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

[The Method of Returning to the Path of Fruition!]

With a thought, boundless clear light suddenly burst forth from between Lin Xiu's brows!

The next second, a bright, moon-like orb of light slowly rose from his altar. The orb gradually coalesced into the illusory figure of a boy of about eight or nine years old, his face innocent and pure, his eyes clear and bright, as if reflecting all the illusions of the world—this was Lin Xiu's Dao Fruit manifestation! It was the condensation of the essence of his Dao techniques and cultivation!

The "Dao Fruit Manifestation Method" originated from the Ruthless Empress and is an extremely profound mortal immortal technique, enough to allow an emperor to live another life. If Lin Xiu's Dao Fruit Manifestation Method had not been a reward from the system, with his current level, he would at most have learned a smattering of it.

All I can say is that the system is still too buggy.

After manifesting, the illusory image of Lin Xiudao Fruit hovered three feet above his head, scattering strands of clear light that connected with his physical aura, resonating and vibrating.

The next moment, Lin Xiu's thoughts shifted again.

"Dao Fruit, return!"

As Lin Xiu called out, the illusory image of Little Lin Xiu trembled slightly, then transformed into a pure stream of light and entered Lin Xiu's crown chakra!

"Om~"

Lin Xiu's body surged with Dao energy! His muscles shone, his bones resonated, and his blood flowed like a mighty river!

With the return of the Dao Fruit, Lin Xiu's figure visibly shrank in the clear light, his facial features became more youthful, and his skin became as smooth and lustrous as jade.

In the blink of an eye, the ethereal young man had vanished.

Instead, there was a child who was about eight or nine years old, with rosy lips and white teeth, and so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.

Xiao Lin Xiu sat cross-legged on the spot and slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were dark and clear, untouched by dust, as pure as a newborn baby, and as insightful as an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life.

All the colors and distractions of the world are filtered out through these eyes, leaving only the most essential "truth".

The Dao Fruit has returned to its original state!

In this state, Lin Xiu's mind was exceptionally clear, and his thoughts raced faster than lightning.

Many insights that usually require deep thought to grasp are now instantly understood. Many perplexing thoughts and entanglements are now crystal clear.

"My true self, my true self... What do I seek, what do I desire... ultimately mean...?"

With his Dao Fruit restored, Lin Xiu discarded all trivial thoughts, honed his Dao Heart, and pursued his own path.

......

Meanwhile, while Lin Xiu was comprehending the Dao, the people outside were not idle either.

Under An Miaoyi's arrangement, the preliminary rounds of the "Immortal Venerable Successor Competition," which Lin Xiu was holding to select a successor, were in full swing with registration.

The "Lianhua" who had just led Ye Fan and his group to visit the Miaoyu Nunnery was now in charge of the registration for the preliminary competition.

"Please come here to register your cultivation level. The preliminary rounds will be held according to different cultivation levels, divided into the Sea of ​​Wheels Group, the Palace of Dao Group, the Four Extremes Group, and the Dragon Transformation Group."

"Immortal Venerable Lin Xiu wants to select the most promising cultivators in each realm and choose his successor from among them."

"Even if you are not strong, as long as you can win in battles of the same realm, you are still qualified to become the successor of the Immortal Venerable."

These rules deeply moved the cultivators.

Anyone who considers themselves a prodigy would admit that they are weaker than others at the same level.

Those old fogies have only cultivated for a few more years than us. Once he ascends to the Immortal Platform, he will surely trample those old fogies under his feet!

Lianhua was in charge of receiving and registering independent cultivators.

As for An Miaoyi, she was naturally in charge of receiving those powerful figures.

.......

In front of the main hall of Miaoyu Nunnery, An Miaoyi, dressed in white with her black hair tied up with a jade hairpin, possessed unparalleled beauty and a composed demeanor.

She stood before the steps, bowing respectfully to each of the powerful representatives who came to visit. Her words were appropriate, and her demeanor was elegant. She was neither humble nor overly enthusiastic, striking the perfect balance.

At the entrance, every time a powerful figure or prodigy from a major force enters, a dedicated maid will announce their arrival.

"The Azure Lotus Demon King, accompanied by the Demon Clan's Imperial Daughter Yan Ruyu, has come to pay their respects!"

"The Holy Lord of the Ji Family, accompanied by Princess Ji Biyue of the Ji Family, has come to pay a visit!"

"The Holy Lord of Yaoguang, along with his Holy Son and Holy Daughter, have come to pay their respects!"

"The Holy Lord of the Purple Mansion, along with his Holy Son and Holy Daughter, have come to pay their respects!"

"The Supreme Elder of the Jiang family, along with Jiang Yifei, the prodigy of the Jiang family, has come to pay a visit!"

"The Supreme Elder of Yaochi and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi have come to pay their respects!"

.......

The briefing was originally going very smoothly.

However, when the maid saw Ye Fan, her expression immediately became strange.

"Young Master Ye, would you also like to register?"

Isn't Ye Fan from the Tianxuan Holy Land? And like Lin Xiu, he also possesses a Holy Body.

She thought that with this relationship, Ye Fan must have already been chosen by Lin Xiu and would be able to enjoy the inheritance.

As it turns out... Ye Fan actually needs to register?

Ye Fan sighed helplessly, his expression subtle, and said:

"Sigh~ Who told my Supreme Lord to think I need to be tempered before breaking through to the fourth level? The Supreme Lord said that I must be the first to reach the Dao Palace realm, otherwise I will have to go back to doing manual labor."

Ye Fan was very upset.

Originally, he wanted to run away directly, preferably for a few months, and then come back to apologize after Lin Xiu had sorted out the trouble.

As it turns out, Lin Xiu had arranged everything for him from the very beginning. How was he supposed to escape now?

The maid listened to Ye Fan's explanation and nodded in deep agreement:

"Yes, Young Master Ye, keep up the good work! Strive to break through the Four Extremes realm, and make sure Miss Miaoyi doesn't become a widow!"

As he spoke, the maid in charge of summoning him nodded and immediately let Ye Fan pass.

Ye Fan really wanted to correct the maid's use of the term "widow," but in the end he didn't say anything and went into the seeded players' rest area with Pang Bo.

The so-called seeded players are those outstanding talents with family or sect lineages.

There are two main evaluation criteria:

Firstly, the sect or family they belong to must have a lineage of scriptures passed down by sages.

Secondly, the sect or family must have at least one powerful figure. This powerful figure does not have to be present, but there must be at least one in the clan.

Only those who meet both of the above conditions are eligible to enter the seeded players' rest area, skip the preliminary rounds, and directly participate in the seeded matches two days later.

........

In the seeded players' rest area, Ye Fan and Pang Bo's group saw many familiar and unfamiliar faces.

"Hey~ that golden, glittering thing, isn't that the Holy Son of Yao Guang? He's surrounded by holy light wherever he goes, he's so pretentious!"

Pang Bo spoke so loudly that it reached the ears of the Holy Son of Yao Guang.

Fortunately, the Holy Son of Yaoguang had seen many grand occasions and was very composed. He chatted with the people around him with a smile, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Ye Fan didn't pay too much attention to the Holy Son of Yao Guang, after all, the Holy Son of Yao Guang was in the Four Extremes Group, not in his Dao Palace Group.

The four continued to stroll around, inquiring about information while explaining the situation to Ye Fan and Pang Bo, who were not very familiar with it.

Tu Fei: "Brother Ye, did you see that? The one in the black and white Taoist robe with highlights on her head, she's the Holy Maiden of the Yin Yang Sect. I don't know if you know, but she seems to have some conflict with Saintess Weiwei of your Tianxuan Holy Land. They even had a big battle!"

Li Heishui: "Brother Pang Bo, stop staring at the Holy Maiden of Yaochi. She has her rules and won't easily remove her veil. Even if you keep looking, you won't see anything."

Pang Bo: "Ye Zi, do you know who that man in the purple Taoist robe is? Why is he staring at you so fiercely, as if he has a grudge against you?"

Ye Fan: "Oh~ him~ he's the Purple Mansion Saint Son that I suppressed, it's normal that he doesn't like me."

Ye Fan said that although he accidentally spread gossip about the Purple Mansion Saintess and inadvertently injured the Purple Mansion Saint Son first, how dare the Purple Mansion Saint Son come to his door? He really deserves to be taught a lesson!

As Ye Fan strolled around, he suddenly noticed that a handsome young man in white robes seemed to be staring intently at him.

"Ye Zi, why is that man in the white robe staring at you so intently? His gaze is even more frightening than that of the Purple Mansion Saint Son. Could he be one of the people you've beaten up?"

"he?"

Ye Fan sized up the handsome young man for a while, but finally shook his head.

“I remember it very clearly, I absolutely did not hit this person.”

"And Pang Bo, I need to make a correction."

"The white-robed man you're talking about... he's actually a woman."

Chapter 202 Xia Jiuyou Arrives, Ye Fan's Savior

"Huh? A guy? And a tomboy?"

"Ye Zi, are you sure?"

Ye Fan raised his finger and pointed to his eyes.

"I have cultivated the Source Heaven Divine Eye. Although I haven't fully mastered it, it's not difficult for me to see through this illusion."

"She used a secret method to conceal it, and she also disguised her aura, but her bone structure and physique cannot lie."

"Moreover... her cultivation level is not weak; she has already entered the Four Extremes."

"Huh? Four Extremes? That's amazing! Ye Zi, can you beat him?"

Pang Bo was stunned. Good heavens, how could a girl who looks no more than thirteen or fourteen years old be at the fourth level?

Whether we can win or not, we'll have to try to find out.

"However... she has broken through to the Four Extremes Realm at such a young age, she is probably a prodigy carefully cultivated by some aristocratic family or sect outside the Eastern Wilderness."

"I really don't know what I did to offend her. Why is she looking at me like that?"

Ye Fan found the other person's gaze really irritating, because many holy sons and daughters, even those he had actually beaten up, had never looked at him like that.

"Hehe~"

"Brother Ye, could it be that you've incurred some romantic entanglement somewhere, and now you're coming after me?"

Tu Fei chuckled as he nudged Ye Fan with his elbow.

Li Heishui also joined in the commotion.