Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Shifting the Trouble Eastward

Nightfall.

Time Bell Pavilion.

Li Qian, who had just finished cultivating, picked up a tanned piece of cowhide paper.

He meticulously controlled his True Qi, carving onto the cowhide paper.

Whoosh

As Li Qian blew a breath, debris scattered, and the lines on the cowhide map became clear, revealing a map.

Li Qian traced the uneven lines on the cowhide map with his fingers, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

Due to the map’s complexity, it took him a full two days to complete it.

Fortunately, what he had most was time.

Li Qian held the cowhide map and gently swiped his finger, instantly dividing it into four, becoming four small maps of equal size.

Looking at his work, he revealed a satisfied smile and immediately got up, descending from the bell tower.

Rhythmic snoring sounds came from the room.

It was Liu Ming sleeping.

Li Qian walked into the small storage room next door.

He lifted the cellar door and walked down. The space inside wasn’t large, and it was used to store relatively valuable items.

Clank!

He opened a wooden chest, and inside were many cowhide maps of the same size.

After tossing the newly made cowhide map inside, a deep expression crossed Li Qian’s face. He immediately walked to the other side, opened a cloth bag, and took out a black cloak.

He had obtained this black cloak from the Top-Tier Grandmaster he killed last time.

It was also a Divinely Forged Artifact.

Unlike Divinely Forged Artifacts like Divine Swords, its use was unrestricted.

Anyone who wore it could achieve a strong effect of concealing their aura and presence.

Because it was black, its effect was exceptional when used at night.

“It’s time to divert attention.”

Li Qian murmured to himself.

Immediately, he put on the black cloak. As he pulled the hood over his head, his entire person seemed to be hidden in a shadow.

Then he put all the cowhide maps from the wooden chest into the cloth bag.

Carrying the bag on his back, he turned and left the cellar.

There was no moon tonight.

The world was pitch black.

Whoosh!

Soon, a figure silently flew out of the Time Bell Pavilion, disappearing into the darkness.

Ten days later.

Li Qian returned to the Time Bell Pavilion.

However, the large number of cowhide maps he had originally carried were gone.

The cloth bag slung over his shoulder only contained the black cloak.

He had scattered all the cowhide maps like a net throughout the various counties and prefectures of Taixing Circuit. Three of the maps were genuine, unaltered, and carved according to the map obtained from the Half-Demon.

Only the fourth map had been meticulously modified by him.

Moreover, he deliberately only released three copies of it.

The main reason he didn’t go directly to the hidden treasure location was the potential risk was too great.

That hidden treasure location was likely related to the former Taiping Cult.

Who knew what was in that hidden treasure location?

His current strength was too weak, and he was still unable to protect himself.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have resorted to this strategy, copying the four cowhide treasure maps and scattering them around, all to divert the attention of that force.

He believed that force shouldn’t be able to determine whether the three maps were in his possession.

Now that so many cowhide treasure maps had suddenly appeared outside, he imagined that force would have a big headache after learning about it.

Time flew by, and more than a year passed in the blink of an eye.

The outside world was not peaceful.

Multiple conflicts had erupted between the Divine Sword Sect and the Mysterious Netherworld Sect.

However, both sides maintained a certain degree of restraint. The conflicts only occurred between disciples; Elder-level experts did not participate.

In contrast, within the Time Bell Pavilion, Li Qian’s bell-ringing cultivation life was exceptionally tranquil.

During this period, he had completed three Inner Sect Missions.

Everything went exceptionally smoothly.

He never encountered the situation of being targeted again.

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Of course, the cowhide treasure maps he had thrown out had also turned the outside world upside down. Treasure map battles erupted one after another, and countless forces were drawn into the chaos.

As far as Li Qian knew, the Divine Sword Sect seemed to have been involved as well.

Time Bell Pavilion.

After Li Qian finished practicing the Heartless Sword Manual, a hawk’s cry suddenly rang out.

Immediately after, a black hawk descended from the sky, landing on Li Qian’s shoulder.

This was the young eagle Liu Ming had picked up more than a year ago.

In over a year, the young eagle had already grown up.

Li Qian casually took out a pill and tossed it to the black hawk.

The hawk caught the pill and swallowed it.

This was a Nourishing Pill specifically for feeding Exotic Birds, which Li Qian had obtained from the Exotic Beast Breeding Ground.

The hawk, which frequently ate Nourishing Pills, had already surpassed its peers in size. It was several times larger and looked even more handsome.

After finishing the pill, the black hawk soared back into the sky, cried out once, and quickly disappeared.

Li Qian didn’t worry that the hawk would fly away and not return.

With the Nourishing Pills, the hawk wouldn’t leave even if he tried to drive it away.

Descending from the bell tower, Li Qian sat cross-legged on the bed, holding a black stone in his hand.

The Demon Stone’s color looked a bit duller, not as pitch black as it had been.

This was because Li Qian had absorbed a lot of Demon Essence.

In over a year, he had gone from absorbing it once a day to three times a day.

Therefore, his Immaculate Holy Body had progressed much faster.

This also significantly increased the speed of his cultivation level improvement.

Exhale!

After a long time, Li Qian opened his eyes, feeling that his Immaculate Holy Body had improved a little.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to him, and he summoned the system interface.

Host: Li Qian.

Cultivation Level: Innate True Essence（Middle Stage 49/100）.

Sacrificial Instrument: Time Bell（Law 3463/10000）.

Martial Arts: Sword-Piercing Fist（Perfection）, Heartless Sword Manual（Perfection）, Immaculate Holy Body（Mastery 84/100）, Soul-Chasing Sword Technique（Perfection）.

Martial Intent: Heartless Sword Intent（True Image 25/100）.

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

In over a year, his cultivation level and strength had undoubtedly improved significantly.

His cultivation level had already reached the middle stage of the True Essence Realm.

At his current cultivation speed, he could increase his cultivation progress by one point every eight days. In another year or so, he would be able to break through to the late stage of the True Essence Realm.

Late stage of the True Essence Realm, Illusory Image level Sword Intent, then he could be called a Top-Tier Grandmaster.

Of course, with his current strength, even a Top-Tier Grandmaster could be killed with a single sword strike.

Therefore, he didn’t even know how strong he actually was.

After all, he had never fought a Grandmaster.

As for Celestial Beings, forget about it.

Even if he could deal with Celestial Beings now, he didn’t want to take any risks.

Unless his Sword Intent progressed further, reaching the Celestial Image level above True Image.

However, his current Heartless Sword Intent progress was only at twenty-four.

It was simply too slow.

This was with the aid of the Time Bell and Sword Eighteen in his cultivation.

At his current speed, it would take at least ten years to break through.

After entering Mastery, even with absorbing Demon Stone essence three times a day, it would take five days to increase his Immaculate Holy Body progress by one point.

Li Qian looked at the Demon Stone in his palm, frowning slightly. He had absorbed a lot of the essence from this Demon Stone, and its color had dimmed significantly. He didn’t know how much longer it would last.

Once this Demon Stone was depleted, and he couldn’t obtain any others, his Immaculate Holy Body cultivation would likely stagnate.

There was nothing he could do about it.

Demon Stones were extremely rare. Even a major sect like the Divine Sword Sect would either seal them away or destroy them directly.

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