Lu Xin led Yuan Junyan to a secret room, "Do you know why I've called you here?"
Yuan Junyan shook her head.
Lu Xin took out a fruit, the Purple Crystal Star Pattern Fruit.
During this time, the fruit tree he planted had already produced eight fruits, but only two had ripened so far.
He originally intended to let the two with the highest talent consume them first.
But after thinking about it, that kid Hu He is still indecisive and mischievous, so he has to wait.
Moreover, he's only at the Qi Training stage, his cultivation is too low, and he can't refine much mana.
So he decided to give it to someone with a higher cultivation first.
"This is the Purple Crystal Star Pattern Fruit. After consuming it, there's a chance it will elevate your low-grade Heaven-rank spiritual root to the Saint-rank level."
Lu Xin introduced.
Hearing this, even Yuan Junyan, whose eyes were usually as calm as water, couldn't help but show a ripple of emotion, and she looked at him and asked, "Is this for me?"
Lu Xin nodded.
"Then what does Master need me to do?"
Lu Xin smiled, "I do need you to do one thing."
"This matter is very simple. I want you to make a Heavenly Dao oath, forbidding you from revealing any related information to anyone, including your fellow disciples. Can you do that?"
He asked, looking at her.
The reasons for doing this were twofold: first, he was afraid of jealousy among fellow disciples, since he couldn't produce many Purple Crystal Star Pattern Fruits at the moment; second, he didn't want to expose this thing, lest many people set their sights on the Divine Palace after he ascended.
Otherwise, if he just spread the word, a large number of people would come to seek apprenticeship.
"I can do it." Yuan Junyan nodded seriously.
After Lu Xin waited for her to make the oath, he handed her the fruit, "Consume it here."
After saying that, he walked out.
"Thank you, Master."
After activating the formation, Lu Xin left. On the way, Murong Xin came to report.
After the Divine Palace was built, he became Lu Xin's close aide, equivalent to a butler.
"What is it?"
Murong Xin said:
"Ancestor, a report came that those few people whose cultivation was forcibly elevated by the Holy Heart Sect a few years ago are seeking an audience, saying they want to join the Divine Palace, just to seek elixirs to replenish their essence blood."
"Them?"
Lu Xin frowned. Although those few people were at the Transformation God stage, their potential and origin had been exhausted, and they wouldn't live for many years.
He did have Dragon Blood Grass, obtained in the Spirit Moon Ancient Realm, which could restore their energy and blood, allowing them to live to the upper limit of the Transformation God stage lifespan.
However, it couldn't restore their potential. They would still find it difficult to improve throughout their lives, and would eventually die of old age.
After several considerations, he decided not to give it to them.
Accepting these few people could add a few more people to handle affairs.
However, many people now know that his Dao companion is the former Holy Maiden of the Holy Heart Sect, and Li Wenshu is still helping him build a business.
Accepting them, perhaps they would initially be full of gratitude because of the Dragon Blood Grass, but when their lifespan was exhausted and they couldn't improve, they might harbor resentment.
What if they caused a split after he ascended?
So, these unstable factors cannot be left.
"Tell Yunhua that I don't have any elixirs to restore essence blood, and send them away."
Lu Xin instructed. As soon as he finished speaking, the knot in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he immediately understood that the [Heart of Alertness] had taken effect.
This decision was right.
"Yes." Murong retreated.
Lu Xin was still not at ease and sent a secret message to Ancestor Yunhua.
Ancestor Yunhua, who was drinking tea, was stunned, and then understood.
After doing this, Lu Xin found Shangren Xuan Cheng again, "I heard that your wood spiritual root is only a sliver away from reaching the Heaven-rank?"
"Does Palace Master want to accept me as a disciple?"
Shangren Xuan Cheng was not surprised, because all the disciples in the palace who met the conditions, whether they had a master or not, were accepted as disciples by him.
He didn't know what he wanted to do.
Lu Xin didn't hide it, "Indeed. Do you still remember the opportunity I mentioned? I won't tell you what it is specifically. Now I only ask you, are you willing?"
Shangren Xuan Cheng's heart was filled with struggle upon hearing this.
Lu Xin didn't urge him.
Finally, after thinking for a long time, Shangren Xuan Cheng knelt down and said, "Disciple greets Master."
"Very good. Becoming my disciple will definitely not disappoint you."
Lu Xin waved his hand to help him up, then took out the Purple Crystal Star Pattern Fruit, "You also know that my cultivation is very fast, and I may ascend at any time, so I need a group of powerful and loyal people to guard my foundation."
His words were half true and half false. If he didn't find a legitimate reason, others would think he had some bad intentions.
Shangren Xuan Cheng's breathing became a little rapid. To be honest, he didn't hear much of what followed. His attention was entirely on the Purple Crystal Star Pattern Fruit.
"Take it." Seeing his expression, Lu Xin threw it to him, then had him make a Heavenly Dao oath, and finally said:
"Only by elevating to the Saint-rank can you become my personal disciple. Failure will only make you a nominal disciple."
"Disciple will definitely not disappoint Master's expectations."
Shangren Xuan Cheng knelt down sincerely this time, no longer feeling awkward.
Treasures that elevate aptitude are equivalent to the grace of rebirth.
"I hope so." Lu Xin patted him on the shoulder and disappeared on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, more than a year passed.
Without disappointing his expectations, he now had two more good disciples providing him with mana.
Among them, Yuan Junyan elevated her spiritual root to the upper level of the low-grade Saint-rank, but did not reach the middle grade.
And Shangren Xuan Cheng barely reached the threshold of the Saint-rank.
With these examples, Lu Xin could now confirm that if the spiritual root didn't reach the upper level of the high-grade Earth-rank, consuming the Purple Crystal Star Pattern Fruit would basically not allow one to reach the Saint-rank.
So he gave up the plan to bestow it upon all the nominal disciples and decided to wait.
Now his data is:
[Host: Lu Xin]
[Lifespan: 106 / 75150]
[Cultivation: Late Integration Stage (137 million / 230 million)]
[Technique: True Yang Exorcising Demon Slaying Art, Seventh Layer]
[Convertible Mana: 0 (continuously increasing)]
[Dao Companion Ji Yue provides Convertible Mana: Zero (can be converted with one click.)]
[Dao Companion Tushan Dan Yue provides Convertible Mana: Zero.]
[Disciples Yuan Junyan, Zhou Xuancheng provide Convertible Mana: Zero.]
[Passive Skills: Breathing, Heart of Swordsmanship, Heart of Self, Bond, Physique of Devouring Poison, Lord of Myriad Treasures, Physique of Breaking Restrictions...]
After practicing the Golden Body to the ninth level, his lifespan increased by 30,000 years.
As for mana, through his hard cultivation, the conversion of the [Bond] passive, and devouring the poisons collected by the Divine Palace, it has now grown to more than 130 million.
It won't be long before he breaks through to the Mahayana stage.
"It's time to go out and take a look."
Lu Xin was very satisfied with his current cultivation speed and planned to go out and take a look.
However, instead of getting up, he descended his consciousness onto the Flood Dragon Bone clone that Li Wenshu was carrying.
His 'Soul Division Technique,' with the help of the Blood Soul Stone, had long been practiced to the highest ninth level, allowing him to simultaneously control thirty-six clones.
So he could let his main body cultivate while descending his consciousness onto the clones.
Li Wenshu was currently in the Qionglin Domain.
The eastern, western, and southern directions of the Donghua Domain are all lower domains, so the main development direction of the Donghua Business is in the north.
The Qionglin Domain is the closest middle domain to the Donghua Domain, and because of the existence of the Divine Physician Sect, it has developed, at least for now, without encountering many obstacles.
"How are things going?" Lu Xin descended.
Li Wenshu was frowning as she examined the transmitted intelligence. Already accustomed to the sudden speech of the clone, she turned around and replied: "..."
