The forr head of the Supre Dao Nine Sons, now captive of the Jiushan Sect, the Long Eyebrow Taoist, walked out from his solitary cultivation chamber, only to find his courtyard bustling—Xuan Chengzi waited in the courtyard with four junior brothers, along with the Infinite Buddha.
He was sowhat puzzled, unaware of the purpose of these people’s visit.
Xuan Chengzi did not speak but rely gave him a look, flipping his fingers, a golden bell flew from his palm, hanging under the eaves.
This was the Qingji Bell of Xuan Chengzi’s junior brother, capable of concealing the courtyard’s activity; if outsiders peeked, this magical treasure could sound an alert.
"What’s going on?"
"Senior Brother, Master Zheng has sent a ssage, summoning us to discuss matters."
Long Eyebrow Taoist flipped through the Comprehensive Records, only then noticing Zheng Fa’s command: "I have been in seclusion these days, not receiving any ssages, but what is it you need for?"
He said he was in seclusion, but honestly, he didn’t want to hear the news of Jiushan Sect conquering the Supre Dao.
He also didn’t know how to face those Supre Dao disciples.
This year he simply hid in the chamber, silently cultivating.
Fortunately, the Jiushan Sect was quite lenient; during this period, besides not being able to leave the Sun City area, there were not many restrictions.
Even Long Eyebrow Taoist himself felt, since his surrender, the troubles he needed to handle had greatly reduced...
Truth be told, except for the lingering unease in his heart, he didn’t feel too uncomfortable.
Only Xuan Chengzi’s junior brother was evidently not the sa. He glanced at Xuan Chengzi’s junior brother, then at the Infinite Buddha, without saying anything.
"Senior Brother may not know, but three months ago, that Zhang Taishang has already broken... broken the Supre Dao, now the entire Supre Dao’s texts and disciples have been brought back."
Long Eyebrow Taoist was silent for a mont, then asked: "So what did the junior brothers find for..."
"I heard from Gu Hong Taoist that Master Zheng hopes we can help organize the Supre Pill Dao for the Jiushan Sect disciples to learn..."
Long Eyebrow Taoist sowhat understood what Xuan Chengzi wanted from him. He looked at Xuan Chengzi and said: "Junior brothers, you must think clearly, we are still captives."
"How could I be so unwise?" Xuan Chengzi hurriedly said, "I have witnessed the strength of Zheng Fa, and he is connected to the Ancestor Master, how could I harbor any other intentions?"
"Then what do you..."
"Senior brother, what I think is, can our Supre Pill Dao be handed over like this for nothing?"
Long Eyebrow Taoist frowned: "I think Zheng Fa might record our good deeds?"
Having been in Jiushan Sect for so long, he roughly understood the sect’s model.
Presumably, Zheng Fa would not disregard their contributions.
This is not to say Zheng Fa is a completely fair person, but... to say sothing disheartening, among those defeated and the Supre Pill Dao, they likely aren’t enough to make Zheng Fa undermine the credibility of the Nine Mountain Heavenly Rules.
"Does Senior Brother not distinguish between short-term benefits and lasting benefits?" Xuan Chengzi anxiously said, "We hand over the entire Supre Pill Dao to those Jiushan Sect disciples, we might gain so good deeds now, but what about later?"
Long Eyebrow Taoist finally understood.
"What you an is..."
"What I am thinking is, the Immortal Court wants to learn alchemy, we should not refuse, but the secrets of the Pill Dao should be kept in our hands, and even the original Supre Dao disciples’ hands." Xuan Chengzi revealed his thoughts, "In this way, our future will have a place in Jiushan Sect."
Long Eyebrow Taoist frowned and asked: "Are you not afraid of angering Master Zheng?"
Although they had only been in the Nine Mountains Immortal Court for a year, as Golden Immortals, they were quite familiar with the internal and external systems of the court and Zheng Fa’s character.
Zheng Fa values, actually, two aspects:
One is the lower-level populace, which is the foundation of Jiushan Sect.
The other is Daoist skills, including the spread of various cultivation thods.
This is clearly revealed from the Yellow Court Scripture and the papers published in the Comprehensive Records.
In the past seclusion year, he self-studied so courses at Jiushan University and focused on reading many papers on the Yang God Technique.
Honestly, he gained a lot, even enjoying the process.
Xuan Chengzi’s words evidently implied so possessiveness, an intention to confront Zheng Fa.
"The Supre Dao’s texts are in his hands, can he force us to reveal other things? Even if we don’t tell, how will they know?"
Long Eyebrow Taoist knew the words shouldn’t be said like this.
Indeed, Supre Dao texts hold plenty of Pill Dao knowledge, but alchemy demands high levels of experience.
Moreover, many techniques, elixir recipes, or understanding of spiritual dicine are not actually recorded in texts.
Each of them, the Supre Dao Nine Sons, has unique skills, not even teaching direct disciples, much less recorded in texts.
After all, they won’t die, there isn’t motivation to leave fundantal inheritance.
Seeing his silence, Xuan Chengzi continued: "Senior Brother, I’m not seeking personal gain, but since we have joined the Immortal Court, we must consider the future."
"If even this bit of inheritance is handed over, will there be no capital left?"
"Conversely, if we can influence or even control the Jiushan Pill Dao, in future within the Immortal Court, our Supre lineage will hold significant weight."
"Jiushan Pill Dao?" Long Eyebrow Taoist was startled, not expecting such ambition from his junior brother.
"I have already investigated, the Jiushan Sect’s Pill Dao actually originates from a small sect called Qingmu Sect, how could they compare to our Supre Dao?" Xuan Chengzi laughed, "Of course, currently the number one in Pill Dao is Mu Qingyan, Zheng Fa’s second disciple, we do not intend to disrespect her, but to replace those from Qingmu Sect...or perhaps assist her."
Long Eyebrow Taoist shuddered internally.
Mu Qingyan currently holds considerable influence within Jiushan Sect, seemingly supported by the Yaochi Golden Immortal.
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