He began his journey to becoming a true immortal by causing others to fail their tribulations.

Seeing Xun Yan kneeling on one knee in front of her, Xiao Meng knew, even without witnessing it herself, that Xun Yan had blocked the last two tribulations for her.

She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xun Yan's arm, and asked, "Junior Brother Xun, are you alright?"

As soon as Xun Yan opened his mouth, a wisp of smoke rose from it, which amused him.

"Senior Sister Xiao, don't worry, I'm fine."

Seeing Xun Yan's smile and feeling the surging spiritual energy within him, Xiao Meng breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She then quickly took out some pills from her spatial ring and said, "Junior Brother Xun, come, have some pills to replenish your strength."

Xun Yan shook his head and said, "Senior Sister Xiao, I'm fine, so don't waste your pills."

"but……"

Before Xiao Meng could continue speaking, a voice came from the side, "He's really fine, you don't need to worry too much."

Upon hearing this voice, both Xun Yan and Xiao Meng were slightly startled.

Because the speaker was none other than Qin Lingxiao.

The other disciples who were watching quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Peak Master."

Qin Lingxiao waved his hand and said, "You can all leave now! Remember what you saw today. Even if it's just a tribulation to break through to the Golden Core Realm, it's definitely not something to be taken lightly."

"Yes, Peak Master! This disciple will keep it in mind!" After everyone responded, they left one after another, without lingering or making a sound.

Although the opportunity to see Qin Lingxiao was extremely rare, Qin Lingxiao sent them all back.

If they continue to shamelessly stay, they will not only gain nothing, but will also be punished.

"Peak Master Qin."

"Master."

Xun Yan and Xiao Meng also quickly bowed.

Qin Lingxiao gently raised his hand, and a surge of pure spiritual energy flowed into their bodies, nourishing them.

Then Qin Lingxiao spoke:

"Hmm. Although you failed the tribulation, you've made significant progress. You've regained your true self, and your physique has transformed into the Flame Phoenix Spirit Body, completely making up for your last weakness."

From this moment forward, you are my personal disciple.

Upon hearing Qin Lingxiao's words, Xiao Meng was first taken aback, then an excited expression appeared on her face.

She immediately knelt down and said, "Master, please accept my bow."

"Get up! Go back and rest well to prepare for the next tribulation."

After speaking with a smile, Qin Lingxiao looked at Xun Yan and said, "You are not suitable to cultivate my Dao, but someone will take you as their personal disciple."

Furthermore, thanks to your help today, my disciple has had this opportunity, and I will certainly not treat you unfairly.

After saying this, Qin Lingxiao flicked his finger, and a spatial ring landed in Xun Yan's hand.

"There are spirit stones, pills, and magical artifacts inside. Take them back and use them to recover your strength!"

Holding the spatial ring firmly, even without exploring it, Xun Yan was certain that the contents inside were a huge sum of money for him at the moment.

He quickly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you very much, Peak Master Qin."

As for who wants to take him as their personal disciple, he wasn't particularly curious, and even felt somewhat indifferent.

He has a system within him, so he doesn't lack good things during his cultivation process.

Furthermore, he possesses a twelve-layered spirit tower. While others can only unleash the full power and effect of the same Daoist techniques and supernatural abilities at most, he can unleash all twelve layers.

Given enough time, it's not impossible for him to become a top-tier figure like Qin Lingxiao.

Seeing that Xun Yan was straightforward and not arrogant or impatient, Qin Lingxiao nodded in satisfaction.

She tossed Xun Yan another token and said, "This is my token. You can freely enter and leave True Fire Peak. If you want to come find me, just show this token."

"Thank you, Peak Master Qin."

"Alright, I won't take up any more of your time. You should go back and recover properly!"

"Yes, Peak Master Qin."

After Xun Yan responded, he said to Xiao Meng beside him, "Senior Sister Xiao, congratulations on becoming Peak Master Qin's personal disciple. I'll head back now."

"Yes. Junior Brother Xun, come visit me more often when you have time. I promised to treat you to drinks, but I haven't had a chance to yet."

"OK."

After smiling and saying goodbye, Xun Yan turned and left. Xiao Meng's gaze remained fixed on Xun Yan until he was out of sight.

Qin Lingxiao clearly saw Xiao Meng's actions and slowly said, "Alright, stop looking. There will be plenty of opportunities to look later."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Meng quickly averted her gaze and bowed, saying, "Master, I'm sorry."

"There's nothing to apologize for," Qin Lingxiao said with a smile. "You must be even more relentless in your future cultivation so as not to let Xun Yan down for risking his life to help you today."

"Yes, Master." When she spoke of Xun Yan, Xiao Meng couldn't help but smile slightly as she bowed.

"Also, besides cultivation, you can't be timid in other things. You have to take the initiative when you should, otherwise you will not only regret it if you miss the opportunity, but you will also easily breed inner demons."

Understanding the meaning behind Qin Lingxiao's words, Xiao Meng bowed again and said, "Thank you for your teachings, Master. I will work hard."

Not long after Qin Lingxiao brought Xiao Meng back, Xun Yan also returned to his cave.

After he sat cross-legged on the futon, the system's voice sounded in his mind:

[The host has successfully disrupted Xiao Meng's tribulation.]

[He escaped unscathed from the presence of numerous True Fire Peak disciples and Qin Lingxiao.]

Overall rating: Grade B.

[Special reward for the host: the technique of concealing one's breath.]

[Concealment Technique - After casting, it reduces one's presence and cultivation level. Unless the user is three cultivation levels higher than the host, it will be difficult for them to detect the host's presence.]

[After using the Concealing Breath technique, a thick fog can rise in your spiritual sea, making it impossible for outsiders, even those several realms higher than you, to detect your true strength.]

After reading the introduction to the Concealing Breath Technique, Xun Yan's eyes lit up.

"Although it's not an offensive or defensive divine power, the Concealing Breath Technique is an excellent auxiliary divine power for the sixth brother. It can be said to be an essential skill for pretending to be weak while actually being strong and showing off."

However, the most important thing is to conceal my spiritual sea. This way, even if a powerful figure investigates, they won't be able to tell that I'm a twelfth-level spirit tower, which will undoubtedly make me much safer.

After muttering to himself, Xun Yan immediately activated his breath-concealing technique.

As he became more familiar with this supernatural power, the mist in his spiritual sea grew thicker and thicker.

Even he himself could only see the outline of the spirit tower at first glance, but could not tell how many floors the spirit tower had.

Opening his eyes again, Xun Yan took out the spatial ring given to him by Qin Lingxiao.

After investigating, even though he was mentally prepared, he still showed a surprised expression.

This spatial ring is a valuable item in itself, with a space capacity of several hundred cubic meters.

Low-grade spirit stones were piled up into small mountains, and pills were sold by the bottle.

In addition, there is a defensive magical artifact called "Thunder Armor".

Wearing it will make you look less bulky and almost like you're not wearing anything at all.

However, its defensive capabilities far surpass Xun Yan's current Golden Silk Soft Armor. If nurtured for a long enough period, it can withstand a full-force attack from a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Previously, he had helped Xiao Meng withstand the tribulation lightning, which caused some damage to his golden silk armor. Now, with this thunder armor, his defense has increased rather than decreased!

However, Xun Yan immediately thought of something that he had to pay attention to.