Chapter 1401: Three Immortals of the East Sea: Sect Master, You Can't Keep All the Good Things to Yourself

"Sect Master True Person, I feel this matter can be discussed in detail!"

"Not bad."

The three exchanged a glance and spoke up one after another.

True Person Miaoyi sighed: "I know what the three senior brothers are thinking, but—we are disciples personally taught by the Founding Ancestor. Switching to cultivate another method would be highly improper."

"Then what should we do?"

Xuanzhenzi was deeply troubled.

Kuxing Toutuo, however, said: "I don't think this is any big matter. Look, haven't I switched to cultivating Buddhist Dao techniques? The Master didn't blame me either."

Upon hearing this, Bai Guyi was quite tempted.

True Person Miaoyi shook his head: "You are one thing, but if we all switched to cultivating other techniques, wouldn't Mount Emei exist in name only?"

"This…"

The three thought about it, and indeed it was so.

When the time came, the Founding Ancestor would truly descend to cleanse the sect.

"What does Sect Master True Person mean?"

True Person Miaoyi said: "Therefore, I had Lingyun and Li Yingqiong establish the Taixuan Sect to test the Founding Ancestor's intentions. Their current standing in Mount Emei is not high, so even if the Founding Ancestor is displeased, he will not punish them. If the Founding Ancestor also wishes to cultivate this Dao, he will naturally issue a decree. When that time comes, we too will have the chance to cultivate together."

Hearing this, the Three Immortals of the East Sea nodded lightly.

As Mount Emei's upper echelon, they could not act rashly.

But Mount Emei's juniors had no such reservations.

"Sect Master True Person, my disciple Zhuge Jingwo has ordinary spiritual roots and finds cultivating extremely difficult. I feel he could be allowed to try the Immortal Martial wondrous method."

"My disciple Yue Wen should also join this Dao and study the wondrous method together."

"My disciple Xiao Monk should also comprehend the Dao of Immortal Martial."

The Three Immortals of the East Sea looked at True Person Miaoyi with expectant faces.

True Person Miaoyi hesitated.

He knew this situation would arise.

Once the matter reached the Three Immortals of the East Sea, all of Mount Emei's juniors would become members of the Taixuan Sect.

If things continued this way, wouldn't the Mount Emei Sect have no successors?

"Sect Master True Person, you can't keep all the good things to yourself."

"Indeed."

"Sect Master True Person, please reconsider."

True Person Miaoyi came back to himself and smiled helplessly: "It's not that I want to keep all the good things to myself, but if you all have your disciples cultivate the Immortal Martial Dao, won't Mount Emei have no juniors left?"

"Just this matter?" Xuanzhenzi laughed. "Sect Master True Person, we still have many years before we ascend. We can just find another successor."

"Indeed."

Seeing their resolute attitude, True Person Miaoyi nodded lightly: "Very well, I'll take you to the Taixuan Sect to discuss the matter of joining."

The three were overjoyed and hurriedly called their disciples. Sword-light carried them as they flew and descended to the location of the Taixuan Sect.

"Oh? Strange. Lingyun clearly asked for this mountain peak earlier, so why is there no one in sight?"

The three swept the area with their divine sense but found nothing amiss.

Xuanzhenzi: "Could it be that niece Lingyun didn't establish the sect here and went elsewhere?"

Just as they were speaking, a figure appeared in the void—who else but Qi Lingyun.

"Father, three Martial Uncles."

True Person Miaoyi was surprised: "Lingyun, where have you come from?"

Qi Lingyun said joyfully: "Father can't detect the location of the grotto-heaven either?"

"Grotto-heaven?"

"Yes. When Li Sect Master told the Taixuan Founding Ancestor about establishing the sect, the Ancestor bestowed a magic treasure. Now, the dozens of li within this mountain peak are all encompassed within the grotto-heaven."

True Person Miaoyi and Xuanzhenzi exchanged a glance, both sensing something extraordinary.

To casually bestow a treasure that could evade the detection of all four of them—such means were truly astonishing.

Xuanzhenzi asked: "Niece, we have come to become disciples. Could you introduce us?"

"Become disciples?" Qi Lingyun's gaze fell on Xuanzhenzi and the other two, her face filled with shock.

True Person Miaoyi, knowing she had misunderstood, hurriedly said: "It's your Senior Brother Zhuge who wishes to join the Taixuan Sect."

"I see." Qi Lingyun nodded. "Father, Martial Uncles, please follow me!"

She led the four of them into the grotto-heaven.

Upon entering the grotto-heaven, the three immediately sensed its extraordinary nature.

The grotto-heaven's spiritual energy was abundant, and what was even rarer, strands of innate spiritual energy flowed within it.

Innate spiritual energy had vanished since ancient times and now only remained in some ancient grotto-heavens.

Yet this grotto-heaven was newly opened and already contained innate spiritual energy. Clearly, this was the Taixuan Founding Ancestor's marvelous creation, causing their hearts and spirits to tremble.

"Sect Master, someone seeks an audience!"

Qi Lingyun found Li Yingqiong and explained the matter in full detail.

"Just joining the sect? That's simple. I can transmit two volumes of techniques first. As for subsequent techniques and elixirs, of course they will be exchanged for contributions."

Xuanzhenzi was puzzled: "Contributions?"

Li Yingqiong nodded: "The various True Persons should know that the Ancestor's techniques require exchange. The Great Luo techniques, even if the Ancestor bestows them at a discount, still require thirty billion merit points—not a small sum. In the future, Taixuan disciples should naturally gather resources and work hard for subsequent techniques."

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

This was only proper.

In fact, disciples of other sects in this era were also required to do work for their sects.

Tasks such as cultivating spiritual herbs and raising spiritual beasts were all carried out by sect disciples.

Disciples who did nothing yet received support either had powerful parents or possessed such extraordinary talent that they were taken as direct disciples by powerful figures.

Such treatment was rare and hard to come by.

After some discussion, many of the third-generation Emei disciples joined the Taixuan Sect.

One day later.

Zhuge Jingwo stared in shock: "My cultivation speed is this fast?!"

That extraordinary technique, those astonishing elixirs, allowed him to experience cultivation speed like riding a flying sword for the first time.

In just one day, his progress surpassed what he had achieved in decades past.

This was beyond anything he could have imagined.

"Master told me to join the Taixuan Sect—indeed, he was right. With such a technique and elixirs, I too can surely achieve immortality and ascend!"

As he thought this, he saw Yue Wen and the Laughing Monk stepping out, both with joyful expressions.

"Has Senior Brother also emerged from seclusion?"

"Mm."

Yue Wen smiled: "This Immortal Wu Zhifa and these elixirs are truly mysterious. The spiritual herbs and treasures our Masters gathered were not in vain. One day of our cultivation surpasses a common person's hundred years of arduous training—truly remarkable."

The Laughing Monk nodded: "I plan to descend the mountain to gather spiritual herbs and treasures to exchange for the next set of techniques. Heh, treasures from elder sages carry karmic consequences—hard to take. But treasures held by demonic cultists have no such troubles."

The Laughing Monk had always had a strong killing nature.

Now that his interests were involved, he saw the demonic cultists as nothing but walking treasures.