Feng Jun only arrived at Danxia Heaven at 8:30 in the evening; it wouldn’t be good for others to see the teleportation too early.
Guan Shanyue specially left a small building with a courtyard on Ten Directions Platform to host Feng Jun and his entourage.
Accompanying Feng Jun were Gazi, Zhang Caixin, Little Celestial Master, Yu Qingzhu, and Gu Jiahui, along with Sofia.
Sofia was quite interested in the manifestation of immortals in the human realm, and she knew she was quite popular in Huaxia. However, the impression Beauty Lin left on her last ti was too deep, so she generally wasn’t eager to roam around Huaxia.
But following Feng Jun was a different story; she believed that as long as Feng Jun was willing to take a stand, no one would bother checking her passport.
After all, what Danxia Heaven was organizing was also a manifestation of immortals in the human realm, so it was very necessary for her to co and join in on the excitent.
She actually considered that she might not even be joining for the sake of excitent; it should be more like mutual endorsent, jointly attracting attention.
Under the guidance of a young Daoist nun, the group entered the small courtyard. Although this was a place to host distinguished guests, the Daoist sects traditionally do not indulge in luxury, so the related arrangents were quite simple.
The young Daoist nun consulted Feng Jun on whether they should inform Master Guan, as she was currently entertaining other Daoist friends from various sects.
Feng Jun said there was no need to inform her, but he was a little curious, "Is there anyone worthy of Master Guan’s personal reception?"
"Quite a few sect leaders have co," the young Daoist nun was well-inford, "from Qingcheng, Wudang, Mount Taibai, Luofu Mountain... even Tang Tianshi from Maoshan is here, and people have co from Wangwu as well."
Feng Jun was astonished for a mont, "Weren’t they only notified yesterday afternoon? Did Master Guan inform them in advance?"
"They were indeed notified yesterday afternoon," the young Daoist nun glanced at him, "but they all asked if Mountain Master Feng would be coming?"
It turned out that Feng Jun had been at Danxia Heaven for fifteen days and had been discovered by others. Although he rarely appeared in public, there were so many incense devotees that soone deeply invested in the Daoist sects would eventually notice. Among them, Feng Jun held a very high status in the Daoist community, and few insiders were unaware of him.
After recognizing Feng Jun, their initial intent was to approach him for a chat. However, they were all stopped by the nuns at Danxia Heaven, so they ntioned to other Daoist sects that the Mountain Master Feng was indeed not easy to approach.
So, as word spread, more and more people learned that Feng Jun was at Danxia Heaven.
However, with Danxia Heaven keeping such tight watch, not allowing outsiders to approach freely, people found it difficult to inquire and thus resorted to sending their devotees to find out what Feng Jun was up to.
Eventually, they learned that Feng Jun was tinkering with so mysterious apparatus, which made probing further all the more inconvenient. The Daoist sects held many taboos in high regard—just think of the legendary consequences of spying on soone’s martial arts training.
So when Danxia Heaven notified them of a lecture on the Tao on Saturday, the first question on everyone’s mind, of course, was if Feng Jun would be attending.
Guan Shanyue certainly couldn’t say Feng Jun wouldn’t co; there are so things you can deliberately omit, but you absolutely cannot lie about them.
So she said there was a high probability Feng Jun would co. Anyway, she wouldn’t make a definite statent, and no one could criticize her for it.
Soone then pointed out, saying the announcent was too abrupt, disrupting their plans.
Master Guan apologized sincerely, even saying that if they couldn’t make it this ti, there would be another lecture in five days, so they wouldn’t be late.
This was complete nonsense; everyone could be assured that even if Feng Jun had a good relationship with Danxia Heaven, it was unlikely he would co beyond the first lecture—he only appeared at the initial event even for Danxia Heaven’s secret realm trials.
To the various branches of the Daoist sects, if Feng Jun was not present, the attraction of Danxia Heaven’s lecture would be at least halved.
Moreover, Magu Mountain now also had its own trump card, the "Danxia Secret Realm," which all Daoist people envied. If an invitation to a lecture ca, who wouldn’t seize the opportunity to show support?
So don’t be fooled by the last-minute notice; enough influential figures from the Daoist sects ca, roughly seven or eight tenths, and among Feng Jun’s acquaintances, only Dong Zenghong from Ghost Valley was stuck in Gaul and couldn’t make it back.
In fact, so took the opportunity to ask what Feng Jun had been doing for so long at their place, but Master Guan answered cleverly, "This matter you have to ask Mountain Master Feng; I wouldn’t dare to speak carelessly."
Hearing this response, Feng Jun could only shake his head in a mix of amusent and exasperation, "Truly... too enthusiastic."
While he was asking the young Daoist nun so questions, Yu Qingzhu, overhearing their conversation, quietly asked Gu Jiahui beside her, "Are you... often taken by him for teleportation?"
She knew that there was a teleportation formation in the manor, which could even directly teleport to Australia, but unfortunately, she hadn’t tried it. It wasn’t because she didn’t want to; mainly, it was because Elder Feng hadn’t arranged it, and she didn’t feel right about imposing herself.
Otherwise, she did have a bit of pride, right? This kind of thing was cultivated from a young age, and it was difficult to change now.
For this journey, Feng Jun did not use the Teleportation Formation, but instead chose to teleport with everyone directly. Yu Qingzhu, experiencing spatial transposition for the first ti this way, couldn’t help but ask.
Gu Jiahui paused, then replied, "It doesn’t happen often, but... this is relatively respectful."
Yu Qingzhu thought of sothing, and her face turned red imdiately, "What about when it’s not respectful?"
When it’s not respectful... of course, it’s the Spirit Beast Bag! Gu Jiahui knew what was appropriate to say, so she just smiled, "You’ll find out later."
By this ti, the little Daoist nun had already left, and Feng Jun happened to hear the last sentence—actually, their conversation couldn’t escape his divine sense, so he chid in with a smile, "The main issue is that leaving a Teleportation Formation here makes the Spirit Stones on it too tempting for others."
He really wasn’t lacking Teleportation Formations now, but in the Earth Realm, only Chaoyang and Australia were using the two pairs.
After speaking, everyone started tidying up the room, intending to settle into ditation, but soone knocked on the door. It was Qing Xiaozi and Taibai Feng Zhizhang, coming together to have a chat with Feng Jun.
If it had been just Feng Zhizhang coming, Feng Jun would probably have turned him away, but Qing Xiaozi was senior, and he couldn’t disrespect him.
Of course, these two had co to find out Feng Jun’s purpose for coming to Danxia Heaven.
Feng Jun only smiled without saying a word, instead calling Yu Qingzhu over, saying, "She’s a rising star in my estate, not far from the Qi Refinent Realm. When she completes her training, I hope everyone will look after her a bit."
The two of them were quite helpless seeing this; they couldn’t exactly grab him by the neck and force him to speak, could they?
Early the next morning, Guan Shanyue began lecturing on the Tao Te Ching. Besides those in the Daoist sects, nearly a thousand devotees were listening... these people had all co up the mountain early to listen, and while they didn’t understand what "Magu’s Manifestation" ant, a bit of sincerity never hurt anyone.
Others from the Daoist sects weren’t really interested in the Tao Te Ching—not that they disrespected it, but they thought Guan Shanyue wouldn’t bring much new insight. Compared to the other traditions of the sects, Danxia Heaven seed rather weak.
However, they overlooked one point: Danxia Heaven had an Artifact Spirit that had lived for over a thousand years—not just any Artifact Spirit, but an ancestor!
Mama San’s expertise in the Tao Te Ching was remarkable; although she wasn’t proficient in the Great Dao, she had unique insights when combined with the Magu Mountain legacy. Guan Shanyue, eager not to ss up this lecture, had sought Mama San’s advice for more than ten days.
So her lecture not only provided basic interpretations of the Tao Te Ching that could influence the devotees, but it also contained so valuable content that gave practitioners a vague sense of enlightennt.
Of course, this was all she could offer; any more guidance was impossible because of sect regulations.
And there were indeed so who grasped the essence, such as a female disciple from Wangwu, her eyes lit up, "This concept of a slight void of clarity... seems to contrast yet has its reasoning."
This female disciple was not yet thirty, possessed average looks and a well-off family, who joined after being heartbroken in love. Her parents, worried about her state of mind, simply invested in constructing a cableway for Wangwu Mountain, giving her sothing to do.
Unexpectedly, she dedicated herself to the cultivation path, mastering most of Wangwu’s texts in three years and successfully entering the Mortal Shedding Realm. Coupled with the profitable cableway, she had beco a notable rising star in Wangwu.
Sitting with her listening to the lecture were fellow disciples from her lineage, as well as the head of Wangwu.
In fact, Wangwu’s head also wanted to figure out what that machine was, but their relationship with Danxia Heaven wasn’t good enough right now to boldly ask questions.
Noticing the female disciple slightly nodding, the head looked at her with concern, worried that Guan Shanyue might lead their disciples astray.
As the head, he could discern the subtle valuable insights in Master Guan’s words, but those insights were part of Danxia Heaven’s legacy, not very compatible with Wangwu, since they followed different paths.
Yet, when the lecture ended and Guan Shanyue allowed free questioning, an unexpected turn occurred.
The Wangwu female disciple raised her hand to ask a question. After Master Guan heard it, he was montarily stunned before responding, "What you’re asking is a secret of Danxia Heaven. It’s difficult to explain further, but since you asked, it seems it’s fate, so I’ll give you a hint..."
"The dilemma you’re facing actually concerns the distinction between Qianxiu and Kunxiu; it’s not about right or wrong. It’s just that Danxia Heaven focuses more on Kunxiu."
Their Q&A beca quite lively, and those fixated on the machine realized belatedly, "Did we...miss sothing?"
In truth, only a few esteed seniors would move around during a lecture. Although slightly displeased, Guan Shanyue couldn’t criticize them, considering they were present to support her.
It’s like organizing a seminar with professors speaking, while a few professors of equal standing quietly discuss things below. Unless the speaker is overly proud, there’s little they can say to fault those supporting them.
Master Guan resigned herself, thinking: As long as they don’t challenge my lecture, I’ll just let it be.
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