Chapter 758 - 540: Jichuan Branch, Profound Monarch Dharma Lineage (2)

Chapter 758: Chapter 540: Jichuan Branch, Profound Monarch Dharma Lineage (2)

Pearl Spirit snorted disdainfully, "I didn’t expect you, Lu Qian, to be such a common person, actually caring about these empty reputations."

"What’s there to be concerned about? You each can talk your own. If the Profound Monarch were still here, he wouldn’t care about these things at all."

Lu Qian chuckled bitterly, "If I were a loose cultivator, I wouldn’t be entangled with these. But now I am the Yunshan Sect Leader. The foundation of a sect’s continuity and inheritance lies in the succession of master and disciple, the hierarchy of fellow disciples."

"If the ranks of master and disciple, senior and junior brothers, senior and junior sisters, uncles and nephews, grandmaster and grand-disciple can all be easily altered, the sect’s rites and music will definitely collapse, and it won’t even be possible to maintain order. How can we talk about orderly inheritance and passing the torch then?"

Pearl Spirit pouted, "Sect Leader Lu always has a way with words. I’m too lazy to argue with you. If you’re unwilling to officially become my disciple, then I cannot impart the ’Profound Skill’ to you."

Lu Qian smiled, "Actually, having learned the part of ’Profound Skill’ we now possess, and reminiscing on the graceful manner of Jichuan Profound Monarch back in the day, I am already very content and wouldn’t dare to wish for more."

"I am well aware that the ability to learn this much is all thanks to Senior Pearl Spirit’s extraordinary kindness. Without your pity and care, how could there be the Lu Qian and the Yunshan of today?" Lu Qian was full of gratitude, and Pearl Spirit hummed in acknowledgment.

"Recalling the story of my acquaintance with Senior Pearl Spirit, isn’t it a fate set by the heavens? For decades, I could not be more grateful for this act of creation. In my heart, if the Profound Monarch ranks first, Senior Pearl Spirit surely ranks second."

Pearl Spirit turned away, the corners of her mouth curling up, "Stop trying to flatter me."

"Sincere words from the heart, truer than pure gold," Lu Qian said with a smile. "In truth, there’s no need to officially become a disciple. Over the decades, my Yunshan Sect has already become a branch of Jichuan, the inheritance of the Profound Monarch."

Pearl Spirit raised her eyebrows, surprised, "Why do you say that?"

Lu Qian earnestly said, "Firstly, the foundational inheritance of my sect, the base of cultivation, the ’Yunshan Seventh Grade Profound Mystery Scripture’, mostly comes from the Profound Monarch’s Collection of Books. What the disciples cultivate, all is transmitted by the Profound Monarch."

"Secondly, the development and growth of my sect cannot be separated from the flourishing of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation. The essentials and secret records for cultivation, mostly originate from the Profound Monarch. What the disciples learn, all is granted by the Profound Monarch."

"Thirdly, in the battle at Lingsha City back then, at the critical moment of life and death, it was thanks to Senior Pearl Spirit slaying Master Lingyin and stabilizing the situation that allowed my sect to revive from a desperate situation. The lives of the disciples, all are saved by the Profound Monarch."

"Moreover, the Yunshan Sect Leader, merely myself, and my Sect Leader’s Disciple, Wu Yan, what we cultivate is all the true technique authored by the Profound Monarch with his utmost effort!"

"All of this, there is no doubt, without a doubt, my Yunshan Sect is precisely the inheritor of Jichuan Profound Monarch!"

The words were forceful and resounding, and Pearl Spirit was greatly shaken in her heart, suddenly feeling a sense of pride.

So it really is, Yunshan Sect is actually the inheritor of my patriarch...

Jichuan branch, Profound Monarch’s Dharma Lineage, what an honor!

If the patriarch were here, he would likely be very satisfied with Lu Qian’s character and martial arts...

Wait a minute, why does something feel not quite right?

Amidst the confusion, Lu Qian spoke again.

"I always think that one day, I must erect a statue of the Profound Monarch in our sect square, for disciples to come and pay respects."

"Carve the heroic deeds of the Profound Monarch, borrowing the words of thousands of Yunshan’s disciples, to broadcast the illustrious name and heroic spirit of the Profound Monarch throughout the land, passing it down through the ages!"

Pearl Spirit paused, staring blankly at Lu Qian, her face suddenly turning a large shade of red.

She was exceedingly excited and was just about to speak, when Lu Qian suddenly sighed.

"It’s a pity, it’s a pity, this dream might be difficult to realize."

Pearl Spirit became anxious, shouting loudly, "Why not?"

Lu Qian sighed deeply, "The great feats of the Profound Monarch are seen as thorns in the side and a bane of flesh by the sects of Cangzhou. Even two thousand years later, his might makes them fearful. Any matter related to the Profound Monarch will surely face their destruction."

"My Yunshan Sect is merely a small Golden Core Sect. If our connection with Jichuan Profound Monarch were revealed, the Cangzhou Four Sects would barely need to lift a finger to turn us to ash. In such a situation, how can we display the banner of Jichuan Profound Monarch?"

Pearl Spirit, greatly worried, exclaimed, "Then what should we do? Is my patriarch destined to sleep in darkness forever? You just said the Yunshan Sect is the Profound Monarch’s inheritance, can’t you think of a solution?"

"There is only one solution," Lu Qian’s eyes were burning, his voice resolute, "Become stronger!"

"As long as my Yunshan Sect is strong enough, not to mention erecting the Profound Monarch’s statue, even covering Cangzhou with the Profound Monarch’s banners, who would dare say a word against it?"

Pearl Spirit nodded vigorously, her expression passionate, feeling that Lu Qian’s words were absolutely right.

"But unfortunately..." Lu Qian sighed again.

Pearl Spirit almost rushed over to hit him, "What’s unfortunate now!"

"It’s difficult for even a skillful housewife to cook without rice." Lu Qian said with difficulty, "My current cultivation technique can only reach Nascent Soul, but can’t be improved further, how can it contend with a Primordial Spirit?"

"That’s easy, I can give you the Profound Skill—" Pearl Spirit hurriedly said, then her words froze on her face, her earlier excitement turning entirely into shame and anger.

"Oh, Lu Qian! You’re trying to trick me again!"

Lu Qian laughed, he didn’t expect Pearl Spirit to be fooled, he merely used those few words to make things clear, to have Pearl Spirit understand.

So he sincerely said, "What I said earlier, there wasn’t a single false word. Which part does Senior Pearl Spirit think is incorrect?"

Pearl Spirit huffed and puffed for a while, but truly couldn’t argue with the interconnected reasoning, only rolling her eyes at Lu Qian.

Lu Qian, however, was serious, solemnly bowing, "Senior, my words are sincere, absolutely no falsehoods. Regardless, my Yunshan Sect is already the Profound Monarch’s inheritance. If we can obtain the ’Profound Skill’, given time, our strength will be sufficient to set things right, letting the deeds of the Profound Monarch be eternally remembered by future generations."