Qingcheng Mountain Disciple now totals one hundred and twenty-eight, and with the addition of the newly initiated disciple, Su Chengyu, there are one hundred and twenty-nine.
The seniority is not highest with Master Cangqing, for above Master Cangqing there are the elders of Mount Qingcheng. However, the number of elders is not large, with only three remaining today. These three elders reside in secluded cultivation in the back mountains of Qingcheng, each in their own cave dwellings. Unless there's a major event or the annual ancestral ceremony, they normally do not appear.
Of course, there is also the occasional situation where they would slip out to play mahjong with Master Cangqing.
Master Cangqing's acceptance of a disciple did not bring out these three elders; other disciples who were on Mount Qingcheng and not out on worldly experiences had all arrived.
