Chapter 285
Hidden Dangers on Ziyang Island
Chapter 285 Hidden Dangers on Ziyang Island
After receiving the mission from Li Qingqiu, Yun Cai went down to prepare excitedly. She did not go alone; she also brought her seven sisters with her. The seven female disciples now had a cultivation level of at least the fourth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm.
In Li Qingqiu's view, Yun Cai did not need help, but rather wanted to gain merit and opportunities for these seven female disciples, so he readily agreed.
The northern border is vast and sparsely populated; it would probably take a very long time for Yun Cai to search for the monster alone.
a few days later.
Night falls.
Li Qingqiu arrived at Lingxiao Courtyard, where all the hall masters had gathered, and even Wei Tianxiong had come.
After three years of getting along, Wei Tianxiong's recognition of Qingxiao Sect has increased, and his loyalty has reached 90, but his personal loyalty to Li Qingqiu is still fluctuating around 80.
Li Qingqiu would occasionally have him serve as a steward of the Heavenly Craft Hall in discussions on the sect's development.
Upon seeing Li Qingqiu's arrival, all the hall masters stood up and bowed, including Wei Tianxiong, since his life was in Li Qingqiu's hands and he dared not be negligent.
Li Qingqiu walked to his chair, raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and then he sat down first, followed by the others.
He looked at Wei Tianxiong and Zhu Yan and asked with a smile, "How is the research on the Qingxiao Token progressing? When will it be able to add the tracking ability I want?"
When this matter was brought up, Wei Tianxiong couldn't help but complain: "Qingxiao Sect's foundation is too shallow. I still have to teach the Tiangong Hall disciples basic restrictions. Those restrictions that I think can be directly mastered, I have to dismantle them first and tell them the principles. The tracking ability you want will have to wait at least another year."
Establishing a sect in a desolate place was far more difficult than he had imagined.
In the Heavenly Nether Sea, if you want to establish a sect, you can spend money and resources to win over other cultivators and quickly form a system.
He finally understood why Li Qingqiu wanted to establish the Heavenly Craft Hall. In the Divine Origin Sect, every disciple had some knowledge of formations, alchemy, weapon crafting, planting, and so on. The sect only needed to buy and compete for more secret manuals and inheritances. But this was not the case in the Qingxiao Sect. Even if they presented superior formations, the disciples would not understand them.
To put it bluntly, the cultivation environment in Tianming Sea is better, and every new disciple has already been exposed to and learned about the path of cultivation before even entering the sect.
It was because of this knowledge that Wei Tianxiong had great respect for Li Qingqiu.
The Qingxiao Sect truly transitioned from a mortal sect to a cultivation sect; apart from him, there were very few cultivators from outside the sect.
Over the past year, Wei Tianxiong has been giving guidance to Tiangongtang, and he knows what Tiangongtang lacks. This applies not only to Tiangongtang but also to other departments.
The Qingxiao Sect lacks a fundamental understanding of the path to immortality, and the vast majority of its disciples possess cultivation but have not yet truly become immortal cultivators.
Popularizing the basic knowledge of cultivation to the Qingxiao Sect is the most difficult part to overcome.
I heard that ten years ago, Qingxiao Sect was still trying to teach its disciples to read, so Wei Tianxiong couldn't understand why Li Qingqiu wanted to establish a sect here.
Although there are hidden resource-rich areas in the Nine Provinces, they are few and far between, and cannot compare to the Tianming Sea. The spiritual energy of any island in the Tianming Sea can rival that of the blessed land of Qingxiao Sect. Not to mention, there is also the threat of the demon land to the north of the Nine Provinces.
"A year? That's alright."
Li Qingqiu smiled with satisfaction. His answer made Wei Tianxiong hesitate to speak, but he ultimately held back.
In Li Qingqiu's view, a year is really not a long time.
Then, Li Qingqiu looked at the others and began to discuss the development issues of each hall one by one.
Currently, Qingxiaomen has established three branch cities and acquired mansions in the prefectures of various states as strongholds.
The most developed city is Zhongtian Immortal City, where more than a thousand disciples stay every day. Disciples who are training outside like to rest in Zhongtian Immortal City, where they can buy pills, magic tools, talismans and so on.
As the number of branch cities increases, the number of branch halls in each hall also grows. Each hall will adjust its development plan according to the actual development situation and pass it down. Under such circumstances, mistakes are inevitable.
Wei Tianxiong didn't speak again. He seemed absent-minded, but he was actually listening.
The Divine Origin Sect was gone, and he had come to this newly established sect. In the darkness, he felt that God was guiding him.
Despite his complaints about the lack of basic cultivation concepts among the disciples of the Heavenly Craft Hall, he actually admires them greatly. Their eagerness to learn and tireless fighting spirit are rare in the Divine Origin Sect.
He had been thinking about a question.
How to take revenge.
For him to seek revenge on his own is nothing short of a pipe dream.
If we can cultivate a powerful sect to gradually devour and replace the overlord of Tianming Sea, then that would be true revenge.
However, developing Qingxiao Sect to that level would take far more than a hundred or two hundred years. Could he afford to wait that long?
Therefore, Wei Tianxiong was very hesitant, unsure whether he should do his best to help Qingxiao Sect develop.
"West of Yuzhou and Nanchuzhou lies a dangerous land, with towering mountains stretching endlessly. I think we should explore that dangerous land ahead of time, because some powerful families have already begun to venture there," Xue Jin said. As the head of the Training Hall, he had access to information about various places across the land.
As Qingxiao Sect displayed its domineering power, those unwilling aristocratic families began to migrate outwards, seeking to cultivate immortality outside the territory of Qingxiao Sect or to explore cultivation resources, and the dangerous lands to the west became the best target.
The western part is a dangerous place, with steep mountains, dense forests, and miasma that permeates the area year-round. Once people step into it, they can easily lose their way. Throughout history, only fugitives have ventured into it.
The hall masters present all knew of the existence of the Azure Dragon Domain, and they were also worried about running into it prematurely. However, as things changed, Qingxiao Sect's strategy also had to change accordingly.
They didn't want to raise a pack of wolves to harass Qingxiao Sect before the Azure Dragon Domain even attacked.
Li Qingqiu pondered and said, "It is indeed time to explore. Let's add some tasks related to exploring the dangerous western region to the Training Hall first."
The Azure Dragon Domain is very far from the land of Kyushu. It requires crossing the dangerous western region and traversing other vast areas.
Previously, Li Qingqiu did not want to set foot in the dangerous western region too early, but now even if Qingxiao Sect does not go there, others will try to go there, so he naturally has to change his strategy.
After discussing the perilous western region, Xue Jin brought up the issue of grudges among disciples. Several incidents of brothers killing each other had occurred recently. These disciples were using the opportunity of going down the mountain for training to engage in life-or-death battles in the secular world. If this trend was not curbed, more similar incidents would only occur in the future.
Wherever there are people, there is a world of conflict. The Qingxiao Sect cannot always be harmonious; grudges will inevitably arise.
Li Qingqiu looked at Han Lang and said, "The Sword Sect can formulate more rules for such incidents. Show them to me when the time comes. I have only one principle: be reasonable and never protect those who actively cause trouble, no matter who they are."
Han Lang nodded, indicating that he would discuss it seriously with the elders of the Sword Sect when he returned.
When it was his turn, Zhang Yuchun immediately spoke up: "There is something we need to discuss seriously. Sun Moxing revealed to me that he comes from Ziyang Island in Tianming Sea. I wonder if Senior Wei is familiar with this sect?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Wei Tianxiong.
They were all very curious about this person, only knowing that he had unfathomable cultivation, a powerful background, and was highly trusted by the sect leader.
Upon hearing the words "Ziyang Island," Wei Tianxiong's face instantly darkened. He snorted coldly, "The people of Ziyang Island are despicable and shameless, and cannot be trusted. Ziyang Island is only a third-rate island in the Tianming Sea. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been forced to move to the sea area near the Nine Provinces Continent. If Ziyang Island discovers the existence of Qingxiao Sect, they will definitely send a large number of cultivators to plunder it."
The group exchanged glances, their expressions turning serious.
Zhang Yuchun looked at Wei Tianxiong and asked, "Is there no possibility of negotiation between us and Ziyang Island?"
Wei Tianxiong scoffed, "Only those with similar strength can talk. Not all cultivation sects are like you, talking so much about benevolence and righteousness. Moreover, as Qingxiao Sect grows stronger, it will inevitably move south sooner or later, threatening Ziyang Island. They will not allow Qingxiao Sect to threaten their position."
Shen Yue looked at him and asked, "What is the specific strength of Ziyang Island? How many people are at the Spiritual Awareness Realm, and how many of them have surpassed it?"
This question made everyone present nervous.
If we use the Spiritual Consciousness Realm as a measure of strength, then they can clearly feel the gap between themselves and Ziyang Island.
They also wanted to know which tier of power Qingxiao Sect would be considered within the cultivation world.
"Before I was sealed, their island lord was already a being beyond the Spiritual Consciousness Realm. Over the years, perhaps a few more have broken through. As for the number of their Spiritual Consciousness Realm cultivators, there are at least five hundred, if not more."
Wei Tianxiong's answer put immense pressure on everyone.
More than five hundred Spirit Realm cultivators—what a terrifying power that is!
Zhang Yuchun frowned. This was almost identical to what he had learned from Sun Moxing, so it seemed that Sun Moxing hadn't been trying to scare him.
Li Qingqiu remained expressionless, lost in thought.
Chu Jing looked at Zhang Yuchun and asked, "Sun Moxing previously lied about being a rogue cultivator, but now he has revealed his identity as a cultivator from Ziyang Island. He must be here to carry out a mission. Has Hall Master Zhang been aware of this?"
Zhang Yuchun replied, "Ziyang Island is unaware of the existence of our Qingxiao Sect. Sun Moxing only accepted the mission to explore the northern lands. Ziyang Island is also wary of the demon lands, so it sends disciples north every few decades."
These words relieved the hall masters.
At least for the time being, they don't have to face Ziyang Island.
Zhu Yan asked, "If Sun Moxing doesn't go back to report on the mission, Ziyang Island will probably send other cultivators. The hidden danger remains. How can we win him over? And even if we do, should we trust him?"
Li Qingqiu said, "I will make my own decision on this matter. Since Ziyang Island has become a threat, we must prepare in advance. Next, we should vigorously develop Yuantie Port Town and build it into a city. At the same time, Tiangong Hall should study magic artifacts for crossing the sea. We must enable our disciples to fight in the ocean."
Zhu Yan immediately accepted the order, and the other hall masters echoed her.
Li Qingqiu scanned the crowd and said, "Qingxiao Sect will not easily start a war with other cultivation sects unless absolutely necessary, but we must be prepared to fight at any time. We are the overlords of the Nine Provinces, but in the grand scheme of things, we are still very weak. I hope you will not be complacent."
(End of this chapter)