From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 3 Stepping onto the Immortal Path
After confirming that he had inherited the cultivation technique, Li Qingqiu subconsciously thought of his master, Lin Xunfeng, and wanted to go find him.

But then he thought about it again and felt it was inappropriate.

Not to mention that Lin Xunfeng has disappeared overnight, and once the method of cultivating immortality spreads, it will surely bring disaster.

In the martial arts world, countless sects and families have been destroyed because they possessed extraordinary skills.

He cannot reveal the existence of the Daoist Panel; it is the foundation of his position, and no one can tell him, including his junior brothers and sisters.

People's hearts are unpredictable, and loyalty doesn't always increase.

Li Qingqiu stood up, preparing to find a place to practice his skills.

According to the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture, early morning is the best time for cultivating immortality, when purple qi rises from the east and the essence of the sun and moon converges, making it the golden stage for daily cultivation.

Bang!

The door opened, and Jiang Zhaoxia, who was practicing boxing, turned her head to look. Seeing Li Qingqiu come out of the room, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Qingqiu's eyes were bright and she was clearly in high spirits, showing no signs of being discouraged.

"Why are you practicing boxing? Don't you like swords? Go to my room and get the Rainbow Sword to practice with. I'm just lending it to you temporarily, so don't forget to return it."

Li Qingqiu said something to Jiang Zhaoxia, and then walked towards the back mountain.

Jiang Zhaoxia was stunned when he heard this. Li Qingqiu had never allowed him to touch the sword before, so why had he changed his mind today?

He could sense that Li Qingqiu had changed; his mindset had changed. The departure of their master had forced the eldest brother to mature.

If it were Jiang Zhaoxia from before who wielded the sword, he would have been overjoyed. But now, he felt no joy, only heartache for his senior brother.

Perhaps he should seriously start practicing martial arts.

Qingxiao Gate is located halfway up the mountain, with a dense forest behind it. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is very steep. It takes at least an hour to walk down to the nearest village. Although there are wild animals in the forest, there are no jackals, tigers, or leopards. The most dangerous animals to watch out for are snakes, ants, and spiders.

Li Qingqiu arrived at the mountaintop with practiced ease. He sat cross-legged on the edge of the cliff, facing the rising sun, with his hands on his lap, and began to practice breathing exercises according to the mental cultivation method.

Sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth requires a process; only after repeated practice can one open their mouth and swallow the spiritual energy.

Jiang Zhaoxia, who was practicing boxing in the courtyard, turned his head and saw Li Qingqiu sitting cross-legged on the edge of the cliff, which puzzled him.

When Wu Man'er, Li Sifeng, and Li Sijin woke up, they also saw this scene. They were very surprised and chattered about it non-stop. Li Sijin even greeted Li Qingqiu, but unfortunately Li Qingqiu was already in meditation and did not answer.

Unfortunately, Li Qingqiu failed to condense a single trace of Yuan Qi throughout the entire morning. However, he was not disappointed; on the contrary, he became even more determined.

After descending the mountain, when faced with inquiries from his junior brothers and sisters, he mysteriously said, "Actually, I have an internal skill that I had before I came up the mountain. Now that Master has left, I have no choice but to practice it. Once I've mastered it, I'll teach you."

"Do you also have a family tradition?" Jiang Zhaoxia couldn't help but ask.

Li Qingqiu glanced at him and asked, "What do you mean by 'also'? You have one too?"

Jiang Zhaoxia snorted but didn't reply.

Li Qingqiu didn't care too much. "Can your martial arts heritage compare to my cultivation techniques?"

In the following days, Zhang Yuchun led his disciples to work busily, expanding the vegetable garden and cutting firewood. Even the youngest, Li Sijin, found it very enjoyable, and laughter constantly filled the Qingxiao Sect.

Li Qingqiu devoted himself to practicing his skills, striving to cultivate his Yuan Qi as soon as possible.

After seven full days, Li Qingqiu finally managed to cultivate a trace of Yuan Qi. In the darkness, he felt that he had stepped into a completely new realm.

Level 1 of the Nourishing Essence Realm!
This thrilled him. He hid in the woods and exhaled his vital energy into a tree.

call out--

This surge of energy pierced through the tree trunk like a sharp arrow, extremely fierce. After Li Qingqiu finished spitting it out, he went forward to look and found that the tree trunk, which required two people to hug, had been pierced with a hole about the thickness of a finger, allowing him to see what was behind the tree.

What domineering energy!

This is far more powerful than the chivalrous spirit of those days!
Li Qingqiu clenched his fists, extremely excited. The only pity was that once this energy was used up, it would be gone, and he would have to continue refining it.

He decided to start training his junior brothers and sisters from tomorrow.

The key is to help everyone become stronger as soon as possible. If Lin Xunfeng has any enemies or bandits, he alone won't be enough.

Moreover, during this time, he studied the attribute panel. The selection of destiny and the rewards of inheritance are related to the assessment of the lineage. The stronger the lineage, the more destiny he can select and the more inheritance he can obtain.

He planned to discuss this matter today after all his junior brothers and sisters had arrived.

He sat cross-legged in the woods, continuing his practice, striving to refine another bit of vital energy.

It wasn't until evening that Zhang Yuchun, Wu Man'er, and Li Sifeng returned, carrying bamboo baskets and covered in sweat.

Li Qingqiu, Jiang Zhaoxia, Li Dongyue, and Li Sijin surrounded them to catch their bamboo baskets.

Zhang Yuchun looked at Li Qingqiu and said excitedly, "Senior brother, I told the villagers about our situation and helped them with some farm work. In return, we got three hens, a rooster, and a lot of vegetables and fruits."

Wu Man'er, the largest of the three, said in a deep voice, "There are still two jin of meat left!"

Li Sifeng, who was always talkative, slumped to the ground, panting heavily, his tongue lolling out like a dog's. "The villagers have been good to us, we should help them out more in the future," Li Qingqiu said with a smile.

He decided to recruit disciples from the villages at the foot of the mountain as a way of repaying the debt.

The disciples chatted and laughed as they carried the items back to the courtyard, and then tidied them up.

Half an hour later, they sat around the long table in the courtyard, and Li Dongyue poured water for each of them.

Li Qingqiu looked around and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will pass on my skills to you, and you will cultivate with me."

Upon hearing this, the disciples immediately became excited and began to ask what kind of cultivation method it was.

"This skill is called the Hunyuan Scripture. From now on, it will be the supreme martial art of our Qingxiao Sect. Without my permission, you are not allowed to pass it on to outsiders," Li Qingqiu said seriously. He would teach the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture to outsiders layer by layer in the future.

In fact, he himself had not fully received the entire inheritance of the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture. Some of the inherited memories were very vague, and he needed to reach a certain level to fully recall them.

"Can the Hunyuan Scripture cultivate internal energy?" Jiang Zhaoxia asked skeptically.

Li Qingqiu casually replied, "You'll know once you practice."

His attitude frustrated Jiang Zhaoxia, who missed the atmosphere of their past bickering.

“Senior brother, we actually need more martial arts skills. We can’t just practice internal energy cultivation. Besides, we don’t need to practice only one type of martial art,” Jiang Zhaoxia couldn’t help but say.

Zhang Yuchun said helplessly, "But we don't have any more martial arts techniques."

Jiang Zhaoxia then said, "I won't offer any more opinions on the others. Let Fifth Junior Brother train with me. I'll teach him a set of external skills, which, combined with his innate superhuman strength, will enable him to become a major pillar of the Qingxiao Sect in the future."

Li Qingqiu was somewhat gratified and said with emotion, "Third Junior Brother, are you finally going to make a fortune in gold coins? I'm very happy. You've grown up and are starting to contribute to the sect."

"Gold coins? Where would I get gold coins?" Jiang Zhaoxia asked, puzzled.

"It's alright. From now on, Man'er will be in your care. I will check on the results. If you teach her well, I will give you a precious sword in the future."

Li Qingqiu waved his hand and said that among all the disciples, apart from Jiang Zhaoxia who has the strongest aptitude and destiny, Wu Man'er, who is mentally challenged, seems more likely to become a high-level combatant.

In the martial arts world, strength is the most important thing, and Qingxiao Sect must possess high combat power.

Jiang Zhaoxia snorted, "I'm sure I can teach well, just you wait and see!"

Wu Man'er chuckled foolishly, not understanding anything.

Li Sifeng and Li Sijin also started to egg them on, hoping that their third senior brother would teach them, but Jiang Zhaoxia was too lazy to coax them.

……

At dawn, Li Qingqiu led his junior brothers and sisters to meditate in front of the mountain gate. Because there were too many people, he dared not take them to the edge of the cliff.

The seven people sat side by side in meditation, which was quite a sight. Li Qingqiu sat in the middle and began to expound the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture.

At first, Jiang Zhaoxia didn't care, but after practicing it once, his expression changed drastically, and he began to take it seriously.

Teaching Wu Man'er, Li Sifeng, and Li Sijin was too troublesome. The former was not smart enough, and the latter two were too young and did not understand many things. It took Li Qingqiu a whole day to teach them the method of breathing.

As evening approached, Zhang Yuchun and Li Dongyue began cooking, while Li Qingqiu sat under the old tree, holding the three martial arts manuals left behind by Lin Xunfeng.

Jiang Zhaoxia suddenly appeared in front of Li Qingqiu, her eyes burning, and declared in a firm voice, "Senior brother, I have cultivated internal energy!"

Li Qingqiu looked up at him, frowned, and said, "Are you kidding me?"

It took him a full seven days, while Jiang Zhaoxia only needed half a day?
He doesn't believe it!
Without saying a word, Jiang Zhaoxia raised his right hand and pointed towards the sky above the house next to him. A burst of energy burst from his fingertip, flew away, and cut off a tree branch.

Li Qingqiu's eyes widened, and Li Sifeng, who was eating a roasted sweet potato not far away, also widened his eyes.

Jiang Zhaoxia never looked in the direction his right hand was pointing. When he saw Li Qingqiu's expression, he couldn't help but raise his chin, revealing an arrogant posture.

After a brief moment of surprise, Li Qingqiu looked at Jiang Zhaoxia again, his gaze becoming intense, making Jiang Zhaoxia feel awkward.

He put down the manual in his hand, stood up, placed his hands on Jiang Zhaoxia's shoulders, stared intently at Jiang Zhaoxia, and said, "Third Junior Brother, with a genius like you around, I have even more confidence in the future of Qingxiao Sect. It's so good to have you."

Jiang Zhaoxia blushed. After all, he was only a fourteen-year-old boy, and this was the first time he had been praised so earnestly by Li Qingqiu. He couldn't help but feel a little shy.

He turned his head away, a smirk playing on his lips, and said, "Of course I have confidence in myself..."

Li Qingqiu was in a great mood and pulled Jiang Zhaoxia to sit down to discuss his cultivation experience of the first level of the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture.

Jiang Zhaoxia did not hide anything and communicated with him earnestly.

After chatting for a while, Li Qingqiu gained a lot. He had to admit that Jiang Zhaoxia's cultivation aptitude was indeed excellent, and her comprehension was outstanding.

Days passed, and ten days later, Li Dongyue became the third disciple to cultivate Yuan Qi. This comforted Li Qingqiu, as it wasn't that his aptitude was too poor, but that Jiang Zhaoxia's aptitude was too strong.

After fifteen days of cultivation, Zhang Yuchun finally cultivated his Yuan Qi.

Before Zhang Yuchun could report this good news to Li Qingqiu, Li Qingqiu already knew that a fourth person had refined Yuan Qi, because a notification appeared before his eyes:
[Given that more than half of your disciples have reached the first level of the Nourishing Essence Realm, Qingxiao Sect has truly embarked on the path of cultivation, and you have been granted a blessed opportunity.]

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