Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 2224 - 1581: Elder

Under Li Zhirui’s Divine Sense, the entire Tongtian Sect appeared flourishing and vibrant, full of life, developing very well.

It was clear that over these years, not only had Guo Wenxian not held anything back in teaching the Disciples, he had also been extremely diligent. The Disciples’ cultivation was solid; they had not pursued Realm breakthroughs at the cost of ending up with hollow, floating auras.

Of course, he was probably also thinking of leaving Tongtian Sect as soon as possible and regaining his freedom.

After all, the debt he owed was to be repaid by training outstanding Disciples. If he could cultivate a single Heavenly Immortal Cultivator, he could leave immediately.

But no matter how you looked at it, having Guo Wenxian, this Heavenly Immortal, did indeed give Li Zhirui enough time to cultivate.

"Tongtian Sect has been able to develop so rapidly thanks to your patient teaching."

The next instant, Li Zhirui appeared in the Lecture Hall, flipped his hand, and took out a few bottles of Heavenly Immortal Rank Pills. "These Pills are extra rewards for you."

"Many thanks for the reward, Senior." Guo Wenxian did not refuse; instead, he accepted the Pills calmly.

One had to know, these years, aside from not passing on the Cultivation Technique he cultivated himself, and several Secret Techniques that were either life-saving trump cards or his deepest hidden means, he had told them everything else!

So he accepted this reward with a clear conscience, feeling it was only right and proper.

"I hadn’t expected you to have such talent in preaching the Dao and educating people. Now I wish to invite you to serve as a Guest Elder of Tongtian Sect. I wonder what you think?"

This idea had only just occurred to Li Zhirui, because Guo Wenxian’s specialty truly suited Tongtian Sect very well.

Moreover, he needed to go into seclusion for long stretches to cultivate; if during that time the Sect encountered issues, there would at least be someone who could immediately take the lead and organize things, so the situation would not keep deteriorating.

"May I ask, Senior, what rights and obligations does this Guest Elder have?" Guo Wenxian did not accept in ecstasy on the spot, but calmly asked instead.

Li Zhirui did not feel at all offended. "As for obligations, aside from what you are already doing, when the Sect encounters troubles the Disciples cannot resolve, you will need to step in and help."

"If something is too dangerous, just protect the Disciples and do your best. The follow-up can be left for me to handle."

"As for rights..."

Li Zhirui chuckled lightly. "Your path should have reached its end, hasn’t it?"

Guo Wenxian’s expression changed slightly; it was indeed just as he said—his own path had no road forward!

As a Loose Cultivator, managing to cultivate to the Heavenly Immortal Realm could be called a heaven-given fortune. But to go one step further, he not only lacked cultivation resources; more importantly, he had no Cultivation Method for it!

"Senior is willing to give me a Profound Immortal Cultivation Technique?" But he quickly calmed down again. Still, that trace of expectation in his voice could not be concealed.

Li Zhirui shook his head slightly and said without the slightest mercy, "A single Guest Elder is not worth that price."

The value of a Profound Immortal Cultivation Technique was enough to buy the lives of several Heavenly Immortal Cultivators; how could it possibly be given just because he agreed to become a Guest Elder of Tongtian Sect?

"However, I can give you an Incomplete Cultivation Method that can cultivate up to early Profound Immortal. How far you can go in the end will depend on yourself."

"Besides that, you will also receive a monthly stipend of ten thousand Spirit Stones and one bottle of Mid-grade Heavenly Immortal Rank Pills."

In the end, he asked once more, "How do you feel about this offer?"

"Many thanks for your great favor, Senior. This junior will certainly devote himself wholeheartedly!"

As he spoke, Guo Wenxian bowed deeply.

With such generous conditions, how could he possibly refuse?!

Not to mention that included among them was a Profound Immortal Realm Cultivation Technique he had racked his brains and still failed to obtain. Even if it was incomplete, as someone from a Loose Cultivator background, he had almost no chance of ever getting one.

"Good."

Li Zhirui was not surprised by this outcome. Smiling, he said, "From now on, open up a Cave Mansion halfway up the mountain, and use that Lecture Hall to preach the Dao to the Disciples."

"Better not. I’ve already grown used to this place."

Hearing this, he did not press the invitation.

Then he took a Jade Slip and twelve bottles of Pills out from his Storage Magical Treasure. "This ’Taihua Primordial Longyang Dao Scripture’ is something I obtained on a certain expedition. Its conception is profound; it should be of some help to your cultivation."

"These Pills are your stipend for the coming year. As for Spirit Stones, you can go collect them yourself from the Sect’s treasure house."

That Cultivation Technique was actually one that had already been in Tongtian Sect’s treasure house; Li Zhirui simply did not want to overly reveal the Sect’s foundation, so he lied that it was his own fortuitous encounter.

And after so many years, he still had not finished reading through the tens of thousands of Methods in the Sect’s treasure house!

Aside from the fact that most of his focus was on comprehending the Shangqing Inheritance, it was also because these Methods were of rather high Grade and quite abstruse. If one wished to truly grasp them or extract their essence, it would take no small amount of time.

"Many thanks, Sect Leader!" Guo Wenxian very quickly accepted his new identity, and took the Jade Slip with inner excitement, practically itching to examine it on the spot.

"Take your time reading it, as long as it doesn’t delay your lectures."

With that, Li Zhirui left.

"Profound Immortal Realm Cultivation Technique..."

Guo Wenxian simply could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He didn’t even know how many years he had waited for this moment!

He hurriedly sat back down on the futon. After calming his Mental State, he began carefully examining the contents of the Jade Slip.

...

On the other side, after leaving, Li Zhirui appeared in the Sect Hall in the blink of an eye.

The few Stewards who were handling various affairs noticed his arrival and immediately stood to salute. "Greetings, Sect Leader."

"No need for such formality. These years, Sect affairs have all been pressing down on your shoulders, delaying your cultivation. You have suffered."

One Disciple quickly said, "Sect Leader overpraises us. Being able to share a bit of the burden for Sect Leader and handle some chores for the Sect is our honor."

"These Pills are rewards from the Sect to you, what you deserve! For the Sect to develop to this point is inseparable from your hard work and toil over these last hundred-plus years."

With a wave of his hand, Li Zhirui directly distributed over a dozen bottles of top-grade elixir to each person.

And his words had not deliberately exaggerated these Stewards’ contributions; if anything, they might not even fully capture them.

Without them, over the several hundred years he had spent in seclusion, who knew what chaos Tongtian Sect might have fallen into, let alone developed so well.

"We cannot bear such high praise from the Sect Leader. In that time we made many mistakes and wasted quite a bit of Spiritual Objects, so we truly feel ashamed to accept this. We beg Sect Leader to take these Spiritual Objects back." That Disciple bowed and spoke.

The other few Disciples followed immediately, all calling out, "We ask Sect Leader to take back the Spiritual Objects!"

Li Zhirui raised his brows slightly. With his eyesight, how could he fail to see that the Disciple who had spoken first was not putting on a show, but truly believed what he said deep down.

As for those who echoed afterwards, some of them were clearly carried along by the others and forced to go against their true thoughts.