Shi Feiyang summoned all his disciples and followers to the Five Luminaries Palace and spoke with each of them individually, answering the questions they had encountered in their cultivation. Based on their present circumstances, he also pointed out their future paths and the methods best suited to their next stages of cultivation. He began with Xiong Manniang and Deng Bagu, proceeded through Yuan Hua and Jinxu Nu, and finished with Lin Han and Shi Sheng.
He then brought out the Magic Treasures he had acquired during this time and distributed them in turn. First, he called Xiong Manniang over. "You already have the Dragon Sparrow Ring, and your cultivation is still shallow, so I should not be giving you another Magic Treasure. But you abandoned the path of Reincarnation Nun Yinkong arranged for you and followed me to cultivate the Mystic Sect's immortal way. That calamity has yet to pass. This Dust-Veiling Banner is an excellent treasure for evading calamities, though it also involves certain other karmic entanglements. Still, it can at least buy you some time, so I will give it to you early. You must refine it diligently. Remember, you absolutely must not lose this treasure. Otherwise, your calamity will be difficult to overcome, and you may truly have to undergo Reincarnation once more."
He instructed Xiong Manniang in refining the Dust-Veiling Banner, as well as a more systematic way of refining the Dragon Sparrow Ring, making it resonate with her heart and breath and unlocking more of its uses and powers.
One principle ran through the Great Dao; arts and spells changed with circumstance.
After Xiong Manniang came Deng Bagu. Her cultivation was profound, and she had long since formed a nascent soul. However, she had cultivated that infant using an Unorthodox Path method, leaving it far