Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

The Great Qin Dynasty has existed for 176,342 years.

The people live in peace and contentment, the immortal path flourishes across the land, a scene of vibrant life and thriving life.

Outside Qingyang County in Jiangnan Prefecture, Yunzhou, towering mountains stand majestically, shrouded in deep clouds and mist. Halfway up the mountain stands a gigantic rock, hundreds of feet tall, inscribed with powerful characters—Tianyi Dao Sect.

As the sun rises from the east, it tears through the clouds and shines into the mountain gate, revealing the ancient Taoist temple, which is both simple and somewhat desolate and dilapidated.

In the courtyard squatted a pretty girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. Her slender fingers were poking at the ground, her red lips were tightly clenched, her peach-blossom eyes were brimming with tears, and there were faint tear tracks at the corners of her eyes.

A somber atmosphere permeated the Taoist temple. An elderly man lay on a couch in the room, barely breathing, while a handsome young man in a Taoist robe knelt beside him.

The young man had a sorrowful expression, softly reciting Taoist scriptures, and his body was surrounded by a transcendent Taoist aura.

"landscape……"

On the bed, the old Taoist priest's originally pale and withered face regained a slight blush, and his health seemed to be improving.

Upon seeing this, the young man felt no excitement whatsoever; instead, he was even more heartbroken.

With a sigh, the young man stopped chanting and stared intently at the old Taoist priest.

"Master, please speak. Whatever your wish, I will do my best to fulfill it."

"Oh dear... still so mature and composed."

"You, you are the most boring person."

The old Taoist priest smiled and tilted his head, then said, "Back when I went down the mountain to preach, your family accidentally lost you in a place with mountains and water, hence the name 'Mountains and Water.' Twenty-one years have passed in the blink of an eye..."

Shen Shanshui's lips twitched. His master's words remained tactful. In a place with mountains and water, that's not called losing, that's called abandoning.

Perhaps sensing what Shen Shanshui was thinking, he didn't say anything more.

The old Taoist priest raised his aged hand and gently grasped Shen Shanshui's arm.

"Mountains and rivers, I have cultivated for a hundred years..." The old Taoist priest pursed his parched lips, seemingly with resentment, yet still said with a sense of relief:

"It's over~"

"Cultivation... If one cannot establish a foundation in one's entire life, one will not enter this gate, have no chance of becoming an immortal, and will remain a mortal."

"Alas... Besides being unable to let go of you two, I also regret that I cannot revive the sect and have failed all the ancestors."

The old Taoist felt a strange connection to the scene, recalling how his master had looked just as he had when he was a boy.

This has been the case generation after generation, an ordinary occurrence...

"Master, don't worry. A hundred years from now, I will find a successor for our Heavenly Dao Sect."

As soon as Shen Shanshui finished speaking, the sickly old Taoist priest suddenly sat up and slapped Shen Shanshui on the forehead.

"You spineless coward! Even at a time like this, you still won't say a few nice words to comfort me?"

"Your talent far surpasses mine, and you clearly have the potential to reach Foundation Establishment, yet you've been stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining for years. It's not that you lack talent, but rather that your resolve in the Dao is wavering!"

Shen Shanshui remained silent, letting the old Taoist priest scold him.

As a time traveler who had experienced modern society, he once firmly believed that he was a genius.

What won't a person do when pushed to the limit? As it turns out, neither math nor foundation building is enough.

"Enough. I'm only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, not even as strong as you. Why should I be so harsh on you?"

Taking out a jade talisman from his bosom, the old Taoist priest forced himself to sit upright on the bed.

Upon seeing this, Shen Shanshui immediately knelt down, bowed his head, and placed his palms upward.

"Shen Qingfeng, the 76th generation leader of the Tianyi Sect."

This disciple is neither talented nor virtuous, and is not destined for immortality.

My current disciple, Shen Shanshui, is exceptionally intelligent and virtuous. I hereby appoint him to take over the leadership of Tianyi.

"I appeal to Heaven and Earth, to the Ancestors, and to the spirits and deities of the four directions!"

"Receiving the ordination certificate!"

"This disciple is filled with trepidation!"

"My Heavenly Dao Sect may be small, but it has survived to this day. Remember this... live with a clear conscience!"

"Your disciple will humbly follow your teachings!"

Shen Shanshui kept his head down, only to feel a coolness in his palm as the warm jade talisman fell into his hand.

In the blink of an eye, the once powerful voice suddenly seemed to have lost all its strength.

Shen Shanshui felt a weight on his shoulder as an old hand gently stroked him.

"Mountains and rivers, the path of cultivation is difficult. If it is truly impossible... do not force it. You may choose another path... Your path to immortality is not limited to this."

"Take good care of Lingxi..."

Shen Shanshui sat up in shock, her eyes blurry. The old Taoist priest who had been sitting upright on the bed was now lying face up, lifeless.

"Master~!"

"Farewell, Sect Leader! Ascending to immortality!"

"Disciple! Bows again!"

……

……

Three months later.

"Senior brother, have you forgotten Master's last wish so quickly?"

"After Master left, Junior Sister pondered deeply and finally came up with an excellent way to revive our Heavenly Dao Sect."

"Sect Leader, please strengthen our sect!"

"Lingxi, put down your brother's undergarments, then go out and close the door behind you!"

Shen Shanshui gripped the blanket tightly to her chest, her face as red as a monkey's bottom.

Having been a virgin in both his lives, Shen Shanshui never imagined that he would be forced into this situation.

This crazy girl actually tried to ambush me first thing in the morning.

"Senior brother, please accept my offer! Let's strengthen our sect together!"

"Oh dear... don't hold on so tight!"

Shen Lingxi's peach blossom eyes were filled with longing for growing stronger with her senior brother, the sect leader. She gripped the corner of the blanket tightly with both hands, propped one leg on the edge of the bed, and pulled it outward with all her might.

"Who told you that's how you get strong? Were you peeking at those inappropriate stories again?"

Shen Shanshui truly hadn't expected that Lingxi, this crazy girl, would be so bold now. If his master were still alive, he would definitely break her legs.

[The Immortal Path Orthodox System has been successfully bound.]

"Hmm? Wait, junior sister... it seems your brother has come to hang up!"

"Senior brother, the early bird catches the worm! Who cares about hanging up or anything like that..."

A moment of effort.

The sun shone brightly, and a gentle breeze blew. Shen Shanshui stood in the temple, gazing at the system template before him, lost in deep thought.

"Senior brother, please put me down!"

"Waaah... I'll never do it again."

Bound tightly to the training pole, Shen Lingxi was on the verge of tears, and her attempts to be charming were futile.

Shen Shanshui completely ignored him, pretending not to hear him.

This crazy girl actually dared to covet his pure Dao body, the sect leader's senior brother. If she isn't taught a lesson, who knows what outrageous things she might do in the future?

Besides, Shen Shanshui simply doesn't have time to deal with the other party right now.

[Immortal Sect: Tianyi Sect]

[Sect Leader: Shen Shanshui (Mastery of Qi Refining)]

Talent: Clear Understanding of the Dao

[Disciple: Shen Lingxi (Qi Refining Level 4)]

[The Immortal Sect's Foundation: The Heavenly One Immortal Technique (Complete enough to glimpse the Golden Core)]

[Guardian Beast of the Mountain: None]

[Mountain Protection Formation: None]

[Blessed Land: Undeveloped]

[Immortal Sect Reputation: 63 (Unknown)]

[Immortal Sect Rank: Unranked]

[System space: 1,000 cubic meters]

"A clear and discerning Dao heart? That doesn't sound like a powerful talent."

"63 reputation points?"

Shen Shanshui gave a helpless bitter smile, thinking it must be because his master often went down the mountain to preach when he was alive.

Shen Shanshui didn't care much about the negative comments from the system, since they were all just honest opinions.

However, Shen Shanshui really didn't expect that the cultivation method of the Heavenly Dao Sect could directly lead to the Golden Core stage.

As the saying goes, once you swallow a golden pill, your fate is in your own hands, not in the hands of heaven.

Although the immortal path of the Great Qin Dynasty was prosperous, a Golden Core cultivator could be considered a powerful figure and could be called a True Person.

So, it seems that Master wasn't always bragging.

The ancestors of the Heavenly Dao Sect were indeed wealthy! Otherwise, how could they have passed down such a powerful technique?

Why is this blessed land yet to be developed?