Wet viviparity

Chapter 491: The New True Lord
The days of consolidating the foundation are always hard, and the homework is just repetitive day after day. Only in thunderstorms can Ji Ming fly into the thunderclouds, use the thunder sounds to assist in his practice, and take a breath at the same time.

In such practice, one is no longer sensitive to the passage of time. One only occasionally remembers some important events in the sect and watches the ups and downs of the world.

Among these major events, Ji Ming first paid attention to the establishment of the so-called new Panku Mountain in Liling, which seemed to have been dragging on.

The several great immortal elders of the old Panku party did not want Taipingshan to get deeply involved in the establishment of this new Taoist school. They wanted to ensure their own purity. The leakage of the information about the second combat method still made them feel uneasy.

However, as the winner of World War II, Taipingshan naturally would not allow Xinpanku to escape from control. So the two sides pulled each other while establishing a new side sect. The funny thing is that even the name had not been decided.

Taiping Mountain is not allowed to use the name [Panku] anymore, not even the slightest connection with it. However, the immortal elder insisted on creating whole sect names such as New Panku, Hou Panku, Second Panku, etc., in an attempt to continue the sect's past.

The second major event was that Yang Qian, one of the disciples of Taihe Zhenren, who was a member of the Jiafeng Diaolongweng lineage, was expelled from the mountain. Fortunately, Taihe Zhenren pleaded for him, and the government finally exiled Yang Qian to two northern states.

This incident caused quite a stir in the mountain, further highlighting the decline of the Dragon Diaoweng lineage.

Ever since Taihe Zhenren had one of his feet broken by Fubei Gong on Chaogou Mountain, although he was cured by the Xinglin school, he still had slight difficulty walking, as if the meridians in his foot were not connected. Unconsciously, he was given the title of Lame Taoist on the mountain.

For this reason, Taihe Zhenren became more and more reclusive, indulged in worldly affairs, and gradually faded out of the Three Peaks and One Prefecture.

This time, Master Taihe rushed back before Yang Qian got into trouble. Unexpectedly, when he was about to find Lingxuzi to discuss something, Moyazi had already taken the lead in reporting Yang Qian, which made Master Taihe extremely passive. He could only mediate and try to reduce Yang Qian's sentence.

In the matter of Yang Qian, another matter was gradually involved, which was the major event that had been shelved regarding Zhang Xiaoyuan's expulsion from the mountain gate.

At that time, Ji Ming was still in seclusion in Leiwen Mountain and Swamp, and Lu Daojun personally proposed this idea, but it was met with great resistance. Even the Old True Lord and the two monks from Shenzhu Yi Peak came out to dissuade him.

This time the old matter was brought up again. Firstly, the matter of Yang Qian brought back the past, and secondly, the old Taoist had already passed away. Now that this matter has been dug up, it is conceivable that the Taoist has made up his mind and no one can stop him.

Speaking of which, the news of the old master's passing away has been circulating for a long time, but it was not until now that the government had a clear statement.

Not long after this, the upper government convened all the immortals in the ancestral hall to make a decision on the matter of Zhang Xiaoyuan. Ji Ming was naturally summoned as well. The decision would be made two years later, in order to take care of some immortals who were in seclusion.

For ordinary matters, such as more important matters, there is no such thing as setting a decision time. After all, the government also has to consider efficiency. However, the fact that a time has been set this time shows that there is still resistance.

In the third year of becoming familiar with the Golden Elixir training, the mountain drum sounded nine times, and then the ancestor’s decree was passed down, and Lu Daojun was ready to officially succeed the position of "Taiping Zhenjun".

During this year, real people from Huangting Palace, Zhenling Sect, and the Da Chunyang Palace in the two northern states all came to Taiping Mountain to watch the ceremony. This is basically a microcosm of the power of Taoism in the world.

Afterwards, all the major branch temples of Taiping Mountain in the south of the sky, including the South China Sea, Pingyang Prefecture in the west, Baoguang Prefecture in the east, Chixian Prefecture in the center, and even the large and small branch temples in the two northern states, all had their masters lead their elite troops to come and pay tribute.

Among them, in the state of Guhe, the branch altars of Heshan, Lanyin, and Heming, which were gradually integrated by Heguan, all went to pay homage to the immortal Lingxu in the blessed land after arriving at the mountain.

As for the state of Guhe, although it is also called a state, it is a mixture of barbarians and Chinese people, and Taoism has only been popular for a few hundred years.

Such a border state is still far inferior to the foundation of several old states in the core state of Taiping Mountain, such as Zhexiong State.

However, because Guhezhou's foundation is not deep, Heguan's integration of this state is quite smooth. But it will also require Heguan to spend more energy, time and resources to promote the Taoism of Dazhou. The pros and cons of this are hard to describe.

In the blessed cave, Ji Ming only met Zhu Wen, the new abbot of Heguan.

After not seeing him for many years, this former second brother had gray hair and looked old. From him, Ji Ming learned that Xuan Jing had resigned from the position of abbot and had settled down in Mount Xi, practicing Yin Jing Fu Shi Gong and cultivating the method of corpse cultivation.

Although Zhu Wen is the head of Heguan now, he actually relies on the virtuous couple Wen Daoyu and Huang Ling to support the temple. They have worked diligently over the years to repay Ji Ming for his protection and responsibility.

Speaking of this, Zhu Wen also sighed.

After meeting Zhu Wen and chatting with him, Ji Ming had no intention of seeing any more outsiders. However, there were many monks from other sects who came to watch the ceremony and hoped to come and see him and establish a good relationship with him, but Ji Ming turned them all away.

However, a few days ago, an old monster who was highly respected and had established a religious foundation in the southwest came to visit specially, and with the introduction of Xinghua Zhenren, Ji Ming was naturally happy to come out and meet him.

This old monster was called "Deqin". He founded the "Qiqing Lianhuanao" in the southwest during the founding period of the Daba Dynasty. He once accepted many people from different sects, but due to his negligence in educating them, he caused evil spirits in the southwest and was once at odds with the Tianteng Mountain in the southern wilderness.

Afterwards, he reflected upon his mistakes and gathered his disciples at the place where he founded his religion. He established a series of strict rules, ordering all the believers to practice spiritual exercises with him for a hundred years and not to leave the world.

He knew very well that the followers of Buddhism had deep roots of evil and would only pretend to obey him, so he asked for a precious treasure from the Buddhist sect early on. Anyone who did not reach the required level of spiritual power within a hundred years and who secretly came into the world would be devoured by the power of this treasure.

Sure enough, a hundred years later, the sect's trend had changed drastically, and only two or three disciples were left alive. The old monster did not lose heart, but instead held a banquet to celebrate. Unexpectedly, on the day of the banquet, those two or three disciples all defected from the sect.

When his disciples defected from their religion, this old monster did not pursue them but just let them go.

After that, the old monster hid in a place in the southwest, like a prison, and he was rarely seen in the south. Many people thought that he had ascended to heaven. At first, Ji Ming thought there was something special when he was visited by such a senior.

Unexpectedly, this old monster Deqin just met him once. It turned out that he came to see who was the person who could refine the Cang-grade golden elixir, just to see something new.

After this incident, Ji Ming began to refuse to see outsiders until the inauguration ceremony of Lu Daojun. Only then did he go to the upper mansion to help coordinate internal and external affairs. There were indeed many people on the mountain who came to watch the ceremony and congratulate him.

The layers of deep pavilions and jade towers, the countless quiet rooms and secluded residences, were all crowded with people.

Not to mention the disciples from various branch temples, there were also people from the Huangting Palace, Zhenling Sect, and the Great Chunyang Palace who came to watch the ceremony, and even those from the side sects who came to pay their respects, there were no less than several hundred people.

This was the first time that Ji Ming appeared in public. Even some disciples in the upper mansion saw him for the first time.

"Real person!"

Ji Ming had just arrived and dealt with some trivial matters when Moyazi came over with a child to greet him. Moyazi said to the child beside him, "Xue Tong'er, you haven't seen the real person yet."

The boy, with white hair and eyebrows, tied in a bun, timidly hid behind Moyazi, curiously looking at the Taoist in front of him. Ji Ming casually gave the boy a few talismans and said to Moyazi: "I didn't expect that you would also want to accept a disciple."

"Haha, it's rare for me to have some free time, so I might as well teach a disciple, which will be a good use of what I have learned."

Moyazi said with a smile.

The fact that Moyazi accepted a disciple reminded Ji Ming of Ruyi Tong.

Heguan said that there was no trace of Ruyi Tong in Yanxu Mountain, but some people saw him following a master with only half a body, and he had appeared in some famous mountains and rivers in Zhexiongzhou.

From the description of half a body, Ji Ming realized that Ruyi Tong should be following the half-body fairy.

The fairy was the Silkworm Goddess from heaven who had fallen to the earth. Her character was not bad, so Ji Ming was not worried that Ruyi Tong would be led astray by her. Therefore, he only issued an edict to all the major branch temples in Zhexiong Prefecture, asking them to only pay attention to Ruyi Tong's whereabouts.

The fairyland is quiet and rarely bustling.

Although the ceremony was lively, it was only attended by the newly initiated cultivators, such as the Dragon and Tiger masters, who were discussing Taoism in the quiet room, while the Immortal was sitting on a jade platform.

After finishing some chores, Ji Ming felt a little bored, so he sat on a jade platform to seek some peace and quiet.

As he was sitting upright, the Yin Spirit in his golden elixir suddenly moved. Ji Ming subconsciously looked at Master Taihe, thinking that his Yin Spirit was stimulated by malicious intent, but he soon realized that this was his second soul about to be born.

"it is good!"

In his joy, he unknowingly attracted the reproachful gaze of Xinghua Zhenren.

"Junior brother, this is a solemn ceremony, and there should be treasures to show to the disciples of all sects. Why are you showing such joy?!"

"Junior brother, please remember this."

Ji Ming didn't care at all, he waved his hand and said with a smile.

Xinghua Zhenren was helpless and shook his head secretly, looking quite helpless. After all, Jintong was already one of the faces of Taiping Mountain, so naturally he had to be more tolerant.

He knew that those who were watching the ceremony below, including his colleagues from the righteous path, had some intention of coming to test the strength of the next generation of Taiping Mountain. And the appearance of another Cang-grade Jindan after Master Li Zhu would undoubtedly greatly intimidate the villains.

With Jin Tong, the future "True Dragon of the Sea", the reform of Taiping Mountain will have the cost of trial and error.

Under the Jade Terrace and the Jade Room, Lu Daojun sat upright on the stage.

On both sides of the stage, there were several little children standing. The smoke from the incense in the ancestral hall gradually formed into clouds, which came slowly and lifted up Lu Daojun and the servants one by one.

There was a auspicious cloud at the feet of Ji Ming, which slowly lifted him up. He stood on both sides of Lu Daojun together with Xuantan, Xinghua, Taihe, Lizhu, Fuding, Danling, Baoqu, Baoxiang and others, and under the two elders Longhu, the two monks Yifeng, Master Xuanying, and the three generals.

"The Grand Master has bestowed the Dharma, and the ceremony has begun!"

Xinghua Zhenren said loudly.

Ji Ming was joining other immortals in praising the new generation of Lord Taiping, when suddenly he felt an even stronger sense of strangeness from his Yin spirit. It turned out that something went wrong with his second soul.

(End of this chapter)