Chapter 467 The Great Teacher

The Daoist cupped his hands and asked, while behind him, the clouds parted and cranes cried, as if it were a misty fairyland, stepping straight up the cloud ladder. This momentum was not fierce, but it was grand and vast enough. Moreover, he asked that question, and the young Daoists present were already lost in thought, their minds shaken, almost forgetting that they were just junior disciples, subconsciously about to agree.

Then, an older Daoist patted him on the shoulder, bringing him back to his senses.

Looking again, the feeling of ethereal detachment was gone.

But it was still extraordinary.

It had the bearing of a highly respected Daoist.

A middle-aged Daoist returned the greeting to Wei Yuan. He did not directly answer the question of whether it was possible, but said:

"This humble Daoist is Chi Yuwen from the Shenxiao Sect."

"This fellow Daoist, since you say you are from the Taiping Dao, may I ask who your teacher is?"

Wei Yuan said frankly:

"The Great Virtuous Teacher, Zhang Jiao."

...

In the place of bitter cultivation of the Taiping Dao.

Several talismans suddenly lit up on the nine-section staff stuck upside down in the ground.

It trembled and buzzed.

It was almost about to break through the air and leave, but because of what Wei Yuan said before he left, asking it to stay here and guard this formation, this treasure of the Taiping Dao ultimately only let the talismans flow on the staff, and then gradually converged, eventually becoming quiet again.

On Mount Longhu.

Chi Yuwen, the Shenxiao Sect cultivator who asked the question, frowned. He only thought that this Daoist was being evasive with him. When talking about one's teacher, a Daoist could say the name of their master, and often would say the name of their ancestral master. For example, the Zhengyi Dao said that their lineage was taught by Zhang Daoling, and the Quanzhen said that they were from the Wang Chongyang lineage.

This indicated that their lineage was the orthodox Daoist tradition.

Especially since Wei Yuan had previously said that he wanted to re-establish the names of the Taiping Dao's Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries.

Such words had a bit of a drawing-a-tiger-skin-to-scare-people flavor.

Chi Yuwen nodded and said, "I see."

He looked at Yue Qinglin's head thrown on the ground, sighed, and said, "Well done!"

"I wish I could personally strike him with a few bolts of lightning."

He cupped his hands at Wei Yuan and said, "Thank you."

He looked again at the scene behind Wei Yuan, where the clouds parted and cranes cried, like a crystal-clear fairyland, and couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration:

"Truly good Daoist practice, good cultivation."

He looked at Wei Yuan and said solemnly:

"However, fellow Daoist wants to open the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries, the Taiping Dao lineage."

"Forgive this humble Daoist, but I cannot agree!"

Wei Yuan raised his eyebrows, signaling him to continue. Chi Yuwen said slowly: "Fellow Daoist's Daoist practice and methods are superior to this humble Daoist. You are a true cultivator of our Daoist sect. However, establishing a sect is about spreading the Dao to the world. It's not just about having magic power, nor is it about one's own Daoist practice being high enough."

"Daoists discuss the Dao, not strength!"

"Conquering others is about force, not true power."

"Fellow Daoist, can you carry the thousand-year Daoist tradition of the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries Taiping Department on your shoulders?"

Another Daoist sect cultivator frowned, pointed to the scene outside, and couldn't help but scold: "Chi Yuwen, open your eyes and look. The Longhu Mountain's Qi Luck Lotus Pond is overflowing with Qi. Dare you say this is without Daoist practice? Since he carries the Taiping Dao's Daoist practice and methods, and says he wants to reopen the sect of his ancestors, of course he can."

The Daoist Sect of Louguan Dao shook his head and said, "My sect feels that this matter is not yet ripe."

The old man smiled politely at Wei Yuan, and then said: "Fellow Daoist has come today with great momentum."

"If you can just open a sect like this."

"If someone else comes one day, will we have to add another lineage to the Daoist sect?"

"Then what are we still cultivating, what are we still comprehending?"

"It's better to pursue the path of slaying external demons. You cultivate the Shenxiao Five Thunder Technique, and I cultivate the flying sword method of beheading people from a thousand miles away. In the future, let's not discuss the Dao anymore. Everyone should learn from the martial arts world. Whoever has the bigger fist can open a sect."

"Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken."

"I have met Curator Wei before. His strength is not weak, and his understanding of Daoist methods is no worse than ours."

Lin Shouyi of the Shangqing Sect, who had been in contact with Wei Yuan before, frowned and couldn't help but retort.

Louguan Dao glanced at Wei Yuan, his lips moved, and he still sighed with a hint of self-deprecation:

"Your and my Daoist practice."

"Is good."

"But can such a Daoist title carry the sect on one shoulder and the Daoist tradition on the other?"

"Re-establish the mountain gate after a thousand years?"

He had something else he didn't say, this was too much pressure for a young man.

The various Daoist sect cultivators here held their own opinions and argued with each other. Wei Yuan, on the other hand, didn't seem anxious at all. After he said those words, it was as if it had nothing to do with him. He lifted his robe and sat next to a table. When two old Daoists were arguing, he poured him a cup of tea.

He said "Please use" politely, and then continued to argue.

Wei Yuan noticed that the number of Daoist sects willing to recognize the Taiping Dao's reopening of the sect and its position among the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries was basically the same as the number of Daoist branches that felt that it was too hasty to decide on this matter, each accounting for about half.

During the dispute, everyone also stood on one side or the other.

The temperament of Daoist cultivators is sometimes very stubborn.

So what if you have a big fist?

This humble Daoist just doesn't recognize it.

Do whatever you want.

In the end, everyone found that it was half and half, but they still firmly believed in their own path. More importantly, the character of the Daoist sect was not like that of the Fog City, which followed so-called rules. There was no democracy of minority obeying the majority. According to Wei Yuan's understanding of these Daoist cultivators, they would probably develop into the side that hadn't won the argument rather than the side that didn't have enough people angrily going down the mountain.

Indicating that this Daoist lord is not playing with you anymore.

Whether you love Three Sects or Four Sects is up to you.

Don't bother this humble Daoist with alchemy.

Anyway, we don't recognize it.

Finally, everyone looked at Celestial Master Zhang Ruosu. With the latter's prestige, if he spoke for Wei Yuan, many Daoist branches would reluctantly agree. Zhang Ruosu picked up his tea, looked at Wei Yuan, and said, "This humble Daoist... cannot agree either."

Lin Shouyi couldn't help but say, "Celestial Master..."

Zhang Ruosu raised his hand to stop his friend.

His eyes were still on Wei Yuan, and he said, "Because the Dao is not something that can be done just by someone's recognition."

"Everything that everyone here, including me, said before, you can take it as farting."

"The Seven Jade Pivot are called the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries only because in the past, many capable and Daoist-practiced fellow Daoists came out of these sects. No one actively proposed this title, saying that we should sort out the Daoist sects in the world and establish a few mountain strongholds. There was no such thing, but slowly there was such a saying."

"You can re-establish the Taiping Dao."

"And if the Taiping Dao you speak of is qualified to be called the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries, the Taiping Department of the Seven Daoist Sects, then it is very simple..."

"Just do the things that the Taiping Dao cultivators did in the past again."

Lin Shouyi's expression changed slightly, surprised, but he didn't say anything more.

Zhang Ruosu looked at Wei Yuan.

"Discuss the Dao."

"Use what you know and learn to prove yourself. This takes a little time. If you are willing, everyone go back and invite your fellow disciples and Daoists. After thirty days, in the place you decide, you will open a sect and lecture on the Dao, verifying what you have cultivated, and see if you can convince the Daoists of the world. If it doesn't work this time, then wait another ten years."

"If ten years is not enough, then twenty years."

"I think, one day, when you really have the understanding of the Dao to be able to carry the Taiping Dao without falling into the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries, then there will be no need for anyone to admit or agree. Wherever you are, is the Taiping Department."

Wei Yuan looked at Zhang Ruosu and slowly nodded.

The old Celestial Master's eyes were peaceful, and he said:

"Then, can you bear the title of the Taiping Dao, the Great Virtuous Teacher?"

"Fellow Daoist Wei, in front of the fellow Daoists of the world, we await your answer in thirty days."

...

The sea of clouds outside began to slowly dissipate.

The cultivators of the various sects who had rushed over in a hurry also hurriedly left Mount Longhu. Zhang Ruosu's Celestial Master's decree, like the first and second times, was heavy. The Taiping Department, one of the Three Caverns and Four Auxiliaries, was about to reappear in the world. There was a disciple of this sect opening a sect and preaching the Dharma.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, the weight of this matter was heavy enough.

High level of the Celestial Master's Mansion main hall.

Normally, people are not allowed to enter.

Wei Yuan, dressed in a Daoist robe, sat cross-legged in front of a window with hollowed-out patterns, watching the sea of clouds slowly and quietly flowing. Zhang Ruosu held a cup of tea and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Wei, the scene of your appearance today was a bit too big. If this old Daoist was not now representing Mount Longhu, I would probably be frightened by you."

"I even suspect that you did it on purpose."

Wei Yuan withdrew his gaze and said, "It was indeed intentional."

Zhang Ruosu was stunned: "Huh?"

Wei Yuan stretched out his hand and gestured, saying seriously: "To show off in front of people, right?"

"Maybe these Daoists will see my posture and agree?"

"From a psychological point of view, this should be called preemptive strike. To put it simply."

"Well, just see if I can scare people, understand? Whether things can be done is another matter, the momentum must be sufficient."

Zhang Ruosu listened in a daze.

Wei Yuan took the cup of tea from the old Daoist's hand and took a sip without ceremony.

Zhang Ruosu looked at his empty hand, shook his head, and smiled: "I thought you didn't look like a Daoist before, but now I think you look a bit like a Daoist. There are not many on Mount Longhu who look more like a Daoist than you. But I can see it now, Fellow Daoist Wei, you came prepared this time."

"First, you created this bluffing thing, then you reached out and there was a head, and when you opened your mouth, it was Zhang Jiao."

"Layer by layer, and then you took the opportunity to say that you wanted to re-establish the Taiping Dao, one ring after another. In fact, this old Daoist just suspected that your real purpose might be something else, and the Taiping Dao was just a cover."

Wei Yuan said, "I didn't lie about this matter."

Zhang Ruosu said, "You mean, re-establish the Taiping Dao?"

Wei Yuan looked at the rolling clouds in front of him and answered, "No..."

Zhang Ruosu looked at Wei Yuan, and suddenly felt that this young Daoist was very close, but also had a distant feeling. Sitting in the sea of clouds, the clouds flowed, and the sleeves of the blue-gray coarse cloth Daoist robe swayed slightly. The aura on his body was so far away that it seemed not to belong to this era. His voice paused, and he smiled as if very relaxed:

"My teacher."

"It really is him."

PS: Today's first update... three thousand words

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