On the main peak of the Zenith Land.
Sitting in the hall, Lu Changsheng let out a sigh of relief.
What happened was a great challenge. Fortunately, he handled it properly.
'The old saying really was true; knowledge is power. It's always good to learn something new.' Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
The Heart Sutra and his debate skills saved him.
Since Xuan Xin came all this way to the Zenith Land, Lu Changsheng knew that a mere debate wouldn't make him give up that easily. If Lu Changsheng didn't have the Heart Sutra as his final weapon, the debate would've gone much longer.
Thankfully, Lu Changsheng was prepared.
He only told Xuan Xin half of the Heart Sutra. Because despite his incredible talent, it would still take him a long time to finish the rest of it.
Since Lu Changsheng taught Xuan Xin a sutra that enlightened him. He was considered the latter's mentor. Because of this, Xuan Xin wouldn't be able to challenge Lu Changsheng again, as this was regarded as rather disrespectful.
Therefore, Xuan Xin was now placed in a situation where he couldn't and shouldn't challenge Changsheng anymore.
This was truly called karma! No one could escape from it.
Therefore, there were reasons why Lu Changsheng decided to teach Xuan Xin Mahayana Buddhism.
Everything was completely under his control.
'I was indeed an outstanding young man, both in terms of appearance and wisdom!' As he thought of this, Lu Changsheng took out a pill recipe.
It was time for him to focus on refining and making pill recipes sagain.
He already had a hundred pill recipes.
If he included Li Chun's recipe to the mix, then there were a hundred and one pill recipes in total.
Lu Changsheng could finally stop developing recipes for now and begin to personally make the pills.
Meanwhile.
In the Zenith Palace.
Perfect harmony filled the area.
"Congratulations! The Zenith Land will thrive for another hundred thousand years because of Lu Changsheng!"
"Perfected Qing Yun, you truly have such a good student."
"I really wish Changsheng was my student."
Some were exhilarated while others were upset. The senior elder from the Saint Land of Yin and Yang was the one who felt the most upset during this occasion.
"When Perfected Qing Yun met Changsheng, I was also there back then, I was deeply impressed by Changsheng's talent. What a pity! I made a mistake and Perfected Qing Yun took him from me! If I'd known his future achievements back then, I wouldn't have done whatI did!" Wang Liang, the senior elder of the Saint Land of Yin and Yang, said with deep regret.
Even though Perfected Qing Yun looked calm outwardly, his heart had gone wild with joy on the inside.
"Perfected Qing Yun, I've got an idea. I don't know if I should say it or not," one of the elders suddenly tried to make a proposal.
The look on Perfected Qing Yun's face slightly changed. He hoped that the Deputy Sect Master of the Eminent Violet Saint Land could keep his mouth shut.
On second thought, however, that would be too ill-mannered. Perfected Qing Yun had no choice but to nod his head. "Perfected Chen, please go ahead."
The Deputy Sect Master of the Eminent Violet Saint Land had tremendous power and influence.
"Perfected Qing Yun, I'm thinking that since Martial Nephew Changsheng is so outstanding… why don't we make him the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators?" Chen Feng suggested.
For a brief moment, everyone was slightly stunned.
However, when they thought about it a bit more—
Wait!
This was actually a very good idea!
If not, then the Zenith Land would become the sole superpower among all the cultivation sects.
Once Lu Changsheng becomes the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators, they could all benefit from this.
A good thing should always be shared! Right?
"I don't agree!" Perfected Qing Yun denied immediately.
This was absolutely not a good idea in Perfected Qing Yun's eyes. Lu Changsheng's talent was so rare after all. Becoming the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators? For what? What was the problem with Lu Changsheng just being the Eldest Senior Brother to the disciples in the Zenith Land?
However, the moment when Perfected Qing Yun denied the proposal—
Numerous eyes instantly focused on him.
"Perfected Qing Yun, are you trying to keep Changsheng's talent all to yourself?"
"Lu Changsheng is the Son of Heavenly Dao. Being the Eldest Senior Brother only in the Zenith Land doesn't match him at all! I think Chen Feng's right. He should become the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators!"
"That's right! Even those Buddhists respect him as the Mentor to All Buddhist Monks. There's nothing wrong if we regard him as the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators."
"Exactly!"
"Right. Perfected Qing Yun, on that day, you did everything just to cajole us into giving up Changsheng. We now realized we made such a huge mistake back then. But now, we want to make him the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators and you won't agree. I have to say… you're even more narrow-minded than your master!"
"I'll make this clear today. If you don't agree, then we won't leave!"
"That's right! We'll stay and eat the Zenith Land out of house and home!"
"We'll eat everything you have!"
Desping all of them being famous leaders in Middle-Earth. Right now, they were forcing Perfected Qing Yun to agree on this proposal like street riff-raff.
Perfected Qing Yun suddenly got a headache from this.
After taking a deep breath, Perfected Qing Yun measured the power of the two sides. And then, he put on a rational smile as he said, "Don't get mad, everyone. All of you misunderstood me. I mean, if such a high title is going to be bestowed upon my student, I'm afraid that many of your disciples will refuse to obey," Perfected Qing Yun had come up with an idea to handle the situation.
I could allow Lu Changsheng to become the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators, but what about the rest of the disciples in your sects?
Right?
Would they be willing to accept it?
A big smile appeared on Perfected Qing Yun's face. This was a really excellent idea.
As Perfected Qing Yun expected, they quickly fell into complete silence.
Indeed, they ignored the feelings of their current disciples.
If Lu Changsheng were to become the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators, there was no doubt that there would be those who would refuse to obey.
In a short respite, someone soon broke the silence.
"I have an idea. I wonder if I should say it or not."
Perfected Qing Yun really wished he could ask the old and reckless man to shut up, but then again, it would be too ill-mannered.
"You can tell us."
"Go ahead! Don't keep us guessing."
"That's right. Say it."
They were all very curious.
"If we make Changsheng the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators, we can ask Changsheng to take a tour in Middle-Earth and visit our saint lands. I believe that Changsheng's outstanding demeanor could make all the disciples in my sect treat him with great admiration. Anyone who refuses to obey would have a competition with Changsheng. If we do it this way, everything will turn out okay and orderly. How does it sound?" He said to the rest of them.
In an instant, their eyes lit up.
"Right! That's such a good idea."
"Good! This is really good!"
"It will totally work!"
"No problem! Deal!"
They were all very excited. However, Perfected Qing Yun frowned. "The foundation of Changsheng's cultivation is still shallow. What if Changsheng loses?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Liang immediately responded, "Save your nonsense! I have been told that Martial Nephew Changsheng has at least reached the Soul Splitting stage. What you said is impossible!"
"What? Was my information wrong? Changsheng reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage, hasn't he?"
"That isn't right either. Changsheng's only a half-step away from ascending into the celestial world. Your information is out of date."
Perfected Qing Yun was pissed. These guys were really too reckless.
"Those are all merely rumors. Changsheng is only at the Qi Refining stage. You don't need to overthink it." Perfected Qing Yun explained.
After hearing this, they all coldly sneered at Perfected Qing Yun.
"Qing Yun, are you treating me like a fool? The Qi Refining stage? Come on! I really mean what I'm going to say. Find me a Qi Refining cultivator, and if he can do one thing among the hundred great things that Changsheng can do, I'll give you the Saint Land of Yin and Yang as a gift."
"That's right! Do you think we're three-year-old kids?"
"If Martial Nephew Changsheng is only at the Qi Refining stage, then I'll destroy my cultivation on the spot!"
"I'll stab myself!"
"I'll pass into eternity right in front of you!"
They completely didn't believe that Lu Changsheng was only just at the Qi Refining stage.
If Lu Changsheng had been here, he would have asked them if they would like to find a knife on their own or ask him to do the deed.
"Don't make any excuses anymore. In conclusion, I don't think there's a problem with this. When Changsheng comes to my sect, if there is anybody who dares to challenge Changsheng, I'll break his legs."
"That's right! Perfected Qing Yun, we don't need anymore excuses. We aren't that easily fooled."
"Just say it! Yes or no?"
They stared at Perfected Qing Yun in a rather threatening manner.
Perfected Qing Yun took a deep breath.
He forced himself to hold back the seething rage building up inside him.
Were he able to defeat them all, Perfected Qing Yun would've already started teaching them a good lesson today.
On second thought, he told himself to remain calm.
Having the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators was still something unprecedented.
"I understand, I'll have to go and ask my student first. If he doesn't agree, you'll have to forget about it," Perfected Qing Yun responded to them.
"Go and ask him? Just have him come here! Don't you dare play any tricks. Everyone, have your senses on alert in case he tries to send out any secret messages." Wang Liang was being rather aggressive. It was probably because he was rather discontented with the fact that he missed the best opportunity to have Lu Changsheng as his student.
What a pity.
Once a chance was gone, it was gone forever.
Only when people lose something will they learn how to cherish them.
They all quickly did as Wang Liang said.
Perfected Qing Yun flicked his sleeve as he complained in a low voice, "Mean old fogeys!"
After that, he said, "Guard, come in! Tell Changsheng he's needed here!"