“It’s nothing, I just remembered the scene over three hundred thousand years ago when my master took me in as a disciple, yet I can’t recall what my master looked like.”
Daoist Yuxuan adjusted his breath, his face showing a pained expression due to damaged memories.
“Senior, who did you exchange blows with, to the extent that your soul was damaged?”
Lu Changsheng knew that Daoist Yuxuan had once been seriously injured and did not have a clear memory of past events.
“I also do not know that person’s origins.”
Daoist Yuxuan shook his head.
Grandmaster Tailin could not interject.
Although Grandmaster Tailin was even older than Daoist Yuxuan, when Grandmaster Tailin presided over Mount Shu, places like Reincarnation Hall and Summoning Demon Palace had not yet been established, so he knew nothing about them.
“Does Grandmaster Tailin know the whereabouts of our Mount Shu’s Ancestral Master?”
Lu Changsheng had not forgotten about Ancestor Daoist Taiqing, who had established Mount Shu over five hundred thousand years ago.
Grandmaster Tailin, the sect’s seventh leader, is now a ninth-tier Golden Immortal.
Before Lu Changsheng appeared, Ancestor Daoist Taiqing was recognized by successive leaders of Mount Shu as the sect’s foremost genius.
If Daoist Taiqing had cultivated in the Immortal Realm for over five hundred thousand years without perishing along the way, he would have stepped into the Immortal Emperor Realm by now.
If they could invite Ancestor Daoist Taiqing of Mount Shu to reside in Accumulated Thunder Mountain, it would be most ideal.
Grandmaster Tailin shook his head: “I have never encountered the Ancestral Master himself.”
“Could it be that Ancestor Daoist Taiqing has perished along the way, or changed his Daoist title?”
Neither Lu Changsheng nor Daoist Yuxuan had ever heard of Daoist Taiqing’s reputation in the Immortal Realm.
According to Mount Shu archives, Daoist Taiqing had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm before even reaching the age of ten in the sparsely spiritual Mortal Realm, and at the Zhong Zhou convention, he had overwhelmed all rivals to take the top spot.
Such an exceptional genius, cultivating in the Immortal Realm for half a million years, it would be unreasonable for him to be unheard of.
Lu Changsheng’s cultivation speed had surpassed that of Mount Shu’s Ancestor because of the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, so he always thought of the Mount Shu Ancestor as the true genius.
“The Immortal Realm is filled with formidable beings. Apart from the Holy Lands of the Immortal Realm, Cultivator Clans, and Demon Race Great Powers, there are also countless geniuses ascending from three thousand minor worlds. If the Ancestor met with an attack from other geniuses over treasures, it’s indeed possible that he could have perished along the way.”
Having seen many strong individuals in the Immortal Realm, Grandmaster Tailin was aware of Daoist Taiqing’s high aptitude, but after all, in the realm where many had practiced for a million years, even tens of millions of years, an absolute genius, before fully growing, could unfortunately fall to these ancient creatures if encountered.
Lu Changsheng didn’t inquire further.
The ceremony for taking in disciples continued.
Candidates from the Unity Realm, Void Refinement Realm, Dao Palace Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, and so on emerged, with over a hundred kinds of special constitutions appearing, truly an assembly of remarkable talents.
However, these special constitutions had limits that were not as high as the War Heaven Tyrant Body, Demonic Ancestor Body, and other heaven-defying constitutions, not meeting the requirements of the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator for taking in disciples.
Among the several hundred thousand candidates, except for a few with corrupted morals, Lu Changsheng accepted them all into Mount Shu, as the sect was only just beginning to flourish and lacked disciples. Those with lesser aptitudes could at least sweep the floors, and who knows, a floor-sweeping monk might even emerge.
Like a typical sect, as long as one completed the sect’s assignments, they could exchange for Cultivation Techniques and treasures in the Scripture Pavilion and Treasure Pavilion.
Disciples were divided into Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow levels, corresponding to Unity Realm, Void Refinement Realm, Dao Palace Realm, and those below the Dao Palace Realm.
Elders were divided into Heaven and Earth levels, corresponding to Heavenly Immortals and Earth Immortals.
Supreme Elders were either Daluo Golden Immortals or Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortals.
For the moment, no protector was appointed.
As long as one advanced in cultivation and made a certain contribution, they could rise in status within the sect.
In addition to status advancement through cultivation, if one made enough contributions, they could also climb ranks, but it would cost them double or even triple the contributions.
Mount Shu managed the human cities previously governed by the King of Chaos, collecting the cultivation resources that were gathered. Apart from a part reserved in the Treasure Pavilion as a base, other cultivation resources were distributed according to the internal ranks of the sect.
The human cities within the sphere of influence of Mount Shu, depending on their population size and importance, had elders and disciples from Mount Shu appointed to manage them on a rotating basis, responsible for collecting various cultivation resources.
Below the disciples, there were also menial workers, but these workers were not members of the sect, and even mortals could be menial workers.
A preliminary sect framework was established.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng arranged for the elders’ cave dwellings.
The Accumulated Thunder Mountain range contained tens of thousands of peaks, large and small. The closer to the main peak, the richer the nature’s spiritual energy became because the main peak was the center of the Spirit Gathering Formation, and moreover, the eighteen-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus, were located in Lu Changsheng’s cave on the main peak.
Lu Changsheng renamed the main peak of Accumulated Thunder Mountain as Qingyun Peak.
The higher the elder’s status, the closer their cave dwelling to the main peak.
Great Void Grandmaster, Grandmaster Tailin, Daoist Yuxuan, Shangguan Zhao’er, Red-Bearded Daoist, Daoist Mingzhen, and other Golden Immortals or those likely to become Golden Immortals, were allotted peaks close to Qingyun Peak.
Although Shangguan Zhao’er was only a guest elder, Lu Changsheng still allocated a peak to Shangguan Zhao’er.
Shangguan Zhao’er’s aptitude was very high, promising enough to achieve enlightenment through her scholarship.
Even though Daoist Yuxuan was one of the peak masters of Zhengsheng Sect, Lu Changsheng also allocated a peak to Daoist Yuxuan, leaving it to his discretion to stay or leave.
After distributing the peaks and cave dwellings, Lu Changsheng placed most of the treasures obtained from Accumulated Thunder Mountain in the Treasure Pavilion, to support Mount Shu’s daily expenses.
“Brother Zhao, from now on, you will manage the Treasure Pavilion.”
Lu Changsheng assigned Zhao Wuyan to manage the Treasure Pavilion.
Zhao Wuyan was someone Lu Changsheng trusted, after all, they were disciples of the same sect. Having him in charge of the Treasure Pavilion should pose no problems.