With matters of a pure heart, Liu Daoyuan wasn't particurly ed.

  What he valued more was one's aptitude for cultivation.

  "How is this young man's aptitude?" Liu Daoyuan asked.

  Jian Jiu didn't speak, simply gesturing for Liu Daoyuan to iigate for himself.

  Liu Daoyuan pced his palm above Li Qinghai's chest, allowing strands of spiritual energy to desd.

  One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

  Liu Daoyuan's frown deepened.

  "Five-element mixed spiritual roots." Liu Daoyuan withdrew his hand, shaking his head slightly.

  "Jian Jiu, even if this young man has good character, he will ultimately struggle to achieve greatness. Even if you pour resources into him, he will only barely reach Foundatioablishment in his lifetime."

  "I ihe sect master here to ask you to pass on the secret teique to him."

  "Secret teique?" Liu Daoyuan was momentarily stuhen immediately refused.

  "Impossible, that secret teique is an unparalleled legacy brought back by the founder from the upper realm, it ot be easily passed on to an unknown boy."

  "Sect master, while the secret teique is indeed precious and rare, it is only suitable for cultivation by those with five-element spiritual roots. No one in the sect has been able to master it. Wouldn't it be better to let him try than to let it gather dust in a secret chamber? As for the boy's background, you rest assured, I, Jian Jiu, have a good eye for people."

  *Cough cough cough...*

  Jian Jiu spoke with urgency, aggravating his internal injuries, causing him to cough violently, a trace of blood appearing at the er of his mouth.

  Liu Daoyuan's heart softened, and he sighed helplessly.

  "Jian Jiu, I naturally trust you. But the matter of passing on the secret teique is of great importand not something I decide alone. I observe this young man for a while?"

  "Of course, no problem." Jian Jiu smiled slightly, full of fiden Li Qinghai.

  "Your injuries?" Liu Daoyuan shifted the topic, showing .

  "From battling with Yin Laomo, my foundation is somewhat damaged. I o retreat for a while. I entrust this young man to you, senior brother."

  Liu Daoyuan pondered slightly, "He is, after all, of mixed spiritual root aptitude. If I give him special attention, it might attrawatention, which wouldn't be good for the boy. Acc to sect rules, he should be pced ier sect as a servant."

  "Endure hardship to bee a superior person. There's no problem with that, I believe he overe it."

  "Very well, let it be so."

  ***

  After a few pleasantries, Liu Daoyua.

  Returning to his mountain peak, he sat in a chair, frowning slightly, seemingly p something.

  At this moment, a five or six-year-old girl ran over.

  The little girl had two pigtails, boung like two rattles as she ran, lively and adorable.

  "Father, why did you sneak out without me? It's s staying on the mountain alone. When I go down the mountain to train?"

  Looking at the girl before him, Liu Daoyua both fondness and helplessness.

  She was always cm to go down the mountain to train, which gave him a headache.

  With her i demeanor, she might even help t money if someone sold her.

  He o find something for her to do.

  Suddenly, Liu Daoyuan's eyes lit up.

  Jian Jiu had just entrusted that young man to him, and as the sect master and a Diviransformation Realm cultivator, he couldn't personally watch over an outer disciple.

  He was just thinking of finding a suitable disciple to secretly observe and assess the boy's character.

  Now he could let his daughter do it.

  "Father, what are you thinking about? I'm talking to you." The little girl pouted, dissatisfied.

  "Yaoyao, Father has a fun task for you." Liu Daoyuan said with a smile.

  "What task?"

  "Go spy on a young man, see what he's doing, a bae."

  Liu Yaoyao blinked, finding it iing, and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, which young man, where is he?"

  "Let me ask your Uncle Jian Jiu."

  Liu Daoyuan took out a sound transmission token, "Jian Jiu, where did you pce that young man?"

  Soon, Jian Jiu's voice came from the token.

  "Outer sect, Green Bamboo Residence."

  Liu Daoyuan smiled slightly; Jian Jiu indeed valued that young man highly.

  Though Green Bamboo Residence was ier area, it was close to the inner area.

  Its spiritual energy tration made it one of the best cultivation spots ier area.

  Liu Daoyuan turo Liu Yaoyao.

  "You heard that, right? At Green Bamboo Residence. Go check it out when you have time, but remember not to expose yourself, remember..."

  "Got it, I know."

  Liu Yaoyao turned and ran off, disappearing in a fsh.

  Liu Daoyuan shook his head helplessly; he hadn't even finished speaking.

  But there was o give too many instrus. After all, in the seo one would dare harm Liu Yaoyao.

  ***

  At this moment.

  In Green Bamboo Residence.

  Li Qinghai y quietly on a wooden bed.

  Then, his eyes moved slightly and slowly opened.

  "Where is this?"

  Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Li Qinghai muttered.

  Suddenly, Li Qinghai remembered something, his eyes widening.

  "Wait, I'm not dead?!"

  Li Qinghai sat up abruptly, patting his limbs and feeling his body.

  His limbs were intact.

  His body was healthy.

  Li Qinghai was dumbfounded.

  He muttered to himself in a daze.

  "How am I not dead?"

  "This isn't stific?"

  "Wasn't that Yin Laomo supposed to be powerful?"

  Hmm?

  The Book of Good Fortune seemed to have uext.

  Li Qinghai se.

  On the fourth page, a few lines of text appeared.

  [You survived a great battle, your luck is extraordinary.]

  [Your cycle of fortune has ged.]

  [In your reination, you will gain the fortune of the Child of Destiny!]

  What the heck?

  Child of Destiny?

  Isn't that the protagonist's halo?

  I o die immediately.

  Li Qinghai's excited heart, trembling hands.

  His eyes darted around, looking for something to end his life.

  But he quickly calmed down.

  Because he suddenly remembered, suicide would result in soul annihition...

  What's that?

  Li Qinghai saw some items on a small wooden table not far away.

  He jumped off the bed, walked to the table, and examihem one by one.

  A manual, "Qi densing Teique."

  A Spirit Stone, low grade.

  A bottle of pills, Fasting Pills.

  Ay token, one side inscribed with Azure Cloud Sect, the other with Outer Disciple.

  And a set of outer disciple clothing.

  Li Qinghai had read many cultivation novels.

  Seeing these items, he immediately made a judgment.

  Not only was he not dead, but he had been brought back to the sect by a cultivator.

  Outer disciple?

  That meant his aptitude oor.

  But that wasn't a problem.

  Once he died, in the life, he'd have the blessing of the Child of Destiny.

  Starting off ahead of the pack, what could other cultivators pare with?

  Since he was in the sect, dying would be easy.

  I'll just provoke a big shot outside ahem sp me to death.

  Li Qinghai chuckled.

  Just as he was about to leave.

  Suddenly, the Book of Good Fortued again.