Published: January 1, 2025
The Ghost Bat Tribe is a powerful force of the Ghost Bat Clan, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, killing without a trace, and is not weaker than the Extreme God Sect and Blood Shadow Cult.
Faced with the suppression of the four major sects, it is quite remarkable that the Ancient Dao Sect can survive.
With a bitter smile, Feng Tianzhen said, "The four major forces spare no effort. Once our Ancient Dao Sect members go down the mountain to seek opportunities, if they are discovered, they will be hunted down. Over time, the Ancient Dao Sect will be trapped in this small mountain range, with resources dwindling, eating away at our foundations. Many disciples have good talents, but due to resource issues, their cultivation progress is very slow. Naturally, no one is willing to become a disciple of the Ancient Dao Sect, and no one wants to join. In recent years, there have been almost no new disciples. Soon, the numbers will only decrease."
Resources are fundamental to a sect. Cutting off the channels for resource acquisition is equivalent to cutting off the hope of the sect. This is truly malicious!
"Rest assured, with the Young Master here, the four major forces are nothing to worry about. In the future, the disciples of the Ancient Dao Sect will increase."
Qingqiu Ziyi suddenly laughed.
"The four major forces are nothing to worry about?"
Feng Tianzhen stared blankly at Qingqiu Ziyi, wondering what kind of person this was, so full of bravado.
Feng Tianzhen said bitterly, "Actually, the four major forces aren't too bad; with Elder Sword Demon and Senior Brother Chen here, there's at least some self-defense power. What I worry about is the Zhuge Family behind them. Also, Senior Brother Chen, you actually enslaved people from the Bear Dominance Sect. If the five major Demon Sects find out, it will be troublesome. The strength of the five major Demon Sects is even above that of the four major forces."
"The Zhuge Family, huh? Don’t worry, I have my plans," Qin Chen narrowed his eyes and said.
Qin Chen's promotion to the honorary Supreme Sect Master of the Ancient Dao Sect was a significant event. The next day, Feng Tianzhen called everyone to the square in front of the sect and announced Qin Chen's honorary title.
"Supreme Sect Master, so young?"
As Feng Tianzhen had anticipated, everyone was surprised to hear this news. However, no one doubted Qin Chen's qualifications. After all, just yesterday, Qin Chen had used two fingers to pinch Elder Sword Demon's sword and punched him away.
"With the Supreme Sect Master and Elder Sword Demon, life in our Ancient Dao Sect will definitely improve a lot."
"That's for sure. The Supreme Sect Master's strength is even stronger than Elder Sword Demon. If Elder Sword Demon can regain his senses, our Ancient Dao Sect will be even stronger."
"Unfortunately, cultivation requires resources. Our Ancient Dao Sect has too few resources. Even with an additional expert, we can only avoid being oppressed; it is too difficult to develop."
The many disciples discussed among themselves, excited yet somewhat lost.
Without a way out, the Ancient Dao Sect cannot obtain resources and cannot develop. If it cannot develop, even the strongest forces will dwindle.
This is a problem that the Ancient Dao Sect must face.
Looking at the thousands of Ancient Dao Sect disciples and hearing their discussions, Qin Chen turned to Feng Tianzhen and said, "Sect Master, I see that most of these disciples have high comprehension, but their cultivation is lacking. Are there enough Holy Crystals to distribute?"
Feng Tianzhen replied awkwardly, "The Ancient Dao Sect still has some Holy Crystals in stock, but not much. After over ten thousand years of expenses exceeding income, our Holy Crystals are dwindling, and the Holy Veins have been greatly consumed. If it weren’t for our Ancient Dao Sect having a high-grade Holy Master Holy Vein, it would have been exhausted long ago."
Qin Chen did not expect the Ancient Dao Sect to be in such a dire state. Although a high-grade Holy Master Holy Vein was formidable, generally even late-stage Holy Masters might not possess one. Yet, a whole major sect having only this one is indeed quite limited.