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

By the time Lin Xiao and his group returned to Xiushui Village, it was already late afternoon, around three or four o'clock.

As they walked through the village, Lin Xiao suddenly felt two pairs of sneaky eyes watching him. He followed the gaze and saw Liu Laoda's wife, Liu Da Aunt, and Liu Third Aunt, working in the fields while occasionally glancing at him with evasive eyes. Not far from them, a few villagers were also whispering and gossiping about them.

With Lin Xiao's current enhanced hearing, he could easily catch their conversation.

"Look at that, the Liu family is finally getting what they deserve."

"Isn't it about time? That Liu Laoda's wife and Liu Third Aunt always acted high and mighty, looking down on everyone in the village just because their men were bullies. But now? Hmph."

"Now that Liu Laoda is crippled and Liu Third is nothing without him, the Liu family only has the women left to work in the fields."

"You know, Liu Third's wife wasn't like this when she first married into the family. My daughter used to be friends with her. But over the years, the rotten atmosphere of the Liu family got to her. What a shame."

"It all goes back to Liu Laoye and Liu Laotai. The saying 'when the top beam is crooked, the bottom ones are askew' fits them perfectly."

A while later, Lin Xiao and his group had already passed by the fields. As for the Liu family, Lin Xiao no longer paid them any mind. Now that Liu Laoda was crippled, he believed that Liu Yunian could handle the rest of the Liu family. They wouldn't be causing any more trouble.

What Lin Xiao was more concerned about was where Qin Jianghe had disappeared to after promising to meet at the market yesterday. Hopefully, it wasn't something serious...

When they reached the fork in the road that led to Beishan, Lin Xiao said to Lin Dayou and the others, "Dad, Uncle, Aunt, I'm going up the mountain to check on things."

Lin Dayou waved his hand dismissively, "Go ahead, but remember to come down early for dinner at your grandpa's. Oh, and hand over that money pouch. Your uncle and I need to take it back to settle accounts."

Lin Xiao took the pouch full of coins out of his storage bag and handed it to his father. "Dad, part of this money is for my sect's funds. Don't go spending it all!"

"Hey!" Lin Dayou chuckled as he took the pouch. Hearing his son's words, he couldn't help but feel the urge to give him a smack. "You think I'm going to take your little stash? Now get going! Just looking at you makes me annoyed."

Seeing his father's hand itching to hit him, Lin Xiao quickly made his escape.

When he arrived on the mountain, everyone was diligently cultivating. However, there was still no sign of Qin Jianghe.

Lin Xiao didn't disturb anyone, nor did he rush back down the mountain to find Qin Jianghe. After all, if something had happened to the Qin family, the villagers' love for gossip would have already spread the news. He also checked Qin Jianghe's character panel and saw no signs of anything unusual. So, he figured everything was probably fine.

Lin Xiao decided it was finally time to build the sect's Grand Hall!

His supply of spirit stones had run out again, and he needed to replenish them quickly, or his automated cultivation would come to a halt!

Not far from the shed, there was a large pile of dirt, freshly dug by Tie Tou and the others who had stayed behind to cultivate. Between that and the dirt Lin Xiao had stored in his private storage, there was more than enough material to build the Grand Hall.

As for the wood, Lin Xiao decisively took out the axe he had brought from home and, in a flash, dashed into the dense forest behind the mountain.

Now that he was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, his physical strength had undergone a qualitative leap compared to before, even compared to ordinary people! He swung his axe, and it cut through trees like slicing sugarcane. Just a few swings, and the trees fell!

He quickly gathered the fifteen logs he had calculated he would need. And since he would also need wood for the cultivation rooms and any other future buildings, Lin Xiao cut down even more trees.

Of course, he didn't clear a whole area of trees but instead spaced out his cutting to avoid making the sect's back mountain look too barren.

Yes, because this part of Beishan was rarely visited by villagers, Lin Xiao had already mentally claimed it as the sect's private land. After all, their village was in a remote location, and in this era, royal authority didn't extend into the countryside. As long as they didn't build on registered farmland or block anyone's gate, no one would stop them from building anything.

Lin Xiao wasn't worried about anyone accusing him of illegal construction.

With enough trees cut, Lin Xiao returned to the front of the mountain. He sat under the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom Tree and opened the [Construction Synthesizer].

He placed most of the dirt from his private storage into the [Bricks] slot, about sixty-five cubic meters worth, and sixteen logs into the [Beams] slot. He added a bit extra of each material.

Next, he put the pigments he had bought from the town into the synthesizer. He didn't know what effect they would have, but it couldn't be worse than a plain mud-brick building, right?

After a moment's hesitation, he tapped the plus sign and added an extra slot. Then, he pulled out his last spirit stone from his private storage. Gritting his teeth, he tossed the spirit stone in as well.

Finally, he closed his eyes and pressed the "Confirm Synthesis" button.

[Building Synthesis in Progress—Sect Grand Hall. Please wait.]

Lin Xiao excitedly rubbed his hands together in anticipation. The days of having only a small shed as the sect's headquarters were about to be a thing of the past!

Once the Grand Hall was built, and the cultivation rooms were ready, everyone would no longer have to crowd into that tiny shed to cultivate!

However, Lin Xiao had no plans to demolish the shed. After all, it was something his father had painstakingly built for him, and it was the starting point of their Lingxian Sect. It would be part of the sect's history and a mandatory topic for future disciples' entrance exams!

Lin Xiao couldn't help but daydream about the future, envisioning the sect filled with disciples, everyone soaring through the skies on their swords—a flourishing immortal sect.

[Ding—Sect Grand Hall synthesis successful. Please select a location for placement.]

Suddenly, a massive structure materialized in front of Lin Xiao, floating in the air.

It was a building about six meters tall, with a base covering around sixty square meters.

Lin Xiao marveled at the sight. Truly, it was worthy of being a product of the synthesizer!

Although the building was made of mud bricks, the walls were so seamlessly constructed that it was almost impossible to see where the bricks were joined together!

And perhaps the pigments Lin Xiao had added played a role because the walls were faintly coated in a subtle reddish hue. The roof, covered in simple clay tiles, even featured curved eaves that gracefully extended outward.

At the ends of the eaves, there was a faint shimmering glow that seemed to cascade down and dissipate into the air.