Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Pursuit

Li Qian followed for a distance before choosing to return to Divine Sword Sect.

Now that Prince Luo’s Residence had retreated, Divine Sword Sect was safe.

He could continue to quietly cultivate by ringing the bell.

As soon as he returned to Time Bell Pavilion, Liu Ming greeted him and asked nervously, “Senior Brother Li, did we win?”

“We won.”

Li Qian nodded.

The rebels retreated, wasn’t that winning?

“That’s great.”

Liu Ming was overjoyed.

Screech!

A black hawk swooped down from the clouds, its cry piercingly loud.

As it reached low altitude, the dark shadow suddenly pulled up, streaking past the bell tower at high speed.

After circling a few times, Little Black landed. Li Qian casually tossed it a Nourishing Pill and went up to the bell tower. When the time came, he began his bell ringing cultivation.

The clear sound of the bell echoed over Divine Sword Sect.

At this moment, Divine Sword Sect was in a state of joyous celebration.

The rebels had retreated.

This unequal battle was finally over.

Several Celestial Beings did not return, still trailing the rebels to prevent a surprise counterattack.

By the time they returned to Divine Sword Sect, it was already noon.

The rebels had indeed retreated resolutely, heading straight for Xuan Province without any intention of stopping.

“Something big must have happened at Prince Luo’s Residence.”

Celestial Being Ye made a prediction.

“It should be like this. The rebels are clearly returning to aid. If my judgment is correct, it should be that Great Moon Pass was breached by the White Tiger Legion. I estimate that it won’t be long before intelligence comes through. We need to be prepared. We will definitely have to send troops to Xing Province to encircle and suppress the rebels of Prince Luo’s Residence.”

Celestial Being Chai nodded and said.

Therefore, the training of the Martial Arts Legion had to continue.

Time Bell Pavilion.

Liu Ming was practicing his fist techniques.

Li Qian was pondering over the booklet given to him by Elder Gu.

Suddenly, Master Zhou Buping walked up from the mountain.

When he saw Li Qian sitting there comfortably, he was stunned, as if he had seen a ghost. “Li Qian, why are you here?”

“Master, if I’m not here, where should I be?”

Li Qian smiled as he saw his master return.

“Uh”

Zhou Buping walked over quickly and lowered his voice, “Didn’t you leave?”

Since Li Qian was on the list, he, as his master, knew about the Dao Lineage Continuation Plan.

Logically, Li Qian should have already entered Kunwu Circuit.

So why was he still at Time Bell Pavilion?

Could it be that he forgot to inform Li Qian?

But that didn’t seem right either. He hadn’t seen Li Qian in the past two days.

“Master, as a disciple of Divine Sword Sect, how could I leave at this time? I vow to live and die with Divine Sword Sect.”

Li Qian said immediately.

“You are still too young. It’s good to have courage, but you also need to know when to use it. You can’t be so reckless in the future.”

Zhou Buping said with a stern face.

“Don’t worry, Master. Didn’t everything turn out fine this time?”

Li Qian said.

“This time it was good luck. Do you think you will be so lucky every time? War is not a child’s play. You have a long way to go. You can’t just act impulsively. You must think calmly before doing anything.”

Zhou Buping snorted.

“Master, stop talking about it. Let Liu Ming cook a few dishes later, and we’ll have a good drink to celebrate.”

Li Qian said with a smile.

Zhou Buping felt that his previous words were completely in vain. His disciple probably didn’t listen to a word.

Forget it. He would learn his lesson after suffering a big loss.

After eating and drinking their fill, Zhou Buping went to Divine Sword Hall to inform the Sect Master that his disciple had not been transferred, lest he be mistaken for a defector.

Li Qian directly took the backpack from the cellar and asked his master to hand it over to the Sect Master.

Divine Sword Hall.

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu was extremely busy.

Although the battle was over,

Divine Sword Sect had suffered heavy losses this time.

Various battle damage statistics, material losses, and so on. There were too many things that needed to be handled by him, the Sect Master.

“What did you say? Li Qian didn’t leave?”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu was stunned when he heard what Zhou Buping said, and then he snorted coldly. “What nonsense. Elder Zhou, you must reprimand him severely. This time it’s fine, but if there’s a next time, he will not be forgiven. The Dao Lineage Continuation Plan is not a child’s play.”

Although Li Qian stayed behind because he wanted to coexist with Divine Sword Sect, his intentions were good. However, if Divine Sword Sect were truly breached, it wouldn’t make much difference whether one ordinary disciple lived or died.

For elite lineage seeds like Li Qian to survive would be completely different for the future reconstruction of Divine Sword Sect.

“Sect Master, I scolded him severely as soon as I saw him. He also knows his mistake and said that he will never act rashly again.”

Zhou Buping hurriedly said.

Feng Shaoyu nodded and then said, “Since he didn’t leave, I just have a task for him. Consider it a small punishment.”

He took out a map and handed it to Zhou Buping. “Let him go to this place and call back the lineage seeds that have been sent out.”

Now that the crisis of Divine Sword Sect had been resolved, the lineage seeds who had been sent out naturally had to return.

Who should be sent to call them back?

Li Qian was the most suitable candidate.

Time Bell Pavilion.

Li Qian was speechless as he took the small map handed to him by Zhou Buping.

It seemed he was definitely going to have to make this trip.

Although a round trip would probably only take a few days,

It would delay his bell ringing cultivation.

“Master, I’ll be on my way then.”

Li Qian said.

“Go ahead, and come back early.”

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Zhou Buping nodded.

After Li Qian descended the mountain, he walked all the way down. Compared to the previous tense atmosphere, Divine Sword Sect was much more relaxed now.

However, the training of the Martial Arts Legion was still ongoing.

Li Qian mounted a fast horse and left Divine Sword Sect, heading straight for Taicang Pass.

To enter Kunwu Circuit, he had to go through Taicang Pass.

One day later.

He had already entered Chan Prefecture of Kunwu Circuit.

The customs and scenery of Kunwu Circuit were completely different from Taixing Circuit.

It was a snowy plateau with a high altitude. Since it was the middle of winter, the temperature here was even lower, truly a land of ice and snow.

Such weather posed no obstacle to Li Qian.

After all, his cultivation level had already reached a point where he was impervious to heat and cold.

He was still wearing only a single layer of clothing, and even in the midst of ice and snow, he felt no coldness.

“We should be getting close to the lineage seeds’ hiding place.”

Li Qian thought to himself.

Only two people knew the location of the hiding place: Sect Master Feng Shaoyu and the senior True Disciple who led the group.

According to the Dao Lineage Continuation Plan, after all the lineage seeds entered Chan Prefecture of Kunwu Circuit, they would temporarily hide.

If Divine Sword Sect were breached, the lineage seeds would migrate further north upon receiving the news.

If Divine Sword Sect still existed, the lineage seeds would wait for the sect’s notification before returning.

In a remote mountain village in Chan Prefecture.

A day ago, a group of uninvited guests arrived, breaking the tranquility of the place.

Only one family lived in this mountain village, but the facilities were well-maintained and could easily accommodate dozens of families.

Moreover, the vacant houses were regularly cleaned and repaired.

Only Senior Martial Brother Zhao, the senior True Disciple, knew that this family were the caretakers specifically waiting for them.

These caretakers were an ordinary family who had received the grace of Divine Sword Sect for generations.

They lived a comfortable life, and their duty was to wait for a group of people to arrive in the future.

At this moment, the village was still shrouded in silence.

Everyone was in low spirits.

They couldn’t help but feel heartbroken when they thought that Divine Sword Sect might be experiencing a fierce battle at this moment, and they didn’t know how many fellow disciples would die in battle.

But there was nothing they could do now. They could only wait for the outcome before taking further action.

Suddenly, a disciple who was on guard outside came rushing in from the village.

“Senior Martial Brother Zhao, it’s not good! A large group of people in black have appeared outside the village and are heading this way.”

“What?”

Senior Martial Brother Zhao, the leader of the group, abruptly stood up, his face turning extremely grim. “We took remote paths all the way here and haven’t encountered anyone else. How could our whereabouts be exposed?”

This place was very remote. According to the caretakers, no one had appeared nearby for decades.

They had arrived less than a day ago, and now a large group of people in black were coming. It was likely that they were the target.

“Senior Martial Brother Zhao, could it be that Li Qian betrayed Divine Sword Sect and led the enemy here?”

A core disciple, Huang Haisheng, spoke up.

This person was from Black Sun Peak. Although he was not a Divine Sword Matcher, he had participated in the True Disciple Selection and entered the Sword Tomb, which was why he was on the list for the Dao Lineage Continuation Plan.

“Him?”

Senior Martial Brother Zhao’s face was icy. Li Qian had left the group at some point and disappeared. He had even searched for him but couldn’t find him.

If someone had leaked the group’s whereabouts, Li Qian was the most likely suspect.

Why would he leave the group if he wasn’t up to something?

“It must be him. I can’t believe he’s this kind of person.”

“I’ve heard that he’s a coward who doesn’t even dare to take on slightly dangerous missions.”

“Damn him! Why would he do this?”

Everyone was furious.

At a time when Divine Sword Sect was facing life and death, there was actually someone who betrayed the sect and sold out their fellow disciples. How despicable and shameless!

“Alright, whether it was him who leaked our whereabouts or not, we must break out immediately!”

Senior Martial Brother Zhao said in a deep voice.

Anger was useless now. Only by breaking out immediately would they have a chance of survival.

Since the enemy dared to come and hunt them down, they must be very powerful.

Just as everyone was putting on their backpacks and preparing to move, sounds of breaking air came from afar. Immediately after, figures in black appeared nearby, surrounding the lineage seeds of Divine Sword Sect.

“Everyone, follow me! Charge out!”

Senior Martial Brother Zhao shouted, drawing his long sword. An aura belonging to a Great Grandmaster spread out.

As a senior True Disciple, his cultivation had reached the middle stage of the True Elixir Realm, making him the strongest person present.

There were also two other True Disciples who had reached the Great Grandmaster level.

Among the other eight True Disciples, except for the two who had been selected in the most recent True Disciple Selection, including Nangong Bei, they were all already Grandmaster level experts.

Among the other non-True Disciples, although there were no Great Grandmasters, there were also several Grandmaster level experts.

Soon, more than fifty people gathered together. The three Great Grandmasters were at the forefront, eleven Grandmasters guarded the flanks and rear, and they charged out.

A fierce battle broke out.

The people who surrounded them were very powerful, with many Grandmasters and even Great Grandmasters among them. Clearly, these people were specifically here to hunt down the lineage seeds of Divine Sword Sect.

“Are you from Mysterious Netherworld Sect?”

After exchanging blows with a Grandmaster, Senior Martial Brother Zhao immediately recognized them from their true qi and martial arts.

“Hmph, all of you from Divine Sword Sect deserve to die! Not only you, but the entire Divine Sword Sect will be buried with our Celestial Being from Mysterious Netherworld Sect.”

The Grandmaster snorted coldly, his voice filled with killing intent.

After the Celestial Being of Mysterious Netherworld Sect, Chen Ao, died at the hands of Xiao Wendao, the Celestial Being of Divine Sword Sect, the hatred of Mysterious Netherworld Sect towards Divine Sword Sect was imaginable.

After learning through secret channels that the lineage seeds of Divine Sword Sect had escaped, Mysterious Netherworld Sect immediately dispatched a powerful force to hunt them down.

Since they were pursuing them before the battle at Divine Sword Sect had taken place, they didn’t know that the rebels of Prince Luo’s Residence had retreated.

In their view, Divine Sword Sect would definitely be breached.

As long as they eliminated these lineage seeds of Divine Sword Sect, the entire sect would basically be destroyed.

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