Chapter 176 Rejection

Qingdan Peak is the tallest among the nine peaks of Dancao Mountain. Although Cuixia Palace is only halfway up the mountain, it is unknown how far it is from the winding mountain path. In any case, in Xiao Lin's opinion, it is probably no less than dozens of miles.

After flying for another hour, Xiao Lin finally arrived at a square. The ground of the square was paved with a natural boulder, covering an area of ​​100 feet. This made Xiao Lin secretly shocked. If this boulder was not natural, how great a magical power would it take to move it here.

At the end of the square, there was a stone staircase extending upwards, which was dozens of feet high and led to Cuixia Palace above. At this time, Xiao Lin also saw more than a dozen monks wearing outer disciples' clothes climbing up the steps.

Xiao Lin saw at a glance that several of them were monks who entered the sect with him, and Fang Daoping was among them.

Xiao Lin also honestly walked up the steps and walked up step by step.

Soon, Xiao Lin arrived at the entrance of Cuixia Hall. At the entrance of Cuixia Hall, there were two outer disciples in the Qi Refining Stage standing on the left and right. When they saw Xiao Lin coming, one of them bowed to Xiao Lin and said, "What's your name, junior brother? Are you here to receive the reward for the cave trial?"

Xiao Lin clasped his fists in return, nodded and said, "Yes."

Hearing this, the two people showed envy on their faces. The man even said, "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance on your success in building your foundation, and from now on you will be able to escape from the mortal world and enjoy the great way." After saying that, he pointed to the side hall next to him and made a gesture of invitation.

"Thank you."

Xiao Lin entered the side hall, and the whole side hall was actually empty. The outer disciples who had entered to receive the rewards for the cave trial were nowhere to be seen. This made Xiao Lin slightly stunned, and his face showed a puzzled look.

At this time, Xiao Lin saw an old man who looked about fifty years old coming out of a stone room on the side of the side hall. The old man had a goatee, square eyes, and gray hair, but it was neatly tied behind his head.

Seeing the old man, Xiao Lin's face immediately became solemn.

"Disciple Xiao Lin, hello to the senior." Although Xiao Lin called Tao Ling "Uncle Tao", it was because he was an alchemy boy who went to apply for Uncle Tao's alchemy, and was considered a half-registered disciple, so he called him uncle, but for the other foundation-building cultivators, since he had never worshipped a foundation-building cultivator as his master, he mostly called him senior.

Although the old man in front of him looked inconspicuous and was nearly sixty years old, Xiao Lin would not think so. The amazing spiritual pressure emanating from him made him understand that the old man in front of him was a genuine foundation-building cultivator.

Facing the Foundation Establishment cultivators, Xiao Lin dared not be arrogant. With Xiao Lin's current combat power, he would not be afraid even if he faced several Qi Refining cultivators. However, he was not sure about facing the Foundation Establishment cultivators. Once he started, he would be killed instantly.

"It turned out to be my nephew Xiao. Please follow me to the stone chamber to talk." The old man looked at Xiao Lin, his old face full of smiles, and said softly.

Seeing the smile on the old man's face, Xiao Lin's face immediately showed a flattered expression, and he nodded quickly, but his heart was sinking. He did not know the old man in front of him. He thought it was the outer sect elder who issued the reward for this cave trial.

But the smile on the old man's face made Xiao Lin feel uneasy. As the saying goes, those who are attentive without any reason are either treacherous or thieves. The old man in front of him had no friendship with him. Even if he issued him the cave trial reward, there was no need to be so enthusiastic.

Seeing the old man turn around and enter the stone chamber, Xiao Lin's flattered expression suddenly withered, and his face became gloomy.

However, he hesitated for a moment, and followed the old man into the stone chamber.

"Xiao, please sit down."

There was only a stone table and two stone benches in the stone chamber. The old man had already sat on the stone bench on the right. Seeing Xiao Lin come in, he pointed to the stone bench opposite and said to Xiao Lin softly.

"There is no seat for Xiao Lin in front of the senior. I'd better stand and listen to your teachings." Xiao Lin was not sure whether the old man in front of him was testing him, so he said modestly.

"Haha, in front of this old man, Xiao, you don't have to be so reserved. Please sit down."

Hearing this, Xiao Lin hesitated for a moment before saying "thank you." Then he sat down on the stone bench opposite the old man.

After sitting down, Xiao Lin fell silent and waited quietly for the old man to speak first.

Sure enough, the old man smiled slightly when he saw Xiao Lin sitting down and said, "Don't worry, nephew Xiao. I have no ill intentions. My surname is Lan and my given name is Xin."

Xiao Lin was shocked. Although Xiao Lin did not have much contact with people after entering Dancao Mountain, he also knew that the surname Lan was one of the top ten cultivation families in Dancao Mountain. Since the old man in front of him was surnamed Lan, he was most likely from the Lan family.

"It turned out to be Senior Lan." Xiao Lin hurriedly stood up and bowed again.

"Nephew Xiao, you don't have to be polite. This time, I invited you to this secret room mainly because I want to trouble you with something." The old man surnamed Lan smiled warmly.

"Senior Lan, please speak." Xiao Lin said calmly, but he kept muttering in his heart.

"Nephew Xiao, are you here to receive the reward for the cave trial?"

Seeing Xiao Lin nod, the old man surnamed Lan said: "Since the cave was discovered thousands of years ago, any cultivator who can pick the purple spirit flower in the cave trial, whether it is a casual cultivator or a member of a cultivation family, once joining the five major sects, can get a foundation-building pill as a reward."

Looking at the silent Xiao Lin, the old man surnamed Lan continued: "But for outer disciples with no background, even if they get the foundation-building pill, it is mostly a disaster rather than a blessing."

Hearing this, Xiao Lin's heart sank to the bottom. He finally understood the purpose of the old man surnamed Lan's enthusiasm for him. He was coming for his foundation-building pill.

"Nephew Xiao is lucky to pass the cave test and join our sect. He is a smart man. I hope that nephew Xiao can give this foundation-building pill to our Lan family. Of course, our Lan family will not let nephew Xiao give up a foundation-building pill in vain. We will compensate him with a large number of spirit stones and magic tools."

Seeing that Xiao Lin still did not speak, the old man surnamed Lan took out a three-inch knife with a faint blue light from his storage bag and gently placed it on the table.

"This blue water knife is a high-level magic tool. It has been with me for a long time. As long as nephew Xiao agrees to give the foundation-building pill to our Lan family, this blue water knife will be given to nephew Xiao. Of course, I will compensate nephew Xiao with two thousand low-grade spirit stones later." Seeing that Xiao Lin was silent, the old man surnamed Lan thought that Xiao Lin wanted to see the compensation first, so he took out a high-level magic tool and promised a large number of spirit stones in his opinion.

But he didn't know that Xiao Lin didn't care about the high-level magic weapon displayed by the old man. Although the only meaning of this foundation-building pill rewarded by the cave trial was to provide him with an opportunity to build a foundation.

He didn't think that he could successfully build a foundation with just one foundation-building pill, and Xiao Lin, who had the spiritual wood space, could completely refine foundation-building pills in batches.

But this opportunity was more important in a sense. As long as Xiao Lin got this foundation-building pill, he could successfully build a foundation and avoid many unnecessary suspicions.

The old man surnamed Lan obviously didn't think so. Seeing that Xiao Lin was still expressionless, he thought that Xiao Lin wanted to take the opportunity to ask for a big price, and his face couldn't help but darken.

"Nephew Xiao, our Lan family is ranked among the top three of the ten great cultivation families in the entire Dancao Mountain. One of the thirteen Jindan ancestors in Dancao Mountain is the Grand Elder of our Lan family. Not to mention that nephew Xiao is just an outer disciple in the Qi Refining Stage. Even if he succeeds in building his foundation, he will not be able to compete with our Lan family."

After a pause, "What's more, with nephew Xiao's pseudo spiritual roots, the probability of successfully building a foundation with a foundation pill is also very small. Instead of doing this, it is better to exchange some benefits for yourself. And as long as nephew Xiao agrees to give this foundation pill to our Lan family, I can guarantee that nephew Xiao will definitely have smooth sailing in Dancao Mountain in the future. Moreover, I can arrange some lucrative jobs for Xiao Xianxi. "

"As long as Xiao Xianxi agrees to give this foundation-building pill to our Lan family, I will definitely find a beautiful younger generation from the family to become a Taoist partner with Xiao Xianxi. Then Xiao Xianxi will be considered half a descendant of my Lan family, and we will be a family then."

Hearing this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but sneer: "Elder Lan, this foundation-building pill was obtained by Xiao Lin through the life-and-death cave trial. Do you want Xiao Lin to give up the opportunity to build a foundation with a high-level magic weapon and a mere two thousand low-grade spirit stones? Sorry, Xiao Lin can't comply with this request."

Hearing this, the old man surnamed Lan's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Xiao Lin, I'm trying to persuade you with my kind words, but you must not be ungrateful. You can't even handle me alone, not to mention the Jindan ancestors of our Lan family. Even if we can't fight each other in the sect, there is no guarantee that there won't be some accidents."

Hearing this threat, Xiao Lin did not refute, but just looked at the old man surnamed Lan with an idiot look, then stood up and walked out of the stone room. This attitude of ignoring immediately made the old man surnamed Lan angry.

After walking out of the stone room, Xiao Lin saw that there was another stone door on the side of the side hall. This stone door was already open, and Xiao Lin walked in with a calm expression!