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

"What do you think of that senior colleague?"

"He speaks very little, like a hermit," Liu Yujing said thoughtfully.

She didn't have much contact with Jiang Shi, and as far as she could remember, Jiang Shi never came out after entering the room.

Like Master Li before him, Jiang Shi was also an ascetic.

Of course, she never imagined that Master Li was Jiang Shi.

No one could have imagined that the "Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique" could be mastered by someone.

This skill is widely available and can be purchased at will; anyone can practice it, but no one can truly master it.

Some speculate that some key secrets have been lost.

Only when Manager Lin met Jiang Shi in his humble beginnings could he have known Jiang Shi's extraordinary comprehension.

Currently, only two people know that Jiang Shi has mastered the "Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique": Lin Yanyi and Steward Lin.

"Judging from his familiarity with Master Lin, he might be from the Qingyun Sect," Liu Yujing guessed.

Jiang Shi and Lin Yanyi clearly knew each other, and neither of them seemed to be trying to hide it from others.

Liu Xueyao and Liu Yujing aren't stupid; they figured it out very easily.

"Whether he is from the Qingyun Sect or not, he and Master Lin are both saviors of the Liu family," Liu Xueyao reminded Liu Yujing.

The Liu family is in imminent danger and can only survive by relying on these two people. We must not fail to distinguish between what is important and what is not, nor can we betray our promises.

Liu Xueyao understood this point.

"Tomorrow, come with me to retrieve those few spiritual herbs that the Liu family has secretly kept, and deliver them to them."

Today, there were too few treasures in the Liu family's secret vault, which made Liu Xueyao a little uneasy.

She remembered that her father, Liu Yue, had once taken her to a secret Tibetan medicine sanctuary belonging to the Liu family.

There are several ten-year-old medicinal herbs there.

It's hard to maintain a relationship solely based on the bond between master and disciple; the Liu family also needs to contribute something to earn respect.

That night, Jiang Shi was still practicing the "Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique" in his room, but it was progressing slowly. He would need another two months to master it.

There are no shortcuts; you can only rely on time to work your way up.

However, the situation is critical now, with the threat of demonic forces looming, and it is uncertain whether there will be enough time left for cultivation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shi stopped practicing his martial arts. He quietly left the room and, taking advantage of the darkness, went to the mass grave.

Inside the mass grave, more than twenty corpses were piled up without being buried.

These are the rogue cultivators who died during the day.

These corpses were dragged here by Zhou Ping and dumped here.

"With these corpses, I can cultivate the 'True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source'," Jiang Shi thought to himself.

He hasn't been practicing this technique recently because it requires a lot of flesh and blood.

It is necessary to refine flesh and blood into demonic energy.

These twenty-odd corpses are just enough for him to break through to the Lesser Mastery level in one fell swoop.

Jiang Shi set up an isolation array around him, along with some water-locking talismans for early warning, to prevent others from discovering his secret.

After he finished preparing, he began his cultivation.

As the night passed, the first rays of sunlight shone through the night.

The two demonic wolves were making various attack moves in front of Jiang Shi.

These two demonic wolves were created by Jiang Shi.

Because rogue cultivators have low cultivation levels and little strength, their failure rate in creating demonic wolves is naturally much higher.

Of the more than twenty corpses, only two were successfully made.

Fortunately, Jiang Shi had already achieved minor success in his cultivation technique after a night of practice.

【The True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source (Demon Wolf): Minor Success (15/1000)】.

After mastering the basics, his control over the demonic wolf greatly increased.

Furthermore, it can use secret techniques to influence the demon wolves created by others.

This will allow him to easily subdue the wolf the next time he encounters a wolf attack.

Seeing that it was already dawn, and having exhausted all the corpses, Jiang Shi no longer needed to stay in the mass grave.

He used fire magic to erase all traces left from his training.

Once the flames were ignited, no one could see what had happened the night before.

Jiang Shi removed the formation, took away the talisman, and left.

In the courtyard, Lin Yanyi had already gotten up early.

She was practicing her swordplay in the early morning light, the sword dancing in the morning glow.

A wisp of purple flame appeared faintly around her.

Jiang Shi was momentarily stunned, but of course he wasn't lustful at first sight.

It was Lin Yanyi's training method that shocked him.

To cultivate one's skills using the morning light—what extraordinary talent that requires!

Even if an ordinary person cultivated for ten years, they probably couldn't achieve this.

No wonder she was able to create her own martial arts techniques.

But who is Jiang Shi? He has a destiny, and since Lin Yanyi is practicing, he can learn it after watching her just once.

Jiang Shi couldn't help but hold his sword and begin practicing, following Lin Yanyi's movements.

The two practiced their martial arts in similar movements, facing the morning light.

After a while, Liu Xueyao and Liu Yujing also got up.

Liu Xueyao and Liu Yujing dared not disturb Jiang Shi and Lin Yanyi.

Liu Xueyao first instructed Liu Yujing to prepare breakfast. Since the Qi Refining stage had not yet begun the fasting period, they needed to eat, so she needed to prepare early.

After preparations were complete, Liu Xueyao stood quietly to the side, watching Jiang Shi and Lin Yanyi practice their skills.

An hour later, Lin Yanyi finished her practice.

Jiang Shi also finished his practice.

Lin Yanyi looked at Jiang Shi with a complicated expression in her eyes.

"No wonder my father values ​​you so highly; your comprehension is rare in this world," Lin Yanyi said with some admiration.

"Not at all, not at all. Compared to Senior Sister Lin's self-created techniques, it's still far inferior." Jiang Shi didn't care about Lin Yanyi's praise. He relied on his destiny, while Lin Yanyi was the true chosen one of heaven.

"Master, senior. Your disciple has prepared breakfast." Liu Xueyao stepped forward and said respectfully after seeing that the two had finished their practice.

"You don't need to prepare breakfast for me anymore." Lin Yanyi reverted to her usual expressionless and cold demeanor, speaking in a flat tone.

"Starting tomorrow, I will take you to practice martial arts before dawn every morning. You must be on time."

"Yes, Master."

After giving instructions to Liu Xueyao, Lin Yanyi left.

Jiang Shi and Liu Xueyao were left in the courtyard.

"Let's go, try your cooking," Jiang Shi said to Liu Xueyao.

Since we're already up early, it's good to have some breakfast.

I usually only take fasting pills, but after a while, I need to eat something better and enjoy myself.

The path of cultivation requires a balance of relaxation and intensity; one should not engage in excessive asceticism or neglect the enjoyment of life.

While eating breakfast, Jiang Shi focused his mind on examining his own cultivation technique.

【Five Elements Technique: Beginner (63) / 500】

I practiced early this morning and gained thirty points of proficiency.

This practice of cultivating in the morning light has proven to be incredibly effective.

It's just unclear whether this training method was her own idea or a family tradition passed down in the Lin family.

However, the latter possibility is more likely.

Those scions of powerful families not only control resources, cultivation techniques, and magical arts.

They also possess cultivation insights passed down from their predecessors.

Unlike independent cultivators and miscellaneous disciples who can only feel their way across the river, they are unaware of many mistakes they make in their cultivation.

This will cause the gap to widen, and if independent cultivators want to advance, they can only join aristocratic families.

Either marry into the family or become a retainer.

Otherwise, ordinary cultivators would never be able to rise to prominence in their entire lives.