Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

After chatting with Bai Mingde for a few minutes, Li Ping asked him why he had come.

Bai Mingde quickly and respectfully replied, "I would like to inform you, senior, that the ancestor heard that you have moved into Immortal Peach Mountain and, thinking that you have no one to help you, specially ordered me to send Lin'er to serve you."

As he spoke, he pointed to the girl beside him with her head down and said with a smile, "Lin'er was specially chosen by the Ancestor."

"Oh?"

Li Ping couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, his gaze falling once again on the girl beside him. Just then, Bai Lin also boldly raised her head, looking at Li Ping with a hint of curiosity.

Their eyes met, and Li Ping smiled and nodded, but Bai Lin's eyes showed a hint of panic, and she quickly lowered her head.

Li Ping had met Meng Qingyi, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Qinglong Mountain, who was also a young girl, and whose looks were no less than Bai Lin's.

But in reality, she is over a hundred years old, old enough to be Li Ping's grandmother.

However, because she is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, her magical power slows down her aging process. In addition, the cultivation technique she practices also has the special effect of preserving youth, so she looks like a lovely young girl.

When Li Ping talked to her, he could clearly feel the passage of time reflected in her eyes.

But Bai Lin was different. Her flustered movements and innocent eyes... she exuded youthful energy from the inside out. Just a few glances at her made Li Ping feel much better.

Li Ping could tell that she was still a virgin.

……

"What does it mean that the Bai family sent their own junior to work for me?" Li Ping pondered to himself.

He guessed that perhaps the Bai family hoped to use this opportunity to strengthen their relationship so that if the Bai family ever encountered a crisis in the future, they could use this relationship to ask him for help.

Of course, if that's their purpose, then Li Ping can only say they're overthinking it.

The Bai family gifted him the spirit wood, and he nominally served as a guest elder of the Bai family, using his status as a Foundation Establishment cultivator for the Bai family's use. The matter was now settled.

Therefore, even if they have a good relationship, he would never risk taking action for the sake of the Bai family.

However, in the end, Li Ping agreed to keep Bai Lin.

It wasn't that he was lusting after her body; he had 999 reasons why he felt compelled to keep her. (Specific reasons omitted)

……

Bai Mingde left. Before he left, Li Ping sold a batch of the Qi-boosting pills and Qi-gathering pills he had refined to the Bai family.

Of course, he didn't say that he refined the pills himself. Just like before, he said that a friend of his refined the pills.

As a cultivation family with hundreds of cultivators, the Bai family has always had a great demand for elixirs that can enhance cultivation.

Being able to buy it from Li Ping was an unexpected surprise for Bai Mingde.

Of course, he didn't have many spirit stones on him, so he needed to send them to Li Ping after returning to his family.

……

After the elixir transaction was completed, Bai Mingde left.

Inside the cave dwelling, which spans thousands of acres, only Li Ping and Bai Lin remained.

"Senior, what should I do?" Bai Lin stood in front of Li Ping and asked somewhat hesitantly.

Li Ping smiled and pointed to the dozen or so rooms on either side of the pond in the courtyard, which were reserved for disciples and servants: "You can choose any of these rooms to live in."

After arranging Bai Lin's accommodations, Li Ping pointed to the ornamental flowers and plants in the courtyard: "Your next task is to uproot all these flowers and plants and then plant spiritual herbs. By the way, have you ever worked with spiritual plants within the family?"

As he spoke, Li Ping looked at Bai Lin and asked her a question.

"Ah... I've learned how to grow spirit rice, but I've never grown spirit herbs," Bai Lin replied somewhat flusteredly.

"I've never planted them before..." Li Ping pondered for a moment before speaking, "Then you should first remove all these flowers and plants, and then go to the spirit herb garden in the fishing village and ask a female cultivator named Cheng Yao to plant the spirit herbs. You can also learn from her while you're at it."

As he spoke, Li Ping took out fifty spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to Bai Lin: "Take these spirit stones and use them to buy spirit herb seeds and pay Cheng Yao's fees."

"So many spirit stones?" Bai Lin was a little stunned. With her Qi Refining Level 3 cultivation, she did some chores in the clan.

The Bai family would give her less than twenty spirit stones as a reward each year, and she would also spend a lot of spirit stones to buy cultivation resources, leaving her with almost nothing.

Now, Li Ping suddenly gave her two and a half years' worth of salary, so it's understandable that she was shocked.

Seeing her stunned, Li Ping didn't take it to heart and instead urged, "Go on."

Bai Lin quickly replied, "Yes, senior."

……

When the Bai family sent Bai Lin over, Li Ping immediately saw through their intentions.

He is not a saint and has his own needs, so he naturally would not refuse the Bai family's overtures.

Besides, with such a large cave dwelling, and him busy with cultivation, he does need someone to help him manage it.

People from the Bai family are more reliable than those he randomly recruited from the Immortal City.

Given that he has too many secrets, it would be easy for someone who spends a lot of time with him to discover them.

Therefore, if Bai Lin can gain his approval and stay, he will definitely want to make her one of his own.

Just like in Li Ping's previous life, many female executives in companies had close relationships with the boss. Were they really just exceptionally beautiful?

No, it's simply that only those who become part of your own group are reliable and can be promoted.

……

of course.

As a Gou Xiu, Li Ping did not want someone around him who was always causing trouble and creating problems for him.

Even if Bai Lin is attractive, he wouldn't keep her if she were a brainless, greedy fool who liked to cause trouble everywhere.

He is not someone who controls the big picture from the small one.

It just so happened that they had just moved into the cave dwelling in Xiantao Mountain.

Li Ping planned to remove all the ornamental flowers and plants planted in the courtyard. This would free up about 100 acres of spiritual land, which could be used to grow spiritual herbs. Over time, this would generate a considerable income.

However, because he has been quite busy, he hasn't had time to do this yet.

Now, this can be used as a test for Berlin.

Through her actions, Li Ping was able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of her.

Only then will he decide whether or not to keep the woman.

……

Holding the "huge sum" of fifty spirit stones in his hands, he saw Li Ping leave without a word.

The shock on Bai Lin's face gradually faded, replaced by the excitement of being trusted. She silently whispered to herself, "Senior, thank you for your trust. I won't let you down."

"Now, let's clean up the place first, and then weed it out."

"You can do it, Berlin!"

……

Actually, when they brought Bai Lin here, the Bai family patriarch and Bai Mingde only told her to be careful in doing things for Senior Li and not to offend him, without saying anything else.

In their view, as long as Li Ping agreed to let Bai Lin stay, he could spend a long time with such a lovely young woman. And since Li Ping wasn't a eunuch, it was impossible for him not to accept Bai Lin.

Anything they say would be superfluous.