A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 435: Chapter 393: The Master-Apprentice Ceremony

Her voice became increasingly stern, while Tan Yunxing grew more nervous, his face turning crimson, yet he couldn’t say anything.

Zhang Lemei snorted angrily, grabbed his hand, and struck it forcefully with a cane several times. In the midst of the snapping sounds, Tan Yunxing groaned in pain, his eyes filled with tears, but he dared not cry out loud.

"It’s just that you can’t remember, you just can’t remember!" Zhang Lemei scolded, "Such a simple thing, why can’t you remember it? I think you’ve been led astray by those undisciplined wild kids, your heart has gone wild. From now on, you’re not allowed to play with them anymore!"

Tan Yunxing panicked and pleaded, "Mother, it’s not their fault, they are all good. It’s me who can’t remember..."

Zhang Lemei gritted her teeth and gave Tan Yunxing a slap.

"How dare you talk back!"

With a loud smack, Xiaoyunxing stumbled and fell to the ground instinctively using his hands for support, but he pressed his already red hand on the ground, adding to the pain, and finally couldn’t help curling up on the ground, sobbing loudly.

Watching Tan Yunxing curl up on the ground, covering his swollen cheek and sobbing painfully, Zhang Lemei felt immense regret, and she held him in her arms, taking out spiritual medicine to apply to his cheek and palm.

Zhang Lemei cried while applying medicine, "Yunxing, you have to understand your mother’s good intentions... Your father passed away early, and mother’s cultivation level is not high, there is no hope for the path of the Dao, at most I can only protect you for a while. If you don’t work hard to become strong, just in case... you’ll end up like your father..."

Tan Yunxing shrank his head, biting his lip without saying anything.

Zhang Lemei became more and more agitated, gesturing as she spoke: "Don’t blame me for hitting you, it pains me more than it hurts you; you are my flesh and blood. Do you know, when you were born, you were just this little..."

It turned out she had already spoken to the higher-ups of the Yunshan Sect, not to reveal Tan Yunxing’s true identity, and only treated him as her and Tan Hong’s own child.

"... At that time, when your mother swept with the Ascension Mirror, you had a spiritual root, you weren’t a mortal, it made your father and I so happy, our Tan Family finally had a future." As she spoke, she took out an Ascension Mirror from her bosom, and made a sweeping motion, "Just like this sweep—"

As the words fell, the Ascension Mirror suddenly shone brilliantly!

The originally chaotic spiritual light became extraordinarily clear, the spiritual root gleamed, clearly visible.

The spiritual root had matured!

Zhang Lemei and Tan Yunxing stared blankly at the scene in the mirror, looking at the spiritual root.

This, this is—

Zhang Lemei trembled all over, her throat making gurgling sounds, until the energy burst through her throat, releasing a high-pitched scream.

"Old Tan, take a look!"

Her eyes flipped, and she fainted.

On the first of October, colorful flags fluttered and streamers flew high in Lingsha City, the Yunshan disciples dressed neatly, spirits high, cultivators at various posts each performing their duties in an orderly manner.

The Yunshan Sect’s True Inheritance Invocation Ceremony officially began.

Guests from all walks gathered in the great hall of the Shuangye Alliance to witness this ceremony together.

Besides the Zhou Family of the Shuangye Alliance, the Patriarchs of Spirit Snake Peak, and Zhuquan Sect, there were also emissaries from three or four sects of Liangxiang County attending the ceremony, which had stationed troops and held shares in Shuangye Square, maintaining some relations with the Yunshan Sect and Shuangye Alliance.

Ji Yunrou from the Divine Flood Dragon Sect intended to come personally, but had an urgent matter and couldn’t make it, so she entrusted the Grand Elder to convey her congratulations, which also gave sufficient face to the Yunshan Sect.

The most prominent guest was Mingyu Sword Sect’s Sect Leader’s Disciple, Yan Beixing, who had just advanced to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment. He brought a handwritten congratulatory letter from Master Cangfeng and a gift from the Mingyu Sword Sect, bringing honor to the Yunshan Sect and further confirming Master Cangfeng’s regard for the Yunshan Sect.

At the moment, Lu Qian and Yan Beixing sat together at the head position, chatting and laughing with the emissaries, creating a relaxed and lively atmosphere.

Lingsha City was peaceful, but on Kongming Mountain, Zhuang Qing and Yinn Hongbo were troubled.

For no other reason, as they had previously received an invitation from the Yunshan Sect.

What does this mean?!

The last inexplicable greeting card was still not understood, and now came a formal invitation. Are they kidding? The two just had a conflict, now as enemies, how is it possible to pay them a visit to congratulate?

Fighting is fighting, quarreling is quarreling, are we secretly intimate partners?

There is something fishy here, precautions are necessary.

After thinking for a long time, Zhuang Qing opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashed: "This must be Lu Qian’s scheme to sow discord!"

"By making such a move, he wants the Xuanguang Sect to believe we still have private ties with the Yunshan Sect, putting us in an ungrateful position!"

Yinn Hongbo was startled: "What should we do? Xuanguang Sect has always been harsh to us, now it will be worse."

Zhuang Qing said gravely: "That is exactly Lu Qian’s purpose. Unlike the secretive last correspondence, this invitation was delivered out in the open by an envoy, many disciples saw it. Hence, there is no other way, we must give this letter to Xuanguang Sect as it is, explaining the situation clearly."

"Will the Xuanguang Sect not suspect our motives?" Yinn Hongbo grew anxious, "They might think it is exactly due to pressure that we submitted this letter."

Zhuang Qing felt a heavy heart, as though covered in mud, with a feeling of dropping the hot potato.

Whether to dissolve the discord depends on the wisdom of the lord and the allegiance of the subordinates.

But, is Master Fengfeng wise?

And is our Spirit Talisman Sect a hundred percent loyal?

Zhuang Qing sighed deeply, Lu Qian, Lu Qian, in just a couple of lines you’ve stirred everything into chaos...

The auspicious time arrived, the bell tolled nine times.

The place immediately fell silent, only the large bronze brazier burning Spirit Wood Incense Materials made occasional soft cracking sounds.

Lu Qian first led a group of Elders in the rear hall to burn incense and pray, kowtowing to the ancestors to report the joyous occasion of accepting disciples today, asking them to bestow blessings and to protect the Yunshan Sect for prosperity.

This was just the first step, and after the formal acceptance of disciples later, each of them would return here with their disciple, kowtow to their own Dharma Lineage, and recognize their ancestors.

After the prayers, Lu Qian and the Elders returned to the main hall, where the guests sat upright, quietly observing the ceremony.

Lu Qian smiled and greeted Yan Beixing, and then nodded to the attendant disciples.

The person chosen as the attendant today was Li Da.

At this moment, under the watchful eyes of everyone, this young man with a face like a jade crown, who was handsome and delicate-featured, blushed with excitement.

He bit his tongue fiercely, stilling his shaking hands and feet, and gathered his spiritual power, announcing loudly: "By the Sect Leader’s order, the ceremony begins!"

The grand bell in Lingsha City rang thrice again, and six disciples, standing tall, proceeded inside, following the formation they had rehearsed countless times.

But practice is one thing, actually walking on the red silk carpet embroidered with gold designs, under the eager eyes of hundreds of disciples on both sides, and the scrutinizing gaze of the guests at the seat, they felt extremely nervous, trembling slightly.

Yan Beixing took an interest in Yunshan Sect’s first batch of True Inheritance disciples. In this solemn ceremony, it was disrespectful to probe with Divine Sense, unpardonable, but it was acceptable to subtly sense their cultivation.

Upon sensing, many guests murmured in surprise.

No way, how could there be an Early-Stage Qi Cultivation?