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Chapter 431: Chu Kun's Heart Disease (Part 2)
Chapter 431: Chu Kun's Heart Disease (Part 2)
Given their current progress, it was uncertain if they would qualify in six years.
There was no conclusion yet on whether exceptions would be made for them at that time.
Although this bestowal ceremony did not include prodigies like Han Xiaofei and Cheng Rongrong, there were still outstanding disciples favored by the elders of the mansion.
Some of these individuals had rather unique backgrounds.
The representative from Pure Yang Palace was the young Elder Yu Yichen.
Beside him was a female crown wearing plain cloth and straw sandals, Xie Yiyi, the representative from Shushan Sect.
Their gazes landed on a young man participating in the ceremony, a disciple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion clad in a yellow robe.
"Is that young man from Datong?" Xie Yiyi asked softly.
Yu Yichen nodded. "He is the prince of Rongguo, one of the Sixteen Countries of Datong, named Qiu Ming. He has quite remarkable talent and foundation."
Xie Yiyi gave a slight nod.
She had heard that there was another person from Datong who had also become a disciple of Dragon and Tiger Mountain.
He was the only son of the Zhou Emperor of Datong, named Xin Lu, and his talent and foundation were said to be no less than that of Qiu Ming.
However, it seemed that Xin Lu had not made it in time for this bestowal ceremony.
Xie Yiyi did not feel it appropriate to inquire about this person with Yu Yichen.
According to what she knew, there had been rumors that Xin Lu's foundation was actually more suited for the Dan Ding lineage of the Daoist tradition.
Whether it was the Great Han Pure Yang Palace or the Great Tang Pure Yang Palace, if he had cultivated in a Dan Ding sacred site, his current cultivation progress would not have lagged behind that of the prince of Rongguo, Qiu Ming.
However, in the end, whether it was the Zhou Emperor's order or Xin Lu's own decision, he had gone through several twists and turns before entering the Great Tang Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion to cultivate the Daoist tradition of the Fu Lu lineage.
Up to this day, it was said that he had already reached the second tier of foundation building, just one step away from the third tier of Fa Tan.
However, the custom of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion required at least the first layer of the Fa Tan tier to participate in the bestowal ceremony.
Just as one needed to reach the twelfth layer of the first tier of refining qi to be eligible for the transmission of degrees.
Xin Lu had missed this year's ceremony by just this one step.
Fortunately, it would not affect his future progress.
In the next six years, he could continue to cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Fa Tan tier, and beyond.
The Fa Tan tier was the minimum requirement for participating in the bestowal ceremony, not the maximum.
In this year's ceremony, there were many disciples at the second and third layers of the Fa Tan tier who were taking part.
However, when it came to Xin Lu, Xie Yiyi did not feel comfortable bringing him up with Yu Yichen, who was from the Pure Yang Palace.
The reason why Xin Lu had chosen the Fu Lu lineage over the Dan Ding lineage was not complicated.
For the current cultivation world of the Great Tang, there was no doubt that the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion held the leadership of the Daoist tradition.
If Xin Lu had been alone, perhaps he would have considered his future more.
But his family background left him with no choice but to choose Dragon and Tiger Mountain.
Especially since the prince of Rongguo, Qiu Ming, had also established a connection with Dragon and Tiger Mountain and embraced the Daoist path, leaving the Zhou Emperor and Xin Lu with no other option.
Unless the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion firmly refused to accept him.
However, the Heavenly Master's Mansion would not deliberately do so.
The Pure Yang Palace in Zhongnan Mountain was also unconcerned about this matter.
Xie Yiyi did not bring it up, and Yu Yichen would not have minded anyway.
Everyone made their own choices, and they were responsible for their decisions.
Moreover, as early as when the Pure Yang Palace received the talismanic edict from Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Lu Jinduan, Wang Xuan, Jiang Yu, Yu Yichen, and others had already anticipated such situations and would not be swayed by them.
The Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion had acquired a grand destiny, and in the next few hundred or even thousand years, unless there was a significant change in the times, the structure of the Great Tang Daoist tradition would remain unchanged.
Even if the Great Tang Purifying Fire Palace, the Great Han Purifying Fire Palace, the Great Song Purifying Fire Palace, theGreat Ming Zenith Yuan Hall, and other Sacred Sites of Mount Dan such as the Zhenwu Observatory were to merge, it would still be challenging to change this situation.
Moreover, if there were earth-shattering changes, it might not necessarily be a blessing for the Pure Yang Palace lineage to be involved.
Therefore, Wang Xuan, Yu Yichen, and the others simply focused on their cultivation and restoring their sect's vitality, without concerning themselves with other matters.
"It's commendable that Fellow Daoists Yu and Xie have reached the eighth tier of the Eight Heavens realm."
After the bestowal ceremony, Lei Jun hosted a reception for the representatives, Yu Yichen and Xie Yiyi.
Both of them had been in seclusion and had come out of their retreats last year, successfully cultivating to the eighth tier of the Dan Ding lineage's infant transformation realm and the eighth tier of the refining artifacts lineage's immortal journey realm, respectively.
Going back five or six decades, when they were mentioned, there was a sense of friendly rivalry between them. They were of similar ages, both with exceptional talent, cultivating in the two major sacred sites of the Daoist tradition, and they had reached the seventh tier at roughly the same age.
However, the current situation of the Great Tang cultivation world was one of Dragon and Tiger Mountain's prominence.
Pure Yang Palace and Shushan Sect did not need to, and would not, compete for second place.
Both sides were currently solely focused on rebuilding their strength.
Due to the heavy losses of the older and middle-aged generations, both Yu Yichen and Xie Yiyi had gradually become the new pillars of their sects.
As the Purple Micro Sword Master, Xie Yiyi's achievement of the eighth tier was especially significant.
Not counting Chen Donglou, whose whereabouts were unknown, after Wang Dongchu, Wei Qiuyue, and Zhang Dongyuan had perished one after another, the Great Tang Shushan Sect finally had another great sword cultivator at the eighth tier.
Chen Donglou was naturally the most suitable and powerful Purple Micro Sword Master in the eyes of the Shushan Sect.
However, with Chen Donglou absent from Shushan for many years and his whereabouts unknown, Xie Yiyi's attainment of the eighth tier finally brought a brighter light to the Purple Micro Sword.
"I've heard that Shushan Zhang, the head of the Pure Yang Palace, and Yue Xiling have successfully reached the fourth level of the eighteenth floor, which is quite an accomplishment and bodes well for their futures."
Lei Jun continued, "Shifu and the National Master have both recently taken on new disciples. Brothers Yi Chen and Yi Yang have brought gifts on their behalf to express their congratulations. I hope you don't mind, Tian Shi."
Lei Jun said, "Zhang, the head of the Emei Sect, and Yue, my fellow Daoist from the Pure Yang Palace, are too kind."
During last year's initiation ceremony, both the Emei Sect and the Pure Yang Palace had sent guests with gifts. This time, they wanted to express their gratitude even further.
In recent years, the Three Sacred Sites of Taoism have had frequent exchanges, and both sides have benefited immensely.
With rest and recuperation, the Emei Sect and the Pure Yang Palace are gradually regaining their strength.
In addition to Yu Yichen and Xie Yiyang, who have achieved the Eighth Heaven realm, the younger generation of disciples from the two Sacred Sites have also begun to stand out, with talented individuals emerging one after another.
Although it is inevitable and not uncommon for some, like Xin Lu, to turn to Longhu Mountain, the world is vast, and even if the Emei Sect and the Pure Yang Palace occasionally stumble, they will also gradually emerge from their lows in a short period of time.
Especially now that the world is experiencing a surge of spiritual energy from the heavens and the earth, although there are occasional storms in the Great Tang Dynasty, the world has generally entered a peaceful era, which is more conducive to the cultivation of cultivators.
In the Emei Sect, Xu Duan is getting on in years, and Ji Dongquan has also entered a plateau phase. However, the rest, including Ye Dongming, are all young.
Compared to Xie Yiyang, who has just reached the first layer of the Eighth Heaven realm, Zhang Taogang, the head of the sect, has been meditating and cultivating diligently and has successfully reached the fourth layer of the Eighth Heaven realm, the perfection of sailing the four seas.
It has been about forty years since he first achieved the Eighth Heaven realm.
However, reaching the perfection of sailing the four seas does not mean that he will be able to break through to the Ninth Heaven realm soon.
Zhang Taogang still has a long way to go.
If things don't go well, it is also possible that he could be stuck at the Eighth Heaven realm and unable to cross the hurdle to the Ninth Heaven realm. There are countless similar precedents.
A similar situation can be seen with Yue Xiling of the Pure Yang Palace.
To some extent, he and Zhang Taogang are also similar to Yu Yichen and Xie Yiyang.
About forty years ago, the two of them also reached the first layer of the Eighth Heaven realm at the same time.
Now, they are also working towards the Ninth Heaven realm together.
Yue Xiling is reserved in nature, and because of his master Huang Xuanpu, he has become even more low-key over the years.
However, his mental state is stable, and he cultivates diligently. The vicissitudes of time cannot hide the talent that once shook the Great Tang Dynasty, and he remains one of the most accomplished cultivators in the Pure Yang Palace to this day.
The current head of the Pure Yang Palace, Jiang Yu, is slightly inferior to Yue Xiling in terms of cultivation due to her age, but her progress is extremely fast.
It remains to be seen which of the two, Jiang or Yue, will be the first to reach the Great Vehicle realm.
"The next Ninth Heaven cultivators in the Great Tang will most likely be the laymen Shen and Fang."
After seeing the guests off, Lei Jun chatted with his fellow sect members, "Then it will be Zhang, the head of the Emei Sect, Jiang, the head of the Pure Yang Palace, and Yue, my fellow Daoist."
He turned to his third senior brother, Chu Kun, who had cultivated to the middle stage of the Divine Court realm, and said, "If you put in a little more effort, junior brother, you might be able to surpass them."
Chu Kun shook his head and smiled, "I can't compare to you, senior brother, or to Master Sister and Tang, senior sister. I'll just take it steady and not rush."
He sighed, "Actually, there are two seniors from the Emei Sect and the Pure Yang Palace who have been delayed. Otherwise, they would have been faster than they are now."
Lei Jun nodded slightly, "Elder Wang from the Pure Yang Palace and Elder Ye from the Emei Sect."
Wang Xuan and Ye Dongming were not actually that old in terms of age.
Among their peers, they were both extremely outstanding individuals.
When Wang Xuan first became the Zhuque Elder of the Pure Yang Palace, he was the youngest of the four elders. Like Yuan Mobei, Ye Dongming, and Yue Xiling, he entered the sect late but had a high-generation master.
Unfortunately, during the Pure Yang Palace's disaster, his physical body was destroyed. Afterward, although he escaped, he could only survive by using the method of stealing another's body with his Yuan Ying Yang God.
Later, although he regained his physical body with the help of Lei Jun from Longhu Mountain, his previous cultivation had already been delayed.
Given his age, his potential has not yet been exhausted, but he no longer cultivates with the rapid progress of his early years.
Ye Dongming, on the other hand, was seriously injured when he entered the Yellow Springs during the initial appearance of the Shu Mountain. His cultivation was also delayed as a result.
Fortunately, with the current surge of spiritual energy from the heavens and the earth, they still have the opportunity to continue making progress.
"Elder Wang and Elder Ye are indeed a cautionary tale for us. We should always keep them in mind," Wang Guiyuan said with a sigh.
He looked at Chu Kun and said, "Junior brother, the next step for you is to progress from the middle stage of the Divine Court to the outer stage. It is indeed crucial, and you can never be too careful!"
Chu Kun nodded, "Senior brother is right, I will keep that in mind at all times."
After leaving his fellow sect members, Chu Kun returned to his cave abode and sank into thought.
He raised his hand and lightly tapped his fingers on his brow.
However, under Chu Kun's control, his body did not disappear this time but remained in place as he focused his mind and pondered deeply.
There, changes seemed to be gradually taking place... Chu Kun's expression turned solemn.
The previous mistake of entering the Ming Dynasty was not a coincidence.
Although Senior Brother Lei Jun and the others had not asked about it, Chu Kun was well aware of the situation.
The "paradise" he had always known was gradually changing.
When exactly did these changes start?
It should have been around the time he obtained this opportunity, fifty years ago. The changes did not stop there but continued quietly, although the magnitude of the changes was small.
But in the future, will there be earth-shattering changes?
When will it start?
After sixty years, the cycle of the Jiazi?
After ninety-nine years, the eighty-one returns to the yuan?
After a hundred years?
Or will it be tomorrow?
Or in the next moment?
Chu Kun leaned back in his chair, gazing up at the roof in a daze.
(End of Chapter)
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