From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 226 Unifying the World
Shen Yue thought he had plenty of patience, but as he taught Li Qingqiu over and over again, repeating the same process, he began to feel frustrated.

Just as Shen Yue was about to lose his temper, Li Qingqiu suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Finally, I've found my rhythm."

As soon as he finished speaking, sword energy surged from his body, quickly condensing into a sword spirit beside him. The spirit was entirely silver and looked exactly like him.

This sword spirit began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on its own, albeit very weakly, but it did manage to do so.

Shen Yue appeared calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

How can it be!

This was his proudest skill, and he believed that no one could learn it.

He used to think that Li Qingqiu was an unparalleled swordsmanship genius, but later he discovered that Li Qingqiu was not focused on swordsmanship at all, and this idea gradually changed.

Now, he suddenly felt that Li Qingqiu's comprehension of swordsmanship was extremely terrifying. Was the reason why this kid did not focus on practicing swordsmanship because he thought swordsmanship was too simple?
Thinking about it carefully, the most terrifying genius of Qingxiao Sect should be Li Qingqiu, who is only two years older than Jiang Zhaoxia.

His status as the sect leader, coupled with his fabricated dream of a celestial being, caused many to overlook his talent.

Thinking of this, Shen Yue's gaze toward Li Qingqiu became complicated.

Li Qingqiu released the sword spirit and forced a smile, saying, "It was really difficult."

Shen Yue's lips twitched. Hearing this, he really wanted to hit Li Qingqiu.

"That's enough for today."

After Shen Yue finished speaking, he stood up. Although he was feeling depressed, he still paid the proper respects to Li Qingqiu.

Watching his departing figure, Li Qingqiu said, "Elder Shen, I really like your sword soul cultivation method. If you have any similar creations in the future, you must tell me. I have high hopes for you."

Do you need to take a good look at this?

Shen Yue's forehead veins bulged, he waved his hand, and left without looking back.

Li Qingqiu was immediately amused. He had deliberately provoked Shen Yue, because the old man had been too pretentious earlier.

He wouldn't allow anyone to be more pretentious than him.

Li Qingqiu stood up and walked towards the cave. He was in a good mood, as the Sword Soul Cultivation Method would increase his cultivation speed, which he was very much looking forward to.

One thing he said was true: Xu Ning's cultivation speed did indeed put pressure on him.

How can a master be surpassed by his disciple?

He was also secretly working hard.

To be honest, Xu Ning really put pressure on the entire sect, but Li Qingqiu couldn't find fault with her hard work and wanted her to be as strong as possible.

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Starting in June, Zhao Zhen and Shen Yue seemed to have begun their breakthrough journey, with more and more disciples breaking through to the sixth and fifth levels of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. Previously, only the number of fourth-level disciples was increasing, while the number of fifth-level disciples was growing very slowly.

In early July, Ji Ya broke through to the seventh level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. His diligent cultivation made everyone realize that the sect leader had such a talented disciple as him.

The [Hundred Refinements Demon Body] becomes increasingly terrifying as one's cultivation level increases; the suppression of the same level by a hundred times the amount of Yuan Qi is terrifying.

Ji Ya was even able to spar with Zhao Zhen, lasting for hundreds of moves before finally being defeated.

In August, the three Xiao brothers and Yun Cai successively reached the sixth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. In the same month, the number of disciples in the sect who reached the fifth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm exceeded seventy, and the number of disciples who reached the fourth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm exceeded three hundred.

The gap between Qingxiao Sect and the secular martial arts world is widening. Some disciples have even achieved the title of the number one martial artist in a prefecture while living in seclusion, and this disciple is not particularly outstanding within the sect.

The improvement in the overall strength of the sect is visible to the naked eye, and everyone can feel it. In this atmosphere, everyone is full of fighting spirit and feels that there is not enough time.

By the end of August, the Training Hall had expelled all the Xuanji Sect warriors who had taken root in Cangzhou, and Zhu Xian had swept away the barbarians of Cangzhou, dominating the city. No other lord dared to disobey him.

Suddenly, more and more voices emerged across the country believing that the Zhu surname would become the next imperial surname.

As more and more feudal lords began to surrender to Zhu Xian, the momentum toward unifying the world grew ever stronger.

Zhang Yuchun told Li Qingqiu about this, which pleased Li Qingqiu.

"Zhu Xian did a good job."

Li Qingqiu praised him, and these words reached Zhu Xian's ears a month later, which greatly encouraged him.

Zhang Yuchun did not have his disciples help Zhu Xian, but he secretly gave Zhu Xian a lot of money. In addition, with Li Sifeng and Qin Ye, who were sweeping across the martial arts world, if Zhu Xian still could not win the world, then there must be something wrong with him.

Zhu Xian had long known that the future of the world would depend on the Qingxiao Sect, and he had taken the initiative to visit Zhang Yuchun.

Zhang Yuchun explicitly revealed that future emperors must listen to the Qingxiao Sect, but the Qingxiao Sect will not control the government. The Qingxiao Sect only needs peace in the world and for the court not to interfere with its affairs. He also stated that the Qingxiao Sect's pursuits are different from those of secular dynasties, which reassured Zhu Xian.

But Zhang Yuchun was only a hall master after all, and his guarantee could not completely reassure Zhu Xian. He always hoped to see Li Qingqiu.

Receiving praise from Li Qingqiu, even with several people in between, still thrilled him.

With Li Qingqiu's support, his throne is secure!
When Zhu Xian occupied Cangzhou and began to govern the people, Li Sifeng followed the disciples of the Training Hall into the northern barbarian lands, intending to eradicate the Xuanji Sect.

Li Sifeng has now reached the sixth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. Although he is no longer considered top-tier within the Qingxiao Sect, he is absolutely invincible in the secular world. With the addition of the Emperor Xuan Sword and the Prison Qilin, no one in the Xuanji Sect can withstand him.

With the world nearing unification and sects flourishing, all of this filled Li Qingqiu with joy. His sword spirit cultivation techniques became increasingly proficient, resulting in the sword spirit providing more and more vital energy to his physical body.

In early October, Li Qingqiu finally reached the third level of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm.

A few days later, Jiang Zhaoxia found Li Qingqiu and proudly announced that he was preparing to undergo his tribulation and hoped that Li Qingqiu would personally support him.

Li Qingqiu initially didn't want to go, but then he thought that Jiang Zhaoxia didn't have the Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root, so it probably wouldn't be as easy for her as it was for Xu Ning. So he agreed.

After Jiang Zhaoxia entered the Tribulation Platform, the news spread quickly.

The fact that the sect is about to produce its third person to transcend the tribulation has greatly excited the entire sect.

This time, it was Jiang Zhaoxia who was undergoing the tribulation. Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, Wu Man'er, and Li Sijin all came to watch him undergo the tribulation together with Li Qingqiu.

"I don't know when I will be able to overcome this tribulation."

Li Sijin sighed. She was only at the fifth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm. Although she was still young, she could clearly feel that the distance between her and her senior brothers was getting further and further apart.

Li Qingqiu glanced at her and said, "I told you to spend more time cultivating, but you didn't listen. Don't think that just because you're not good enough, you can slack off. Time is a terrible thing. If you look back, you'll see that if you cultivate for one hour less each day, it will make a big difference."

"Okay, okay, I'll cultivate diligently," Li Sijin said impatiently, then ran to Li Dongyue's side and whispered to her.

Li Qingqiu's gaze followed and fell on Li Dongyue, a gratified smile appearing on his face.

Li Dongyue's aptitude was also mediocre, but she had been working hard to cultivate and was now at the sixth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, and was not far from the seventh level.

"We must obtain the method for refining the Vermilion Bird's blood."

Seeing his two junior sisters standing close together, Li Qingqiu made a decision in his heart.

Zhang Yuchun was chatting with Wu Man'er. Zhang Yuchun's cultivation level was the same as Li Sijin's, only at the fifth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, while Wu Man'er's cultivation level was at the seventh level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, making her the third most powerful among their seven fellow disciples.

Zhang Yuchun is encouraging Wu Man'er, hoping that Wu Man'er can overcome her tribulation soon.

Wu Man'er could only chuckle sheepishly, his gaze fixed on Jiang Zhaoxia.

He wasn't clever enough, and Li Qingqiu didn't put him in charge, so he didn't have a high profile within the sect. But that doesn't mean he had no ideas at all.

He wasn't scheming; he simply wanted to become a shining star like his third senior brother, to make his senior brothers and sisters proud, and to take on more responsibilities for the sect.

On the tribulation platform, Jiang Zhaoxia was actually quite nervous, after all, it was his first time undergoing a tribulation. However, when he opened his eyes and saw Li Qingqiu and the other four people on the other side of the mountain, his heart became firm again.

With his senior brother around, even if he encounters danger, his senior brother will definitely protect him.

Despite his usual arrogance, Jiang Zhaoxia actually relies heavily on Li Qingqiu deep down, but he never admits it.

More and more disciples came to the mountain where Li Qingqiu was located to watch Jiang Zhaoxia undergo his tribulation. Most of the people who came were geniuses from their sects. For them, undergoing tribulation was only a matter of time, and it was always a good thing to accumulate experience in advance.

Three days later, the heavenly tribulation began.

When the first bolt of lightning struck, Jiang Zhaoxia sensed something was wrong. His vital energy was almost scattered, and he had to gather more vital energy around his body.

Above a grove of trees, Mingguang of the Heavenly Craft Hall stood atop a tree, stroking his chin as he pondered whether to create a formation to help his disciples overcome tribulations.

Jiang Zhaoxia condensed a protective shield with his vital energy, which glowed with blue light. This gave Mingguang an idea, and he seemed to grasp something in his mind, but it was very vague. He had to think hard.

As Li Qingqiu had guessed, Jiang Zhaoxia's breakthrough process was far more difficult than Xu Ning's.

When the seventh bolt of lightning struck, Jiang Zhaoxia was struck and bled profusely, his clothes torn to shreds. This caused Li Dongyue and Li Sijin to gasp in surprise and instinctively look at Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu frowned but did not take any action. Seeing this, the two women could only look at Jiang Zhaoxia again.

Jiang Zhaoxia did not give up. He stood up, gripped his sword, and unleashed the Three Immortal Swords. Sword clones formed from sword energy appeared on the tribulation platform, numbering more than a dozen. When the heavenly lightning struck down again, they all swung their swords together, using their sword energy to disperse the heavenly lightning.

There is a play!

One bolt of lightning after another struck down, and by the seventeenth bolt, the sword clones were annihilated by the lightning.

Even with the help of the Three Immortal Swords, Jiang Zhaoxia continued to inflict new injuries, his condition worsened, and his vital energy was depleted at an accelerated rate.

When he reached the twenty-fifth heavenly lightning strike, Jiang Zhaoxia's vital energy was completely exhausted. His legs went weak, and he knelt on the tribulation platform, panting heavily, unable to lift his head.

He was now covered in blood, and everyone watching him undergo his tribulation from the opposite mountain was holding their breath in worry.

It turns out that heavenly tribulations are not easy!

Thunder rumbled again, and at that moment, Jiang Zhaoxia felt everything slow down, and his body felt heavy.

"Is this my limit?"

The sound of thunder rang in his ears, but he could no longer resist it and could only accept his fate.

However, when the thunder stopped, he did not feel any more intense pain. He struggled to lift his eyes and saw a figure in front of him.

Although he could only see the other person's lower body, he recognized him. A smile appeared on the blood-covered face. He stopped trying to hold on and fell forward. An arm caught his chest, just like when he fell from the roof as a child. It was this same arm that caught him.

Unlike when he was a child, the owner of the arm no longer scolded him, but said softly, "Third junior brother, you've worked hard. I'll take over for you from now on."

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