Chapter 311: Chapter 243: Ruined by Over-Practicing_2
“Jiang Cheng, if I choose to join the Ascension Sect, Qingxuan University probably won’t give me any more resources,” she said. “If I’m preparing to advance to the Foundation Establishment phase, or for my later cultivation, what kind of help can you offer me?”

“That’s not difficult,” Jiang Cheng replied. “You are currently just an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple of our Dayan Sect, so there are many permissions not available to you. However, once you take an oath using the oath text provided by our Dayan Sect to become a core disciple, then you will have the right to use the Dayan Sect’s cultivation methods. I have personally experienced it, and saying your cultivation can improve rapidly, advancing by leaps and bounds every day is no exaggeration.”

Liang Lu: Advancing by leaps and bounds every day? I’ll believe it when I see it!

Still, despite her doubts, Liang Lu believed him.

What could she do when she had fallen for Jiang Cheng? She was willing to deceive herself.

“Oh, you mentioned before that Liang Pei would become the emperor—is that true?”

Liang Lu remembered that Jiang Cheng had previously mentioned something about Princess Liang Pei becoming the emperor. At the time, she didn’t believe him, but after all that had happened, she was starting to believe it might be true.

“Yes.”

“Can you tell me the reason?”

“Become a True Disciple of the Dayan Sect, and I’ll tell you,” he answered.

“Fine, fine, fine, I’ll be a True Disciple,” she agreed quickly.

“Promises over the communication charm don’t count; you’ve got to take the oath.”

“Then wait for me a moment.”

After saying this, Liang Lu disconnected the communication charm and then went to tell Li Qingge of her choice.

She chose Jiang Cheng.

Li Qingge wasn’t surprised, or rather, she had been prepared for Liang Lu to be completely taken in by Jiang Cheng from the moment she learned Liang Lu had contact with him.

“Well?”

After Liang Lu left, Mo Ningdan and Yan Yue looked towards Li Qingge.

Li Qingge let out a sigh: “Looks like it’s time to switch from the main account to a secondary one.”

…

“Liu Qing, come help me tidy up the living room and move the coffee table to the corner.”

“Oh.”

In the Jade Lake Ming’an Residence, Jiang Cheng and Liu Qing worked together.

Because the room didn’t have much clutter to begin with, after a simple rearrangement of furniture, they quickly cleared a clean space.

Then, Jiang Cheng took out some decorations and started arranging the place.

Liu Qing did not return to sit on the balcony but stood aside watching Jiang Cheng busy himself.

Soon, a neat oath-taking space had been set up by Jiang Cheng.

“What’s this for?” Liu Qing asked.

Jiang Cheng explained, “Liang Lu is coming here in a while to take an oath to become a True Disciple of the Dayan Sect. This is a significant occasion, not something to be taken lightly. It has to be done formally, with a sense of ceremony.”

“What about me?”

“You don’t need to take an oath. You’re an exception,” Jiang Cheng said.

Liu Qing nodded thoughtfully.

She felt that what Jiang Cheng said was right, because she was Jiang Cheng’s only female friend, so being an exception wasn’t a problem.

But actually, Jiang Cheng’s exception wasn’t for that reason.

Because the so-called oath was similar to Yue Linger’s Heavenly Dao oath that she took at the beginning, an oath to the Heavenly Dao—fail to fulfill it and one might suffer punishment by the Heavenly Dao, at best one’s cultivation won’t be able to advance, at worst it brings calamity and endangers life.

The reason Liu Qing didn’t need to take an oath was partly because she had signed a labor contract with Jiang Cheng which already covered many eventualities, so taking another oath was redundant.

Another reason was Liu Qing was a Mahayana cultivator, one of those who didn’t need to worry about the Heavenly Dao’s mood. Asking her to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao, which then can’t control her, was pointless.

Of course, the most important thing was that Jiang Cheng trusted Liu Qing, and he knew she would never betray him or the Dayan Sect.

Not long after they had finished tidying, Liang Lu arrived at Jiang Cheng’s home.

In Liang Lu’s astonished gaze, Jiang Cheng took out the oath text he had meticulously prepared, which was very detailed and took into account all aspects.

The main content stressed that one must not do anything that could harm the sect’s key interests.

It emphasized the rights and duties of a Dayan Sect True Disciple, such as sharing in the Sect Leader’s work and defending the Sect Leader’s authority, among other things.

As Liang Lu considered herself Jiang Cheng’s romantic partner, she felt that protecting Jiang Cheng was the same as protecting herself. Even without this relationship, she thought that as the sect was in its founding phase, it was only natural for True Disciples to take on more responsibility and work harder. Therefore, the oath-taking went very smoothly, with no resistance at all.

So Mo Ningdan’s prior assessment of Liang Lu was quite accurate. She was sincere, meticulous, hardworking, understanding, and tactful—a born workhorse.

After the oath was completed, Jiang Cheng happily shook hands with Liang Lu: “Fellow Daoist Liang Lu, from now on, we are our own people.”

Liang Lu blushed, nodding emphatically.

“Can you tell me about Liang Pei now?”

“Sure, please take a seat,” he said.

Jiang Cheng seated Liang Lu, and as for Liu Qing, he didn’t bother with her.

Liu Qing didn’t just live in this house; she occupied the master bedroom, which spoke volumes about her status in the household.

“My assertion that Liang Pei can ascend the throne is mainly because of Liang Pei’s father,” Jiang Cheng began.

“Her father? Isn’t her father also my father?” Liang Lu didn’t understand.

“No.”

“What?”

This time, Liang Lu understood clearly.

“Really, Liang Pei’s father is someone else,” Jiang Cheng said seriously.

Liang Lu was stunned.

The face of Liang Pei, whom she had grown up with since childhood, swam into her mind.

Was this sister she had always known not related to her by blood at all?

“Are you sure about this?”

“Positive,” Jiang Cheng replied.

The title of Great Liang’s Sect Master wasn’t just for show.

“Then who is her real father?”

“Qin Wentao.”

“What?”

In just a few breaths, Liang Lu had been shocked twice by Jiang Cheng’s revelation.

Qin Wentao, the Prime Minister of the Great Liang, was the most powerful person in the Liang Kingdom.

After the shock passed, Liang Lu thought about Liang Pei’s situation and realized that even if all the princes were still present, with her real father, Prime Minister Qin, providing a smooth path, Liang Pei had a high chance of ascending to the throne.