From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 157 Stunt
Zhang Yuchun's suggestion made Zhao Zhen anxious. He had always longed to become the strongest disciple of Qingxiao Sect, or even the strongest one. His defeat in the martial arts tournament had deeply affected him.

He could accept losing to Xu Ning, after all, she was his senior sister who had entered the cultivation world earlier than him.

He couldn't bear losing to Xue Jin, because he had already lost to Xue Jin many times before the martial arts tournament. He could use his young age as an excuse before, but he was already eleven years old, and he wouldn't be able to use the excuse of being young for many more years.

He is determined to win first place in the martial arts tournament ten years later!

Therefore, he gave up the reward for the next martial arts tournament and wanted to participate in the top ten battles directly, just like Xu Ning, only wanting to win. He had to persuade his master to agree.

As a result, just as he was about to make his effort, Zhang Yuchun was about to nip his goal in the bud.
How can this work!

Li Dongyue spoke up, "Second Senior Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Other disciples are disciples, but Senior Brother's disciples are not considered disciples of the sect?"

Zhang Yuchun laughed and said, "I was just joking. I just think that the martial arts competition is a good opportunity for disciples to compete for resources. Senior brother's disciple is talented and has resources, so there is no need for him to compete. Although Zhao Zhen does not care about the rewards, if he participates, he will definitely eliminate the other disciples, just like Xu Ning."

Li Sijin came over with the dishes and said irritably, "Second Senior Brother, you just want to fight for your disciple. You have a lot of reasons for it. Even if Zhao Zhen doesn't participate in the fighting tournament, your disciple and the disciples of Yuling Hall will not be able to win first place. Yang Dong will definitely lose to my disciple Yang Chengyu next time."

Zhao Zhen became even more anxious. How could they actually cancel his participation in the conference while they were talking?
“Yang Chengyu is indeed good, but Yang Dong is not the only genius in my hall.” Zhang Yuchun said, looking at Li Sijin.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Li Dongyue spoke up: "Does that mean only the eldest brother's disciple has resources? Your disciples also have them. If we're really talking about fairness and only resource rewards, then all the disciples in the halls shouldn't be able to participate."

Zhang Yuchun smiled helplessly: "That makes sense. I was scared by Xu Ning. Senior brother's judgment is really too good. Even if Zhao Zhen doesn't participate, there is still Ji Ya. To be honest, that kid is too outrageous. His Yuan Qi is so strong that I can't understand it. Not to mention my disciple, even your disciple would be eliminated if he encountered him."

He admitted that he did have selfish motives, but he felt that his senior brother's disciple did not need to prove anything anymore.

Everyone knows that becoming the sect leader's disciple requires exceptional talent.

Everything that an ordinary disciple can obtain in a martial arts tournament, the moment they become the sect leader's disciple, they can obtain as well.

Li Qingqiu tapped the table with his finger and said, "What are you talking about? When did the martial arts tournament become a arena for competing for cultivation resources? Those resources are just rewards, icing on the cake. The original intention of the tournament is to test the disciples' cultivation results and let them know their strength. Do you mean that when you travel the martial world and encounter an enemy, you should tell them that those who have better martial arts resources and backgrounds than me are not allowed to attack me?"

Zhang Yuchun blushed slightly and dared not say another word.

Li Sijin showed no shame at being warned. She moved behind Li Qingqiu and said to Zhang Yuchun, "That's right, Second Senior Brother, you're too naive!"

Zhang Yuchun was furious, thinking to himself, "Is there anyone more naive than you?"

However, he realized that his senior brother was right; if everything is judged solely on profit, then the whole thing loses its meaning.

Li Qingqiu continued, "It's human nature to fight for the interests of one's disciples, but one shouldn't overstep boundaries. For a sect, resources will inevitably be tilted towards disciples with higher talent or greater contributions. Fairness? That can only be relative. Giving people the opportunity to enter the sect and cultivate is already the greatest act of kindness."

His gaze fell on Zhang Yuchun, his eyes were calm, but Zhang Yuchun felt very uneasy.

Seeing that his senior brother was serious, Li Sijin immediately stopped joking around.

When Zhao Zhen saw his master speak, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down again and looked at his master with admiration.

“Yu Chun, don’t always focus on the foot of the mountain. You should also pay more attention to your disciples. Don’t just believe whatever they say. I’m giving you advance notice that the Enforcement Hall will deal with Qin Yue. This is also my intention,” Li Qingqiu continued.

No one is perfect, and everyone has flaws. In Li Qingqiu's opinion, Zhang Yuchun has done a great job. It's just that he has limited energy. While managing the Lingtang, he also has to deal with various powerful families and handle intelligence. With such a heavy burden, he naturally neglects to pay attention to his disciples.

Perhaps it was because he felt indebted that Zhang Yuchun wanted to do something for his apprentices.

As the senior disciple, Li Qingqiu's job was to provide timely reminders.

As for conflicts, it's alright. They've had their share of conflicts since they were young. Li Qingqiu believes that Zhang Yuchun and his fellow disciples will not harm the interests of Qingxiao Sect.

When Zhang Yuchun heard Li Qingqiu mention Qin Yue, he immediately became nervous and asked cautiously, "Senior brother, what mistake did he make?"

"You'll find out tomorrow," Li Qingqiu replied indifferently.

Zhang Yuchun immediately realized that his senior brother was angry. He felt flustered and decided to investigate thoroughly the next day.

He must not go to Qin Yue tonight, lest he alert Qin Yue.

Between his apprentice and his senior brother, he trusted his senior brother more.

He cares about his disciples because his senior brother took care of him and his junior brothers and sisters since they were young, and he will never forget his original intention.

In Zhang Yuchun's heart, Qingxiao Sect wouldn't exist without Li Qingqiu, and he would be willing to give up Qingxiao Sect for Li Qingqiu's sake.

"Senior Brother, it's the New Year, don't scare Second Brother. He works very hard too. It's because he takes on so much that you have so much time to cultivate and teach your disciples," Li Dongyue advised.

Li Qingqiu smiled, glared at her, and said, "You've already exposed the imposing aura I just built up, Senior Brother."

Zhang Yuchun smiled as well. It was the same when they were young. Whenever their senior brother scolded or beat them, it was Li Dongyue who would come out to stop him.

Speaking of which, only Li Dongyue doesn't anger the senior brother, nor does she anger them.

Seeing the atmosphere ease, Li Sijin immediately smiled and said, "Senior Brother, I have an idea. Holding a martial arts competition once every ten years is too long to wait for. The disciples are very enthusiastic about martial arts competitions now. Why don't we hold outer sect competitions, inner sect competitions, and true disciple competitions every year? This way, there won't be any huge gaps in cultivation levels." Zhang Yuchun's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "That's a good idea!"

Li Dongyue smiled helplessly and said, "What's so good about it? Doing it this way would cost a lot of money."

Li Qingqiu waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about this later. It's the New Year, so let's avoid discussing official matters."

"My disciples, what fine wine do we have today?"

A laugh came from the direction of the courtyard gate. Qingxiao Zhenren swaggered into the courtyard. Upon seeing him, Li Sijin rolled her eyes and immediately headed towards the kitchen.

Li Qingqiu looked at her, puzzled.

Li Dongyue chuckled softly, "Our master has taken a liking to Yang Chengyu, one of her disciples, and wants to poach him to the Enforcement Hall. Sijin is still angry with him."

Li Qingqiu suddenly realized.

Yang Chengyu is the most talented disciple in the Cultivation Hall and has even achieved the top ten in the Combat Tournament, so it is inevitable that he will be targeted by others.

Among the seven halls, the Cultivation Hall has the weakest theoretical strength. Most talented disciples do not choose the Cultivation Hall, feeling that growing flowers and grass has no future.

That genius disciple named Yang Chengyu was chosen by Li Qingqiu and recruited by Li Sijin. At that time, Yang Chengyu had not yet shown his talent.

Many talented disciples lack martial arts talent before embarking on the path of cultivation, and are easily overlooked. Cultivation and martial arts are two different things, and cultivation tests talent even more.

Li Qingqiu had no intention of interfering in this matter. Such things could not be prevented at all, and the disciples were not objects; they would have their own thoughts about where to go and what to do.

After Master Qingxiao arrived, Lingxiao Courtyard immediately became lively.

He saw Zhao Zhen writing a secret manual, so he immediately went over and started lecturing Zhao Zhen, saying that at such a young age, he should focus on practicing martial arts and not think about so many fancy tricks.

Zhao Zhen disagreed, feeling that he was contributing to the sect, and the two started arguing.

Afterwards, Wu Man'er, Yang Jueding, Zhang Yu, Zhu Yan, Shen Yue, Chai Yunshang and other high-ranking members of the sect arrived one after another.

Li Qingqiu glanced at Shen Yue; this old man is cultivating very quickly!

That's the fifth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm!

He truly deserves his excellent aptitude and outstanding comprehension. Of course, the Thousand Spirit Blessed Land also deserves a large part of the credit for his rapid cultivation.

Li Qingqiu was very curious about who was stronger, Shen Yue or Xu Ning, both of whom had achieved sword cultivation.

……

The lively Spring Festival has passed, and the winter snow covering the Taikun Mountains is gradually melting.

At the mountaintop, Li Qingqiu sat cross-legged on the edge of a cliff, with a small, silver sword shadow floating in front of him.

He is studying his self-created Soul-Stealing Flying Sword.

He had been pondering a question for a long time: what was his most proficient spell?

He knows many spells, but he is not proficient in any of them. The reason he can easily defeat and kill his opponents is mainly because his cultivation level is high enough.

After copying the "Thousand Refinements" technique, Li Qingqiu decided to develop a unique skill that would surpass the level of other cultivators.

【Born to be a Sword Maniac】 allows him to quickly grasp the essence of swordsmanship, and it is perfectly suited to be paired with 【Refined Through a Thousand Hammers】, allowing him to master a unique skill in the shortest amount of time.

He repeatedly condensed the sword shadow of the Soul-Stealing Flying Sword, causing new insights to constantly emerge in his mind, making it impossible for him to stop.

Sudden.

A figure flew up from the bottom of the cliff; it was Zhang Yuchun.

Zhang Yuchun has now learned to fly on a sword, but his cultivation level is still stuck at the fourth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. This level of cultivation is enough for him, and he cannot spend most of his time cultivating in the blessed land.

He landed beside Li Qingqiu and whispered, "Senior brother, something has happened to the Jiang family."

Without opening his eyes, Li Qingqiu asked, "Which Jiang clan?"

“My third junior brother’s entire family was slaughtered by the Lingtian Sect. Only one son escaped, his younger brother Jiang Nian. He even visited our Qingxiao Mountain when he was a child,” Zhang Yuchun said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu opened his eyes, glanced at Zhang Yuchun, and asked, "What's the reason?"

Zhang Yuchun hesitated for a moment and said, "They're targeting Third Junior Brother. They also sent Jiang Nian to tell us that the next target is the Li family. They will definitely kill the entire Li family before June."

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