Fury Immortal Doctor

Chapter 2068 - 2071: The Secret Realm Holy Land of Qingyun Sword Pavilion (Fifth Update)

"Second Elder, don't be too tense. Shen Qiang is formidable, but this is the Qingyun Sword Pavilion. He can't make big waves here, and besides, what's he going to do? It's true that we took his money, but if he actually kills us, that money will be wasted," a Core Disciple said."Exactly, Shen Qiang isn't stupid. The debtor is the master, he wouldn't dare do anything to us."

Seeing that the disciples were still unrepentant and babbling on, the Second Elder's expression turned to extreme disappointment. He then stood up and said, "Shen Qiang was right. Arrogance is terrifying, but more terrifying is arrogance combined with stupidity."

"Now, the Sword Pavilion's assets are Shen Qiang's. If you continue like this, I can assure you that within three days, once Shen Qiang's hosting endeavors are over, the demons from Heshenghe will come to collect the Sword Pavilion. By then, if you don't hand it over, those demons will act. Hand over the Sword Pavilion, and where will we find refuge?"

"Even if Shen Qiang doesn't resort to drastic measures, as long as he stops funding the Sword Pavilion, we won't even have food to eat. Then there are only two outcomes: each tree falls, the monkeys scatter to fend for themselves, or we beg Shen Qiang for money. At that point, he certainly won't be as polite as he is now."

"I'm old, I've said my piece. The future is the world of you young people, do as you see fit. I'm tired."

With that, the Second Elder stood up and left.

The crowd called out to him a few times but failed to stop him.

"Hmph, favoring outsiders, what's there to be afraid of? This Qingyun Sword Pavilion belongs to the Kang Family, does Shen Qiang have the say here?"

A Core Disciple muttered.

Just as he finished speaking, with a knock on the door, a female disciple from the Qingyun Sword Pavilion hurriedly entered, saying, "The Pavilion Master just called to inform me that all disciples at or above the Nascent Soul Stage who are under thirty-five, presentable, and without disabilities must immediately learn the basic etiquette and norms of service. Tomorrow morning, they will depart for the Heshenghe Mountain Villa to handle all service projects for the banquet the day after tomorrow."

Bam!

Someone slammed the table with a fist, exclaiming, "Shen Qiang is determined to humiliate us in front of the entire Cultivation World. We've already become a laughingstock by merging with Heshenghe; now becoming servants to those demons will be an even bigger joke!"

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

A white-faced, beardless man hesitated before saying, "Don't panic. We leave tomorrow morning; we still have time to negotiate. At worst, we'll find Shen Qiang to talk. We will comply with his wishes. He won't really turn against us."

"Third Brother, it was your bad idea, claiming it was a good opportunity to secure benefits. It turns out we didn't gain anything and have become a mess."

"Exactly, it's all Third Brother's fault."

"Things were going well, but on further thought, our Qingyun Sword Pavilion is doing so poorly now. At this critical moment, who cares about the circumstances? Dining with such a big figure as the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley would be a glory. But now, everything is ruined."

Hearing the accusations, the white-faced, beardless man became furious, "What are you saying? If it wasn't for you clamoring that Shen Qiang was foolish with more money than sense, begging me to find a way to get more benefits from him, would I have been dragged into this mess?"

"It's you, stop shirking responsibility."

Sigh...

Seeing them start to argue, the Third Elder sighed and stood up, "You've always said the Sword Pavilion's decline is due to elders meddling too much, not giving you space to develop. But now I see, you can only ruin things and not accomplish anything. You don't need to bother with this matter anymore. Go teach the disciples, who spend their days cultivating, how to be good service staff. From now on, the affairs of the Sword Pavilion and any decisions must not involve you."

"Third Elder!" The Core Disciples were astonished.

"Don't underestimate the service staff. Knowing what to say and to whom, their etiquette and manners are much stronger than yours! If the disciples don't seriously learn, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle this kind of work."

With that, not only did the Third Elder leave, but also the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Elders shook their heads and left.

Once they had gone,

The people in the conference room exchanged cold huffs and then dispersed unhappily.

Meanwhile, at the top level of the Qingyun Sword Pavilion, in the spacious Qingyun Pavilion, Shen Qiang sat behind an office desk, gazing out the window, enjoying the beautiful view. It was just May, and the scenic mountains outside, with their rugged and graceful peaks, presented a different world.

Moreover, below the Qingyun Sword Pavilion, the square, giant stone-paved Martial Arts Arena appeared very clean and tidy. It truly looked very beautiful. If it weren't for Ye Guyun, who was chewing bubble gum and watching anime on a tablet, disrupting the view, Shen Qiang would have almost felt like he was in a world from centuries ago.

"The scenery here is quite nice, but it's too far from the city, which causes inconvenience. Otherwise, this would be an inspirational place for an office," Shen Qiang said.

Hearing Shen Qiang's words, the idol-tier genius Kang Luoying smiled with closed eyes and said, "Of course, it wasn't by chance that our founder chose this place for the Qingyun Sword Pavilion. Legends say he traveled the world, attained enlightenment here, his cultivation skyrocketing. He even encountered an Immortal who gifted him the Qingyun Sword. Thereafter, he roamed Huaxia for a century, unmatched..."

This slightly surprised Shen Qiang.

He then raised an eyebrow with a curious look, "The scenery here is indeed nice, with imposing mountain passes that truly inspire greatness. But I notice no nearby rivers. It's not an ideal place to settle. It's either that your founder was impulsive in choosing such a place to establish a sect, or there is an underground river somewhere."

This brightened Kang Luoying's eyes immediately.

"Shen Qiang, you are amazing to have guessed that. There is a mountain spring within the rock wall on the mountain that has never dried up in a thousand years. Legend has it our founder met the Immortal by that spring, then attained enlightenment. That place is actually the Holy Land of our Qingyun Sword Pavilion."

Shen Qiang chuckled, "Holy Land? Isn't it just a water source?"

Hearing this, Kang Luoying chuckled charmingly, "It's more than just a water source. Next to the spring is a cave. The ancestral teaching commands that any Qingyun Sword Pavilion disciple entering the Nascent Soul Stage must go into seclusion in the cave for ten days to contemplate the Heavenly Mechanism."

This left Shen Qiang slightly stunned before he smiled.

"That sounds a bit odd. Requiring Nascent Soul Stage disciples to fathom Heavenly Mechanism... It sounds like your sect founder left something in the cave, waiting for a destined person."

Hearing Shen Qiang's words, Kang Luoying's eyes sparkled, "Would you like to take a look? The sect indeed rumors that the founder left a great fortune in that cave, but no one has ever found it, so it remains a legend. When I secluded myself, I eagerly observed but found nothing unusual. I might be too dull, but if it's you, if there really is a secret, you can surely find it!"