Celestial Pills Again

"Ancestor, you truly are an immortal descended to earth!"

"Ancestor, you are truly extraordinarily handsome!"

"Grandmaster, may your life be as enduring as the Southern Mountains!"

What elegant praise could you expect from these ancient relics who had been isolated from the world for several hundred years! The poor old Taoists racked their brains to squeeze out these few simple and unadorned compliments. If a modern person were surrounded by them now, they'd probably die from vomiting, or freezing, or from excessive blood loss due to too many goosebumps. Fortunately, Zhang Hupan was also a novice Taoist and it was his first time hearing such praise, so it didn't cause him much harm, physically or mentally. However, after hearing so many compliments, he felt a little embarrassed. He quickly made a gesture telling them to shut up, and instantly the surroundings became so quiet that even the sound of breathing was clearly audible. If a SWAT team instructor were here now, they would surely be very impressed that Zhang Hupan could train such excellent trainees who could control themselves so well. It was no joke; their ancestor had made the "shut up" gesture, and who would dare to fart now unless they didn't want their celestial pills anymore?

Zhang Hupan was no fool; on the contrary, he was a very intelligent Taoist, so how could he not understand the intentions of Kuye and the others? He just didn't understand if celestial pills were really that important. It was no wonder he didn't understand. How could someone who had lived since childhood in a celestial valley where precious medicinal herbs like thousand-year-old ginseng and ganoderma grew like weeds understand their value? Who would cherish weeds? Moreover, these pills had only a negligible effect on those who had cultivated to a certain level. This was also why Zhang Sanfeng's other four disciples couldn't reach the Nascent Soul Stage; otherwise, wouldn't it be as simple as letting them gnaw on ginseng like radishes? Unless they were top-tier celestial pills, left behind by ancient immortals, which were rare and sought-after.

Since he understood the thoughts of these old Taoists, as the only second-generation disciple of the Wudang Sect and the true sect leader, how could he be stingy? Moreover, Zhang Hupan was not a stingy person. Thus, he distributed several different celestial pills according to each person's cultivation level. Instantly, the spiritual energy of the pills surged to the heavens, and even the barrier set up by Kuye and the others couldn't stop the spiritual energy from leaking out. As a result, the number of demons wandering into Yuchun Palace in the following days increased dramatically. If they hadn't discovered the power of the person who set up the celestial formations and feared the strength of Wudang, they might have broken in and robbed the place long ago.

After distributing the celestial pills, Zhang Hupan also gave each person several valuable magical artifacts and celestial swords. After all, Wudang was founded by his master, so he had to take good care of it. Moreover, Zhang Hupan had plenty of celestial pills, magical artifacts, and celestial swords in his Universe Ring; he didn't know how Zhang Sanfeng had collected them back then. It was a pity that the highest cultivation among them was only Mid-stage Pill Formation; otherwise, Zhang Hupan would have really liked to give them some more powerful magical artifacts.

Those old Taoists who received the celestial pills, celestial swords, and magical artifacts were already ecstatic and out of their minds. Having lived for hundreds of years, they had never seen such spiritually potent and radiant celestial pills, let alone celestial swords and treasures that were full of magical power and clearly top-tier celestial artifacts. Of course, this was only for them; for Zhang Hupan, they were just toys for children.

Seeing the Wudang disciples behaving so ridiculously, Zhang Hupan couldn't help but sigh with emotion, secretly feeling ashamed in his heart for being the sect leader of the Wudang Sect. At the same time, he couldn't help but blame his master and his senior brothers whom he had never met. How could they be so cruel and heartless to the Wudang disciples, causing them to lose their composure at the sight of celestial pills and go crazy for celestial swords? Zhang Hupan secretly resolved that he would never let these Wudang disciples live a poor life again. Fortunately, there were no outsiders present now, otherwise, they would have lost all face. Of course, the cultivation of these Wudang disciples was indeed too low. It seemed necessary to stay here for a while to give them some remedial lessons. Of course, he also needed to catch up on some secular knowledge himself, otherwise, he would repeat the scene from that day where he was beaten by that wild girl without even knowing why! However, thinking of those two girls, Zhang Hupan's eyes couldn't help but picture their slender, fair legs and high chests, and his blood began to flow uncontrollably faster. Zhang Hupan hurriedly circulated the Wudang Celestial Arts, suppressing his agitated mood.

"Ahem." Zhang Hupan's light cough finally brought the Taoists, who had fallen into a frenzy, back to their senses. After all, they had cultivated for hundreds of years. When they sobered up, they remembered their behavior just now and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. The shy expressions of people who were hundreds of years old were truly unbearable for ordinary people. Fortunately, Zhang Hupan was not an ordinary person; otherwise, he would have definitely vomited.

"I will be staying here for a while to talk about the Heavenly Dao. If you have any cultivation problems, you can also ask me. Also, help me find a Wudang disciple who is more familiar with current society to tell me about common sense in today's world!"

Hearing that Zhang Hupan was going to stay here for a while, these Taoists went crazy again. For these cultivators, having the chance to hear guidance from Zhang Sanfeng's personal disciple was even more precious than celestial pills or celestial swords. A simple enlightenment could benefit them for a lifetime! Then, as expected, Zhang Hupan endured another storm of compliments. Helplessly, Zhang Hupan uttered words that made all cultivators sweat with shame: "I'm tired. Find me a relatively clean room, and we'll talk about things tomorrow!" After speaking, he fled in disarray, led by Qingteng and Qingzhu. Kuye and the others were left confused, unable to understand how someone with Zhang Hupan's high cultivation could feel tired! However, Kuye and the others quickly snapped out of their confusion. They looked at the celestial pills, magical artifacts, and celestial swords in their hands and, like thieves, quickly put them into their mustard seed pouches. Then, they all shared an awkward smile, knowing what they were thinking.

"Alright, now let's think if there's anyone among us suitable to introduce worldly affairs to the Grand-Ancestor." After all, Kuye was the highest in seniority here, and the eldest among the Kuye generation, so he had to take responsibility for the task Zhang Hupan assigned.

Thus, they began to discuss animatedly again. If anyone among them were to calculate, they would find that the total years these old fellows had cultivated since entering this place was less than the amount they spoke today. However, after much discussion, they reached a conclusion: their secular knowledge was also pitifully scarce. After all, they had been isolated from the world for hundreds of years. Who knew what the current situation was like? It was not suitable for them to introduce it to Zhang Hupan. So, they helplessly called for Qingteng to fetch the current sect leader of the Wudang Sect in the secular world, Daoist Master Qingmu.

At this moment, at the entrance of the main hall of Yuchun Palace, Song Feng welcomed the two daughters of his two friends from the secular world, namely Zhao Liya and Lin Ling. Song Feng was Qingteng's second disciple and one of the main personnel responsible for external affairs in the Wudang Sect. The so-called external affairs simply meant strolling in the secular world during their free time to see how the Wudang disciples were doing in the world and to help solve problems that lower-level Wudang disciples couldn't handle. (To be continued)