Chapter 219

Chapter 219: Not Weaker Than Others

[What is wrong with Sheng Yuan?] people thought.

Fang Qing Yu was not related to him. Yet because of her one request, he insisted on sticking out his neck.

Now look.

When the Tyrant Blade Sect came to provoke them, Li Shuang earned great merit.

So Sheng Yuan, who had shown ill will toward Li Shuang, naturally became everyone’s target of scorn in the Sword Sect.

They had thought only the other disciples looked down on Sheng Yuan.

Now it turned out even the Supreme Elder knew what he had done and, because of that, had punished them too.

The two of them were being dragged down by Sheng Yuan.

“This is not fair!” shouted Sheng Yuan.

The gatekeeper disciple gave him a cool glance and said: “The technique was provided personally by the Supreme Elder. He decides who may cultivate it and who may not. If you are unhappy, go argue with the Supreme Elder.”

Sheng Yuan’s face went chalk white.

[Argue with the Supreme Elder? I can’t even get an audience.]

“First Senior Brother, what were you thinking?” said Chang Le An. “Fang Qing Yu has nothing to do with us, and now she even joined the Tyrant Blade Sect. Why did you have to listen to her? Because of you, everyone hates us.”

“Exactly,” added Shen Yue. “Couldn’t you keep a low profile? Why go after Senior Sister Li?”

Thanks to Sheng Yuan, they had faced cold looks from the whole sect for days. Now they were even banned from training the technique.

Sheng Yuan’s expression twisted, then he said, as if convincing himself: “This technique is priced at only 10 Contribution Points. How good can it be? That secrecy contract is probably just a gimmick. If we don’t buy, we actually save Contribution Points.”

He nodded to his own words, liking them more the longer he spoke.

Shen Yue and Chang Le An gave him another resentful look.

At this point, all they could do was try to comfort themselves.

The three trudged back to Ling Xu Peak.

On the way, they passed several Sword Sect disciples. Their energy seemed different from before.

As they walked, they kept adjusting their breathing.

The three could not tell exactly what they were doing.

But judging by the smiles on their faces, it was obviously great for cultivation.

And they were shut out.

“Shen Yue, Le An, I think we should…” Sheng Yuan began, trying to act like the leader again when they reached Ling Xu Peak.

Shen Yue and Chang Le An only glanced at him, then both walked away. They had no interest in hearing him out.

Sheng Yuan’s face twisted.

Because of Li Shuang, the Sword Sect disciples were pushing him out.

The Supreme Elder was against him.

Now even his own junior brothers were treating him like this.

[Is this still not enough? How far does she want to torment me?] His eyes filled with resentment, and a faint red light flashed deep inside.

While Sword Sect disciples were busy training the Creation Method, Li Shuang counted her gains.

First.

Because of the Creation Method, the sect rewarded her with 100,000 Contribution Points.

She would also keep earning as disciples continued to purchase it.

With so many Contribution Points, she could exchange for a lot of good items.

Next.

The Overlord Dao Sect delivered supplies on time. The Sect Master gave her no chance to refuse and directly handed all of it to her.

The total value was likely over ten thousand top grade spirit stones.

Those were the solid, visible profits.

After that came the invisible ones.

For example.

The sect’s growing favor.

The goodwill of several Supreme Elders, and the benefit of listening to Tribulation Crossing Stage experts teach. If she ever reached a bottleneck, a few words from a Tribulation Crossing Stage powerhouse could save her a lot of detours.

Li Shuang had meant to use the Breathing Method to raise the Sword Sect disciples’ strength anyway. With these extra benefits, the Breathing Method had been more than worth it.

These resources were a timely rain for her.

Right now she was cultivating the Creation Method, which required absorbing Lunar Starlight.

At first it seemed fine.

But absorbing Lunar Starlight day after day left Lunar Marks in the soul.

Those marks had to be cleared in time, or once they built up, they would harm the soul.

To clear Lunar Marks, you could stop absorbing for a while and wait for the marks to fade on their own.

But that would slow progress with the Soul Method.

The other way was to use a furnace to purge them by force.

That took massive resources.

Even though she looked rich now, if she wanted to advance quickly, those resources might not last more than a few years.

This was using resources to buy time.

Other people might not be able to turn resources into strength.

But for Li Shuang, if used well, they would cut a huge amount of training time.

In just a few years, she could not only recover to the Nascent Soul Stage.

She could go far beyond it.

[What level will I reach in three years? Even I want to know.]

Her current training was smooth, with no bottlenecks yet, and she did not want to waste her three precious chances to request guidance from the Supreme Elders.

After reporting to Lin Qing Ling, Li Shuang went into seclusion again.

It was time to visit Myriad Arts City once more.

Months had passed since she left, and her strength had taken another step forward.

Her soul had been raised to the Divine Transformation Stage.

The Black Abyss Sword had advanced to a Fourth Tier treasure and had a Sixth Tier Hidden Dragon Stone set into it.

The Hidden Dragon Stone’s power had been spent in her fight with Ren Gu and had not yet recovered, but once it did, it would be another trump card.

Li Shuang decided it was time to venture outside Myriad Arts City.

She stepped into Myriad Arts City again.

Meanwhile, the Tyrant Blade Sect was covered in a heavy mood.

Ren Gu was crippled.

Wu Ling Chuan and Cong Xin were half crippled.

Yan Zhong He had taken three disciples hoping to suppress the Sword Sect, but they ended up becoming Li Shuang’s stepping stones.

Li Shuang of the Sword Sect.

Golden Core defeated Divine Transformation.

She stomped on the pride of the domineering blade and became famous from one battle.

Because of this, Yan Zhong He was scolded by the Tyrant Blade Sect elders again and again.

If he had not contributed the Heaven Severing Blade and the Heaven Slaying Codex, his seat as Sect Master might already be shaky.

“Father,” said Ye Zhao Zhao softly: “First Senior Brother is still kneeling outside, hoping you can repair his dantian.”

Disgust flashed across Yan Zhong He’s face as he said: “Repairing a dantian needs at least a Ninth Tier treasure. A waste like him, does he deserve it? Zhao Zhao, do not worry about them. From now on, stay with me and I will personally train you. As for those Senior Brothers of yours, forget them.”

His voice was icy.

If they could not bring him honor, those disciples had no reason to exist.

As the Sect Master of the Tyrant Blade Sect, he could have any disciples he wanted.

He would just pick a few new ones.

He also planned to formally take Fang Qing Yu as a disciple.

Although Zhao Zhao’s talent was average, she was his daughter, which made it different.

With enough resources, you could cultivate any kind of genius.

His daughter would not be weaker than anyone.