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On the way back to the sect, all three of them fell silent. The discovery of the day had been a tremendous shock to them.

Not only did it reveal part of the truth behind the sect's decline, but it also brought a weighty inheritance and... responsibility.

Upon returning to the sect's main hall, Shen Mo immediately summoned all the core disciples: Shi Tie, Su Xiao, Zhao Qingyan, Li Xiaocao, and Zhang Daniu, who had performed exceptionally well.

After Shen Mo recounted what he had seen on the back mountain and the story of Yun Chenzi to everyone, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Every face was filled with shock, complexity, and... an indescribable heaviness.

"So... our Qingyun Sect... used to be this powerful..." Zhang Daniu murmured, his usual naive smile gone.

"It's because of this... that things have turned out like this..." Li Xiaocao said in a low voice, looking at her carefully tended herb garden, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

Zhao Qingyan clenched her fists tightly, her face tense: "That Senior Yun Chenzi... he must have regretted it in the end..."

"It's no use saying all this now!" Shi Tie suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with fierce flames. "The important thing is now! The inheritance has been recovered! This is thanks to the ancestral master's blessing! This is our chance to rise again!"

"Senior Brother Tie is right." Su Xiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice soft yet filled with an unprecedented firmness.

"Our senior made amends for his mistakes in his own way, leaving us with hope. We... must not let him down!"

Looking at the young faces before him, which had matured rapidly upon learning the truth, Shen Mo felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"I'm informing everyone of this today not to make you dwell on past sorrows and regrets," Shen Mo said, his voice steady and powerful.

"It's not that we want everyone to understand, but rather that my Qingyun Sect has experienced glory and also fallen to its lowest point. But our lineage has not been severed, and hope remains!"

"This inheritance, which Senior Brother Yunchen obtained with his life and regret, is an opportunity, but even more so, a responsibility!"

His voice rose a few decibels, "The burden of revitalizing Qingyun now rests on our shoulders! The road ahead will inevitably be arduous, and even... full of unknown dangers."

"Are you... willing to join me in shouldering this heavy responsibility? To let the name of Qingyun Sect resound throughout this world once more?"

Inside the main hall, a solemn atmosphere prevailed.

After a moment of silence—

"I do!" Shi Tie shouted first, his voice booming like a bell!

"We are willing!" Su Xiao and Zhao Qingyan replied in unison, their eyes resolute.

"I...I'm willing too!" Zhang Daniu said, his face flushed, as he forcefully waved his fist.

"Little Grass...I am willing to do my utmost for the sect!" Li Xiaocao bowed deeply, her tone resolute.

"Very well!" Shen Mo's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "From this day forward, my Qingyun Sect will officially embark on... the road to revival!"

"First," he said, taking out the inheritance jade slip, "what we need to do is... digest this inheritance!"

Yun Chenzi's story and the weighty core inheritance acted like a powerful catalyst, injecting deep and lasting waves into the seemingly calm lake of Qingyun Sect.

After the initial shock and heaviness, all the core disciples who were in the know had a flame called "mission" ignited deep within their hearts.

The Enlightenment Cave behind the main hall has now become the location of the sect's top secrets.

Shen Mo personally took action, combining the essential insights he had gleaned from the fragments of the "Zhou Tian Xing Chen Zhen Tu" with Zhao Qingyan's increasingly refined array skills, to set up layer upon layer of concealment and protective arrays outside the cave.

Although it cannot compare to the power of an ancient formation, even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would not be able to easily discern the true nature of the cave.

Inside the cave, Shen Mo made several copies of the jade slip containing the core techniques of the "Azure Cloud True Explanation." He was not in a hurry to directly pass on the more advanced parts.

In the path of cultivation, a solid foundation is paramount. Rashly imparting techniques far beyond one's current level is not only useless, but may also cause the disciple's foundation to become unstable, or even lead to qi deviation.

The first thing he did was to carefully compare and deduce the part about the Qi Refining stage in "Qingyun True Explanation" with the "Qingyun Qi Refining Technique" that his disciples were currently practicing.

"Indeed... profound and extensive..." After studying it day and night for several days without sleep, Shen Mo opened his bloodshot eyes, but his face was full of excitement.

This "Qingyun True Explanation" truly lives up to its reputation as the core inheritance of the sect. The Qi cultivation methods recorded within it are not only more intricate and complex in their spiritual energy circulation routes, but also far surpass the current "Qingyun Qi Refining Technique" in terms of efficiency in absorbing and refining spiritual energy!

More importantly, it contains many techniques and theories on the affinity and application of "star power", which subtly resonate with Shen Mo's own stellar power!

"This is the true... foundation of the ancient Qingyun Sect's heritage!" Shen Mo thought excitedly.

He had a premonition that if he could cultivate according to this method, not only would his speed be greatly improved, but his foundation would also be more solid, which would have immeasurable benefits for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage or even the Golden Core stage in the future!

However, this technique requires extremely high aptitude and comprehension from the practitioner, and it needs to be combined with special medicinal baths or pills to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Given the current conditions of the disciples, directly switching to this cultivation path carries considerable risk.

"We need to proceed step by step..." Shen Mo pondered for a moment before making a decision.

He combined the essence of "Qingyun Zhenjie" with the existing "Qingyun Lianqi Jue" to optimize and complete it, creating a new version more suitable for the current disciples' stage - "Xinbian Qingyun Lianqi Jue".

The new technique retains the stability of the original technique while incorporating some of the subtleties of the true explanation. In particular, it strengthens the guidance and utilization of stellar power (although the effect is weak, it is safe), which significantly improves the cultivation speed and the purity of spiritual power.

"From today onwards, all inner disciples may switch to this new cultivation method." Shen Mo taught the optimized cultivation method to core disciples such as Su Xiao and Shi Tie. "You will practice it first, and after confirming that it is correct, it will be gradually promoted to the outer disciples."

"Yes! Senior Brother Sect Leader!" Everyone happily accepted the jade slip, as if it were a priceless treasure. They could sense the extraordinary nature of this new cultivation technique, and their anticipation for the future grew even stronger.