Lu Chen Accepts Disciples on His Master's Behalf

A woman in a flowing golden gauze dress, with a graceful figure and strikingly radiant features, bowed elegantly.

"Duobao!"

Lu Chen called out loudly.

"What is it, Eldest Brother?"

Duobao came running over, his round belly wobbling.

"Take our junior sister and find her a good cave dwelling."

"Sure thing."

Duobao nodded, then turned to Jin Ling.

"Junior Sister, this way."

Over the past thousand years, Duobao had done nothing but travel all over Kunlun Mountain, marking every place suitable for establishing a cave dwelling.

Naturally, Lu Chen had instructed him to do this. The Jie Sect had many people, and so did the Chan Sect and Human Cult. Where there were many people, disputes were bound to arise, especially over cave dwellings. Everyone wanted a blessed land and celestial grotto. Although Kunlun Mountain was vast, blessed lands and celestial grottos also came in different grades, and there were only so many places with dense spiritual energy.

Jin Ling followed behind Duobao. Thinking of the otherworldly aura she had sensed from Lu Chen, curiosity appeared on her face.

"Senior Brother Duobao, what realm is Eldest Brother at now?"

"As for Eldest Brother... even I do not know what realm he is at. I only know that when I had just entered the Taiyi Realm, Eldest Brother was already a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal."

After giving it some thought, Duobao answered slowly. He did not mention Lu Chen's shattered Dao Flower, preserving the image of Eldest Brother's unfathomable cultivation in his junior sister's heart.

"Great Luo!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Ling covered her red lips lightly, her face full of shock. She was only a Mysterious Immortal now, yet Eldest Brother was already a Great Luo.

"Senior Brothers, you must have joined Master's side very early, right?"

Though Jin Ling had yet to see Tongtian, the way she addressed him had already changed.

"Yes. When we became disciples, we were about at your current realm. At that time, Master was a Great Luo."

Elsewhere.

Besides Jin Ling, several more men and women had gathered beside Lu Chen.

Every one of them would become a backbone pillar of the Jie Sect in the future: Wudang, Guiling, the Three Xiao Sisters, Zhao Gongming, Luo Xuan, Wuyun Immortal of the Seven Attendant Immortals...

Though they regretted not seeing Tongtian, they did not show it, instead standing respectfully behind Lu Chen.

"You all go with Duobao."

When Lu Chen saw Duobao return, he turned to look at his junior brothers and sisters behind him.

"As you command, Senior Brother."

At this moment, Laozi had no one beside him but Xuandu. Yuanshi had several Daoists standing beside him, most of them Mysterious Immortals. Thus far, not a single cultivator above the Golden Immortal level had appeared. This was normal enough; the experts of the Primordial World were basically gathered among the Witch and Demon clans.

Those who came to Kunlun Mountain to seek a master and learn the Dao were mostly minor cultivators without inheritances, or those with weak cultivation and no one to rely on.

Of course, one person was an exception.

That person stood beside Yuanshi with a gloomy expression, emanating the aura of a Great Luo.

Ran Deng, one of the Three Thousand Guests of the Red Dust. After the great powers of his generation had all entered the Quasi-Saint realm, he alone remained at Great Luo. Now he had come to the Chan Sect to take a master, seeking an opportunity to sever his corpse.

For someone like Ran Deng to force his peers into becoming his juniors, there was basically no second example in the entire Primordial World.

Speaking of his innate foundation, though it was not first-rate, it was among the very best beneath that tier. After all, his true form was a high-grade innate Dharma treasure.

His fortune was also considerable. He had the Qiankun Ruler as his companion spirit treasure, along with twelve Sea-Calming Pearls.

Lu Chen withdrew his gaze from Ran Deng.

He wanted to remind Ran Deng that his Dao lay in the west, not in the Chan Sect.

But after thinking about it, he decided against it. Though the Three Pure Ones were still on good terms now, they would eventually split apart.

Besides, Yuanshi was such a face-conscious person. There would be no benefit in saying it, and he might even offend him instead.

Gradually, fewer and fewer cultivators remained at the foot of the mountain, while more and more gathered beside Lu Chen. The remaining members of the Seven Attendant Immortals, the Four Saints of Kowloon Island, the Ten Heavenly Lords, and Winged Immortal all arrived in succession.

After everyone at the foot of the mountain entered the formation and underwent the trial, nearly a thousand people stood behind Lu Chen, making the peak of Kunlun Mountain seem somewhat crowded.

Only thirteen people stood behind Yuanshi: Ran Deng and the Twelve Golden Immortals.

"You may first establish your cave dwellings. In one hundred years, I will expound the Dao at Yuqing Palace."

Yuanshi glanced at the vast throng behind Lu Chen, his brows furrowing slightly, then looked at the disciples behind himself.

With that, his figure vanished.

Laozi had already departed early with Xuandu.

Lu Chen looked at his junior brothers behind him and declared loudly, "You have passed the trial and climbed to the summit. From now on, you are all disciples of the Jie Sect. Once you enter the Jie Sect, the Jie Sect will be your support in the future. But remember this: you came to the Jie Sect to cultivate the Dao. The Jie Sect's name is not for you to throw your weight around. If I discover that anyone uses the Jie Sect's name to bully others or slaughter without cause, do not blame me for cleansing the sect!"

With that, he directly unleashed the pressure of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Nearly a thousand cultivators felt that irresistible pressure bearing down on them. Their faces flushed red, and they could not raise their heads.

After Lu Chen withdrew his pressure, everyone raised their heads and looked at him with a trace of awe in their eyes. The little schemes in some people's hearts had been shattered.

"As long as you are not maliciously stirring up trouble, if you come into conflict with others outside, do not confront them directly. Remember their names, then come back and tell me. I will help you win back your face. There is no shame in seeking your senior brother when you cannot win."

"The Jie Sect does not provoke trouble, but neither are we afraid of it!"

A trace of warmth entered Lu Chen's voice.

Hearing Lu Chen's words, a warm current could not help but rise in the cultivators' hearts. The way they looked at him changed.

Lu Chen's voice was not loud, but it was not soft either if he wanted nearly a thousand cultivators to hear it. Ran Deng and the Twelve Golden Immortals nearby had heard every word as well.

At present, the Twelve Golden Immortals were not close to one another. Though their cultivation was not high, every one of them possessed deep pride in their bones and maintained an aloof air.

Even Huanglong, the most unfortunate among the Twelve Golden Immortals, was no exception. Having just entered the Chan Sect, he did not yet know that Yuanshi disliked demonkind. This was precisely when his spirit stood at its highest in his entire life.

After Lu Chen finished his instructions, he let them each go establish their cave dwellings.

As for those disciples who were not well known in the Primordial World, he had no reason to give them special care. The good cave dwellings had already been assigned, and the remaining places were much the same.

"Eldest Brother, something has happened!"

The moment Lu Chen returned to his cave dwelling, he received Duobao's voice transmission.

The next instant, Lu Chen vanished, speeding toward Duobao's location.

By the time Lu Chen arrived.

Duobao and Jin Ling were confronting someone.

"Duobao, what happened?"

Lu Chen walked to Duobao's side and asked in a low voice.

"Eldest Brother, Ran Deng wants to seize Junior Sister Jin Ling's cave dwelling by force. If I had not happened to be nearby, Junior Sister Jin Ling's cave dwelling would have been taken by Ran Deng."

Duobao briefly described what had happened.

After hearing this, understanding flickered in Lu Chen's eyes. Since Jin Ling had been the first to arrive, her cave dwelling had the densest spiritual energy aside from his and Duobao's.

Ran Deng had surely seen that Jin Ling was a new disciple and harbored ill intent. After all, good cave dwellings were hard to come by.