Chapter 144 I Didn’t Misjudge You
In Kunlun Mountain, a magnificent spiritual boat slowly landed at the entrance of Kunlun Cave.
Li Yu just came back from Huashan.
The various righteous sects have suffered from the Tiandao Sect for a long time. Recently, the core disciples that each sect had spent countless resources to train were snatched away by the Tiandao Sect. This was like a fuse that completely ignited the powder keg and caused a series of chain reactions.
The world of immortal cultivation is governed by rules.
Even if you are a demon, you cannot break certain rules.
Others have spent huge amounts of resources to train disciples, and if you want to snatch them away, it is equivalent to attacking them in the face.
But the Tiandao Sect did just that.
A fact that all the righteous sects have to admit is that the Tiandao Sect is no longer the beacon that led the immortal cultivation world to resist the powerful. They have become the new superpower.
For the future of the sect, they need to reconsider their relationship with the Tiandao Sect.
Before going to Huashan, Li Yu had already been to Emei Mountain and Shushan Mountain, and discussed with various sects that in future transactions between sects, the settlement of spiritual coins would be cancelled and a new currency would be introduced.
The spiritual coins were originally introduced by the Tiandao Sect in order to reap the benefits of other sects. In the past, the various sects had gritted their teeth and endured being taken advantage of. But now, the Tiandao Sect has lost all its shame, and the other sects are not going to swallow this humiliation.
They would rather barter or launch a currency of their own than allow the Tiandao Sect to take advantage of them.
This matter was led by the three giants Kunlun, Emei and Shushan. Li Yu was responsible for contacting each sect and discussing the specific details. He flew back and forth all day and had no time to appreciate the graceful figures of the witch and Senior Sister Qin.
Li Yu's negotiations with the various righteous sects went very smoothly. The proposals of the three giants coincided with the ideas of various sects.
It is really because the Tiandao Sect is too inhumane and has become a cancer in the world of immortal cultivation.
When Li Yu returned to the sect, he happened to catch up with the sect's meeting.
In the meeting hall of Yuxu Peak, the Yuanying ancestors of Kunlun expressed their opinions.
"I think this is inappropriate."
"A sect's third-grade alchemist must never go to the Demonic Path."
"If I break this rule, I'm afraid I'll be blamed by other fellow disciples of the righteous path."
"Master, please think twice..."
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The content of this meeting is related to the Xuanyin Sect.
The two Yuanying ancestors of the Xuanyin Sect came to Kunlun in person, wanting to invite a third-grade alchemist to the Xuanyin Sect to help them refine pills. For this, they could give up several secret caves that produced spiritual medicines to Kunlun as a reward.
The reason they invited a third-grade alchemist was naturally to make third-grade pills. As the leader of the three giants of the demonic path, the Xuanyin Sect's strength was not much worse than Kunlun's. They had no shortage of spiritual herbs and medicines. What they lacked was alchemists.
In the past, Kunlun would never agree to such a request.
But the situation in the world of immortal cultivation was changing at that time. In recent years, Kunlun and Xuanyin Sect had cooperated in many fields. There were about thirty third-grade alchemists in Kunlun, so it was not too much for Xuanyin Sect to make this request.
However, this request was rejected by most of the Nascent Soul masters.
The reasons they gave were very good.
After all, there have always been frictions between the righteous and evil sects. As the second largest sect in the righteous sect, it would be fine for Kunlun to do some small business with the evil sect, but it would inevitably be criticized if it were to engage in such in-depth cooperation.
A third-grade alchemist can refine Tuomai Pills. If the resources are sufficient, he can create many peak foundation-building masters in a short period of time, and form golden elixirs within ten years. If it is his own sect, it would be fine, but that is the evil sect. If a war breaks out between the righteous and evil sects in the future, Kunlun will have to bear historical responsibility and apologize to the entire righteous sect.
Even though the conditions offered by the Xuanyin Sect were generous, so many people in the elders' group opposed it. Wang Daoxuan finally said, "In that case, there is no need to discuss this matter any further."
The Yuanying stage expert from Xuanyin Sect left with a look of disappointment on his face.
Li Yu left the meeting hall, feeling a little regretful.
In fact, he wanted to take this job.
He has been eyeing the resources of Xuanyin Sect for a long time.
All the alchemists in the world come from Kunlun. No matter how many spiritual herbs and medicines Kunlun has, they are not enough for them to refine. Although the resources obtained by Xuanyin Sect every year are not as much as Kunlun, no one consumes them. After accumulating over the years, their wealth is definitely richer than Kunlun's current wealth.
Those things can actually repair the Qiankun Furnace and improve Li Yu's own cultivation.
Moreover, his upper limit is not just the third-level elixir.
With the Qiankun furnace and the witch's Netherworld Spirit Fire, Li Yu is confident that he can refine a fourth-level elixir under complete control.
Including the Golden Spirit Pill, a breakthrough elixir from foundation building to golden elixir.
If they could get dozens of Golden Spirit Pills, then Jiang Li, Zhou Zixuan, and Senior Sister Xu would be able to quickly form pills from all the spiritual veins they cultivated, without having to practice in seclusion. It would be difficult for Li Yu to even see them.
Unfortunately, the Xuanyin Sect’s request was rejected by the Council of Elders.
After all, he was a disciple of Kunlun and the acting headmaster. He had no way of going against the decision of the elders and helping the Xuanyin Sect to refine pills in his private capacity.
Yuxuan Peak.
The Xuanyin Sect’s request was rejected, and Nangong Chan was in a bad mood.
The Xuanyin Sect has resources but they are unable to turn them into elixirs. Many young geniuses in the sect lag far behind their peers in the righteous sect in terms of cultivation. Even at the same age, the core disciples of the righteous sect have already formed elixirs, while the geniuses of the Xuanyin Sect are still lingering in the Qi Refining stage.
If she could make this happen, she would have more say in the sect.
Li Yu saw that the demon girl was in a bad mood and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Nangong Chan looked at him and said regretfully: "It would be great if you were the headmaster of Kunlun..."
Li Yu probably knew what she was unhappy about, but even if he was the head of Kunlun, he could not send a third-grade alchemist to the Demonic Path. Such a major event had to be decided by the Council of Elders, and the head could not make the decision alone.
He asked, "Miss, you want a third-grade alchemist, right?"
Nangong Chan glanced at him and said, "It's a pity that you Kunlun don't agree."
Li Yu thought about it and said, "Actually, there is a way. I can go back with the girl, but it will take some time."
It is actually best for him to go to Xuanyin Sect.
Not only can it repair the alchemy furnace, improve cultivation, and withhold a lot of elixirs, it can also help the demon girl, killing four birds with one stone.
Nangong Chan was stunned and asked, "Are you willing to go back with me?"
She was actually a little bit unbelievable.
It is unbelievable that Li Yu would actually take the initiative to stand up.
Li Yu never cared about her affairs. He always made excuses when asked to do something. He pretended to obey but actually disobeyed. He never listened to her when asked not to indulge in women. He made all kinds of excuses when asked not to teach Qin Keren martial arts...
She even felt that if she didn't have the leverage over Li Yu, he would have betrayed him long ago and devoted himself to being the acting headmaster of Kunlun.
This time he took the initiative to stand up, which surprised Nangong Chan.
Looking into Nangong Chan's eyes, Li Yu said naturally, "Of course I am willing. My life was saved by you, so it is my duty to share your worries."
Looking at Li Yu's sincere expression, Nangong Chan was extremely relieved.
His heart was still with her.
This suddenly filled her originally irritable heart with joy.
She looked at Li Yu, a touching smile appeared on her lips, and she said with satisfaction: "I was right about you!"
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As a disciple of Kunlun, especially with his special status in the sect, whether Li Yu could go to Xuanyin Sect to make pills was not up to him or his master. It could only be decided by a majority of the elders.
Of course, Li Yu himself could not mention this matter to the Yuanying ancestors, as others would surely suspect that he had ulterior motives, so he needed them to bring it up on their own initiative.
Li Yu already had a preliminary plan in mind.
Nangong Chan followed two powerful masters from the sect and returned to Xuanyin Sect first.
Li Yu completed the negotiations with various sects and became free, staying in the sect recently.
Lingyun Peak.
Li Yu arrived at a certain hall. When the deacon disciples in the hall saw him, they immediately bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Young Master!"
Acting headmaster doesn't sound so nice, but calling him headmaster directly is not quite appropriate. The Kunlun disciples came up with a new title for him that does not overstep the mark while showing respect for him.
Li Yu first asked the deacon disciple if he had any difficulties in his life and cultivation recently, and if he had any other requests for the sect. After a brief greeting, he said, "Go and give me the records of the spiritual herbs and medicines, as well as the various elixirs, in Lingyun Peak over the past three years..."
The deacon disciple was impressed by the approachability of the young master. He was the only one in the entire sect who cared about the cultivation and life of low-level disciples. After hearing Li Yu's request, he immediately said, "Young master, please follow me. Lingyun Peak stores a lot of spiritual herbs and medicines every month. There are probably dozens of records for the past three years, all of which are sealed in the warehouse..."
Li Yu followed the disciple to the place where the records were stored, put dozens of booklets into the storage space and took them away.
As the acting headmaster, he has the right to check the accounts of each peak.
After leaving Lingyun Peak, he went to the Equipment Refining Hall.
But he didn't know that right after he left Lingyun Peak, a deacon elder in the foundation-building stage hurriedly left the place and came to the gate of a certain mountain, anxiously saying: "Hurry, I want to see the Guangyuan Patriarch..."
A moment later, in a hall on this peak, an old man with a long beard raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did he take away the records of the spiritual herbs and pills?"
The foundation-building elder said, "Master, I just saw with my own eyes that the acting headmaster took away all the records for the past three years. He wouldn't want to check all the accounts, would he?"
He knew better than anyone that those things were not checked at all.
Although they only move a little bit every month, the amount accumulated over the years is quite large. If it is ever discovered, the Nascent Soul ancestors of the sect will be in trouble.
Hearing this, the old man with a long beard frowned.
He does deduct some of the spiritual herbs and elixirs every month, but everyone does this and no one usually checks on such matters. Why is Li Yu suddenly investigating these accounts? Does he have nothing to do?
He is the acting headmaster, one of the Seven Sons of Kunlun, and a third-rank alchemist. In addition to refining pills and practicing, he also has to deal with the sect's miscellaneous affairs. Where does he get so much free time? Wouldn't it be better to use this time to practice?
If this matter were to be discovered, the sect would certainly not impose any severe punishment on him, but it would still be a very shameful thing.
If it was someone else, he could say hello in advance.
But who is Li Yu? He is famous for being stubborn and upright. He doesn't even give face to those in the late Nascent Soul stage. This matter is indeed a bit troublesome.
Just when the old man with long beard was having a headache, Li Yu had already left the weapon refining hall.
When he left, he took away the records of the various refining materials and magic weapons in and out of the Refining Hall over the past three years, and then rushed to a certain peak of Fu Dao.
As soon as Li Yu left, several people hurriedly left and flew to various peaks.
Soon, the voices of confusion, shock and anger were heard from all the peaks of Kunlun.
"What, he took all the records?"
"Why is he investigating all this for no reason? Why does he have so much free time?"
"If I had known earlier, I would have opposed him becoming the acting headmaster..."
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Since Li Yucheng became the acting headmaster, there has been some new movement almost every month, such as setting up new bases in various countries, promoting various reforms within the sect, publicly flogging core disciples who violated the sect rules, etc.
They turned a blind eye to all this.
Although Li Yu is young, his identity is very special. He is one of the Seven Sons of Kunlun, a disciple of the head sect, and the number one third-grade alchemist. He is deeply loved by Kunlun disciples and his status in the sect is no lower than theirs. As long as it does not touch their core interests, he can do whatever he wants .
But this time, Li Yu really caused them trouble.
Some of the things they do are tacitly understood in secret, and once they are brought to the fore, it will be embarrassing for everyone.
He must be prevented from pursuing the matter further.
Checking those entries is a very troublesome task. As long as Li Yu is busy, he naturally has no time to take care of it.
Yuxu Peak.
Li Yu hasn't left the main hall all day.
In the past two days, he has been busy. One moment, the elders of the Equipment Refining Hall want to see him, the other moment, the deacon of Danding Peak has something to report, and the other moment, there are miscellaneous matters to be dealt with at Lingyun Peak, Zixiao Peak, and Chaoyang Peak...
Apparently, some people were getting anxious before he even turned a page of the account records.
But they didn't know that Li Yu actually hadn't even thought about checking.
People are selfish and everyone wants to gain more benefits for themselves. This kind of thing cannot be avoided. If we really conduct a thorough investigation, few of the elders will be clean.
Even if they really found out how much resources they had withheld, the sect would not do anything to them.
Li Yu’s purpose is not to fight corruption.
He believed that these dozens of old foxes who had lived for hundreds of years would come up with a perfect solution in order to save face and prevent him from investigating further.
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A peak of Kunlun.
Several Yuanying ancestors gathered together.
An old man with a long beard stroked his beard and frowned, saying, "This is not a long-term solution."
It has been half a month since Li Yu got those things, but there has been no movement at all, which made them feel very upset and worried. Given his personality, if he really discovered something, he would probably expose it. At that time, they would be embarrassed in front of Kunlun disciples.
Someone said, "How about, at the next meeting, we propose to suspend his position as acting headmaster?"
"There has to be a good reason, right?"
"That's inappropriate. Wouldn't it make us look guilty if we make such an inexplicable proposal?"
"There's no worse idea than this."
As soon as the Yuanying Patriarch opened his mouth, he was rejected by everyone.
The other person is doing a good job as the acting headmaster and has not made any mistakes, but they are proposing to suspend him from his position. Doesn't this just show that they have something to hide?
At this time, a middle-aged man's eyes moved and he suddenly said, "I have a solution."
"any solution?"
"Say it……"
Amid the urging of the crowd, the middle-aged man's eyes flickered, and he slowly said: "Isn't the Xuanyin Sect going to invite a third-grade alchemist to help them make pills? Why not let Li Yu go? He is the best third-grade alchemist, which is enough to show our sincerity. This will not only save the Xuanyin Sect a lot of face, but also benefit the sect, and we can temporarily get rid of him. Isn't it killing three birds with one stone?"
An old man frowned and asked, "Will other sects criticize us for colluding with the demons?"
The middle-aged man said nonchalantly, "If this is collusion with the devil, then there is no sect of the righteous path that has not colluded with the devil. The current world of immortal cultivation is no longer the same as before. The Tiandao Sect is ambitious and the future is unpredictable. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy. It just so happens that the demon girl of the Xuanyin Sect always hangs out with Li Yu every time she comes to Kunlun. It is perfect for him to represent Kunlun to the Xuanyin Sect..."
After he finished speaking, everyone fell into thought.
After a brief silence, they all spoke .
"This is a brilliant plan."
“It really is killing three birds with one stone.”
"In fact, I thought that day that we should agree to the Xuanyin Sect. He is just a third-grade alchemist. At most, I can refine some Tuomai Pills for them in exchange for a few Dongtian Secret Realms. It's a good deal, but you opposed it, so I followed suit..."
"Let's do this. I think that demon girl likes Li Yu very much. If he can bring back the Saintess of Xuanyin Sect, wouldn't Kunlun have two Jiaoyangs at the same time? It will be just around the corner to replace Tiandao Sect..."
