Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

Chapter 108 Li Qing's Crisis, Rectifying the Family's Conduct

The moment Luo Hou plunged into the primordial world, Li Qing, who was returning from chaos to the primordial world, suddenly shivered, as if a life-or-death crisis was about to befall him.

"This feeling is something I've never experienced even when I stared at the Styx Ancestor in the Netherworld!"

Alarm bells rang in Li Qing's mind. The Styx Ancestor was already an extremely powerful figure in the prehistoric world, but now there was a threat even greater than the Styx Ancestor. He didn't even dare to think too much, for fear that his thoughts would be captured.

Fortunately, the feeling was only fleeting and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and, not daring to linger, immediately headed towards the Primordial Golden Turtle Island.

When Li Qing was in the East China Sea, there were still sermons on Jin'ao Island. Outside Jin'ao Island, the sermons subsided. When he entered Jin'ao Island and stood on Zizhi Cliff to look around the entire island, his brows furrowed slightly.

Jin'ao Island was teeming with people. On the stone steps below Zizhi Cliff, groups of two or three disciples of the Jie Sect gathered together. Some were chatting, some were meditating and practicing their qi, and some were exchanging supernatural powers.

This should have been a sign of the Jie Sect's growing fortunes, but Li Qing saw something different.

He saw a newly initiated leopard spirit boasting to his companions, spitting as he spoke, that before joining the Jie Sect he had served under the Great Sage of the Demon Clan, and now, having learned the Jie Sect's supernatural powers, his cultivation had greatly improved, and that in a few years he would return to the Demon Clan to seek the position of a Demon General.

The companions listened with great interest, and some even echoed their sentiments, saying that with their current cultivation levels, they could at least become leaders among the demon race, so why should they stay on Jin'ao Island meditating day after day?

Many others spoke with an air of pride in being disciples of the sages, yet lacked the self-restraint expected of a disciple of the Jie Sect.

The people of this island are mostly opportunists, few who sell their land, many who do not respect the sea, and few who uphold the law and morality.

Those with better character have already gone into seclusion to study the teachings of the sages.

Li Qing frowned. He had set rules before leaving Jin'ao Island, but as more and more disciples joined the Jie Sect, now numbering nearly 20,000, they had completely forgotten the rules he had set!

"Among Master's direct disciples, Senior Brother Duobao is mostly unwilling to get involved in these matters. Junior Sister Wudang is of a mild temperament and also unwilling to get involved in these troublesome things. Junior Sister Jinling should be in charge of these matters in principle."

A thought flashed through Li Qing's mind, and he immediately realized the reason.

The eldest disciple, Duobao Daoren, didn't care, and Jinling, the junior disciple, couldn't very well step forward.

Meanwhile, Zhao Gongming, the eldest disciple of the outer sect, left Jin'ao Island to travel in the prehistoric world, resulting in Jin'ao Island being a scene of chaos and demons running rampant!

"What exactly is Master plotting?"

Li Qing glanced at Biyou Palace. This chaotic and foul atmosphere was hardly the domain of a sage. It couldn't be explained simply by the presence of the Great Dao. The Tongtian Sect Leader must have other plans.

"Ultimately, it's because my level is too low. If I were a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, my master would surely have told me his plans!"

Li Qing shook his head, putting these matters aside. He could only guess that it was about the Investiture of the Gods, but he couldn't figure out what would happen next.

"However, since they were taken in by Master, we can't let them go to their deaths in the Lich War. We should at least let Master complete his plan."

"Disciples of the Jie Sect, come here."

Li Qing spoke, his voice not loud, but it reached the ears of every disciple of the Jie Sect on Jin'ao Island with perfect clarity.

The aura of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal spread out with this voice, like an invisible mountain slowly pressing down, enveloping the entire island.

The disciples who were talking loudly suddenly stopped speaking, the demon cultivators who were playing with their magical treasures involuntarily let go, and the disciples who were boasting about the power of the Jie Sect changed their expressions drastically.

It wasn't that they hadn't seen Grand Luo Golden Immortals before; Daoist Duobao was a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, as was the Holy Mother Jinling, but Daoist Duobao was so engrossed in refining artifacts that he never disciplined them.

Although the Holy Mother Jinling was majestic, her disciples were still quite restrained in front of her because she was a female immortal. However, once they left Jin'ao Island, they showed a completely different side.

Only when Li Qing's aura subsided did they suddenly remember that the Jie Sect had a second direct disciple, a Great Luo Golden Immortal who had fought his way out by fighting against opponents of higher levels!

Streaks of light flew in from all directions of Jin'ao Island and landed at the foot of Zizhi Cliff.

Before long, the open space in front of Zizhi Cliff was densely packed with nearly ten thousand disciples of the Jie Sect. Those disciples who had been talking loudly earlier were now huddled in the crowd, not daring to raise their heads.

"Do you realize how great an opportunity it is to become disciples of a sage? And yet you treat this great teaching with such disrespect?"

Li Qing, standing above, spoke with an authoritative tone, making all the disciples of the Jie Sect feel a heavy pressure.

"Master opened the mountain gates wide to give all living beings in the world an opportunity to seek the Dao. Among those of you who later joined the Jie Sect, some were truly seeking the Dao, some were just taking advantage of the chaos, and some even used the Jie Sect as a stepping stone."

The Master's teachings are to secure a glimmer of hope for all beings. Your actions are all within the Great Dao, therefore he has not restrained you. However, this does not mean that the gates of the Intercepting Sect can be trampled upon at will.

Li Qing's voice was calm and even: "I just got back and heard people on Jin'ao Island discussing how to make a living among the demons."

Among the crowd, the leopard spirit who had been spitting and spewing words earlier trembled, wishing he could shrink into the ground. His companions around him were also ashen-faced, not daring to breathe.

Li Qing didn't even look at him directly, and continued, "The struggle between the Witch and Demon races is a great calamity. During the great calamity, even the Great Luo Golden Immortal or even the Quasi-Saint will perish. What level have you cultivated to? You finally managed to become disciples of the Saint of the Intercepting Sect and escape this great calamity, yet you still think about going back to die."

"If you wish to go and die, I will not stop you. The door is there; please proceed. If you do not wish to be annihilated, then get back to your cave, carefully comprehend the Dao, and diligently cultivate. Do not leave Golden Turtle Island before the end of this great calamity!"

When Li Qing gave his instructions, no one dared to provoke him.

Those who usually neglected the Great Law, only caring about the title of a disciple of the Jie Sect, and even those who had strayed from the unorthodox methods of the Tongtian Sect Master's Great Law, all lowered their heads at this moment, not daring to meet Li Qing's gaze.

Others, disciples who aspire to the Great Way and revere its teachings, have calm expressions and even a hint of satisfaction in their eyes.

They had long been disgusted by those who took advantage of the chaos to corrupt the reputation of the Jie Sect, but they could not speak out due to their status. Li Qing's rectification of the sect's conduct this time was exactly what they wanted to hear!

Under Li Qing's gaze, both groups bowed and returned to their caves. Whether they were pretending to work hard or genuinely yearning for the Great Dao, they all began to cultivate, and the noisy Jin'ao Island finally quieted down.