For lunch, everyone ate on gourds. Since we hadn't eaten much, we weren't very hungry.

By evening, Lin Ling looked somewhat tired. The entire flight required her to expend spiritual energy to sustain herself, and by the end of the day, she was feeling quite exhausted.

They had just arrived in a town. Lin Ling guided the gourd to slowly descend and put everyone on the ground. "Let's find an inn to rest for the night."

Then, he used his divine sense to search around and led his disciples toward a restaurant.

She just checked; there are places to stay upstairs.

"Waiter!" the fat man called out as he entered the door.

"Welcome, sir/madam. How many of you are there?"

Thirteen

"Sit over there, there are two empty tables," the waiter said, pointing to two round tables in the corner.

Lin Ling took the lead and sat down, then began to order food.

The seven younger members of the group, including Sui Xin Xiaopangzi, sat at one table, while Lin Miao and her senior brothers and sisters sat at another.

"Hey, Lao Ye, how come you and Xi Yun got together so quickly?" the chubby boy asked telepathically.

“I didn’t want to do this either. Look at this mask, it’s to prevent her from recognizing me. Now I don’t even know if she recognized me or not,” Suixin replied, glancing at Xiyun. “But it’s fine, as long as she’s alright.”

"Hmm, maybe it's because you hold too much weight in Xiyun's heart," the chubby boy said.

After saying that, he looked at Xiyun and the other person and felt a little envious.

I still don't know where my other half is.

"Hey fatso, what are you doing?" Fei Rong suddenly asked, seeing the fat man and Sui Xin exchanging glances. She was feeling a bit irritable after a boring day.

They didn't get along. They used to be evenly matched and were old rivals. They had a lot of friction and arguments.

"You damned hag, what's your name?" the fat man retorted, not to be outdone.

"you…,"

"Alright, alright, you two are at it again. Quiet down for a bit," Qianyu said.

It's never good when these two get together; it's a miracle they don't fight. Lin Miao was the only one who kept an eye on things before.

"For Qianyu's sake, I'll let you off this time," Fei Rong said through gritted teeth.

"Oh dear, I'm so scared!"

The chubby boy spoke in a sarcastic tone, his mouth twisted, yet he held his own.

"You... if you're so capable, go out and have a go at it."

"Who's afraid of who?"

Sui Xin originally wanted to say a few words of advice, but Peng Fei stopped her and said with a smile, "They're just like that, it's okay."

After the little incident, everyone finished their meal.

A figure flashed past in a corner across the street...

It was getting late, so the disciples each chose a room to rest.

Sui Xin sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the token, and amidst the dizzying sensation, he was once again in front of Long Jin.

"Old Long, this Thousand Faces isn't very useful either," Sui Xin complained as soon as she came in, recounting how Xi Yun almost recognized her.

"What does this have to do with Thousand Faces?" Old Long said irritably. "This is between the two of you, it's none of my business."

"Alright, alright, give me the next part of the 'awakening' technique," Sui Xin said, reaching out his hand.

The story about the thousand faces was just a joke; he was still very grateful to Elder Long.

Now, he gradually realized that the only way to protect Xiyun from harm was for him to become stronger.

Long Jin was not stingy and tossed out a golden book.

Sui Xin took the Awakening Technique and searched for a method that would be useful to him in Chapter Two. As for Chapter Three, he had also read it, but the minimum cultivation requirement was the True Essence Realm, which he couldn't learn for the time being.

Shadow Patrol is a reconnaissance technique that can cover the spiritual energy fluctuations within a three-thousand-meter radius around the user. No cultivator within this radius can escape detection; anyone with a cultivation level below the Heavenly Origin Realm can be found.

What he lacks is precisely this skill of anticipating the enemy's moves, which should be very useful in the wild.

He doesn't lack movement techniques and attack techniques for the time being, such as Mang, Zhenshen, and Fengyan.

Fortunately, these were all things that Xi Yun had never seen before, so she didn't have to worry about being discovered when using them.

However, when he saw the "Eye of the Spirit," he was still drawn to it.

The Eye of the Mind is a skill that is half offensive and half supportive. However, its offensive capabilities only become apparent after it has been trained to a certain level.

This method mainly assists cultivators in cultivating their spiritual power, using spiritual energy to nourish their divine consciousness. It requires a long period of practice to be effective.

Once you've mastered the skill, you can launch mental attacks on your enemies through your eyes, provided that their mental strength is lower than yours.

Elder Long glanced at Sui Xin and smiled slightly.

There are relatively few mental cultivation techniques, but the Eye of the Spirit is one of the most renowned. This technique was not originally part of the Awakening Technique; he added it specifically to allow for the comprehensive development of the Free Will Technique.

"How profound," Sui Xin rubbed her eyes and murmured.

Just looking at the words on it made his eyes tired, and memorizing them was even more difficult. It took him most of the day to finish reading just one line.

That's right, this is also Master Long's setup. By the time Sui Xin has fully memorized it, he may have already grasped the basics. This way, it can also save a lot of time and allow him to grow quickly.

"Phew, I can't take it anymore," Sui Xin said, supporting herself with her hands on the ground. She had only read less than one percent of it before she couldn't go on. Her head felt like it was going to split open.

After resting for a while, he suddenly asked, "Old Long, I think I'm about to break through."

A few days ago, his cultivation had already reached its peak, and he didn't know what to do next.

"Hmm, don't be afraid. Compared to others, your breakthrough to the True Essence Realm will be completely safe," Elder Long said.

Seeing that Sui Xin was still puzzled, Elder Long explained, "The hurdles of the True Essence Realm are nothing more than making you see the past clearly, face the past squarely, and strengthen your Dao heart. To put it bluntly, those things are actually fake, but they are enough to fool people."

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