Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 133 Sect Competition 1
The unwilling waves continued to surge, and the stone beast statue slapped it again.

"It's said to have been left behind by the founder of the Zhenhai Sect," Wei Xi pointed to the part below the sect gate that wasn't in the sea. "The book says there's something strange about the water here."

"Monsters appear from the sea all year round, and the people living nearby are troubled by them."

"The founder of the Zhenhai Sect was a scholar who traveled all the way from the Northern Frontier to the Eastern Yi. When he passed by here, he saw piles of bones around the coast..."

"He left behind a sentence: 'Learning is for the benefit of the people. Today's experience has made me realize that my learning is insufficient.'" A clear male voice came over, "Zheng Duo, a disciple of the Zhenhai Sect, respectfully welcomes the leader of the Qingcheng Sect!"

A young man came riding on a sword, and when he landed firmly, he saluted respectfully to the headmaster, and then gave a half bow to Elder Jiang.

Zheng Duo is tall and strong, with a handsome appearance and a graceful manner. He wears the Taoist robe of Zhenhai Sect with a black background and white sea patterns embroidered on it. He is not inferior to the handsome senior brother Wei An when standing next to him. He is truly a handsome man.

The headmaster stroked his beard cheerfully, "Which elder's disciple are you? How come we only met him this year?"

Zheng Duo replied respectfully, "I studied under Elder Sui Jiao and practiced diligently in the sect in my early years. During the last sect competition, I happened to be searching for someone at sea. Perhaps that's why the Sect Master didn't have any recollection of me."

"So you're Sister Sui Liu's top disciple! I was saying, a talent like you is unforgettable to anyone who meets you!"

"Master, you are so kind," Zheng Duo said modestly, then turned to Wei Xi, who was trying to play dead. "This fellow Taoist knows a lot about the Zhenhai Sect, but is he a swordsman?"

In such an occasion, Wei Xi would definitely follow basic social rules. "No, I just read a few books and chatted with my fellow students before going out."

"Wei Xi has been a disciple for less than two years and still doesn't know what to cultivate," Elder Jiang said. "It's a good opportunity to come to Zhenhai Sect this time. I want to see you and see who is the best swordsman in the world. Maybe that will determine who is going to be the best swordsman in the world."

Next, Zheng Duo, who was in charge of reception, led the people from Qingcheng Sect to Zhenhai Sect.

Yes, because not all cultivators of Qingcheng Sect can fly, and magic tools are not convenient for entering Zhenhai Sect, so they can only walk to Zhenhai Sect step by step.

On the way, Zheng Duo continued to introduce the story of Zhenhai Sect to his fellow Taoists.

"...Master stayed here to help the fishermen heal their illnesses, teach the children to read, and other than that, he practiced."

"At the time of our master, the yin and yang energies were unstable and swirling throughout the world. He cultivated diligently here for seventeen years and finally succeeded in forming his elixir."

"Master chose a clear, windless night to climb up the cliffs here and force the sea monster out, hoping to make it sleep in the seabed and stop causing trouble for the people."

"The monsters look down on Master, believing only in the law of the jungle. Humans are powerless to resist them, so they are devoured by them. It's the same principle as these fishermen catching fish and shrimp from the sea, and eating them themselves."

"When our master saw that the demon beast had regained its consciousness, he made a pact with it: if no fishermen came to catch fish within three days, it would sink to the bottom of the sea and never again disturb anyone."

"Master has practiced here for many years. Many local fishermen have received his help and are very obedient to Master's words. Within three days, there was not a single fishing boat on the sea."

"Although according to the rules, Master won, but the monster was just trying to trick people," Zheng Duo said with a mysterious smile, "It wanted to devour Master."

"I didn't expect that Master split the seawater with one sword, and then carried the seawater's powerful force with six sword strikes, begging for mercy repeatedly."

At this point in the story, everyone went to look at the stone beast statue that was secretly stuffing sea fish into its mouth.

"The master conquered the rebellious monster and founded a sect here, which is today's Zhenhai Sect. The monster was the Zhenhai Swallowing Clear Stone Beast Statue."

The stone beast statue, which was happily stuffing fish into its mouth, felt the gazes of the crowd and immediately stopped its little movements.

Wei Xi had a question in his mind since he left Bailu Pavilion: This story only talks about Zhenhai, but not Tunqing. Could it be that the name was just randomly chosen?
Wei Xi didn't intend to ask this question. Being quiet and inconspicuous was her way to survive.

What's more, this time there was Li Chun waiting to assign her a task. After hearing this story, those who didn't know before were amazed, and those who knew also gave face and praise.

Zheng Duo said, "Master, I have a humble request. We are a little short on manpower for this sect competition. I see that Fellow Daoist Wei from your sect has some knowledge of the sect and is very generous. Could you please ask her to help with the reception?"

Wei Xi: ...You are quite a troublemaker.

Without waiting for the Sect Master to express his opinion, Zheng Duo immediately added sensibly, "This is standard practice. We're always shorthanded. Of course, we can't waste Fellow Daoist Wei's time. This job comes with a subsidy of ten high-grade spirit stones."

Wei Xi cheered up and thought that he had a good eye for people. This kind of work would be most suitable for him to do!

Fortunately, Wei Xi's mental activities were not known to everyone, and her face remained as calm as ever, otherwise the first joke of the Qingcheng Sect would have been created.

Seeing that Zheng Duo was polite and that Sui Jiao had some friendship with him, the headmaster said he had no objection and just asked Wei Xi.

There was nothing wrong with temporarily helping out as it was within the sect's own rules. Wei Xi nodded in agreement and thanked Senior Brother Zheng for his kindness.

"It was rude of me not to inform you in advance about this matter. Fellow Daoist Wei, there's no need to thank me," Zheng Duo said politely. "It's just some welcoming and seeing off work. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist."

After half an hour, everyone walked to the gate of Zhenhai Sect.

The Zhenhai Sect was a well-known and prestigious sect, but where the gate should be was empty, leaving only a door frame carved with magnificent patterns. A plaque hung above the lintel, inscribed with the three characters "Zhenhai Sect" in bold calligraphy. Although it appeared spacious and grand, it still felt strange.

As if sensing the visitor's confusion, Zheng Duo explained, "Zhenhai Sect doesn't have a gate. Firstly, it's meant to evoke the founder's desire to establish a sect to save the people of the world. Secondly, as you've all seen, the stone beasts behave like this every day, so a gate wouldn't be convenient."

Wei Xi kept these in mind, after all, his job required this little knowledge.

Wei Xi soon realized that he did not need the "Zhenhai Sect Trivia Collection".

Because Zheng Duo didn't hire her to introduce this knowledge.

Looking at the monks of the Tunhai Sect who were about to have sparks coming out of their eyes, Wei Xi had an urge to ask for a salary increase.

"What's wrong with those people from Zhenhai Sect?" The monk headed by Tunhai Sect's head was so angry that his fins were about to explode. "They let a small monk like you receive us?"

"Master Priest," the Red Scale Monk behind him said, "The Zhenhai Sect and we are incompatible. If it weren't for the Wanjian Sect's mediation, we would never set foot here."

Wei Xi looked at these monks with fish tails and thought that it was not so easy to earn spirit stones.

Wei Xi, having mentally noted this, forced a smile and advised, "My fellow Daoists, I am a cultivator from the Qingcheng Sect. I heard that the cultivators from the Swallowing Sea Sect are all very capable, so I asked the Sect Master to come and help with the reception."

"Now that I see it, it's truly extraordinary. Fellow Daoists, please open my eyes to this sect competition!"

　Thanks to: Chu Yunli, Stealth, Chu Yuxi, and JUCK0 for their recommendations!

　　That’s right! The Zhenhai Sect and the Tunhai Sect differ by only one character, yet they are as hostile as water and fire!

　　Wei Xi: Money is hard to earn, but shit is hard to eat!

(End of this chapter)