A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Yan Ruyan possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root, is the pride of the Hidden Moon Sect, the apple of the eye of the Yan family patriarch, and the dream goddess of countless male cultivators. Lin He never imagined that such a proud and arrogant person would actually lower herself to ask such a question.

Yan Ruyan seemed to see Lin He's doubts and couldn't help but sigh, "Senior brother, I'm going to risk all my pride to ask this question today, because this matter has already affected my cultivation state of mind."

"Hmm?" Lin He frowned upon hearing this. This was not a good thing. It might even create a mental demon. For cultivators who had no hope of condensing a Nascent Soul, it didn't matter at all, but for someone like Yan Ruyan who had a good chance of condensing a Nascent Soul, it was quite taboo.

Lin He now understood why Nangong Wan valued it so much; she had left with the others to deliberately create an opportunity for the two of them.

"Senior brother, I won't leave until you give me a clear answer today."

If it were just ordinary romantic feelings between a man and a woman, Yan Ruyan wouldn't have been so willing to sacrifice her dignity. After all, she also had her own pride and dignity. But this matter was related to her cultivation state of mind, and might even become a mental demon when she formed her Nascent Soul. She had no choice but to face it.

"You really want to know?" Lin He asked to confirm, and Yan Ruyan nodded quickly.

Lin He thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "Ruyan, you're so beautiful and have such high cultivation talent, who wouldn't like you? Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Yan Ruyan shook her head and said, "No, if you really like me, why do you never get close to me? You've been close to them so many times, and I'm confident that I surpass them in both cultivation and appearance, but..."

Hearing this, Lin He finally understood. Yan Ruyan was too proud and arrogant. She was indeed very outstanding, but Lin He had not touched her, which made her doubt herself and fall into confusion. Obviously, this confusion had been bothering her for many years, and if it continued like this, it might really become a mental demon.

Thinking about this, Lin He still felt that he had to take action to solve this problem, otherwise it might cause big trouble in the future.

Lin He looked at her, and after a while, he took out a jade slip and handed it to her. "The answer you want is in here. Take a look for yourself."

Yan Ruyan was taken aback, but still accepted the jade slip. She then probed it with her divine sense, "Rising Dragon Technique?"

Yan Ruyan was very curious, but after looking at it for a while, she blushed and became shy. She didn't dare to look anymore and quickly returned the jade slip to Lin He. She looked very obedient, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Senior brother, I understand!"

Lin He found a jade slip containing secret techniques of dual cultivation among the relics of the Jin and Yuan dynasties. The Rising Dragon Technique was one of them. Lin He deliberately copied it and showed it to Yan Ruyan.

The key function of this Rising Dragon Technique is to help male cultivators in the Core Formation stage break through their bottlenecks. According to the secret manual, when a male cultivator who practices this technique seizes the primordial yin of a female cultivator in the Core Formation stage, he has a chance to break through the bottleneck of the Core Formation stage by activating this technique.

Moreover, the higher the aptitude of this Core Formation stage female cultivator, the greater the chance of breaking through the bottleneck when using this technique.

When Lin He first obtained this jade slip, he immediately thought of Nangong Wan. Nangong Wan possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and with such high aptitude, her chances of breaking through the Core Formation bottleneck would be very high.

However, this technique requires a female cultivator who is still a virgin and has reached the Core Formation stage. Nangong Wan certainly did not meet this requirement. At that time, Lin He thought of Yan Ruyan. She also had a Heavenly Spiritual Root and had obtained the Spirit Ascension Pill, so she could advance to the Core Formation stage very quickly.

When Lin He reaches the peak of the early stage of Core Formation, he can use Yan Ruyan's help to break through the bottleneck and advance to the middle stage of Core Formation.

Lin He had planned to explain the matter to Yan Ruyan later, but he never expected that Yan Ruyan would take the initiative to come to him. Now he had no choice but to explain it in advance.

Yan Ruyan asked with some curiosity, "Senior brother, this secret technique is so powerful, wouldn't you be able to reach the late stage of Core Formation very quickly?"

"It's not that simple," Lin He shook his head and said, "This secret technique is only effective for male cultivators in the Core Formation stage. Female cultivators cannot cultivate it. And you don't think this secret technique can be effective indefinitely, do you? In fact, it only works once. That is to say, you can only use this method to break through the Core Formation bottleneck once. If you use it again, it will have no effect. Moreover, it's not easy to find a female Core Formation cultivator who is still a virgin."

Yan Ruyan suddenly realized that it was indeed not easy to find a female cultivator who remained a virgin at the Core Formation stage. Many female cultivators would immediately seek a dual cultivation partner or attach themselves to a male cultivator at the Core Formation stage to help them cultivate after they reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Yan Ruyan was born into the Yan family and had the support of the Hidden Moon Sect, so she naturally had plenty of cultivation resources. However, most female cultivators didn't have these resources. Wanting to form a core without paying a price? That was just wishful thinking. So, while there were many female cultivators who had formed a core, very few could maintain their independence and not lose their virginity.

"Then..." Yan Ruyan blushed as she recalled the pictures she had just seen. "Then come find me again when you reach the peak of the early stage of Core Formation, Senior Brother."

After saying that, she left as if fleeing. Lin He watched her departing figure and couldn't help but smile. Although Yan Ruyan was intelligent, she was still inexperienced in such matters and was quite shy when the topic came up.

"At least one thing has been resolved."

Lin He was very cautious about dealing with inner demons. Take Hong Fu for example. Lin He had personally heard what Linghu Laozu said that once Hong Fu formed her Nascent Soul, she would definitely suffer a backlash from her inner demons and die. Linghu Laozu's tone was resolute when he said this, which left a deep impression on Lin He.

"If this matter is not resolved, and one cannot overcome the tribulation of inner demons, it would be better if one's cultivation stagnates. Being devoured by inner demons would be life-threatening."

Lin He certainly didn't want to see such a tragedy happen, especially Yan Ruyan, after all, she was Nangong Wan's favorite disciple.

Having resolved the matter of Yan Ruyan, Lin He left Biling Island. He planned to use the teleportation array in the outer sea to return to Tianxing City and head to Qinghe Teahouse, a stronghold of Miaoyin Sect in Tianxing City.

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Private room on the second floor of Qinghe Teahouse, Tianxing City.

A beautiful young woman was anxiously tapping her fingers on the table. Soon, her charming and alluring disciple, Fan Jingmei, approached. Upon seeing this, the young woman quickly asked...

"Jingmei, how is it?"

Fan Jingmei shook her head, her face filled with grief, and said, "None of the disciples we sent to escort them survived. Our men only found their bodies; the storage bags full of goods have disappeared. The other side was exceptionally ruthless; they not only robbed the goods but also killed everyone. Master, they are declaring war on our Miaoyin Sect!"

Zhou Yuan's face darkened horribly upon hearing this, and she couldn't help but slam her hand on the table, exclaiming, "It must be those people from the Sixth Hall! They couldn't compete, so they resorted to such despicable tactics. If we don't handle this properly, who will dare to do business with us in the future?"

Zhou Yuan seemed to have made up her mind, and soon Miaoyin Sect began to gather manpower from all directions. It was under these circumstances that Lin He came to Qinghe Teahouse.