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

The three major sects control the Foundation Establishment Pills, making it impossible for independent cultivators to obtain them.

Liu Yue, at the Great Perfection of the tenth level of Qi Refining, is already one of the strongest rogue cultivators in the Canglin region.

Even so, the three major sects killed Liu Yue as easily as killing a chicken.

Liu Xueyao dared not harbor any thoughts of revenge against the three major sects.

So she didn't even dare to look at Lin Yanyi for long, and could only look helplessly at Jiang Shi.

"It seems she only wants to become your disciple," Lin Yanyi said softly.

Jiang Shi was quite troubled by this. Although he had always wanted to recruit a few beautiful maids, open up a cave dwelling, and enjoy life while cultivating, he still wanted to do so.

But my cultivation level is too low right now; it's not time for me to enjoy myself.

Moreover, the Liu family is now a hot potato. With the three major sects having destroyed the Liu family, it's hard to say whether they will try to eliminate them completely.

Jiang Shi thought it over and over and felt that this was something he absolutely could not agree to.

He was about to refuse when Liu Xueyao interrupted him with a single sentence.

"Senior, to thank you for saving my life, I am willing to offer up the Liu family's entire fortune."

"The Liu family's assets?" Jiang Shi was slightly tempted.

No one will complain about not having enough money. Of the four elements—wealth, companionship, law, and location—wealth comes first. With money, one has the chance to seek immortality; without money, one can only turn into a pile of bones by the roadside.

"Senior, this way please. My father left behind many rare and precious materials, spiritual armor, and magical artifacts."

Seeing that Jiang Shi was interested, Liu Xueyao quickly took the initiative to lead the way for him.

In just half a day, the destruction of the Liu family caused Liu Xueyao, an innocent and carefree young lady, to transform very quickly.

She matured a lot after killing those rogue cultivators.

Lin Yanyi's gaze towards Liu Xueyao held a newfound appreciation.

The destruction of her family, and the single person who took on the responsibility of the family, Liu Xueyao is very much like her.

Liu Xueyao's growth made her consider taking her as her apprentice.

Among those who destroyed the Liu family was Lu Chuanxing, the head of the outer sect of Qingyun Sect.

If she were to take Liu Xueyao as her disciple and bring her into the Qingyun Sect, I'm afraid all of these people would die.

Bringing these people into the tenement was even worse; Lin Yanyi was even more worried about Manager Lin.

After much thought, it seems that Jiang Shi taking Liu Xueyao in is indeed the only option.

While Lin Yanyi was pondering, Liu Xueyao had already led everyone to the entrance of the Liu family's secret vault.

It contains all of the Liu family's assets.

Liu Xueyao used her magic to force out a drop of blood and open the secret vault.

A formation has been set up here, which can only be opened by bloodlines from the main branch of the Liu family.

The Liu family's secret vault is hidden underground and consists of four main areas: Tibetan medicine, Tibetan scriptures, Tibetan artifacts, and spiritual stones.

Zhou Ping and Liu Yujing were not qualified to enter the secret vault, so they stayed upstairs.

Jiang Shi and Lin Yanyi entered the secret vault under Liu Xueyao's guidance.

"Senior Sister Lin, would you like to choose first?" Jiang Shi asked Lin Yanyi instead of taking the treasure first.

Lin Yanyi didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the medicine storage area to search for foundation-building spiritual items.

For ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators, Foundation Establishment is the most important thing.

Even Lin Yanyi was not immune to this.

Jiang Shi ignored her and headed straight for the scripture repository.

Several cabinets contained many stone slips, most of which were high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade Yellow-level cultivation techniques.

The few that exist are low-grade Xuan-level cultivation techniques, which are not worth learning.

However, he didn't intend to find any divine martial arts manuals; his goal was to find miscellaneous techniques.

"Found it." Jiang Shi looked at something and smiled.

"Insights into First-Class Alchemy" and "First-Class Rejuvenating Pill"

Jiang Shi picked up the stone slip and probed it with his spiritual sense.

[Proficiency +30]

[First-Grade Rejuvenation Pill: Beginner (60/500)]

Jiang Shi only watched for a short while, and his proficiency level had already increased by 60 points.

Jiang Shi has now become a first-grade alchemist.

If he had a pill furnace now, he could start refining pills anytime.

This is exactly what he wants now. Of the six arts of immortal cultivation, just the talisman-making skill alone has benefited him immensely.

If he could master all six arts of cultivation, the benefits to him would be unimaginable.

Not only did he find alchemy here, but Jiang Shi also found "Experiences in First-Grade Array Formation", "Experiences in First-Grade Talisman Making", and "Experiences in Cultivating Spiritual Plants".

He put them all into his storage bag, waiting to study them carefully later.

Then, Jiang Shi went to the place where the artifacts were stored.

There aren't many good things left in the place where artifacts are stored.

Liu Yue carried most of the useful magical artifacts with him, while the rest were mostly damaged.

Seeing that there was nothing of value, Jiang Shi left and went to the spirit stone area.

This is much simpler; there are two storage bags placed on the shelf.

Jiang Shi took the storage bag and found that it still had a spiritual imprint on it, left by Liu Yue.

This means that Liu Yue is not dead yet. After a person dies, the imprint of his spirit will naturally dissipate.

Unless one can break through the Foundation Establishment stage, it is not possible to preserve one's spiritual consciousness outside the body for an extended period.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, I'm sorry, but I'll take good care of the Liu family for you." Although Jiang Shi said this, he didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed the storage bag and instantly refined all the spiritual imprint left by Liu Yue.

Jiang Shi probed inside with his spiritual sense and found five hundred spirit stones piled up there.

The other storage bag contained three thousand spirit crystals.

These spirit stones are quite a windfall.

Liu Yue did not leave too many treasures in the secret vault.

He carried most of his useful items with him at all times.

What remains here are mostly inherited items such as "Experiences in First-Grade Elixir".

Lin Yanyi also returned empty-handed, as there were no Foundation Establishment Elixirs there.

Liu Yue wouldn't leave something as important as a Foundation Establishment Elixir here.

After the three of them left the secret vault, Liu Xueyao lowered her head in shame.

She hadn't expected that there were so few good things in the secret vault.

She couldn't imagine what could possibly move Jiang Shi.

Without the help of their seniors, these few women simply couldn't protect the Liu family.

Just then, before Jiang Shi could speak, Lin Yanyi spoke first.

"I can take you as my apprentice, but only for a year."

Lin Yanyi eventually softened her heart; she appears cold on the outside but is actually very warm-hearted.

Few people could do something that benefits others at the expense of themselves.

"Master, please accept my bow." Upon hearing this, Liu Xueyao, fearing that Lin Yanyi might change her mind, immediately bowed deeply.

He kept kowtowing, bang, bang.

Her father is missing, and her younger brother is still young.

As long as she can protect the Liu family, she's willing to become the disciple of her enemy.

Lin Yanyi nodded, then gently raised her hand and used a teleportation technique to lift Liu Xueyao up.

"Master, may I bring my family with me to Qingyun Sect?" Liu Xueyao asked somewhat nervously.

If she left her family here, she couldn't possibly join the Qingyun Sect alone.

With the Liu family destroyed, the market town for rogue cultivators has fallen into chaos. It's too dangerous here; my family has no way to survive.

"No, I will stay here," Lin Yanyi said.

Not only Liu Xueyao, but even Jiang Shi was very surprised to hear this.