"All right, all of you may go. Try to switch to the new cultivation method as soon as possible.
"And while you're at it, announce to Shenzhou Haotu that I will preach the Dao on Tongtian Peak in ten years."
Everyone exchanged uneasy glances. Preach the Dao? Wouldn't that rob the Qingyun Sect of its advantage?
"Martial uncle, this..."
He glanced at Cangsong and said, "What? Once the method of attaining longevity gets out, you won't have the confidence to keep your position as leaders of the Orthodox Dao?"
"Forgive us, martial uncle. We will obey your decree!" Everyone promptly bowed, addressing him as their martial uncle or martial granduncle.
"Good. In cultivation, if you aren't advancing, you're falling behind. You must have the conviction that you are invincible.
"Heaven comes first, and I come second. What does it matter if everyone knows the method? If you can surpass them for a time, you can surpass them for a lifetime, until those left behind can no longer even glimpse you in the distance.
"Besides, haven't I given you a ten-year head start?"
"Thank you for your guidance, martial uncle. We will take our leave!"
The many elites of the Qingyun Sect departed one after another.
Shi Yongheng went back to consolidating his cultivation.
Yuqing Hall
The dozen or so people from earlier arrived here. Daoxuan said, "Yi Cai, announce to the world later that martial uncle will preach the Dao on Tongtian Peak in ten years."
"Yes!"
Daoxuan continued, "Martial uncle's cultivation has reached unfathomable heights, allowing him to devise such a marvelous method. Junior brothers, junior sisters, and martial nephews, none of you must slack off.
"As for teaching the other disciples, we will follow the same practice as before to prevent the method from leaking. Only teach