Is It Reasonable for Me to Start a Sect at 12?

The celebratory atmosphere in the village quickly subsided with the absence of the person being celebrated. After organizing a banquet for the officials who had come to deliver the good news and ensuring they were well-fed and content, the village chief and the villagers bid the officials farewell with great enthusiasm.

Once the officials left, Shuishui Village returned to its usual tranquility. However, every household couldn't help but feel a sense of joy, knowing they were exempt from this year's miscellaneous taxes.

Recently, Lin Xiao took the time to discuss the matter of going to the cultivation world with Liao Pantu. Liao Pantu suggested that Lin Xiao should create a soul-nurturing amulet or something similar for him to carry, allowing his soul to reside safely. After all, if Liao Pantu were to appear in his current form in the cultivation world, it might not be a pleasant experience for Lin Xiao. A moving piece of soul-nurturing wood would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention.

In addition to discussing his journey to the cultivation world, Lin Xiao also consulted Liao Pantu about the "Heart-Seeking Path" that the system required him to construct. Lin Xiao had no clue where to start with that.

When Liao Pantu heard that Lin Xiao was considering building a Heart-Seeking Path, he was surprised but very supportive. He explained, "A Heart-Seeking Path is meant to question the true intentions of those who walk it. Almost every sect has its own Heart-Seeking Path, which is paved with Heart-Seeking Stones. These stones can only be found under the Heart-Seeking Cliff in the Shenyin Continent of the cultivation world."

Thus, this trip to the cultivation world wasn't just about making connections. Lin Xiao also needed to visit the Heart-Seeking Cliff to collect Heart-Seeking Stones.

Lately, Lin Xiao had been incredibly busy. He was squeezing in time to cultivate, working on crafting the soul-nurturing amulet, and thinking about various ways to protect himself.

As he estimated that Sun Yigao would return in the next few days, Lin Xiao quickly found Liu Yunan and assigned him the responsibility of handling the enrollment and management of the private school and other sect affairs. Although Sun Yigao was intelligent, he lacked experience in handling these mundane tasks, so Lin Xiao decided that Liu Yunan should assist with the private school's operations.

After careful consideration, Lin Xiao set his departure date for five days later. It wasn't that Lin Xiao was overestimating his abilities as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he had concerns about the sect's development.

Mo Yuanjiao had previously informed him about the general situation in the Pusi Kingdom. Given the current trajectory of their sect's growth, it was only a matter of time before the three major sects in the kingdom took notice. These sects were unlikely to welcome a new sect encroaching on their territory and resources.

Lin Xiao didn't want the disparity between his sect and the established sects to be too great when they were eventually discovered. He needed the Lingxian Sect to be strong enough to make these major sects think twice before taking any action.

So, he realized that simply accumulating wealth and food was not enough. Even though the sect's facilities were now well-established, Lin Xiao felt that it was crucial to open up trade and information channels with the cultivation world to accelerate the sect's development.

He needed the Lingxian Sect to be strong enough in all aspects by the time they were discovered by the three major sects.

Clearly, achieving this goal required more than just completing the system's tasks and relying on the sect's current resources. Therefore, Lin Xiao didn't want to delay his departure any longer.

Moreover, just the previous day, Lin Xiao had successfully advanced to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Since it would take some time before he could reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, he decided that five days would be enough to finalize his preparations.

In the days leading up to his departure, Lin Xiao was incredibly busy. He didn't even have time to go mining, so he handed over his small spirit pickaxe to Liao Pantu, asking him to help mine spirit stones in the back mountain.

Liao Pantu, holding the small spirit pickaxe, felt a bit lost as he ventured into the spirit stone mine for the first time. He considered telling Lin Xiao that while his soul didn't have a large supply of spirit stones, he still had ten to twenty thousand pieces. But after thinking it over, he decided against it.

After all, spirit stones were like currency in the cultivation world, and who would turn down more money? Mining wasn't so bad—especially since he had been idle lately.

So, Liao the Miner was officially born.

With the mining problem solved, Lin Xiao turned his attention to creating various techniques and spells. As he used more spells, he realized that the ones he had created before were still insufficient. And as for techniques, he only had a single sword technique so far, which he felt was risky.

Considering that he would be venturing into the cultivation world, Lin Xiao adopted a "the more, the better" mentality and began creating techniques and mind methods whenever he had free time.

He also took the time to draw many practical talismans and set up formations. Additionally, he refined a variety of healing and restorative pills. In just a few days, Liao Pantu's herb garden had been rapidly depleted. Fortunately, Liao Pantu was too busy mining to notice. Otherwise, he would have been heartbroken for at least half a day.

On the third day of Lin Xiao's hectic schedule, Sun Yigao finally returned to the village with his parents. After receiving congratulations and thanks from the villagers, he made his way up the mountain to meet Lin Xiao, who barely had time to greet him.

The welcome banquet was entirely prepared by the sect's top chef, Jiang Youfu. During the banquet, everyone, except Liao Pantu and Liu Yunan, learned that Lin Xiao would be heading to the cultivation world in just a few days.

At the dining table, Lin Dayou silently sighed, finding that even Jiang Youfu's cooking didn't taste as good as usual.

Seeing his father looking as if he were reluctantly letting go of his child, Lin Xiao quickly reassured him, "Father, don't worry. I will take great care of my life and won't let anyone take it from me!"

Before Lin Dayou could respond, Mo Yuanjiao, who was sitting beside him, excitedly spoke up, "Master, if you're worried, let me go with the Sect Leader!"

Although Lin Xiao had already clarified his relationship with Mo Yuanjiao and his father, Mo Yuanjiao still insisted on calling him "Sect Leader Senior Brother."

Lin Xiao figured that since his father probably wouldn't take any more disciples in the future, there was no harm in letting Mo Yuanjiao address him that way. After all, it was just a minor mix-up in titles. As long as they managed the situation with future newcomers, everything would be fine.