"That's not necessarily true," Lin Yan was not as optimistic as the system thought.
Although her cultivation had now reached the Nascent Soul stage, and it was not her limit, neither the original protagonist in the novel nor she herself in the original protagonist's memory had reached the Tribulation stage.
Therefore, her strength growth would slow down later, while the male protagonist, despite facing initial difficulties, would advance rapidly in the later stages.
She felt that after the male protagonist reached the Out-of-Body stage, he would catch up to her cultivation speed, and if she couldn't improve her cultivation quickly, she would be left behind.
"So we still need to work harder!" Not just herself, but also the other disciples of the Lingxiao Sword Sect. They must grow to become a major sect in the entire southeastern region.
Knowing that the male protagonist had entered the Zhou Tian Immortal Sect, Lin Yan became even more frequent in holding classes. Besides the Way of the Sword, her lectures also included alchemy and formation arrays.
With each lecture, she felt her understanding of these subjects deepening. Within the Lingxiao Sword Sect, there were also some who were concerned with their reputation.
A few outer disciples, who had not been able to enter the inner sect due to their poor sword cultivation, discovered their talents after attending classes on alchemy and formations.
Lin Yan did not recruit them into the inner sect. Instead, she established two new peaks, provided them with ample resources, and encouraged them to delve deeper into the research of formations and alchemy.
She would lecture them for one day every seven days, and thus, the Pill Peak and Formation Peak of the Lingxiao Sword Sect began to develop.
Lin Yan's status in the sect grew, and her influence increased. Although the establishment of the Formation Peak and Pill Peak was her proposal, and the idea seemed whimsical, almost all the elders agreed.
During this period, more and more disciples of the younger generation in the Lingxiao Sword Sect were crossing the Golden Core tribulation. Looking at these newcomers in the sect, Lin Yan was very satisfied.
After all, the grand competition of the entire southeastern region was about to begin. The stronger the disciples of their sect, the more attention they could attract in the competition, and the more talented disciples they could recruit in subsequent admissions.
Most of the disciples who joined earlier had now reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and those who hadn't were in the late Qi Refining stage. Yang Cong's strength was also in the late Qi Refining stage.
Though the young boy still had a childish face, his strength could not be underestimated.
Upon learning of the wonders of formations, Yang Cong also began to study formations with Lin Yan. However, his talent in formations was not outstanding, and he could only set up a limited number of arrays.
Perhaps the formation he was most familiar with was the Water Gathering Array, as he had set one up for most households in the town.
Xu Yi had now become the most capable among this batch of disciples. Moreover, as many of these disciples had received help from Xu Yi, he had become a leader among them.
Lin Yan also greatly valued him and recommended him to the sect leader. Subsequently, he became the sect leader's personal disciple.
On the day he was formally accepted as a disciple by the sect leader, the entire Xu family came to witness the ceremony. Xu Yi's parents were at the Foundation Establishment stage, and now Xu Yi had also stepped into the Foundation Establishment stage.
After Xu Yi officially became the sect leader's personal disciple, he began to assist with some administrative affairs in his spare time.
He was always tactful and handled these duties with ease. Soon, he was assigned more tasks, but he took it all in stride.
Just as the Pill Peak and Formation Peak were generally on track, Lin Yan established a Talisman Peak. Many people in the Lingxiao Sword Sect were skilled in drawing talismans. Once the relevant buildings were completed, those individuals could be sent there to continue their research on talismans.
As soon as the Talisman Peak was established, an invitation for the grand competition of the southeastern region was sent to the Lingxiao Sword Sect.