From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 63 The True Martial Body
"I never said I was going to steal the divine skill; I just wanted to exchange it."

The woman in black spoke softly, her gaze fixed on the old man in gray robes, but unfortunately, the old man in gray robes remained unmoved.

She took a deep breath, her tone softening, and said, "Uncle Gu, come with me one last time. If it doesn't work out, I'll accept my fate and go back to be a pawn in the exchange of interests among the aristocratic families. This time, I won't let you get into any conflicts with anyone. If we fail, it just means that's my destiny."

The gray-robed old man, known as Uncle Gu, sighed and said helplessly, "Miss, I used to have a reputation in the martial arts world. Twenty years ago, who wouldn't tremble at the mention of my name, Gu Dubao? However, new talents always emerge in the martial arts world. Fame in the martial arts world is only temporary. What allows a family to last for generations is not temporary fame, but its foundation. Even if you learn a divine skill and change your family's opinion of you, how much benefit can your martial arts bring to the family?"

He didn't say one thing: even someone as strong as me would have to be a dog for your family.

The woman in black remained silent.

Her name was Chai Yunshang, and she came from the Chai family of Jiangzhou. She knew very well the Chai family's heritage, which had been passed down for three hundred years. After arriving in the new dynasty, the family fell into decline. The Chai family had always wanted to break into Zhongtianzhou. To this end, the Chai family made friends with various forces. The women of the Chai family could not escape the fate of being arranged to marry. Previously, her father had wanted to betroth her to Lü Taidou of the Seven Mountains Alliance. He had his eye on the martial arts power of the Seven Mountains Alliance, so she went to the Seven Mountains Alliance alone.

"What if I were as powerful as a martial arts legend?" Chai Yunshang asked, staring at Gu Dubao.

Gu Dubao smiled wryly. How could a martial arts legend be so easily created?

Chai Yunshang continued, "My sister has already married a Sima in Jiangzhou, and my father is still looking for a suitable marriage partner for my sister to complete his network of connections. I am not willing to accept this, so please help me one last time, Uncle Gu."

Gu Dubao said helplessly, "Alright, it's a one-time thing. Don't be too pessimistic. What if you manage to marry your ideal husband?"

My ideal husband?

Chai Yunshang smiled dismissively, not believing it at all.

……

Two months after the end of the great battle, Qingxiao Sect finally experienced a surge in fame, with people coming to join the sect every day.

In the afternoon, Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun sat inside the house, chatting about the development of their sect.

Zhang Yuchun has entrusted the matter of recruiting disciples to Zhang Yu, who officially became a disciple of Qingxiao Sect this morning.

While listening to Zhang Yuchun's report, Li Qingqiu checked Zhang Yu's control panel.

His cultivation aptitude and comprehension are decent, reaching the level of being mediocre in both aspects.

In Li Qingqiu's eyes, mediocre talent is actually considered genius, after all, there are two levels below that: the second-rate and the lowest level.

Li Qingqiu had invited Zhang Yu to join the sect many times before, but unfortunately, Zhang Yu only wanted to make money and said he wouldn't stay in Qingxiao Sect for long.

Today, Zhang Yuchun invited Zhang Yu again, and he finally agreed.

Li Qingqiu was quite satisfied with Zhang Yu. Although the guy earned a lot of money every month, he was very serious about his work.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yu did not have a special destiny.

“Starting next month, the number of disciples coming up the mountain to become disciples will increase dramatically. Fortunately, my third junior brother seized a lot of money when he fought against the Qing Sect, but we still need to find ways to open up more avenues for wealth,” Zhang Yuchun said excitedly.

Jiang Zhaoxia and the Thirteen Swordsmen not only plundered a great deal of wealth from the Qing Sect, but also took away the martial arts manuals of the Qing Sect headquarters. For this, Li Qingqiu directly rewarded the other twelve members of the Thirteen Swordsmenmen with the opportunity to practice the Hunyuan Scripture.

Currently, the Qingxiao Gate has begun construction of its Sutra Repository, which is expected to be completed next month.

The Sutra Repository is crucial to the sect's foundation and must be properly repaired; it cannot be taken lightly. At the same time, Li Qingqiu is also considering who should guard the Sutra Repository.

Zhang Yuchun continued, "Senior Brother, I want to build a town at the foot of the mountain. It can make money, gather intelligence on the martial arts world, and even serve as a buffer zone in the event of war. However, this is not something that can be accomplished in a year or two."

Li Qingqiu thought of Qiyue Town at the foot of Qiyue Alliance Mountain and felt that such a town was indeed necessary.

“Why don’t we go to their village in Huangshan, help the villagers build up their hometown, and give back to them for their help over the years?” Li Qingqiu suggested.

Zhang Yuchun frowned and asked, "If that's the case, then who will own the village in the future?"

Li Qingqiu replied, "Naturally it is us. We must seize absolute power. This will be difficult in the early stages. You must persuade the villagers. This is a good opportunity to hone your abilities. Sooner or later, you will face the conflict between sect interests and emotions. You must learn how to handle such issues."

After listening, Zhang Yuchun nodded, feeling that his senior brother made sense.

Li Qingqiu told Zhang Yuchun to observe his disciples more often and to report their names to him if he found someone worthy of being cultivated.

Having acquired the spirit mine, Li Qingqiu didn't want to just guard the treasure; he wanted to start cultivating disciples for immortal cultivation.

The spirit mine is more than 300 miles away from Qingxiao Sect. Even with Jiang Zhaoxia in charge, he was still afraid of unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, he planned to start using it directly. Perhaps Qingxiao Sect would be enough to protect the spirit mine once it was only half used.

The two continued talking until someone knocked on the door, at which point they stopped.

"Sect Master, Second Martial Uncle, someone claiming to be from the Chai family of Jiangzhou wants to pay you a visit."

The person outside the door was Liu Yan, Li Dongyue's apprentice.

Zhang Yuchun raised an eyebrow and said, "The Chai family of Jiangzhou is not simple. Jiangzhou is right next to Guzhou. I have often heard of the Chai family of Jiangzhou. This family is very active in both the legitimate and criminal worlds. Senior brother, let me go and take a look. You are not someone that anyone can just see whenever they want now."

Since the day Li Qingqiu killed the Seven Fiends of the Demonic Sect, Zhang Yuchun and his disciples' mentality began to change.

They genuinely believed that Li Qingqiu had received a dream from an immortal and was no ordinary person. Everyone in the sect, except for the new disciples who had joined in the last two months, developed a fanatical fervor towards Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu nodded and watched Zhang Yuchun leave the house.

He thought for a moment, since he had to wait for Zhang Yuchun to return anyway, he got up, went to his desk, picked up his pen and ink, and began to write.

Zhang Yuchun returned about half an hour later.

"Is it really that difficult to deal with?" Li Qingqiu asked in surprise as he returned to the guest table.

Zhang Yuchun sat down and said with a helpless smile, "Senior brother, you would never guess that the Chai family of Jiangzhou actually wants to form a marriage alliance with our Qingxiao Sect, and their target is you."

Li Qingqiu chuckled, shook his head, and said with a laugh, "I don't want to get married. You didn't agree for me, did you?"

"Of course not. Not to mention you, I can't even make decisions for your junior brothers and sisters' marriages. However, the other party's attitude is too firm, and they will definitely bother me again in the next few days."

"Haha, there will only be more of these kinds of things in the future."

"Let's talk about the treatment of disciples at different levels; this matter cannot be taken lightly."

"Um." ……

As spring turned to summer, people could be seen going up and down the mountain paths of Qingxiao Mountain. In less than half a year, the influence of the battle at the end of last year began to bring a steady stream of benefits to the Qingxiao Sect.

With investments from prominent families and connections between officials and businessmen, a steady stream of people came to the mountain to become his disciples. Even Li Dongyue and his disciples became busy, with people coming to the mountain every day to seek medical treatment.

Under Li Qingqiu's insistence, Li Dongyue had no choice but to suppress her pity and devote a lot of time to continuing her cultivation. Those who came up the mountain for medical treatment, unless they were critically ill, had to wait several days.

Faced with the Qingxiao Sect's current prestige, even if the patients were dissatisfied, they dared not make a scene.

On this day, when Li Qingqiu returned to Lingxiao Courtyard, Yuan Qi found him and said that someone from the capital city wanted to deliver a message to him. Upon hearing this, he immediately asked Yuan Qi to bring the person over.

The messenger was a young man dressed as a swordsman, carrying a sword on his back, wearing a bamboo hat, and with a serious expression. Li Qingqiu led him into the house to chat.

After entering the house, the young man took out the letter and handed it to Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu began to examine it and, sure enough, it was a letter from Feng Dai, which explained his situation and the important events in the capital.

Under Jia Yi's arrangement, Feng Dai is currently working under the magistrate of Huangcheng County, and everything is going well.

During the month he was stationed in the capital, leaders of various martial arts sects and gangs kept coming into the city, making it very lively. There were scenes of martial arts competitions everywhere. It is said that the emperor was preparing to host a banquet to invite all the martial arts sects, which made the martial arts practitioners feel very proud.

After reading the letter, Li Qingqiu looked up at the young man and asked, "What is your name, and what is your relationship with Feng Dai?"

The young man replied, “My name is Ma Yu. Lord Feng saved my life and redeemed me from my servitude. I will serve him for the rest of my life.”

Li Qingqiu said, "Rest in Qingxiao Gate for a few days before you set off. Go back and tell Feng Dai to take good care of himself."

"No need, I need to get back soon. The capital is a mixed bag these days, and I'm worried about Lord Feng. Farewell!"

After Ma Yu finished speaking, he raised his hand to bow to Li Qingqiu, then turned and left decisively.

Li Qingqiu did not try to stop him. He walked out of the house and watched Ma Yu leave.

Li Sijin walked over from the side and asked curiously, "Senior brother, what is that person's background?"

“A man from Magistrate Feng sent me a letter.”

Li Qingqiu gave a brief introduction. After hearing this, Li Sijin was no longer curious. She grabbed his arm and said, "Senior brother, I have successfully made a talisman. Come on, I will go to the woods to show it to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Does it have an offensive effect?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I ask you to go see it?"

Li Sijin said proudly, and Li Qingqiu was delighted. Just as she was about to speak, Qin Ye ran in from outside the courtyard.

"Master, Senior Ku Yi and Senior Ku Er have arrived, and they have brought a child with them."

Qin Ye approached Li Qingqiu and spoke quickly.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu immediately said to Li Sijin, "You rest for a while, I'll come find you after I've seen them."

Li Sijin pouted, somewhat dissatisfied, but did not stop Li Qingqiu from doing his job.

Li Qingqiu had Qin Ye bring the person in, while he sat down at the long table in the courtyard to wait.

Li Qingqiu had been eagerly anticipating Yan Lan's son.

"Don't let me down."

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, his expectations stemming from Yan Lan's effusive praise of their son.

Yan Lan is a sincere person and keeps his word. The new governor of Guzhou sent a trusted confidant a few days ago to convey the new governor's goodwill.

Soon, Qin Ye and his group of four entered the courtyard, and Li Qingqiu's gaze fell directly on the boy who was only five or six years old.

Although the boy is young, he walks with a certain air of authority.

Whether it was Li Qingqiu's imagination or not, he felt that this kid didn't seem like Yan Lan's son. Yan Lan had a gentle appearance, but this kid's brows revealed a fierce edge.

The boy approached Li Qingqiu first and asked, "Are you my master?"

He was shorter than Li Qingqiu even when he was sitting, but he had a very strong temper.

Li Qingqiu asked with a smile, "That's right, would you like to become my disciple?"

The boy immediately knelt down, raised his hands in greeting, and said, "Disciple Zhao Zhen greets Master!"

Li Qingqiu immediately opened the Daoist lineage panel, eagerly searching for Zhao Zhen's portrait before clicking on it.

Name: Zhao Zhen

【Sex: Male】

[Age: 5 years old]

Loyalty (Leader/Sect Leader): 75/21 (Maximum 100)

[Cultivation Aptitude: Exceptional]

[Comprehension: Excellent]

[Destiny: Fate is easily broken; a true warrior's body]

[A life of hardship and setbacks: This person will experience numerous trials and tribulations before the age of sixteen. After sixteen, this fate will dissipate, and their comprehension will increase to a higher level.]

[True Martial Body: Entering the Dao through martial arts, capable of transforming martial arts into the Dao of Immortality]

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