Just as she was pondering this, Ling Qi walked in. He was taken aback when he saw her, and quickly bowed, saying, "Sect Master, I was just looking for you."

"What do you want?" She squeezed the old martial arts manual in her hand.

"It concerns opening the sect and accepting many disciples," Ling Qi said.

"Taking on disciples? So soon!" You You exclaimed in surprise. "Didn't you say last time that our sect is newly established and lacks cultivation techniques and resources, so there's no rush to take on disciples for another thirty or fifty years?"

“That was true last time, but it’s fine now,” Ling Qi replied confidently.

"Huh?" What does that mean?

"Sect Master, come with me to a place, and you'll see for yourself." Ling Qi smiled mysteriously, then turned to Qiu Zhang within the formation and asked, "Master Qiu, are these cultivation manuals ready?"

"Alright, alright, it's all here!" Qiu Zhang picked up a pile of copied magic manuals from the desk, floated over, and skillfully put them into the other's storage bag, as if they had already cooperated many times before. "Is this enough? If not, I'll copy more!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Master. I will not disturb you any longer." Ling Qi bowed and then looked at You You to lead the way, saying, "Sect Master, please."

After saying goodbye, Qiu Zhang returned to his desk and continued to diligently copy the cultivation manual.

Youyou followed Ling Qi in a daze, only to find that he turned around and walked directly towards the side hall behind the main peak.

"Huh! Isn't this the way to the library?" She wasn't unfamiliar with this road; ahead was the place where the sect kept its cultivation manuals, filled with manuals brought from the Qiu Zhang Ruins. "What did you bring me here for... Holy crap!"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, pointing in shock at the unfamiliar, enormous palace and towering building in front of her. "When did the library get so tall?"

Four, five, six... a total of eight layers!

(⊙_⊙)

Just a few days ago when she came here, it was still a small bookstore!

"The original library was too small to hold all the sect's martial arts manuals, so I had my disciples renovate it these past few days," Ling Qi explained.

"..." No, isn't this a bit too much?

Filled with questions, she followed them inside, only to find it completely packed with cultivation techniques and jade slips, so densely packed that there wasn't a single empty space.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that none of the techniques listed were repeated; each book was a complete manual of spells or cultivation methods.

"The first floor contains some introductory cultivation techniques and basic cultivation methods and spells, as well as some rare and unusual books, or illustrations of monsters from the Immortal Realm," Ling Qi continued to explain. "As for the second to eighth floors, they contain alchemy, talismans, arrays, artifacts, magic, swords, and beasts, respectively, and cultivation methods for various paths of cultivation. The top floor pavilion also contains some Daoist techniques that very few people can cultivate. They have everything from low-level to top-level mental cultivation methods, depending on which one suits the disciple."

"No..." You You felt a little confused, "Where did these cultivation techniques come from? How come there are so many all of them all at once?"

She had never dared to take on any more disciples, not only because she couldn't afford to support them, but also because of the limited scope of the cultivation method. Qiu Zhang was indeed a good teacher, knowledgeable and capable of teaching a little about everything, and very professionally.

However, as long as it's a major, one situation is unavoidable—being unbalanced in one area!

Qiu Zhang is skilled in both swordsmanship and weaponry; his mastery of both is unquestionable, but his other techniques always have shortcomings. Although he enjoys collecting secret manuals, his collection is not comprehensive.

Since the True Transformation Sect needs to recruit disciples, it inevitably requires comprehensive development. This means that knowledge of alchemy, talismans, arrays, weaponry, swords, and beasts is essential, and the more the better. She had originally considered exploring a few more ruins related to different specialties, preferably those where remnant souls could be found for discussion.

But who knew that Ling Qi would quietly complete all the professional manuals?

"How did you do that?"

“Some of them were brought back from outside when the disciples were training. And some…” Ling Qi pointed to the aged manual she was holding in her hand and said, “These are the cultivation techniques that Qiu Zhang obtained from other immortal sects.”

"Change?" You You was taken aback. "How did you change it?"

"When Master Qiu first arrived, in addition to teaching all his disciples, he also proposed to spread the Qiu Zhang Jue (丘章诀) throughout the world so that everyone would know about his techniques. He said it would only cost five cents a copy, not too expensive, and that it was the sect leader's idea!"

"..." She was just using an analogy, did she have to remember it so well?

"Although I don't know how much 50 cents is," Ling Qi frowned and explained, "I do have some understanding of the prices of cultivation manuals. The Qiu Zhang Jue is a top-tier cultivation manual, priceless. Master Qiu has a heart for the benefit of all people, and it was personally promised by the sect leader, so I couldn't refuse. Therefore, I had him make several copies of the cultivation manual. When the disciples go out to train, they can go to the branch halls of various immortal sects to exchange for other cultivation manuals. They can only exchange, not sell! Even if they can't exchange for a cultivation manual of the same tier, they can exchange for a lower tier, changing it to one for ten, and so on."

"..." Is this how it's calculated?

He looked at the booklet in her hand again and continued, "To prevent anyone from not recognizing its value and to avoid trouble, I had Master Qiu copy it onto old paper to make it look like the ancient tradition!" The key is that this kind of old spiritual paper is also cheap.

"..." Is this why you made Qiu Zhang forge and copy books every day?

"I was surprised, though, that the various sects would value Qiu Zhangjue so much, exchanging so many secret manuals in exchange." Ling Qi looked at the overflowing library with satisfaction and sighed, "Some disciples even made more than ten trips back and forth!"

Youyou: "..."

So, all these cultivation manuals in this building were obtained by exchanging them for the Qiu Zhang Jue? People thought they'd gotten a top-tier cultivation technique, which is why they eagerly offered their sect's techniques in exchange. They're masters of the art of getting something for nothing. I wonder how they'll feel when they find out this book is already everywhere?

Aren't you afraid that people will find out and come back to beat you up?

"Sect Master, rest assured, I have instructed my disciples not to reveal our sect's identity when exchanging cultivation techniques." As if knowing what she was thinking, Ling Qi immediately added, "Besides, we are exchanging real secret manuals, and Qiu Zhang Jue is indeed a top-tier cultivation technique."

"..." Top-tier is top-tier, but it's just commonplace.

"Moreover, countless immortal sects have perished in the Immortal Realm. Although the top-tier cultivation techniques and secret manuals of each sect are not easily passed on, after the fall of these sects, the families join new sects, and the ownership of these techniques and secret manuals is no longer clear. It is quite normal for immortal sects to know the same techniques. Sect Master, do not worry that other sects will come after our sect because of this!"

Okay, you've thought of everything, what else can she say! Looking at this eight-story-high cultivation technique, all she can say is, "You're awesome!"

"..."