Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

After successfully establishing her foundation, Lin Hongye did not choose a cave dwelling on Lingxu Peak, but instead carved out her own cave dwelling on a mountain within the sect.

Of course, she was still a Foundation Establishment Elder of Lingxu Peak, but she no longer needed to complete a sect task every month like the Qi Refining disciples.

The Foundation Establishment elders of the sect have gained a lot of autonomy. After all, once a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, a single period of seclusion often lasts at least three to five years, so it is impossible to restrict them with missions.

Even a large sect like Taiyuan Sect attaches great importance to Foundation Establishment elders.

Upon receiving the invitation, Lin Yun hurriedly flew towards the depths of the mountain gate.

Lin Hongye chose a cave dwelling location on a small mountain by the riverbank. It was some distance from the seven main peaks, but the spiritual energy was still abundant. After all, this place was a fourth-order spiritual vein, which could support the daily cultivation of Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

"Why are you so late? Sister Hongye's Foundation Establishment Ceremony has already begun. Why didn't you come earlier to help entertain the guests?"

Upon seeing Lin Yun arrive late, Lin Xuan, who had also recently joined the sect, frowned and reprimanded him.

Hearing this, Lin Yun was slightly displeased, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he said indifferently, "Some matters on the peak have delayed me. I will personally apologize to Clan Sister Hongye."

Lin Xuan continued, "Other Foundation Establishment elders are attending this celebration, so don't embarrass Sister Hongye."

"I understand, thank you for reminding me, Clan Sister," Lin Yun replied, suppressing her displeasure.

Lin Xuan is a member of the Zhong family, and he hadn't had much contact with her while he was in the family.

She usually lived a pampered life, and even when she first joined the sect, she knew to keep a low profile.

It wasn't until the news of Lin Hongye's successful Foundation Establishment spread that her domineering nature was revealed again.

Soon, Lin Hongye's voice came from inside the cave: "Since Clan Brother Lin Yun has arrived, please come in quickly. Lin Xuan, you don't need to greet the guests outside. Everyone who is supposed to come has arrived, so please come in together."

Lin Yun strode into the cave. It had just been opened, and everything was brand new. The floor and walls were spotless, and all the furnishings were spotless.

Besides the three Lin family members who had just joined the sect, there were two other Lin family members.

One of them was a disciple of the Zhongmai sect who joined the sect at the same time as Lin Hongye. His cultivation level was still stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and his aptitude was not much better.

The other person is their clan uncle, who has been a disciple of the sect for over thirty years and still refuses to leave the mountain and return to his family.

This man is named Lin Desheng, an elder of Bo Mai, and Lin Hongye's uncle.

His cultivation level was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Ten years ago, with the help of his family, he accumulated enough sect contribution points to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, but he failed to establish his foundation. To this day, his cultivation level is still stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he has not even been able to cultivate to the peak of Qi Refining.

Normally, if a family member fails to establish their foundation while cultivating in a sect, they will usually be recalled to the family after a few years.

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Lin Desheng was unwilling to give up and still wanted to cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining perfection before trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage again.

In response, the Lin family naturally stopped investing resources in him, completely cutting off his main source of income and monthly salary.

After all, the family's resources are not inexhaustible. If Lin Desheng fails to establish his foundation again this time, without the protection of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he will die and perish.

"Congratulations, Clan Sister Hongye, on your successful Foundation Establishment! From now on, the Great Dao is within reach. Truly a cause for celebration!"

"I've been so engrossed in refining weapons on the peak these past few days that I didn't notice this invitation. I hope my elder sister will forgive me."

After glancing around the cave, Lin Yun immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute to the woman in the main seat, who was dressed in a red dress and looked heroic.

Hearing this, Lin Hongye chuckled and said, "Brother, what are you saying? Now that you've joined the sect, you should naturally prioritize sect affairs. How could I blame you for this?"

"Please take a seat. Let me introduce you. This is Elder Li Tianhe from Lingxu Peak. He established his foundation a while earlier than me."

"Greetings, Elder Li!" Lin Yun said respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting.

A mature-looking young man nodded to Lin Yun, not paying much attention to this latecomer from the Lin family.

"This is Zhang Miaoran, your junior sister from Cuiwei Peak. You can call her senior sister."

Lin Yun followed the sound and saw a woman wearing a light green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) sitting against the wall.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Zhang!"

Zhang Miaoran from Cuiwei Peak wore a sweet smile and was much more amiable as she raised her glass to Lin Yun in a toast.

"Junior Brother Lin Yun is a disciple of Hundred Refinements Peak? It seems I'll have to trouble you if I need to refine any weapons in the future." Zhang Miaoran had two innocent and lovely dimples on her cheeks, making her look like a young girl.

"Junior brother, I have only just joined the sect and my weapon-refining skills are not yet proficient. Unless it is a low-grade magic weapon that senior sister wants to refine, I am powerless to help."

Lin Yun, who had just forged a mid-grade Xuan Earth Inner Armor, was not blindly confident and maintained a humble attitude.

"This is Elder Meng from Xuan'e Peak."

Elder Meng was a middle-aged woman with an ordinary appearance. Wearing a Taoist robe, she looked like a Taoist nun.

"Greetings, Elder Meng," Lin Yun said respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting.

"Well, since he is Hongye's cousin, he is also my junior. There's no need for such formalities." Elder Meng nodded slightly.

In addition, there were two Qi Refining disciples from Lingxu Peak, both of whom had reached the late stage of Qi Refining. They were people Lin Hongye had made in the sect.

As for the others, Lin Hongye didn't need to introduce them; they were all cultivators from the Lin family.

After the introduction, Lin Yun took out the low-grade Xuan Earth Inner Armor from his storage bag and gave it to Lin Hongye as a congratulatory gift.

"This is a piece of Xuan Earth inner armor that I crafted myself, but my technique is a bit rusty, so the quality is low."

"I hope my cousin won't find this offensive."

Lin Hongye said happily, "My cousin is so kind!"

After accepting the Xuan Tu inner armor, Lin Hongye gently stroked it and examined it for a while.

"It's actually a magic weapon made from the hide of a mid-stage first-tier Xuan Tu Lizard. It's a pity that too much of its spiritual essence has been lost; otherwise, it would have been a mid-grade magic weapon."

As she spoke, a barely perceptible glint of divine insight flashed in her eyes, and then a smile appeared on her lips.

Just then, Elder Meng spoke up: "By the way, Hongye, I heard that the deputy peak master of Lingxu Peak intends to assign you to the Hall of Punishments. What do you think of this?"

The Hall of Punishments is in charge of the sect's punishments, and its master is a True Person at the Core Formation stage.

However, the Master of the Punishment Hall spends most of his time in seclusion cultivating and rarely gets involved in sect affairs, basically leaving the matters of punishment to a few elders in the hall.

"I'm also considering this matter. The Hall of Punishments involves too many things, and I'm worried that it might interfere with my own cultivation," Lin Hongye said, shaking her head.

She is still young and has great potential; there is a good chance she will eventually reach the Core Formation stage.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator under thirty years old is a potential Core Formation seed no matter where you are.

Knowing he was not qualified to participate in the conversation due to his shallow cultivation, Lin Yun remained silent throughout, simply drinking spiritual wine and eating delicious food in his seat.

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