"Chu Tian is already dead. From today onwards, I'm called Lin Xuan. Please don't get it wrong when you see me in the future."
Under the resplendent sunlight, Li Qingshan's mind drifted off. He recalled the final words the man called Chu Tian had said in the dark underground palace.
Was Lin Xuan a name he made up? Or was it his original name? He had no idea. He only knew that Qian Rongzhi was in trouble this time. She would be an enemy even more terrifying than the likes of Si Qing and E Dan.
All the school leaders gathered together, gazing at the rippling surface of the water. Because the original Watermirror disc had been taken away by that wretched daemon, the North Moon, this water mirror for observing the new students was cast by Li Qingshan, who was the most skilled in water techniques.
Li Qingshan leaned against the window and gazed at the shimmering Lake of Dragons and Snakes lazily. It had truly been a long time since he had experienced such a peaceful life. He felt like every single bone in his body had been dismantled, allowing him to relax.
Actually, he had not been idling around during this period of time. He had paid a visit to the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga and reported his current cultivation to the Unraging monk. Even the Unraging monk sighed in amazement at his terrifying cultivation speed. The only pity was that he had condensed an Ocean pearl and not a buddhist śarīra.
Afterwards, the Unraging monk allowed him to enter the seventh floor of the Demon Suppression Tower. He advanced step by step, and after a bitter battle, he finally arrived before the seventh Demon Suppression statue and comprehended the seventh Demon Suppression Statuary. And, this was all thanks to the fact that he could demonify freely now, disguising himself as a demon. As a result, he would not be ganged up on by the demons.
His cultivation advanced as well, and his demon heart became even more resplendent. After demonifying, he could contend against mid or even late Golden Core cultivators. However, he was unable to see Little Ann, who he wanted to see the most. He only heard that she was cultivating arduously in the Bodhi courtyard, refusing to speak to anyone. It was said that she was meditating in silence, but the Unraging monk said that she just did not want to speak to anyone.
With some reluctance, Li Qingshan left the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga. Before he left, the Unraging monk warned him, "You're all moving too quickly. You should stop and think about it."
After thinking about it, Li Qingshan deeply agreed. From a youth who didn't know anything, he cultivated both human and demonic cultivation methods. It had only been ten years or so for him to reach his current realm. Little Ann was no different. He had gone from a little ghost afraid of wind and light to someone who could slaughter Corpse Commanders like they were dogs.
No matter how talented he was, he needed a certain amount of time to settle down. It was difficult to become a powerful cultivator in a short period of time. That was why Brother Ox gave him ten thousand years.
Perhaps it was not that the powers of the phoenix and the spirit turtle could not merge. Instead, he had invested far too little time and effort into it. He always wanted to resolve the problem in one go, so his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. Now, it seemed that it was not that simple. Since there was no shortcut to Nanshan Mountain, he would climb up bit by bit!
Right now, he sat lazily upstairs, while his mirror clone was deep underground, soaking in the magma of the earth and enduring the pain of being burned. It was on the brink of collapse at any time. He needed to constantly mobilize his daemon qi to repair it, which was the only way he could maintain it.
After overcoming the second Heavenly Tribulation, his understanding of the Grand Daos of the heavens and the earth and the profundities of nature had deepened, and he'd gradually found a way to fuse fire and water together. He wasn't as confused as he was in the past.
"Qingshan, once it's all over, let's go to the restaurant and have a few drinks together. How about that?" Wei Yangsheng suddenly said. His expression was not exactly ingratiating, but it was filled with deep reverence.
In reality, while Li Qingshan was indifferent, he had always been the centre of everyone's attention. Even Han Tieyi, who was as cold as steel, looked at him in a completely different light after receiving a subtle hint from Han Anjun. The only one who did not take him seriously was the leader of the school of Medicine, Ru Xin. At the very least, that was how it seemed.
"Sure, has the door not been closed yet?" Li Qingshan readily agreed. He was not an ascetic, and there was no way he would refuse a chance to drink to his heart's content.
"A centipede dies but never falls down, not to mention such a large sect. However, there seems to be a lot of trouble recently. After all, it has lost its root. Qingshan, why don't you take over?" Liu Changqing suggested to Li Qingshan with a smile.
After Grandma You was killed and Begonia disappeared, the sect was without a leader. Not only did it fall apart internally, but it also faced many external dangers, becoming the target of many forces.
Liu Changqing originally wanted to take the opportunity to annex it, but after some consideration, he gave up. Li Qingshan had taken a great risk to help Begonia escape, but in the end, he had reaped all the benefits. If there were any grudges between them, it would be too much of a loss. Thus, he used his status as the prefect to maintain the status quo of the restaurant so that it would not fall apart and no one could get their hands on it.
"Me? Let me think about it! " Li Qingshan originally wanted to say, "What use do I have for that thing?" However, on second thought, this was Begonia's sect, after all. If there was a chance in the future, it would not be a bad idea to return it to Begonia.
All sorts of tests were carried out in an orderly manner. In the end, this handsome youth named Lin Xuan easily passed the tests and entered the school of Daoism, becoming a Daoist. This made Wei Yangsheng, the head of the Confucian school, feel that it was a great pity, and many people could not understand why. Ever since Juechenzi's death, the school of Daoism had been without a leader. It was all up to the chief disciple and a few professors to manage the situation and pass down their Daoist techniques. No one could make the decision to give him any extra benefits, and Wei Yangsheng had offered quite good conditions.
However, Li Qingshan understood that he had probably chosen the school of Daoism precisely because he did not want to be paid special attention to by someone. It would not be long before he became the leader of the school of Daoism. Not only did he have powerful techniques and cultivation experience, but Ru Xin had also promised to provide him with sufficient resources to cultivate in exchange for the detailed teachings of the Cloud Furnace Dao Technique and the Cloud Furnace Dao Technique.
The rise of a new star could already be foreseen.
Liu Chuanfeng sighed and said, "What a pity. It would be great if this kid could join our school of Novels."
"Junior Brother, don't be delusional. Although the school of Novels is much stronger than before, true geniuses will not take this path." For the academy entrance examination this time, Sun Fubai had also specially rushed back and accepted over ten disciples for the school of Novels.
Li Qingshan said, "If it weren't for that bastard Zhou Tong bullying me back then, I wouldn't have ended up in the school of Novels."
Sun Fubai smiled and said, "This is the will of heaven, and also a blessing from the heavens. I'll do my best not to disappoint you, Qingshan. When we get back, I'll explain in detail to you. The school of Novels is also very promising! "
After returning to Cloudwisp island with the new disciples, the three of them said some words of encouragement and explained some of the rules of the school of Novels. They let them wander around before returning to the bamboo building to discuss matters.
Among the dozen or so new disciples, the oldest was already twenty years old, while the youngest was only nine. After the three of them left, they all let out sighs of relief. The pressure from a Foundation Establishment cultivator was far too great. Although it was just an unintentional aura, it was enough to make them hold their breaths.
The oldest youth exclaimed excitedly, "It's really him!"
The youngest child, who was nine years old, tilted his head in confusion. "Who is it?"
"The one who spoke at the end, the one with the biggest physique, is senior uncle Li Qingshan! Don't tell me you haven't heard of him before! "The young man suppressed his voice as if he was saying they were all too ignorant.
"Of course we've heard of him! He's the Scarlet Hawk commander of the Clear River prefecture. He was originally just a cowherd, but he only cultivated for around a decade before defeating a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the school of Novels in the Exhibition Matches of the Nine Prefectures. He's not even thirty yet, yet he's already close to breaking through to Golden Core. He's the most powerful genius in our Clear River prefecture, no, the entire Ruyi commandery! "
A young girl said immediately. She was so proud as if she was talking about her own matters. Her eyes were filled with admiration.
The young man sighed. "Sigh, I'm not asking for anything else. I just want to reach Foundation Establishment before the age of thirty." The others all showed expressions of admiration and eagerness. They were filled with confidence towards their lives in the school of Novels. The power of a role model was endless.
Although Li Qingshan was still some distance away from his pursuit of becoming renowned throughout the world, becoming renowned throughout the Ruyi commandery was not an issue at all. Before he knew it, he had become a legend.
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In the bamboo loft, the three of them sat before one another. Li Qingshan picked up a cup of tea and said to Sun Fubai, "Fubai, you've worked hard. Qingshan will replace wine with tea, so let's toast to you!"
Liu Chuanfeng also picked up a cup of tea and expressed his gratitude to Sun Fubai. If it were not for him running about outside, the Cloudwisp association definitely would not have achieved what it did today.
Sun Fubai smiled in response. "Junior brother and I should be the ones thanking you. Qingshan, do you still have any money on hand? "
"Money? Are you talking about spiritual stones? "
Sun Fubai shook his head with a bitter smile. "No, just money. Actual gold and silver."
Originally, to cultivators who had reached their realm of cultivation, gold and silver were basically no different from scrap metal. However, in order to expand the Cloudwisp association, Sun Fubai carried out Li Qingshan's plan to establish free private schools across the Ruyi commandery, teaching the children of poor families how to read and write. He wanted to expand the foundation of the school of Novels, but he discovered that money really was not enough.
In the vast territory of the Ruyi commandery, just establishing these private schools would probably cost hundreds of millions of gold and silver coins. Coupled with the cost of recruiting people and maintaining operations, it would be an astronomical figure, and it would only cost money and no money.
Sun Fubai did not lack methods to amass wealth. He had already grasped quite a few salt pans and gold mines, which were all rolling in money. However, if he wanted to carry out such a grand plan, there was still quite a gap.
Hearing Sun Fubai's explanation, Liu Chuanfeng said, "Since we don't have money, we'll just slowly develop it. Why are we in such a hurry?"
Sun Fubai shook his head. "But that'll be far too wasteful. It's like a barren piece of land. The more seeds you plant now, the more food you'll harvest in the future. If you delay farming by a year, you'll harvest by a year, so the more you invest right now, the better. "
Li Qingshan rummaged through his hundred treasures pouch and found quite a lot of silver notes, as well as gold bars and silver ingots. They were worth tens of millions of taels of silver.
"Then I won't hold back. It'd be great if I had more."
Li Qingshan thought, Regular sects don't accumulate too much gold and silver, but there are exceptions. The building welcomes guests from all over, and most of them are mortals who use gold and silver. The sect should be quite rich!
Li Qingshan told him about Liu Changqing's suggestion, and Sun Fubai immediately said, "That's a great idea! A single building is better than ten banks!"
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