Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 129 A Flock of Cranes Soars and Dances with Me, Who is Zhang Chulan? I don't know him!

"唳~"

The clear and melodious cry of the crane echoed across the Golden Summit, spreading to all parts of Wudang Mountain on the mountain breeze blowing in all directions.

The white crane carried the young Taoist priest with a sword on his back, and the two flew among the clouds and mist in the mountains, hovering high in the sky, as if waiting for something.

"唳~"

The clear and melodious cries of cranes echoed from all over the Wudang Mountains. The cries continued without end, followed by the sound of wings flapping in the air. One after another, white cranes took off from the mountains and fields of Wudang and flew towards the golden summit in the center.

"唳~"

In the blink of an eye, white cranes that had flown in from all directions gathered in the thin mist and clouds, dancing gracefully around the white crane in the center that was carrying the Taoist priest.

"唳~"

As if signaling departure, the lead white crane let out a long cry, then carried the Taoist priest toward the golden sea of ​​clouds in the distance, followed by the orderly flock of cranes.

As the sun rose, its golden-red rays bathed the clouds, illuminating the path ahead for the Taoist priest and the flock of cranes.

"A flock of cranes soars into the sky and dances with me, as the morning sun scatters golden clouds along the road."

"The Great Way leads to the heavens, the road is high and far, the Taoist carries his sword and walks the path of the Way."

"Hahaha......"

In the distance, the young Taoist's voice gradually faded into the distance, but his loud and cheerful voice echoed throughout the entire Wudang Mountain along with the churning clouds.

On the golden summit, Zhou Meng and Yunlong stared wide-eyed at the departing Taoist priest and flock of cranes, their stammering words failing them.

"This...this..."

The two couldn't help but take a few steps forward and gaze at the sea of ​​clouds. The flock of cranes gradually returned to various parts of Wudang, but the leading white crane and the Taoist priest were nowhere to be seen.

"This kid, making such a big show of himself, he didn't even bother to bring his master along."

Master Yunlong stood on tiptoe, placed his hands on his eyebrows, and gazed into the distance. His first words were full of resentment, but his voice grew weaker and weaker, and the last few words were barely audible.

Riding a crane and carrying a sword, he dances through the sky – this truly is a "celestial journey"!

This unfilial disciple doesn't even let his master have a go, he just watches.

"Sigh, who knows when the next one will be."

"It will happen."

Zhou Meng tucked his hands into his sleeves, squinted at the rising sun in the distance, and chuckled as he cursed, "You monkey, this time I'll let you fly first."

"Alright, it's time to arrange for the disciples to receive the guests."

"Master, that's not called entertaining guests."

Zhou Meng walked down the stone steps with his hands behind his back. "Yunlong, don't be too reserved. You won't attract believers if you're like this."

"Sigh, if I had your looks back in the day, I don't know how many customers I could have attracted."

The old man's joking voice came from afar. Now that he was breathing freely, he was naturally much more open-minded than before and was in the mood to joke with the younger generation.

Faced with Zhou Meng's teasing, the upright and principled Daoist Yunlong couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead, "Master, what has the Celestial Master taught you this time?"

"It's nothing, just some greeting skills. Why don't you learn together? You might meet some kindred spirits."

"Hahaha......"

The clouds and mist swirled in the mountains, and Zhou Meng and Yunlong disappeared one after the other on the golden summit, their somewhat carefree conversation gradually fading into the distance.

With Lü Qian's growth, the atmosphere at Wudang has become much more relaxed. The usual strict rules and regulations have been tempered with a natural and uninhibited spirit that was not present before.

……

One month later, at the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain

Taoism has "Three Great Ritual Festivals", which are ranked from top to bottom as Universal Ritual Festival, Zhou Tian Ritual Festival, and Luo Tian Ritual Festival.

Luotian means all the heavens, encompassing all the heavens and the earth.

In the past, the Luotian Grand Ritual was a grand event for the Taoist community, held in rotation by various Taoist lineages in order to pray for national peace and prosperity and favorable weather.

But now, the Supreme Celestial Master has not only snatched this year's share of the rituals, but has also made the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony open to the entire world of supernatural beings, and has even used the position of Celestial Master as a wager.

But no one dared to question it, which is the true value of the "Heavenly Passage Master".

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Lin, I've arranged everything. Bye!"

In his room at the back of the mountain, the old master hung up the phone with a smile, but the next moment he frowned.

"Alas, that big-eared scoundrel, even in death he can't rest in peace, bringing trouble to his descendants."

"Senior brother, was that Senior Brother Lin from Maoshan just now?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Jinzhong, who was sitting in a wheelchair nearby, asked, "These past two days, all the branches of the Zhengyi sect have sent letters to you, senior brother. The day before yesterday it was Junior Brother Qin from Zaoge Mountain, and today it's Maoshan..."

At this point, he couldn't help but frown. "Although they didn't say it explicitly, they were still somewhat dissatisfied with Longhu Mountain's actions this time."

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Before Tian Jinzhong could continue, the old Celestial Master waved his hand dismissively, "I am the sixty-fifth Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion. It is up to me to decide who will inherit the position of Celestial Master."

"Those senior and junior brothers didn't say anything, they just asked me if I could do it more cleanly."

"Don't worry, I'm quick and efficient, I'll do it perfectly."

"But......"

As fellow disciples who had been together for a hundred years, just as the old master Zhang Zhiwei knew that his junior brother had something on his mind, Tian Jinzhong, as the junior brother, naturally saw the anxiety hidden in Zhang Zhiwei.

He opened his mouth, hesitated, but finally asked the question that was on his mind, "Senior brother, but what about Shima An and Lingyu?"

Before he turned eighteen, Zhang Lingyu was regarded by everyone as a candidate for Celestial Master. Even after Ding Shian appeared, his status as the direct descendant of the Celestial Master remained unchanged, and he always demanded the best of himself.

Needless to say, Ding Shian, although he joined the sect relatively late, was naturally gifted. In recent years, he has devoted himself to cultivation under the guidance of the old master, and now his cultivation level can be said to be second only to Longhu Mountain.

Moreover, he was humble and easygoing, and treated people with courtesy and respect, which not only pleased everyone on Longhu Mountain, but also made him highly regarded by the various sects of Zhengyi.

After all, the prosperity and stability of the Zhengyi sect of Taoism over the past few decades is inseparable from Zhang Zhiwei, who was suppressed in the contemporary era on Longhu Mountain.

Now they see Zhang Zhiwei's shadow in Ding Shian. Although he is not as charismatic as the old Celestial Master of yesteryear, he is still quite good in this era.

More importantly, Tian Jinzhong was planning for his disciple's future.

In the original story, this old man lived a lonely life, but now he has his own disciple, and the relationship between master and disciple is harmonious, which fills the void in Tian Jinzhong's heart.

"Huaiyi, I really regret going to find you."

In recent years, Tian Jinzhong has stopped dwelling on the past. Whenever he sees Ding Shian, who treats him sincerely, he feels more guilty and remorseful.

The old man was afraid that his disability would be a burden to Ding Shian, so he naturally did his best to tutor him and give him the best he could get.

Zhang Huaiyi's descendant? Who is that? I'm not familiar with him!

The Taoist master now has his own junior disciples!

Hearing Tian Jinzhong's words, the old master raised his two white eyebrows and teased, "Oh ho, junior brother, you've got some crooked thoughts too."

The old master was naturally pleased with Tian Jinzhong's change of heart.

After all, people can't live in the past; they have to have their own lives, look forward, and move forward, right?

"No way, we can protect Huaiyi's descendants, but isn't it too risky to gamble with the position of Celestial Master?"

Faced with the old master's teasing, Tian Jinzhong blushed and said, "Junior brother admits that he did have some selfish motives, but isn't Shima An good enough?"

"Yes, it's really good."

Zhang Zhiwei nodded. "But that kind of layout isn't stable enough."