She Jinxing left the Dragon Spirit Tower to prepare dinner, while Xing Tian was still tutoring Shang Lin, praising him from time to time, "Sect Master is really amazing. I'm afraid I won't be able to tutor you anymore after you graduate from high school. But going to university isn't all about studying. There will be many things that will take up your time and energy, so you should be prepared."

Shang Lin smiled and said, "That's two years from now. Don't bring it up now. Let's continue. I don't want to have to stay up all night on my vacation."

She Jinxing opened his phone to search for nourishing medicinal cuisine. He could use any medicinal herbs produced in the Dragon Spirit Tower as ingredients, especially ginseng chicken soup, which was incredibly rich in spiritual energy.

I don't know if it's because of the Tree of Life in the herb garden, but the medicinal herbs produced in the Dragon Spirit Tower are now more spiritually potent. They'd be willing to eat them raw, let alone make soup or dishes.

Unfortunately, Green One kept a close watch on it. Apart from the sect leader, no one else could take it casually... Heh, absolutely not. Little White is so naughty, he doesn't even dare to step into the herb garden.

The demon cultivators at the company are supplied in limited quantities by Green Yao, and even then, the sect leader has to bribe Green Yao with his blood from time to time.

As soon as dinner was served, Xing Tian lost all interest in teaching his students. Fortunately, he had already finished explaining what the sect leader wanted to ask, so he immediately floated to the dining table.

He then praised her without reservation: "Little Snake's cooking skills are getting better and better. You should go to the company to film videos. Even if you don't show your face, you will attract more attention than Huang Ying."

She Jinxing hurriedly said, "It's a misjudgment. Huang Ying is much better at cooking than I am. I can only cook until it's done, and it's just that the sect leader doesn't mind."

Shang Lin washed his hands before eating. As he sat down, he said to Xing Tian, ​​"We can't do without Little Snake here, so don't try to poach people from us."

"No, no, I was just making a comment," Xing Tian continued obsequiously. "Besides, how could I possibly compete with the sect leader for someone? Right?"

She Jinxing immediately changed the subject, "Sect Master, two and a half hours ago, Fan Mingyu suddenly called me and asked me out of the blue, 'Are you very powerful?' I asked him if something had happened, but he wouldn't say."

Shang Lin looked completely bewildered. "What happened to that guy?"

She Jinxing tentatively asked, "Should I go check on him?"

"No need. They're just teenagers with a bit of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), so it's inevitable that their thinking will be a little unconventional. They'll be fine when they grow up."

"……All right!"

Is the sect leader using dark humor? He's talking about the present, but the other person is saying "when we grow up!" Isn't growing up the future? Is there a communication barrier?

After dinner, Shang Lin asked Xing Tian to go check on Ah Chou and tell him not to get so engrossed in writing that it would affect his cultivation. He then sent a message to Fan Mingyu: "Are you alright? Is everything alright?"

Fan Mingyu was about to eat when he saw Shang Lin's message. His heart skipped a beat. Damn, something felt off. What did this mean?!

However, Fan Mingyu quickly replied: What could a high school student like me possibly have to do?

Shang Lin: It's good that you're alright.

Shang Lin originally wanted to chat with Fan Mingyu for a bit longer, but Lu Xianyu called instead, so he could only answer, "Brother Lu."

Lu Xianyu's voice was somewhat low, "Thank you for today. Just name whatever gift you want as a token of my gratitude. As long as it's within my power, I'll do it without hesitation."

Shang Lin, "..."

Has the matter been clarified? As for the thank-you gift, I already received one today. Besides, "Brother Lu, you're too kind. What happened today was just a coincidence."

Lu Xianyu's tone was particularly sincere, "For you it was a coincidence, a small favor, but for me it was nothing short of saving a life, so this is my way of expressing my gratitude..."

"Brother Lu, since you put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony. However, I don't know what I need right now, so how about we wait a bit and I tell you when I need it?"

"I see! That works too."

"There's something else. Xu Feifei doesn't know that I saved her, so please don't mention it, Brother Lu."

"……good."

Goodbye, Brother Lu.

"goodbye."

To be honest, Shang Lin didn't really want Lu Xianyu's thank-you gift. Or rather, it was already good enough that the other party believed in him. But as for the thank-you gift, he didn't know what he wanted for the time being.

Although Lu Xianyu said he would do anything as long as it was possible, I didn't want to take advantage of his kindness or push my luck. It had to be something I needed, something that wouldn't bother the other party. That way, there would be a possibility of cooperation in the future.

After all, Shang Lin is a young boy from a small mountain village. It's incredibly difficult for him to have connections. It's best not to use them all at once since he's finally got one.

The Feixian Palace on Qingyan Mountain, shrouded in mist, is a tapestry of blooming flowers and babbling springs, where disciples are practicing their breathing exercises in the morning light.

Suddenly, a disciple ran up to Palace Master Ye Lingfeng and whispered, "Palace Master, we've found out. Chai Rongjin was lying. For all these years, he's been raising a son for Junior Sister."

Ye Lingfeng clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "Send men to bring them back."

The disciple hesitated, "However, Chai Rongjin is always protected by powerful demons, so we have never had a chance to succeed. As for Junior Sister's son, he is an even more eccentric character, so it will probably not be easy to capture him."

"What do you mean?" Ye Lingfeng looked at his disciple with some confusion. "Our Flying Immortal Palace can't even handle an old man and a young boy? As for demons, are there any that are powerful to our Flying Immortal Palace?"

"But……"

"No buts, hurry up and make the arrangements. I want to see what's different about them now." I also want to probe their background.

"……yes."

The disciple grumbled as he went to make the arrangements. Perhaps the disciples sent out before weren't considered regular disciples of the sect, so their efficiency was generally low. Now that a capable disciple from the sect has been sent out, the outcome should be different.

This can be seen as giving the disciples a chance to experience the world. They can't spend their whole lives in the deep mountains, cultivating day and night, can they? Given the current state of the human realm, no matter how much they cultivate day and night, how can they possibly ascend to immortality?

Cultivating in these deep mountains can indeed make one live a little longer and have a better body than ordinary people, but this is the result of everyone's solitary and arduous cultivation, and it is difficult to make any major breakthroughs.

On the contrary, worldly experience allows people to see the full spectrum of human nature and temper their minds, which will undoubtedly benefit their future spiritual practice. However, the older and more reclusive a sect is, the more conservative it tends to be, and the more difficult it is to innovate.

It's probably only a matter of time before they gradually decline and even fade away. I just wonder if this palace master will be like the previous ones, stuck in their ways and not making any changes at all!

But why is the Palace Master so actively searching for his junior sister who disappeared more than a decade ago?