As for replenishing his expenditure?

With his Blood-Burning Secret Technique continuously improving, his appetite had become increasingly terrifying. A single meal could consume hundreds of thousands of pounds of medicinal materials! Moreover, Young Lady Lii Xiaolan had recently helped him refine thousands of Dharma-tier Gui Ling Elixirs. The replenishing effect of the Dharma-tier Gui Ling Elixir on True Qi was immensely stronger than that of the Lower Grade Turtle-Poria Elixir Lin Xuankong had once consumed! With these endless resources—difficult even for Earth Immortal Cultivators to obtain—and the support of the Blood-Burning Secret Technique, Lin Xuankong now needed barely any time to replenish millions of points of True Qi!

At this moment, Li Xiaohu sensed the surging True Qi from Lin Xuankong being channeled into him. He dared not be distracted and quickly guided that pure True Qi, rapidly converting it into his own True Qi before channeling all of it into an Initial Tier Immortal Sword in his hand, swiftly nurturing it!

Simultaneously, True Qi surged from Lin Xuankong's entire body, transforming into six streams of pure True Qi that connected to six individuals: Yang Mountain, Han Lu, and four others.

The six felt the vast amount of True Qi approaching and, like Li Xiaohu, focused their Heart Spirit to nurture the Immortal Artifacts in their hands!

The residence instantly fell silent. As time ticked by, the Immortal Artifacts held by Li Xiaohu and the other six were quickly exchanged for new ones. After a few dozen breaths, they exchanged them again, and after a few dozen more, they each took up a third. This continued until Lin Xuankong's True Qi was depleted, consumed at a terrifying rate of over eight million points. By then, the seven Tigers of the Lin Family had each successfully nurtured their four allotted Immortal Artifacts!

Li Xiaohu touched the nurtured Initial Tier Immortal Artifact in his hand, now shrunk to the size of a toothpick. His face once again showed a look of shock. "Godfather, I heard that for a Transcendence Realm cultivator, compared to an Earth Immortal who has achieved the rank of Immortal, it is extremely difficult to nurture an Immortal Artifact. It usually requires tens or hundreds of days to accumulate sufficient True Qi to nurture an Immortal Artifact! But how long has it been? You actually helped the seven of us nurture a full twenty-eight Immortal Artifacts! This... Godfather, just how much True Qi is within you? With such an amount, you alone could probably match the True Qi amount of thousands of Ninth-Layer Perfection cultivators of the same tier!"

Yang Mountain looked at Lin Xuankong seriously, then bowed and cupped his hands, saying, "Being able to recognize you as my godfather is indeed the greatest fortune of my life! If I hadn't experienced it myself, even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't believe that someone in this world could possess such a terrifying amount of True Qi!"

"Yes! If we seven had to nurture these four Immortal Artifacts on our own, it would probably take us an extremely long time, at least a year! But with Godfather's help, with your vast amount of True Qi, it only took a little over a hundred breaths for the seven of us to simultaneously nurture our four Immortal Artifacts..." Li Er, Hu Shuo, and the Liy Family Brothers also expressed their astonishment one after another, looking at Lin Xuankong with both curiosity and reverence.

Lin Xuankong looked at the seven and smiled. "Now that you seven each have four nurtured Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, there should be no issue for you to participate in the disciple selection ceremony of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect!"

After saying this, he looked at the seven with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

No matter how great the power of one individual, it is ultimately limited! Especially since he was currently only at Ninth-Layer Perfection, a level hardly considered significant in Spiritual Crane Immortal City! He could rely on the forty-nine Immortal Swords of the Immortal Capturing Array and the Third-Grade Cyan Nether Immortal Sword to withstand several attacks from Fourth-Grade, and perhaps even Fifth-Grade, Earth Immortals. However, if it truly came to a life-and-death struggle, just two Fourth-Grade Earth Immortals would be far beyond his capabilities. His only escape would be to retreat into a Secret Realm! However, with the 'Lin Family Seven Tigers' each possessing four Immortal Artifacts, they might just be able to hold their own against two Fourth-Grade Earth Immortals if they joined forces! Furthermore, if he continued to collect a large number of Demon Pearls and refine another one to two hundred Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, then each of the 'Lin Family Seven Tigers,' equipped with an Immortal Capturing Array, might even be able to resist a terrifying Fifth-Grade Earth Immortal! Of course, the most crucial aspect was that all seven of them benefited from his thirtyfold cultivation speed bonus. If they could also succeed in the disciple selection ceremony, secure places in the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, and obtain the Sixth Celestial Vein Spiritual Object, he might even be able to forge the 'Lin Family Eight Immortals'—each possessing a Six Paths Golden Core! Hmm, by then, at the very least, he would not be so easily dealt with within Spiritual Crane Immortal City!

As Lin Xuankong pondered, Li Xiaohu grinned and said, "Godfather, our initial worries about not being able to compete with those Immortal Sect disciples were mainly because we were concerned they would have the sect's Immortal Artifacts, which are comparable to the terrifying treasures of Earth Immortal Golden Cores! Now, not only do we possess Immortal Artifacts that only Immortal Sect disciples might have, but each of us has four! With such formidable equipment, how could there be any problem in the disciple selection ceremony?"

Han Lu also looked excited. "If you wish to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. With the Immortal Artifacts Godfather gave us, even if it means breaking a leg or splitting our heads open, I will take on these so-called prodigies from the various Immortal Sects and Dynasties!"

Li Er laughed heartily. "Exactly! To hell with those so-called Immortal Sect geniuses! My Immortal Artifact hammer will smash them flat—I'll kill them, but I won't be burying them!"

The others also laughed heartily at the bald man's arrogance, clearly thrilled to possess the Immortal Artifacts!

These were Immortal Artifacts that even the so-called prodigies from various dynasties might not possess; Immortal Artifacts that even Initial Tier, First-Grade, and Second-Grade Earth Immortals might not possess!

Seeing the confidence on everyone's faces, Lin Xuankong nodded approvingly. He then spoke seriously, his expression solemn, "With Immortal Artifacts in hand, your combat prowess has definitely increased by more than tenfold! But you seven must remember one thing: Immortal Artifacts are extremely precious. Even an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact is something countless cultivators dream of obtaining! Giving you each four Immortal Artifacts is not for you to show off at the disciple selection ceremony; these four Immortal Artifacts are your ultimate trump cards and your strongest tools for ensuring your safety! Unless you encounter a truly formidable opponent, you should use the Magical Artifacts I previously provided. Even in an extreme situation, it is best to use only one Initial Tier Immortal Artifact!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaohu exchanged glances with the other six, and they all nodded. Li Xiaohu also adopted a serious expression. "Godfather, rest assured. Although I usually joke around with you, I can distinguish the importance of matters. It is said that possessing a valuable item makes one a target. Now that we, the Lin Family Seven Tigers, have significantly increased our strength due to the Immortal Artifacts, we are far from being able to act unscrupulously. I promise, Godfather, that unless we encounter an extremely powerful opponent, I will never use these trump cards!"

Hu Shuo and the others also made their pledges to Lin Xuankong, promising not to use these precious treasures lightly!

Seeing this, Lin Xuankong nodded slightly, his face filled with anticipation. "Now everything is ready; we just need the disciple selection ceremony of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect to commence! This time, let's hope that all eight of us can emerge victorious in the ceremony. Then we'll all enter the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and live freely as Immortals!"

"Yes, living freely as Immortals, hahaha!" Li Er's face also showed a look of anticipation.

Yang Mountain, Little Hu, and the others also had anticipation sparkling in their eyes, their faces alight with excitement.

Among them, only Elder Steward Hu Shuo, originally from the Yin Talisman Sect, was filled with deep emotion. He touched the toothpick-sized Immortal Artifact in his hand and then looked at Lin Xuankong, his heart overwhelmed. Previously, he had only considered Lin Xuankong a Nine-Seal Genius, one with a definite chance to lead the Yin Talisman Sect to become a powerful force in Great Marsh Prefecture. Who could have predicted that in just over three years, not only Great Marsh Prefecture but even the entire Great Xia Dynasty would prove too small to contain this truly astonishing and unfathomable talent! But now, facing countless prodigious disciples from myriad dynasties and Immortal Sects, could Lin Xuankong truly lead the seven of them to join the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, the abode of true Immortals?

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