Two dark golden rays of light streaked across the sky.
True Lord Tianya and Master Mingxiao were flying while looking at the surrounding landscape.
The two of them saw the 'Sea of Mist' when they passed by the Penglai sea area.
When Zhang Ke fought alone against the two hundred and twenty-nine Yuanshen Lords, the sky was shattered, the void was shattered, and the sea area with a radius of thousands of miles was permanently damaged.
Wind, frost, rain, snow, hail and thunder, the four seasons change abnormally.
Black wind, purple lightning criss-crossed, and countless space cracks appeared and disappeared everywhere.
One second the sea was calm, but the next second there were huge waves.
The two of them looked at the chaotic scene in front of them, and their thoughts were very complicated.
Just from this destroyed sea area, we can see how many dangers and hardships Zhang Ke endured in establishing his sect branch independently in the South China Sea.
Today is the ninth day of August, and it has been one year since the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ moved its sect to ‘Crescent Bay’.
The first day of September is the time when the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ officially recruits disciples.
As the main sect of Dingzhou, the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ naturally has to witness all of this.
The reason why True Monarch Tianya came here with Headmaster Mingxiao this time was that in addition to this purpose, he also wanted to see the development of the branch.
Internally, Headmaster Mingxiao was a little unconvinced.
He has been in charge of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' since the Golden Core Realm, and it has been more than four hundred years now.
The current rapid development of the sect is inseparable from my dedicated day and night hard work.
Nowadays, the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ in Dingzhou is a sixth-grade sect, with seventeen Yuanshen True Monarchs, more than 600 Jindan Realm disciples, and no less than 10,000 Xiantian Realm disciples.
Even the people under its jurisdiction now number nearly 30 million people.
The 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' has never been so powerful, and Headmaster Mingxiao believes that most of this should be his own contribution.
But within the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect', the one discussed the most by the disciples is Zhang Ke.
Even though Zhang Ke was purging the sect's discipline and killing people, he was the one who admired the most in people's hearts.
The words "Patent Law", "Household Registration System", "Dojo", "Tiantai Shanfang City", "Dharma Protector" and many other far-reaching measures were mentioned.
If you keep silent, you will kill Tushan, kill the green chrysanthemum, exterminate the snake demon, kill the group of thieves and other countless great achievements.
Even Zhang Ke's many experiences in the South China Sea, such as climbing mountains and throwing peaks, pulling mountains into the sea, and fighting on wheels, are all talked about by his disciples.
After hearing too much about it, Master Mingxiao was naturally dissatisfied. The sect developed rapidly under his leadership.
Zhang Ke had only left the sect for two hundred years, and he did not believe that Zhang Ke could do better than him.
Especially when the previous True Lord Biluo returned to the sect, he cut off the "three flowers" on True Lord Wang Yang's head in the name of competition, which made Headmaster Mingxiao feel very unhappy.
Although True Lord Wang Yang has gone too far, True Lord Biluo is a junior, how can he take action against his elders?
What's more, he had previously sent True Lord Chongxiao to Penglai for mediation.
This time the Southern Sect opened its gates to recruit disciples, Headmaster Mingxiao wanted to take the opportunity to see whether the development of the Southern Sect was as magical as the legends say.
If you look down from high in the sky, you can see countless ships of various sizes sailing on the sea.
It can be seen from the travel routes of these ships that they should all be heading for the Crescent Bay.
Headmaster Mingxiao glanced downwards with his spiritual thoughts, and his heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"How come there are so many ships? There are not even thousands of them?"
As the leader of the sect, Mingxiao Zhenjun knows a lot about people's livelihood, and the size of these ships can be seen from the scale of their transportation.
This is just the tip of the iceberg that we saw today. If it is always of this scale, how powerful is the operating capacity of 'Crescent Bay'?
The True Lord Tianya next to him smiled ‘haha’.
"Zhang Ke should not be underestimated. When he was in the sect, every time he spoke, Chong Xiao would be frightened.
She said she wished he could stay away from the sect, but it was Chongxiao who cared about Zhang Ke the most over the years.
People like Zhang Ke cannot be restrained by his side, what he needs is enough space to let him do whatever he wants."
Master Mingxiao understood the profound meaning of Tianya Zhenjun’s words and said:
"Grandmaster, don't worry, this disciple will not conflict with Ruyi. No matter what, he is still a disciple of our sect.
If he does better than his disciples, then it’s time to ask for advice.”
True Lord Tianya smiled slightly, no matter whether the meaning of Master Mingxiao's words was true or false, this attitude was enough.
The True Monarch of Yuanshen was flying away so fast. While chatting, he saw a huge island chain appearing in the distance.
When the two of them flew over the Crescent Bay and looked down, they were a little stunned.
Along with the sound of thunder, a golden light from below instantly flew in front of the two of them, revealing a gorgeous female nun.
"Disciple Xu Qingzhi pays homage to the ancestor and the headmaster!"
"Haha! Wushuang doesn't need to be polite."
True Lord Tianya gently waved his hand to Xu Qingzhi who was bowing to salute, glanced left and right, and said doubtfully:
"Why don't you see Ruyi coming?"
Xu Qingzhi said respectfully:
"Informing the Patriarch, Feng Zhaohai of the 'Yunxiao Tiangong' came to discuss important matters with the leader. He couldn't get away for a while, so he ordered his disciples to come and greet him."
Headmaster Mingxiao felt a little displeased. He and his ancestor had informed him before they came, but Zhang Ke avoided seeing what he meant.
"I wonder what the purpose of 'Yunxiao Tiangong' is here?"
Xu Qingzhi, who is in charge of the daily affairs of the sect, has a better understanding of people's hearts than Zhang Ke.
Just this sentence could tell the doubt in Headmaster Mingxiao's heart.
She said calmly:
"The disciples of the sect invented a floating magic weapon called the 'One-Chi Pan', and the leader is preparing to promote it throughout the world.
We had discussed this matter with Yunxiao Tiangong as early as two years ago.
However, because this matter involves sects all over the world, ‘Yunxiao Tiangong’ cannot make the decision alone and needs to discuss it with other high-ranking sects.
It was not until recently that the 'Yunxiao Tiangong' reached an agreement with other high-ranking sects, and I came here to discuss this matter in detail."
Headmaster Mingxiao's breathing stagnated slightly, and he heard one thing from Xu Qingzhi's words.
Even high-ranking sects must treat Zhang Ke's current proposal with caution. No one knows the meaning of it better than him.
True Lord Tianya was secretly amused, even though Xu Qingzhi was just a junior in front of the two of them.
But within the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect', Xu Qingzhi's power is second only to Zhang Ke. This is what Wang Yang told him personally.
He didn't want Headmaster Mingxiao to lose face, so he pointed downwards and said:
"By the way, why did Crescent Bay become like this?"
Looking down from the sky, the "Crescent Bay" island chain is no longer what it used to be, but has a shape like a Tai Chi diagram.
Xu Qingzhi explained with a smile:
"This is purely a coincidence. In the past few years, with the vibration of the blue world's crust, the earth veins have been spreading and extending.
There are also new ley lines forming within the 'Crescent Bay' island chain. It is unknown whether it is the influence of undercurrents in the sea or the erosion of two sea eyes in the past.
These newly formed ley lines actually formed a curved curve together with the island chain.
When the sect moved last year, it used the Big Penglai Island to suppress the "Little Sea Eye", and then used the Little Penglai Island to station itself at the original location of the "Big Sea Eye".
In this way, like the yin and yang fish in the 'Tai Chi Diagram', they are separated on the left and right of the island chain.
Later, the leader simply used his great magical power to build a ring of defense along the island chain, which eventually turned the 'Crescent Bay' into the shape of a 'Tai Chi Diagram'."
True Lord Tianya and Master Mingxiao looked at the ‘Tai Chi Diagram’ below that looked like it was made from heaven, and felt very envious in their hearts.
The sect symbol of "Xiantian Yiqi Sect" is a Tai Chi diagram, which is also the most commonly used symbol among Taoist sects.
The shape of the island chain below fits naturally with the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’.
Moreover, the size of this island chain is more than ten times larger than the main sect of Dingzhou. How many people can it support?
The foundation of eternity!
At this moment, let alone Headmaster Xingxiao, even Zhenjun Tianya was greatly moved.
After chatting casually for a few words, Xu Qingzhi turned into a golden light and led the two of them to Xiao Penglai.
It has only been a year since the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ moved to ‘Crescent Bay’, and now hundreds of thousands of disciples of the sect have gone deep into various islands to build together with many people.
Therefore, both Penglai and Penglai seemed much quieter.
‘Immortal Finger’ is where Zhang Ke lives. Apart from Qingmei and Ding Xiaoxiao, he rarely receives outsiders.
The 'Lingxiao Hall' is the place where the sect discusses matters, so even if it belongs to the same sect as the two of them, it is inconvenient to enter.
Therefore, Xu Qingzhi brought True Monarch Tianya and Master Mingxiao to live temporarily on the top floor of the Star-Zhaing Tower.
The arrival of True Lord Tianya and Master Mingxiao made the Nanzong disciples who were born in Dingzhou very happy.
Hundreds of Dingzhou disciples including True Lord Jiuren, True Lord Baishi, Ding Xiaoxiao, Biluo, Hongxiao, Honghe, Yan Liangyi, Yu Fengtong, Yuan Jinting and others came to pay their respects.
Xu Qingzhi specially set up a banquet in the main hall on the top floor to welcome the two of them.
After a conversation, everyone was in awe.
What makes everyone most sad is that a large number of Dingzhou disciples including Chifa Zhenren fell and were executed by Zhang Ke as sect discipline.
In front of me, these disciples who were not very prominent in the sect have all advanced to the Golden Core Realm.
If Master Chifa and others don’t make mistakes, maybe there will be several True Masters of Yuanshen appearing in the future.
Tianya Zhenjun, as the oldest senior in the sect, can no longer talk to the juniors in front of him.
He just chatted with Lord Jiuren for a few words and then left the hall.
Then Headmaster Mingxiao asked True Lord Baishi the question he was most concerned about.
"Bai Shi, I have been in Dingzhou these years, and I don't know much about the situation here in Nanzong.
Please tell me the real situation in Nanzong today."
As soon as these words came out, the noisy hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Headmaster Mingxiao.
Lord Baishi looked at Ding Xiaoxiao and Bi Luo next to him, feeling a little embarrassed.
To be honest, even though the "Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect" is nominally a branch established by the "Xiantian Yiqi Sect".
But in everyone's mind, Nan Sect has basically become independent from the sect.
Just like ordinary people in the secular world splitting up their families, although they are still close relatives, they are actually two families.
Although what Headmaster Mingxiao asked was not a secret, True Lord Baishi didn't know whether he should answer it or not.
He understands that his status in Zhang Ke's mind is far lower than that of Ding Xiaoxiao, Bi Luo and others, and may not even be as high as Xu Qingzhi, Yuan Jinting.
And because of the mistakes he had made before, he was always a little sensitive when it came to matters involving the sect.
Headmaster Mingxiao's heart sank slightly when he looked at True Lord Baishi's expression.
As a leader, every word he said was not a simple inquiry.
Among the disciples in front of me, Zhenjun Jiuren is his elder and cannot ask him.
Ding Xiaoxiao, Bi Luo and others have a much closer relationship with Zhang Ke than they do.
Although the other disciples came to visit him, everyone knew that these people were all abandoned by the sect.
Apart from the fact that they have feelings for the sect, their purpose of coming here may also be to show off themselves.
Especially Yan Liangyi, this person who was called a waste in the sect has now reached the Golden Core Dragon and Tiger Realm.
See him sitting in the palace at Yuanting Mountain, looking at Zixiong's demeanor.
"After three days of separation, you should look at each other with admiration" may be referring to this kind of person.
After thinking about it, only Master Baishi, Master Honghe, Master Xuanji and others were the disciples who were most deeply involved with the sect.
However, Master Honghe, Master Xuanji, etc. are still in the Golden Core realm, and their understanding of Nanzong may not be deep enough.
That's why Headmaster Mingxiao asked True Lord Baishi, and at the same time he was testing the attitudes of others.
But the expressions of everyone in front of him made him understand one thing.
Although the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ is a branch of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’, these people are no longer aligned with the sect.
Ding Xiaoxiao's eyes turned and he spoke to break the slightly embarrassing situation.
"Let me explain things about the Southern Sect to the headmaster. After all, my status is different. There are some things that Senior Brother Baishi may not know as well as I do."
As Zhang Ke's Taoist companion, only Ding Xiaoxiao's words would not make the sect disciples suspicious.
Headmaster Mingxiao nodded gently.
Ding Xiaoxiao pondered briefly and said:
"I think the headmaster must have some knowledge of some things. Since the Southern Sect moved its headquarters to Crescent Bay, some sects, families and casual cultivators have joined the Southern Sect.
And they did not come alone, but brought the local people from the original sect to seek refuge.
On the first day of this month, according to the sect’s internal journal Di Bao, the Southern Sect now has thirty-seven Yuanshen True Monarchs, 2,700 Jindan Realm disciples, and approximately 70,000 Xiantian Realm disciples.
As for the outer disciples, there are quite a lot of them, and now there are no less than 400,000..."
'boom--!'
At this moment, Master Mingxiao's head seemed to have been violently struck by thunder, and the blood vessels were beating in his forehead, as if they were about to explode at any moment.
‘Thirty-seven Ming Yuanshen True Lords, 2,700 Golden Core True Lords, and about 70,000 Xiantian Realm disciples...
Is this... is this true?’
Headmaster Mingxiao's mind fell into chaos.
'Two hundred years!'
‘In just two hundred years, Zhang Ke actually developed a sect from scratch into a sect several times more powerful than our own.
If this is true, then...then what have you done in these years?'
Vaguely he heard Ding Xiao's voice continuing to ring in his ears.
"In addition to these, the next batch of Taoist disciples will be around 30,000 who will join the sect.
As for the number of people belonging to the Nanzong now, there are about 40 million people. This is not easy to estimate. After all, since the Nanzong encouraged childbirth, the number of newborn babies has been increasing by leaps and bounds every day..."
Headmaster Mingxiao could no longer hear the rest of the words clearly.
At this time, he has safely fallen into self-denial.