23: Chapter 23 Lin Shen, would you be willing to become my disciple?

"Hmm? What is going on!"

Hearing the deafening explosion and a surge of rich Spiritual Qi sweeping over, Lin Shen could not help but be stunned for a moment.

The direction from which the sound came was not far away.

He could sense it from the sweeping surge of rich Spiritual Qi.

Daring not to hesitate,

Lin Shen hurriedly put the three zhenlei beads into his Storage Pouch and walked quickly out of the courtyard.

His gaze looked toward the place where the Spiritual Qi was sweeping over.

He saw that at an Immortal Cave rich in Spiritual Qi not far from his courtyard, a young girl dressed in light yellow robes was floating in mid-air. Her aura was somewhat unstable, fluctuating high and low, shockingly making her a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"A newly advanced Foundation Establishment Cultivator?"

Lin Shen narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that the young girl dressed in light yellow robes was rather familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

Just as he was pondering,

an aura radiating an even richer presence rapidly approached, while a burst of hearty laughter erupted in the air.

"Hahaha, good, good, good! Three years, a full three years, my good granddaughter has finally broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

Mo Shenggu flew over swiftly from afar and stopped in front of the young girl in light yellow robes. He nodded very satisfied, and at the same time, his heart finally let out a sigh of relief.

Originally, a year ago, he had estimated that his granddaughter, if things went smoothly, would be able to break through to Foundation Establishment in at most a few months.

However, as time passed, there was no movement at all from the Immortal Cave he had rented.

This could not help but make Mo Shenggu increasingly anxious.

However, the matter of secluded cultivation could not tolerate disturbance.

Therefore, no matter how anxious he was in his heart, he could only wait silently for the news of his granddaughter coming out of secluded cultivation.

By then, even if she had not broken through to Foundation Establishment, at least there would be definite news.

What he feared most was that during the process of breaking through to Foundation Establishment, his granddaughter might encounter some accident and never be able to come out of secluded cultivation again.

Fortunately,

his waiting and efforts were worth it.

Not far away, Lin Shen, standing at the entrance of the courtyard, saw Mo Shenggu's figure and suddenly understood.

So the person who had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm was Mo Shenggu's granddaughter—Mo Xiaoyu.

No wonder she looked somewhat familiar.

However, this could not be blamed on Lin Shen for not remembering; it was mainly because when he saw Mo Xiaoyu back then, he had only glanced at her from afar a few times and did not have much interaction with her.

When all was said and done, the two of them still had a bond of fate between them.

The reason Mo Xiaoyu was able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm was mainly thanks to the foundation establishment pill he had traded away.

Looking at their backs, myriad thoughts turned in Lin Shen's mind.

He thought for a moment, without hesitation, a smiling expression full of excitement on his face, he steered a Flying Sword and headed toward Mo Xiaoyu and Mo Shenggu as well.

"Congratulations, Elder Mo, Senior Sister Mo, for successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment today. In the future, achieving the Golden Core is definitely within reach."

Arriving before the two of them,

Lin Shen immediately took out a Storage Pouch from his bosom and respectfully handed it toward Mo Xiaoyu.

Handing over the Storage Pouch, under Mo Xiaoyu's somewhat puzzled gaze, Lin Shen smiled and said, "Senior Sister Mo, this is a token of this Junior Brother's feelings, specially to congratulate Senior Sister Mo on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm."

This was something he had prepared long ago. The items contained within the Storage Pouch were not of high value, but they were things that girls rather liked, which could be considered catering to her preferences.

The reason for putting in such effort

was not because Lin Shen was truly offering sincere congratulations.

He had thought it through long ago: once Mo Xiaoyu successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment, he would immediately present a congratulatory gift at the first instance.

It would be best if it was in front of Mo Shenggu.

In this way, it would kill two birds with one stone: not only would he handle the aspect of human favors well, but he would also gain Mo Shenggu's favor and be valued even more by him.

After all, what he needed to do in front of Mo Shenggu was to maintain his image of knowing gratitude and returning kindness.

Only in this way would Mo Shenggu value him more, spend more thought on guiding his cultivation and Spell progress on usual days, and even reward him with some Medicinal Pills used for Cultivate when in a good mood.

This was guidance and rewards from a Peak Foundation Establishment Realm expert; ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators found it very difficult to get such an opportunity.

Even for the gift he sent out, a single Medicinal Pill casually rewarded to him by Mo Shenggu would be enough to offset his own expenditure.

"Who are you..."

Mo Xiaoyu looked at the Storage Pouch handed over by Lin Shen and did not take it immediately. Instead, she frowned with some confusion.

She did not recognize the young Junior Brother before her; could he be her grandfather's newly accepted Disciple?

Right now, she turned her gaze toward her grandfather Mo Shenggu.

Seeing Lin Shen's behavior and his granddaughter's somewhat puzzled gaze, Mo Shenggu burst into loud laughter.

"Xiaoyu, accept it!"

Mo Shenggu smiled and nodded, saying, "His name is Lin Shen. Although I have not taken him as a Disciple, my regard for him is no less than that of your Senior Brother. He is currently under my Sect to Cultivate, so he can be considered one of our own."

After Mo Xiaoyu accepted the Storage Pouch, Mo Shenggu continued with a smile, "Speaking of which, you being able to break through to Foundation Establishment is something you should thank Junior Brother Lin for. He is the introductory Disciple from four years ago who willingly gave up his foundation establishment pill to you. Otherwise, it would still have been quite difficult for me to get a foundation establishment pill for you."

Hearing Mo Shenggu's words, Mo Xiaoyu suddenly understood.

She vaguely remembered her grandfather once saying that the foundation establishment pill she obtained was traded with a Disciple who joined the Sect carrying an immortal ascension token.

Never had she expected that person to be Lin Shen right before her.

And looking at it now, after she had indirectly snatched his foundation establishment pill, not only did Lin Shen not have any feelings of dissatisfaction, but instead he was quite happy and excited about her breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Even at the very first moment she came out of secluded cultivation, besides her grandfather arriving, he had also rushed over immediately to present a congratulatory gift.

This could not help but make Mo Xiaoyu feel quite moved in her heart, and she immediately nodded and smiled at Lin Shen: "So it turns out to be Junior Brother Lin. Senior Sister was able to break through to Foundation Establishment all thanks to Junior Brother Lin's foundation establishment pill. In the future in Chiyun Valley, should you encounter any trouble, just come find Senior Sister."

"Many thanks, Senior Sister. This matter does not have much to do with me; I merely conducted a mutually beneficial exchange with Elder Mo. Senior Sister being able to break through to Foundation Establishment relies primarily on your own efforts and Elder Mo's dedication."

Lin Shen hurriedly cupped his fists and said with a smile from the side.

Although Mo Xiaoyu said that, he certainly did not dare to claim all the credit.

After all, he had indeed made a mutually beneficial exchange with Mo Shenggu and obtained cultivation items of equivalent value.

To claim all the credit now would instead make people dislike him.

It was better to appear more modest and turn around to push the credit to Mo Xiaoyu's own personal efforts and Mo Shenggu's silent dedication behind the scenes.

What he said was the truth.

But Mo Shenggu loved hearing these words; they went straight to his heart.

It was indeed his silent dedication behind the scenes that allowed Mo Xiaoyu to break through to today's Foundation Establishment Realm.

Otherwise, relying on his granddaughter's Aptitude, if she lacked his support, right now let alone breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, she would very likely still be lingering around the Late Stage Qi Refining.

Smiling, Mo Shenggu's gaze looked toward Lin Shen.

He found that Lin Shen was not only well-behaved, sensible, and knew how to repay kindness, but he was also very good with words.

Right now, the more he looked at Lin Shen, the more satisfied he became.

Thinking that Mo Xiaoyu had now also broken through to Foundation Establishment, a resource quota for Personal Disciples under his Sect had become vacant, and Mo Shenggu already had an idea in his heart.

He looked at Lin Shen right then and said, "Lin Shen, now that your Senior Sister has broken through to Foundation Establishment, the Sect has additional cultivation resources distributed. Therefore, would you now be willing to become my Personal Disciple? Every month, you can additionally receive cultivation resources worth eight hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones and two hundred Sect Contribution Points."

This was the opportunity he was giving Lin Shen.

At the same time, it was also to make up for a trace of his own regret.

After all, Lin Shen's growth over these four years was something he had always observed with his own eyes.

This kind of Aptitude could be described as the topmost among Three Spiritual Roots. If he hadn't been under his Sect to Cultivate all along, I'm afraid other Foundation Establishment Realm Elders would have fought over to take him as a Disciple.

Especially in terms of Comprehension Ability, it was even more terrifying.

In Mo Shenggu's view, Lin Shen's Comprehension Ability was such that among the younger generation of the entire Chiyun Valley, very few could surpass Lin Shen's Comprehension Ability.

Besides this, over these four years, everything Lin Shen did was seen by him. He was not the arrogant, harboring malicious intentions type of person; on the contrary, he was kind-hearted, respectful and filial to Elders, and refined and easy-going toward fellow Disciples.

Such a person endowed with both talent and super-strong Comprehension Ability—he must no longer be blind...