Ruyi Island.
The figures of Chen Lin and others appeared.
"Greetings, Master!"
Chou Ya and Shi Jian were meditating in the cave of the divine snail shell. When they saw Chen Lin appear, they immediately went forward to greet him excitedly.
Chen Lin first checked the cultivation of the two, and seeing that they were making good progress, he nodded.
"Not bad, it looks like you haven't been lazy, and you'll be able to build your foundation in a while!"
Shi Jian's cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi training, and his mana was solid, so he obviously didn't use too many pills. But Chou Ya was only at the fifth level of Qi training, and her mana was also relatively weak, which was basically accumulated from pills.
There is no way around it. After all, Shi Jian has dual spiritual roots and his aptitude is much better than Chou Ya's. But it doesn't matter. With him as a master, it is still easy to promote the other party to the foundation-building stage.
"Let me introduce you to them."
Chen Lin pointed at Zhou Shiwu and Qiao Niang and said, "These are your junior brothers and sisters, Zhou Shiwu and Xi Yuanqiao. Their cultivation is much higher than yours. Although they joined later and are ranked later, you should ask them for advice on cultivation in the future."
"yes!"
Both children were a little reserved.
They could feel the powerful fluctuations of magic power from Zhou Shiwu and Qiao Niang, and were a little afraid to call themselves senior brothers and sisters.
Chen Lin didn't care. Formal disciples were different from registered disciples. Regardless of their cultivation level, they had to be ranked according to the order of their entry.
That's the rule.
Then he introduced Zhou Shiwu and the other two: "This is Lin Xianxian and Shi Jian. I also have a senior disciple named Luo Xiaoyu, so Lin Xianxian is ranked second, Shi Jian is ranked third, Zhou Shiwu is ranked fourth, and Xi Yunqiao is ranked last. You should get to know each other!"
"Zhou Shiwu, meet the Second Senior Sister and Third Senior Brother!"
Zhou Shiwu was the first to step forward and pay his respects.
He also knew the rules and did not look down on the two kids just because they were only in the Qi Refining stage.
Qiao Niang did the same and bowed to her two senior brothers and sisters.
The two children were flattered and waved their hands repeatedly and immediately returned the greeting, but with Chen Lin's words in front, they did not dare to ask for a rearrangement.
"Okay, Qiao Niang stay here. Zhou Shiwu, you and Shi Jian go check out the island's environment first. You will be in charge of managing the island from now on."
After Chen Lin and the other four finished communicating with each other, they began to give orders.
Zhou Shiwu hurriedly agreed, and he and Chou Ya left the divine snail shell.
“Master!”
Qiao Niang bowed again and waited for Chen Lin to speak.
Chen Lin nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Describe the scene of that mysterious place to me again, and draw the bird that led you there."
The words of the food guardian made him feel heavy and he had to take them seriously.
The other party reminded him that if he wanted to become a real living being, he would have to leave this virtual world within a thousand years. The implication was that this virtual world would undergo a huge change after a thousand years.
As for what the incident was, the other party did not say, nor did he mention which areas the virtual world included. However, Chen Lin could feel from the other party's solemn expression that this so-called virtual world probably included many realms, which was not what he had known before.
From what he said, it seems that even the demon world will be affected, otherwise the other party, as the guardian, would not be so nervous.
Qiao Niang did not dare to neglect Chen Lin's instructions. She immediately took out a piece of spiritual paper and began to paint. After a while, a vivid bird appeared on the paper.
Chen Lin took a look and found that it was not any known kind of spiritual bird.
Then, he began to listen to Qiao Niang's story about her experience in that strange place. He asked carefully about every process, hoping to find some valuable clues from it.
The reason why the food guardian concluded that something unexpected would happen within a thousand years was because he had read Qiao Niang's memory. He must have discovered something from her memory.
But what Qiao Niang said was the same as before, and no matter how many times Chen Lin asked, he did not find anything unusual.
He also believed that Qiao Niang did not lie.
Shaking his head helplessly, Chen Lin put away the portrait of the bird so that he could compare it in time if he saw it somewhere in the future.
"Master, do I have any problem? I hope I won't cause you any trouble."
After stopping asking questions, Qiao Niang spoke with some trepidation.
Chen Lin pondered for a moment and said, "There is definitely a problem. Didn't the guardian say that the magical energy in your body should never appear in this world? And what he meant was not only that it should not appear in the demon world, but also in the real world."
Seeing the other party's unhappy expression, he comforted him again: "But it's nothing. Your energy seems to be beneficial rather than harmful, otherwise the other party would not remind you not to use it casually. I guess it is very likely that the energy in you is the so-called 'real world' energy!"
"The real world?"
Qiao Niang was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Could it be that our world is fake?"
Chen Lin took a breath and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but judging from various signs, it is very likely to be the case. However, who can tell the truth from the false? If there really is a real world, they may think we are fake, but as far as we are concerned, our world is real."
Finally, he looked at Qiao Niang's face and said, "Don't think too much. If you want to know the truth, then work hard to improve your cultivation. Just do your best. Even if you can't see the truth in the end, you will have no regrets. Life is a journey. You just have to enjoy the process. You don't have to pursue the truth."
"Yes, disciple has made note of it."
Qiao Niang nodded in agreement.
She is just a Jindan cultivator now, and it is a question whether she can live to a thousand years later. There is no use thinking too much.
Chen Lin took out a bottle of elixir and handed it to Qiao Niang, saying, "Now your soul has almost recovered. Hurry up and improve your cultivation and strive to advance to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Master!"
Qiao Niang took the pill, then followed Chen Lin out of the Divine Snail Shell Cave and began to familiarize herself with the environment on the island.
Xiaocao didn't like the hustle and bustle, so she returned to her residence alone.
In today's Ruyi Island, in addition to the divine snail shell cave, many residences have been built to provide accommodation for old cultivators. Only Shi Jian and Chou Ya were allowed by Xiaocao to enter the divine snail shell to practice.
"Greetings, sir!"
Upon learning that Chen Lin had returned, all the surviving old practitioners came out to greet him.
Chen Lin glanced at Zheng Xuanqing who was at the front, pondered for a moment, took out a three-pattern seven-star pill, handed it to him and said, "Get ready, choose a day to form the pill. If you can form the pill successfully, I will give you the status of a registered disciple!"
The other party has the highest cultivation level among all the old cultivators, having already reached the perfect foundation building stage, and he is not too old, just over a hundred years old. According to Xiaocao, the other party performed very well during the time he was away, and was very concerned about the affairs of the island, so he wanted to train him.
Now he has deeply felt the powerlessness of being alone and it is inconvenient for him to do anything. It is time to build up some power of his own.
Especially when looking for delicious food, it is a waste of time to be alone
"Thank you, sir!"
Zheng Xuanqing was overjoyed. He took the pill and knelt down to kowtow.
The other old cultivators all showed envy.
Especially Wang Tianlin and Zhang Xuanwang, these two came earlier than Zheng Xuanqing, but their status was gradually surpassed by Zheng Xuanqing, and they felt unhappy.
However, they also know their own situation. Not only are their qualifications average, but their lifespans are basically coming to an end. They do not have too many extravagant demands and only hope to obtain more resources to leave for future generations.
Chen Lin understood everyone's thoughts clearly, but he didn't want to pay any attention to them.
With his current level of cultivation, it is impossible for him to accept the old, weak, sick and disabled as his disciples, not even as nominal disciples. He does not have the time and energy to train them.
However, he still had to give some preferential treatment to the two old men, Wang Tianlin and Zhang Xuanwang.
So he said to Wang Tianlin: "I will be in seclusion in a while. You will be responsible for the cultivation of spiritual plants on the island and build a spiritual medicine garden for me. If you do it well, you will be rewarded."
"yes!"
Wang Tianlin's eyes lit up with joy, and he quickly responded respectfully.
This is the arrangement of positions. As long as I have a position, I don’t have to worry about going to the demon world to die. The worries I have always had can finally be put to rest.
Then Chen Lin slapped the spirit beast bag and released the white jade spirit centipede.
The White Jade Spirit Centipede was now in the middle third stage, and its body had grown a lot larger. Once it was brought out, it immediately suppressed a group of cultivators, causing them to turn pale and retreat one after another.
Seeing this, Chen Lin shook his head secretly.
The people he found really had too low cultivation levels. He should find some with good cultivation levels and good potential in the future. It is too difficult to train old cultivators.
"Zhang Xuanwang, you are responsible for the management of this spirit beast. I will give you a spirit beast card, so you don't have to worry about not being able to control it. In addition, you can find some other spirit beasts when you have the chance to build a spirit beast park to enrich the species on the island."
"yes!"
Zhang Xuanwang also happily accepted the order.
After thinking for a while, Chen Lin said, "Also, you two should expand the lake and decorate the surrounding area so that everyone has a place to walk. Otherwise, the island will be too monotonous.
The floating island is surrounded by endless void, and there are no other sights on the island. It is easy to drive people crazy if you stay there for too long.
He doesn't care, but these low-level monks definitely can't stand it.
Finally, he glanced at the remaining people and said, "The exploration of the demon world must continue, and Zheng Xuanqing will be in charge."
Then he said to Zheng Xuanqing: "After you are promoted to the Golden Core, hire some more cultivators to come and figure out the situation of the black finger scene as soon as possible, but be careful about safety. If you need any help, go directly to Xiaocao."
"yes!"
Zheng Xuanqing's expression froze and he accepted the order respectfully.
At this time, Chou Ya and others finished browsing and returned to Chen Lin, who introduced them again.
Zheng Xuanqing and others hurriedly greeted them.
Regardless of the level of their cultivation, the status of formal disciples was not something they could compare to, so in the past few years, they had always been very respectful to Chou Ya and Shi Jian, not daring to bully them in the slightest.
What's more, Zhou Shiwu and Xi Yunqiao's cultivation is much higher than theirs.
"Go get busy, all of you follow me!"
Chen Lin sent Zheng Xuanqing and others away, and then took Zhou Shiwu and others back to the divine snail shell.