Chapter 17: with translation of chapter title

Clearwind Pavilion, Nether King Sect? Li Zhangsheng took a sip of alcohol, "What the hell are these two?"

Shen Qiongcang said: "This Clearwind Pavilion was originally just a small force within our Qingzhou, relying on managing a medicinal field for our Longevity Sect to build its wealth."

Back when the Longevity Sect was at its peak, its territory was too vast, so it cultivated some subordinate sects to help manage the local fields suitable for planting spiritual herbs!

We give them the spiritual herb seeds to plant, but every ten years they must come to the Longevity Sect to make an offering once, and the amount of spiritual herbs offered accounts for sixty percent of the yield from that field!

Among the many subordinate sects, Clearwind Pavilion has developed the best, because beneath the medicinal field they manage lies a small patch of All‑Things Soil!

The spiritual herbs grown on that field achieve in one year the growth that elsewhere takes ten years, and ten years there equal a hundred‑year precious herb!

Thanks to that medicinal field and the protection of our Longevity Sect, Clearwind Pavilion has risen with the tide, gradually becoming a prominent force in Qingzhou.

Now it has even joined the ranks of holy lands, with five Supreme Saints seated to guard it!

Over the past thousand years, although our Longevity Sect has gradually declined, with Elder Ancestor Xuanji still around, they have continued to make their offerings properly.

However, just three days ago the ten‑year offering deadline arrived, yet they failed to make the offering on schedule; I sent a disciple yesterday to inquire, and they declared that from now on they would sever ties with the Longevity Sect, join the Nether King Sect, and henceforth offer their tribute to the Nether King Sect!

They even outwardly claim that they have suffered greatly under the Longevity Sect for a long time, making it sound as if we have long oppressed them!

Moreover, they even attacked the disciple I sent to inquire about the reason; if it weren't for the talisman the Sect Master bestowed yesterday, that disciple probably wouldn't have made it back!

As for the Nether King Sect, it is currently Qingzhou's sole imperial‑level Dao lineage, the sect flourishing, essentially Qingzhou's only behemoth; their ancestor successfully attained the Dao and became an emperor five thousand years ago, earning the title Nether Emperor!

When the Nether Emperor first attained the Emperor Realm, he clashed with Elder Ancestor Xuanji; the Nether Emperor's combat prowess was extremely fierce, and Elder Ancestor Xuanji lost to him in half a move!

After hearing Shen Qiongcang's words, Li Zhangsheng shook his head and sighed: "Yang Xuanji this kid is truly weak—he can't even beat a novice who just reached the Emperor Realm, becoming a stepping stone for others on their path to fame; truly embarrassing me!"

Back then, when his seven disciples first attained the Emperor Realm, each of them wasn't beating the veterans' heads and stepping on those old Emperors' heads to make a name for themselves!

But Yang Xuanji is the opposite—he lets others step on the Longevity Sect's fame to make a name for themselves!

Of course, this isn't Yang Xuanji's fault; after all, he is within the Longevity Sect!

In the past, the Longevity Sect was universally recognized as the strongest on the Nine Provinces Continent; every newly crowned Emperor who had just attained the Dao wanted to challenge the Longevity Sect to prove his strength!!

Since Yang Xuanji became an Emperor, he has taken on challenge after challenge; altogether he's fought over twenty bouts, which is why his vitality has withered so quickly!!

"Sometimes Yang Xuanji even wants to curse, wondering why everyone keeps targeting him to fight—is it just because he's weak?"

Of course, Li Zhangsheng doesn't care about those things; weak is weak—if his strength is solid, no matter how many come, he'll just beat them up!

Li Zhangsheng rose and said calmly: "Let's go, I'll go see what's up with Clearwind Pavilion!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As soon as Li Zhangsheng's words fell, Xiao Jue, Liu Yiming, and Luo Qingxue, who had been practicing martial arts in the rear mountain, immediately came to his side!

"Huh? You three want to come too?" Li Zhangsheng looked at them and said.

Liu Yiming nodded and chuckled: "We've gotten tired from practicing our skills; we want to go out for a walk!"

"Of course, they mainly want to follow Li Zhangsheng to bully the weak; obviously they got addicted after the last time they followed Li Zhangsheng to destroy the Shenxu Sect!!"

"Alright, let's go then!" Li Zhangsheng said indifferently, he glanced at the map and then the few of them vanished from the spot!

Clearwind Pavilion, danger! Danger! Danger!