Yu Mei changed back into her simple dress, fixed her hair, and acted normally again.

Even so, Lin Tian could still see the exhausted look on her face.

They did not continue having sex. The sun was almost rising, and Yu Mei had to return home.

She did not want her husband to grow suspicious.

What mattered most to her was that Xia Yun had finally received confirmation that she would cultivate alongside Lin Tian in the Lingxian Sect.

Lin Tian raised his hand, and white qi light appeared in his palm.

His finger touched Yu Mei’s forehead, causing her body to fill with a steady flow of qi.

"What are you doing to me, Master Cultivator?"

"I’m restoring your energy so you won’t go home looking exhausted," Lin Tian replied.

A few seconds passed before the white qi faded away, and Yu Mei’s face looked much fresher.

"I can feel it. I’m not tired anymore."

The two stepped out of the room and arrived outside Lin Tian’s house.

Before leaving, Yu Mei lowered her head once more.

"Thank you for accepting Yun’er."

"You’re welcome. She has to gather with the others in three more days," Lin Tian replied.

"I’ll bring her later."

After saying their farewells, Lin Tian watched Yu Mei run off in a hurry, leaving his house behind.

It seemed like no one else would come anymore.

Lin Tian walked back inside his house and rested.

The memory of making love for the first time kept making him smile.

He could still remember the feeling of Yu Mei’s tight walls as his manhood stirred the inside of her warmth.

As agreed, Lin Tian would accept Xia Yun as a new disciple of the Lingxian Sect.

However, before taking her and the others away, Lin Tian was still waiting.

Out of the four disciples I accepted, only Yu Mei came. I’m waiting for the other milfs.

Maybe... they’ll come tomorrow.

***

The next day.

Even though Lin Tian had already closed the door on negotiations, several people still came with different offers.

Five people arrived carrying sacks, money pouches, and handmade crafts.

They hoped to exchange those things for their children’s futures.

Lin Tian let out a soft sigh, "Do you think I would accept all those useless things?"

"But these are very valuable," one of the men replied.

"They’re still useless," Lin Tian answered, "I possess enough wealth to buy a thousand of those crafts."

"Then what value does a single craft even have?" Lin Tian asked.

They fell silent for a moment, unsure how to respond.

The excited and hopeful expressions they originally showed turned sour after Lin Tian rejected their offers so bluntly.

While Lin Tian was speaking with them, a man carrying an axe approached with an angry expression.

"You damn perverted cultivator!" he shouted, drawing the villagers’ attention.

Their faces filled with confusion.

Lin Tian turned sharply. A husband and wife had arrived in front of his house.

The woman beside him was not Yu Mei, but one of the mothers from the four new disciples gained through negotiation.

"What is this about?" Lin Tian asked.

The man pointed his axe forward, threatening Lin Tian, "You offered my wife a deal so she would sleep with you? You truly have no morals!"

"I didn’t do that. She was the one who offered herself," Lin Tian replied.

"That’s impossible! My loyal wife would never dare offer something so shameless!"

Lin Tian sighed softly. He tapped his bag of holding and pulled out an empty token.

Into the token, he inserted his memories from when he spoke with the man’s wife.

After placing the memory inside, he let the token float before everyone.

"Let all of you see the truth for yourselves, then decide based on your own judgment."

Lin Tian activated the token, causing fragments of his memory to appear from within it like a projection.

Everyone focused on the projection while listening carefully to the conversation between Lin Tian and the woman.

From the flashback, they were shocked to realize the woman had directly offered herself to Lin Tian so her child could join the sect.

"You?!" the husband shouted angrily at his wife.

The woman immediately dropped to her knees before her husband, begging forgiveness for lying to him and turning him against Lin Tian.

"You useless wife!" the man roared.

Lin Tian was startled when the man raised his axe toward his kneeling, helplessly crying wife.

Without hesitation, Lin Tian rushed forward and grabbed the man’s arm, which had been consumed by uncontrollable rage.

"There is a reason why she did that," Lin Tian said.

"What do you mean?!" the middle-aged man shouted, his face looking older than his actual age.

"She told me your family lives in terrible poverty. Even getting food means searching through the forest and eating bland vegetables."

"You don’t work. You only laze around, gamble, and get drunk."

"She doesn’t want her child to grow up like his father. This was the only option she had," Lin Tian explained.

"I accepted because I didn’t want to take her child without an offer. That would have been unfair to the other applicants," Lin Tian added.

The kneeling woman slowly lifted her head, staring at Lin Tian’s face as he protected her, even after she had tried to turn her husband against him.

The woman never expected Lin Tian’s heart to be so kind, pure, and full of virtue.

A true example for cultivators throughout the world.

Gathering her courage, the woman stood up and wiped away her tears.

She quickly walked over and hugged Lin Tian tightly, burying her face against his broad, muscular chest.

"Hua’er? What the hell are you doing?!" her husband shouted.

"Master Lin understands how I feel. He cares about me and saved me from you!" Su Hua explained.

"I would rather be with him than stay with you, even if I have to grow old and die!"

"I want a divorce!" Su Hua shouted angrily with complete conviction.

"YOU DAMN WOMAN! I’LL KILL YOU!" her husband roared.

He broke free from Lin Tian’s grip and immediately threw the axe toward Su Hua.

The woman panicked in fear, but Lin Tian handled it instantly.

The axe stopped in midair when a wall of white qi appeared before Su Hua.

She stared in shock before turning toward Lin Tian.

He’s saved me twice now. I wonder just how kind his heart truly is.

"You have proven your intent to kill Su Hua, commit violence, and neglect your responsibility to provide for your family!" Lin Tian declared.

"It would be far better if Su Hua were freed from you."

"You’re a cultivator. You have no right to interfere in my family’s life!" the man snapped.

"Su Hua," Lin Tian called out.

"Yes, Master Lin?" Su Hua asked softly.

"Go bring your son here. You are not safe living with him," Lin Tian replied.

"I will."

Su Hua ran away from the front of Lin Tian’s house.

Her husband shouted and tried to chase after her, but Lin Tian acted quickly.

He extended his hand and trapped Su Hua’s husband inside a prison of white qi.

The man’s face twisted with shock and rage.

"Let me go, damn it!" he screamed.

Lin Tian clenched his fist and crushed the man’s body until it was mangled beyond recognition, leaving only blood pooling across the ground.

The people still standing in front of Lin Tian’s house panicked in terror.

Lin Tian glanced behind him and realized they had witnessed everything.

Lin Tian raised his hand and released orbs of white qi into their bodies.

He erased their memories of what had just happened, causing them all to collapse unconscious.

He also erased the pool of blood from the ground, restoring the front of his house to its original clean state.

Not long after, Su Hua returned carrying a sack filled with her clothes.

She came together with Li Huan, her son.

Su Hua looked shocked when she saw so many people unconscious for no apparent reason, "What happened?"

"Nothing happened. They fainted after witnessing my power."

Lin Tian turned toward Li Huan and crouched in front of the young boy.

"You will become a great cultivator in the future. I will personally guide you."

"Of course, Master Cultivator. I’m very happy."

Lin Tian stood back up and invited them inside his house, "For now, stay here with me."

"Thank you for your kindness, Master," Su Hua said.

"Huan’er, thank Master Lin," Su Hua instructed.

Li Huan nodded, cupped his hands respectfully, and lowered his head, "Thank you, Master Lin."

Lin Tian nodded and allowed them to enter.

Su Hua and Li Huan stepped inside Lin Tian’s house and saw how neat and well-organized everything was.

Looks like I’ll be having fun again tonight.