Sore Waist and Numb Legs, Leaving the Cave While Leaning on the Wall

Qing Province, Southern Region.

Xuanqing Sect.

For these past few days, Sect Master Yan Changkong and Great Elder Chen Xiu have been so busy they haven't had a moment to rest.

It is a painful yet joyful experience.

The current Xuanqing Sect can be considered a sect overflowing with wealth throughout the entire Qing Province.

Whether it is selling information about the Great Emperor or charging fees for opening the Former Residence of the Great Emperor to attract numerous cultivators to visit.

It is even more exaggerated than mining a spirit vein.

After all, even if you are given a spirit vein, you still have to expend manpower to mine and excavate it.

The Xuanqing Sect, on the other hand, is simply lying down and collecting money.

Furthermore, the entire Xuanqing Sect has become much livelier and more popular now.

The number of disciples has expanded from the original few thousand to over ten thousand.

It has almost doubled.

And this is only the result of Yan Changkong exercising extreme restraint, setting very high talent requirements for new recruits.

Seeing this scene, other sects in Qing Province are drooling with envy.

They are all secretly annoyed, wondering why their own sects didn't produce a Great Emperor.

One person has revitalized an entire sect.

On this day, the Xuanqing Sect is bustling with activity as Sect Master Yan Changkong leads a group of newly admitted disciples to the Former Residence of the Great Emperor.

At this moment, the Former Residence of the Great Emperor has undergone some new changes.

The scale in front of the gate has expanded a hundredfold, and the granite slabs on the ground have been polished until they are incredibly smooth.

There are simply too many people coming to visit.

High in the sky, a long sword hangs suspended, with a biting sword intent shrouding the area below.

It makes people look on with awe and fear.

Yan Changkong steps forward, lifts his robes, and bows down, saying respectfully:

"Ancestor Lin Feng!"

"Junior disciple Yan Changkong leads the newly admitted disciples to pay respects to the Ancestor!"

Behind him, the Great Elder and the others, along with all the new disciples, all drop to their knees with a thud.

"Pay respects to Ancestor Lin Feng!"

This is a rule the Xuanqing Sect established not long ago; from now on, all newly admitted disciples must come to pay respects to Ancestor Lin Feng.

Just like having to pay respects to the sect's founding master, Lin Feng is now a living Great Emperor ancestor.

The current rise of the Xuanqing Sect is entirely tied to him alone!

Naturally, they must pay their respects.

After the bowing ceremony is completed, Yan Changkong stands on a stone platform, clears his throat, and says loudly:

"All new disciples, I am very happy that you have joined the big family of the Xuanqing Sect."

"I presume that over the past few days, you have all heard quite a bit about Ancestor Lin Feng's character, conduct, and cultivation journey, haven't you?"

Yan Changkong scans the crowd and says slowly: "Ancestor Lin Feng is a cultivator of noble character, firm will, and one who has transcended low-level interests."

"He respects his teachers, values his peers, and cherishes the sect!"

"Although his talent is peerless, he never relies on his gifts to act arrogantly or suppress his fellow disciples; I hope everyone remembers this point."

Below, the crowd of new disciples cheers and nods frantically in excitement.

Yan Changkong looks around, very satisfied: "Beyond that, Ancestor Lin Feng's firm will and Dao heart toward cultivation are even more worthy of our study!"

"To practice swordsmanship, he could swing his sword a million times!"

"For the sake of a single spirit herb, he dared to venture alone into the Cloudfall Mountain Range for training; this persistent and firm spirit is an essential quality for us in our pursuit of the Great Dao and longevity!"

The more Yan Changkong speaks, the more excited he becomes: "Let us inherit the spirit of the Great Emperor and carry forward the sect!"

Great Elder Chen Xiu stands in front of the crowd and also raises his arms to shout!

Soon, everyone's voices rise like a mountain-toppling, sea-churning roar!

"Inherit the spirit of the Great Emperor and carry forward the sect!"

"Inherit the spirit of the Great Emperor and carry forward the sect!"

"Inherit the spirit of the Great Emperor and carry forward the sect!"

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The sound does not subside for a long time; at this moment, the cohesion of the Xuanqing Sect has reached an unprecedented level.

These newly admitted disciples seem to have found a sense of belonging all at once.

They had completely integrated into the Xuanqing Sect.

Another half an hour passed!

Yan Changkong finally channeled his magic power to quiet the crowd, saying, "Since today happens to be the day the diary is released, let us all watch the Great Emperor's Diary together right here!"

"This will also allow us to better inherit the spirit of the Great Emperor!"

The disciples nodded in high spirits, all feeling in their hearts that joining the Xuanqing Sect was the right choice.

The atmosphere for cultivation here was truly excellent!

Nowadays, almost every sect had installed projection arrays internally to project the Communication Array from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion directly into the sect.

This ensured they could see the Great Emperor's Diary the moment it was released while making it convenient for the disciples to watch.

It served two purposes at once.

After waiting for a moment, a light screen appeared above the array, and characters began to emerge upon it.

"It's being revealed!"

"Hehe, what do you think Ancestor Lin Feng and Ancestor Matriarch Ruoyu will do in that cave?"

"That goes without saying, they already said it's unsuitable for children..."

"They were young back then, after all. Who wasn't full of youthful vigor?"

"Ahem, when I break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and need to go out for experience, I think I'll head to the Cloudfall Mountain Range too."

The disciples of the Xuanqing Sect were buzzing with excitement, whispering to one another.

Now that they were reading the diary, their mindset had undergone a subtle change; they were no longer detached outsiders...

Instead, they were like juniors looking back at the experiences of their predecessors.

This feeling made them secretly happy and even more expectant.

Yan Changkong stood on the steps, staring intently at the light screen alongside the elders.

Ahem, I hope the Ancestor doesn't drop the ball; he needs to teach these new disciples a lesson!

He should use his personal experiences to show them that they must cultivate diligently, and that even a Great Emperor must endure all kinds of hardships to achieve success!

Yan Changkong thought to himself, though he wasn't too worried, as Lin Feng's achievements were already set in stone.

He was a peerless Great Emperor, invincible throughout the world!

The cultivation journey of a Great Emperor must surely be incredibly inspiring.

It was precisely because of this that he had taken such an action, seizing the opportunity to teach these new disciples—who possessed high talent but also a certain arrogance—a lesson!

A moment later, the content of the diary was finally fully displayed.

Immortal Great Emperor's Diary, Page 9:

[Unknowingly, I have lived in this cave for half a year.]

[Ruoyu's injuries have healed, and her strength has basically recovered; this is good news.]

[However, I feel a bit reluctant.]

[Now that she is healed, I know we will soon part ways, destined to be separated by the ends of the earth, unlikely to meet again.]

[Forget it, let's just cherish every day we have left!]

[No heart for cultivation; I'm completely lying flat and rotting!]

[Cultivation? Young people should learn to enjoy life. Right now, it's better to play with Little Fishy's... legs, though it's a pity there are no Black Silk.]

Immortal Great Emperor's Diary, Page 10:

[When night fell, Ruoyu told me she had to leave.]

[My heart tightened.]

[Yes, it is time for me to return to the sect as well; this journey has exceeded my planned duration.]

[It started to rain, a very heavy rain.]

[Ruoyu threw herself into my arms, very passionately, and we didn't stop until the next day's sunlight shone into the cave.]

[At the moment of parting, Ruoyu told me her true identity; she actually comes from the Central Province and is the Saintess of a certain Holy Land!]

[She cried and told me I must promise to go find her!]

[Sigh, looking at her pitiful appearance, I softened and agreed. Being handsome is just unavoidable; a Saintess is head over heels for me.]

[My waist is sore, my legs are numb, and I have to lean against the wall to walk out of the cave...]