The matter of the Luo Mountain Monastery still needed Guru Xuan Hong's decision, so everyone went to the Cloud Sky Platform together.
However, before they could reach the stage, a Daoist boy came down from above and said, "Esteemed guests, please wait a moment. Old Master has been in seclusion for the past few days and needs to activate the array. He won't be seeing any guests, so please return."
Perfected Being Gong asked, "When will the sect master come out?"
The Daoist boy replied, "Please forgive me for not knowing."
Perfected Being Gong and Perfected Being Bai looked at each other. Guru Xuan Hong's attitude was quite thought-provoking, but he probably didn't want to meet the outsiders.
One of the Perfected Beings said, "There are still ten years before the Yuzhen Gathering. The sect master will come out of seclusion. Why don't we wait until then to discuss this matter?"
Someone shook his head and said, "The outsiders will have Yu Kun to receive them. I'm afraid they will arrive within a year and a half, but we won't be able to wait for the sect master to come out."
Perfected Being Gong said in a deep voice, "Then let's take advantage of the fact that the Perfected Beings are here to come up with a plan as soon as possible."
Perfected Being Bai thought for a moment and said slowly, "How about this? Since the sect master wants to mobilize the formation, we will close the gate and ignore him. We will pretend that he doesn't exist."
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. This could be considered a good plan.
The divine object was in their Luo Mountain Monastery after all. They could close the formation or simply seal the mountain. That would be equivalent to cutting off the two sides' paths of communication. If the other party wanted the divine object, they wouldn't be able to find the entrance or the person. If they wanted to come in, they would have to attack the mountain gate. But if this person dared to do so, they wouldn't be polite and would have an excuse to deal with him.
Perfected Being Gong denied in a deep voice, "This plan is not appropriate. If that person lures Yu Kun over to break into the mountain gate, will you stop him or not?"
When the Perfected Beings heard this, they were in a difficult position. Yu Kun was left behind by the Great Underworld Patriarch. Although he was only a servant, he was closer to the patriarch than they were. If he stood on the side of the intruder, it would be difficult to deal with him.
Zhenren Gong looked around and said, "Moreover, even if I can keep this person at the door, it's not like there aren't people in the heavens who are my enemies. If news of this gets out and this person uses this person, it will instead bring me great harm."
When everyone heard this, they seemed to have thought of something, and their expressions changed.
Someone immediately said, "That's right. We can't let this person be used by others. We need to make appropriate arrangements."
He Xian Yin spoke up: "This little brother has an idea."
Gong Zhenren said, "I wonder what Shidi He's idea is?"
He Xianyin said, "We don't have to treat this person harshly, but Senior Brother Gong said it well, this person's aura is obscure, his background is questionable, but we can't force him to tell us his background. In order to prevent the patriarch's divine object from falling into the hands of evil people, we can set up a few tests to verify his intentions. If this person can do it, he will be one of us, even if he gets the divine object, we can be at ease."
Adept Wan couldn't help but say, "Then what if you can't do it?"
He Xianyin said indifferently: "Then that person is not fated with the divine item."
Gong Zhenren nodded: "That's right, if he is not fated, then he will not be the person the patriarch spoke of. You don't have to worry about this, Adept Wan."
Adept Wan sighed in his heart. The patriarch only told them to guard the Mystic Stone and wait for the fated person to come, but he never said to set up any tests for the fated person. It wasn't something they should do. But now that Master Xuan Hong was the leader of Mount Luo, even though he didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was revealed. As a member of the sect, how could he object?
It was just that this method was indeed a difficult one for the outsider. Unless this person immediately fell out with Mount Luo and forced his way in, he could only follow their plan.
Most of the Perfected Beings present thought this plan was feasible. After all, the Mystic Stone was in the hands of Mount Luo. Even if the person was the nominal owner of the object, they could try to delay and set up difficulties. After a thousand years, there would be no problem.
At this time, Adept Bai said: "Here, we need someone to take care of that person. Adept Wan is calm and is also the person guarding the Mystic Stone. He is suitable to deal with this person."
Gong Zhenren thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Adept Wan is indeed a suitable person." As he said this, he looked over: "But Adept Wan must remember, don't make any mistakes, otherwise it will be hard to explain to the sect master."
Adept Wan had no choice but to bow and say: "Wan Rong will not disappoint the Perfected Beings' trust."
Seeing that he agreed, the Perfected Beings didn't say anything more. After a few more words, they dispersed. In the end, only Song Zhenren and Wan Rong didn't leave.
Song Zhenren looked at the sky and sneered: "I'm afraid that person is not so easy to bully. I'm afraid this method will backfire."
Adept Wan said: "Since Adept Song has a different view, why didn't you say anything Just Now?"
Song Zhenren mocked: "What's the use? Could it be that Adept Wan can't see that this is the sect master's intention? No matter what I say, it will only annoy people. It's better not to say anything."
Adept Wan sighed and said: "The sect master is also considering for my Luo Mountain lineage."
Song Zhenren clearly didn't agree with this, but he didn't say anything more about it. He only said: "Adept Wan, guarding the cave is not a job. It can be said that among us, you are the only one who is burdened by mundane affairs and can't focus on cultivation. Now that you've encountered such a thing, they want to push the blame onto you. If you do well, it's their idea, but if you don't do well, it's your dereliction of duty. Moreover, you've offended that person for no reason. Why did you come?"
Adept Wan's eyes drooped and said: "I'm a cultivator of Luo Mountain, so I have to consider for the sect."
Song Zhenren sneered: "They don't care, but you do."
Adept Wan said in a low voice: "The sect seems to be peaceful now, but in reality, there are dangers everywhere. If my fellow disciples aren't worried about this, why are you so anxious about the divine item?"
Song Zhenren sneered a few times and said, "Since you are willing, then it's up to you. I'm just being a busybody." He turned around and turned into a ray of light that disappeared into the sky.
Adept Wan knew that since his fellow disciples had handed this matter to him, they would try their best to avoid meeting that person. Because he didn't know when that person would arrive, he simply used his magic power to form a cloud raft and waited here.
About 100 days later, a gap suddenly appeared in the sky and a shuttle-shaped boat entered the Inner Realm. At the same time, a powerful aura filled the sky. The light of the sun and moon seemed to dim a bit.
Enlightened Master Wan stood up from the cloud raft and sensed that the other party's magic power was unfathomable. His heart shuddered as well. He flew up and carefully arrived in front of the spirit boat. He cupped his hands and said loudly, "Fellow Daoist, may I know where you came from and why you came to my Xuanhong Heaven?"
Zhang Yan noticed that although this person's aura was different from that of the Qincang School cultivators, it was very similar. He knew that this person must be the guardian the Great Underworld Patriarch mentioned. He came out from the boat and bowed back. "I'm Zhang Yan. I'm a cultivator of Qincang School in the Kingdom of Nine Continents. I was instructed by my sect's patriarch to come here to find an item."
Adept Wan checked again but didn't feel a similar aura from Zhang Yan. He was confused and asked, "May I ask what Fellow Cultivator's patriarch is?"
Zhang Yan didn't hide it and said, "My Qincang School's dao was passed down by the Great Underworld Patriarch."
Adept Wan knew he was right and revealed a kind smile. "We are indeed from the same sect. I'm Luo Mountain Monastery's Wanrong Sect. My sect has long known of Fellow Cultivator's arrival. However, the sect formation needs to be reorganized, so I was unable to leave. I specially ordered Fellow Cultivator to wait here. I hope Fellow Cultivator won't take offense."
Zhang Yan smiled. "As long as you don't treat I as an unwelcome guest, it's fine."
Adept Wan said, "Not at all. Although my Xuan Hong Heaven has a place in the Myriad Heavens, it can't compare to those large sects. It's been a long time since we saw a fellow cultivator. I'm very happy to have Fellow Cultivator come to visit."
Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows. "Myriad Heavens, please forgive I for entering your sect. I don't understand. May I ask where this place is?"
Adept Wan was slightly surprised. "Fellow Cultivator, so you came from outside the Myriad Heavens. I didn't expect there to be a patriarch's dao inheritance outside of this place."
After letting out a sigh, he paused for a moment before continuing, "The so-called Remnant Heavens refers to the various heavens and realms within the You Luo Tribe. There are countless realms of various sizes here. Among them, there are nineteen heavens as the supreme, and my Xuan Hong Heaven is one of them. Every heaven realm has a Heaven Master, and my Luo Mountain Sect Leader is the Heaven Master of this realm."
Zhang Yan asked, "What is the cultivation of your sect master?"
Adept Wan said, "My sect master is at the Second Tribulation of Enlightenment. He's not far from the Third Tribulation."
After a cultivator severed the past and future, if they didn't have the opportunity to reach the True Yang realm, they would find a way to pass the Tribulation of Enlightenment. Once they passed the Tribulation, their magic power would constantly increase. After thirty thousand years of cultivation, a tribulation would descend. If they survived it, they would pass the first tribulation. At sixty thousand years, another tribulation would descend. This was the Second Tribulation. At one hundred and twenty thousand years, they would pass the Third Tribulation. Based on this, they would experience the Fourth Tribulation after two hundred and forty thousand years.
Every time a cultivator passed a tribulation, their magic power would multiply. As long as they didn't fall under the tribulation, their magic power could be endlessly accumulated. Even so, they would never be able to step into the True Yang realm.
Zhang Yan had read Daoist books in his sect and knew about this realm. Those who passed the Tribulation of Enlightenment couldn't be compared to True Yang cultivators, but they were many times stronger than people like Kong Ying. This Master Xuan Hong was close to the Third Tribulation and had cultivated for more than a hundred thousand years. This kind of magic power could be said to be earth-shattering.
Next, he asked about various matters here and Adept Wan answered them one by one.
However, he noticed that even though Adept Wan was friendly, he only greeted him as an ordinary fellow Daoist, and he didn't mention a single word about the treasure left behind by the Great Underworld Founding Ancestor. It was as if he was intentionally avoiding it. However, he was not in a hurry to investigate. At least, he needed to understand the situation here before he could take the next step.
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