บท 56: Chapter 56: Cultivation Room Library Corner

Lin Dashan glanced at Lin Ying, who was nestled in Lin Xiao's arms, and received a subtle signal from his wife, Qin. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke up, "Sanlang, what do you think about letting Yingzi go up the mountain with you to cultivate?"

Lin Xiao turned to his uncle, "Of course, she can! Uncle, you don't have to be so polite with me! Anyone who wants to join is welcome! Uh... it's just that my sect can't yet provide food for everyone, or else I'd bring you all up the mountain right away!"

Lin Dashan laughed heartily, "Your aunt and I have been discussing it for a few days, and we even asked Lei's opinion. He insisted on staying at home to work, so we had no choice. Your sister Yan is also at the age where she's talking about marriage, so we thought of sending Yingzi up to cultivate with you. Whether she succeeds or not, she's still young, so it doesn't matter."

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, Uncle. Leave Yingzi to me, and I promise to send you back a little fairy!"

As they were talking, Lin Lei came over, carrying a small bookshelf. Despite being called small, the bookshelf was still about the height of an adult.

Lin Lei set the bookshelf down in front of Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao found himself standing half a head shorter than it.

Suddenly, Lin Xiao noticed something and looked surprised, as if he had discovered a new world. He put Lin Ying down from his arms and measured himself against the bookshelf, then compared his height to his uncle Lin Dashan.

He excitedly exclaimed to his grandfather, "Grandpa, I've grown taller!"

Seeing Lin Xiao measure himself next to him, Lin Dashan also realized it and, after examining Lin Xiao, who now reached his nose, nodded, "Sanlang has indeed grown a lot. Just two months ago, you barely reached my chin, and now you're up to my nose."

Lin Dashan was the tallest in the family, standing around 1.78 meters, and now Lin Xiao reached his nose, which meant Lin Xiao was at least 1.65 meters tall!

Lin Xiao was overjoyed. For a young man in the middle of a growth spurt, nothing was more exciting than realizing he had shot up in height!

With that, Lin Xiao hoisted the bookshelf onto one shoulder and held little Lin Ying's hand with the other, returning to the sect with the joy of his newfound height.

Since he had Lin Ying with him, Lin Xiao didn't walk quickly, and by the time they returned to the sect, the sky was fully bright.

Everyone else in the sect had already arrived, and Lin Yun had woken up. Not seeing Lin Xiao, he had been frantically searching the entire sect for him.

Lin Yun had turned the sect upside down, almost digging through the fields to check if Lin Xiao was hiding under the soil. Just as he was about to head down the mountain to see if Lin Xiao had returned home, he spotted Lin Xiao carrying a bookshelf and leading Lin Ying up the path.

Lin Yun quickly ran over and asked, "Erlang, are you alright after last night?"

Lin Xiao shook his head, feeling a bit embarrassed by Lin Yun's concern, "Sorry, big brother, I forgot to tell you I was going down the mountain."

In truth, he had only planned to ask his grandfather for a bookshelf, thinking it wouldn't take long. But unexpectedly, he ended up bringing Lin Ying back with him, which slowed him down.

Seeing Lin Yun, Lin Ying sweetly smiled and greeted him, "Second Brother!"

Lin Yun patted her head, asking, "Yingzi, why did you come up the mountain? Are you here to cultivate with us?"

Lin Ying nodded enthusiastically.

Lin Xiao handed Lin Ying over to Lin Yun, "Big brother, why don't you show Yingzi around for a bit? I'll meet you in the cultivation room shortly."

With that, he sprinted off with the bookshelf toward the cultivation room.

Since the sect didn't yet have a library or much in the way of books, Lin Xiao decided to temporarily store the new cultivation manuals and techniques in the cultivation room. It was convenient for everyone to access, and the room wasn't too crowded yet.

At this time, everyone else had gathered outside the cultivation room, eating breakfast. When they saw Lin Xiao approaching, Jiang Youfu patted his chest and declared, "See, I told you Lin Xiao was fine! He's up and about, carrying a bookshelf around like nothing!"

Lin Xiao quickly greeted everyone and then rushed into the cultivation room. After setting up the bookshelf in a corner, he took out the cultivation manuals and techniques he had created the previous day and placed them on the shelves.

Everyone finished their breakfast in a few bites and followed him inside to see what he was doing.

Sun Yigao walked over, picked up one of the unfamiliar manuals from the shelf, and curiously asked, "Lin Xiao, what's this?"

Patting Sun Yigao's shoulder, Lin Xiao addressed everyone, "Everyone, these are new cultivation techniques I've obtained for our sect. The ones on the top shelf are A-ranked, and the ones on the shelf below are B-ranked. The rankings, A and B, are just a way of measuring quality. Generally speaking, A-ranked techniques are better than B-ranked ones, but that's not always the case. The best technique is the one that suits you best."

He then placed a copy of the "Benyuan Heart Sutra" on the middle shelf and continued, "This 'Benyuan Heart Sutra' is a technique I created, and it's S-ranked. S-rank, as you can imagine, is higher than A-rank. But again, the best technique is the one that fits you. I'm not sure if any of these will suit you, but feel free to take a look. If you find one that works, great! If not, you can continue cultivating 'Taoyuan Wankong Jue,' and we'll keep searching for something more suitable in the future.

"Of course, I do hope you can all cultivate this 'Benyuan Heart Sutra,' since it's the only S-ranked technique we have. But if you find it doesn't work for you, don't force it. Our sect isn't limited to just this one technique!"

Hearing this, everyone crowded around the bookshelf, each picking up a manual to read.

Sun Yigao was no exception. He immediately skipped the A and B-ranked techniques and picked up the "Benyuan Heart Sutra" from the middle shelf.

Jiang Youfu followed suit. After all, this was a technique created by his beloved Lin Xiao, and it was S-ranked! It had to be the best!

Others, however, started with the manuals on the upper shelves. Tietou, for instance, picked up a manual titled "Sunflower Manual" from the second shelf, curiously flipping through its pages.

Perhaps due to their cultivation, even those who had been illiterate before, aside from Sun Yigao, had picked up enough reading skills to make sense of the manuals with a bit of guesswork. Although they still didn't recognize many characters, they could always ask for help on the spot.

With the teaching elder Sun Yigao nearby, along with the literate Aunt Yang Jinshu and Lin Xiao himself, everyone dove into their studies, filling the cultivation room with a strong atmosphere of learning.