Although killing that person seemed easy, Lin Yan still paid a price. She didn't want to recover from her injuries at the moment, only to quietly gaze at the bustling street below.
However, her tranquility didn't last long before someone broke it. That scholar, who thought himself quite suave and dashing, approached again. But Lin Yan had no intention of engaging with him at all.
She glanced at the scholar with her sword-intent-infused gaze, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to step forward.
After that one look, Lin Yan withdrew her gaze and continued to eat her pastries.
Sect Leader He and the others who had gone to discuss the allocation of the trial grounds had returned, and Xu Lan had also met Lin Yan's newly accepted young disciple.
Xu Lan took an immediate liking to Yang Cong. Such an adorable and obedient child reminded her of Wang Shu when she was young, who was also very obedient and well-behaved.
"Cong'er, you are the senior disciple of your generation, just like your master!" she exclaimed. At that time, she was the first among her fellow disciples to take on a disciple, hence Wang Shu was the senior disciple of her generation.
Now that Wang Shu was again the first to take a disciple, Yang Cong was the foremost among the next generation. There was no other way; taking on a disciple early had its advantages.
"Cong'er will cultivate diligently and will certainly not disgrace the names of Master and Grandmaster," Yang Cong said with a sense of responsibility.
"Where did you little one pick up such words?" Xu Lan asked with amusement, ruffling Yang Cong's hair.
Indeed, his disposition was similar, why did such a little one insist on shouldering heavy burdens on his tender shoulders!
No one had told Yang Cong such things, but he knew he was different from his martial uncles; he had been brought into the sect directly by his master, so he naturally couldn't bring shame to his master.
Xu Yi was now quite renowned. Because he had supplied spiritual wine for Senior Disciple Wang Shu's Golden Core ceremony, many people had learned about his family's spiritual wine.
This brought considerable business to his household and increased his influence within the family. His cultivation had also advanced to the mid-Qi Refining stage, just a step away from breaking through to the late Qi Refining stage.
While this cultivation speed couldn't compare to some geniuses, he was the most accomplished among his generation.
With ample resources, he was more generous with his cultivation resources, attracting quite a few people around him. With their assistance, he undertook numerous missions and accumulated considerable sect contributions.
With these contributions, he selected many sword techniques he could practice. He had no intention of forming factions, as this sect, solely composed of sword cultivators, lacked any so-called scheming and infighting.
His eight hundred tricks and schemes had no place to be used. Therefore, he simply cultivated diligently, while also worrying if his senior disciples might be deceived when they went out.
However, among the new disciples who had recently joined, Wan Qi Rui was particularly aloof. He cultivated with even greater diligence, completely refraining from interacting with them.
He was rarely seen within the sect; aside from when the sect elders lectured, they seldom saw this most talented disciple.
So what was our male protagonist busy with? Following Lin Yan's suggestion, he began to study formations. He also exchanged some low-grade formation disks for spirit stones to support his cultivation.
However, the market for formation disks in the nearby towns was saturated, so he had to travel to more distant towns to sell his formation disks.
He hadn't considered going to larger cities, but the shops there would likely look down upon the low-grade formation disks he made.
In addition to selling formation disks for spirit stones, he had also stumbled upon many bargains from small stalls due to his good luck.
The most unique among these was a jade pendant. The jade of the pendant wasn't of the finest quality, but it contained a space within. Though the space wasn't large, it housed a medicinal field.
In the center of the medicinal field was a spiritual spring. He had tested it, and the spiritual spring was quite miraculous, capable of shortening the maturation time of medicinal herbs.
He knew that such a treasure was not something a Qi Refining stage cultivator like him could protect, so after it recognized him as its master, he never took it out to use.
He continued to sell his formation disks. As for medicinal herbs, he only sold some low-grade, inexpensive ones he collected during his expeditions.
He was grateful for the medicinal herb compendium that Senior Disciple had everyone memorize; now, upon seeing any herb, he could recall its medicinal properties, harvesting methods, and selling price in his mind.
He heard that Senior Disciple had returned, and he wondered if she would give lectures again. He planned to go back and check in the next few days.
Senior Disciple's lectures were truly excellent, if nothing else.