Zhao Linger's Pressure, Early Stage of Celestial Immortal

Yu Yue slaying Lin Chen with a single sword was merely a minor interlude in this Disciple recruitment.

Su Jinxiu remained unfazed, attributing it to Lin Chen's disrespect toward his Elders.

What kind of person was the Palace Master of Yaochi? Even the powerful Demonic Blood Emperor could only flee in her presence.

Lin Chen was audacious enough to stare directly at the Palace Master of Yaochi; he deserved his fate!

Su Jinxiu even felt a sense of relief, grateful that the Palace Revered Master was magnanimous enough not to pursue collateral responsibility.

Otherwise, if that fire had spread to her, everything would have been over.

The Disciple recruitment assessment was still ongoing.

Su Jinxiu had not yet completed all the assessments.

However, the anomaly Su Jinxiu had just caused demonstrated her exceptionally powerful natural talent.

Even the Palace Master of Yaochi was startled by her, even taking the initiative to bestow Medicinal Pills and instruct the Elders of Yaochi Immortal Palace to give her extra care.

This was a sign.

It was highly possible that the Palace Master of Yaochi Immortal Palace greatly valued this girl and intended to Cultivate her vigorously.

All the hustle and bustle under heaven is for gain; all the coming and going under heaven is for gain.

Immediately, many Imperial Dynasty princesses and noble young ladies stepped forward to speak with Su Jinxiu and forge connections with her.

Even more people found alternative approaches, trying to curry favor with Su Jinxiu's mother and younger brother.

Some praised Su Zhan as a talented individual and a born Dragon, expressing interest in marrying their daughters to him.

Others mentioned business deals they wanted to collaborate on with the Su Family, suggesting they make money together.

The Su Family had never felt such Luck, it was like a dream, as if the Su Family was already a prestigious noble family now.

Su Jinxiu observed this, smiling as she spoke with those princesses and young ladies, understanding in her heart that everything she gained today was due to a single word from the Palace Master of Yaochi.

She couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Is this the Palace Master of Yaochi? Strength truly is power; a single word can determine the rise and fall of a clan."

At the same time, she secretly resolved to make the Palace Master of Yaochi her goal and become powerful.

Powerful enough that a single word could determine the Life and Death of all living beings!

On the other side, Yu Yue chatted idly with Xiao Fan, entertaining him, and they had a very pleasant conversation.

However, Yu Yue had Immortal Palace matters to attend to, so she had to leave Xiao Fan.

As for Xin Xi, she was teaching Zhao Linger; Zhao Linger's Heart-Nature was still naive, and only when she matured would the two of them feel at ease letting her take over the Yaochi Immortal Palace.

Xiao Fan expressed understanding, telling Yu Yue not to worry too much about him and to prioritize her own matters.

After sending Yu Yue off, Xiao Fan took out the broken bowl that dropped from killing Lin Chen and began to study it, seeing what its use was.

The broken bowl was generally brown, with specks of reddish-gold within the brown. Its mouth was about the size of a fist, and the body of the bowl looked as if it had suffered heavy damage, with a large gap. The gap extended downwards, forming a vein-like crack.

The broken bowl was nothing special; it had no strange Dao patterns, nor any divine aura. It looked no different from a beggar's broken bowl.

Xiao Fan held it up to his eyes, examining it carefully, but indeed could not discern any use for it.

When in doubt, the System solves it!

Xiao Fan had no time to explore and directly called out the System to activate a cheat.

"ATong, what is this broken bowl for?"

"[Replication function.]"

"[If you throw a Spirit Stone into it, it can produce two identical Spirit Stones the next day.]"

"Oh, are there any conditions?"

This ability seemed like a good treasure.

"[No, there are no conditions.]"

After listening, Xiao Fan felt that this item was very useful.

Wouldn't it mean that in the future, if he found a treasure, he could just throw it in?

Unexpectedly, the System's next sentence directly shattered his dream.

"[A growth-type treasure, originally intended to assist Lin Chen's growth. Lin Chen is only at the Qi Refinement Stage, so this broken bowl can currently replicate a maximum of one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones per day.]"

"[Only with gradual growth can the broken bowl gradually replicate more and higher-grade treasures.]"

A growth-type treasure, and its current starting stage was still Qi Refinement Stage?

Xiao Fan lost interest as soon as he heard this. Who knew how many years it would take to Cultivate it to the point where it could replicate Sacred Artifacts.

It was too much of a chicken rib—tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard.

Suddenly, he remembered Wangcai at the door, who still didn't have his own exclusive dog bowl.

This broken bowl, used specifically for feeding a dog, didn't seem like a bad idea.

He simply threw this dog bowl to Wangcai.

Let's see if you can ascend to become a Dog of Luck.

"Take good care of it. This dog bowl is more important than your dog's Life," Xiao Fan instructed, also explaining the marvel of this dog bowl to him.

Wangcai's eyes lit up upon hearing this. A growth-type replication treasure? Does that mean if I put one bone in, it will produce two the next day?

This means that my Wangcai will be well-fed and clothed for the rest of his Life!

Wangcai accepted the broken bowl, treating it as a precious treasure. His Revered Master had already regarded him as a personal guard dog and bestowed a heavy treasure; this was not something an ordinary dog could compare to.

For example, that silly bird didn't receive this treatment.

From then on, Wangcai slept with the broken bowl tucked in his embrace every day, drank water from it, and used it as a pillow while lying at the door, truly treating it as a treasure.

Xiao Fan no longer paid attention and returned to focus on Cultivating.

All things are Low Grade, only Cultivation is high; if for a beauty's sake, both can be cast aside.

………

After the Disciple recruitment ceremony concluded, Su Jinxiu successfully became a Disciple of Yaochi Immortal Palace.

With her outstanding natural talent and the Palace Revered Master's high regard, Su Jinxiu reached the Peak of her Life as soon as she appeared.

She directly became a Core Disciple, reaching the Peak of the Human Immortal Middle Stage Realm upon her entry.

However, she was not satisfied with this.

Su Jinxiu had her own pursuits; her goal was to become a figure like the Palace Master of Yaochi, and even if she couldn't achieve it, she wanted to get closer to her.

Therefore, as soon as Su Jinxiu entered the Immortal Palace, she began to diligently Cultivate.

In her first year of entry, she did not go out for trials but focused on Cultivating using the Salary (stipend) issued by the Immortal Palace.

Because a total of sixty thousand Disciples entered the Eternal Gate this time and gained much, the treatment in Yaochi Immortal Palace also improved.

As a Core Disciple, her annual Salary (stipend), including Medicinal Pills and Immortal Stones, was enough for her to Cultivate for more than ten years.

Not only that, the hundred thousand Immortal Veins Xiao Fan gave Yu Yue were taken out by Yu Yue, with a thousand of them placed underground in Yaochi Immortal Palace.

Now, Yaochi Immortal Palace was simply an excellent place for Cultivation; any random weed planted in the Immortal Palace could become a spirit within a hundred years.

As a Core Disciple, the location of her Immortal Cave was extremely advantageous; she didn't even need Immortal Stones for Cultivation, as the Immortal Qi generated by the underground Immortal Veins was sufficient.

Her annual Salary (stipend) was pure income, not needing to be spent at all, allowing her to save it to purchase Medicinal Pills and Immortal Artifacts for Cultivation.

However, Yaochi Immortal Palace would not support idlers; since such generous remuneration was provided, effort was naturally required.

For example, maintaining stability within the territory governed by Yaochi Immortal Palace.

Another example is eliminating evil cultivators who commit misdeeds within the governed territory, protecting the peace of the region.

Occasionally, when a Secret Realm appears, they also need to enter it for exploration. They can keep the Legacy and Opportunity for themselves, but half of the obtained treasures, divine materials, Immortal Stones, and Medicinal Pills must be submitted to the Immortal Palace.

Yaochi Immortal Palace was not a charity; investment also needed output.

Disciples who joined Yaochi Immortal Palace naturally understood this principle. This treatment was actually very good; many people squeezed their heads to get in, precisely because they wanted to use the name of Yaochi Immortal Palace as their background.

Su Jinxiu certainly knew; she joined precisely for the name of Yaochi Immortal Palace.

In her second year after joining Yaochi Immortal Palace.

Su Jinxiu went out for trials, killing a rampant group of evil cultivators. In the process, she accidentally entered a Secret Realm, obtained a Legacy, and miraculously Advanced to the Earth Immortal Early Stage.

The Immortal Palace Elders were very pleased with her growth.

Exceptional natural talent, extraordinary Luck.

This Disciple was definitely a future pillar of the Immortal Palace.

Su Jinxiu was not arrogant. Whenever she encountered difficulties in Cultivation, she would humbly seek guidance from the Immortal Palace Elders. Afterward, she would always thank the Elders and express her gratitude, offering some of the treasures and divine materials she had obtained.

Therefore, within the Immortal Palace, there was no Elder who disliked Su Jinxiu. They all praised her as diligent and eager to learn, humble and polite, truly a talent to be nurtured.

In addition, she treated people kindly, and many Disciples who joined at the same time as her had received her favor, and they too spoke highly of her.

Su Jinxiu's reputation began to resonate within Yaochi Immortal Palace.

Some Disciples even felt that she was only of low cultivation and joined late, born at an unfortunate time.

If her cultivation were higher and she had joined earlier, with her natural talent and Heart-Nature, becoming a Divine Maiden of Yaochi Immortal Palace would not be an issue.

Of course, this was only spoken in private; no one dared to say it openly.

Rumors are the most hurtful.

Zhao Linger naturally heard these words, being compared to others, and finding her Heart-Nature, reputation, and prestige inferior in all aspects, she found it somewhat difficult to accept.

Feeling down, Zhao Linger was somewhat disheartened but had nowhere to express it. She dared not tell Xin Xi and Yu Yue about this, only able to sulk alone.

For some reason, she wandered to the entrance of Xiao Fan's private courtyard again.

"This dead guy, all he knows is to have fun every day. He has no pressure at all."

"Damn it, why do I have to suffer this indignity?"

Zhao Linger walked in angrily and saw Wangcai happily holding his dog bowl. Possessed by a strange impulse, she kicked it, sending the dog bowl three feet high, where it landed heavily on the ground with a clang.

"Ah?"

Wangcai was stunned. No, what just happened? Who did it?

He was about to get angry but then realized that the person who kicked the dog bowl was Zhao Linger, whose cultivation was higher than his and whose identity was too formidable to offend.

Wangcai could only bark twice in protest, then drooped his dog tail and ran over with a wronged expression to pick up the dog bowl, carefully wiping off the dust to see if there were any new chips, feeling very pained.

Looking at the distressed Wangcai, Zhao Linger's mood improved considerably, especially his drooping tail and wronged expression, which made her laugh.

"Silly dog," she chuckled softly.

Happiness doesn't disappear; it only transfers.

"With that move you just made, I think you're more dog than a dog." Suddenly, a light chuckle sounded in Zhao Linger's ear, startling her.

Turning her head, besides Xiao Fan, who else in Yaochi Immortal Palace dared to speak to her like that?

Zhao Linger was displeased, her face stern.

Especially when she sensed that Xiao Fan was now at the Heavenly Immortal Early Stage, she was even more dumbfounded.

"It's only been a few days, how did your cultivation improve so quickly?" she asked in astonishment.

"You're silly, of course, I've been diligently Cultivating," Xiao Fan said casually, very naturally.

He had indeed been diligent; for the past two years, he had been Cultivating every day, never daring to slack off.

Xiao Fan wished he could split a day in half, Cultivating every moment. His young body could still handle it.

I, Xiao Fan, am a young man; enduring a little hardship and fatigue from Cultivation is nothing!

In the past two years, Xiao Fan could say he had endured all the hardships of Cultivation, only barely reaching the Heavenly Immortal Early Stage.

The difficulties involved were not for outsiders to know.

He considered himself the type of person who silently worked hard at Cultivation.

Zhao Linger just thought he was a pervert.

In two years, jumping from Earth Immortal, bypassing Profound Immortal, and directly reaching Heavenly Immortal.

Isn't that just perverted?

"I'm not in a good mood. Come play with me for a while; let's go out for a walk," Zhao Linger said.

Xiao Fan paused, not in a good mood?

He said, "What, did you do something wrong and get scolded by Xin Xi or Yu Yue?"

"It's not that. I've been very obedient recently and haven't made the two Revered Masters angry," Zhao Linger shook her head and said.

"Not them? Who in the entire Immortal Palace dares to make you angry?" Xiao Fan said.

"You're so annoying! One word, are you coming out with me or not?" Zhao Linger pouted and said.

"It's good to balance work and rest when Cultivation gets boring. I'll just listen to what you have to say," Xiao Fan said with a chuckle.

"Okay." Zhao Linger pulled Xiao Fan, and the two left Yaochi Immortal Palace together.