The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 42: Big Changes in the Sect
Everyone who saw this scene knew that it was not a good sign, but no one dared to say anything.

The two peak masters who had been in charge of the mountain gate for many years had failed to break through one after another. In addition, everyone knew that the end of Patriarch Wang Xun was not far away, which undoubtedly cast a shadow on the hearts of the disciples.

The other elders had already left, and only Li Yuan was still standing at the foot of the mountain, watching the mighty mud flow pouring down from the mountain, turning the area of ​​a thousand feet into a swamp.

"If you fail, you will die."

Li Yuan was soaked by the heavy rain, his clothes were soaked, but he was unaware. He stared at the magnificent Jiupan Peak, watching it collapse bit by bit, and witnessing the death of an ascetic.

Although he had little contact with Peak Master Wang Qiu, Li Yuan still felt a sense of sympathy.

Even if he could communicate with the lower Yuan Zhen Jue, defy the heavens and seek a glimmer of hope, he would only have a 10% chance of entering the true cultivation.

Coupled with the powerful spiritual power that has been tempered for a long time, it can add half of the confidence.

Having a 15% chance of success is tantamount to seeking death.

Not only does one's mediocre spiritual roots not add any blessing, but they also hinder oneself when one breaks through. After all, the worse the spiritual roots, the less spiritual energy of heaven and earth they can attract. Lack of spiritual energy makes it difficult to achieve the Tao, which will also become a factor that hinders breakthroughs.

In addition, Li Yuan had a feeling that his luck was very bad. Since he started practicing the Lower Yuan Zhen Jue, he often encountered rare robberies, traps, and conspiracies.

This is probably the consequence of using the spiritual secret of the Lower Yuan to change one's destiny.

Therefore, he couldn't guarantee that he would not encounter any dangerous things when he broke through the foundation.

In addition, the only spiritual object that Li Yuan knew of that could increase the success of foundation building was the Dao Building Pill, which could increase the chance of success by 10%. However, this object could no longer be measured by spiritual stones and could only be circulated in the hands of true cultivators.

Even if it can be measured in spirit stones, given Li Yuan's wealth, he would have to accumulate spirit stones for hundreds of years before he would have a chance. Unless he risked being searched for his soul by a true cultivator and sold the spirit wood in the Ten Thousand Woods World.

As for asking for the ancestor to grant it, there are so many elders in the sect who are more confident than him. With his spiritual roots and combat power, as well as his contributions to the sect, it is impossible for him to get it.

Li Yuan turned around and took a closer look. He actually had no way to go. He could only walk through the Wanzhao Valley, hoping to find a chance to change his fate.

He wants to live, live longer and further, and pursuing the great way is just a way to survive.

This is where Li Yuan is completely different from those seekers of truth.

Those people seek the truth wholeheartedly. If they hear the truth in the morning, they can die in the evening.

Li Yuan felt that only by living on could he see more truths. The truth before him had already shocked him, and he would have no regrets even if he died.

But if you survive, you will encounter a higher path in the future.

Since there was no other way to go, and he was wholeheartedly seeking the realm of true cultivation, there was nothing he could do to refuse.

Wan Zhan Valley, let’s go.

As long as you are cautious enough and careful enough, there will always be a way out.

There must be some spiritual object related to water in that valley, or some inheritance, a legacy left by ancestors, which must be of great use to breaking through the true cultivation, otherwise he would not have had such an inspiration when he saw the topographic map of Wanzhang Valley.

Water can only flow down to form the sea, and mountains can reach the sky without being proud of their height. This has always been his attitude towards life.

The Tao Te Ching also says: Only by not contending can no one in the world contend with you.

The highest good is like water, and water is good for all things without fighting.

But Li Yuan is a mean man, he has never been and will never be a man of high moral character. Let others listen to the teachings of the ancient sages.

He wants to be a villain, he just wants to live.

Therefore, Wang Song wanted to seize the opportunity he discovered.

As for really ending up in the Wan Zhan Valley, the worst that can happen is that I can help him to the best of my ability when he's in danger and persuade him to retreat.

But at this time, the inner demon in his heart was encouraging him: He took away someone's opportunity and blocked the way! If you don't kill him, he will kill you! It is better to act early to prevent future troubles and the possibility of the opportunity here being leaked.

When Li Yuan faces his inner demons now, he is completely different. Since he has made up his mind, no thought can stop him. His way of dealing with things cannot be changed by his inner demons now.

Once you have a goal, you will no longer be confused. Without confusion, why would you feel melancholy, why would you fear the demons in your heart?

Li Yuan only felt that his soul became clear, his mind was much calmer, and half of his inner demons had been gone.

The sooner you get rid of the inner demon, the easier it will be, because the inner demon is still weak when it is born. Otherwise, once time passes, its strength will become stronger and it will be difficult to eradicate it.

"Dang~"

"Dang~"

"Dang~"

Suddenly, the golden bell on the mountain vibrated continuously, and the cloudy rain in the sky dissipated.

In the clear sky, there is a rainbow bridge between two mountains, and there are patches of colorful clouds guarding the rainbow bridge. The colorful clothes in the sky are very beautiful. When blooming in the sky, the dreamlike colors spread out layer by layer. The golden light penetrates the clouds, like countless swords piercing the sky, and sprinkles a dazzling light. The red glow is as hot as a flame, burning the sky.

The setting sun melts gold, and the dusk clouds close together.

Many elders raised their heads to look. Wu Earth appeared as clouds in the sky and as mountains on the ground. This scene and feeling seemed like the last trace left by Peak Master Wang Qiu between heaven and earth.

The bell sounded for a long time before it stopped, which was exactly the number of forty-nine.

The mountain protection formation was not yet closed, and a group of disciples rushed to Fengxian Square. Li Yuan also stood up and rushed there.

Even though the number of Qi Ling Sect disciples has increased several times now, Fengxian Square can accommodate 10,000 people as long as they are arranged in an orderly manner, so the gathering of more than 600 people still does not seem crowded.

The elders stood in a horizontal line at the front, and the deacons and disciples stood at the back, arranging themselves in the back according to the positions of the elders.

The ordinary disciples were waiting at the end. Although Li Yuan was standing at the front, his spiritual sense penetrated through the crowd of disciples and still detected that Wang Song was still there, so he knew what was going on.

After all, even he felt that place was dangerous, let alone Wang Song who had only broken through to the middle stage a few years ago?
However, Li Yuan was also worried that he would be able to keep his composure and patience, and practice to the late stage of Qi Refining like himself before going to obtain the treasure.

If there are no scouts, Li Yuan will have to find a way to lead some scouts, otherwise the danger will be too great for him to bear alone.

After all the disciples arrived, the peak master Chen Guan stood on the right side of the platform and said solemnly: "The ancestor's Dharma has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, all the practitioners bowed, and the voices of hundreds of people like mountains and seas echoed in the mountains.

"Welcome ancestor!"

More than six hundred practitioners bowed their heads, no one dared to slack off, and no one dared to make the slightest movement. Within a few breaths, on the huge square, one could hear a pin drop, and the only sounds were the wind and the voices of their hearts.

The disciples became more respectful and more polite.

When a disciple greets an elder, he only needs to lean forward slightly and salute with his hands, and then return the greeting after the elder has passed.

When facing the ancestor of the sect, although according to the ancient rules of the Qi Ling Sect, one does not need to perform the ceremony of kneeling and worshipping, one still has to bow respectfully and not stand up until the permission is given.

In other sects and immortal clans, they are often forced to welcome them with the ceremony of kneeling and worshipping, in order to show their respect for the true cultivators.

"Everyone, get up."

An old and peaceful voice resounded through the valley, yet it also carried a hint of majesty. The disciples then dared to slowly straighten their backs and put down their hands.

I saw a one-eyed old man in a long black robe on the stage. He was short and hunched. A black cloth tied diagonally on his forehead covered his left eye socket. His right eye was pressed into a slit by the eyelid. His eyes were cloudy and old, and there was a short white beard at the corner of his mouth.
Judging from his appearance, he has nothing to do with a clan. Instead, he looks like a down-and-out one-eyed mountain bandit leader.

“Although Wang Qiu has not yet achieved a breakthrough, his merits and loyalty throughout his life, which have benefited the disciples of the mountain sect, have been specially carried into the ancestral temple to enjoy incense after his death.

This matter will be handled by you, Gu Wei."

Wang Xun announced the funeral arrangements of Peak Master Wang Qiu in public. Unlike the simple condolences after the death of Helian Wei, Wang Qiu was carried into the ancestral hall which only true practitioners could enter. This treatment was truly grand.

Elder Gu hurriedly took a half step forward and replied respectfully, "Yes! Disciple will do his best!"

Wang Xun nodded and said, "Qi and Ling peaks cannot be without a master for a day. Now that Wang Qiu is gone, there should be a new master.

Let Wang Xing take over as the head of Qifeng Peak temporarily."

"I will live up to the trust of my ancestors, and serve the clan and the sect with all my heart."

A white-haired old man walked out slowly and accepted the gift respectfully. No one dared to say no.

Li Yuan also knew this person. He was the first in the Wang family's generation name. For example, ancestor Wang Xun and master Wang Qiufeng both had single characters. Only the first direct descendant of that generation in the Wang family could be given a single-character generation name.

Judging from his age, he is at least 150 years old. Although he has reached the perfection of Qi refining, he has not yet fully visualized and nourished his Daoist energy. Naturally, there is no possibility for him to make a breakthrough into true cultivation.

However, there are a lack of people at the top level of Qi Refining in the sect now, so this is the only arrangement. It is impossible that the master of a peak does not even have the cultivation level to reach perfection in Qi Refining.

Even if Wang Xing becomes the peak master, it does not fit in with the meaning of the peak master, but the ancestor has said it before, and the ancestor's words are the rules and the laws.

Therefore, even if there were competitors among the remaining dozens of elders, they did not dare to say a word.

“In the next twenty years, the sect will recruit disciples every two years. Anyone with spiritual roots and under the age of forty can join.

Also, inform the Guangyuan Mountains that all casual practitioners, who are not extremely treacherous or evil, can join our Qiling Sect. They are only allowed to be registered disciples, and their cultivation resources are half of those of ordinary disciples.

Anyone who comes will be welcomed.”

Wang Xun slowly spoke out an order that shocked all the disciples. It would have been fine if he had just relaxed the age limit for recruiting spiritual roots, but he actually accepted even independent cultivators.

This is completely against the decision of the ancestors of Qi Ling Sect!

"The disciples we recruit as independent cultivators will be assigned a separate branch within the sect. If they are loyal and talented, and have made great contributions, they can be assigned the positions of inner disciples, steward disciples, and elders based on their cultivation level, just like the disciples within the sect."

Wang Xun continued, "Also, close down the Baikui Hall in the market town.

Recall disciples stationed outside.

It is strictly forbidden to privately buy and sell the sect's puppets and spiritual objects to outsiders.

Since March, Qi Ling Sect has half-closed the gate and no one is allowed to go out at will.

All disciples, deacons and elders in the sect will take turns on a monthly basis starting from March, doing miscellaneous work for a full six months every year.

The first priority for each department is to make puppets, spirit source beads, and the Five Puppet Ring Array.

To pay for the necessary expenses, the treasury and treasure pavilion inside the Dakai Gate were opened, and large quantities of items were purchased from Wenshanfang, Sanqingfang and Shangxingfang.

……

All the above rules and regulations apply to everyone in the sect. If anyone disobeys, he will be thrown into the dungeon. All matters within the sect are strictly prohibited from being spread privately. Regarding matters of the two peaks, if anyone disobeys the order of the peak master, his cultivation will be immediately abolished and he will be demoted to a mining slave.

You don't have to count on luck. I will personally monitor the inside and outside of the mountain gate, and take personal action if I find anything.

You guys, have you all remembered it clearly?"

The sky and the earth suddenly darkened, strong winds blew, and the sound of large swans singing could be heard in the distant mountains. The disciples felt as if a guillotine was hanging over their heads, and their necks felt cold.

"Disciple will obey the ancestor's order!"

Everyone responded with fear and trepidation.

Wang Xun sneered, and his face that looked like a bandit became even more terrifying. He pointed in the distance at the sky, and the thick clouds in the sky were forced to part. An ancient palace was suspended in the sky more than three hundred feet high, with the words "Fuhu Palace" written on it.

The old man turned into a stream of light and entered the palace. It was obvious that the supervision he mentioned was not just a threat.

The disciples were all terrified. Everyone knew that the sect would be undergoing major changes under such circumstances, but they were kept in the dark and knew nothing about it.

Li Yuan calmed down and recalled the rules that the ancestor had just mentioned. He decided that no matter whether Wang Song went or not, he would go to Wanzang Valley within three months.

Otherwise, if Qi Ling Sect closed the mountain, it would probably delay him for 10 to 20 years, or even longer. He might even miss the best time to build his foundation, and end up regretting it for the rest of his life.

With the opportunity in front of him, he had no choice but to give it a try.

As for the chance to seize Wang Song?

Now that he knew this, it was not an opportunity that belonged to Wang Song alone. Whether it was humans or animals, it was a law of the jungle where the strong preyed on the weak and only the fittest survived.

If it was really Wang Song's destined opportunity, then Li Yuan would never know about it. Just like his adventure in the Ten Thousand Woods World, or the other party's ability to detect some secrets.

The fact that the secret is known to outsiders means that the owner of this opportunity is still undecided, but anyone who goes there has a chance.

After the ancestor left, the disciples were still worried and did not dare to act rashly, so Master Chen Guanfeng began to assign miscellaneous tasks and arrange manpower.

Chen Guan handled the complicated matters in an orderly manner, and he was able to distract himself and said, "Except for Elder Gu and Elder Wang Xingyun who hold important positions, I will send someone to write to you within three days to assign general affairs, and we will start work after three months.

Everyone, please go back first."

After these words were spoken, the elders naturally did not say anything more and left one after another.

Li Yuan returned to his own courtyard, his heart filled with worries about the mountain gate and his future path.

He naturally didn't want anything to happen to the Qi Ling Sect. After all, ordinary disciples only suffered a little, but if a casual cultivator wanted to make progress, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

What's more, there is still the Wanmu Realm. If Qi Lingmen is destroyed, will his Wanmu Realm still exist?

This is my greatest reliance, and I cannot let it go wrong.

But with his current strength alone, it will be of no use to the future of the mountain gate.

Only by entering the realm of true cultivation!
Li Yuan began to close his eyes and rest, thinking about the various situations that might be encountered in Wanzang Valley and how to deal with them.

It was not until two days later that a deacon disciple came to the door and delivered a letter that was shielded from spiritual power and prying eyes.

After the disciple left, Li Yuan sat on the bench and untied the special magic ban. He opened the letter and was stunned.

There were only four words on the thin white paper:

"Practice with all your heart."

(End of this chapter)