Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 418 Goodbye Yunchixian

A flash of light appeared, and a child wearing a small jacket and a golden collar walked out of the void.

Gu Nan glanced at the jade token on Qi Guang's head and whispered, "Shao Qing's magic of hiding, Qi Guang? You are the ninth generation disciple of the Emei Sect."

"Greetings to Senior Gu Nan, and to Senior Shao Siming."

Unlike his early years of pride, Qi Guang now appears more humble. He first bows to Shao Siming and Gu Nan, and then states his purpose.

"Uncle Master Yunchi heard that the Wutai Sect was planning to attack the Yulou Pavilion, so he asked me to come and observe. If anything unexpected happened, he asked me to help secretly."

Gu Nan narrowed his eyes slightly, and he smiled and said, "You are only a sixth-grade cultivator, how can you help us?"

Qi Guang did not answer immediately, but took out a jade ring, with yellow, red and white flames rising from the surface. The light became brighter and brighter as it looked outward, like a sun ring. Looking inward, he saw the three colors of light interweaving to form a golden light, holding up a Mani Pearl.

"The Three Lights Wish-fulfilling Wheel? I think this is the magic weapon of Zen Master Kongtuo."

Shao Siming saw the origin of this item and murmured in a low voice: "The Mani Pearl inside was forged by Zen Master Kongtuo's thousand-year-old vows and merits, and the outer jade ring was carved from ten-thousand-year-old warm jade. After being refined by the Zen master for eight hundred years, it is equivalent to a magic weapon that has completed six changes of form and quality. With this treasure to protect you, it's no wonder that Taoist Yunchi is willing to let you intervene in the fifth-grade battle."

Upon hearing this, Qi Guang did not feel complacent, but expressed his gratitude to Master Kongtuo, saying that the latter was taking care of the younger generation.

Upon hearing this, Shao Siming felt somewhat moved by the other party's change, but to him, what was more important now was Taoist Yunchi's attitude, so he asked if he could meet Taoist Yunchi.

Qi Guang was a little hesitant at first, but then he seemed to have received some information and nodded in agreement.

Shao Siming turned to look at Gu Nan beside him and asked him if he wanted to go together.

Gu Nan thought about it and shook his head to refuse. Shao Siming and Qi Guang didn't say much and went to meet Taoist Yunchi on their own.

High nose, phoenix eyes, aqua blue Taoist robe, Taoist Yunchi's attire has not changed, except that there is a hint of helplessness and loneliness under his cold temperament, which is less elegant and lively than before.

When he saw Shao Siming, the Taoist stood up to greet him. After inviting him to take a seat, he asked Qi Guang and others to leave.

"I wonder what fellow Daoist Shao Siming wants to talk to me about?"

"I would like to inquire about your current attitude."

Shao Siming went straight to the point and directly put forward his ideas.

"I have returned the Cloud Measure Ruler to the sect and resigned from many of the sect's responsibilities. Next, I will probably find a mountaintop and set up a new temple."

After a long silence, Taoist Yunchi slowly spoke and expressed his attitude.

Shao Siming said with some emotion: "If that is the case, then I wish you can find a suitable dojo and practice with peace of mind."

"You have no objection?" Taoist Yunchi was a little surprised, and Shao Siming also showed a strange expression.

"You are a fourth-rank celestial being of the Emei Sect. Leaving Emei and setting up your own sect is a good thing for me. Why should I have any objection? Besides, the sect's own beliefs conflict with the sect leader's. Isn't it rare for a disciple to choose to set up his own sect in our orthodox sect?"

"Not to mention the distant past, there have been seven similar situations in the history of our Jinhua Sect alone. Most of the time, the Sect Leader made the right choice, but I sincerely think that your choice this time was the right one."

Taoist Yunchi smiled slightly, but then the smile was replaced by bitterness and she stopped talking.

Shao Siming sat for a while, then stood up to say goodbye. But just as Shao Siming was leaving, Taoist Yunchi spoke again: "Taoist Wutai had contact with his junior fellow apprentice Sikong Xi some time ago, and his eldest disciple, the leper monk Yan Ming, also showed signs of breaking through to the fourth rank. Therefore, it is unlikely that a fourth-rank cultivator from the Wutai sect will go out. The cultivators who are active in various places now are basically fifth-rank cultivators."

"In addition, Huashan Lihuo Palace has made some big moves recently. Seven fifth-rank cultivators are expanding to the north and occupying four Taoist temples that originally belonged to Taiyi Xianmen. Some people from Heihe Beixuan Sect came to Central Plains and occupied two Taoist temples. Taibai Xianlao of Jinguang Valley seemed to have some enlightenment after annexing three Taoist sects, and she practiced in seclusion again. Xuansang Grandma has not made any moves for the time being, but there are no traces of Taiyi Xianmen's Taoist sect around her Taoist temple. Wutu Island of Zhenyuan Lake is stabilizing the four Taoist temples it has occupied and digesting the inherited methods there."

"As for the Emei Sect..."

Taoist Yunchi closed his eyes, paused for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "The fate is rising, and it has reached a certain critical point."

After finishing speaking, there was another long sigh.

Shao Siming turned around, bowed to Taoist Yunchi to express his gratitude, and then returned to the Yulou Pavilion on Yun Guang.

As soon as he entered, Gu Shang came to ask about the gains of this trip. Shao Siming did not hide anything and told him what he knew.

Gu Shang showed an expression that was somewhat surprised, yet also somewhat as if it was expected.

"I have also met Daoist Fellow Yunchi in my early years. She has a strong temper and cannot tolerate any injustice. It is normal for her to be disgusted by the current style of the Emei Sect. I just didn't expect that she would decide to leave the sect so soon and open another temple."

"But if you think about it carefully, now is the most appropriate time for her to leave. If it's any later, even if she leaves, it won't be a clean escape."

Gu Shang's answer made the only Taoist Minghua who was listening in on the side curious, and he asked, "Can Senior Yunchi get away with it now?"

"In fact, she couldn't leave cleanly. After all, she practiced the Shaoqing Immortal Technique, which is the core technique of the Emei Sect. In fact, the last thing she said to me was, 'her luck is rising, and it has reached a certain critical point', which was the core reason why she chose to leave."

Taoist Minghua couldn't understand, so Shao Siming explained, "You can understand it as two or three new fourth-grade celestial beings appearing in the Emei Sect. However, these two or three people are probably still in the breakthrough stage, or have just broken through, and their cultivation has not yet stabilized."

"So, Senior Yunchi chose to leave only after the sect had someone to replace him?"

"It can be said that Emei is fighting with Wutai after all. In terms of the comparison of high-level cultivators on both sides, the head of Emei sect, Taoist Yunsi, is no match for Taoist Wutai. In the past, Emei sect was able to suppress Wutai because, on the one hand, the magic weapon of Emei sect was more powerful, and on the other hand, there were more fourth-grade cultivators in Emei sect. If Yunchi left without caring, the fighting power of both sides would inevitably be unbalanced."

After giving a brief explanation, Shao Siming concluded, "There is now a new fourth-rank cultivator in the Emei Sect. Taoist Wutai has found his junior brother who specializes in the magic path and has not yet switched to the Xuanmen sect. The disciple who specializes in Buddhism also seems to have signs of a breakthrough. If both sides succeed, there will inevitably be some struggles and a new balance will be formed, which will also be beneficial to our subsequent arrangements."

(End of this chapter)