Chapter 94: Purple Mansion Dharma Assembly
"Senior, when do you plan to release the news?" Gu Qingyuan suddenly asked.

Xi Jing smiled, "I have already made plans. Zifu has disciples who serve the Zifu, and they are devoted to honing their magical powers. They don't move around easily. The demon-slaying order is a big deal, and we need to gather all the Zifu, invite all the big and small sects, and announce it publicly. It just so happens that you have just become a Zifu, so you should hold a Zifu Dharma Assembly, invite fellow Taoists, and announce it to the world. I will borrow your name to hold a Dharma Assembly. With the call of my Daoguan, I believe that all the sects will not dare not come, and Zifu can also come 60% to 70%. As for those who don't come, it doesn't matter."

The Golden Elixir has not yet appeared in the world. Once it becomes a Purple Mansion, it is the top of this world. Of course, it has to use some face-saving skills and show off its power. Once the Purple Mansion Dharma Assembly begins, the Purple Mansions of various sects will get the news and will definitely come. On the one hand, they want to recognize faces and build relationships, and on the other hand, their magical powers are unfathomable. When all the Purple Mansions get together, it is inevitable to talk about mysteries, preach and recite scriptures. It is not advisable to work in isolation. Mutual verification is required to seek the truth. It seems to be a celebration of reaching the realm, but in fact it is a large-scale high-end quality lecture seminar.

It is rare to discuss the Dao in Zifu. Those with connections will go together with their senior teachers. Even those without connections will try their best to sell all they have and bring expensive gifts to congratulate. If they can hear the true scriptures and resolve their confusions in cultivation, they can save themselves decades of hard practice and the trip will be worthwhile.

Gu Qingyuan saved a lot of energy as all matters were taken care of by the Da Dao Temple. He only had to sit down and receive gifts. Xi Jing could use the Dharma Assembly to gather true practitioners, saving him the trouble of inviting everyone one by one.

As for those who didn't come, nearly half of Cheng Zifu would gather to discuss matters, set rules, and divide up the benefits. Those who didn't come were the minority represented, while those who were present were all part of a community of interests. Under the overwhelming trend, they would be left speechless.

Of course, there are rules for this matter. The Xiaju and Piaomiao sects must inform each other in advance and spread some news. Those who are powerful will naturally know the inside story, and those who are not powerful... then who will care?
Xi Jing saw clearly that it was too difficult to expect one sect to suppress the whole world and force them to work together. It was not that it could not be done, but it was not advisable. With interests involved, it would be a blessing if they did not secretly disobey and hold each other back. They could only win over most people, screen out a small number of people, and divide up the remaining interests. Only with the word "profit" as the first priority could they form an alliance and then command the world with the power of the alliance. As for the position of the leader, that would depend on their own means.

These secret fights had nothing to do with Gu Qingyuan, so he was happy and at ease. Gifts were inevitable anyway, and getting tangible benefits was better than anything else.

But now I am more closely bound to the Da Dao Sect, so it would seem like a waste of time if I refuse the position of elder.

Gu Qingyuan thought, the Dharma Assembly was organized by Da Dao Temple, and the close relationship was obvious to everyone in the world, and it was possible that Senior Xi Jing did it on purpose.

That day, Xi Jing invited Gu Qingyuan to be an elder, but was declined by Gu Qingyuan. After he entered the Purple Mansion, Gu Qingyuan never mentioned it again. Xi Jing understood what was going on and did not ask again. The two of them just pretended that nothing had happened.

Gu Qingyuan was used to being free. After joining the sect, he was inevitably dragged into the inner factions and put under a layer of shackles. Now that he has made friends with Sande Xijing and helped fellow Taoist Xisheng out of trouble, he doesn't need the position of elder to maintain emotional connection. As long as Gu Qingyuan has enough interests and strength, he can just ask for something. Xijing will answer all his requests. This is the truth.

"Senior, I wonder how you dealt with Jiang Feng. Why did you let him leave the sect alone?" Gu Qingyuan was a little confused. He had already warned Jiang Feng about his abnormality, so how come he ended up being hunted by a demon cultivator and no one to protect him showed up.

I don't know if I stepped forward at that time because of his destiny or something else. If I didn't take action, would there be another powerful person passing by and saving him, thus creating an opportunity for Jiang Feng? Logically speaking, I reminded Senior Xi Jing that he should act cautiously.

Xi Jing was stunned: "Jiang Feng? Why is he..."

He was about to speak when he saw Gu Qingyuan's serious face. Xi Jing's mind turned a thousand times and he immediately knew what he was supposed to do but something went wrong. Without waiting for Gu Qingyuan to remind him, he pressed the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth and pushed a mouthful of pure magic power into his soul. He raised his hand to his head, put his knuckles on his eyebrows, and tapped lightly three times. In an instant, his mind became clear.

How could it be possible that there was nothing unusual? There must be something wrong with Fellow Daoist Gu acting like this.

Xi Jing said secretly, with some vague guesses in his heart, and asked someone to bring the information and notes for a careful look.

The Daoguan Temple has a large number of staff and strict rules. It is naturally not a makeshift team. All the disciples' actions, cultivation, acceptance of tasks, and receipt of resources must be recorded. Xi Jing is the leader of the sect and has a secretary with him all year round. His instructions, requirements, feedback and results are densely recorded in several thick stacks. It is not only for observing the progress of events, but also a management manual. When the next sect leader takes office, all of this must be handed over and cut off.

"Found it," Xijing said, touching a line of words.

If one were to say what made Gu Qingyuan feel the clearest after reaching the Purple Mansion, it was the fading of his primordial spirit and the surge of his mental strength.

Mental power, also known as computing power, can do two or three things at once. It is easy to analyze magical powers and comprehend the Tao at a fast speed. Otherwise, Gu Qingyuan would not have been able to transform the flowing cloud pattern. You must know that with the blessing of the triple vision, huge amounts of information, whether useful or not, will flood into the mind. Without strong mental support and computing power analysis, one will be turned into an idiot in an instant by the unparalleled flow of information. It is not like now, where one is receiving information from the outside world all the time.

As a Purple Mansion, Xi Jing had sufficient energy. He could absorb the information from five piles of books as high as a person at a glance. He could finish reading a book within three breaths, and most of the time was spent on turning pages.

As he read quantum books, the number of books gradually decreased, and Xi Jing finally found a discordant point.

"On the seventh day of March, three foundation-building cultivators will follow Jiang Feng and provide secret protection."

Xi Jing read it out loud. There was no feedback or result from this record. It was just an empty message, as if it was subconsciously ignored by others.

He sent people to look for the three foundation-building monks and learned that they had been in seclusion for many days and said that they had not received any instructions, and their statements were consistent.

"Robbery."

Xi Jing's words confirmed that if someone could deceive the Purple Mansion's foundation, then only the Tribulation Qi could do it. From this, it can be inferred that Jiang Feng must also be unusual.

Gu Qingyuan standing by also secretly sighed, if it weren't for the mechanical angel that obscured Jiang Feng's divine sense, Jiang Feng would have revealed all his secrets by now.

"I once told you that Jiang Feng was different, but I entrusted him to you because I was about to go into seclusion. It seems that he has no means to resist the calamity energy, so Jiang Feng cannot be approached." Gu Qingyuan immediately explained.

Xi Jing was a little dazed after listening to it. After thinking for a while, he took out a wooden sign: "This matter cannot be allowed to develop. Since the calamity energy is strange, it is just right for you to take over. Take this wooden sign." Gu Qingyuan took the wooden sign. There were strange patterns engraved on it. It didn't look like seal characters, but more like a child's doodles.

Xi Jing's face turned red. "The wooden sign was made by me when I was young. My brother and I each have one. Only we two understand the secret code on it. If you hold this sign, even if I forget it again in the future, you only need to wave it in front of me and I will cooperate with you without saying a word."

Gu Qingyuan held the wooden plaque, on which he could probably decipher the secret code. He casually put the plaque, which had been rubbed smooth by his palm and recorded the dark history of the young Xijing, into his arms.

"Then Jiang Feng will just take over with you. I want to take him away."

Xijing nodded: "His master is in seclusion now, you can find a reason to find him, I will tell the sect elders."

"Don't you want to ask me how to deal with it?" Gu Qingyuan said.

Xi Jing smiled and said, "Since you pointed it out today, I think you have other plans. I just need to wait for good news."

"Senior is lazy," Gu Qingyuan explained, "In fact, I only have a rough idea, and some ideas need to be verified. If there are any results, I will definitely report back."

The two looked at each other and turned to discuss other matters.

"I will assist in the Purple Mansion Dharma Assembly. You don't need to worry about arranging the venue and sorting out the guests. I just need to explain the process of the Dharma Assembly to you."

"As you wish."

"I don't need to worry about the trivial matters ahead. But we still need someone to take charge, usually an elder or teacher. If Taoist Xu is still alive, it will be him. Now I will shamelessly take on this important task." Xi Jing said.

Gu Qingyuan understood that this was to give him a platform to protect him from being looked down upon by other Purple Mansions, so he nodded in agreement.

"I will be the one burning incense and praying, and I will be honoring the three golden pills and one tablet." Xi Jingyan said.

"The three golden pills are needless to say, but the tablet..."

"Who is enshrined on that tablet?" Gu Qingyuan asked.

"You should have heard of this person, the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Gu Qingyuan immediately thought of the tablet where old man Li was offering sacrifices.

'It was him.'

"The Great Celestial Venerable has created a new method. All cultivators of the new method in the world who have achieved success should be grateful to the Celestial Venerable," Xi Jing said, "I will pay homage to the Celestial Venerable, light the green talisman, and hand over my name card to the three Golden Core Masters. Then my name will be added to the list and recorded in the Purple Palace Immortal Mirror. It will be transmitted to the world so that people in the world will know that the road to immortality is long and another Purple Palace has been born."

Gu Qingyuan also understood this rule, and then asked: "Master Jindan has received the invitation, but does he need to respond?"

"If it were three hundred years ago, the Jindan statue would still shine with some brilliance, which was to celebrate the Purple Mansion. But there has been no miracle in recent years. However, Jindan cultivators live as long as the sky, and they can be in seclusion for hundreds of years. It is normal for there to be no reaction. It is better to say that no feedback is the norm." Xi Jing explained.

'The life span of the Purple Palace is a thousand years, but it is not as long as the dream of the Golden Elixir. The three Golden Elixir masters have been in the Dao for countless years, and a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. The world has changed dramatically. The Purple Palace is easy to pass away, but the Golden Elixir is eternal. They are truly free and unrestrained immortals in the world.'

Gu Qingyuan couldn't help but feel longing.

"After sending the visiting card, the ceremony will begin. Please invite all the Purple Mansions to take seats and discuss the mysteries of the Tao. You should take this opportunity to show your great Dao. They know your ability and will not underestimate you." Xi Jing reminded.

Gu Qingyuan took note of the key points. Everything was done. He just had to wait for the Dharma Assembly to be held in three months.

He put the matter aside and searched Jiang Feng's memory, eventually coming to two words.

"There are numerous classics in the Da Dao Sect, and unofficial histories and miscellaneous records are as numerous as stars. I wonder if you, senior, have ever heard of the terms celestial change and immortal fall?" Gu Qingyuan asked.

Xi Jing was stunned.

(End of this chapter)