One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

Zhang Tianyi forced down the mouthful of tea, and without changing his expression, began to spout nonsense:

"Yes, they just think I eat too bland food."

"These old fogies don't understand. What I call health preservation is what I do."

He pointed to the two people in the corner: "Ignore them, those two are out of their minds, they'll be fine after getting some sun."

Chen Duo nodded as if she understood: "Oh, then I'll ask the kitchen to stew more meat tonight to nourish Master."

Just as the master and apprentice were chatting across servers...

A figure slowly strolled in through the half-open wooden gate of the courtyard.

"Who ate too blandly?"

The old Celestial Master strolled in with his hands behind his back and a measured gait.

He was clearly in a very good mood today; he could hear the commotion in the yard from a distance.

Upon entering, seeing his two disciples squatting against the wall, emitting black smoke, the old master felt no pity. Instead, he chuckled and stroked his white beard.

"Second brother, I was in the main hall just now and I heard the disciples below say that you are going to have a happy occasion."

The old celestial master walked to the stone table, pulled up a chair and sat down, his eyes full of mischievous smiles:

"Old Daoist, I've even prepared the wedding gift money. I'm just thinking about which of your courtyards I can use as our new house."

"What? You're already backing down?"

Zhang Tianyi rolled her eyes and slammed the teacup she was holding onto the table.

"Zhang Zhiwei, do you think your beard is too long and want me to trim it for you?"

"No, no, no, senior brother was just joking."

The old master knew when to stop, chuckled, and then became a little more serious.

He glanced at Chen Duo, who was sitting obediently beside him, and then looked at Zhang Tianyi:

"But then again, second brother, although this rumor is absurd, it does serve as a reminder."

The old master tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

"Since you brought this girl up the mountain, she has also accepted the title of 'Master' from you."

"But in our Longhu Mountain, and even in the entire world of supernatural beings, this title has not been fully established yet."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianyi dropped his nonchalant demeanor.

He understood what the old master meant.

Chen Duo's previous identity was too sensitive.

A Gu-infused holy child, a wanted criminal by the company, and a target of pursuit by temporary workers.

Although Zhang Tianyi's forceful intervention, coupled with the commotion on Nathan Island, forced the company and various forces to reluctantly accept the situation.

But these people are definitely still eyeing this piece of meat.

If Chen Duo is only a "verbal" disciple and has not undergone formal Taoist rituals.

In this world, she was ultimately like an unregistered resident without a registered address.

"The root of the rumors is that in their eyes, this girl is still an outsider."

Zhang Tianyi touched his chin, his eyes gradually sharpening.

"As long as she's not on our Celestial Master's Mansion's family tree, these idle bastards won't shut their mouths."

That makes sense.

The old celestial master nodded, picked up Zhang Tianyi's teapot, and poured himself a cup:

"The gates of my Celestial Master's Mansion are not for just anyone to enter. But once you're inside, you're a direct descendant of my Zhengyi Sect."

"Your Tian Shu lineage has been vacant for over seventy years. Now you've finally managed to find a founding disciple..."

The old celestial master raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Zhang Tianyi:

"We can't afford to be lacking in prestige."

Zhang Tianyi curled his lips into an extremely arrogant smile, one that was also full of protectiveness.

"Prestige?"

He stood up, grabbed the coat draped over the back of the chair, and casually draped it over his shoulders.

"Senior brother, you're too conservative."

"My first disciple, Zhang Tianyi, cannot be inferior."

Zhang Tianyi walked to the center of the courtyard and said loudly:

"I'm going to make it a grand spectacle! A spectacle that the whole world will have to watch with wide eyes!"

He silently calculated the date, then turned around and kicked Zhang Lingyu, who was still pretending to be a quail, in the shin.

Stop squatting! Get up and get to work!

Zhang Lingyu quickly stood up straight: "Second Uncle, what are your orders?"

"Go! Tell everyone inside the gate..."

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Tianyi unleashed an aura of dominance over the world:

"Five days from now! Our Tian Shu lineage will hold the grandest ceremony ever for Chen Duo—the Ordination Ceremony!"

Zhang Lingyu and Rong Shan were both startled.

The Ceremony of Conferring Ordination!

This is one of the most sacred and highest-level rituals in Taoism!

Only those who have undergone the ordination ceremony can be considered true orthodox Taoists recognized by Heaven and Earth.

Ordinary disciples are generally given the same salary.

Normally, only the chief disciple of a Celestial Master would hold such a grand ceremony. This scale is simply unprecedented!

"I want you to send out invitations to every corner of the world of supernatural beings."

Zhang Tianyi put her hands on her hips and snorted coldly:

"The Ten Elders families, corporations, and leaders of various sects..."

"Bring here everyone who's influential or respectable!"

"I want them to see with their own eyes that my disciple, Zhang Tianyi, rightfully enters the main hall of my Celestial Master's Mansion!"

"Anyone who dares to disrespect us at this critical juncture, or who dares to gossip behind our backs..."

Zhang Tianyi snorted coldly:

"Don't blame me for not giving him face!"

Chapter 306 A Great Event at Longhu Mountain

Longhu Mountain, the Hall of Affairs.

Normally, this would be a quiet place where disciples would receive brooms and tasks, but now it was eerily silent.

In the very center of the main room, there was a sturdy armchair.

Rongshan sat on it like an iron tower, with his arms crossed over his chest.

That square, honest face was now as black as if it had just been dug out of a coal mine.

One side of his hair was still a bit frizzy and curly.

In front of Rongshan.

A row of twelve young Taoist priests stood in neat rows.

Led by Ye Xing and Ye Ping, this group of quick-witted "clever devils" usually in charge of receiving tourists in the front mountain.

At this moment, they all looked like frostbitten quails, heads down, hands clutching the hem of their Taoist robes, their legs trembling as if they had stepped on an electric shock.

"boom!"

Rongshan slammed his hand on the square table next to him, making the teacups on it rattle loudly.

He casually grabbed a stack of papers and threw them at the feet of the group.

"Look! Open your eyes wide and take a good look!"

Rong Shan shouted at the top of his lungs, spittle flying everywhere:

"The Second Master's descends the mountain to abduct a bride? An old tree blossoming anew?... "

"You bunch of brats, you're wasting your talents by not becoming entertainment reporters!"

The twelve young Taoist priests below trembled in fear, their heads almost drooping to their crotches.

“Master Rong…Master Rongshan…”

Ye Xing, mustering his courage, whispered, "We were just making a casual analysis in our small internal group. Who knew this melon... it was half-ripe..."

"You dare talk back?!"

Rongshan suddenly stood up, pointed at Yexing's nose, and was panting heavily with anger.

He recalled the horrific scene of being struck by lightning in his backyard, and the anger in his heart surged upwards:

"You guys are analyzing? Who else could you possibly be analyzing but dare to make fun of Second Uncle?!"

"How dare you discuss that?! That's the living ancestor of our Celestial Master's Mansion! Even my master has to respectfully call him Junior Brother when he sees him!"

"You bunch of arrogant and ignorant fools, showing no respect for your elders and speaking ill of the sect leaders, that is a major taboo in our sect rules!"

Rong Shan paced back and forth in front of them, his hands behind his back, his tone becoming extremely stern:

"Logically speaking, the impact of these rotten rumors you've spread is extremely negative."

"Even if I expel you from the sect on the spot today, cripple your cultivation, and throw you down the mountain, that would still be doing things according to the rules."

"thump."