Chapter Fifty-One: Return to the Sect

  "Senior Brother Yu, have you heard that the Great Elder of Lieyang Country fell during the Tribulation of Transcending the Divine?"

  "Junior Brother Qi, how did you know about this matter?"

  "Alas! The other day, two Yuan Ying cultivators from the Lieyang Sect came to our sect when I was on duty. Later, I heard that their purpose for coming here seemed to be to cede some of Lieyang Country's land. Is this true?"

  "Junior Brother Qi, are you still well-informed? Indeed, there is such a matter. The Lianyang Sect's Nascent Soul stage elder had passed away decades ago, and the most promising one to achieve Nascent Soul had an accident while attempting to break through. Although the Lianyang Sect still has a Yuan Ying stage cultivator, I heard he just recently advanced to Yuan Ying stage and doesn't seem to have the ability to break through to Nascent Soul. In that case, the Lianyang Sect naturally can't continue to maintain their current territory!"

  "Is Liuyang Sect really willing to give up its original territory?"

  "Since we no longer have the strength of our former days, it's better to proactively give up rather than being targeted by others. At least this way, we can preserve the Lieyang Sect. If another Transcendent Ancestor were to appear in the future, what was lost would naturally return. And if our Leiyan Sect were to lose its Ancestor through ascension or downfall, and there were no other Transcendent cultivators left, it's likely that we would also follow the path of the Lieyang Sect!"

  "It's still Elder Yu who understands!"

  At the entrance of Lei Yunzong, two outer disciples on duty were chatting idly at this time, when they suddenly saw a flash of light flying towards them, and immediately stopped talking.

  In the blink of an eye, Dun Guang appeared before them. Looking at the man who had just materialized after Dun Guang's dispersal, the disciple with the surname Yu was somewhat surprised and exclaimed: "Senior, why are you wearing the attire of an inner sect disciple?"

  The person who arrived at the mountain gate was naturally Lin Tianyang, who had rushed back to the sect. Seeing his disciple ask, he smiled faintly and said: "I was punished and took on a mission to garrison in the capital, where I built my foundation. Now that my punishment period is over, I'm returning to the sect to hand over the task!" After finishing speaking, Lin Tianyang tossed out his identity token.

  The disciple with the surname Yu took it over and looked at it, finding no problem, and immediately said respectfully: "Congratulations to Master Lin for successfully building his foundation. Now that Master has become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you need to go to the Executive Hall immediately to register and change your identity plate!"

  Lin Tianyang nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding me!" Lin Tianyang casually tossed two low-grade elixirs to them, took back his identity card, and immediately transformed into a flash of light again, entering the mountain gate.

  "Senior Brother Yu, it's unbelievable that this senior can actually build his foundation in the capital city where spiritual energy is so thin!"

  The disciple with the surname Yu listened and looked at the dan medicine in his hand, smiling: "Qi Shidi, do you know who that person was just now?"

  "Who is it? Isn't he just an inner sect disciple who has just established his foundation?"

  A disciple with the surname Yu sneered and said, "Three years ago on the Life and Death Platform, the one who beheaded Li Mochan was him. He was punished because he got into a fight with a core disciple in the city and even killed that core disciple's spiritual beast. What a ruthless person!"

  "It's actually him, now that he has established his foundation, it's probably even more unthinkable!" Upon hearing this, Qi Shidi also became solemn and respectful.

  Half a time later, Lin Tianyang sat in the side hall of the Tiandou Temple on the Tiandou Peak.

  "Master Lin, please have some spiritual tea!" A teenage female disciple brought a cup of spiritual tea to Lin Tianyang.

  Looking at the rising hot air of Ling Cha, Lin Tianyang also felt a sense of emotion in his heart. He had only successfully built his foundation, and his status within the sect had already undergone a significant change. If he were still a Qi Refining stage disciple, he would definitely not have received such treatment.

  After waiting for another half an hour, Li Li appeared in Lin Tianyang's line of sight. Seeing her walk in, Lin Tianyang immediately stood up and saluted: "Lin Tianyang has seen Master Li!"

  Li Li looked at Lin Tianyang with a hint of appreciation and nodded: "Three years ago when I personally recruited that batch of inner disciples, you were the one I had the highest hopes for. And indeed, in less than three years, you've already successfully built your foundation, and what's more, without taking any foundation-building pills from the sect!"

  Lin Tianyang smiled slightly and said, "Master Li is overpraising me. In the past when I was on the Life and Death Stage, I won a lot of bets, so I had extra money to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill."

  Li Li listened and smiled calmly, saying: "No matter what, you've always relied on yourself to build your foundation. The sect's gifts to you won't be reduced, but now that the Foundation Establishment Pill is useless to you, why not exchange it for a chance to enter the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion? What do you say?"

  Lin Tianyang knew that the Scripture Pavilion of Lei Yan Zong had a total of three floors. The first floor was open to all disciples of the sect, while the second floor could only be entered by cultivators who were in the foundation building period or above. The third floor required cultivators to be at least in the golden elixir period to enter. Of course, newly promoted foundation building cultivators also had a chance to enter the third floor once to choose their cultivation method.

  Lin Tianyang had already decided to major in "Tian Gan Zheng Yang Jue", but this kung fu emphasizes the dual cultivation of body and mind, so he also wanted to find a kung fu that cultivates the body. After cultivating the Lian Shen Jue, he discovered the benefits of spiritual awareness, so he also wanted to see if there was a sequel to the Lian Shen Jue. Therefore, when Li Li proposed this condition, Lin Tianyang immediately agreed.

  Li Li saw that he agreed, and immediately gave him a token, followed by giving him a new identity card, and asked: "Lin Tianyang, you just returned to the sect, shouldn't you still not have a cultivation cave?"

  Lin Tianyang put away his things and immediately replied: "Indeed it is!"

  Li Li nodded slightly and said, "After the disciples of the sect build their foundation, if they don't have a master, they have the right to choose where to cultivate. You can either choose a place directly within the sect or establish a cave in any uninhabited area of the Lei Yan mountain range. What do you plan to do?"

  Lin Tianyang thought that Yun Haitian was already within the sect, and believed that he would soon find out after his return. If he were to establish a cave outside, it would inevitably give him an opportunity to take advantage of, so he said: "It's better for the disciple to choose a place within the sect!"

  Li Li immediately threw out a long roll of maps, on which there were many bright spots in light and dark colors, red and green.

  Li Li saw Lin Tianyang's confusion and immediately explained: "This dark place is a cave dwelling that already has cultivators living in it, and the red light is a cave dwelling that only Golden Dan stage or higher cultivators can choose! So, Master Lin, you can only choose the green one!"

  Lin Tianyang took a closer look and found that the red ones were almost all near the six main peaks, while the green light points were relatively far away. It seems to be related to the density of good spiritual energy. However, even so, many places that looked pretty good had already been chosen.

  Lin Tianyang originally didn't have a great demand for spiritual energy, so he wasn't particular about the subtle differences in the spiritual energy of the caves. He directly pointed to a place on Tian Ce Peak and said: "I'll just choose this one!"

  Li Li remembered that Lin Tianyang's basic cultivation method was the Departing Fire Token, and she had thought he would choose the Heaven Flame Peak. Unexpectedly, he was willing to stay at the Heaven Strategy Peak, which made Li Li feel a little delighted in her heart. She said: "Although the spiritual energy here is somewhat ordinary, it has its advantages - the place is not small, and there are already existing spiritual fields and a spiritual spring. If we hire an outer sect disciple to take care of it, it's not bad! Since you've chosen Heaven Strategy Peak, from now on you'll be considered a Heaven Strategy Peak cultivator. If anything happens, you can still come find me!"

  "Thank you, Master Li!" Lin Tianyang bowed to her again.

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