Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Now, the ferocious beasts in the "Beast Realm" have been almost completely wiped out, and the realm will not be able to recover its vitality in a short period of time.

So Li Qingshan, while cursing and swearing, temporarily sealed off the secret realm, while making Shen Ji, the peak master of Xiaoyao Peak, responsible for his disciple's actions.

"In short, your disciple acted recklessly, and you, as his master, not only turned a blind eye but also supported him behind the scenes. If you hadn't set up the barrier, how could I not have known what was happening inside? Therefore, you must compensate for the loss of these ferocious beasts."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Shen Ji, unusually, did not refute, but instead readily agreed.

"No problem, they're just some ferocious beasts, I'll compensate you."

Seeing his quick and decisive agreement, Li Qingshan was a little unsure.

He scrutinized Shen Ji from head to toe, and felt that given Shen Ji's never-abandoned nature, his quick agreement must mean he had some ulterior motive.

"Your cultivation has been acting strangely lately. Are you trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage before me? Didn't you promise to give me, the sect leader, the first chance? Are you going back on your word? Killing the ferocious beast is easy, but capturing it alive is not. Unless you personally lead the team, but you, the 'Sleeping Beauty' of the Azure Sky Sect, aren't you supposed to be sleeping all day long without fail? And you want to compensate me for the ferocious beast? Are you kidding me?"

When Shen Ji heard Li Qingshan say that his cultivation level was not right, his expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word. As for the ferocious beasts, after this sect competition, I will take the disciples of Xiaoyao Peak out for training. You won't be shortchanged by the ferocious beasts. The duration of this training is uncertain, perhaps ten years, perhaps a hundred years. But when we return, Qingxiao Sect will have two more Nascent Soul experts, no, three is not impossible."

Li Qingshan stood there stunned by Shen Ji's words, and it took him a long time to react.

By the time he finally realized what was happening, Shen Ji had already walked quite a distance.

He hurriedly chased after him, his small eyes filled with great confusion.

"Junior Brother Shen, are you serious? You're really planning to take all your disciples out for training? Three Nascent Soul cultivators? Are you sure you're not joking?"

"Ling Tian is currently at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, Feng Ling is at the late Golden Core stage, Qin Yuan and Mu Ya Tou are at the mid-Golden Core stage, and Yuan Bao is at the late Golden Core stage. Right now, only Ling Tian can break through to the Nascent Soul stage in a short time. Feng Ling might be able to do so after another hundred years of cultivation. As for the third Nascent Soul cultivator, that would only be Qin Yuan and Mu Ya Tou. But Qin Yuan is a playboy and doesn't put enough effort into cultivation. Although Mu Ya Tou has only broken through to the mid-Golden Core stage, her talent and spiritual roots are outstanding. So, you favor Mu Ya Tou?"

Hearing Li Qingshan's rambling, Shen Ji just smiled and remained silent.

This made Li Qingshan even more uncertain.

"Junior Brother Shen, say something! Who do you think will be the third Nascent Soul cultivator? Could it be Yuanbao? Yuanbao is indeed quite good, but achieving Nascent Soul status within a hundred years is still a bit of a stretch."

"However, if you personally lead them out for training, these impossibilities will become possible. Junior Brother Shen, you've finally come to your senses. With your talent and these genius disciples of yours, we can definitely restore the glory of our Qingxiao Sect from a thousand years ago. Three Nascent Soul cultivators, hahaha, I'm dreaming..."

Just as Li Qingshan was imagining a bright future in his mind, Shen Ji's next words made his grin slowly freeze.

"Has the sect leader forgotten that I have a disciple? As for this third Nascent Soul cultivator, why can't it be Bai Xiaobai?"

Shen Ji's tone was flat, making it impossible to tell whether he was telling the truth or not, and his gaze swept lightly over Li Qingshan.

A moment later, Li Qingshan seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and his smile widened again.

"Junior Brother Shen, what are you joking about? Bai Xiaobai is only at the first level of Qi Refining. Although she was able to take human form before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage under your guidance, with her talent, it would be quite good if she could reach the Foundation Establishment stage within a hundred years."

"As for the ferocious beasts in the 'Secret Realm of Ferocious Beasts,' it's because of Tianzai, Xuanhu, and that little white tiger. You don't really think that with Bai Xiaobai's abilities, he can actually kill the ferocious beasts here, do you? Tianzai is bloodthirsty and has been sealed for a whole thousand years. He needs to find a place to vent his anger and see blood. So, apart from you and me at Xiaoyao Peak, no one else knows about what happened in the 'Secret Realm of Ferocious Beasts.'"

As soon as Li Qingshan finished speaking, he received a cold look from Shen Ji.

"Then why were you acting like your father had died, demanding that I compensate you for the ferocious beast?"

Li Qingshan gave an awkward smile and patted Shen Ji's shoulder in a conciliatory manner.

"Let's leave the matter of the secret realm behind. As long as you can get a few more Nascent Soul cultivators into our Qingxiao Sect, not to mention a few ferocious beasts, the position of sect leader will be yours or your eldest disciple's, no problem at all, as long as you're willing, junior brother."

"By the way, junior brother, are you really going to take Bai Xiaobai with you when you go out to train? But the sect has a rule that all newly entered disciples are not allowed to leave the sect within ten years. Isn't that against the rules?"

Shen Ji didn't answer his question. Instead, he took to the air and instantly flew to the sky above Yu Ling Peak.

Li Qingshan followed closely behind, and seeing that his gaze seemed to be fixed on the martial arts training ground of Yuling Peak, he asked, puzzled.

"What's wrong with this martial arts training ground? Is it an eyesore for Junior Brother? Then I'll have Zhou Xuan tear it down right away. Oh, he can't, this injury will require him to go into seclusion for at least ten years. Then I'll find other elders and have them tear it down."

Shen Ji stared at the martial arts arena of Yu Ling Peak, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

"This place has excellent feng shui. How about we hold this year's sect competition at Yuling Peak? What does the sect leader think?"

Li Qingshan couldn't understand why Shen Ji would be so kind as to choose a venue for this sect competition.

However, in previous years, the sect competitions were held at the martial arts arena on Lingxiao Peak, where the venue was much larger and there were more competition stages.

Why did he choose Yuling Peak? How did he even learn about feng shui?

Could it be that he was deliberately trying to disgust Zhou Xuan, who was in seclusion?

That can't be right. He beat that person up badly enough this time. He can't be so petty as to make sure that person can't even have peace during their seclusion.

Although he didn't understand, given Shen Ji's earlier promise, he now felt he had to find a way to get him the moon, even if Shen Ji wanted it.

After all, three Nascent Soul cultivators were something that people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

So without much hesitation, Li Qingshan readily agreed.

"Alright, then we'll do as Junior Brother Shen says. This year's sect competition will be held at the training ground on Yuling Peak."

Shen Ji nodded in satisfaction, and then made another request.

"Since we've already invited disciples from other sects to participate this year, let's invite even more. It'll be good to have some fun."

Now Li Qingshan was even more puzzled.

How could someone who has always disliked noise and commotion say something like "it's good to have some fun"?

He always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

For the sake of the three Nascent Soul cultivators that Shen Ji had promised, he had no choice but to agree.

"Alright, I'll do whatever Junior Brother Shen says."