Chapter 93 Loneliness or Prosperity, Each Has Its Own Purpose (1/2)

However, the significance of true disciples was such that the orthodoxy of Qing Xuan had continuity.

For one to enter into Huandan with one’s own ability, it would mean that said person had his own unique understanding of the way of heaven and earth. One could then innovate based on the current martial exercises of one’s celestial school, bringing more experience to their juniors.

Those with talent and great potential could even come up a different Dao path and could create a new Dao rhyme formula based on the existing foundation.

After all, there was no one best Dao rhyme formula, but a Dao rhyme formula that was compatible with the person. As everyone was different, the teaching materials would need to be different in order to cater to their different needs.

Chen Jianmei had attained Huandan, and the celestial school rang the bell seven times. Nine rings for the immortal Zhenren, and forty-nine rings to honor the senior who had transcended beyond the mortal world.

Nine rings of the bell had not been heard in the past years. Even the seven rings of the bell were the first in many years.

In fact, it was the first in a hundred years.

A lot of disciples did not understand the meaning behind it. They only understood its implication after the more senior Apprentice-Brothers or doyens had explained it to them.

The seven rings of the bell also served to summon everyone to gather at the Taiyi Peak. Unless one was cultivating in retreat, was at an important stage of forging alchemy, or standing guard at an important location, otherwise one must be present at the Taiyi Peak.

All these while, Shen Lian was at Qing Xuan Hall. The earliest to arrive was the elder in gray, Ge Yuan. There was a handsome young person who followed behind, and that would be the mysterious young person who joined at the same time as Shen Lian, Xiao Hei.

Shen Lian was still intrigued by him. Despite that Shen Lian had seen him, he still could not feel his presence. He swept over with his spiritual sense, and it was as though there was nothing. For that, Ge Yuan glared at him, which sent chills up his spine.

After all, Ge Yuan’s mana was deep beyond imagination. The difference between him and a doyen who could walk into Huandan himself was huge.

Shen Lian could not help but think, how troublesome would it be if Xiao Hei was well-versed in the way of assassination. Any cultivator below the attainment of Huandan would be in deep trouble if they ran into him.

At their level of attainment, their reliance on the spiritual sense was stronger than their reliance on the five sensory organs.

If Shen Lian could not detect the young person with his sharp sense, other cultivators below the attainment of Huandan would not be able to detect him.

Qing Xuan Hall seemed to have the ability to re-adjust its size. Despite that the hall getting crowded, but it was not cramped at all. There was still a lot of space, futons appeared on both sides.

Only the doyens with deep cultivation experience could sit on the futons. There were a total of twelve of them. These cultivators had attained at least the state of Huandan, and were the backbone of Qing Xuan.

The two doyens who were seated at the front had an unpredictable presence, and they were followed by Ge Yuan and Hong Qianya. Hong Qianya smiled at Shen Lian, it would seem that Shen Lian had left a great impression on him.

Qing Xuan had one hundred and eight techniques, but there were only twelve doyens who were seated. Even if a few of them were absent, it still meant that some of the Dao techniques were not cultivated by anyone.

Even though amongst the one hundred and eight techniques, some powerful individuals could multitask and cultivate a few at one go, but most chose to specialize, as there was only so much one can do.

Not all of these one hundred and eight techniques were taught by Grandmaster Yuan Qing when he founded Qing Xuan, some were created by different seniors over the years.

Dao techniques were not ranked. It was a matter of whether a particular technique suited a person.

However, the more technique one cultivated, the likelier that one was going to be able to comprehend by analogy. Though, this would require a lot of innate comprehension abilities.

Moreover, the more technique one cultivated, the harder it was for the opponent to defend himself during a battle.

After all, the pursuance of Dao was a precarious path, and one would need to be able to protect oneself in order to persevere up till the attainment of longevity.

Moreover, a cultivator who enjoyed longevity was far from being indestructible.

Every doyen was followed by a few disciples. Besides Shen Lian and Lu Shouyi, everyone from the lower house was following the doyens, and they were mingling around with the disciples from the upper house.

Yan Bugui was with one of the two unpredictable doyens whom Shen Lian was looking at. The man in white who argued with Lu Shouyi back then was standing next to him. It would seem that both of them were under the same master.

The doyen had a giant red gourd1 slung on his back. He seemed to be intoxicated, or not. Anyhow, it was obvious that he was only here because he had no choice.