Third Destiny Opportunity

The news that Jiang Zhaoxia and Li Sifeng were going to the martial arts tournament excited all the disciples of the Qingxiao Sect. In their spare time from labor, the disciples' enthusiasm for practicing martial arts greatly increased.

Yang Jueding was very regretful that he couldn't attend the martial arts tournament, so he channeled his fighting spirit into the Qingxiao Seven Sons.

As the earliest disciples in terms of seniority, both Li Qingqiu and Yang Jueding hoped they could become pillars of the sect and shoulder management responsibilities in the future.

The reason Yang Jueding was not sent to the martial arts tournament was the threat from the Azure Cult. Moreover, this was not Jiang Zhaoxia's first time descending the mountain; he had some experience and could use this opportunity to hone his skills.

Without Li Sifeng during this spring and summer, Li Qingqiu found the sect somewhat desolate, even though the number of disciples was increasing.

Every month, Zhang Yuchun would descend the mountain once. Besides recruiting several disciples, he would also invite craftsmen to the mountain. He planned to build a grand hall to gather all the disciples in the future. Li Qingqiu had no objections to this; the sect's facilities indeed needed improvement.

The gold ingots left by Li Yang were no ordinary items. They were a specialty of Linchuan. Although not pure gold, they were exquisitely crafted. Zhang Yuchun sold one in the city for a full three hundred guan. Combined with the remaining money of the Qingxiao Sect, building a grand hall was not a difficult task, as they were not aiming for opulence.

Zhang Yuchun encountered some trouble during this process, but thankfully, Yang Jueding accompanied him.

In the Great Li Dynasty, one guan was equivalent to one thousand copper coins. Thirty copper coins were enough to buy a dou of rice, and a dou of rice weighed about six kilograms.

Coupled with the wealth and resources provided by the Qin family annually, the Qingxiao Sect still had a surplus after expenses. However, the Qingxiao Sect had not yet developed its own industries, and its income was insufficient. This was unavoidable as the disciples were too young and still in the stage of practicing martial arts, unable to generate revenue for the sect. Li Qingqiu was already very pleased that they could help with some farming and labor.

Even martial arts sects had to pursue wealth, as people needed to eat, weapons cost money, and practicing martial arts required even more investment.

One day in summer, Li Qingqiu and Li Sijin were cultivating in an underground Spirit Lake.

Li Qingqiu sat cross-legged by the lake, while on the opposite side of the lake was a patch of grass where Li Sijin was carefully observing.

This patch of grass was no ordinary one; it was planted with medicinal herbs. Li Qingqiu wanted to see if the spiritual energy of the underground Spirit Lake could transform the medicinal herbs into spirit plants, which are plants containing spiritual energy. He entrusted this task to Li Sijin.

"Senior Brother, it worked!"

Li Sijin exclaimed in surprise, causing Li Qingqiu to open his eyes. He immediately got up, leaped across the lake, and landed beside Li Sijin.

Li Sijin crouched before a medicinal herb, excitedly saying, "Senior Brother, feel it carefully. There's spiritual energy within it, and it's even emitting a faint spiritual aura. Does this count as a spirit plant you mentioned?"

Li Qingqiu crouched down and felt it carefully. He found that it was indeed true, which greatly surprised him.

In the future, when the Qingxiao Sect transforms into a cultivation sect, worldly wealth and currency will inevitably be phased out. Spirit stones and spirit plants will become the most important hard currency, as disciples can use them for cultivation. Therefore, he paid great attention to the cultivation of spirit plants.

"It's truly excellent, Sijin. You've succeeded, and this is a great accomplishment!"

Li Qingqiu praised. Since the New Year, Li Sijin had spent all her time cultivating the Earth Talisman Treasure Canon and cultivating spirit plants. The process went smoothly, at least faster than he had anticipated.

He suddenly realized.

The inheritance of magical techniques was not the key to the development of a Dao Lineage; it was fortune.

A single underground Spirit Lake laid the foundation for the Qingxiao Sect's current standing. With a few more, wouldn't the Qingxiao Sect soar?

The Tai Kun Mountain Range was vast and resource-rich; perhaps other underground Spirit Lakes existed.

"Really? Then I'll remember this. I want to be an elder in the future!" Li Sijin said with a proud smile. A great sense of accomplishment surged within her. She suddenly felt that cultivating spirit plants was not boring but quite meaningful.

Li Qingqiu said earnestly, "With this accomplishment and your Earth Talisman Treasure Canon, you will be the most important person in the Qingxiao Sect in the future."

"Hehe, it's not that exaggerated. Senior Brother, you are the most important. The Qingxiao Sect can do without anyone else, but it cannot do without you."

"Hahaha, it should be that it cannot do without the seven of us."

The two began to flatter each other, in good spirits. After chatting for a while, they continued to inspect the other medicinal herbs to see if there was a second spirit plant.

Unfortunately, there was no second spirit plant. However, they were not disappointed. Being able to cultivate one spirit plant proved that the endeavor could succeed.

The success of cultivating spirit plants did not spread throughout the Qingxiao Sect, but Li Qingqiu's mood improved. For the next few days, he greeted everyone with a smile, leaving the disciples flattered and wondering what good news he had encountered.

One day at noon, the weather gradually became hotter.

Li Qingqiu stood in the woods, watching the disciples practice. In the clearing ahead, dozens of wooden stakes of varying heights were erected. Cheng Canghai leaped rapidly between the stakes, his movements agile, drawing exclamations from the eight disciples waiting at the edge from time to time.

This was a lightness skill training ground personally built by Cheng Canghai. He was responsible for teaching the disciples lightness skills, and this was his first lesson. Li Qingqiu came to watch personally, and so far, the results were good.

The Thief King did have some skills.

After missing the Crown Prince's hunting day, Cheng Canghai gave up that idea. Coupled with his strong curiosity about the Qingxiao Sect, he completely joined the Qingxiao Sect.

His aptitude and comprehension were decent, both rated as good, but he had no special Destiny.

Having good aptitude and comprehension proved that Cheng Canghai had the qualifications for cultivation. Currently, Li Qingqiu was still observing him.

Although Cheng Canghai appeared confident, he was very nervous inside. He had ambitions after joining the Qingxiao Sect; he wanted to become a person with real power, on par with Yang Jueding. Therefore, he did not hold back and devoted himself to teaching the disciples.

After demonstrating several times, Cheng Canghai had the disciples try one by one, while he stayed below, ready to catch them at any moment.

This attitude made Li Qingqiu nod, and Cheng Canghai happened to catch this glance, his confidence growing.

Just then.

A line of prompts appeared before Li Qingqiu:

[Given that the Qingxiao Sect you lead has gained fame in the martial arts world for the first time, and your Dao Lineage has embarked on the path of establishing prestige, you have obtained an opportunity to choose a Destiny.]

Huh?

Jiang Zhaoxia and Li Sifeng succeeded?

A smile appeared on Li Qingqiu's face. It seemed that letting disciples venture out was the right path. Sticking to seclusion would only limit the development of the Dao Lineage.

This time, he obtained the Destiny selection opportunity he wanted the most. He had already decided; this opportunity would be reserved for young Yuan Li.

The four words "Indestructible Hegemon Body" made one excited just thinking about them. Moreover, the other disciples didn't have any special Destinies. He wasn't particularly interested in Wu Man'er's Tiger Physique Elephant Strength.

Wu Man'er was formidable now, but if it came down to a life-or-death battle, Li Qingqiu could kill such an opponent instantly with the Spring Return Ghost Immortal Needle.

Li Qingqiu smiled and nodded at Cheng Canghai, then turned to leave. His attitude greatly encouraged Cheng Canghai and fueled his drive.

After watching Cheng Canghai's martial arts transmission, Li Qingqiu still had to check on the other training grounds. The fish pond, horse farm, and farmland development areas were also waiting for him.

People are inherently lazy. As the Sect Master, Li Qingqiu's arrival not only supervised the disciples but also motivated them, making them believe that their efforts were noticed by their Sect Master.

The more disciples there were, the busier Li Qingqiu found himself. The disciples' loyalty to him and the sect fluctuated, and his presence also influenced this loyalty, which made him more interested in the art of managing subordinates.

From the current perspective, the Qingxiao Sect as a whole presented a thriving atmosphere with no major issues.

A month passed quickly, and time had reached the end of summer.

Jiang Zhaoxia and Li Sifeng had finally returned, but Jiang Zhaoxia was severely injured. He was carried up the mountain on a stretcher by Li Sifeng and a woman in yellow.

When Li Qingqiu arrived at the courtyard, Li Dongyue was treating Jiang Zhaoxia with the Spring Return Ghost Immortal Needle.

Seeing Li Qingqiu's grim expression, the other disciples made way.

Li Sifeng turned to look at Li Qingqiu, his face showing a wronged expression, his eyes red.

"What happened?" Li Qingqiu asked.

Jiang Zhaoxia had the cultivation of the Nourishing Yuan Realm Third Layer, so how could he be so severely injured and unconscious?

Could it be that they were ambushed again?

Li Sifeng gritted his teeth and said, "On our way back, we were attacked by the Heavenly Saber Sect. The Sect Master of the Heavenly Saber Sect was defeated by Third Senior Brother and, holding a grudge, gathered a large number of disciples to intercept us at the Tai Kun Mountain Range."

The Heavenly Saber Sect?

Li Qingqiu glanced at Yang Jueding. Yang Jueding's expression changed slightly upon hearing the name "Heavenly Saber Sect."

Yang Jueding immediately said, "The Heavenly Saber Sect is one of the seven major sects in Guzhou, with a history of two hundred years. Their ultimate technique, Heavenly Saber, is the most murderous saber art in the world today. The Heavenly Saber Sect operates among the common people, with strongholds in towns and cities along the rivers. Their disciple numbers are incalculable. They have long been fighting with other sects in the martial world, and they are even more overbearing than the Seven Peaks Alliance."

"Wait, you just said that Jiang kid defeated the Sect Master of the Heavenly Saber Sect?"

Yang Jueding looked at Li Sifeng in astonishment, his eyes wide.

Cheng Canghai stood outside the crowd, inwardly shocked. Even the Sect Master of the Heavenly Saber Sect was no match for Jiang Zhaoxia?

Despite being the Thief King, to him, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Saber Sect was a legendary figure not to be provoked.

Li Sifeng looked up and said, "Naturally. Third Senior Brother defeated the Sect Master of the Heavenly Saber Sect within thirty moves. Not only that, but he also defeated over a dozen martial arts experts, only narrowly losing to the number one in the martial world. If not for his continuous battles and insufficient inner energy, he might not have lost to the number one in the martial world. Even so, our Third Senior Brother has made a name for himself. Many sects have actively sought to befriend us, and we've gotten to know many experts."

Yang Jueding pressed further, "Who became number one in the martial world?"

"An old man named Yu Zhiyi."

"So it was Elder Yu. He has actually come out of seclusion, no wonder."

Yang Jueding suddenly understood, his face showing admiration.

Li Qingqiu sensed that Jiang Zhaoxia's condition was stable and not life-threatening. He frowned and stared at Li Sifeng, "Don't change the subject. How exactly was he injured?"

Even the Sect Master of the Heavenly Saber Sect was no match for Jiang Zhaoxia, so there must be a twist to this story.

Li Sifeng hesitated, unsure whether to tell the truth.

At this moment, the woman in yellow who had come up the mountain with them looked miserable and said, "He was injured because of me. Old thief Cheng held my brother hostage and forced me to find an opportunity to poison him. This gave the Heavenly Saber Sect an opening. I had no choice. I'm just an ordinary woman who doesn't know martial arts. After my father, who ran an inn, died, it was just my brother and I. Now, my brother has been killed by Old thief Cheng, and I have no face or will to live in this world."

Having said that, she suddenly turned and rushed towards a pillar behind her, intending to commit suicide.

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