Mysterious mirror hanging high

Juntian Temple Taoist [Nan Chenshui] looked helpless. Regarding his Immortal Dao foundation, he was confident he was no less capable than any of the other Jindan cultivators on the field. However, due to his daily focus on cultivation, he had neglected the practice of Dao protection, resulting in his fighting ability being at the bottom of the list among the Golden and Purple Pride disciples...

One always picks on the weak. Nan Chenshui expected Guan Lingxiao to challenge him by name.

"I've heard that this young swordsman is unrivaled in combat, having once managed to lightly injure a late Jindan cultivator, Yan Jiuming, in his early Jindan stage. I'm afraid I'm far inferior to him," Nan Chenshui thought to himself. "I need to hold out a little longer, so as not to tarnish the reputation of my Juntian Temple."

But at this moment, a discordant voice interrupted Guan Lingxiao's process of going on stage:

"Wait a minute!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the elder of Juntian Temple, Nan Xingyan, with a gloomy face. He said coldly, "Little Sword Immortal Guan, I'm afraid you are not qualified to challenge on the stage."

"Ancestor?"

Not only were the cultivators present in an uproar, but even Nan Chenshui himself turned around in shock and stared at Nan Xingyan in astonishment.

Nan Chenshui's emotions had just fluctuated violently for a moment, and Guan Lingxiao had captured the subtle changes with his [Mind's Eye] ability, causing the blindfolded young man to raise an eyebrow.

"How could the little calf's nose not know about this?"

Nan Xingyan looked at the Penglai Holy Land elder, Fairy Langhuan, who was presiding over the Penglai Gathering, and said slowly, "Fellow Daoist Langhuan, as far as I know, only disciples of the local Taoist sects of Penglai Immortal Continent can participate in the Penglai Gathering, right?"

The [Fairy Langhuan] was a gentle female cultivator dressed in simple and elegant clothes. Upon hearing this, she frowned and said in a calm voice:

"That's natural... What does Daoist Master Nan want to say?"

"That's right." Nan Xingyan clapped his hands and smiled, "As far as I know, Xiaoguan Jianxian did not become a disciple of the [Xuan Ce Sect], but became a disciple of [Xuan Jing Zhenjun] personally."

"If it were in the past, Xiaoguan Jianxian would have naturally met the requirements, but a few years ago, Fellow Daoist Xuanjing traveled to the East China Sea and established the Xuanjing Xianmen sect on Fugui Island. Strictly speaking, Xiaoguan Jianxian is also a disciple of the Xuanjing Xianmen sect."

"Although the Xuanjing Immortal Sect was founded by natives of Penglai Immortal Continent, it is clearly a member of the East China Sea Daoist tradition. How can a disciple of the East China Sea Daoist tradition participate in the grand event of Penglai Immortal Continent?"

"This……"

Fairy Langhuan looked embarrassed. What Nan Xingyan said made sense, and she was a little unsure how to deal with the matter.

"fart!"

Ye Xingyun stepped out from the crowd, pointed at Nan Xingyan's nose, and cursed loudly, "What a silver-tongued bull nose! Ling Xiao was born and raised in Penglai Immortal Continent... He has been practicing and traveling here since birth, so he is naturally a pure Penglai person. Why can't he participate in the Penglai meeting?"

Nan Xingyan smiled faintly, "So it's Ye Zhenjun of the East Sea who's here! Ye Zhenjun is wrong... The Immortal Continent has five seas and four continents, and it's not just Penglai Xianzhou that has local opportunities like Xuanyuan Yuhuatian. Every continent and every sea has opportunities that are only open to disciples of local Taoist sects."

"True Lord Xuanjing is now the head of the East Sea Dao Sect. This is a fact. There's no reason why his disciples can't be East Sea disciples, right? If the East Sea's [Dragon Palace Ruins] were to open at this time, wouldn't Xiaoguan Jianxian, as a disciple of the [Xuanjing Immortal Sect], be able to participate?"

"If that's the case, then Xiaoguan Jianxian has taken all the benefits of the East China Sea and Penglai! As the saying goes, you can't have the best of both worlds, so we still need to clarify where this belongs."

"It's impossible that when I'm in the East China Sea I'm a Donghai person, and when I'm in Penglai I'm a Penglai person!"

"Master Nan is wrong."

Another Yuanying Zhenjun emerged from the crowd. This person was the previous generation Daoist disciple of Liangyi Temple, Xuanweizi. At this time, he had already formed a Yuanying, but he was still dressed simply in a cotton robe. He said slowly:

"Young Master Guan's identity is unknown to low-level cultivators. Could it be some secret among the Nascent Soul True Lords of the Divine Transformation Sects in Zhongzhou? Logically speaking, among all the Jindan cultivators present, no one should be more qualified to participate in the Penglai Conference than Guan Lingxiao!"

At this point, Xuan Weizi sneered: "I think Master Nan is scheming for the sake of his own descendants, and he has even abandoned the last bit of righteousness he has left."

Nan Chenshui, who was standing on the stage, looked ashamed. He finally understood why his ancestor jumped out so abnormally. It was to ensure that he could advance smoothly!

Although he did not reveal Guan Lingxiao's identity, and this move could not be considered sinister, it was still a small mistake and was somewhat despised by others... Unfortunately, everyone present could blame him for this, except Nan Chenshui!

Juntian Temple and Liangyi Temple had always disliked each other, so Nan Xingyan naturally wouldn't be kind to Xuanweizi, and his tone was rather sarcastic:

"Hmph! I don't know where these remnants came from. Didn't they use the backdoor to attend the last conference..."

Xuanweizi's face darkened. He naturally knew what Nanxingyan meant by this. This was a subtle criticism of his origin from the Shending Immortal Dynasty [Gongsun Clan]. A cultivator from the Shending Dynasty was able to participate in the Penglai Conference. Naturally, this meant that the [Liangyi Temple] was not upright!

"Who said Ling Xiao can't attend Penglai?"

Jing Yu finally stood up at this time, with his arms folded, standing in front of Guan Lingxiao, sneering at Nan Xingyan:

"Old Niubi, please look carefully..."

"Ling Xiao, raise the sword in your hand and show it to all the fellow Taoists present!"

Guan Lingxiao's Adam's apple rolled in his neck, and he slowly raised the wooden sword in his hand and said slowly:

"Everyone, please look—this sword is Ling Xiao's personal sword. Many of you here should be familiar with it."

"This sword is forged from Iron-Backed Pine Wood... This spiritual wood isn't precious, it's just incredibly tough... It originally grew in the Iron-Backed Pine Forest near Falling Sword Mountain. Sadly, that forest has been destroyed, and wooden swords carved from this Iron-Backed Pine Wood are no longer available."

"Luojian Mountain..." Many of the monks present have reacted and their expressions changed slightly.

"This sword is the only relic my parents left to Ling Xiao."

Guan Lingxiao said quietly, "My father, Guan Zhen, is the true heir of the Jiange Golden Elixir Sect; my mother, Yang Wan, is a foundation-building disciple of the Xuan Ce Sect, and later married into the Jiange Sect..."

"Master [True Lord Xuanjing] did accept me into his sect on a personal basis. Logically speaking..."

"Ling Xiao is neither a disciple of Xuan Ce Sect nor a disciple of Xuan Jing Sect..."

"I, Guan Lingxiao... have been a disciple of Zhongzhou Sword Pavilion since the moment I was born!"

"Jian Ge...Jian Ge orphan?" Many of the Foundation Establishment and Qi Condensation cultivators present looked at each other in bewilderment. Guan Lingxiao's identity was no secret among the high-level cultivators, but it was rarely known to the lower-level cultivators. Therefore, everyone was both astonished and relieved.

"Yes, if he wasn't an orphan from the Sword Pavilion, how could such a young swordsman with divine sword skills suddenly appear?"