As long as after a year, the task of slaying the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon in the Qiantang River is completed and that rare [Three-star Resurrection] is acquired.
Even if the Heaven-Facing Sect of a Golden Core Sect were to invade, Lu Ping could teach them a lesson.
A mere Hengyue Sect is truly not worth worrying about for Lu Ping.
The current goal is to deal with the Flood Dragon; the other four Doorway Affairs are just the icing on the cake.
For the sect’s future development, Lu Ping also carefully discussed with Lu Yuanshan.
Maintain the current resource cultivation, continue to optimize and expand the Cyan Jade Bamboo, Cyan-tailed Spirit Fish, Spirit Field, Medicinal Garden, etc.
Continue to invest physical power and effort into the White Jade Bee and Fire Source Stone Vein.
This Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Vein on Cyan Lotus Mountain is also being continuously optimized under the effect of [Spirit Vein Upgrade], but it has not yet reached the one-year mark, so patience is needed.
As for recruiting disciples to strengthen the sect, Lu Ping currently has no such thoughts.
Recruiting and training disciples would consume cultivation resources and hinder the nurturing of high-end combat power in the sect.
Lu Ping is actually not very satisfied with the current cultivation resources of the Cyan Mountain Sect and needs to continue expanding and developing new sources.
At least wait until the sect has more than two Foundation Establishment Cultivators before recruiting new disciples.
For now, concentrate the resources on disciples like Zhang Nianchuan and Song Minghui to cultivate them vigorously.
Concentrate resources to do great things and use strength wisely.
Better to have fewer but better.
After setting the sect’s future development direction, Lu Yuanshan started to execute the Doorway Affairs.
The matter of the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon is kept secret, known only to him. There must be a reason why his father entrusted him with this task, and it never hurts to be cautious.
The other four Doorway Affairs, Lu Yuanshan decided to delegate to the disciples.
First is the rain-seeking for the people in Qingping Village and the clearing of loose cultivators in Shuangjiao Mountain. After announcing these, disciples quickly took them on.
Lin Han volunteered to go to Qingping Village to perform rituals for the locals and pray for rain.
This Doorway Affair is easy to complete.
Lin Han is honest and introverted, works diligently, and after spending a day reaching Qingping Village, he settled down there.
The rain-praying ritual began on the third day and concluded smoothly after a round of ceremonies.
Over at Shuangjiao Mountain.
Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan teamed up to go to Shuangjiao Mountain, conducting a half-day investigation on a small group of loose cultivators.
After determining this group of loose cultivators’ strength and status that afternoon, they immediately launched a cleanup operation.
Two Tier Two Lower Grade Cyan Bamboo Swords slashed through, killing two loose cultivators with one blow, leaving them without any chance to retaliate.
Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan had both reached the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, and equipped with Tier Two Spiritual Artifact Cyan Bamboo Swords, they could confront Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivators head-on.
The leader of this group of loose cultivators in Shuangjiao Mountain was named Zhao Xuanyi, also known as Scarface due to a scar on his face.
Zhao Xuanyi had reached the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, and the magical artifact in his hand was pitifully only a Tier One Middle-Grade Black Ox Banner.
Originally, he had a Tier One Top-Grade Seven-Colored Gold Saber, gained from ambushing a cultivator from Qi Kingdom traveling in Chu Kingdom.
But the good times didn’t last, and a fortnight ago, while ambushing a merchant convoy of the local Cultivation Clan, the Han Family, in Lushan County, he nearly suffered a setback and lost a companion.
Along with that, the Seven-Colored Gold Saber was destroyed, causing Zhao Xuanyi considerable frustration.
Seeing two of his companions being killed with two strikes, without any chance of resistance, Zhao Xuanyi couldn’t help but take a closer look at Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan, finding them somewhat familiar.
About three or four years ago, there was a group of Cyan Mountain Sect disciples passing through Shuangjiao Mountain riding a Cloud Stepping Beast, and these two were among them.
Cultivators have good memories, especially these loose cultivators who make a living by robbery; their memory and insight have been honed to perfection, able to remember people at a glance.
"Remember something?"
Zhang Nianchuan coldly smiled without bothering to say much, as he also remembered Zhao Xuanyi and his group.
Back then, while escorting Spirit Rice with Lu Changfeng to Qinghe Market, Zhao Xuanyi and his men were eyeing them, which later led to a chase.
Although they managed to shake off the pursuit with the speed of their Cloud Stepping Beast, it was a close call.
But Zhang Nianchuan and Lu Changfeng quietly remembered Zhao Xuanyi’s group’s faces and developed a desire to clear out these scum.
At that time, their strength was inadequate, unable to punish evil and promote good.
Now, having the strength to fulfill this wish, there would be no holding back.
"The one who kills you is Zhang Nianchuan from the Cyan Mountain Sect!"
The Cyan Bamboo Sword, enveloped in intense magical power, buzzed as it sliced through the air, transforming into a brilliant cyan stream aimed directly at Zhao Xuanyi’s neck.
Such a powerful attack crushed Zhao Xuanyi unconditionally.
Zhao Xuanyi didn’t have time to respond, but instead of panic, his face remained calm as he watched the Cyan Bamboo Sword fiercely strike.
As a loose cultivator who had struggled for decades in Chu Kingdom, his mentality was no longer one of a fledgling and inexperienced youngling, and he wouldn’t panic in the face of challenges.
He calmly countered, not losing his composure.
He released the Black Ox Banner, and after infusing it with magical power, the banner fluttered with a fierce sound.
A massive, fierce-looking black ox emerged from the banner, charging towards the Cyan Bamboo Sword, attempting to block the strike.
Meanwhile, without hesitating to suffer losses, Zhao Xuanyi used his left hand to reach into his Storage Bag, pulling out several Tier One Lower Grade Talismans such as Blazing Talisman, Cold Ice Talisman, Golden Sword Talisman, and hurled them at Zhang Nianchuan.
With a dull sound, the black ox was cleaved in half by a single strike from the Cyan Bamboo Sword as soon as it made contact.
Facing the barrage of talismans, Zhang Nianchuan calmly responded by utilizing a Defensive Technique, forming a Magical Shield in front of him and deflecting the talisman attacks completely.
Realizing that he couldn’t harm the opponent in the slightest, and even the black ox he’d conjured from the banner had been cut down, Zhao Xuanyi’s expression changed.
"Tier Two Spiritual Artifact!"
Shocked, he couldn’t help but recall his impression of the Cyan Mountain Sect.
It was a small sect on the verge of decline, about to vanish from the Cultivation Realm in Chu Kingdom, hardly a threat.
Yet, this insignificant sect had disciples equipped with a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact?!
Besides, the female cultivator from the same sect also wielded a similarly styled artifact, indicating it wasn’t just a one-off possession.
The Cyan Mountain Sect seemed to be full of hidden talents, far from simple!
This thought flashed across his mind, and Zhao Xuanyi promptly decided on a course of action.
He had no intention of worrying about the life and death of his comrades, and just wanted to escape from the fearsome Cyan Mountain Sect disciples.
He didn’t care about his companions’ fate. He calmly focused on his opponent, not giving anything away.
He launched the black ox flag, and as the talismans exploded towards Zhang Nianchuan, he directed them at the disciple in a frenzy, hoping to buy some time.
"Senior Sister Song, leave this one to me."
Zhang Nianchuan retrieved the Cyan Bamboo Sword, deftly bringing it back to bear against the escaping Zhao Xuanyi.