Chapter 544: The Lucky Star Cannot Be Offended

It took a long time before Liang Liren recovered first. Shaking slightly all over, the ecstasy in his heart could only be understood by the elders of the major sects. Xue Qinghong and Mo Jianchen were simply happy for Yun Lan and shocked by her rapid progress to the ninth level of the Heart Reversal Phase. Liang Liren, on the other hand, was utterly overjoyed. He had spent his entire life in the Tianjian Sect, which meant everything to him.

Now, the Tianjian Sect had the means to dominate the entire Great Han Kingdom. If not for his extraordinary composure, he might have laughed uncontrollably and danced around, his joy even greater than Xue Qinghong’s upon learning about the Qinglan Fruit.

“Yun Lan, how did you do it? Although your talent is slightly stronger than the sect master’s, it shouldn’t have progressed this fast.” Liang Liren’s mind was in turmoil. At this moment, he really wanted to return to the Tianjian Sect, take out the founding drum, and strike it hundreds of times to let all sects within thousands of miles know that another peerless genius had emerged from the Tianjian Sect.

“Lin Dong was lucky and came across many spiritual materials that aid cultivation,” Yun Lan explained with a smile.

Lucky? Came across many spiritual materials that aid cultivation?

Liang Liren was stunned. Such rapid progress in cultivation usually meant using a large amount of high-grade spiritual materials, but that would require an impractically large quantity. Instead, it seemed more plausible that she had encountered some extraordinary fortune or that her talent had suddenly improved.

“Senior Sister Yun, if your strength in the Heart Reversal Phase can advance so rapidly to the ninth level, how many high-grade spiritual materials must you have used?” Mo Jianchen was amazed, hesitating to speak further.

Xue Qinghong, however, had no such reservations. With a dissatisfied expression, she said, “Senior Sister Yun, if your brother-in-law can find so many high-grade spiritual materials, why not give me some too? What’s his is yours, and yours… I’m your closest junior sister.”

Yun Lan chuckled. She wanted to give her some, but doing so would only lead to serious conflict.

“It’s not that I won’t give them to you. Do you think high-grade spiritual materials are common? Lin Dong is lucky to come across them frequently, but they are the most precious spiritual materials. It’s impossible for many to gather together at once—usually only two or three people can benefit from them, and sometimes not even enough for one person’s cultivation.”

Xue Qinghong nodded, her face filled with disappointment.

In the kitchen, Lin Dong carried breakfast and stepped out at the perfect moment—porridge, pastries, buns… everything was there, truly a sumptuous meal.

Liang Liren’s thoughts then shifted to Lin Dong. He still remembered that the last time he saw Lin Dong, he already possessed a strength at the eighth level of the Heart Reversal Phase. The spiritual materials were found by him, and he had surely made good use of them. Now…
It was highly impolite to casually probe into someone else’s mental state. Liang Liren hesitated for a moment before simply asking, “Lin Dong, what level are you at in the Heart Reversal Phase now?”
“Eighth level!” Lin Dong had been waiting for this question and remained calm, answering as if it were a casual remark.
“Eighth level!”
Three more exclamations rang out, and the eyes of Liang Liren and the others were once again filled with shock.
Two people in their twenties already at the eighth level of the Heart Reversal Phase—such a coincidence was even rarer than encountering two peak warriors at the same time. It was almost equivalent to encountering the two strongest peak warriors in the Great Han Nation simultaneously.
“Sister, can I also stay at the Lin’s Inn?” Xue Qinghong pleaded with Yun Lan. She was completely awestruck by Lin Dong’s luck. Staying at the Lin’s Inn meant having an advantage, as Yun Lan was already at the ninth level of the Heart Reversal Phase and didn’t really need any supplementary spiritual materials. If there were materials enough for two people, she would surely get her share.
“Well…” Mo Jianchen looked at Lin Dong hopefully, wanting to stay as well.
“If you want to stay, then stay. You can stay as long as you like. It would be great to have you as company! Second Elder, Jianchen, how about you two stay for a while longer?” Yun Lan said with a smile.
Mo Jianchen nodded eagerly.
Liang Liren hesitated for a moment before slowly shaking his head. “If Jianchen wants to stay, let him stay for a while. It’s rare to come to the capital, so it’s only right to enjoy oneself for a while. As for me, with the busy affairs in the sect, I’m afraid I can only stay for another day or two.”
Yun Lan didn’t insist and nodded. “Please let me know before you leave so I can prepare the potion formulas and see you off. If any younger disciples want to come to the capital, tell them to stay at the Lin’s Inn.”
Liang Liren was overjoyed and his gaze shifted toward Lin Dong. The reason he had hesitated earlier was to ask whether the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect could come and stay as well. The reason, naturally, was the same as that for keeping Xue Qinghong and Mo Jianchen around—to benefit from being close to Lin Dong, this lucky star.
Yun Lan, being at the ninth level of the Heart Reversal Phase, basically didn’t need any supplementary spiritual materials for cultivation. Lin Dong, at the eighth level, dismissed lower-grade materials as worthless, while higher-grade ones… after finding a few, he wouldn’t need many more. Given the relationship between the Heavenly Sword Sect and Yun Lan, since only Lin Dong didn’t have friends who needed such materials, most of them would end up benefiting the Heavenly Sword Sect.

If not for considerations of propriety, Liang Liren would never have missed such a good opportunity. Now that Yun Lan had brought it up, if Lin Dong agreed, he certainly wouldn’t refuse.
Lin Dong’s response filled Liang Liren with joy: “If the disciples of the Tianjian Sect come to stay at our Lin’s Inn, we would be more than happy to welcome them.”
“Then… I hope Manager Lin can take good care of them,” Liang Liren said, wanting to be polite, but fearing Lin Dong might change his mind, he quickly ended the conversation.
“That’s what I should do!” Lin Dong smiled, pointing to the breakfast on the tray, and said, “Second Elder, Jian Chen, Qing Hong, let’s have breakfast!”
The three nodded happily, especially Liang Liren, who felt as if he were on cloud nine.
The heir of the Tianjian Sect had reached the ninth level of the Heart Reversal phase and was confident he could enter the ranks of peak warriors in three months. Having such a lucky star by their side meant the sect’s elite disciples could obtain advanced cultivation materials to boost their strength. These two factors would lay an unparalleled foundation for the second generation of the Tianjian Sect.
Liang Liren could envision a future where the Tianjian Sect would be led by the youngest peak warrior as its master, along with a group of equally young and powerful elders.
“Second Elder, try the buns I made,” Lin Dong said with a smile as he placed a plate of buns on the table.
“Mm, let me try!” In front of the Great God of Wealth, Liang Liren didn’t dare neglect the offer. He picked up a bun, nodded repeatedly before even biting into it, and couldn’t stop praising its taste.
“By the way, Second Elder, there’s also significant progress in merging spirit arrays with spirit weapons,” Yun Lan said, handing Liang Liren the great sword she had successfully crafted for the first time. “Take a look.”
With the heir of the sect’s strength soaring and the elite disciples likely to get advanced cultivation materials, and now even progress in perfectly integrating spirit arrays and spirit weapons…
Liang Liren was speechless. He felt as though happiness was coming at him too quickly and in abundance.
Seeing that Liang Liren hadn’t taken the spirit sword yet, Yun Lan remained patient and waited quietly.
After finally calming down, Liang Liren realized he still hadn’t taken the sword. He quickly grabbed it from Yun Lan, stepped away from the stone bench, and swung it lightly—its blade gleamed, and his face showed astonishment.
After Yun Lan explained further, Liang Liren was deeply moved.
The fifth-tier spirit sword, enhanced by the spirit array, could make its cutting speed even faster, undoubtedly boosting its power significantly.

“I’m confident that I can integrate spirit arrays into fifth-order and lower-grade spirit artifacts. Once I return to my room, I’ll write a report for the Second Elder. After he returns to the sect, he can assign some disciples with talent in spirit arrays and artifact refinement to study this further.” Yun Lan spoke cautiously, not revealing her method of perfectly integrating ninth-order spirit arrays and artifacts. Instead, she continued, “As for integrating higher-order spirit arrays and artifacts, I’m still experimenting due to a lack of materials.”
“A lack of materials?” Liang Liren asked quickly. “What materials are missing? Although our Tianjian Sect is a pill-refining sect, we’ve accumulated quite a few high-grade spirit minerals over the years.”
“I’m aware of the high-grade spirit minerals in the sect, but they’re far too few,” Yun Lan said with a smile, shaking her head. “Fortunately, Lin Dong is lucky enough to come across some from time to time. It’s not that urgent; given enough time, we’ll eventually figure it out.”
Liang Liren’s gaze toward Lin Dong took on a strange expression—luck again. Once he returned, he was determined to do whatever it took to dissuade Qin Mengtai from using Lin Dong as a scapegoat.
If it weren’t for Lin Dong, Yun Lan wouldn’t have reached the ninth level of the Heart Reversal Phase so quickly, nor would she have developed a method to integrate fifth-order spirit arrays with lower-grade artifacts so fast. The Tianjian Sect wouldn’t have obtained over a hundred thousand pill formulas either… In truth, all these were Lin Dong’s achievements. Even without them, just his luck in stumbling upon high-grade spirit materials would make him a god of wealth who couldn’t be offended.
He must stop Qin Mengtai from using Lin Dong as a scapegoat!
Liang Liren’s resolve grew even stronger. He knew of Qin Mengtai’s plans—once he got his hands on the pill formulas, he’d send people to deal with Lin Dong right away. That would be self-sabotage! Not only would it prevent the sect’s elite disciples from benefiting, but it would also halt Yun Lan’s progress in perfectly integrating spirit arrays and artifacts. Both were significant losses. Moreover, Lin Dong now possessed the strength of the eighth level of the Heart Reversal Phase. If they resorted to such backstabbing tactics and formed a mortal enemy, regardless of what Yun Lan might do, having Lin Dong as an enemy would also bring endless troubles.
Watching Liang Liren’s ever-changing expression, Lin Dong realized his plan must have worked. He believed that no matter how dissatisfied Qin Mengtai was with him, he wouldn’t attack him in the short term. As long as the interests of the Tianjian Sect came first, there were only two options.

First, wait until Yunlan perfects the integration of advanced spiritual arrays and advanced spiritual artifacts and the elite disciples reap sufficient benefits, then turn around and force this lucky star to submit, with no rush to abandon the idea of marrying Yunlan. Second, give himself a chance: as long as he abandons his martial arts skills and vows never to touch the Tianjian Art of the Tianjian Sect, thus eliminating the risk of the art spreading outside, he will be allowed to join the sect. Lin Dong would never agree to the latter, but he would welcome the former. By the time the Tianjian Sect could take action against him, he would likely already possess astonishing power to join them.