Chapter 21
This Virgin Mary is Not That Virgin Mary
However, it must be said that Guang Chengzi did indeed have a good impression of the Holy Mother of Wudang.
The fact that the Holy Mother of Wudang could still guard her heart despite the current free atmosphere of the Shangqing lineage is enough to show that she is not without wisdom, but also possesses great wisdom.
Guang Chengzi always admired people of great wisdom like this, who were far better than those ignorant and foolish people.
Faced with the goodwill shown by the Holy Mother of Wudang, Guang Chengzi naturally smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "So you are my junior sister of Wudang. It has been a long time since we last met. It is indeed true that the rumors are true. No wonder people say that there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. It is truly true."
When Guang Chengzi made a joke, Wudang Shengmu was quite surprised. She never expected that the usually serious Yuanshi Tianzun would take such a witty and humorous person as his disciple.
She had heard some rumors about Guang Chengzi and thought he was a serious person who was prejudiced against the Shangqing lineage.
I was prepared to face their sarcastic remarks, but I didn't expect them to be so calm and sincere. Even I, the selfless saint, felt a sense of goodwill towards them.
The Holy Mother of Wudang covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's just undeserved praise from outsiders. Junior Sister is not worthy of such praise, and Senior Brother should not joke around like this."
Guang Chengzi shook his head and said, "Junior Sister is just being modest. You should know that excessive modesty is arrogance. Does she really need me to tell her everything before she'll admit it?"
After they finished speaking, the two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere between them was quite mild and pleasant, without the tense atmosphere that should have been present.
The Holy Mother of Tortoise Spirit, who was watching from the sidelines, felt a sudden unease, her eyebrows furrowing slightly as she sensed something was amiss.
She had to use all her persuasion to finally convince the Holy Mother of Wudang to join the Path of Freedom from some obscure corner, hoping to find someone to rely on in order to counter Guang Chengzi's power.
Guang Chengzi's cultivation level is a minor matter. Even if Guiling Shengmu is not good enough, she can still become Tongtian's personal disciple, so her talent is beyond question. She is also a leading figure in the current era.
However, Guang Chengzi was entrusted with the supervisory duties bestowed by Tongtian, and even had the privilege of freely entering Biyou Palace, just like their personal disciples, which even Yunxiao did not have!
Faced with such a supervising immortal, even the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit felt uneasy. She secretly thought that if she were the only one to strongly resist, she might incur Tongtian's reprimand. Naturally, she also wanted to bring along a few of her junior brothers and sisters to share the burden.
After all, the law does not punish the masses. One person killing someone is a crime, ten people killing someone is evil, but a thousand or even ten thousand people killing someone is justice.
The Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit naturally understood the reasoning behind this. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, she even considered bringing her other three disciples into the Path of Freedom.
Unfortunately, Duobao was in seclusion, trying to comprehend the Dao of the Great Luo, attempting to break through the threshold of the Great Luo with her will. However, the Holy Mother Jinling refused to come out of her room, and even when she asked to see her, she was always turned down.
So after much deliberation, the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit could only bring in disciples as insignificant as the Holy Mother of Wudang, the Seven Immortals, and the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, thinking that even if they made a mistake, Tongtian wouldn't punish them too harshly.
Among them, the significance of the Holy Mother Wudang is extremely precious, even surpassing that of the Holy Mother Guiling and the Three Immortal Maidens and Four Immortal Maidens combined.
Although Wudang Shengmu was not well-known, she was just as important to Tongtian as Duobao, as he had been to Duobao.
If the Holy Mother of Wudang were to become friends with Guangchengzi and simply withdraw from the Path of Freedom, the Holy Mother of Guiling would feel utterly lost.
"We absolutely cannot wait any longer!"
The Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit's eyes were filled with anger. She glanced behind her and one of the female immortals, receiving a signal, immediately stepped forward and scolded, "You Guang Chengzi, don't try to confuse Senior Sister Wudang with your nonsense!"
It is known that Senior Brother Long-Eared was fundamentally destroyed by you, his foundation was completely ruined. If it weren't for Senior Brothers Wuyun Xian and Jingu Xian working together to save him, he would have lost all his cultivation!
"You have committed such a grave offense! Instead of reflecting on your actions in the Jade Void Palace, you dared to come here and wreak havoc, even pursuing your two senior brothers, Golden Light Immortal and Feathered Wing Immortal. Your crimes are heinous and unforgivable!"
The female immortal suddenly spoke, interrupting Guang Chengzi and the Holy Mother Wudang. However, upon hearing this, Guang Chengzi remained as usual, and even the Holy Mother Wudang did not take it to heart, as if she had not heard it at all.
Even the Holy Mother Wudang turned around and scolded, "I was still talking to your Senior Brother Yuqing, how dare you interrupt me, Fairy Caiyun? That's extremely rude. If you do it again, I'll punish you by making you copy the 'Rolling Knife Sutra' ten times."
Yuan Caiyunxian thought that her interruption would earn her praise from the Holy Mother of Wudang. After all, the Holy Mother of Wudang had seen Guang Chengzi's earlier attack, and she would naturally be angry that her fellow disciple had been humiliated.
She thought that the Holy Mother of Wudang was just placating Guang Chengzi, and that she was probably looking for a way out and wanted to end these boring words as soon as possible.
It was precisely because of her self-righteousness that she volunteered and, after receiving a hint from the Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit, directly interrupted the conversation.
To everyone's surprise, the Holy Mother of Wudang was actually talking to the other party, and judging from her appearance, they were clearly having a pleasant conversation. She was also very unhappy that Caiyunxian had suddenly disturbed her, fearing that Guangchengzi would be displeased.
Suddenly subjected to such a harsh scolding by the Holy Mother of Wudang, Caiyunxian's eyes reddened slightly, she bit her cherry lips, her pink cheeks flushed with embarrassment, looking as if she had been wronged.
When Guang Chengzi saw that Caiyunxian reacted so badly after being criticized, he felt no pity or tenderness towards her; instead, he felt a surge of displeasure.
As a cultivator, one should know that there are countless mountains and rivers and countless dangers ahead, but as long as it concerns the path of cultivation, even if it means death, one should go all out and charge headlong into the obstacle without hesitation.
I'd rather bleed than cry; I'd rather die on the road than at home.
Now, just a few words from her and she's already teary-eyed, and she does that in public. Does that mean she has to be crying her eyes out in private?
If you can't even withstand a little scolding, how can you endure the trials and tribulations on the path of cultivation? You really need to train hard.
The Holy Mother of Wudang was clearly ashamed of her junior sister's public display of anger. Just as she was about to say something to Guang Chengzi, several beams of divine light suddenly shot out from the giant tortoise-like spiritual mountain behind her.
These divine lights were fierce and aggressive, clearly indicating their ill intentions. As soon as they appeared, they rushed straight towards this place, rampaging through everything in their path without any intention of retreating.
Before Guang Chengzi could say anything, the Holy Mother of Wudang's expression changed slightly, her brows furrowed, and her thin lips pursed. Only when she saw the divine light revealing a series of magical treasures aimed at Guang Chengzi did she finally make her move.