From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 156 Terrifying Yuan Qi

After spending half an hour in the Enforcement Hall, Li Qingqiu went to other halls and departments, spending most of the day on the mountain before finally returning to Lingxiao Courtyard.

While walking, Li Qingqiu encountered Yun Cai, so he called out to her and asked her to come up the mountain with him.

Yun Cai quickly said goodbye to her seven companions and followed Li Qingqiu up the mountain.

The two walked one after the other on the mountain path. Yun Cai was filled with curiosity as she watched Li Qingqiu nod in response to the disciples who greeted her.

This sect leader is completely different from the image of the killing god in the disciples' mouths. When she was rescued from the Cui family by Li Qingqiu, she only saw the corpses along the way and did not witness Li Qingqiu take action.

Now that she has a certain understanding of cultivation, and since she can see some things, she is very curious about just how strong Li Qingqiu is.

"How has your cultivation been lately?" Li Qingqiu asked, turning around.

Yun Cai snapped out of her daze and said, "It's going quite smoothly, the vital energy is constantly increasing, but..."

"Just what?"

Yun Cai hesitated for a moment, then said, "My eyes seem to have changed; I can see more..."

"Oh? Tell me more about it?"

Although Li Qingqiu knew about the Myriad Laws Spirit Eye, he was still quite curious about its specific effects.

Yesterday, he copied another destiny of Yun Cai: [Refined Through a Thousand Hammers].

If Yun Cai's Myriad Laws Spiritual Eyes were even more powerful than Thousand Refinements, he wouldn't mind replicating it again, because he still had one more chance to choose his destiny.

"I can see the meridians in the other disciples' bodies, I can see every blood vessel in them, and I can also see the flow of their vital energy..." Yun Cai described what she saw.

“It’s not just the flow of vital energy; I can even see the difference in vital energy among each disciple.”

At this point, Yun Cai's gaze became intense as she stared intently at Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu smiled at her and asked, "Then can you see my vital energy?"

"That's right. Your vital energy is incredibly vast. No disciple in the sect has such immense vital energy as you. You are like the bright sun in the sky. Even the true disciples are like grains of rice compared to you."

She couldn't help but marvel. It was precisely because she could see Li Qingqiu's vitality that she was curious about just how strong Li Qingqiu was.

She couldn't understand how a person's physical body could bear such a huge amount of vital energy; it was simply unbelievable.

It was absolutely terrifying!

Li Qingqiu exclaimed, "It seems I underestimated your talent. Other cultivators wouldn't be able to see these things, which means your eyes are very special. Remember this: never reveal your eye abilities to anyone else, only to me."

Yun Cai nodded, feeling happy, as she realized she had gained another way to connect closely with the sect leader.

The two chatted as they walked toward Lingxiao Academy. When they encountered disciples, they would stop talking, and only when no one was around would they exchange their Myriad Laws Spirit Eyes.

Upon entering Lingxiao Courtyard, Li Qingqiu saw that Xu Ning was already waiting inside.

Yun Cai stopped in her tracks as soon as she saw Xu Ning.

What powerful energy!

Although she was far inferior to the sect leader, she was still far superior to the other disciples. Within the sect, apart from the sect leader, this was the first time she had ever seen someone possess such a vast amount of vital energy.

“Master, I have reached the eighth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm!” Xu Ning stood up and said directly.

She didn't shy away from Yun Cai's existence, and Li Qingqiu didn't ask her to hide her cultivation level. However, she rarely interacted with others, so not many people knew her true cultivation level.

Eighth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm!
Yun Cai stared wide-eyed, her scalp tingling.

She had heard that reaching the third level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm would allow one to sweep through the martial world, and reaching the fifth level would allow one to compete for a place in the top three of the martial arts tournament.

Eighth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm...

Let alone the eighth level, she had never heard of any disciple reaching the sixth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm.

What shocked her the most was that this woman was already at the eighth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, but her Yuan Qi was far inferior to that of the sect leader. In her eyes, the sect leader's Yuan Qi was hundreds of times greater than that of this woman, or even more.

"Indeed, you are the first person in the sect besides your master to reach the eighth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm. You truly deserve to be my most anticipated disciple," Li Qingqiu praised, genuinely pleased with him.

The eighth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm is practically a nuclear weapon; it can help the Qingxiao Sect with so many things.

Hearing her master's praise, Xu Ning revealed a proud smile, appearing spirited. She only acted this way in front of Li Qingqiu; in front of others, her expression was quite indifferent.

Disciple?

Could she be the legendary Xu Ning?
Looking at Xu Ning, Yun Cai felt a pang of inferiority. The confidence she had cultivated over the past few days vanished in an instant. She didn't think she could reach the eighth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm at the age of twenty.

"By the way, let me introduce you. This girl is called Yun Cai. She has a lot of talent and will be cultivating with me in the future. Although she hasn't become my disciple yet, you two should still get along well." Li Qingqiu turned around and introduced Yun Cai to Xu Ning.

Yun Cai snapped out of her daze, quickly stepped forward, and bowed to Xu Ning.

When Xu Ning's gaze fell on Yun Cai, the smile on her face disappeared. It wasn't that she had a problem with Yun Cai, but that's just how she treated everyone.

“Since Master has said so, if you ever need my help in the future, just come to Ziyang Peak to find me,” Xu Ning said.

Her cave dwelling was built on Ziyang Peak, which was deliberately arranged by Li Qingqiu so that she could be stationed on Ziyang Peak. Zhao Zhen and Xue Jin's cave dwellings were even further away, but Zhao Zhen was still young, so Li Qingqiu let him stay in Qianling Blessed Land to practice his skills, and his cave dwelling was temporarily given to Li Yang to enjoy.

"Thank you, Master..."

Yun Cai quickly responded, almost saying "Senior Sister," but she held back. Xu Ning gave her a meaningful look, then bowed to Li Qingqiu and turned to leave.

"Are you leaving so soon?" Li Qingqiu asked hurriedly.

This girl is cultivating far too diligently, spending all her time in seclusion.

"Eight levels are not enough for me. I'm afraid my third uncle will catch up with me, so I need to continue practicing." Xu Ning stopped and turned around to say.

Li Qingqiu smiled helplessly and said, "Then go ahead, don't always stay cooped up in the cave, come out and visit your master when you have time."

"Master, I will."

After Xu Ning finished speaking, she leaped into the air, sword energy gathering beneath her feet, and flew into the snow-covered mist.

Yun Cai's gaze followed, and she was amazed by Xu Ning's figure, feeling a longing in her heart.

She suddenly felt that she had found her purpose.

Besides staying by the sect leader's side, she also needs to have her own life goals.

She wants to become as capable as Xu Ning.

No, she wants to surpass Xu Ning!

Li Qingqiu led Yun Cai towards the mountains and forests behind Lingxiao Academy, and then taught her the Mountain Lord's Divine Incantation.

Yun Cai's comprehension is mediocre, which makes her cultivation of magic slow, but as long as she is willing to work hard, the "Thousand Refinements" technique will allow her to master the magic and even surpass its limits.

Now that Li Qingqiu is personally teaching her, her cultivation speed will naturally increase.

Mediocre comprehension is only inferior to that of Xu Ning and Zhao Zhen; within the Qingxiao Sect, it is still considered quite outstanding.

As dusk approached, Lingxiao Courtyard became lively. Li Qingqiu brought Yun Cai back to Lingxiao Courtyard. He wanted her to stay and celebrate the festival with him, but she politely declined, saying she wanted to go back and celebrate with her sisters.

As soon as Li Qingqiu sat down, Li Dongyue turned her gaze to him and asked with a smile, "I heard that girl is a genius that comes along only once in a century?"

Li Qingqiu replied, "To describe her as a once-in-a-century talent would actually be an underestimation of her."

Having inherited the "Refined Through a Thousand Hammers" destiny, he knew all too well how terrifying Yun Cai's potential was.

Zhao Zhen, Yang Xuan, Ji Ya, Yuan Li, and Yun Cai are the genius representatives of the next decade in Li Qingqiu's plan. He is looking forward to seeing how powerful these five people will be in ten years.

"so smart?"

Li Dongyue was surprised and then exclaimed, "Our Qingxiao Sect is producing more and more geniuses. Now we don't even need to go down the mountain to recruit disciples. Geniuses come to us on their own."

“After all, ten years have passed,” Li Qingqiu replied.

He looked at Zhao Zhen sitting opposite him, who was writing the secret manual again.

Zhao Zhen modified martial arts into spells. Although most of the spells were not profound, they were indeed different types of spells. This was also at Li Qingqiu's behest, as the Scripture Pavilion needed a large number of spells at the moment.

Looking at Zhao Zhen, Li Qingqiu couldn't help but think of his own fate of being "easily broken by destiny".

He will soon be eleven years old. Once he gets past sixteen, his comprehension will reach an even higher level.

At that time, Zhao Zhen will be a genius of two outstanding levels, and with his True Martial Body, he may well catch up with Xu Ning and Jiang Zhaoxia.

The only person who could compare to Zhao Zhen at sixteen was Chu Jing, but Chu Jing had already become a sword spirit.

Zhang Yuchun brought over the food, took off his apron, sat down next to Li Qingqiu, and said, "Senior brother, Dongling Prefecture has declared war on Gu Prefecture. Both sides are gathering their forces, and there should be a major battle after the spring next year. Si Feng and Qin Ye will probably meet on the battlefield."

Li Qingqiu picked up a fruit and said softly, "It's alright, the wind knows its limits."

"I'm just worried they'll become enemies."

“These are their own choices. No one forced them. I believe they will uphold their bottom line.”

Li Qingqiu was not concerned about this battle. Before Li Sifeng came down the mountain, he had already reached the fifth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. With the help of the Emperor Xuan Sword's sword soul, victory was destined to belong to Dongling Prefecture.

As long as the Dongling Prefecture army doesn't cause trouble at Taikun Mountain, that's fine.

As for the Qin family, they were originally a fallen noble family. They were able to reach their current position as feudal lords thanks to the great help they received from the Qingxiao Sect. The rest is up to them to fight for themselves. If they cannot win, then it is fate.

Seeing that Li Qingqiu didn't care about the matter, Zhang Yuchun changed the subject, saying, "There's another matter. Cangzhou has a new prefect, surnamed Qi. It seems that the Qi family is about to come to the fore. I wonder what Xue Jin's situation is."

Li Qingqiu thought for a moment and said, "If Xue Jin hasn't returned by early summer, I'll send Xu Ning on his way."

“Xu Ning has grown up and can indeed stand on her own. By the way, what is her cultivation level now?” Zhang Yuchun asked with a smile.

The Qingxiao Sect has so many people at his disposal, which makes him feel very comfortable in charge of internal affairs. Now he doesn't need to go down the mountain in person, and he doesn't panic when he encounters any trouble.

"Eighth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm," Li Qingqiu replied casually.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuchun's eyes lit up, Li Dongyue was amazed, and Zhao Zhen looked up at Li Qingqiu. Suddenly, he didn't want to write the manual anymore.

Zhang Yuchun couldn't help but sigh, "Now that I think about it, it was really difficult for the disciples of the sect to participate in the martial arts competition. Senior Brother, your disciples should not participate in the martial arts competition in the future, especially Zhao Zhen."

Zhao Zhen, sitting opposite him, widened his eyes and quickly stood up, saying, "No way, I've never gotten first place before!"

　Third update!

　　
　
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