Chapter Fifty-two Young Master's Identity

  If it weren't for the "Wuji Tun Guang" that was still not very skilled, Chu Yi really couldn't truly feel that this high mountain of over two thousand zhang, nearly a hundred li in circumference, was so majestic and magnificent.

  Following the pure and noble order of spiritual guidance, Chu Yi drove the teleportation light, bringing the Diamond Tumbling down to the waist of the mountain in front of the Pure Yang Temple. Compared to the continuous temples on Tianfeng that were comparable to the imperial city, the Pure Yang Temple was slightly smaller.

  But this smallness is only relative, as the 500-acre mountainous area features nearly a hundred majestic high-rise buildings that are still awe-inspiring.

  "Welcome, young master."

  Just now, in front of the main gate of the palace, a figure descended from above and saw two rows of men and women dressed in bright clothes, neatly lined up in two columns, under the leadership of an old man with white hair, making a big bow to Chu Yu.

  "Who are you?" Chu Yi didn't expect so many people to come out and greet him, and they all shouted "Young Master" in unison, leaving him bewildered.

  "Please be informed, young master, that I am the chief steward of this estate. You may address me as Old Steward Qianqing." The old man stepped forward two steps and said respectfully.

  "Duan Qing, what's going on here?" Chu Yi swept his gaze over the people present. Except for this old man who had already reached the fusion period cultivation, there were more than a dozen others with foundation-building period cultivation. Among the more than 200 men and women who came to greet them, even the worst among them was at the innate boundary cultivation. Yet so many people claimed to be slaves, which made it impossible for Chu Yi to understand.

  Fortunately, Duan Qing, this housekeeper, explained it clearly, and soon Chu Yi understood what was going on.

  Originally in the Wu Shang Xuan Yang Sect, anyone who achieved the Great Completion of the Golden Elixir could choose a cave mansion peak and recruit up to three thousand followers to serve them.

  To become a personal attendant of a Golden Core True Person, that's an opportunity countless people in the secular world would kill to get. In most cases, the attendants of a Golden Core True Person are selected and sent by the Outer Sect Elders, and all the True Person needs to do is pay a corresponding amount of spirit stones to get hundreds or even thousands of attendants.

  While Chunyangzi was one of the four major families in Shengtang before he set foot on the path of Xiuzhen, he was a descendant of the Duan family of Tai Xuan Holy Capital. After Chunyangzi achieved great success with his Golden Elixir, his family also gained immense benefits and rose from the last of the four major families to become the leader among them.

  Apart from this, the Duan family was deeply favored by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty for generations, enjoying the highest treatment like a king of a different surname.

  These people were selected from nearly ten thousand servants of the Duan family after they learned that Chunyangzi had successfully refined the Golden Elixir. As for such trivial matters, Chunyangzi naturally didn't care much and let his clansmen handle it.

  The Pure Yang Son's Golden Elixir has been completed for nearly sixty-eight years now. Except for the initial three hundred attendants who were selected and sent here, every ten years, the Duan family would send another hundred or so people to come, and by today, excluding those who have died of old age or illness, the number of attendants on Pure Yang Peak has reached a staggering eight hundred people.

  To be honest, as a cultivation madman like Chunyangzi, in these more than 60 years, he has hardly had any contact with these attendants, except for a limited number of stewards. Some attendants have been here for over a decade and may not have even seen Chunyangzi's face.

  Fortunately, there is Duan Qing, this experienced and capable housekeeper, who has taken care of all the big and small matters in Feng's household over the years, so that Chunyangzi doesn't have to worry about anything.

  It's worth mentioning that being able to come to Chunjun Peak and become a Golden Elixir True Person's attendant has countless benefits. Take Duan Qing for example, when he arrived here over 60 years ago, he was already over 50 years old. He obtained the simple cultivation method of Chunyangzi's transmission and was given Lingdan, which allowed him to successfully cultivate at the age of 61 and extend his lifespan. Now, he has also cultivated to the initial stage of foundation building.

  As early as a year ago, Chun Yang Zi had already informed Duan Qing of Chu Yi's appearance characteristics. The appearance of Chun Yang Zi's first disciple was already remembered by these 800 attendants.

  "Those who cultivate the truth are not necessarily greedy for enjoyment, but they must be afraid of trouble. A large mountain peak, a vast medicinal garden, feeding thousands of spiritual birds and beasts, keeping the temple clean for a long time, etc., all these trivial matters require many people to deal with, which is probably why the Golden Elixir True Person doesn't mind raising a large group of attendants."

  Chu Yi quickly understood the reason behind it and accepted his identity as the "young master" of many people.

  Under Duan Qing's lead, Chu Yi arrived at the square in front of the main hall of Chunyang Palace. At this moment, including the two hundred attendants who had just come out to welcome him, a total of eight hundred and sixty-six people were gathered here.

  "Master, everyone has arrived, please give your instructions."

  Duan Qing's humility and respect, which came from the bottom of his heart, made Chu Yi feel quite good. An ordinary cultivator might not have had such a feeling, but Chu Yi was from the only healthy socialist country on Earth, where everyone was equal. Now he enjoyed a kind of imperial honor, so it was natural to feel a little proud.

  "I'll make sure to do a good job, I won't let you down." Chu Yi didn't have anything else to say, he was stunned for a moment, then casually waved his hand and threw out a very shameless sentence.

  The people below also had some reaction, but Chu Yi's next move made everyone cheer and jump up.

  "Since you've called me Young Master, it's only proper to give a reward on our first meeting. Here's 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones, Duan Qing, please distribute them among everyone."

  If it were a year ago, ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones would have been an extremely vast fortune for Chu Yi, let alone rewarding his attendants.

  But as time passed and he traversed the vast expanse of the untamed lands, Chu Yi's harvest was incredibly rich, far exceeding his imagination. Not to mention the dozens of rare spiritual material seeds, just the demon cores he hunted alone were worth over a million spirit stones. Moreover, these demon cores weren't even Chu Yi's most significant gain; his greatest harvest had an enormous potential value that even he couldn't estimate how high it would reach.

  "Thank you for your generosity, young master!"

  Without needing to be told, the eight hundred attendants in the square immediately knelt down and kowtowed, thanking him profusely. From their eyes, it was not hard to see that Chu Yi's reward of spirit stones had brought them immense joy.

  Even if the 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones were distributed evenly, each person would still get more than ten. To think that even the monthly stipend of outer sect disciples wouldn't reach this number. Although those who followed Chun Junfeng also had considerable gains, compared to outer sect disciples, there was still a certain gap. This shows just how much this reward meant to them.

  Under the guidance of Duan Qing, the crowd dispersed in an orderly manner, leaving only over a dozen people in front of the hall. Apart from Duan Qing and the ten stewards, there were also two delicate-looking girls who looked like they were carved out of the same mold.

  "We are grateful for your kindness, young master. We will definitely do our best and not disappoint your expectations."

  Under the leadership of Duan Qing, ten stewards bowed down with him and paid homage to Chu Yu with a master-slave ceremony. Then, Duan Qing came to Chu Yu's side and said: "The residence for Young Master has been arranged, it is 'Xianyun Hall' in the main hall facing south, this place was chosen by the host and is also where the spiritual energy of Chunjun Peak converges."

  "Oh, go take a look." Chu Yi nodded and said.

  "The young master has traveled far and is tired, I don't know if he needs someone to attend to him personally. These two maids are both mature women who have already reached the Xiantian realm, having been trained for a long time..."

  Chu Yi rewarded Ling Shi with 1 ingot of spiritual stone.