Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

All the events that occurred on the mountainside were under the observation of Shen Shanshui's divine sense.

"Alas, I've become nothing more than a pie in the sky."

Shen Shanshui sighed inwardly; this action was truly out of necessity.

He didn't blame Qian Duoduo and Li Qinggang for their change in mindset; he understood them perfectly.

The beginning is always the hardest. The Heavenly Dao Sect is indeed rudimentary now, and its resources are limited, so it must proceed with extreme caution.

Otherwise, if the disciples he painstakingly cultivated with Qi Refining Pills ran away halfway through, wouldn't that be a complete loss?

……

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

Under Tang Yan's gaze, unexpectedly, Han Wuming, who had been standing behind the group, took the lead and walked towards the fallen grove of trees.

He Wenzheng hesitated for a moment, then followed, with Li Daniu and Xu Hu close behind.

Li Qinggang glanced at Tang Yan, then at Han Wuming and his group. After a moment of hesitation, he decided to go with the flow.

Only Qian Duoduo remained in the same spot, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

To be honest, the reason why people in the world are so desperate to join the immortal sect is because of the resources and status of the immortal sect.

Everyone wants to be a beneficiary, not a founder.

"Junior brother, are you going or staying?"

Tang Yan stared intently at Qian Duoduo.

"Actually, there's no need to feel too much pressure. Master said that it's normal for all of you to leave."

"If you were able to pass your master's test, passing the tests of other immortal sects shouldn't be difficult for you either. Everyone has their own ambitions, which is understandable."

"But I hope you stay, because Master is an exceptionally good person."

"Even He Wenzheng stayed, how could Fatty be inferior to that bookworm?"

Besides, before Fatty came, he said he would definitely be able to become a disciple of the Foundation Establishment sect. He even bragged about that. If he goes back to Jiangling City like this, wouldn't he be laughed to death?

After struggling for a while, Qian Duoduo finally decided to stay.

He truly is a disciple of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

He could indeed switch to another immortal sect, but the chances of him becoming a disciple of a Foundation Establishment sect would be extremely slim.

The Heavenly Dao Sect is indeed not as good as other immortal sects now, but besides Shen Shanshui, it still has two nominal elders, Liu Jiujiang and Wu Lianshan.

If word gets out, it's known as a sect with three foundation-building stages.

How many immortal sects in the entire Jiangnan Prefecture have such a configuration?

Whether the Heavenly Dao Sect can rise to prominence is probably only a matter of time.

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yan patted Qian Duoduo's shoulder forcefully.

Qian Duoduo felt a sudden weight on her shoulder, followed by a tremendous force that made her wince in pain, almost causing her bones to shatter.

"Senior Brother, I'm not even at the first level of Qi Refining yet!"

"Oh...sorry. I got too excited. Before that, apart from Junior Uncle and Master, I was the only one on the mountain. It was really boring."

Now that you are here, my spiritual practice will no longer be lonely.

Tang Yan felt a sense of relief, as if some kind of constraint within him had been shattered, and his aura was once again elevated.

Fifth level of Qi Refining!

"Wow?! You actually broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

Qian Duoduo was utterly dumbfounded when she saw this scene.

Is this person a monster? How could they break through to a higher realm so easily, right in front of me?

……

"They all stayed."

A smile involuntarily crept onto Shen Shanshui's lips; it was indeed somewhat unexpected.

"In that case, I will certainly not let you down."

Shen Shanshui's murmured words echoed in the quiet and desolate main hall of the immortal sect.

While Shen Shanshui was meditating cross-legged, he also began to try to improve the "Heavenly One Immortal Technique".

Besides the cultivation techniques passed down from his master and the "Supreme Yang Immortal Scripture" distributed by the system, he also possessed some techniques that he had taken from Liu Ruyan.

Shen Shanshui's foundation-building level allows him to disassemble the Qi-refining chapters of these cultivation methods and then reassemble them, taking the best of both worlds and making up for the shortcomings. It's not difficult, but it will take a long time to try.

Being a master isn't easy!

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……

noon.

It was still deep winter, and outside Tianyi Mountain, the wind was still howling, and withered leaves and branches were everywhere, covered with a blanket of white snow. But inside the mountain, however, was a completely different scene, like a paradise on earth.

"I'm exhausted."

In just over a month, Qian Duoduo's once plump and chubby body has shrunk considerably.

The houses they each built also had a basic framework.

None of them had any experience in this area, so progress was not fast.

The six people were not familiar with each other before, and Qian Duoduo and He Wenzheng even had some past conflicts, but after spending time together day and night and helping each other out from time to time, they had developed some friendship.

"Duoduo, have some water first. If you're tired, take a rest. Aunt Lingxi should be bringing your food soon. Eat your fill before you get back to work. I'll take over for you for now."

Li Daniu was a simple and honest man. Seeing that Qian Duoduo was sweating profusely from exhaustion, he took the initiative to help.

Taking the water bag, Qian Duoduo took a big gulp. After a few minutes, she seemed to have recovered. Looking at Li Daniu, she showed some gratitude, but still maintained her arrogant expression, saying, "You silly goose, why rush to do things that don't benefit you?"

"Hey... when our senior brother came to check on the progress before, he said that brothers should help each other; that's our bond!"

As Li Daniu spoke, he spat twice into his palm, rubbed it, and finally picked up the axe beside him.

Just as everyone was working enthusiastically, the top log of the pile of logs next to them suddenly loosened.

The log rolled straight down, heading straight for Li Daniu, who had replaced Qian Duoduo!

"Be careful!"

Qian Duoduo was shocked to see this and wanted to warn him, but it was too late.

At the critical moment, a dull thud sounded as the towering man steadily caught the heavy log.

Xu Hu gritted his teeth and slowly placed the log on the ground.

Li Daniu was stunned for a while before he reacted and hurriedly went forward to check.

"Tiger, are you alright?"

"It's nothing."

Xu Hu calmly wiped the dust off his shoulders, as if nothing had happened.

This scene surprised the others. A log as thick as a person could carry; normally, it would be difficult for two or three people to lift it.

It's one thing for Xu Hu to catch someone rolling down from such a height, but he seems completely unharmed, without even a scratch.

"You should rest for a while; there might be some hidden injuries. People injured by heavy objects need to wait a while to see if they are alright."

He Wenzheng walked over slowly, briefly examined Xu Hu's shoulder, and found that the skin was reddish with some purple.

"it is good."

Xu Hu nodded, not pretending to be alright. Although he had already cultivated internal energy and possessed naturally strong bones, he was still within the realm of ordinary people. How could he possibly be unharmed after being hit like that?

"Your name is Xu Hu, and you really are a tiger!"

Before Xu Hu could even frown, Qian Duoduo's harsh words had faded, and Xu Duoduo found a perfectly round pill being shoved into his hand.

"It's for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Fatty didn't bring much with him when he came out; it's expensive."

Xu Hu had absolutely no liking for this usually cheeky fat man, but he never expected that the other party would give him a healing pill.

"What are you looking at? I don't owe anyone favors. Li Hanhan is working for me. If you help him, you're helping me too."

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