Chapter 1215: The Master Gains Prestige Through the Disciple

Lu Yang returned from the dead, Yun Zhi retired, and the Silent Daoist regained control of the sect's great authority—everyone rejoiced.

Under the moonlight, everyone continued eating, cups clinking, laughter and chatter filling the air—only the Silent Daoist sat sullen and unhappy.

Among the four disciples, only Ye Zijin, who constantly attended to the Silent Daoist, was the most filial, kindly comforting him:

"Master, today is the day of reunion for our Tianmen Peak—smile a little more, for once you become sect leader tomorrow, you won't be able to smile anymore."

The Silent Daoist: "..."

"You have already surpassed me."

"Originally, I still wanted to pass on the Sword That Opens the Heavenly Gate to Xiao Yang as a congratulatory gift for his becoming sect leader, but now it seems unnecessary."

Just now, Lu Yang feigned death and startled the Silent Daoist; now, recalling the battle and the power of the Immortal Sword Technique,

the Silent Daoist vaguely sensed that the Immortal Sword Technique was stronger than the Sword That Opens the Heavenly Gate.

Since Xiao Yang already possesses his own exclusive sword technique, there is no need to learn his moves.

For a sword cultivator, focus is paramount—trying to learn too much leads to nothing mastered. The Sword That Opens the Heavenly Gate is not easy to learn, so Xiao Yang need not spend a year and a half mastering it.

……

The news of the Silent Daoist regaining great authority spread throughout the Wen Dao Sect, and everyone in the sect was utterly shocked.

"Who is the Silent Daoist?"

Of course, this is an extremely rare case, belonging to those who, like Lu Yang at first, knew little about the Cultivation Realm before joining the Wen Dao Sect, and had never even heard of the renowned Silent Daoist.

"What? So our Wen Dao Sect actually has a sect leader?"

"What? Isn't the sect leader called Senior Sister?"

"You're foolish—everyone calls her Senior Sister, how could she be the sect leader?"

"I always thought calling Yun Zhi 'Senior Sister' was a habit passed down from the elders' generation to ours, but it turns out it's actually our generation's?"

"Hush—this must not be spoken carelessly, saying such things is as if Senior Sister were over two thousand years old!"

Lu Yang occasionally descended the mountain to hear his junior brothers and sisters discussing, and felt moved: young people are truly young—once he too was so reckless, until Senior Sister exiled him to the frontier, after which he became honest.

"Speaking of which, we never formally clarified the relationship between Senior Sister and the sect leader's position."

Lu Yang recalled his experiences since joining the Wen Dao Sect—Sister had served as acting sect leader through word of mouth, so it's no wonder new junior brothers and sisters don't know the truth.

The Silent Daoist gazed at the congratulatory notices flying like snowflakes, feeling deeply angry.

"Are all these congratulatory notices written by Zijin? Each one full of yin-yang strangeness!"

What comforts the Silent Daoist is that a few of the notices are sincere and heartfelt.

For example, those from Yaocheng, from Xitian Temple, and from the East Sea Dragon Clan.

The only problem is that their openings differ from others'—they all begin uniformly: "Lu Yang's master says..."

"This is what people commonly mean by 'the master gains prestige through the disciple.'"

Outside the Wen Dao Sect, several Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators gathered, discussing with righteous indignation, slapping their thighs in anger.

"Didn't the Silent Old Thief tell us he was just going back to visit Lu Yang? How did he become sect leader then?"

"Oh no—we've fallen for the Old Thief's scheme!"

"As always, treacherous and deceitful!"

"I knew the Old Thief's words couldn't be trusted!"

After half a day of discussion, they concluded they could only give up—after all, they couldn't keep camping outside the Wen Dao Sect gate waiting for the Silent Old Thief, who might not emerge for a year and a half.

The top floor of the Buddhist Canon Pavilion—entry requires at least the Unity stage.

Now Lu Yang has surpassed this requirement and entered the highest level smoothly.

Walking the top floor, Lu Yang randomly pulled out a book—every one was a Unity stage cultivation method, and Tribulation Transcendence stage methods were by no means few.

Wanting to compile the "Enlightened Mind, Seen Nature" Technique's Tribulation Transcendence chapter, these reference materials are indispensable.

"But these cultivation methods look incredibly ancient?"

Lu Yang noticed some methods' colors were markedly different from others—extremely aged, and he didn't know how long they'd been stored.

"Ah, I understand—these cultivation methods were provided by the prisoners of Juefeng Peak."

Lu Yang suddenly realized: every time a Juefeng Peak prisoner is captured, one gains a treasure trove, and these troves contain the cultivation methods collected by those prisoners.

And the number of Unity stage prisoners is certainly not less than a hundred—these ancient cultivation methods come from them.

It must be that Senior Brother Dai led people to search these treasure troves, placing valuable heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the Tianmen Peak treasury, and the cultivation methods in the top level of the Buddhist Canon Pavilion.

Previously, Lu Yang lacked the qualifications to enter the top level, so he didn't know these things; now, seeing them, he could easily understand.

"The 'Guan Shanhai Immortal Technique' and the 'Fengshen Technique'?"

Two cultivation methods stood out most prominently—just from their names, they were extraordinary.

With Lu Yang's current level of understanding, he still cannot fully grasp the profundity of immortal-level techniques, but he can grasp the general idea.

"Are these the techniques of Guan Shanhai and Siming?"

"Their instructions were quite thorough." Lu Yang smiled, saying: "If these two's techniques were released to the outside world, they would surely stir up an unknown amount of bloody storms—after all, these are techniques that directly point to immortals, and careful study could yield the opportunity to obtain the embryonic form of the Dao fruit."

Of course, whether one can condense into the embryonic form of the Dao fruit depends on one's comprehension.

"One whose mind encompasses all things, evolving heaven and earth; one who, through the power of faith, ennobles all gods, becoming the source of faith—both are quite thoughtful ideas." The Immortal Maiden clicked her tongue in wonder, saying these two techniques' approaches are unique to them, never seen in ancient times.

Although Guan Shanhai and Siming are prisoners, they are immortals, protagonists who dominated their respective eras for hundreds of thousands of years.

Those who can cultivate to immortality—who among them is not a heaven-defying genius, each possessing their own unique secret skill?

They merely had bad luck, encountering Yun Zhi.

Hearing Xiao Yangzi muttering to himself while reading the techniques, the Immortal Maiden remarked in surprise: "Is it not because their fate lacks your strength, being subdued by you into Juefeng Peak?"

Immortal-level techniques Lu Yang can only grasp roughly, but Tribulation Transcendence-level techniques he can browse freely and understand easily.

This would be impossible for other Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators—even the Silent Daoist could not achieve this.

Lu Yang's level of understanding has already surpassed the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

If vision had levels, Lu Yang would be of half-immortal-level vision.

"These cultivation methods can only serve as references, but they are still insufficient." Lu Yang put down the cultivation methods left by the Blood Demon Venerable, gently shook his head, always feeling that something was missing.

"Ah, these cultivation methods only describe the cultivation methods of the Tribulation Transcendence stage, but they lack the embryonic form of the Dao fruit."

There are also half-immortal cultivation methods; as long as Lu Yang wants them, Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi are also willing to show him their respective cultivation methods.

But intuition tells Lu Yang that these are not what he needs.

He vaguely felt that he had grasped a thread of inspiration about the embryonic form of the Dao fruit, but he could not quite say what it was.

"Is it related to my cultivation method?"

"What is this... 'Sword Opens Heaven Gate'?"

"Is it my master's ultimate technique? Perfect for changing my mind and relaxing a bit."

Lu Yang temporarily put the cultivation method matter behind him and eagerly began to learn it.

Five days later, Lu Yang returned the Sword Opens Heaven Gate to its original place.

"It's quite simple; I've learned it."

(End of chapter)