This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Lingxi was confused and did everything according to her master's instructions.

As soon as he sat down and entered a meditative state to begin his first-ever Qi cultivation, he instantly understood why his master had gone to such lengths to have him come here for Qi cultivation.

He also understood why his master made him kowtow to a tree.

As the cultivation technique was activated, a strange fluctuation emanated from Lingxi's body.

In an instant, Lingxi sensed an extremely large amount of life essence right beside her.

With each breath he took, the vital energy began to flow into his body.

The surrounding spiritual energy surged in, and in an instant, a strong wind swept across an area of ​​dozens of miles.

"Am I...absorbing the life force of the great tree?"

Lingxi was horrified.

He was born from the essence of heaven and earth, naturally drawn to the spirit of all plants and trees in the world.

In Lingxi's eyes, these plants and trees are like his companions and his people.

But now, he needs to absorb the life force of these plants to nourish himself.

Lingxi was greatly shocked and subconsciously wanted to cut off her cultivation.

But he was horrified to discover that he couldn't stop.

"Calm down, don't panic. This is your path of cultivation."

Li Daoxuan's voice resounded in his heart.

"But Master... is this... right?"

Li Daoxuan remained silent for a moment.

"Lingxi, since you traveled with your master and witnessed so many people and events, have you still not grasped the meaning of fate?"

Lingxi fell silent.

After leaving Qingyun City, he traveled north with his master and saw many people and things.

Patients treated on the road, villains killed casually.

My master is not a good person in the conventional sense; he only knows how to punish evil and eliminate wickedness.

For example, the master could have easily saved the villagers suffering from the drought, but in the end, he stood by and watched coldly.

On the way, they also encountered a wicked man who ran rampant in the village, but the master patiently guided him to do good.

Even when encountering man-eating beasts, the master never killed them directly.

Even when they encountered Bai Susu from the Beast Taming Sect, who was a very kind person, their master did not spare no effort to help her just because she was a good person.

Ultimately, everything boils down to two words—fate.

"You were born into an extraordinary family, so your path of cultivation is destined to be different from that of ordinary people."

"Your arrival here today, and the chance encounter with this large tree, is your destiny, and also its calamity."

"Lingxi, there's no need to blame yourself. The Great Dao is fifty days long, and the Heavenly Dao is forty-nine. There is always a glimmer of hope."

"Don't you know that a calamity may not necessarily be an opportunity?"

With Li Daoxuan's patient guidance, Lingxi's mind gradually calmed down.

He lacked Li Daoxuan's spiritual cultivation and could not see through the so-called destiny.

But one thing he was very clear about was that listening to his master would not be wrong.

With this in mind, Lingxi finally stopped hesitating and began to calm her mind and continue practicing her Qi cultivation.

In an instant, the wind and clouds rose.

The celestial phenomena changed dramatically, and a storm formed from condensed spiritual energy swirled around them.

Only the area where Lingxi was located was calm and still, like the eye of the storm.

Li Daoxuan stood at a distance, quietly watching all of this.

In his eyes, the life essence of the ancient tree, which had lived for thousands of years, was rapidly being depleted.

The lush green leaves began to fall at a visible rate.

The branches and trunks also began to lose their luster.

One by one, withered yellow leaves began to fall from the branches.

Lingxi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, also began to change.

The green light emanating from his body grew increasingly dazzling, and his physical body, which was originally formed from spiritual energy, began to solidify. Since the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was of the same origin as him, it was almost a matter of course for him to refine the spiritual energy and cultivate magical power.

Once the first wisp of greenish-blue magical power was refined, Lingxi's cultivation level began to surge wildly and uncontrollably.

One strand, ten strands, a hundred strands...

In just half an hour, he had accumulated 2,999 strands of magical power within his body.

With just one final step, one will enter the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and their magical power will undergo its first transformation, becoming more solid and possessing the authority to command the heavens and earth.

"boom..."

Thunder rumbled in the gloomy sky, and streaks of lightning spread through the clouds.

Li Daoxuan looked up at the sky and frowned.

How could Lingxi, such a beautiful and intelligent being, attract such a celestial phenomenon after entering the Dao?

It was as if this world did not allow beings like Lingxi to enter the Dao.

"I see, there are gains and losses..."

Li Daoxuan muttered to himself.

He had a feeling before that Lingxi's cultivation path was not going smoothly.

He was born from a spiritual spring, and to put it bluntly, even his excrement would be considered a treasure by ordinary cultivators.

If he so desires, he can easily transform a small area into an excellent place for cultivation, much like a blessed land.

Moreover, Lingxi possesses an extremely long lifespan, and is born with the ability to enjoy the path to immortality.

But precisely because of this, if a being like him wants to begin cultivation, he will inevitably face great limitations.

Because once he cultivates to become an Earth Immortal or even a Celestial Immortal like humans, he will be an unimaginable being.

It might disrupt the balance of the universe.

Previously, Li Daoxuan hadn't seen clearly enough, only having some vague feelings, which was why he hadn't included Lingxi in the genealogy and made her a formal Daoist disciple.

Now that everything is clear, there's no need to hide anything anymore.

Now that he has become his disciple, Lingxi's fate is tied to his and the Daoist sect. This karmic connection has already been formed, and Li Daoxuan cannot sit idly by.

With a wave of his hand, the Taoist genealogy appeared before him.

Li Daoxuan used his finger as a pen, writing aloud as he recited:

"Lingxi was born of heaven and earth, naturally gifted with exceptional beauty and talent, surpassing the wonders of creation. Now she is included in the Taoist genealogy and is a direct descendant of the Taoist Ancestor."

"Bestow an honorific title..."

"boom..."

Halfway through writing, a terrifying clap of thunder suddenly exploded, and a blinding flash of lightning appeared. A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, heading straight for Lingxi.

But when the lightning struck, it was directly drawn away by the hundred-foot-tall tree beside it.

Thunder roared, and tree branches and wood chips flew everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, a raging fire broke out.

The remaining lightning power flowed along the tree trunk to Lingxi's body, causing the blue light on his body to flicker.

However, the energy refining continued uninterrupted, and Lingxi was not disturbed.

Li Daoxuan looked up, remained unmoved, and continued:

"Bestowed with the title... Taiyi Qinghua Lingxi Daojun..."

"boom..."

Another bolt of lightning struck from the sky, only to be once again caught by the tree.

This time, the entire tree was split in two, one half of the trunk was cleaved open, and the other half was burning fiercely in the flames.

Lingxi's body jolted violently, and the green light emanating from her body nearly went out.

Their forms began to dissipate, as if they were about to turn into spiritual energy and vanish.