Standing in the dark, Lin Xiao looked at the old man lying quietly on the bed with his eyes closed, and hesitated.
How could he speak to the old man without scaring him...
After all, it was pitch black in the dead of night. If he suddenly made a sound, he was afraid he might frighten the poor man to death.
After hesitating for a moment and failing to come up with a good idea, he simply raised his index finger and used the fire control technique he had recently learned to ignite a small cluster of flames at his fingertip.
Lin Xiao thought that this might make Village Chief Du less frightened.
So he approached the bed and called out softly:
"Village Chief Du, Village Chief Du, don't be afraid. It's me, Lin Xiao."
Village Chief Du, who had been resting with his eyes closed, was startled by the sudden voice. However, upon hearing the name 'Lin Xiao', he calmed down a bit.
But as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a small flame burning in the darkness, right next to Lin Xiao's face.
Village Chief Du clutched his wildly pounding heart.
"You, you, you, you, you—what is this?"
Lin Xiao felt a bit embarrassed:
"Village Chief, please don't be nervous! I am Lin Xiao! I'm alive! A living, breathing person. If you really don't believe me, touch me."
Saying so, Lin Xiao quickly reached out and grasped Village Chief Du's hand.
Suddenly having his hand held by Lin Xiao's warm palm, Village Chief Du finally managed to steady his heartbeat and asked:
"What's wrong, Brother Xiao? Sneaking into my house in the middle of the night like this..."
As he spoke, he glanced again at the small flame on Lin Xiao's fingertip, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Lin Xiao hurriedly said:
"To tell you the truth, Village Chief, I am now cultivating on the mountain. I am a proper cultivator, and the sect I built on the mountain is also a genuine immortal cultivation sect, just like the Shangyang Sect that was recruiting disciples in the town before."
Hearing this, Village Chief Du nodded in understanding.
Sure enough, back when the incident with Eldest Liu happened, he had guessed that Lin Xiao was truly cultivating immortality.
He just hadn't expected the child to become so powerful now...
Village Chief Du stole another glance at the little flame on his fingertip.
Lin Xiao didn't mind and quickly explained his purpose for coming:
"Village Chief, you might not believe this, but I have to tell you. I'm going on a long journey soon. A few days ago, when I went to Tomb Mountain with my family for Tomb-Sweeping Day, I sensed something strange there. I can't say exactly what it was, but with my current cultivation level, my intuition tells me it might be a dangerous aura!
So for the safety of everyone in the village, if something really happens here, you can lead the villagers to the halfway point of the North Mountain, to our Lingxian Sect. It should be able to guarantee everyone's safety there."
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Du frowned. But as an old village chief with decades of life experience, his reaction was very calm. He only asked Lin Xiao:
"Our Xiushui Village has lived here for generations. Apart from occasional droughts, there have been no other disasters. Brother Xiao, are you certain about what you're saying?"
Lin Xiao decisively shook his head and said:
"I am not certain. After all, intuition is hard to explain, so I only came to tell you alone, just in case."
It was unknown what Village Chief Du was thinking, but he smiled and nodded at Lin Xiao:
"Good child, it's hard on you to keep the village in your thoughts. Don't worry, if something really happens, I will do my best to guide the villagers up the mountain."
Lin Xiao had delivered his message. Regardless of what the village chief thought, he had done his best. Therefore, Lin Xiao didn't say any more nonsense, bid Village Chief Du farewell, and left the Du household.
But he still didn't go home. After thinking about it, he walked towards the home of Patriarch Hu, Hu Deli, who seemed more reliable and had strong appeal.
Although it was impossible for him to provide teleportation talismans for the entire village, making some advance preparations for them was still doable.
This was the village where he had grown up for over a decade, and he truly hoped everyone would be alright.
Thus, the night passed.
Time moved to the next day.
Today was the day Lin Xiao had set for departure.
Lin Xiao specifically carried over his family's large cooking pot, built a simple stove next to the thatched shed, and asked Yang Jinshu to help steam a large pot of fragrant spirit rice.
He also went to the mountain stream and used the first tier of a spell he had newly created, the Inescapable Net—Meticulous Threads, to catch over a dozen large fish.
The first tier of this spell, simply put, used spiritual energy as a medium to control intangible things like air or water, solidifying them into threads to form loops that locked onto the target.
The fish: Using spells just to catch fish! You have no martial virtues!
Everyone in the sect finished their cultivation early today and squatted next to the stove, waiting for the meal to start.
Taking advantage of this time, Lin Xiao modified the entry permissions of the sect's defensive barrier, changing it so that everyone in Xiushui Village could enter.
Anyway, now everyone in the sect had cultivation bases, and there was even a Qi Condensation third-layer existence. Coupled with the fact that everyone had learned spells to some extent, Lin Xiao wasn't worried that the villagers would cause trouble if they really came in.
Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Lin Xiao's mind:
Ding—Congratulations, Sect Prestige has reached 50. The Item Appraisal function has been successfully unlocked. Friendly reminder: The Item Appraisal function can only be used when the item is stored in the host's private treasury.
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Appraisal function!
Lin Xiao was thrilled. The items in his private treasury could finally be appraised!
Moreover, this way, he wouldn't need to guess the functions of any items he obtained in the future.
Immediately, Lin Xiao greeted the crowd chatting and waiting for food near the thatched shed, and then ran off alone to sit under the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom Tree.
Opening his private treasury, he was going to appraise all the items with unclear functions one by one!
First up were the Fog Spring Grass seeds he had obtained a long time ago!
Lin Xiao clicked on the Fog Spring Grass seeds in the private treasury, and a line of small text appeared next to it:
Fog Spring Grass Seeds: Can grow into Fog Spring Grass. Maturation cycle is three seasons.
Lin Xiao was stunned.
Why didn't it tell him what Fog Spring Grass was used for?
Then he realized—these were seeds, not the Fog Spring Grass itself.
For a moment, Lin Xiao had so many complaints in his heart that he didn't even know where to begin.
As such, all the seeds in the private treasury could be skipped.
Lin Xiao thought for a moment and tapped on the Tier 1 Spirit Vein Fragment.
Tier 1 Spirit Vein Fragment: Collect three fragments to synthesize a low-tier spirit vein.
Seeing this line of small text, Lin Xiao was pleasantly surprised. Three fragments could synthesize a low-tier spirit vein!
And he already had two pieces, which meant that with just one more piece, his sect would be able to have its own spirit vein.
Lin Xiao suppressed the excitement in his heart and tapped on his own set of sect uniform in the private treasury.
He was about to enter the secret realm soon. Naturally, it was best to wear equipment when going into a dungeon.
But so far, among the items he possessed, apart from the dagger he had bought earlier, this sect uniform looked the most like equipment.
Therefore, Lin Xiao really wanted to know if this sect uniform had any attributes.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
