Not long after the Penglai Grand Ceremony, upon seeing Jiang Yun and his group, the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming immediately recognized the appearances of Zhunti, Jieyin, and other powerful figures, and the slight unease in their hearts vanished instantly.
"Zhao Gongming (Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao) pays respects to all the great gods, and thanks you all for your help!"
Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos looked grateful. They were so grateful that these powerful figures had passed by; otherwise, they would probably have perished here.
"No need for formalities, please rise!" Zhunti said on behalf of everyone.
"This is also a matter of fate for you all. When my nephew was returning, he sensed his own opportunity, and we followed him here. Seeing that you and your companions remained loyal and devoted even in times of crisis, we felt compelled to lend you a helping hand." Zhunti explained the reason to them.
Jiang Yun and the others could see through Zhunti's intentions. He had truly taken a liking to these people and probably wanted to recruit them into his sect.
So Jiang Yun asked, "How did you come to conflict with this Yin-Yang Twin-Headed Flood Dragon?"
Zhao Gongming sighed and said, "My three sisters and I heard about the Penglai Grand Event, so we invited each other to go. Little did we expect that we would be targeted by this Twin-Headed Flood Dragon on the island."
This Twin-Headed Flood Dragon had been following the four of us all the way. Once we left the area controlled by the Immortal Court, it jumped out and blocked our way, trying to forcibly take us to its Dao Field. We refused, and a fight broke out.
Zhao Gongming also lamented that he and his companions were incredibly unlucky, encountering such a thing just by going out.
Jiang Yun looked at the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming, and asked with a smile, "Where are you cultivating now? Do you have a master?"
"Since birth, my three siblings and I have been cultivating on the Three Immortal Islands, which are not far from here. We have no master yet and rely solely on our Congenital Inheritance for cultivation."
Upon hearing Jiang Yun inquire about the matter of lineage, the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming, being intelligent and quick-witted, already had some guesses.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun turned his head and looked at Zhunti, giving him a meaningful look as if asking if he wanted to take on a disciple.
Zhunti nodded knowingly.
When there's trouble, the disciples will do the work. Jiang Yun does this very well. Why should the masters have to speak up about taking on disciples? Of course, the disciples should do their homework in advance and arrange everything properly.
Upon receiving Zhunti's message, Jiang Yun immediately asked, "My master is Daoist Zhunti, the master of the Mount Sumeru lineage. He greatly admires the character of the four of you. Would you four be willing to join my Mount Sumeru and become his disciples?"
"The four of us?"
Upon hearing this, Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming were momentarily incredulous, feeling both surprised and delighted.
Although the four of them were Innate Being, they originated from the East Sea and became independent cultivators.
Thanks to his innate talent and the inheritance of his Innate Being, he has cultivated diligently to reach his current level of cultivation. However, since his inheritance is too poor, his cultivation speed is too slow. Otherwise, he would not have rushed over there with his companions upon hearing about the Penglai Grand Gathering.
They had long wanted to find a renowned master to become their disciple and seek enlightenment, but they lacked the connections and their cultivation was not yet sufficient, so they dared not travel too far. Moreover, the East Sea was within the Dragon Palace's sphere of influence, and there were no suitable candidates to become their disciples.
Now that they've been noticed by a powerful being from Mount Sumeru, and that being saved their lives, what is there to hesitate about?
Three Xiaos quickly tugged at Zhao Gongming's sleeve, signaling him to join her in becoming his disciple.
"I would be more than happy to accept this."
Subsequently, at Jiang Yun's introduction, the four of them Zhunti.
"Disciple Zhao Gongming (Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao) pays respects to Master."
Zhunti hadn't taken on many disciples to begin with, but now he took Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao as his personal disciples, Qiongxiao and Bixiao as his Inner Disciple.
"Haha, get up! All four of you are quite good. You've also met your Martial Uncle, several great immortals, and all your fellow disciples!"
So the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming paid their respects to Jieyin, Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, and the others one by one.
After several rounds of greetings, and having found the opportunity to meet Jiang Yun, Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming, along with the others, set off towards Longevity Mountain.
Just as the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming were becoming disciples, Tongtian, who was far away in the central region of the Primordial World and on his way back to Kunlun Mountain, suddenly felt that his several master-disciple relationships had disappeared.
He looked somewhat surprised, stopped and did some calculations, but came up with nothing and could only shake his head helplessly.
Upon seeing this, Laozi and Yuanshi, who were traveling with them, quickly inquired about the reason.
"Just now I realized that several of my master-disciple relationships had disappeared, so I stopped and tried to deduce them with my Primordial Spirit, but I found nothing. I don't know why."
However, those few master-disciple relationships weren't too important to him. Since he couldn't get any information, he didn't dwell on it and continued on his way.
At this moment, Jiang Yun, who was on his way to Wuzhuang Temple, was unaware that his Dao Derivation Disk had concealed the Heavenly Secrets, which was why Tongtian had not been able to deduce the information.
He is now pondering a question: since the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming have joined Mount Sumeru, has this altered their fate? Will the events that occurred during the Battle of the Investiture of the Gods be prevented from happening again?
Speaking of which, in the original myths and legends, among the many practitioners of the Interception Sect, his favorites were the Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming.
As the Senior Brother of the outer Interception Sect, Zhao Gongming is indeed a rare talent, capable of the Interception Sect numerous disciples in the chaotic environment of the Jie Sect. Now that he has also attained the cultivation of Golden Immortal, he is fully capable of handling things independently. It just so happens that there are still many affairs in their Western Teachings that no one has taken over, so it is perfect to entrust them to him. Firstly, it allows him to accumulate some Fortune, and secondly, it trains him to take over from him in managing external affairs in the future. Wouldn't that be wonderful!
As for the Three Xiaos, all three of them are quite talented, especially Yunxiao, who later cultivated to become Quasi-Saint. Her Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation is almost comparable to Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light. There are very few second-generation disciples of the four sects who can withstand it. She can be cultivated into a representative of the female cultivators of their Western Teachings!
They arrived at Wuzhuang Temple once again. Jieyin, Zhunti, Hong Yun Zhenyuanzi talking on one side, while Jiang Yun and the other second-generation disciples or followers gathered on the other side.
Jiang Yun was delighted to see Qingfeng and Mingyue again. He introduced the Two to the newly initiated Three Xiaos and Zhao Gongming. After everyone got to know each other, they began to talk about their experiences on this trip. When they talked about the events that happened at the Penglai Grand Ceremony, Qingfeng and Mingyue exclaimed in surprise at the exciting parts, complaining that Zhenyuanzi hadn't taken them to the ceremony to see for themselves.
Meanwhile, the group on the other side started talking about cultivation after becoming Quasi-Saint. At this time, Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun had also successfully Corpse Slashing. Zhenyuanzi cultivated the Earthly Dao and used the Earth Scroll to sever his Good Corpse, while Hong Yun cultivated the Path of Fortune and used the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd to sever his Good Corpse.
The group had always been on good terms, and Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun were even willing to help with the construction of the Western Region. When the topic of Corpse Slashing came up, Zhunti and Jieyin recounted some of the things they had discussed with Jiang Yun, especially their speculations about the Three Corpses Unification, which served as a reminder to the two of them.
After hearing the speculations, the two were naturally able to discern whether they were reasonable, and they also became somewhat wary of the content of Old Ancestor Hongjun's sermon.