Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 174

Chapter 174: Concealment

Winter passed and spring arrived, summer hid and autumn came.

Three years of time passed in the blink of an eye.

As early as half a year ago, Chai Shao and Bai Yun left Time Bell Pavilion to carry out their garrison duty, and they even took Little Snowball with them.

Due to the successive demon and demonic calamities, the various circuits had rigid requirements for the forces within their territories, that is, in every prefecture, county, and city, there must be a martial artist at the Grandmaster level or above stationed there.

In recent years, a large number of Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters from the Divine Sword Sect have been dispatched, rotating on a schedule, basically changing every year.

Considering that cultivation within the sect is more effective, disciples who are at a breakthrough point are allowed to end or postpone their garrison duty early.

Li Qian’s three disciples have all entered the Innate Realm, and Yang Fan, who cultivates the fastest, has even become a Grandmaster.

The other two are probably not far behind.

Therefore, the time they spend at Time Bell Pavilion has also decreased.

Li Qian naturally no longer cares about their cultivation progress.

They are all grown up now and should have their own lives.

Anyway, Li Qian also likes tranquility. Now that Time Bell Pavilion has become quiet, he feels that life is more comfortable.

Anyway, with his current cultivation realm, he doesn’t need to eat or drink anything at all.

Now, the fields on the back mountain have also been abandoned, becoming overgrown with weeds.

The autumn sun is very scorching.

The sunlight shines directly on Time Bell Pavilion.

Making the Time Bell very hot.

Suddenly, a white fox lies on the striker. With a gentle sway, the striker moves, and then heavily strikes the Time Bell.

Dong, dong, dong.

The clear and melodious sound of the bell rings out.

Beside the Time Bell, Li Qian, holding Sword Eighteen, practices swordsmanship and comprehends sword intent. Within his space, a strange sword domain surrounds and envelops him, impenetrable.

After the white fox strikes the bell, it jumps down and quickly comes to the hourglass.

This is naturally Li Qian using his Primordial Spirit to control the little white fox.

He is now multitasking.

At first, he felt very awkward.

But after a long time, he slowly got used to it.

The most peculiar thing is that he discovered that this method helps to strengthen his own Primordial Spirit.

The Primordial Spirit power in the main Primordial Spirit and the fox puppet avatar has a very special connection. The interaction and multitasking control between them is a different kind of Spirit Refinement.

Without a Spirit Refinement method, he can only try every means to improve his Primordial Spirit.

While Li Qian’s main body is cultivating, the white fox suddenly comes to Little Black, who is sheltering in the shed for coolness.

Little Black immediately looks at the white fox vigilantly.

The white fox is extremely fast, and in an instant, it jumps onto Little Black’s head.

Little Black frantically shakes its head, while using its sharp claws to scratch, but the white fox doesn’t budge. With a claw hold, Little Black lets out a chirp, chirp, chirp, and becomes obedient.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak.”

The white fox chirps, directing Little Black to walk out of the shed, and then spread its wings and fly into the sky.

Looking at the outside world from the white fox’s perspective feels very magical.

After circling around outside for a long time, the white fox finally lets Little Black fly back.

Li Qian has finished cultivating and is now flipping through a Demonic Script book.

Chirp!

Little Black lands on the ground, folding its wings.

And the white fox also jumps down from Little Black’s head.

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

Little Black comes in front of Li Qian, rubbing its head against Li Qian, while chirping, as if it is very aggrieved.

“Why don’t you just peck it?”

Li Qian strokes Little Black’s head and says with a smile.

Chirp!

Little Black becomes even more aggrieved.

If it could win, would it let the white fox bully it every day?

“You’ve grown such a big body for nothing.”

Li Qian shakes his head, then puts away the Demonic Script book. With a shift of his body, he disappears.

As soon as Little Black sees its master leave, it looks at the white fox, which is lazily curled up in a ball, basking in the sun. It cautiously walks over, and then stretches out its claws to grab the white fox.

But suddenly, the white fox opens its eyes and looks at it coldly. Little Black shivers, quickly retracts its claws, and hurries back to the shed for coolness.

In Formation Valley.

Li Qian is making Formation Stakes.

After these few years of careful design, he has completed the construction of all the formations. From his deductions, this set of formations is feasible. Whether he can complete the formation in the end is unknown.

He has a feeling that if this formation can be successfully completed, his formation attainments will definitely reach the Perfection realm.

As Li Qian’s sword qi moves, it flies around the huge Void Nether Stone pillar. After a long time, he waves his hand, and countless powdered lime falls off, revealing a complete Formation Stake, with exquisite and profound formation patterns on it.

Just as he is about to continue making the next Formation Stake, suddenly his brows furrow slightly. He immediately leaves Formation Valley and returns to Time Bell Pavilion, where he sees his niece, Li Yuwei.

“Uncle, Grandpa wants you to go back. He might…”

Li Yuwei says quickly.

“Okay, I understand.”

Li Qian nods.

Then he takes Li Yuwei and soars into the sky, flying towards White Jade City.

White Jade City.

Li Residence.

A scene of silence.

Almost all of the Li family’s direct descendants have arrived.

Suddenly, two figures descend from the sky.

It is Li Qian and Li Yuwei.

Li Qian walks straight into the house.

The old man is leaning back in his armchair, with Li Kun guarding beside him.

Li Kun is not young either. Suddenly seeing Li Qian come in, he quickly gets up.

“Big Brother.”

Li Qian is a few years older, but the difference in their appearances is too great.

Although he has a beard, Li Qian still looks like he is only in his thirties or forties.

Li Kun is already a genuine septuagenarian.

Li Qian nods, looking at his father, Li Donglin, who is lying down.

His life force is already very weak. He must have taken pills to maintain a breath.

Suddenly, the old man opens his eyes.

“The eldest has returned.”

“Father.”

Li Qian looks at his father, his mood a bit complicated.

The little knot in his heart from back then has long since dissipated with time.

The old man in front of him, who is on the verge of death, is his father.

At this moment, he is about to leave the world.

Master has left.

Now, his father is also about to leave.

How short is life?

“My life, I have no regrets.”

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The old man looks at his son in front of him and says with a smile.

His children and grandchildren fill the hall.

The family is prosperous.

His son is also a Celestial Being, revered by the world.

What else is there to be dissatisfied about?

As he says this, he closes his eyes, his smile still on his face.

But Li Qian knows that the old man has passed away.

The old man’s funeral is held in a very grand manner.

Many forces come to mourn. As long as they are forces within the Divine Sword Sect’s territory, they have basically sent people over.

Many people from the Divine Sword Sect come, even more than half of the Celestial Beings have come, which is considered giving Li Qian enough face.

His several disciples have naturally also come.

These few days, Li Qian has been staying at the Li Residence, keeping vigil for the old man, which can be considered fulfilling his filial duty.

In the end, the old man is buried together with Li Qian’s mother.

After returning to the Divine Sword Sect, Li Qian hastily throws himself into the arrangement of the Formation Stakes. It takes him a full half a year before he sets up the entire grand formation.

As for the original grand formation, it was dismantled by Li Qian.

Effort does not betray those who put in the work. The final formation runs successfully. The various aspects of the formation’s effects are more comprehensive and the stability is higher than the old formation.

When Li Qian successfully sets up the grand formation, his formation attainments also smoothly advance to Perfection.

Moreover, a new change occurs in the formation item on the system panel.

Qian Yuan Formation Classic （Eight Foundations 1/100）.

Obviously, after his formation reaches Perfection, the Qian Yuan Formation Classic has also officially been recognized by the system, becoming a comprehensive formation system.

Moreover, under Li Qian’s improvement, the Qian Yuan Formation Classic has entered the Eighth Foundation Formation level.

With each additional layer of foundation in a formation, the difficulty increases exponentially.

Time flies, and several more years pass.

Li Qian’s life of striking the bell and cultivating is very peaceful.

His cultivation speed has become very slow.

But the fox puppet’s strength is increasing very quickly.

Li Qian once killed in all directions, destroying many demonic forces in the Mortal Realm, and obtained a lot of things related to the Demon Race, including various Demon Race cultivation methods.

It’s a pity that he lacks the Spirit Refinement method that he urgently needs.

Now, the cultivation method that the fox puppet is practicing comes from the Demon Race cultivation methods of Green Hill Mountain. Although it is not the most top-level, it is not bad either. Anyway, after the fox puppet cultivates it, it advances all the way like a hot knife through butter.

Now, it has gone from a Lesser Demon to a Greater Demon, all the way to the Celestial Demon level.

According to Li Qian’s judgment, the Lesser Demon level is roughly equivalent to cultivation below the Celestial Being Realm, roughly from the Innate Realm to the Great Grandmaster Realm.

It only represents cultivation level, not strength.

The Greater Demon level is the Celestial Being Realm.

And the Celestial Demon is equivalent to a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being.

That is to say, the current white fox is already comparable to a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being.

From the time Li Qian refined the white fox into a fox puppet until now, only about eleven years have passed. It has actually crossed several major levels in a row. This speed is simply shocking.

From this, it can be seen how terrifying the white fox’s No Light Level Talent is.

Of course, it also has a certain relationship with the Time Bell’s auxiliary cultivation.

Although the white fox is his fox puppet avatar, it is the same as others. Only the first bell sound every day has an effect.

There is no effect at other times.

But this is also normal. With the fox puppet’s No Light Level Talent, if it could also enjoy the same treatment as Li Qian, then the speed of its improvement would definitely be extremely terrifying.

Recently, Li Qian has heard some bad news. It seems that demonic calamities have occurred in other places again.

It’s just that it is very far away from Great Chang, and it is impossible to determine whether the news is true.

So Li Qian has no way to judge whether this demonic calamity is related to the demonic calamity that occurred on Qinxin Island before?

Treading Clouds Mountain Range.

Before the Bronze Gate.

Several figures are standing.

It is Daoist Donkey and other Celestial Image Level Celestial Beings.

The few of them are uneasy because the notice they received this time is that another batch of experts will be sent in from the outside to deal with the possible outbreak of a demonic calamity.

They are all aware of the demonic calamities that have appeared in other regions again.

It is very likely that it has an inextricable connection with the demonic calamity that occurred on Qinxin Island a few years ago.

In other words, that demon has moved to another region.

Of course, this is a good thing for the Ram’s Horn Region, or rather, Great Chang, and even for them. At least they don’t have to bear such great pressure.

The pressure caused by facing the demons directly is unimaginable.

Suddenly, the Bronze Gate trembles slightly, and a strange light begins to bloom. Accompanied by a rumbling sound, the entire Bronze Gate fully opens, finally forming a huge, deep passage like a black curtain.

A Flying Boat flies out from within.

Following closely behind is a second one, a third one, and finally, as many as dozens of them fly out.

Daoist Donkey and the others are all greatly shocked by this scene.

What’s going on?

Why are so many people being sent in from the outside all at once?

Each Flying Boat basically represents a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being and the family behind them.

Only when an entire family migrates will Flying Boats be used.

After the Bronze Gate closes, figures fly down from the suspended Flying Boats. They are all Celestial Image Level Celestial Beings, with more than fifty in number.

“Greetings, Senior Sister Hongyun.”

Daoist Donkey and the others quickly bow to a female Daoist in a large red Daoist robe. It is indeed Daoist Hongyun. Among the crowd, her cultivation realm is the highest. She is a Top-Tier Celestial Image Level Celestial Being.

“Senior Sister Hongyun, what exactly is going on? Why are you…”

Daoist Donkey can’t help but ask.

“This time, about one-third of my Dao Sect’s Celestial Image Level members have retreated into the Mortal Realm with their families from Celestial Dao City.”

Senior Sister Hongyun says in a deep voice, “Before long, the Mortal Realm’s Boundary is going to close.”

“Is it because of the demonic calamity?”

Daoist Donkey asks.

“Yes, the demonic calamity in the Azure Rainbow Region has been very serious since a few years ago. It was previously concealed by the Law Sect, until the demonic calamity spread to other regions that our Dao Sect found out.”

Senior Sister Hongyun sighs and says.

“What?”

Several Celestial Image Level Celestial Beings are shocked. “Why did the Law Sect conceal the demonic calamity?”

They think of a possibility. The Law Sect did it intentionally.

All along, the Law Sect has been pushing for the closure of the Mortal Realm’s Boundary, and even persuaded several major forces of the Martial Alliance. The only ones who truly oppose it are the Dao Sect and a few small and medium-sized forces.

With the passing of the Dao Sect’s Supreme Sage Baihe, the Dao Sect’s right to speak has greatly diminished.

“Moreover, my Dao Sect’s Great Sage Moli encountered an accident during his tribulation, and he failed to transcend.”

Senior Sister Hongyun speaks of another shocking piece of news.

Daoist Donkey and the others feel a chill in their hearts. How could Great Sage Moli, with his talent and cultivation, fail to transcend?

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