A qi boom erupted from Ya Fei’s body. The spiritual qi energy stored inside the spirit stone hadn’t run out yet, but the qi energy inside the girl’s body had already been fully restored.

The wave of spiritual qi from her immediately drew Lin Tian and Wu Yue’s attention to the girl. Her condition had recovered, and she was ready to focus on cultivating.

Ya Fei’s eyes opened, and the corners of her lips lifted into a smile toward Lin Tian. She stood up and walked over to him.

"I feel like my body has truly recovered," Ya Fei said, looking at the qi aura in both of her hands.

"Your task is finished. Although you’ve understood how to use formations, your body and cultivation base still aren’t sufficient."

"It’d be better for you to start focusing on cultivating until you break through to Foundation Establishment," Lin Tian explained.

Hearing that order made Ya Fei’s heart beat fast. The task Lin Tian gave was different from before, somewhat difficult and time-consuming.

However, with the spirit in her heart, she was sure she could complete that task, which was breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

"I’ll train and cultivate with focus. This junior won’t disappoint you, Master Lin," Ya Fei said firmly.

Lin Tian was pleased. Ya Fei’s development was the same as the other disciples, according to what he’d imagined. If the three of them managed to reach Foundation Establishment in less than six months, then that could be called their best achievement.

Usually, when a Qi Condensation cultivator wanted to break through to Foundation Establishment, they needed around three to four years. For sect geniuses, they could shorten it to one to two years.

In this time range category, they could be categorized as sect geniuses if they managed to break through in less than six months.

Even so, Lin Tian felt very confident that they could do it. There were many things that gave them a chance to break through quickly.

The first was the abundant amount of spiritual qi. The second was the availability of pills to help their qi absorption. The third was mentors who could train them.

Special advantages like that would be difficult for other sects to obtain. Only the Lingxian Sect could do it.

Lin Tian brought out a qi sword and handed it to Ya Fei. "An Yue and Luo Mei are focusing on cultivating in the backyard. It’d be better for you to join them."

"Of course, Master Lin."

Ya Fei hopped lightly and stood on the sword. With the help of Lin Tian’s spiritual qi manipulation, the sword flew, carrying Ya Fei back to the sect.

Wu Yue was still standing beside Lin Tian, her eyes fixed forward. "About the pill you asked for. I’ve already—"

"You only need to refine the Foundation Building Pill."

"Wait! What about the Qi Meridian Cleansing Pills?" Wu Yue asked.

The man beside her responded by bringing out 21 pill boxes and showing them to Wu Yue. The woman was shocked to see that Lin Tian had so many pills to use, even though she knew the 21 pills in front of her were tier one pills.

She opened one of the boxes and took out a blue pill, with a clear qi aura that wasn’t dominant and wasn’t aggressive. Wu Yue knew what pill it was.

"Qi Meridian Balance Pill?"

"Its effect is the same as the Qi Meridian Cleansing Pill. However, since I have a lot of them, it’d be wise if I decided to use those resources."

"That’s true, but the Qi Meridian Cleansing Pill is more effective. This pill does help with qi absorption, but only to the extent of maintaining the balance of the qi absorption flow," Wu Yue replied.

"Its effect is safer and painless, and it also doesn’t have the potential to cause qi surges," Lin Tian added, turning his head.

"You’re right too," Wu Yue said. "It seems your understanding of pills is broader than mine, Lin Tian."

Lin Tian smiled and laughed softly, both of his hands resting behind his back while his gaze remained fixed straight ahead, looking at his sect.

"Experience has helped me a lot. If I didn’t know anything, the Lingxian Sect could be destroyed in an instant."

"I need to learn from experience. I need to learn new things," Lin Tian replied. "That way, the sect’s inheritance can be protected for hundreds of years."

Wu Yue stayed silent for a moment. Her eyes returned to the pill in her hand, then she stored the pill back into the box. Lin Tian remained silent and didn’t respond.

"I want to ask you for a favor," Lin Tian said, glancing back toward Wu Yue.

"What?"

"Keep those pills and watch over An Yue, Luo Mei, and Ya Fei’s progress. You can work together with An Xiao to choose the best cultivation training for them."

"With the understanding you have, I’m sure you can guide them well," Lin Tian replied.

"Why?" Wu Yue asked. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"What?"

"Why are you entrusting your disciples to me? Aren’t I your enemy?" Wu Yue asked.

The woman was still confused. The attitude Lin Tian showed was very different from what Wu Yue had imagined at first. She had thought the man would be cruel, selfish, and perverted.

However, during the time Wu Yue had spent in the Lingxian Sect and become an inseparable part of the sect disciples’ development, she understood something.

Her perception of Lin Tian had been wrong all this time. Luo Mei had told her many stories about the changes in them and the Lingxian Sect since the man took the position of Sect Master.

He protected the sect, trained the disciples tirelessly from the basics, and endured humiliation and insults from other sects about the Lingxian Sect. Lin Tian had accepted all of it, and the man had struck back not simply because of revenge.

But because it was the only way he could protect the sect, the only home where the hopes and wishes of everyone in the sect were placed on Lin Tian’s shoulders.

"You’re not," Lin Tian said. "You’re part of us now. After all, I already promised to appoint you as the Master of the Pill Refining Hall."

"If you truly hated me, you shouldn’t have taught Luo Mei the basics of pill refining."

"That judgment alone is more than enough for me to start considering you part of us," Lin Tian explained.

Wu Yue’s heart was touched when Lin Tian said those words. Ever since she’d been in the Yunlan Sect, every goal had to be based on the sect’s wishes.

They had to act, obey, and even fight in the sect’s name. However, the words Lin Tian said were different.

He said us, not sect. He considered Wu Yue an inseparable part of his family and close companions. That was more than enough to make Wu Yue soften.

For the first time, the woman smiled in relief, not a forced smile. Her heart was happy, and her mind was calm. Perhaps what Lin Tian said was true.

Perhaps... this was the heavenly path that had been determined for her.

"Through my guidance... I can help them break through quickly!" Wu Yue said firmly, smiling as she stored the 21 pill boxes into her bag of holding.

Lin Tian was pleased with Wu Yue’s answer. He turned and gently patted the woman’s right shoulder, a sign that he had high hopes for her.

"Thank you for helping me, Elder Wu."

"It’s too early to thank me... don’t ever forget our agreement."

"You have to teach me your sect’s secret technique," Wu Yue said.

The man in front of her let out a soft sigh, then nodded slowly. He would think about that later. For now, he would let Wu Yue focus on training the three of them.

Not long after, Wu Yue flew back to the sect, leaving Lin Tian alone.

[First Conquest Mission:]

[Objective: Change Wu Yue’s fear]

[Reward: -15 Hatred]

[Status: Completed!]

[Cultivator Status:]

[Name: Wu Yue]

[Emotional Level: Hatred (85/100)] [-15]

The system panel suddenly appeared, showing information about the conquest mission.

He had successfully made Wu Yue no longer afraid of him, and the result was a reduction of -15 emotional level points from Wu Yue’s hatred stage.

Lin Tian felt relieved. Slowly, he could help Wu Yue convince herself to join the Lingxian Sect. It might take a long time, but it was worth the loyalty and understanding the woman had.

I’ve already handed the responsibility of guiding them to Wu Yue and An Xiao.

Is this the right time to break through to Perfect Nascent Soul?