From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 207 Fallen Heaven Sword Intent
Jian Du sparred with the Yan Dao Sect and instantly gained enlightenment!
The news spread throughout the sect that day, sparking discussions among many disciples. This still-developing genius once again shocked the sect.

Almost everyone could feel the profound heritage of Qingxiao Sect. Each generation of disciples had promising geniuses, which made the disciples proud.

When the news reached Li Qingqiu's ears, he was not surprised, after all, Jian Du possessed a special destiny.

He brought up Jian Du's panel again to check.

Name: Jian Du

【Sex: Male】

[Age: 15 years old]

Loyalty (Leader/Sect Leader): 96/90 (Maximum 100)

[Cultivation Aptitude: Excellent]

[Comprehension: Good]

[Destiny: Never-ending Resistance, Fallen Heaven Sword Intent]

[A fight to the death: He will hate those he considers his enemies until they are killed.]

[Fallen Heaven Sword Intent: The reincarnation of the Fallen Heaven Sword Spirit. As he grows older, the Fallen Heaven Sword Intent within him will gradually increase. After passing the first Heavenly Tribulation, he will comprehend the divine power—Fallen Heaven Sword Domain.]

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Li Qingqiu had always been very interested in the Fallen Heaven Sword Spirit, but unfortunately, he had no way of knowing about it for the time being.

Judging from the current situation, the Fallen Heaven Sword Intent can not only grow autonomously, but also guide Jian Du's sword comprehension.

Swordsmanship is a rare talent, but if one were to practice other spells, the efficiency would clearly be less than that of swordsmanship.

With more geniuses around him, Li Qingqiu's horizons broadened. He wouldn't try to control all the unparalleled geniuses, since Jian Du was extremely loyal to him anyway.

It is necessary to do good deeds. Just like Jian Du, Li Qingqiu had never cultivated him before, but because he and his family had been saved by Li Qingqiu, Li Qingqiu held a very high position in his heart, which no one could shake.

Li Qingqiu held Li Shouzhen and Li Shoumin in his arms, thinking to himself.

Sitting next to him, Li Dongyue asked, "Jian Du has such good aptitude, why don't you take him as your disciple?"

"I have so many disciples, how can I possibly teach them all? What, does your Lingcai Hall want him?" Li Qingqiu replied casually.

Li Dongyue shook her head and said, "I don't want him. Although Lingcai Hall doesn't have any peerless geniuses like Zhao Zhen and Jian Du, it still has quite a few geniuses. Jian Du's personality is too sharp. If he were to come to Lingcai Hall, I would have a headache."

Sitting on the other side of Li Qingqiu, Zhang Yuchun laughed and said, "Senior brother, I can accept him. I'm not afraid of his domineering nature."

Li Qingqiu snorted, "I have two unparalleled geniuses in my arms, but you don't want them even if I offer them to you."

Zhang Yuchun felt helpless. In his opinion, his senior brother was just annoyed by the trouble and wanted to dump the two kids on him. He was already busy enough and couldn't take on more responsibility.

He didn't respond to the question, but changed the subject, saying, "Sixth Junior Brother's Zhu Xian has already achieved a great victory in Guzhou and is heading straight for the prefecture. The Pei family's army is collapsing like a house of cards, and it is estimated that they will be able to reach Dongling Prefecture by the end of the year."

Zhang Yuchun had previously spoken with Li Qingqiu about Zhu Xian, saying that Zhu Xian was one of the few warlords in the chaotic world who cared most about the people. Even if he was defeated, he would take the people with him. For this, Zhu Xian suffered a lot.

Many people were willing to follow Zhu Xian because, even if they went hungry, they would still have dignity if they followed him.

Other feudal lords, even if powerful, would engage in shady dealings; power made it difficult for them to restrain the evil in their nature.

"How many more years will it take for the world to be at peace?" Li Qingqiu asked.

Zhang Yuchun said, "Given Zhu Xian's momentum, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to sweep across the world in five years at most."

"Five years? I hope he won't let me down."

Li Qingqiu said softly, "For the entire land of Kyushu, five years is already a very short time. Guzhou is already equivalent to half of China in my previous life. It is not easy to sweep across the land of Kyushu. In thousands of years, only the Great Li Dynasty has done it."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuchun felt the pressure. If Zhu Xian failed to do so, he would lose face in front of Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu doesn't care much about world affairs. He wants to be the master of the world, but that's not something he can do with just a few words. The world is too vast, and the Qingxiao Sect's manpower is not enough to control it.

Conquering a chaotic world is itself a process of establishing order.

With an emperor in charge, things become much easier; Qingxiao Sect simply needs to keep the emperor in line.

He steered the conversation toward the development of the sect, and Zhang Yuchun began to report on the situation.

The number of registered disciples in Qingxiao Sect exceeded 10,000 this month, which is no small number. Including miscellaneous disciples and craftsmen, Qingxiao Sect controls more than 50,000 people. Apart from the true disciples, everyone is busy.

The town of Xunxian at the foot of the mountain has already taken shape. With the help of many powerful families, various shops have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. They have also taken in refugees from the vicinity of Taikun Mountain. In just a few months, they will be able to bring a steady stream of profits to the sect.

Cultivation resources from low-level demon realms, Origin Iron Blessed Land, Spirit Copper Mountain Range, and Heavenly Mountain Spirit Pool are constantly being sent to Qingxiao Sect, and Tiangong Hall is working day and night to forge Qingxiao Swords and storage bags.

"Senior brother, I still think the price of the storage bag is too low, it's practically free," Zhang Yuchun couldn't help but say.

Li Qingqiu laughed and said, "I'm giving it away for free. I won't set a price for the Qingxiao Sword. My idea is that all future inner disciples can receive a Qingxiao Sword and a storage bag."

"This……"

Not to mention Zhang Yuchun, even Li Dongyue was shocked.

Li Qingqiu continued, "In the future, the sect will create more magical artifacts and better storage bags. You don't need to worry about the sect's interests. Moreover, allowing disciples to obtain storage bags as soon as possible will facilitate the transportation of various resources."

"Other cultivation sects will inevitably emerge in the Nine Provinces, and it will be difficult to completely suppress them. The higher the threshold and the better the treatment of the Qingxiao Sect, the less likely it will be shaken. Moreover, it is nothing to give back to the disciples appropriately. We always say that the Qingxiao Sect is the home of the disciples, so we must show our sincerity."

Zhang Yuchun already knew how vast the Lingtong Mountains were. His concern wasn't about insufficient resources, but rather the unpredictability of people's hearts. However, since his senior brother had made up his mind, he couldn't persuade him further, after all, his senior brother was the sect leader.

Before Li Qingqiu made his mistake, his authority as sect leader was unshakeable.

……

Autumn and winter have passed quickly, and another Spring Festival is coming.

This year, Li Qingqiu will turn thirty-one.

After a year of cultivation, the sect disciples' cultivation levels have all improved. Jiang Zhaoxia successfully entered the ninth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, while Shen Yue made rapid progress, reaching the seventh level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm.

Ji Ya has reached the sixth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. In the past few months, he has focused on cultivation and made the sect disciples realize that there is such a genius as him in the sect.

Before the end of the year, the three Xiao brothers and Yun Cai successively entered the fifth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm.

The fastest cultivator was Zhao Zhen. His outstanding cultivation talent, coupled with his hard work, made his cultivation speed unmatched by other geniuses. He also broke through before the end of the year, reaching the seventh level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm.

Including this year, he is only fifteen years old. The fact that he is at the seventh level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm at less than fifteen years old is like a bombshell, shaking the entire sect.

Wu Man'er and Li Dongyue successively entered the sixth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, and Li Sijin also reached the fifth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm.

Ever since Li Qingqiu told her about the future, Li Dongyue was afraid that her lifespan would be too short to accompany Li Qingqiu for many more years, so she began to cultivate desperately. Her aptitude was not particularly outstanding, but it was not bad either. With more and more cultivation resources, her cultivation level has been steadily improving.

Li Sijin couldn't dedicate as much time to cultivation as she could; she had too many things to study on a daily basis.

It's worth mentioning that Wu Man'er and the Yandao Sect actually got together.

Wu Man'er now spends her days at the Martial Sect, practicing martial arts with the Yandao Sect.

The Yandao Sect called Wu Man'er a genius. Although he didn't seem particularly intelligent, he was single-minded and very suitable for martial arts.

Following the Yandao Sect to learn martial arts, Wu Man'er's strength improved by leaps and bounds, which was more effective than following Yang Jueding.

At this point, Wu Man'er also acquired the status of a Martial Sect Elder.

Li Qingqiu never expected anything from his junior brother; he just hoped he could live a peaceful and happy life.

Wu Man'er is also the only person outside the sect leader's faction who can cultivate the Heavenly Gang Golden Body Technique; Yang Jueding, Shen Yue, and others do not have this privilege.

This year's Spring Festival was the first Spring Festival that Yandao Sect celebrated at Qingxiao Sect. With a large number of disciples returning, he felt the true liveliness of Qingxiao Sect.

He grew to like Qingxiao Sect more and more. There was not much intrigue and backstabbing here, only the fighting spirit to develop towards a common goal and a healthy competitive atmosphere. He could fight to his heart's content on the martial arts arena without having to care about his status.

The fact that even a true disciple could pose a threat to him was a wonderful feeling to him.

On Tianxuan Mountain, there was no one who could make him take things seriously.

The fifth day after the festival.

Yuan Qi arrived at Wuzong and found Yandaozong and Wu Man'er, asking them to prepare to go to Lingxiao Academy for a meeting.

"Can I go too?" Yan Daozong asked in surprise.

He had been at Qingxiao Sect for almost half a year and knew what the meetings at Lingxiao Courtyard represented.

"The sect leader personally selected him."

Yuan Qi left after saying these words.

Yan Daozong frowned. He prayed silently that it wasn't his junior brother causing trouble; he didn't want to be caught between Qingxiao Sect and Tianxuan Mountain.

He stopped worrying and took Wu Man'er up the mountain. Along the way, the two discussed martial arts again.

Although Wu Man'er cultivates immortality, her techniques all originate from martial arts, and the two have many common topics.

When the two of them arrived at Lingxiao Courtyard, there were already quite a few people sitting and waiting inside.

Shen Yue beckoned to Yan Daozong, gesturing for him to sit beside him, while Wu Man'er sat down next to Yang Jueding.

Yan Daozong sat down next to Shen Yue and suddenly felt two pairs of sharp gazes.

It was Jiang Zhaoxia and Xu Ning.

These two people made him feel extremely dangerous; his intuition told him that they were stronger than Shen Yue.

Could they be the legendary Jiang Zhaoxia and Xu Ning?
Within the Qingxiao Sect, the three strongest individuals below the sect leader are Xu Ning, Jiang Zhaoxia, and Shen Yue; no one can shake their position.

Jiang Zhaoxia and Xu Ning quickly looked away. They had no hostility towards the Yandao Sect; they were just itching to have a match.

Soon, the long table, steeped in history, was filled with people, and everyone stood up when Li Qingqiu entered the courtyard.

Li Qingqiu sat down in his chair and gestured for the others to sit down as well.

"I have summoned everyone here today to discuss a troublesome matter. After several years of peace, an enemy has reappeared."

Li Qingqiu glanced at everyone and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, most of the people present did not frown; instead, their eyes lit up.

　There was a typo earlier; it should be "Martial Sect," not "Martial Hall." It has been corrected.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)