I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Lin Che's voice wasn't loud, but it was sincere:

"This formation is absolutely top-tier among the third-grade high-level formations. I have truly witnessed Master Qin's abilities today."

Qin Yulin blinked.

Then, a bright smile bloomed on that little face.

That smile held pride, satisfaction, and the joy of "finally being recognized."

She turned her head and winked at Lin Xuanqing beside her.

That look in his eyes clearly said:

"I told you I was amazing, didn't I?"

Lin Xuanqing looked at his master's smug little face and couldn't help but twitch his lips. In the end, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Qin Yulin withdrew his gaze, his face beaming with pride. He stood up straight, his chin slightly raised, looking just like a little rooster with its head held high.

Lin Che looked at her, and suddenly felt a surge of emotion.

He did have some doubts when Wang Qinian recommended Qin Yulin to him.

Standing less than five feet tall, with a face as youthful as a girl who hasn't reached marriageable age, and a personality as unruly as a child, he is far removed from the title of "Master of Formations."

Wang Qinian said she was "the most outstanding person in the Burning Bone City area," but at the time he just took it as a sales pitch from a businessman and didn't take it seriously.

Now it seems that the guy really wasn't lying to him.

Why is Qin Yulin the most outstanding in the Burning Bone City region?

It was because of this family formation that she specially researched for the cultivation families.

This formation is based on the family bloodline and can be linked to the family's fortune. It can identify friend from foe, benefit family members, gather fortune, and even launch devastating attacks.

This kind of all-round, multi-layered formation, which is deeply bound to the family, is undoubtedly the most suitable protective formation for cultivation families.

This formation was created by the Golden Core formation master in front of us, who was less than five feet tall and had a personality as carefree as a child.

People can't be seen.

Lin Che has gained a new understanding of this statement today.

His gaze slowly rose and fell upon Xuan Qing and Qin Yulin, who were interacting.

One of them tilted his head back triumphantly, while the other lowered his head and smiled gently, his eyes filled with doting affection.

If they stood together, a stranger would probably not be able to tell who was the master and who was the disciple.

Lin Che never expected that Qin Yulin would take the initiative to offer to take his daughter as his apprentice.

He knew his daughter's talent better than anyone.

That child has been interested in formations since she was a child, and she has long since exhausted my own shallow knowledge of formations.

In recent years, it can be said that my daughter has been studying the art of array formations on her own, devouring the classics he collected, deducing from the array diagrams, and stumbling along the way.

When he first met Qin Yulin, he found that the man had a good personality and was extremely skilled in formations, so he decided to have his daughter learn a few techniques from him.

Even if you can't get systematic instruction, having a plan for learning array formations is still good.

To this end, he was even prepared to use his own third-order illusion array as a bargaining chip, allowing the other party to study it at will in exchange for this learning opportunity.

Unexpectedly—

The other party discovered his daughter's talent for array formations and took the initiative to ask to become her apprentice.

Most importantly, there were no additional conditions.

There's no need to leave the family.

This surprised Lin Che at the time.

How could such a good thing exist in the world of cultivation?

Be a teacher for one day, and be a father for life.

This is no joke, especially in the world of cultivation.

It can be said that after becoming master and disciple, the disciple's life is almost entirely tied to the master.

Some cultivators want to pass on their lineage, so they take on disciples, and the disciples naturally need to inherit their masters' legacy.

Some were taken in and made to work like cattle and horses, exchanging their labor for knowledge;

Some spend huge sums of money to learn, and while they can leave at any time, they cannot inherit the core teachings.

Qin Yulin's situation is clearly similar to the first type, yet different from the first type.

That's why Lin Che had his suspicions back then.

Is there any good thing in this world that doesn't ask for anything in return?

Faced with Lin Che's questioning gaze, Qin Yulin also realized the inappropriateness of his behavior.

She scratched her head, thought for a long time, and finally came up with a condition:

In the future, when Xuanqing demonstrates his array techniques in public, he must mention her name!

Lin Che's lips twitched slightly when he heard this request.

This requirement... fits his stereotype of Qin Yulin perfectly.

Lin Che was silent for three seconds, then nodded and agreed.

He privately instructed Xuanqing: It's okay to learn from him, but be careful not to get led astray.

……

"Alright, alright!"

Qin Yulin's voice interrupted Lin Che's recollection.

She clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention, her small face showing a serious expression that said, "It's time to get down to business."

"The formation has been set up and you've inspected it; we can begin delivery now!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and made a hand seal, beginning the final step of the grand formation's handover.

The array patterns began to flow across the Shattered Star Lake.

The patterns rose from the ancestral hall, converging towards the seven bloodline pillars, and spread along the auxiliary array patterns on the ground, like a huge net of light, rising above the Shattered Star Lake.

Qin Yulin withdrew his hand and looked at Lin Che:

"Infuse a drop of your essence blood into the jade tablet. From now on, only members of the Lin family can control the formation. Even if outsiders obtain the formation control jade tablet or the formation flag, they will not be able to control it."

Lin Che nodded.

He raised his right hand, forcing out a drop of crimson blood from his fingertip.

The essence blood floated on his fingertips, gleaming faintly with golden light in the sunlight. It was the blood of a Golden Core cultivator, containing boundless vitality and Daoist essence.

With a slight movement of the wrist, the essence and blood fell into the jade tablet.

next moment--

Strands of blood-red threads emerged from the jade tablet, as if they had come to life, and spread rapidly along the array's veins!

They follow the seven bloodline pillars, the one hundred and eight auxiliary pillars on the ground, and every array pattern and every node, eventually converging in the ancestral hall!

The ancestral hall trembled slightly.

Lin Che could clearly feel that an invisible connection had been established between himself and this formation.

At this point, the Xuan Yuan Zhen Yue Grand Array was completed.

It completely belonged to the Lin family.

Lin Che raised his head, gazing at the earthen-yellow light shield that enveloped Shattered Star Lake, at the dormant array patterns, and at the ancestral hall in the very center that radiated a warm glow.

A sense of peace welled up inside me.

From this day forward, the Lin family has a true foundation for protecting its clan.

With this formation, the clansmen can gain benefits when cultivating, be protected when encountering enemies, and recover faster when injured.

It can even unleash a strike powerful enough to threaten a peak Golden Core cultivator when necessary.

This is the true foundation of a Golden Core family.

Lin Che turned around, looked at Qin Yulin, and solemnly clasped his hands in greeting:

"Master Qin, thank you very much."

Qin Yulin was taken aback by his solemn posture, but then a smug smile reappeared on her face, and she waved her hand:

"Oh, don't be so polite! What's our relationship? Besides, I took Xiao Qingqing as my apprentice, so setting up a formation for my apprentice's home is just the right thing to do!"

Lin Che looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Now that we're so familiar with each other, how about the cost of setting up the formation...?"

Before Lin Che could finish speaking...

Qin Yulin covered his ears and ran away into the distance.

He was muttering to himself, "Did anyone speak? I don't think I heard them..."