Li Changqing jumped from being an outer sect elder to becoming the chief steward of Yushan Sect, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Needless to say, he was very proud.
For the past three years, Li Changqing had been constantly praised within the Yushan Sect. Li Changqing himself relished this life. Since he lacked talent and certainly had no hope of achieving immortality in this lifetime, he might as well enjoy his days as the "Deputy Sect Leader" of the Yushan Sect.
It’s true that Li Changqing doesn’t have much talent in cultivation, but he is a genius in managing sect affairs.
For three years, Li Changqing, relying on the power of the Sect Leader Ling Xiaotian, managed the entire Yushan Sect in an orderly manner. Well, it can't be said that it was the entire Yushan Sect, but at least Jinping Peak had never given Li Changqing any trouble.
Six months ago, after Wen Ziqing left for his travels, Jinping Peak's chief steward, Yuzhu, activated the peak's protective formation and ordered the disciples to focus on their training. They were to forgo contact with the outside world, and Jinping Peak was closed to outsiders. Even Li Changqing, the leader's predecessor, was classified as an "outsider" by Yuzhu.
Jinping Peak was too low-key. Aside from Yuzhu coming to Li Changqing every few months to collect cultivation resources, the entire Jinping Peak was so low-key it was as if the peak didn't even exist.
Li Changqing came from a humble background and attached great importance to money.
Ling Xiaotian lost his temper and scolded him a few times, but Li Changqing thought it was nothing. Ling Xiaotian destroyed several ebony coffee tables, but Li Changqing could not bear the pain.
This set of ebony coffee tables consists of a large table and five small tables, with six hundred-year-old Qingxin grass cushions, and is worth one hundred medium-grade spirit stones.
This set of furnishings was the most impressive item in the Master's Hall. Every time the Master summoned a few Peak Masters for a meeting, this ebony coffee table would draw a wave of envious glances from the Peak Masters.
But now, two coffee tables had been kicked into pieces by Ling Xiaotian. Even if Li Changqing wanted to repair them later, there was no way to put them back together. Whenever he thought about having to take out a hundred mid-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and have someone go to the market to order a new set of furniture for the headmaster, Li Changqing felt a pang of anxiety.
Ling Xiaotian stared at Li Changqing, who was obviously absent-minded, feeling a little dissatisfied.
At this moment, shouldn't Li Changqing join him in denouncing Yue Zhenshan? The usually clever Li Changqing was so dull today. Could it be that he really had second thoughts about him?
Thinking of the rumors he had accidentally heard a few days ago, the seeds of doubt in Ling Xiaotian's heart began to sprout.
"Cough cough cough..." Ling Xiaotian cleared his throat.
"Master." Li Changqing finally came back to his senses.
"Changqing, I've heard some rumors in the sect recently, saying that my ability is not as good as Master Wen of Jinping Peak. Have you heard about it?" Ling Xiaotian asked with a wry smile.
Ling Xiaotian actually suspected that the master of Jinping Peak, Wen Ziqing, was actually Taoist Baopu himself.
Otherwise, how could a novice cultivator go from drawing Qi into the body to successfully building a foundation in just three years? With such a cultivation speed, the word "genius" simply wasn't enough to describe it. He didn't call him a "monster" because of Ling Xiaotian's own kindness. You have to know that it was only by seizing Liu Jingyu's body that Ling Xiaotian achieved his current "light-speed" cultivation speed.
"This..." Li Changqing hesitated. If he said Wen Ziqing's abilities weren't as good as Ling Xiaotian's, he'd be lying. If he said Wen Ziqing's abilities were better than Ling Xiaotian's, that wouldn't be entirely plausible either.
Honestly, ever since Ling Xiaotian became the Yushan Sect's leader, rumors about him have never ceased. Many people say that Ling Xiaotian's position as leader is illegitimate, while others say he's inferior to Master Wen Feng and that Wen Ziqing should be the leader.
But Wen Ziqing was also a strange person. He practiced all day, and even the disciples on Jinping Peak rarely saw him, let alone the Yushan Sect disciples on other peaks. Even the Peak Masters' Conference, Wen Ziqing often skipped it under the pretext of seclusion.
Li Changqing thought, "Such a lazy person, even if Ling Xiaotian offered the position of the head, Wen Ziqing would not want to take it, right?"
"Changqing, do you also feel like the other disciples that this master is not worthy of sitting in this position?" Ling Xiaotian had a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were staring at Li Changqing sharply, as if he could poke two holes in Li Changqing's body.
Li Changqing broke out in a cold sweat.
The leader is a suspicious person. If he doesn't answer the next question well, who knows what the leader will do!
Thinking of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Jinping Peak Yuzhu a few days ago, Li Changqing immediately threw away the slight bit of guilt in his heart.
"How is that possible? Sect Leader, you are incredibly talented. If you are not worthy of the position of Sect Leader, who else in Yushan Sect is worthy?" Li Changqing said flatteringly.
After saying this, Li Changqing suppressed the feeling of nausea and brainwashed himself: It’s fake, all fake.
"Isn't there still Master Wenfeng? Changqing, you are the eyes and ears of this master, but you can't just say nice things to this master. You should also pay more attention to other voices in the sect." Ling Xiaotian said with pretended dissatisfaction.
"Master, how can Wen Ziqing deserve the title of genius? He just built his foundation a little faster. After building the foundation, I heard that Wen Ziqing went to travel in the secular world because he could not make any progress in his cultivation. Unlike you, Master, you have made a great leap forward in just three years. The word genius is well-deserved for you, Master!" Li Changqing understood Ling Xiaotian's meaning when he heard it. He stepped on Wen Ziqing a few times, and at the same time, used Wen Ziqing to praise Ling Xiaotian.
"Hahaha... Changqing is really good at talking." Ling Xiaotian seemed to be very pleased after hearing Li Changqing's flattery.
Ling Xiaotian also felt that he was much stronger than Wen Ziqing. Even if Wen Ziqing was indeed possessed by Taoist Baopu, he was only a Jindan cultivator before the possession. Unlike Ling Xiaotian, he had once reached the Nascent Soul stage before the possession. Now that he had cultivated the "Lu Ding Gong Fa," it would only take him thirty to fifty years to reach the Nascent Soul stage again.
"Master, every word Changqing says is true. Thanks to Master's promotion, Changqing has risen from the outer sect to become your trusted confidant. Changqing has no other strengths, but his loyalty to you is unparalleled." Li Changqing quickly seized the opportunity to express his loyalty. Li Changqing, originally an outer sect elder who lived nearly a hundred years, never dreamed that he would one day become the Master's chief steward.
It could be said that everything Li Changqing had today was given to him by Ling Xiaotian. Li Changqing himself was well aware that without Ling Xiaotian, not only would the masters of the major peaks, but even the ordinary disciples of the Yushan Sect wouldn't take him seriously. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed in the outer sect until now.
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