Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1002: Chapter 1: The Dagger Revealed When the Map Ends!

“Senior Brother, why do you look a bit pale?” Xu Yinglian asked curiously.

“It’s nothing.” Qiu Changtian forced a smile, “I’ve been practicing the Thunder Method recently and have been troubled by a bottleneck, which is why I’ve been a bit distracted.”

“With Senior Brother’s intelligence and talent, mastering such a minor Thunder Method is just a matter of time. Why rush it?” Xu Yinglian gently advised.

Qiu Changtian looked at Xu Yinglian and showed a faint smile.

From the time she first entered the Sect until now, Junior Sister Xu had truly changed a lot, yet she hadn’t changed at all.

Xu Yinglian, who first joined the Kunlun Sect, came from the prestigious Xu Family of Southern Heaven, and her arrogance was nearly unmatched.

Until her pride was shattered to pieces by Qiu Changtian.

Countless competitions, countless pursuits, Xu Yinglian’s arrogance was repeatedly shattered and rebuilt, becoming more restrained.

She still liked to compete with Senior Brother but no longer obsessed over winning or losing; she never gave up chasing Senior Brother yet wasn’t fixated on surpassing him.

Xu Yinglian was still that Junior Sister Xu, yet she wasn’t entirely the original Junior Sister Xu anymore—for her Senior Brother and husband, she chose to reconcile with herself.

However, the truly cruel thing was: the Senior Brother Qiu Changtian she knew wasn’t the real Qiu Changtian at all…

“Naturally.” Qiu Changtian laughed heartily, “I, your Senior Brother, am the strongest.”

Xu Yinglian barely suppressed a slight pout.

After all these years, she still hadn’t fully adapted to Senior Brother’s occasional boasting.

But the corners of her mouth quickly turned up again, and she said with a smile:

“Once Senior Brother has mastered the Thunder Method, let’s have another match.”

“That works.” Qiu Changtian thought to himself that once he mastered the Thunder Method, how could she be his match? But he said, “By the way, now that Junior Sister has also ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm, does the Sect plan to have you take on disciples?”

“Yes.” Xu Yinglian replied casually, “Both the Sect and my family have asked, but I’ve refused them all.”

“Why?”

“Hehe.” Xu Yinglian smiled, “Because I already have four disciples to guide and can’t manage more.”

In the past, facing his wife’s teasing tone, Qiu Changtian would have been at a loss for words.

But over the years, it wasn’t just Xu Yinglian who had grown.

Shi Liuli managed the Heavenly Craft Workshop in good order, and Jiang Lian could maintain the Mortal Life Path’s operations. So why couldn’t the affairs of Kunlun be entrusted to Junior Sister Xu?

Isn’t it fair?

“In teaching according to one’s abilities, I’m far less capable than Junior Sister.” Qiu Changtian said earnestly.

Xu Yinglian was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and said:

“It’s not that I’m particularly skilled; I just happen to have more patience.”

“According to Junior Sister’s explanation, then I’m not particularly adept at cultivation either.” Qiu Changtian said with a smile, “I’m just a bit more gifted.”

Xu Yinglian couldn’t help but laugh.

Qiu Changtian’s words weren’t entirely unfounded, because purely in terms of cultivation time, Xu Yinglian had spent far more time than him.

The reason his cultivation level could surpass Xu Yinglian’s could only be attributed to extraordinary talent…yet was it appropriate to say it so bluntly?

Just as Qiu Changtian was about to say more, he suddenly received a Flying Sword Message from the Ziwei Master.

Upon reading the message, his expression turned serious.

From today onwards, the Kunlun Taiqing Sect would begin a sect-wide lockdown.

The so-called sect-wide lockdown meant that everyone had to stay within the Sect’s premises in the Kunlun Mountain Range, and no one was allowed to leave without permission—usually implemented when external enemies intended to invade the Sect’s domain, to consolidate the cultivators’ strength.

But Qiu Changtian had already deduced that the reason for the Kunlun Taiqing Sect’s lockdown wasn’t due to an external invasion but because the Chi Song Immortal had departed from the Sect.

As the highest power in the Cultivation Realm, the role of a Sect Guardian Immortal was, of course, significant.

Ordinary small and medium sects could do without a Sect Guardian Immortal, as they didn’t have anything others would covet, but for a rich and powerful sect like Kunlun, lacking a Sect Guardian Immortal would leave them vulnerable to enemies’ attacks, resulting in massive losses.

Not to mention, the Chi Song Immortal had gone to explore the Great Bright Hall Secret Realm, and who knew when he would return.

Of course, although Qiu Changtian had guessed it all, he still had to pretend to be unknowing and go to the Ziwei Master to inquire about the situation.

Therefore, he exchanged a few more words with Junior Sister, instructed her to stay obediently in her cave dwelling to cultivate, and then set off to find his mentor.

Xu Yinglian naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.

Watching Qiu Changtian leave on his Flying Sword, Xu Yinglian gazed at his departing figure, suddenly feeling an impulse to call out to him.

This impulse was so strange that her rational mind quickly regained control, forcefully suppressing the odd feeling.

Why…did it feel as if Senior Brother was leaving, never to return?

Probably due to overexertion in cultivation, she needed to calm her Daoist Heart.

With this thought, a slightly uneasy Xu Yinglian decided to ignore the ominous premonition and turned back to her cave dwelling.

In the Jade Void Palace, within the Scripture Lecture Hall, Qiu Changtian indeed learned from the Ziwei Master the news he had been waiting for:

The Chi Song Immortal had found the whereabouts of the Great Bright Hall Secret Realm and was joining the Long Eyebrow Immortal and Wan Xiang Immortal to explore it!

Since it was uncertain when they might return from seeking the secret realm, the Kunlun Taiqing Sect implemented a lockdown to deter malicious enemies and also sent out invitations to many Kunlun-friendly powerful figures worldwide, inviting them to visit Kunlun temporarily.

These mighty figures were mostly former Kunlun Sect cultivators who established their own paths post-Nascent Soul and eventually ascended to immortality.

Although in terms of immortal grade rank and cultivation strength, they couldn’t compare to a Daluo Golden Immortal like the Chi Song Immortal, they were originally from Kunlun and were now the trusted immortal-strength forces of the Taiqing Sect, needing to be gathered promptly to protect the mother sect.

Handling their reception didn’t require Qiu Changtian; the Ziwei Master could manage it.

However, as the preselected candidate for the next Sect Leader, once all these figures arrived, the Ziwei Master would arrange a meeting between them and Qiu Changtian.

Qiu Changtian had no objections and agreed earnestly—Heaven-Mending Stone fragments were urgently needed, and whether it was meeting seniors or being asked by the Ziwei Master to clean toilets, he had no reason to refuse.

He would just deal with it quickly.

After the Ziwei Master finished speaking, Qiu Changtian finally brought up the topic he’d been preparing for:

“Master, your disciple has recently encountered a bottleneck while practicing the Thunder Method and wishes to go to Fenbao Rock to acquire some magical treasures aiding in Thunder Method cultivation…”

“No problem.” The Ziwei Master didn’t doubt him and directly waved his horsetail whisk, “You may go. If Elder Ge inquires, just say I approved it.”

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