Villagers in the countryside had never tasted such an Immortal pill. Not only was it sweet and delicious, but after consumption, they felt a surge of energy, and their frailty vanished in an instant. Next, assigned by Xiao Yi, they divided the houses into two sections. The men stayed together and the women stayed together, each finding their places to sleep. The Xiao Family sought a peaceful haven like Taoyuan, which is why they retreated into the mountains to live in seclusion. Little did they know, wherever there are human hearts, there lies the mortal world, and even in the mountains, many schemes and accidents arose. They had inherited martial arts, the Hundred-step Splitting Void Palm, and aside from hunting, farming, and fishing in the mountains, they also practiced their skills. In their hearts, however, they envied the Immortals even more. As a result, they were captured by Lin Rui's group of "Immortals" and demoted to the Beast Path. Now that they had finally encountered true Immortals, each and every one of them became excited, especially the couple Xiao Yi and Ouyang Shuang. They both felt that the chance to become an Immortal was rare and now it was right before their eyes, they absolutely could not let this opportunity slip away. So the next day, they went to find Shi Feiyang. Lin Han said that Shi Feiyang was in seclusion, so they knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Han, hoping he would take them as disciples. Lin Han would have none of it and quickly dodged, refusing their gesture and adamantly declining to agree. The couple then found Shi Sheng and knelt to beg him, but unwilling to waste more words, Shi Sheng ran off like a rabbit. They went on to kneel and beg Wu Longzi... Any person they came across, they knelt and knocked their heads on the ground, earnestly pleading to be taken in to learn Immortal Cultivation. With the two of them leading by example, the other men and women from the village also came to kneel and beg. In the end, they even entreated Ganoderma Immortal and Bai Guanhong. Naturally, no one was willing to take them in. They tried hard to show their worth, rushing to do any work that could be done in the temple, always ready to kneel and beg for acceptance whenever there was a moment to spare. Xiao Yi's forehead was bruised and bleeding from all the kowtowing. Moved by their plight, Bai Guanhong said, "I cannot take you on as disciples, but I can teach you some spells and give each of you a Gu Worm. If you practice cultivation successfully, you can choose any one from my collection." Although these villagers wished to learn from a Sword Immortal, at this point they had no room to be picky. As long as someone was willing to teach them, they were eager to learn. Bai Guanhong taught them Gu Refining. Fortunately, the West Garden was vast enough for fifty-five people, each with a Gu Vessel. He instructed them on preparing poisonous grass and capturing bugs for Gu Refining. After a few days, some felt that this Gu Technique from Miao Border was an Evil Skill and not of the Righteous Path, getting cold feet and abandoning their training to go and beg others instead. Bai Guanhong did not try to keep them, and in the end, only twelve people persisted until the end with him, and of those, only six successfully refined their Gu Worm. As agreed, Bai Guanhong brought out his collection of Gu Worms for them to choose from, but naturally this did not include those already integrated with his blood such as the Cultivation Spider, Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu. The six who obtained the Gu Worms, if they succeeded in their sacrificial refinement as he taught, could command these Gu Worms to do their bidding... Watching them direct the Heavenly Scorpion, the Flying Centipede, and others swirling around them, Bai Guanhong felt a sense of achievement, grinning foolishly, when Shi Feiyang suddenly appeared, tapping his head with the Jade Ruler. "Ouch!" Bai Guanhong clutched his head and turned around to see Shi Feiyang, asking in surprise, "Sea King, sir!" Seeing him, Xiao Yi and the other six hurriedly collected their Gu Worms and knelt down. Shi Feiyang said to Bai Guanhong, "Do you know among these six people, who is good and who is bad? What will they do with the Gu Technique you taught them in the future? How can you dare to teach indiscriminately?" Bai Guanhong replied feeling aggrieved, "I believe they are all good people." "It is difficult to draw a tiger's bones and to know a man's heart from his face. How long have you been a human?" Addressing Xiao Yi and the others, Shi Feiyang said, "You have no fate with me as my disciples. But indeed, there are a few among you who have great potential, and it would be a waste to leave it unfulfilled in these desolate mountains. On the very day you came up the mountain, I had already sent a Flying Sword Transmission to a friend of mine, who is about to found his school and is in need of disciples. He will be here shortly, come with me. You should beseech him when you meet, and if he is willing to accept you, then you shall have your path of Immortal Cultivation." Shi Feiyang led them to the front courtyard. As soon as they arrived, two streaks of sword light flew from the sky, and two young men and women descended. One tall and handsome, suave and dashing, the other stunningly beautiful with cascading silver hair, were none other than Ling Hun and Cui Wugu. Having not seen each other for a long time, the mana of both Ling Hun and Cui Wugu had greatly improved. Since their last exchange with Shi Feiyang, they now possessed the complete "Guang Chengzi's Heavenly Book," and their cultivation was even more formidable than in the original story.

Shi Feiyang sought to establish alliances within the Central Plains, fostering Jiang Shu to seize the orthodox heritage of Qingcheng was one aspect, and another involved the couple Ling Hun.

Before his master, the mighty True Master Jushan, ascended, Ling Hun, like Jiang Shu, had made a great vow to establish a sect. His conflicts with Bai Guyi, together with the grace he had received from Shi Feiyang, would serve as significant support in the future.

Having slain One Light Master the last time in Rotary Temple, Ling Hun was very satisfied with having taken Liu Quan of Bai Shui and Zhao Guangdou of Qi Xing as disciples. This time, upon receiving the Flying Sword Transmission from Shi Feiyang, which mentioned finding several inheritors of decent talents, the couple pondered for a long time, as they had not seen Shi Feiyang for a while, and decided to come together for a meeting.

Shi Feiyang welcomed them to the main hall and had Lin Han prepare fragrant tea to entertain them.

He briefly informed the Ling Hun couple about the matters of Woyun Village and Lin Rui, then said, "That Ouyang Shuang has a fortuitous destiny, their children will all possess Immortal Bones, their previous fate already determined, and they are bound to be born to her. She has a cousin who is also not bad, and that Xiao Yi has two nephews, one of whom isn't born yet, but has a temperament and talents that are even better."

Before arriving, Ling Hun had already calculated everything clearly. Although he did not know the details, he was aware of how many people there were now and how many there would be in the future.

He, along with Cui Wugu, went outside, and Xiao Yi and others hurriedly came to kneel and beg to be taken as disciples.

Cui Wugu examined Ouyang Shuang first and felt that the woman was indeed excellent, nodding on the spot to accept her as a disciple.

Ouyang Shuang was overjoyed, nearly bursting into tears, choking up as she kowtowed to acknowledge her new master.

Ling Hun turned his gaze towards Xiao Yi, his expression slightly displeased: "Although your talents are good and you are willing to put in effort, I see from your countenance a stubborn streak. In calculating your karma, the Gua Xiang also indicates you are deceived by others, have conceived misunderstandings with your wife, and are a village chief who fails to discern people's true natures, truly a talent for causing harm to both yourself and others!"

Xiao Yi broke into a cold sweat in shock, quickly knocking his head in acknowledgment of his mistakes, while Ouyang Shuang, feeling wronged, began to weep.

Ling Hun had no intention of dealing with their mess at Shi Feiyang's place, but he did agree to take Xiao Yi as a disciple, instructing him to walk to Great Snow Mountain from Yunnan on foot. If he managed to reach it, he would accept him; if he could not make it or died on the way, Ling Hun would not be concerned.

Xiao Yi possessed a strong sense of masculinity and immediately agreed, then set off for Great Snow Mountain on his own. Along the way, he encountered and nearly lost his life to other Demon Humans. It was thanks to learning the Gu Technique from Bai Guanhong and acquiring a Heavenly Scorpion Gu that he not only saved himself but also rescued many innocent people.

Apart from this couple, Ling Hun and Cui Wugu did not think much of the others. The people they were interested in either had not yet been born or had not yet arrived.

Xiao Yi still had several disciples, all young boys from the village, who also desperately begged to be taken in.

Though Ling Hun belonged to an unorthodox faction, he was selective and ultimately did not agree to take on any of them.

The couple cast a spell, sending all these people back to Woyun Village to live well. They would return later to see if any suitable candidates had emerged to be taken as disciples. In the end, they only took Ouyang Shuang with them while the others left.

As tranquility returned to Bitter Bamboo Temple, Shi Feiyang secluded himself once again and extracted Lin Rui's Primordial Spirit.

Lin Rui had learned the Heavenly Demon Refining Great Technique from Tie Shu, intending to transform his Primordial Spirit into a Lifebound Divine Demon, but his skills were far from sufficient.

Shi Feiyang instructed him to recount everything he had learned in his life. This was his habit; whether it was One Light Master or the Western Wild Demon, whoever he captured was made to divulge their Cultivation Techniques, which were then meticulously recorded. Shi Feiyang would study these in his leisure time, and even if he did not practice them, he aimed to understand the principles behind them for integration.

To date, he had amassed more than twenty Secret Manuals, with the majority coming from the Western Sect.

The cultivation techniques of One Light Master were outstanding in both depth and breadth. Together with other Barbarian Monks, Shi Feiyang had gathered ten volumes of the Western Demon Cult alone, ranging from Demon Refinement to Sword Refining, from Artifact Refining to Arrays, comprehensively covering everything, especially various applied minor Spell Techniques, totaling over five thousand entries!

The millennia of cultivation amassed by One Light Master was entirely drained.

Now came Lin Rui, whose Cultivation Techniques were not very strong but were quite unique, especially the technique that turns people into wild beasts, an exclusive skill throughout the entire Shushan World.

Shi Feiyang subtly felt that if he could master this technique and combine it with the spells from the Chi You Three Disks Scripture, it would likely produce an unexpectedly miraculous effect!

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