The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du ate from a rice bowl that was deformed from being filled with rice for several days, and every day after her meals, a jar of bitter medicine awaited her.

Every summer, when Xia Tianwu came out carrying that black earthenware jar, she would have some hallucinations, fearing that her celestial-like second nephew would utter, "The Imperial Concubine said that the medicine should be drunk completely."

The next moment, I gave her a second cup at half price.

After the child finished taking the medicine, the father handed over a plate of pastries.

The pastries were initially misshapen; the first batch was rice cake that was pounded until you could still see the grains of rice. Later, because she couldn't swallow them, she replaced them with various candies and candied fruits.

The little girl's skills were much better than her second senior sister's; in just four or five days, she was able to make orange candy that tasted quite good.

Lin Du didn't have any objections, but the system did.

According to the plot, Ni Jinxuan was to be captured and taken to the Demon Lord's palace as a female slave. In order to please the Demon Lord, she made pastries by hand.

"Hmm? So, you think I'm not as worthwhile as that demon?"

The system was momentarily speechless. "That's not it," it replied.

Something just doesn't feel right.

It has a citrus aroma.

The system shuddered; it seemed to remember that this host had indeed been a womanizer...

You wouldn't want to complete the task this way, would you?

"Don't worry, can you think of me in a better light? I never play with the feelings of naive young girls."

Lin Du smiled slightly, "But it's not my fault that I'm too charming."

The system is trembling.

Lin Du, a woman with a wicked heart, is indeed terrifying.

[In the original storyline, you are the ruthless one.]

"Oh, fellow Daoist, this Path of Ruthlessness is not for cultivation, fellow Daoist."

In a thousand novels, eight hundred characters who cultivate the ruthless path will all run into trouble.

Clearly, Lin Du didn't want to be the 801st.

[An ice-elemental root is a good candidate for cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness.]

"You gave me a good prospect, and I'll give you one in return..." Lin Du suddenly stopped talking because she saw Jiang Liang standing far away outside the door, his back looking desolate, as if he was waiting for her.

"Go tell your master that it's time for you to establish your foundation."

Lin Du was taken aback. "Now?"

"Hurry, this bottle contains a restorative pill to prevent you from collapsing after your Foundation Establishment tribulation."

Jiang Liang tossed her a small jade bottle, still with his back to her, displaying an air of superiority.

No one knew that this person was socially anxious and didn't want to make eye contact with others.

The first of the seven stages of cultivation is the Phoenix Beginning Realm, which grants one the same lifespan as mortals. Only after establishing one's foundation can one surpass the normal limit and maintain eternal youth.

For Lin Du, only by advancing his cultivation level as soon as possible can he extend his lifespan by a little.

"I know, you should have said so sooner! I've been holding back for half a month, I'm getting restless too. I'll build one for you tomorrow to liven things up."

Lin Du had truly been suppressing his feelings for a long time.

Jiang Liang smiled helplessly. He knew that Lin Du was carefree and slick, unlike the other scions from aristocratic families, but such slickness was not annoying.

Just as Lin Du was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, "Why didn't you just send a letter to my master?"

Jiang Liang paused, lowered his eyes, and after a long while, finally spoke, "The forbidden area of ​​Luoze has an array, and outsiders' auras cannot enter."

Lin Du raised an eyebrow. When Ju Yuan brought her in back then, there was no obstruction.

What's wrong with these two old men who are over 1,600 years old combined?

She was inwardly puzzled, but didn't show it on her face. She smiled and said, "That was my master's fault. I'll be going now. Thank you, senior brother."

Lin Du rode away on a leaf, heading straight to Luoze, where he explained Jiang Liang's idea to his master.

"Why didn't he tell me himself?" Yan Ye frowned.

"You're asking me? Maybe his fear of people started because of you?" Lin Du lazily sat down opposite him.

The person on the other end didn't refute, but just chuckled, "He'll probably have to empty his pockets to treat you this time. I have a storage ring here. Just tell him it contains some medicinal herbs that I don't need, and ask if he can use them. If he can't, he can sell them for money."

Because of the abundance of geniuses in the Supreme Sect, they consume pills and rare treasures quickly. What ordinary cultivators might not be able to handle at once, they can digest in one gulp.

Lin Du accepted the ring and responded.

"Tomorrow marks three months since you entered the Dao. Pack up and prepare for your foundation-building seclusion."

"OK."

As Lin Du spoke, he turned to enter the cave.

"Lin Du." Yan Ye suddenly called out to her.

Lin Du turned to look at the white-haired, muscular man sitting quietly in meditation. "Hmm?"

"You can survive the heavenly tribulation, right?"

Lin Du laughed, "Who do you think you are? Just you wait."

Yan Ye used his divine sense to quietly observe his young disciple. In just two short months, the child had already grown taller, with a straight back, strong eyebrows and eyes like vigorous pine branches, and a wild and untamed spirit.

He prevented Lin Du from establishing her foundation because of the Heavenly Tribulation of Foundation Establishment. Given her frail and sickly body at the time, she probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even one lightning tribulation.

However... if this child doesn't establish his foundation soon, he might not live much longer.

We have no choice but to take a gamble.

Did Lin Du really not know that this move was risky? She did.

But she didn't care.

My destiny is to save people from dire straits; if you do not pity me, then please seek someone more capable.

Lin Du entered his cave dwelling, which was an extremely simple dwelling.

A bed made of ice that has stood for millennia, a stone table and bench, and nothing else.

Even thieves leave a couple of coins behind before they leave.

Lin Du sat cross-legged on the ice bed when suddenly another message appeared in his consciousness.

[Current progress of the Mo Lin storyline quest: 5%, Drop reward: 1 Azure Jade Pill, Effect: Delays the breaking and failure of your heart, Duration: Three years.]

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Has Mo Lin completed his storyline points?"

Yes, does the host want to see it?

Lin Du nodded, and a scene appeared in his consciousness.

The handsome and sunny young man, Jin Dao Da Ma, sat under a tree, his long black gold staff on his back held horizontally in front of him, and he held a book in his hand.

The red glow of the campfire flickered as Mo Lin lowered his eyes and turned the pages of the book. His brows furrowed deeper and deeper as he turned the pages faster and faster. Then he raised his hand and slapped the page, and spiritual energy roared out like a tiger in flight, then exploded in the air, instantly creating a cloud of blood mist.

As the book turned another page, a scream echoed through the dense forest.

"Who dares to ruin my plans? You brat..."

As they were talking, a beautiful female cultivator, whose clothes were disheveled but whose appearance was pitiful, hurriedly ran towards the direction where Mo Lin was. Then she tripped over the bricks and fell down next to the young man with a thud.

The woman raised her pitiful yet undeniably beautiful face and stretched out a hand. "Master, you appear to be a righteous disciple. Please save me. They are from the evil path and want to capture me to be their furnace."

The righteous disciple was still clutching the book. He frowned and then uttered, "There's no spiritual energy fluctuation on your body. You're clearly suffering from a severed meridian. What kind of evil sect uses people with severed meridians as furnaces? Are they out of their minds?"

Woman: ...What kind of righteous disciple would say such a thing to a weak woman?

Mo Lin then picked up the Xuanjin long staff. Hope rose in the woman's eyes. The straight man was fine, as long as he could help.

The straight man picked up the long stick, then wrote down the pages of the book, stuffed the storybook into his clothes, and turned to leave.

This is clearly the honey trap that thieves often use, as described in the book. We mustn't fall for it.