Little Qiong Peak, in the underground secret chamber, on the fourth day after returning from Pill Cauldron Peak.

‘If things continue like this, the Degree Immortal Gate will eventually fall apart.’

Li Changshou sat in the chair behind his desk, fingers tapping the surface, slowly calculating in his heart.

If Ling’e saw this situation, she would probably immediately confess to a series of issues like slacking off during the Spirit Beast Enclosure renovation.

Nothing else, this was Senior Brother’s expression for contemplating major matters…

Suddenly, Li Changshou’s eyelid twitched, slightly pausing his diverging thoughts, his fingertip rhythm also momentarily halting.

His divine sense caught Senior Uncle Jiu Wu sitting on her large gourd, carrying a wolf-tooth club, humming “Senior Brother called me to patrol the mountain~” as she left Little Qiong Peak, flying toward the mountain gate.

Li Changshou naturally knew that Senior Uncle Jiu Wu had received a message from Senior Uncle Jiu Wu, and rushed over to help Senior Uncle Jiu Wu…

Care for someone’s physical and mental health.

If necessary, they could also make that person unhealthy.

According to Li Changshou’s previous arrangements, Senior Uncle Jiu Wu had now invited the True Immortal steward Liu Feixian of Pill Cauldron Peak outside the mountain gate…

Although Senior Uncle Jiu Wu now was skilled in using poison formations against enemies, having Senior Uncle Jiu Wu go along was still better safe than sorry.

Why did Li Changshou immediately think of Liu Feixian?

All because Elder Wan Lin Yun had previously mentioned obtaining a Masculine Heart Pill from Liu Feixian.

Li Changshou knew the whereabouts of all the Masculine Heart Pills he had refined, all prepared for the older generation and seniors who needed them, so why would Liu Feixian have one?

This point alone was enough to bluff him.

Half a day later, Jiu Wu and Jiu Wu returned together on clouds, with the wolf-tooth club Jiu Wu carried dripping with fresh blood…

Entering the mountain gate, Jiu Wu went straight to Little Qiong Peak;

Jiu Wu hesitated for a moment but finally chose to return to her little nest on Breaking Heaven Peak to cultivate for a few days.

It would be too wasteful if her luxurious protective formation package was built but not used.

She had to sleep for several days to get back some of her investment!

When Jiu Wu arrived at the pill room, Li Changshou’s true body didn’t appear, only receiving him with a paper doll.

As soon as they met, Jiu Wu angrily said:

“It was this Liu Feixian who did it!

This fellow’s pill refining isn’t up to standard, somehow learned about the emotion stones!

Then tried refining according to the pill formula he analyzed, but ended up making an evil pill!”

“Senior Uncle needn’t be angry,” Li Changshou smiled and said, “This is a good opportunity for me to withdraw from the Masculine Heart Pill affair.

Did Senior Uncle hurt this Liu Feixian?”

“Ah, I’ve had a thousand years of friendship with him,” Jiu Wu sighed, “Naturally I didn’t hurt him, just scared him as you said, and he confessed everything.”

Li Changshou nodded slowly, and they continued discussing how to hand over the Masculine Heart Pills to the Hundred Ordinary Hall;

In the future, Li Changshou wouldn’t provide too many Masculine Heart Pills, supplying twenty pills per year as his and Senior Uncle Jiu Wu’s filial respect to the sect’s seniors.

“However, we won’t be able to split the profits fifty-fifty with Senior Uncle anymore,” Li Changshou said with regret.

Jiu Wu smiled and said: “These few years have been fortunate thanks to you.

Ending this matter here is good, after all, most of the elders who truly needed them have already used the Masculine Heart Pills.

As for that Liu Feixian…”

Li Changshou asked: “Did Senior Uncle handle everything thoroughly?”

“Except for Little Jiu being a bit heavy-handed, everything else is fine, though they’re just superficial wounds.”

Jiu Wu said: “Changshou, rest assured, he has made a Great Dao oath, and the terms are comprehensive without omissions.

Later Liu Feixian will seek an audience with the Sect Master, just…”

“What is it? Senior Uncle can speak freely.”

Jiu Wu pondered for a moment and asked: “Rectifying the sect’s customs—these four words sound simple, but how exactly should we proceed?

Moreover, what benefit is there for us in this?

Why must we have Liu Feixian use this matter to make amends?”

Li Changshou felt somewhat gratified in his heart; that Senior Uncle Jiu Wu could think this way showed he had achieved small success on the great dao!

Suddenly remembering those words his master often repeated, Li Changshou said softly:

“Senior Uncle, first there was the Degree Immortal Gate, then there was Little Qiong Peak.

Thus, when the Degree Immortal Gate prospers, Little Qiong Peak prospers.”

Jiu Wu’s face showed sudden realization, those large eyes under thick eyebrows filled with deep admiration.

“It was Senior Uncle who saw too narrowly!”

Li Changshou smiled and continued chatting with Jiu Wu about other sect matters.

…

After seeing Jiu Wu off, Li Changshou also felt profound emotion.

‘This trend of Dao companions in the sect has almost become a chronic illness…’

Although it was a case of those following those above, this trend was started by those initial elders, and there was a certain unreliable big shot secretly interfering with the marriage fates within the Human Teaching legacy.

But continuing like this would only have negative effects, without any positive benefits.

People only have so much energy—if it’s all used on romance, how can cultivation progress be guaranteed?

Unless the sect obtained several advanced yin-yang dual cultivation methods, when sect disciples formed Dao companion pairs and went to register at the Hundred Ordinary Hall, they would be given a free set…

But just like poison and tunneling techniques, dual cultivation methods also couldn’t gain mainstream acceptance.

In this primitive world where every breath contained rich spiritual energy, immortal cultivation was just like this—cultivators took pride in treasures, divine abilities, and backgrounds, while continuously devaluing dual cultivation, poison, and tunneling methods.

—Li Changshou mainly felt it was unfair for poison and tunneling techniques.

He didn’t think there was anything particularly brilliant about dual cultivation complementary methods either.

Li Changshou initially wanted to use Masculine Heart Pills to accumulate wealth within the sect and expand his Little Qiong Peak’s defensive formations, and he had gained quite a lot these few years.

But after this ‘fake medicine’ incident, Li Changshou discovered:

Masculine Heart Pills had begun to shake the Degree Immortal Gate’s foundation.

The foundation of the Degree Immortal Gate lay not in its disciples, but in the number of Celestial Immortal realm cultivators and their possibility of breaking through to Golden Immortal.

The elders were iron, the disciples flowing water.

For him to stay stable within the sect, the Degree Immortal Gate’s long-term prosperity was most important.

“In the end, I’m just needlessly worrying.”

Speaking of which, the Sect Master had fallen ill from cultivating the ‘Humph’ technique, and wondered how his recovery was going.

Uh, Li Changshou suddenly realized:

Previously, he worried about things the Sect Master worried about;

Gradually, he also worried about things the Sect Master didn’t worry about;

Now, he even worried about the Sect Master himself…

Li Changshou felt both amused and exasperated but didn’t feel mentally exhausted, after all this was all for the sake of his own life.

If the sect’s trends of Dao companions and pleasure-seeking couldn’t be suppressed, over time, even if his Little Qiong Peak was fine but other peaks declined and lacked successors, that would be meaningless.

Although an immortal sect couldn’t prosper eternally;

At least, before he could protect himself, the Degree Immortal Gate couldn’t weaken like this.

Therefore, these few years Li Changshou has also been pondering this question:

[What method should be used to make fellow sect members more careful and diligent in cultivation?]

After much thought, this matter was ultimately very difficult.

So, taking advantage of this fake pill incident, Li Changshou made up his mind to go with the flow and make a ‘selfless contribution’.

After all, in Li Changshou’s plans, he still needed to hide in the Degree Immortal Gate for long years.

Rectifying the sect’s customs was imperative!

But he couldn’t appear personally…

…

Two days later, Liu Feixian, having recovered from his superficial wounds, swayed back on a cloud from outside the sect.

This True Immortal steward, slightly plump with a round face, appeared dazed with vacant eyes. Arriving at the mountain gate, he merely bowed deeply, hesitated several times, then stepped into the immortal gate.

The old gre…

Ahem, the old immortal guarding the gate smiled and said: “Nephew Liu, you don’t look right, what’s wrong?”

“Just some worries, thank you for your concern, Uncle,” Liu Feixian laughed dryly, made a Daoist bow, and headed toward Breaking Heaven Peak with a lowered head.

Just as he flew away on his cloud, his divine sense spread out, and he heard several True Immortals chatting by the gate…

“Who knows who was so unethical as to refine fake Masculine Heart Pills!

Little Five Nephew’s side had no choice but to hand over the Masculine Heart Pills to the Hundred Ordinary Hall for distribution.”

“How can they be distributed properly? When will it be our turn?”

“Ah hey, I want to catch that person who refined fake pills and give them a good beating to vent my anger!

I already told my Senior Sister!”

So, Liu Feixian tightened his buttocks and stomach, flying his cloud even faster.

Arriving at the Crossing Immortal Hall, Liu Feixian paced for a while, suddenly rushed to the great hall’s restrictions, fell to his knees, and shouted upward:

“Sect Master!

Sect steward Liu Feixian requests an audience!”

A contemplative sound was heard, and two elders who guarded the main hall walked out.

One said gently: “The Sect Master is in closed cultivation, what urgent matter do you have? If it’s truly pressing, tell us first, and we can wake the Sect Master.”

“Well…”

Liu Feixian said firmly, “Elder, this matter is of great importance, I must speak to the Sect Master personally.”

“Oh?” The two elders exchanged glances and immediately shook their heads. “According to sect rules, matters must be transmitted through the hall-guarding elders. The Sect Master alone bears the safety of the Degree Immortal Gate, his daily cultivation is also crucial.”

“Tell us what matter it is first!”

“I… I…”

Liu Feixian’s eyes rolled, remembering Jiu Wu’s instructions, and suddenly threw back his head wailing loudly:

“I’ve bled for the Degree Immortal Gate, I’ve taken blades for the Degree Immortal Gate, I must see the Sect Master!”

The two elders frowned deeply, about to move to capture Liu Feixian, when several coughs were heard…

The voice of Sect Master Wuyou Daoist echoed in the three people’s ears:

“What dignity is there in crying and wailing, come in.”

Liu Feixian wiped his face, hurriedly stood up, and rushed into the great hall in two steps…

Underground at Little Qiong Peak, Li Changshou saw this with his divine sense but didn’t continue watching.

He currently didn’t dare to easily investigate around Golden Immortals, especially the sect’s main hall.

The subsequent development of events was half within Li Changshou’s calculations:

[A certain unnamed Liu surname steward from Pill Cauldron Peak cried to the Sect Master, painfully describing how the sect’s flourishing trend of Dao companions had greatly impacted disciples’ cultivation, requesting the Sect Master to launch ‘establishing new customs’ and ‘great cultivation’ matters.

Sect Master Wuyou Daoist adopted this suggestion and rewarded this steward, then summoned various peak masters and elders to discuss this matter.

Following this, the Degree Immortal Gate began a vigorous movement to rectify sect customs…]

But the subsequent development of events was also half outside Li Changshou’s calculations:

[Because there were so many Dao companions in the sect, the rectification of sect customs lasted three months before dying out naturally.]

The one who proposed this matter, Liu Feixian of Pill Cauldron Peak, had recently been receiving too many sneak attacks and was placed under special protection by the elders.

Li Changshou: …

Fine, consider his efforts wasted;

Indeed, one shouldn’t force the unwilling to force the unwilling.

To be safe, Li Changshou made some modifications to his long-term plan of refining Little Qiong Peak into a treasure.

Starting today, gradually construct Little Qiong Peak’s outer formations, using the existing core formation foundation as a base, forging Little Qiong Peak into a stable whole.

Then, when necessary, initiate—

The Wandering Little Qiong Peak Plan!

…

Near the sage’s domain ‘Spirit Mountain’ in Western Bull Celebration Continent, in that secret cave dwelling.

A golden light enveloped the voluptuous figure lying on the side of the bed, illuminating the cave with bright horizontal rays.

As this golden light dispersed, Wen Jing Daoist slowly opened those narrow phoenix eyes, softly murmuring: “Second Teaching Master can rest assured, Wen Jing will spare no effort.”

An obscure and difficult-to-understand dao rhythm slowly dispersed around Wen Jing Daoist.

Then, Wen Jing Daoist sat up, casually pulled out a long robe to cover herself, and strolled to the lotus pool inside the cave.

Finally able to see her children again…

Wen Jing Daoist’s mouth corners pulled into a cold smile.

The sage lords were high above, able to destroy her at any time, yet still guarded against her every move.

This time letting her go scheme against the Western Sea Dragon Palace and South Sea Dragon Palace, yet only released one-third of her people to her…

“Though the Dragon Clan has declined, they still cannot be underestimated.

Wanting me to apply pressure, then having the Western Teaching bring dragons into Spirit Mountain, truly wanting to use my children’s lives to fill this matter.”

Wen Jing Daoist pondered for a moment.

This matter was different from the previous scheme against the Degree Immortal Gate, requiring careful planning—that previous scheme was just her casual wave;

Although the result was somewhat frightening, she had almost been exposed before Dao Teaching Big Senior Brother.

‘Going to scheme against the Dragon Clan now should not involve the Three Teachings of the Dao Gate, the Dragon Clan has no dealings with the Dao Gate, and shouldn’t encounter that frightening Big Senior Brother again.’

Thinking of this, Wen Jing Daoist’s mouth corners involuntarily twitched slightly.

‘A disciple of the sages who could make this queen worry for so long is truly rare.

Hmph!

And that person who used puppets to destroy my puppets, you have already aroused this queen’s interest.’