Immortal Father
Chapter 390 - 390 142 Ping'an Calms the Sea Artifact Refining Causes Ripples_3

390: Chapter 142: Ping’an Calms the Sea, Artifact Refining Causes Ripples_3 390: Chapter 142: Ping’an Calms the Sea, Artifact Refining Causes Ripples_3 [The Enlightenment Lecture] was followed by [The Scolding Master Festival].

Under the watchful eyes of the Golden Immortal of the Eastern Alliance, a group of immortals from the Sea Watch Sect indulged in a hard-drinking binge.

Afterwards, inspired by Li Ping’an, they began to air their pent-up frustrations, fueled by the effects of the alcohol.

Initially, Li Ping’an only planned to let his disciples grumble a bit.

However, he never expected that, after only half of the thousands of jars of Immortal Brew were consumed, the True Immortals and Element Immortals who were not from the founder’s lineage joined in the criticism of their own ancestor.

This caused quite a few Heavenly Immortal elders to turn green with displeasure.

After [The Scolding Master Festival], Li Ping’an whipped out a three-part series of events.

[The Poetry and Song Festival], [The Sea Watch Chess Contest], and [The Culinary Championship] filled Sea Watch Sect with an array of joyful atmospheres both inside and out.

These activities targeted Sea Watch Sect’s inner and outer disciples.

The elders from the founder’s lineage, however, had no such luck enjoying themselves.

Simply put, Li Ping’an’s audit team gradually uncovered several major misconducts within the Sea Watch Sect.

Vast wealth of dubious origin that the sect could not account for;

The dilemma of how to handle the assets swallowed through their association with Blood Fiend Hall;

The Heavenly Immortals of the founder’s lineage were found to have been filling their own pockets and misappropriating sectarian funds for years; they were taken away by the Eastern Alliance for investigation.

It’s worth mentioning that to trap these Heavenly Immortals, Li Ping’an wrote an overnight petition, perfecting the ‘Sect Corruption Punishment Law’ that the Eastern Alliance had not previously given much emphasis to.

This earned him verbal commendation from the Alliance Hierarch.

Not all these measures proceeded smoothly, however.

Li Ping’an initially thought that by targeting the elders of the founder’s lineage, the other three layers of elders, including the Supreme Elders, would show him goodwill, and then they would all discuss together how to reallocate the resources of Sea Watch Sect.

But after all his efforts, not only did the elders not show any goodwill, they purposely avoided him and went into seclusion to cultivate.

This left Li Ping’an quite speechless.

Nevertheless, Li Ping’an did not insist; not all things in life can be perfect.

In the following months, he began to steer the spirit of Sea Watch Sect towards liberation of one’s nature, embracing the great desires between men and women, and successively held a series of events like [The Sect Matchmaking Corner], [The Dao Companion Defense Battle], and [Immortals Only, No Mortals Allowed].

The culture of heavy drinking and romantic relations quickly became widespread throughout Sea Watch Sect.

On the eastern beaches, one could gradually spot little daoist couples strolling side by side;

At various locations around the Sea Watch Sect, some trembling pavilions could be seen, along with constantly shaking barriers around them.

This filled Li Ping’an with considerable satisfaction.

Once some things started, it was difficult to stop.

One day, as Li Ping’an was meditating inside his room, a stream of immortal light bloomed before him, transforming into Qing Su, a Heavenly Immortal dressed in a white skirt.

She looked down at him and asked, “Disciple, when will you return to the sect?”

“Do you want to go back, Master?”

Li Ping’an opened his eyes to look at his master, his gaze unintentionally falling on her snow-white slender neck, quickly sliding down, then calmly diverted his eyes.

One must not watch or think of indecency.

He replied, “The financial audit of Sea Watch Sect is almost complete, and its disciples have been freed from their previously harsh cultivation environment, so we should indeed depart.”

“Mm,” Qing Su’s lips curled slightly, “Sea Watch Sect now feels much more comfortable and seems like a regular sect.”

“Such a sect atmosphere will last at most a thousand years.”

Li Ping’an lifted the hem of his Daoist robe and swung his legs off the bed.

As he got up, his tall and slender Master stood half a head shorter than him, allowing his gaze to calmly rest on Qing Su’s face.

Li Ping’an walked to the window, pushed it open, and gazed at the great hall not far away.

Two large red banners hung outside the hall.

The upper banner read: “Joyful cultivation, boundless mana, free and carefree, I aspire to become an immortal.”

The lower banner read: “Earnestly learn the spirit conveyed by the great sage of enlightenment, strive to become a new capable practitioner of the Human Race.”

It was clearly the handiwork of Wanyun Xian and his contemporaries.

Qing Su walked to his side, leaning against the window to look out, and asked softly, “Disciple, do you want to return to the sect or to Dong’an City?”

“What about you, Master?

Where do you want to go?”

“Dong’an City, there are many shops I haven’t finished visiting, and I’ve heard that even more have opened up there.”

Qing Su was quick to reply, but then she changed the subject:

“Nonetheless, you should return to the sect to visit your father and Ningning.

“Just yesterday, your aunt Clear Xu sent a message saying that Ningning has reached the pinnacle of Merge True and will soon be breaking through to Heaven and Earth Bridge.”

Li Ping’an was taken aback, “So soon?”

He had been in frequent correspondence with Ningning Mu, although she rarely mentioned anything about cultivation lately.

Li Ping’an quickly understood his junior sister’s thoughts.

He was stuck at the Heaven and Earth Bridge realm, while her cultivation speed was unstoppable; she feared to upset her senior brother.

Qing Su said, “It must be the Spiritual Power of Li Mu’s daughter that is propelling her.”

Li Ping’an responded with a smile and a light sigh of relief, “That’s great news.

If I can’t become immortal to ask for her hand, then she can become immortal and bring a dowry to me.”

Qing Su’s lips twitched into a small smile.

“When you two get married, am I supposed to live with you as well?

Hm?”

She suddenly pointed at Li Ping’an’s sleeve.

Li Ping’an looked down and felt a strong surge of life force.

He took out a brocade box-shaped Spirit Storage Treasure from within his sleeve and opened it to reveal a white egg about to hatch.

The White Tiger was about to be born!

“Let’s go,” Li Ping’an said with a smile, “We’ll return to the sect today.

This little fellow can’t wait anymore.

It might be born in the next few days, and the two Golden Immortal guardians still need to stay at Sea Watch Sect…

I’ll go fetch Senior Xu Sheng!”