Is Little Nine Heavenly Sword Real Person? The True Martial Sect's Big Move (Two-in-One)

True Martial Dojo.

All the disciples gathered together, excitedly watching the two people at the front: Daoist Longshan and Luo Wentian.

Today is an extremely important day for the True Martial Sect.

It signifies Inheritance and development.

Daoist Longshan, dressed in a pure white Daoist robe, looked ethereal and otherworldly. His eyes were filled with emotion. He suddenly turned around and seemed to see the path he had come from. After decades of development, the True Martial Sect had become a top sect renowned throughout the world.

However, continued efforts are still needed.

The True Martial Inheritance records the past glory of the True Martial Sect, where even Martial Saint appeared, and it enjoyed the utmost splendor in this world.

His gaze shifted to his eldest disciple, and he gradually became solemn.

"Today, I formally entrust the True Martial Sect to you. You must always remember your mission and lead the True Martial Sect forward. Can you do that?"

Luo Wentian's body trembled.

He was excited, but also under a lot of pressure.

Daoist Longshan had mentioned the position of sect leader to him long ago, and he had always worried that he wouldn't be able to do it well. But now, he was finally determined to do his best to fulfill his master's wish.

He realized that his past worries weren't actually that important.

With his cultivation at the White Mist Realm, he was barely capable of serving as the head of a sect, and he would continue to improve. Breaking through to the Jade Liquid Yuan Pill was only a matter of time. After practicing the Dream Sleeping Technique, the cultivation speed of many True Disciple was frighteningly fast. They had realized how terrifying the Cultivation Method Ning Qi had given them was, enough to allow them to break conventional cultivation records.

Besides, with the support of Daoist Longshan and Heavenly Sword Real Person, he had nothing else to worry about.

After all, Daoist Longshan has now broken through to the Celestial Person Realm and needs more time to cultivate. He is merely hiding behind the scenes, not that he no longer cares about things. If something really happens that requires Daoist Longshan's intervention, he will not stand idly by.

Luo Wentian only needs to focus on handling the sect's development affairs.

He was very good at these things. In fact, it could be said that in the past ten years, although Luo Wentian did not have the title of sect leader, he had the power to be one.

This is also why Daoist Longshan chose Luo Wentian to succeed him.

This is essential for the True Martial Sect to continue its development.

Luo Wentian took a deep breath, suppressing his many thoughts, and then solemnly shouted:

"This disciple will dedicate his entire life to fulfilling his master's expectations!"

Tears welled in Daoist Longshan's eyes. He placed the sect leader's crown and robe on Luo Wentian, then raised his voice and said:

"From this day forward, Luo Wentian will be the second sect leader of my True Martial Sect! You must all work together under his leadership to revitalize True Martial!"

The disciples were also excited, bowing in unison and shouting:

"We greet the Sect Master!"

"Work together to revitalize True Martial!"

The snowflakes falling from the sky could not extinguish the enthusiasm of the True Martial disciples.

If we disregard its past history, the True Martial Sect is actually a very young sect. The disciples will consider their own interests, but there won't be much discord among them. Most of them are willing to dedicate their efforts to the sect, even to the point of sacrificing themselves.

Ning Qi looked at this scene and sighed in his heart.

He spent ten years on the mountain, witnessing the first change of leadership in his sect. Perhaps there will be many more such events in the future, but this one is the most important to him because it involves his master and senior brother.

He is the True Martial Guardian, safeguarding True Martial's safety, while the eldest brother will succeed as sect leader and lead the sect's development. This is good.

Each of the True Disciple was genuinely happy. No one felt that Luo Wentian was unworthy of the position. Apart from him, no one in the True Martial Sect was more qualified to be the sect leader.

far away.

Some prominent figures from Qingzhou were invited to witness the ceremony, including the swordsmen who had been studying the True Martial Sword Stele. They were all amazed by the astonishing cohesion of the True Martial Sect, and a top-tier sect with a thousand-year Inheritance was about to be born before their eyes.

With such cohesion, it would be difficult for them not to rise to prominence.

Some people began to have their own ideas.

They learned that after Luo Wentian succeeded as sect leader, he would be making some big moves, and the True Martial Sect might expand.

Joining the True Martial Sect now would be an incredible fortuitous opportunity.

Mingwu Pavilion.

Only Luo Wentian, Daoist Longshan, and Ning Qi were present.

Luo Wentian was somewhat puzzled. He had originally intended to talk to Daoist Longshan about his recent plans. Having just assumed the position of sect leader, he was ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the current attention to do something big. However, he did not expect Daoist Longshan to call Ning Qi over.

It wasn't that he felt his status had changed after becoming the sect leader, but rather that he was surprised that none of his fellow disciples addressed him by his name, except for Ning Qi.

But the first sentence from the Daoist Longshan stunned him.

Daoist Longshan laughed and said:

"Little Nine is True Martial Guardian."

"A protector?" Luo Wentian's eyes held a question mark.

The Daoist Longshan began to explain.

"The Protector is the one who upholds the True Martial Dao lineage. He is the only one capable of cultivating the True Martial Sect's Peerless Stake Skill, the True Martial Stake. Only the successive sect leaders are qualified to know the Protector's identity. Remember this: no matter who the sect leader is in the future, the Protector is above all else. In critical moments, he has the power to depose the sect leader. The Protector's identity must not be revealed lightly."

He was half-joking, half-serious.

He knew Luo Wentian's character well, but if it were someone else in the future, they might not be able to maintain their original intentions. If someone had other improper thoughts, that's when the protector would come in handy. At critical moments, they could turn the tide and set things right.

The reason for summoning Luo Wentian and Ning Qi today is to lay everything out on the table. Now that Luo Wentian has become the True Martial leader of Zhenwu Sect, he is qualified to know all of this. This is also the result of Ning Qi and Daoist Longshan's discussion.

A storm raged within Luo Wentian's heart, then he said solemnly:

"Disciple understands!"

He looked at Ning Qi with a hint of amazement.

He finally understood some things he hadn't understood before. All the preferential treatment he had given Ning Qi in the past was not just out of Ning Qi, but also to help the protector grow rapidly.

The Peerless Stake Skill True Martial Stake stance training!

He immediately understood why Daoist Longshan had instructed Li Ling to cultivate the Bi'an Pile; it turned out that Ning Qi was no longer among the True Martial Nine Sons.

He also understood why his master had previously told everyone not to pay too much attention to Ning Qi's cultivation level.

"Little Nine, you've really kept this a secret." He smiled helplessly, but more than that, he was excited.

He thought that with Little Nine's talent, he would definitely become a pillar of strength when he grew up. With such a person protecting the True Martial lineage, it would be even more stable. As for the fact that the power of the protector was above that of the sect leader, he didn't care at all. Like Daoist Longshan, he only hoped that the True Martial Sect could prosper for a long time.

Luo Wentian continued:

"Little Nine, if you need anything in the future, just tell your senior brother. We will use all our strength to help you become the pillar of the True Martial Sect as soon as possible!"

He felt that his master's revelation of Ning Qi's identity today was meant to encourage him to make things easier for Ning Qi in the future, providing him with all available resources.

Without hesitation, he immediately expressed his opinion.

He felt this was the right thing to do.

But the words were barely out of his mouth.

Daoist Longshan and Ning Qi laughed, especially Daoist Longshan, who looked at Luo Wentian as if he were a simpleton.

Luo Wentian was stunned.

He was somewhat confused and hesitated before saying:

"Master, is there anything I said wrong?"

Daoist Longshan laughed loudly:

"Little Nine... he's already the pillar of our True Martial Sect!"

His laughter was filled with endless emotion and satisfaction, as well as a sense of relief.

He had always been the only one who knew Ning Qi's identity, but now that there was finally someone else to share the burden with him, he felt a kind of indescribable joy.

Luo Wentian was completely stunned.

A thousand thoughts and ten thousand ideas arose, but he rejected them all one by one.

Daoist Longshan didn't keep them in suspense any longer, and said with a smile:

"Perhaps you are more familiar with his other identity."

Luo Wentian's breathing quickened, a certain suspicion arose within him, and his eyes widened involuntarily.

"Heavenly Sword Real Person!"

As soon as Daoist Longshan uttered those words, he was completely dumbfounded, his entire body turned to stone, and his mind was reeling as if struck by lightning.

"Little Nine is... Senior Tianjian?! This... how is this possible?!"

Luo Wentian could hardly believe it.

If anyone else had said this, he would probably have refuted it as utter nonsense on the spot, but these were the words of his most respected master, Ning Qi, who was even smiling beside him.

He struggled to process this astonishing news.

This is definitely the biggest bombshell news since he took over as sect leader; everything else has to take a backseat.

Daoist Longshan and Ning Qi simply watched with smiles, waiting for Luo Wentian to process and accept this fact.

After a while.

Luo Wentian finally came to his senses.

He shook his head with a wry smile.

"Little Nine, you really scared Senior Brother half to death!"

to be honest.

Originally, everyone had discussed Ning Qi's cultivation level in secret, but they all felt that Ning Qi had cultivated for seven years and might have already Inner Essence Great Accomplishment, or at most the Perfection of Inner Yuan, which was already an extremely exaggerated guess.

Ye Qinghe mentioned that Ning Qi might have already White Mist Realm, but everyone thought it was a bit of an exaggeration.

Seven years of Gang Essence —even the greatest Martial Saint throughout history haven't achieved such a speed of cultivation.

But today.

When Luo Wentian heard Daoist Longshan say that Ning Qi's other identity was the Heavenly Sword Real Person, Luo Wentian worldview was shaken; it was truly astonishing.

In just seven years, he has reached a level that even unparalleled geniuses might not be able to achieve in hundreds of years.

Just thinking about this terrifying time contrast made him feel suffocated.

At this moment, many of my previous doubts were resolved.

Ning Qi felt somewhat apologetic:

"Senior Brother, it wasn't intentional to hide it from you..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Luo Wentian interrupted him, his eyes filled with sincerity:

"Little Nine, I understand everything. This choice was right. In fact, I think you and Master shouldn't have told me today!"

His expression was solemn.

After the initial shock, he couldn't help but worry. If his enemies knew about such a terrifying talent, they would be restless and try every means to eliminate Ning Qi. This would be extremely detrimental to both Ning Qi personally and the future of the True Martial Sect.

Daoist Longshan waved his hand:

"It's alright. As far as you and I know, just remember to keep your mouth shut. Now that you've succeeded as sect leader, these things naturally need to be told to you, so that you and Little Nine won't be unable to discuss certain matters when I'm no longer here."

Ning Qi nodded with a smile:

"That's right, Senior Brother, there's no need to worry."

This was the result of his discussion with Daoist Longshan. Some things are destined not to be kept secret forever. Luo Wentian's character is beyond doubt. Most importantly, Ning Qi's strength is gradually increasing. Apart from a very few people who can make him wary, the rest pose no threat to him.

Luo Wentian breath, still digesting this astonishing news, but the excitement in his heart had begun to rise.

A junior brother with such extraordinary talent, just thinking about it is exciting!

True Martial Guardian, Heavenly Sword Real Person!

When these two identities overlapped entirely with Ning Qi's, he understood perfectly what that meant.

A smile spread across his face.

Recently, although the True Martial Sect has been very popular and famous, there have been some sarcastic remarks, most of which focus on the lifespan of Heavenly Sword Real Person. After Heavenly Sword Real Person fought against Jinglei Daozun last time, many people sensed that Heavenly Sword Real Person was old and frail and might not live for more than a few decades.

If Heavenly Sword Real Person were to pass away, the True Martial Sect would only have Daoist Longshan, which would severely diminish its prestige.

But now he knows that Heavenly Sword Real Person is his own junior brother.

To hell with his supposedly short lifespan! My junior brother is still just the rising sun!

Luo Wentian felt increasingly confident.

"Master, Little Nine, I want to expand the True Martial Sect and make some reforms to the True Martial Sect."

Daoist Longshan and Ning Qi exchanged a smile.

"You are the sect leader, so feel free to do whatever you want. Your ninth junior brother and I will support you."

Ning Qi then said:

"Senior Brother, I created many martial arts secrets in my spare time, and they are all stored in the Scripture Pavilion. You can use them to strengthen the power of my True Martial disciples. If you have any problems, feel free to tell me."

Luo Wentian couldn't help but sigh:

"So all of those were created by you, Junior Brother. We had already suspected it when you gave us the Dream Sleeping Technique, but Master always said it was something he obtained in his early years, so we didn't think much of it. But now that I think about it, there are quite a few loopholes. How come a few more secret techniques appear every now and then?"

He smiled.

Daoist Longshan and Ning Qi also smiled. In the past, concealing their identities made things less smooth, but now that they were open and honest, it was much better.

Ning Qi said:

"There are many more than before. The Body Tempering Realm Stake Skill has added some Higher Vehicle Stake Skill, and I have also optimized the True Martial Nine Piles, making them close to Peerless Stake Skill, but the difficulty of cultivation remains the same. In addition, there are some Layered Force Method, powerful strength techniques, as well as killing martial arts and secret techniques, etc. Senior Brother, you can take a look and use them."

Luo Wentian was filled with excitement.

"Good! With your support, Little Nine, if I still can't achieve something, I'll have let you all down!"

He was eager to try his hand at it.

The next day.

Luo Wentian summoned his many disciples and announced a series of reforms.

first.

The previous True Disciple were all appointed as elders or prospective elders. Of the current ten True Disciple, apart from the three youngest, the rest have all reached the White Mist Realm.

Those who advance to the White Mist Realm can become elders, while the three younger ones are prospective elders.

Based on the different personalities of the people, he set up various halls such as punishment, skill transmission, medicine garden, and foreign affairs, and assigned them responsibilities. For example, Xiong Shi, who was incorruptible, was in charge of the punishment hall. Although the True Martial Sect was now united and there were very few dirty things, it was still necessary to plan ahead. As the sect expanded in the future, some bad apples would inevitably be mixed in.

In addition, once you become an elder, you can take on disciples, but it is not mandatory.

Secondly.

Inner and outer disciples are also reclassified based on age and cultivation level.

Those whose potential has been exhausted will be removed from the ranks of disciples and given more responsibility for sect affairs, assisting in the sect's development, serving as managers of various halls or heads of businesses located down the mountain.

However, this will not block their upward mobility; based on their contributions to the sect, they can also exchange for various martial arts techniques and resources.

Some younger students or those with exceptional potential are primarily focused on cultivation, while also being assigned external missions to allow them to gain experience and contribute to the sect.

This can create a virtuous cycle.

at the same time.

Luo Wentian further refined the assessment criteria for outer sect disciples to be promoted to inner sect disciples, emphasizing not only cultivation level but also character and contributions to the sect.

As for the True Disciple...

This is different from before. In the past, all True Disciple were accepted by Daoist Longshan. As long as they were his disciples, they were True Disciple. However, Luo Wentian felt that this would dampen the enthusiasm of the disciples to some extent.

therefore.

He implemented reforms.

There is no longer a limit on the number of True Disciple. They can be promoted from inner disciple based on their cultivation and contributions, or they can be specially granted the status of True Disciple due to their exceptional talent from a young age. However, the process is extremely rigorous and not easy.

In particular, Luo Wentian intends to pass on the True Martial Nine Piles and its subsequent Inheritance to only nine people.

Only the nine most outstanding disciples among the True Disciple can qualify.

As each innovation was announced, everyone was amazed, and some ambitious disciples were especially excited, their eyes shining.

This is indeed a major move.

Moreover, it must be admitted that after this sorting out, the True Martial Sect is more vibrant, and its framework is gradually becoming clearer, allowing it to unleash even greater vitality.

Ning Qi listened.

He sighed inwardly, feeling that his senior brother Tiansheng to be the sect leader.

So many things were arranged in a very orderly manner.

Luo Wentian at everyone and said:

"As the True Martial Sect flourishes, its structure will be gradually adjusted in the future. Any suggestions you may have are welcome."

"Two last things."

"Firstly, I have already had someone compile a list of everyone's contributions to the sect in recent years. Based on these contributions, each person can enter the Scripture Pavilion once to exchange for martial arts secrets!"

Secondly, after three months, the True Martial Sect will open its Mountain Gate wide to recruit disciples and followers!

Everyone was in a frenzy.

We thank our sect leader!

The Daoist Longshan looked pleased.

The True Martial Sect is now slowly taking on the appearance of a top-tier sect; he did not entrust the wrong person with his mission.

The True Martial Sect's major commotion quickly spread throughout Qingzhou, and then rapidly spread to other places.

Many people were excited when they heard that the True Martial Sect had opened its Mountain Gate to the public, and some ambitious young people even set off under the cover of night, traveling thousands of miles to come.

There were also some experts at the Gang Essence Realm who were tempted to join the True Martial Sect halfway through their careers. Although the standards for joining halfway would be stricter, the competition more intense, and they would hardly have any access to the core members, it was still better than being without a sect or faction.

Luo Wentian took a series of measures.

The True Martial Sect has been revitalized with even greater vigor.

Every day on True Martial Mountain is a different story.

The last time there was such a big commotion was at the Celestial Person Ceremony of Daoist Longshan. This time it's even bigger. Many pavilions have been redesigned and divided into different functional areas. For example, a new Scripture Pavilion has been built to store ordinary Daoist scriptures and some less precious martial arts techniques.

The Scripture Pavilion, which was originally very close to the Dao-Seeking Courtyard, contained even more precious secret techniques and arts, as well as the Daoist scriptures that Ning Qi wanted to see.

After learning that Ning Qi was actually the Heavenly Sword Real Person, he felt quite reassured about this Scripture Pavilion.

The True Martial Sect is thriving.

Ning Qi was also filled with joy.

Emotionally, witnessing his sect grow stronger day by day gave him a deep sense of satisfaction.

In other respects, the True Martial Sect's growth and the increase in its number of powerful members naturally allow it to better gather resources. A sect is a large organization that never unilaterally teaches its disciples and sacrifices everything; once the disciples have grown up, they also need to contribute to the sect.

Rare fruits and flowers, unique books, secret techniques, Daoist classics... and so on, naturally did not appear out of thin air.

Instead, the disciples reap the rewards and then contribute them to the sect in exchange for the martial arts techniques they desire and resources that are more suitable for them.

Therefore, Ning Qi felt that Luo Wentian's detailed contribution system was a very helpful thing.

certainly.

In fact, this was not Luo Wentian's achievement alone. As early as the two previous True Martial Peach Gathering, the fellow disciples had already begun to discuss and refine the details, and many of the suggestions came from Ning Qi.

It's just being carried out through Luo Wentian's hands now. The new sect leader is making sweeping changes, which will naturally elevate his prestige to a new level.

If we were to pinpoint Luo Wentian's only disadvantage...

His cultivation level isn't that high.

He broke through to the White Mist Realm in just two years. At his original cultivation speed, it would probably take him more than ten or even twenty years to reach the Jade Liquid Realm. Even with the help of Ning Qi's secret technique and pills, it would be impossible for him to break through to Jade Liquid Realm in just two years. After all, it took Ning Qi himself a year to go from the White Mist Realm to the Jade Liquid Realm.

But Ning Qi also had a solution.

He gave Luo Wentian some trump cards, such as a technique called "Attached Qi" that he created. At crucial moments, it could allow Luo Wentian to unleash astonishing combat power, creating a deceptive illusion. Just one opportunity to demonstrate this would be enough to make people no longer doubt the sect leader's strength.

In a few years, when his cultivation breaks through to the next level and he reaches the Jade Liquid Realm, which is the Yuan Pill Realm, he will no longer need to rely on external forces.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Even if Ning Qi created many secret techniques and unique skills to accelerate cultivation, it was impossible for them to achieve success overnight, breaking through several realms and stepping into the Celestial Person in just one or two years. This goes against the common sense of cultivation. After all, even he himself needed to accumulate experience step by step in the Gang Essence Realm.

In fact, thanks to the many secret techniques created by Ning Qi, the cultivation speed of Luo Wentian and others has already broken the norm. For example, the seventh disciple Song Cheng and the sixth disciple Sun Chuanhai have already stepped into the White Mist Realm in their early thirties, which is even faster than the previous Daoist Longshan.

If they hadn't been aware of the implications and hadn't obscured their age, they would likely have attracted a lot of shocked attention.

"To break through faster, normal cultivation is impossible. Either you need a great fortuitous opportunity, consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or you need to damage your very Origin, burning your lifespan to accelerate cultivation, but that's a losing proposition."

Ning Qi shook his head.

Neither he nor his fellow disciples needed to do that.

Burning one's lifespan to accelerate cultivation is putting the cart before the horse for him.

He cultivated to pursue immortality and a carefree life. Now everything is fine, and he can just proceed step by step.

"Once I reach the Celestial Person Realm or Martial Saint, I will re-examine my martial arts and should be able to further increase the limit of my cultivation speed."

As for now.

Ning Qi still needs to focus more on himself.

He closed his eyes.

He swallowed the ninth Blood Jade Pill.

I'm getting closer and closer to breaking through to the Yuan Pill Realm.