Chapter 25

When Xiao Yan performed the grand ceremony of becoming a disciple, Lin Feng felt somewhat exhausted as he listened to the system prompt in his ear.

"Congratulations, host, for acquiring your second personal disciple, Xiao Yan."

"Host has received one reward draw opportunity and 500 exchange points."

Lin Feng looked at Xiao Yan in front of him, sighing inwardly: "This time, I really went all out to get it done."

In the disciple system, besides Xiao Budian, Xiao Yan's information was now added.

Name: Xiao Yan

Age: Fifteen years and one month

Current Cultivation: First Level of Qi Condensation

Potential Attributes: Constitution -> 8; Insight -> 9; Willpower -> 9; Fortune -> 8

Note: Has a special talent in alchemy.

Recommended Education Plan: Suggest practicing fire-based Dao techniques. In terms of abilities, recommend focusing on martial arts as the main development direction. Suggest cultivating his alchemy skills, as he has great potential.

Although Xiao Yan doesn't have an attribute that is directly at the maximum like Xiao Budian, he excels in insight and willpower, with all four attributes being very outstanding, and he also has an additional talent in alchemy.

However, the system suggested that Xiao Yan practice fire-based Dao techniques, and upon seeing this, Lin Feng frowned inwardly.

The system undoubtedly provided the most suitable education plan, but Lin Feng only had the Nine Heavens Thunder Righteousness Technique. Where could he find a fire-based Dao technique?

...And it had to be a rather sophisticated fire-based Dao technique; otherwise, how could he convince Xiao Yan?

Even if Xiao Yan didn't say anything, the purple-clothed little girl in front of him wouldn't let it go.

Xiao Zhen'er looked at Xiao Yan with a reluctant expression and then turned to Lin Feng, asking, "Senior, are you going to take Xiao Yan away from Wuzhou?"

Lin Feng smiled slightly, "I won't stay here for long. Once your Xiao Yan brother has settled his family matters, we will set off."

Pausing for a moment, Lin Feng continued, looking at Xiao Yan, "There is a very difficult goal waiting for him to accomplish. Following a routine cultivation path won't be enough for him in terms of time. Going to a larger world, experiencing more trials, and encountering more opportunities will allow him to make rapid progress."

Xiao Zhen'er naturally knew what Xiao Yan's goal was and felt a bit disheartened upon hearing this.

"You can also come with him."

This sentence rolled around in Lin Feng's mouth several times but was ultimately swallowed back, not spoken out loud.

His performance in subduing Elder Li was extremely domineering, and although the little girl was shocked, her reaction clearly indicated that she was surprised by "there being such a powerful person here" rather than "there being such a powerful person in the world."

His performance couldn't convince her, and considering her likely extremely impressive background, the hope of making this little girl bow her head and follow Xiao Yan was very slim.

Sure enough, Xiao Zhen'er reluctantly held Xiao Yan's hand, "I'm sorry, Xiao Yan brother, Zhen'er can't accompany you. I'm sorry..."

If she could, she would want to follow Xiao Yan all the time, but doing so wouldn't help him; it would only harm him...

Although less than half a year had passed, Lin Feng had already acquired half of his four disciples, but the one-year deadline still weighed heavily on his mind: "The third one, the third one, where are you?"

Without any leads, time could easily be wasted in aimless searching.

Seeing Xiao Zhen'er's reluctance, Xiao Yan smiled generously, "Don't worry about me, Zhen'er. I won't leave for a while. Besides, I have a feeling we'll meet again soon."

Yan Mingyue's gaze lingered between the two young people, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips, "Xiao Yan, I mentioned before that I would teach you a Taixu Temple technique as a token of gratitude for your care over the past three years."

"I originally planned to teach you the Heavenly Cage Curse Seal, but it seems that's no longer necessary."

Xiao Yan was taken aback, and Xiao Zhen'er was also slightly moved.

The Heavenly Cage Curse Seal was a signature technique of Taixu Temple. Among the vast array of techniques in Taixu Temple, it was considered a relatively basic technique, but almost every Taixu Temple disciple practiced it.

The reason was simple: after countless predecessors refined and improved it, the technique had become nearly perfect and was very practical.

The Heavenly Cage Curse Seal, when used by a Qi Condensation cultivator, had one level of power, but when used by a Spirit Core cultivator, it had a completely different, earth-shattering power.

Unlike many techniques that have their limits and gradually become outdated as the practitioner's cultivation improves, the potential of the Heavenly Cage Curse Seal was almost infinite. Even in the battles between great powers at the Spirit Core level, it was a very useful technique.

Lin Feng was initially stunned but quickly reacted, his gaze becoming more cautious and concealed as he looked at Yan Mingyue.

Through Lin Feng's use of the Taotie to repel the enemy, Yan Mingyue had clearly guessed that the Heavenly Cage Curse Seal he left in the ring was not only cracked by Lin Feng but also mastered by him.

The Heavenly Cage Curse Seal was a secret technique of Taixu Temple and was not easily passed on. If it fell into the hands of someone who recognized its value, the user would often be associated with Taixu Temple, easily attracting trouble under false pretenses.

However, Yan Mingyue clearly had no intention of pursuing the matter. Facing Lin Feng, a person of unknown origin but "profound and unfathomable," and without any core conflict, Yan Mingyue adopted an attitude of preferring to be friends rather than enemies.

She looked at Xiao Yan and said, "The technique I will teach you is called Red Lotus Break. It is a fire-based technique with the drawback of being difficult to practice and even carrying some risk during practice, but its power is absolutely satisfactory."

Yan Mingyue had spent three years with Xiao Yan and naturally saw that practicing fire-based Dao techniques was most suitable for him.

Like the Heavenly Cage Curse Seal, Red Lotus Break was also well-known, being a famous fire-based technique of Taixu Temple, renowned for its ability to unleash power beyond the practitioner's current level.

Although the technique had some drawbacks, it was best suited for fighting above one's level, making it more attractive to Xiao Yan than the Heavenly Cage Curse Seal.

Xiao Yan nodded happily, and Yan Mingyue glanced at Lin Feng before continuing, "The raw materials for the Soul Stabilizing Pill, besides the main ingredient Soul Calming Grass provided by Daoist Lin, also require several auxiliary ingredients."

"These auxiliary ingredients are very common and can be found in Wuzhou City. I will need to trouble Xiao Yan to help me collect them."

Xiao Yan readily agreed, and Yan Mingyue immediately began teaching him the Red Lotus Break technique, without any reservations in front of Lin Feng and Xiao Zhen'er.

Yan Mingyue was not reserved, but Xiao Zhen'er knew the rules and greeted Xiao Yan, "Xiao Yan brother, I'll go back to the mansion first. With such a big commotion here, everyone in the mansion will be alarmed. I'll go back to calm them down. You focus on your studies." She then turned and left.

Lin Feng secretly rolled his eyes and took Xiao Budian away, maintaining a high-minded attitude, regardless of whether Xiao Yan would voluntarily submit later.

"Soul Calming Grass? Soul Stabilizing Pill?! They all went to that stinky woman. I hate it, I hate it so much! If I had eaten it, I would have immediately recovered at least 50% of my strength, and after swallowing a few Golden Core cultivators, I could quickly regain my former power. I hate it so much!"

The ring echoed with Taotie's furious roar, filled with resentment: "Taixu Temple! That stinky woman is from Taixu Temple, and you are from Taixu Temple. No one from Taixu Temple is any good!"

"You hate it, but that stinky woman hates it even more. I curse all of you from Taixu Temple to have no good end!"

"Just like the former Saintess of your temple, whose Dao heart was broken, her cultivation destroyed, and she was forced to become a concubine, bullied by a mortal wife, spitting blood to death, leaving behind a son who lived a miserable life, ignored by his father, and oppressed by his legitimate mother..."

As Taotie ranted, he suddenly noticed Lin Feng standing in front of him, staring at him through the light prison of the Heavenly Cage Curse Seal.

Lin Feng's gaze was like that of a starving wolf who suddenly saw meat, making even a glutton like Taotie feel terrified.

"If I heard correctly, you said..." Lin Feng licked his lips, his eyes glowing green, "You said that the former Saintess was killed by someone, leaving behind a son who, as a illegitimate son of a noble family, was oppressed by his father and legitimate mother, living a miserable life?"

Taotie subconsciously nodded, and Lin Feng's heart was filled with excitement: "Happiness came too suddenly, leaving me unprepared! This guy looks like a protagonist template, a true destined one. Could the third one be coming soon?"