Chapter 4: The Creation of the Cultivation Technique

Since the system indicated that the third slot was complete, Lin Xiao decided not to worry about it anymore!

His gaze shifted to the fourth slot, where only a question mark was displayed. Lin Xiao rubbed his bare chin thoughtfully.

Should he just throw something random in there and see what happens?

After all, if the core technique creation was so casual, this last step shouldn't be that crucial, right?

As he pondered, his eyes fell on the newly blossomed Ten Miles Peach Blossom Tree.

Without much thought, he casually plucked a peach blossom and placed it into the fourth slot.

The slot lit up green!

[All materials for the technique have been successfully input. Commencing synthesis, please wait.]

Feeling eager, Lin Xiao sat cross-legged on the dirt floor inside the grass hut.

If his pants got dirty, so be it; he would wash them himself later.

The system was efficient, and just as it promised, the wait was short.

[The cultivation technique "Peach Blossom Void Technique" has been successfully synthesized. Technique rating: A. Would you like to set this as the sect's core technique? (Note: Can be changed later)]

It's an A-grade technique! If there's an A grade, there must be S above it and B below it.

Should he set it as the core technique of the sect? That wasn't even a question! His sect had nothing right now; an A-grade technique wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad either. Besides, he could always change it later. Lin Xiao, of course, chose yes.

[The cultivation technique "Peach Blossom Void Technique" has been added to your private storage. Please check it out.]

Seeing the technique in his private storage, Lin Xiao, who had initially planned to find Jiang Youfu right after creating the technique, remained seated on the muddy ground.

First, he needed to take a good look at this technique...

Lin Xiao retrieved the "Peach Blossom Void Technique" from his private storage and eagerly opened it.

A faint fragrance wafted from the pages.

The first line caught his eye,

"All phenomena are illusory, and in their emptiness lies the void. Follow its path, and you shall meet in the Peach Blossom Land..."

These words seemed to carry immense weight, each one pounding into Lin Xiao's eyes and heart.

He felt as if his mind was struck by a heavy blow, a deafening roar, followed by a breeze of clarity that swept away all confusion.

Lin Xiao let out a long breath.

No wonder it was an A-grade technique.

He didn't understand a word.

If people were supposed to cultivate based on this...

He quickly flipped through the pages.

Fortunately, the following content seemed more practical, offering detailed guidance on cultivation.

It seemed the opening was likely the core philosophy of the technique, meant for the practitioner's enlightenment.

Lin Xiao began to carefully study the rest of the content.

After a while, he closed the "Peach Blossom Void Technique."

To be honest, it was a bit dull.

Moreover, he had tried to guide qi into his body using the methods described within.

He failed.

He could clearly sense that he still had a long way to go before succeeding.

Sitting on the ground, propping his chin up with one hand, Lin Xiao fell into deep thought.

To build a sect, he would have a ton of things to do in the future.

Where would he find the time to cultivate?

But as the leader of the sect, how could he command (or crush) others without superior cultivation?

Lin Xiao rubbed his smooth chin.

He had a cheat system—surely there must be a shortcut for the sect leader's cultivation, right?

[Ding—The cultivation function has been successfully activated. Please check the interface for further instructions.]

Lin Xiao smirked.

This system was adorable. It would activate whatever function he needed and wouldn't activate anything else that might disrupt his thought process.

Opening the cultivation function, he saw his cultivation panel:

[Host: Lin Xiao (Auto-cultivation not activated)]

[Gender: Male]

[Bone Age: 12 years]

[Aptitude: Dragon among Men]

[Cultivation: 1/100 (Mortal - Qi Introduction)]

[Cultivation Technique: "Peach Blossom Void Technique"]

[Skills: None]

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Seeing the "Aptitude" section, Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows in satisfaction.

Tsk, who wouldn't like being called a "Dragon among Men"?

However, he noticed that there weren't any of the typical "metal, wood, water, fire, earth" or other elemental attributes like single spirit root, dual spirit root, or variant spirit root that were common in cultivation novels.

[Ding—Would you like to spend a spirit stone to activate auto-cultivation? (Note: During the Qi Refinement stage, one spirit stone will sustain auto-cultivation for 24 hours.)]

Auto-cultivation for the entire Qi Refinement stage, and it only cost one spirit stone per day!

Lin Xiao felt like he was getting a great deal.

He immediately spent one spirit stone to activate 24 hours of auto-cultivation!

However, the five spirit stones in his private storage were clearly not going to last long. He needed to find a way to earn more spirit stones...

Given how isolated Xiushui Village was, making contact with the cultivation world wasn't feasible at the moment.

He could only see if the system had a way to obtain spirit stones.

Who knew what the rewards for each mission might be? If only the system had an exchange function...

[Ding—Congratulations on unlocking the "Shop" function. You can exchange resources in the shop.]

Lin Xiao chuckled.

What a thoughtful system.

[Ding—A new mission has been issued: A great sect is not just about infrastructure. The most important part of a sect is having many outstanding disciples. [Disciple Mission (1)]—Please recruit your first disciple as soon as possible.]

Upon receiving this mission, Lin Xiao finally stood up and dusted off his pants.

Since the "Shop" function was now available, there was no rush to check it out.

After all, he didn't have anything to exchange at the moment.

The priority now was to go down the mountain and bring the little chubby kid up to join the sect.

The sooner he started cultivating, the better. After all, he couldn't cultivate as easily as Lin Xiao, who had the luxury of auto-cultivation.

Moreover, Lin Xiao, with his "Dragon among Men" aptitude, had already found it challenging to introduce qi into his body smoothly. He couldn't imagine how difficult it might be for Jiang Youfu if his aptitude was lower. The process would only take longer.

With this in mind, Lin Xiao quickened his pace down the mountain.

It was already around three or four in the afternoon.

In the Jiang family's courtyard, only Jiang Youfu was there, cleaning out the rabbit hutches.

These rabbits, though prolific, had a terrible stench. But it was thanks to these rabbits that Jiang Youfu had grown so plump.

Even with a rag wrapped around his face, he could still smell the foul odor.

He kept wondering why Lin Xiao hadn't come to find him yet.

"Fuzi! It's done!" A familiar voice called out from outside the courtyard.

Jiang Youfu turned around in surprise to see Lin Xiao waving at him from outside the fence.

Before he could throw down the broom and rush out, Grandma Jiang poked her head out from the doorway and kindly called out to Lin Xiao:

"Ah, it's Xiao-ge! Fuzi needs to finish cleaning the rabbit hutch. Why don't you come in and sit for a while? Once he's done, you two can go play."

Lin Xiao waved back at Grandma Jiang:

"Hello, Grandma Jiang."

Grandma Jiang smiled warmly, her wrinkled face beaming:

"Good, good. Xiao-ge, come in and sit. Grandma has some candies for you."

As soon as Lin Xiao entered the courtyard, he rolled up his sleeves, picked up another broom leaning against the wall, and said:

"No need, no need. You should save the candies for my little nephew."

With that, he began helping Jiang Youfu clean out the rabbit hutches.