He cultivated himself into a Dao Ancestor starting from Qi Refining.

"After so many failures..."

Lin Shaoyu looked at Yue Qingrou and the others kneeling in front of him with a calm gaze. He didn't say anything, but he sighed in his heart that the refining of the "Human Pill" was more difficult than he had expected.

A year has passed, and there has been no progress.

The "Exquisite Secret Realm" is also nearing its end, and the exit will soon open. As for what exactly is inside the secret realm, only the behind-the-scenes manipulators will know until the exit of the Exquisite Secret Realm opens.

and also.

In this year.

Lu Jinghong has married many times and has basically brought the entire Qingqiu Kingdom under his control, with all his families becoming part of his "branching out".

Unfortunately, Lin Shaoyu is currently busy refining the "Human Pill" and has no time to go to the Qingqiu Kingdom. As Lu Jinghong takes more and more wives and concubines, Lin Shaoyu discovers that the effect of the "Minor Supernatural Power: Green Hat" on the "Major Supernatural Power: Spreading Branches and Leaves" has been reduced, and the green tree of the "Supernatural Power True Seal" has stopped growing.

"We must refine the Human Pill as soon as possible, master the 'Great Divine Power Technique: Buddha Kingdom in the Palm', and then head to the Qingqiu Kingdom as soon as possible to give Lu Jinghong a few more green hats."

Lin Shaoyu was well aware that the situation was quite urgent. If Lu Jinghong's "branching out" continued to grow, and his "green hat" (being cuckolded) didn't keep up in time, unexpected troubles might arise. There was even a possibility that Lu Jinghong would break free from the influence of the supernatural power, which would really cause a disaster.

"But this human pill..."

Without the ability to use supernatural powers, it is extremely difficult to cultivate truly outstanding "selected talents," and the reasons for failure are varied.

The phrase "human hearts are unpredictable" became tangible again before Lin Shaoyu's eyes.

"There are only two candidates left."

Lin Shaoyu looked at the two remaining jade slips in his hand. These two jade slips contained all the information about the remaining two candidates, as well as everything that had happened in the past year.

Two candidates.

They are twins.

They both joined a sect in the Yue Kingdom called the Iron Sword Sect. Lin Shaoyu had killed many Iron Sword Sect cultivators and even beheaded their powerful elder.

"interesting."

Lin Shaoyu read through all their information. Half a year ago, the two brothers had both fallen in love with the same woman, Shi Wanxuan, an inner disciple of the Iron Sword Sect.

So these brothers were openly and secretly vying for Shi Wanxuan's favor, each wanting to become her Daoist partner.

Under these circumstances, the conflict between the two intensified.

The two brothers made a bet: whoever reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining first would be the winner and would be able to marry Shi Wanxuan.

"hehe."

Lin Shaoyu laughed, "In the beginning, the two brothers were just street thugs who would never have a chance to rise in the world."

"Moreover, the two brothers had an extremely deep bond, but unexpectedly, they turned against each other because of a woman, and ended up like this."

"Who chose Xu Zhong and Kou Yong?"

Lin Shaoyu looked up and glanced at Yue Qingrou and the others.

"My lord."

Wu Qi stood up and said, "These two brothers were chosen by me. I thought they were as close as gold and could help each other on the path of cultivation, but I never expected that they would turn against each other because of a woman."

"Most importantly..."

"I also investigated and found that Shi Wanxuan looks down on Xu Zhong and Kou Yong, who are both petty thugs. She is just using them to extract resources from them."

"and."

"Shi Wanxuan has long been secretly colluding with many people in the Iron Sword Sect to obtain resources. Only those two fools are kept in the dark and don't know anything about it."

"What level of Qi cultivation have they reached?"

Lin Shaoyu asked again.

"Ten levels of Qi Refining".

Wu Qi said.

"That's already pretty good."

Lin Shaoyu laughed, "Perhaps this is a case of 'unintentional planting yielding unexpected results.' The two brothers turned against each other, and with only that woman in their hearts, they were able to ignore everything else. In addition, the bet they made made them wholeheartedly and willingly cultivate the Twelve True Qi and step into the Twelfth Level of Qi Refining."

"At that time."

"The 'selected talents' I wanted have been achieved."

"this……"

Wu Qi's eyes lit up. "What you say is absolutely right, my lord."

"good."

Lin Shaoyu smiled slightly, looked at Wu Qi, and said, "If the Human Pill can be successfully refined this time, Wu Qi, your contribution is significant, and I will reward you handsomely."

"yes!"

Wu Qi looked excited and thrilled. "Being able to share the burdens of my lord, to serve my lord, and to accomplish things for my lord is my greatest honor."

"You may all leave."

Lin Shaoyu waved his hand. "Let's wait for the results."

"yes!"

"Yes, ma'am..."

The eyes of Yue Qingrou and the others were filled with envy, and even a little jealousy, as they looked at Wu Qi. Of the nine people they had chosen, only the two people chosen by Wu Qi had a real chance of success.

They also wanted to receive the Lord's praise and reward.

In the blink of an eye.

Two more months have passed.

"It's done."

Lin Shaoyu suddenly opened his eyes, and a look of immense joy welled up deep within them. Almost simultaneously, he sensed the aura of the successful completion of the 'Core Transformation Technique'. Although separated by a great distance, the auras of the two 'Core Transformation Techniques' appeared almost at the same time. "It's really done!"

"Hahaha……"

Lin Shaoyu laughed out loud.

"It is the Lord!"

"What happened?!"

"The Lord is smiling so happily; something good must have happened."

"..."

Yue Qingrou and the others also noticed the situation here.

brush!

Lin Shaoyu took a step forward, leaving Tianyu Pavilion and Tianyu City, transforming into an extreme streak of light and disappearing into the distance.

"That direction..."

"It's the Iron Sword Sect!"

"Did the master go to the Iron Sword Sect?"

"Could it be...?"

Yue Qingrou and the others exchanged a glance and quickly realized a possibility. Their gazes involuntarily turned to Wu Qi, who was standing not far away, and they could no longer suppress their envy.

"Cough cough..."

Wu Qi coughed lightly, a slight smile playing on his lips, and waved his hand. "Gentlemen, gentlemen, it's not necessarily true. It might be something else entirely."

"I think it absolutely has to be."

"right!"

"If this doesn't happen, and we fail to do our job well this time, and none of the nine candidates turn out well, you know the consequences. I'm afraid the Lord will no longer value us."

"yes!"

"It absolutely has to be!"

Du Min and the others looked solemn.

The Iron Sword Sect is located here.

"Hahaha……"

Xu Zhong's loud laughter emanated from his secluded cultivation spot. The powerful aura of the twelfth level of Qi Refining soared into the sky, with twelve different streams of true Qi swirling around, forming a colorful rainbow of light that was extremely dazzling. Various extraordinary phenomena appeared. "It's done! It's done! I'm the first to succeed!"

boom!

Almost at the same time.

In Kou Yong's secluded cultivation room, an aura soared into the sky, with twelve different streams of true qi surrounding him, forming a colorful rainbow. The surging aura of the twelfth level of Qi Refining attracted the attention of many disciples of the Iron Sword Sect.

"Twelfth level of Qi Refining!"

Kou Yong's voice rang out, "I did it!!!"

hum!

Lin Shaoyu strode over, his hands behind his back, gazing at the two pillars of true qi. He sensed the auras of Xu Zhong and Kou Yong, and even felt a resonance between their auras.

"Good! Very good!"

A smile appeared on Lin Shaoyu's face. "It wasn't a waste of nearly a year to spend here. This 'selected talent pool' has finally been cultivated."