Chapter 133: Little Qiong Peak Wandering Plan
Back at Little Qiong Peak, in the underground secret chamber, it was the fourth day since returning from Dan Ding Peak.
"If this keeps up, the Degree Immortal Sect is bound to fall apart," thought Li Changshou, seated behind his desk, tapping his fingers on the tabletop, contemplating slowly.
If Ling E could see this situation, she would probably immediately confess to slacking off during the transformation process of the Spirit Beast Circle, cutting corners, and a series of other issues. No doubt, this was the expression reserved for important matters by her senior brother...
Suddenly, Li Changshou's eyes narrowed slightly, and his fingers paused their rhythm. His divine sense caught sight of Jiujiu Senior Uncle sitting on a big gourd, carrying a wolf-toothed club, humming "Senior Brother asked me to patrol the mountain~," as he flew away from Little Qiong Peak towards the mountain gate.
Naturally, Li Changshou knew that Jiujiu Senior Uncle had received a message from Jiuwu Senior Uncle and was rushing over to assist him...
Taking care of someone's physical and mental health. And if necessary, making sure they're not healthy.
As per Li Changshou's arrangements, Jiuwu Senior Uncle had already summoned Liu Feixian, a true immortal steward of Dan Ding Peak, out of the mountain gate...
Although Jiuwu Senior Uncle was proficient in using poison formations to counter enemies, having Jiujiu Senior Uncle accompany him would ensure they were prepared for any eventuality.
Why did Li Changshou immediately think of Liu Feixian?
Because Senior Elder Wan Linyin had previously mentioned that he had obtained a Heroic Heart Pill from Liu Feixian.
The whereabouts of the Heroic Heart Pills refined by Li Changshou were all known, reserved for the older generation, and those in need. Why would Liu Feixian have a Heroic Heart Pill?
Just based on this, it was enough reason to play a little trick.
Half a day later, Jiuwu and Jiujin returned together on the clouds. Jiujin's wolf-toothed club was dripping with blood...
Upon entering the gate, Jiuwu headed straight to Little Qiong Peak, while Jiujin hesitated for a moment, then chose to return to his own little nest in Poxian Peak to cultivate for a few days.
Her luxurious protective array package, if not used after being set up, would be too wasteful. She needed to get some more rest and recuperate her energy!
When Jiuwu arrived at the alchemy room, Li Changshou's true body was not present, only a paper puppet was there to greet him.
As soon as they met, Jiuwu exclaimed indignantly, "It's all because of this Liu Feixian! This guy's alchemy is sloppy. Somehow, he got wind of the Matter of the Emotion Stones! He followed his own analysis of the pill recipe and ended up producing a demonic pill!"
"Senior Brother, don't be angry," Li Changshou chuckled. "It just so happens that I've got an opportunity to get away from the Heroic Heart Pill affair. Did Senior Brother hurt Liu Feixian?"
"Ah, I've known him for thousands of years," sighed Jiuwu. "Of course, I didn't hurt him. Just as you said, I scared him a bit, and he confessed everything."
Li Changshou nodded slowly, and the two continued to discuss how to hand over the Heroic Heart Pills to the Hundred Matters Hall in the future. Li Changshou wouldn't supply too many Heroic Heart Pills anymore, only twenty per year, as a token of respect to his Senior Brother.
"Just, I won't be able to share equally with Senior Brother in the future," Li Changshou regretted.
"Don't worry, you've helped a lot these years," Jiuwu chuckled. "Stopping here is actually a good thing. After all, most of the elders who truly needed the Heroic Heart Pills have already used them. It's just that Liu Feixian..."
Li Changshou asked, "Has Senior Brother dealt with him thoroughly?"
"Except for Xiaojiu being a bit heavy-handed, everything else is fine, just superficial injuries," Jiuwu said. "But don't worry, Changshou, he has made a solemn oath, and the terms are comprehensive and not missing. Later, Liu Feixian will go to see the sect master, but..."
"What is it? Senior Brother, just say it."
Jiuwu pondered for a moment and asked, "Reforming the sect's atmosphere, these four words sound simple, but how exactly do we proceed? And what benefit does this bring to us? Why do we have to let Liu Feixian take the initiative to make amends for this?"
Li Changshou felt somewhat relieved in his heart. It seemed that Senior Brother was already considering these matters, which meant he had reached a certain level of enlightenment!
Suddenly, he remembered a few sentences his master often recited, and Li Changshou whispered softly, "Senior Brother, 'First, there's the Degree Immortal Sect, then there's Little Qiong Peak. Therefore, when the Degree Immortal Sect thrives, Little Qiong Peak thrives.'"
Jiuwu's face lit up with realization, and beneath those thick eyebrows, there was a hint of deep admiration in his big eyes.
"It seems I've been too narrow-minded!" Li Changshou smiled and continued to discuss other sect matters with Jiuwu.
...
Seeing off Jiuwu, Li Changshou couldn't help but feel a sense of inexplicable emotion.
"The cult of companionship within the sect is becoming a chronic disease..."
Although it was said to be top-down, this trend was started by those elders in the first place, with a certain unreliable big shot secretly intervening, interfering with the marriage affairs within the sect.
But carrying on like this would only have negative effects, with no positive gains.
Human energy is limited. If it's all spent on worldly pleasures, how can progress in cultivation be ensured?
Unless the sect can come up with some clever Yin-Yang double cultivation techniques, have disciples form daoist couples, and when they register for marriage in the Hundred Matters Hall, they give them a free set...
But just like poisons and secret techniques, double cultivation methods are not easy to put on the table.
In this world, where the air is thick with spiritual energy, cultivation is like this. The Qi refiners take pride in treasures, divine powers, and connections, but continuously belittle double cultivation, poisons, and secret techniques.
—Li Changshou mainly felt unjustly treated by poisons and secret techniques.
He didn't think there was anything remarkable about complementary double cultivation techniques either.
Initially, Li Changshou did indeed intend to use the Heroic Heart Pills to make a profit within the sect and expand the defense grand array of Little Qiong Peak. Over the past few years, he had reaped substantial rewards.
However, after this "fake medicine" incident, Li Changshou discovered:
The Heroic Heart Pills were already undermining the foundation of the Degree Immortal Sect.
The foundation of the Degree Immortal Sect lay not in its disciples but in the number of celestial beings and their potential to reach the level of Golden Immortality.
Elders were like iron, while disciples were like water.
For him to stay safe within the sect, the continued prosperity of the Degree Immortal Sect was the most important thing.
"In the end, I'm just worrying too much."
Looking back, whatever the Sect Master worried about, he worried about. Gradually, even if the Sect Master didn't worry about something, he would still worry about it. And now, even the Sect Master himself was worrying...
Li Changshou couldn't help but feel a bit amused. He didn't feel tired at all. After all, it was all for his own life. If the cult of companionship and enjoyment within the sect couldn't be restrained, and this continued, then Little Qiong Peak would be fine, but other peaks would decline on their own, with no successors. That would be meaningless.
While it was impossible for a sect to last forever;
At least, before he had the ability to protect himself, Duxian Gate couldn't continue to weaken like this.
So, over the past few years, Li Changshou had also been pondering this issue:
[What should be done to make fellow disciples more cautious and diligent in their cultivation?]
After much thought, this matter was still very difficult.
Therefore, taking advantage of this "fake pill" incident, Li Changshou had made up his mind at the time to push forward and "selflessly contribute" for once.
After all, in Li Changshou's plan, he still had to hide within Duxian Gate for many years.
It was imperative to reform the atmosphere of the gate!
But, he couldn't do it himself...
Two days later, Liu Feixian, who had healed from his superficial wounds, flew back from outside the gate on clouds.
This steward at the level of True Immortal had a slightly plump figure and a slightly round face. His expression was absent-minded, and when he reached the mountain gate, he just bowed and hesitated a few times before stepping into the gate.
The gatekeeper...
Ahem, the gatekeeper chuckled, "Nephew Liu, you don't look too good. What's wrong?"
"There are some things on my mind, thanks for your concern, Senior Uncle," Liu Feixian chuckled dryly, bowed, and headed towards Broken Sky Peak.
As soon as he flew away, his divine sense spread out, and he heard a few true immortals chatting...
"I don't know who's so shameless, actually refining fake Courage Pills! Xiao Wu's side couldn't do anything about it, so he decided to hand over the Courage Pills to the Hundred Virtues Hall for distribution."
"How can this be divided fairly? When can we get our turn?"
"Heh, I really want to find out who made those fake pills, and give him a beating to vent my anger! I've already talked to my senior sister about it!"
So, Liu Feixian tightened his buttocks, sucked in his stomach, and flew faster.
Arriving at the Hall of Enlightenment, Liu Feixian hesitated for a moment, then suddenly rushed to the restriction in front of the main hall, bent his legs and knelt down, and shouted:
"Sect Leader! Disciple Liu Feixian, a steward within the gate, seeks an audience!"
They heard a deep sigh, and the voice of the Sect Leader, Wise Master Wuyou, echoed in the ears of the three:
"What kind of behavior is this crying and shouting? Come in."
Liu Feixian touched his face and quickly got up, taking two steps into the main hall...
At the bottom of Little Qiong Peak, Li Changshou saw this place with his divine sense and didn't continue to watch.
At this moment, he didn't dare to easily explore the surroundings of the Golden Immortals, especially the main hall within the gate.
The development of the subsequent events was partly within Li Changshou's calculations:
[Duxian Gate's steward went to the Sect Leader to complain, complaining about the prevalent trend of daoist couples within the gate, which had a significant impact on the cultivation of the disciples, and asked the Sect Leader to launch the "Establishing New Atmosphere" and "Great Cultivation" campaigns.
The Sect Leader accepted this remonstration, praised the steward, and then convened the peak masters and elders to discuss the matter.
Immediately after, Duxian Gate began a vigorous campaign to reform the atmosphere of the gate...]
But the subsequent development of events was also beyond Li Changshou's calculations:
[Due to the large number of daoist couples within the gate, the campaign to reform the atmosphere of the gate lasted for three months and ended without results.]
The one who proposed this matter, Liu Feixian of Dan Ding Peak, had recently been given special protection by the elders because he had been knocked around too much.
Li Changshou:...
Alright, he wasted his effort;
Indeed, one should not force others into difficult situations.
To be on the safe side, Li Changshou made some modifications to his long-term plan of refining Little Qiong Peak into a treasure.
Starting today, he would gradually construct the outer array of Little Qiong Peak, based on the existing core array foundation, to make Little Qiong Peak a solid whole.
Then, when necessary, he would activate—
The Drifting Little Qiong Peak Plan!
...
Near Mount Ling, in the vicinity of the Holy Land Daoist Temple "Lingshan", in that hidden cave.
A golden light shrouded the seductive figure lying on the side of the bed, illuminating the cave brightly.
As the golden light dissipated, Wenjing Taoist slowly opened his narrow, phoenix-like eyes and murmured softly, "Second Leader, rest assured, Wenjing will do his best."
A murky and indistinct Daoist rhyme slowly dissipated around Wenjing Taoist.
With that, Wenjing Taoist sat up and casually draped a long robe over himself, strolling to the lotus pond in the cave.
Finally, he could see his children again...
A faint sneer appeared at the corner of Wenjing Taoist's mouth.
The revered master was high above, able to wipe her out at any time, yet still wary of her.
This time, she was instructed to plot against the Western Sea Dragon Palace and the Southern Sea Dragon Palace, but was only given one-third of her clan to act...
"Although the Dragon Clan is declining, they are still not to be underestimated.
To have me exert pressure and then have the Western Daoist Temple take over the task of bringing the dragons into Lingshan, it seems they want my children's lives to be sacrificed for this matter."
Wenjing Taoist pondered for a moment.
This matter was different from the previous plot against Duxian Gate; it required careful planning. The previous scheme was just a casual wave of her hand;
Although the results were somewhat frightening, she had almost exposed herself in front of that Daoist master senior brother.
"At this time to plot against the Dragon Clan, it should not involve the affairs of the three Daoist sects. The Dragon Clan and the Daoist sects have no interaction, and I will not encounter that frightening senior brother again."
Thinking of this, the corner of Wenjing Taoist's mouth twitched unconsciously.
"It's not often that a disciple of the revered master, who has made me fearful for so long, appears.
Humph!
And that person who used puppets to destroy my puppets, you have piqued the interest of this queen."