Lin Yuan Xuan Du Yu Shi

  Ri Yue Seng was not a good-tempered person, he spent over ten years of his heart's blood to refine the Hu Lu flower, every day at midnight and noon he would fly to the top of the clouds to collect the sunlight and moonlight. He had originally planned to return with a thick face later, but seeing Yue Qing give it to his disciple, he didn't want to return it anymore. He was so angry that his teeth itched: "I'd like to know how you dare to be so arrogant, opposing us many masters and brothers, it turns out you've refined the Hunyuan True Qi of our master!"

  "I, a junior brother, do not dare to oppose you fellow sect members. I am only doing this to inherit the will of our late master! Remember when our master was about to pass away, he called us ten people to his side and passed down the method of refining swords, letting us refine the Ten Great Mountain-Conquering Swords of our sect. Later, we were to attend the Three Times Sword Duel! Lin Yuan, my senior brother, I recall that back then, Master had taught you the method of refining the Taiyi Yin-Yang Sword. Now, thirty years have passed, have you successfully refined the sword? Do you still plan on attending the Three Times Sword Duel in the future to avenge our master's grievances?"

  "This...," Lin Yuan said with a bitter smile, "the Taiyi Yin Yang Sword requires the Taiyi Gengjin and Taiyi Xingjin to mold the sword blank, I've searched for many years but only managed to collect a small amount the size of my thumb."

  "No matter whether we succeed or not, we cannot forget our master's great vengeance! We cannot forget his teachings! In these years, I have been bitterly practicing the Divine Infant Sword, and all three times I failed. Master Sister Xu has been practicing the Heaven Demon Exterminating Sword under the eyelids of Huang Shan Can Xia Lao Zhen Ni, several times almost being devoured by the Heaven Demon. Fa Yuan Master Brother, how is your Five Poison Sword coming along?"

  Fa Yuan shook his head and said: "Still haven't collected enough materials!"

  Yue Qing's eyes were filled with hot tears: "We failed to fulfill our teacher's last wish, which is already a great shame. Now we are going to draw swords against each other and slaughter each other for the sake of Master's Taoist scripture. Which one of us dares to face our teacher's spirit in heaven?"

  Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi was speechless about these disciples, the Seven Stars Platform was quiet and silent, even Zhītōng and Qiānxiǎo didn't dare to speak.

  Yue Qingdao said: "I still mean that, tomorrow at noon, after everyone has arrived, we will discuss how to deal with the scriptures, let's disperse for today!"

  This time no one continued to entangle, everyone separately consulted countermeasures, and Yue Qing and Liu Quan returned to the Tian Shu Hall.

  Xu Fei's face was heavy: "Younger brother, the omens are not good. If everyone stands up to oppose Liu younger brother from entering the sect, how will we ask for the Daoist scriptures?" She gritted her teeth, "I didn't expect that after hundreds of years, he actually raised such a group of white-eyed wolves! He's been dead for thirty years, and yet only we few are still thinking of avenging him."

  Yue Qing was very calm, gesturing for everyone to sit down and drink tea: "They each have their own ideas and can't work together in harmony. We need to separate them. That Zhī Tōng is determined to become the third-generation leader of the Wutai Sect." He used a lid to stir the tea leaves, "To say the least, he has been working hard all these years, but unfortunately, his direction is wrong. He's turned Ciyun Temple into a brothel. If the Wutai Sect falls into his hands, its fortune won't last more than ten years! Lin Yuan and Qian Xiao only want the Daoist scriptures and don't care about who controls the Wutai Sect. They don't want to put in any effort but want to get something for free. We can't let them take advantage of this opportunity. As for Li Kunwu and Xing Zheng, they were scared by the Emei Sect and accepted our flying sword transmission book. They're just back to see if they can pick up some bargains..."

  Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the Temple of Seven Stars, as if someone had arrived. Many people went out to welcome him, and Sun Fu rushed in: "Elder Brother Yue, Elder Sister Xu, Qi Shou Ye Xian Long Fei has returned!"

  Xu Fei's face turned increasingly ugly: "Dragon Flying Shidi... I heard he is now highly valued by the White Bone God, and has become the eldest senior brother of the White Bone Sect. With the help of the White Bone God, he even refined the Nine Sons Mother Yin Soul Sword."

  Yue Qing sneered, "Among the ten of us, only he has successfully cultivated his swordsmanship. However, he has already withdrawn from the Five Towers and become a disciple of another sect. Tomorrow in the Seven Star Temple, he won't have any say!"

  Qishou Yexialong Fei is also a veteran of the Wutai Sect. During the Southern Song Dynasty, he followed Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi to learn his skills. He has exceptional talent and high Taoist skills. After Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi's passing, he joined Lushan Shenmodong Baigujun's sect and became a leader of both families. In recent years, he also refined the Jiuzi Mu Yinhun Sword, roaming the world and unmatched!

  As soon as he arrived, Fa Yuan personally went out to greet him and settled him in the Kaiyang Temple. Later, Zhitong and Linwan came one after another to visit, with words that were not lacking in provocative intent. Long Fei immediately became furious: "How dare Yueqinbin be so rude? I'll go see him myself and see how he speaks to me!"

  Lin Wan stopped him: "Junior brother, don't be rash. If he says noon tomorrow is the right time, then wait until the time comes to discuss it again. Confront him in front of everyone." He was originally a cunning and sinister person, but here he gave Long Fei many ideas, all of which were to instigate him to take the lead, ask Yue Qing for the Taoist scripture, and flatter him, saying: "In those years, Master passed down the method of refining the Ten Great Mountain-Subduing Swords of the Wudang Sect. Among us ten people, only you, junior brother, have refined the sword. It seems that only you have taken Master's words to heart, and only you can lead us to compete with Emei Sect for the third time. We must recommend you as the leader of Wudang Sect!"

  Long Fei felt elated and rubbed his fists together, preparing for a showdown with Yue Qing tomorrow.

  Zhì Tōng returned to the Tiān Quán Temple, feeling isolated and unsupported. None of his fellow masters were willing to support him as the third generation leader, except for Xíng Zhī and Lǐ Kūn Wú, who expressed their neutrality, stating they would fully support whoever became the leader. After some deliberation, Zhì Tōng summoned two of his disciples: "Go now, head to Huá Shān's Cloud Platform Peak and invite your Shěn Shī uncle to come here. Explain the situation to him and ask him to lend us his support!" The two disciples set off with their orders.

  The next morning, Zhongtai Mountain was filled with flashing swords and a constant stream of visitors.

  The first to arrive were the brothers Liu Bu Xuan and Liu Bu Xu of the Mao Shan sect, who were twins and looked exactly alike. They wore green leaf Taoist robes, water and fire silk belts, and held white jade dusters in their hands. Outsiders couldn't tell them apart at all. When the crowd from Wu Tai heard they had arrived, they were all shocked and came out of the hall to welcome them one after another. Lin Yuan was the first to laugh and greet them, saying: "Two brothers, I've heard that your Mao Shan sect has always been low-key and hidden, how come you're willing to come out this time?"

  Liu Bu Xuan Dao said: "Yue Shixiong wants to gather fellow Taoists to discuss the revival of Wutai, such a major event naturally cannot be without our Maoshan Sect."

  Everyone only then realized that they were invited by Yue Qing, and couldn't help but feel uninterested. After a few perfunctory responses, the Liu brothers were welcomed into the Tian Shu Hall by Yue Qing.

  The Liu brothers had just arrived when Ming Yizi also rushed over from Taihang Mountain. He was the closest to here, so he came relatively early. With him were four others, including a middle-aged Taoist priest in a Taoist robe and hemp shoes, with three long braids and holding a dustpan. Only Fa Yuan recognized that it was Ke Yizhi, the Sword Immortal who had been hiding and cultivating on Mangcang Mountain. He had always been low-key and rarely left Mangcang Mountain, so very few people knew him.

  The second was a Taoist priest of medium build and about forty years old, who looked unfamiliar to everyone, and no one recognized him. Only Xu Feiniang exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Tao, aren't you Shuizunzi?"

  The Taoist smiled humbly and said: "Wan Miao Xian Gu has a good eye for people, I am indeed Su Xianxiang."

  Everyone was unaware of Su Xiangxiang's reputation, only Long Fei gritted his teeth in secret, originally he had suffered a great loss at the hands of Su Xiangxiang. At that time, Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi had already passed away, and he knew he wasn't a match for Su Xiangxiang, without any backing on Mount Wutai, so he defected to Lushan Bai Gu Shen Jun's sect. After cultivating the Jiuzi Mu Yinhun Sword, he had always wanted to find Su Xiangxiang to avenge his past grievances, unexpectedly meeting him here today.

  The third one looked a bit older, slightly shorter and plumper than the first two, with a ruddy complexion like an infant. He wore a black Tai Chi robe, with a beard on his chest. Everyone recognized him as Ling Xuzi Cui Haikai from the White Stone Cave of Nanhai Juping Island. He was skilled in alchemy and had a gentle disposition. Whoever asked for medicine would often be given some, so he got along well with various sects.

  Fa Yuan smiled and asked Ling Xuzi: "How did you all come together?"

  Ling Xuzi smiled and said, "Thanks to Yue Dao, we four can enjoy the Pure Yang True Man's Taoist scriptures together. We jointly established the Pure Yang Sect in Taihang Mountain. In the future, if our disciples are wandering outside, I still hope that fellow Taoists will take care of them!"