Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Ram’s Horn Region

“I’m going out for a walk.”

After finishing his meal, Zhou Buping walked leisurely down the mountain with his hands behind his back.

Ever since his injuries had improved significantly, he would often wander around, just like those retired old men from his previous life.

It had to be said that Master’s mentality was quite good.

Damage to the Qi Sea, even if it slowly recovered, would result in a significant decline in cultivation, not to mention the damage at the level of Martial Intent.

If it were an ordinary martial artist, they would probably become dejected.

After all, cultivation was life.

Without cultivation, what was the point of life?

Outside the Bell Tower.

Chen Yong was practicing Sword-Piercing Fist.

Having just enjoyed a good meal, his Qi and Blood were abundant, making it the perfect time for cultivation.

He worked at the Gong and Drum Room, which was a night shift job. Besides sleeping and resting during the day, he still had plenty of time.

Li Qian was sitting on a deck chair, reading a book.

“Records of Mountains and Rivers”.

It was a book that introduced the geography, history, and mountains of the world.

It was helpful for him to gain a more detailed understanding of this world.

“This world is really big.”

Li Qian sighed inwardly.

Just the Great Chang where he was located was vast, with a total of eighty-three provinces. Based on his understanding, it should be much larger than the Xia Country of his previous life.

Precisely because of its large size and population, and the lack of developed transportation, Great Chang implemented a feudal system.

It had jurisdiction over dozens of Feudal Lords.

The Great Chang court had always kept military power in its own hands, limiting the number of private soldiers the Feudal Lords could have.

In addition, it also supported some powerful martial arts sects, and the Divine Sword Sect was one of them.

In general, the ruling structure of Great Chang was a tripartite governance of the court, the Feudal Lords, and the major martial arts sects.

And beyond Great Chang, there were other countries.

In this book, there was a name for this vast land with many countries ━ Ram’s Horn Region.

The reason for this name was said to be that the shape of this land resembled a giant ram’s horn.

This was just the Ram’s Horn Region, and there was a wider world beyond the region.

“This world is so big, one day I must go out and explore.”

Li Qian thought to himself, then closed the book.

At this time, Chen Yong had also finished his practice. His Qi and Blood were surging, his Internal Strength was flowing, and he exhaled a stream of white air more than three feet long.

A smile appeared on his face.

The effect of this cultivation session was comparable to several days of ordinary practice.

Moreover, his body still contained abundant Qi and Blood.

He practiced two more times, and after feeling mentally exhausted, he said goodbye to Li Qian and went down the mountain.

He had to go back and get some sleep, otherwise, he would be more tired and sleepy during his night watch.

The mountain became completely quiet.

Li Qian returned to the Bell Tower and began to research improvements to the Blood Burning Technique.

Although he had failed for several months in a row, he had not given up.

He even had a bit more passion and stubbornness.

Through modifying secret techniques, his understanding of martial arts cultivation had also deepened.

Dong, dong, dong.

As the sound of the bell echoed in his mind, the Qi and Blood in Li Qian’s body suddenly surged, forming a special kind of Qi and Blood circulation. During the circulation, the efficiency of converting Internal Qi increased dramatically, like ignited gasoline.

“Did it work?”

Li Qian quickly stopped himself.

He calmed his explosive Qi and Blood.

Although his body felt sore, this was just a side effect he had long been accustomed to.

Anyway, the sound of the Time Bell could eliminate these side effects.

He immediately summoned the system interface to check the latest information.

Secret Techniques: Myriad Transforming Sword Qi, Blood Burning Technique.

“This Blood Burning Technique is actually considered a Secret Technique?”

Li Qian was surprised.

But it was normal.

Myriad Transforming Sword Qi was a technique that quickly consumed a large amount of Sword Qi, drawing upon the surrounding Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to form a powerful strike in a short period of time.

Blood Burning Technique was a technique that consumed a large amount of Qi and Blood in a short period of time, providing a certain degree of amplification to Internal Qi.

The reason why the improved Blood Burning Technique did not require the Blood Transformation and Star Absorption Method as a foundation was that he adjusted the circulation route of Qi and Blood, relying on the Immaculate Sword Body.

The Immaculate Sword Body, as a Flawless Vajra Method, belonged to the perfect cultivation method for body refinement. Due to its flawless nature, it resulted in extremely high utilization of Qi and Blood, which could serve as a powerful driver for executing the Blood Burning Technique.

Only with the combination of the Immaculate Sword Body and the Blood Burning Technique could the power of this secret technique be truly unleashed.

However, Li Qian knew that the improved Blood Burning Technique could still be further adjusted.

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Another two months passed.

Li Qian’s cultivation life remained the same.

Master Zhou Buping, in addition to his daily walks, had developed a fondness for rural life. Whenever he had time, he would carry a hoe or sickle and cultivate the land on the mountain.

Originally, Li Qian had only cleared a small plot of land.

Now, two larger plots had been added next to it.

Moreover, Zhou Buping planned to build a wooden house in another location on the mountain as a place to retire and live in the future.

He no longer mentioned going to live in Sword’s Edge City.

The task of building this wooden house naturally fell to Li Qian.

Chen Yong often came to help.

As martial artists, building a wooden house was quite simple.

Thick trees could be felled with a single sword strike.

With a few swift sword strokes, they could be cut into neat pieces. The efficiency was quite high.

It just consumed a bit of Internal Qi.

Working diligently, they basically completed the wooden house in over half a month.

After Master Zhou Buping purchased various household items, he moved out of the Bell Tower and officially settled into the wooden house.

On this day, Li Qian was instructing Chen Yong in Sword-Piercing Fist when Deputy Hall Master Xu from the Odd-Job Hall came up the mountain.

“Senior Brother Li, someone from your family has come again. Would you like to see them?”

Deputy Hall Master Xu said respectfully.

As the Deputy Hall Master of the Odd-Job Hall, he was well-informed and had a good understanding of the Inner Sect’s situation. He knew that Li Qian was not an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple.

“Bring him up.”

Li Qian said after pondering for a moment.

“Yes, I’ll bring him up right away.”

As soon as Deputy Hall Master Xu heard this, he hurried down the mountain.

“Brother Qian, I’ll take my leave then.”

Seeing that Li Qian had family visiting, Chen Yong immediately said.

Li Qian nodded. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, “Chen Yong, the Odd-Job Hall Combat Power Rankings should be starting soon, right?”

“Yes, it should be next month.”

Chen Yong nodded.

Compared to a year ago, his cultivation and strength had improved significantly. He was confident that he could perform even better on the Combat Power Rankings.

“Here are three Qi and Blood Pills. Try to enter the ranks of martial artists before the Combat Power Rankings begin.”

As Li Qian spoke, he tossed a porcelain bottle.

“Brother Qian, this is too valuable, I can’t accept it”

Chen Yong caught the porcelain bottle, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

He had heard of Qi and Blood Pills. They were much more effective than Qi and Blood Pills and ridiculously expensive.

He was reluctant to spend Contribution Points even on Qi and Blood Pills, let alone Qi and Blood Pills.

“Take it when I tell you to. You don’t want to be an Odd-Job Disciple forever, do you?”

Li Qian said calmly.

From their interactions over the past few years, he knew that Chen Yong was honest, grateful, and trustworthy. He was worth cultivating.

If Chen Yong could become an Inner Sect Disciple in the future, he could be of use to him.

“Thank you, Brother Qian.”

Chen Yong’s lips trembled slightly, showing his inner gratitude.

With these three Qi and Blood Pills, he was confident that he could achieve a breakthrough before the Combat Power Rankings.

“Go.”

Li Qian waved his hand.

Not long after Chen Yong left, Deputy Hall Master Xu returned with a middle-aged man.

It was Housekeeper Xu from the Li Family.

As soon as Housekeeper Xu saw Li Qian, he hurried over and knelt down in front of him, saying excitedly, “Young Master, I finally found you.”

He had thought that this time would be the same as the last.

But he never expected that Young Master would actually allow him to come up the mountain.

His excitement was imaginable.

Moreover, he had previously inquired with Deputy Hall Master Xu and learned about Young Master’s general situation. Not only was he an Inner Sect Disciple, but he had also likely taken a certain elder as his master.

This news was undoubtedly extremely encouraging.

If the master knew, he would definitely be even happier.