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

The grand hall of the sect had doors that were wide and grand. The wooden doors were polished to a smooth finish, gleaming as if they had been well-maintained for years. Above the doors hung a signboard, still empty, waiting to be named.

At first glance, the hall exuded an impressive aura of grandeur!

Lin Xiao examined the bottom area of the building, which was still floating in the air. It was perfectly square in shape.

After measuring the position with his eyes, he placed the grand hall about a hundred meters from the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom Tree, near the shed, facing the entrance of the mountain path.

[Sect Grand Hall placed successfully. Please name the hall.]

Lin Xiao, who was not great at naming things, smiled. The name of the sect's grand hall was simple enough!

He quickly typed in four characters: Lingxian Hall!

[Confirm this name?]

Confirm!

[Name confirmed. Congratulations, the Lingxian Hall has been established.]

[Ding—Congratulations, the sect's base has been upgraded. The sect's defense range has expanded to a radius of 300 meters from the sect's base (the grand hall) as the center.]

[Ding—Congratulations on completing the mission: Build the Sect's Grand Hall. The sect's base center has been automatically updated to the grand hall. The mission rewards have been placed in your private storage. Please check them.]

Finally, the long-awaited mission rewards arrived!

Excited, Lin Xiao opened his private storage. His eyes skipped over the old items and locked onto the new additions.

Spirit Stones x100, Silkworm Eggs x20, Morus Alba Seeds x10, First-Tier Spirit Vein Fragment x1.

A hundred spirit stones! This mission reward was generous!

He then looked at the other items. Silkworm eggs and Morus Alba seeds... Were these for silkworm farming?

Surely it wasn't for making roasted silkworm pupae, right?

Silkworms were probably meant for producing silk to make clothes.

And then there was the first-tier spirit vein fragment.

Wow, a spirit vein!

Isn't that the thing that produces spirit stones?

Lin Xiao suddenly felt like he was about to experience his first taste of wealth in his cultivation journey!

But it was only a fragment. Who knew how many more pieces he needed? It was still too early to celebrate.

Yes, better to stay humble.

With a good supply of spirit stones now, Lin Xiao immediately used fifteen to renew his auto-cultivation feature. He wouldn't have to worry about that for the next half month.

He then turned his gaze toward the newly built grand hall.

The grand and intricate hall stood in stark contrast to the small, humble shed beside it.

Standing in front of the hall's doors, Lin Xiao felt a deep sense of accomplishment. But he didn't push the doors open. Visiting the grand hall would be something to do together with everyone later, for the atmosphere.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Xiao was about to gather the others when he heard someone calling from the path leading to the mountain.

"Xiao Ge'er—"

Lin Xiao turned and saw that it was Qin Jianghe. Seeing him safe and sound, and even looking cheerful, Lin Xiao finally felt at ease.

He walked up to him and asked, "What have you been up to today? You didn't show up at the market like we planned."

Qin Jianghe scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, and then leaned in with a grin. "Xiao Ge'er, my mom took me to a matchmaking meeting this morning! Hehe, she didn't even tell me until we were already on our way to town. She took me straight to the matchmaker's place. The girl's from Dahe Town, so she got there early, and my mom didn't want to keep her waiting, so I didn't have time to find you and tell you."

"Don't be mad, okay?"

Lin Xiao laughed and shook his head. "Why would I be mad? Matchmaking is a good thing! It's just too bad you missed out. I made a lot of money yesterday!"

Qin Jianghe's eyes widened with excitement. "Really, Xiao Ge'er?! How much did you make? Is our sect going to be rich?"

Lin Xiao cleared his throat and said, "Not that much, just around three thousand copper coins."

"What? Three thousand copper coins! I've never seen that much money in my life!" Qin Jianghe grabbed Lin Xiao's arm and shook it. "Xiao Ge'er, let me see it! Just a glimpse!"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow. The money's not with me right now. But first, tell me how the matchmaking went."

Hearing this, Qin Jianghe's face flushed, and he shyly lowered his head, his voice barely audible. Lin Xiao had to strain his ears to hear him.

"The girl was nice. She had a lucky-looking smile... hehe."

Seeing Qin Jianghe's bashful expression, Lin Xiao could tell he was quite satisfied with the match. But where was the sharp-minded financial officer that a sect elder should be?

Feeling a bit frustrated, Lin Xiao asked, "You like her, but what did she say?"

Qin Jianghe's face turned even redder as he mumbled, "She said I seemed like a reliable guy... hehe."

Looking at his silly grin, Lin Xiao seriously considered whether he should temporarily revoke his position as the financial officer while he was busy with this matchmaking.

Just then, the others seemed to have noticed the commotion and came out of the shed.

"Xiao Ge'er! You're back! How did it go?" Jiang Youfu was the first to rush over, and despite his plump figure, now that he was at the first level of Qi Refining, his speed was much faster than before.

Seeing Jiang Youfu barreling towards him, Lin Xiao quickly stepped aside to avoid getting knocked over.

The rest of the group followed quickly, greeting Lin Xiao and Qin Jianghe warmly.

"How did it go, Sect Leader? Financial Officer?" Liu Yunian teased, using their formal titles for fun.

Everyone thought the two had come back together from town.

Lin Xiao didn't hold back from exposing Qin Jianghe, "This guy didn't go with me. He was busy with matchmaking this morning! Left me to sell all alone in town—"

"Oh, look at you, already off to meet girls!" Liu Yunian teased as he gave Qin Jianghe a playful punch.

Hu Liang scratched his head and said, "I want to go matchmaking too, but my mom says I'm still too young."

The group of twelve- and thirteen-year-old boys eagerly discussed matchmaking, while the "older youths," Sun Yigao and Lin Yun, pretended to be invisible, hiding off to the side. Sun Yigao pretended to admire the peach blossoms, while Lin Yun casually looked around.

Since today was a market day, Lin Laoye had given Lin Lei and Lin Yun half a day off, so now they were on the mountain cultivating with the others.

"Hey, what's that?!"