"From this day onward, you are the Sect Master of the Azure Firmament Sect."
That was all his master said before leaving. Li Qingqiu was left behind with his junior brothers and sisters, watching his master walk down the mountain alone to chase after immortality.
Then, on that very same day, something strange happened. The Dao Legacy system awakened inside him. Through the Dao Interface, he could see his disciples' loyalty, their aptitude, even their hidden fates. And every time the Azure Firmament Sect reached a new level of development, he could copy the fate traits of his disciples for himself.
So he started from the martial world, but he was already walking the path of immortality among mortals.
The martial world was a chaotic place. Rogues roamed like river currents, living free, settling scores with blades. Nobles and officials were desperate to find the path to immortality, trampling over lives without a second thought. In those lawless times, Li Qingqiu led the Azure Firmament Sect step by step, climbing higher and higher, until they rose above the mortal world entirely.
Later, when the sect entered the wider cultivation world, they found countless Dao lineages and endless sects all fighting for supremacy. But the Azure Firmament Sect had been born from the mundane world, and that became their strength. They rose to become an immortal sect of longevity, respected and feared by all living beings.
In the cultivation world, people only knew Li Qingqiu for one thing. He had an unmatched eye for talent. He kept producing generation after generation of prodigies who fought for the sect's destiny. Very few people knew the truth. Li Qingqiu himself possessed countless supreme fates. The Undying Tyrant Body. The Blazing Sun Dao Heart. The Profound War God Soul. Free Spirit Dominion. Supreme Five Element Roots. He was the most terrifying existence within the Azure Firmament Sect.
Years drifted by. Old acquaintances faded into dust. One day, Li Qingqiu sat alone on the Dao platform, lost in memories of the past. That was when a disciple came to see him.
"Master," the disciple said. "The world says you are the only true immortal. They say that by refining your flesh and blood, one can attain immortality. Why not fulfill me?"