Chapter 234: Farewell Words
Li Bingnan said calmly: "You two are already inner sect uncles, so I dare not be rude to you." Another important reason for Li Bingnan's estrangement from Chi Zhengde and Chi Caibo is his strong self-esteem and the inferiority mixed in it.
"Doesn't the sect's rules say that disciples who are familiar with each other can decide what to call each other?" Chi Caibo looked at Li Bingnan angrily. Because of his influence, several good friends have distanced themselves from their siblings. The remaining ones who are more enthusiastic are mostly people who curry favor with the powerful. Only a few can interact with him normally, such as Zhou Banyu in front of him.
Zhou Banyu touched his head and said with a smile: "That's right, I'm still used to calling Sister Caibo and Brother Chi." Ignoring Li Bingnan's eye signal, he continued: "Just now we were guessing what the purpose of summoning all the disciples in the mountain gate to Jietian Palace today was."
"Could it be that one of the uncles has achieved the golden elixir?" Chi Caibo was also guessing just now, and he said it excitedly immediately.
"How is it possible? There was no bell sound before! I think..." Li Bingnan could not help but refute, and then he discussed enthusiastically with Chi Caibo and Zhou Banyu. It can be seen that he is also a young man with no scheming. That kind of unrealistic self-esteem is a common problem at this age.
In Penglai Sect, not only does the number of bell sounds represent different meanings, but also good and bad things have priorities. For example, the invasion of a big enemy is very urgent, and the achievement of a golden elixir is melodious.
Chi Zhengde smiled and watched the three people fighting on the side. After a while, he said: "Okay, the door of the hall is open. We will know what it is when we go in."
So they followed the other disciples to the hall. As soon as they entered the extremely wide main hall of the Jietian Hall, they saw the head of the sect Zhang Zhengyan standing in front of them. On his left stood the head of Tianji Peak, Master Mo Yuan, and on his right stood the first sword master below the golden elixir, Master Shi Xuan, who was well-known to the disciples of the sect. He was dressed very formally today, wearing a light blue Taoist robe, a black and white crown on his head, and his body was straight.
On the left and right sides of the lower part, there were more than a dozen or twenty cultivators standing. They were the current Jindan Grandmasters, Spiritual Soul Elders, and True Disciples in the sect.
Chi Caibo turned around and signaled to her younger brother with an excited look: "Could it be that today's incident is related to Uncle Shi?" She had always admired Shi Xuan and regarded him as a mysterious master with unfathomable cultivation. In addition, Shi Xuan had given them guidance, so she was surprised and happy at this moment. After they came to Penglai Sect, they only occasionally heard Uncle Shi's lectures in the Listening Hall in the first two years after they entered the sect.
Chi Zhengde quickly signaled his second sister to stay calm and not to embarrass Uncle Shi in such a public occasion.
"Today, we have summoned all the elders and disciples because the head of Tianji Peak, Mo Yuan, has broken through to the Yinshen stage." Lingxing saw that the time had come and stood up and said.
He was a little older than when Shi Xuan entered the sect, and looked more like a middle-aged man. This was because he stayed in the Jindan stage for a long time. But he was not in a hurry. Unlike those casual cultivators, Penglai Sect’s Ziqi Donglai Tower had several Ziyangyun Immortal Pills. The reason why Lingxing had not yet exchanged them was because he wanted to lay a solid foundation and accumulate enough experience so that he could advance smoothly in one try. After all, if he failed once, the hope for the second time would be much smaller.
When those senior inner and outer disciples heard Lingxing’s words, they immediately realized that it was Uncle Shi who took over the position of the head seat today. This was not a rare thing for them. In the past few years, Yu Linglong and Yongxiang had successively handed over the position of the head seat after breaking through the Yin God.
And the newly-entered disciples looked at Mo Yuan curiously. Although the head of the sect was also a Yin God, how could the newly-minted Uncle Mo attract so much attention?
Finally, all the elders and disciples said in unison: "Congratulations to Master Uncle Mo (Master Uncle Mo, Senior Brother Mo, Junior Brother Mo) for achieving the Yin God."
Mo Yuan nodded slightly: "Thank you, fellow disciples."
After the congratulations were over, Ling Xing continued: "After Master Mo advanced to the Yin God, he will be in seclusion, so he recommended his disciple Shi Xuan to take over as the head of Tianji Peak." The official explanation for the whereabouts of the Yin God Venerable is seclusion.
The elders and true disciples were mentally prepared because Shi Xuan was standing next to the head, but they were still very surprised to hear Ling Xing's words, whispering to each other, buzzing for a while.
Because according to reason, although Shi Xuan's nephew is powerful, he has only been perfected for a few years, and his foundation is still shallow. How can he compete with other elders and true disciples of the Soul Stage of Tianji Peak? Didn't you see that Yu Linglong, who is so arrogant and domineering, didn't pass the position of the first seat to her own disciple? So while they were whispering, they all cast their eyes on Ling Qing, Gu Xinxuan and others, and only saw that the faces of the thinner-skinned monks in these Tianji Peak monks were red, such as Ling Qing and Hong Zhishan.
"In addition, the other elders and true disciples of the Soul Stage of Tianji Peak have no objection to the recommendation of Mo Shouzuo. Therefore, a ceremony will be held today, and Mo Yuan will hand over the position of the first seat of Tianji Peak to Shi Xuan." Lingxing continued according to the rules.
Now the elders and disciples from other peaks looked at Ling Qing, Hong Zhishan, Gu Xinxuan and others with even more strange eyes. This kind of thing was not something that Mo Yuan could suppress. Not to mention anything else, the fact that he would leave this world in a year or so would only bring more serious consequences if he forced it. Not to mention that he could cause trouble at today's ceremony and make their master and disciples lose face. So either Mo Yuan bribed the others with benefits, or Shi Xuan was able to suppress other cultivators. However, judging from the expressions of those Zhen Hong and Zhen Bai, the latter possibility was very high.
As for the recent new disciples who didn't know the inside story, although some of them were jealous and resentful, most of them were still full of joy and were extremely happy, because Shi Xuan had been very popular in recent years and had a great reputation in the cultivation world, which made them feel proud and proud when they went out to meet the cultivators of other sects. Of course, among these happy people, Chi Caibo and Chi Zhengde were the most pure.
After that, after paying homage to the ancestor and the head of the sect, Shi Xuan paid great tribute to Mo Yuan, and Mo Yuan took out a small white jade seal with layers of talismans inside: "This is the Tianji seal that controls the Tianji Peak's protective formation. Today, I will give it to you, and you will be in charge of Tianji Peak in the future." However, it is not convenient to hand over the gate of the Lei Mansion world in such a public occasion.
"Disciple will definitely follow the master's instructions." Shi Xuan respectfully took the Tianji seal with both hands. This small seal is not a secret treasure or a magic weapon. It is made by offering sacrifices to array plates and array flags. Although there are restrictions inside, they are not perfect. They can only be used to drive arrays and cannot be used directly. Of course, the advantage of imperfection is that as long as the cultivation level can be better than the previous holder, or the previous holder automatically retracts the brand, then it will not take too long to control it, a few hours at the shortest and a few months at the longest.
When the spirit saw Shi Xuan taking over the Tianji Seal, he immediately shouted loudly: "The ceremony is over. Congratulations to Shi Shi for becoming the head of Tianji Peak."
The heads, elders, true disciples, inner disciples, and outer disciples below all followed and said: "Congratulations to Shi Shi (Shi Shi, Shi Shi, Shi Shi Shu) for taking over Tianji Peak." Among them, Chi Caibo's voice was the loudest and most enthusiastic, followed by Chi Zhengde, which made Li Bingnan and Zhou Banyu beside them look sideways. Although Shi Shi Shu became the head, they were also very happy, but was it necessary to be so happy? He is not their own master!
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After the ceremony, Mo Yuan's cave on Tianji Peak.
Mo Yuan still sat cross-legged on the futon, looked at Shi Xuan for a while, and then said lightly: "After today, I will be in seclusion for a period of time to practice some Taoist techniques that are about to break through the grade, stabilize my cultivation in the Yin Shen period, and then I will leave directly, so I have a few things to tell you."
"Master, please tell me." Shi Xuan recalled the first time he met Mo Yuan at the disciple recruitment ceremony. At that time, he would never have thought that he would become the disciple of this cold-faced Lei Jun. Now thinking back, it really seems like a lifetime ago.
"The first thing is this Thunder Mansion Gate. You have to keep it well. If you are going out, it is best to put it in the General Affairs Hall to avoid losing it. It is not easy for others to have bad ideas. This is the crime of holding a treasure." On the surface, Mo Yuan was concerned about the Thunder Mansion Gate, but in fact, he was worried that Shi Xuan would be murdered by those cultivators who coveted the small world if he took the Thunder Mansion Gate out. It is true that greed makes people lose their minds, especially when facing the small world that can feel the laws. The top-grade Jindan Grandmaster will be tempted. After all, even if it is a Yuanshen Zhenren who can see the nature, when encountering the opportunity of enlightenment, I am afraid that he may not be able to control himself.
Shi Xuan took the green lightning door from Mo Yuan's hand, and at the same time let Mo Yuan shoot a green light into his mind, which was the ritual of refining the Thunder Mansion Gate.
Mo Yuan continued, "The second thing is, after I leave, you find a chance to go to Master Jiang and show him the aura of good fortune."
After years of getting along, Shi Xuan already knew that Mo Yuan's words were simple but profound, and he understood the master's sincere intentions after a little thought.
Although he had become the head of Tianji Peak, his cultivation was not enough, and many elders and disciples of the Soul Stage did not like him, not to mention that the head of Yuheng Peak, Yongxing, had always been unfriendly to him, and it was said that he hated Mo Yuan's behavior when he presided over the Dharma Assembly.
So the master asked him to go to Master Jiang to lay the foundation. With Master Jiang as the backing, those who were dissatisfied with him could only be jumping clowns, but Master Jiang was not his own master. If he wanted him to support him, he needed to show his value.
"The third thing is that over the years, apart from giving you the Qianyang Green Lantern, I have only given you some refining materials. This is because I believe that a master who takes on too much will not teach a good disciple. As the saying goes, a master leads the way, but the practice is up to the individual. But I am about to leave this world, so I'd better give you a protective spiritual weapon. You have many secrets, so there will inevitably be some troubles, so take good care of yourself and be careful in everything." Mo Yuan said in a light tone.