49 Disciples: Flying Star Twin Swords

  Yue Qing's response was unexpected by everyone: "Sister also knows, I want to revive the Wutai Sect and restore the glory of my master in his heyday. However, it is difficult for one person to do this alone, and I am not confident in my abilities. Three years ago, I discussed with my fellow sister about opening the mountain gate and recruiting more disciples after returning here. Sister also knows that good disciples are hard to come by." He pointed at Lu Rongbo and Wei Rong, who were sitting at the end of the table, "I think these two disciples have the highest level of martial arts skills among your followers. I was thinking of asking you to let them join my sect. Of course, this is because they did not learn the orthodox teachings of the palace, so I dared to make this request. Actually, I quite like Wu Fan, but unfortunately, he practices the orthodox Di Quan Jin Zhang of your palace, and it's a pity that we are not destined to be together! Please, sister, fulfill my wish!"

  Inside the Huang Jing Hall, it was quiet for a moment. Wu Fan was the one who most wanted to follow Yue Qing, and seeing that Yue Qing hadn't chosen him made him feel disappointed. But after hearing what came next, he became happy again, feeling grateful to Yue Qing in his heart. As for Lu Rongbo and Wei Rong, they were both stunned on the spot, neither of them had expected that they would face the fate of being taken away by someone else. Along with everyone else, they stared blankly at Chu Feng, waiting for her decision.

  Chu Feng did not expect that Yue Qing would make such a request. He thought that Yue Qing would ask him for the various treasures in the Purple Cloud Palace, or even to read the Earthly Sacred Canon and the Heavenly Demon's Secret Book, but he never expected him to ask for people.

  Chu Feng's first reaction was that Yue Qing had colluded with Lu Rongbo and Wei Rong beforehand, but he had been in the Sea Eye for more than two years and had not seen Lu and Wei at all. Moreover, she even heard that on the day Yue Qing arrived, Wei Rong had embarrassed him by getting drunk, so it didn't seem like they were colluding with each other. Besides, Yue Qing's reason was quite sufficient, which immediately dispelled her doubts.

  As for whether or not to agree to this request, Chu Feng almost made a decision in an instant. Lu Rongbo was originally a goblin who had completed his meritorious deeds and was ready to ascend to the heavens, although he was ascending as a celestial being, but that was still ascension, only to be scattered by Sanfeng's magic sand halfway through, falling down, almost forced to bring back to the Purple Cloud Palace as a gatekeeper.

  As for Wei Rong, before entering the palace, he was already a loose immortal cultivator. His motivation is also very good. After San Feng caught Lu Rongbo, he rushed to worship Jin Xu Nu as his master and asked them to take him back to the palace together. After entering the palace, he did not covet the scenery and treasures in the palace like Wu Fan, but often sneaked around with Lu Rongbo, fearing that he had not seen good intentions.

  Two people like this, at the time of the Purple Cloud Palace, Chu Feng relied on his magical powers and was not afraid of them turning over flowers, but if he could send them out, especially since he had returned a great favor to Tian Da, he would naturally be happy to go with the flow: "Lu Rongbo, Wei Rong, don't you hurry over to pay your respects to your new master!"

  The two had not yet weighed the pros and cons, but their future fate was already sealed by Chu Feng. They knew that although the Grand Palace Master was kind-hearted, once he spoke, it would be difficult to change his mind. Surrounded by dragons and tigers, they were powerless to resist, so they could only come together to pay homage to their master.

  Yue Qing waved his hand: "First, listen to me finish speaking. From today on, the two of you will leave the Purple Cloud Temple and join our Five Tai Sect. Everyone present is a witness, especially the four Taoist friends from Wudang, as you are a third party, it's just right for you to be impartial. I have made up my mind to reform the old rules and regulations. From now on, the disciples of the Five Tai Sect will no longer be mixed in terms of gender, but instead, males will take in males, and females will take in females. Therefore, Lu Rongbo, you will become a disciple under Master Xu's guidance."

  Lu Rongbo disliked Xu Fei's mother in her heart, but at this time she didn't dare to refuse and went over to kowtow to Xu Fei's mother.

  Xu Fei Niang smiled and said: "I know all about your affairs, after returning to the sect, I will teach you the Taiyi Zhen Jie, and in the future, I guarantee that you will become a Yang Shen and ascend to heaven as a Tian Xian." After finishing speaking, she turned to San Feng and Chu Feng and said: "Two Palace Masters, since Lu Rong Bo has joined my sect, shouldn't her Ben Ming Yuan Pai also be given to me?"

  Chu Feng patted his forehead: "I had forgotten about this, Third Sister. The Life-saving Token is stored inside the Golden Court's Jade Pillar, go and retrieve it."

  Originally, because Lu Rongbo was forced into the palace, Chu Feng was afraid that she would betray and escape, so he specially used magic to cultivate a life-bound yuan card, sealing Lu Rongbo's primordial spirit. As long as she escaped and was discovered, the yuan card would be activated, and Lu Rongbo would be burned by demonic fire, her body and soul destroyed within two hours.

  San Feng is now satisfied with her wish and has become like a sister to Xu Fei, so she readily went to retrieve the Yuan Pai and returned it to Xu Fei.

  Xu Fei Niang held the yuan card in her hand, rubbed it with both hands, and the five elements of true energy surged out from her palm. As they rubbed against each other, the magical seals on the yuan card shattered one after another. Finally, the entire gold-plated card melted into a pool of liquid gold.

  She destroyed the Benming Yuanyuan card, and Xu Fei's daughter took out another gourd: "In the past, I obtained several magical artifacts in the cave of Guangchengzi's cultivation on Kongtong Mountain. They were all treasures from 5,000 years ago when Guangchengzi was still alive. This gourd contains the pure Yang energy collected and condensed by a powerful ancient immortal at noon, which has been transformed into the true fire of the sun and stored inside. Additionally, forty-nine Taoyang divine needles have been nurtured and refined in the fire for thousands of years, giving them boundless power. They are specialized in eliminating evil spirits and demonic creatures. As a primordial infant, you are most afraid of being coveted by evil cults and demons, whose various dark fires and thunders can cause great harm to you. With this treasure protecting your body, you should be able to stay safe."

  Lu Rongbo didn't expect Xu Fei to give him such a precious treasure, and he was stunned on the spot. It wasn't until Xu Fei handed the gourd over to her that she came back to herself, and she quickly thanked her again, taking the gourd amidst the jealous and envious glances of the people in the hall.

  After Lu Rongbo, it was Wei Rong who paid homage to Yue Qing as his master. Yue Qing took out his pair of swords and said seriously: "You are my first disciple, I will pass on all my lifelong knowledge to you. With your talent and comprehension, becoming a Heavenly Immortal in the future is not difficult at all. Even if it's the Golden Immortal realm, you're not absolutely without a share. These Twin Flying Star Swords were given to me by our master back then, now I'm giving them to you. I hope that in the future, you can set an example with your actions and be a role model for your fellow disciples as the Eldest Master Brother of the Wutai Sect!"

  Wei Rong took over the twin swords, and saw that the two treasured swords were like crystal jade, almost transparent throughout. As he turned them around, the light was smooth and flowing, as if there was a flow of water. With a light swing, he scattered silver stars, which were actually ten times better than what his original master had used!

  Compared to the Taiyang Shen needle left by Guang Chengzi, which Lu Rongbo had obtained, the pair of precious swords he got seemed somewhat inferior. However, these swords were forged by the Taiyi Hunyuan ancestor and had been personally refined by Yue Qing for over 300 years, giving them a completely different significance. As for Yue Qing bringing him and Lu Rongbo from the Purple Cloud Palace to become his disciples, he still hadn't figured out their true intentions, and couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart. But now that Yue Qing had taken out these personal flying swords and given them to him, while Lu Rongbo had obtained such an enviable treasure, his heart suddenly felt heavy.

  Dong Xiu led the way in congratulating the two on their excellent harvest, and others followed suit, repeatedly offering them wine.

  Chu Feng Dao said, "This time for the palace to refine the array, the four Wudang Taoist friends also made a great effort. Now you and Xu Daoyou have gained an advantage, they can only end up with nothing but a waste of two years of hard work!"

  Yue Qing smiled and said, "They've been friends with me and Shifu's sister for many years. They're in trouble and only ask me for help. Sister, you don't have to pay attention to them, just take care of my feelings!" Everyone burst out laughing at his words.

  Everything was done, and Yu Qing and Xu Fei's mother stayed in the Purple Cloud Palace for another ten days before starting to prepare to leave. Chu Feng and others tried to persuade them to stay but couldn't, so they made an appointment to visit again when they had time. When leaving, they gave each person a lot of crystal sand spiritual medicine produced by the Purple Cloud Palace, and everyone in the palace went out to see them off on the Welcoming Immortal Island.

  Eight people left the Purple Cloud Palace and headed north, with swift sword lights. Before long, they had already arrived above Hainan Island.

  Yue Qing invited the four friends of Wudang to visit Mount Wutai: "Since our former master left, the Wutai sect has split into four or five factions. The fellow disciples either retreated and hid, or defected to other sects. Most of them lost their restraints and mixed with evil demons and outsiders, indulging in depravity and refusing to change. My sister and I want to revive the former glory of Mount Wutai, just like our former master's heyday. After careful consideration, we can only start by strictly enforcing the sect rules and regulations, emulating the story of Guipai Xingming Shenni and Linglingzi Daoyou. We will go to Mount Wutai with my sister to offer sacrifices and refine the Taiyi Yin-yang Sword, relying on it to clean up the sect and rectify its teachings."

  Wudang's four friends listened and were secretly shocked: "The two of you have such a strong spirit, it is indeed admirable. However, when Taiyi Hunyuan's ancestor was alive, the rules of your sect did not limit contact with the demonic sect. In recent years, fellow Taoists have been trying to avenge Emei Sect and have been actively interacting with them, their power and connections are far more complicated than Wudang Sect back then."