Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 852 If you dare to marry me, I wouldn't mind killing my husband as a sacrifice.

The Xuanqing Sect has twenty-four peaks, four of which belong to the outer sect, while the remaining twenty peaks all belong to the inner sect.

The twenty peaks of the inner sect are divided into two types: main and secondary. There are twelve main peaks, which are the places of cultivation for the Supreme Elders, Sect Masters and Elders, and also the places where they teach their disciples.

There are eight secondary peaks, where sect-related facilities are located. For example, Qingchi Peak is the place where the Golden Fire Dragon cultivates, and it is also the place where the Xuanqing Sect raises exotic beasts.

The Qinye Hall on Qingxiu Peak is where the inner sect's affairs are managed. It is named after the phrase "diligence and perseverance in seeking the Dao," emphasizing that the disciples in charge must temper their Daoist heart through ascetic practices.

In the Xuanqing Sect, although the competition among outer disciples is fierce, the sect still provides a lot of support and care. However, it is different for inner disciples. Becoming an inner disciple means that one's cultivation has reached the Innate Realm, and it also means that it is time for the disciples to repay the sect.

Each inner disciple earns sect merit points by completing tasks each year, and then uses these merit points to exchange for various cultivation resources.

On this day, Yang Qinting arrived at the Qinye Hall on Qingxiu Peak. He had broken through to the Innate Realm a month ago and become an inner disciple of the Xuanqing Sect.

After settling in through the inner gate, Yang Qinting wanted to go to the Qinye Hall to see if there were any suitable tasks for him.

With the support of the Spirit Source Land behind him, he is not short of cultivation resources. Therefore, he does not need to take on any risky missions. He only needs to find a safe and stable long-term mission.

Unlike the bustling Hundred Crafts Hall of the outer sect, the Diligent Work Hall of the inner sect was only occupied by a few inner sect disciples who were checking the tasks issued by the sect.

Yang Qinting glanced at the somewhat empty hall, his gaze falling on a petite figure behind the counter, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Senior sister, I want to receive the mission!"

Inside the counter, the woman looked up, revealing a charming and innocent face.

"Ah, Senior Brother Yang!" Li Qianqian looked at Yang Qinting with a mixture of surprise and delight.

With a refined smile, Yang Qinting said, "Now it should be me calling you senior sister!"

The woman in front of him was Li Qianqian, his neighbor from the outer sect. Li Qianqian was a year younger than him, but she broke through to the Innate Realm and entered the inner sect a year earlier than him.

According to the rule that those who join first are considered senior, Yang Qinting should indeed call Li Qianqian "senior sister".

Speaking of which, Yang Qinting is thirty-six years old this year. At his age, he is still a young disciple in the Xuanqing Sect. The lifespan of an innate martial artist is one hundred and five years. Compared to those older disciples, he is still a young man.

Similarly, Li Qianqian is still a young girl. Time has not left too many marks on her. Her face is still as delicate as before, and her eyebrows and eyes still have the charm of a young girl.

Li Qianqian was very happy to see Yang Qinting, and her cheeks turned bright red.

"Hehe, I knew my senior brother would be entering the inner sect soon!"

"Look, I've already prepared a task for you!"

As she spoke, she took out a workbook, found a task, and pointed it out to Yang Qinting.

Taking care of herbs in the Hundred Herbs Garden earns you fifty merit points annually. It's a long-term task, with each reward lasting at least five years.

As Yang Qinting looked at the task details, the smile in his eyes became even more pronounced.

When he was working outside the gate, he took care of the medicinal herb garden and had a lot of experience in planting and cultivating various medicinal herbs.

Now that he has entered the inner sect, he still wants to take care of the herb garden and cultivate medicinal herbs.

Although the cultivation of spiritual herbs is not considered a high-level skill among the various arts of martial arts, its advantage lies in its stability and safety, and most importantly, it will not interfere with cultivation.

The task before him was exactly what he wanted, and Li Qianqian's preparations were even more to his liking.

Seeing the smile in Yang Qinting's eyes, Li Qianqian's ears burned a little. "How does Senior Brother plan to thank me?"

"Haha, what do you want? As long as your senior brother has it, I won't be stingy!" Yang Qinting laughed.

"I want peach blossom wine, apricot blossom wine, spirit dew tea, and Jingyu Spring!" Li Qianqian said without any politeness.

These spirit wines and teas are specialties of the Yang family, and Yang Qinting had given her many before.

"No problem!" Yang Qinting readily agreed.

He certainly didn't lack these things; even Jing Yuchun had quite a few in her possession.

Jingyuchun is a newly cultivated tea tree from the spiritual source area. It has the effect of calming the mind and nourishing the spirit.

Initially, there was only one Jingyuchun tea tree in Lingyuan Land. After being cultivated by many spiritual plant masters in Lingyuan Land, there are now hundreds of acres of this new tea tree in Lingyuan Land.

Starting three years ago, Lingyuan Land began selling Jingyuchun in small quantities through the Huanyue Sect.

Jingyuchun can now be considered one of the best spiritual teas in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, and it is deeply loved by many Golden Body Realm martial artists.

The main reason is that Jingyuchun has the effect of nourishing the soul. For a Golden Body Realm martial artist to break through to the Soul Realm, the soul is the key, and Jingyuchun is one of the few spiritual objects in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty that has an effect on the soul.

The key point is that Jingyuchun is not a pill, so it will not produce erysipelas or erysipelas, and there will be no problem drinking it every day.

Just as the two were talking, someone suddenly interrupted, "Hehe, Junior Sister Li is very happy today!"

Yang Qinting looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall, thin young man standing not far inside the counter, looking at him with a gloomy gaze.

He looked at Li Qianqian with suspicion, wondering if she had offended this person.

Li Qianqian wrinkled her nose slightly and looked at the tall, thin man with a rather displeased expression. "Senior Brother Wang, what business is it of yours whether I'm happy or not?"

"In public, you're laughing and talking with a man. Junior Sister Li, don't forget you're engaged!" Senior Brother Wang's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity.

Li Qianqian was furious, "You're talking nonsense! If I don't agree, any marriage contract is invalid!"

"Our marriage is arranged by our parents and the matchmaker; we don't need your consent!" Senior Brother Wang said coldly.

"You—" Li Qianqian's pretty face instantly turned icy cold. "If you dare to marry me, I won't hesitate to kill my husband as a sacrifice and switch to cultivating the ruthless sword path!"

Senior Brother Wang's face turned completely black!
She killed her husband as a sacrifice to the Tao!
This crazy woman!
Yang Qinting stared at Li Qianqian in astonishment; this was the first time he had ever seen this side of her.

She was menacing and full of murderous intent, showing none of her previous naivety!

Such a change made Yang Qinting wonder if the person in front of him was the same Junior Sister Li he knew.

Seemingly sensing Yang Qinting's gaze, Li Qianqian's icy expression instantly crumbled, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes sparkled with desire. "Senior Brother Yang!"

Her sweet and innocent voice completely dispelled Yang Qinting's doubts.

Yang Qinting touched his nose and chuckled awkwardly, "Junior Sister is truly full of heroic spirit!"

Killing her husband as a sacrifice! That sounds terrifying!

"I was just talking nonsense in a fit of anger, senior brother, please don't believe me!" Li Qianqian looked at Yang Qinting with apprehension.

She could naturally be ruthless enough to kill her husband, Senior Brother Wang, as a sacrifice to the Dao.

But with Yang Qinting, she preferred to be a virtuous wife and loving mother.

"Hehe, senior brother believes junior sister!" Yang Qinting didn't know what else to say, so he could only respond in this way.

He just felt uncomfortable, uncomfortable being looked at by someone.

Those eyes seemed to be coated with poison, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Adulterous couple, I'm going to kill you!" Senior Brother Wang roared in fury.

The next moment, he actually took out a long sword and thrust it straight at Yang Qinting.

His sword came so suddenly that no one expected it.

This is the Qinye Hall, a vital place of the sect. How can we easily resort to force?
Yang Qinting reacted extremely quickly. The moment he sensed the sharp sword light, a long spear appeared in his hand. However, someone else reacted even faster than him.

Before Senior Brother Wang's sword could even arrive, a condensed sword beam blocked Yang Qinting's path.

"Hmph~~"

A cold snort rang out, and Li Qianqian had already arrived in front of Yang Qinting. The azure longsword she wielded created ripples that spread out like water.

"How dare you use force in the Qinye Hall? Senior Brother Wang, you've gone mad!" Li Qianqian swept her sword, shattering Senior Brother Wang's sword aura.

"Li Qianqian!" Senior Brother Wang roared through gritted teeth.

"Stop right there!" At this moment, an old man with white hair walked out from the depths of the hall, his eyes fixed on Senior Brother Wang, Li Qianqian and Yang Qinting with sword-like gaze.

The other disciples in the main hall also gathered around to watch the excitement.

"Hey, isn't that Senior Brother Wang? Why is he so angry!"

"Hehe, what else could it be? That's Junior Sister Li over there! Everyone knows that Junior Sister Li looks down on Senior Brother Wang!"

"Oh, I see! But who was that person?"

"I know, I know, the new disciple who just came up from the outer sect, I think his surname is Yang, hehe, he and Junior Sister Li were in love when they were in the outer sect."

"I see~~"

A group of disciples whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with a thirst for gossip.

Yang Qinting inadvertently became the target of gossip.

Marriage is a normal thing within a sect, but most disciples of the Xuanqing Sect do not get married while in the outer sect. Instead, they wait until they enter the inner sect or are certain that they cannot enter the inner sect before choosing to get married.

This is considered an internal custom of the Xuanqing Sect. The reason for this custom is that one cannot be considered respectable without reaching the Innate Realm.

Outer disciples who enter the Innate Realm before the age of forty can enter the Inner Realm; those who enter the Innate Realm after the age of forty can serve as stewards within the sect.

If one gets married before entering the Innate Realm, it will not only delay cultivation, but also leave one facing an uncertain future.

Therefore, a custom developed within the Xuanqing Sect that people should get married after reaching the Innate Realm of cultivation.

Senior Brother Wang and Li Qianqian are both disciples working in the Diligent Study Hall, so many disciples are familiar with them and know about their relationship.

In particular, since Li Qianqian had publicly rejected this senior brother Wang on several occasions, everyone learned a lot of inside information as a result.

It's a very simple matter. The Wang family and the Li family agreed to a marriage alliance, and the marriage partners were this Senior Brother Wang and Li Qianqian. However, Li Qianqian has always disagreed, which is why things have come to this point.

"What are you doing?" the white-haired old man asked sternly as he approached.

"Disciple greets Steward Sun. Steward Sun, he was the one who drew his sword first!" Li Qianqian complained directly.

Senior Brother Wang was still furious, staring at Yang Qinting with a sinister look.

Yang Qinting sighed inwardly. What is meant to be will be, and his peaceful days in the Xuanqing Sect were probably coming to an end.

Deacon Sun glanced at Senior Brother Wang, his brows furrowing. "Wang Qisheng, are you planning to have me summon the Enforcement Hall?"

He naturally knew about the affairs of the Wang and Li families, but he didn't want to get involved, since he was just a steward, not an elder.

Elders are martial gods, holding an absolute high position in the Xuanqing Sect, while stewards are merely managers who handle miscellaneous affairs within the sect.

Wang Qisheng's expression was uncertain, but in the end he only gave Yang Qinting a fierce look before turning away and leaving.

He still dared not challenge the authority of the Hall of Law Enforcement.

Li Qianqian watched his departing figure, curling her lip in disdain, "What an ignorant fool!"

Then she gave Yang Qinting a charming smile, "Senior Brother!"

Yang Qinting was stunned by the speed of this change of expression, but then he couldn't help but smile.

"Senior brother, I didn't expect you to be so amazing!" He couldn't help but pat Li Qianqian's head.

"Oh~~~"

Upon seeing this, the disciples who were watching began to jeer and commotion.

Li Qianqian blushed deeply at Yang Qinting's intimate gesture, while Yang Qinting, regaining his senses, awkwardly touched his nose.

"Ahem, this disciple greets Steward Sun and all senior brothers and sisters!"

Fortunately, he wasn't shy and quickly calmed down, bowing repeatedly to the people around him.

"Haha, Junior Sister Li, don't forget to invite us to your wedding banquet when you get married!" someone teased.

Li Qianqian's cheeks flushed instantly, but she still said with a confident air, "Of course, I'll definitely treat all my senior brothers and sisters to drinks then!"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Yang Qinting, who was also looking at her, and their eyes met.

Yang Qinting's lips curled slightly as he thought to himself, "It seems I should tell my family too!"

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Moyu Peak.

Wang Qisheng arrived at a house with a gloomy expression.

"Father!"

"What's the matter?"

Inside the house, a voice filled with the vicissitudes of life rang out.

"I'm going to kill that bitch Li Qianqian!" Wang Qisheng said through gritted teeth.

He hated Yang Qinting, and even more so Li Qianqian.

She was clearly his woman, yet she rejected him repeatedly, causing him to lose face and become a laughingstock among his fellow disciples.

"Kill Li Qianqian?"

The door opened, and an elderly man with a full head of white hair walked out.

This old man is Wang Qiutang, one of the Martial God Elders of the Xuanqing Sect.

Wang Qiutang is 218 years old this year, while Wang Qisheng is only 40 years old. Although there is an age gap of nearly 180 years between them, they are actually father and son.

"Why?"

Wang Qiutang's eyes were long and narrow, radiating a sharp light that made people afraid to look directly at her.

Wang Qisheng's heart trembled slightly, but he still said in a low voice, "He insulted me and made me lose face in front of my fellow disciples!"

"Heh, then you should marry him even more, otherwise how will you regain the face you've lost?"

"Kill her, and my dignity will be restored!" Wang Qisheng said unwillingly.

"Foolish!" Wang Qisheng coldly rebuked, "If you kill her, how will you explain it to Elder Chu!"

Wang Qisheng remained silent; in truth, he understood that Li Qianqian could not be killed.

Although the Li family is not as powerful as the Wang family, the Li family is backed by Elder Chu Lingxiao, and Li Qianqian is Chu Lingxiao's granddaughter.

Although Chu Lingxiao was a woman, her swordsmanship was far superior to her peers. Even a veteran martial arts master like Wang Qiutang had to show her respect when facing Chu Lingxiao, even though Wang Qiutang was a full hundred years older than Chu Lingxiao.

"Then I'll kill Yang Qinting!" Wang Qisheng said, settling for second best.

"And who is Yang Qinting?" Wang Qiutang asked, frowning.

“A disciple who has just entered the inner sect!” Wang Qisheng said.

Wang Qiutang glanced at her youngest son, whose face was full of resentment, and sighed inwardly, "Fine, but no one can die within the sect!"

He was just an inner disciple, not worth his attention. However, he should be careful about the consequences of doing such a bad thing, lest he be ridiculed by the other elders.

A cruel smile appeared on Wang Qisheng's face. "Your son understands!"

Wang Qiutang waved her hand, "Step down. Behave yourself from now on. Everything will be alright after you get married."

The marriage alliance between the Wang and Li families was something he personally decided, and the reason he wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Li family was because of Chu Lingxiao's outstanding qualities.

He is already 218 years old, and his remaining lifespan is only 70 or 80 years, while Chu Lingxiao has at least 180 years left. Moreover, Chu Lingxiao's swordsmanship is extraordinary, and he may be able to break through to the Martial Immortal realm in the future.

(End of this chapter)