Master of the Xuanyin Sect of Mount Shu

Chapter 25 Divine Eye Celestial Venerable
The short, stout fellow landed before the Spirit Jade Cliff, carefully sensing the mysterious Yin Mist. His expression quickly became excited, and he murmured, "Master... Master... You're still here..."

Guan Minghui observed his every move clearly through the flowers and plants covering the mountain, and searched through Gu Chen's memories to find information about this person.

It turns out that this fellow is Gu Chen's disciple, from the Western Sect. When he entered the sect, he was already a rogue immortal with some fame, known as "Divine Eye Celestial Venerable".

Gu Chen once took in six formal disciples. Four died at the hands of the Old Man of Dry Bamboo, one at the hands of the Long-Browed True Man, and one at the hands of Deng Yin.

This Divine Eye Celestial Venerable was someone he had taken in before being killed by the Long-Browed True Man. He had only been a disciple for two or three years, and by then Gu Chen was no match for the Long-Browed True Man, suffering repeated defeats.

In the end, Gu Chen came to Mangcang Mountain to take Wen Yu, but the Long-Browed Immortal had foreseen this and laid an ambush there. As soon as Gu Chen arrived, he activated the Immortal Array to trap him.

After a fierce battle lasting half a day, the Celestial Venerable Shenmu was so terrified that he fled in panic.

Later, upon learning that his master had died, he feared that the Long-Browed Immortal would continue to hunt him down, so he hid overseas for more than 20 years and dared not come out.

Now that he knows that the Long-Browed Immortal has ascended to heaven, and that Qi Shuming and his wife from the Emei Sect have been reincarnated, and that the conflict between him and the Wutai Sect has become increasingly strained, and that no one is paying attention to him anymore, he dares to return to the Central Plains.

The battle that day was truly terrifying; whenever he thought about it, the Celestial Venerable of the Divine Eyes still felt lingering fear.

He came here this time hoping to find his master's magic weapon from back then, even a broken Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banner would be excellent.

I also want to search for the warm jade that my master so desperately wanted back then.

Upon arriving here, they were immediately struck by the overwhelming Yin energy covering the mountain, and were both surprised and delighted: "Master is still alive... The old man with long eyebrows has already ascended to immortality, so shouldn't we take revenge on his disciples and grand-disciples!"

He flew around Lingyu Cliff several times, but couldn't find his master.

He went to the slope in front of Lingyu Cliff, found a flat spot, knelt down, kowtowed and prayed: "Master! Your disciple prays sincerely... Your disciple has been wandering overseas for years, hiding here and there, suffering unspeakably. I beg you, Master, to have mercy on me, please open your eyes and see how pitiful I am..."

Guan Minghui didn't want to bother with this guy because he thought he was ugly and stupid, but he needed to refine the Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banner and the Xuan Yin Divine Curtain, which required a lot of black yin silk, so the more people he had, the better.

He then asked Cui Haike to come out and lead the people inside.

Divine Eye Celestial Venerable recognized Cui Haike, who had spent many years in the South China Sea. Upon seeing him, he was quite surprised: "Fellow Daoist Cui, have you also become a disciple of my master?"

Cui Haike chuckled awkwardly, "What merit do I possess to have the opportunity to become a disciple of Senior Gu Chen? It's merely because Senior thinks highly of me and allowed me to serve in the cave for a few years..."

His words were subtle, and the Celestial Venerable of the Divine Eyes did not understand. When he arrived in the cave and saw Guan Minghui, although his appearance had changed a lot, he knew from his eyes and temperament, the Xuan Yin evil energy around him, the Xuan Yin Gathering Beast Banner that floated in the cave without wind, and the black ominous silk that floated up and down that this must be his master, Gu Chen!

Under heaven, only Master Gu Chen knows how to refine the Profound Yin Gathering Beast Banner; this is absolutely impossible to fake!

He knelt down with a thud, crawled to the stone bed, and burst into tears, as if he were a wild child who had suddenly found his father and was loudly recounting how he had been bullied all these years.

The earliest attempt to forge the Xuan Yin Cold Light Mirror involved countless hours of hard work and effort. Just as it was about to be completed, it was destroyed by several disciples of the Emei Sect who suddenly barged in.

A few years ago, when he was refining the Blood Transformation Divine Sand overseas, he was about to succeed when a passing young man from Tianqian Mountain casually unleashed a Qiantian Divine Thunder, which destroyed the furnace and the sand. He also suffered a backlash and was severely injured.

"I am truly blessed to be able to see my master again today. I am so grateful to God..."

Guan Minghui sat on the stone bed, looking at him coldly.

According to Gu Chen's memory, this guy was originally a famous figure in the Western Demonic Sect, and in terms of seniority, he was half a generation higher than the sect leader, Venerable Poison Dragon.

However, his innate talent and comprehension were lacking. His repeated failures in cultivating magic led to demonic possession, transforming him from a once strong, muscular man of eight feet into the short-legged, fat pig he is today. His temperament was also unpleasant, offending many fellow disciples, forcing him to leave. He happened to encounter Gu Chen, who needed manpower for refining treasures, and took him under his wing. Gu Chen only learned the basics of the Profound Yin Great Art before Gu Chen met with disaster.

"Alright!" Guan Minghui interrupted, "You came back to find me, which is commendable for your loyalty and filial piety. From now on, you can stay here and cultivate with me."

Shenmu Tianzun was worried that his master would hold him accountable for deserting in the face of battle back then. He had a bellyful of excuses to make and was about to pull them out when they were glossed over. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly kowtowed again to thank his master, swearing that he would do anything for his master.

With an extra subordinate, Guan Minghui thought about increasing the production of black silk. This guy originally had too little knowledge and could only refine low-grade black silk. This time, he would teach him the high-grade silk and let him go to the Earth's Lair to refine silk for him.

Although Shenmu Tianzun looked simple and honest, he was actually quite shrewd. He originally thought that Cui Haike was also Guan Minghui's disciple, so he was very polite to Cui Haike and even called Yang Li "junior nephew" repeatedly.

After a while, I gradually realized that it wasn't quite like that.

He then subtly inquired about the reason why the two had come here.

Cui Haike was a seasoned veteran who could always dodge the questions with a tactful approach, while Yang Li was a young man who couldn't stand being provoked. With a combination of persuasion and coercion from Shenmu Tianzun, he quickly figured out the whole story of how the two of them got here.

So, you two are just my master's prisoners!
The Celestial Venerable of Divine Eyes then changed his tune, becoming arrogant and domineering towards Cui Haike, and constantly beating and scolding Yang Li.

Enraged, Yang Li unleashed his flying sword, ready to fight the Divine Eye Celestial Venerable to the death.

Under Guan Minghui's guidance, his ancient sword from the South China Sea had been forged into the Black Fiend Sword. The original silver sword light had turned black, and its surface was covered with swirling fiendish energy, making it even more ferocious and ruthless.

Divine Eye Celestial Venerable was slightly surprised: "Master actually passed on our sect's sword-forging method to you?"

He also unleashed his self-forged Black Fiend Sword. Comparing the two, they were not exactly similar, but rather identical.

Guan Minghui was cultivating on the stone bed, and he could see their fight clearly through the Xuan Yin Banner Formation, but he was too lazy to care and let them make a fuss, as long as it didn't interfere with the important matter of refining the Black Blessed Silk.

Shenmu Tianzun was initially worried that Guan Minghui would protect Yang Li, but after several tests, he realized that his "master" wouldn't interfere, so he became even more unscrupulous and started fighting Yang Li with swords in the cave.

He originally knew the Taoist arts of the Western Demonic Sect, and also received teachings from the Xuan Yin Sect. He combined the strengths of both sects, so Yang Li naturally couldn't defeat him.

At first, Cui Haike only tried to persuade him, but he didn't expect that Shenmu Tianzun would also want to subdue him, so he had no choice but to release his flying sword.

His Qingping Sword had already been forged into the Black Fiend Sword in the Earth's core.

Three black sword lights, each about ten feet long, clashed together, fighting fiercely.

Facing two opponents alone, the Celestial Venerable of the Divine Eyes was no match. In this cave, he couldn't use powerful magic weapons, so he could only use some minor spells, all of which were countered by Cui Haike.

After suffering repeated setbacks, the Celestial Venerable of Divine Eyes gritted his teeth in hatred: "You are nothing but prisoners and slaves captured by my master, prisoners of the sect, yet you dare to disrespect me, the senior brother of our sect?"

Cui Haike had already figured out these past few days that "Senior Gu Chen" didn't really care about his eldest disciple. He did the same work as him every day, and the cultivation techniques he had taught him were the same ones. There was no indication that he was being treated well. It was precisely because of this that he dared to make a move.

However, despite taking action, Cui Haike remained polite in his words, flattering the Divine Eye Celestial Venerable and advising him not to be angry. But when he attacked again, he showed no mercy.

"Fine, fine, you master and disciple dare to be disrespectful just because you outnumber me! You just wait, you bastard surnamed Cui, I'll go find some people to teach you a lesson!"

(End of this chapter)