Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 264 Inconceivable Methods of Avoiding War
Zhou Qing spent two days cultivating back the spiritual energy he had consumed, and then in just one day, he broke through all twenty-six dantian to the second level of the Foundation Establishment realm.

It's as if he has already filled a pool with water, and as long as a hole is made, the water will naturally flow out.

This is the benefit of having a profound cultural heritage.

At this point, his magnetic field range expanded to fifteen zhang (approximately 33 meters), and the magnetic field strength increased to ninety-six units.

By this time, Xiao Xiao and Lin Li had also fully absorbed what they had learned during this period.

Xiao Xiao began attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Foundation Establishment Pill had already been prepared by Cloud Mist Valley when he left.

He lacked Zhou Qing's foundation, so it was impossible for him to break through easily.

Zhou Qing then prepared to stay here for at least half a month.

He also needs time to cultivate and mature.

During the time the three stayed in the mountains, cultivators from various factions often lingered nearby.

These cultivators had witnessed Zhou Qing's feat of single-handedly subduing the Xuan Ying Sect outside the sect before, so they specifically followed him.

They didn't know why they followed him; they just felt a powerful attraction to Zhou Qing that made them reluctant to leave.

On the tenth day, someone mustered up the courage to break away from the crowd and walk up to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing had just finished his cultivation and was instructing Lin Li on her practice when he heard the commotion and looked towards the person.

This was a monk in a blue turban and long robe, with a refined and elegant demeanor.

Zhou Qing asked, "What guidance do you have, fellow Daoist?"

The man's face immediately lit up with an excited expression, as if he had heard someone actually speak to him. He said, "I am Huang Quan of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. Please allow me to follow you!"

Zhou Qing had heard of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and knew that it was a Golden Core sect in the south that had never had any dealings with the Azure Cloud Sect.

Zhou Qing was somewhat surprised and said, "You're going to come with me on the rest of the journey?"

Huang Quan firmly replied, "No, not just for the rest of the trip, I want to follow you forever!"

Zhou Qing smiled and asked, "Why?"

"You should know how dangerous it is around me."

Huang Quan said, "Of course I know, that's why I want to follow you. I've always felt confused about the current state of people in the immortal path."

"Everyone says that seeking immortality requires courage and diligence, but in today's immortal path, I only see timidity and petty scheming."

"People say that the path to immortality is difficult and one must be careful; the world is dangerous and one must be evasive."

“I believe this explanation, but deep down I always feel that the path of immortality shouldn’t be like this.”

"It wasn't until I met Brother Zhou that I felt as if I had seen the embodiment of the immortal I had imagined, with that kind of heroic spirit and never-fearful or cowardly spirit."

"Only by following Brother Zhou can I see the benchmark for my own cultivation."

"Therefore, please allow me to follow you!"

Zhou Qing looked at him intently and said, "Your sect elders may not be happy to see you follow me."

Huang Quan said firmly, "They will one day understand that my choice was the right one, both for myself and for the entire Tianji Pavilion."

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "In that case, you may come with us."

Huang Quan's voice trembled with excitement as he said, "Great!"

So Zhou Qing's team became four people.

Huang Quan is a genius disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. He has been cultivating for fifteen years and has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. He is also at the critical moment of breaking through.

Zhou Qing noticed that there were still some imperfections in his work, so he advised him to suppress them for a while.

Huang Quan readily agreed. The four of them stayed on the mountain for twenty days. Xiao Xiao finally succeeded in breaking through and learned that there was another person in the team. Xiao Xiao happily greeted Huang Quan.

Huang Quan, naturally, was not presumptuous. He addressed Xiao Xiao as senior brother and Lin Li as senior sister, based on the order in which he followed Zhou Qing.

Lin Li felt embarrassed; neither her age nor her cultivation level made her worthy of the title of senior sister.

Huang Quan simply said seriously, "Since we are following Master Zhou, how can we judge each other based on age or cultivation level? For us, the most important thing in life is naturally following Master Zhou, so we should judge each other based on the order in which we followed him."

The two eventually accepted Huang Quan's explanation.

After spending another night on the mountain, the four of them set off for the Illusion God Sect the next day.

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Illusion God Sect, Misty Peak.

The sect leader of the Illusion God Sect, Master Shan Hai, personally welcomed a distinguished guest, the monk Bu Kong from the Great Buddha Temple.

The abbot of the Great Buddha Temple, Bukong, has come to see Shanhai in person to discuss the most important matter concerning the two sects.

Shan Hai invited the monk Bukong to a secret room.

"Master, did you come for Zhou Qing?"

The mountain and sea path leads directly to the mountain.

The monk Bukong looked distressed and said, "Indeed, have you heard the recent news?"

Shan Hai sighed, "Now the entire Western Continent, and perhaps even part of the Central Continent, is closely watching Zhou Qing's actions. Everyone is going to great lengths to get the latest news about him, and I am no exception."

"It is said that he single-handedly subdued the Xuan Ying Sect, who had set up the Heavenly Sword Sky-Piercing Array, a few days ago."

"This level of power has reached an astonishing level. Unless the Dharma Propagation Center intervenes, no one in the entire Western Continent can subdue him."

"He's about to arrive at our Illusion God Sect, and we don't know how to deal with him."

The monk Bukong said, "Our sect was passed down from our patriarch. If we allow outsiders to bully us like this, wouldn't that bring shame upon our patriarch?"

Shan Hai said, "But what can we do to deal with Zhou Qing? Even the Xuan Ying Sect's Heavenly Sword Breaking Sky Formation couldn't do anything to him, so naturally our two sects can't do anything to him either."

Monk Bukong said, "Why should we deal with him? As long as we can avoid his challenge, we can preserve the dignity of our sect."

Shan Hai's spirits lifted, and he asked, "Master, do you have any ideas?"

The monk Amoghavajra said, "I have indeed come up with a last resort."

"Master, please speak."

Monk Bukong said with embarrassment, "Before Zhou Qing arrives, why don't our two sects fight first? Then we can refuse Zhou Qing's challenge on the grounds that we are currently at war and do not want to get involved in external disputes."

"It wouldn't be right for Zhou Qing to force us, who are currently at war, to challenge him."

Shan Hai was dumbfounded. He never imagined that this seemingly honest and simple monk would come up with such an unbelievable idea.

To avoid Zhou Qing's challenge, he actually proposed that the two sects launch a war against each other.

It sounds utterly absurd at first, but upon closer inspection, it is remarkably ingenious.

The war between the two sects can be controlled by the two sects themselves, ensuring that neither side loses face. This is better than letting Zhou Qing defeat them one after the other, thus bringing shame to the sect.

Shan Hai asked, "What if Zhou Qing refuses to leave and insists on waiting until we end the war?"

Monk Bukong said, "Then let's keep fighting. As long as we secretly inform the elders and the abbot and ask them to control the scale of the war, we won't suffer many casualties."

“Zhou Qing still wants to travel the world, so he naturally won’t waste too much time here with us.”

Shan Hai thought about it carefully and felt that Monk Bukong's suggestion was very good, so he agreed.

(End of this chapter)