Chu Nian couldn't promise that; she was leaving. But before she left, she had to deal with the Wen family and clear the way for the child's future.

She simply said, "Your master will teach you a set of techniques. Listen carefully."

She passed on her mastery of spiritual cultivation techniques to Lin Jingting. The thought of this child one day perishing and becoming a ghost filled Chu Nian with a pang of heartache. With this technique, even if Lin Jingting's physical body perished, leaving only his soul, he shouldn't be like other cultivators whose souls vanish without a trace, allowing him to cultivate using a ghostly body.

Lin Jingting is now at the Foundation Establishment stage. Nourished by spiritual energy, his memory far surpasses that of ordinary people. He quickly memorized every word of the cultivation technique taught by Chu Nian. What's more, he even practiced it in front of Chu Nian.

He is indeed a cultivation genius with exceptionally high comprehension. Despite being only five or six years old, his understanding of this cultivation method is flawless.

"You are not allowed to tell anyone that you have become my disciple."

"The techniques your master taught you, whether you need to practice them now or not, you must memorize them word for word, because one day you will need them."

You'd better tell your parents in detail about how Wen Ruyan harmed you.

...

Chu Nian said that the Lin couple wouldn't believe it, but if their son said it himself, that would be a different story.

“Master,” Lin Jingting’s eyes reddened as he listened to Chu Nian’s various instructions, “Are you telling me all this because you’re going to abandon me and not stay with me anymore?”

Chu Nian pondered for a moment before replying, "Master has his own things to do. Think about it carefully, don't your father and mother often separate to handle their own affairs? For example, traveling, going into seclusion, and so on."

Lin Jingting muttered, "But I'm still a child, I don't know how to travel or go into seclusion! Why don't you take me traveling, Master?" As he spoke, his eyes showed a hint of eagerness, and his little face couldn't hide his excitement.

Chu Nian said with a hint of helplessness, "No, Master has his own things to take care of and it's inconvenient for him to take you with him."

She has no idea how to take care of a child. Besides, she knows that taking care of a child is a very troublesome thing, and she doesn't want to go through the trouble. Moreover, this child already has a father and mother, both of whom are renowned Mahayana Daoist masters from prestigious sects, so they don't need her to take care of him.

"You're still young and don't know how wicked people can be. Don't trust others so easily in the future, understand?" Chu Nian reminded her again, still a little worried.

Lin Jingting blinked her big eyes and said, "Master, are you saying this because you're upset that I trusted you so easily? But the moment I saw you, I knew you wouldn't harm me. I don't have that feeling with other people."

Chu Nian felt helpless about this. This was probably because she had once recognized Lin Jingting as her master! Although this happened in the future, the imprint of that recognition should still be in her soul.

Lin Jingting complained angrily, "Why can my mother and father, who are master and disciple, be together all the time, but my master has to leave me behind?"

Chu Nian said angrily, "Your father and mother are both Mahayana Dao Venerables, but you are still just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Only when you enter the Mahayana realm will you have the right to complain about these trivial matters."

Lin Jingting thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she said, "Then, Master, once I enter the Mahayana stage, will I be able to stay with you like Father and Mother?"

Who knows where she will be then? Chu Nian thought to herself, but said aloud, "Let's talk about it then!"

Lin Jingting was still a child, and these ambiguous words were not a clear rejection, so Lin Jingting did not dwell on it any further.

Chu Nian was worried that if she left him at the entrance of the Xingyun Sect, Wen Ruyan would see him and harm him, so she sent him directly to the entrance of Lin Zhao's cave and then concealed herself.

Lin Jingting, thinking she had left, immediately lost his obedient demeanor towards Chu Nian. He turned to the cave entrance, kicked the door open, and shouted, "Li Yun, open the door! I'm back! Where's my father? Where's my mother? Their son was almost killed! Aren't they going to do anything about it?"

The door to the cave was quickly opened from the inside. Li Yun's eyes were swollen like peaches, probably because she was upset after being scolded by Li Jueyin and his wife. When she saw Lin Jingting, her face lit up with joy, and she said, "Oh my little darling, where have you been?"

Lin Jingting: "Where could I run to? I was captured by that vile servant Wen Ruyan and put into a spatial talisman. She even threw me off the shore of despair, and I almost died without leaving a trace."

Li Yun gasped in shock and quickly pulled Lin Jingting into the cave, closing the door tightly.

Chu Nian thought about it for a while, but was still worried. Using the shielding effect of the spatial artifact, she sneaked into the cave and quietly observed the situation inside.

Then Li Yun pulled Lin Jingting aside and asked for details in a low voice.

Although Lin Jingting was young, he was a clever boy. He embellished the story of how Wen Ruyan had harmed him, adding many more details about how he was abused by that vile maid.

"Why would she want to kill you?" Li Yun asked, puzzled.

Whether it was due to incompatible horoscopes or something else, Lin Jingting disliked Wen Ruyan intensely, otherwise he wouldn't have called her "lowly servant" so often.

But Wen Ruyan wouldn't kill Lin Jingting for this reason alone, would she? After all, Lin Jingting was just a child, and Lin Zhao's only son. She should at least consider the Buddha's feelings!

Lin Jingting said, "How would I know? I was planning to visit Senior Brother Hua who was injured, but when I got to the valley behind Chimiao Peak, I saw her embracing someone who wasn't wearing any clothes..."

"What are you talking about?" Li Yun asked in horror. "That...that person is...is it a man or a woman?"

Lin Jingting: "It was a man. Oh, I know that person, he's Ouyang Hao. I heard Senior Brother Hua say he's his uncle..." He suddenly remembered something and murmured, "Uncle? Aunt?"

Li Yun was shocked by his explosive news, her face changing color repeatedly, but after all, she was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and she quickly calmed down. She wanted to send a telepathic message to Lin Zhao and his wife, but Lin Jingting stopped her.

Lin Jingting asked anxiously, "Li Yun, do you think that since Ouyang Hao is already hugging Wen Ruyan, he can't hug Senior Brother Hua's aunt anymore?"

"At a time like this, you still care about this?" Li Yun said helplessly, and quickly sent a secret message order to Lin Zhao and Li Jueyin to come back immediately.

In the rolling mountains outside the Nebula Sect, Li Jueyin received a message from Li Yun, who told her and her husband to return to their cave immediately and instructed her not to let anyone know. She felt that something was amiss.

Logically, Li Yun's urgent summons of the couple back to their cave should be related to Lin Jingting. But why did Li Yun instruct her not to let anyone else know?