Chapter 660: Chapter 653 Recommendation

“So, that’s how it is!”

Gently stroking Ye Qingqing’s hair, Chen Hai sighed.

He had previously found it odd that when Zhang Tianci practiced the Black Water Mysterious Snake Technique, some of the power he acquired would feed back to him, yet with Ye Qingqing, who had also inherited the True Skill from the Black Water True Technique, there had been no such reaction at all.

After listening to this explanation, Chen Hai finally came to a realization.

It turned out that Ye Qingqing, having obtained the inheritance before Zhang Tianci, had yet to fully comprehend the technique and truly begin her cultivation.

On further thought, such a result did not seem all that surprising.

After all, Zhang Tianci possessed great fortune and his cultivation talent was also one in ten thousand.

In contrast, his wife Ye Qingqing had been tested several times when she first merged into this world and showed no cultivation talent whatsoever. It was only after joining the Bloodthirsty Sect and through a fortunate twist of fate that she received the True Skill inheritance and truly started on the path of cultivation.

Whether in terms of talent or comprehension, the gap between her and Zhang Tianci seemed not just a little.

Moreover, following the acquisition of the Black Water Mysterious Snake Technique, Zhang Tianci immersed himself in dedicated practice within his cave mansion, undisturbed by worldly matters.

As for Ye Qingqing, being the Sect Master of the Bloodthirsty Sect meant she was mired in countless trivial matters that were certain to impact her cultivation.

That Zhang Tianci could now feed power back to himself while Ye Qingqing had not yet fully grasped the technique to commence her true cultivation seemed within reason.

“Stepping down after achieving success, retiring from the position of Sect Master?”

“That would be good, later on, you can come to Black Water Immortal Mountain and quietly focus on your cultivation.”

“For us cultivators, all fame and fortune are but passing clouds, only personal strength is the fundamental reliance!”

Since he knew that Ye Qingqing hadn’t mastered the basics of the Black Water Evil Leech Skill, Chen Hai certainly wouldn’t press the matter further.

Regarding Ye Qingqing’s abdication, he naturally held a favorable opinion and, without much consideration, he responded immediately.

“Right! I will start making arrangements for the sect’s affairs shortly.”

“For the position of Sect Master, among my disciples, I am quite fond of Elder Qin Shuang and Number Five, Fang Xin.”

“As for who to appoint, I will need to observe more and discuss with the elders and Hall Masters of the sect.”

“Such matters require careful consideration; they cannot be rushed and will definitely take a considerable amount of time.”

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Nestled in Chen Hai’s embrace, with her ear pressed against his heart, Ye Qingqing spoke intermittently, resuming her talk.

Initially, from when the former Sect Master Gui Wuya decided to abdicate, until Ye Qingqing took over, it had indeed taken quite a few years.

It was not easy to lead the development and growth of the Bloodthirsty Sect to its current state. The results she had worked so hard to achieve over the years were not something she was willing to see destroyed due to misplaced trust.

She had only brought up the matter of stepping down to Chen Hai.

Completing this matter was, for now, still premature.

As a listener, Chen Hai was more than competent.

Not until Ye Qingqing had finished saying everything and stopped talking did he speak:

“The affairs of the Bloodthirsty Sect, just handle them as you see fit.”

“Even if you step down, you won’t move far away. At most, you’ll open up a cave mansion on Black Water Immortal Mountain, just outside the sect’s gate, to continue your cultivation.”

“With just that short distance, if the person who succeeds the position of Sect Master of the Bloodthirsty Sect doesn’t satisfy you, you can simply replace them.”

“Who would object in the face of absolute strength? And who would dare to?”

Noncommittally, Chen Hai smiled.

Something seemed to come to his mind, and he spoke again, “Right, Qingqing, the territory of Black Water Immortal Mountain is vast, yet occupied by so few. I think that’s a bit too little.”

“The Bloodthirsty Sect holds a minor competition every three years and a major one every five, does it not?”

“Be it a minor or a major competition, I think those who excel ought to be given the opportunity to enter the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool.”

“If there are those who manage to successfully inherit the True Skill within, I might consider taking them under my wing as nominal disciples.”

He made this suggestion because he saw the benefits of Zhang Tianci obtaining the inheritance and beginning his cultivation of the Black Water Mysterious Snake Technique, which would in turn benefit him.

Just one Zhang Tianci was able to increase the efficiency of his own cultivation by one fifth.

If there were five Zhang Tiancis, wouldn’t his speed of cultivation double?

If his disciples, like Zhang Tianci, increased in number—if there were five, fifty, or even five hundred of them…

How terrifying would his cultivation efficiency become then?

Simply thinking about it, Chen Hai was extremely thrilled.

“Haven’t you always disliked taking on disciples?”

“Tianci and Fangxian went to great lengths and paid a hefty price to become your disciples, only to finally realize their wish.”

“How come all of a sudden you’ve thought of giving this opportunity to the talented disciples within the Bloodthirsty Sect, allowing them to enter the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool to see if they could obtain an inheritance?”

Ye Qingqing, who was lying on Chen Hai’s chest, raised her head, her face full of suspicion as she looked at Chen Hai and asked.

“Times change!”

“Before, hadn’t I yet to forge an Inheriting True Method and had nothing to teach my disciples?”

“Moreover, even if the Sect’s talented disciples do manage to successfully inherit a True Skill, they would merely be nominal disciples.”

“If they wish to become my true disciples like Tianci and Fangxian, then their performance will dictate their fate!”

Chen Hai chuckled and replied offhandedly.

As for the true purpose behind accepting disciples, he did not reveal to Ye Qingqing.

After all, selecting talents from the Bloodthirsty Sect to enter the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool to gain the Black Water True Technique inheritance was, for the time being, merely a small experiment.

He wasn’t sure whether, like Zhang Tianci, these people would bring him such great benefit after obtaining the inheritance and beginning the cultivation of the Black Water True Technique!

Ye Qingqing, tilting her head and staring at Chen Hai for a long while without detecting anything unusual, hesitated, then began to ponder in her mind.

Once the talented disciples chosen from the Bloodthirsty Sect inherit the Black Water True Technique and become Chen Hai’s nominal disciples, can they still be considered disciples of the Bloodthirsty Sect?

When all the talented disciples within the Sect are chosen by Chen Hai and become his nominal disciples, what potential for development would remain in the Bloodthirsty Sect?

If this situation continued, perhaps in not too many years, the entire Bloodthirsty Sect could be relegated to existing only as a vassal to Chen Hai’s Black Water Lineage.

However, upon further reflection, the thought of becoming a vassal to the Black Water Lineage didn’t seem to be such a terrible prospect.

Externally, although the Bloodthirsty Sect was faintly regarded as the premier Sect within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory, Ye Qingqing knew the true state of affairs.

To put it bluntly, without Chen Hai’s Black Water Lineage, the Bloodthirsty Sect amounted to nothing; any True Immortal or True Demon could completely annihilate their Sect.

Besides, Chen Hai was her man. After her own abdication, she would retreat to establish a cave mansion on the Black Water Immortal Mountain and become a part of it.

As long as Chen Hai was there, as she was, no matter how the Bloodthirsty Sect developed, at least they would continue to exist, would they not?

“In one month, it will be the day of the Sect’s grand competition!”

“For the Sect’s talented disciples to enter the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool to try and obtain a True Technique inheritance, it’s an enormous opportunity for them.”

“Such good fortune, I would eagerly welcome it, so how could there be any reason to object?”

With that thought, Ye Qingqing smiled and responded.