Chapter 79: Sect Leader and Senior Disciple

Time passed day by day.
The fact that the Maoshan Taoists had all emerged became gradually known to the entire cultivation world.
The discussions and debates continued.
However, curiosity aside, no one dared to approach and investigate, lest they cause any misunderstandings that might provoke the Zhengyi Sect to unite against a common enemy and collectively pay a visit to "discuss the profound and talk about the Dao".
Who can withstand this?
Many sects in the Liangguang region have even actively recalled their disciples, prohibiting them from going out and strictly ordering them not to approach northern Guangdong. They only hope that the Maoshan Taoist friends can quickly solve the problem and return to the ancestral court in Jiangnan.
Only the Celestial Masters of Dragon and Tiger Mountain and the Lingbao Sect of Gezao Mountain knew more inside information.
In the past two days, many disciples found that their elders all had worried faces and were sighing, obviously anxious about the situation Maoshan was about to face.
Could it be that a world-shaking great demon has emerged?
Those three families are standing shoulder to shoulder!
Unfortunately, the elders wouldn't say, and most disciples from both sects didn't dare to ask, only able to make wild guesses in private. Some outstanding individuals had no such concerns and spoke out to inquire their own masters who had already become elders.
Got the answer: Human catastrophe.
When asked further, no more answers were given, and I was even admonished not to inquire anymore, let alone fabricate stories, and to focus on chanting scriptures and cultivating the Dao.
It is quite apparent that the elders are avoiding something, as if some shameful matter is being jointly concealed.
And the effect is beyond doubt. No matter what happens, the outside world will never know--
Under the Orthodox Onmyōdō Alliance, there is a saying of three mountains, four altars, and eight sects. Among them, the three mountains are the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master Dao, the Maoshan Shangqing Dao, and the Gezao Mountain Lingbao Dao, all under the Orthodox Onmyōdō Alliance.
The Celestial Masters Taoism regards Zhang Daoling, the Ancestral Celestial Master, as its founder. The Shangqing School of Taoism regards Wei Zushi, whose courtesy name was Huacun, as its patriarch. Wei Zushi was a Libationer of the Celestial Masters Taoism.
The Lingbao School of Taoism regards Ge Xuan, the Celestial Master Ge, as its founder. The Ge family's Taoism, founded by Patriarch Ge Xuan, was an early family-transmitted sect of the Celestial Masters Taoism and also an early patriarch of the Shangqing School of Taoism.
Although the Three Mountains are known as three separate paths, they actually originate from the same source!
Later, most of the Taoist lineages in the world emerged from these three schools. The Celestial Masters consider talismans and registers to be the most important, the Shangqing School prioritizes cultivation and nourishment, and the Lingbao School emphasizes ritual ceremonies and observances. Therefore, it is widely believed that to study orthodox Taoism, one should mainly focus on the practices of these Three Mountains.
Underworld, Department of Thunder...
The many connections of the three families are all shared.
Truly branches from the same tree.
In this situation, even the direct descendants of the other two families don't know the specific details, let alone other Dharmic lineages?
But Meng Fan did not know all this. He pondered over it for two days, still contemplating how things would unfold:
If Shi Jian does not cause trouble, how can he be killed?
If this father and son do not push too hard, how will his martial uncle react? In the original story, the Ninth Uncle seemed very passive and could be said to have endured a great deal.
The reasons for the complete fallout were not simple either.
Shi Shaojian had his eye on a wealthy young lady, so he secretly plucked a strand of her hair and, at the suggestion of Shi Jian, went to a remote wilderness to perform a ritual, allowing his soul to leave his body and harass her.
The result was ruined by Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, and his physical body was bitten by wild wolves. Shi Jian then asked them to find coffin fungus to repair Shi Shaojian's body—
It was just a provocation; it didn't matter if the two didn't agree, but they ended up losing out due to their lack of education and pretended to be heroes by agreeing to it.
In order to save his precious son's life, Shi Jian used an evil method, capturing several innocent people born on a yin year, yin month, and yin day, and letting his son drink their blood to revive.
From then on, he needed to drink human blood daily to maintain his appearance and sanity.
In the end, his deeds were exposed by Jiushu and others, and he was chased all the way to Shi Jian. In order to maintain his reputation as the sect leader, he ruthlessly killed his son, who had just been revived, and maintained an indifferent demeanor.
Once Uncle Jiu and the others left, they began to carry out their relentless revenge that very night...
Now, Qiu Sheng has awakened his memories from his previous life and will definitely not act rashly.
Moreover, with the timeline moved forward, the incident of violating a woman from a good family may not necessarily happen.
[Take one step, look ahead]
[Master's guidance takes precedence]
With these two thoughts in mind, Meng Fan participated in the Maoshan Council.
The breeze was cool and the moon was bright with few stars.
The courtyard outside was filled with horse-drawn carriages.
The main hall, in front of the ancestral shrine.
Uncle Nine sits in the main seat, with Wencai and Qiusheng standing behind him, their eyes fixed on their noses, their noses fixed on their hearts, silent and speechless.
Seated on the left and right are Four-eyed Master, the Taoist priest holding an umbrella, the Taoist priest holding a banner, the Taoist priest holding a sword...
Since Meng Fan was unsure of the Daoist name, he could only address his senior in this way in his mind.
At this moment, he stood behind an empty seat.
According to the order of entry, this seat should have been taken by his master, Thousand Crane Daoist, but due to escorting the royal zombie, he was unable to attend, so the seat was left empty—
Even so, the seat is still a seat, and the seniority is there. Without the proper qualifications, one cannot sit, even if one's cultivation has surpassed those senior martial brothers and uncles.
"Fellow martial brothers, now that those ghosts have all fled, if we don't escort them back to the Underworld, they will cause disturbances everywhere. Those ghost kings might even establish their own territories again, and with the chaotic energy of the troubled times, they will become increasingly fierce and malevolent. When that happens, things will become more and more troublesome."
Here is the translation to English, preserving the original HTML tags:"But I cannot accomplish this with my strength alone."
As the words fell,
His gaze turned to the fifth seat.
Si Mu sat in the third seat, while Meng Fan and his disciples stood behind the fourth seat. Both of them unconditionally supported him with all their strength. Only the other junior disciples remained...
"Senior Brother, let's wait for Brother Jian to arrive before making a decision on this matter," the umbrella-wielding uncle said.
Brother Jian?
It's probably due to the age gap.
Meng Fan estimated that the junior uncles who joined later were at least two decades younger than Shi Jian. Having called him that since they were young, it became a form of nickname and respect.
And as soon as the meeting started, Wencai became complacent.
Just because of this, seeing that the trouble he had caused was about to be remedied, but then something unexpected happened, he couldn't help but speak up: "Uncle Jian? Who does he think he is?"
"Bastard!" Uncle Nine turned around with an angry glare.
A harsh scolding made the conceited Wencai realize his place again.
Outside the door, Shi Jian slowed his pace and snorted coldly. The unofficial disciples who were guarding the courtyard but had no qualifications to enter all greeted him.
Here is the English translation with the original HTML tags preserved:"Grandmaster of the Sect."
Here is the English translation with the original HTML tags preserved:"Grandmaster of the Sect."
Upon hearing the commotion, Ninth Uncle and the others all stood up to welcome them. Even Meng Fan, who harbored murderous intentions, took two steps forward and made a welcoming gesture.
However, Shi Jian, dressed in a black and white Taoist robe, did not respond at all. He led his precious son, who sported a mullet hairstyle, straight to the seat of honor.
He sat down.
His first sentence was a questioning rebuke:
"Who on earth started this trouble?"
Uncle Nine looked quite embarrassed and sighed, "It's my unaccomplished disciple, Wen Cai."
"What do you mean by 'not talented'?" Shi Jian asked in return.
At this moment, Shi Shaojian, who was standing beside him, chimed in, "Master, it means either stupid or foolish, or a dumb donkey, or an idiot."
Wencai's stance was soft and weak. Let alone having any magical power, he didn't even possess half a point of the vitality and spirit a normal man should have.
Because of this, Shi Shaojian felt that his position as the sect leader was absolutely secure.
Wencai was muddled and failed to distinguish the occasion.
With Master, Fourth-eyed Master, and Senior Brother Meng present, they definitely wouldn't stand by and watch him be humiliated. He wanted to rush up to Shi Jian and argue.
Can't even endure a little verbal humiliation?
Here is the English translation with the original HTML tags preserved:In daily life, when you encounter dirty things, don't be like this. Be as cowardly as possible!
You should know that if you really tear your face off, Shi Jian can help him achieve transcendence from the physical to the spiritual with a single Lightning Rushing Thunder Fist.