A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

"Xiaomei, come in."

Hearing the young lady's voice, Xiaomei came in again, but she quickly sensed that something was wrong.

Xin Ruyin smiled broadly, her previous gloom gone. She smiled and said, "Xiao Mei, soon we will be going to Yue Kingdom with the young master."

"Yue Kingdom?" Xiao Mei was very surprised to hear that she was going to Yue Kingdom, but what surprised her even more was the way she was addressed as "Miss".

"Young Master?" Xiao Mei looked at Lin He with some suspicion. It seemed that something must have happened that she didn't know about during that time.

Lin He nodded and said, "Ruyin has already agreed to go to Yue Kingdom with me. As long as we wait for a suitable opportunity, I will let her join the Hidden Moon Sect."

Xiao Mei was surprised again when she heard Lin He address her, and her eyes darted back and forth between the two of them, showing great curiosity.

However, she was quickly confused by the name "Yan Yue Sect". Seeing Xiao Mei's question marks, Xin Ruyin gave her a loving look and then explained it to her, finally making her understand.

Upon hearing that Lin He actually knew a Core Formation stage cultivator, Xiao Mei couldn't help but say, "Young Master Lin, you actually know such a senior expert. Why didn't you say so earlier? I was so anxious!"

Lin He smiled, completely unconcerned by Xiao Mei's words. However, Xin Ruyin immediately scolded, "Xiao Mei, how can you be so rude? Apologize to the young master!"

Xiao Mei hung her head, quickly apologizing while muttering to herself, "You've forgotten your good friends now that you have a man. Miss, you're putting your lover before your friends!"

Although Xiao Mei's voice was soft, cultivators have sharp ears and eyes, so they naturally heard it clearly. Lin He felt embarrassed, and Xin Ruyin's face turned red, but she didn't know how to scold Xiao Mei.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Lin He quickly said, "I had someone in the market refine magical artifacts, which will take some time, but I think it will take no more than half a month. When that time comes, I will take you to Yue Kingdom to experience the exotic scenery."

The two naturally had no objections. Xin Ruyin glanced at the sky and, seeing that it was still early, quickly said, "Young master, since there's nothing else to do here, why not exchange some insights on formations with Ruyin?"

Xin Ruyin's words sounded nice, but with Lin He's skill in array formations, how could he possibly communicate? He could only unilaterally follow Xin Ruyin's instructions.

Lin He smiled, took out the array manual from his storage bag, and handed it to Xin Ruyin. "I found this in Xu Yan's storage bag. I thought it might be useful to you, Ruyin, so I'm giving it to you."

"This is.."

Xin Ruyin carefully put the book away and explained, "It seems that you are unaware of the meaning of this book. Our Yuanwu Kingdom has three major sects: the Divine Weapon Sect is good at weapon forging, the Myriad Wonders Temple is good at talisman making, and the Heavenly Star Sect is good at formations. The essentials of formations is the most famous classic of the Heavenly Star Sect. This classic does not contain any profound content, but it is the best way to introduce others to the basics."

"Oh, I thought this book would be some rare classic. Looks like I was just disappointed."

Xin Ruyin smiled upon hearing this and said, "I don't think so. For someone like you who has no foundation in formations, this book is just the right time. I'll use this book to guide you into the field, how about that?"

Lin He naturally had no objections. The spiritual energy here was too weak, so the cultivation speed was not fast. He could just maintain his basic daily cultivation and spend the rest of his time listening to the Dao of Formations.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Lin He stood by an open space waiting. When he was following Liu Ming and the others, he sent a communication talisman to Shopkeeper Xu in advance to arrange a time and place to meet. Of course, Lin He did not know that he would meet Xu Yan later, but it can be considered as being prepared in advance. Now it has come in handy.

After a while, a burly man walked over with a big smile; it was Xiao Hei.

Upon seeing Lin He, Xiao Hei quickly handed over the storage bag in his hand. "Senior, you really are here. These are the magical artifacts you requested to be refined. Please take a look."

Lin He took the storage bag and glanced at it. Sure enough, the Divine Wind Boat, the Black Dragon's Spear, the Azure Fire Mist, the White Phosphorus Shield, and the disposable items made from the Black Dragon's Unicorn Horn were all inside.

Seeing that Lin He was very satisfied, Xiao Hei finally felt relieved. Just as he was about to turn around, Lin He pulled him aside to inquire about the recent developments in the market and, sure enough, found out some information.

"I don't know what's going on lately, but the market seems to have become very tense. There are always people coming and going, and several groups of people have even come to inspect the shops. The shop owners are annoyed by these people, but there's nothing they can do, since the other side is led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Lin He felt a pang of anxiety and thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

As the garrison commander of Tianxing Sect Market, Xu Yan's disappearance has likely caused a frenzy throughout the entire market as people search for him.

Xiao Hei was only a Qi Refining cultivator and didn't know much. Lin He asked him for a while and then let him leave.

"We still need to leave quickly. After all, they've only sent Foundation Establishment cultivators so far, which is manageable. But if they really send Core Formation cultivators, then it will be difficult to escape."

And so, Lin He piloted the Divine Wind Boat back to Xin Ruyin's residence. By this time, the two of them had already received Lin He's instructions and had packed their things.

Looking at the small house where she had lived for so long, Xin Ruyin sighed and led Xiao Mei onto the Divine Wind Boat. Lin He activated his magic power, and the Divine Wind Boat sped towards the Yue Kingdom, much faster than the previous Flying Spirit Boat.

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. . .

Just as Lin He was flying, in a secluded cave of the Xu family, two Foundation Establishment stage elders were waiting anxiously.

One of the fat men stood still with a gloomy expression, while the other thin man paced back and forth, clearly distracted.

"Aren't you annoying to keep walking around like this?"

"Annoying! So annoying! But Xu Yan is dead, how are we going to explain this to the Ancestor?"

The fat man who had spoken earlier paused for a moment before saying, "We have been investigating for half a month and still have no news. The fact that the other party was able to kill Xu Yan silently suggests that he must be a master at the Core Formation stage."

"That's right. Xu Yan even had fragments of a magic weapon bestowed by the ancestor on him, yet he still managed to die cleanly. He must have been some Core Formation stage old monster."

These two actually mistook Lin He for a Core Formation expert. If Lin He were here and heard this, I wonder what he would think.

The two were arguing noisily, which finally alerted someone inside. Soon, a dignified voice rang out.

"You're all useless. As soon as I go into seclusion, you can't get anything done."

"Ancestor, please calm your anger!"

"What's the use of calming down?" the person inside said again. "No matter who the other party is, even if I'm still in seclusion, he still has to give the Xu family an explanation!"