"Alright, enough with the pleasantries! When Steward Liang issued the decree yesterday, he mentioned that I would be providing cultivation resources for the Ling family disciples from now on. So, let's distribute them according to your current cultivation levels and strengths."
With that, Ling Luoyi waved her hand, and countless medicine bottles and weapons appeared before everyone, piled on the ground.
"I'm not entirely familiar with how the Ling family disciples' cultivation resources are allocated, so I'll have to trouble the elders with this."
After speaking, Ling Luoyi jumped off the stone and walked to the side.
The Ling family members hadn't seen so many elixirs and weapons in a long time. For a moment, the entire mountaintop was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Ling Luoyi, not understanding the silence, asked, "What's wrong?"
The Great Elder snapped back to reality and asked, "Luo'er, there's so much, won't you keep any for yourself?"
"Great Elder, this isn't much. If it's not enough, you can ask me for more."
"But Luo'er, if you give all of this to them, what about your own cultivation?"
"Great Elder, you don't need to worry about me. Please distribute them first, you can even give them a little more."
"This... alright."
The Great Elder hesitated for a moment before agreeing. He then beckoned the other four elders, and they began to busily distribute the resources.
Watching the scene unfold, Ling Luoyi wasn't sure if she was doing the right thing. However, she had been enjoying her time with the Ling family these past two days, and she had promised to avenge the original owner.
Her initial plan was to leave immediately after dealing with those families. But when she arrived on this continent, she heard that the Ling family patriarch, the original owner's grandfather, was still out searching for her. Knowing that her chances of survival were slim, he hadn't given up.
In her past life, she had no family and didn't understand what family affection was. Therefore, she couldn't comprehend her grandfather's actions. However, she didn't want the old man to be disappointed again. That elder, who appeared kind and benevolent in the original owner's memories, she truly didn't want him to be disappointed again.
That was why she had wanted to come back and see them that day.
She didn't know if she was acting out of so-called pity, but she genuinely wanted to experience familial love, care, and pampering once more, even if it wasn't directed at her.
Just as she was lost in self-doubt, a warmth suddenly spread from her wrist, and a voice echoed in her ear.
"Luo Luo, you haven't done anything wrong. The Ling family's revenge should naturally be taken by the Ling family."
The gentle male voice dispelled the gloom in Ling Luoyi's heart, warming her entire being.
Ling Luoyi touched the white jade on her bracelet and transmitted her voice, "A'su, I understand."
At this moment, even though they were thousands of miles apart, their hearts were incredibly close.
With his encouragement, Ling Luoyi was filled with renewed vigor.
"Luo'er," Ling Luochen walked over and called her.
"Big Brother, you got yours? That fast?"
Ling Luochen nodded. As the eldest son of the direct lineage, he naturally received his resources first.
"Luo'er, the disciples' cultivation resources are sorted, but don't forget about the elders."
"Don't worry, Big Brother. I'll have the elders' resources delivered to them later."
"It's good that you have it all planned out."
"Let's not worry about that for now. Let's check on the children first."
"Big Sister, what about the children?"
Ling Luoran also arrived with Ling Luofu at this moment.
Ling Luoyi looked at Ling Luofu, who had nothing in her hands, and asked, "Fu'er, you didn't get yours?"
"Big Sister, I can't cultivate, so those resources are useless to me, and I didn't take any."
Ling Luoyi nodded, understanding.
"Are you using the things I gave you?"
"Yes, I'm using them as you instructed," Ling Luofu nodded.
"Good, keep it up for a few more days, and you'll see benefits."
"What are you talking about?"
At this moment, the direct lineage disciples who had finished collecting their resources walked over.
"Nothing," Ling Luoyi glanced at them. "Did you all get yours?"
"Yes," Ling Luoyu said with a grin.
"The distribution over there is being handled by the elders. We have our own matters to attend to."
"Big Sister, what matters?"
"Big Brother, gather everyone who hasn't yet guided spirit energy into their bodies here, including children under five years old."
"Alright."
Ling Luochen didn't question Ling Luoyi's reasons and led his younger siblings away.
"Big Sister, why bring the children under five? Their spiritual roots haven't matured yet. Forcibly guiding spirit energy into their bodies could damage their spiritual roots."
Ling Luofu hadn't gone with them and stayed to talk with Ling Luoyi.
"Fu'er, I know what I'm doing, don't worry." Ling Luoyi changed the subject and asked seriously, "Fu'er, honestly, have you all not suspected me these past few days? Suspected that I'm an imposter?"
Ling Luofu was taken aback, clearly not expecting Ling Luoyi to ask such a question.
"If I were an imposter, and you all are listening to me so readily now, wouldn't that put the Ling family in danger?"
"Big Sister, you've been away for so long, it's normal that you wouldn't know. Every Ling family disciple is given a jade token at birth, called a life token, which is connected to their life. When the person is near, the life token will glow, and the intensity of the glow is related to the distance. The closer they are, the brighter it shines. If the person dies, the life token will shatter. So, I think on the day you returned, Second Uncle must have checked your life token, which is how he confirmed you are Big Sister. However, Big Sister, your life token has a crack on it, and we don't know why."
Ling Luofu finished speaking and looked at Ling Luoyi.
"Perhaps it's because I was on the verge of death," Ling Luoyi said faintly.
On the verge of death? It was because the original owner had died, and she had taken over the original owner's body. This was why the original owner's life token had a crack instead of shattering.
"On the verge of death? Big Sister..." Ling Luofu said with concern.
Ling Luoyi waved her hand dismissively, "It's all in the past."
As they were talking, Ling Luochen and the others had brought all the children over, along with their parents.
"Children, listen to me now. Those under five stand here, and those over five stand there."
Ling Luoyi directed them. The parents led the children to their positions. The children were quite obedient, and within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they were all in place.
Ling Luoyi approached the children over five years old. "Do you know what it means to guide spirit energy into the body?"
"Big Sister, I know!" a little girl excitedly raised her hand and shouted.
Ling Luoyi looked at the most enthusiastic child among the group. While the other children knew what guiding spirit energy into the body meant, they didn't speak up in the presence of the direct lineage young lady.
Ling Luomeng, the eighth young lady of the Ling family, was the youngest child of the fourth branch.
"Then Mengmeng, please answer."
"Guiding spirit energy into the body means using one's spiritual roots to guide external spiritual energy into the body, circulating it through the meridians for seven cycles, and then storing it in the dantian. This way, we become a congenital one-star cultivator."
"Mengmeng is correct. You are all over five years old, and your spiritual roots have matured, allowing you to guide spirit energy into your bodies. Therefore, Big Sister will help you guide spirit energy into your bodies today."
"Young Lady, this?..." a woman nearby exclaimed.
Ling Luoyi looked over, not recognizing her. "What's wrong?"
"N-nothing..."
"If you have no questions, we shall begin."
After waiting for a moment, no one spoke up. Everyone looked at her with wide, expectant eyes.
Ling Luoyi took out a formation disk, injected spiritual energy into it, and a medium-sized formation appeared beneath their feet.
As the formation appeared, everyone clearly felt the surrounding spiritual energy rapidly gathering within it.
For a moment, everyone's attention was on Ling Luoyi, and discussions broke out.
Ling Luoyi ignored them and said to the children, "Children, you should know how to guide spirit energy into your bodies, so go ahead."
"Okay!"
The children all sat down cross-legged and began to guide spirit energy into their bodies.