"But that feels impossible to do, Master Lin," An Xiao said.

Wu Yue turned and agreed with An Xiao. She knew that the Lingxian Sect was now filled with a large amount of spiritual qi. However, reaching that cultivation base in a short time felt impossible.

During these six months, several disciples had shown progress. However, only An Yue, Ya Fei, and Luo Mei had managed to reach Foundation Establishment. An Yue had even managed to reach Mid Foundation Establishment.

The rest were still Qi Condensation cultivators. On average, they were already above the 7th layer.

The ones closest to breaking through to Foundation Establishment were Yun Yun and Ji Xue.

Lin Tian turned, both of his eyes fixed on An Yue, Ya Fei, and Luo Mei. The qi aura in their bodies was far stronger than before, and their cultivation bases had also become more solid.

That was clearly an impressive development for him. Lin Tian felt certain that with their cultivation speed, the three of them could even reach Core Formation in less than three years.

"What they said is right, Lin Tian," Cao Ying replied.

The woman arrived and stood beside Lin Tian. She had already seen their development while Lin Tian was in closed cultivation. They were indeed impressive.

But cultivation was still cultivation. Another duty cultivators had besides cultivating was learning techniques and becoming strong.

"There’s no use for a cultivator with a high cultivation base without proper techniques," Cao Ying explained.

"In my opinion, it’d be much better to train Foundation Establishment cultivators with certain techniques. That’s purely to strengthen their abilities."

"Let the Qi Condensation disciples focus on cultivating until they get their breakthrough moment."

An Xiao and An Yue cleared their throats in agreement. What Cao Ying said was true. Wu Yue also added that they needed powerful techniques so in the future, they could help a lot in battle.

An Yue agreed with her older sister, then asked Lin Tian, as the Sect Master of the Lingxian Sect, to listen to their advice.

Realizing that most of his disciples agreed with Cao Ying’s suggestion, Lin Tian didn’t have many choices.

"Alright. I won’t focus on making all of you reach a certain cultivation base, but I still don’t want your cultivation bases to stagnate without progress."

"Of course. We’ll train diligently!" they explained, clasping their hands together and paying respect.

They walked away from the front area of the sect’s main building to return to their dormitories.

In that place, An Xiao, Wu Yue, Cao Ying, and his five core disciples were still waiting for Lin Tian.

The man invited them inside to discuss many things. Eight months had passed, and Lin Tian hadn’t expected so many things to have happened.

He sat cross-legged on the cultivation altar, while An Yue and the others stood in front of him.

"So, while I was in closed cultivation, how many sects attacked us?" Lin Tian asked.

"There were four sects in total, consisting of the Yunlan Sect, Yuntian Sect, Nadao Sect, and Wuwei Sect," Wu Yue replied.

"And the battle earlier was the biggest one?" Lin Tian asked, and they nodded at the same time.

Lin Tian clenched his hand and brought out a powerful qi boom, spreading throughout the entire sect.

As for the Yunlan Sect, Lin Tian had already made an agreement with Li Qingxue.

The Yuntian Sect was different. They were a large sect with a strong sect foundation. Recklessly attacking them would only bring disaster to the Lingxian Sect.

As for the Nadao Sect and Wuwei Sect, Wu Yue told him that the two sects weren’t a significant threat. They were immediately defeated by the White Dragon Formation.

Even so, Lin Tian couldn’t just stay silent. He had to repay what those two sects had done.

"I’ll deal with the Nadao Sect and Wuwei Sect."

Lin Tian’s attention fixed forward, looking at Yun Yun. "How is your training, Yun’er?"

Yun Yun walked forward and lowered her head, paying respect to Lin Tian. "I successfully learned the Artifact Refining Technique perfectly."

"What about you, Xue’er?" Lin Tian asked.

"I’ve already understood the Qi Meridian Recovery Technique. I can already heal those who are injured," Ji Xue said, smiling widely.

While Lin Tian was talking with them, a panel appeared in front of his face. He could already guess that the panel would appear, considering Yun Yun and Ji Xue had completed their disciple tasks.

[1st Yun Yun Disciple Task:]

[Objective: Study the Artifact Refinement Technique within one month]

[Reward:]

[Disciple: Chance to break through cultivation stage || Increased artifact comprehension || Emotional level +5]

[Host: Chance to break through cultivation stage || 1x Earth-Grade Artifact]

[Status: Failed!]

[Punishment: Lust increases by 5% every day for 14 days, able to disturb cultivation focus]

[NOTIFICATION]

[Yun Yun’s Disciple Task will be given after she successfully breaks through to Foundation Establishment and her punishment period ends]

Right when the disciple task panel appeared, Yun Yun suddenly fell to her knees and clutched her tight chest.

An Yue was shocked, and Cao Ying clearly looked panicked. After all, Yun Yun was her disciple.

With her spiritual qi, Cao Ying tried to see what Yun Yun’s condition was like. However, through her diagnostic eyes, she didn’t find anything strange.

She turned and looked at Lin Tian. "What happened to her?"

Because my status yesterday was still in closed cultivation, the system panel seems to have been delayed. Once I became active, the panel activated and immediately gave the punishment.

"Tell me... how long did it take Yun Yun to learn that technique until she truly succeeded?" Lin Tian asked.

"Around two months after you entered closed cultivation."

That’s the reason she was punished. She failed to learn that technique within one month.

I’m sure that during this punishment period, she won’t receive a disciple task.

Lin Tian raised one hand and directed it forward. A qi orb entered Yun Yun’s body and successfully calmed the surge of lust inside her body.

Only cultivators integrated with the lust system could control the problem Yun Yun was experiencing. Now, he saw Yun Yun standing firmly with her breathing flow improving, no longer feeling tightness.

"Thank you, Master Lin."

After Yun Yun’s system panel faded, he saw two panels appear in front of Lin Tian’s face. The appearance of those two panels, and Yun Yun’s disciple task system panel earlier, couldn’t be seen by them at all. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Only Lin Tian could see them.

[1st Ji Xue Disciple Task:]

[Objective: Learn Qi Meridian Recovery Technique within one month]

[Reward:]

[Disciple: Chance to break through cultivation stage || Increased recovery qi|| Emotional level +5]

[Host: Chance to break through cultivation stage || 1x Tier Two Pill (Qi Meridian Recovery)]

[Status: Completed!]

[Status Vision:]

[Name: Ji Xue]

[Emotional Level: Attraction (20/250)] [+5]

[NOTIFICATION]

[Ji Xue’s Disciple Task will be given after she successfully breaks through to Foundation Establishment]

The panel on the left was Ji Xue’s disciple task panel. Lin Tian gained a benefit in the form of a tier two pill called the Qi Meridian Recovery Pill.

As the name suggested, that pill was only useful for cultivators whose meridians were injured. For that reason, it would be much better to give it to Ji Xue.

The pill appeared in front of Lin Tian, and he flew it toward Ji Xue. The innocent woman was confused by the pill.

"That’s the Qi Meridian Recovery Pill, suitable for the field you’re pursuing. You can keep it or give it to someone else who has symptoms of injured or damaged meridians," Lin Tian replied.

"Ohh... I understand."

[Sect Sixth Mission:]

[Objective: Make sure An Yue, Ya Fei, and Luo Mei reach Early Foundation Establishment in less than 6 months]

[Reward: +20 Emotional Level for An Yue, Ya Fei, and Luo Mei || 1x Profound-grade Elemental Technique || 1x Profound-grade Array || 1x Tier 2 Pill Recipe || 1x Earth-grade Technique]

[Status: Completed]

[Status Vision:]

[An Yue: Attraction (92/250)] [+20]

[Ya Fei: Attraction (60/250)] [+20]

[Luo Mei: Attraction (47/250)] [+20]

The panel on the right displayed the sixth sect mission. For that matter, Lin Tian asked all of them to leave for a moment, without exception.

They nodded with half-confused faces, walking one by one out of the sect’s main building and leaving Lin Tian alone.

Right after he was alone, four items appeared in front of Lin Tian at the same time, consisting of a profound-grade elemental technique, a profound-grade array scroll, a tier two pill recipe, and lastly, an earth-grade technique.

Lin Tian had almost forgotten about the technique he hadn’t learned yet. He had immediately entered cultivation without getting time to study that technique.

With two earth-grade techniques, Lin Tian had plenty of time to study them properly.

[Sect Seventh Mission:]

[Objective: Help Yun Yun and Ji Xue break through to Foundation Establishment in less than three months]

[Reward: +20 Emotional Level for Yun Yun and Ji Xue || 1x Low-grade artefact || 1x Profound-grade Qi Healing Technique || 1x Mid-grade Artefact]

Yesterday, An Yue, Ya Fei, and Luo Mei had received the chance to break through. Now, it was time for Yun Yun and Ji Xue.

However, what should I do to hold back the surge of lust in Yun Yun’s heart caused by the punishment?