A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Yuejing,

Lin He looked at the bustling street with people coming and going, and thought it was a beautiful scene. He nodded and glanced around before heading to the agreed meeting place.

It was a restaurant, where two women were already waiting. One had an ordinary appearance but an outstanding temperament, while the other was an exceptionally beautiful woman, like an elf. They were Xin Ruyin and Nangong Wan.

"Young Master!"

Xin Ruyin quickly stood up to greet him, and the gentleness in her words warmed Lin He's heart.

Nangong Wan also stood up, looked Lin He up and down, and then said with a smile, "Lin He, your cultivation has improved a lot in just one year!"

At this time, Lin He's cultivation had reached the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment. The bottleneck of the middle stage could not be broken through by meditation alone. Therefore, Lin He no longer went into seclusion, but chose to go out to find an opportunity to break through.

Lin He smiled slightly. How could he not understand Nangong Wan's thoughts? He just teased, "Wan'er, you probably didn't expect me to advance so quickly during the trial in the forbidden area."

"I really didn't expect it," Nangong Wan didn't deny it. "I could see that you had good aptitude, but I didn't expect you to advance so quickly. Now you're only one step away from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. It seems that your chances of forming your core are still very high."

Nangong Wan was filled with resentment after losing her virginity in the forbidden area that day. After all, Lin He was only a Qi Refining cultivator at the time, and the gap between the two was huge. But now it's different. Lin He has reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage in just two years. This kind of cultivation speed is simply unbelievable. After all, it usually takes more than ten or twenty years for an early Foundation Establishment cultivator to break through to the middle stage. According to this speed, Lin He's chances of forming his core are naturally very high. Even if he fails to form his core once or twice, it is not entirely hopeless. Therefore, Nangong Wan is not resentful at all. On the contrary, she is very satisfied with Lin He's cultivation progress.

Nangong Wan was stunningly beautiful, Xin Ruyin possessed an extraordinary temperament, and Lin He was incredibly handsome. The three of them sitting at the same table quickly attracted the attention of many people.

Restaurants always have a few clueless drunkards. Three burly men in the restaurant were drunk, and when they saw how beautiful Nangong Wan was, they immediately got carried away.

The boss didn't want to cause trouble, so he quickly came out to stop them. However, these three people actually had some cultivation. Although they were only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, it didn't stop them from feeling good about themselves.

The three walked towards Nangong Wan, who didn't even glance at them. Lin He and Xin Ruyin shook their heads, preparing to mourn for the three of them for a second.

Just then, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old suddenly reached out and quickly tapped the three men's arms. The three men retreated in panic as if they had been bitten by a scorpion, looking at the girl in front of them with suspicion and uncertainty.

An old man stepped out from behind the girl. He glanced at the group and said coldly, "What are you looking at? Get lost!"

The three realized they had encountered a master and fled in terror.

The girl was quite pleased with herself for her act of bravery. She clapped her hands and said with a smile, "No need to thank me. Also, don't dress so nicely when you're out and about; it's easy to get into trouble."

Seeing the girl point at Nangong Wan in a lecturing tone, Lin He and Xin Ruyin, who were standing to the side, both had strange expressions on their faces.

"Disrespectful behavior, deserves a beating!"

Nangong Wan's tone turned cold, and with a casual wave of her hand, the girl was slapped across the face from several feet away. The girl's face immediately turned bright red. This was only because Nangong Wan had shown mercy and only wanted to teach the other party a lesson; otherwise, the girl's life would have been in danger.

The old man, pale with fright, quickly pulled his granddaughter up and apologized respectfully, "Senior, please forgive me! My granddaughter is young and ignorant and has offended you. Please forgive her!"

The commotion inside the restaurant had already attracted the attention of many people. Lin He stood up and said with a smile, "This is not the place to talk. Fellow Daoists, please come with us."

After saying that, he left on his own. Nangong Wan didn't even glance at the two of them and followed Lin He. Xin Ruyin put down a piece of silver to pay the bill, nodded to the girl, and then left as well.

"Grandpa, they've all left, so what about us...?"

The old man surnamed Xiao had a bitter expression on his face. "That senior who made the move, your grandfather couldn't even tell her cultivation level. She's probably a Foundation Establishment cultivator. When she summons us, do you dare disobey?"

Xiao Cuier felt helpless upon hearing this, and the two of them finally gave up their other thoughts and followed behind Lin He and the other two.

Lin He walked to a secluded corner, casually conjured a soundproof barrier, and then said, "The three of us are not unreasonable people. We all saw this young lady's act of bravery, but... it is also true that she offended a senior in the cultivation world."

Upon hearing this, the elderly man surnamed Xiao quickly said, "My granddaughter was ignorant and offended you, senior. If you have any requests, we two will go through fire and water for you."

"Oh? Is that true?" Lin He interjected, "I saw that the concealment technique you two used just now was quite good. Those three drunkards didn't even notice you. Where did you learn that?"

Nangong Wan did not object; instead, she tacitly agreed with Lin He's words. This puzzled the old man surnamed Xiao, as the white-clad woman clearly exerted a far greater sense of pressure on him than the blue-clad youth beside her.

However, he dared not lie at this moment, and quickly took out the nameless Taoist book he had picked up and handed it to Lin He.

"Senior, this was found by my granddaughter by chance. She learned the Qi Concealment Technique from it."

Lin He took the book and saw that it was written in the language of the demon race, which he couldn't understand. However, the last section, the Nameless Qi Concealment Technique, was added later and was not difficult to learn.

"This is the Nine Transformations of the Gale technique. I got it so easily."

Lin He pondered silently, then handed the book to Nangong Wan, skipping directly to the demonic script. Nangong Wan was also surprised when she saw the final technique for concealing qi.

"Hmm, this concealment technique is quite interesting. I didn't expect you guys to be so lucky."

With Nangong Wan's cultivation and insight, she naturally recognized the extraordinary nature of the Qi Concealment Technique, which was very useful to her.

"Since you, senior, have taken a liking to this item, it means you are destined to have it. This humble old man is willing to offer this book to you as an apology."

The old man surnamed Xiao was quite sensible, and Lin He was naturally pleased to hear that. He nodded and said, "We'll take this book. Just let us know if you need anything else."

The old man and his granddaughter were overjoyed upon hearing this. After discussing it for a while, they said, "My granddaughter has quite good aptitude. I hope she can become a disciple of the senior."

Lin He smiled; he had no interest in taking on apprentices. Instead, he looked at Nangong Wan and said, "This little girl has good aptitude, don't you think?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wan checked Xiao Cuier's aptitude and discovered that she actually possessed dual spiritual roots. She couldn't help but nod and say, "Your aptitude is quite good; you are a promising talent. Take my token to the Hidden Moon Sect, and someone will receive you."

Nangong Wan casually took out a jade pendant and gave it to Xiao Cuier, which made the girl very happy. After thanking her, the grandfather and granddaughter left in a hurry.

After dealing with this matter, Nangong Wan suddenly said,

"Ruyin and I are using the excuse of traveling and looking for opportunities to leave, so we have plenty of time. I've already found the mineral vein you mentioned. But you probably won't be gone for long, so you should hurry up and get down to business."

Lin He smiled and said, "Of course we need to take care of the teleportation array, but I need to go to the palace first."