Chương 74: Attitudes of All Parties

After all the disciples of the Jie Sect arrived at Biyou Palace, new changes occurred on Jin'ao Island.

The restrictive spells that had surrounded Jin'ao Island slowly dissipated, and the sacred site returned to the mortal realm. Streams of great paths radiated outwards, filling the sky with rosy light and purple mist.

Countless pillars of light rose into the sky from all corners of the primordial land. Within these pillars of light were immortals who had cultivated the Shangqing Daoist arts and immortal techniques.

Each of them, like Fang Yang before him, received the opportunities that Tongtian Jiaozhu had spread throughout the prehistoric world and became immortals of the Shangqing Dao.

Hongjun Laozu is called the Dao Ancestor not because he preached in Zixiao Palace, but because his disciples and grand-disciples spread the Xuanmen Daoist arts throughout the prehistoric world.

In the primordial world, apart from a very few who came from the lineage of ancient Taoist masters, the rest all cultivated esoteric Taoist arts.

The Three Pure Ones are the most powerful force in the Taoist tradition, with the Taiqing Immortal Path, Yuqing Immortal Path, and Shangqing Immortal Path spreading the widest range.

Apart from the major clans such as the Witch and Demon clans, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, and the Four Spirits of Creation clans, most other races regard the Taiqing Immortal Path, the Yuqing Immortal Path, and the Shangqing Immortal Path as the orthodox immortal paths.

Each time the Three Pure Ones preached, they would not only preach to their own disciples, but also randomly select some immortals from their lineage and guide them to Jin'ao Island to teach them the Dao and answer their questions.

Of course, there are very few immortals like Fang Yang who have truly become disciples of the Three Pure Ones.

Therefore, when many immortals from the Shangqing Immortal Path appeared outside Biyou Palace, the disciples of the Jie Sect inside the palace subconsciously thought of Fang Yang.

When the Tongtian Sect Leader gave his last sermon, Fang Yang also entered Jin'ao Island as an immortal of the Shangqing Immortal Path.

At that time, Fang Yang's performance during his sermons was unremarkable, and like most independent cultivators, he broke through at the same time. However, for some unknown reason, the Tongtian Sect Leader recruited Fang Yang and a group of well-performing independent cultivators into the outer sect of the Jie Sect.

At the time, the immortals of the Jie Sect all thought that Fang Yang was lucky to be chosen by the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Looking back now, Fang Yang's behavior at the time was a deliberate attempt to conceal his true brilliance. Fang Yang's talent for cultivation was exceptional.

The immortals remembered clearly that when Fang Yang gave his last sermon, he was just a minor celestial immortal. Now, however, Fang Yang had cultivated to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and he was cultivating orthodox Shangqing Daoist arts with an incredibly solid foundation, showing no signs of using unorthodox methods to advance his realm.

Thinking of Fang Yang's different behavior before and after being promoted to a personal disciple, Wu Yunxian realized that she had been careless.

He hadn't expected that Fang Yang had started hiding himself when he first entered Jin'ao Island, and only truly revealed his talent in cultivation when he became a personal disciple.

If he had noticed Fang Yang earlier, he would have subdued him just like he did with Lady Shiji.

Looking at Fang Yang, whose magical power was approaching that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian's eyes flashed with a hint of annoyance.

"From a two-legged sheep without even a tribe to a powerful and all-powerful disciple of the Jie Sect. Fang Yang, I really underestimated you. But it doesn't matter, you will not have a good end if you go against us and against our senior brother. Among our generation, no one is a match for our senior brother."

Zhao Gongming and Fairy Yunxiao's team were also sizing up Fang Yang.

Zhao Gongming's faction is quite free-spirited. Zhao Gongming is the senior disciple of the outer sect, and Fairy Yunxiao's cultivation is extremely profound, but neither of them has the desire to fight.

Fang Yang's sudden emergence changed the internal situation of the Jie Sect.

Leaving aside the matter of the Heavenly Pursuit Order, so far, apart from Lü Yue, no other disciple of the Jie Sect has been suppressed.

The Heavenly Pursuit Order served primarily as a deterrent, restricting the activities of the disciples of the Duobao Daoist faction.

Zhao Gongming was concerned about something else entirely.

Under Fang Yang's influence, the Holy Mother of Wudang and the Holy Mother of Jinling joined forces to fight against the faction of Daoist Duobao. From then on, the five direct disciples of the Jie Sect split into three factions.

Fang Yang, Wudang Holy Mother, and Jinling Holy Mother are temporarily in one camp, Duobao Daoren is in his own camp, and Guiling Holy Mother belongs to a camp that is not in one camp. She neither helps nor offends either of them.

The current situation of the Jie Sect is that Fang Yang, Wudang Holy Mother, and Jinling Holy Mother have joined forces to suppress Duobao Daoren and clean up those disciples who violated the sect's rules. Meanwhile, the Seven Immortals of Penglai have established the Xuantian Beidou Formation based on Penglai Immortal Island to guard against Fang Yang and the others.

Emotionally speaking, Zhao Gongming was biased towards Fang Yang and the other two.

The relationship between the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit and Fairy Yunxiao was quite good. It was through the matchmaking of the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit that the four siblings joined the Jie Sect.

He and his three siblings had once been disciples of a master, but after their master's death, they became orphans and wandering cultivators. After the Jie Sect moved to the East Sea, they met the Golden Spirit Mother.

Without the connection with the Golden Spirit Mother, the four siblings would probably have faced numerous setbacks before even considering joining the Jie Sect.

However, Zhao Gongming was unwilling to see the internal strife within the Jie Sect continue.

Although Daoist Duobao did not strictly control his disciples, during the period when he was in charge of the sect's affairs, there were few internal conflicts within the Jie Sect, and it was relatively harmonious.

Fang Yang's appearance ushered in an era of epic battles within the Jie Sect. Zhao Gongming did not particularly like Fang Yang.

"Fang Yang not only issued a kill order across the heavens, but also suppressed Junior Brother Lü Yue. This man is too audacious. It's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse for our sect that our master accepted him as a personal disciple."

When Zhao Gongming pondered this question, his attitude became clear: he sided with Duobao Daoren.

Zhao Gongming was a rather conservative person. He preferred to maintain the status quo and keep the Jie Sect in a state of superficial harmony rather than see any major upheavals in the sect.

However, he only favored Daoist Duobao in attitude; in practice, he would always remain inactive.

Zhao Gongming was a man of great loyalty and affection. Both sides were his fellow disciples, and he couldn't bring himself to harm either of them. He could only struggle with this dilemma and suffer in silence.

Fairy Yunxiao was more principled than Zhao Gongming. Although she was unwilling to see infighting among herself, she was even less willing to see the Jie Sect become a protective mountain for evil demons and monsters.

She joined the Jie Sect because of its doctrine of "seizing a glimmer of hope for all beings".

The actions of Daoist Duobao and his companions greatly disappointed Fairy Yunxiao. Had she not known that there were many virtuous and accomplished immortals like the Holy Mother Jinling within the Jie Sect, she would not have even wanted to set foot on Jin'ao Island.

"This junior brother is very decisive. With him around, perhaps the doctrines of our sect can be implemented."

Fairy Yunxiao secretly decided that when Fang Yang and Daoist Duobao started fighting, she would definitely lend Fang Yang a hand.