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Chapter 134 What is the Heavenly Dao anyway? Does it even deserve our worship?
"Haha, how can we be so careless about such an important matter as sworn brotherhood?"

"I was worried that you busy people would be too busy cultivating to prepare these things, so I prepared them in advance..."

As Lin Dong arranged the yellow papers and wine cups on the table in order, he spoke to Zhu Chen and the others without turning his head, his face beaming with excitement.

He had actually started preparing for these things back when the topic of sworn brotherhood was brought up in the group last time.

Our Martial Ancestor takes the matter of sworn brotherhood very seriously.

After finishing his work, Lin Dong invited Zhu Chen and the others to the table one by one.

The table was now filled with fragrant incense sticks, and the wine glasses were filled with fruit wine.

The aroma of wine and the scent of incense mingled together, and it smelled quite nice.

Xiao Yan stepped forward and took the three incense sticks from the table, then subconsciously said to Tian Jing, "By the grace of Lord Guan, I, Xiao Yan..."

"Brother Xiao, what are you doing?"

Lin Dong interrupted Xiao Yan, looking completely bewildered.

At this moment, apart from Zhu Chen and Luo Feng, everyone else looked at Xiao Yan with puzzled expressions.

"Of course we should worship Lord Guan! Isn't it customary to worship Lord Guan when sworn brothers?"

Xiao Yan said it as a matter of course.

Everyone looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.

Who is this Lord Guan?

Why do they worship this person?
Han Li frowned and asked, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, who is this Lord Guan? I've never heard of him before. Also... why should we, who have become sworn brothers, bow to him?"

Upon hearing Han Li's words, Xiao Yan realized that there was no such person as Guan Yu in other people's worlds, so he immediately scratched his head awkwardly: "Sorry, sorry, I made a mistake..."

At this moment, Wang Lin suddenly spoke up: "We cultivators originally formed sworn brotherhoods to worship the Heavenly Dao, but I think that now there is no need for that at all."

When he first became a cultivator, Wang Lin also had great respect for the Heavenly Dao, believing that the Heavenly Dao was the supreme path that cultivators pursued and the maintainer of the world's rules and order.

However, ever since the incident involving Li Muwan, he has developed a slight rebellious attitude towards the will of Heaven.

He felt that it was fate that had taken away his lover.

Li Muwan had clearly already formed her nascent soul and could extend her lifespan.

However, Heaven still had to send down divine punishment, forcing him to send Li Muwan's nascent soul into the body of a mortal woman.

Later, Zhu Chen gave him the novel "Xian Ni," which revealed the truth about his world.

After learning that the Heavenly Dao was merely a puppet of the Seven-Colored Immortal Venerable, and that even the world he was currently in was created by someone else, his attitude towards the Heavenly Dao became even more disdainful.

What is the Way of Heaven?
Does he even deserve to worship?

Xiao Yan was taken aback for a moment and said, "If we don't worship Guan Yu, and we don't worship the Heavenly Dao, then who do we worship?"

Wang Lin's eyes flashed: "In this life, I, Wang, have no respect for heaven and earth, only for my parents!"

Xiao Yan was speechless.

They swore brotherhood without respecting heaven and earth, nor did they worship Guan Yu.

Are you suggesting they go and pay respects to your parents?

Just then, Zhu Chen's voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears: "Actually, I think Brother Wang Lin is right. We are all outstanding people from various worlds, possessing immense fortune. Who in this world is qualified to be worshipped by so many of us?"

"Brotherly love and kinship reside in the heart. As long as everyone's hearts are sincere, everything else is secondary..."

Zhu Chen picked up a glass of fruit wine from the table, then turned to Wang Lin and the others, and said earnestly, "Gentlemen, I won't say any of those mushy things. In short, after this drink, we're brothers. We'll share the good times and the bad. I'll drink this first as a sign of respect!"

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, the others also stepped forward and took a glass of fruit wine to drink.

With the atmosphere built up to this point, even Lord Mink couldn't hold back any longer.

It also went up and poured itself a glass of fruit wine, thus joining the sworn brotherhood ceremony.

The old doctor originally wanted to do the same.

But then he remembered that he was Xiao Yan's teacher, and he held back. Right now, Xiao Yan was swearing brotherhood with his group members; if he joined in, wouldn't that mess up the seniority system?

Zhu Chen and the others had no objections to Diao Ye's initiative to join.

Lord Mink is Lin Dong's brother!

Brothers of brothers, then they are naturally their brothers too!
Moreover, when they borrowed the Ancestral Stone before, Lord Mink had helped them a lot.

Both emotionally and rationally, they had no reason to refuse.

Although the sworn brotherhood ceremony was simple, it brought everyone's hearts together more closely.

Perhaps this is the difference between online chatting and meeting up in person.

However, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong later had a minor disagreement regarding the arrangement of the 'brother' position.

There is no dispute among the members regarding the positions of the eldest, second, and third sons.

Zhu Chen is the strongest, the group leader, and has uploaded the most top-tier cultivation techniques. He has also made the greatest contribution to the group, so he is naturally the only choice to be the eldest brother!
Wang Lin's cultivation level was second only to Zhu Chen's, and he was a cultivator who had cultivated for hundreds of years, so he naturally became the second-in-command!

Then there's Han Li.

He had previously shared all his earnings equally with everyone in the group, and this selfless dedication earned him everyone's recognition of his character.

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," and he thus secured the third position without any controversy.

The main issue is that Xiao Yan and Lin Dong have different opinions on the position of fourth brother.

Xiao Yan felt that he had refined pills for everyone in the group for free, and based on his own contributions, he was definitely qualified to be the fourth-ranked member.

However, Lin Dong believed that since he had lent out his most precious ancestral stone and had Lord Mink serve everyone, he was also qualified to sit in the fourth position.

The two held firm to their own opinions, neither willing to give in.

Seeing that they were arguing, Zhu Chen stepped forward as the "elder brother" and gave them a suggestion.

He had Xiao Yan and Lin Dong decide the outcome by playing rock-paper-scissors without using their divine senses!
Whoever wins becomes the fourth-ranked player.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had no objections and readily agreed.

In the end, Xiao Yan emerged victorious and successfully secured the fourth position.

Lin Dong became the fifth oldest.

Luo Feng is the sixth oldest.

Qian Renxue is the seventh child.

Finally, it was Mink who got in through his connection with Lin Dong.

Originally, Zhu Chen and the others wanted to give the sixth position to Qian Renxue.

Luo Feng himself agreed.

After all, he was a newcomer. It was already good enough that he was able to come and become sworn brothers and join this group. He didn't dare to ask for anything more.

However, Qian Renxue felt that her way of joining the group was dishonorable, so she voluntarily gave up her spot.

No one else commented on this.

Everyone respects Qian Renxue's decision.

Actually, only Xiao Yan and Lin Dong would argue about who should be the elder and who should be the younger when they form a sworn brotherhood.

No one else cares.

Including Zhu Chen.

Although the eldest brother is a good person, he also bears more responsibility.

"By the way, isn't our sworn brotherhood ceremony missing one person?"

At this moment, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead.

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(End of this chapter)