This grand competition among the immortal sects was the first one to fail to determine a final champion. However, after the competition, all the disciples of the immortal sects received the same order: to do everything in their power to track down Qiu Yue and the escaped members of the Mingxin Sect. This was the first Heavenly Maiden Decree issued by all the immortal sects in unison, and it was later uniformly referred to by all cultivators as the "Immortal Grace Decree".
In an instant, not only disciples from various sects, but also some independent cultivators spontaneously set out to search for Qiu Yue's whereabouts.
The once top-tier sect, Mingxin Sect, collapsed after this incident. The disappearance of Qiu Yue and some elders, coupled with the vanishing of the Heavenly Maiden Qin Yan, forced the sect's disciples to leave after incurring the hatred of the entire immortal sect. Soon, Mingxin Sect was deserted, never to return to its former bustling state.
Regarding this matter, You You actually had another guess: if Qiu Yue was behind all of this, then neither the Mingxin Sect's Immortal Slaughtering Formation nor the Immortal-Rank Secret Realm of Yuyu Island could have been accomplished by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator. Therefore, his identity would inevitably raise suspicion. Could he be the traitor Jing Chen that Nie Zheng mentioned?
After returning to the sect, You You immediately showed Nie Zheng Qiu Yue's image stone. Surprisingly, Nie Zheng didn't recognize the person in the image at all.
“Well… if I hadn’t seen him in person, I wouldn’t be sure if he was Jingchen.” Nie Zheng scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled. “After all, with his cultivation level, it would be very easy for him to change his appearance.”
Youyou thought about it carefully and agreed.
“However, even if this person isn’t Jingchen, he’s probably still closely related to him,” Nie Zheng said with certainty. The Immortal Slaughtering Formation is not only something that mortals can’t set up, but even immortals, without the cultivation of a Supreme Immortal, cannot set up this formation.
Unable to get an answer, You You didn't press the matter further; finding the person was the priority. However, Qiu Yue seemed to have vanished into thin air; several months passed without any news. Although the various factions hadn't given up the search, the difficulty had clearly increased.
After this incident, the True Transformation Sect truly became famous throughout the world, and all sects recognized their immortal sect. The entire sect suddenly became very busy, with all sorts of invitations flooding in like snowflakes.
The most common types were two, one of which was sent to the disciples who participated in the last competition. Although Lin Feng and his group didn't determine a champion that time, many elite disciples from various immortal sects frequently sent them challenge letters, wanting to have a match. Of course, compared to Lin Feng's monotonous challenge letters, the ones that received the most responses were surprisingly from Shuiyan. The content of those letters was all over the place, including things like admiring flowers, snow, and moonlight.
Shuiyan was busy practicing swordsmanship every day, and beating... well, training her junior brothers and sisters, so she had absolutely no time to watch. This infuriated Kui Bi, who was fuming like a balloon every day, even managing to blow up his alchemy furnace. He even temporarily took a few swordsmanship lessons from Qiu Zhang, saying that if Shuiyan was busy, he could 'fight' for her!
The other message was sent to You You, the sect leader, but strangely, all the people who sent it to her were celestial maidens from various sects, not a single one of them was male. Moreover, they were either inviting her for tea and a chat, exchanging ideas on sect management, or even directly saying they hadn't seen her in so long and simply missed her, such as Wu Yue!
Youyou glanced at Shuiyan, who had received a ton of confessions from male cultivators, and then at the Heavenly Maiden's Post in her own hand. Suddenly, she wondered if there was something wrong with her character. If Shuiyan was playing the Mary Sue role, then whose was her Gary Stu role?
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"Sect Master, the tenth edition of Qiu Zhang Jue has been distributed. It should be available in all major markets within half a month." Ling Qi reported solemnly, flipping through his notebook. "However, because of the last competition, although cultivators from various immortal sects acknowledge Qiu Zhang Jue, the price in spirit stones isn't very high. The average price is only around fifty spirit stones per copy. But due to its wide circulation, we can print it on a large scale ahead of schedule, and the profit has actually increased by 30% compared to previous editions!"
"Won't it arouse suspicion if we distribute so many goods?" You You was a little worried. What if people found out that Qiu Zhangjue came from the Zhenyan Sect?
"Sect Master, there's no need to worry about this!" Ling Qi said confidently. "Due to the covert promotion of the previous versions, the trend of mass copying of the Qiu Zhang New Technique as soon as it hits the market has already taken hold. Our sect is just one example, and it's not obvious!"
"Uh..." So, does that mean that even counterfeiters of cultivation techniques have now formed an entire industry chain?
"There's another matter. Our sect has received invitations from all over the country requesting to open a sect and accept disciples. Many people want to join our sect, including some independent cultivators who also hope that our sect can recruit disciples as soon as possible," Ling Qi continued. "Some immortal sects have also expressed that if their sect leader's elders intend to recruit disciples, they will come to congratulate them in person."
"Recruiting again?" You You replied subconsciously, "Isn't it still a few years before the day the mountain gate is opened?"
“Things are different now,” Ling Qi explained. “In the eyes of other sects, our True Evolution Sect is now a first-rate immortal sect, so naturally more people are hoping to join our sect!”
"There's no rush." The reputation has spread, but she needs to be able to support them all. You You shook her head. "It's not about the quantity of disciples, but their quality! We still need to stick to our previous enrollment plan to avoid being burdened by our reputation! No rush!"
"Yes, Sect Master!" Ling Qi nodded. He actually had the same idea. Given the current state of the sect, recruiting more disciples was not impossible, but it was really unnecessary. After thinking for a moment, he reminded him, "Compared to this, there is another matter that can perhaps be completed now."
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