"True Lord Shangqing Dongxuan?"
The four Bodhisattvas looked astonished. They exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the others' eyes. Although Shangqing Lingbao Dao Lord was revered as a Dao Ancestor, one of the Three Pure Ones, and held the highest of statuses, his temperament and conduct were utterly unlike those of the other two Dao Ancestors.
Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable was solemn and dignified. He had few disciples, and every one of his direct disciples had passed layer upon layer of tests before being admitted. Once they entered his sect, their names were announced to the Six Realms, and they were immediately taken by their Teacher to Jade Void Palace in Great Luo Heaven, where they received strict instruction and built a solid foundation.
They spent at least several hundred years cultivating, and sometimes as long as a thousand, until they had laid a firm foundation and mastered all the skills of the Dao.
Only then were they allowed to descend the mountain and travel the world.
Such as the Jade Void Palace's Tai Xuan True Person and Fire Luminary Great Emperor Dongyang.
They had cultivated in Great Luo Heaven for a thousand years before being permitted to leave. As soon as they did, they made a spectacular name for themselves.
The Supreme One lineage, on the other hand, was the most laissez-faire. Over these long years, between acting and nonaction, only a handful had truly entered the sect and received a Daoist title beginning with "Xuan." Apart from Great Master Xuan Du, there was only Supreme Xuanwei True Person.
Shangqing Great Dao Lord, by contrast, was free-spirited. When taking disciples, he neither put them through the many tests required by Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable nor placed as much importance on their character as Dao Ancestor Tai Shang did. He