A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

......

Lin Xiu: "Yes, you're right."

Upon hearing Lin Xiu's words, Li Changqing excitedly scrambled to his feet.

"Ye Fan! Even Immortal Master Lin supports me, why don't you apologize to me?!"

"If you don't admit your mistake, be careful of the heavenly punishment from Immortal Master Lin!" With Lin Xiu backing him up, Li Changqing felt boundless confidence and arrogance.

However, Lin Xiu continued:

"Young friend Li, have you misunderstood something?"

"I only support you in beating up Ye Fan; I will not interfere with the cause and effect between you."

"However, given your commendable courage, how about this? If you can make Ye Fan kneel down, I will teach you a magic technique, young friend Li?"

Someone wants to teach Ye Fan a lesson? Lin Xiu is more than happy to support that!

Li Changqing, well done! Cheer up! Don't embarrass yourself!

.......

Upon realizing that Lin Xiu had no intention of intervening, Li Changqing's face immediately turned ashen, as if he had swallowed fly excrement.

Not planning to make a move? If you're not planning to make a move, then what's the point of talking about it?

Li Changqing only felt that Lin Xiu and Ye Fan were in cahoots!

Even so, Li Changqing didn't dare to voice his thoughts. Provoking Ye Fan was one thing, but he truly dared not provoke Lin Xiu.

Li Changqing stubbornly stayed beside Lin Xiu, watching the other students continue to choose Buddhist artifacts.

Lin Xiu didn't chase him away, but instead observed the effect of his Daoist aura on Li Changqing's body.

Since Li Changqing absorbed his Dao essence and his Dao foundation was destroyed, then let him make the last bit of use.

In Lin Xiu's eyes, every life is a miracle, and all things and spirits have value.

However, there is only one type of person who is worthless in Lin Xiu's eyes: those who directly absorb the Dao essence he provides.

Such a person has lost the possibility of cultivating their own path and can only improve by relying on the essence of their path.

Lin Xiu was very unhappy with people who couldn't be eaten by him but could only eat him.

He's always the one taking advantage of others, and now someone's trying to take advantage of him in return. How can he tolerate that?

Therefore, Lin Xiu had no choice but to let Li Changqing make the most of his remaining energy and squeeze every last drop of profit out of him.

In theory, those who absorb the Daoist essence of the forest cannot make any further progress; at most, they can only break through to the peak of their current minor realm.

But... what if? What if there's someone who defies fate?

After the Dark Turmoil, Ye Fan's Dao and Law were locked by the Emperor's Laws of many Dark Sovereigns, but in the end, didn't he successfully break free of the shackles?

Regardless, Lin Xiu was still happy to see someone break the shackles of his Daoist aura.

Because in this way, the useless person becomes a useful person, and Lin Xiu can continue to replicate that person's even more heaven-defying Dao charm after breaking the shackles!

Self-cultivation is never as satisfying as directly copying someone else's methods.

.........

Before long, the group took away most of the Buddhist artifacts from the Great Thunder Temple, leaving only the most divine plaque.

After the search was completed, Ye Fan and the other classmates who had come out of the coffin came to Lin Xiu's side.

When the Buddhist artifacts were being distributed, Ye Fan had already become the de facto leader, and this was even more true after he beat up Li Changqing.

On the one hand, Ye Fan was originally the class monitor.

On the other hand, now that people are far from Earth and no longer value money and social status, they naturally tend to support Ye Fan, who is stronger and also a decent person.

Ye Fan took a step forward and looked sincerely at Lin Xiu:

"Master Lin, the discovery of this Buddhist artifact is all thanks to you."

"Everyone has unanimously decided to let you choose the Buddhist artifact that best suits you first."

No one knew that Lin Xiu had the ability to replicate Daoist principles; they only felt that Lin Xiu was truly a man of noble character.

A senior who asks a junior to carry Buddhist implements but doesn't carry them himself—you couldn't find such a person even with a lantern!

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiu smiled calmly:

"I am deeply moved by the kindness of you young friends."

"But Buddhist artifacts are of no use to this humble monk."

"How about this, when you young friends have achieved success in your cultivation, you can give me a little bit of your precious blood."

Lin Xiu felt that he would definitely not get through this hurdle if he didn't accept anything, so he resorted to his old trick and wrote IOUs to everyone in the future.

The Buddha's artifacts had already reached their limit by suppressing the eighteen levels of hell. They would lose their spiritual power and become unusable if they were to enter the desolate forbidden land. There was really no need to collect them.

Of course, Ye Fan and the others did not accept this explanation.

In the end, under the pressure of Ye Fan and others to give him red envelopes like it was New Year's, Lin Xiu still accepted an ancient bronze lamp.

.......

"Soon, a peerless demon will be born. My dear friends, let us set off swiftly!"

"Yes, everyone, it's time to head back. Towards the New World!"

"Indeed, the scene on Mars is just too much like hell, and staying there for a long time can cause physical discomfort."

Next, the group retraced their steps.

A golden light flashed in Li Changqing's eyes, and he quickly caught up with the group.

Chapter 10: A New Beginning, the Golden Crocodile of the Crocodile Ancestor

Just as everyone was about to return to the Five-Colored Altar, a sudden change occurred.

A black torrent surged forth from the Great Thunder Temple and rapidly swept towards the crowd!

"A great demon is about to be born! Quickly return to Kowloon to pull the coffin!"

Lin Xiu gave a soft shout and directly swept a sleeve, pulling the group into the Nine Dragons Coffin.

This black tide is none other than the little divine crocodile sent by the Crocodile Ancestor!

The little crocodiles were no more than ten centimeters long and only as thick as a finger, but with their terrifying numbers, they surged like a black tide!

"Since you can't come out yourself, you're sending out the little crocodile first? Good thing!"

Lin Xiu's eyes gleamed; he was just worried about not having anything to level up his Blood-letter Ancient Talisman!

"go with!"

With a shout, Lin Xiu unleashed his divine power, and a miniature Mount Tai flew out from his whisk, instantly crushing the nearest divine crocodile into a bloody pulp!

One, two, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand!

The miniature Mount Tai sometimes circled around Lin Xiu like a satellite, and sometimes transformed into its original form, crushing a large number of divine crocodiles into bloody mud.

Everyone who saw Lin Xiu fighting alone had tears in their eyes.

"Master Lin! Why did you abandon us?"

"Does Master Lin intend to face those monsters alone?"

"Master Lin, I can't leave! I must fight the enemy alongside you!"

"Huh? Why is there another Master Lin in the coffin? There are two Master Lins?"

"Pang Bo, have you forgotten? Master Lin used a clone to go out with us."

"Damn it, all that emotion was for nothing. Master Lin, give me back my feeling of being moved!"

.......

"Gather!"

Amidst the tide of divine crocodiles.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Xiu caused the blood in the little crocodile's corpse to quickly gather and transform into blood dragons that surged toward the "blood-letter ancient talisman" in Lin Xiu's palm!

He wants the blood of Ye Fan and the others.

He wants the blood of the little crocodile too!

Although these little divine crocodiles are not the original form of the Crocodile Ancestor, they still possess some divine power and Dao principles, which can help Lin Xiu upgrade his Blood-letter Ancient Talisman.

Under the generous patronage of Crocodile Ancestor, Lin Xiu's Blood-Character Ancient Talisman level rapidly increased!

【ding~】

[The level of the Blood-Stained Ancient Rune has been increased.]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the "Blood" Ancient Talisman (Fourth Heaven). Your Daoist comprehension related to "Blood" within the Dragon Transformation range has been increased to the highest level.]

Using the blood of the little divine crocodile, Lin Xiu raised the Blood Character Ancient Talisman to eighty percent of the fourth level in one go!

Unfortunately, after that, the speed of advancement of the Blood-letter Ancient Rune slowed down suddenly.

"This is what the system meant when it said that the same principle has limited effect on improving primordial ancient characters."

Seeing that he wouldn't get much benefit, Lin Xiu immediately made a decision:

"The wind's picking up, let's get out of here!"

The next second, Lin Xiu once again gathered the blood energy of the little divine crocodile.

However, this time he didn't throw it into the blood-letter ancient rune, but instead threw it towards the five-colored altar!

"Boom!~"

As the blood sacrifice began, a giant Bagua diagram appeared in the sky once again—the very same Bagua diagram that had led Lin Xiu and the others away from Mount Tai!

"The current speed is still too slow. It is necessary to speed up the opening rate of the Five-Colored Altar."

Lin Xiu was surrounded by the incessant humming of Mount Tai.

In Lin Xiu's palm, the ancient character for "mountain" flowed amidst chaotic mist, as if the illusory shadows of the sun and moon were suspended between the characters.

Lin Xiu pointed his finger and directly caused the "Mountain Character Ancient Symbol" to transform into a divine ray of light, which flowed into Mount Tai!