Moreover, Jiang Jingchen, ranked seventh, and Zheng Tianxing, ranked fourth, both met untimely deaths...
To this day, only four of the Celestial Master Mansion's Xuanji Seven Sons remain. Unable to identify the cause, Master Lu suspects the name Xuanji Seven Sons is unlucky, so he urgently changes it to Four Symbols, renaming the remaining true disciples as East Blue, South Vermilion, West White, and North Black Daoists.
The true disciple wielding a knife and holding a sword, leading a group of Daoists surrounding Xu Qing in the grand hall now is East Blue Daoist Zhang Yunlong.
Xu Qing not only encountered this person in Spirit Wind Daoist's revolving lantern but had previously seen a record of Zhang Yunlong listening to ghost plays in raucous laughter at the Haunted House Theater during his visit to Jinmen Prefecture's Pear Garden Theater.
Despite ghost plays harming people, Zhang Yunlong, a disciple of the Celestial Master Mansion, was invited by the Jin Sect Prefect and received a considerable reward, yet after listening to the plays all night, he allowed the situation to persist, showing no professional ethics at all!
Now, seeing East Blue Daoist with half-painted female makeup, Xu Qing finally understands why he let the theater go.
They say Jin Sect is home to many unique individuals, but upon arriving at the Celestial Master Mansion, Xu Qing realizes the talents here are no fewer than those in Jin Sect!
If he hadn't come during the temple's rest day, he couldn't have imagined the spiritual state behind the Celestial Master Mansion held such chaos.
East Blue Daoist's shadow moves with charm, particularly the tiny steps, twisting more femininely than a woman.
Xu Qing can't bear to look; the Celestial Master Mansion's grand stage truly is a chaotic dance of demons. On his journey, the most normal encounter was with the ordinary Daoist at the mountain gate who advised him to leave.
"Ancestor Celestial Masters have fought demons for a lifetime, probably never imagining their passed-down Celestial Master teachings would become a breeding ground for demons one day..."
Xu Qing shakes his head, retrieves the Fierce Flag, and in an instant, over ten thousand Fierce Generals emerge from the ground, turning the Celestial Master Mansion into a true Ghost Realm.
Nonetheless, at this moment, ghosts stand as defenders of righteousness, while Daoists from the Celestial Master Mansion, always tasked with assisting the world, become the demons needing eradication.
Beside Xu Qing, eight girl figures dart back and forth, the air thick with the murderous aura and metallic blood scent spewed by the Sword Pill.
East Blue Daoist Zhang Yunlong, South Vermilion Daoist Li Miaoxuan, West White Daoist Song Yunxing...
As the bodies pile up, Xu Qing tosses out Straw Spirit Paperman, letting the Yin Soldier Paperman gather the scattered corpses with the funeral escort.
And Xu Qing strides towards the Celestial Master's Mansion main hall.
Before the main hall, former big disciple of the Xuanji Seven Sons, Meng Yongzhen, stands with a lance.
Xu Qing notices the 'Chi Dragon Nine Stacked Seal' hanging from Meng Yongzhen's waist.
He heard about this seal from Zhang Pingsheng; the Celestial Master Mansion has always had the orthodox legacy's altar guardian seal. However, the actual 'Yangping Altar Guardian Seal' was lost a thousand years ago.
Now, this Chi Dragon Nine Stacked Seal is a forged symbol falsely representing orthodox identity.
According to the Celestial Master Mansion's rules, this seal belongs only to successive Celestial Master heirs.
"Your Dao skills are impressive; normally, I'm not your match, but unfortunately, you're not a true disciple of the Celestial Master Mansion. I'm now the appointed Celestial Master with the Master-bestowed seal protecting me, you..."
Meng Yongzhen's words are cut short as he sees the young man before him instantly approach, swiftly slashing with the Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword!
"Ignorant!"
Meng Yongzhen sneers, the Chi Dragon Seal at his waist suddenly radiates bright light, revealing a phantom of the Ancestor Celestial Masters atop the hall.
The Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword falls upon the phantom, yet it's as if striking refined steel. Xu Qing activates Yin Pupil, indeed seeing an invisible formation in the Celestial Master Mansion, with its core at Meng Yongzhen's counterfeit seal.
"With the Ancestor Celestial Master guarding me, an outsider like you dares to clean up my orthodox lineage! Today, I'll borrow the Ancestor Celestial Master's divine power to utterly annihilate your demonic form!"
Xu Qing raises an eyebrow; before Meng Yongzhen can utilize the formation for attack, he unexpectedly draws a seal from his pocket, resembling the Chi Dragon Seal by seventy or eighty percent.
At the sight of the seal, the Celestial Master Mansion's protected mountain formation hums in synchronization, shifting its core from the counterfeit seal to Xu Qing's seal,
"How can you control the Ancestor Celestial Master's formation; where did you get that seal?"
Meng Yongzhen is shocked, his face masked in disbelief.
The genuine altar guardian seal in Xu Qing's grasp emits a majestic aura like the Ancestor Celestial Master themselves.
"Too much nonsense!"
Xu Qing doesn't respond to Meng Yongzhen, his sword rising and falling, adding another seven-shadowed soul.
From the Celestial Master Mansion main hall, Xu Qing sheaths his sword, ready to step inside, yet a dragon-shaped force thwarts him. Glancing, he realizes someone has drawn the capital city's luck dragon to guard the hall.
National religion guardianship luck...
Xu Qing raises his eyebrows; according to Zhang Pingsheng, to eliminate Master Lu's controlled Celestial Master Mansion, he must erase part of the capital's luck supporting the national religion.
Tsk! No wonder Zhu Huai'an insists on backing Chen Liu'Er to establish a new religion, the Celestial Master Mansion can invoke quite a lot of luck!
Xu Qing looks at the nearby main hall, yet remains unhurried.
"That old turtle is truly afraid of death; the disciple died at the door without a sound, truly patient!"
"..."
Beneath the Ancestor Celestial Master's statue, Master Lu, eyes closed and mind composed, silently chants scriptures, seemingly indifferent to the outside events.