28: Chapter 28 Lin Shen's Little Thoughts

Although the crowd was startled and suspicious,

however, after Mo Shenggu accepted Lin Shen as a Disciple publicly, they still offered their sincere blessings.

Since they had not prepared another congratulatory gift in advance, quite a few people successively took Spirit Stones out of their Storage Pouch and presented them to Lin Shen as a congratulatory gift for him.

Of course, they were doing this for the sake of Mo Shenggu's Face.

After all, in Chiyun Valley, Mo Shenggu was a notoriously good-natured person.

Usually, his relations with them were quite good. Coupled with his deep-rooted and orthodox Foundation, everyone was still very willing to associate with Mo Shenggu.

Now that he was accepting a Disciple publicly, this gift was naturally inescapable.

Regarding the Spirit Stones sent over by the crowd, under Mo Shenggu's indication, Lin Shen naturally accepted them one by one.

After a whole banquet,

Lin Shen roughly estimated that around seventy or eighty people had presented him with Spirit Stones and some treasures.

And the Spirit Stones and treasures he obtained from the hands of those Foundation Establishment Realm and Golden Core Elder were worth at least close to one hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

This was mainly thanks to Mo Shenggu's connections and status in Chiyun Valley.

Otherwise, when an ordinary Elder accepted a Disciple, the gifts sent by others would be far from being this substantial and numerous.

However, Lin Shen estimated

that the total value of the congratulatory gifts received by his Senior Sister, Mo Xiaoyu, was probably several times more than his own.

However, he was not greedy.

Having such a large amount of Spirit Stones was already completely sufficient for him to safely Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and he could even spend a large amount of Spirit Stones to purchase treasures.

Amidst exchanging cups and toasting,

time passed swiftly.

Lin Shen was also not the protagonist of this banquet, so he left the banquet early.

However, after leaving the banquet, Lin Shen did not leave Luoyun Peak, but instead went to wait in the courtyard where Mo Shenggu was located.

After roughly more than two hours,

until all the guests had dispersed, did Mo Shenggu smilingly bring Mo Xiaoyu back to the courtyard.

"Eh… Good Disciple, I thought you had already left. I wonder what important matter you have while waiting here for Revered Master?"

Seeing Lin Shen waiting in his courtyard, Mo Shenggu, who had just stepped into the courtyard, let out a soft exclamation of surprise.

When Lin Shen left the banquet, he had greeted him, and that was already more than two hours ago.

Mo Shenggu did not expect that so much time had passed, and he had almost forgotten that Lin Shen was actually still obediently waiting in his courtyard.

"There is actually no other matter. Mainly, among the congratulatory gifts given by others during this banquet, this Disciple dare not enjoy them alone, so I specially present a major portion of them to Revered Master!"

Looking at Mo Shenggu, Lin Shen took a step forward and smilingly took out the pre-sorted Spirit Stones from the Storage Pouch.

He respectfully handed them upward, and very considerately spoke: "I hope Revered Master will not disdain them. Firstly, this is this Disciple's heartfelt sentiment, and secondly, it is mainly because the congratulatory gifts given to this Disciple by the other Elders are nothing more than for the sake of Revered Master's Face. If it were not for Revered Master also presenting congratulatory gifts when they accepted Disciples back then, they would not have presented this gift to this Disciple!"

After leaving the banquet,

Lin Shen carefully calculated and pondered.

Excluding the treasures given by some Golden Core Realm Elders, the Spirit Stones presented by those Foundation Establishment Realm Elders added up to roughly more than seventy-three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Such a bountiful sum of Spirit Stones could originally have been enjoyed by Lin Shen alone.

But after thinking over and over again, he decided to still take out forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones to show filial piety to Mo Shenggu.

This was not because Lin Shen felt he had an overwhelming excess of Spirit Stones, but rather because he knew very well in his heart.

As his Revered Master, Mo Shenggu—today if he offered forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, another day, the guidance and returns Mo Shenggu would give him would definitely far exceed these forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

This was completely a very reasonable deal.

With this sum of Spirit Stones and sentiment, Mo Shenggu's impression of him in the future would also have a major bonus added, and by then, the resources for the Disciples under his sect would definitely be more favorably biased toward him in a disguised way.

Listening to Lin Shen's words, Mo Shenggu was slightly stunned at first, and then his eye sockets involuntarily turned slightly red, a smile of extreme gratification appearing on his Face.

He smilingly patted Lin Shen's shoulder, but did not accept these forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Instead, with great gratification, he laughed and said: "Having this sentiment from you is already enough. Take these Spirit Stones, purchase more Cultivation resources, and strive for an early Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment—that is the greatest return to Revered Master!"

This operation of Lin Shen's

truly moved Mo Shenggu somewhat.

Look...

This is his own proud Disciple.

If it were changed to someone else, for instance, his Eldest Disciple, Senior Brother Shen Qianfan, when accepting congratulatory gifts from others back then, he completely failed to think of himself as a Revered Master.

Lin Shen, who was so considerate and empathetic towards Revered Master, could not help but make Mo Shenggu increasingly satisfied.

"That's right, my grandfather doesn't lack Spirit Stones. If he tells you to keep them, then keep them. If this were to spread out, with my grandfather demanding Spirit Stones from a Personal Disciple, that would be losing Face in a huge way!"

Mo Xiaoyu was also giggling at the side.

Today's actions by Lin Shen also made Mo Xiaoyu's perception of him improve quite a bit.

Regardless of Lin Shen's scheming, at the very least he was showing filial piety to her grandfather.

This was enough.

She didn't care about the rest; regardless of Lin Shen's talent and Aptitude, regardless of how Lin Shen behaved as a person, as long as Lin Shen treated her grandfather with sincere affection, that was enough.

Smiling, Mo Xiaoyu thought for a moment, took out a jade pendant from the Storage Pouch, and said: "I had said before that I would present Junior Brother with an initiation congratulatory gift. Today happens to be when all matters are finished, so let this Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant serve as the congratulatory gift I present to Junior Brother."

As she spoke, Mo Xiaoyu specially added: "Junior Brother, do not underestimate this Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant. This item is extremely precious for your Qi Refining Realm, possessing the function of condensing Qi and nourishing the spirit, and it has a tremendous amplification for Cultivate on ordinary days."

Besides this, this Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant also contains a threefold restriction. Once Junior Brother encounters danger, this Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant can automatically protect its Revered Master, and it can erupt a total of three times with shields that resist the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Realm."

This item was originally a protective item prepared for her by Mo Shenggu back then.

During the Qi Refining stage, it could be considered a supreme treasure, and it also had a not-insignificant enhancement regarding the cultivation base of a Qi Refining Realm Cultivator.

However, she had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm now, so this Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant didn't have much use anymore.

As a result, it was better to use it as a favor and give it to Lin Shen as a congratulatory gift.

"This…"

Listening to Mo Xiaoyu's words, Lin Shen hesitated slightly, his gaze involuntarily looking towards Mo Shenggu at the side.

He naturally wanted this Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant.

A protective treasure that could withstand three attacks from the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Realm was extremely important to him.

In case he encountered a formidable enemy in the wild, having such a protective treasure would also greatly increase his survival probability.

"Since your Senior Sister is giving it to you, just accept it!"

Feeling the inquiring gaze cast over by Lin Shen, Mo Shenggu nodded with satisfaction and softly said from the side.

Hearing Mo Shenggu's words, Lin Shen then nodded, a trace of a smile appearing on his Face, and cupped his hands towards Mo Xiaoyu: "In that case, many thanks, Senior Sister! Since Senior Sister presents me with such a precious item, in the future, if Senior Sister has any instructions, this Junior Brother will definitely not decline!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Mo Xiaoyu smilingly patted Lin Shen's shoulder, did not linger too much in the courtyard, and turned around to walk into the room.

"Revered Master, I hope you will accept these Spirit Stones!"

After Mo Xiaoyu left, Lin Shen put away that Flowing Cloud Jade Pendant and once again handed forward the Storage Pouch.

Mo Shenggu could refuse them, but he could not fail to make his stance known.

Otherwise, just because of a single word from Mo Xiaoyu and Mo Shenggu, taking back the items that were sent out would simply not achieve much of an effect.