749 The Legend Of The Sacred Gourd Recognizing Its Master (2/2)

”The sacred gourd has recognized its master! How is it possible? How is this possible?” Grandmother Hui Ling flew back with a pale expression. She looked at Mo Wen in disbelief. It was as if she had seen a ghost.

All of the Purple Qi Pavilion ancient martial art practitioners looked at Mo Wen with gazes of disbelief. Their expressions were much more complicated than before. The legend of the sacred gourd recognizing its master, which was the highest ancestral teaching in the sect, had just happened in real life!

”What about the sacred gourd recognizing its master?” Tan Qiyue looked incredulously at Grandmother Hui Ling. Could it be that the magical treasure could actually recognize a master? Right now, Tan Qiyue could tell that the Purple Bottle Gourd was a most complex item.

Grandmother Hui Ling ignored Tan Qiyue. Before, this would have been a huge disrespect. She would not dare to ignore him even if she had the gall of a bear. She looked at Mo Wen with a complicated gaze. The next moment, a scene that stunned everyone played out before their eyes.

Thump.

Grandmother Hui Ling knelt in front of the crowd. She went down on one knee and pressed her right hand to her chest, paying homage to Mo Wen.

Grandmother Hui Ling was not the only one to do so. Every Purple Qi Pavilion ancient martial art practitioner, including Pavilion Leader Ye Rong, and Wu Feng, dropped to one knee, bowing their heads and paying homage.

In the square, everyone was stunned. No one had expected that such a scene would play out.

Could it be that the members of the Purple Qi Pavilion were afraid of dying and intended to use this sort of method to plead for their lives? That was the first thought of most of the people watching. But Patriarch Tan had promised to protect the Purple Qi Pavilion, so why did they need to kneel, and why were all of them kneeling at the same time?

The ones who by rights should be kneeling and begging were the Five Beasts Sect. Yet they had not kneeled; it was the Purple Qi Pavilion who had actually done so.

”Why are you doing this?” A look of incredulity flashed in Mo Wen's eyes. Since the Purple Qi Pavilion had the protection of Tan Qiyue, Mo Wen had to allow him to save face. Why did they still have to kneel to him? It was one thing if just the few main culprits that would certainly be punished had knelt in front of him. But right now, all members of the entire Purple Qi Pavilion, including the various pavilion leaders and elders, as well as the ordinary disciples, were actually kneeling.

”In the Purple Qi Pavilion, there has always existed the legend of the sacred gourd recognizing its master. It has actually happened.” He Xiangyu laughed bitterly. He sighed a heavy sigh and looked at the sky with a lifeless gaze. With his status, he knew that the Purple Qi Pavilion had always had a legend of the sacred gourd recognizing its master. However, legends were legends. No one had ever taken it seriously.

He also had considered it a legend that intentionally made the inherited sacred item of the Purple Qi Pavilion seem more mysterious. He had never expected that this legend was actually real.

”The sacred gourd has recognized its master? Could it be…” Bu Zhangkun was shocked. His eyes suddenly opened wide.

He Xiangyu nodded his head as he bitterly laughed and said, ”The sacred gourd recognized its master. Mo Wen is the Purple Qi Pavilion's supreme master.”

”Lord Master, please allow me to explain in detail...” Grandmother Hui Ling lowered her head and slowly revealed the Purple Qi Pavilion's well-known secret.

It turned out that the Purple Bottle Gourd was a treasure left behind by the first founding ancestor of the Purple Qi Pavilion. The first ancestral teaching in the sect was also about the sacred gourd recognizing its master. The person whom the sacred gourd recognized as its master would be the master of the Purple Qi Pavilion.

Since the first founding ancestor, there had never been a true supreme ruler in the Purple Qi Pavilion. In a thousand years, the sacred gourd had never recognized a master. Many people considered the sacred gourd recognizing its master to be a legend, something that didn't exist.

Due to this ancestral teaching, for a thousand years there had been no supreme ruler in the Purple Qi Pavilion. Instead, they chose three separate pavilion leaders, each managing a district, supervising matters and keeping each other in check. This model had continued for a thousand years. No one had believed that the Purple Qi Pavilion's true master would ever appear.

”Lord Master, our ancestral teachings state that the person that the sacred gourd recognizes as its master is the supreme ruler of the Purple Qi Pavilion. From now on, your every word is our highest command. I have offended Lord Master. I am willing to die as an apology.”

Grandmother Hui Ling knelt on one knee on the ground. There was a hint of helplessness and desolation in her voice. Who would have thought that the end result would be like this? Even in her most desperate hour, she had never imagined that she would be kneeling to a youth and begging. As long as Patriarch Tan could protect the heritage of the Purple Qi Pavilion, she would die if necessary.

Now, Mo Wen had become the supreme ruler of the Purple Qi Pavilion, becoming her master. They could not defy the ancestral teachings. No matter how proud she was, she had to kneel.

”So that's what it was!” Tan Qiyue looked at the sea of kneeling Purple Qi Pavilion members. A look of understanding flashed in his eyes. He naturally knew of the Purple Qi Pavilion's legend of the sacred gourd recognizing its master. However, he had always considered it a legend and never imagined that it would actually happen.

Lan Zhongzhi, Zong Changsheng and the other ancient martial art practitioners from the outside world looked at each other. No one had expected that such a dramatic scene would play out.

Things became even more dramatic. The members of the Purple Qi Pavilion were still kneeling, when another large group of people followed suit and also knelt down suddenly. The entire center square seemed to be littered with kneeling silhouettes.