"senior!"
Seeing the Nine Peaks Sect Master fall silent for a moment because of his words, Feng Bingwen called out. Because of the Heavenly Book, he was full of confidence at this moment.
"Words are not enough. Although I trust Feng Daozi, can Daozi prove that the spirit of Kongtong recognizes you as its master?"
The sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain spoke up, saying that he now felt this matter was somewhat outrageous and he couldn't accept it for a moment.
Although this special creation was created by their founder in pursuit of the transcendence of the Supreme Daoist, that's all there is to it.
This is clearly a heirloom of their Nine Peaks Mountain, so why did they recognize this Supreme Daoist as their master? He can't understand this, it's completely unreasonable!
Over the years, countless true disciples have lived on the Thirty-Six Caves. Even when he was young, he lived there for quite some time, but he never saw any spirit communicate or contact any disciple.
With so many generations of true disciples, there must be at least hundreds or thousands of them. It's one thing that they didn't take a liking to any of them, but why do they now take a liking to the location of the Supreme Dao? Is it just because of the name of the Supreme Dao?
That's so realistic!
The sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain was heartbroken. He felt that the spirit nurtured by the treasures left by the founding patriarch should not be treated with such snobbishness!
"To prove I am the master of the Thirty-Six Caves!"
Feng Miwen felt a little guilty, sensing the faint sadness emanating from the powerful immortal before him.
However, when he thought about how this treasure had been in their sect for thousands of years, only serving as a residence for their true disciples without having any substantial impact, he didn't feel much emotion. In any case, it could be considered that only a virtuous person should have it.
"Can you move?"
Feng Bingwen looked down at the lush green grass at his feet, not speaking through telepathy, but speaking directly to the sect leader before him.
As soon as Feng Bingwen finished speaking, the thirty-six immortal islands, ranging in size from over a hundred miles to over a thousand miles in circumference, all began to tremble in the air. This immediately disturbed the true disciples who still resided on them, as well as their attendants, servants, and the rare and exotic beasts they kept.
What happened?
Why is my cave trembling?
"Is the fairy island about to fall?"
One after another, extraordinary disciples appeared, displaying many divine abilities as they soared through the air. They were only surprised and curious about the current situation, not panicked. After all, this was within the sect, and if anything happened, their elders would be there to protect them.
Feeling the tremors of the island beneath his feet, the Nine Peaks Sect Master's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. How was he supposed to comfort his disciples in this situation?
Tell them the truth: your cave dwelling is fine, and the immortal island beneath your feet will not fall. It's just that the visiting Supreme Daoist has become the master of the Thirty-Six Void Caves. Your cave dwelling is still your own, only the land beneath it has gained another master. That's all.
Bullshit!
Even the sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain was embarrassed to say it. If he were to tell the truth, who knows what kind of image he would have in the eyes of the younger generation of disciples?
Some uninformed disciples might think he was currying favor with the Supreme Daoist Master, after all, the Supreme Daoist Master is recognized as the number one among humans and the leader of the Daoist sect, but that would be a great injustice to him.
However, given that the Thirty-Six Caves have already recognized him as their master, any words he utters in defense would seem pale and powerless. If he were to speak now, it would be like mud falling down his pants—he could have a mouth all over his body but still not be able to explain himself clearly.
"That's enough, no need to shake anymore!"
The sect leader of Mount Jiuwei secretly used immortal techniques to reduce his own presence, making it unnoticed by cultivators with lower cultivation levels. At the same time, he expanded the influence of this divine power to the entire immortal island beneath his feet.
Before this matter has reached a definite conclusion, he does not want his true disciples to see him standing with the Supreme Daoist, especially since the latter has just had the spirits of the Thirty-Six Caves recognize him as their master.
Stop!
When the sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain spoke, the thirty-six islands showed no respect and continued to tremble. However, when Feng Bingwen spoke, the effect was immediate. The thirty-six immortal islands returned to their usual silence and no longer showed any abnormality.
"Senior, what do you think?"
Feng Bingwen took the initiative to ask.
How did you do that?
The sect leader gave Feng Bingwen a deep look before asking a question.
It's understandable that they'd be unwilling to accept it. After all, it's up to no one to accept someone else as the master of something left behind by the founder of a school.
However, if the other party has obtained recognition through legitimate means, then it is indeed not appropriate for him to do anything unnecessary, such as discussing it and paying a certain price to get the other party to end the relationship.
"I did nothing. When I was traveling here with Peak Master Xu, a voice suddenly rang in my mind. After a conversation, I learned his identity. It turns out that he was created by your sect's founding ancestor."
Feng Bingwen answered frankly that, ignoring the fact that the Heavenly Book burned nearly three million merits, he really did nothing. He just casually exchanged a few words with him while walking and then recognized him as his master.
"..."
This simple and unadorned answer once again silenced the leader of Jiuwei Mountain; it was not what he wanted to hear.
If this Daoist had come prepared, or used some special methods, he could still try to maneuver. But since the other party just happened to be walking around and wandered here, and then fawned over the treasures left behind by his ancestor like a lapdog, he really had nothing to say.
"If Daozi's words are correct, then I will certainly give Daozi a satisfactory explanation for this matter!"
There's no escaping what needs to be faced. Although he really didn't want to get involved and even wanted to get rid of this hot potato, there was no one in Jiuwei Mountain with more power than him.
"However, this matter involves my founding patriarch, and it is not something I can decide alone. I need to summon the peak master and elders to discuss this matter. I wonder if it would be possible to invite Daoist Feng to Xianlai Peak for a few days?"
The Nine Peaks Sect Master's words sounded quite polite, but Feng Bingwen could hear the unquestionable tone in his voice!
After this incident, they can forget about wandering around Jiuwei Mountain like before. If they accidentally claim ownership of another of Jiuwei Mountain's unclaimed treasures while wandering around, they will suffer an even greater loss.
Even if he is the sect leader, he wouldn't dare say he knows all the secrets of his own sect. After all, he only has the authority to look into them. For example, he didn't know before that the islands where the true disciples lived actually had such a great background.
"I will obey your orders, senior!"
Feng Bingwen naturally wouldn't raise any objections. The Heavenly Book only had tens of thousands of merit points left, half of which were painstakingly harvested from the demonic sects by his avatar. With so few merit points, he couldn't cause any trouble, so he might as well behave himself.
"Very well, then this humble Taoist will take his leave first!"
The sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain, whose mentality was somewhat shaken by this incident, flew directly back to the Golden Hall where he handled sect affairs. He then rang the jade bell to summon the immortals in the sect. As for those who were in seclusion or traveling outside, there was no need to notify them, since it was not a life-or-death crisis.
"Master, why have you summoned us so hastily? Has something important happened?"
Although the area of the Nine Peaks Mountain Sect can be described as vast, it is only a matter of a moment for an immortal to cross it.
"But what happened to the Shinto sect? Could it be that they changed their minds?"
Many immortals from Mount Jiuwei rushed over. What they were most concerned about now was the exchange with the Divine Path of Donghua Continent. The Divine Path had given a lot of extremely important resources to reward their righteous deeds.
"It has nothing to do with the Divine Path. Something happened in our sect that is related to our founding ancestor!"
"The founder of the sect?!"
The many immortals who had been summoned looked at each other, not understanding how this was related to their founding ancestor, who had been immortalized long ago.
"Peak Master Xu, you were in charge of entertaining the Supreme Daoist, so you know this matter best. Why don't you tell your fellow disciples about it?"
The sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain waved his hand wearily, passing the matter to Xu Yuanshan, the peak master of Mingyu Peak, who was also present.
"I……"
Upon hearing the sect leader's instructions, the kind-faced old immortal Xu Yuanshan gave a helpless bitter smile. Although he had been following the Supreme Daoist Master, he was still in a daze and didn't know anything.
"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure either. I just led that visiting Supreme Daoist to Kongdong Island. When I introduced him to me, I noticed that he seemed a bit distracted. But unexpectedly, a little while later, he told me that the Thirty-Six Kongdong Islands had recognized him as their master!"
The old immortal briefly described his perspective, but he found it all very inexplicable and absurd. It was because he sensed trouble that he went to inform his senior brother, the sect leader, but unexpectedly, the sect leader passed the buck back to him.
"Thirty-six caves recognize a master?"
The many immortals present were also completely bewildered upon hearing this, as they had virtually no idea what the origins of the immortal island where the true disciples resided were.
"This is an extremely ancient secret within our sect; it doesn't matter if you don't know it!"
The sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain began by describing the origins of the thirty-six caves, but as soon as he finished speaking, an immortal immediately voiced strong objections.
"Although I don't know the specifics of what happened, this is simply too absurd. How could something left behind by our sect's founder recognize a cultivator from another sect as its master?"
"Ahem, according to the records in our sect's books, our sect's fifth leader once came into contact with the spirit of Kongtong, and subsequently chose to seal it away, leaving behind a description of it!"
The sect leader of Jiuwei Mountain revealed another secret, subtly hinting that this thing was actually not a good thing, otherwise he wouldn't have sealed it away.
"No matter what this is, even if our ancestors sealed it away, it is something left behind by our sect's founder. We must not let that Supreme Daoist take it away, or what will become of the reputation of our Nine Peaks Mountain?"
The first immortal to speak up stood firm in his position.
"That's Feng Daozi!"
After a moment's thought, one of the immortals couldn't help but speak.
"So what if it's the Supreme Dao Child? It belongs to my sect. Even if it has been recognized as a master, it should sever the connection on its own initiative. How can you forcibly take it?"
"That's utterly shameless!"
Some people immediately turned to opposition.
"How is it shameless? This belongs to Jiuwei Mountain!"
"They pick up their bowls to eat, then put down their chopsticks and start cursing. If word gets out that, we at Jiuwei Mountain will truly have no face to stand in the world. Have they forgotten where the resources we obtained from the divine path came from?"
"That was obtained by Peak Master Xu leading two elders and many disciples down the mountain in a fierce battle. It wasn't given to us for free by the Divine Path!"
"It's true that we fought hard to obtain this, but if it weren't for this Supreme Daoist's message, we probably wouldn't even have had the chance to fight!"
"That's true, but..."
"We've gained such great benefits from the Divine Path this time, but it seems we haven't yet repaid this Wind Daoist. I think we should just give him these thirty-six Void Caves. It's a good opportunity to do him a favor!"
One of the peak masters spoke up and made a suggestion.
"I have no objection to rewarding Feng Daozi, but taking the relics left by the founding patriarch seems somewhat inappropriate!"
“What’s wrong with that? If the sect leader hadn’t told us today, would you have known that it was left behind by the founding patriarch? This thing would just be a weed in our hands. We might as well give it away and befriend this Daoist prodigy!”
"They've been sent out, so where does our true master reside?"
"It's just a place for people to live. We can just designate a small area anywhere. If that's not enough, we can just raise a few mountains into the sky. It's not a big deal!"
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"That sounds good, but wouldn't it make us seem too obsequious? What would cultivators from other sects think of us if they knew about this?"
The immortals of Jiuwei Mountain then engaged in a heated debate over this matter, with each side having their own version of the truth.
However, one thing must be acknowledged: they must offer a treasure of sufficient value to reward this Supreme Daoist, since Mount Jiuwei has benefited greatly from him.
If they don't admit it, not only will other sects be affected, but even their own Dao hearts will be unstable. They are considered a reputable sect, and they would never do something so shameless.
The only thing that bothers me is the legacy left by the founding patriarch. Giving such a thing to a cultivator from another sect sounds like the behavior of an unfilial disciple.
However, after a long discussion, the immortals of Jiuwei Mountain finally reached a consensus, and soon after, Feng Bingwen received a result that was both reasonable and somewhat unexpected.
"Can I take the thirty-six caves with me?"
“That’s right, but once we leave the mountain gate, we will no longer acknowledge this matter. The things left by the patriarch will never be given away; they must remain within the mountain gate!”
"I see!"
Feng Bingwen nodded. The substance could be taken away, but the image had to be left for Jiuwei Mountain, even if it was just an empty shell.
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