Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

"Hehe, as long as I hide here, my brothers won't find me."

Amidst the flowers, Lin Tanyu smiled slyly, her eyes like crescent moons, feeling utterly clever.

However, just when she thought everything was foolproof, she suddenly felt herself being lifted into the air. She panicked and instinctively started shaking her feet.

"Eh... eh?"

Lin Tanyu shook her two small pink fists incessantly, making surprised noises. Then, as if realizing something, she turned her head to look behind her.

Then a large hand grabbed her collar and lifted Lin Tanyu up.

Looking up at the large hand, Lin Tanyu's mouth dropped open, then she felt relieved and even puffed out her cheeks, saying, "Uncle Xu, please put me down quickly, my brother will definitely find me if we keep going like this."

"Is it possible that I just want your brother to find you?"

Xu Yun sighed helplessly. The woman's name was Lin Tanyu, the daughter of his sworn brother Lin Zuibai and Yao Lin.

His aptitude is decent, possessing a mid-grade spiritual root, and he is quite intelligent. However, he is very playful and often secretly abandons his cultivation to go out and play.

Her parents had put in a lot of effort for this, but they never expected that the little one would actually hide outside his cave this time.

If I didn't step in and stop it, it would really be inexcusable for me as an elder.

"Ah... Uncle Xu is the best! I even brought some candy. Why don't you put me down first, and I'll treat you to some."

Upon hearing this, Lin Tanyu's eyes darted around, and she quickly pulled out a few candies from her dress, offering them to Xu Yun in a fawning manner.

In her view, this Uncle Xu was different from other elders. Every time she met them, she would be lectured and told to work hard to cultivate herself and aspire to the path of Tao.

Lin Tanyu was tired of hearing it, and despite repeated admonitions, she never changed her ways, finding all sorts of ways to sneak out and have fun, hoping to relax.

The other elders would lecture and scold her when they heard this, but Uncle Xu was different. He didn't force her to cultivate properly at all, and he ignored her playfulness.

At most, he would only bring her back occasionally, symbolically, because she was his father's sworn brother.

This made Lin Tanyu feel that Uncle Xu was a very good person, so she became even closer to him and even thought of giving him some food to please him so that he would let her go.

"Keep the candy for yourself."

Xu Yun shook his head, fully aware of Lin Tanyu's thoughts, but not at all bothered by them.

In his view, cultivation is always a personal matter, and outsiders cannot force one to do it, especially as one progresses in cultivation, one will place more emphasis on one's character.

If one resists cultivation from the very beginning, then when one reaches a higher level, one's temperament will begin to drag one down, and one may even go astray and choose a tragic outcome.

Therefore, he never advised Lin Tanyu to cultivate diligently, as long as she did not regret her choices.

Of course, he also had to put on a show of politeness, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to Lin Zuibai and his wife.

"No, no, please, Uncle Xu..."

Lin Tanyu put on a pitiful look with teary eyes, trying to get Xu Yun to let go.

Unfortunately, Xu Yun wasn't buying it, and his gaze shifted to a figure rushing towards him from a distance.

"So, little sister, you've been here all along."

As the figure drew closer, a closer look revealed a little boy dressed in a white shirt with a well-behaved face.

He was slightly out of breath, and some black hairs were stuck to his face from the rush.

Upon seeing Lin Tanyu in Xu Yun's hand, she breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly bowed politely, saying, "Chi Ru greets Uncle Xu. My sister has caused you a lot of trouble, please forgive her."

Seeing the other person's serious demeanor despite their young age, Xu Yun couldn't help but smile and wave his hand, saying, "There's no need for that. You've had it pretty tough too."

The person before me is Lin Chiru, the son of Lin Zuibai and Yao Lin, and also Lin Tanyu's older brother.

Lin Chiru's talent is similar to that of Lin Tanyu, both possessing mid-grade spiritual roots. However, unlike his sister's playful nature, Lin Chiru cultivates diligently, not only practicing as usual but also researching other techniques on his own.

Moreover, he is humble and courteous, and despite his young age, he is very calm and meticulous. He bears a faint resemblance to Lin Zuibai from back then, which makes his elders always praise him highly.

"Uncle Xu, you're too kind. I'm glad I didn't cause you any trouble."

Seeing Xu Yun slowly put her younger sister down, Lin Chiru quickly took her somewhat reluctant little hand and bowed to Xu Yun again, saying, "Uncle Xu, we'll be going now."

"Goodbye, Uncle Xu. Come visit Tanyu sometime!"

When Lin Tanyu saw her brother arrive, she was filled with indignation but was powerless to do anything about it. All she could do was give Xu Yun a rather resentful look.

However, after being glared at by her brother, she quickly realized what was happening, smiled and waved to Xu Yun, and was then pulled away.

"These two children."

Xu Yun watched them leave, laughing and joking, and shook his head with a sigh.

I always feel that interacting with them makes me feel younger, which is a bit of a spice in the dull practice.

Of course, Xu Yun had no regrets. After a brief moment of reflection, he returned to his cave and began his secluded cultivation.

Several days passed quickly.

Inside the city of Mofeng.

Inside a cave, Xu Yunduan sat on a futon. Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow and sensed fluctuations coming from outside the array.

With a thought, he subconsciously extended his senses and saw Wen Lingyu standing in the outside world, throwing a communication talisman towards his cave.

"Is it ready?"

Xu Yun murmured to himself, then immediately took out the array token, opened a gap, and held the communication talisman in his palm.

He then activated the token again, opening an entrance to the formation so that Wen Lingyu could enter.

Soon, amidst the flickering candlelight, a graceful figure in a long white jade dress, which accentuated her exquisite figure, walked in with a lithe and elegant posture.

With her gentle and serene face and aloof temperament, Wen Lingyu's aura has undergone a significant change due to her years of cultivation and interaction with others in Mofeng City.

However, when she looked at Xu Yun, she reverted to the sworn brother who had shared joys and sorrows with Xu Yun and others in Qingyu Market, without any change, and revealed a warm and gentle smile.

"Brother Xu, I have successfully completed the first-grade Soul Nourishing Pill, having fulfilled my mission."

After Xu Yun invited Wen Lingyu to sit down and poured her some spiritual tea, she directly revealed this news.

At the same time, Wen Lingyu stretched out her slender hand, opened her storage bag, took out a jade bottle, and placed it in front of Xu Yun.

Xu Yun put the jade bottle away and smiled. "It seems that Sister Wen's alchemy skills have improved again. She can even successfully refine pills like the Soul Nourishing Pill."

Even without opening the jade bottle, Xu Yun could sense the aura of the pill inside through his divine sense, and it was undoubtedly a genuine Soul Nourishing Pill.

Xu Yun was not surprised at all, after all, he knew that Wen Lingyu possessed the Dan Yuan Body, which could enhance his alchemy skills, and that difficult-to-refine pills like the Soul Nourishing Pill were nothing to her.

During this time, Xu Yun had already moved all the goods he had previously looted from the Muyun Merchant Guild back, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Furthermore, among these goods were some materials for Soul Nourishing Pills. After spending some time gathering them all, Xu Yun immediately approached Wen Lingyu to refine the pills.

The reason for this was to allow Daoist Tianlin, a remnant soul of the Foundation Establishment stage, to recover from some of his injuries.

Although a first-grade high-quality Soul Nourishing Pill is nothing to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it's still a gain as long as it has some effect.