Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

As all the disciples felt the rich spiritual energy around them, their smiles grew even brighter.

For them at this stage, a good cultivation environment has a significant impact, saving them a lot of time.

"After you become true disciples, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a fundamental inheritance technique for cultivating to the Human Immortal Realm as your future cultivation path."

Li Zhirui said to Xu Benlei and the other six, "Once you have made your decision, please ask Elder Wansheng to take you there."

Upon hearing this, the other disciples couldn't help but show envy on their faces.

They are currently practicing the "Illustrated Explanation of the 108 Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends of Shangqing", but the depth of their practice varies depending on their cultivation level.

Perhaps compared to other forces, the Shangqing Tujie is already profound and mysterious enough, but within the Tongtian Sect, it is only the most basic technique!
They had also seen information about advanced cultivation techniques in the Sutra Repository, but these techniques not only required a large amount of contribution points, but also had certain requirements regarding one's identity.

If they are just outer disciples or menial disciples, they are not eligible to exchange for them.

Unexpectedly, once you become a true disciple, you can obtain a fundamental inheritance technique for free. Although it only reaches the Human Immortal realm, it is more than enough for many disciples!

"This cultivation method will determine your future path of cultivation, so you must consider it carefully. It is best to choose a method that suits you. If you accidentally choose a conflicting method, not only will your cultivation be much less efficient, but it will also delay your path of cultivation," Li Zhirui solemnly warned.

He was worried that because their cultivation level was low and their vision was not sharp enough, they would make mistakes in choosing cultivation methods. For example, they might only think about choosing powerful cultivation methods, thus wasting precious opportunities and making their path to enlightenment more difficult and rugged.

"Let me tell you a little trick for choosing a cultivation method. After you enter the inheritance room, don't rush to look at the cultivation method. Instead, feel it with your heart and follow the guidance in the dark."

After a pause, Li Zhirui added, "Of course, if you are not satisfied with the cultivation method that resonates with you, you can choose one yourself."

However, this will put their eyesight and knowledge to the test.

If someone chooses this method, he won't say much; after all, it's their own decision, and they'll bear the consequences themselves.

"Disciples thank the sect leader for his guidance!" Xu Benlei and the other six quickly bowed to express their gratitude.

If Li Zhirui hadn't taken the initiative to tell them these tips, they wouldn't have known for who knows how many years.

The disciples watching the ceremony also bowed and paid their respects. Although it wasn't said to them, they had at least heard it, so they could consider it a benefit.

"Alright, you can take charge of the rest of the time yourselves. If I stay here, the atmosphere will be too formal and you won't be able to relax."

After saying that, he disappeared.

Wan Sheng, who was standing nearby, also left.

"Sect Leader, now that the sect is gradually developing, shouldn't we try to expand our territory?" it asked as it caught up.

Li Zhirui paused, turned to look at it, and said with some surprise, "Why would you have such a thought?"

Without waiting for Wan Sheng's reply, he continued, "With the sect's current strength, the Liang Kingdom's territory is not even well developed. Why rush to expand our territory? This matter is not urgent. Let's wait until the disciples have grown up and the current territory is not enough before we talk about it."

These words left it speechless.

Are his points reasonable? Yes, they are very reasonable! Indeed, one should not covet too much or too large territory, as this would not necessarily be a good thing for the Tongtian Sect at present.

But the situation is different now!

Since Li Zhirui, this Xuanxian, appeared, many forces have wanted to become his vassals. As long as he nodded, they could easily acquire a large territory and gain the submission of several other forces.

This is a good thing no matter how you look at it.

This would allow them to nominally control these territories, increase the sect's fortune, and also gain access to a group of cultivators they could recruit, thus enhancing the sect's strength.

But he chose to refuse!
Wan Sheng really couldn't understand this choice.

This sect leader doesn't seem to care about the development of the Tongtian Sect, yet he has made considerable contributions to the sect's development, giving people a very contradictory feeling.

When it came to its senses and was about to say something, Li Zhirui had already disappeared.

"These improved pills should be enough to meet the demand for the next period of time. When they are almost used up, just send the pills to my cave entrance."

After saying that, he left directly.

He had no time to consider Wan Sheng's thoughts. He left behind a large number of slightly purified pills and returned to his cave, intending to continue comprehending the Shangqing inheritance.

Although he had deduced the Xuanxian realm cultivation method he needed through his previous seclusion, it did not mean that Li Zhirui had a deep understanding of the Shangqing inheritance.

On the contrary, he felt that he had only scratched the surface!

The Shangqing Daojing is all-encompassing, containing not only a complete set of cultivation methods from the Human Immortal Realm to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, but also very detailed insights and experiences.

Even though he had read it many times and pondered it again, he still felt he had gained a lot and that it was of great help to him.

So whenever he had free time, he would study it carefully.

Not to mention the lustrous white jade slip that Li Zhirui obtained in the ruins!

The contents were incredibly profound and mysterious. Even with his current level of understanding, it would take him less than half an hour to comprehend them before he felt intense dizziness and a splitting headache.

He even suspected that this might be content from the Great Luo Realm, because the gap between it and his current realm was too huge, making it extremely difficult to comprehend.

It's almost like reading a book written in a foreign language; it takes a very long time to understand what it means, and then a very long time to comprehend it.

It is very difficult to comprehend, but every bit of insight gained is a tremendous boost to one's self-improvement!
This is even greater than Li Zhirui's improvement in comprehending the laws of heaven, especially given his current environment.

He is not a being of this realm, but comes from beyond the realm. Although the Heavenly Dao of the Spirit Realm does not reject beings from beyond the realm, he himself certainly does not want to get too involved in karma.

Of course, he wouldn't miss out on the purification laws of the Dao Spirit Realm.

After all, this was one of his main purposes for infiltrating the Dao Spirit Realm.

……

"Ugh!"

Looking at the empty spot, Wan Sheng sighed helplessly.

Faced with such a sect leader, it had no choice but to put away its storage magic treasure and arrange related matters.

As the disciples grew up, and after several generations of disciples had been formed, the task of teaching new disciples was handed over to other disciples. Now, its responsibility is to answer questions and resolve doubts for disciples with higher cultivation levels.

But that doesn't mean it's become easier or less busy.

The reality is quite the opposite. As the sect grows, the number of trivial matters to be handled also increases, making it even busier.

Fortunately, not only have direct disciples been selected, but more than a dozen stewards have also been appointed to help Wan Sheng share the burden. Wan Sheng put the improved pills in the storeroom and was just about to rest for a while when several direct disciples came to find him.

"Greetings, Elder." The four of them arrived hand in hand, their manners very polite.

"No need for formalities. Is there something you need from me?"

"Reporting to the elder, we wish to go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a cultivation method."

"Won't you reconsider?"

Out of concern for them, Wan Sheng patiently persuaded them, saying, "After all, with your current realm and cultivation level, your path of cultivation is not yet completely fixed. There is no need to rush to choose an overly profound cultivation method."

These disciples, unknown even to the wandering immortals, are still lingering on the path of cultivation, and it remains to be seen which path they will ultimately take.

Choosing a cultivation method too early is not necessarily a good thing, and may even affect one's cultivation in the future.

Unfortunately, they had already made up their minds and didn't heed its advice.

"Alright, I just hope you won't regret it later."

Wan Sheng shook his head helplessly, but he had no choice but to take them to the Sutra Repository. After a series of identity verifications, they finally arrived at the entrance of the most heavily guarded Inheritance Stone Chamber!
"Once you go inside, do not touch the jade platforms casually. They are the carriers of the cultivation techniques. Once you touch them, it means you have chosen the inheritance and cannot change it."

After the four disciples went inside, it issued a stern warning.

"At the same time, if you are unsure, you can try the method mentioned by the sect leader."

Having said that, he used magic to open the stone door and gestured for the four of them to go inside.

After they went inside, the stone door slammed shut again, and Wan Sheng did not enter.

"What are your thoughts?" one of the disciples asked curiously.

"How can you have any ideas if you don't even know what the sect's inherited cultivation methods are?"

"I want to have powerful combat strength! So if there's a sword technique available, I'll definitely choose this one!"

The group whispered among themselves, while curiously examining the stone chamber.

The interior space wasn't very large. Apart from a solitary bookshelf with a dozen or so jade slips on it, there were only five jade platforms in front of them.

In front of each jade platform is a large character, which reads:
"sword!"

"Array!"

"Law!"

"Refining!"

"Everyone!"

The first four symbolize the four top inheritances of the Shangqing Daoist lineage: the Dao of Swords, the Dao of Arrays, the Dao of Magic, and the Dao of Refining. The first two are easy to understand, while the latter two are the Dao of Myriad Laws, which focuses on supernatural powers and spells, and the Dao of Refining, which integrates and refines all things.

The last Jade Platform of the Crowd also contains inheritances, and many different cultivation techniques, although their quality is not as high as the previous four inheritances. Among them, the most advanced technique can be cultivated to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, but it is very dependent on luck.

However, the inheritance that can be included in the Jade Platform must have its extraordinary qualities.

The four of them looked at the five jade platforms in front of them and were troubled, not knowing which one to choose.

But soon, a disciple walked over, came to the 'sword' jade platform, hesitated for a moment, and finally pressed his hand down.

Almost instantly, a large amount of knowledge about the inheritance flooded into his mind, allowing him to quickly learn about the relevant inheritances. However, mastering them would still require a lot of time.

With him taking the lead, the other disciples stepped forward and chose the one they believed should be the one to inherit the mantle.

Of the remaining three, one chose the path of the sword, while the other two both chose the path of the law.

As for the other three jade platforms, no one chose them.

Compared to the simple and easy-to-understand Sword Dao and Magic Dao, the remaining Refining Dao and Array Dao are somewhat unclear. The former seems to be a kind of inheritance like alchemy or weapon crafting, while the latter is too complicated. Array Dao is not so easy to master.

As for the Jade Platform with the character "众" (meaning "many") that contains a great deal of heritage, everyone avoids it like the plague, let alone chooses it.

After all, the inheritances within this jade platform are not only of a lower grade than other inheritances, but also numerous, so obtaining any inheritance depends entirely on luck.

Why would they gamble with their one and only precious opportunity when there are better options available?
The process of choosing to pass on one's legacy is not as time-consuming as many people think; it ends very quickly.

So much so that when Wan Sheng saw them come out so quickly, he asked with some doubt, "You've already made your choices?"

It was somewhat worried that these people might have made random choices without considering its own future path of cultivation.

But now that they've already come out, going back in won't be so easy.

"Yes, everyone went in and quickly got the answer."

"Now that you've made your choice, you must cultivate diligently when you return. Don't let down this inheritance, and don't disappoint the sect's expectations of you."

"This disciple will remember it and will never bring shame to the sect!"

"Let's go."

Then, Wansheng led them away from the Sutra Repository and watched them leave to return to their respective caves on the mountain.

The remaining two true disciples, however, did not come to find it for a long time, saying that they were going to receive the fundamental cultivation technique, as if they had forgotten about it.

But in reality, that's not the case.

Their approach demonstrates respect for tradition and themselves, rather than rushing to switch to more advanced techniques without considering their future cultivation.

After quite some time, the two approached Wan Sheng, wanting to exchange for the cultivation technique.

They chose to carry on the tradition even faster; the moment they entered, they headed in the direction they had already considered.

Their choices were completely different from those of the previous four disciples, because one of them chose the path of cultivation and the other chose the path of formation!
"So that's how it is! This is the Dao of Refinement?!" The disciple opened his eyes, a look of realization on his face.

Refine all things and integrate them into yourself!
This is not only a method for refining treasures and weapons, but also a very special method for body refinement.

In the process of refining treasures and weapons, special secret methods are used to absorb the light of treasures, and then the light of treasures is used as a hammer to continuously temper the physical body that is regarded as a treasure.

Although it was slightly different from what he had imagined, for some reason, he felt even more excited and expectant. (End of Chapter)