"Brother, why do you look a little pale?" Xu Yinglian asked curiously.

"Nothing." Qiu Changtian forced a smile. "I've been practicing thunder magic lately and have been stuck at a bottleneck, so I'm a little distressed."

"With your intelligence and talent, it will only take a while for you to master the thunder technique. Why rush it?" Xu Yinglian advised tactfully.

Qiu Changtian looked at Xu Yinglian and gave her a faint smile.

From the time she first entered the sect until now, Junior Sister Xu has indeed changed a lot, yet she has remained the same.

Xu Yinglian, who was originally enrolled in Kunlun, was born into the prominent Tiannan Xu family, and his arrogance was almost unmatched.

Until her dignity was shattered by Qiu Changtian.

After countless competitions and countless chases, Xu Yinglian's arrogance was repeatedly shattered and recast, and became more and more restrained.

She still likes to compete with her senior brother, but she is no longer overly concerned about winning or losing; she is always unwilling to give up chasing her senior brother, but she is no longer obsessed with surpassing him.

Xu Yinglian is still the Junior Sister Xu, but she is no longer completely the original Junior Sister Xu - for the sake of her senior brother and husband, she chose to reconcile with herself.

However, the truly cruel thing is that the senior brother Qiu Changtian that she knew was not the real Qiu Changtian at all...

"Of course." Qiu Changtian laughed, "Brother, I am the strongest."

Xu Yinglian curled his lips slightly.

After all these years, she still hasn't gotten used to her senior brother's casual bragging.

But the corners of her mouth soon curled up again and she smiled:

"When Senior Brother has mastered the Thunder Method, we will have another match."

"Alright." Qiu Changtian thought to himself, "When my thunder technique is perfected, how can you be my opponent?" He then said, "By the way, my junior sister has also been promoted to the Nascent Soul stage. Does the sect plan to ask her to accept a disciple?"

"Yes." Xu Yinglian said casually, "Both the sect and the family have, but I rejected them all."

"Why?"

"Haha." Xu Yinglian said with a smile, "Because I already have four apprentices to take care of, I'm too busy to handle it."

In the past, Qiu Changtian would have been extremely embarrassed facing his wife's teasing sarcasm.

However, so many years have passed, and it is not just Xu Yinglian who has grown.

Shi Liuli runs the Tiangong Workshop in an orderly manner, and Jiang Li'an can also maintain the operation of the Fanshengdao, so why can't the affairs of Kunlun be handed over to Junior Sister Xu?

Let's keep everything fair, okay?

"When it comes to teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, I am far inferior to my junior sister." Qiu Changtian said seriously.

Xu Yinglian was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said:

"I'm not really good at it, but I'm more patient."

"According to what Junior Sister said, I am not very good at practicing Taoism either." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "I am just more talented."

Xu Yinglian couldn't hold it anymore.

What Qiu Changtian said was not entirely without basis, because in terms of training time alone, Xu Yinglian had spent far more time than him.

After much thought, the only explanation for his progress in cultivation being able to surpass Xu Yinglian is his extraordinary talent... But is it really appropriate for you to say it so bluntly?

Before Qiu Changtian could say something, he suddenly received a message from Sect Master Ziwei via a flying sword.

He unfolded the letter and immediately his face turned grim.

From today on, Kunlun Taiqing Sect will begin martial law throughout the sect.

The so-called sect-wide martial law means that everyone must stay in the sect’s headquarters in the Kunlun Mountains, and no one is allowed to go out without permission. This is usually a special measure taken to integrate the power of the cultivators when an external enemy intends to invade the sect’s headquarters.

But Qiu Changtian had already guessed that the reason why the entire Kunlun Taiqing Sect was under martial law was not because of an invasion by foreign enemies, but because the Immortal Chisong had left the sect.

As the highest power in the world of cultivation, the role of the sect's immortal cannot be underestimated.

Ordinary small and medium-sized sects may not have a sect-guarding immortal. After all, they don't have anything worth coveting. But for a large and wealthy sect like Kunlun, if there is no sect-guarding immortal, and the immortals from the enemy camp take advantage of the situation and sneak in, the loss will be extremely huge.

Not to mention, Immortal Chisong is going to explore the secret realm of the Great Light Palace, and God knows when he will come back.

Of course, although Qiu Changtian had guessed everything, he still had to pretend to be confused and ran to Master Ziwei to inquire about the situation.

Therefore, he spoke a few more words to Junior Sister Xu, telling her to stay in the cave and practice, while he went to find the Master.

Xu Yinglian had no objection and nodded in agreement.

Watching Qiu Changtian fly away on his sword, Xu Yinglian looked at his back and suddenly had the urge to reach out and call out to his senior brother.

This impulse was so strange that her rationality quickly took over again and she suppressed the strangeness.

Why... do I feel like my brother is going to never come back?

Maybe it's because I've been practicing too hard, so I need to go back and calm my mind.

Thinking of this, Xu Yinglian, who felt a little uneasy, decided to ignore the ominous premonition and turned around and went back to the cave silently.

In the lecture room of Yuxu Palace, Qiu Changtian indeed learned the news he had been waiting for from Master Ziwei:

The Chisong Immortal has found the whereabouts of the secret realm of the Great Light Palace, and together with the Changmei Immortal and the Wanxiang Immortal, they are going to look for it!

People went there to search for the secret realm, and no one knew when they would be able to return. Therefore, Kunlun Taiqing Sect imposed martial law on the entire sect to deter surrounding enemies with bad intentions. On the other hand, it also sent out letters to summon many powerful people in the world who were friendly with Kunlun and invited them to visit and stay in Kunlun temporarily.

Almost all of these powerful beings were once monks of Kunlun Sect. After forming their infant form, they went out to set up their own sects and finally ascended to heaven.

Although they cannot be compared with the Golden Immortal like Chisong Immortal in terms of immortal rank or cultivation strength, they are born in Kunlun after all, and are the immortal-level force that Taiqing Sect can fully trust. Therefore, they need to be gathered together as soon as possible to defend the mother sect.

Qiu Changtian doesn't need to do the job of receiving them, Master Ziwei can handle it himself.

However, as the pre-appointed candidate for the next headmaster, after all the powerful people are present, Headmaster Ziwei will also arrange a time for Qiu Changtian to meet with the predecessors.

Qiu Changtian naturally had no objection to this and agreed seriously - the fragments of the Bu Tian Stone were imminent, let alone arranging for him to meet the seniors, even if Master Ziwei asked him to sweep the toilet, there was no reason for him to refuse.

Just deal with it as soon as possible.

After Master Ziwei finished speaking, Qiu Changtian finally revealed his true intentions and brought up the topic he had prepared long ago:

"Master, I have been practicing thunder magic recently, but I have encountered a bottleneck and cannot get out of it. I want to go to Fenbao Rock to get some magic weapons to assist in practicing thunder magic..."

"No problem." Master Ziwei didn't doubt him and waved his whisk. "You can go. If Elder Ge asks, just say I gave you permission."