Mobilization

Seeing young fellow cultivator Mo Yuanjiao run over so excitedly, Liu Chun hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to temporarily set aside his talisman crafting and follow him to take a look.

In the cultivation room, Yang Jinshu heard Jiang Youfu's shout, put down the pen he was using to transcribe, stood up, and walked out.

Even Lin Xiao and Liao Pantu, who were discussing matters inside a room at the Guiyuan Mountain Residence, heard the noise and came out.

Before the group even reached the table, they smelled an enticing aroma.

Jiang Youfu had saved a portion of every dish for those who hadn't arrived yet.

Then, everyone sat around the table and happily enjoyed this grand fish feast.

The Silver-tailed Fish was a spirit fish, inherently possessing some spiritual energy. For some unknown reason, after being cooked into dishes by Jiang Youfu, that spiritual energy had actually increased a bit.

As the delicious fish went down their stomachs, the crowd felt a faint trace of spiritual energy flowing through their meridians like a trickling stream.

Under the combined blessing of the delicious taste and spiritual energy, everyone felt incredibly comfortable all over.

Liao Pantu, who ate with extreme satisfaction, slammed his chopsticks down and said to Jiang Youfu, Delicious! Little Fatty, your Silver-tailed Fish is even more delicious than what the head chef at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion in Yuanling City makes! If you opened a restaurant in Yuanling City, I guarantee that Immortal Fragrance Pavilion would be put out of business!

Hearing this, Jiang Youfu just scratched the back of his head and chuckled, Thank you for the praise, but I don't want to open a restaurant. I just want to cook for everyone in our sect.

The Silver-tailed Fish Lin Xiao gave Jiang Youfu was extremely large. After everyone had eaten and drank their fill, there was still a lot keeping warm on the stove.

Lin Xiao packed up a few dishes, planning to take them down the mountain to the old residence later for his grandparents to taste.

He also planned to use the opportunity to persuade them again about taking up cultivation.

However, when he reached the entrance of the mountain path, he discovered six people and two chickens trapped inside, standing there in a daze.

Among them were his father and his two older brothers.

Hmm...

After thinking for a moment, he decided to leave them be and let them properly experience the process of entering the Path of Heart-Questioning for the first time.

They would have to walk this Path of Heart-Questioning in the future anyway, as it was the only way up and down the mountain.

Moreover, the Path of Heart-Questioning would only take a long time on the first entry.

His requirements for the character screening range of the Path of Heart-Questioning were not very high; as long as one's conduct was upright and their mind reasonably firm, it would be fine.

Therefore, anyone who met these requirements would be able to pass through unimpeded after clearing the initial screening.

Of course, this screening was dynamic.

In other words, even if you were of pure and upright character now, if you later turned evil, you would still be rejected by the Path of Heart-Questioning.

Or, if you were originally firm in mind and upright in conduct, but after some time became less firm and less upright, the Path of Heart-Questioning would test and temper you again.

The greater the deviation, the longer the assessment time on the Path of Heart-Questioning would naturally be.

As for the six people currently trapped inside, Lin Xiao was very confident that they could pass the screening.

Since it was their first time, it was perfectly normal for it to take a little longer.

Thus, he did not interfere further.

Instead, he headed down the mountain toward the Lin family's old residence with a relaxed demeanor.

The Lin family's old residence was also having a meal at this time, with one more meat dish on the table than before.

Now that Lin Lei had begun cultivating, having him around for the farm work made things much easier.

As a result, Eldest Uncle Lin had more free time. He would occasionally go out to find some odd jobs, and now the family's life was much more comfortable.

Old Master Lin and Grandma Lin were extremely happy to see him, smiling so widely that the wrinkles on their faces completely covered their eyes.

Eldest Uncle Lin and Eldest Aunt Lin were also very happy, immediately asking if he had eaten and preparing to fetch him some bowls and chopsticks.

Lin Xiao hastily stopped them, explaining that he had already eaten on the mountain, and then placed the various packed dishes on the table.

This is a spirit fish I brought back from the cultivation world this time. Hurry up and have a taste.

Then he sat down and began to persuade the whole family to cultivate alongside him.

Clearly, everyone hadn't expected him to bring this up again.

However, this time, they didn't reject him like they did at the very beginning, only letting the youngest daughter in the family try it out as if playing around, regardless of success.

Instead, they fell silent and seriously pondered it.

Because they had indeed seen the work benefits brought about by cultivation.

Furthermore, with Lin Lei at home now, they completely didn't need to worry about no one doing the farm work if they all went to cultivate, like they did before.

With no worries about food and clothing, hearing Lin Xiao bring this up again moved their hearts somewhat.

Having secured their basic needs, it was only human nature to have higher pursuits.

Old Master Lin held up his smoking pipe, looking around at everyone who was deep in thought with lowered eyes, and then looked up at Lin Xiao, who was watching them all with a face full of expectation.

He then smiled amiably at Lin Xiao and said,

Alright, stop overthinking it. I've made the decision on this matter.

He gently tapped his pipe on the table, drawing everyone's attention back.

We will all go cultivate. Our family will become immortals together!

Hearing Old Master Lin say this, Lin Xiao's face bloomed with joy.

Then it's decided! Although I might not have much time to teach everyone, there's still my father and my eldest and second brothers. We'll cultivate immortality together from now on! Come, come, everyone quickly eat this fish. This spirit fish is very good for the body, and you know what? Fuzi made it, and it tastes absolutely amazing...

Eldest Aunt Lin said with some surprise,

That boy from the Jiang family? Oh my, I couldn't tell that a chubby fellow like him, who can eat so much, actually knows how to cook. I must have a taste then.

Just like that, the number of disciples in the Lingxian Sect suddenly increased by five.

Old Master Lin, Grandma Lin, Eldest Uncle Lin, Eldest Aunt Lin, and Lin Xiao's older cousin Lin Yan.

In the early spring, Eldest Aunt Lin had said she wanted to arrange a marriage for Lin Yan.

Originally, she had planned to find a matchmaker after the busy farming season, but then they encountered heavy rain and conscript labor.

Although their village was ultimately unaffected, other villages were.

So, no one was in the mood to discuss marriage arrangements.

Now that they were going to follow Brother Xiao to cultivate, Eldest Aunt Lin temporarily dropped the idea of marrying off her daughter.

They were all heading toward becoming immortals, so what was the rush to get married and have children?

After all, if their whole family could truly become immortals in the future, they wouldn't need anyone to provide for them in their old age or bury them anyway.

As a woman herself, Eldest Aunt Lin didn't want her daughter to experience the pain of childbirth at all. However, everyone had lived this way for generations, so in order for her daughter to have a normal life, she felt she had to find her a husband's family.

But now, none of this was temporarily necessary.

Anyway, even if her daughter couldn't truly cultivate into an immortal in the end, she would at least be a half-immortal, right?

If a half-immortal were to marry, which family wouldn't be overjoyed?

Therefore, she wasn't panicked at all about her daughter having no future prospects.