Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 124

Chapter 124: The Full Fish Feast

Li Qian returned to Time Bell Pavilion. It was not yet Mao Hour. Because there was no moon, the sky was still pitch black.

Bang!

The giant Azure Dragon Fish fell to the ground and began to struggle violently, making a pa pa pa sound as it slapped the ground. Gravel splashed, making quite a commotion.

Rustling sounds came from the bell tower, followed by Liu Ming.

He had been awakened by the noise outside.

Liu Ming was startled when he saw the giant Azure Dragon Fish and hurriedly asked, “Senior Brother Li, what is this?”

“An Exotic Beast Azure Dragon Fish I happened to catch. You’re in luck. Today we’re having a full fish feast.”

Li Qian said with a smile.

“Ah? Senior Brother Li, are we really going to eat this fish?”

Liu Ming’s eyes widened.

“What else would I catch it for if not to eat?”

Li Qian said, “Whatever we can’t eat, we’ll smoke, sun-dry, and roast.”

He used his spiritual perception to probe the Azure Dragon Fish’s body but didn’t find any Demon Stones. This Azure Dragon Fish should have mutated through other means.

By noon…

Li Qian began to process the Azure Dragon Fish.

Although it had been on land for so long, the Azure Dragon Fish was still alive and kicking.

At this time, Master Zhou Buping also returned.

Seeing such a large Azure Dragon Fish, he exclaimed in surprise, “Where did you catch such a large Azure Dragon Spirit Fish?”

“I caught it in Pingze Lake.”

Li Qian said.

Zhou Buping asked in surprise, “You’re not planning to eat it, are you?”

Li Qian nodded and said, “Yes, such a big fish, it should be quite delicious. Today I plan to have a full fish feast.”

“That’s too wasteful.”

Zhou Buping shook his head and said, “This Azure Dragon Spirit Fish is said to contain the bloodline of a Flood Dragon. If it can be cultivated, there’s a chance it will produce a Flood Dragon Pearl. When the time comes, we can kill the fish and take the pearl to refine a Dragon Spirit Pill. It is said that this pill has the amazing effect of breaking through realms.”

“Who knows how long it will take to cultivate a Flood Dragon Pearl from it.”

Li Qian said, “Besides, there’s no place to raise such a large Azure Dragon Spirit Fish.”

“It’s indeed a problem, but I still think it’s too wasteful to eat it directly.”

Zhou Buping said.

“It’s not a waste. It won’t be a waste if we eat it.”

Li Qian laughed.

As he spoke, he ended the Azure Dragon Spirit Fish’s life with a single sword strike.

Zhou Buping was amused by his disciple’s decisiveness. If the sect’s higher-ups knew about this, they would probably be heartbroken.

Next, Li Qian began to process the fish.

He sliced out pieces of snow-white fish fillets as thin as cicada wings and placed them on a plate, crystal clear.

“Master, come, let’s eat sashimi. It must be delicious.”

Li Qian said.

He had already asked Liu Ming to prepare the side dishes.

The white wine was also poured.

Next to it was a large pot with steaming red hot pot soup.

“Can sashimi be eaten raw?”

Zhou Buping asked in surprise.

“Master, it’s very delicious.”

Li Qian picked up a slice of sashimi, added some side dishes, and swallowed it in one bite. The delicate and smooth fish meat had a superb taste.

Seeing this, Zhou Buping and Liu Ming also tried a slice.

“Eh… I didn’t expect this sashimi to be edible, and it’s so smooth, sweet, and delicious.”

After taking a bite, Zhou Buping also praised it endlessly.

After eating the sashimi, they started to enjoy the fish fillet hot pot, followed by grilled fish fillets and milky white Azure Dragon Fish soup.

After finishing the full fish feast, all three rubbed their round bellies.

They were too full.

They simply couldn’t stop eating.

Li Qian looked at the Azure Dragon Spirit Fish. They had only eaten a small portion, and it was still so large that it was a bit troublesome to process.

“Liu Ming, I’ll leave this to you.”

He said after rubbing his belly.

“Okay, Senior Brother Li.”

Liu Ming quickly nodded.

Although this Azure Dragon Spirit Fish was huge and troublesome to process…

It was a Spirit Fish!

How precious!

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He was reluctant to waste even a single fish scale.

In the end, it took Liu Ming two full days to process the Azure Dragon Spirit Fish.

In the end, not even the bones were wasted. The fish bone soup he made was absolutely delicious.

Divine Sword Hall.

Li Qian met with Sect Master Feng Shaoyu and talked to him about the recruitment issue.

“This problem is very difficult to solve.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu sighed and said.

In fact, he had long known about this problem.

“Sect Master, this is easy to solve. Their actions have caused so many martial arts prodigies who could have entered the sect to be lost.”

Li Qian said in a deep voice.

“Of course I know what you’re saying. But you have to understand that there are many martial arts prodigies in this world, but only a small number have the opportunity to practice martial arts. This is determined by the current limited cultivation resources. Moreover, we also have to consider the thoughts of others within the sect.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu rubbed his forehead and said helplessly.

Although charging ordinary people a fee for the assessment was not stipulated in the Divine Sword Sect’s rules, it was privately set by those below. In reality, this represented an attitude within the Divine Sword Sect.

There were only so many spots for Inner Sect Disciples.

If ordinary people took up more spots, naturally, there would be fewer spots for others.

Li Qian was stunned.

He suddenly felt that he was still too naive.

“Sect Master, if we can implement reforms, we can make the Divine Sword Sect even stronger.”

Li Qian took a deep breath and said.

“It can be stronger, but there’s also another possibility, which is internal collapse. You can’t have both.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu sighed.

Having been in the position of Sect Master for so long, how could he not understand these principles?

“How about this, I’ll leave this year’s recruitment to you, how about it?”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu suddenly smiled.

“Me?”

Li Qian was taken aback and shook his head like a rattle drum.

This recruitment would definitely be a tedious and time-consuming job. He still had to cultivate by ringing the bell. How could he do such a thankless task?

“See, you also know it’s not easy, right?”

The Sect Master smiled and said, “So, this reform seems like a simple matter, but it’s difficult to actually implement it. After all, it offends people.”

“Sect Master, I’m not afraid of offending people, I just find it troublesome.”

Li Qian said.

“Li Qian, how about this, as long as you do a good job with this recruitment and establish a good set of rules, I’ll exempt you from all future Inner Sect missions. You can cultivate at Time Bell Pavilion however you want and you will absolutely not be disturbed.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu suddenly said.

Few people would be willing to do the job of offending others.

He felt that Li Qian was the most suitable person for this.

Anyway, Li Qian was not interested in becoming an Elder or an Elder with Real Authority.

“Sect Master, is this for real?”

Li Qian’s eyes lit up.

It would be quite a good deal if he could be exempted from future Inner Sect missions.

“Of course it’s for real. I, the Sect Master, keep my word. I’m not joking with you. However, you have to do a thorough job with the recruitment.”

Sect Master Feng Shaoyu said.

He had always wanted to do this, but he had no way to start because no one with enough authority was willing to do this thankless task of offending others.

Li Qian was a newly promoted Grandmaster and a Divine Sword Matcher. He had enough weight and was just right for this.

He also had a Grandmaster as his Master.

“Alright, I’ll take this job.”

Li Qian nodded and said.

Anyway, he also intended to solve this matter.

How could a sect become strong if even such a major event as recruitment had such a big flaw?

As for offending people?

Was he afraid of offending people?

The entire Divine Sword Sect was not enough for him to fight.

If he were not a member of the Divine Sword Sect and hoped that the Divine Sword Sect would develop better in the future, he would not bother with this matter.

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