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

In order to avoid attracting Lin Xiu's attention, the Holy Son of Yao Guang deliberately reduced the size of his aura to the point of being almost completely transparent.

He also understood that those who stand out are the first to be targeted.

The Yao Guang Holy Land had offended Lin Xiu, and yet he was still so ostentatious; it was only natural that Lin Xiu would target him.

Seeing that the Holy Son of Yaoguang was sensible enough and did not insist that he go up, Lin Xiu realized that the Holy Son of Yaoguang was not going to force him to go up.

If you're going to look for someone, you should definitely use your own shills, right?

"Alright, since you're unwilling, I won't force you."

"Let... the Holy Maiden of Yaoguang, who shares the same holy land as you, come up in your place~"

"Yao Xi... will obey the Immortal's command."

Yao Xi smiled slightly, then stood up and gracefully walked to Lin Xiu's side.

Lin Xiu nodded, and with a thought, he copied a pre-prepared innate Dao diagram specifically for Yao Xi from within the Dao Rhyme Space.

"Buzz!"

The Dao diagram instantly enveloped Yao Xi, and countless innate Dao patterns pressed down on her.

Yao Xi's expression changed slightly, and holy light surged wildly within her body as she desperately resisted the pressure of the Dao diagram.

But... after only a few breaths, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Immediately afterwards, the holy light emanating from her body began to flicker, and her aura became unstable.

Considering that this was Yao Xi's first time experiencing this, Lin Xiu did not give her too much difficulty. He only let her endure the innate Dao diagram for half a minute before removing the appearance of the Dao diagram.

"Whoo~"

Yao Xi felt as if she had been granted a pardon, and the holy light that had been flickering on her body suddenly became dazzling.

Even more dazzling than when she first took the stage!

"This...this is..."

Yao Xi opened her beautiful eyes slightly. Although she was Lin Xiu's shill, this was indeed her first time receiving the Innate Dao Diagram.

Unexpectedly, she made a slight improvement after just a short period of pressure!

Of course, most importantly, she quickly identified her own shortcomings in the process!

"Immortal Lin, Yao Xi has gained some insight and plans to go to Guanshantai to reflect on her understanding," Yao Xi requested.

"Okay, go ahead~"

Lin Xiu, of course, couldn't stop her, so he let Yao Xi leave.

........

Seeing Yao Xi's reaction, the remaining young prodigies couldn't sit still any longer.

"Holy crap! It works so fast?"

"If I had this plan to help me, wouldn't I be able to suppress the Holy Body in a short time?"

"Immortal Lin! I admire you so much! May I go first?!"

"I'll do it!"

Amidst the arguing among the prodigies, a young man in purple robes unleashed a magical phenomenon, with a bright moon above his head, and charged towards Lin Xiu! ...It was Ji Haoyue!

"Don't worry, everyone gets one!"

[Of course, this is only for the trial period.]

Lin Xiu was very generous and immediately began wholesaling the Innate Dao Diagrams.

Everyone who was willing to try it out was given a Primordial Dao Diagram.

Most people couldn't endure it for long, but they did indeed benefit from the Innate Dao Diagram's stress resistance training. Even the Princess of Ten Thousand Dragons showed great interest in it.

........

However, when someone returned from their state of enlightenment and prepared to ask Lin Xiu for further training, they were refused by Lin Xiu.

"Huh? No? Why?"

Lin Xiu smiled and shook his head: "Why?"

"Of course it's because... you haven't paid yet!"

Chapter 302 Pig Butchering Scam, Selling Oneself to Cultivate Immortality

"Huh? Paid?"

"When did you ever say you would pay?"

The rejected young prodigy looked bitter. He was just a rogue cultivator; where would he get the resources to pay Lin Xiu?

Lin Xiu shook his head, looking heartbroken.

"Young friend, you've oversimplified things."

"Firstly, regarding the matter of payment, although I haven't explicitly mentioned it, I've already informed everyone that the first time is free. If there's no need to pay, why mention the first time being free?"

"Secondly, have you ever considered that the effects of the Innate Dao Diagram are so miraculous that they cannot be easily used without a price?"

"To be honest, every time I manifest the Innate Dao Diagram, I consume a trace of my Origin Power."

“If this continues, my health will be affected to some extent, so I will naturally have to charge a certain fee to recuperate.”

"Oh, this..."

The young prodigy's lips twitched, and he said with a wry smile:

"Alright, if that's the case, we shouldn't ask for too much. May I ask what your specific fees are, Immortal Lin?"

What are the specific charges?

"Well... given that I am not a snob, in order to give all young talents the opportunity to improve themselves with the help of the Innate Dao Diagram, I have set up several different payment methods."

"The first method is to pay for scriptures. Whether they are complete or incomplete, as long as they are scriptures of the saint level or above, you can exchange them for a certain number of cultivation sessions from me."

"The second option is to pay with blood. If there are no scriptures, you can also collect some divine bloodlines. I don't discriminate."

"The third type is contribution-based payment. Even if you don't have scriptures or bloodlines, you can help me with some tasks, such as exploring some places, challenging some young talents from other places, etc. In short, you can complete the tasks I assign."

"If all else fails, there is a fourth option: paying with true spirit. As long as they are willing to give me a wisp of true spirit, every young prodigy can get at least one paid opportunity."

"However, considering that the loss of True Spirit will inevitably have some impact on everyone, the True Spirit payment will only be accepted once. Please understand."

Lin Xiu put on an act as if he genuinely cared about everyone and didn't want them to expend too much of their true spirit.

Of course, the real reason is actually... a person's true spirit can only have an effect on their soul-character ancient talisman once; it will have no effect after that.

........

"Finally, considering my immortal venerable's philosophy of 'spreading the Way throughout the world,' I have also specially set up some free redemption opportunities."

"For example, those who excel in areas such as enlightenment, martial arts, or forging their own path can receive free training sessions."

"In addition, those who are willing to exchange their true spirits can do so without handing them over to me now, as long as they sign a contract. The actual handover can be completed after you have fully matured."

Considering that the strength of the True Spirit also affects the improvement of the Soul Character Ancient Talisman, Lin Xiu was happy to let these young prodigies become stronger before making payment.

What if you dare to owe money and not pay it back?

Haha~ He admires the courage of the person who dares to owe him money.

He made the contract to exchange a wisp of his true spirit for a primordial Dao diagram simply to leave no room for criticism.

In theory, if he wanted to, with an imperial weapon in hand, he could just extract the true spirit of whomever he wanted.

However, doing that would be going too far, and would be considered a major villain who would be attacked by a group of people.

Therefore, he needs to draw up a contract to make people feel that even if he takes it by force, it is justified.

.......

"What do you mean by 'true or false'?"

"It's just sacred scriptures? My Ji family has plenty! Immortal Lin! Keep them safe!"

Ji Haoyue waved his hand and directly unleashed an unnamed sage scripture.

After receiving the scriptures, Lin Xiu smiled brightly and said:

"Alright! This scripture can be converted into one cultivation session. However, I suggest that you go back and reflect on today's gains first, and then come back to experience the Innate Dao Diagram in a few days."

"Whether it's Ye Fan or anyone else, everyone first gradually adapts to the low-power Innate Dao Diagram before attempting to contend with the full-power Innate Dao Diagram."

Let alone Ji Haoyue, even Lin Xiu himself couldn't fight against the Innate Dao Diagram at 100% strength on his first encounter.

"I see, Master Lin is very thoughtful!"

"However, my Ji family doesn't care about this little bit of scripture... Oh, right, besides myself, I also need to buy another copy for Ziyue!"

As she spoke, Ji Haoyue once again unleashed a sage's scripture upon Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu: "......"

Good heavens, if he hadn't actually arranged some shills, and Ji Haoyue's name wasn't among them, he would have thought Ji Haoyue was one of his shills!

Ji Haoyue's bold speech ignited the enthusiasm of many people, especially those who were Lin Xiu's shills.

"Brother Lin, I also want to exchange for one!" the Purple Mansion Saintess then declared.

"Me too! Me too! Although I don't have any extra Saintly Scriptures to exchange, I have precious blood here!" The Great Evolution Saintess also held up the precious blood and loudly declared.

"Immortal Lin, Miaoyi also has a secret technique that you can exchange for."

"Me too!..."

Lin Xiu's accomplices spoke one by one, gradually heating up the atmosphere and making "paying for the Innate Dao Diagram" a matter of course.

While it's true that valuable things should be paid for, there are still quite a few people who want to get something for free.

"Hmph! I knew why Lin Xiu gathered all the younger generation of cultivators together; it turns out he was planning a pig-butchering scam!"

"It's just a chance to cultivate the Innate Dao Diagram, I don't care!"

"Exactly! They want the precious blood and true spirit, their intentions are utterly despicable! Could they be cultivating some kind of demonic technique!"

That being said, many people's bodies are quite honest.