Summer passed, and autumn came. After more than two months of news spreading, everyone in the land had become certain of one thing: the Son of Heaven was truly dead.
The Prefects' offices in every province began recruiting soldiers and gathering talent. The royal houses and Aristocratic Clans in every region stepped forward, while more and more scholars took to the streets to persuade the common people. Everyone could feel the irresistible tide of a chaotic age surging over the land.
Thanks to Li Qingqiu's achievements, the Qingxiao Sect entered an unprecedented era. Visitors crowded its gates, and the threshold of the Spirit Control Hall was nearly worn through.
Li Qingqiu stopped showing himself in public and began devoting all his strength to breaking through to the Nourishing Yuan Realm Ninth Layer. Zhang Yuchun also felt he could afford to put on airs now, which would help raise the Qingxiao Sect's standing in the martial world.
During this time, Qingxiao True Person, Feng Dai, and Ma Yu returned to the Qingxiao Sect.
Qingxiao True Person was greatly astonished by the changes in the Qingxiao Sect. He even wondered if he had come to the wrong place.
Li Qingqiu summoned Zhang Yuchun, Wu Man'er, Li Sifeng, and Li Sijin, introduced Qingxiao True Person to them, and asked his junior brothers and sisters to keep him company.
Afterward, he went to receive Feng Dai and Ma Yu. Following a few pleasantries, he asked Yuan Qi to arrange lodgings for the two of them.
On this day, in the underground Spirit Lake,
Chu Jing opened his eyes and looked at Li Qingqiu, who was cultivating. Unable to hold back, he asked, "You're already invincible beneath heaven. Zhao Zhi, Master Jiang, and I aren't even worthy opponents for a single one of your sword