Chapter 94 Taixu Strategy (2/2)
In Qing Xuan, those who were not in the same branch and did not share a disciple-master relationship usually addressed each other by their state of attainment.
Those who were below ”Huandan” would address the doyens or true disciples above ”Huandan” as Uncle-Master, immortal Zhenren would be Grandmasters, and that would be the general gist of it.
Of course, one could address the other by their Daoist name, or as ”Zhenren”.
After all, those in celestial school did not care much about superiority and inferiority.
For now, it would be best for Shen Lian to cultivate the Taixu Strategy from the ”Ziling” branch, which was one of the founding techniques of Qing Xuan. There were only two people who attained immortality through this in the past ten thousand years, and Ziling fairy was one of the two.
As for those who managed to attain the state of Huandan through the Taixu Strategy, besides Ziling fairy, the Grandmaster of the branch, the only one who managed to do so was Gu Caiwei’s master.
This was why a detailed explanation was always given before someone formally joined into this branch.
Shen Lian knew about this beforehand, and yet he still chose to cultivate the Taixu Strategy.
Rather than having doubts himself, he decided to trust Zhang Ruoxu who had deep cultivation experience. After all, Zhang Ruoxu was considered as an expert when it comes to the path of cultivation. Moreover, even if he was given the choice, he would not know what martial exercises he should cultivate either.
He was very decisive about it, and Gu Caiwei agreed to it too. Shen Lian could tell that Gu Caiwei respected Zhang Ruoxu from the bottom of her heart.
Whether it was Sanwen or Chen Jianmei, these Apprentice-Brothers from the lower house all respected Zhang Ruoxu. From the days that they spent together, Shen Lian was deeply impressed by the charms and knowledge of this chief too. Without Zhang Ruoxu, he was probably still worrying about the hidden aftermath of his previous cultivation.
Shen Lian paid close attention to the portrait that was worshipped, at the same time he casually thought about everything that had happened since he started pursuing Dao.
After some time, Gu Caiwei carried an item out. It was a feather coat that had a lot of dust on it. It seemed as though it had not been in use for a long time.
”For a long time, there hasn’t been any man who joined our branch. This Daoist vestment was used by a senior last time, you can try it on,” Gu Caiwei smiled as she spoke.
After all, she was formally acknowledging him as her disciple on behalf of her master, some rituals must still be followed.
Gu Caiwei passed the Daoist vestment over and turned around. However, Shen Lian could still hear her laughing under her breath. Perhaps, his Apprentice-Sister here found the situation funny as well.
With her experience in cultivation, it would not make a difference whether she turned around or not. If she wanted to, she could watch Shen Lian change even if she was outside.
Shen Lian was not bothered by it, as changing in public back in the modern society in his past life was not a big deal after all.
After changing into the Daoist vestment, Shen Lian tried to use his mana. He realized that the vestment was also an instrument, and with his mana flowing through it, it was practically weightless like a piece of tree leaf. Moreover, his sleeves were big and loose. With just a wave, they almost sent him flying the way a pair of wings would.
However, he did not try to fly yet, as Gu Caiwei was staring at him laughingly.
Shen Lian dusted himself off, and he was clean from head to toe.
”Taixu Strategy was founded by the twentieth immortal Zhenren in Qing Xuan, Grandmaster Li Qingshui. It is also one of the top thirty-six techniques out of the one hundred and eight techniques of Qing Xuan. You were told of the difficulties involved in cultivation, and today, I am representing my master Biyun Zhenren to formally acknowledge you as one of her disciples, do you agree with the arrangement?” Gu Caiwei spoke in a serious tone.