Chapter 418

Li Bingnan said plainly, "You're both martial uncles in the inner sect, so I dare not be rude." Another important reason for Li Bingnan's estrangement from Chi Zhengde and Chi Caibo was his own strong self-esteem, as well as his mixed inferiority complex.

"Doesn't the sect's rules state that disciples who are familiar with each other can decide how to address each other?" Chi Caibo looked at Li Bingnan angrily. Due to his influence, a few of his good friends distanced themselves from his sister and brother. Those who were more enthusiastic were mostly people who fawned on the rich and powerful. Only a few of them could interact normally with him, such as Zhou Banyu.

Zhou Banyu rubbed his head and chuckled. "That's right. I'm more used to calling Sister Caibo and Brother Chi." He completely ignored Li Bingnan's gaze and continued, "Just now, we were guessing why all the disciples in the sect were gathered at Heaven Receiving Hall today."

"Could it be that one of the martial uncles achieved the Gold Core?" Chi Caibo was also guessing just now, so he immediately blurted out excitedly.

"How's that possible? There was no bell ringing before! I think … "Li Bingnan could not help but retort, then he enthusiastically discussed with Chi Caibo and Zhou Banyu. It was evident that he was a young man without much shrewdness. His unrealistic self-esteem was a common problem of his age.

In Penglai, apart from the different meanings represented by the number of bell ringing, good and bad matters were also divided into priority and urgency. For example, the invasion of a great enemy was urgent, while achieving the Gold Core was leisurely.

Chi Zhengde smiled as he watched the three of them argue. After a while, he said, "Alright, the hall's door is open. We'll know what's going on once we enter."

Thus, they followed the other disciples into the hall. As soon as they entered the extremely spacious main hall of Heaven Receiving Hall, they saw Sect Master Zhang Zhengyan standing at the front. On his left stood Phecda Peak's Master Mo Yuan, while on his right stood Martial Uncle Shi Xuan, the number one swordsman below the Gold Core stage whom the disciples were familiar with. He was dressed very formally today in a light green Daoist robe and a black and white crown on his head. His posture was ramrod straight.

And on the left and right sides of the hall, there were 10 to 20 cultivators. They were the current Golden Core Grandmasters, Divine Soul Elders, and true disciples of the sect.

Chi Caibo quickly turned to look at her brother excitedly, "Is today's matter related to Martial Uncle Shi?" She had always admired Shi Shuan and regarded him as a mysterious master with unfathomable cultivation. Moreover, Shi Shuan had taught them a few things, so she was both surprised and happy at the same time. After they came to the Penglai Sect, they only had the opportunity to listen to Martial Uncle Shi's sermon in the Daoist Hall in the first two years.

In the first two years after they started, they could occasionally listen to Martial Yue Shi's Dao preach a few times.

"Today, I've gathered all the elders and disciples here because Phecda Peak's Mo Yuan has broken through to the Yin Spirit Stage." Seeing that the time had come, Ling Xing stood up and said.

Compared to when Shi Shuan entered the sect, he was a bit older and looked more like a middle-aged man. This was because he had stayed in the Gold Core stage for a long time. However, he was not in a hurry. Unlike those Loose Cultivators, the Penglai Sect's East-rising Violet Qi Tower had quite a few Violet Yang Immortal Pills. The reason why he had not gone to the Spirit Star to exchange for them was because he wanted to build a solid foundation and accumulate enough experience. When the time came, he would strive to successfully advance in one attempt. After all, if he failed once, the chances of him succeeding a second time would be much smaller.

Unlike the Loose Cultivators, Penglai had several Violet Yang Immortal Pills in the Eastern Arrival Violet Aura Tower. The reason why Qi Xing had not exchanged for them yet was because he wanted to build a solid foundation and accumulate enough experience. When the time came, he would strive for a successful breakthrough. After all, if he failed once, the chances of success a second time would be much smaller.

The newly admitted disciples looked at Mo Yuan curiously. Although the Sect Leader was also a Yin Spirit, how could he attract as much attention as the freshly minted Martial Uncle Mo?

Finally, the Elders and disciples said in unison, "Congratulations to Martial Uncle Mo (Martial Uncle Mo, Senior Brother Mo, Junior Brother Mo) for attaining the Yin Spirit stage."

Mo Yuan nodded, "Thank you, my fellow disciples."

After the congratulations, Qi Xing continued, "After Martial Uncle Mo becomes Yin Spirit, he will go into seclusion. Therefore, he recommended his disciple, Shi Xuan, to take over as Phecda Peak's Master." The official explanation for the whereabouts of the Yin Spirit Revered was that he was going into seclusion.

The Elders and True Disciples were already mentally prepared because Shi Xuan was standing beside the Sect Leader. However, when they heard Qi Xing's words, they were still very surprised. They whispered to each other and the atmosphere was buzzing.

Logically speaking, although Shi Xuan's Martial Nephew was strong, he had only reached the Spirit Soul Stage for a few years and his foundation was still shallow. How could he compete with the other Spirit Soul Stage Elders and True Disciples of Phecda Peak? Yu Linglong was such an arrogant and domineering person, yet she did not pass the position of Phecda Peak's Master to her own disciple. Therefore, while they were whispering to each other, they looked at Ling Qing, Gu Xinxuan and the others. Among the Phecda Peak's cultivators, those who were not so thick-skinned, for example, Ling Qing and Hong Zhishan, blushed.

"In addition, the other Spirit Soul Stage Elders and True Disciples of Phecda Peak have no objections to Master Mo's recommendation. Therefore, Mo Yuan will pass the position of Phecda Peak's Master to Shi Xuan during the ceremony today." Qi Xing continued according to the rules.

This time, the Elders and True Disciples of the other Peaks looked at Ling Qing, Hong Zhishan, Gu Xinxuan and the others strangely. This was something that Mo Yuan could not forcefully suppress. Not to mention other things, just the fact that he would leave this realm in a year and a half would make his forceful suppression bring more serious consequences, not to mention that he could make things difficult for them at today's ceremony, making them and their disciples lose face. Therefore, either Mo Yuan bribed the others with benefits, or Shi Xuan could suppress the other cultivators. However, judging from the expressions of the Elders and True Disciples, the possibility of the latter was very high.

As for those new disciples who did not know the inside story, although there were some who were jealous and indignant, most of them were overjoyed and extremely happy. This was because Shi Xuan had been in the limelight for the past few years and had a resounding reputation in the cultivation world. When they went out and met the cultivators from other sects, they felt a little more proud and proud. Of course, among these joyful people, the siblings Chi Caibo and Chi Zhengde were the purest.

After paying respects to the Grandmaster and Sect Leader, Shi Xuan bowed to Mo Yuan. Mo Yuan then took out a small white jade seal which was layered with talismans. "This is the Phecda Seal that controls the Phecda Peak's protective formation. Today, I'll hand it over to you. From now on, you'll be in charge of the Phecda Peak." However, it was not convenient to hand over the Gate of the World of the Thunder Mansion in public.

"I'll definitely follow your instructions, Master." Shi Xuan respectfully received the Phecda Seal with both hands. This small seal was neither a secret treasure nor a magic tool. It was refined using the method of sacrificial refining formation plates and formation flags. Although there were restrictions inside, they were not perfect. It could only be used to drive the formation and could not be used directly. Of course, the advantage of the imperfection was that as long as one's cultivation level was higher than that of the previous holder, or the previous holder automatically withdrew the imprint, then the time needed to control it would not be too long. It could be as short as a few hours or as long as a few months.

Seeing that Shi Xuan had received the Phecda Seal, the spirit tool immediately shouted, "The ceremony is complete. Congratulations to Martial Nephew Shi for becoming the Phecda Peak's Chief."

All the Masters, Elders, True Disciples, Inner Sanctum Disciples, and Outer Sanctum Disciples followed suit and said, "Congratulations to Martial Nephew Shi (Junior Brother Shi, Senior Brother Shi, Martial Uncle Shi) for taking over the Phecda Peak." Among them, Chi Caibo's voice was the loudest and the most enthusiastic, followed by Chi Zhengde's. This caused Li Bingnan and Zhou Banyu, who were beside them, to cast sidelong glances at them. Although they were also very happy that Martial Uncle Shi had become the Chief, was it necessary to be that happy? He was not even their master!

…

After the ceremony, in Mo Yuan's Immortal's Cave on the Phecda Peak.

Mo Yuan was still sitting cross-legged on the cattail hassock. After sizing up Shi Xuan for a while, he said faintly, "After today, I will be in closed-door training for a period of time to cultivate some Dao techniques that are about to break through to the next rank and stabilize my Yin Spirit cultivation level. After that, I will leave directly, so I have a few things to tell you."

"Master, please speak." However, Shi Xuan recalled the situation when he first met Mo Yuan at the disciple recruitment ceremony. At that time, he never thought that he would become the disciple of this cold-faced Thunder Lord. Now that he thought about it, it was really like a lifetime ago.

"The first thing is this Thunder Mansion's Gate. You have to take good care of it. If you want to go out, it's best to put it in the General Affairs Hall to avoid losing it. It's also not easy for others to have bad ideas about it. This is the sin of possessing a jade." On the surface, Mo Yuan was concerned about the Thunder Mansion's Gate, but in fact, he was worried that Shi Xuan would take the Thunder Mansion's Gate out and be murdered by those cultivators who coveted the Spirit Space. It was not a lie that one would be blinded by greed, especially in the face of the Spirit Space that could feel the rules of the Spirit Space. Even an upper-class Jindan Grandmaster would be tempted. After all, even an Essence Spirit Zhenren who could see his nature might not be able to hold on when encountering the opportunity to achieve Dao.

Shi Xuan took the small cyan Thunder Gate from Mo Yuan's hand. At the same time, he allowed Mo Yuan to shoot a cyan light into his mind. It was the sacrificial method of this Thunder Mansion's Gate.

Mo Yuan continued, "The second thing is that after I leave, you find an opportunity to go to Immortal Jiang's place and show him the good fortune aura."

After being together for many years, Shi Xuan already knew that Mo Yuan's words were simple but the meaning was deep. After thinking for a moment, he understood the meaning of his master's words.

Although he had become the Phecda Peak's Chief, his cultivation was not enough. Many Spirit Soul Stage elders and true disciples didn't like him, not to mention the Alioth Peak's Chief Yong Xing. It was said that he hated Mo Yuan's conduct of presiding over the Dharma Assembly in the past.

Therefore, his master told him to go to Immortal Jiang's place to lay the foundation. With Immortal Jiang as his backing, those who were not satisfied with him could only be clowns. However, Immortal Jiang was not his master. If he wanted him to support him, then he needed to show his own value.

"The third thing is that for so many years, besides giving you the Ganyang Green Lamp, I only gave you some refining materials. This is because I believe that a master who takes everything on his own will not teach a good disciple. As the saying goes, the master leads the way, but the disciple's cultivation depends on the disciple. But I am about to leave this world, so I will give you a protective spirit weapon. You have many secrets on you, and there will be no lack of disturbances, so protect yourself well and be careful. "Mo Yuan said lightly.