He cultivated himself into a Dao Ancestor starting from Qi Refining.

"grown ups!"

Ye Shuanghua bowed respectfully. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "I think it would be a great pity to kill them directly. These people are quite special because they have no sins, or very few sins, and they have endured the burning of karmic fire."

"Because they have undergone the baptism of the Buddha's karmic fire, which is equivalent to cleansing their marrow and rejuvenating their bones, their talents have increased dramatically. Under the 'great wave of gold sifting' of the Buddha's karmic fire, they can be considered 'gold,' belonging to those with outstanding talents."

"Therefore, I believe that you, my lord, can take these people in and train them, and pass on the 'Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Skill' to them. Once they have mastered the skill, they will certainly be the best candidates to become 'Life-Substitute Puppets'."

"Um."

After listening, Lin Shaoyu pondered. In fact, he had the same idea, but he couldn't take them back to the Dry Bone Demon Sect. So he still had to leave them to Ling Qingxiao and Du Min to deal with. "Killing them like this would be too wasteful. They should be put to good use and their true value should be brought into play."

"My lord!"

"Greetings, Lord!"

"..."

brush!brush!brush!

At this moment, three figures broke through the air and arrived; it was Du Min and his two companions.

"I'm giving you a task."

Lin Shaoyu's gaze swept over Du Min and Ling Qingxiao. "There are still survivors in the Royal City, but they are all mortals. However, because they have been baptized by the 'Floating Pagoda Karmic Fire,' their physiques are already extraordinary, and they have quite high aptitude. Becoming Qi Refining cultivators is a sure thing."

"Therefore, I intend to hand over those survivors to you, so that you can pass on the Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Technique to them, cultivate diligently, and enter the Qi Refining stage as soon as possible."

"yes!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Your subordinate will certainly not disappoint you, sir!"

Du Min and the others exchanged a glance and quickly spoke.

"There's one more thing."

Du Min continued, "The Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Skill is a seventh-order true skill derived from the 'Minor Divine Power Technique: Substitute Fate Person'. If you cultivate two more true skills, you can cultivate the 'Minor Divine Power Technique: Moon in the Water'."

"The two seventh-level true skills that can be combined with the 'Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Skill' to form the 'Minor Supernatural Power: Moon in the Water' are: the Water Reflection True Skill and the Illusionary Great Technique True Skill."

"You should pay close attention to these two seventh-tier true skills. If you find them, cultivate them as soon as possible and master the 'Minor Divine Power: Moon in the Water'."

"yes!"

"Understood!"

"..."

Ling Qingxiao and the others exchanged glances, overjoyed, especially Zhang Qianmian and Su Ya, who responded in unison.

In fact, given the resources of the Bone Demon Sect, Lin Shaoyu was able to find these two seventh-tier true skills in the outer sect's skill transmission building on Bone Refining Peak. However, true skills obtained from the skill transmission building cannot be passed on to outsiders and can only be cultivated by oneself. Therefore, Ling Qingxiao and the others still had to rely on their own efforts.

Ling Qingxiao and Ye Shuanghua have both mastered the "Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Skill". Next, Lin Shaoyu will refine them into his substitute puppets to prevent any unforeseen complications.

Half a day later.

"grown ups!"

"Greetings, Lord!"

This wasn't the first time Lin Shaoyu had crafted 'Substitute Puppets,' so this time it was even faster. Ling Qingxiao and Ye Shuanghua were quickly crafted into 'Substitute Puppets' by Lin Shaoyu, completely submitting to him, and everything about them was under his control.

"it is good."

Lin Shaoyu's lips curled up. Although he encountered danger this time when he came out of the mountain, and almost fell into the trap of that supreme supernatural being and could not get out, he was still safe and sound. Now, Lin Shaoyu has not only entered the twelfth level of Qi Refining, but also mastered four minor supernatural abilities, refined five substitute puppets, and obtained a large number of life points.

Besides, Lin Shaoyu killed so many cultivators and plundered their storage bags and a lot of resources, which can be said to be a huge gain, even beyond his expectations.

"It's time to go back."

At this moment, Lin Shaoyu felt a sense of oppression, as if a great calamity was about to befall him. He guessed that his burning of the entire Protectorate City had already affected the supreme divine power master who was making arrangements behind the scenes to some extent.

We cannot afford to make any more mistakes. If something goes wrong again, it might really attract the intervention of that supreme being.

Altar teleportation array.

"Teleport."

Lin Shaoyu took out his identity token as an outer disciple of the Bone Refining Peak of the Dry Bone Demon Sect, and injected his true qi into it. The identity token, under the light of magic, had already activated the teleportation array.

The next moment, a white light appeared before his eyes, and Lin Shaoyu felt a sudden darkness and a dizzying sensation as he was teleported.

"We should go too."

"Walk!"

Du Min, Zhang Qianmian, and Su Ya brought along a group of survivors from the royal city, from whom they selected eighty-nine people to take away.

"Take care of yourself."

Ling Qingxiao bowed to Du Min and the others. The remaining thirty-nine people were taken away by Ling Qingxiao and Ye Shuanghua. Ye Shuanghua watched Du Min and the others leave.

The two sides split into two groups, heading in completely different directions, and quickly left the Royal City, leaving it as an empty city.

The Bone Demon Sect.

Bone Refining Peak, one of the Five Peaks.

Teleportation Bone Tower.

With a whoosh, a white light flashed, and Lin Shaoyu's figure appeared in the white light. He had returned to the Dry Bone Demon Sect unharmed.

"Lin Shaoyu".

Just as Lin Shaoyu returned, a familiar, clear, and cold voice came. Lin Shaoyu looked over and saw Chi Lian with a complicated expression. "You are indeed still alive. Moreover, your aura is at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. This... you have actually broken through to the twelfth level of Qi Refining."

Shock!

stunned!

incredible.

Since Blackrock City was captured, the two sides were forced to separate for more than half a month. After failing to find Lin Shaoyu's whereabouts, Chi Lian could only return to the Dry Bone Demon Sect first and wait outside the teleportation bone tower.

Chi Lian did indeed bring Lin Shaoyu back, but what shocked her most was that in just over half a month, Young Master Lin had already reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

Of course.

Chi Lian didn't believe that Lin Shaoyu could cultivate low-level true skills; at the very least, the true skills he could cultivate would be able to form a minor supernatural power.

"Chi Lian."

Lin Shaoyu's gaze fell on the other person. The other person's cultivation level was still at the ninth level of Qi Refining, unchanged. "It's so good to see you here again. Since we parted in Black Stone City, Junior Brother has been very worried about Senior Sister's safety."

"I'm sorry to trouble you with this, Senior Brother. In our sect, cultivation is paramount, and I can no longer be your Senior Sister."

Chi Lian took a deep breath, her chest heaving, a hint of spring light flashing in her eyes. "Actually, I'm here on the request of an inner sect senior sister. She hopes that if Senior Brother Lin has time, he can go to Dinglu Peak and, ideally, visit that inner sect senior sister."

"Inner Sect Senior Sister!"

Lin Shaoyu was taken aback, revealing a look of being flattered. "What merit do I have to be valued by the inner sect senior sister? She even invited me to visit her. I am truly terrified."

"Please rest assured, Junior Sister Chi Lian, once everything is ready, I will accompany you to visit that inner sect senior sister as soon as possible."

"good!"

Chi Lian breathed a sigh of relief and took out her identity token. The two left their contact information on their respective tokens, so they could contact each other through their tokens later, which was indeed very convenient.

"Then I'll take my leave, junior sister."

Chi Lian carefully put away her identity token, wanting to say something, but remained silent. After a soft sigh, she quietly left.

"Can't wait any longer?"

Lin Shaoyu watched Chi Lian leave, a glint of light flashing in the depths of his eyes. "Lian Hongshang is an inner disciple, a true master of supernatural powers. If we were to face her head-on, my chances of winning would be very slim. I need to find a way to stall for time."