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Meanwhile, because of this betting odds, many cultivators personally came to the territory of Liang Kingdom, wanting to see the situation of this sect with their own eyes.

But to their surprise, the people there remained completely secluded, their mountain gate shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible to see anyone. If it weren't for the protective mountain formation, they wouldn't have thought this was a sect.

"Is the Tongtian Sect planning to shut itself off and not communicate or contact with the outside world?" a cultivator asked curiously.

"It's also possible that they're being so cautious because they lack strength and are worried about being targeted by some ill-intentioned cultivators."

"It seems that this sect won't last much longer, but it's okay. I only pledged ten years, and it didn't cost many spirit stones."

……

They had no intention of getting close to the Tongtian Sect, because at first glance, they had a preconceived notion that the sect was anything special.

However, if they observed more closely, they would find that the grade of that mountain-protecting formation was far beyond their comprehension!

Unfortunately, they didn't; they just glanced at it briefly and left.

What they didn't know was that while they were observing Mount Dengxian, the myriad beings within the mountain also spotted them.

If I hadn't realized they meant no harm, I would never have let them go so easily.

But this incident also served as a wake-up call, as other forces had already taken notice of the Tongtian Sect!

The spread may be small at present, but as time goes by, the Tongtian Sect, which has become stronger again, will definitely come into the sights of certain forces.

So many years have passed, I wonder if they still remember the deep hatred from hundreds of thousands of years ago?
But whether they remember it or not, the cause and effect of the destruction of the Tongtian Sect in the past still need to be settled!
Wan Sheng quickly gathered his thoughts and focused his attention on the group of children who were just beginning their cultivation journey, patiently guiding them.

……

Sunrise and sunset, time flies.

Before we knew it, the agreed-upon date for accepting apprentices arrived.

However, Li Zhirui was still in seclusion, refining and perfecting his cultivation technique, and was unable to take on any more disciples. Therefore, this matter had to be entrusted to Wan Sheng.

Logically speaking, it was just a remnant soul and shouldn't have been able to leave the ruins.

This is both its prison and the foundation for its existence.

After the ruins were integrated into Mount Dengxian, its range of movement expanded, but it still could not leave.

However, before going into seclusion, Li Zhirui used a sliver of power from his sect leader's jade seal to create a jade pendant for it, allowing it to leave the sect for short periods of time.

So when the day came to recruit disciples for the second time, and the sect leader was still in seclusion, Wan Sheng had no choice but to go to the mortal world.

Moreover, after a year of instruction, it changed its original concept of education for all and began to acknowledge Li Zhirui's elitist philosophy of "better to have none than to have bad ones".

The reason is simple: it really can't handle it all by itself!
Therefore, the number of disciples Wansheng recruited this time decreased instead of increased, dropping directly to around one hundred.

Furthermore, it announced that it would not be going down the mountain to take on any more disciples for the next five years.

Moreover, it originally did not intend to recruit any handyman disciples this time, but it was moved by the willpower of a very few teenagers, so it made an exception and brought them back to the mountain gate.

The reason they made an exception for it was because they actually walked all the way to Dengxian Mountain!
If these people hadn't been lucky enough to see them on Wan Sheng's way back to the mountain gate, they probably would have died in the wilderness.

Although they were a bit reckless, they had strong willpower and good luck, which was enough to make it an exception.

"Over the next year, you will need to enter the Qi Refining stage. If you cannot even do this, then we will have no choice but to send you back to the mortal realm."

In the spiritually rich environment of Mount Dengxian, with the guidance of Wansheng and an abundance of spiritual resources every month, even those with poor aptitude can become Qi Refining cultivators. If you can't even do this, then it just means you are not destined for cultivation and shouldn't waste any more time.

The children were filled with anxiety, fearing they would be eliminated.

"First, follow me to the Ancestral Hall to pay respects to the past sect leaders and the founders of the Daoist lineage."

Instead of flying directly, Wan Sheng led the children step by step across, which could be considered a kind of invisible test.

This isn't a test of physical strength; as long as your willpower is strong enough, it will proactively help you replenish your energy.

Although this test doesn't mean anything and won't bring any rewards or special attention in the short term, it will definitely be useful in the long run.

After all, they are still too young. It's a bit unfair to test their willpower now.

Half an hour later, some of the children persevered and made it to the Ancestral Hall, while the others could not make it and were brought over by Wan Sheng's magic.

After tidying up his clothes and appearance, he led the children inside and introduced them to the lineage and origins of the Tongtian Sect, as well as some predecessors who made great contributions to the development of the sect.

"bye!"

"Goodbye!"

"Kowtow three times!"

Only after a series of rituals were they considered to have truly become disciples of the Tongtian Sect.

Compared to the first batch of disciples, their etiquette was much more relaxed. After all, the previous disciples were the first to open the mountain gate and accept disciples after the reconstruction of the Tongtian Sect, so they naturally paid more attention to all aspects.

After the second batch of disciples joined the Tongtian Sect, Wan Sheng became even busier, wishing he could split himself into several pieces.

Even with its remaining soul and body, it couldn't suppress the weariness welling up inside it and wanted to rest for a while.

However, Li Zhirui shows no sign of leaving the seclusion, so Wan Sheng can only continue to endure it.

But in order to give itself some breathing room and rest, it stopped teaching the first batch of disciples by hand, because they had become cultivators and should gradually learn to cultivate on their own.

It devoted more time and energy to teaching the second batch of disciples.

Once they were on the right track, Wan Sheng finally had a little free time, as no new disciples would be joining for several years.

"The hardest days are over..." It can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Over the past two years, it doesn't know how it persevered, but it has managed to teach hundreds of children from scratch to break through from ordinary people to the Qi Refining stage.

Although it's only the lowest level, at least I've embarked on the path of cultivation, and I can gradually improve my realm and cultivation level.

"I wonder how many of these two batches of disciples will be able to transcend tribulations and become immortals, and how many will become celestial immortals," Wan Sheng murmured to himself, beginning to imagine the distant future.

However, by then, it will likely have entered the cycle of reincarnation and be waiting to be reborn, and it will probably not live to see the Tongtian Sect at its peak.

And this is the scene it has longed for for tens of thousands of years!

……

Inside the cave, time stood still, while hundreds of years had passed in the world.

In Heyuan Immortal City, the immortal city closest to Liang Kingdom, cultivators once again mentioned the Tongtian Sect. "Who would have thought that the Tongtian Sect, which established itself in Liang Kingdom, still exists to this day, and its strength is growing stronger. In just a few hundred years, it has produced several rogue immortal cultivators."

"Back then, many cultivators laughed at them, but now it seems we were the ones who were blind."

"What do you think the founder of the Tongtian Sect was, in terms of cultivation level?"

"To be able to cultivate a rogue immortal so easily, they must at least be at the Earth Immortal level, right?"

“I think it’s much more than that.”

The cultivator who spoke cautiously looked around and whispered, "You may not know, but some time ago, a Celestial Immortal cultivator thought that the Tongtian Sect had no one, so he went to their door and tried to take over their mountain gate. However, he couldn't even break through the mountain's protective formation and was severely punished."

"It is said that in the end, the person was completely stripped naked, and their consciousness and dantian were sealed for a day before being thrown out..."

"You're not talking about that celestial beauty from the Sha family, are you?"

"Ahem, I didn't say anything!"

The monk seemed afraid of getting into trouble, so he quickly got up and left the restaurant.

Many cultivators had heard about the unusual behavior of the Sha family recently. They said that the family had killed many cultivators for no reason, causing panic among the cultivators in the Sha family's territory, who fled overnight.

But I never expected the reason to be here.

"If even a Celestial Immortal is no match for them, doesn't that mean the Tongtian Sect has at least a Celestial Immortal in charge, or even more powerful beings?"

hiss--

Upon hearing this speculation, many cultivators gasped in shock.

Celestial beings were beyond their reach; they couldn't even imagine what lay beyond that.

"But why would such an important figure go to such a remote place as Liang Kingdom to establish a sect? Could it be that there is some secret in that area that we don't know about?" A certain cultivator seemed to have other thoughts.

Upon hearing this, his friend immediately warned, "Even if there is a secret, it has nothing to do with us. It involves a big shot like a celestial being, which is something we can't possibly get involved with. Don't end up getting yourself into trouble."

Surprisingly, a few cultivators actually took this guess to heart and planned to put it into action when the opportunity arose!
……

Meanwhile, a major event also occurred within the Tongtian Sect!
boom--

An extremely terrifying pressure soared into the sky, an immense pressure as if the sky were collapsing, making all the cultivators in the mountain unable to breathe, and in their dazed state, they seemed to see their own death.

But in the next instant, the oppressive aura vanished, as if everything that had just happened was merely their illusion.

If they and their fellow disciples weren't lying on the ground.

"What just happened?!"

All the disciples looked completely bewildered, having no idea what was going on.

The only one who knew was Wan Sheng, who had already arrived outside the cave!
At this moment, it was quite excited. It never expected that its sect leader, who had been in seclusion for hundreds of years, would break through in one fell swoop, and with such a great commotion. One could imagine how strong he was.

But it did not linger there. After assessing the situation, it left immediately, as it was busy comforting the frightened disciples.

The moment they saw Wan Sheng, they hurriedly asked, "May I ask, Elder, what just happened?"

They were neither Li Zhirui's disciples nor his disciples, so they could not call him "uncle" or "teacher," but only "elder."

"That was the sect leader who had been in seclusion for many years. He made some progress during his seclusion, which caused the commotion. There's no need to be alarmed."

But the calmer Wan Sheng remained, the more shocked they became.

They knew of this sect leader who was in seclusion for many years, but even after being a disciple of the Tongtian Sect for hundreds of years, they had never been able to meet him.

As a result, many disciples began to doubt whether this was a fictional character who did not actually exist.

But today, they witnessed it for themselves.

This legendary sect leader not only exists, but is also extremely powerful!

"Elder, how strong is the sect leader's cultivation?" a disciple asked nervously and expectantly.

"Mid-stage Mystic Immortal," Wan Sheng told them simply and directly.

wow——

A commotion immediately erupted at the scene.

They thought the celestial being they imagined was powerful enough, but they never expected that the actual situation was even more powerful than they thought.

"Wouldn't that make us the most powerful force in Mingzhou?"

As the Tongtian Sect's strength increased, it was no longer possible for them to keep their gates tightly shut and avoid contact with the outside world as they had at the beginning.

In the process, they will naturally learn about the situation of various forces in the vicinity, the distribution of various spiritual objects, and so on.

Before they knew the strength of their own leader, they all thought that the Tongtian Sect was just a small, newly established force, and that the most powerful one was the Wanming Sect, which had several Celestial Immortals at the peak of their cultivation.

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was happening.

"That's right! We are the most powerful force in Mingzhou!"

They seemed to already envision a bright future of dominating Mingzhou and collecting all sorts of treasures. With these treasures, they would have more resources for cultivation.

Wan Sheng could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions, so he immediately poured cold water on their hopes, saying, "Don't fantasize about things that don't exist. The sect leader won't take action on these matters. If you want Tongtian Sect to become the overlord of Mingzhou, you'll have to rely on your own efforts."

"Elder, why? Since the sect leader is so powerful, directly suppressing Mingzhou would be of great benefit to the entire sect!"

“You’re right, but that’s not the point. The point is that during this process, your strength increases and your realm improves, rather than you achieving it easily.”

Wan Sheng then changed the subject, asking, "What was the first lesson I taught you? Does anyone still remember?"

"We must rely on ourselves and not depend on others!" one of the disciples immediately replied.

"That's right! So if you want to dominate Mingzhou, you still have to rely on your own efforts."

Of course, these are all just high-sounding excuses and reasons.

Li Zhirui's reason for not wanting to intervene was simple: he didn't want to get involved in any more karma.

He never forgot his purpose in entering the Dao Spirit Realm: to use this vast world to solve the problems with his cultivation techniques and improve his realm and cultivation level.

If there are any other gains, that would be an unexpected surprise. (End of Chapter)