After the secret meeting in the Floating Heavenly Palace, Zhang Yan accepted the invitation of the Heaven's Abode Master and went to various abodes to attend banquets and discuss Xuan Dao.
Like this, a month later, he thought about making some more preparations before heading to the Middle Pillar. However, before that, he still had to go to the cave dwelling to gather his disciples and give them some instructions. As such, he stirred the wind and clouds, slowly making his way to the Bright Nether Heavenly Lake.
Liu Yanyi sat cross-legged within Brightsky Lake. She sat on a jade lotus leaf while clear stream water flowed beneath her. Her hair was tied up with a silver ring, and she wore heavy white clothes. She seemed to be calm, tranquil, and completely untainted.
At this moment, she suddenly had a sign of awakening. It was like throwing a stone into a calm pond, causing a ripple.
She opened her eyes and they were filled with joy. Then, she turned around and went into the main hall. The maids saw her and they all lowered their heads and said, "Spiritual Master Liu."
Liu Yanyi said, "Pass down the order. Master has returned to the abode and order all the disciples to come to the hall with me to welcome him."
These maids were all descendants of Yu Ji who had come from the Water Kingdom. They had some cultivation. After receiving the order, they all turned into half-human and half-fish bodies and jumped into the pool in the hall to pass the order. After a while, the sound of bells echoed in every part of the cave.
Jiang Zheng was reading Daoist books in the abode. When he heard the call from the door, he was startled. Then, his face lit up with joy. He stood up and said, "Master has returned to the abode and asked us to welcome him!"
Dan Huizhen, who was sitting beside him, stood up as well. However, she hesitated and asked cautiously, "Husband, can I go with you?"
Jiang Zheng looked at her and held her hand. He said slowly, "You and I are one. Why not?" Then, he opened the array door. He held her hand and stepped out.
When he came out, he saw Tian Kun and the Wang sisters were already in the hall. He raised his hand to greet them. Then, he went to Liu Yanyi and bowed, "Greetings, Senior Sister."
Liu Yanyi's tone was gentle. He said, "Fifth Junior Brother and Sister-in-law, please wait here. When the other disciples arrive, we will go together to welcome Master."
At this moment, there was a flash of light in the hall, and two people came out. One was tall, handsome, and extraordinary, while the other had white feather-like eyebrows and a gentle expression. Wei Zihong and Han Zuocheng arrived at the same time. They also went up to greet Liu Yanyi first, and then the six of them exchanged greetings.
After about a hundred breaths of time, the array doors flashed and the disciples appeared in the hall one by one. Before long, there were more than a thousand people standing in the hall.
Liu Yanyi's gaze swept across the crowd. Half of the disciples were disciples of Wei Zihong, but the good and the bad were intermingled, and many of them had quite a long lifespan. However, he was still in the Clear Qi State and could not help but sigh softly.
If it was someone else from the same sect, she would definitely give them a few words of advice. Since he had accepted disciples, he had to discipline them well and not let them do as they pleased. However, Wei Zihong had another identity as the sect leader of the Yaoyin Sect. These disciples would not be able to join the sect in the future, so he could only let them be. Thinking of this, she glanced at Zuo Han Zhang a few times and frowned slightly.
This disciple's aptitude was not bad. However, he was also the most laid-back, and his sect was also lacking in discipline. Recently, because she had been busy with cultivation, she had not been lecturing them for a long time. She did not know if he had slacked off or not.
Zuo Han Zhang had originally done something wrong, but when he was glanced at by his own master, whether intentionally or not, he was startled and felt guilty.
He was also having a headache. Liu Yanyi usually spoke gently and tactfully, but when it came to rules and etiquette, she did not show the slightest bit of mercy. He did not know how he was going to get through this later.
However, at this moment, he was still standing respectfully with his head bowed, looking as if he could not be any more honest. Lin Sixue, who was standing to the side, secretly curled her lips when she saw him like this.
After a while, the masters of the various manors and caves announced that all the disciples had arrived. Seeing this, Liu Yanyi waved her wide sleeves, and instantly, a trickle of clear water flowed in from outside the hall. The sound was very pleasing to the ears, and the water flowed continuously until it reached the bottom of the steps, gently lifting everyone up. Then, the water flowed higher and higher, slowly ascending.
After exiting the hall, the outside was surrounded by water. She lightly used her mana and led everyone to open up the water channel, going straight up.
Jiang Zheng saw that she was still able to carry a thousand people like this, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. He thought to himself, "In the past, there were a few Third Stage Zhenrens in Pengyuan Sect, and all of them were people with profound cultivation. However, looking at the later records, compared to Eldest Senior Sister, they were still not as good."
Tian Kun also thought to himself, "With Eldest Senior Sister's current cultivation, if she were to meet Daoren in the devil's cave again, it would not be difficult for her to win."
After a few breaths, the disciples went up from the bottom of the water, to the clear and deep mine, and looked at the endless surface of the Heaven Lake. Just Now, when they stood still, they all held their breath. Looking up at the horizon, they saw a ball of Xuan Qi coming from the void, far away, and indistinct. With just a few glances, they felt muddle-headed, as if they had entered the chaos, and didn't know where they were.
At this moment, a sudden clear sound was heard, and everyone's mind was instantly shaken, and they came back to their senses. When they turned to look, they saw a bright sword ball flying above Liu Yanyi's head, giving off a bright light. She said in a clear voice, "Founding Master's cultivation is profound, and the disciples' cultivation is shallow. If you look for too long, it will hurt your mind. You may leave first."
When the junior disciples heard this, they finally knew how powerful it was, and hurriedly lowered their heads and knelt on the ground, not daring to look again.
Zuo Hanzhang's disciple Di Hui took a look, and was also in a daze. However, he had after all achieved Yuanying, and Just Now, he felt that something was wrong, so he took the initiative to lower his head, and didn't do anything.
In his senses, it felt like an extremely long time had passed, but it also felt like only an instant had passed. Then, he heard a voice say, "Disciple Liu Yanyi greets Master, and wishes Master a long life."
Then, he heard Tian Kun, the Wang sisters, Jiang Zheng, Wei Zihong, Han Zuocheng, and the others say, "Wishes Master a long life."
Only then did he dare to raise his head, and saw a dignified Daoist in a black robe standing in front of him. His eyes were clear, and there was Xuan Qi circulating around his body, giving him the aura of the True Dao. Instantly, he couldn't help but feel reverence, and he kowtowed along with the disciples, saying loudly, "Wishes Master a long life."
Thousands of cultivators congratulated in unison, and for a moment, their voices shook the heaven and earth, and spread everywhere. Even the disciples cultivating above the Great Lake of Dragon Abyss could faintly hear it, causing them to look around in shock.
At this moment, on an island close to the Profound Water True Palace, two Daoists were drinking, and when they heard the voices, they also turned their heads to look.
One of them, a cultivator with a broad chin and a thick beard, stood up, and after looking for a while, he said, "For the past two hundred years, under Spiritual Master Liu's leadership, the Zhao You branch has been very prosperous. Now that Spiritual Master Zhang has returned to the mountain gate, I think the momentum will increase a little. "
The other young Daoist had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and his appearance was extraordinary. He said with a smile, "Headmaster Zhou has a great family background, and he only has one disciple, Spiritual Master Zhang. If there's something good, it's natural for him to give it to his juniors. Moreover, Spiritual Master Zhang is the Hall Master of the Du Zhen Hall, his disciples should have this kind of aura. "
The first cultivator turned around and said casually, "This is interesting, I heard that the previous two Hall Masters of the Du Zhen Hall didn't seem to be like this?"
The young Daoist stretched out his empty cup, and a maidservant came over to fill it for him. After he drank it, he savored it for a moment. Then, he nodded and said, "It's indeed different. I don't know much about the previous Hall Master of the Du Zhen Hall, but it seems that there aren't many talents in the sect, and all the disciples before his death are no longer in this world. As for the previous Hall Master Zhuo, he only had one disciple, Spiritual Master Shen, and the sect is not prosperous, so naturally, it can't be compared to the Zhao You branch."
The cultivator's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at him and said, "Senior Martial Brother Zhou, are you not afraid that the Du Zhen Hall will suppress your Upper Extreme Hall one day?"
Daoist Zhou frowned slightly. Then, he smiled and said, "Senior Martial Brother Zheng, be careful with your words. The matters of the three halls are not something we can talk about. Moreover, I, Zhou Xuan, am only a registered disciple under Teacher Qi, and I can't even become one of the top ten disciples. I'm not like your Zheng family, not to mention going to the Upper Extreme Hall. It's best if you don't joke about this anymore. "
Daoist Zheng sighed and said with pity, "It's not that I'm joking, but I feel sorry for Junior Martial Brother Zhou. You have such a good aptitude, and you've been cultivating under Spiritual Master Qi for so many years, so I thought that the position of the top disciple would eventually be yours. But that newcomer became your Senior Brother in one leap. What do you mean by that? Does Junior Brother really accept it? "
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly and said, "As for the position of the First Disciple. In terms of talent and seniority, Senior Sister Meng Jiao is far more suitable than me. Even Senior Sister Meng Jiao didn't say anything, so I'll just call him Senior Brother. "
Although he said it calmly, deep down, there was some resentment. He had cultivated under Qi Yuntian for more than five hundred years. After he became a Heaven's Abode, he had hoped to be accepted into the sect and maybe even become the Head Disciple in the future. He did not expect that he would still be a registered disciple.
Seeing his expression, Daoist Zheng suddenly smiled and took the initiative to change the topic, saying, "Never mind, let's not talk about such unhappy things. Today, we'll just talk about love."
The two of them drank to their heart's content until the moon was high up in the sky. Just Now, they parted.
Zhou Xuan was still sitting on the peak and seemed to be thinking about something. At this time, a woman of thirteen or fourteen with her hair combed into two buns quietly walked up, but she did not approach. She stood behind a pine tree, tiptoed, and secretly looked at him.
Zhou Xuan did not look back and said indifferently, "Xian 'er, why are you standing behind? Fill up the wine for me."
Xian 'er stuck out her tongue and came out from behind the tree. She picked up the wine pot and poured wine. She couldn't help but ask, "Master, what is Old Devil Zheng doing here?"
Zhou Xuan snorted and said, "What else can he do? Zheng Hantang has his eyes on the position of the Top Disciple. He wants to push a disciple of the Zheng family up there. He wants me to help him put in a good word in front of Master."
Since the extermination of the Su family, in the past hundreds of years, as one of the twelve major families, the Zheng family had been eager to make a move. They wanted to promote their family to the list of the Top Surnames. However, there was no Taoist Taoist Cave Master in the sect, so this idea could not come true. Therefore, in these years, they had been cultivating disciples with all their strength, waiting for the opportunity to fight for a place in the next Top Ten Competition.
Moreover, with Chen Taiping's passing, although the aristocratic families had lost a pillar that could hold up the heavens, the Chen clan showed signs of decline, and the Zheng clan saw a trace of opportunity. These days, they sent their clansmen and disciples to go around, trying to rope in people, and intended to push this matter forward.
Xian 'er snorted, wrinkled her nose and said, "That Old Devil Zheng is not a good person at first glance. Master, ignore him."
Zhou Xuan picked up the wine cup and said, "Why ignore him?"
Xian 'er wondered, "Master? Didn't you often tell Xian 'er not to get too close to these people? "
Zhou Xuan slowly drank the wine and said faintly, "That was in the past. I had too many scruples, but now I don't have such thoughts. Moreover, this time Zhenren Zhang returned to the sect, the situation in the sect is even more different. I don't want to mess up this pool of muddy water." As he said this, he turned his head and said with bright eyes, "How can I push you up?"
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