flocking to join

With the addition of the Nine Luminaries True Lords, Fang Yang finally had his own force within the Sect of Interception.

Although this force did not possess the ability to turn the world upside down, with it, Fang Yang's influence could be considered to have initially taken shape.

In the future, whether it was to preach the Dao or to deal with enemies outside the sect, Fang Yang would no longer have to fight alone.

Saint Mother Wudang did not react much. After her small group was established, she had achieved nothing.

The authority to preach the Dao within the Sect of Interception was controlled by Daoist Duobao. They were unwilling to fight Daoist Duobao and did not contend for this authority at all. Saint Mother Wudang and Zhao Gongming had special identities and symbolically took in two disciples: Yun Xiao and the Nine Luminaries True Lords. The Twelve Yuan Chen did not even take disciples.

Fang Yang was clearly different from Saint Mother Wudang. Not long after he was promoted to a direct disciple, he earned a large amount of merit for the Sect of Interception.

Because, logically speaking, Fang Yang was a disciple of the Sect of Interception, and a large portion of the merit he earned should have belonged to Sect Master Tongtian.

However, the Saints in the Primordial Era were not capitalists. They never pocketed the merit earned by their disciples.

This was why Fang Yang received all the merit.

But the Nine Luminaries True Lords saw hope in this merit.

If Fang Yang had the ability to earn the first portion of merit, he had the ability to earn the second.

By following Fang Yang, he also had the opportunity to earn merit.

As for Saint Mother Wudang, her cultivation was merely profound. She could not help them earn merit, nor could she help them break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Saint Mother Wudang knew herself best. Her Vacuum Homeland plan was too much like Kyōka Suigetsu compared to Fang Yang's plan to earn merit.

Those with merit were the ones worth following.

"Haha."

Fang Yang felt the subtle atmosphere between Saint Mother Wudang and the Nine Luminaries True Lords and burst into laughter.

"Everyone, there's no need to be concerned. We are all disciples of the Sect of Interception, and Senior Sister Wudang has decided to support each other. In essence, we are still one family."

Saint Mother Wudang and the Nine Luminaries True Lords, out of respect for Fang Yang, exchanged a smile and let go of the slight awkwardness in their hearts.

However, Saint Mother Wudang was certainly not going to abandon her Vacuum Homeland plan. She was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and once the beacon was established, there was no possibility of abandoning it.

Currently, Saint Mother Wudang only agreed with Fang Yang on the matter of clearing out the outer disciples of the Sect of Interception. In terms of promoting the orthodox Dao, Saint Mother Wudang had her own views.

After all misunderstandings were cleared, Saint Mother Wudang continued, "Junior Brother, the number of outer disciples in our sect exceeds forty-eight thousand. Among them, nearly seventy percent are like Junior Brother, having inherited their Master's teachings and ascended to immortality."

"These Junior Brothers and Sisters, after joining the sect, only wish to cultivate the Dao wholeheartedly, without any trace of the habits of the furred and horned or those born from wetness and eggs."

"We are not targeting them, but the scum who collude with the Seven Immortals of Penglai, Lü Yue, Luo Xuan, and the Ten Heavenly Lords. Do you admit this, Junior Brother?"

Although there were many Outer Disciples who supported Daoist Duobao, the vast majority of them were not acting of their own free will.

These Outer Disciples had "extraordinary luck" and caught the eye of the Seven Immortals of Penglai and others, who invited them to join.

The most typical example was Lady Stone Incarnation.

Lady Stone Incarnation was originally a Female Immortal with both moral integrity and virtue. However, her radiance was too dazzling, which attracted the attention of Ma Yuan.

Ma Yuan not only moved his Cave Mansion to Lady Stone Incarnation's Qingliang Mountain but also used his Demonic Cultivation to demonize Qingliang Mountain, turning a good Immortal Mountain and blessed land into an Ancient Demonic Domain.

Lady Stone Incarnation had an upright nature. She was unwilling to fall out with Ma Yuan, nor did she know how to adapt. Seeing that she could not drive Ma Yuan away, she simply tacitly accepted his presence.

Once this loophole was opened, things spiraled out of control.

Ma Yuan repeatedly crossed the line, pressuring Lady Stone Incarnation step by step. In the end, Lady Stone Incarnation had no choice but to become a member of the Seven Immortals of Penglai's faction.

Saint Mother Wudang did not want to hunt down those like Lady Stone Incarnation who were not acting of their own free will.

In the past, in Saint Mother Wudang's heart, Daoist Duobao had a higher priority than Lady Stone Incarnation and others.

Therefore, when Lady Stone Incarnation and others were oppressed by the Seven Immortals of Penglai faction, Saint Mother Wudang remained silent.

However, after she decided to turn the tide, she no longer cared about Daoist Duobao's opinion. She began to sympathize with people like Lady Stone Incarnation.

Saint Mother Wudang was not the perfect person in the eyes of the masses. She was multifaceted, and this multifaceted nature was precisely the most essential part of human nature.

"That is only natural."

Fang Yang nodded.

He was not responsible for judging good and evil. He only wanted to solve the problem of the numerous Outer Disciples corrupting the luck of the Sect of Interception.

Since Lady Stone Incarnation and others were not acting of their own free will, why should he kill them all and make new enemies for himself?

Seeing that Fang Yang was giving her face, Saint Mother Wudang's favorability towards him soared.

At the very least, Fang Yang was not an obstinate person. Cooperating with such a person, she did not have to worry about any problems arising from the plan.

"It would be best if Junior Brother could be magnanimous towards them. On Golden Ao Island, Senior Sister Jin Ling, like me, has long had some reservations about Senior Brother's actions. If I reason with her and appeal to her emotions, she will definitely join us."

"With the two of us, plus Senior Sister Jin Ling, although it may not be enough to threaten Senior Brother's position in Teacher's heart, our side's strength will greatly increase."

Saint Mother Wudang proposed again.

Fang Yang deeply agreed with this. Among all the disciples of the Sect of Interception, Saint Mother Jin Ling had the most outstanding virtue, and her prestige among the disciples was extremely high.

If she raised her arms, an unknown number of disciples of the Sect of Interception would come forward and answer her call.

If Saint Mother Wudang could truly persuade Saint Mother Jin Ling, the future of the Sect of Interception would undoubtedly be brilliant, and it would absolutely not suffer a Catastrophe.

"Since Senior Sister has this idea, then go for it!"

Fang Yang nodded in agreement.

In fact, relying on external forces to solve the problems of the Sect of Interception was the inferior option. In the Primordial Era, very few dared to attack the disciples of a Saint Great Sect.

Fang Yang's pursuit order could only restrict the actions of the Outer Disciples of the Sect of Interception for a short period.

After a long time, no one would be watching them. Once Daoist Duobao and the Seven Immortals of Penglai appeared, the Great Powers of the heavens would begin to retreat.

It was different if the disciples of the Sect of Interception took action themselves; they would not need to worry about Sect Master Tongtian's attitude.

Sect Master Tongtian had already let Fang Yang do as he pleased. With this as a foundation, any major disturbance Fang Yang caused would be reasonable.

After Saint Mother Wudang returned to Golden Ao Island, Fang Yang and Nine Luminaries True Lords returned to Qingcheng Mountain.

Nine Luminaries True Lords prepared to set up the Heavenly Dipper Formation in Qingcheng Mountain as the protective mountain formation, to guard the Qingcheng Mountain Grotto-Heaven.

Just as Fang Yang and the others returned, another group of Grand Unity Golden Immortal auras appeared, descending upon Qingcheng Mountain.

It turned out that more disciples of the Sect of Interception had come to pay their respects.

The Five True Lords of Hundred Vegetable Mountain had arrived!

They had also come to pledge allegiance to Fang Yang. Their Race of Grass and Trees also wanted to shine and contribute once.