Chapter 1623
Special
With these doubts in mind, after Li Chenyang came out of seclusion, he went to find Yun Ruoxue and Zhang Que to ask them if the jade box was a gift from them, but they both gave a negative answer.
"Doesn't it say on it's a gift for you? Why don't you open it and see what's inside? Maybe it's a prank by one of our fellow disciples?" Zhang Que suggested.
"it is good."
Li Chenyang thought it made sense, so he nodded in agreement and opened the jade box from a slightly distance using his spiritual energy.
As soon as the jade box was opened a crack, a dazzling beam of light shot out, revealing its full form once it was fully opened.
It was a crystal-clear pearl containing a ball of blue flame.
"This……"
Their cultivation level may not be very high, but they still have a broad perspective thanks to the teachings and learning from the Tongtian Sect.
Even if you can't tell from the pearl's appearance, you can tell how high its grade is just by the dazzling spiritual light it emits.
"That ball of spiritual fire seems to be a Celestial Immortal-level Wind-Wood Spiritual Fire?" Even the usually calm Yun Ruoxue could not suppress the shock on her face at this moment.
Wind-Wood Spirit Fire is a rather special kind of spirit fire. As the saying goes, wood helps the fire burn and wind fuels the fire, so it has the characteristic of being inexhaustible and continuous.
This is definitely one of the most desirable spiritual flames for fire-based alchemists or cultivators who practice fire magic!
With the Wind and Wood Spirit Fire, not only will spells and supernatural powers consume less mana, but their power will also increase significantly.
In addition to the Purple Sun Spiritual Flame that Li Chenyang originally possessed, even though he had just broken through to the Loose Immortal Realm, his strength was probably no less than that of some Loose Immortals who had been in the realm for many years.
"When did you meet a teacher who is so generous?" Zhang Que's eyes flashed with envy, but at the same time she was happy for him.
With this spiritual fire, his future cultivation path will definitely be much smoother.
It will be of great help to him in his future training and combat, as well as in his alchemy.
In fact, the Tongtian Sect did not have any requirements for its disciples' cultivation skills. They would simply teach them everything they needed to, in order to determine which skill they were more talented in.
There are also plans to teach them a skill, so that they will be useful in the future, whether for earning cultivation resources for themselves or for being recruited by the sect.
If you wish to pursue further studies, the Tongtian Sect will also provide instruction and materials.
But this only lays a solid foundation; the more advanced content still needs to be learned by the disciples themselves.
Each of the three chose a skill: Li Chenyang studied alchemy, Zhang Que was more talented in formations, and Yun Ruoxue excelled in weapon crafting.
After all, resources are essential if you want to go further on the path of cultivation!
Although the Tongtian Sect would certainly value them highly and be generous with resources, given their qualifications, the Tongtian Sect is not a small force. With tens of thousands of disciples, how much more spiritual items could they possibly receive?
Moreover, all three of them believed in what a teacher who had taught them before said: It's better to rely on yourself than on others!
Instead of waiting, take the initiative to acquire it.
On another note!
Hearing Zhang Que's teasing, Li Chenyang rolled his eyes at him and said, "I'm either with you guys every day or in seclusion in my residence cultivating. Where would I find the time to get to know any masters?"
"Besides, the highest-ranking teachers are only Celestial Immortals. Would they be so generous as to send Celestial Immortal-level spiritual items?"
Upon hearing this, a terrifying thought suddenly flashed through Zhang Que's mind, which he quickly suppressed, not daring to think about it any further.
He quickly changed the subject, saying, "Now I should call you Senior Brother Li."
"Hahahaha, Junior Brother Zhang, why don't you call out now and let your senior brother hear it?" Li Chenyang said with a loud laugh.
Only the perceptive Yun Ruoxue gave Zhang Que a deep look. What had he guessed? She suddenly changed the subject.
"It seems that in order to avoid being called 'Senior Brother' again, I need to work harder and strive to break through to the Loose Immortal realm as soon as possible."
Zhang Que shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's go back to Qingmiao Peak to cultivate."
This appearance made Yun Ruoxue even more certain of her earlier guess, but she didn't ask any questions. Instead, she said:
"Junior Brother Li, you have just come out of seclusion and are not aware of the major events that have happened in the sect recently. Take a look at this jade slip first."
After saying that, he handed over a jade slip.
Li Chenyang thanked him and then looked down to examine the contents of the jade slip.
A moment later, he suddenly looked up and said in surprise, "I never imagined that so many big things would happen in just a few months!"
Why would the new sect leader establish such radical rules?
After some discussion, the method that Li Qiankun had initially come up with was finally finalized.
The moment the rules were promulgated, they caused a huge shock both inside and outside the sect.
Effective immediately, the monthly stipend of Celestial Immortal cultivators will increase by 30%, plus one additional bottle of Strengthening Spirit Elixir; the monthly stipend of Earth Immortal cultivators will increase by 20%; and the monthly stipend of Human Immortal cultivators will increase by 10%.
Even the other disciples were not left behind, they just received slightly more cultivation resources.
Among them, there is a rather special rule: regardless of cultivation level or background, as long as one has outstanding talent, their monthly salary will increase by 30%!
This growth rate is comparable to that of a celestial being.
This did indeed increase cultivation resources for all the disciples of the Tongtian Sect, but they did not support this measure because of it, nor did they feel grateful to Li Qiankun.
On the contrary, many disciples expressed strong opposition and hoped that it would be abolished.
But in the end, Li Qiankun suppressed it and forcibly pushed it through within the sect.
Li Chenyang couldn't understand this at all, because doing so would greatly increase the sect's expenses!
If no new source of spirit stones is found, it won't be long before the accumulated resources are depleted, and over time, the foundation will be exhausted.
Most importantly, the sect leader's forceful implementation of his own decisions will severely damage his prestige.
"I don't know either, but that's not what we should be thinking about right now. On the contrary, we can use this rule to try and get more cultivation resources for ourselves." Yun Ruoxue shook her head. She didn't think too much about what secrets were hidden behind this.
The reason is simple: she is just a minor immortal. Let alone influencing the sect's decisions, she doesn't even have the right to be informed or listen in.
Therefore, in her opinion, instead of focusing on this, she should think about how to improve her realm and cultivation.
Once you become stronger, you will naturally come into contact with many things.
"What Senior Sister says is true." Li Chenyang also realized and nodded.
The two then began to discuss how to apply to the sect to obtain the 30% of cultivation resources.
……
at the same time.
Inside the sect's main hall.
"Are those Celestial Elders still unwilling to accept the extra 30% of the spiritual treasures?" Li Qiankun asked, pinching his brow in exasperation upon hearing the report.
After thinking for a long time, he said again, "Forget it, if they don't want it, then forget it. Don't send them any more in the future."
If you don't want it, then don't give it to me!
In fact, Li Qiankun knew why those celestial beings were unwilling to accept them, because in their eyes, those spiritual items were meant to be used as bribes!
Once they accept the bribe, it's tantamount to acknowledging his status as the leader.
These celestial cultivators were actually very dissatisfied with Li Qiankun's succession as sect leader!
But those were Li Zhirui's orders, and no matter how dissatisfied they were, they dared not disobey. After all, he was only in seclusion, not dead. It was only because he was currently in seclusion to break through to the Golden Immortal realm and wouldn't come out for a long time that they dared not do this.
"From now on, there will be no more people who refuse to receive extra monthly pay!"
A fierce glint flashed in Li Qiankun's eyes. Did he really think he would keep tolerating this?
If it weren't for the greater good, he would have already dealt with some of the elders. But now it seems he still needs to show his strength and instill fear in others!
"Redistribute the cultivation resources that were originally going to be allocated, mainly giving them to disciples with outstanding aptitude!"
His actions caused quite a stir within the Tongtian Sect.
Some cultivators had already begun to regret their actions, but it was too late for regrets now!
Their attempt to repeat their old tricks—to incite the emotions of most of the disciples and rally everyone's strength against Li Qiankun—was no longer effective.
Because some of the disciples received spiritual items!
They were naturally unwilling and dared not cause trouble, fearing that Li Qiankun would cancel their extra spiritual items.
The once united disciples suddenly became divided!
This also earned Li Qiankun the support of many disciples.
As for the external reaction, it's more complicated.
Some were envious; some thought the Tongtian Sect had gone mad; and some wondered if the Tongtian Sect's ostentatious increase in strength was a prelude to attacking a nearby force.
But no matter how hard they racked their brains, they could never have imagined that Li Qiankun did this just in case!
……
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.
At this moment, Li Zhirui, who was traveling through the void, somehow stumbled into a very strange place.
“This place looks familiar; it seems like I was here not long ago.”
Qing Si looked around but didn't see anything wrong. He said, "Ninth Brother, could you be mistaken? Aren't all things in the void and chaos the same?"
"You're right, I might really have misread it."
Despite saying this, Li Zhirui still secretly left a mark.
The group then set off again.
"We really went to the wrong place!"
Not long after, he sensed the mark he had left behind and said with a serious expression, "Something is wrong here. We seem to have fallen into some kind of formation."
Unbeknownst to them, they had managed to trap a Xuanxian cultivator!
This formation is definitely not of low grade!
The origin of the formation is unknown; was it set up by some being, or for some other reason?
"Be careful, don't stray too far from me."
After giving Qing Si and Wu Xing a few instructions, Li Zhirui fully unleashed his divine sense to carefully investigate the surrounding situation.
However, no matter how he investigated, he couldn't find any trace of the array patterns, but he didn't give up.
"Could it be that I guessed wrong? There isn't any formation here? It's just some kind of special environment?"
He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with doubt.
Li Zhirui was not a true being of chaos, and his understanding of the void was still too limited.
Fortunately, through his persistent efforts, he finally noticed something was amiss.
This is not a formation at all, but a naturally formed maze!
"Are there also special spiritual lands similar to those naturally formed between heaven and earth in the void and chaos?" Li Zhirui asked Qing Si.
"what?"
When asked, Qing Si looked completely bewildered.
Clearly, even though he was a native chaotic being, he knew nothing about this.
"You guys go back to your space first."
Having said that, without waiting for their consent, he waved his hand and sent them into the space.
This is a special spiritual land that appears in the void of the Xuanxian level. If there is any danger in this maze, the two of them would not be able to withstand it at all.
Li Zhirui couldn't possibly keep an eye on them all the time, since no one knew how dangerous the place was, and he might even be at risk of getting injured.
Therefore, for our own safety and theirs, it would be more appropriate to send them into space.
Once he's the only one left in the maze, he can explore it cautiously and boldly.
Instead of wandering around aimlessly, Li Zhirui followed the right-hand path, but soon he discovered the problem.
This maze is constantly changing; there's no way you can get out using this method!
"Since we can't break the deadlock with cleverness, we can only rely on brute force!"
If he could, he wouldn't want to use such a brutal method, but the maze gave him a vague sense of unease, so he wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen events.
boom--
Having made up his mind, Li Zhirui acted without hesitation. Instantly, a colossal tree grew, with a thick trunk, a canopy covering several miles, and countless roots, forcefully occupying a small area in the void.
Even so, he realized that he was still in the maze.
"This still couldn't break through the maze?"
Unconvinced, he threw out a large number of giant spirit vine seeds, made hand seals, and in an instant, countless huge vines surged in all directions like a torrent.
The Giant Spirit Vine was an earth immortal-level spirit vine that he accidentally cultivated during the process of cultivating spirit vines. Its characteristics are that it is extremely thick and heavy, and has outstanding defensive power.
How thick and heavy are they? A single vine can cover an area of tens of miles in radius!
click-
Only then did Li Zhirui hear a faint cracking sound.
"efficient!"
Once he was certain it was effective, he felt relieved.
He then used spirit stones to rapidly cultivate giant spirit vines in the space, and within a quarter of an hour, he had harvested a large number of spirit seeds.
Li Zhirui felt no remorse at all and released all the spirit seeds at once.
Rumbling--
It was as if towering mountains had suddenly risen from a flat plain, causing the surrounding chaotic space to tremble.
Click!
Not long after, a distinct tearing sound rang in Li Zhirui's ears. (End of Chapter)