Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1927 They are all poor

When Liu Qinghuan takes on disciples, he doesn't place too much emphasis on their talent or whether they have power or wealth behind them; he values ​​their likability and character more.

This can be seen from the fact that he took Jiang Nian'en as his student. Jiang Nian'en had mediocre talent, but she made up for it with hard work.

The four newly accepted disciples, however, stood out from tens of thousands of people, each possessing remarkable talent. It would be a pity to waste their potential.

Having taken on disciples, he had to be responsible for them. Therefore, in addition to refining pills, he focused on teaching his disciples, passing on all his cultivation insights.

Wang Xiaojie cultivates swordsmanship, Xia Qingzhi cultivates spirit, Ning Tong cultivates body, and the most well-rounded is Zhang Yixuan, who, like Liu Qinghuan, cultivates the "Sitting in Oblivion Longevity Scripture" mental technique, and can almost completely inherit his mantle.

However, Zhang Yixuan carried the burden of the hatred of having his family wiped out and his clan exterminated. Although he finally avenged himself after becoming an apprentice, his temperament had become somewhat extreme, and he needed more patient restraint and guidance.

Yun Zheng, however, was impatient to take on disciples, but he had quite a few concubines and was rather dashing and romantic.

After spending most of the day with Liu Qinghuan, he packed his bags and prepared to head to the Heavenly Capital Realm, also taking a few bottles of the pills Liu Qinghuan had just refined.

"This elixir, once refined, is a pale purplish-blue color, as delicate as spring dew and as fragile as autumn frost. Even a slight deviation will alter its medicinal properties, therefore, it must be refined with utmost care..."

To Liu Qinghuan's surprise, Xia Qingzhi was also interested in alchemy. When she cautiously asked if she could learn from her, Liu Qinghuan took her directly into the alchemy room.

He also asked the other three boys if they wanted to learn, but Zhang Yixuan had already mastered weapon crafting and was quite skilled at it.

Trying to learn too many side hustles is like trying to bite off more than you can chew; it's easy to start but difficult to master, and learning too many will only interfere with your daily cultivation. Therefore, specialize in one thing at a time, such as alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, talismans, or beast taming.

Despite his young age, Wang Xiaojie is a cultivation fanatic who spends his days either meditating or practicing swordsmanship, showing no interest in any side professions.

Ning Tong was clumsy. Liu Qinghuan was already considered tall, but he was a head taller than her, like a bear, with hands as big as palm fans, and couldn't do delicate work.

Therefore, in the end, only Xia Qingzhi followed along to learn alchemy. She already had a foundation, so there was no need to teach her from scratch.

"In a couple of days, I will be refining a batch of pills called Qionghua Pills, which are pills for late-stage Mahayana cultivators to improve their cultivation. All kinds of spiritual materials have been prepared."

"When the time comes, just observe closely. Many spiritual materials have specific processing methods, as well as precautions for alchemy."

Xia Qingzhi was overjoyed: "Thank you, Master!"

She felt somewhat ashamed, blaming herself for her low cultivation level, while her master used only top-grade spiritual materials, which she probably couldn't even cut.

Liu Qinghuan then said to the three boys who were standing as punishment, "You can cultivate in the next room. When I refine pills, spiritual energy will overflow, which will be beneficial to your cultivation."

"Yes, Master!"

However, the day before the alchemy session, Li Shan arrived, looking quite depressed.

Liu Qinghuan sat down opposite him, and while making tea, asked, "What's wrong? Did things not go smoothly?"

Li Shan sulked for a while before finally speaking: "When there are benefits to be had, everyone scrambles to get them, but when it comes to getting things done, they make excuses and run away as fast as they can!"

Liu Qinghuan had actually expected this, and smiled slightly, saying, "How could they not give you face?"

Li Shan chuckled coldly twice, then sighed, "I can't force people, otherwise I'll only invite more hatred."

Liu Qinghuan understood this very well. Although the Taiqing Sect was powerful, if it took the lead in such matters, it would be easy to be criticized for bullying the weak, which would be extremely detrimental to the sect's reputation.

He said seriously, "I've been thinking about this issue these past few days: if a great calamity were to befall the Myriad Realms, how can we stop it?"

"Have you thought of anything?" Li Shan asked eagerly.

"It's unstoppable!" Liu Qinghuan said with a bitter smile, "Even if we reinforce the space again, we still can't prevent the interface from being swallowed by the great calamity."

"Is there really no way?" Li Shan leaned back dejectedly. "Given the situation in our realm, the risk is much higher than in other realms. Other realms might only have a tiny chance of being swallowed by space, but the chance in our realm is several times higher!"
That's why I'm anxious. Unfortunately, those guys are all short-sighted; they don't realize that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken!

It was clear that Li Shan was very worried, yet helpless.

"Forget it, Brother Li," Liu Qinghuan said. "To prevent the heavenly tribulation from descending, we'll need to reinforce it at least ten more times until the interface space is as solid as a rock. That would require a massive amount of resources."

"Fine!" Li Shan said sullenly, "If it can't be done even once, how can it be done ten or eight times? I never dream of such a good thing."

Liu Qinghuan thought for a moment and could only comfort her, "If that day really comes, the Qiankun Bamboo should be able to hold out for a while, allowing more people to escape..."

But both of them knew that their foundation lay in the Myriad Realms. Even if they could escape, what about their disciples?
What about the sect's mountain gate that has been guarded for generations?

Liu Qinghuan absolutely did not want to see the Wenshi Sect swallowed up, just as Li Shan did not want to see the Taiqing Sect collapse.

Patting the other person on the shoulder, Liu Qinghuan said again, "Don't worry too much. Judging from the power accumulated by the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth, it can only devour some small realms for the time being, so we still have time."

Li Shan was clearly not the type to sit idly by and wait for his fate; he preferred to be in control of everything and didn't want to gamble.

"Are we just supposed to watch helplessly and leave it to fate?"

His face was stern, and his eyes shifted unpredictably.

Liu Qinghuan had no choice. Excluding the combined Qingming Heaven and the Nine Netherworlds, the Wanhu Realm, in terms of size alone, was one of the top realms in the cultivation world.

Unfortunately, this great realm was once torn apart, and the resources required for its complete restoration are far beyond what an individual or a single sect can afford.

When Liu Qinghuan helped repair the Wanhu Realm space, he discovered that the boundaries between each major domain within the realm were extremely weak. Let alone undergoing a high-intensity relocation of the entire realm like the Tiandu Realm, it might disintegrate with the slightest movement.

Moreover, at the beginning of the great calamity, several instances of overlap between the Myriad Realms and other realms occurred, making matters even worse.

At this moment, Li Shan, who had just gone through a struggle with his conscience, spoke up again: "Brother Liu, do you dare to come with me to a place?"

Liu Qinghuan asked in confusion, "Where?"

"Mountain and Sea Ruins".

He was certain he had never heard of that name before: "Secret Realm?"

"It's not exactly a secret realm, but not many people dare to approach it."

Li Shan took out two jade slips from his sleeve, placed them on the table, and pushed them towards him.

"These past few days I've been searching through various ancient texts, trying to find a way to fundamentally and completely solve our long-standing interface problem."

"There is a way, but as you said, it requires a lot of spiritual materials for mending the heavens. In addition, it also requires extremely profound spatial magic."

Liu Qinghuan first picked up a cyan jade slip to examine it, and the first line of text made his gaze freeze.

'Purple Void Heaven, Mysterious Gathering...'

Li Shan continued:

"I've found the large-space magic for you, learn it!"
Ultimately, it's all because of poverty. If resources weren't scarce, we could repair it ten or a hundred times and solve all the problems. But right now, the resources for repairing space are truly scarce.

"If we're lacking it, let's go find it!"

Liu Qinghuan struggled to lift his head from the jade slip in his hand, raising an eyebrow and asking, "Is it in the Mountain and Sea Ruins?"