Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Because the stone statue was large and cumbersome, Wei Dongliu had Jiang Liyan summon two strong men to carry the statue back to Shiping Mountain. Read latest chapters at NovelBin.Côm

He himself went again to visit the Blood Sea Ancestor and briefly recounted the fact that the inheritance of the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect had been completely recovered.

After leaving the Blood Sea Ancestor’s place, however, he was invited by Xu Ruyan of Lingxiu Mountain to be a guest there, and he had to let the Flying Asura return ahead of him.

After spending seven or eight days touring Lingxiu Mountain, Wei Dongliu finally returned gracefully.

"Next, our Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect’s residence will be moved to the top of Cloud Sea Peak," he announced within the residence.

Guo Jin and Wang Cong naturally had no objections; both were disciples and did not have the qualification to dissent.

The Flying Asura and the stone statue naturally had no opinion either, as both were mere instruments, without even the status of disciples, let alone any suggestions to make.

Only Jiang Liyan, although she did not ask any questions in public, sought out Wei Dongliu privately after the others had dispersed.

"Wei Daoist friend," Jiang Liyan asked in a low voice, "I venture to ask, was the idea to move the residence from within Shiping Mountain to the top of Cloud Sea Peak yours, or was it the Blood Sea Immortal’s idea?"

Wei Dongliu looked at her in surprise and after a long moment said,

"It is the will of the Blood Sea Immortal."

"Wei Daoist friend," Jiang Liyan said softly, "since it is the Immortal’s will, we are not in a position to refuse."

"However, I believe you must also be aware that by truly leaving the depths of Shiping Mountain and moving to the top of Cloud Sea Peak, we would mean to shift from behind the scenes to the front stage."

"Is Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect really ready for such a move, given its strength?"

Wei Dongliu looked at her, somewhat surprised.

What Jiang the Witch had said was, of course, the absolute truth. Aside from Wei Dongliu and the Flying Asura, Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect currently consisted of only a few cats and dogs, none of whom had even reached the Core Condensation Cultivation.

If it weren’t for the Blood Sea Ancestor’s orders, continuing to lie low here would have been the better choice, with no need to risk the entire sect for the sake of reputation.

However, what genuinely surprised Wei Dongliu was that Jiang the Witch was actually willing to voice such an opinion now—where ordinary interaction does not warrant a deep discussion, carelessly intervening in such major sect decisions was definitely bound to cause displeasure and alertness. Therefore, previously Jiang the Witch had always been a "do as told without question" type, never willing to add in an extra word.

After briefly pondering, he guessed her mindset: It was nothing more than feeling a strong sense of crisis due to the task of educating disciples being taken by someone else, which led her to want to further demonstrate her value.

This was precisely what Wei Dongliu wanted.

A Jiang the Witch willing to offer strategies for the management of the sect was, of course, better than a Jiang the Witch who kept to herself. He then patiently explained,

"What you are worried about, I am certainly aware of. However, on the one hand, we have the Immortal’s orders, and on the other hand, it is an opportunity too good to miss."

"An opportunity too good to miss?" Jiang Liyan tapped her cheek with her delicate finger, showing a surprised expression that said, "Please explain further."

Such curiosity and request for explanation from a beautiful woman could be quite pleasing to a man, so Wei Dongliu lowered his guard slightly and explained,

"Why do you think I established the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect?"

Jiang Liyan: ?

Of course, I don’t know that! She thought to herself with inward sarcasm.

Which sect leader would randomly recruit disciples with plain talent and then hand them all over to guest elders for instruction? It is simply unprecedented and unheard of, extremely bizarre!

Jiang the Witch then smiled awkwardly, with a mix of admiration and charm in her voice, sweetly saying,

"The young lady is not sharp-witted. The actions of the dao friend are always profound and unpredictable, truly leaving the young lady unable to guess."

"It’s quite simple," Wei Dongliu said proudly. "Since I have taken up the mantle of the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect, it is naturally my duty to revive its former glory and make it great again. Otherwise, what would differentiate me from those mediocre people who let the legacy of the Tong Xuan Gate perish?"

"Since the Blood Sea Ancestor wants someone to become the leader of the Mortal Life Sect, even if I were unwilling to accept, he would naturally find someone else to play this role."

"In doing so, not only would I lose the opportunity for rising to prominence, but I would also bring a powerful enemy upon the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect—wouldn’t that be laughable?"

These words were half true, half false. After all, Wei Dongliu’s designed mission was to earn the trust of the Hell Path, ferret out their secrets, and ultimately seize their fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone.

The Hell Path wanted him to become this magnate of the Demonic Path, clearly intending to use him as a pawn. Thus, Wei Dongliu’s task became to continually enhance his value as a pawn until his existence became "indispensable" to the Hell Path’s plans, giving him a chance to gain their deep trust.

As for making the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect great again... who cares? It doesn’t matter at all.

"So that’s how it is," Jiang Liyan replied, making an admiring expression to go along with it, "It’s the young lady who hasn’t thought things through."

Her words were also half true, half false. Jiang the Witch could see at a glance that if she didn’t climb the ladder given by the Blood Sea Ancestor, the danger brought to the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect would be greater than the lost expected benefits.

But she pretended to be completely clueless because she wanted to give Wei Dongliu the chance to show off... Jiang the Witch had a faint intuition that Wei Dongliu, who always acted so mysteriously, seemed to enjoy this kind of enigmatic aura of being "unfathomable in his thoughts." @@novelbin@@

In plain terms, as long as she wore an expression of "Wow, you’re truly worthy of admiration," her admiration would particularly please him.

Therefore, she was also happy to bring up topics that would give him the opportunity to display his capabilities. Her real goal was to slowly curry favor with him, enhancing her own importance in his eyes.

Sooner or later, I’ll take you down, you mysterious creature who likes to play hide and seek, and then wring out all your value! She thought to herself smugly.

Wei Dongliu, of course, had no idea that the Jiang the Witch before him, who seemed to be gradually persuaded by his charismatic charm, was actually plotting to turn the tables on him, take him down thoroughly, and milk him for all he was worth... He just let Jiang the Witch leave and then ordered the Kunlun Mirror:

"Ah Jing, access Du Longlong’s file!"

Wei Dongliu had taken the first step toward becoming a magnate of the Demonic Path, while if he remembered correctly, the Azure Dragon Clan had just received an imperial edict from the Qilin Emperor of Central State, specifically asking to see Long Hu and himself.

The clan’s speculation was that considering the eldest son of Qilin Emperor Qi Weihuan had already transformed, it was likely he was coveting Long Hu’s bloodline... How could I let that damn emperor succeed?

Rebellion is a must!

[Location Five: Eastern Emperor Realm, Eastern State, Central Thoroughfare.]

[Identity: Long Long.]

[Mirror Flower Water Moon Template overlaying, in the midst of time-space travel.]

On the Central Thoroughfare of Eastern State, the Azure Dragon Clan’s envoy procession was slowly making its way toward the imperial city of Central State.

Along the way, various lords of the Scaled Clan, carrying all sorts of gifts, came to visit, expressing their eternal loyalty to the Dragon Clan.

Azure Dragon Clan’s leader, Qin Beiwang, did not neglect any of these visitors. He warmly entertained every visiting Scaled Clan lord, giving them no reason to use "the Dragon Clan doesn’t value us" as a pretext for rebellion—the Scaled Clan are mostly cold and ruthless, one cannot expect them to be spontaneously loyal and grateful; therefore, it’s necessary to frequently demonstrate one’s martial force to achieve deterrence.

Both the Great Elder and the Second Elder’s prowess, as well as the Immortal Rank bloodlines of Long Long and Long Hu, made these Scaled Clan lords praise them on the surface while secretly fearing them.

The former’s strength was already well known, but the latter was the undisputed potential of their lineage.

With both expecting to enter the Demon King Realm, the Dragon Clan would gain two more powerful fighters—how could that not be terrifying?

Thus, the subservience of the Scaled Clan lords deepened even more.