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

Within the territory of the Yue Kingdom.

Bianzhou.

Tianyu City.

The fact that this city is named "Tianyu" is enough to show that the entire city was built on the foundation of "Tianyu Pavilion" and is naturally controlled by Tianyu Pavilion. Tianyu Pavilion is the ruler of this city.

brush!

Lin Shaoyu arrived through the air and stopped in mid-air outside the city. With his hands behind his back, he looked down at the majestic city. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the cultivators protected the city, and caravans came and went. It was indeed a very lively scene.

"Welcome to the Lord's arrival!"

"..."

Figures flew out from the city. They had already made preparations before Lin Shaoyu's arrival and came to greet him the moment they sensed his presence.

Yue Qingrou, Zhao Yanran, Wu Qi, Du Min, and Su Ya are the backbone of Tianyu Pavilion and its overt controllers.

In addition, other people also came.

Du Min also brought survivors from the "Guardian City." These survivors, tempered by the flames of karma, possessed exceptional talent and mastered the "Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Skill" taught by Lin Shaoyu. Due to the limited number of substitute puppets, most of them, influenced by their status as "people close to Lin Shaoyu," held high-level management positions in the Heavenly Feather Pavilion.

"Um."

Lin Shaoyu's gaze swept over the crowd.

Du Min's cultivation level has been raised to the sixth level of Qi Refining. In addition to the previously mastered "Minor Divine Power: Blood Demon", he has also mastered "Minor Divine Power: Moon in Water".

"Moon in the Water" is a minor supernatural power derived from "Substitute Person". It can be mastered by any "Substitute Person Puppet" at the fastest speed and has great enhancement.

Therefore, Su Ya also mastered the "Minor Supernatural Power: Moon in the Water".

This is already the pinnacle of Suya's abilities.

Because Su Ya had already severed her true power three times. The first time she severed her true power was to cultivate the Precious Life Heavenly Vast True Power. She severed it twice more afterward in order to cultivate the Moon in the Water.

These four self-mutilations were the limit of Su Ya's true spirit.

In addition, Yue Qingrou, Zhao Yanran, and Wu Qi also mastered the "Minor Divine Power: Moon in the Water," and they are all Lin Shaoyu's "Substitute Puppets."

Lin Shaoyu originally wanted to use "people around him" to control them, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea. This was because if he refined them into "life substitute puppets", they could cultivate "minor supernatural power: moon in the water" more quickly and form combat power more quickly.

"Welcome, my lord, into the city."

Yue spoke softly and gently, her tone extremely respectful, "We have prepared a banquet for our lord. Would the lord like to join us?"

"No."

Lin Shaoyu waved his hand, "I'm not interested."

"Yes."

Yue nodded gently.

Yue Qingrou understood that preparing a banquet might seem unnecessary, but as the master, Lin Shaoyu could decide whether to attend based on his own preferences and mood. As servants and subordinates, they could not presume to know their master's thoughts, so they had to prepare the banquet.

Inside the city.

In a basement.

The place was damp and dark, with an extremely heavy aura of corpses. A kind of "Yin Gathering Array" was set up here, which gathered the yin energy, corpse energy, and foul energy from all around and poured into a blood-black coffin in the very center of the array.

The coffin was placed on a nine-tiered altar, surrounded by a lake of blood, which was still bubbling and gurgling, emitting a strong, pungent stench.

"My lord."

Yue Qingrou, still speaking respectfully, introduced to Lin Shaoyu: "As per your instructions, we have selected an extremely suitable candidate from the group brought by Du Min. Because he survived the karmic fire, he has outstanding talent and possesses an 'extremely Yin constitution,' making him the most suitable person to cultivate the 'Minor Supernatural Power: Living Corpse Technique.'"

"However, a year has passed, and he still hasn't mastered the 'Minor Supernatural Power: Living Corpse Technique,' but he has mastered two of its true techniques, and he's only one short of mastering it."

"What's his name?"

Lin Shaoyu asked.

"Qiu Xiaodong".

The moon answered softly.

"it is good."

Lin Shaoyu nodded. "I will remember him."

"His supreme glory is that the Lord remembers his name."

Yue's gentle, beautiful eyes brightened slightly.

"How are the arrangements for Ren Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine) going?"

Lin Shaoyu asked.

"Everything is almost arranged."

Yue smiled gently and quickly replied, "As per your instructions, to be on the safe side and to ensure the plan is foolproof, we have selected a total of nine different candidates."

"Um."

Lin Shaoyu nodded slightly, somewhat satisfied with Yue Qingrou's competence. "Tell me about it."

"The first one."

Yue Qingrou waved her right hand and took out nine jade slips, which contained extremely detailed information and intelligence about nine different candidates. "Full name: Zhao Daniu. He came from a poor family. When he was young, his village was robbed by bandits. Everyone in the village died, but he escaped with his life by hiding in the latrine."

"We arranged for him to have a fortuitous encounter, an opportunity, and a stroke of luck, so that he could become a great cultivator of Qi Refining at the twelfth level. Most importantly, Zhao Daniu is a man of strong character, but not very clever. He should not be able to see through the reasons behind it. He will willingly cultivate all the true skills."

"The second one."

Yue Qingrou continued, "The young master of Divine Sword Manor carries a deep-seated blood feud..."

"The third one was a rich heiress whose family was robbed, and she became a bandit's wife..."

One by one, Yue Qingrou spoke of the candidates, describing them in great detail. Lin Shaoyu took the jade slip, which contained even more detailed information.

"good."

Lin Shaoyu nodded in satisfaction. "Very well done."

"Thank you for your praise, Master."

An excited look appeared on Yue Qingrou's exquisite face. To receive Lin Shaoyu's praise was more exciting and thrilling than any reward.

once Upon a time.

Yue Qingrou was just an ordinary young lady from a commoner family. In the eyes of ordinary people, she seemed high and mighty, but in the eyes of true cultivators, she was still just an ant on the ground.

nowadays.

Her achievements, her good fortune, and her opportunities are all thanks to her master, bestowed upon her by him, which allowed her to break free from her cocoon and be reborn.

More than a year has passed.

Yue Qingrou is no longer just a pretty face, nor a flower nurtured in a greenhouse. Having undergone much growth, she is now truly capable of serving her master.

What was once an insignificant Tianyu Pavilion is now a behemoth in the Yue Kingdom.

"Of the nine candidates, how many will actually become successful?"

Lin Shaoyu pondered for a moment, "Being able to select these nine is already the limit for Yue Qingrou and the others. Now we just need to wait for the results."

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye.

A month later.

Within the territory of Yue Kingdom, outside the city of Giant Stone, there is a dense forest. Within this forest, a figure is flying away at an incredible speed.

Zoom in.

The one fleeing was a rugged-looking man in his twenties, who was piloting a green leaf-shaped flying boat at great speed.

"Zhao Daniu, you can't escape."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three figures descended from the sky, blocking all of Zhao Daniu's escape routes and cutting off all his chances of survival.

Take a closer look.

These three figures were all members of the Heavenly Feather Pavilion, each at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. The leader was Wu Qi, who looked down at Zhao Daniu with an indifferent gaze.