chsdbacks Chapter 260: The Problem of Teachers
Chapter 260: The Problem of Teachers
Just like this time, Zhang Ping was only away for less than ten days, but he still had a heavy weight on his mind. In the end, it was because Dongfang Shuyi and the others were too weak in cultivation. Even with the sect's protective formation, cultivators below the Divine Integration Realm could only unleash two or three tenths of the formation's power at most.
To think that one can stop a cultivator at the Divine Integration Realm with such limited strength is simply wishful thinking.
However, cultivation level cannot be improved overnight. Even if he has the "Yin Yang Fu Shen Tian Du Ming Du" technique to enhance his disciples' cultivation talent, talent is talent, and it's not like directly bestowing cultivation. Without three to five years of painstaking practice, expecting them to stand on their own is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Zhang Ping frowned and pondered for a long time, finally letting out a heavy sigh:
"It seems we can only take it slow and make do for now. After some time, we'll see if we can recruit a guest elder with decent abilities from outside."
The position of Guest Elder is actually quite rare in the Taihu Region. After all, most of those who can become Guest Elders are independent cultivators with considerable cultivation, who haven't been trained by sects from a young age. Their loyalty is even lower than that of ordinary family disciples. To put it bluntly, as long as the benefits are right, they can turn against you at any time. Of course, there are exceptions, but they are very few and far between.
The Yin Yang Sword Sect finds it even more difficult to recruit guest elders. After all, the sect only accepts female cultivators, but very few female cultivators with high strength become independent cultivators. They either marry into top families or are poached by large sects to become elders.
His first thought was Captain Inkfish of the Flying Pavilion, but that captain, a mid-stage Divine Realm expert, wouldn't be so idle as to be a guest elder in this remote, impoverished place. Besides him, the only other option was to try his luck in Penglai Immortal City. He was going to the Immortal City to buy supplies soon anyway, so he could take care of this matter along the way.
Besides recruiting retainers from outside, there's another way: using rare and precious materials to forcibly create a respectable facade within the sect. This would be incredibly difficult for others, but it's nothing for Zhang Ping.
If an ordinary Body Refinement Realm martial artist were to consume large quantities of Qi and Blood Pills, they would inevitably experience a surge of Qi and Blood that would be difficult to control, requiring months or even years to slowly refine and calm down. However, Zhang Ping possesses the "Yin-Yang Harmony Divine Heavenly Capital Fate Crossing," which can simultaneously enhance his talent and resolve the Qi and Blood turmoil caused by the rapid increase in cultivation, leaving no hidden dangers whatsoever.
Once the sect develops and becomes financially powerful, it can use this method to quickly train a large number of talented individuals, saving a lot of time.
So, who should we test the waters with first?
Zhang Ping stroked his chin, pondering for a moment. This method was currently only theoretically feasible; its actual effectiveness still needed to be verified. Perhaps he should test it out with a disciple first…
Three days later, a piece of news suddenly spread within the Yin Yang Sword Sect, instantly igniting the entire sect.
The sect leader will select a disciple to serve as his personal attendant.
Not a personal disciple, not a steward, but an "attendant." Considering that the sect leader was the only man in the entire sect, it was inevitable that the young girls would have all sorts of wild fantasies.
"Hey, you guys think... the sect leader suddenly hiring attendants, is it because he wants to... you know what?" Several disciples huddled in a corner of the training ground, covering their mouths to stifle their laughter, gossiping in hushed tones.
Not far away, Jiang Qingya had just finished practicing a set of basic sword techniques, her whole body drenched in sweat. There was no wind today, and the mountain air was exceptionally muggy, so she simply untied her high ponytail and loosely tied it into a simple woman's bun.
This instantly set her apart from the surrounding young and beautiful girls, giving her a mature and gentle charm. After all, most cultivators marry late, and those with better talent usually only find a cultivation partner to accompany them in their cultivation, rarely actually getting married. Therefore, there are very few married disciples in the entire Yin Yang Sword Sect, and Jiang Qingya is undoubtedly the one with the most mature and charming womanly air among them, making her quite well-known in the sect.
"Sister Ya, why don't you give it a try?" A little girl from the same courtyard came over and teased her on purpose.
Several disciples who overheard this couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle. They lived in the same courtyard and were close friends, often exchanging harmless jokes. Everyone knew Jiang Qingya had been married before, and the thought of her serving as the sect leader's attendant was incredibly embarrassing.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Qingya did not refuse outright. Instead, she looked up at the task board not far away and her gaze fell on the task notice that had just been posted.
"Ten credits every day..." Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she had already begun to quickly calculate in her mind.
She knew better than anyone how hard it was to earn credits in the Yin-Yang Sword Sect. Take the previous task of transplanting spiritual herbs in the back mountain, for example; working herself to the bone all day, she could only earn thirty credits. But this attendant task required her to do nothing; she could simply follow the sect leader and reliably earn ten credits every day.
Although she didn't know exactly what she was going to do, Jiang Qingya had her own plan. She knew, of course, that she possessed the charm of a mature woman, but she also knew that a great cultivator who had reached the Divine Integration Realm could hardly lack women. If she were to take a stroll through any small town at the foot of the mountain, countless young and beautiful young ladies from wealthy families would be scrambling to get close to her.
Who would turn down so many young girls and prefer a married woman like her? Perhaps a few have unusual tastes, but their sect leader doesn't seem like that kind of pervert at all.
Moreover, the allure of profit is undeniable. Ten credits a day, accumulated little by little, would be enough for her to exchange for much-needed cultivation resources, and perhaps even a decent martial arts technique to inherit.
More importantly, there were also private lessons from the sect leader.
Currently, Zhang Ping is teaching almost all the courses in the Yin Yang Sword Sect. Swordsmanship, saber techniques, alchemy, formations, talismans... He is proficient in almost everything, displaying an astonishing breadth of knowledge to his disciples.
Of course, this also exhausted Zhang Ping himself. A large part of the reason he decided to go to Penglai Immortal City this time was to solve the problem of insufficient teaching staff.