Cultivator to be knowledgeable enough, what he knew about this matter was completely outside his comprehension!

The sect leader is a twelve-year-old cultivator at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer!

He was also the master of a fifteen-year-old Qi Refinement Seventh Layer of Qi Refining!

This... this...

Liao Pantu felt a little confused. He looked around the inside of the sect's main hall and thought, "It's alright, it's barely presentable."

Suddenly, a possibility occurred to him, and he said in an incredulous tone:

"This sect, it can't just consist of the two of you kids, can it?"

Upon hearing his question, Lin Xiao and Sun Yigao decisively shook their heads, with Lin Xiao even retorting:

"How is that possible!"

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Liao Pantu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that perhaps this sect was just a bit strange, but there should still be sect elders in charge.

Then he heard Sun Yigao reply:

"Besides the two of us, there are eight other people in our sect, all of whom are disciples of the sect leader."

"Puff--"

Liao Pantu: Are you guys playing house with cultivating immortality?

But then he thought of the good stuff Lin Xiao had casually pulled out.

Then he thought of a possibility.

This must be some super powerful Aristocratic Clan playing a large-scale sect-based pretend game with their child!

Thinking about it this way, Liao Pantu felt he had figured out the truth.

Then he saw Lin Xiao and Sun Yigao each take a straw mat and sit down around him.

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up as she asked him:

"Senior Liao, could you tell us where the Immortal Cultivation Realm is?"

Upon hearing this, Liao Pantu assumed that they were too well protected by their families and knew little about the outside world, so he patiently explained:

"Our Immortal Cultivation Realm is extremely vast. To put it another way, in the entire Shifang Continent, the mortal realm occupies less than a small corner; the rest is the Immortal Cultivation Realm."

Sun Yigao then asked:

"Where is our Pusi Kingdom located? How far is it from the Immortal Cultivation Realm?"

This was the first time Lin Xiao had learned that the country where their Xiushui Village was located was originally called Pusi Kingdom. However, not only was it the first time Lin Xiao had heard this name, but it was also the first Liao Pantu.

He paused for a moment and said:

"Pusi Kingdom? I've never heard of that name before. There are no kingdoms in the Immortal Cultivation Realm; those only exist in the Mortal Realm... Wait, this is the Mortal Realm?!"

Lin Xiao and Sun Yigao exchanged a glance and nodded, seemingly puzzled.

Seeing them both nod, Liao Pantu was completely stunned.

This is the Mortal Realm, so there can't possibly be any super-powerful Aristocratic Clan here, right?!

In the Mortal Realm, without any powerful Aristocratic Clan or sects, how could someone reach the Qi Refinement Seventh Layer at the age of fifteen and the Qi Refining Eighth Layer at the age of twelve?!

Liao Pantu immediately exclaimed excitedly:

"What kind of cultivation method do you practice? Let me see it!"

Lin Xiao winked at him and said:

"This sect's internal cultivation method can only be read and practiced by disciples of this sect; it is never to be passed on to outsiders."

Liao Pantu waved his hand:

"I'm joining your Lingxian Sect!"

Lin Xiao blinked again:

"Words alone are not enough; a solemn oath must be Heavenly Mandate Oath."

Liao Pantu:

"I'll stand!"

Lin Xiao:

"Then what about your Heavenly Net Sect...?"

Liao Pantu:

"Forget it! I haven't been back for decades anyway! Those bunch of good-for-nothings haven't found me in all those years!"

Lin Xiao looked at the excited Liao Pantu and asked:

"If this small part of your soul agrees, will it work? Can it represent your whole being?"

Liao Pantu was momentarily speechless at his question, then angrily retorted:

"Of course! I only split my soul! I didn't create a clone! My soul and body can sense each other!"

[Ding-- Liao Pantu has joined the sect. Congratulations, host, for gaining a Nascent Soul Cultivator as a disciple. Hidden rewards have been sent to your private treasury. Please check your account.]

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Lin Xiao confirmed that he had indeed joined.

So he generously took out the "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction" from his private treasury and handed it to Liao Pantu.

It wasn't that Lin Xiao was unwilling to give him the "Original Essence Heart Sutra".

However, compared to the "Original Essence Heart Sutra", the "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction" seems to be more acceptable to everyone, so Lin Xiao chose this one.

Upon seeing the manual he was offered, Liao Pantu immediately took it and began to read it.

Then he became completely absorbed in this mental cultivation method, unable to extricate himself.

After a while, Sun Yigao and Lin Xiao were both preparing to go down the mountain to go home and check on things when he looked up at Lin Xiao and said in an incredulous tone:

"This... this is actually a Earth Rank High Grade technique!"