"By the way, Cult Master, the people around heard that the Cult Master has returned and sent over some things."
Wu Yun smiled along with Lin Xiao and also mentioned other matters.
Lin Xiao looked over curiously upon hearing this. "They fled here as refugees and didn't have much on them to begin with. Just return them."
"It's not anything valuable, just some simple food, as thanks to the Cult Master for taking them in."
Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, then heard Wu Yun continue, "During the time the Cult Master was away, I discussed some matters of the cult with the Elder."
"Because of the disciples' identities in the cult, it was inconvenient for them to deal with outsiders before. Now with these people helping, it's much more convenient than before."
"But now the Tongming Cult has no income, and most of the expenses come from the Elders' and several disciples' previous savings. If we want this to last long-term, we probably still need to find another way."
Lin Xiao nodded upon hearing this. "I should have arranged this earlier. Going to Mingdu delayed things for a while."
"I still have some savings here, which should be enough to support us for the time being. As for later, I already have plans."
"You've misunderstood." Wu Yun shook her head repeatedly. "Xiaoyu and I have also saved quite a few gold soul coins over the years in the Holy Spirit Cult. It's no problem to cover the cult's food, clothing, and daily needs."
"It's just that the current disciples in the cult are only staying here because they have nowhere else to go. In the future, if we recruit new disciples, we must be able to provide them with a proper cultivation environment."
Lin Xiao glanced at Wu Yun. She was truly thinking about the future of the Tongming Cult, even considering recruiting new disciples.
To be honest, when he established the Tongming Cult as its Cult Master, he hadn't thought that far ahead; after all, he actually had other purposes.
Hearing Wu Yun's words now, Lin Xiao suddenly felt something stir within him. He took a step forward, his figure rising into the air.
Looking around, the temporary shelters built by the surrounding refugees encircled the Tongming Cult's territory, appearing to feel extremely secure with the Tongming Cult.
Recalling what Zhang Lexuan had just said, although the disciples in the Tongming Cult originated as evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult, they carried none of the Holy Spirit Cult's aura.
The entire Tongming Cult seemed no different from ordinary sects.
Thinking carefully, the current Tongming Cult could still take in evil soul masters with nowhere to go as disciples. But in the future, perhaps the number of evil soul masters on this continent would decrease significantly. By then, it might indeed be time to consider how to attract new disciples.
"Cult Master?"
Seeing Lin Xiao descend back to the ground, Wu Yun cast a curious look.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of some things." Lin Xiao looked at Wu Yun. "I'll consider this matter as well."
"But you don't need to worry too much about it. If the Tongming Cult can't recruit new disciples in the future, wouldn't that actually be a good thing?"
"That would mean that on the continent from now on, people like us no longer exist."
"Yes." Wu Yun nodded. "Then I'll discuss it further with the Elder."
"Mm, thank you for your hard work."
Lin Xiao stood in place, watching Wu Yun's departing figure.
Compared to the abrasive personality of Abomination, the attentive Wu Yun was indeed more suited to managing the Tongming Cult. Back when they were in the Holy Spirit Cult, he hadn't noticed that Wu Yun was also skilled at these things.
But in that kind of place, whether it was Wu Yun, Abomination, himself, or the other disciples, probably none of them ever showed their true selves.
Only after entering the Tongming Cult did they have the chance to regain their own preferences like ordinary soul masters and display their abilities.
"Then what about you?"
For some reason, Zhang Lexuan's voice seemed to ring in Lin Xiao's ears again, seeming like a question to him, yet also like Lin Xiao asking himself.
Soul power surged within his body, flowing continuously through his meridians. Lin Xiao slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his consciousness had already arrived in his sea of consciousness.
Though it was called a sea of "consciousness," what Lin Xiao could always see was never any "ocean," but an endless river.
Compared to before, this river had become much wider. Standing by its bank, one could even hear the rumbling sounds of the mental power symbolized by the flowing river water.
And this river completely divided Lin Xiao's sea of consciousness into two utterly opposing halves.
One half was shrouded in gray mist, filled with boundless death. Even though the Higanbana flowers bloomed vibrantly across the land, not the slightest trace of vitality could be felt from them.
The other side held an aura opposite, born from the extreme of death.
Higanbana flowers bloomed at Lin Xiao's feet, swaying gently as if they had lives of their own, brushing past his ankles.
Lin Xiao looked toward the opposite bank and paused slightly.
In the past, when his consciousness appeared in the sea of consciousness, it was mostly in the half-filled with gray mist, that part born from his martial soul and influenced by Electrolux to become an attribute of extreme death.
But now, at some point, when his figure appeared again, he was stepping on this sea of flowers that he had rarely set foot in before.
"No need to be surprised right away. Let's leave here first."
"Teacher?"
From the mist on the opposite bank of the river, a gray figure gradually coalesced.
"It's me. Your state of mind is now clear and unobstructed; you are bound to make a breakthrough. But with your current strength, the momentum from your breakthrough is not something the disciples in your Tongming Cult can withstand."
Lin Xiao came back to his senses and nodded. His expression suddenly changed.
In the outside world, Lin Xiao, who had been standing at the door of the guest room, abruptly opened his eyes. Gray light swirled in his pupils, and his lips moved slightly as if uttering a sound that carried far away. In the next instant, his figure vanished from the spot.
Where he was going, Lin Xiao already had a destination in mind, but at this moment, his thoughts were no longer there; they had deeply sunk into his sea of consciousness.
After cultivation surpassed rank 90, the speed of progress was no longer determined solely by talent; it was also influenced by one's state of mind.
Just like Yan Shaozhe, his martial soul was the Radiant Phoenix, yet his personality was not magnanimous, and his soul power rank had stagnated at rank 95 without advancing.
For Title Douluo, comprehending oneself was far more important than absorbing heaven-and-earth origin energy.
Perhaps it was Zhang Lexuan's words that touched something deep in his heart, causing a slight change in Lin Xiao's state of mind. At this moment, the soul power within his body was surging fully.
In the plane of the dead, countless remnant souls suddenly stopped and looked up toward the sky in unison. Across the entire plane, Lin Xiao's soul power began to surge violently. Even powerful souls like Fengshen and the Snow Empress were drawn by this change and paused their actions.
In the boundless far northern snow plains, Lin Xiao no longer suppressed the power within his body. An intimidating aura soared into the sky.
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