Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Sword Tomb

With Li Qian at the center, boundless Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi converged, following his breath, drilling through his body, merging with his blood, spirit, and transforming into new Innate True Qi.

He had swallowed Qi and Blood Pills in advance, constantly replenishing his rapidly depleting Qi and Blood.

A strange light flickered around him, streaks of sword Qi swimming about.

However, under his control, these sword Qi were restrained within a certain range, and would not harm the little girl at the entrance of the stairs.

After a good while, the Innate Internal Qi finally accumulated to a certain extent, and the third strand of Natal True Qi finally formed within his Qi Sea Dantian.

The structure of the three strands of Natal True Qi became even more complex, intertwined with each other, but never intersecting.

This was the effect of the formation of the Three Talents Qi Field.

Once the True Qi structure was completely stable, the breakthrough would be over.

Phew!

Li Qian opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Sensing the even more abundant Innate True Qi within his Qi Sea Dantian, he casually tested it, and its power was much stronger than that of the middle stage of the True Qi Realm.

Suddenly, his heart stirred, and he summoned the system interface to check the latest information.

Host: Li Qian.

Cultivation: Innate True Qi （Late Stage 1/100）.

Sacrificial Instrument: Time Bell （Law 2431/10000）.

Martial Arts: Sword-Piercing Fist （Perfection）, Heartless Sword Manual （Perfection）, Immaculate Sword Body （Perfection）, Soul-Chasing Sword Technique （Major Completion 47/100）.

Martial Intent: Heartless Sword Intent （Illusory Image 22/100）.

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

Soul-Chasing Sword Technique had also reached 47 points of progress in Major Completion, and it should be able to reach Perfection in a few months.

Illusory Image Level Sword Intent was very difficult to improve, and he could only slowly grind away at it.

But there was no rush.

He had plenty of time to slowly cultivate and improve his strength.

Li Qian sheathed his sword, walked up to the child, led her back to the house, and let her wash up.

Then it was time to wait for the porridge to be cooked and eat breakfast.

After ringing the bell for the Chen Hour, Li Qian took the child down the mountain.

He planned to send the child to Sword’s Edge City and find someone to take care of her.

Since no one was willing to adopt her, and she was so young and had no ability to take care of herself, he couldn’t just abandon her.

A living person, Li Qian, as a transmigrator, naturally could not be so cold-blooded.

Anyway, it wouldn’t cost much to keep her.

Consider it doing good deeds and accumulating good karma.

Paving the way with money, things got done quickly.

The house was ready.

The nanny was also hired.

“Mama Ning, I’ll leave her in your care. You must be attentive.”

Li Qian instructed.

The nanny was two middle-aged women in their thirties, who looked quite weathered. Based on Li Qian’s observation, they should be honest people.

After all, the little girl was a bit simple-minded, and he was worried that the nanny would not take good care of her.

“Young Master, please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of Young Miss.”

Mama Ning, the nanny, quickly replied.

“Little one, you stay here, Mama Ning will take good care of you. I’ll come see you in a while.”

Li Qian walked up to the little girl, touched her head, and said softly.

The little girl looked at Li Qian blankly, without speaking.

“Mama Ning, I’ll leave her to you then.”

Li Qian said to the nanny, then turned and walked out of the house.

The little girl just watched Li Qian walk away. As Li Qian was about to walk out of the house, her originally blank and wooden face suddenly showed panic. With a loud cry, she burst into tears and actually chased after Li Qian.

“Young Miss.”

Mama Ning quickly went to grab her.

The little girl ran very fast, and Mama Ning couldn’t catch her.

Seeing the little girl chasing after him crying, Li Qian couldn’t help but stop.

The little girl rushed over and grabbed Li Qian’s clothes tightly, refusing to let go, as if afraid that Li Qian would leave. Tears rolled down her wooden face.

Li Qian was very helpless.

This little girl had fixated on him?

Mama Ning came over, looked at the little girl’s expression, and said, “Young Master, the way Young Miss is acting, she must have been greatly traumatized, so she is very dependent on you.”

“Greatly traumatized? How do you know?”

Li Qian looked at Mama Ning and asked curiously.

“I used to take care of a young master in a wealthy family. I heard that he was originally smart and clever, but he was greatly traumatized because of an accident. I feel that Young Miss’s situation is similar to that young master’s.”

Mama Ning hesitated for a moment, then said.

“Can she recover?”

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Li Qian asked.

The village where this girl lived was massacred, and her relatives died in front of her. Even a mentally mature adult would suffer a mental breakdown after such a drastic change, let alone such a young child.

“I don’t know. Anyway, after a few days of taking care of that young master, it was very difficult. Because he wouldn’t listen to me at all, he would only listen to people he trusted, and he was very resistant and afraid of other strangers.”

Mama Ning said.

After listening, Li Qian frowned.

This girl’s behavior was very similar to what Mama Ning described.

But he couldn’t possibly take a burden with him, that would be too troublesome.

“Mama Ning, I’ll have to trouble you to try and take care of her first.”

Li Qian thought for a moment and said.

If Mama Ning couldn’t take care of her alone, then he would find a few more people. It wouldn’t cost much anyway.

Then, Li Qian glanced at the little girl and gently pressed a certain acupoint on her neck with his finger. Immediately, the little girl fell asleep peacefully.

Mama Ning quickly picked up the little girl.

“Don’t worry, Young Master, I will take good care of her.”

“Yes, thank you for your trouble.”

Li Qian nodded, then turned and left.

Returning to Time Bell Pavilion, he happened to run into his Master, Zhou Buping.

“You finally sent her away?”

Zhou Buping saw that the little girl was no longer by his disciple’s side.

“Yes, I hired someone to take care of her in Sword’s Edge City.”

Li Qian briefly explained the situation.

“That’s right. Mental problems are not like physical injuries. They are too complex and difficult to solve. If you keep her by your side, it will definitely affect your cultivation. She can’t take care of herself, she’s completely a burden. You can’t possibly take her with you even when you go out, right?”

Zhou Buping nodded and said.

He was used to being alone and quiet, and he found children troublesome, especially silly children, which were even more troublesome.

“Master is right, that’s what I thought too.”

Li Qian smiled.

“Good that you understand.”

Zhou Buping waved his hand.

Then he turned to go back to his wooden house.

But after taking a few steps, he stopped again. “Right, I almost forgot to tell you something very important.”

“Master, what is it?”

Li Qian was about to enter the house, but when he heard his Master’s words, he immediately stopped as well.

“The True Disciple Selection is about to begin again. Once the results are out, the Sword Tomb will be opened. You haven’t been in there yet, so you can take this opportunity to go in once.”

Zhou Buping said.

“Master, I still have this opportunity?”

Li Qian was very surprised.

He originally thought he had no hope.

“You participated in the True Disciple Selection, so you originally had this qualification. Because the Sword Tomb is special, it only opens every few years. A few years ago, it was opened to all Formal Disciples, so it wasn’t opened during the last True Disciple Selection. Otherwise, you should have gone in after the last True Disciple Selection.”

Zhou Buping said with a smile.

“I thought only True Disciples were qualified to enter.”

Li Qian said.

“Originally, only True Disciples were qualified. However, in recent years, in order to develop the sect in the future, the higher-ups believe that we must accelerate the cultivation of a new generation of talented individuals, so they have relaxed the conditions for entering the Sword Tomb.”

Zhou Buping said.

“Master, why were such strict conditions set in the past? Wouldn’t cultivating more martial arts experts be possible by allowing more Inner Sect Disciples to enter?”

Li Qian was very curious.

“The Sword Tomb is special. It’s the resting place of our sect’s predecessors. How can we casually let people in to disturb the souls of our predecessors? Moreover, the Sword Tomb also needs time to recuperate. Otherwise, opening it too frequently will cause irreversible damage.”

Zhou Buping shook his head.

“Master, is the Sword Tomb even more special than the Sword Grinding Cave?”

Li Qian couldn’t help but ask.

“Naturally. You’ll know the specifics when you go in.”

Zhou Buping finished speaking with a smile, and without waiting for Li Qian to ask any more questions, he turned and left with his hands behind his back.

“Sword Tomb.”

Li Qian watched his Master leave, his heart filled with curiosity about the Sword Tomb.