Chapter 58

“Indeed, my sense of responsibility prevents me from doing things that would mislead others.”

“If it were just an ordinary disciple, I would gladly accept it.”

Jiang Yan smiled.

“You are overthinking it; making you the acting head of Longshou Peak is not to let you teach disciples.”

“It’s also my fault for not explaining the purpose of Shushan cultivation to you clearly.”

After speaking, Jiang Yan became serious and said slowly:

“In Shushan, most disciples join the sect not to worship a certain master, but to become Shushan disciples, managed uniformly by Shushan.”

“Any disciple who can worship a certain elder as a master is a heaven-gifted talent valued by the elder, and is a true-transmission disciple.”

“These disciples are the main force that truly needs the careful cultivation of the various elders of Shushan.”

“Now Shushan has no elders, and I don’t intend to accept disciples as the Sect Master.”

“So, most disciples who join Shushan will only be Shushan disciples, not disciples of any one person. Can you understand this?”

“If you want to accept disciples, in Shushan, at the very least, you must be an elder in the Spirit Refining and Void Returning realm to have this qualification.”

Hearing Jiang Yan say this, Zhongli and the others were enlightened.

Simply put, most people join Shushan not as someone’s disciple, but as a person of Shushan, and they won’t necessarily accept disciples in their own name later.

It’s like a chamber of commerce; perhaps many people will join, but those people can only be considered clerks in the chamber of commerce.

The real power holders of the chamber of commerce will have their own children to take over.

True-transmission disciples mean successors.

“Making you the head of Longshou Peak is because Longshou Peak is in charge of Shushan’s punishment, and it needs someone with strong strength to manage many disciples.”

“Your strength has already met the standard; after you break through to Spirit Refining and Void Returning, you can officially be promoted to head.”

“Your duty is not to accept disciples and teach the disciples of Longshou Peak, but to hold the authority of the Law Enforcement Hall and the authority of the head of Longshou Peak, and to be in charge of the punishment of Shushan disciples.”

“As for what I said about accepting disciples on behalf of Uncle Mo Yixi, it is also just a statement and the inheritance of Longshou Peak; the head of Longshou Peak must be passed down from generation to generation by the true-transmission disciples of Longshou Peak.”

“Moreover, in any case, Uncle Mo Yixi has already…”

“If you have any insights into cultivation later, and you see a good seedling, and you yourself have broken through to Spirit Refining and Void Returning, you can accept disciples.”

“The same goes for everyone; you join Shushan, not as my disciples. Strictly speaking, with your talents, I can accept disciples on behalf of the various elders.”

“But I don’t have the specialized techniques of the various elders right now; what I cultivate is the technique that only the Shushan Sect Masters of past generations can cultivate.”

“So, I won’t accept disciples, just accept disciples on behalf of the various branches.”

“If there are specialized techniques for each peak in the future, perhaps we can accept disciples on behalf of the elders.”

“As for accepting disciples on behalf of Uncle Mo Yixi for fellow Daoist Morax, it is only because Longshou Peak has a special status.”

“Fellow Daoist Morax has decent strength and excellent talent; in this way, Longshou Peak and the Law Enforcement Hall will not be left vacant.”

Listening to Jiang Yan’s words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhongli was no longer so resistant to being the acting head of Longshou Peak.

After all, if he didn’t have to bear the responsibility of teaching disciples, the identity of the acting head of Longshou Peak was still very good.

It’s just…

“Since that’s the case, if we don’t worship a master, who will teach us to cultivate?”

Ningguang asked what everyone was thinking.

Jiang Yan said helplessly:

“Shushan has always emphasized that the master leads you through the door, and cultivation depends on the individual. After passing down the Shushan techniques, you can choose techniques from the Scripture Pavilion according to your contribution points to cultivate on your own.”

“Besides that, every half month, the elders of the Scripture Transmission Hall will summon disciples to teach them uniformly.”

“But now, the Merit Hall hasn’t opened, there is no one to manage it, and the Scripture Transmission Hall cannot be built, so I can only teach you to cultivate immortality myself.”

“As for the problem of techniques, you don’t have to worry. Although I can’t get the core techniques of each branch for the time being, and the Scripture Pavilion hasn’t opened yet.”

“But I have the cultivation techniques of Shushan itself here.”

“Shushan techniques are also top-tier techniques, enough for you to cultivate to become immortals.”

Hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.

The current situation of Shushan relies entirely on Jiang Yan alone.

But Jiang Yan, as the true-transmission of the Sect Master, has the strength of the late stage of Spirit Refining and Void Returning, and is also proficient in various side paths.

Teaching them is more than enough.

Moreover, not having to worship Jiang Yan as a master makes the relationship between them less strange.

“So, we don’t have to call you Master?”

Ganyu’s train of thought seemed to have gone astray, and she looked a bit regretful.

Jiang Yan smiled and nodded.

“I don’t have any plans to accept disciples for the time being, and besides, if I really were to accept you as disciples, I would also feel a bit awkward, after all, I’m not that old myself.”

“However, according to the sect rules, within Shushan, Shushan disciples should call me Sect Master.”

Ningguang and the others nodded in understanding.

This was indeed normal.

A cultivation sect always has a distinction in status, and there is nothing unacceptable about it.

Just like Zhongli being called the Emperor, and Liuyun and the others being called True Monarchs.

It can be considered a job title.

“Then, now, Morax, are you willing to join Shushan, be promoted to acting head of Longshou Peak, and temporarily lead the Law Enforcement Hall?”

Since things had reached this point, Zhongli naturally had no reason to continue refusing.

He immediately said in a deep voice:

“I am willing!”

From the moment Zhongli nodded and confirmed, the system that had been silent for a long time finally became active again.

Jiang Yan’s heart moved, and a screen that only he could see appeared before his eyes.

“A hundred feet of pole, take one step forward.”

“The cultivation sect Shushan you built has established its foundation, presenting a state of renewal.”

“According to the focus of the cultivation sect, exclusive rewards are issued.”

“Shushan transmission technique: Zhou Tian Qi Circulation.”

“Sect building: Scripture Pavilion. Note: Scriptures below the Spirit Refining and Void Returning realm.”

“One sect spiritual vein, one thousand acres of sect spiritual fields.”

“Nine Nether Secret Realm: Accessible to those at the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage and below.”

“Personal rewards: Eight Great Divine Incantations, General Outline of Shushan Sword Scripture.”

After taking all these rewards into his eyes, a brilliance never seen before bloomed in Jiang Yan’s eyes.

From this moment on, Shushan officially sets sail!

45. Scripture Pavilion ready, spiritual vein in place!

Jiang Yan didn’t watch the rewards for too long; the timing wasn’t right.

The most urgent task was to finish dealing with Zhongli joining the sect, as well as the others joining the sect.

Thinking this, Jiang Yan casually took out a purple-gold token made of an unknown material.

With a gentle push, the token floated slowly in front of Zhongli.

Two characters were written on it.

“Longshou.”

Zhongli raised his hand gently, subconsciously grabbing the token in front of him; the next moment, he felt a pain in his fingertip, and a drop of golden blood seeped out.

It was absorbed by the token.

In turn, a faint purple light shone for a moment, and the token left Zhongli’s hand and hung at his waist.

“This is…”

Zhongli frowned slightly, feeling many wonderful pieces of information in his mind, and for a moment he couldn’t react.

“This is the head token, which I forged yesterday with fragments of the Sea of Quanta world; it can be considered a low-grade spiritual artifact.”

“However, this token has no special offensive ability; it is more of a symbol of status.”

Jiang Yan explained with a smile and added:

“With this token, you can already control many large arrays of Longshou Peak, and it can also allow you to open the Cave Heaven anytime, anywhere, and return to Shushan.”

“Besides that, with this token on you, your erosion should not continue to increase, and with cultivation, the erosion will continue to decrease until it disappears.”