Is It Reasonable for Me to Start a Sect at 12?

Lin Xiao gave a mysterious smile and then reached out to grab a basket of dirt. In the next instant, both the basket and the dirt suddenly disappeared completely.

Everyone was shocked! They pointed at Lin Xiao's hand but couldn't find the words.

"This... this!"

Lin Xiao explained to them, "An old immortal gave me a storage space. It can hold a lot of things, but only I can use it. If I die, this thing will disappear with me."

Everyone's faces showed envy and admiration!

Seeing their expressions, Lin Xiao couldn't help but think of a staple in the cultivation world—storage bags. He wanted to make one.

[Ding—Congratulations to the host for unlocking the Item Synthesizer. The Item Synthesizer is a powerful tool produced by the system, capable of synthesizing anything the host can think of. There's nothing the synthesizer can't create! Please experiment with recipes on your own.]

Amazing!

Lin Xiao almost wanted to sit down immediately and start researching the Item Synthesizer.

But that was clearly impossible right now—he still had the major task of digging dirt.

With Lin Xiao's storage space, there was no need to spend extra time on transporting the dirt. Everyone quickly resumed their work with renewed vigor, eager to see the sect hall built soon!

After working hard for another half an hour, they finally stopped.

Once Lin Xiao had stored away thirty baskets of dirt in his storage space, they all headed back to the sect.

Upon returning, just as they were about to rest before entering the hut, Lin Xiao suddenly caught a familiar scent.

It was demonic energy!

And it was exactly the same as the one that had affected Madam Sun!

Lin Xiao immediately became alert, scanning his surroundings.

In the distance, a patch of grass was slightly rustling.

He swiftly dashed toward that spot with lightning speed.

Upon reaching the grass, he raised his hand and grabbed into it!

Lin Xiao was so decisive because he sensed that the demonic energy wasn't strong—probably only at the same level as when he was at the first stage of Qi Refining.

The wild mountain chicken hadn't expected the human to act so quickly and was caught off guard.

Back where the six others stood, they were left bewildered, unsure of what just happened.

It was Jiang Youfu, still at the first stage of Qi Refining, who first noticed something off about the wild chicken in Lin Xiao's hand and hesitantly remarked, "The chicken in Xiao Ge'er's hand... seems a bit different..."

Everyone then turned their attention to the wild mountain chicken Lin Xiao had caught.

This chicken was extraordinarily beautiful, with bright, shiny feathers. Its tail even had a peacock-green plume, and its plump neck was firmly held in Lin Xiao's grip.

Lin Xiao brought it back to the group and said to Sun Yigao, "Brother Sun, this is likely the chicken demon that sprayed demonic energy at your mother."

Sun Yigao frowned as he examined the wild mountain chicken closely before asking Lin Xiao, "Sect Master, do you know why this chicken demon would harm my mother?"

Lin Xiao was about to say no when he suddenly remembered his spell creation ability. Perhaps he could try creating a spell to communicate with animals?

So Lin Xiao asked Sun Yigao to wait a moment, then placed the struggling chicken demon into the hut and set up a barrier to prevent it from escaping or hurting anyone. He then instructed everyone to continue their cultivation under the peach tree while he squatted on the other side of the tree to begin his research.

In just a few days, the peach tree had grown from a size that could be embraced by one person to a massive tree needing five people to encircle it.

The six of them sat under the tree in a row, diligently studying their cultivation manuals. Occasionally, they would discuss any confusion they had with each other.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiao, squatting behind the tree, activated his Spell Creation Function.

After placing some paper and ink into his storage, he realized he only had one last bottle of ink left!

He made a note to himself to buy more ink after making some money during his next trip to town with his father.

Then, he started imagining different ways to communicate with animals and input these ideas into the third slot of the spell creation tool.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully creating the spell Beast Language. The spell has been placed in your storage.]

Lin Xiao didn't bother checking the details. After all, any spell created by the synthesizer was automatically learned by him.

The six disciples under the tree watched as Lin Xiao proudly strode back into the hut.

Inside, the chicken demon had already made quite a mess.

Pinching his nose, Lin Xiao used Beast Language to ask the chicken demon, "Why did you want to harm Madam Sun?"

The wild chicken demon looked at the human cultivator before it, confused about why it could suddenly understand him. Tilting its head curiously, it clucked, "Cluck, cluck, cluck?"

Don't worry, Beast Language wasn't broken—this was just a meaningless sound.

Lin Xiao rubbed his temples.

It seemed he'd assumed too much. This was just a little demon chicken that had barely developed any intelligence.

He changed his approach and asked, "Two days ago, did you release demonic energy at a human?"

Hearing this, the little demon chicken suddenly became excited, angrily gesturing with its wings, "That person! Bad! Wanted to eat me! So I sprayed her!"

Well, the truth was out.

It turned out that the wild chicken Madam Sun had bought was a demon chicken that had somehow been captured. She had planned to cook it to nourish Sun Yigao, leading to the incident.

After a few calming words to the little demon chicken, Lin Xiao stepped outside and explained the situation to Sun Yigao.

"This is what happened. The little demon chicken is inside—how would you like to deal with it?"

Sun Yigao was silent for a moment before sighing and saying, "Let it be. This wild chicken has some fate with our family. In the end, it was our intention to kill it first. Thanks to you, Sect Master, things ended without much harm. I will explain to my mother tonight, and I don't think she'll hold a grudge against a chicken."

Lin Xiao had been thinking that if Sun Yigao didn't want to let it go, they could have a good meal.

But hearing Sun Yigao's words, well, alright, they could spare the chicken. There would be plenty of other opportunities to deal with demon beasts in the future.

This wild chicken and Sun Yigao were indeed connected by fate.

So Lin Xiao returned to the hut, ready to tell the little demon chicken it could go free.

But he found it sitting on a mat like a brooding hen. Seeing Lin Xiao, it excitedly said, "Human! Human! I want to live here!"

Lin Xiao: ?