Running a Sect

Yu Fuzi's uncle had long since gone into seclusion, and the veteran Huiyang experts were too ashamed to bow and scrape like Yu Fuzi did to the two young men. Yu Fuzi had handled all the affairs of taking over the new sect single-handedly. Without Qin Yi as a figurehead, he probably wouldn't be able to sit still.

Qin Yi felt that this effeminate man had a tough time, and to be honest, he really admired him.

Although they are completely different kinds of people...

Realizing this, Qin Yi stopped "disturbing" the new sect leader's crucial time of reorganizing the sect and let him do what he needed to do.

Yu Fuzi left as if granted a pardon, and Qin Yi and Li Qingjun went out and strolled through Xuan Yin.

Walking along the narrow paths inside the Profound Yin Sect, Qin Yi could clearly sense that the sect had become desolate.

In the past, when Meng Qingying and I sneaked here, we would encounter Profound Yin Sect everywhere, and we had to transform ourselves to hide even at night. Now, we've been strolling around here with Li Qingjun in broad daylight for a long time, and we haven't seen a single person.

Occasionally, they would see one or two people, and upon recognizing them, their expressions would change drastically. They would hurriedly step aside, barely daring to breathe.

In fact, Yu Fuzi did not purge anyone.

The nature of the Demon Sect is quite different from that of ordinary sects, especially the Demon Sect in their Land of Chaos, which was originally a powerful regime where might makes right. Most of its disciples were opportunistic, and there were not many deeply connected "direct descendants".

Xuan Hao and Left Elder's direct descendants have been thoroughly purged by Yu Fuzi. Although their numbers are small, they are all elites. The already pitifully few Tengyun cultivators are even fewer now. This purge has also caused most of the other disciples to panic, fearing that they will be implicated. Most of them dare not leave their cave abode, hiding in fear. It is conceivable that those who occasionally have to go out would be terrified of Qin Yi.

Looking at the sect's current state, Qin Yi felt that he could destroy the entire sect by himself. No wonder they had to keep him in charge, otherwise they would really be killed.

If Qin Yi really wanted to act like a tyrant here, he could do so very happily, but he wasn't used to it.

"Now that the Profound Yin Sect is in such a state, I seriously doubt how useful it really is. It's too weak." Qin Yi couldn't help but ask Li Qingjun only after the Xuan Yin disciples who had made way for him were already far behind him.

"They're not weak," Li Qingjun said. "The Land of Chaos are mostly populated by Rogue Cultivators, and their structure is different from that of sects. The most important thing for a sect is to expand and recruit disciples, and there's no competition for that in the Land of Chaos. In fact, the Profound Yin Sect has more disciples than the Qian Yuan Level sects in the Divine Continent. The Profound Yin Sect still has several thousand people, and there are quite a few good talents among them. As long as they get through this period of weakness and are properly nurtured, it's not difficult for them to rise again."

"Can it be properly trained?" Qin Yi was very doubtful.

"Yes... There are quite a few qualified people, it's just a matter of resource redistribution." Li Qingjun sighed, "In fact, there are even more disciples who are secretly delighted by this turmoil, because it gives them the opportunity to rise in rank and they will be more united around Yu Fuzi."

"And what about us?"

"What we provide is deterrence, and also a reassurance to the disciples of the Profound Yin Sect, making those far away fearful of those nearby."

Qin Yi thought for a moment and then smiled, "I never thought we could use this as a deterrent now."

Li Qingjun smiled and said, "Your opponent keeps using the Qian Yuan level. Have you forgotten that Huiyang is mostly at the sect leader level? If you can deal with the threat from the Witch God Sect, you can openly establish your own sect, my Imperial Preceptor."

"I don't really understand. I always feel like I'm just a nobody running for my life."

Li Qingjun said, "Actually, your influence is not small. For example, if you want to give the Profound Yin Sect some support, there are definitely things you can do."

"Hmm..." Qin Yi understood and nodded, "The most Sand Sculpture thing about their Land of Chaos is the lack of normal sect exchanges. They often close their mountains for many years at Cheng Cheng that Chengcheng and the others lack external communication channels. Previously, they only had secret exchanges with the Thousand Mountains Alliance, which was like smuggling. Now, if we can establish a direct channel between Cheng Cheng and the Profound Yin Sect, it will benefit both sides."

"Yes, and our Penglai Sword Pavilion and the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace can also establish a channel here to obtain the special products of the Land of Chaos. Cultivation is inherently resource-intensive, and once the flow of resources begins, it will benefit both sides."

Qin Yi then asked, "So, aside from these things, given the current bleak and Killing Intent atmosphere within Xuan Yin, are we really not going to do anything?"

"Don't do it. Just show that you and I exist," Li Qingjun said. "If you personally intervene in this sect reorganization, Yu Fuzi will lose the experience of being a sect leader and feel like a puppet, which may not be a good thing... You should leave everything to Yu Fuzi to handle himself and let him get what he wants. He will naturally give you the tacit understanding you want. Even if the Witch God Sect tries to poach him, they may not be able to budge him."

Qin Yi shook his head. "There are so many intricacies involved."

Li Qingjun said, "The only person you need to control is Yu Fuzi. If you can control his mind, you can control the Profound Yin Sect."

Qin Yi looked up and thought for a long time, then smiled and sighed, "As you said, the Everywhere is the Mortal World. From the way of managing subordinates to the operation of a sect, how is it any different from the secular world?"

Li Qingjun kicked a stone at her feet and pouted, "If Yu Fuzi were a woman, we'd have far fewer troubles..."

Qin Yi was both amused and exasperated. "What? If it were a woman, what could I possibly do? That would be what provokes her to resist, wouldn't it?"

Li Qingjun glanced at him sideways. "When did our Grandpa Qin become so insecure? Isn't it usually the case that people would throw themselves at you and fight to the death for you with just a swagger, without any need for coercion?"

Qin Yi laughed and said, "Where did you get all this novel reading from?"

Li Qingjun pointed to her nose: "Southern Li Shi".

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The history of the Rift Valley Demon City, the secret history of Myriad Images of the Universe."

Qin Yi staggered and almost fell over.

Li Qingjun smiled and took his arm, saying, "Okay, no, it's you who fought to the death for me."

Qin Yi looked around and whispered in his ear, "I just want to fight to the death with you in bed."

"Pah." Li Qingjun blushed and looked around, but no one was there. So she hugged him even tighter and rested her head on his shoulder.

The two remained silent for a moment, simply strolling along quietly.

Qin Yi vaguely felt a bit like he was in a school romance. In some ways, this kind of sect wasn't much different from a school...

Unfortunately, the topics of conversation have long lost their innocence and have become so realistic that they feel harsh.

"Qin Yi..." Li Qingjun suddenly spoke, as if in a dream, "Tell me, haven't we missed out on a lot in our cultivation?"

"Yes." Qin Yi had to admit this.

Even during these past few years of seclusion, which seemed like a family living in seclusion and enjoying various forms of dual cultivation, upon closer analysis, it was not about living a normal life, but about cultivating oneself with a very clear purpose.

He secluded himself for meditation, enlightenment, and practice, and even his sexual activity was for the purpose of spiritual cultivation and improvement; he almost never did it purely for the sake of sex.

Even playing the zither and painting, which cultivate the mind, serve as a cleansing process to facilitate spiritual practice.

Their secluded life was like a 996 work schedule, with everything they did being for work.

Just like my Senior Sister's Cloud Wandering, they weren't purely for tourism or enjoyment; ultimately, they were for enlightenment and spiritual practice.

It seems that we have already lost sight of the true meaning of worldly affairs, and it is difficult to find it again, not to mention the Daoist principle of non-action, which may contradict true spiritual practice.

The only thing that felt like I was actually living my life was playing cards Sand Sculpture.

Thinking about it this way, Liusu is more sensible when it comes to living life. After waking up, its favorite thing to do is play cards with Qing Cha. Perhaps it has already seen through everything.

"It's not the right time yet." Qin Yi recalled his previous thoughts on transcendence and said, "When we are strong enough, like Qian Yuan or Wu Xiang, then it will be time to live a good life."

Li Qingjun sighed, "I hope so. At least I can't calm down right now. I can't wait to go to Daqian to see what's going on with Wu Xian. She's a young girl all alone in a foreign land, practically a hostage. I don't know how pitiful she is... Instead of supporting Yu Fuzi, I'd rather support my little niece."

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