Let’s take another look at the rewards for the three hidden Doorway Affairs.
Lu Ping opened the system warehouse to check the rewards for the three affairs.
There’s a free mall refresh, a product [One-Star - United Strength], and a Tier One Top-Grade Magical Artifact Water Element Shield.
The mall refresh will be used later.
The Water Element Shield is a defensive artifact and can be handed down to the children. I’ll consider who to give it to later.
[One-Star - United Strength]...
Lu Ping clicked to take a look.
[One-Star: United Strength]
[Effect: Can be used by all sect members, enabling them to work together and united to execute a Doorway Affair or Hidden Affair]
Upon seeing such an effect, Lu Ping was somewhat surprised.
Initially, seeing the words United Strength, he thought it was similar to [One-Star - Sect Loyalty] and [One-Star - Mutual Aid and Love], which allows all members of the sect to maintain loyalty and mutual aid for a year.
But this is different.
It can only be used to complete a Doorway or Hidden Affair, and it doesn’t specify that it can maintain effectiveness for a year.
The duration of the effect should depend on the difficulty and time of the task to be completed.
It might be a few days, or it could be a few months.
Let’s not talk about distant matters but look at something close.
For the Hidden Nether Mountain battle, this effect can be applied to sect members, uniting them to take down the Celestial Cyan Divine Wood.
Very pleased with this reward, Lu Ping activated Communication and called out to Lu Yuanshan.
"Yuanshan, your father has come out of secluded cultivation. Bring Zhiwei and Changfeng to the cave mansion in the back mountain to meet me!"
Upon hearing Lu Ping’s Communication, Lu Yuanshan’s expression lit up with joy, and he replied immediately.
Then he continued, "My little sister is still in secluded cultivation, I will bring my second brother over first to pay our respects to you."
Lu Ping nodded slightly.
Zhiwei is still in secluded cultivation; is she still refining the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword?
I’ll ask her in a bit and will know then.
After waiting a moment, two figures appeared outside the cave mansion, it was Lu Yuanshan and Lu Changfeng.
"Father, you’re finally awake."
"Welcome, Father, from your secluded cultivation!"
As soon as they stopped, Lu Yuanshan took the lead, and together with Lu Changfeng, bowed toward the cave mansion, regardless of the fact that Lu Ping’s figure wasn’t yet visible.
They had long been accustomed to not seeing their father’s figure as a normal occurrence.
Lu Ping nodded slightly, and when the two stood up, he said, "The sect has developed nicely over these two years, thank you for your hard work."
The sect’s development could be roughly gauged with the system now, so there was no need to ask Lu Yuanshan in detail.
"The sect’s rapid development and growth wouldn’t have been possible without your guidance and help, Father."
Having been the Sect Leader for a long time, Lu Yuanshan habitually offered polite words and didn’t claim credit.
Lu Ping did not delve into this topic further but inquired about Lu Zhiwei’s situation and was quite satisfied upon learning that his daughter had been secluded cultivating for about a year to refine the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique.
Being in secluded cultivation meant no slacking.
The Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique, a Gold Attribute Technique, was something Lu Ping had reviewed.
To refine the Lifebound Flying Sword, the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword, one must cultivate the Sword Technique to the Second Layer Realm.
This process of mastery would also require a year’s time.
A year and more ago, Lu Zhiwei had already mastered the First Layer, being adept at performing ’Chasing Wind and Moon’ and ’Heavenly Line.’
Once mastering the Second Layer, these two moves performed with the Lifebound Flying Sword would have more than double the power, marking a significant advancement.
Since the daughter hadn’t come out of secluded cultivation yet, Lu Ping decided to proceed with the battle preparations for the Hidden Nether Mountain, and once she did emerge, they would be ready to target Hidden Nether Mountain.
With the daughter’s affairs set aside for now, Lu Ping inquired about the status of the sect disciples’ strength improvement, mainly focusing on Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan.
Although the system panel could display the disciples’ strength and realms, Lu Ping wasn’t eager to check now, preferring to inquire directly.
Hearing the improvement in disciples’ strength from his eldest son was more comforting than looking at cold, hard system data.
Upon inquiry, Lu Yuanshan answered one by one.
"Currently among the disciples, Zhang Nianchuan is the strongest. He advanced from Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation to Peak of Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer last year, making significant progress and has been very diligent in his cultivation."
"Next is Song Minghui, who is now at the Mid-stage Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer level, making her the strongest among the female disciples."
"The others, like Lin Han, Chu Qin, Zhao Ziliang..."
There are fewer than thirty disciples in the Cyan Mountain Sect.
Lu Yuanshan interacts with these disciples frequently and has also noticed the improvement in their strength.
Chu Qin and Lin Han have comparable strength, now both reaching the Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation.
In just two short years, such rapid improvement in strength is due partly to their diligent cultivation.
Secondly, it’s thanks to the Qi Cultivation Pill refined by She Qingqing and the Spiritual Peach granted by Lu Yuanshan playing substantial roles.
This is also why Lu Yuanshan is keen to groom She Qingqing into an alchemist rather than selling the Spiritual Peach.
As for Zhao Ziliang, Lu Xuelian, Liiu Shiyao, and other disciples, most had raised their cultivation by one layer as well.
Excluding the three elders and one Sect Leader, with disciples like Xu Yecheng and Qian Yingcai at the marketstall, as well as Xuu Yi who was out gaining experience, Cyan Mountain Sect totals twenty-eight disciples.
Among these, there are two in the Late-stage Qi Cultivation.
Nine in Mid-stage Qi Cultivation.
Seventeen in Early-stage Qi Cultivation.
The sect’s overall strength isn’t considered strong.
But with Lu Zhiwei and two others at Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation, and with assistance from Shenxiao Decree, Exorcism Divine Thunder Talisman, and Li Fire Celestial Sword Talisman collaborations, there’s over seventy percent certainty to kill the Black Water Profound Snake in Hidden Nether Mountain.
Time waits for no one, and this winning probability is worthy of Lu Ping taking action.
After recounting the disciples’ strength status in the sect, Lu Yuanshan incidentally mentioned She Qingqing.
"Father, She Qingqing has been attempting to refine Crescent Pill for the past half month, and just a few days ago succeeded in producing a batch, thus advancing to Tier One High-Grade Alchemist, now able to provide Crescent Pill for the sect herself."
Lu Yuanshan’s face was filled with joy.
"Consuming Crescent Pill can slightly increase the prowess of a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator and gradually enhance sect strength. The sect is getting better and better!"
She Qingqing succeeded in refining Crescent Pill...
Hearing this news, Lu Ping was taken by surprise.
How much time had just passed?
She Qingqing officially started alchemy two years ago, and that was under his own guidance, refining Tier One Low-Grade Qi Cultivation Pill.
Back then, although discovering She Qingqing’s promising talent in alchemy, resoundingly trainable with strong determination.
Yet Lu Ping truly hadn’t expected such immense progress from She Qingqing in merely two years.
Recalling his own time, progressing from Tier One Low-Grade to Tier One Top-Grade, took a full three years.
This girl, She Qingqing, has boundless prospects in the realm of elixirs ahead!