Jinling's Scheme Against Nuwa

"How dare that senior sister catch and eat the birds in front of the Eight Views Palace?"

"Could that be Senior Brother Jin Guangxian? Why does he seem so strange..."

The immortals of Shangqing began to whisper among themselves, clearly disapproving of the unruly behavior of the Shangqing immortals opposite them, who were truly unbecoming of immortals.

But the Shangqing immortals on the other side also disliked these Shangqing immortals, thinking they were just putting on airs, making a show of their supposed morality, and pretending to be true immortals!

But even among these demons and monsters, there are still a few pure and ethereal lights, just like how one or two lotus flowers will always bloom in the mud.

Among them were the Holy Mother Wudang and a woman dressed in gold. Seeing that Guang Chengzi had actually taught the immortals of Shangqing to be so knowledgeable and courteous, a glint of admiration flashed in the Holy Mother Wudang's beautiful eyes.

She couldn't help but turn to the woman in golden robes and say, "Junior Sister Jinling, look, that's Guang Chengzi. Isn't he truly a virtuous and accomplished person, just as I said?"

The woman in golden robes was indeed beautiful, with a rosy complexion, soft skin, and fair cheeks. Unlike the serene and peaceful Mother Wudang, this woman was more charming and lively. However, her beautiful eyes held a deep sense of vicissitude, a kind of world-weariness that contrasted with her beautiful face.

This woman was none other than the Golden Spirit Mother, one of the four direct disciples of the Shangqing Sect.

Upon hearing Wudang Shengmu's words, Jinling Shengmu moved her beautiful eyes and glanced at Guangchengzi. After a moment, she couldn't help but nod her head slightly in agreement.

Unlike the public-spiritedness of the Guiling Holy Mother, the tranquility of the Wudang Holy Mother, and the cultivation fanaticism of Duobao, the Jinling Holy Mother is more adept at calculating the secrets of heaven, and her thoughts are more unpredictable.

Tongtian once stated in a sermon that if there were to be a candidate for the future head of Biyou Palace, he would prefer Jinling Shengmu.

The reason is simple: even though Duobao is the eldest disciple, he has always only loved cultivation and ignored worldly affairs. For such a person to become the master of Biyou Palace would not be good for the many people in Biyou Palace.

As for Guiling Shengmu, she is too impatient, and Wudang Shengmu, she is too indifferent. Only Jinling Shengmu is shrewd and has a heart that cares for her fellow disciples. After becoming the master of Biyou Palace, she will surely make Biyou Palace continue to be glorious.

As the palace master, one does not need to be powerful in cultivation, but one must have the heart to steer the ship. The future direction of Biyou Palace is entirely up to the palace master, so one must have profound calculations to go further.

When the Holy Mother of Wudang spoke of Guangchengzi, she expressed more of the mutual appreciation between fellow Daoists and the joy of meeting a kindred spirit.

However, when Jinling Shengmu looked at Guang Chengzi, she was calculating in her heart whether he would be of no benefit to Biyou Palace. If he could make Biyou Palace stronger, Jinling Shengmu would not care about such a small conflict and would continue to befriend him.

However, if Guang Chengzi's actions affect the very foundation of Biyou Palace's existence, then even with Yuanshi Tianzun standing in his way, Jinling Shengmu will not hesitate to set a trap to kill him.

Decisive, calm, and forgiving, yet ruthless when it comes to taking action, such a person is truly an excellent candidate for palace master.

Guang Chengzi also noticed Jinling Shengmu's gaze, turned around and smiled, but did not speak. After all, the Three Pure Ones were about to return, and making a fuss at this time would be disrespectful to them.

The Holy Mother of Golden Spirit responded with a smile, then lowered her eyes slightly, knowing that Guang Chengzi understood her thoughts.

Both of them are intelligent people, so naturally they don't need to explain everything. But intelligent people are most easily led astray by their own cleverness. They are not afraid of having great wisdom, nor are they afraid of being extremely foolish. What they fear most is being clever in a petty way.

"But Guang Chengzi is really a smart man. He must have known what I was thinking. Since that's the case, then there's no need to interfere any further."

The Holy Mother of Golden Spirit smiled, her lips curving upwards, like a spring night on a flowery river, serene and beautiful.

After the two Holy Mothers, the figure of the Tortoise Spirit Holy Mother quietly appeared, but instead of going forward to talk as before, she nodded slightly to the two women and then stood silently to the side, showing some changes compared to before.

As for Duobao, he still hasn't appeared. It's likely that he's continuing to comprehend the Great Luo Dao and has entered a period of seclusion, which is why he hasn't shown himself yet.

As numerous immortals gathered together, streams of celestial energy rose into the sky, transforming into a long, bright bridge that stretched straight towards the magnificent divine light in the heavens, guiding the gods back home.

Within these divine lights, someone let out a series of hearty laughs, and then the three streams of pure energy were the first to step onto the immortal bridge, revealing the figures of three celestial venerables.

As the Three Pure Ones returned, led by Guang Chengzi, followed by Wudang Holy Mother, Jinling Holy Mother, and Guiling Holy Mother, and finally, all the Shangqing immortals bowed in unison to welcome them, saying in unison, "Disciples respectfully welcome the Heavenly Venerable's return!"

The myriad sounds converged into a roaring wave, surging towards the foot of Kunlun Mountain. Countless rogue cultivators knelt on the ground at the same time, shouting, "Welcome back, Celestial Venerable!"

"Welcome back, Celestial Venerable!"

Waves of sound surged forth, as countless people cheered for the return of the Three Pure Ones. Streams of clear spiritual power rose into the sky like rivers, carrying their longing and yearning day and night.

Even the Kunlun Mountains trembled slightly in the end, clearly indicating that this sacred mountain was also missing the Three Pure Ones and longing for their return.

Such pure emotion touched even the Three Pure Ones, who smiled and a golden wheel of merit spontaneously appeared behind them. Instantly, purple qi traveled 30,000 miles eastward, and countless auspicious energies transformed into lotus flowers that descended from the sky. Boundless light of blessings illuminated Kunlun, bestowing grace upon countless living beings.

Seeing the prosperity of Kunlun Mountain, and the many disciples it had taken in, all of whom were exceptionally brave and valiant, especially the leader, who was clear-headed and refined, with eyes that held the Dao, transcending the mundane world, with an endless aura of morality emanating from him and a golden wheel of merit floating behind his head, he was sure to become a great god who would stand tall and upright in the future. The people behind the Three Pure Ones were also quite moved.

Some even considered whether they should take in one or two disciples, not necessarily outstanding ones, but at least to add some laughter and joy to their dojo and make it less cold and indifferent.

The Three Pure Ones were the first to arrive at Mount Kunlun. Upon seeing their disciples, who were quite different from before, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian were deeply moved.

"It's been a long time since we last met, and we never expected to return only after a whole cycle. I imagine you've all suffered these years," Yuanshi Tianzun said with emotion.

The absence of many powerful figures naturally attracted petty villains, but these people were killed by the external formation before they even reached Kunlun Mountain, so they didn't affect Guang Chengzi.

Since the Primordial Celestial Venerable had said so, he wouldn't refute it in public. Instead, he went along with it, saying, "Although there were ignorant ones, they were captured and killed on the spot by us, so it's no big deal."

Here, Yuanshi Tianzun and Guangchengzi recount their master-disciple relationship, while Tongtian looks at his many disciples and grand-disciples, with the most prominent being the virtuous immortals taught by Guangchengzi.

Seeing that it had only been one Yuanhui (a unit of time), and Guangchengzi had already taught most of these demons and monsters, Tongtian was quite pleased and happy, feeling that his earlier decision to appoint Guangchengzi as the supervising immortal was correct.

He couldn't bring himself to discipline his disciples harshly, so letting outsiders manage them suited his original intentions perfectly.

"It seems that I should invite Guang Chengzi to Biyou Palace to listen to the teachings more often in the future. I just happened to get a few treasures in the Chaos, which I will give to Guang Chengzi to motivate him to teach these disciples."

The man, who had entered the secret passage to the heavens, suddenly became beaming with pride.

Seeing that even his younger brother was captivated by the disciples, Laozi had no choice but to remind him, "There are still several fellow Daoists here, so don't act like such a child."

With their elder brother's reminder, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian also came to their senses. Behind Laozi, a woman in palace attire smiled and said, "Your two senior brothers care so much for their disciples, which has touched me deeply."

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head and smiled wryly, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Junior Sister Nuwa. After all these years, you've only taken on this one disciple. It's hard not to care about her."