Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 247 Reactions from all parties
"Pah!", the exquisite and luxurious glazed vase fell to the ground, and the petals and water were scattered all over the ground. A beautiful female cultivator with tears in her eyes said in a sad voice: "Second uncle! Are you really going to force me to death?!"

"If you keep making a scene at home, I will throw your bastard to death on the spot!" Shan Sheng's face was as cold as frost. He pointed at the female cultivator through the air and cursed with gritted teeth:

"Shan Xuerong! Your family gave birth to you and raised you for so many years. Even a stubborn person should know how to contribute to the family! You are already a grown-up, why don't you know anything? Do you think you are the apple of the eye of some wealthy family?

Throughout the entire Yunjiao Province, you can find a few families like the Chongming Sect, where there are two people who have established the Bingye foundation while still alive.

Zhou Yixiu is now the elder of Chongming, and it's rare that he still respects you. He doesn't get tired of the old and love the new, but you run away to your mother's house! Brainless idiot! "

Shan Xuerong lowered her head after being scolded, her crystal tears and snot falling all over the floor. She choked and said, "Second uncle, second uncle, Xuerong is the legitimate daughter of the clan after all, and the Shan family of Feiyue is also a family of foundation building. How can you be so mean and treat Xuerong so... so harshly!"

"Foundation-building portal?" Shan Sheng laughed miserably, "If I die in a few years, you can see by then whether the Shan family of Feiyue can still afford the foundation-building portal."

Shan Xuerong's anxious crying suddenly stopped when she heard this. She seemed to have finally accepted her fate, gritted her teeth, blood dripped from the corners of her mouth, and her plump and mature body trembled continuously, but she did not make a sound.

Shan Sheng couldn't bear to watch this scene any longer. He felt angry and pity at the same time. He turned his head away, closed his eyes and said nothing.

That night, Shan Sheng took several clansmen including Shan Xuerong on board a flying boat and headed for Chongming Sect.

It wasn't that Shan Sheng, the head of the foundation-building family, had to personally take action for such a trivial matter as escorting Shan Xuerong back. Rather, the news that the great head of Chongming Zong Kang had achieved the Ice Leaf had already spread like wildfire and reached Shan Sheng's ears.

Although Kang Dabao has made it clear that he will not hold the foundation-building ceremony this time, the Feiyue Shan family, as in-laws, have no reason not to come and offer congratulations.

Under the care of the patriarch, the Shan family member who was driving the flying boat worked very hard and was much faster than usual. When they arrived at the foot of Xiaohuan Mountain, they saw that many monks had gathered there.

Shan Sheng was curious and sent his disciples to investigate.

After a short while, the Shan family member who was trying to get information came back and reported:

"Master, it is rumored that Chongming Sect will recruit a group of disciples on the ninth day of this month. The news says that this time, no matter from what family, anyone under the age of seven with spiritual roots can sign up and be admitted on a merit basis.

Many families from the nearby counties should have come here with their disciples waiting here."

When Shan Sheng heard this, he took a quick look and realized that there were probably no less than a hundred children here.

A thatched hut has been built at the foot of the mountain, and several familiar-looking disciples of Chongming are guiding the children to move in.

Shan Sheng sighed in his heart, thinking that Chongming Sect had really risen up.

You have to know that today is only the second day of the Chinese New Year. In the next few days, I am afraid that many families will come one after another. According to this calculation, the number of immortal seedlings from various counties who come to Chongming Sect to take the exam will probably exceed 200.

Shan Sheng tilted his head to look at Shan Xuerong, whose face looked as pale as death, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.

His Shan family has been established in Feiyue Valley in Hong County for more than 500 years, and there have been true cultivators in every generation.

But even for such a sect, if it releases the news that it is going to open its doors to recruit disciples from other families, it is hard to say whether it can achieve the current status of Chongming Sect.

When the Shan family's second-level flying boat is placed next to the flying boats of the smaller families who came to become disciples, it stands out from the crowd and is very eye-catching.

A young monk with a simple appearance and no pretense came over with a flying instrument and said loudly, "Is it a fellow Taoist from the Shan family who is visiting our sect?"

"That's right," the Shan family member who was sent by Shan Sheng to get the news responded immediately, and stepped aside to let Shan Sheng out. "My family's head has come to your sect to congratulate Master Kang on his foundation building. Please pass on the message, fellow Taoist."

The young monk opposite him straightened his clothes and bowed to Shan Sheng. He said, "Zhongming Pei Que, I am honored to meet Senior Shan. My master has said that if Senior Shan comes in person, I will definitely welcome him to the mountain with courtesy."

"Thank you for your help, my friend." Shan Sheng's anxiety eased a little. He turned around and asked two of his disciples to guard the flying boat, while the rest of the people followed Pei Que all the way to the Chongming Sect's mountain gate.

The mountain scenery along the way was beautiful, which Zhou Yixiu had spent a lot of effort to prepare, but Shan Sheng had no intention of looking at it and just kept walking quickly with Pei Que.

Only the golden-winged owl that appeared above his head from time to time would make Shan Sheng take a closer look for a moment, which made the head of the foundation-building family quite impressed, thinking that the Chongming Sect was truly a great man.

It is impossible for an ordinary foundation-building sect to tame so many first-grade high-quality spiritual birds for the purpose of wandering and patrolling.

This alone is enough to overwhelm 60 to 70 percent of the foundation-building forces in Yunjiao Province.

Xiaohuan Mountain was not very steep, and after walking for a short while, the archway of Chongming Sect became clearly visible.

There is a chess table under the archway, and four people are playing chess.

This chess table is made of a huge stone that has been flattened. The surface of the stone is as smooth as a mirror, as if it had been wiped by someone with great skill.

The other half of the boulder tilted in the distance, with dozens of round holes dug out in the middle. The four people molded these hollowed-out stone balls into chess pieces, each of which was smooth, round, and full of moisture.

"Why are the four Taoist brothers here?" Shan Sheng had never thought that he would see these four people here. He immediately asked Pei Que, who was leading the way in front, to wait for a moment, stopped, saluted and asked.

"Oh? You are Brother Shan, right? I heard that your family is allied and related to the Chongming Sect. Why are you here so late? Even the head of the Zhai family in Jingnan Prefecture came earlier than you." The bearded monk who was pinching the old general said to Shan Sheng with a smile.

Shan Sheng was startled and asked, "Brother Xu, are there so many guests coming to congratulate you?"

After asking this question, another monk with thick eyebrows answered, "Haha, Brother Shan, what do you think? We four brothers heard that Brother Daoyou Jiang had established his foundation, so we came here to celebrate. It's just that there are too many guests in Chongming Sect, so we four brothers came here to hide away for some peace and quiet."

There were two people watching the chess game beside the two men. One was wearing a Confucian robe with a big belly, and the other was wearing a short robe with a square face. When they heard what the thick-browed monk said, they also laughed.

Shan Sheng smiled bitterly after hearing this: "Something happened at home. Some Taoist brothers, please go ahead and take care of yourself. I will go in and meet the host first, and then come out to talk to you Taoist brothers."

After bidding farewell to the four people in a hurry, Shan Sheng was secretly shocked again. Because the four people sitting around playing chess were all foundation-building cultivators, and they called themselves the "Four Friends of Hanshan" in Hong County. They occupied the first and second level middle-grade spiritual veins and practiced freely. Relying on the unity of the society, these four people were quite famous among the independent cultivators in Hong County.

After all, even in Hong County where the immortal way is quite prosperous, many foundation-building sects cannot pick out four living foundation-building masters. Moreover, although these four people are all Qingye foundation-building masters, they are also very capable.

The bearded monk who spoke first was named Xu Liuxian. He had reached the late stage of foundation building and was good at using Mingyang fire method. He was very famous among the monks in Hong County and was considered the first-class figure besides Lang Yi.

The thick-browed monk who spoke to him from behind was the second of the four people. His name was Zhou Zhaoyi. Although he was only in the middle stage of foundation building, he had a rare second-level high-quality spiritual weapon. When fighting, he was very sharp and fierce.

Among the remaining two, the pot-bellied one is named Ji Yunsheng, who was born in a ruined sect, but he has learned the righteous way of thunder and his ability is still good; the square-faced one is named Lu Xingbei, who wields six ice crystal spears and is also quite capable.

The four of them were quite capable and proud, like idle clouds and wild cranes. They looked down on the declining families like the Feiyue Shan family.

If it weren't for the patriarch Shan Sheng who took the initiative to come forward and talk to him, the four of them might not have paid any attention to him.

As for if the Shan family is happy, whether the four of them will come to congratulate them like they did today, there is no need to imagine.

Seeing that such great figures actually came to congratulate him, Shan Sheng's anxiety increased a little, and he followed Pei Que and quickly walked into the reception hall of the Chongming Sect, which had been renovated.

Pei Que had sent a message before he came, so Shan Sheng saw the smiling face of the head of Kangda before he even reached the door.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist!" The joy on Shan Sheng's face was quite sincere. "Haha, fellow Daoist, I am very grateful that you can take the time to come and congratulate me. Please, let's talk in the hall." Kang Dabao said with a smile and winked.

Pei Que understood and led all the Qi-training disciples of the Shan family to another place to rest.

Kang Dabao pulled Shan Sheng into the hall. As soon as Shan Sheng entered the hall, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. There were more than a dozen heads of foundation-building forces gathered here.

Shujianmen in Wang County, Zifenggu in Shen County, Zhai Family in Jingnan Prefecture
Some of them were allies of the Chongming clan, while others were just neighbors visiting.

Now, there are two people in the Chongming Sect who have established their foundation. Kang Dabao and Jiang Qingnian are both young, and both have established their foundation in Bingye. Their future is truly limitless.

In the eyes of these outsiders, if Chongming Sect had better luck, it would not be impossible for a fake alchemy master to emerge in another hundred or eighty years.

In this case, these foundation-building forces would naturally be happy to come and make some moves and establish good relations with the Chongming Sect.

When Shan Sheng saw this scene, he suddenly sighed that what Xu Liuxian said just now was true. As a relative, he was indeed late!
Shan Sheng was so anxious that he secretly spat again. He thought he had set out early and was in a hurry. But now, let alone easing the relationship between the two families, it would be good enough if he was not remembered by others.

After the two of them had dealt with the greetings from their fellows, they sat down next to each other. Shan Sheng suddenly heard the head of the Kang family ask, "Kang heard that the head of the Shan family came all the way here to deliver a divorce letter for his daughter?"

"This! Where did this come from! How could Sect Leader Kang listen to those villains' framing?! A virtuous woman will never serve two husbands. Our Shan family has always been honest and simple. How could we do such a thing!"

Shan Sheng was really panicking right now. Although he was only a hundred and fifty years old, he had damaged his foundation due to the fighting in his early years, and he didn't have many years left to live.

Since him, there has been no more outstanding person in the Shan family. There is not even a younger generation who has the courage to break through and build a foundation independently.

Judging from the current situation, if Shan Sheng dies in a few years, it will be unknown how many more years the Feiyue Shan family, which has been passed down for more than 500 years, will have to wait for a true foundation-building cultivator to emerge!

It would be strange if his family's foundation was not coveted by others, and his family might even be destroyed. It was only a matter of time before he completely disappeared from the cultivation world.

Therefore, Shan Sheng has been keeping a low profile and making friends over the years.

He has always hated teaching his juniors, but in recent years he has even taken the initiative to promote some promising juniors from other families.

What is the purpose of doing all this? Isn’t it to leave some legacy for future generations?
But Shan Xuerong's temper is really weird. If she offends such a potential relative as Chong Mingzong, and some rifts arise between the two sides, it would be a case of losing the rice instead of trying to steal the chicken!
Sect Leader Kang was just trying to trick him. Seeing that Patriarch Shan's reaction was quite satisfactory, he said with a smile, "Haha, it's just a joke. Don't take it seriously, fellow Taoist."

If it weren't for the fact that the useless Zhou Yixiu was really fascinated by Shan Xuerong, even when Kang Dabao wanted to replace him several times, the new elder of the Chongming Sect would not agree.

So today Kang Dabao might really have to talk to Shan Sheng about the divorce between the two.

She is just a widow who has been widowed for several years and has low qualifications. How can she really think that she is a noble lady of the Fei family?! She learns everything!
Even if it was really the noble lady of the Fei family, so what? Master Kang had just walked out of the noble lady's boudoir this morning.

Shan Sheng heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he also reacted and suddenly looked at Master Kang with some envy. He suddenly realized that as the deadline was getting closer, his ability to calm down was getting worse!

If I were still as sharp-eyed and sharp-eared as I was back then, this kid would definitely not be able to deceive me now.

Master Kang had to accompany other guests, so he only had a few brief words with Shan Sheng. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Kang Rongquan, who was guarding the archway, sending him a letter.

Kang Dabao held the token in his hand and used his spiritual sense to scan it. "Has anyone from Mijia Village come to apologize?"

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