Xiao Yuhan left without looking back, leaving Bai Yao alone to carefully put away the pills in front of her. The little girl stared at her master's departing figure, remaining silent for a long time until he was completely out of sight. Only then did she reluctantly withdraw her gaze, and murmur, "These pills must be very precious. Why is Master so good to me..."
After leaving the Heavenly Sword Sect, Xiao Yuhan went directly to Lingsu City to visit her "pen pal" Zhang Chengfeng. The residence of the Great Yan National Preceptor was obviously not as luxurious as she had imagined. Following the address mentioned in the previous letters, Xiao Yuhan went straight into the house.
The guards at the door naturally couldn't detect Xiao Yuhan's intrusion. Zhang Chengfeng sat alone in the study, diligently copying ancient books with one hand and the other.
"Ahem... Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you busy?"
Zhang Chengfeng looked up, somewhat surprised, and quickly stood up to greet him, "Immortal Xiao, what brings you here?"
"What? You're not welcome?"
Zhang Chengfeng laughed and said, "How could that be? Your presence at my humble abode is an honor! I have failed to greet you properly!"
"The main reason I'm here this time is because of my senior sister's matter last time. After all, she caused you a lot of trouble, so I came here specifically to see how I can make amends." Xiao Yuhan found a seat at Zhang Chengfeng's invitation.
Zhang Chengfeng politely brewed the tea and then said, "What's the big deal? No one was hurt, and His Majesty hasn't mentioned it again. Such a small matter could have been resolved with a letter. Why bother making the trip in person?"
"Actually, there's another reason I came here this time. I wanted to talk about something you mentioned on the Heavenly Sword Sect mountain before."
Zhang Chengfeng was taken aback, then pondered for a moment and sat down next to Xiao Yuhan. "Immortal Xiao, are you referring to the time His Majesty personally came up the mountain and asked the Heavenly Sword Sect to cultivate talents for the court? Haven't we been proceeding with this matter according to our previous agreement?"
Xiao Yuhan gave a meaningful smile, "This is probably not what your Emperor desires."
"Yes, although there are many experts in the court who know how to cultivate, most of them come from the major clans, namely the so-called Nine Families and Eighteen Schools. They collude together to check and balance the court. Our Great Yan cannot do without them, but we cannot completely control them. Therefore, His Majesty has always wanted the Heavenly Sword Sect to serve the court, after all, you are the number one sect of the righteous path."
Xiao Yuhan waved his hand, "Don't even think about it. Senior Brother Sect Leader won't agree. By the way, I remember there aren't many experts among these clans, right? The most powerful ones are Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and at most a few ancestors are at the Divine Transformation stage."
"Compared to the Heavenly Sword Sect, these are indeed nothing, but they have a lot of people, enough to influence an entire dynasty. To put it bluntly, even if we were to go to war with the Heavenly Sword Sect, although we have no chance of winning, we could certainly inflict heavy damage on them."
"I believe that, but do you know why no sect in the world can compare to my Heavenly Sword Sect?"
"I would like to hear the details!" Zhang Chengfeng said respectfully.
"They don't have any cultivation techniques that they can truly master to the end. Most of them are fragments that they learned from major sects and passed down from generation to generation. So, the most important thing for a major sect is to have a powerful cultivation technique!"
Hearing this, even the astute Zhang Chengfeng discerned the implied meaning and tentatively asked, "Does Immortal Xiao perhaps intend to establish his own sect?"
Xiao Yuhan smiled. "Rather than setting up my own sect, I'd say I want to secretly establish a cult. Brother Zhang, would you be interested in cooperating with me?"
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Zhang Chengfeng's eyes. For a cultivator like him, the greatest wish was to establish his own sect and make a name for himself.
Now that he heard that Xiao Yuhan was interested, he immediately said, "Of course I am interested. May I ask what the Immortal Master intends to do?"
At this moment, Xiao Yuhan took out the cultivation manual he had prepared the night before. This manual was created by him based on his Azure Lotus Sword Technique and incorporating some core secrets of the Blood King Scripture. "This cultivation technique is nameless. It was created based on my Azure Lotus Sword Technique and the Blood King Scripture. This technique can be cultivated to at least the Dao Integration Realm, which is far more powerful than the cultivation techniques of your Nine Families and Eighteen Schools. You will gather the followers and teach them this technique, regardless of their cultivation level. But you must conceal my identity. Are you willing?"
Zhang Chengfeng pondered for a long time before saying, "I am naturally willing. I am not very talented, but I am now at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm. It would be my honor to cultivate Immortal Xiao's techniques. However, have you decided what kind of sect you want to create?"
Xiao Yuhan pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "You name the sect. Yes, before that, there's something else I need to tell you. I may face some terrible enemies in the future, so you need to think carefully about whether you're willing to create this sect with me."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chengfeng seemed to understand something, and then said, "So it turns out that Immortal Master Xiao founded this sect to fight against enemies. However... I am still willing. In recent days, I have read the theories written in Immortal Master's letters countless times. Sometimes I find them obscure and difficult to understand, but after reading them more, I can feel their true meaning. Your Taoist arts are profound, and it is my honor to follow you. Therefore, I would like to learn more from you!"
Xiao Yuhan often spoke of his past life's knowledge and insights in his letters to this man, but he never expected that it would fascinate Zhang Chengfeng so much. He immediately said, "How about we address each other as brothers from today onwards? You don't need to call me Immortal Master anymore, what do you say, Brother Zhang?"
"Very well! Brother Xiao! I shall have the honor of calling you brother. Since you have asked me to name the sect, I would be disrespectful to refuse. How about we call it the Blood Lotus Sect? Because your cultivation method is based on the Blood King Scripture and the Azure Lotus Sword Technique, we can take one character from each, and the cultivation method can also be called the Blood Lotus Great Art!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan frowned, thinking that the name sounded more and more like a cult! However, since Zhang Chengfeng had already been told to make the decision, she didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement, "In that case, let's do it your way! I hope that the Blood Lotus Sect can become my support in the future. I will be the sect leader, and you will be the vice sect leader! You should use your position as the Imperial Preceptor to develop and expand this sect. It would be best if you could communicate with His Majesty and gain the support of the dynasty. But as I said before, I hope that no one else besides you will know that I am the sect leader of the Blood Lotus Sect!"
"Brother Xiao, please rest assured, I will keep quiet about what happened today. However... I'm afraid my Golden Core Realm strength is not enough to make me the Vice Leader of the Blood Lotus Sect," Zhang Chengfeng said.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yuhan smiled slightly, and then exchanged with the system for a breakthrough pill that could help him reach the Nascent Soul Realm. This time, he spent 4950 points, and still had some points left. But thinking about it, it was worth it. He could exchange for one of his little admirers to become a Nascent Soul Realm expert, which would make it easier for him to do things for him in the future.
After explaining, Xiao Yuhan taught him how to stabilize his cultivation, which enabled Zhang Chengfeng to reach the Nascent Soul realm in just one day. Now Zhang Chengfeng admired Xiao Yuhan even more.
He immediately burst into tears and exclaimed, "Brother Xiao! You are a true immortal descended to earth! I have never heard of such a speed of breakthrough in cultivation!"
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