One hour, two hours, three hours.
… …
In a flash, three hours passed, and the Spirit Spring was already surrounded by female Disciples, all looking at Ye Lin in the center of the Spirit Spring with shocked expressions.
They soaked in this Spirit Spring every day, but never for more than twenty minutes; while the Spirit Spring was good, one had to be able to endure the pain.
Ye Lin had now been soaking for a full three hours, which utterly astonished them.
“Master, do you think he’s dead? He hasn’t moved for three hours.”
“That’s right, Master, why don’t we rescue him? He’s a Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple, if he dies in our Bamboo Sect…”
The surrounding female Disciples all looked at Chu Xue, asking with worried expressions.
“No need, he is undergoing a transformation.”
Listening to the advice of the surrounding Disciples, Chu Xue merely smiled faintly, sighing inwardly.
Sister, you’ve taken in a good Disciple. Just this perseverance alone already surpasses ninety-nine percent of his peers.
“Almost there.”
Suddenly, Ye Lin opened his eyes, his skin slowly peeling off, followed by clean, pure, and flawless skin.
And this skin contained astonishing defensive power.
“Even if a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Cultivator uses a Martial Skill, I can simply use my body to withstand it once. It’s truly too powerful.”
Feeling his strengthened skin, Ye Lin sighed inwardly.
Perhaps only he could say such a thing; simply using one’s body to withstand an attack from a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Cultivator, even a Foundation Establishment Stage Late Phase expert wouldn’t dare to say that.
What they were strong in was Cultivation, combat power, and spiritual power, not their physical bodies.
After thinking, Ye Lin then plunged into the Spirit Spring, sinking to the bottom of the lake, looking at the shimmering spiritual fruit at the bottom of the lake, grabbing it and putting it into his space ring.
He had discovered this spiritual fruit a long time ago, which was why he could see it at a glance.
After taking the spiritual fruit, Ye Lin jumped out of the Spirit Spring, stood on the ground, and respectfully bowed to Chu Yu.
“Many thanks, Senior, for bestowing this Opportunity.”
“No need, this is something you earned yourself. Since you have succeeded, I will also fulfill my promise.”
“You can stay here for one night. I will go prepare for you. What my Bamboo Sect can provide is only resources.”
After Chu Xue finished speaking, she walked to the side, leaving only a graceful silhouette for Ye Lin.
“Senior Brother Ye, how did you manage to endure in the Spirit Spring for so long?”
“Senior Brother Ye, your skin is so fair, even fairer than mine.”
Looking at his own fair, jade-like arm, Ye Lin smiled bitterly, wondering if he had become a pretty boy.
“Senior Brother Ye, let’s go, I’ll arrange your lodging.”
At this moment, Bixiao walked over and said to Ye Lin.
“Alright, farewell, all Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters.”
Bowing to the surrounding female Disciples, Ye Lin painstakingly squeezed out of the crowd of female Disciples and followed behind Bixiao.
“Is Senior Brother Ye not interested in women? What a strange person.”
“I heard that some men, they just like men. Senior Brother Ye is so handsome, what a pity.”
Looking at Ye Lin’s back, a group of Disciples discussed animatedly.
“Senior Brother Ye, you’ll rest here tonight. Master said to be in the main hall by Chen Shi tomorrow.”
“Alright, I understand.”
Watching Bixiao gradually walk away, Ye Lin then turned and entered the pavilion in front of him.
The interior of the pavilion was simply decorated, with only a table and a bed.
“Tomorrow, Lin Zisheng will come to this Bamboo Sect, and then, it will be another large sum of resources flowing in.”
“However, the small forces within a thousand miles, neither too many nor too few. As for those Sects with only a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Sect Master, there’s no need to go; it would be useless.”
Ye Lin looked at the map in his hand, muttering to himself.
The more experts a Sect had, the more resources it correspondingly possessed. As for Sects with only one Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Sect Master and the rest being Qi Training Stage Cultivators, they were directly abandoned.
Going there would just be a wasted trip, completely useless.
“This Heavenly King Sect is not bad, one Foundation Establishment Stage Late Phase Grand Elder, one Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Sect Master.”
Looking at the Heavenly King Sect marked on the map, Ye Lin nodded, also taking this Sect into consideration.
“Competing for the Qingyun Sect Holy Son position certainly won’t be that simple. I’ll ask Senior Chu Yu tomorrow.”
With that, Ye Lin put away the map and began to Cultivate.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, a night flowed by.
The next day, Ye Lin tidied up his surroundings, then walked towards the main hall.
Upon arriving at the main hall, he found that Chu Yu had already been waiting for a long time.
“Senior.”
“Mm, this is half of my Bamboo Sect’s resources. I’m giving them all to you today. From now on, my Bamboo Sect will close its doors and won’t be able to provide you with any help. I hope you take care of yourself.”
Chu Yu threw a Storage Pouch to Ye Lin, who caught it.
A casual glance revealed a pile of Low-Grade Spirit Stones and thirty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, as well as various Yellow Rank Medicinal Pills and spiritual fruits.
“Many thanks, Senior. May I ask, Senior, do you know the process for competing to be the Qingyun Sect Holy Son?”
Ye Lin tentatively asked the Chu Yu in front of him.
“Didn’t Chu Xue tell you about this?”
Chu Yu looked at Ye Lin with a puzzled expression.
“Master did not inform me.”
Looking at Chu Yu’s puzzled gaze, Ye Lin shook his head.
“It seems he doesn’t want you to be overly ambitious. Since that’s the case, then I will tell you.”
“The Qingyun Sect Holy Son is the future Sect Master. This position is of great importance, and to become the Holy Son, one needs to go through three steps.”
“The first step is to win over people’s hearts, which is what you are doing now: expand your influence as much as possible and gain recognition from more people.”
“After all, the Qingyun Sect suppresses an area of ten thousand miles. The next Sect Master, just like an emperor establishing a crown prince in a mortal Dynasty, needs to have a legitimate claim.”
As Chu Yu spoke, Ye Lin kept it in mind.
“The second step is a competition of strength. This is also a very important part. I heard that including you, there are six Personal Disciples in the Qingyun Sect.”
“As long as you defeat your five opponents, then you will have succeeded in this step.”
After Chu Yu finished speaking, Ye Lin nodded. To become the Qingyun Sect Holy Son, strength was naturally the most important part.
“And the third step is the test of the heart, validating your Dao Heart, testing your inner self.”
“And this step is also a very crucial one. If you don’t pass this step, no matter how well you complete the other two, it’s impossible to become the Holy Son, because the Qingyun Sect would never allow a cunning and evil person to become the next Sect Master.”
“What I have told you above is everything.”
After Chu Yu finished speaking, Ye Lin nodded, now understanding clearly.
Becoming the Qingyun Sect Holy Son was indeed a complicated process, but it was also reasonable.
After all, the Holy Son was the next Sect Master, so it had to be taken seriously.
“Many thanks, Senior, for clarifying.”
Ye Lin bowed deeply to Chu Yu.
“Alright, now that you know, leave. My Bamboo Sect is about to seclude itself.”
Listening to Chu Yu’s tone of dismissal, Ye Lin showed no anger, bowing to Chu Yu with a smile, then walking towards the outside of the Bamboo Sect.
Upon reaching outside the Bamboo Sect, Ye Lin turned to look at Bixiao and Bihong.
“Senior Brother Ye, goodbye.”
“Goodbye.”
After speaking, the two sisters formed hand seals. The next moment, with a loud bang, the dense bamboo forest before Ye Lin’s eyes began to rapidly shift positions, then returned to normal.
And the previous path was directly erased.
“A Formation? From this posture, it must be at least Xuan Grade Low-Rank.”
Ye Lin withdrew his gaze, then walked leisurely forward with his hands behind his back.
He was currently waiting for a fated person, a fated person who would travel thousands of miles to deliver an Opportunity to him.