The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

After Yun Yici and Lu Yiguang had a long talk that day, Yun Yici did not ask her to keep it a secret.

Lu Yiguang then understood what Yun Yici meant.

After she found an opportunity to tell the elders of other sects about the matter, the elders of each sect reacted differently.

These days they have witnessed the extraordinary nature of the Lingwei Sect.

Feng Nian was the most delighted, saying that his disciple had already graduated, and he would simply stay at Lingwei Sect to keep Wen Fuyue company.

As for teaching, just schedule classes for him and he can relax at Lingwei Sect when he has nothing else to do, and have a drink with Wen Fuyue.

He said that Lingwei Sect is a place of beautiful mountains and rivers, and even the turtles they raise have patterns on their shells that are different from those elsewhere.

In an instant, the spirit turtles, which had absorbed spiritual energy for thousands of years and occasionally came out to bask in the sun, were so frightened that they all returned to the depths of the lotus pond.

In return, Yun Yici approved the Bagua Sect's application to send three disciples to study there.

The first to compromise was Fu Zong.

After witnessing Yue Niang's extraordinary skills by "accident" one day, Elder Fu Zong was so amazed that he and his disciples wished they could live on Chun Ting Peak.

Unfortunately, he was kicked out by the enraged Moon Goddess an hour later.

......

Anyway, it's said that the Talisman Sect will send ten elders and a group of disciples this time, so it's best to make preparations early.

Yun Yici smiled slightly as she listened to the sword spirit's report.

Shen Huaichuan listened from the side, and said thoughtfully, "I think I know what you're trying to do."

Yun Yici's goal was not to create a super sword sect like the destroyed Lingwei Sect.

Instead, they take in disciples and use all available resources to teach them according to their individual aptitudes.

Besides sword cultivators, the Lingwei Sect should also have talisman cultivators, alchemy cultivators, weapon cultivators, and medical cultivators...

She wanted to build the Lingwei Sect into a community of shared interests across the four realms, an all-powerful sect that upholds the principles of equality.

Yun Yici said, "It's just that we still have too few disciples."

"When the spirit bird that went to Yinxian City returned, it also brought back a message from City Lord Ji, saying that she would send qualified disciples from Yinxian City."

"I hope to receive one or two disciples by then."

Aside from Chang Yu, they haven't received any other disciples, and even the system couldn't help but encourage her to go out and find a chosen one.

Shen Huaichuan: "No rush, let's take it slow."

"Sect Leader, you've been working hard these past few days. Why don't you put aside sect affairs for a few days and relax? I'll take care of everything else."

He did not forget that Yun Yici had shouldered heavy responsibilities at a young age.

Shen Huaichuan was gratified that Yun Yici did a great job, better than he had imagined.

Yun Yici also felt that she had been too tense during her time back at Lingwei Sect.

With so many sect elders to deal with, Changyu's studies cannot be neglected either. In the future, with more people, the affairs will likely become even more complicated.

Furthermore, we cannot let our guard down against threats from outside the region.

Just as she was about to accept Shen Huaichuan's offer, she suddenly remembered something: "I originally wanted to catch up with the Buddhist monk Xuanzhu, but unfortunately there were too many people around, so it wasn't convenient to invite him over for a private conversation. Why don't I go instead?"

Xuanzhu had helped her a lot in the past, so it was only right and proper for her to say hello. Besides, she also wanted to ask Master Mingwu and Li Ji how they were doing.

The residences of the elders of each sect were separated in order on the guest peak, and many sects had already bid farewell and returned to their sects by now.

Yun Yici wasn't worried about their disagreement. There were countless talented and extraordinary people in the world; at worst, she could recruit a group of independent cultivators at a high price and train them herself.

When Yun Yici arrived, Xuanzhu was meditating alone in the courtyard.

The golden afternoon sunlight fell on the Buddha, as if draping him in a dazzling and warm halo.

The gates of Xuanzhu Courtyard were wide open, and this was the scene that came into Yun Yici's view.

She lightly knocked on the courtyard gate with her finger, and Xuanzhu opened her eyes.

Seeing the woman bathed in sunlight not far away, he said gently, "Fellow Daoist Yun, you've arrived."

Yun Yici didn't mind and sat cross-legged next to Xuanzhu.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhu, it's been a long time."

The Buddha's love is pure and clear; the initial 100 points of favorability remained unchanged for over a hundred years.

Yun Yici felt a little ashamed when she thought back to how she had naively believed that Xuanzhu's favorability rating was calculated by subtraction.

Xuanzhu smiled and said, "It has been a long time."

"We haven't seen Fellow Daoist Yun going out for a long time. We didn't expect him to be cultivating at the Lingwei Sect. Senior Wen has kept it a secret from us for a long time."

After Yun Yici's accident, Mingwu and Liji also wrote to inquire about it, but Wen Fuyue insisted that Yun Yici was recuperating.

Xuanzhu seemed to sense something, and his sleeping time became longer each day.

He always felt that person might suddenly appear in his dreams again one day.

Unfortunately, not only did his hopes not come true, but his master, Abbot Shanfa, also noticed his unusual behavior.

Abbot Shanfa was disappointed and desperate with his proud disciple. It was Master Mingwu who persuaded him that since he had never entered the world, how could he talk about leaving it?

So he was stripped of his monk's robes and exiled from Chanyin Temple, to return once he had thought things through.

Chanyin Temple claims that the monk Xuanzhu is practicing asceticism.

Xuanzhu, stripped of his status as a Buddhist disciple, was bewildered.

His childhood dream of a carefree life, free from the hardships of a life of poverty in the Buddhist order, was within his grasp, yet he was at a loss as to what he should do.

So his first stop was the Nanhua Sect, where he asked Wen Fuyue to let him meet Yun Yici.

Wen Fuyue sighed, and then took him out to visit friends and drink.

Spring flowers, autumn moon, winter snow—in a year, he forgot about Buddhism and devoted himself to playing with Wen Fuyue all day long.

As they were about to part, Wen Fuyue asked him, "Xuanzhu, this is something you wanted to do with me when you were little. Are you happy now?"

Xuanzhu shook his head: "I'm not happy."

Senior Wen was open-minded and cheerful, making friends from all walks of life, and his surroundings were always lively.

But he didn't want to become like Senior Wen. As a child, he was forced to endure the harshness of Zenyin Temple, so he couldn't help but draw warmth from Senior Wen.

After listening, Wen Fuyue said with satisfaction, "You little rascal, if you say you're happy, your master will come all the way from Chanyin Temple to beat me up."

After bidding farewell to Wen Fuyue, Xuanzhu shook off his little tail and then found a temple for ordinary people to become a monk.

The first thing he did after becoming a monk was to shave off his long, black hair, which he had been growing for a long time.

Xuanzhu felt a little regretful when he saw the long hair scattered all over the ground, which was blurry and indistinct, because Yun Yici had never seen him with long hair before.

After becoming a monk, he did not reveal his identity and became the lowest-ranking Buddhist disciple in this remote mountain temple.

This temple is not really a temple, because the monks in it all have wild ambitions.

The abbot was greedy and always secretly withheld money from the donation box and the monks' meals.

The "senior brothers" each had their own selfish motives and were vying for power and profit within the temple.

Xuanzhu turned a deaf ear to all this, spending his days sweeping, chanting sutras, and fetching water in this strange place disguised as a Buddhist temple.

Unexpectedly, because of his outstandingly handsome appearance, his temples became increasingly prosperous, which also attracted many people with ulterior motives.

Zenyin Temple is a supreme Buddhist temple, but it was in that remote mountain temple that he first confronted human desires and love.

So, what are his desires?

In Xuanzhu's eyes, there was her captivating beauty and charm.