Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

With a creak.

Pushing open the stiff wooden door, a cloud of dust drifted down with the wind.

Having been away for so long, more than half a year without returning, Tianyi Temple seems to have aged a bit.

The yard was overgrown with weeds and littered with fallen leaves, and thick spider webs had long since formed in the corners of the eaves.

"Finally back."

No matter how good things are outside, this is home. Even if it's dilapidated, it still gives Shen Shanshui and Shen Lingxi a sense of security.

"We really need to clean this up properly."

Shen Lingxi rolled up her sleeves, ready to get down to business.

The little girl was usually lazy when cultivating, but she was very efficient when it came to chores. Without Shen Shanshui saying anything, she took the initiative to pick up the broom that had been lying on the wall for who knows how long.

"No rush, let's go and inform Master first, so he knows we're back."

They lit incense for their master together, and then began cleaning Tianyi Temple.

Since Tang Yan was not there, Shen Shanshui told him to return to the Tang residence first and come up the mountain in three days.

Shen Shanshui's previous suggestion that the other party should first go into seclusion for three years of arduous cultivation was not a threat or a joke, but rather an attempt to temper the other party's temperament.

In Shen Shanshui's view, a cultivator's mindset is more important than simply pursuing breakthroughs in realm.

Tang Yan suddenly mastered a powerful force beyond his comprehension in a very short period of time, which easily caused a change in his mindset.

However, if proper guidance is not provided during this process, misunderstandings may arise.

Some heretical practitioners treat mortals like ants, slaughtering them indiscriminately. In reality, they no longer consider themselves human, but rather gods who arbitrarily control life and death.

In less than half an hour, the desolation of Tianyi Temple was swept away.

Shen Lingxi went to the kitchen to start a fire. Before returning to the mountain, she specially bought millet.

While the delicious meat and fish dishes outside are certainly tempting, she really misses the porridge she cooked herself over a wood fire in a long time.

While his junior sister was cooking porridge, Shen Shanshui waved his sleeves and soared into the sky, heading straight for the heavens.

Looking down from above, Tianyi Mountain still stands majestically.

The system rewarded him with 1,000 cubic meters of construction materials. Shen Shanshui took a quick look at them and found that they were mostly spirit wood and refined iron.

The quantity sounds large, but in reality, these things are not even enough to build a decent immortal palace.

Now I just hope that the Immortal Dynasty can provide more resource support.

Shen Shanshui hasn't gone to Liu Jiujiang to hand over matters related to the establishment of the sect yet. There's no rush for this. What needs to be done now is to lay the foundation for future events.

Reorganize the mountain gate!

"Come!"

With a soft shout, he stretched out a hand. The surrounding clouds, guided by the energy, transformed into cloud dragons, seemingly coming to life, swirling and churning around Shen Shanshui in the sky!

"rise!"

Shen Shanshui manipulated the clouds with one hand, while pointing towards Tianyi Mountain with the other.

A surge of immense spiritual energy erupted, and the entire mountain instantly came to life, slowly beginning to change shape.

More than ten places that were originally cliffs and precipices have been miraculously transformed into solid platforms.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator who understands formations were here to see this scene, they would understand that Shen Shanshui was altering the geomantic flow of this place.

That day, under the influence of Shenshan's water features, the constantly churning clouds echoed the earth's veins.

This is using the power of heaven to change the terrain!

Shen Lingxi, who was cooking porridge, felt the ground trembling. Thinking it was an earthquake, she hurriedly ran out of the kitchen.

But when she saw Shen Shanshui, who looked like an immortal surrounded by several cloud dragons in the sky, her eyes lit up.

My all-powerful senior brother is showing off his damn charm again!

"That's about it."

Shen withdrew his spiritual power and dispersed the clouds around him, and the writhing mountain returned to calm.

With a hand seal, dozens of spiritual objects flashing with divine light flew out of the storage bag at his waist and scattered rapidly in various places below.

Complex array patterns rose up, and countless spiritual energies from a radius of a thousand miles quickly converged there.

The vegetation in the mountains grew wildly and swayed constantly, as if cheering for this feast of spiritual energy!

How could such a massive mobilization of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth be done silently?

Before long, two streaks of light flew in from afar.

It was Liu Jiujiang and Wu Lianshan.

"When did you return, young friend? You've caused such a commotion!"

Liu Jiujiang chuckled, but as he spoke, his gaze was fixed on the spirit-gathering array below, which was not yet fully formed.

The Spirit Gathering Array is not a particularly difficult array, and Liu Jiujiang himself could set it up. However, setting up a Spirit Gathering Array that can draw spiritual energy from a radius of a thousand miles is simply astonishing.

Cultivators have limited energy and mostly pursue higher realms. In the eyes of most cultivators, alchemy and formations are trivial pursuits studied by those who have no hope of breaking through to higher realms.

How old is Shen Shanshui now? His cultivation level is not much lower than theirs, and his mastery of array formations is also so high.

"Tsk tsk, the concentration of spiritual energy here now is probably even greater than that of the county government. It's truly enviable."

Liu Jiujiang clicked his tongue in amazement, and although Wu Lianshan maintained his stern county magistrate demeanor, he could not hide the emotion in his eyes.

The formation had taken shape, and the originally shining array patterns gradually faded away.

"Hehe, you flatter me, senior. I have just returned from Jiangling City. The matter of registering with the immortal sect has been completed. I originally planned to visit you two again after some time."

If you two don't mind, you can set up a cave in the mountains and come sit with me whenever you have free time. Being close to nature might be beneficial for your spiritual practice.

Shen Shanshui's smile was genuine.

The two people before us are among the strongest Foundation Establishment cultivators in the entire Jiangnan Prefecture. They already have a good relationship, and maintaining a good relationship will bring many benefits.

"Old Wu and I are officials, so we can only decline your kind offer."

Congratulations, young friend! You should now address me as Sect Leader Shen!

Liu Jiujiang cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his tone slightly teasing.

He greatly admired Shen Shanshui. Such talent at such a young age, and the ability to remain humble and composed, was truly remarkable.

Perhaps it's because the environment shapes the people, but cultivators in Jiangnan Prefecture are generally impulsive, easily angered, and disobedient.

This is why each county in Jiangnan Prefecture has at least one Foundation Establishment Immortal Official, or even two.

As the magistrate of Qingyang County, Liu Jiujiang always found it troublesome to encounter cultivators causing trouble. Therefore, how could he not have a good impression of a cultivator like Shen Shanshui, who possessed strength yet could maintain peace?

Hahaha……

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators let out a deep, resonant laugh.

Hearing the two men's official laughter, Wu Lianshan frowned, realizing he seemed to be somewhat out of place.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shen Shanshui casually showed Liu Jiujiang the Immortal Sect token.

"The county will report to the prefecture shortly and ask them to deliver the necessary resources as soon as possible."

Thank you!

"I should thank you. Of the twenty-one counties in Jiangnan Prefecture, no immortal sect is willing to come to the area under my and Lao Wu's jurisdiction. In recent years, the number of immortal seedlings has been greatly reduced."

In every major competition among the immortal sects within the manor, there's no need to even compete; we're always at the bottom. Now that you've established your own sect here, at least there's some hope left.

Those unaware of the details might think that Liu Jiujiang's words implied that other immortal sects were ganging up on Qingyang County.

In reality, the reason no immortal sects were willing to come was simply because the two chief officials were too famous, and Wu Lianshan was the type to draw his sword and kill people at the slightest disagreement.

If one day a disciple does something foolish in the name of the Immortal Sect, and the sect leader is implicated and killed by Wu Lianshan with a single blow, wouldn't that be unjust?

Besides, there are plenty of opportunities in the vast world, so why bother being disciplined in Qingyang County?

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