Mysterious mirror hanging high

When they arrived at the meeting hall of Tianji Peak, they found that Yuanji had already arrived. He was greeting Yunji beside him. When he saw Jing Yu, he greeted him.

Jing Yu glanced over and saw Yun Xuance sitting high in the main seat, holding a spell in his hand, as if he was studying a new spell.

Yunji was chatting and laughing with Yuanji with his sleeves gathered up.

On his left stood a young male cultivator with a kind face. He was wearing a plain blue silk robe and holding a brown wooden cane. When he saw Jing Yu looking at him, he suddenly smiled and nodded.

On the other side of the three male cultivators, there were two female cultivators, one standing and one sitting.

The standing female cultivator was a natural beauty, dressed in colorful satin, with a slender figure like a fairy in heaven. A string of pearls and jade necklaces around her neck made the skin of her shoulders and neck look even more delicate and fair. Looking down, a closer look revealed that she was not wearing any shoes or socks, but was actually barefoot.

This is not the usual attire of female cultivators in Penglai Zhongzhou, but rather has some of the style of the extraordinary fairyland.

The other female cultivator had a pale face, skinny limbs, and was almost shrunken. She sat obediently in a wheelchair, looking at Jing Yu with a smile and mouthing words to him.

Jing Yu saw that the lip movements were saying the four words "Yiyuan Daoyou".

"Come, Xuan Jing, let me introduce you." Yun Xuance smiled and pointed at the kind male cultivator with a cane, saying:

"This person's name is Gongsun Shangyi, he is at the early stage of the Golden Core stage and serves as the general affairs elder in the Xuan Ce Sect. Although his position is the same as Yun Ji's, their general affairs are different. Yun Ji handles the general affairs of the immortal sect, while Gongsun Yi is in charge of mundane matters."

The male cultivator named Gongsun Shangyi held his cane and said with a smile, "I've heard of your great name, Daoist Xuanjing. I'm honored to meet you."

Jing Yu quickly returned the gift and cast a detection spell:

"[Accumulate Virtue and Good Deeds], Grade: Fine (Blue)."

"Specific Benefits: By doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, the possessor of this fate can accumulate [Pure Qi of Merit] surrounding themselves, which will aid their spiritual practice and protect their Dharma body."

"Origin of Fate: Fate [Sea of ​​Sin and Love] cultivator attained Daoist status. Daoist fate overflowed, and thus the world came into being [Accumulated Virtue and Good Deeds]."

Jing Yu was slightly stunned. He was not surprised that Gongsun Shangyi had a destiny. After all, Yun Xuance was one of the owners of the Tianming Tower. Most of the elders of the Xuance Sect were probably cultivators who had originally come from the Tianming Tower.

What surprised him was that the name of this cultivator who had attained the status of Dao Lord and achieved Dao Fruit was actually [Nie Hai Qing Tian]!

"This fate doesn't sound like the high-level fate of [accumulating virtue and doing good deeds]. Could it be that this Taoist master is trying to prove his Dao in reverse?"

"With a body of sin, yet able to achieve enlightenment through virtue?"

While Jing Yu was thinking, Yun Xuance pointed at the disabled female cultivator in the wheelchair and said:

"This is my disciple Bai Xiaoxiao, who has reached the early stage of the Golden Core stage. She currently serves as the Scripture Repository Elder, managing the Xuan Ce Sect's collection of books. She usually stays on the second floor of the Bai Xiao Pavilion and rarely moves. If Xuan Jing wants to borrow a jade slip, he can find her at the Bai Xiao Pavilion."

Bai Xiaoxiao grinned and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Jing, we are old acquaintances."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Bai Xiao!" Jing Yu suddenly realized and cast a detection spell:

"【Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory】, Grade: Fine (Blue)."

"Specific Benefits: The richer the knowledge and broader the perspective of the fate holder, the more conducive it is to the growth of understanding, and it will also have a certain increase in the research of magic and the deduction of skills."

"Origin of Fate: A total of ten cultivators with the [Exquisite Wisdom] fate achieved immortality in their golden natures and attained the status of Golden Immortal. Their destinies intersected, and thus [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Insight] came into being."

"It's indeed a lower-rank fate of [Exquisite Wisdom], but the emphasis is also different, so it can't be considered a complete superior-subordinate relationship..."

Jing Yu thought to himself, "No wonder Bai Xiaoxiao spends every day on the Tianmingfang forum, collecting anecdotes and secret insights... Turns out it can actually increase understanding and aid cultivation!"

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Yun Xuance pointed at the last person:

"This girl's name is Zhou Qingyao. She's at the early stage of the Golden Core stage and currently serves as the [External Affairs Elder] of the Xuan Ce Sect. She's in charge of the sect's external affairs and is very familiar with the surrounding sects. If Xuan Jing has any questions about the distribution of power here, he can consult her."

Zhou Qingyao smiled at Jing Yu, her face suddenly filled with beauty. "I've heard of Brother Xuan Jing's reputation as the Golden Purple Heavenly Pride, and I thought he was an unkempt, ascetic monk. I never thought he was such a dashing and elegant person!"

Jing Yu had done a quick scan this time and, as expected, detected a blue, exquisite [Beauty of the Moon and Shame on the Flowers], secretly grumbling, "She's a natural born socialite. No wonder Yun Xuance wants her to handle diplomatic affairs."

"These are all the Jindan elders of Xuan Ce Sect."

"Including the sect leader, there are a total of five Jindan Zhenren, which is not a small number." Jing Yu nodded. Five Jindan are nothing in Zhongzhou Domain. They can only be said to be a small sect. But in Yunchuan Domain, they are a big force on the level of [Bishui Sect] and [Xiaolei Temple].

"I wonder how many foundation-building and Qi-cultivating cultivators there are in this sect?"

Yun Ji, as the general affairs elder who oversees the affairs of the sect, naturally understood this and said first, "Xuan Ce Sect currently has a total of 131 foundation-building disciples and 2,369 Qi training disciples."

"Huh? So little?" Jing Yu said in surprise.

Logically speaking, the Taoist force where the five Jindan cultivators reside should have at least three hundred foundation-building cultivators. The Zhongzhou region is a beautiful and treasured place for cultivation. The density of cultivators at all levels should be far greater than that of Yunchuan.

"This matter... is a long story." Yun Ji said with a wry smile, as if he didn't want to say more.

Yun Xuance's expression remained calm. "It's nothing serious. It's just a small matter. Once our sect leader reaches the Infant stage, everything will be fine."

"Xuan Jing, before you arrived, the elder who transmits the skills was concurrently held by our sect master. Now that you are here, I will hand over the position of elder who transmits the skills to you. You can usually give more guidance to the disciples in their cultivation and verify what they have learned. This will be of great benefit to you when you create your own skills in the future."

Jing Yu bowed and said, "Yes, Xuan Jing will obey your command."

Generally speaking, the post of the elder who transmits skills in a Taoist tradition is not too busy. Although they say it is "transmitting skills", in fact, most of them gather disciples together regularly and give public lectures, and the frequency is usually once a year. Some lazy ones may even give lectures only once every three years. Only when they really meet a good jade that is worthy of cultivation will they specially give them a few "special lessons"... But overall it is still a light job and will not delay their practice.

"As for Master Yuanji..."

Yun Xuance glanced at Yuanji, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said:

"Master, could you take on the position of the sect's Skill Elder? Right now, the Xuan Ce Sect is just a makeshift foundation, and the cultivation of the hundred arts is not yet complete. We only have the [Talisman Hall] set up. Master, you can sit in the hall and take charge. You don't need to go out to fight on weekdays. It's an extremely stable position, perfect for Master to practice in peace and quiet."