Chapter 59: The Three Saints Emerge from Seclusion As soon as he finished speaking, the spirit...
As soon as he finished speaking, Lingzhuzi had already landed in front of him on his wind-fire wheels.
"Teacher, I am late. I hope you will forgive me."
Before Taiyi Zhenren could speak, Zhao Gongming, who was riding on the back of the black tiger, said in a carefree manner: "Junior Brother Taiyi, how are you?"
If you look closely, you can see some pride and boasting on his face.
While others might not understand what he was showing off, Taiyi Zhenren understood perfectly well. In Taiyi Zhenren's eyes, his face clearly said: My disciple has kidnapped your disciple!
Taiyi Zhenren smiled faintly at this, thinking to himself, "It's clear that my disciple has abducted your disciple. But we've already taken advantage of you, so let you be proud of yourself."
Thinking this in his heart, Taiyi Zhenren sneered and scolded Lingzhuzi with a stern face: "Since you know you are late, why don't you greet all the uncles and uncles quickly!"
"Yes." Lingzhuzi responded obediently, and then he and Fuli went to greet the elders present one by one, and also exchanged greetings with the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit.
Everyone present was a little confused.
Everyone in the Three Religions knew that Taiyi Zhenren was a notorious doting disciple, eager to hold his disciples above his head. Such harsh words and expressions were truly out of character.
Everyone exchanged glances with their familiar fellow disciples, only to receive the same blank stares. While they excused the two juniors from their formalities, they glanced at Zhao Gongming from the corner of their eyes.
Tsk, Junior Brother Zhao, could you please take a moment to quiet that smug look on your face? What's going on between you two? What's there that we can't know?
Zhao Gongming: I don’t want to do that either, but my disciple is so charming that I can’t bear to be unhappy.
The cry of a crane was heard, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound. They saw Yun Zhongzi, dressed in white, riding a crane and coming gracefully.
He was Yuanshi Tianzun's youngest direct disciple. Although not among the Twelve Golden Immortals, he was described by the sage as a "True Immortal of Fortune and Blessings." Not only was he highly regarded by Yuanshi Tianzun, but even Taiqing Laozi admired him very much and taught him the way of inaction.
As his feet landed on the ground, the crane circled around him and finally turned into a pattern on his lapel.
Yun Zhongzi smiled slightly and bowed, "My dear brothers and sisters, I am late."
Guang Chengzi returned the greeting and asked, "I heard that Junior Brother is searching for the Penglai Island overseas. I wonder if you have made any progress?"
Yun Zhongzi shook his head and said with a carefree smile, "Perhaps Penglai Island hasn't emerged yet. It's obscured by the laws of nature. Even if I travel all over the country, it's all in vain. But the scenery along the way is beautiful everywhere. So, what's the big deal if I find Penglai Island or not?"
For him, wherever his heart is free, everywhere is Penglai.
Zhao Gongming pulled Fuli forward and pointed at Yunzhongzi, saying, "Li'er, this is your uncle Yunzhongzi, cultivating in Yuzhu Cave in Zhongnan Mountain. However, he loves to travel. He's been away from Zhongnan Mountain for eight out of ten years, so it's not easy to see him."
Fu Li readily followed suit and bowed, "Disciple Dai Fu Li, I pay my respects to Uncle Master Yun Zhongzi."
Taiyi Zhenren also quickly winked at Lingzhuzi, "Why don't you pay your respects to your uncle?"
Yun Zhongzi looked at the two of them with a smile, and took out a pair of tortoise shells from his sleeve. He said with a smile: "This is from when I was traveling to Fangzhang Island. Two giant tortoises were ignorant of the heavens and wanted to eat me. I wrapped my whisk around their necks and removed their tortoise shells as a lesson.
This tortoise shell is nothing special, except that it's incredibly hard. With a little refinement, it becomes an excellent defensive weapon. I'm not very proficient in Qi training, so I'll simply not show off."
They both looked at their respective teachers. Taiyi Zhenren nodded slightly. Zhao Gongming said simply, "Since it's given by your uncle, you can take it. He has a lot of good things in his hands. There's no need to be polite with him."
Yun Zhongzi traveled extensively and often found some strange and unusual items. Many of them were useless to him, so he would ask Zhao Gongming for help in selling them.
Therefore, although the two have not seen each other for a long time, their relationship is very good.
Fu Li then reached out to take it and said happily: "I dare not refuse the gift from the elder. I thank you for the treasure." Lingzhuzi was not as eloquent as her, but his attitude was very sincere.
Yun Zhongzi smiled and nodded, then took out a vine-shaped magic weapon and gave it to the Holy Mother of Fire. He then walked over to Zhao Gongming and asked, "What is the purpose of the three leaders summoning us all so hastily?"
Zhao Gongming immediately became proud: "You've asked the right person. If I had asked anyone else, I wouldn't have been able to explain it to you clearly."
When the two of them got together, Zhao Gongming told them about his apprentice's genius idea. He openly praised the three saints for their profound magical powers, and secretly praised his apprentice for his extraordinary intelligence.
Yun Zhongzi felt annoyed, but in order to find out the whole story, he endured it and listened to it from beginning to end, extracting the essence from Zhao Gongming's half-watered statement.
——Oh, I see. Senior Brother Zhao’s disciple suddenly had an idea. The three leaders doted on their disciples and also thought this proposal was interesting, so they helped to realize it.
After Zhao Gongming finished speaking, he looked up and found that he was surrounded by people, but everyone looked thoughtful.
He had expected everyone to gather around to hear his secret; it was a secret after all, and he had been keeping it secret from everyone, just for this moment. However, everyone's reaction was a little different from what he had imagined.
Well, there is a big difference.
——My disciple is so good, why don’t you praise him?
Zhao Gongming was puzzled and unwilling to accept it. Zhao Gongming simply grabbed Yun Zhongzi and seemed to be asking him alone, but the voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
"Junior Brother Yun Zhongzi, what do you think?" Is my disciple incredibly clever? Is her idea truly brilliant?
Yun Zhongzi was filled with helplessness, but out of consideration for his feelings, he could only close his eyes and agree: "Your nephew is truly exceptionally intelligent. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to have a disciple as good as you in the future?"
Zhao Gongming suddenly felt refreshed and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, Junior Brother, I will, I will."
But everyone could tell that he was not serious.
The people surrounding him curled their lips and dispersed, gathering in groups of three or four to pretend to talk, not giving him the chance to show off.
Zhao Gongming went here and there, but no matter where he went, people were only busy talking about their own things and didn't respond to his words at all, which made him extremely depressed. He had no choice but to return to his own disciples and sighed with a look of "unpopularity". "Li'er, you are still too good. They are just jealous of their master."
Fu Li was filled with embarrassment, her toes had already dug out a three-bedroom apartment on the sole of her shoe.
She laughed dryly twice and decisively changed the subject: "Teacher, I don't understand something about cultivation. I would like to ask for your guidance."
"Teacher, my life is my life too. You just show off, but I have so much more to consider."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming immediately calmed down and asked hurriedly, "What don't you understand?"
Fu Li picked out a few nodes that he found difficult during his own practice and talked about them.
In fact, she had already figured out these difficulties later. But her talent in cultivation seemed to be maxed out. So far, the things her teacher taught her had not stumped her, so she had no choice but to do so.
Zhao Gongming didn't know, but he explained everything she brought up in detail.
Originally, Fu Li just wanted to change the subject, but as she listened, she became serious.
Although she had figured it out, people's thinking differed. As the saying goes, "A stone from another mountain can polish jade." She benefited greatly from different understandings of the same path.
Moreover, Zhao Gongming had practiced for many years and his explanations were rich with quotations. In contrast, Fu Li's understanding was entirely based on innate talent, and compared to her own teacher, it was a bit weak.
His disciple understood everything at once, which made Zhao Gongming, as a teacher, feel very accomplished. He couldn't help but talk more and more, and at the same time test Fu Li's acceptance limit.
But for Fu Li, practicing cultivation is no more difficult than eating and drinking.
She understood as much as the teacher explained. Occasionally, she would ask questions when she stumbled, which increased the teacher's sense of participation and accomplishment. Zhao Gongming's sense of accomplishment grew, and his enthusiasm for teaching also increased.
Not only him, but even Yun Zhongzi who was watching couldn't help but express his different opinions at the right time, so that Fu Li could have more references on the way of cultivation.
Among the second generation of disciples, the majority had their apprenticeships confiscated.
Originally, they had no expectations for accepting disciples, especially the second generation disciples of the Chan Sect. They understood from the beginning that accepting disciples was to help them overcome the calamity of death.
They don't care about outsiders, but they are extremely protective of their own people, let alone their own disciples.
Although those disciples have not yet entered the sect, or even been born, they still do not know where their future disciples will be born.
However, the reasons for accepting disciples had already made them feel guilty about the disciples who had not yet joined the sect. Before they met the disciples, the psychological pressure caused by this guilt made them hesitant and confused about the matter of accepting disciples.
Don't be fooled by the fact that they always laugh at Taiyi Zhenren for being a doting disciple, and laugh at Zhao Gongming for loving his own disciple to the point of being afraid of him.
In fact, they knew very well that when their own disciples became disciples in the future, their performance would not be better than these two.
But at this moment, the followers of Zhao Gongming who were watching the scene, their unrestrained and unrestrained joy, could not help but give rise to their expectations in their hearts: If I had a disciple in the future...
The only exception present was Taiyi Zhenren.
He also has an apprentice, and his apprentice is also an unparalleled genius. Not only does he understand Taoism quickly, but he can also apply what he has learned to other situations in martial arts, as if he was born for battle.
Others envied Zhao Gongming, but he was not envious at all. He just looked at Lingzhuzi with a loving face and was full of joy: Good disciple, what a good disciple!
Suddenly, a bright light appeared between the mountains and the sea, and a huge cloud of celebration rose from the place where the three saints were in seclusion, stretching for 30,000 miles.
Nine lotus flowers appeared on the auspicious clouds, three of them were neutral and peaceful, three were upright and arrogant, and three were full of sword intent. They were the three flowers on the tops of the three saints.
The disciples quickly gathered their minds and, led by Grand Master Xuandu, Master Guangchengzi, and Master Duobao, bowed in the direction of the auspicious clouds and lotus flowers. "We respectfully welcome the three masters out of retreat."
The stone door of the cave quietly opened. Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu walked in front, one on each side. Taiqing Zhenren, in the middle, followed behind with a whisk in his hand. He walked out with cloud-like steps and said with a smile, "No need to bow, disciples."
"Thank you, Saint."
After everyone bowed again, they stood up. The three disciples of the head master rushed forward and each supported their own teacher.
Master Xuandu asked, "Teacher and your two uncles have been in seclusion for nearly four years. I wonder if you have gained anything?"
Taoist Taiqing smiled and said, "Of course there is."
Tongtian Sect Master was very proud. He glanced at everyone and waved to Fu Li, "Little disciple, come here quickly."
Fu Li hurried forward and called out obediently, "Three Grandmasters."
Yuanshi Tianzun handed her something in a white round cake and said, "Pour a little magic power into the Xuanguang Eye in the middle and see if it is what you want."
Fu Li responded "yes" and sent a wisp of spiritual power into it according to the method he taught.
The next moment, her consciousness entered a mysterious place.
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