Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 350: 11 Losses

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A fist-sized little bird, swift as lightning, swooped down from the sky and landed right in front of Meng Zhang. A green-colored cat, resembling Liu Li (Colored Glaze) sculpture, dashed out from the side and pounced on the bird. The bird was incredibly fast, effortlessly evading the cat's attack, but instead of flying away, it deliberately taunted the cat.

The cat, having experienced many such playful encounters before, got angry and meowed relentlessly, relentlessly chasing the bird. Usually, seeing two spirit pets chasing and playing would lighten Meng Zhang's mood even if he was feeling down. However, today, he remained emotionally low and unable to recover.

Just a few days ago, Hall Master Tian Li, who had been in seclusion for the Foundation Building period, and Hall Master Hu Jing from the Beast Controlling Hall, both came out of seclusion. They each obtained a Foundation Building Pill and attempted to break through to the Foundation Building period, but the results were one success and one failure.

Despite Hu Jing being younger and having a lower Cultivation Base than Tian Li on ordinary days, she succeeded in reaching the Foundation Building period, while Tian Li failed.

Hu Jing's success was undoubtedly a cause for celebration. She had good relationships with many people in the sect, and they came to congratulate her. Meng Zhang was even considering promoting Hu Jing to an elder in a few days, given her significant contributions to the sect and her successful Foundation Building.

On the other hand, Tian Li's Foundation Building failure was a surprise to everyone. In their minds, Tian Li, being the most outstanding tool refiner in the sect, was always mature and methodical in his actions. They expected him to have a high chance of success during his seclusion with the assistance of the Foundation Building Pill. However, unexpectedly, he still failed.

This failure had a profound impact on Tian Li. His whole demeanor changed drastically, as if he had transformed into an old man in his seventies. He appeared dispirited, lacking vitality.

After coming out of seclusion, Tian Li voluntarily resigned from the position of Hall Master. Though Meng Zhang approved of his decision, he still had a lengthy conversation with Tian Li. Considering Tian Li's age, there might still be an opportunity for him to attempt Foundation Building again. Even though the sect no longer had Foundation Building Pills, Taiyi Sect could still obtain some spiritual items that could aid Foundation Building with some cost. Meng Zhang's comfort and encouragement didn't seem to make a significant impact on Tian Li. He verbally agreed, but whether he truly internalized the words remained uncertain.

There was nothing more Meng Zhang could do about this situation. If Tian Li couldn't overcome the mental hurdle, no one could help him. Even if he were given another chance and another Foundation Building Pill, with his current mindset, failure would still be inevitable.

Taiyi Sect was now vast, and Meng Zhang had many things to worry about. He couldn't dedicate all his time and energy solely to Tian Li.

After Tian Li stepped down as Hall Master, Meng Zhang conducted a thorough assessment and selected a disciple named Li Dianqi as the new Hall Master of the Refiner Hall. Li Dianqi also had low-high spiritual roots and possessed the attributes of both gold and fire. He practiced a more challenging technique called the "Crimson Flame Purple Gold Technique," not the "Golden Fusion Art."

"The Crimson Flame Purple Gold Technique" was not originally a tradition of Taiyi Sect; rather, it was an inheritance manual that Meng Zhang obtained from a cultivator of the Purple Gold Sect's cave.

In all aspects, "The Crimson Flame Purple Gold Technique" surpassed the "Golden Fusion Art." Of course, it also came with greater difficulty in cultivation. Despite Li Dianqi's mediocre spiritual root aptitude, he had excellent comprehension. After practicing "The Crimson Flame Purple Gold Technique," his Cultivation Base progressed significantly. At just over 30 years old, he already possessed a Cultivation Base at the Refining Qi stage and was already a First Rank tool refiner, second only to Tian Li in the sect's refining skills.

In fact, the Refiner Hall of Taiyi Sect had developed remarkably well. They could now craft most First Rank magic tools, which could satisfy the needs of the disciples. With Hu Jing's successful Foundation Building, she became the sixth cultivator in the Foundation Building stage of Taiyi Sect, greatly enhancing the sect's power.

Since Hu Jing's Foundation Building was a success, Meng Zhang decided not to handle it discreetly. After Hu Jing fully stabilized her Cultivation Base, Meng Zhang held a grand Foundation Building dharma meeting for her. He sent out invitations and hosted a banquet for the guests.

The Foundation Building dharma meeting held at Taiyi Sect's mountain gate was large-scale, and almost all Taiyi Sect disciples who could make it back attended. Not only did allied sects like Qiaoshou Sect and affiliated sects like Shi Family send representatives to join, but even Land Walk Sect, which had little prior interaction with Taiyi Sect, sent one of their Foundation Building elders to offer congratulations.

Many merchants from Singing Sand City who conducted business also came bearing generous gifts to offer their congratulations. Even some renowned loose cultivators were invited to the event.

As the governing body of Singing Sand City, Taiyi Sect hosted three days of continuous feasts in the market to entertain various cultivators who couldn't attend the Foundation Building dharma meeting at Taiyi Sect. Even the lowest-ranked cultivators among the loose cultivators could indulge themselves at these feasts.

Taiyi Sect had spared no expense for this event. At the very least, they provided an abundant supply of spirit grains. Additionally, there were spiritual delicacies made from the blood and meat of some demonic beasts, along with a portion of spirit wine.

As for the arrangements at Taiyi Sect's mountain gate, it was naturally on an even grander scale. Over the years, the sect's kitchen had developed a strong ability to produce all kinds of spiritual food and brew spirit wines.

Taiyi Sect had a vast territory with many spirit veins, and they had opened numerous spirit fields. The best spirit fields were transformed into specialized medicinal gardens for growing various spiritual herbs. Though these gardens were still relatively young and the spiritual herbs inside were not yet fully mature, they would gradually grow in quantity and quality over time, becoming one of the sect's significant assets.

A large portion of the spirit fields was used to grow spirit grains. Taiyi Sect not only achieved self-sufficiency in spirit grains but also had a surplus to sell externally. However, as the sect became stronger, they reduced the external sales of spirit grains and instead used secret techniques to brew various types of spirit wine.

The least productive spirit fields were used to grow special forage for feeding some of the domesticated edible demonic beasts. In fact, Taiyi Sect's Beast Controlling Hall was quite powerful. Not only did they raise rideable demonic beasts like the Crimson Feathered Eagle, but they also cultivated some combat-capable demonic beasts for the disciples to keep as spirit pets. In recent years, with the sect's improving conditions, the Beast Controlling Hall collaborated with the Agricultural Hall and achieved remarkable results in the low-level demonic beast husbandry industry.

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