Shi Feiyang followed the Magistrate to the County Government, where the County Prefect provided company and ordered tea to be served in hospitality.

The Magistrate asked Shi Feiyang about his Taoist name, and after pondering for a bit, Shi Feiyang claimed his surname was Long, so the Magistrate addressed him as True Master Long.

Shi Feiyang also inquired about the Magistrate's background. The Magistrate was quite open and introduced himself as Lin Jia, "My family has been in officialdom for generations, from Nanchang Prefecture in Jiangxi. Since childhood, I've been enthralled by legends of immortals. As a youth, I traveled far and wide seeking immortals and the Dao, but after many rebuffs, I never found a True Immortal. However, it seemed that the heavens were moved by my sincerity, and I witnessed a duel between two Sword Immortals, both of whom perished. From one's corpse, I picked up a manual detailing the Sword Refining Technique. After years of hard work, I finally mastered the art of swordsmanship."

Shi Feiyang nodded in commendation, "Your celestial fate is indeed profound, to have encountered such an extraordinary adventure."

"I never had my heart set on an official career. Moreover, after Elder Zhang passed away, the court has been riven by factional disputes, and the Emperor has been absent from court for consecutive years, filling the air with miasma. I've tried to resign numerous times and return home, but as the only one currently serving in my family, I have had to consider the clan's future and been unable to extricate myself," Lin Jia said with a sigh while looking out the door. "What a pity, time passes in a hurry, and now with white hair at my temples, the dreams of my youth to become an immortal will never be realized."

Shi Feiyang fell silent, feeling that etiquette required him to offer some words of comfort, but didn't know what to say to this Sword Immortal Magistrate.

At this point, Lin Jia called a young boy inside, referring to him as "Han'er" and introduced him to Shi Feiyang, "This is my grandson. He was born on a day of cold dew, hence his single name, Han."

Lin Han... A thought struck Shi Feiyang, wondering if this was the same Lin Han who, according to the original story, would become one of the four great male disciples of the Emei Sect alongside Zhuge Jingwo and Yue Wen.

He scrutinized the boy and saw that the child's primordial qi was well-contained, his eyes were lively, and he carried himself with a composed air, lacking the frivolousness typical of children his age.

Lin Jia, noting how Shi Feiyang looked at Lin Han, felt a surge of hope and asked, "True Master Long, what do you think of my grandson?"

Shi Feiyang nodded slightly, "He is a good child, but his propensity for violence is a bit too strong."

Lin Jia hurried to explain, "That's my fault. Since taking office here and discovering the Golden Flower Sect, I've often told him about the evils committed by cults to prevent him from being tempted by the divine skills of those demon followers and entering the path of evil. He has personally seen families ruined by the Golden Flower Sect, witnessed supernatural beings wreaking havoc and devouring his classmates, which is why he harbors such deep hatred for cults and demons. He often begs me to teach him the Flying Sword technique, so he could slay demons and vanquish evil spirits. Knowing my limited abilities and that I am no match for the Sect Hierarch of the Golden Flower Sect, I cannot let him pursue that path.

Like I was in my youth, he admires immortals and wants to go out and seek them. Just now, seeing a True Master descend from the heavens, striking down demons with his sword, he was incredibly envious and hoped the True Master could sweep away the evil like slicing through vegetables. Then the Ape Spirit appeared, and its baby attacked from below. Upset by this, Han'er went to attack with a hidden weapon. In truth, this child has a kind nature, exceptionally charitable, filial, and loyal..."

Shi Feiyang was merely probing with his words, but upon hearing Lin Jia defend his grandson at length, he guessed at Lin Jia's intentions.

Sure enough, after Lin Jia finished explaining, he changed the subject and asked Shi Feiyang, "Just now, Han'er begged me to request that he become your disciple. I wonder, True Master Long, do you think he has potential to be nurtured?"

Potential to be nurtured? If he was truly the Lin Han who would join the Emei Sect in the future, of course he had potential! Plenty of potential!

Among all the third-generation disciples of the Emei Sect, there were only a few who could match Lin Han in talent, temperament, and understanding.

It would naturally be great to take on such a disciple, but considering the many obligations and worldly entanglements he had, Shi Feiyang needed to think it over...

He called Lin Han over, examined the boy carefully, and rapidly calculated the karma related to Lin Han in his mind. There was the plot of the original story he knew, and then there was the trajectory of life in this world.

About a quarter of an hour passed, and he deduced a general idea. It turned out that Lin Han, due to his overly forthright nature and heavy killing intent, was harmed by demons and reincarnated in his adulthood. By that time, Lin Jia had already grown very old but still arranged for him to be reborn into the Lin family, retaining the name Lin Han and becoming a grandson.

Before Lin Jia himself could achieve immortality through cultivation and was about to disperse his form, he entrusted Lin Han to Zen Master Duzhi of Jingbo Temple on Upper Mountain in Suzhou to teach him Buddhist Law to dissolve his murderous aura.

Afterward, when Master Duzhi passed away into extreme bliss, Lin Han was also led by Master Fen Tuo to join the Emei Sect. Over two lifetimes, he practiced much Buddhist Law, eventually cultivated a good disposition, and finally achieved something within the Mysterious Sect.

If that's the case...

Shi Feiyang nodded in response to the hopeful eyes of the Lin family's grandfather and grandson, "Then I will take him in!"

Lin Han was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow. Lin Jia passed him the tea bowl to offer tea to his new master, fearing Shi Feiyang might change his mind. Once Shi Feiyang accepted the tea, Lin Jia suggested choosing an auspicious day to formally become a disciple.

The Golden Flower Sect hierarch and his sons, along with their seven major disciples, were all slain by an Immortal from beyond the heavens. This news spread quickly.

The Magistrate honored the executioner as a distinguished guest and even hired him as a teacher for his grandson. With the County Government serving tea on the side, everyone felt there was nothing amiss.

Since assuming his post at the County Government, Lin Jia had always wanted to eradicate the Golden Flower Sect but lacked the strength to do so. This time, Shi Feiyang's decisive action in cleansing the Cult's Main Altar seemed to him like acting on behalf of Heaven itself. He ordered the County Magistrate not to file a case, simply saying that the cult leader had committed many evils and received Heavenly Punishment. He also sent constables to confiscate the homes of the Cult members, and they found chests of gold and silver, as well as treasures in the Golden Flower Cave on Qingtian Mountain, including luminous treasure beads, corals that had grown into trees, treasure swords that could cut through iron like mud, and ginseng in human form...

The County Magistrate, knowing Lin Jia was a man of Sword Immortal caliber, dared not withhold anything. Not even a single copper coin was kept back, and everything was delivered to Lin Jia.

Lin Jia added the gold and silver to the treasury and took out the ginseng coral, treasure beads, and jade to give to Shi Feiyang. Nevertheless, Shi Feiyang, who had seen much of the world, was uninterested in these worldly trinkets and did not want them. Lin Jia then divided these items among the County Government, constables, and himself. The remaining bulk was sent to the Three Departments and Offices as well as to the high officials in the Capital, while concurrently drafting a memorial crediting himself with the destruction of a harmful Cult. His handling of the matter was seamless.

Shi Feiyang requested a quiet room to first teach Lin Han a set of Cultivation Techniques.

The Guang Chengzi's Heavenly Book Lower Volume he had obtained contained various Spells, but no Cultivation Method. The Heavenly Book Supplement, Wei Fengniang's Heavenly Mountain Sect techniques, and the spells of Xiankong Ancestor were all considered side paths.

What Shi Feiyang himself cultivated was derived from the Golden Seal, Circulation techniques, and the insights from the Dan Books "Er Ba" and "San Qi."

Based on this, he created a set of Cultivation Method for Lin Han.

He taught him to consider his heart and kidneys as his two inner cores; the heart as the Divine Fire and the kidneys as True Water, to direct the heart's spirit into the Kidney Palace, using Divine Fire to boil the ocean and generate Kidney Energy.

The Kidney Energy would ascend through the Liver Energy and reach the heart. The kidneys belong to Water and the liver to Wood; Water generates Wood, with the kidney as mother and liver as child, forming the cycle of the mother and child of Qi. The liver energy would enter the heart, nourishing the heart's spirit, generating Lung Fluid, which would descend to the kidneys. The heart belongs to Fire and the lungs to Metal; Fire can overcome Metal, with the heart as husband and lungs as wife, indicating the fluid cycle of husband and wife.

Such circulation fundamentally shares the same principle as his Water and Fire Inner Core and balancing of Water and Fire, the flow of Yin and Yang, known as the small River Car.

The greatest advantage of this child, Lin Han, was his steadiness, calmness, and lack of mischief and impetuosity. While others struggle with distractions, he easily withdrew his consciousness, his mind clear and tranquil. He easily entered the state, effortlessly setting the small River Car into motion.

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