Chapter 310: Crushing Everything Before It

For the first time, the young Li Shoumin revealed his grand ambitions before Li Qingqiu. He spoke at length, clearly not on a whim but with long-held plans.

He had even thought about how to win over people in unfamiliar lands. He would leverage his Family’s financial resources and had already recruited a team of civil and military aides in advance, though the people in his team were as young as himself.

Li Qingqiu was not opposed to his ideas.

The Nine Provinces Land was not small; in fact, it was vast, so vast that the Xuan Dynasty found it difficult to control.

Li Shoumin and Li Shouzheng establishing a Dynasty to the west could also serve as a base for exploring the Azure Dragon Domain, even becoming a buffer zone.

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This matter would also be beneficial for the Qingxiao Sect.

In Li Qingqiu’s vision, the existence of a Cultivator Dynasty was possible. However, the Qingxiao Sect hadn’t even developed itself yet, so how could it talk about supporting a Cultivator Dynasty?

Moreover, the existence of a Cultivator Dynasty would inevitably squeeze the Qingxiao Sect’s cultivation resources.

“Establishing a Dynasty is not as simple as you think. Moreover, heading west, there might not be so many people to become your subjects,” Li Qingqiu said with a smile.

Li Shoumin replied, “Crossing the perilous lands to the west, there are bound to be many people, perhaps even numerous dynasties standing side by side. After all, the Nine Provinces Land faces the threat of the Demon Land. As Senior Wei said, we are a backward, desolate place. Other places can only be better than us.”

Was Wei Tianxiong involved in this matter as well?

Li Qingqiu shook his head and said, “I hope it turns out as you wish. But before that, you must first improve your cultivation.”

“Don’t worry, Eldest Martial Uncle. Before descending the mountain, I still aim to compete for the top spot in the Dharma Battle Assembly!”

Li Shoumin said with a proud laugh, hands on his hips, looking full of himself.

Li Qingqiu suddenly realized how fast time had passed. The next Dharma Battle Assembly was four years away. By then, Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin could also participate, and they would be strong contenders for first place.

He would restrict Disciples of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm from participating in the Dharma Battle Assembly. In four years, Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin would likely have reached the Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Origin Realm.

From the perspective of the Qingxiao Sect’s development, time seemed slow. But from an individual’s perspective, time flew by.

Li Qingqiu once again felt the distinction between Immortals and mortals.

The scene of him holding Li Shouzheng and playing with him seemed like just yesterday.

The two chatted for a while longer. Having achieved his wish, Li Shoumin left in high spirits.

Li Qingqiu smiled slightly and then continued his cultivation… Without any major calamities, Li Qingqiu’s days became leisurely. Even when matters arose, he only needed to dispatch people to handle them, without going personally.

Every day, he would use his Great Destiny Body Constitution to search for opportunities, hoping to find a Genius like Yuan Li at the earliest Opportunity.

Unfortunately, Heaven did not comply with his wishes; the search was unsuccessful.

As July approached.

Wei Tianxiong and the others returned. They had completed their mission perfectly, and Wei Tianxiong reported the situation to Li Qingqiu alone.

“That ghost ship is indeed not simple. It should be a high-grade magic ship from a major sect. It has spatial Restrictions inside, capable of holding over a thousand people at once. Moreover, the ship has many Restrictions, making it suitable for attacking islands. While finding this ship, we also discovered an Immortal Cave on a deserted island, containing a Legacy. Yuan Li, Cloud Color, and Invincible Xiao all obtained their own opportunities.”

Wei Tianxiong spoke quickly. This outcome even surprised Li Qingqiu.

Such a great harvest?

Could it be the Great Destiny of the 【Indestructible Hegemon Body】 at work?

No, this ghost ship had appeared before.

Li Qingqiu immediately urged, “Tell me about the process.”

Wei Tianxiong sighed with emotion, “The Human Saint Body is truly extraordinary. With Yuan Li present, our adventure was like crushing everything before us. The Yao Beasts along the way were torn apart by him barehanded, and those miasma barriers were blasted through with a single punch from him. So it went very smoothly, nothing worth mentioning.”

“If I had to say what was special there… oh right, Cloud Color was trained by you. Do you know about her eyes?”

Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu did not answer but poured himself some tea instead.

Seeing his attitude, Wei Tianxiong was secretly startled.

The Qingxiao Sect had so many geniuses. Could it be Li Qingqiu’s doing?

He had previously wondered, why were there so many geniuses? Was it Heaven’s favor?

Now it seemed that Li Qingqiu had gathered these geniuses together, creating the illusion that the Qingxiao Sect was favored by Heaven.

Li Qingqiu himself was a Genius, suppressing him with his Spiritual Consciousness Realm cultivation… Thinking of this, Wei Tianxiong’s gaze towards Li Qingqiu changed.

“As for Cloud Color’s eyes, just pretend you didn’t notice anything unusual. In my eyes, her importance is no less than Lier’s,” Li Qingqiu said softly.

Wei Tianxiong took a deep breath and continued, “By the way, on our way back, we encountered a Cultivator. This person had a very aggressive temper and was captured by Yuan Li. I’ve already imprisoned him in the Demon Suppression Pagoda. I’ll torment him for a while first, then probe for information.”

Li Qingqiu frowned and asked, “Could this expose the Qingxiao Sect’s existence?”

“Don’t worry. After the previous Demonic Beast disturbance, I reforged a set of Restrictions for the Demon Suppression Pagoda. He cannot transmit any information out. Isn’t that Black Fiend Demon Monkey quite tame now?” Wei Tianxiong waved his hand.

Speaking of the Black Fiend Demon Monkey, Wei Tianxiong asked curiously, “By the way, why are you keeping this demon? His demonic body is far inferior to Yuan Li’s. I have a way to destroy him; you probably could too.”

Li Qingqiu replied, “Someone wants to study his demonic body. This is a good Opportunity. With this demon, there’s no need to adhere to any principles of righteousness.”

“Is it that Disciple named He Jinshu again?”

“Yes. Although he’s called a madman, he has indeed made many contributions.”

Li Qingqiu responded. He mainly couldn’t forget the vermilion bird blood. A treasure that could change one’s Aptitude was truly too important.

Wei Tianxiong had also said that he had never heard of a treasure like vermilion bird blood even in the Tianming Sea.

“Isn’t a madman also a kind of Genius?” Wei Tianxiong said meaningfully.

Li Qingqiu neither affirmed nor denied it. The two chatted for a while longer, and then Wei Tianxiong stood up and left.

After he left, Li Qingqiu pondered what rewards to give Yuan Li and the other four.

The time to announce the positions of the ten great true monarchs was getting closer. Cloud Color and Yuan Li could occupy two seats; the others needed consideration… Time flew, and two years passed swiftly.

At forty-four years old, Li Qingqiu had reached the eighth layer of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm. In these two years, over sixteen people in the sect had achieved the Spiritual Consciousness Realm.

The numbers in other Realms were also rapidly increasing.

The demonic disaster two years ago did not cause people to turn away from the Qingxiao Sect. On the contrary, it made the Qingxiao Sect even more revered by the common people. Even people from the Northern Border came from thousands of miles away to seek apprenticeship.

Although the Qingxiao Sect faced no major crises, the competition within the sect was exceptionally fierce. The Experience Hall became the busiest hall department. Disciples scrambled to take on any task.

Next year, the Sect Leader will finalize the positions of the ten great true monarchs!

Although it’s unclear what authority the true monarchs would actually have, the title alone was enough to make the geniuses give their all.

Just past noon this day.

In the large courtyard of the Experience Hall, Zhang Ping and Bai Ninger stood side by side, frowning as they looked at the light screen ahead.

This light screen was a projection from a Spell, displaying the current tasks within the Experience Hall. It flipped pages every ten breaths, repeating continuously.

“These tasks are average. You should just give up. You definitely can’t reach the true monarch seat. Better to put in more effort and first achieve a Breakthrough to the Spiritual Consciousness Realm,” Zhang Ping spoke up.

Unlike Bai Ninger, who had been stuck at the Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Origin Realm, Zhang Ping, with his excellent Aptitude, was already at the first layer of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm.

Both of them had a certain reputation, which kept other Disciples from crowding around them.

Bai Ninger snorted, “I’m not concerned about the true monarch position. I’m just looking forward to interesting tasks.”

Zhang Ping smiled but did not respond.

As he grew older, and as his relationship with Murong Xi warmed and he established ties with the Murong Clan, he was no longer so afraid of social interactions.

Of course, he remained low-key, so low-key that people didn’t think of him when mentioning Spiritual Consciousness Realm Disciples.

In recent years, he hadn’t gone out on missions. Instead, he fulfilled his contributions to the sect more by teaching junior Disciples in their cultivation. So his fame was based on the many people he had taught, not his cultivation level.

Just then, a line of red text appeared on the light screen ahead.

“I’ll take it!”

“I want to take this task!”

“Did you even read it clearly before shouting nonsense?”

“What Ghost City? I’m not afraid!”

The courtyard suddenly erupted in an uproar; the Disciples were extremely excited.

Zhang Ping focused his gaze and saw it was a task to explore a Ghost City, located in the perilous lands of the Western Border.

Just a glance made him feel this task was very dangerous.

Bai Ninger, however, brightened up, turned, and walked towards the adjacent main hall.

“Quiet! Quiet!”

A voice came from the main hall, followed by the Disciples ahead retreating like a tide.

A Disciple of the Experience Hall walked out and shouted, “The Ghost City task can only be taken by Disciples at the Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Origin Realm and above!”

Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Origin Realm!

This threshold was like a bucket of cold water poured over the heads of the vast majority of Disciples.

Zhang Ping glanced at Bai Ninger and, seeing his expression, knew he was going.

Although he felt the Ghost City task was dangerous, Zhang Ping thought Bai Ninger’s fate was tough; he wouldn’t be afraid.

This guy’s Luck was even more sinister than ghosts and evil spirits!

Sure enough, Bai Ninger pushed through the crowd with his head held high and swaggered into the main hall, as if afraid others didn’t know he was at the Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Origin Realm.

Zhang Ping watched, shaking his head with a smile.

He turned around, preparing to leave, but then encountered a stern-faced Disciple head-on.

It was none other than the number one Genius of the Sword Sect, Sword Solitary!

Sword Solitary wore white clothes, carried a sword at his waist, and had an indifferent expression. He brushed past Zhang Ping directly. Wherever he passed, Disciples retreated one after another.

Zhang Ping looked back; Sword Solitary’s back made him envious.

Sword Solitary had also already reached the Spiritual Consciousness Realm. As one of the earliest batch of Spiritual Consciousness Realm Disciples, they had formed a small circle. Zhang Ping had once seen Sword Solitary at a banquet, but they hadn’t spoken.

Unlike the radiant Sword Solitary, Zhang Ping was far too low-key.

What Zhang Ping envied was not Sword Solitary’s fame, but his mindset of daring to act recklessly.

Of course, it was just envy.

He turned his head and continued to leave, walking in the opposite direction from Sword Solitary.

On the other side.

In the forest on the back mountain of Lingxiao Courtyard, Li Qingqiu stood at the edge of a cliff, stretching his body. Out of habit, he activated his Great Destiny Body Constitution to search for opportunities.

【Beginning search for Great Destiny Body Constitution】

Even if it fails, it’s fine.

Li Qingqiu was just idly passing the time.

【Successfully searched for Great Destiny Body Constitution. Accept guidance?】

Thanks to Zhi Qiu Tao Hua Yuan for the 2400 Qidian coins reward~

Long-awaited third update, and each chapter hasn’t shortened the word count!