From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 136 The Power of Destiny

As summer turned to autumn, and after more than two months of news spreading, the people of the world were completely certain of one thing: the emperor was truly dead.

The governors of various prefectures began recruiting soldiers, and royal families and powerful clans from all over the country stepped forward. More and more scholars took to the streets to persuade the people, and everyone in the world felt the unstoppable tide of chaos.

Thanks to Li Qingqiu's achievements, Qingxiao Sect has entered an unprecedented stage, with its gates bustling with visitors and the threshold of Yuling Hall almost worn down.

Li Qingqiu stopped showing his face in public and began to focus all his efforts on breaking through to the ninth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. Zhang Yuchun also felt that he could now put on airs, which would be a good opportunity to enhance the status of the Qingxiao Sect in the martial arts world.

During this time, Master Qingxiao, Feng Dai, and Ma Yu returned to Qingxiao Sect.

Master Qingxiao was greatly shocked by the changes in Qingxiao Sect; he even doubted whether he had come to the wrong place.

Li Qingqiu summoned Zhang Yuchun, Wu Man'er, Li Sifeng, and Li Sijin, introduced Qingxiao Zhenren to them, and asked his junior brothers and sisters to keep him company while he chatted.

Afterwards, he went to receive Feng Dai and Ma Yu. After exchanging pleasantries, he asked Yuan Qi to arrange for Feng Dai and Ma Yu to stay.

On this day, inside the underground spirit lake.

Chu Jing opened his eyes, looked at Li Qingqiu who was cultivating, and couldn't help but ask, "You are already invincible. I, Zhao Zhi, and Master Jiang are no match for you even with a single sword strike. Why are you still cultivating so diligently?"

Despite his high level of martial arts skills, he used to take time to rest in the past. However, since following Li Qingqiu, he has found that Li Qingqiu spends all his time cultivating, except for instructing disciples on cultivation, eating, and discussing matters.

He began to understand why Li Qingqiu was so powerful, but he didn't understand why Li Qingqiu cultivated.

Li Qingqiu, without opening her eyes, said, "Because I like it."

"like?"

"Hmm, don't you think it's great to keep getting stronger? And like Zhao Zhi, I'm pursuing immortality. But what I want is to truly transform myself into an immortal being through my own efforts."

Li Qingqiu's answer made Chu Jing fall into deep thought.

Just then, a voice came from the cave passage not far away:
"Master, may I come in?"

The voice belonged to Zhao Zhen.

Li Qingqiu opened her eyes and replied, "Come in."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen immediately darted out of the cave and rushed toward Li Qingqiu.

Chu Jing couldn't help but look at Zhao Zhen. He had been to Qingxiao Sect before and met Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen was a genius who shocked him. He also knew that Zhao Zhen was Zhao Lan's son and Zhao Zhi's grandson.

“Master, I have further improved the Great Sun Yang Technique.”

Zhao Zhen approached Li Qingqiu and said excitedly.

He has already modified the Great Sun Rising Technique into a cultivation method for immortality, but he can sense the gap between the Great Sun Rising Technique and the Primordial Chaos Scripture, so he is still trying to find ways to improve it.

Before Li Qingqiu could speak, he immediately began to circulate his internal energy.

As he raised his hands and moved them according to the mental technique, the spiritual energy of the entire underground spiritual lake surged towards him, and the temperature around his body began to rise rapidly.

"Great Sun-Suppressing Technique? How is that possible..."

Chu Jing's pupils dilated involuntarily, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

He knew about the Great Sun Yang Technique, a direct descendant of the Zhao family. Zhao Zhi also knew it, but since Master Jiang offered him the evil technique, Zhao Zhi had given up the Great Sun Yang Technique.

He had also secretly practiced the Great Sun Yang Technique and knew what it was like. This kid was only nine years old and he could improve the Great Sun Yang Technique to such an extent.
He suddenly felt the power of destiny.

Even without Li Qingqiu, with Zhao Zhen's talent, both he and Zhao Zhi would have died.

The reason he didn't send anyone to hunt down Zhao Zhen was because he greatly admired Zhao Zhen's father, Zhao Lan. If Zhao Lan's surname were Nangong, he would be laughing in his sleep.

As Zhao Zhen channeled his inner energy, his pure Yang energy condensed into a fireball behind him, gradually growing larger and causing the temperature inside the underground spiritual lake to rise sharply.

Lin Chuan and Nan Gong'e stepped back in fright, while Chu Jing looked at Zhao Zhen in equal shock.

This technique can actually cause ghosts to feel a burning pain?
This kid...

Chu Jing's expression became complicated.

After cultivating immortality, he discovered that his talent was even greater than when he practiced martial arts. He even felt a sense of pride, believing that he was born to cultivate immortality.

But seeing Zhao Zhen's self-created technique today, he suddenly felt that his talent and comprehension were nothing at all.

Li Qingqiu was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Zhao Zhen to have improved the Great Sun Yang Technique to such an extent.

Not only does it make one's vital energy stronger, but it also allows one to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to further enhance one's vital energy.

amazing!
Seeing that the fireball Zhao Zhen was conjuring was getting bigger and bigger, Li Qingqiu immediately said, "Alright, stop."

Zhao Zhen immediately stopped and looked at Li Qingqiu with anticipation.

“Very good, Zhen’er. You are the most talented genius I have ever seen, without exception. Your current Great Sun Sun Technique is enough to be recorded in the history of Qingxiao Sect, and it is enough for the sect to erect a monument for you. Are you willing to let it be placed in the Scripture Pavilion and have a monument erected for you?” Li Qingqiu said seriously.

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and quickly said, "I'm willing, of course I'm willing. All the cultivation techniques and martial arts I created can be included in the Scripture Pavilion. After all, my creations originated from you, Master. You are the source of all this."

Li Qingqiu smiled and thought the man was precocious despite his young age.

The reason Zhao Zhen worked so hard to create cultivation techniques was actually to erect a monument. Within the Qingxiao Sect, many disciples wanted to emulate Mingguang and become figures who made significant contributions to the sect.

Mingguang, thanks to that stone tablet, shone even brighter than the geniuses in the sect.

Zhao Zhen moved closer to Li Qingqiu and began to talk about her other ideas, which Li Qingqiu listened to attentively.

Chu Jing sat beside him, watching this scene with a somewhat dazed expression. He thought back to a long time ago, when he was young, he had also shown off his martial arts talent in front of Emperor Wen of the Great Wei Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Wen looked at him with the same loving gaze as Li Qingqiu.

"By the way, Zhen'er, what are your plans for the future?" Li Qingqiu suddenly asked Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen tilted his head and asked, "What are my plans? Of course, I'll work hard to cultivate and continuously create new techniques and martial arts for the Qingxiao Sect. My great revenge has already been avenged by you, Master. What other plans could I possibly have?"

Li Qingqiu then asked, "Will you blame your master?"

Zhao Zhen's eyes widened, and he said, "What's there to blame? If it weren't for my master, I would have had to kill my grandfather myself. I don't know what my mindset would be if that happened. So I will only be grateful to you, not blame you."

That's really what he thought. Of course, what he longed for even more was his master's unparalleled martial arts skills, which allowed him to single-handedly defeat thousands of enemies.

Li Qingqiu thought about Zhao Zhen's fate of being easily killed. Zhao Zhi and Xuan Gong had both died. Would he encounter more calamities afterward?

Upon closer examination, neither Zhao Zhi nor Xuan Gong truly threatened Zhao Zhen, and Li Qingqiu was not acting on Zhao Zhen's behalf.

He worried that Zhao Zhen would encounter even greater calamities in the future.

"With the world in chaos, and you of royal blood, do you wish to become emperor?" Li Qingqiu asked with a smile, as if they were chatting casually.

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm not cut out to be an emperor. I just want to learn martial arts, and I don't want to fight my descendants to the death in the future."

Li Qingqiu didn't expect him to be so open-minded.

Li Qingqiu was very pleased with this. In fact, he also wanted to keep Zhao Zhen in Qingxiao Sect. It would be a waste for Zhao Zhen to be emperor, given his talent and destiny.

"Today, I will pass on another unique skill to you," Li Qingqiu said softly as he stood up.

Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to look forward to it.

Chu Jing's feelings became increasingly complicated.

The imperial power that he cherished most was casually discarded by Zhao Zhen. He believed that if Li Qingqiu supported Zhao Zhen in seizing the throne, Zhao Zhen would surely be able to ascend to the throne.

He couldn't help but wonder, even if he restored the Great Wei Dynasty, what would be the point?

The Emperor Wen, to whom he served, would never return.

……

Imperial Spirit Hall.

Today it was Zhang Ping's turn to work. He sat in his chair, finally finished his work, and let out a long sigh.

"I wonder how long this will last. I hope I can reach the third level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm before the threshold for true disciples is raised." Zhang Ping sighed as he lay on the table.

Since the sect leader killed the emperor, his fame has spread far and wide, and the Imperial Spirit Hall has become increasingly busy. This has reduced Zhang Ping's training time, and he is still not satisfied even with the increase in his monthly salary.

He values ​​his own strength more than money.

People are saying that the Qingxiao Sect teaches immortal arts, not martial arts, and he, who has cultivated the Hunyuan Scripture, firmly believes this.

Since it is a celestial art, he must pursue immortality and the strength of the sect leader.

"Hey, kid, can you do me a favor?"

An aged voice came from inside. Zhang Ping looked up and saw an old man in a gray robe walk into the hall.

Zhang Ping spoke up: "I won't help, I'll just do the work. So, what is it?"

They've seen this kind of person all the time. Even if he's just an ordinary disciple of the Imperial Spirit Hall, powerful figures and other disciples will try to win him over.

The old man in the gray robe was none other than Master Qingxiao.

Master Qingxiao approached the table and said softly, "I would like to recommend three people to join the Qingxiao Sect."

"To join the sect, please turn left after exiting the gate. The courtyard next door is the examination hall for recruiting disciples," Zhang Ping replied, his expression remaining unchanged throughout.

Master Qingxiao coughed lightly and said, "My Daoist name is Master Qingxiao, and I am the founding patriarch of the Qingxiao Sect. Could you please give me some face?"

Zhang Ping looked at him in surprise, which made him raise his chin and reveal an arrogant expression.

“I’ve never heard of any founding patriarch. Even if there were, the Qingxiao Sect of the past was different from the one of now. I only recognize the sect leader as the founding patriarch. If you want to put someone else in the position, find someone else. I can’t bear the consequences,” Zhang Ping replied, his expression returning to calm.

He had only heard that the sect leader and hall masters had a master named Lin Xunfeng. This Lin Xunfeng abandoned the seven young sect leaders in order to seek immortality, and as a result, the Qingxiao Sect was developed by the seven sect leaders in just a few years.

If Lin Xunfeng were to return and discover that Qingxiao Sect possesses immortal techniques, what would he think?
Thinking about this, Zhang Ping became even more determined to stay rooted in Qingxiao Sect.

Master Qingxiao was not angry. Instead, he bent down and said in a low voice, "These three are not simple. They are rare geniuses with special backgrounds. They will definitely be of help to Qingxiao Sect."

"Then why don't you go find the hall master?"

“Zhang Yuchun is a smooth operator; I’m afraid he might have some ulterior motives.”

"And what about the sect leader?"

"Don't even mention that kid. I've only seen him once since I got back, and now he can't even get into Lingxiao Academy!"

When Master Qingxiao heard Zhang Ping mention Li Qingqiu, he immediately became so angry that he blew his nose and glared.

Zhang Ping shrugged and said, "Senior, I can't do this. At most, I can pass on a message to the hall master."

　Third update!

　　I took my several-month-old daughter out for her vaccinations early this morning, and then slept in until the afternoon, so the updates have been a bit slow. Sorry! I must update four times tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)