Chapter 5: Wudang Disciple
Zhang Huban was stunned, he didn't know where he had offended the two young Taoists in front of him. He carefully thought back to what he had said and felt that he hadn't said anything offensive, although Zhang Huban knew he wasn't familiar with the world, but on this point, he could still be certain. Just now, he was mysteriously attacked by a girl and scolded as a stinky Taoist, and now that he had arrived at his own sect, he was actually rejected coldly, even someone as simple-minded as Zhang Huban began to feel some anger. Although with Zhang Huban's cultivation, even if there were thousands of such Taoists, they couldn't stop Zhang Huban's advancing footsteps. However, as the disciple of the founder of Wudang Sect and the highest existence of Wudang Sect at present, Zhang Huban still had his own dignity, although he didn't need a grand reception from Wudang Sect, but he also couldn't lower himself to force his way in.
"Withered leaves, come out and see me!" Although Zhang Huban was only lightly shouting, the slightly annoyed Zhang Huban still used a bit of his magical power. Just that little bit of magical power shook the entire Taoist temple.
The two little Taoists who were the first to bear the brunt had already sat down on the ground with a thud, unable to withstand the majestic momentum of Zhang Hu's energy. At this time, in the back hall of the Taoist temple, Ku Ye, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes wide with surprise, and two golden lights shot out from his eyes, flashing by. Because Ku Ye had already cultivated to the stage of brewing dan, although he was over 300 years old, he still looked like a young man in his thirties. Although Zhang Hu only used a little bit of immortal power, it sounded no less than thunder to Ku Ye, who had only cultivated to the middle stage of brewing dan. What's even stranger is that this thread of immortal power was so familiar, just like the Wudang Xian Jue he practiced, but who else in the Wudang Sect had such a high level of cultivation? Although Ku Ye was puzzled, he didn't dare to slack off. He got up and walked towards the main hall, where dozens of ancestors of the Wudang Sect were already standing, all with surprised expressions on their faces. Seeing Ku Ye walk out from the back hall, everyone made way for him and followed behind him as they walked towards the entrance.
If someone saw these Taoists at this time, they would definitely be extremely shocked. Every one of the Taoists here was once a prominent figure in the martial arts world, and then suddenly quit and disappeared from the scene. Most of these Taoists have a celestial air about them, with white eyebrows and beards, except for two who look as young as dry leaves. These two Taoists should also have reached the stage of brewing elixirs.
Although any one of these Taoists who went out was a congenital master in the martial arts world, and even in the cultivation of truth, they were not mediocre. However, Zhang Huban still shook his head secretly. He felt dissatisfied that most of these Taoists, who were over 200 years old, were still stuck in the realm of 'qi'. In his heart, he didn't think anyone else could have such good luck as him, being born with a clever mind and growing up in a mountain valley filled with the aura of immortals. He had been eating precious spiritual medicine like food, and what's more terrifying was that there was a Zhang Sanfeng who broke through the void realm boundary, teaching him for 100 years without leaving his side. It's hard to become a great master!
Contrary to Zhang Hu's expectations, these old Taoists were surprised by him because they couldn't see through Zhang Hu's cultivation, just like they couldn't see through Ku Ye's cultivation. This shows that the Taoist in front of them should have reached the level of refining Dan. Refining Dan is a remarkable achievement, and it's on the same level as Ku Ye Daozhang and others! For these old Taoists, being able to enter the 'Dan' stage was already satisfying, let alone the Yuan Ying stage, which they didn't even dare to think about. According to legend, only their ancestor Zhang Sanfeng had reached that level in the entire Wudang Sect. Ku Ye was even more surprised because he found that he couldn't see through the depth of the young Taoist with an ordinary appearance, and could only feel that the Taoist in front of him was as deep as the ocean and as majestic as a high mountain. Generally speaking, one can't see through another's cultivation unless they are two levels higher. Ku Ye had already reached the middle stage of refining Dan but couldn't see through Zhang Hu's realm, so he estimated that the person in front of him had at least reached the initial stage of Condensing Dan.
At this time, Zhang Huban had already withdrawn the momentum he had built up earlier. The two little Taoists who were sitting on the ground finally came to their senses. Seeing that all the old ancestors in the palace had come out, although the scene just now still left them with lingering fear, but now with so many senior masters present, they also came to their senses and quickly got up from the ground and stood beside the old Taoists. Just as they were about to report the situation to the old ancestors, Zhang Huban was still smiling calmly and nodded at Ku Ye: "You must be Ku Ye!"
"How dare you, the title of our great ancestor is also something you can casually call out!" Seeing so many seniors present, and remembering his own embarrassing appearance earlier, the fat Taoist shouted with a bit of false bravado, completely forgetting that there were so many seniors here who outranked him.
"Qīng téng, bù dé wú lǐ!" The withered leaf lightly rebuked the fat Daoist, and it was only then that the Daoist known as Qīngténg remembered his own identity, hastily retreating in a servile manner.
"I wonder what this Taoist friend is called?" As soon as the words were spoken, Ku Ye was stunned, because he saw the Qian Kun ring on Zhang Hu Pan's thumb. In fact, Zhang Hu Pan had deliberately let the Qian Kun ring appear since entering the Ru Yu Zhen Gong, but how could those secular disciples recognize the supreme Qian Kun ring of the Wudang Sect?
Those secular disciples didn't recognize him, but that doesn't mean they didn't recognize the Qian Kun Ring. On the contrary, they were extremely familiar with it. Because when they stepped into the Xiantian realm from the mundane world, their masters told them very seriously that the Qian Kun Ring was the highest object of the Wudang Sect, and only those who possessed the Qian Kun Ring could be considered the true master of the Wudang Sect. However, it's said that the Qian Kun Ring had never been passed down and had always been worn on Zhang Sanfeng's hand. But now it appeared on a completely stranger's thumb. This couldn't deny the authority of the Qian Kun Ring, all the old Taoists, including Ku Ye, knelt down in unison, except for those two young Taoists who were still standing there in confusion, but they soon came back to their senses and knelt down as well. Even the ancestors would have been so neatly kneeling, how could they dare stand up?
