Lu Zhouming happily accepted it. As long as someone arranged things for him, he did everything with relish and never got annoyed.
The two seemed to share an unspoken, wise understanding that was beyond the comprehension of others.
Since the sect's first grand competition, the sect's disciple structure has undergone a large-scale adjustment, with nearly five thousand outer disciples being promoted to inner disciples and joining various departments within the sect to assume important positions.
This grand competition not only inspired the unity and striving spirit of the entire sect, but also truly enriched the details of the sect's framework.
Only after the Grand Competition could Xiaoyun Temple truly achieve a state of initial self-sufficiency as a cultivation sect.
Soon, two months had passed.
Jia Zhengyi was making his final visit to Xiaoyun Temple before preparing to depart.
He had dragged it out for too long, and this time he had to leave. Unfortunately, Su Lin was still in seclusion and could not be seen.
Jia Zhengyi could only hand over many matters to Xiao Linlin before hurriedly leaving.
Shortly after Jia Zhengyi left, the new inspector took office and immediately visited Xiaoyun Temple to explain his background.
This person comes from Tianya Mountain and is an outer sect steward of Tianya Mountain. He has the cultivation of the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage and is also a member of the ancestor's faction played by the mimic.
Therefore, the newly appointed inspector had a very good impression of Xiaoyun Temple. He was very agreeable in his negotiations with Xiao Linlin, and agreed to all of Xiao Linlin's requests and cooperation plans, promising to protect and support the development and growth of Xiaoyun Temple.
Judging from how easy he is to talk to, it's clear that not only Jia Zhengyi informed him in advance, but the mimics probably also gave him prior notice.
The new inspector will continue to act as a protective umbrella, which is the best outcome for Xiaoyun Temple, at least ensuring that there will be no more oppression from the Tian Shu institution during his several years in office.
As time passed, half a month after Jia Zhengyi left, Li Xingtian bid farewell to the sect and set off on a long journey under the pretext of traveling.
Seemingly to make up for Su Lin's incompetence as a master, Li Xingtian took Wang Qingyue with him before leaving, and the old man and the young man quickly went down the mountain.
Three months later, a secret story came from the Three Thousand Mountains in the northern border, thousands of miles away from Xiaoyun Temple: astonishing thunderbolts rolled and flashed, their power seemingly capable of destroying the world, and could be clearly seen from thousands of miles away.
This strange phenomenon was so astonishing that it seemed to indicate the appearance of a rare treasure. A group of rogue cultivators happened to be observing it up close and attempted to venture deeper into the lightning, but they disappeared without a trace.
After the heavenly lightning lingered for three days and then dissipated, the nearby Tian Shu organization, which had been prepared, sent out experts to investigate. They immediately searched the entire area covered by the heavenly lightning, but they did not find any divine treasures. Instead, they found the skeletons of the group of rogue cultivators.
They had long been struck by lightning and reduced to ashes; only faint traces remained to prove their identities before their deaths.
This thunder was far more terrifying than any ordinary natural thunderstorm. It not only killed the rogue cultivators, but also shattered several peaks of the Three Thousand Mountains, and most of the remaining ones were also reduced in size.
Not long after this secret news reached Xiaoyun Temple, Li Xingtian also returned from his travels and set foot in Xiaoyun Temple again with his Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivation.
He left at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, and returned at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.
In just three months, he achieved a breakthrough to an entire realm—an astonishing achievement from his travels!
Wang Qingyue, who traveled with Li Xingtian, also successfully formed his Golden Core, possessing the same early-stage Golden Core cultivation as his master Su Lin. Moreover, his temperament and appearance have greatly improved, suggesting that the quality of his Golden Core is not low.
The simultaneous breakthrough and return of two core members was a great joy for Xiaoyun Temple. Xiao Linlin immediately held a welcome-back party for them, during which she noticed that Wang Qingyue's attitude towards Li Xingtian was different.
There was a deep sense of fear mixed with the respect.
Combined with the recent secret news, Xiao Linlin realized that this kid had probably witnessed Li Xingtian's amazing breakthrough and his inhuman behavior in fighting against the heavenly tribulation.
Honestly, anyone who witnessed that scene would be terrified and would revere it as divine.
The banquet lasted for three days. The newly appointed supervisory office came to offer their congratulations immediately and brought many local specialties and cultivation resources from Tianya Mountain as gifts.
The other cultivators from various sects who came to witness the ceremony had never seen such a scene before, and they were all terrified and incredulous.
It has always been the various sects that offer resources to the Tian Shu cultivators, never the Tian Shu cultivators who give gifts to the various sects.
This is going against the natural order!
But Xiaoyun Temple actually managed to do it.
Speculation arose immediately, and various factions basically confirmed the rumors of a close relationship between Xiaoyun Temple and Tianya Mountain, which was practically an open secret.
Xiao Linlin also intended to use this incident to showcase the profound heritage of Xiaoyun Temple, and readily accepted all the gifts sent by the Inspector.
Two days after the banquet ended and the cultivators and inspectors from various sects left, Li Xingtian secretly came to Su Lin's secluded cultivation room at night.
"Lin'er? Lin'er!"
Li Xingtian called out with his divine sense, and Su Lin had already sensed it. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at the figure outside the secluded cultivation room, and said softly, "Grandpa, is there something important?"
Like Xiao Linlin, the old man wouldn't bother her unless it was something important.
"Oh, it's nothing serious, I just came to see you."
The door to the secluded cultivation room was slowly pushed open, and Li Xingtian poked his head out, asking with a grin, "Haven't broken through yet? Still in the early Golden Core stage?"
The restrictions inside and outside the secluded room were still intact and had not been triggered, which was enough to show how terrifying Li Xingtian's current cultivation level was, and that he had already surpassed Su Lin.
"Um."
Su Lin nodded calmly, not amazed by Li Xingtian's growing strength, as he had long considered himself far inferior to Li Xingtian.
Su Lin has always pursued Li Xingtian, regarding him as a benchmark on the path of cultivation.
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