The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 31: Defeat in Three Moves
After Zhang Qi left, Li Yuanfeng took up the formation, let out a long sigh, and his face became paler.

During the month he was in seclusion, he had refined two real-body puppets. When he was refining the last one, the mortal soul moved strangely while he was distracted, and the puppet was almost destroyed.

A puppet costs a lot of precious materials, especially the last one. Even if he owns the Ten Thousand Wood Realm, he doesn't want to waste precious spiritual materials. So Li Yuan did not hesitate to use his divine sense to suppress the puppet, and cast the heart blade through the air to shock the real body puppet.

The Heart Blade is a sword of the soul condensed by secret techniques in the soul when refining a substitute puppet. However, it is only used on oneself. If it is cut outside the body, it will also be a harm to his soul.

However, Li Yuan’s spiritual power is now three times stronger than that at the perfection of Qi Refining.

He drank a sip of tea, calmed himself down a bit, and then came to the World of Ten Thousand Trees again.

There were three figures standing in front of him, and their appearance was exactly the same as his own.

In addition to the first real body puppet Qingmeng, there is a second puppet named Xia Mu, and the third one with the highest spirituality is named Danhui.

Li Yuan took out the Qingyou Gourd and said, "Xia Mu, you come and transfer your spiritual power into this gourd, day and night without stopping."

"Yes! My lord!" Xia Mu stepped forward to take the gourd, and immediately sat down cross-legged. He circulated his spiritual power into the gourd to activate the magic ban and began to refine the heavy water.

Afterwards, Li Yuan set up a spirit gathering formation in the Wanmu Realm and ordered Dan Hui to fill the Lingyuan Pearl with spiritual power.

As for the Xiamu puppet, it was of no use, so Li Yuan asked him to cut down the Xuanyan wood. After each piece was cut, it was soaked in special spiritual water in advance to be used for making beast puppets in the future.

From now on, Li Yuan only needs to replace their spirit source beads every half a month, and these three puppets will operate day and night.

Li Yuan even boldly thought that if there were enough puppets and their intelligence was strong enough, he could even create a puppet refining team in the Wanmu Realm, constantly creating puppets to form an army or even a legion!
But he was just thinking about it. Not to mention the simple intelligence of the puppets, even if he could make enough puppets, his spiritual power would not be able to control too many of them.

After giving up this idea, Li Yuan decided to rest and recuperate for a while, slowly improving his cultivation.

However, he had only recuperated for half a month when a disciple came to tell him that the masters of the two peaks were convening a meeting of elders and all the elders in the mountain gate had to attend.

As an elder with little real power, Li Yuan could only obey the orders of the peak master.

Half a month passed in a flash. One day, Li Yuan got up and left the courtyard and headed for Fengxian Square.

Whenever there is any important event at the mountain gate, it will be held here. Not only because Fengxian Square is very old and it has become a tradition to hold meetings here, but it is also rumored that this place is the core of the mountain protection formation and the place where the formation is most powerful.

When Li Yuan landed on the square, a barrier had already been created and no one could enter without a high level of cultivation.

There were already more than 20 people sitting in the square. It was obvious that Li Yuan had not arrived early, because his cave was located to the northwest of the mountain gate.

Each of them is a late-stage cultivator, with condensed immortal bones and shaped immortal roots, and they are not to be trifled with by early-stage disciples.

He didn't know many people there, so he found a secluded place and sat down cross-legged.

However, he did not recognize others, but many people knew him.

It is really shocking that he could become an elder at the age of less than sixty years just because of his average character and spiritual roots.

"Junior Brother Li, I am Jiang Mian. Sorry to bother you."

A young-looking man came over with a smile, "Junior Brother Li is indeed worthy of his reputation. You have a bright future on the path to immortality!"

"No, no, Senior Brother Jiang is flattering me." Li Yuan has always followed the mediocre strategy of going with the flow, so he naturally wouldn't give others face for nothing. "I was just lucky."

"Haha, Junior Brother Li, there's no need to be so modest. I was still training among the deacon disciples when I was sixty years old." Jiang Mian smiled and transmitted his voice, "Junior Brother Li is so talented, I wonder if he has been summoned by the ancestor?"

Li Yuan's heart moved, and he replied: "The ancestor has many things that he has not seen yet."

"This shouldn't be the case." Jiang Mian said in amazement, "In theory, anyone who becomes an elder in the mountain gate will get a chance to meet the ancestor.

Junior Brother Li, you are so young, it is very possible for you to make further progress. If you can hold on for a few more decades, you may even become the next Peak Master!"

"Hey, Senior Brother Jiang, please stop talking nonsense." Li Yuan pretended to be startled and said quickly, "I don't have so many ideas. I just hope that my magic power can be a little deeper."

"Huh, him? Is he qualified to be the peak master?"

An inappropriate and sneering voice was heard, causing all the elders to look at him sideways, simply because this person had not hidden himself as rumored.

Li Yuan cursed Jiang Mian in his heart for causing trouble for no reason, so he could only turn around and smile, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Senior Brother... Junior Brother. It's just that Senior Brother Jiang forgot what he said and said something nonsense."

The person behind him was none other than the renowned genius, Li Yunming.

"Brother Jiang said so, which does not necessarily mean that Brother Li does not have any ideas." Li Yunming stood with his hands folded across his chest. He was wearing a white silk embroidered gown that was bright and elegant, and his flamboyant eyes showed the pride of a young man.

"If you want to be the peak master, you must not only have a high level of cultivation, but also strong combat power! Senior Brother Li Yuan, I heard that when you were still a disciple, you were almost killed by a mortal warrior with a sword."

As he spoke, he stroked his neck with his fingers and looked down at him provocatively.

Li Yuan knew in his heart that the Qi Ling Sect judged seniority based on the level of cultivation. Since he had entered the late stage earlier than him, naturally he had to call him senior brother.

Li Yunming, whose fame should have spread throughout the mountain, was overshadowed by an unknown disciple. This talented person was naturally unhappy.

But Li Yuan had nothing to be angry about. The more people stepped on him, the happier he was. This was because such people had obvious intentions and would make him look bad in the eyes of others.

"My strength is shallow, far less than the profound magical powers of my senior brothers and sisters."

"Humph, so you are slightly better than me, your junior brother?" Li Yunming chuckled and said, "Brother Li, how about a competition with me?"

Li Yuan's face tensed up, and he said hurriedly: "This is not allowed, the sect rules strictly prohibit..."

"That is for disciples, not for elders like us." Li Yunming sneered and stretched out his hand. A flying sword broke through the air and slashed straight at him. "Brother Li Yuan, watch out!"

This scene made everyone dumbfounded, but they just stood by to dissuade others and did not dare to take action, otherwise it would have turned into a chaos.

Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he deliberately suppressed 50% of his magic power, with clear water and clear clouds blocking in front of him. At the same time, he used the Ice Cone Technique and shot out seven ice cones at the same time.

"Haha, using the ice cone technique in front of the cold qi." Li Yunming sneered, and the ice crystals on the cold sword actually avoided the ice cones and slashed fiercely on the Qingyun protective shield.

"Stab~"

The light shield created by the magic weapon immediately cracked, and at the same time, a white light flashed in Li Yunming's pupils. A burst of icy air instantly emerged, freezing Li Yuan's feet so that he could not leave the ground.

Li Yunming took the opportunity to rush out suddenly, recalled the magic sword, raised the sword and pointed it at the sky. Cold snow fell from the sky, and the snow drifted within ten feet. He then slashed down with the cold energy of the sword.

Li Yuan shouted urgently: "Junior Brother Yunming, stop it! I admit defeat!"

"Om~"

The sword emitting a chilly aura stopped in the air, and as it gathered its momentum it stirred up a cold wind that blew in all directions, rustling the robes of the elders.

"So that's all you are. Your magic power is so shallow and your foundation is unstable." Li Yunming sneered, "Junior Brother Li, I'm afraid you will stay where you are for the rest of your life without making any progress."

Li Yuan's face turned red, and he lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Junior Brother Li. Please remove the spell."

"Hahaha."

Li Yunming laughed wildly, waved his sleeves, and dispelled the cold qi, which allowed Li Yuan to move his feet. The other party stood in the front row with a look of disdain, and naturally there were people around him who fawned on him.

Li Yuan stood behind the crowd with a blushing face, tidying up his dishevelled clothes.

This scene made many elders look down on him. Even though both of them were new elders and Li Yunming practiced a higher level of martial arts, Li Yuan was not so weak that he was defeated in just three moves!

How shallow is his foundation and mana? How many pills did he take to achieve this? Qi Ling Sect has a long history, and naturally there have been such cultivators who used all means to force themselves to take pills to improve their cultivation, which eventually led to an unstable foundation and stagnant cultivation, and they were weaker than cultivators of the same level throughout their lives.

Obviously after today's battle, many people think that Li Yuan is this kind of person.

Jiang Mian rubbed his hands awkwardly and hid in the crowd.

The elders and powerful elders who arrived later all pretended that nothing had happened. After all, Li Yunming was the ancestor's disciple, so who would dare to say anything wrong about him?

After another half an hour, more than forty people had arrived at the square, all of them were elders of the sect.

Most of them just chatted for a few words, and someone would turn around and look at Li Yuan from time to time. Most of them smiled it off on the surface, but only they themselves knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

After all, the Qi Ling Sect's rules advocate respecting teachers and being friendly to fellow disciples. At least on the surface, everyone is much more harmonious than other sects.

When the two peak masters arrived, all the elders bowed and said, "Greetings, Peak Masters!"

Peak Master Wang Qiu still looked the same as before, but his aura was three times stronger.

In comparison, the new leader of Lingfeng Peak, Chen Guan, was much weaker. He stood one step behind him on his left, smiling without saying a word.

"My fellow disciples, the most important thing about today's meeting is paying tribute to the sect!"

Wang Qiu glanced at the elders, then spoke slowly.

When these words came out, the elders all looked at him sideways.

Elder Gu frowned and said, "Shouldn't the tribute be paid according to the usual practice? Could it be that the needs of the upper sect have changed?"

When Li Yuan heard this, he understood that this was a tribute to the Linglong Sect, which was the dominant sect on the Nanjue Continent. More than a hundred sects and forces on the continent had to obey its orders.

At the same time, Linglong Sect also maintains the overall stability on the Nanjue Continent. Every sixty years, all forces have to pay tribute to Linglong Sect with spiritual objects, spiritual rice and unique and proprietary items.

Although this batch of spiritual objects are of great value to all parties, they are still acceptable. After all, it only happens once every sixty years.

Moreover, they only need to pay tribute to the Linglong Sect and do not need to provide spiritual objects to other forces, big or small, so it is undoubtedly more beneficial than harmful to weak forces.

Master Chen Guanfeng sighed and said, "This time, the number of puppets needed by the sect has doubled! In addition, the spiritual rice and spiritual stones have increased by 50%. And some special spiritual objects have also increased by a few points."

"What?" Elder Gu's face turned pale. "How... could this be?"

Wang Qiu said expressionlessly: “There is a person in the upper sect who has achieved perfection in cultivation and completed the nine transformations. If he wants to attain the upper position, he needs to open a river thousands of miles long to create the atmosphere of Ren water.

Therefore, this time the tribute of spiritual objects has been doubled, not only for us, but also for other families.

I have called you all together today to discuss the matter of adding more general affairs."

"Do we need to assign more chores?" A white-haired old man sighed, "Wang Qiu, the chores for disciples in the mountain are more than twice as heavy as they were a hundred years ago. Is this... necessary?"

"Old uncle, no one dares to disobey the orders of the clan leader."

Facing the old man who called him by his name, Wang Qiu not only did not get angry, but responded in a gentle voice. It was obvious that he was an elder in Qifeng.

"That's right, that's right." The old man shook his white hair a few times and said helplessly: "We can only make the younger disciples in the mountain suffer a little more."

None of the many elders standing in the square dared to criticize the sect leader, and they all calmly acquiesced in the increase in chores.

The Nanjue Continent has been undergoing changes for hundreds of years, but the Linglong Sect has stood like Mount Tai in the North, majestic and unshakable in the wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Its authority and dominance have long been deeply rooted in everyone's heart, and no one dares to rebel, let alone think about it.

It was also the first time that Li Yuan saw the terrifying power of a sect. With just one order, thousands of cultivators in the world would rush to it and dare not disobey.

"Then the next step is the additional chores that the two peaks will assign us, and all of you fellow disciples will have to work harder.

After all, there are only four years left before the tribute is due, and I'm afraid everyone at the mountain gate will be very busy." After Wang Qiu finished speaking, he glanced behind him.

Chen Guan understood and stepped forward, opened a spiritual book, and suspended it in the air so that everyone could clearly see the contents.

“Lack: 500 Jiamu puppets.

Eight hundred Yi wood puppets.

One hundred and twenty giant puppets.

800 medium-quality spirit stones. (Note: cannot be substituted with lower-quality ones)
There are thirty-seven Xuanyin trees.

There are hundreds of stones in the Chiming Cave.

......"

Looking at the rows of missing words, the hearts of the elders sank and they felt extremely painful. Even if they were not their own spiritual objects, they were also owned by the sect. If they gathered all the spiritual objects, then naturally the benefits they would gain would be greatly reduced.

Seeing that no one said anything, Chen Guan had to take the initiative to speak: "The Earth Fire Room is temporarily closed to anyone, and we will focus on refining puppets. We need eight elders to be the main refiners, and eight assistant refiners to be substitutes. Brothers, is there anyone willing?"

There was dead silence in the audience and no one responded to him.

Wang Qiu frowned and said, "This is a contribution to the mountain gate. Do you fellow disciples have no regard for the mountain gate's ancestors?"

Everyone said they didn't dare, but no one was willing to go.

Being a chief refiner is not an easy job, it is the hardest one. Although there are some benefits and one can save some spiritual materials, it is the most exhausting job. Over time, it will deplete one's cultivation and cause the fire evil to enter the body.

"Let me do it."

It was the old man with white hair who stood up and sighed, "They all have great prospects. I don't have many days left to live, so I might as well do my best."

"Old uncle, how can you go?" The leader of the Wangqiu Peak stopped him and said, "No.

Where are the people from the Wang family? Stand up!"

After these words were spoken, all the elders in Qifeng felt uneasy, but two older elders still came out.

"Are there any other fellow brothers and sisters who are willing?" Chen Guan asked again.

"Peak Master, Junior Brother is willing to do his best for the mountain sect!"

When everyone heard this, they turned around and saw that it was a very young man.

Chen Guan asked in surprise: "Junior Brother Li Yuan?"

(End of this chapter)