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

......

"Um, Holy Lord, are you planning to accept Himeko's request for a meeting?" Ye Fan asked again.

Overall, Ye Fan is an honest and kind person. Even though Ji Zi had allowed him to work at the Ji family's top-tier stone workshop, he didn't have the habit of just taking money without doing anything.

"Yes, I can see him. But not now."

"I'm going into seclusion soon."

"I'll see him again at a gathering of the younger generation after I emerge from seclusion in a month."

"Ah? Waiting for Your Majesty to emerge from seclusion?"

Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat.

Lin Xiu is going into seclusion?

By going into seclusion at this critical juncture when public opinion has already been stirred up, who knows what kind of rumors will spread outside when Lin Xiu comes out!

His original idea was that Lin Xiu would hear about it and go to deal with it after the public opinion had been fermenting for a few days.

If we let public opinion fester for a month... the uncontrollable risks would be too great!

Ye Fan swallowed hard, stole a glance at Lin Xiu, but ultimately didn't dare to tell the whole truth.

He was afraid that if he told the truth, Lin Xiu would tear him apart alive.

cough~

Lin Xiu's decision to go into seclusion at this time indicates that it is the will of Heaven!

Since it was fate, he couldn't go against it.

It's set!

........

Lin Xiu noticed that Ye Fan's expression was not quite right.

He only felt that Ye Fan had accepted Ji Zi's benefits and wanted to arrange for the two to meet as soon as possible.

"That's right, wait until I come out of seclusion."

"Little Leaf, I know you accepted Himeko's bribes to come and persuade me. If Himeko comes looking for you, just use the excuse that I was already in seclusion when you returned to refuse."

Ye Fan: "Okay, I...I understand."

Ye Fan really wanted to say that this was no longer a question about Himeko, but in the end he didn't say it.

"Um, Holy Lord, before you go into seclusion, is there anything you want to ask me? Or is there anything you would like me to do for you?" Ye Fan asked one last time to confirm.

"That's all for now."

"During my seclusion, you should supervise the construction of the new holy land. When you have time, go out and fight and suppress a few holy sons and daughters."

Ye Fan: "Okay, I understand."

Ye Fan was helpless.

He has already given Lin Xiu a chance, and everyone has seen that. It's just that Lin Xiu himself didn't live up to his potential!

.......

After Lin Xiu finished counting, he raised his hand and collected all the source stones that Ye Fan had brought back.

"Elder Wei, get ready. I'm about to cut a stone, and I might unearth some powerful ancient beings. If they try to leave, please stop them."

Wei Yi, who was lying in the rattan chair in the front yard sunbathing, immediately sat up after hearing this.

The next second, Wei Yi raised his hand and waved it, and a gentle divine power quickly spread out, enveloping the entire Tianxuan Stone Archway and forming an invisible barrier.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, with me here, no matter what ancient creature it is, it will be unable to cause any trouble."

Lin Xiu walked to the pile of source stones in the courtyard and picked one up casually.

The source stone was no bigger than a fist, with a rough, grayish-brown surface that looked unremarkable. The next second, a flash of golden light appeared at Lin Xiu's fingertip as he lightly scratched the surface of the stone.

"Click".

The outer layer of stone peeled away, revealing the lustrous red jade beneath. A rich, life-giving energy wafted out, carrying a faint fruity fragrance.

It was a fruit the size of a fist, shaped like a small person, and entirely red like jade, with natural patterns on its surface, resembling the veins of the human body.

"Human Yuan Fruit!"

Ye Fan's eyes lit up. This was a treasure for prolonging life, capable of extending the lifespan of an old cultivator by a hundred years.

Lin Xiu placed the Human Essence Fruit on a jade plate and then picked up the second Source Stone.

This source stone is about the size of a washbasin, with a pitted and uneven surface and a yellowish-brown color.

Lin Xiu touched the stone surface again.

"Whoosh~"

The stone skin peeled away, revealing a fist-sized, golden-yellow fruit shaped like an infant. A faint halo flowed around the fruit's surface, radiating a life essence even more abundant than that of the Human Essence Fruit.

"Earthly Fate Fruit!"

Ye Fan's breath hitched. The Earth Life Fruit was more precious than the Human Essence Fruit, and its life-extending effect was also stronger. No wonder it was a divine object that Lin Xiu had specially asked him to bring back!

Lin Xiu remained calm and continued cutting the stone.

The third Originium was no bigger than the palm of your hand, completely black, and icy cold to the touch.

Golden light flickered at Lin Xiu's fingertips as he carefully peeled away the stone's outer layer. This time, Lin Xiu was much more careful than the previous two times.

The stone skin peeled away, revealing a section of the medicinal herb root that resembled a human foot, was dark gold in color, covered with fine patterns, and exuded an ancient aura.

Although it looked lifeless, Lin Xiu could sense that a faint trace of Daoist energy remained in the root, indicating that it had not completely died.

"This is..." Ye Fan asked in confusion.

"This is the Emperor's humanoid elixir of immortality. He once suffered an unimaginable calamity, and now only this foot remains," Lin Xiu said calmly.

Ye Fan gasped.

The Emperor's elixir of immortality? Even if only one leg remains, it's priceless!

"Alas~ How tragic~ These immortal medicines, if the master were not human, it would be too tragic."

Lin Xiu sighed as he copied the Daoist essence of the humanoid immortal medicine into the Daoist space.

He remembered the Enlightenment Tea Tree whose main trunk had been cut down, and the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine that had been divided into nine plants.

"Could this humanoid elixir of immortality have been deliberately created by the Emperor?"

Lin Xiu subconsciously deduced the answer and then came to the conclusion that it was "yes".

When performing deductions based solely on the binary of "yes or no," Lin Xiu hardly needs to spend any time. Deductions, in general, take longer to develop as the scope and detail of the matter at hand become more important.

[Okay~ Although I knew long ago that the Emperor was not human, to have messed with the elixir of immortality like this, the Emperor is really too much of a troublemaker.]

However, upon closer reflection, it seems that all Heavenly Emperors who have embarked on the path to immortality have researched the elixir of life?

[The Emperor is like this, and so is the Ruthless One. Lao Qing himself is the elixir of immortality, so he must have researched himself. Wu Shi didn't describe it specifically, but he most likely researched it as well.]

As for Ye Fan, in the original novel, he even managed to live out his next life by observing the process of a humanoid immortality elixir reviving.

[Now, I can take a similar approach, and even do it better than Ye Fan. After all, as long as I throw it into the Daoist space for analysis and deduction, I can even skip the process of "observing the divine medicine."]

[One could even say that my inspiration for perfecting my own Dao by observing Yan Ruyu and other cultivators' journey to become stronger came from Ye Fan.]

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu couldn't help but glance at Ye Fan.

He already knew that Ye Fan had evolved his Lesser Six Paths Reincarnation Fist using the Battle Saint Technique, and he was very curious about how far Ye Fan could go in the future under his influence.

Overall, Lin Xiu still hopes that Ye Fan can reach a higher level under his influence.

Because... he will be able to directly copy Ye Fan's Daoist essence!

Copying Yan Ruyu's various stages of advancement and observing Yan Ruyu's process of perfecting her own Great Dao, where can one gain more benefits than observing Ye Fan's process of perfecting his own Great Dao?

"and many more."

"I become stronger with Ye Fan's help, and Ye Fan becomes stronger with my help."

"If handled well... wouldn't it be possible to step on your own foot and fly to the sky?"

Chapter 181 The Seed of the Qilin Divine Medicine, the Birth of the Fighting Saint Ape

"Stepping on the right foot with the left foot seems quite feasible."

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu couldn't help but glance at Ye Fan.

He suddenly realized that he hadn't given Ye Fan enough challenges. How could a talent like Ye Fan be motivated to improve by just one ex-girlfriend?

We must discover new strategies! We must find new sources of profit growth!

"Holy Lord... Holy Lord, is there something you need?"

Ye Fan asked somewhat awkwardly. He felt uncomfortable being stared at like that by Lin Xiu.

"It's nothing. I just think you have a bright future, Ye Fan, and I plan to mentor you." Lin Xiu smiled kindly.

Ye Fan: "........."

Ye Fan's anus tightened, and his body trembled. He felt it was better for Lin Xiu to call him Little Ye Zi; if he called him Ye Fan, he always felt that Lin Xiu had ulterior motives towards him.

"Little Yezi, after I come out of seclusion, you'll be facing the Four Extremes Tribulation, right? How are your preparations going?" Lin Xiu suddenly asked again.

"Um, I think my preparations are going well?"

Ye Fan's heart instantly went on alert, because this was a leader's concern for no apparent reason!

After all these years of hard work and struggle, he's not so naive as to think that his boss genuinely cares about him; there must be another motive!

"Okay, it's good that you're prepared."

"The Great Tribulation of the Primordial Dao Diagram, have you thought about how you're going to get through it?" Lin Xiu smiled as always.

"what?"

"How are we supposed to get through this? Why do we need to? Isn't Elder Wei here? Does the Holy Lord intend for me to shoulder this alone?"

Ye Fan was completely numb. If he remembered correctly, Lin Xiu himself had never directly withstood the Innate Dao Diagram, had he? Wasn't it all solved by the Great Completion Sacred Body and the Azure Emperor?

"Of course you have to carry it yourself?"