Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

It was quite a while after Shen Lingxi collected the bowls and chopsticks they had finished eating, and then leaped away with the large pot on her head.

"Hiss~! Even if Fatty dies, he'll be buried in our Heavenly Dao Sect!"

Qian Duoduo's gaze was firm, as if she had made up her mind.

If a celestial sect produces one monstrous genius, it could be considered a coincidence. But if three extraordinary individuals suddenly appear, it either indicates a great secret or that the feng shui and fortune of this place are truly exceptional!

Not only was Qian Duoduo excited, but everyone else was also full of anticipation and hope for the future.

Time flies like an arrow, and another month has passed.

Several wooden houses have been added to Tianyi Mountain, and occasionally you can see smoke rising from their chimneys.

After spending the last two months together, the relationships among the group have become much more harmonious.

There are no large birds of prey on Tianyi Mountain, but there are plenty of wild birds such as mountain rabbits and pheasants. When people have nothing to do, they can catch some to have a snack.

Moreover, these wild birds are nourished by the spiritual energy of the mountains, making their meat exceptionally delicious.

"Li Hanhan, you don't seem to be in a good mood?"

Qian Duoduo handed Li Daniu a freshly roasted chicken leg with some charred marks. Seeing that the other man was sitting on the rock without saying a word, his usual simple smile gone, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li Daniu didn't eat the chicken leg. He sighed and looked into the distance, towards the direction of their village.

"Spring is just around the corner, I have to go home. No one's taking care of the land back home, I need to tell my brother."

"Are you really that naive or just pretending? We're all going to be cultivators in the future, why are you worrying about this stuff?"

If you really care about your brother, just give him a hand when you become successful in the future.

Qian Duoduo shrugged, unable to understand Li Daniu's thoughts, and even found them somewhat ridiculous.

"The land is the lifeblood of farmers, and every grain of millet is irrigated by their sweat. They exchange their labor for the nourishment of heaven and earth; this is the natural order."

"Cultivators only take in and never give up; the vast majority are of no benefit to the world, they are nothing but thieves."

He Wenzheng, who had arrived at some unknown time, gazed at the azure sky, his heart seemingly filled with countless thoughts.

"cut!"

Qian Duoduo crossed her arms and was too lazy to argue with He Wenzheng. When it comes to clever words and sophistry, who can compare to these scholars?

Those few oddballs at Donglou Academy spent their days promoting the so-called "uselessness of cultivation." And yet, the biggest troublemaker there ended up going to Qingyang County to join the Immortal Clan.

Despite saying one thing but doing another, Qian Duoduo really didn't like it.

Qian Duoduo walked up to Li Daniu, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Didn't Master agree to your request to go down the mountain?"

"We've finished this up. I estimate it won't be long before Master passes on the cultivation technique, and then you should be able to leave the mountain."

……

The day after the six people's residence was completed, Shen Shanshui appeared in front of them with a smile on his face.

Compared to two months ago, Qian Duoduo, He Wenzheng, and Li Qinggang have all become much more robust, with vigorous blood and plenty of energy.

The other three remained largely unchanged. Li Daniu was still a simpleton, while Xu Hu and Han Wuming remained silent, with Han Wuming always lagging behind the others by half a step.

This child is born with a sense of alienation from others and has an extremely strong sense of vigilance.

Shen Shanshui took all of this in view, but didn't say anything.

"Qinggang, Da Niu."

"You are disciples of the two elders, but you still practice the techniques of my Heavenly Dao Sect."

As for the succession of the two elders, we'll have to wait a little longer.

"Yes, Sect Leader."

Li Qinggang and Li Daniu, who share the same surname, bowed to each other.

"As for the others, they should focus on cultivating their skills and improving their cultivation level. They should not rush to develop supernatural abilities and should not fight each other."

Shen Shanshui couldn't interfere with how Liu Jiujiang and Wu Lianshan arranged things for Li Qinggang and Li Daniu. The other four, however, absolutely couldn't go astray like Tang Yan.

"Huh? Master, just cultivating is so boring."

Qian Duoduo also mimicked Li Daniu's goofy smile, which, combined with his round figure, was quite deceptive.

"Cultivators should seek within, not without. Cultivation is inherently defying the heavens, so why pursue fighting and killing at will?"

I dislike cultivators because they are insatiable and greedy, resorting to force to seize the principles of Heaven. My master's actions are to rectify our hearts and minds in order to uphold the Dao.

He Wenzheng looked at Shen Shanshui with more respect, and felt a sense of relief that his teacher was also on the same path as him.

"good!"

A good disciple is one who doesn't like to fight!

Even though He Wenzheng had passed the optimal time for cultivation, Shen Shanshui was still very satisfied with him.

Because the other person had a calm and reliable quality that made him feel very reassured.

Even if the other party's ideology is considered heretical in today's cultivation world, at least He Wenzheng understands the principle of joining if you can't beat them, rather than blindly rushing in.

He just has a low EQ, which is why his fellow apprentices criticize him. We need to work on cultivating He Wenzheng's EQ in the future.

Seeing that even his master had said it was good, what else could Qian Duoduo say? He could only obediently shut his mouth.

He passed on the techniques to others.

In less than half a day, Li Qinggang and Xu Hu, who had already drawn Qi into their bodies before, were already able to barely circulate their Qi through the body.

The Tianyi Immortal Technique, improved by Shen Shanshui, is more universal, with each step taken steadily and surely.

Therefore, the two of them made no mistakes whatsoever during the process of circulating their Qi. Unlike Tang Yan's first time circulating Qi, there were no unexpected incidents.

Shen Shanshui fed each of them a Qi Refining Pill to help them familiarize themselves with the circulation of Qi in the shortest possible time.

One day, two days.

With the aid of the exercise, He Wenzheng, Qian Duoduo, and Li Daniu successively developed a sense of Qi. Under Shen Shanshui's protection, they successfully guided Qi into their bodies and circulated it throughout their bodies in one smooth motion.

The fact that these three people were able to reach the mountaintop as ordinary people was enough to demonstrate their talent, so their success was not surprising.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Apart from Han Wuming, the other five people were already standing beside Shen Sanshui, having crossed the threshold of the first level of Qi Refining, and were now true cultivators.

"Master, Wuming..."

Seeing that Han Wuming was still sitting there cross-legged, his whole body was swaying and his energy was rapidly declining, He Wenzheng couldn't help but feel worried.

Unable to generate a sense of Qi, unable to draw Qi into the body and circulate it throughout the body.

In other words, Han Wuming, with the body of an ordinary person, endured for three days without eating a single grain of rice or drinking a drop of water.

Shen Shanshui did not respond, but simply clenched his hand gently within his Taoist robe. Han Wuming's previous successful ascent to the summit was due not only to his extraordinary perseverance, but also to the help of He Wenzheng and Li Daniu; he was indeed slightly weaker in terms of talent.

Unless absolutely necessary, Shen Shanshui did not want to help the other party guide their Qi into their body. Even at this stage, there was not much difference between relying on external forces or relying on oneself.

However, it is easy to develop inner conflicts. If one doubts oneself at the very beginning of one's spiritual journey, it will inevitably create obstacles in the future.

Especially someone like Han Wuming, who seems indifferent but actually has his own pride.

Time passed slowly, and just as Han Wuming was about to give up and Shen Shanshui was ready to make his move.

The tranquil spiritual energy around them finally rippled slightly and began to flow towards Han Wuming's body.

"It's done!"

[Congratulations, Sect Leader! Your disciple Han Wuming has broken through his own limits and completed his transformation.]

Awakening one's innate destiny—through arduous cultivation to achieve immortality.

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