Chapter 366 Southward to Destroy Ziyang

“Go and summon Sun Moxing.”

Li Qingqiu instructed Xiao Wuqing. Xiao Wuqing immediately accepted the order and left.

Ziyang Island had actually come knocking on their door!

If it had been before, Li Qingqiu might have been wary. But now, he no longer feared Ziyang Island.

Ziyang Island could not even compare to the Myriad Yin Sect. What did Li Qingqiu have to fear?

The current Clear Sky Sect had three great cultivators of the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm!

One could sweep through the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm, while the other two were both Ninth Layer Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm existences, likewise possessing tyrannical power capable of sweeping through those in the same realm.

Lin Lingzhou being captured by Ziyang Island did not make Li Qingqiu feel it was a bad thing. Instead, he felt it was a good thing.

Thinking this way was somewhat unfair to Lin Lingzhou, but that was truly what he thought.

Now, he had an open and legitimate reason to deal with Ziyang Island.

As long as he annexed Ziyang Island’s territory, the Clear Sky Sect would be able to occupy a portion of the Heavenly Nether Sea and slowly plot further.

Li Qingqiu had always possessed the ambition of an overlord. It was just that the Clear Sky Sect had been in its early stage of development and had to keep a low profile. As the Clear Sky Sect continued growing stronger, his ambition also began becoming impossible to suppress.

The path of immortal cultivation was a road of struggling against people and struggling against heaven. Without resources, it was difficult to go far. If one wanted more resources, the sect had to continuously expand.

Before long, Xiao Wuqing returned with Sun Moxing.

Li Qingqiu told him about Lin Lingzhou being captured by Ziyang Island, causing Sun Moxing’s expression to change drastically. He instantly became terrified.

“Sect Master, this matter has nothing to do with me!”

Sun Moxing directly knelt down. He had been living very well in the Clear Sky Sect. Ever since the Clear Sky Sect defeated the Myriad Yin Sect, he had become even more determined to follow the Clear Sky Sect.

In his view, the current Clear Sky Sect had already surpassed Ziyang Island.

Yuan Li alone—aside from Ziyang Island’s Island Master, Sun Moxing could not think of anyone on Ziyang Island who could oppose him.

Li Qingqiu believed his words, because his loyalty was already very high. The reason he had summoned him was only to understand how Ziyang Island had infiltrated the Clear Sky Sect.

Li Qingqiu comforted him for quite a while before Sun Moxing finally believed that Li Qingqiu was not looking to make trouble for him.

Sun Moxing revealed everything he knew.

A long time passed.

Just as Li Qingqiu was about to dismiss Sun Moxing, Sun Moxing hesitated for a moment before saying, “Sect Master, I feel Ziyang Island may have set its sights on the Primordial Unity Scripture. Because only you know the complete Primordial Unity Scripture, they want you to go to Ziyang Island. If they were targeting the Clear Sky Sect itself, they wouldn’t act this early.”

Sun Moxing had always felt the Primordial Unity Scripture was the reason the Clear Sky Sect had grown powerful. He could not comprehend the Primordial Unity Scripture, but cultivating it allowed him to see greater hope.

He did not want the Primordial Unity Scripture to leak out. He knew that if such a technique were grasped by other sects, it would certainly trigger an even greater disaster. A supreme powerhouse would inevitably slaughter others to seize this technique for himself.

“I’ll consider it carefully.”

Li Qingqiu answered. Hearing this, Sun Moxing rose, saluted, and turned to leave.

After he descended the mountain, Li Qingqiu had Xiao Wuqing ring the Lingxiao Bell.

After hesitating briefly, he also instructed Xiao Wuqing to invite two people over.

Soon, upper-ranking members of the sect arrived one after another. The True Lords of the Clear Sky Sect came as well.

Yuan Li, Zhao Zhen, Ji Ya, Xu Ning, Yun Cai.

Aside from Xu Ning, the others were somewhat excited about participating in the Lingxiao Courtyard discussion.

This represented that they had officially become upper-ranking members of the sect.

As soon as Yuan Li arrived, Wei Tianxiong pulled him to sit beside him and began asking after his well-being and cultivation progress. The others were already used to this.

“Has something major happened?” Yang Jueding asked when he saw so many people arriving.

Li Qingqiu said softly, “We’ll speak once everyone has arrived. The second war is about to begin.”

Those words shook everyone’s hearts. Although defeating the Myriad Yin Sect had increased the Clear Sky Sect’s confidence, wars between immortal cultivation sects were cruel. In the war against the Myriad Yin Sect, the Clear Sky Sect had lost many disciples.

Jiang Zhaoxia, Shen Yue, and Yun Cai, however, looked eager to try. They had not participated in the previous campaign and had always felt some regret.

As time passed, more and more people gathered around the long table. Later arrivals saw that no one else was laughing or chatting, so they did not dare speak either.

When Xiao Wuqing arrived with the Sword Demon and Song Qianxiang, everyone felt surprised, then quickly understood.

With their strength, these two were indeed qualified to participate in Lingxiao Courtyard discussions.

Song Qianxiang looked displeased. She had not wanted to come, but Xiao Wuqing had said Li Qingqiu was inviting her. After thinking it over, she still came.

The Sword Demon was indifferent. Ever since submitting to Li Qingqiu, he had already prepared himself to work like an ox or a horse.

His goal was to become stronger and challenge Li Qingqiu again in the future. As long as he surpassed Li Qingqiu, he would be able to regain his freedom.

Only, his confidence was growing increasingly insufficient.

He did not know whether it was an illusion, but every time he saw Li Qingqiu, he felt the gap between them was widening.

He knew that while he was becoming stronger, Li Qingqiu was also becoming stronger, and Li Qingqiu’s growth speed was even faster than his.

Li Qingqiu raised his hand, indicating for Song Qianxiang and the Sword Demon to sit to his left. He had specially cleared two seats for them, even having Zhang Yuchun and Jiang Zhaoxia move aside.

The two had initially been somewhat dissatisfied, but upon seeing that it was the Sword Demon and Song Qianxiang, they felt balanced again.

They knew what two great cultivators of the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm represented and how much help they could provide the Clear Sky Sect. They were worthy of having seats yielded to them.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Qingqiu explained the matter of Ziyang Island threatening him, causing everyone to frown.

Clear Sky Daoist was the first to speak. “Qingqiu, he is your junior brother. You cannot leave him to die. But you absolutely cannot go to Ziyang Island. Why don’t I go on behalf of the Clear Sky Sect?”

Jiang Zhaoxia said irritably, “Grandmaster Ancestor, they’re clearly targeting Eldest Senior Brother. What use would there be in you going? To give them one more hostage?”

The others also began speaking. All kinds of suggestions appeared, but no one agreed to let Li Qingqiu personally go.

Although Li Qingqiu was very strong, Ziyang Island was an unknown immortal cultivation sect. Who knew what methods it hid? They did not want Li Qingqiu to put himself in danger.

Shen Yue said, “I’ll go. I’ll definitely rescue Lin Lingzhou.”

Xu Ning, Jiang Zhaoxia, Yuan Li, and Zhao Zhen also requested to fight one after another.

Ji Ya had originally wanted to request battle as well, but seeing these people speak, he felt he could not compete with them and could only give up.

The Sword Demon remained expressionless, while Song Qianxiang snorted coldly. In the eyes of these two, this was merely a small matter.

“I’ll destroy Ziyang Island for you. Can the period I must remain in the Clear Sky Sect be shortened to five years?” Song Qianxiang asked. Her voice instantly covered everyone else’s.

Everyone looked toward her. Some frowned, while others were pleasantly surprised.

Everyone felt that if she took action, she could certainly suppress Ziyang Island. However, some did not want to lose this opportunity to establish merit.

Li Qingqiu looked at her and said, “Then forget it. The Clear Sky Sect very much needs you for these five years.”

When Song Qianxiang heard this, displeasure appeared on her face.

Yun Cai looked at her, then at Li Qingqiu, always feeling that something was not quite right.

Li Sijin wore an expression as though she were watching a good show, while Li Dongyue had a smile on her face.

“Then I’ll go.”

The Sword Demon spoke. He knew that Li Qingqiu had summoned the two of them not merely to listen. If Song Qianxiang did not make a move, then he had to.

Wei Tianxiong agreed. “It’s best to let him go. His killing nature is so strong that he definitely won’t fall into Ziyang Island’s trap.”

The Sword Demon glanced at him. Wei Tianxiong pretended not to see.

Li Qingqiu then said, “Then the Sword Demon and Shen Yue shall go together. The first mission is to rescue Lin Lingzhou. The second mission is to destroy Ziyang Island.”

As soon as these words came out, Shen Yue revealed a smile. Jiang Zhaoxia looked unhappy, while Yuan Li, Yun Cai, and the others felt regretful.

Since Li Qingqiu had decided the matter, the others no longer said anything.

Li Qingqiu had the Sword Demon and Shen Yue set out today. The two rose and left.

After they departed, Li Qingqiu looked at everyone present and said, “Since Ziyang Island has set its sights on us, we must take this opportunity to step into the Heavenly Nether Sea. Every hall must prepare. Next, we will be building a city upon the sea.”

“Yes!”

All the upper-ranking members responded in unison. After experiencing the war against the Myriad Yin Sect, they had already grown accustomed to the combat method of rapidly establishing strongholds and swiftly issuing commands. They no longer felt as pressured as before.

Li Qingqiu continued issuing detailed southward plans to each hall. Only after speaking for one incense stick’s time did he dismiss everyone.

However, Yun Cai stayed behind.

Once only the two of them remained, Li Qingqiu looked at her and asked curiously, “What is it?”

Yun Cai stared at him and asked, “Do you not want me to go out and temper myself?”

Staying on Clear Sky Mountain was not only boring, but also offered few chances to establish merit. Moreover, she also wanted to roam the world and obtain fortuitous encounters.

She discovered that even if she cultivated diligently, Shen Yue, Jiang Zhaoxia, and the others could still catch up. What they relied on were the fortuitous encounters they obtained outside, so she also wanted to go out and see the world.

Li Qingqiu looked at her and said seriously, “I indeed don’t want you to go out. First, I’m afraid something will happen to you. Second, I need you. Look at me—I rarely go out either.”

Hearing the first half of Li Qingqiu’s words, most of Yun Cai’s resentment instantly dispersed. However, she still pouted and said, “You rarely go out, but at least you have gone out before.”

Li Qingqiu smiled and said, “How about this? In the future, when I go out on missions, I’ll bring you along. What do you think?”

“Really? You’re not lying to me, are you?” Yun Cai’s eyes lit up as she asked excitedly.

“Naturally. When have I ever lied to you?”

“Don’t worry. I definitely won’t drag you down!”

Yun Cai clenched both fists and said enthusiastically.

Li Qingqiu smiled and nodded, then encouraged her a few more times before finally sending her away.

The reason he did not let her go out to temper herself was because Li Qingqiu felt the All-Law Spiritual Eyes were highly suited to guarding the mountain gate. But after thinking about it, the Clear Sky Sect’s safety could not rely on a single pair of eyes.

He stood up and walked toward his Cave Dwelling.

His cultivation had already reached the Second Layer of the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm, but he was not satisfied. He even felt it was somewhat slow. He wanted to surpass the Sword Demon and Song Qianxiang in cultivation as soon as possible.

He had already grown tired of crushing others through strength.

What he wanted more was to crush enemies through cultivation realm!

Over the next few days, news that a sect disciple had helped Ziyang Island abduct Lin Lingzhou rapidly spread. Even the news that Ziyang Island demanded Li Qingqiu personally go to rescue him within one year also spread, causing the Clear Sky Sect disciples to become filled with righteous indignation.

The three words “Ziyang Island” thus forcefully entered the world of the Clear Sky Sect disciples, and they developed hostility toward Ziyang Island.

Upon hearing that the sect had plans to head south, many disciples eagerly prepared themselves. They also wanted to establish merit—not only for fame, but also for their own futures.