From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 219 Phoenix Clouds Prodigy
"Of course, every disciple of Qingxiao Sect has the right to choose."

Chu Jing looked at the timid Zhang Ping and responded softly. He felt helpless and thought that Zhang Ping was truly hopeless.

He has had many extraordinary encounters, but lacks the courage to face them; the road ahead will likely be difficult.

He invited Zhang Ping to join the Immortal Guard not just because of Zhang Ping's cultivation level, but because Zhang Ping had pestered him when he first entered the Qingxiao Sect, and they had gotten along well. So he wanted to mentor this junior.

"Then I'd better not go. Thank you for thinking of me, senior."

Zhang Ping spoke seriously, a sense of wariness growing within him towards Chu Jing.

For some reason, he felt that Chu Jing looked somewhat familiar, even though Chu Jing was very well covered up.

Chu Jing didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Zhang Ping sat down again, letting out a sigh of relief.

"It's getting more and more dangerous within the sect; it's very difficult to find a peaceful place to cultivate immortality."

Zhang Ping sighed inwardly, wondering whether he should go out and train alone. After all, so many years had passed, and that Master Xuan should be dead or far away from the Nine Provinces. He had no enemies outside.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ping decided to go to the Training Hall tomorrow.

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The establishment of the Immortal Guardian spread throughout the sect, threatening the power of the Eight Halls, the Sword Sect, and the Martial Hall. However, they breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the Immortal Guardian only had twenty members.

Duke Jing is a rising power within the Qingxiao Sect, representing the sect leader. The Immortal Guard he established was naturally authorized by the sect leader, so more and more people began to try to join the Immortal Guard. Unfortunately, Duke Jing does not grant other people's requests, even if a hall master approaches him, he will refuse.

This earned the respect of many disciples, who felt that Duke Jing was serious about his work, as some of the disciples he chose to protect the immortals came from impoverished backgrounds.

Only Duke Jing himself knew that these disciples were not chosen by him at all, but were personally selected by Li Qingqiu.

He was also curious as to why these disciples were favored by Li Qingqiu. After observing them, he found that these disciples had not had any close communication with Li Qingqiu.

Could these disciples really have been selected by Li Qingqiu through observation?

Chu Jing knew that Li Qingqiu had a habit of visiting different sects.

Once the Immortal Guards were full, Chu Jing led them on their mission. He quickly discovered that these disciples held Li Qingqiu and the sect in high esteem and were not afraid of powerful figures within the sect, making them easy to use. This made him admire Li Qingqiu even more.

The Immortal Guards have little impact on the sect for the time being, but the Qingxiao Sword issued by the Heavenly Craft Hall has shaken the sect.

Each true disciple received the Qingxiao Sword. After refining the master-recognition restriction within the sword, they began to try to master it. This was the first time most of them had used a magical weapon, and they were all very excited. Some even went to the martial arts arena to demonstrate their skills.

Tiangong Hall had long been able to forge magical artifacts, but none of them had been released yet. The Qingxiao Sword was the first magical artifact to be released on a large scale, and it was even distributed for free. This excited the disciples and made them very grateful to Li Qingqiu. Li Qingqiu could see this from their loyalty.

The power of the Qingxiao Sword was quickly proven. This magical artifact was very powerful, allowing disciples to use sword control techniques more effectively, strengthening their sword energy, and even enabling them to use different spells.

The number of true disciples has now exceeded six hundred, and each of them is equipped with a Qingxiao Sword, allowing all disciples to witness the power of the Qingxiao Sword.

It is said that after autumn arrives, inner disciples will also receive the Qingxiao Sword, which makes the disciples' fighting spirit for cultivation even stronger.

To become a true disciple, one must reach the fourth level of the Qi Nourishing Realm, which is very difficult. However, becoming an inner disciple is much simpler; as long as one cultivates Qi, there is hope.

While researching formations and magical artifacts, Tiangongtang also had to forge the Qingxiao Sword. This forced Li Qingqiu to expand their numbers, and Tiangongtang's disciples reached three hundred, which could be considered a sect in the martial arts world.

More personnel were deployed along the transport route from Lingtong Mountain to Qingxiao Mountain. Occasionally, some ignorant bandits or soldiers would try to stop them, but they would eventually be so frightened that they would kneel down and beg for mercy. Disciples with good tempers would let it go, while those with bad tempers would simply start a massacre.

The name of Qingxiao Sword quickly spread throughout the martial arts world. Many disciples took Qingxiao Sword down the mountain to train. In front of Qingxiao Sword, all worldly divine weapons seemed to be no match for it.

Summer passes and autumn comes.

With the sect disciples eagerly awaiting the news, the Heavenly Craft Hall finally began distributing the Qingxiao Swords to the inner disciples, with the assistance of the Imperial Spirit Hall, in batches.

The Qingxiao Sword is bound to have an unprecedented impact on the martial arts world.

This day, after noon.

Zhang Yuchun came to visit Li Qingqiu and told him about the affairs of the world.

When the feudal lords of the land were stopped by the Northern Barbarian army, Li Sifeng stepped forward. His cavalry army marched straight in, unstoppable. He fought his way to the Northern Barbarian camp, captured the Northern Barbarian general, and his power shook Cangzhou. Now the Northern Barbarian army was in complete disarray.

Zhu Xian thus gained great fame and prestige, surpassing that of other major feudal lords.

Li Qingqiu didn't react much to this, because in his view, it was only natural for Li Sifeng to have done so much. He even felt that Li Sifeng hadn't done enough and was being somewhat slow.

After discussing this matter, he brought up Fengxia Mountain again.

Li Qingqiu had always been very interested in the alchemy techniques of Fengxia Mountain, so he asked Zhang Yuchun to send his disciples to learn and exchange alchemy knowledge. Of course, it wouldn't be a free learning experience; the disciples would bring back the alchemy methods of the Qingxiao Sect.

As two martial arts masters, Fengxia Mountain and Qingxiao Sect have always been on good terms and get along very well. When the auction was held in Xunxian Town, Fengxia Mountain also gave Zhang Yuchun face and sent a Taoist priest to participate.

"A genius has recently emerged from Fengxia Mountain. At only seven years old, he has already received the true teachings. His name is Bai Yutian. The disciple I sent there returned and told me that this child was born with the ability to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The Fengxia Mountain's teachings are extremely simple for him; he can learn them almost instantly," Zhang Yuchun remarked. The ability to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from birth is enough to demonstrate that Bai Yutian is a cultivation prodigy.

Li Qingqiu asked with a smile, "What, you want to recruit him?"

“I’m afraid it won’t work. He has already been chosen as the next abbot of Fengxia Mountain. Although Fengxia Mountain knows some strange arts, they follow the path of martial arts. They don’t yet understand what this kid’s talent represents. I feel sorry for Bai Yutian, and I’m also a little worried,” Zhang Yuchun said, shaking his head.

"worry about what?"

“I’m worried that he will end up like the Yandao Sect. The Yandao Sect can enter the Dao on their own and create stronger martial arts. I’m afraid that this kid can comprehend the method of cultivating immortality on his own and thus lead Fengxia Mountain to become a cultivation sect.”

Zhang Yuchun worriedly said that he got along very well with Fengxia Mountain and they had been corresponding, but no matter how good their relationship was, he did not want Fengxia Mountain to threaten him.

Li Qingqiu shook his head and chuckled, saying, "It won't be easy for him to do this all by himself."

His ability to quickly rebuild the Qingxiao Sect wasn't solely due to the Hunyuan Scripture; the Daoist Panel's guidance on fortune was also crucial to the sect's rapid development.

Zhang Yuchun asked, "What if?"

Li Qingqiu replied, "If it really works out, we'll see if they're willing to submit to us. If they aren't, we won't force them, but we won't allow them to compete with us for resources."

He thought of the Qingxia Sect founded by Zhou Ya. This small cultivation sect was not yet famous, but he had already sent a disciple from the Dark Hall to infiltrate the Qingxia Sect. The sect leader, Qiu Dahu, trusted this disciple from the Dark Hall very much and seemed to be grooming him to become the deputy sect leader.

Zhang Yuchun was right; we must take precautions. Li Qingqiu decided to also send a disciple from the Dark Hall to Fengxia Mountain.

In the struggle for the development of different sects, there's not much room for morality. If everyone has the ambition to dominate the world, a clash is inevitable.

If there is no threat, Li Qingqiu will naturally treat them with courtesy and will not bully the weak. However, if the development of the sect is endangered, he will not have many scruples.

"I hope things don't get to that point," Zhang Yuchun said with a sigh.

Just then, the three Xiao brothers strode into Lingxiao Courtyard, their expressions filled with excitement.

They approached the table and bowed to Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun, but seeing that Zhang Yuchun was still there, they did not speak immediately.

Zhang Yuchun was delighted, feeling that these three boys had really grown up.

"I have something to do, I'll go take care of it now."

Zhang Yuchun rose to take his leave.

After he left, Xiao Wudi and the other two took off their storage bags from their waists and placed them on the table.

"Sect Master, your dream is real. The Thousand Dragon Cave in Xiaoyao County does indeed contain treasures left behind by ancient cultivators. They are all in these storage bags. We also saw the corpse of that cultivator. You didn't see it, but his bones were all golden."

Xiao Wudi said excitedly, and Xiao Wuqing and Xiao Wuming were equally excited.

The Thousand Dragon Cave they mentioned was a blessed place opened by Li Qingqiu. The Thousand Dragon Cave has special restrictions, and you need to activate a mechanism to access the cave.

Although it wasn't a blessed land or a place of cultivation resources, Li Qingqiu felt that the value of this cave dwelling must be quite high.

"Hmm, not bad. You can go and rest now. I'll reward you after I finish my inspection."

Li Qingqiu smiled with satisfaction, then picked up a storage bag, preparing to inspect it.

Xiao Wuqing quickly said, "Sect Master, on the way back, we had a conflict with a group of mysterious martial artists. Although we didn't suffer any losses, their martial arts skills are extraordinary. Should I send someone to investigate?"

“If you want to do it, just do it.”

Li Qingqiu replied, and Xiao Wuqing accepted the order.

After the three brothers left, Li Qingqiu probed the storage bag with his spiritual sense and checked it one by one.

The storage bag contained a wealth of items, including secret manuals, talismans, pills, magical artifacts, and seeds. He took out the thickest manual and began to peruse it.

This is a cultivation technique called the Five Hearts Transformation Technique. Although it is not as good as the Primordial Chaos Scripture, it is still a very good method of absorbing Qi. It can switch the attributes of the Qi. When it is perfected, the five attributes will be combined to condense a stronger Five Elements Qi.

That's good; it can fill the library.

Li Qingqiu simply glanced at it once and then put it down.

After he finished checking the three storage bags, he was quite satisfied. Although there was nothing he particularly wanted to learn, if these things fell into the hands of others, they might really be able to start a cultivation sect.

Unfortunately, the array formation manual inside was very basic and didn't contain the teleportation array he wanted most.

He put away the three storage bags, intending to distribute them to the departments that needed them later.

He returned to his cave to cultivate. The Demon Realm and the Azure Dragon Domain were like two swords hanging over his head, forcing him to work hard to cultivate and become stronger as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)