The awakening of the Soaring Serpent put Li Beifei in a great mood, but his suffering was about to begin.
"Sect Leader, these are the profit reports from the sect's industries for the past month, these are the industries we plan to develop this year, and this is the coordinate of an unclaimed source ore that the sect's disciples discovered during their recent training excursions, this is..."
Inside the Sect Leader's Hall, an old man produced piles and piles of jade slips. A rough glance suggested there were no fewer than a thousand. Li Beifei felt a headache just looking at these jade slips that recorded various matters of the sect.
Li Beifei was no stranger to the old man before him. He was Butler Fu from Chen Fan's family, and like Chen Fan, he was also a veteran figure of the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
"Butler Fu, are you sure you haven't brought the wrong ones?" Li Beifei asked.
"Sect Leader, these are only from last month. It's almost the end of the year, and there are still the previous ten months..."
"Alright, alright, I understand. Just leave them here for now, and I'll take care of them," Li Beifei interrupted him before Butler Fu could finish.
"Yes, then this subordinate will take his leave." Butler Fu didn't suspect anything, bowed slightly, and then left.
After Butler Fu left, Li Beifei looked at the jade slips in front of him and felt another wave of headache.
These matters were usually discussed and handled jointly by Chen Fan and Duan Fei, but a few days ago, after Chen Fan obtained the Bone Strengthening Pill and the Dragon Tiger Pill from him, he couldn't wait to enter seclusion.
Li Beifei expressed his understanding of this.
And three days ago, Duan Fei also asked him for leave, with a simple reason: 'Boss, since Xiaoxue and I got married, we've been busy with sect matters and haven't had the chance to take her to see the beautiful scenery of the Northern Chen Star. I want to take her out for a stroll.'
Hearing these words, Li Beifei even felt a little guilty. After getting married, he had been running around the universe with his three wives, but he had forgotten about his brothers and sisters-in-law.
So he waved his hand and gave Duan Fei a super long vacation, telling him to come back after he had enough fun.
Now that his two capable subordinates were one in seclusion and one away, the only one in the sect who could make major decisions was him.
"I finally know why the old guy liked to fake his death!"
Li Beifei muttered with emotion, but he still honestly checked the information in each jade slip one by one with his divine sense.
Although he was complaining, Li Beifei was extremely serious, and he didn't miss any information in each jade slip.
At this moment, a graceful figure walked to the side door of the main hall, from where she could directly see Li Beifei's figure.
Mu Qingyi was a little surprised to see her man seriously handling sect affairs, but soon, a smile that could eclipse a hundred flowers appeared on her face.
A serious man is so handsome!
Mu Qingyi gazed at Li Beifei's serious figure, standing at the door for as long as Li Beifei sat there reading jade slips, until the appearance of a small figure broke this quiet but somewhat happy atmosphere.
"Senior Martial Aunt Qingyi!"
Yi Yi exclaimed in surprise.
"Shhh!" Mu Qingyi came back to her senses and made a gesture of silence to Yi Yi.
But it was obviously too late. Li Beifei heard Yi Yi's voice, and he looked to his side.
"Why are you here?" Li Beifei got up and walked towards them.
Mu Qingyi and Yi Yi also walked towards Li Beifei.
"Grandmaster, Senior Martial Aunt Qingyi arrived before me and has been standing at the door watching you!"
Yi Yi said with a grin.
"Really?" Li Beifei looked at Mu Qingyi.
Even though they were an old married couple, Mu Qingyi's face still turned slightly red, and she said softly, "I saw you handling things seriously, so I didn't want to disturb you."
Li Beifei nodded and then asked, "Have you been standing for a long time?"
"Yeah!"
Mu Qingyi nodded. Roughly calculated, it had been nearly two hours.
"Silly girl, why stand outside for so long? Why not come in and help me!"
Li Beifei said.
The first half of the sentence made Mu Qingyi's heart flutter, but the second half made her laugh and cry.
This guy clearly had the best opportunity to say sweet words, but he just didn't seize it.
What a straight man.
"Yi Yi, are you here to play with Grandmaster?" Mu Qingyi asked.
"Yeah, yeah." Yi Yi nodded.
"Your Grandmaster is very busy now. Senior Martial Aunt will play with you. What do you want to play?" Mu Qingyi said.
"I want to go to the Demon Suppression Tower, but Father won't let me go." Yi Yi pouted, looking a little unhappy.
When Mu Qingyi heard this, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said, "According to the sect's rules, the minimum requirement to enter the Demon Suppression Tower is the Void Refinement Realm. It's right that your father won't let you go. But, well, our Yi Yi is a Holy Maiden. If Senior Martial Aunt agrees, Senior Martial Aunt will take you. Let your Grandmaster handle sect affairs properly, okay?"
Yi Yi's cultivation hasn't reached the Void Refinement Realm yet, only the late stage of the Soul Convergence Realm, but as a Holy Body, cross-level challenges are simply too easy for Yi Yi.
"Okay!" Yi Yi nodded happily.
"Let's go then!" Mu Qingyi picked up Yi Yi. Before leaving, she glared at Li Beifei, making Li Beifei feel inexplicable.
"Did I say something wrong or do something wrong? Why are you glaring at me?" Li Beifei scratched his head, but the matter wasn't finished, so he didn't think much about it, returned to his throne, and continued his unfinished business.
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Demon Suppression Tower!
The Demon Suppression Tower was a treasure at the Breaking Dao level created by Ancestral Dragon and Hundun out of spite.
In fact, Ancestral Dragon wasn't really asleep in chaos all the time. At least at the beginning of each Chaos Era, he would wake up, waiting for Hundun to create the Demon Realm, and then take advantage of Hundun's absence from the Demon Realm to enter the Demon Realm and capture some demons to suppress in the Demon Suppression Tower.
When Hundun gave one of his true feathers to Ye Hongyi, Ancestral Dragon, seeing this, gave the Demon Suppression Tower to Gu Changsheng, asking Gu Changsheng to pass it on to Li Beifei.
It's just that after passing through Gu Changsheng's hands, the Demon Suppression Tower was no longer the original Demon Suppression Tower, or rather, the demons in the Demon Suppression Tower had undergone some changes.
The Demon Suppression Tower is divided into nine floors, corresponding to Void Refinement to Great Saint respectively, that is, the strongest demon that can be seen in the Demon Suppression Tower today is only at the Great Saint Realm, but this obviously doesn't conform to Ancestral Dragon's character.
The Demon Suppression Tower is a Breaking Dao level treasure, and even Immortal Emperors can be suppressed. Ancestral Dragon would naturally not wake up from his slumber just for some small demons.
Before handing it over to Gu Changsheng, the weakest demon on the ninth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower was a Quasi-Supreme, and the strongest was a Demon Venerable. If the Demon Realm hadn't been born without a Demon Emperor, Ancestral Dragon would definitely have tried to suppress the Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm.
It's nothing, he just couldn't stand Hundun before.
After the Demon Suppression Tower arrived in Gu Changsheng's hands, Gu Changsheng hid the demons on the ninth floor in another space of the Demon Suppression Tower, and then migrated the Great Saint Realm demons to the ninth floor to serve as trial objects for the Seven Stars Sword Sect disciples.
Gu Changsheng didn't care about things on the surface, but he didn't miss the necessary details.
Mu Qingyi took Yi Yi to the area of the Demon Suppression Tower. The person in charge of guarding the Demon Suppression Tower was a Saint King Realm elder, surnamed Zhao, named Changkong.
"Greetings, Sect Leader's Wife, greetings, Holy Maiden!"
When Zhao Changkong saw Mu Qingyi bringing Yi Yi, he quickly appeared and stepped forward to salute.
Mu Qingyi waved her hand gently, "Elder Zhao, you don't need to be so polite."
"Madam, it seems that today you are here to go to the ninth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower?" Zhao Changkong asked.
Mu Qingyi shook her head and smiled, "Today I brought Yi Yi here."
"Holy Maiden?"
Zhao Changkong was stunned and looked at Yi Yi on the side, hesitating, "But the Holy Maiden's cultivation..."
He didn't finish his words, but Mu Qingyi understood. In the Seven Stars Sword Sect, the sect rules are strict, and the rule that only those with Void Refinement Realm strength can enter the first floor of the Demon Suppression Tower was set by the teacher himself, and she couldn't violate it.
"Hehe, I know what you mean. Yi Yi!" Mu Qingyi smiled.
"Here!" Yi Yi's pretty face was full of determination, and she took a step forward.
"Yi Yi, cultivation at the late stage of the Soul Convergence Realm, please advise!"
On the way here, Senior Martial Aunt Qingyi told her that she needed to show the strength of the Void Refinement Realm to enter the Demon Suppression Tower, otherwise even Senior Martial Aunt couldn't violate the sect rules.
Yi Yi wasn't a three-year-old child. She had reached an age where she understood things and knew what it meant to set an example. As the sect's Holy Maiden, she naturally couldn't take the lead in violating the sect rules.
Zhao Changkong looked at Yi Yi's determined face and couldn't help but nod in his heart. Regardless of her talent, just this courage was worthy of the name of their Sword Sect's Holy Maiden.
"In that case, then this subordinate will be impolite."
After Zhao Changkong finished speaking, he chuckled, "Suifeng, come here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with a cold face and a cold sword intent walked over.
"This is my disciple, named Zhao Suifeng, seventeen years old this year, and he just entered the Void Refinement Realm."
"Suifeng, don't hurry to salute the Sect Leader's Wife and the Holy Maiden?"
When Zhao Changkong introduced his disciple, a trace of pride flashed across his face. A seventeen-year-old in the Void Refinement Realm, no matter where he was placed, was a genius.
"Zhao Suifeng pays respects to the Sect Leader's Wife, pays respects to the Holy Maiden!"
Although Zhao Suifeng exuded a cold sword intent, he wasn't cold as a person, and there was no pride on his face. He respectfully saluted Mu Qingyi and Yi Yi.
At this time, many people had gathered here, but they didn't get too close, but watched from afar.
They naturally knew that a Holy Maiden had appeared in the sect. Originally, they thought that the Holy Maiden should be an ethereal fairy with unfathomable cultivation. But now they heard the conversation here and realized that the little girl who looked only twelve or thirteen years old was their Holy Maiden.
Well... although she was very beautiful and cute, with innocence in her fairy aura, she was very different from the image they imagined.
But they were very curious about who would win the battle between the Holy Maiden and Zhao Suifeng?
Zhao Suifeng was also an out-and-out genius. Among the disciples under the age of twenty in the entire sect, Zhao Suifeng could rank in the top ten.
"He's indeed a good seedling. The Four Seasons Sword Intent has been cultivated to winter." Mu Qingyi felt the cold sword intent emanating from Zhao Suifeng and couldn't help but praise.
As the founder of the Four Seasons Sword Intent, she could naturally see that Zhao Suifeng was cultivating the Four Seasons Sword Intent.
Since Yu Bingqing and Xu Jiaojiao joined the Seven Stars Sword Sect, the inheritance of the Rending Sky Sword Sect had also been integrated into the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
And the root of the inheritance of the Rending Sky Sword Sect was Mu Qingyi's previous life.
However, apart from a few close people who knew, no one else knew that the Four Seasons Sword Intent was created by the beautiful Sect Leader's Wife in front of them.
"Madam, you are too kind. My little disciple is just lucky." Although Zhao Changkong was humble, the little pride in his eyes couldn't be hidden.
"Suifeng, you can spar with the Holy Maiden later, remember, stop when you've made your point."
Zhao Changkong said seriously to Zhao Suifeng.
"Yes, Master!"
Zhao Changkong naturally knew what his master meant. Stop when you've made your point, which could also be translated as not letting him hurt the Holy Maiden.
"Zhao Suifeng, please advise the Holy Maiden!"
Zhao Suifeng took a step forward and came to Yi Yi. He looked at Yi Yi, who was a few years younger than him, and already had the cultivation of the late stage of the Soul Convergence Realm, and couldn't help but sigh that she was worthy of being the Holy Maiden.
But I won't lose!
With the spirit of a young man, Zhao Suifeng naturally didn't want to lose.
"Please advise!" Yi Yi was single-minded, only thinking about defeating the person in front of her and proving that she already had the strength to enter the Demon Suppression Tower.
Mu Qingyi saw all this in her eyes, and she shook her head gently. Underestimating Yi Yi would cost you dearly.
At this time, Zhao Changkong had already drawn his sword, and the sword intent on his body suddenly became extremely hot, and the long sword in his hand was covered with a layer of fire, and the hot breath evaporated the surrounding water vapor.
Hot Summer!
The derived sword move of the Summer Sword Intent of the Four Seasons Sword Intent.
Seeing this, Zhao Changkong nodded in satisfaction. At this age, being able to use the Four Seasons Sword Intent to such a level could be considered rare, right?
"I also know the Four Seasons Sword Intent!"
A sword also appeared in Yi Yi's hand, and the same hot sword intent emanated from her body, and the sword was also covered with a layer of fire.
It was the same as Zhao Changkong, both were Hot Summer!
Zhao Suifeng's face changed slightly.
"Clang!"
When the two flame swords collided, a shocking fire burst out, and Zhao Suifeng only felt a huge force coming from the sword in his hand, shaking his arm numb, and he almost couldn't hold the sword.
How is this possible? If a sword cultivator can't hold the sword in his hand, is he still a sword cultivator?
Zhao Suifeng already knew that he was careless, and he quickly retracted his move and then stabbed forward.
Instantly, the sword intent on his body turned into frost, and the surrounding air appeared to condense into crystals.
Winter Sword Intent.
The next moment, a sword intent colder than his Winter Sword Intent appeared, which made him extremely horrified.
There was a rumor circulating in the sect that there was a stronger sword intent above the Four Seasons Sword Intent, and the Four Seasons Sword Intent was just the entry to this stronger sword intent.
Twenty-Four Solar Terms!
"Great Cold!"
A delicate shout fell, causing Zhao Suifeng to feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Great Cold is both a sword intent and a sword dao supernatural power. It is the coldest solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and it is also one of the most powerful supernatural powers in the twenty-four solar terms sword intent.
The icy feeling slowed down his movements, and he wanted to dodge, but his body was unable to do anything.
Zhao Suifeng was defeated!
This was something that his master Zhao Changkong didn't expect. Although he had imagined that his disciple wouldn't be the Holy Maiden's opponent, he didn't expect his disciple to be defeated so thoroughly.
Thinking of what he had told his disciple just now, Zhao Changkong couldn't help but feel his cheeks burning.
The Holy Maiden didn't need his disciple to show mercy at all, she was the one showing mercy to his disciple.
Not only Zhao Changkong didn't expect this ending, but the onlookers also didn't expect it.
Zhao Suifeng was defeated?
When did this happen?
Wasn't this just the beginning? It's over?
Each person only made two sword strikes in the battle, and both were completed in the space of a few breaths; the process was very fast.
"Thank you for the consideration!"
Yi Yi sheathed her sword and said with a bow.
Zhao Suifeng came back to his senses, looked at Yi Yi, and said, "Thank you, Holy Maiden, for your mercy."
Mu Qingyi walked forward and said to Zhao Changkong, "Elder Zhao, now Yi Yi can enter the Demon Suppression Tower, right?"
"Of course!" Zhao Changkong said with a wry smile, feeling that Yi Yi's talent was even more monstrous than her parents, Yi Jifeng and Duanmu Yun.
He had once thought of taking Yi Jifeng as a disciple, but the Sect Leader intervened, so he naturally wouldn't compete.
But even Yi Jifeng, with his sword physique, wasn't this monstrous at Yi Yi's age.
This isn't even a cross-level challenge; it's simply cross-level crushing.
Incredible, incredible, my Seven Star Sword Sect is going to produce another incredible powerhouse in the future; truly, heaven blesses my Sword Sect.
Although his disciple was defeated, Zhao Changkong couldn't help but feel happy that the sect had a genius like Yi Yi.
It must be said that the Seven Star Sword Sect does a very good job in fostering a sense of belonging.
Mu Qingyi took Yi Yi into the Demon Suppression Tower, and the news of Yi Yi easily defeating Zhao Suifeng, who was at the peak of the Concentration Realm, quickly spread throughout the Seven Star Sword Sect.
When this news reached the Sect Leader's Hall, everyone could hear laughter coming from within.
"Worthy of being my grand-disciple!"
Yi Yi can be considered to have shown her talent in the sect!
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