Zhuo Wangchuan turned his head and looked Bao Gu up and down for a long time.
He couldn’t believe that the problem that had stumped everyone in Xuantian Sect, even with the help of Qingfeng Pavilion, was resolved as soon as Bao Gu returned.
He thought to himself, “With such a capable disciple, do I, as the master, need to worry? Of course not!”
He coughed seriously and stood in front of Bao Gu, looking at her with a solemn expression.
Bao Gu’s eyes were wide open, staring blankly at Zhuo Wangchuan, but her heart was pounding.
Being able to save her Little Martial Aunt was a good thing, so why did her master look so upset?
Did she accidentally mess up something important for him?
Zhuo Wangchuan said in a heavy tone, “Bao Gu, you know that our sect is currently in a tumultuous period, facing many dangers…”
Bao Gu stiffened and replied, “Yes.”
Zhuo Wangchuan continued, “You are the chosen successor of our founder…”
Bao Gu was puzzled and said, “Master, please speak plainly.”
Yu Mi, sitting on a chair nearby, sipped her tea, her mouth twitching.
She didn’t spend much time with her master, but she knew him well enough to describe him in one word: lazy!
He didn’t like dealing with matters.
Zhuo Wangchuan said earnestly, “As the saying goes, ‘A sharp sword is forged through grinding.’ Although this is a tumultuous period, it is also a good opportunity for training. You are the chosen successor of our founder, so you must take up the responsibility of Xuantian Sect. Of course, you are still young, and I don’t expect you to bear the full burden of the sect. However, I can give you the opportunity to manage Lingyun Peak…”
Yu Mi sipped her tea and thought, “Master, can you come up with a different excuse?”
When her master left her to go into seclusion, he said the same thing.
She even knew what he would say next.
Back then, her lazy master had kicked her to her Little Martial Aunt.
Now that her Little Martial Aunt was injured, her master would definitely kick Bao Gu to her.
Zhuo Wangchuan continued, “You don’t need to worry. I know you are young and your cultivation is still shallow, so you will inevitably encounter difficulties. When that happens, consult your senior sister…”
Yu Mi sighed inwardly, “As expected…”
Bao Gu looked at her master with even more confusion in her eyes.
Zhuo Wangchuan said, “After careful consideration, I have decided to appoint Yu Mi as the peak master, and although your cultivation is weak, you are young and promising, making you a pillar of Lingyun Peak. You are capable of being the deputy peak master—”
“Poof…”
Yu Mi spat out her tea and couldn’t help but shout, “Master, Bao Gu is only at the first stage of Foundation Establishment, and you plan to leave her alone?”
Zhuo Wangchuan, exposed by his eldest disciple, pouted and said awkwardly, “Isn’t there still your grandmaster and Little Martial Aunt to guide you? I will focus on my cultivation. The stronger I become, the better your support will be…”
He felt uncomfortable under Yu Mi’s gaze, coughed heavily, and, unable to muster any more tough words, turned back to his chair and sat down.
“Although Xuantian Sect has three Nascent Soul stage experts, they are all at the early stage. Without mid to late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, we cannot truly intimidate other sects. Lingyun Peak has the simplest population and no complicated affairs to manage. I am the most suitable candidate to go into seclusion and break through to the mid to late Nascent Soul stage.”
He paused and said, “This is not a life-or-death seclusion. I can come out at any time. If Xuantian Sect or you sisters face danger, I can come out to support you.”
Yu Mi glared at Zhuo Wangchuan, thinking, “You just want to leave all the troublesome matters to us and go into seclusion yourself.”
Bao Gu thought seriously for a while and said, “Master, I have considered your words and find them reasonable.”
Zhuo Wangchuan immediately smiled and said, “See, Bao Gu understands.”
Yu Mi glared at Bao Gu and scolded, “Do you still want to cultivate properly? With so many cultivation resources, you are still at the first stage of Foundation Establishment. Aren’t you ashamed?”
She was furious!
In the path of cultivation, the strength and longevity gained are one’s own.
Handling so many mundane affairs delays cultivation and harms oneself.
If one’s strength increases, there is no need for others to be a support; one becomes their own support!
Bao Gu made a face at Yu Mi and then looked seriously at her master, saying, “Master, if you entrust Lingyun Peak to my senior sister and me, then I dare to ask for real authority over Lingyun Peak.”
Zhuo Wangchuan hesitated.
As the peak master, he had an unshirkable responsibility for the future of Lingyun Peak.
Handing over the peak to these two sisters was meant to let them handle the annoying affairs, but Bao Gu’s words seemed to imply a significant change.
This concerned the future of Lingyun Peak, so he had to be cautious.
He asked, “If I hand over Lingyun Peak to you, how do you plan to manage it?”
Bao Gu replied, “I want to strengthen Lingyun Peak and revive Xuantian Sect. This is not something that can be achieved overnight or by one person. Xuantian Sect’s spiritual veins are exhausted, cultivation resources are scarce, the number of disciples is thin, and there are no top-tier cultivators to hold the fort. These are all signs of Xuantian Sect’s weakness. As you said, we lack top-tier cultivators. I agree with your idea of going into seclusion to break through, and I am willing to fully support you.”
Zhuo Wangchuan asked, “Is that all?”
Bao Gu said, “No! The spiritual veins of Xuantian Sect are exhausted, and cultivation resources are scarce. We must open up financial avenues to earn cultivation resources, which means we must engage in business. We can’t always rely on the little monkey to brew monkey wine. Also, since you want to focus on cultivation, you know that Xuantian Sect is in a tumultuous period and could be attacked by other sects at any time. I don’t want to sit and wait for death or see our home in constant danger. As my senior sister said, I have many cultivation resources. I want to use them to build a safe and stable place for us. To do this, we need to expand our business, develop medicinal and fruit gardens, build warships and formations, and expand the number of disciples at Lingyun Peak. For these tasks, I need real authority.”
Zhuo Wangchuan couldn’t help but doubt and asked, “Do you think you can achieve all this on your own? Can you do it well?”
Bao Gu replied, “I have my senior sister, my Little Martial Aunt, Duobao Spirit Monkey, Little Celestial Fox, the mountain guardian granny, my grandmaster, and you, Master. I also have the support of the other peaks. Master, I am not alone. I understand your concerns, and I promise not to do anything that would harm the sect. I just want to strengthen Lingyun Peak and give us a stable place to stand.”
Zhuo Wangchuan pondered for a while and said, “Then give it a try! But if your actions endanger Lingyun Peak or Xuantian Sect, not only will I not forgive you, but neither will your grandmaster, the elders, or the other peak masters.”
Bao Gu replied, “I understand.”
Yu Mi wanted to strangle Bao Gu.
Their master was eager to shirk responsibility, and this foolish junior sister was rushing to take it on.
She angrily poked Bao Gu’s forehead and scolded, “I really don’t know what you’re thinking!”
With so many cultivation resources, Bao Gu could dominate the cultivation world in a few years if she focused on her cultivation.
Even if she walked alone, she would fear no one.
Bao Gu said, “Senior sister, I understand your thoughts. Yes, I admit that if I focus on cultivation, I will have a bright future. But I don’t want to be destroyed along with the sect before I grow strong. Senior sister, we killed the Ning siblings and Han Yu from the Immortal Sect in the ancient ruins, wiping out the new generation of talents from the Ning family and the Immortal Sect. This is a deep grudge, and they will settle it with us sooner or later. Qingfeng Pavilion and Soul Chasing Pavilion are helping us now, but they can’t help us forever. We can only rely on ourselves. Compared to those powerful sects, our strength is insignificant. The more wealth I have, the more danger I attract. And there’s the corpse demon dragon. I don’t know what trouble it will cause in the future, but with its ferocity, it will surely bring another bloodbath. I released it, so I have the responsibility to deal with it. Besides, I tricked it, and it won’t let me go once it realizes. I have five spiritual roots, so my cultivation is slow. Even with abundant resources and non-stop cultivation, I can’t catch up. They won’t wait for me to grow strong before coming to destroy me. I don’t want to die, and I don’t want you or Xuantian Sect to suffer with me.”
Zhuo Wangchuan didn’t expect his young disciple to have so many worries.
He said, “Bao Gu, the path of cultivation is about fighting against the heavens. Face challenges head-on; such worries are detrimental to your cultivation.”
Bao Gu replied, “Master, I understand. But my father taught me to prepare for foreseeable dangers.”
Zhuo Wangchuan patted Bao Gu’s shoulder and said, “Anyway, Lingyun Peak is poor, so feel free to do as you wish.”
Bao Gu cupped her fists and said, “Thank you, Master.”
Zhuo Wangchuan waved his hand and floated out of Lingyun Hall, heading towards Tianyun Peak, where the main hall of Xuantian Sect was located.
Yu Mi looked at Bao Gu, feeling frustrated but not knowing what to say.
If Bao Gu were willing to leave Xuantian Sect with her wealth, who could stop her?
Even if Xuantian Sect were destroyed, no one would find Bao Gu.
But this fool couldn’t bear to leave.
She considered Xuantian Sect her home and them her family.
This fool couldn’t bear to leave her home and family…
Neither could she…
Yu Mi thought for a moment and said to Bao Gu, “Bao Gu, you should be the peak master.”
Bao Gu frowned and said, “Senior sister, I’m only at the first stage of Foundation Establishment!”
Yu Mi: “…”
She also wanted to follow Zhuo Wangchuan’s example and focus on cultivation, leaving the mundane affairs to others.
But seeing Bao Gu’s young face, she couldn’t bear to abandon her like their lazy master did.
She sighed and said, “Bao Gu, do whatever you want. I’ll support you.”
She sighed inwardly, thinking that the disciple of a lazy master had to grow up early.
Half an hour later, Zhuo Wangchuan returned with Sect Master Zi Tianjun’s decree.
Yu Mi officially became the peak master, and Bao Gu, an outer disciple at the first stage of Foundation Establishment and only fourteen years old, became the deputy peak master with real authority.
This was unprecedented in the history of Xuantian Sect and even in the cultivation world.
