Su Xianxiang

  Yue Qing invited Ming Yi Zi and the others into the Tian Shu Hall, where everyone introduced themselves to each other. Ming Yi Zi was the first to express his gratitude to Yue Qing: "Thank you, Brother Yue, for thinking highly of me and recommending me to join the Pure Yang Sect. This has allowed me to obtain this rare and wonderful opportunity, avoiding the suffering of being a soldier for ten years, and directly reaching the realm of the Heavenly Immortals. Such great kindness is like being reborn, and I, Ming Yi Zi, will remember it in my heart and definitely repay it in the future!"

  Yue Qing hastily humbled himself: "Ming Yi Zi Dao You inherited the orthodox lineage of Lü Zu, founded the Pure Yang Sect, and fellow daoists..."

  Before he could finish, more people arrived outside, causing an even greater commotion. This time it was the Abbot of Jinfosi Temple on Mount Jinfo in Nanjiang County, Sichuan Province, Master Zhi Fei Chan; Mr. Zhong, a sword immortal from Chengdu, Sichuan Province; Tianchi Shangren from Moyun Ridge, Changbai Mountain; and Wei Shaoshi, the Dragon Son of Lion Cave, Fengxi Gorge, Wushan County. These four were all renowned masters of the Kunlun Sect, especially Master Zhi Fei Chan, who was the eldest brother of the sect and the first among the nine senior elders. He practiced both Buddhism and Taoism, with profound and unfathomable skills. The four of them together were known as the Four Friends of Kunlun, and they had long been famous in the world of immortal cultivation. As soon as they arrived, many people went over to greet them voluntarily.

  Zhi Fei Zen Master said: "We have received an appointment from Yue Dao You and Xu Xian Gu, especially to assist in using the Taiyi Heaven's Work Furnace."

  The crowd was once again disappointed, and they did not expect that it was Yue Qing who had invited him. Those with ulterior motives, such as Lin Yuan, were nervously speculating: what exactly did this person surnamed Yue want to do?

  Yue Qing again welcomed the Kunlun Four Friends into the hall, and everyone had heard of the great names of the Kunlun Four Friends. They all came forward to talk, and the Kunlun Four Friends also deeply knew the names of these people. Seeing the Liu brothers come out of the mountain was one surprise, and hearing that they had obtained the Lu Zu Dao Shu, in the Taihang Mountain Huanyu Xianfu created the Pure Yang Sect was another surprise.

  Ling Xuzi said: "Some time ago, my junior apprentice Yang Li brought back a letter from Yue Dao, saying that he wanted to introduce me to the Chunyang Sect and let me enjoy the Lu Zu Fa lineage. At the time, I was still half-believing and half-doubting, because after all, I had never heard of a Chunyang Sect in the world, and I thought how could such an extraordinary fate fall on someone like Cui? Unexpectedly, within half a day, three senior brothers came to Nanhai together. Only then did I know that Yue Dao's words were not false. The three senior brothers invited me to join the sect, making it seem as if Cui had some extraordinary innate talent. Alas, alas! My natural ability is actually quite ordinary." He called out to Yang Li, "Thanks to Yue Dao's high regard for my junior apprentice, he was able to receive Dao's teachings and it was his good fortune. This time, I brought him here specifically to let him formally become a disciple under Dao."

  Yang Li came over, holding the pair of swords given to him by Yue Qing, and knelt down to pay his respects to his master. In front of everyone, he offered tea and performed a ritual bow. Yue Qing said: "From now on, you will be my sect's first great disciple. Unfortunately, your master is still poor and cannot give you a good treasure as a gift. When the Tian Gong furnace's treasures are refined in the future, I will make it up to you." He then told Yang Li to go chat with Lu Rongbo and the others, and turned to Shui Yunzi Su Xianxiang, saying: "I've also heard of your great name, and I'm delighted that you could come visit Mount Wutai this time. Since our two families are neighbors, we should often come and go between each other's homes."

  Su Xiangxiang hastily humbled himself: "A false reputation is not worth mentioning."

  Ling Xiaozi's personality is the most unrestrained, and he is also familiar with everyone, so his words are the most numerous: "Third Master's cave is located on the east side of Taihang Mountain, about two hundred miles away from Fangxu Xianfu, separated by several mountain ridges. Two years ago, he fought alone against the group of demons in Taihang Ling Mountain, using the Billion Golden Sand Sword to counter the magic of the heavens. The First Master and Second Master were shocked by the momentum and went to help him eliminate the demons, breaking through the magical cave of Ling Mountain. Since then, there have been frequent exchanges between the two families. Later, the First Master invited him to join the sect, adding another powerful expert to the Pure Yang Sect."

  Xu Xiang said: "The Ling Shan demonic gang is the disciple of Chuan Xin monk, that Chuan Xin monk in those years fought a sword with the long eyebrow true man of Emei school, was cut off half body, vowed to revenge, but also knew it was difficult to defeat, so ran to Taihang mountain belly hidden repair, until now has been two or three hundred years, his disciples were all expelled, in Ling Shan on the group, after a long time actually formed a faction, bully men and women, do all evil, I had intended to eliminate them, last summer unexpectedly took away my door under the disciple, it is shameful to say, I have been cultivating for many years, but there is still a little fire in my temper, in a fit of anger alone killed up the mountain, if not two masters helped, afraid already bad luck."

  Ming Yizi said: "Third Master is the most talented among us four, and his Taoist cultivation is also the deepest. On that day when we arrived, he had already beheaded more than 20 of those demons with his Billion Golden Sand Sword. Even if we didn't go, he could have annihilated all the demons by himself."

  Su Xiangxiang was still humble, but Ling Xuzi laughed and said: "Don't flatter each other! If people see this, they'll think that all of us in the Pure Yang Sect are like this. Wouldn't that be ridiculous?" The whole hall burst into laughter at his words.

  After chatting for a while, Wu Li and Si Taiyu also arrived from Lao Mountain. They were also famous figures in the swordsmen's world. In those days, because of Jin Bian Ya, they had a famous fight with Zhu Mei that shook the whole world. Wu Li was quite arrogant and very generously bowed to the crowd of Wutai Sect disciples, announcing that he and his junior brother would establish the Lao Mountain Sect, and in the future, when they opened their school, they would invite everyone to attend. Then, he left with Yue Qing for the Tian Shu Hall.

  The crowd of Wu Tai Pai saw the gloomy emotions overflowing from their faces. So many masters were all invited by Yue Qing, and they originally had a connection with each other, wanting to unite together to force Yue Qing into trouble. Like Long Fei, who was greedy, wanted to use destroying the Tian Gong furnace to coerce Yue Qing into handing over several newly refined magical treasures. Now seeing so many people come to help Yue Qing settle the situation, one by one they couldn't help but start to retreat in their hearts.

  At nearly noon, Wudang Four Friends and his master Linglingzi arrived together. Linglingzi was slender in build, wearing a white Taoist robe, with an air of deep sorrow on his face. Since the passing of Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi, he had looked down upon the Five Peaks Sect, this group of junior brothers, and gradually became estranged from them. This time, hearing Wudang Four Friends' praise of Yue Qing's ambition, he decided to come and take a look for himself. If Yue Qing truly had the makings of someone who could accomplish great things, he would offer his assistance in secret, so as not to betray the kindness of Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi in days past. But if Yue Qing was only interested in fighting for power and gain, disregarding right and wrong, and only cared about pulling people into trouble with Mount Emei Sect, still being mired in darkness and evil, then after returning to the mountain he would warn Wudang Four Friends, from now on forbidding them from having any further dealings with the Five Peaks Sect.

  Linglingzi and the Kunlun Four Friends were all half a generation older than Xu Fei's group, so everyone was quite respectful of him. There were also people like Rufa Yuan and Zhitong who wanted to curry favor with him, constantly coming over to chat and surround him as he entered the main hall of the Seven Stars Palace.

  At noon, everyone urged Yue Qing to come out. Yue Qing no longer delayed and brought the people from Tian Shu Hall to the main hall. Two rows of chairs had been arranged here early on. The main seats were occupied by Jin Shen Luo Han Fa Yuan, Xuan Dou Yu Shi Lin Yuan, Ri Yue Seng Qian Xiao, Wan Miao Xian Gu Xu Fei Niang, Qi Shou Ye Cha Long Fei, Tie Di Xian Li Kun Wu, Shi Ju Shi Xing Zheng, Hei Tou Tuo Tan Gan, Pang Mo Jun Bai Xiao, Huo Yi Jin Gang Hu Shi, Fu Rong Zun Zhe Sun Fu, and Bai Shui Zhen Ren Liu Quan. Together with Yue Qing, there were thirteen first-generation disciples.

  The last place was given to Zhitong, originally his generation was not enough, he should stand behind the personal disciples, but he had a special identity, belonging to the direct grandson of the senior generation, and had been operating in Ci Yun Temple for many years, his Taoist practice was deeper than that of several Shifu who were ranked after him. Yue Qing and Fa Yuan discussed and decided to give him a seat at the last place, as a sign of respect for the deceased Dashi brother Tuo Tuo Da Shi.

  However, Zhitong did not take the hint. According to his idea, he should preside over this meeting like Yue Qing, or sit in the first place. Seeing Liu Quan sitting in front of him, he pointed at Liu Quan with his hand and said loudly: "This person is not a member of my Wutai faction, why are you also sitting here with an old face to participate in the core affairs of my Wutai faction?"

  Liu Quan's face turned bright red with anger, and he was about to stand up on the spot. Yue Qing waved his hand to stop him and said to Zhi Tong: "I've already told you about Liu Quan's situation before. Whether you accept it or not, we'll discuss it later. Sit down for now."

  Zhī Tōng Dào: "Since it's not decided yet, we should ask him to leave first. After we've discussed and come to a decision, then we can consider whether or not to let him in."

  Tan Gan and Bai Xiao echoed on the side, and Long Fei also followed: "That's right! Our Wu Tai Pai is the best in the world of Taoism, let alone this Seven Star Temple was the place where our senior brother was in charge of the school affairs back then. It's not something that any Tom, Dick or Harry can enter!"

  Yue Qing looked at him: "Is that so? If I'm not mistaken, Dragon Brother, you're no longer a member of the Five Tai Sect, are you? Your betrayal of your master and teachings, and joining the Lushan White Bone Spirit Lord's sect is well-known throughout the land. In that case, you shouldn't be appearing here either!"

  "I... " Long Fei's face turned red with anger, "Back then, the Five Great Sects were at odds with each other, I was just a temporary measure..."

  "That's to say, you made White Bone Demon Lord your master just as a temporary measure, with the goal of using his power to help our Master get revenge? In that case, you're still considered one of our meritorious ministers."

  "How dare you!" He couldn't admit that, or else the White Bone Demon would not give him any good fruit to eat. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond and was scolded on the spot, so he could only sit down in anger.

  Zhitong saw Long Fei retreat, and he himself lost momentum. He thought to himself that later on, he would certainly use reason and force to argue, squeeze out Liu Quan, and then unite with several masters to kill him under the Wutai Mountain, avenging his two disciples!