A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 192 Taking the opportunity to cause trouble
The five outer sect stewards of the Five Elements Sect, along with their newly recruited outer sect disciples, divided into several groups and led the disciples from the six sects toward the side of the mountain, not the tenant area.

At first, everyone thought it was an ordinary stone house and courtyard. After all, when the sects in the spirit world entertained guests, they mostly built wooden buildings or stone houses against the mountains as fine guest rooms, at most with some spirit patterns and formations embedded in them.

But as they rounded the bamboo forest at Qingmu Peak, the sight before them brought everyone to a standstill…

The two-story buildings, scattered in a neat row, gleamed warmly in the sunlight; they were not made of the bluestone or spirit wood commonly found in the spirit world…

Each building has a small courtyard in front of it, surrounded by a white fence about waist-high. Inside the courtyard are iron-framed rattan chairs, and next to the chairs are flowerpots filled with medicinal herbs, the leaves still glistening with morning dew.

What's even stranger is that there are thin iron poles standing by the roadside, with round objects attached to the top of the poles. Wang Kui's disciple Zhang Liang explained with a smile, "These are 'electric lights.' They can light up at night without needing to use spirit lamps, and they're even more economical than low-grade spirit stones."

A young disciple of the Xuanyuan Dao Sect couldn't help but reach out and touch the tiled exterior wall. His fingertips touched the cool, smooth surface, and he asked curiously, "What is this? There's not a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation, yet it's made like this!"

The one who spoke was Zhao Man, a disciple of Luo San. She was a female cultivator who practiced earth-based techniques. She was a typical plump and round girl who had been recruited by Luo San to work in the outer sect. She said proudly, "These are called 'tiles.' They were fired by the sect leader using methods from the mortal world. The house is made of them too."

The female cultivators of the Moon Evolution Sect focused their gaze on the rattan chairs and curtains in the courtyard. The curtains were made of light pink gauze, which swayed gently in the wind, obscuring the view inside the room but exuding an indescribable elegance.

A female cultivator asked in a low voice, "Are the tables and chairs in the room also of this 'mortal style'?"

Zhao Man nodded and said, "Yes, there's a sofa in the room, which is much softer than the stone bench, and a Simmons bed with a cotton mattress, which is more comfortable to sleep on than a bamboo couch."

Anyway, she was extremely satisfied. Compared to her days as a rogue cultivator, it was like heaven and earth.

The young monks of Tianji Temple stared at the electric lights by the roadside, forgetting to turn their prayer beads. One of the young monks asked with a smile, "Esteemed benefactor, do these 'electric lights' require spiritual energy to operate?"

Zhang Liang chuckled and flipped the light switch. The sphere instantly glowed with a warm yellow light, startling the young monks who took a half-step back. Zhang Liang laughed, "It doesn't use spiritual energy; it relies on 'electricity.' These are methods our sect leader used in the mortal realm. Our sect leader said that the Five Elements Sect must be rebuilt after its destruction, so we have to find ways to be frugal. There's no other way. But I think these methods are really useful and interesting!"

Among the disciples of Xingluo Temple, Li Lingyue tugged at Xiao Yichen's sleeve and exclaimed softly, "This house is so beautiful!"

Xiao Yichen's expression was not good. His gaze swept over the window frames of the villa. The windows were made of transparent "glass", which allowed him to clearly see the furnishings inside. He had never seen such a material before. He felt that these "mortal objects" of the Five Elements Sect had a kind of magic that he could not understand, and he felt even more uncomfortable.

Upon arriving at a villa, Zhao Man pushed open the door and said, "Everyone can take a look first. Each building has five rooms, and each room has a 'bathroom' with a 'water heater' so you can get hot water for a shower."

Everyone laughed. They all knew a little purification spell, their bodies free of dust and grime, and they had all forgotten when they last took a bath...

However, they all followed them inside and saw sofas, wooden tables, and exquisite "paintings" hanging on the walls, which were actually printed landscape pictures...

One by one, they couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

Their years of arduous practice have resulted in a rather... superficial understanding of life.

I never imagined that a cultivator's residence could be set up like this!
Isn't it all just digging a cave...?

Even if some people in the secular world live extravagantly, it doesn't seem to be this easy and carefree.

A female cultivator from the Moon Evolution Sect sat on the sofa and let out a soft "Ah!" in comfort: "It's so soft!"

"This Five Elements Sect actually has so many amazing 'life skills'!"

The disciples of Xuanyuan Dao Sect chuckled, and the other disciples nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with amazement and wonder as they looked at the villas.

Standing at the door, Xiao Yichen looked at the laughing and talking people inside, his heart sinking even further. He had originally thought that the Five Elements Sect had hastily reopened its gates simply because Li Weizhou had become arrogant and lost his mind, but what he saw and heard now made him realize that it was not a hasty decision.

"The mortal realm?"

A disciple of Xingluo Temple suddenly frowned and asked, "Are these things all from the mortal world?"

Zhang Liang nodded and smiled, "Yes, the sect leader said that he had people research and develop a lot of good things in the mortal world, so he had people make them according to the examples, and they are really not bad."

Upon hearing this, a female cultivator from the Moon Evolution Sect looked at Xiao Yichen and asked with curiosity, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, aren't you from the mortal realm like Sect Leader Li? Did you use these same items down there?"

Xiao Yichen was staring blankly at the glass window of the villa when he was suddenly called out, and his face instantly froze.

He slowly shook his head and said, "I have never used it."

The disciples of the Xuanlei Sword Sect standing nearby, however, were unconvinced and turned to Qi Zhenkun, asking, "Junior Brother Qi, you also come from the lower realm, so you must have met them before, right? Our sect discussed matters concerning the lower realm before, why didn't you mention these things?"

Qi Zhenkun chuckled and said, "When I was in the lower realm, I was focused on cultivation and didn't pay attention to these mundane matters."

The disciple of Xingluo Temple frowned and asked, "But Sect Leader Li also came from the lower realm, how did he know? And how could he have produced it?"

Qi Zhenkun chuckled again, stroking his bald head, and said with a smile, "That's why others can become sect leaders right away. If you could let me be your sect leader, I'd make it happen for you too."

The crowd burst into laughter, mocking him for his delusional dream.

But then they thought about the person who was now chatting and laughing with their sect leader... and they couldn't really laugh anymore.

While they were all young, still feeling immensely honored to travel with their sect leader, that one was already able to sit on equal footing with their sect leader, chatting and laughing with him...

……

Inside the Green Wood Palace, the refreshing aura of the Green Wood Spirit Vein lingered, and the spiritual patterns on the pillars gleamed with a warm light.

As soon as the six sect leaders took their seats, their eyes fell on Tian Ru.

Liu Xuanzhou, the sect leader of Xuanyuan Dao Sect, stroked his beard first and spoke, his voice as deep as an ancient tree steeped in a thousand-year-old spiritual spring: "Junior Sister Tian, ​​it has been many years since we last met. I wonder if Senior Brother Tao's seclusion has made any progress? The Five Elements Sect has gone through many calamities in recent years, and it is a great joy to reopen its gates now. I heard that Senior Brother Tao is about to break through that final barrier. If he can succeed, the Northern Spiritual Domain will have another Immortal Spirit Realm expert to guard it. This is a fortunate event for our seven sects."

Li Weizhou glanced at the old man, his words full of "congratulations," but also containing a hint of probing.

These people are quite interesting; they try to find out who they are as soon as they walk in.

Zhao Xinghe, the head of the Seven Star Mountain Sect, immediately responded, his tone as cheerful as a mountain breeze brushing against star grass, and said with a smile, "Yes, Junior Sister Tian! I haven't seen Senior Brother Tao's gentlemanly swordsmanship for a long time either."

Tian Ru picked up her teacup, took a sip, and gently pressed her fingertips against the rim. Her tone was gentle yet measured as she said, "Thank you for your concern, senior brothers. My husband is currently in seclusion deep within Li Huo Peak. Before he went into seclusion, he specifically instructed that he had already determined the direction. Therefore, he does not want to be disturbed and hopes to focus wholeheartedly on his breakthrough. Once he emerges from seclusion, he will personally visit you all to express his gratitude."

Upon hearing this, the other six people fell silent for a moment.

It's actually true...

For a moment, everyone felt a mix of emotions.

If there is a huge chasm between the Spirit God Realm and the Spirit Origin Realm, then the Immortal Spirit Realm and the Spirit God Realm are worlds apart.

If Tao Xixing successfully ascends to the Immortal Spirit realm, then all those present combined wouldn't be enough to defeat him alone. The crucial point is their ten-thousand-year lifespan!

Although most Immortal Realm experts will eventually die in the Heavenly Tribulation that occurs once every three thousand years, their lifespan is still far longer than that of ordinary cultivators, and as long as they are well prepared, they are not necessarily unable to overcome it.

Most importantly, only those from the Immortal Spirit Realm are qualified to advance into the Immortal Realm.

Liu Xuanzhou was the first to recover, stroking his beard and smiling, "Congratulations! In that case, we'll wait for Senior Brother Tao's good news. There's another matter. Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, and many fellow cultivators will come to offer their congratulations. Inevitably, some will use the 'discussion on the Dao' to cause trouble. The Seven Sects have guarded the Northern Spiritual Domain for over three thousand years, and in that time, they've offended countless people. At this time, it's inevitable that some will take the opportunity to cause trouble. Junior Sister Tian and Sect Leader Li, you should keep this in mind."

When Li Weizhou heard Liu Xuanzhou mention "taking the opportunity to cause trouble," he raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled, "Senior Liu is absolutely right. So, rather than waiting for others to 'use the discussion of Dao to cause trouble,' I would rather take the initiative to set up a arena. Let's set it up at the Five Elements Sect's martial arts arena, and all fellow Daoists are welcome to openly and fairly exchange and discuss Dao."

Even if someone tries to cause trouble, it should be him.

After a pause, Li Weizhou's gaze swept over the six sect leaders, his tone sincere yet sharp, and he said, "This junior sincerely invites the disciples of the six sects, and also welcomes all fellow cultivators from the Spirit Realm who have come to offer their congratulations to come up on stage. Regardless of their cultivation level, the Five Elements Sect will accept them!"

When these words were spoken, the hall fell silent for a moment.

Those who achieve early success are invariably prone to arrogance.

But given that she was so arrogant and Tian Ru clearly had no intention of stopping her, they had nothing more to say.

After finishing their cups of tea, the six people took their leave.

We'll just have to wait until tomorrow to see how the Five Elements Sect responds.

After Tao Ling'er led Lan Gu, Hou Haikun, and the others back to their lodgings, Tian Ru looked at Li Weizhou with a worried expression and said, "Weizhou, isn't doing this a bit too risky?"

Li Weizhou said with a smile, "Don't worry, Master's wife, everything is fine."

Tian Ru pinched the rim of the teacup with her fingertips and said earnestly, "Wei Zhou, don't just treat them as ordinary disciples. Can ordinary disciples travel with the sect leader? The six sects have cultivated many outstanding disciples over the years, each of them a tough opponent in the Spirit Origin Realm. If we are not careful, Yue Niang and the others may suffer."

She put down her teacup and looked at Li Weizhou, saying, "There is a Liu Chengye in the Xuanyuan Dao Sect, who is Liu Xuanzhou's personal disciple. He is at the late stage of the Spirit Origin realm and has already mastered the Demon Suppression Sword to the seventh level. Everyone else regards the Demon Suppression Cave as a forbidden area and a death trap, but he uses it as a whetstone. The year he entered the Spirit Origin realm, he single-handedly stormed the Demon Suppression Cave with his sword and killed three demon generals, each of whom was equivalent to the Spirit Origin realm. His sword moves are extremely fierce, and he has few rivals among his peers."

"And Zhao Zichi from Qixing Mountain."

Tian Ru's tone grew even more somber as she said, "Zhao Xinghe's nephew, at the mid-stage of the Spirit Origin realm, has mastered the 'Seven Stars of the Big Dipper Sword' to the level of 'Sword Without a Trace.' Zhuo Qingyu of the Moon Evolution Sect, Su Qingwan's closed-door disciple, is a female cultivator at the late-stage of the Spirit Origin realm, yet she is even more difficult to deal with than an ordinary peak-stage Spirit Origin cultivator. The Vacuum Monk of Tianji Temple should not be underestimated either..."

After listening to his master's wife recount the outstanding disciples of the six sects, Li Weizhou smiled and said, "Master's wife, please rest assured. In the end, this is not the day of the Seven Sects Martial Arts Tournament. Let Yue Niang and the others, as well as Senior Sister, gain some experience with these people, so that they can prepare for the grand competition the year after next. Losing this time is not a bad thing."

He had already instructed Zhou Yueniang and the others not to use their innate supernatural powers, as that would be bullying.

With a single Golden Rainbow Technique, unless an elder at the Spirit God Realm intervenes, every disciple from every sect will have to kneel.

However, even without using active supernatural powers, passive supernatural powers alone, such as Zhou Yueniang's invincible golden body, are enough to make her famous.

As for Situ Qingyue, hehe, hehehe.

It was only because Li Weizhou benefited from the advantages he gained on Earth that he was able to defeat Situ Qingyue; otherwise, he would never have been a match for her.

Not only is he incredibly talented, but he is also frighteningly self-disciplined.

The key is that this woman always proved her own conscience, and her heart was open and righteous, so she had a magnificent sense of justice when she took action.

Don't underestimate this. When Li Weizhou fought against her, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself because he had too many shameful things about him.

And there are also some things in my heart that I can't let show in the light, such as traces left on the browser...

But Situ Qingyue didn't have that, which meant she didn't have to worry about inner demons or unstable cultivation.

Tomorrow, we'll rely on her to establish the Five Elements Sect's invincible myth.

……

Hunyuan Peak.

Inside the Five Elements Hall, Zhou Yueniang, Situ Qingyue, and the other three were in seclusion, preparing to defend the Four Directions Arena the next day.

Actually, it wasn't just a day or two ago; Li Weizhou had already decided that he would permanently reside on the arena from now on, welcoming fellow Daoists from all over the world to come and discuss the Dao.

Of course, there still needs to be a threshold.

Starting from the Spirit Origin Realm, and if you can defeat it, you will not only receive personal guidance from the sect leader, but also obtain a precious medicine.

At that time, not only the Northern Spirit Realm, but also the rogue cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms and the Wilderness will be tempted.

Once the Ice Heart Pill is taken out, experts from Central Continent will likely come.

The tournament is held on the first and fifteenth of each month. In this way, one can accumulate rich experience in fighting opponents without having to go out.

It can also help expand the customer base by providing villas in the tenant area...

Kill several birds with one stone.

However, Xuanmeng found it a bit boring.

She said to Ximei, "Why does your brother bother with those scoundrels? None of them are as good as him."

Xi Mei laughed so hard she almost fell over, then advised, "You must never learn these phrases from others. I used to think my brother's words were funny, so I secretly learned them to play with, but my sister-in-law gave me a hard time."

Xuanmeng didn't care, but Ximei explained, "Brother said that the sisters-in-law are improving too fast and lack experience. He also didn't want them to go on adventures in various small secret realms, so he did this."

Xuanmeng asked curiously, "Your family is so strong, why don't you go to Zhongzhou in the future? That's where the essence of the human race is. Here, there are only a few Xuan-level spiritual veins piled up to form a Di-level spiritual vein. It's barely enough in the Northern Spiritual Domain, but in Zhongzhou, even the gatekeepers of the Holy Lands are stronger than this."

Xi Mei shook her head and said, "Brother said that since these Xuan-level spiritual veins were moved from elsewhere by our ancestor, the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord, then he can move a few Tian-level spiritual veins from elsewhere in the future. We'll just stay here in the mortal realm, living in Qingzhou City, without even going to Shangzhou or the capital. Brother said we'll live wherever we're comfortable. We all love the Five Elements Sect, so we'll settle down here. We can travel around in the future, and we can also visit you. But it would be even better if you could travel around with us!"

Xuan Meng didn't say anything, lying sprawled on the ground, took out her sunglasses and put them on, staring blankly at the colorful lights of the dome...

They feel at home, which is wonderful.

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(End of this chapter)