The matter of the celestial fairy is currently only spreading within a small circle of female immortals, but given time, it will definitely spread throughout the entire Jie School.
Common disciples of the Jie School wouldn't care about the right or wrong, nor do they have the cultivation to calculate fingers. They only know that their own sisters are being bullied by outsiders, while Sanxiao doesn't help their own people but instead sides with outsiders, which is like an arm twisted outward.
The more intense the feud between Bi Xiao and Cai Yun fairy, the worse will be the reputation of the three sisters.
Zhao Gongming was previously the senior master of the outer sect, with a high reputation. Once he becomes a personal disciple, his reputation will rise to an entirely new level, and the loss of reputation from the blood sea incident is nothing compared to this title of a personal disciple.
As long as it's a mess, there are plenty of troubles on the side of Pu Bao. No one is better than anyone else.
Zhao Gongming replaces the original Guiling Saintess, becoming the new personal disciple.
Muliao Taoist now ignores all matters, focusing solely on cultivating his own path to enlightenment. Wudang Saintess is the guardian of the Jie School, responsible for maintaining the tradition if the school were to suffer a heavy blow. She keeps a low profile in daily life, at most exchanging a few words of gossip, and would never seek power or gain.
Zhao Gongming's rise to power poses a huge threat to the day-to-day operations of Guiling Saintess, who has just killed her first corpse. For Guiling Saintess, who is far from cutting her second corpse, this is a significant challenge. Although she is still very far from achieving the second level of cultivation, the resources of the school are limited. If Zhao Gongming were to take away a portion of resources for Cloud Dragon, she would not have enough. Whether it's right or wrong, she must suppress the reputation of Zhao Gongming and Sanxiao in order to maintain order within the school.
The ripples surge in the background, and numerous guests arrive on the scene.
The Chang Sect, the Western Teaching, and numerous scattered immortals gather at the Biyou Palace.
The official opening of the personal disciples ceremony begins.
The Heavenly Master today wore a deep indigo robe, adorned with golden and silver threads embroidered with the sun, moon, and stars. He wore a pure yang hat over his forehead and a golden lotus crown atop his head. In his hand, he held an jade pendant.
Zhao Gongming's outfit was incredibly simple, wearing only a gray robe. He had no robe, hat, or sandals. Deng Changyu has never experienced this period, but the disciples of the three teachings are very familiar with it. This gray robe is only worn by apprentices during their training.
In terms of the ritual, the previous senior master of the outer sect no longer exists. Now, Yun Xiao is the most prominent among them. Today, Old Zhao was listed as a disciple of Tian Tianshi's school in an apprentice capacity, marking a brand-new beginning on his path to enlightenment.
Deng ChanYu watched idly, occasionally picking two fruits from the table.
Today, Deng ChanYu sent ten pounds of red sun sand. However, upon entering the door, she was disgusted by Guiling Saintess, and she had to make up for the gift.
The disciples of the Chang Sect and the Western Teaching are not all present. Guangchengzi, Huanglongzhenshi, and Dizang, among others who are familiar, are not in attendance.
Each of them is focusing their gaze on their nose, and their nose on their heart, waiting for the Saint's discourse after the personal disciples ceremony concludes.
Similarly, most of the Jie Sect immortals share this mindset.
Everyone hopes that this tedious ceremony ends quickly.
Muliao Taoist is the elder disciple of the Heavenly Master. The sage sits on a cloud bed, wandering in the heavens, so he asks in place of the sage: "Today, Master has admitted Zhao Gongming as a personal disciple. Are there any objections from fellow sect members and peers?"
He asked first, and there was a silence below. Then he picked up a ruler, which means to be mindful of arrogance and greed, regardless of whether it's effective or not, it just means that way.
Muliao asked again and still no one answered. He hit Zhao Gongming's shoulder twice with the ruler, then put it down, picked up a scripture, and spoke.
This is the formal teaching of scriptures, which is also the last part of the ritual.
Muliao asked again, "Master, today you admit Zhao Gongming to the door of the sect, do any of you have objections?"
Suddenly.
A sinister voice suddenly spoke out, "I object!"
Everyone, including Deng ChanYu and NeZha, turned to look, wondering who it was and if it made sense.
From the rear and side, a young man stood up among the thousands of disciples of the Jie Sect.
The elder beside him looked confused: "Li's son, have you lost your mind? Come back quickly!"
He hurriedly kowtowed to the surrounding Jie Sect disciples: "This kid doesn't drink, he gets into trouble every time he drinks. Please don't mind."
The elder tried to pull the young man back, but unexpectedly, in his eyes, the young man who was at most a land god was extremely powerful. He was dragged forward by the young man for about five steps and quickly panicked, letting go of his hand.
"The young man from the Li family"
It seems to realize that his disguise is meaningless, as the young man walks forward, his appearance and figure change one after another.
By the time he took the seventh step, he had transformed into a lean and tall elder with a sinister aura and a hawkish nose.
Zhao Gongming recognized the elder: "Kun Taoist? Why are you in our Jie School?"
Kun Taoist didn't answer him and instead looked at Muliao Taoist. He didn't dare look at the sage sitting high on the cloud bed.
Kun Taoist said, "I've heard that in the past, the saint of the Shangqing Sect established a rule that at the personal disciples ceremony, any Jie Sect disciple can challenge the incoming personal disciple. If victorious, they can obtain the status of a sage's disciple or receive some guidance in cultivation. Is this true?"
Muliao Taoist still had a scripture in his hand, and he slowly put it back on the table.
He stared at Kun Taoist and asked, "Are you also a disciple of my Jie Sect?"
Kun Taoist pointed to the surprised elder standing in the distance and said, "This elder has taught me two Dao of the Shangqing Sect. I should be considered a disciple of your Jie Sect."
"hehe"
"Hahaha"
The Chang sect was struggling to hold back its laughter, but it still managed to send out a few barely noticeable chuckles.
The Jie sect is too lenient in accepting disciples. Just look at the result now.
The Western Teaching group muttered incantations, wondering why Kun Taoist didn't join their sect. "You really have no taste!"
Deng ChanYu did a tactical backflip and looked at the distance to Kun Taoist, who had the same posture as the "mother" of Wa Temple. The master and disciple were both in a popcorn-eating mode.
Muliao Taoist glanced at the cloud bed, and there was no reaction from Lord Tongtian. He could only nod, "Indeed, there is such a rule."
There are only four personal disciples in total. Today is the fifth. In an extremely remote era, there was indeed such a rule as Kun Taoist mentioned, when Muliao Taoist was still practicing on Kunlun Mountain and the Three Purity hadn't yet split.
This rule was established to give sentient beings a sliver of hope. The meaning behind Lord Tongtian's words is simple: if you defeat my personal disciple, I may not necessarily take you as a disciple, but I am willing to give you some guidance. In the world of Honghuang where cultivation knowledge is completely monopolized by the elite, this is a rare opportunity.
In reality, who would dare to challenge Muliao Taoist or Guiling Saintess? Those with a teacher don't need Lord Tongtian's guidance, and those without a teacher can't even compete against the four personal disciples.
Kun Taoist, as the incarnation of Kūn Péng of old, was a powerful being without a master.
He possesses combat power that is comparable to that of a Great Golden Immortal.
Kun Taoist, with a sinister smile, said, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for enlightening me. I object to Zhao Xiong becoming a personal disciple. Then, according to the rules, I can challenge him, right?"
