Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 53 Tongtian's Lectures, Chaos Child's Orthodox Style

That year, the foundation was finally stabilized, and the entire Southern Continent knew that the blessed land of "Wuyi Mountain" was the territory of the Chaos Dao Lord. All the forces in the Southern Continent tacitly accepted this fact, and Li Yunjing then put away the Four Swords of Zhuxian and flew towards "Jin'ao Island".

Soon, Li Yunjing arrived at "Jin'ao Island". He descended on auspicious clouds and headed towards "Biyou Palace". As he walked, he suddenly saw a Kui ox lying under a big tree on the island and was taken aback.

"This must be our teacher's mount, the Bull Demon King, the leader of the Seven Great Sages in later generations, right? We've never seen this mount of our teacher before. Could it be a monster that our teacher subdued during the Lich War?"

As Li Yunjing walked, he soon arrived at the gate of Biyou Palace. There, he saw Shuiyue Tongzi standing at the entrance.

When Shuiyue Tongzi saw Li Yunjing return, he stepped forward and said, "Fifth Senior Brother, Master ordered me to wait for you to return. He said that when you come, you can go in and see him directly without announcing. Please come with me, Senior Brother."

Li Yunjing nodded and followed Shuiyue Tongzi into the Shangqing Hall of Biyou Palace. He saw Tongtian Jiaozhu sitting on the Biyun Bed, meditating with his eyes closed. Not daring to disturb him, Li Yunjing bowed and stood silently waiting in the hall.

Not long after, Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, and Holy Mother Wudang arrived at the Shangqing Hall in turn. The five nodded to each other as a greeting, and then waited quietly for the leader in order.

Before long, the Tongtian Sect Master opened his eyes and said, "Now that the Wu and Yao races have perished, the human race is about to rise to prominence. My Xuanmen is the protagonist of this great calamity. You can spread the teachings of my Jie Sect in the Eastern Divine Continent and the Southern Zhanbu Continent and pass on the lineage."

"Yes! Your disciple obeys!"

Without a second thought, Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, and Holy Mother Wudang immediately accepted the order. In their view, since the Xuanmen was the protagonist of this great calamity and the Jiejiao was the number one sect of the Xuanmen, this matter was naturally easy to handle and not difficult at all.

"Hmm? Chaos Prince, what about you?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader was taken aback, then looked at Li Yunjing and asked.

Li Yunjing quickly replied, "This disciple obeys your command and will certainly pass on the Daoist lineage in the Southern Continent. However, my Xuanmen is divided into three sects: Ren, Chan, and Jie. Moreover, the doctrines of the Ren and Chan sects differ somewhat from those of my Jie sect. If conflicts arise during the transmission of the teachings, how should they be resolved?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader smiled slightly. This kid was overthinking things. So he said, "Red flowers, white lotus roots, and green lotus leaves—the three sects are originally one family. They all teach the Way of Heaven to all living beings. Although each has its own supernatural powers, they are all from the Xuanmen lineage. Any minor conflicts can be discussed and resolved. You don't need to worry."

"Yes! This disciple understands!"

Li Yunjing agreed verbally, but inwardly he thought, "Things aren't that simple. There will be much more trouble later. When the Great Tribulation ends, it will be the day the karma is settled. By then, I wonder how many of the Jie Sect will be left? Forget it, I shouldn't think about such troublesome matters. This Great Tribulation is nothing compared to the Lich War. I should focus on cultivating to the Quasi-Saint realm first!"

With the matter settled, the Tongtian Sect Leader said to the Holy Mother of Wudang, "Sound the jade chime and gather all the disciples to listen to the lecture."

"Yes! This disciple obeys!"

The Holy Mother of Wudang appeared in response and used her magic to strike the jade chime hanging at the entrance of Biyou Palace. The clear "ding-ding-ding" sound spread throughout the entire prehistoric world.

However, this sound cannot be heard by outsiders; only disciples of the Jie Sect who have mastered the "Shangqing Immortal Method" can hear it.

In recent years, the disciples of the Jie Sect who had left "Jin'ao Island" to travel around immediately put down what they were doing and flew to "Jin'ao Island" in the East China Sea upon hearing the summons of their leader.

Throughout the primordial world and in the void, streaks of celestial light occasionally streak across the sky.

Three days later, all the disciples of the Jie Sect who were not on Jin'ao Island came to Biyou Palace.

Over the years, the Jie Sect has recruited many more disciples. Now the Shangqing Hall is bustling with activity. Li Yunjing glanced around and saw that there were already over a thousand people. He couldn't recognize many of the new disciples.

After bowing to each other, the disciples found their own prayer mats and sat down, ready to listen to the leader's sermon.

The Tongtian Sect Leader spoke, "The Lich Calamity has passed. You can now cultivate in peace until the next calamity." After saying this, he began his first sermon since the end of this calamity.

The disciples quickly sat down to listen to their teacher's sermon. Before long, everyone was immersed in the ethereal Dao, entering a state of complete absorption.

Seeing that his teacher had begun to preach, Li Yunjing stopped thinking about random things and started listening to his teacher's sermon.

The Tongtian Sect Leader's sermons lasted only a year before he stopped, and his disciples gradually awoke from their meditation.

The Tongtian Sect Leader spoke, "For the past four thousand years, none of you have diligently cultivated. This lecture will end here. You should catch up on your missed lessons and come back to listen to the lecture in a hundred years." After saying this, he disappeared.

Seeing that their teacher had finished his sermon, the disciples laughed and joked among themselves, inviting their close fellow disciples to go on outings or get together. In any case, very few of them returned to their caves to cultivate in seclusion.

Seeing this, Li Yunjing was furious. A sage preaching was a great opportunity that Li Yunjing cherished. He had missed every sermon he was qualified to participate in, including those by Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Nuwa, Jieyin, and the two leaders of the Western Sect, Zhunti.

To secure these opportunities, Li Yunjing humbled himself and wore a smiling face, running around tirelessly to places like Shouyang Mountain and Kunlun Mountain, laying the most solid foundation for his success.

And now these newly initiated disciples are squandering their opportunities so recklessly. These people are not worthy of joining the Jie Sect and becoming disciples of a sage!

"No wonder the Jie Sect was almost wiped out in the Investiture of the Gods. Most of its disciples neglected cultivation, creating karma everywhere, and making their teacher and the true disciples take the blame. They were truly incapable of being cultivated!"

Growing angrier by the thought, Li Yunjing snorted coldly and shouted, "Didn't you hear your teacher tell you to make up for the lessons you've missed over the years? Do you think that being a disciple of a sage means you don't need to cultivate? With such laxity, I'm afraid none of you will survive the next great calamity. All of you, get back to your caves and cultivate diligently!"

The Tongtian Sect Master didn't have many rules when teaching his disciples. As long as the fellow disciples loved each other and didn't betray their master, that was enough. So, once the disciples figured out the Tongtian Sect Master's temperament, they naturally relaxed and stopped cultivating seriously.

The four true disciples of Daoist Duobao were all diligently cultivating, each wanting to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm as soon as possible. Where would they have the time to set rules for these disciples?

Li Yunjing has been doing the same thing all these years, either in seclusion at the Chaos Palace or back at Wuyi Mountain, his own dojo, to stabilize the situation in the Southern Continent.

Therefore, the sage did not concern himself with trivial matters, the five great disciples were all busy with their own affairs, and a group of new disciples were left unattended.

(End of this chapter)