Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

"Senior Sister Lin, apart from a few disciples who are in seclusion or on missions, everyone else is here."

Chen Yuan said, standing beside Lin Yanyi.

"And these two are Master's newly accepted disciples. Jiang Shi and Li Ze, come and greet Senior Sister Lin." Chen Yuan said, greeting Jiang and Li.

"Senior Sister Lin."

"Senior Sister Lin."

The two spoke in unison, but the difference was that Li Ze was very enthusiastic, while Jiang Shi was very reserved and appeared cautious.

"I don't know much about Senior Sister Lin Yanyi's temperament since we've just met, so it's best to be careful," Jiang Shi thought to himself.

"Okay, please take a seat." Lin Yanyi spoke very little, her whole demeanor was cold and aloof, giving people a feeling of snow falling in the dead of winter.

The other outer disciples were already used to Lin Yanyi's personality and didn't care.

Chen Yuan led Jiang Shi and Chen Ze to their seats.

Lin Yanyi sat down at a table by herself.

She preferred quiet and peaceful times, and if these people in front of her hadn't been her father's disciples, she would never have come today.

After Lin Yanyi took her seat, the fellow disciples began to discuss.

Some exchanged intelligence, while others shared their cultivation experiences.

Some began trading magical artifacts and elixirs.

After the event, everyone gained something and enjoyed themselves immensely.

"Junior Brother Jiang, Junior Brother Li, don't be so reserved. Come and have some spiritual fruit." Chen Yuan had just finished talking with the senior brother next to him when he returned to his seat and saw that Jiang and Li were sitting uneasily and very reserved.

So he brought out a plate of fruit and gestured for the two of them to eat.

"Spiritual fruit?!" Li Ze exclaimed in surprise. Spiritual fruit was extremely rare and priceless in the courtyard, and people rarely saw it.

"That's right, this is a year's worth of spiritual fruit, a gift from Senior Sister Lin."

"It has the wonderful effect of enhancing cultivation and refining magical power, and its effect is even greater for your cultivation in the early stage of Qi Refining."

Upon hearing this, Li Ze immediately reached out, picked up a fruit, and ate it in two bites, even swallowing the pit clean.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi didn't stand on ceremony.

He picked up the spirit fruit and savored it carefully.

This fruit has a sweet taste and melts in your mouth.

It was like a clear spring flowing into Jiang Shi's body.

Jiang Shi couldn't help but sit cross-legged in the chair and begin cultivating the "Water Spirit Technique".

[Proficiency +30, Proficiency +30, Proficiency +30]

Soon, a cup of tea had passed, and Jiang Shi put away his cultivation technique.

In just a short while, his proficiency in the "Water Spirit Technique" increased by 90 points.

This is even faster than cultivating in Luolong Lake.

[Water Spirit Technique: Mastery (115/3000)]

If I take more, wouldn't I be able to achieve my goal very quickly?

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen." Jiang Shi stood up and bowed, but his eyes couldn't help but linger on the remaining spiritual fruits on the plate in Chen Yuan's hand.

"You little brat, you still want to eat, huh?" Chen Yuan could tell what Jiang Shi was thinking just by looking at his eyes.

He quickly picked up the spiritual fruit from the plate and threw it directly into his mouth.

It was gone in no time.

"One for each person, no more than that."

Just then, a surge of vibrant spiritual energy emanated from the side.

"Well done, Li Ze, you've made a breakthrough." Chen Yuan exclaimed in admiration.

It turns out that Li Ze had already reached the Great Perfection of the third level of Qi Refining, and was just one step away from breaking through.

You need to cultivate yourself and hone your skills for another three or five months to achieve a breakthrough.

Now that he has eaten the spiritual fruit, the stimulation from it has broken through this barrier.

Li Ze has broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

The group stopped talking and looked over here.

"Alright, now that a junior brother has broken through to a higher realm, this gathering is adjourned."

Lin Yanyi walked over and spoke up.

"Yes, Senior Sister Lin."

When Lin Yanyi spoke, no one dared to disobey, and they all stood up to leave.

"Junior Brother Chen, you stay here."

This breakthrough to the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage represents a leap from the early to the middle stage of the Qi Refining stage.

Naturally, this is different from breaking through a minor realm.

Even at the fastest pace, it would take a day and a night.

The presence of so many people would hinder Li Ze's breakthrough.

Therefore, Lin Yanyi canceled the gathering.

She left Chen Yuan to protect Li Ze during his breakthrough, ensuring Li Ze's success.

"Junior Brother Jiang, Junior Brother Li's breakthrough will take several days. You should return the way you came. Remember not to wander off or look around aimlessly on the way," Li Ze instructed.

Jiang Shi nodded seriously; he had taken Li Ze's words to heart.

Jiang Shi still vividly remembered what had happened at the outer gate, so naturally he dared not cause any more trouble.

Jiang Shi proceeded with extreme caution, as if walking on thin ice.

When he returned to the courtyard, he was covered in a cold sweat.

Only then did he feel relieved and quickly returned home.

After he entered the house, a white figure appeared.

It turned out to be Lin Yanyi.

It turns out that Lin Yanyi is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Although she hates trouble the most, she learned at the gathering that Jiang and Li had offended the scions of prominent families on duty at the outer gate.

Only then did they escort Jiang Shi all the way to the courtyard.

Lin Yanyi was about to disappear and return to the outer gate.

At this moment, Steward Lin rushed out and landed in front of Lin Yanyi.

Manager Lin's cultivation level of the late-stage Qi Refining Realm was something Lin Yanyi couldn't hide from him when she came here.

"Yan Yi..." Manager Lin's voice was hoarse and trembling.

"Manager Lin, how have you been?" Lin Yanyi's words were distant and devoid of any emotion.

"Yanyi, what do you think of this river stone?" Manager Lin knew all too well how many wrong things he had done over the years.

Lin Yanyi has every right to hate him.

But he believed that no matter how ruthless he was, it was all for his daughter.

He would die without regrets as long as his daughter could achieve the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, since he possessed the aptitude of three spiritual roots, his daughter also had three spiritual roots.

It is extremely difficult to establish a foundation with such qualifications.

Unless you can get a Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, Foundation Establishment Pills are controlled by the scions of aristocratic families, so how could a Qi Refining stage cultivator like him possibly obtain them?

That's why he changed, becoming ruthless and committing all sorts of evil deeds.

Over the years, quite a few of his handymen disciples have died at his hands.

Because of this, his daughter, Lin Yanyi, became increasingly distant from him.

Lin Yanyi also became increasingly silent.

"What? Are you going to harm him again?" Lin Yanyi's gaze was like a knife, piercing towards Manager Lin.

"I'm doing all this for you, Yan Yi. I'll do anything to help you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!"

Manager Lin's voice became firm as he called out to Lin Yanyi.

"Don't say it's for my sake; I could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage on my own without you."

After saying that, Lin Yanyi ignored Steward Lin and disappeared.

Over the years, she broke through to the later stages of Qi Refining entirely on her own.

Although Manager Lin took on many apprentices for Lin Yanyi's sake, hoping they would become her assistants.

But in reality, Lin Yanyi's help to these people in the outer sect far exceeded the help they gave her.

"Yanyi, you don't understand."

"Without Foundation Establishment Pills, the chance of an ordinary person breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is only one in ten thousand."

"Now I've finally found a way. Just wait, I will definitely help you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Manager Lin watched Lin Yanyi's departing figure, then turned to look at Jiang Shi's house.

He muttered to himself, as if Jiang Shi was the key to Lin Yanyi's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage.

It's as if Jiang Shi is that Foundation Establishment Pill!