I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 480 It’s better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix!
Become a disciple of Qingcheng?

Gu Yuan was slightly startled.

The reason why he bravely fought for the upper meridian was not only to obtain better resources for cultivation and give back to the Taoist temple, but also to show his strength and potential.

He flipped through the classics and learned that a person at the peak of the Daotai level of over 260 years old was considered a genius in Shenzhou, so he brazenly initiated the fight for the upper meridian.

The cone is in the bag and must be broken.

Only by showing one's potential can one be noticed by more people and break the intrigues of the middle and lower classes as well as the wealthy families.

Gu Yuan knew that after these three competitions, he would definitely get some favor, but he didn't expect that the favor would come so quickly.

Tian Yangzi unexpectedly extended an olive branch so quickly.

Since they had already kowtowed to the Tianhe Immortal as their ancestor, Gu Yuan did not mind having another cheap master, and he did not have much resistance in his heart.

But some things still need to be discussed in advance.

"It is my great honor to be favored by Master Xuan. However, I am from a humble background and do not know much about the inheritance of the lineage. I am afraid that I will tarnish Master Xuan's reputation."

Gu Yuan bowed his head and said respectfully, but did not agree immediately.

"You are a clever one, so I don't need to lie to you."

"My Qingcheng Cave Heaven is not one of the ten existing Supreme Cave Heavens in the Dao Sect, and there is no Mahayana Venerable in our sect at this time."

Tian Yangzi sighed softly, feeling somewhat helpless.

Without Mahayana, even if you are not at the top, your voice in the Tao will be greatly different.

This is also one of the reasons why he is in charge of Zhaoyang Palace.

Disciples of the Zhaoyang Palace are registered and selected for assessment. They have certain personnel powers, but in the Taoist lineage, it is not a really lucrative job.

But he dared to recruit Gu Yuan, so he naturally had some confidence, and immediately continued: "But don't be disappointed."

"My Qingcheng Cave Heaven has only been without a Mahayana master in the past three thousand years. Ten thousand years ago, it was ranked among the ten great supreme cave heavens, and all of its disciples were the ten great masters. It was very famous."

"It has a profound foundation and is also top-notch in Linchuan Dao."

"There are three Heavenly Spiritual cultivators in our sect now, and my senior brother is at the peak of Heavenly Spiritual. He is only one step away from crossing the last hurdle."

"If you are interested, I can take you in as my disciple. I can accept you as my personal disciple and allocate resources to you. I will never let you suffer any injustice."

"You should know that there are limited places for personal disciples. Generally speaking, a person can only have one person under him, and that person is the one who can inherit the golden seal."

"Although my Dao lineage now has ten great masters, they all have personal disciples. Although you are extremely talented, it is almost impossible for you to get another personal disciple. After all, you are not a true Linchuan person..."

Tian Yangzi was truly moved by his talent, and he spoke very frankly, pointing out his biggest "character flaw" bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart.

This is indeed one of his flaws.

Entering the art field halfway through, one's position is somewhat awkward.

It might be possible to accept him as a disciple, but it is still difficult to become the successor.

This is human nature, and Gu Yuan did not feel dissatisfied.

However, it is somewhat risky to survive in Shenzhou without the support of Mahayana. Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment.

But if I refuse at this time, it would be too disrespectful to Tian Yangzi.

After all, he is a celestial spiritual cultivator and an old-fashioned cave master of the Linchuan Taoist lineage. It would be a pity to offend him because of this matter.

The only solution for now is to procrastinate and compare prices from three different stores before making a final decision.

This is not because he is materialistic. After all, he is not a mortal who has never embarked on the journey of cultivation. He has already reached the peak of Taoism and has an entire Taoist temple behind him. Once he becomes a disciple and the status is established, the relationship will be bound and he must be cautious.

But before he could speak, Tian Yangzi took the initiative to say: "Don't worry, there are still many things to deal with in the meridians. After three days, you can take this token and enter my Qingcheng Cave Heaven."

He wanted to take advantage of the situation, but he didn't want to force Gu Yuan, so he gave him a three-day buffer and handed a green token to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan took the token and felt even more moved.

"Thank you, Master Xuan!"

He bowed and thanked sincerely.

"You fought for all this, so don't thank me."

Tian Yangzi shook his head, then took out the golden book and asked Gu Yuan, "You kowtowed to the ancestor, and your name has been recorded in the golden book, but this matter is not over yet. You are fighting for the pulse today, not for yourself, but for your Qingfeng Taoist Temple. Therefore, the matter of your Taoist temple entering the pulse needs you to decide."

"But your Qingfeng Taoist Academy has tens of thousands of disciples, so it is impossible for all of them to be in the upper class. I, Linchuan, don't have such a large family fortune to squander."

"According to the Daoist system, you can be given six places. Considering that your Qingfeng Daoist Academy is far away in the Dongshan Region, the journey is long and it is not easy to travel back and forth, I, as the master of Zhaoyang Palace, will grant you three more places after one hundred and thirty-five years."

"The rest of the disciples can directly practice in the lower meridians. If there are those with extraordinary talents, they can practice in the middle meridians after passing the trials."

Hearing this, Gu Yuan was immediately delighted and bowed sincerely to Tian Yangzi: "Thank you, Master Xuan, thank you Dao Mai!"

The six places should be the rules set by the Taoist sect, and the remaining three should be what Tian Yangzi fought hard for.

This is a favor and also a gesture of goodwill.

Gu Yuan kept it in mind.

Tian Yangzi nodded slightly when he saw this, and then said with a smile: "You are the one who is going to challenge the level, and the number of names is up to you. You decide who to write, and I will record that person in the golden book and issue him a jade disc."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment.

Hu Yuanhua would naturally be given a place. Although he was not very talented, he had spent more than two hundred years in China. Even if he had no merits, he had worked hard. It was also he who sent back the information about the meridians. No matter what, he would be given a place.

His disciple Hu Zhengyuan is extremely talented and was born in China. If he does not give it to him, it will inevitably make people feel cold.

As for Peng Yangrong and the other two, they were personally selected by the dean. He believed that they could take up the responsibility of the next generation. They came with him from hundreds of thousands of miles to Shenzhou, so they must be rewarded.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan did not hesitate and directly reported the names of these five people.

There are only these five people in his Qingfeng Taoist Temple in Shenzhou. If he doesn't take care of these people, who else can he take care of?

However, there are still a few extra vacancies, so he might have to write a letter back to Dongshan Territory to ask the dean for his opinion.

I just don't know if the dean is interested in coming to Shenzhou to practice?
However, the period for upper-line disciples is limited to a thousand years. After passing the thousand-year mark, they will no longer enjoy the treatment of upper-line disciples.

A thousand-year-old disciple of the upper lineage must either reach the pinnacle of practice and achieve brilliant success, or become mediocre and become an ordinary elder. In short, it is no longer appropriate for him to occupy the title of "disciple".

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In front of Chunyang Palace, Hu Yuanhua and others were waiting anxiously.

They came here with Tianyangzi's boy riding on a cloud, but they could only wait outside the temple and were not allowed to enter without orders.

Chunyang Hall is used by disciples from the upper lineage to enter the lineage. It is even more solemn and ancient. They stood outside the hall for a long time, and the excitement in their hearts turned into uneasiness.

"Squeak!"

But at this moment, the door of the hall suddenly opened, revealing the dim candlelight all over the hall.

As the candlelight flickered, a tall figure walked out slowly.

"Head of the courtyard!"

When several people saw this figure, they hurriedly bowed and paid homage.

"Let's go into the temple and kowtow to Tianhe Patriarch!"

The man waved his sleeves, revealing the faint candlelight in the Chunyang Palace, and his voice was neither fast nor slow.

But Hu Yuanhua and his companions were extremely excited when they looked at the flickering candlelight.

This is not the Candle Path, it is clearly the thoroughfare leading to the upper meridian!

But while Hu Yuanhua was excited, he also felt guilty and couldn't help but say, "I'm old and not talented, so don't waste this spot. Let's give it to the younger generation in the Taoist Academy!"

"I have my own arrangements, so just practice with peace of mind. All of you within a thousand years are upper-level disciples."

Gu Yuan waved his hand and decided the matter immediately.

Hu Yuanhua wanted to say something, but the person in front of him had turned into a stream of light and disappeared before his eyes.

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Three days later.

Seven Mysterious Cave Heavens.

This cave was set up by Linchuan Daomai to entertain foreign guests. There are 1,632 peaks in it, with pavilions, towers and countless palaces on the peaks. Occasionally, there are flying cranes and floating clouds, making it seem like an immortal land.

Among them there is a peak named Xiaoying Peak. This peak is quiet and secluded. There is a temple built on it, named Yukang Temple. In the temple courtyard there stands a thousand-year-old Jingling Spiritual Tree, whose branches are like an umbrella and are extremely gorgeous.

Under the ancient tree, there is a stone table. At this moment, two people are sitting on the stone table drinking tea.

Among them, his figure was as tall and straight as a jade tree, and his face was even more handsome. Although he was sitting upright on a stone chair, he looked as if he was floating away on the wind.

The other person wore a golden crown and also looked very good. The most important thing was that there was a circle of flickering light behind him, making him look like a fairy or god.

It was Gu Yuan and his third and final opponent, Yuan Shi.

"I haven't chosen a dojo yet. This hall is just a place to stay. There is no good tea inside. I hope you will forgive me for the poor hospitality."

Gu Yuan raised the teapot, poured a cup for Yuan Shi, and said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter. As long as there are like-minded friends, even coarse tea can be like divine tea!"

Yuan Shi smiled and didn't care at all. He raised the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he asked Gu Yuan to refill it. He drank three cups in a row.

"Brother, why are you here today?"

Faced with this Yuanxiang cultivator with a childlike mentality, Gu Yuan was somewhat helpless and could only ask straight to the point.

"hey-hey."

"What else can I do to see you at this time?"

"Of course I came here to become your disciple."

"I think you have met several waves of guests in the past three days, and you should also understand the situation of my Linchuan Daomai."

"There are currently ten great Mahayana Supreme Lords in my Linchuan Dao lineage, known as the Ten Great Dongtians. They are the pillars of the Dao Academy. My master is the Supreme Lord Dongyuan, one of the ten great Lords."

"I came here today on the orders of my master to invite you to practice under my tutelage."

"I have learned the whole story in the past few days. Lu Changhong is a bit dirty to you, but he is just a relative of my Dongyuan disciple. He can't represent the will of my Dongyuan at all."

"This person has a bad character and has brought this upon himself. Second Senior Brother has ordered him not to leave the mountain for a hundred years."

"Fellow Daoist Gu, you are extremely talented and you deserve to be a Mahayana disciple. Come on, be my junior brother, and I will definitely protect you!"

Yuan Shi chuckled, invited Gu Yuan, and patted his chest to show his assurance.

"It is my honor to be accepted as a disciple of the Mahayana school. However, I am dull in talent. If I were to become a disciple, I would be disgracing the name of the Supreme Lord."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan immediately apologized.

Three days is enough time for the bullets to fly for a long time.

Over the past three days, Gu Yuan has been sitting in the Yukang Palace and has received four waves of guests.

Needless to say, these four waves of guests were all people who came to recruit him with good intentions.

Three of them are disciples of the top master Tianling.

One of them is a disciple of Yuanmiao Cave Heaven, one of the ten great cave heavens.

The conditions offered vary.

However, none of them is a direct disciple.

During these three days, Gu Yuan learned a lot of common sense about Taoism, the unspoken rules, and learned a lot of things.

The meaning of a personal disciple is completely different from that of an ordinary disciple.

A direct disciple is the successor to the mantle and is someone who can inherit the golden seal.

In the Linchuan Taoist lineage, Mahayana cultivators emerge in large numbers and are passed down from generation to generation. A big factor for this is because of this golden seal of inheritance.

His status is equivalent to that of a crown prince, the heir to the throne, and there is only one in a family.

Unless there is a major change, it will not be changed easily.

Of course, as long as they are Mahayana disciples, their identities are completely different, and the resources they enjoy are destined to be different, which can distinguish them from the identities of ordinary upper-level disciples.

If it weren't for Tian Yangzi's promise, Gu Yuan might have sought out the most famous Mahayana cultivator to become his disciple.

But with Tianyangzi as an example, Gu Yuan always felt that the sincerity of the other companies that were recruited later was insufficient.

Especially the Mahayana sect, they simply sent out two Yuanxiang monks to deliver the message, and their attitude was not enthusiastic.

Gu Yuan knew that he was just a Taoist monk, and in the eyes of those people, he was just a small character. It was already a sign of sincerity that they could send a Yuanxiang disciple to deliver a message.

After all, I am the one becoming his disciple, how can I control his attitude?
But Gu Yuan knew in his heart that there was another reason behind this.

Born!

After all, he was born in Qingfeng Taoist Academy and learned skills from a master. Although he has returned to the Taoist lineage, the mark of a Zixiao immortal can never be washed off.

If you really put your best effort into cultivating it, who knows what will come out?
Borrowing chickens to lay eggs?

The entire Qingfeng Taoist Temple is involved behind him, which is a huge cause and effect.

But he was really young, and his consecutive defeats of the three people from the upper meridian also demonstrated his strength. Therefore, two caves in the sky extended olive branches to him.

He fought for this.

But Gu Yuan knew that this olive branch was not as fragrant as he had imagined.

He had secretly learned about the Yuanmiao and Dongyuan sects. These two Mahayana masters of the Dongtian sects were both indifferent people. They did not pay much attention to their disciples and all matters were handled by their personal disciples.

There is a huge gap between the disciples.

So after thinking about it, Gu Yuan had already made a plan in his mind.

I'd rather make a chicken head than a phoenix tail!
There was a slight problem with the inheritance of Qingcheng Cave Heaven. No Mahayana Supreme had appeared in three thousand years, and the right to speak had fallen. But the foundation was still there, the golden seal of inheritance was still there, and the incense offerings from many Mahayana were still there.

It is the most powerful cave heaven besides the ten great cave heavens.

In such a cave, being a direct disciple is not better than being a "Mahayana disciple" who does not live up to the name?
To put it bluntly, if my cheap master had not achieved a breakthrough, then wouldn't the golden seal of inheritance have fallen on my head?
If there is a breakthrough, everyone will be happy.

Bet!

Gu Yuan waited for three days and finally made up his mind.

He raised his head and said to Yuan Shi: "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother. However, I have received great kindness from Qingcheng Dongtian, and I have no way to repay him. I can only serve him as a teacher. Please tell the Supreme Lord that although I have no chance to be a disciple of Dongyuan, I am also a disciple of Linchuan. If the Supreme Lord has any orders, I will do my best and die."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shi sighed, "I knew this would be difficult to accomplish."

"You kid, you broke through three levels in a row, and you punched me mercilessly. You can tell from the looks of it that you are just arrogant!"

"You are my direct disciple, and I have the golden seal of Mahayana. There is a huge difference between you and me. With your character, how can you be willing to be inferior to others?"

"But you have to understand that there hasn't been a Mahayana disciple in Qingcheng Cave Heaven for three thousand years, and there may not be one in the future. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it. The respect of a Mahayana disciple is incomparable."

Yuan Shi wanted to persuade him again, but finally gave up: "Forget it, there is no point in saying more. It is obvious that you have the right ideas. I can only say that we are not destined to be brothers."

"Every sip and every bite, you can experience it yourself."

Gu Yuan stood up and bowed: "Please return to your Highness. Please forgive me for my disrespect."

"It's okay. Master is such a great man, why would he care about these things? You don't have to worry."

"If you were more powerful, maybe our master would show up and take you back. Unfortunately, we already have our second senior brother..."

Yuan Shi waved his hand and said regretfully.

He likes Gu Yuan quite a lot.

However, even though this matter failed, they were still from the same school after all, with little difference between them, and they could still play together, so he became happy again.

"Come on, come on, tell me some interesting things about Dongshan Region..."

(End of this chapter)