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Seeing this, Li Xiaoyao felt very sorry for them. He turned his head and saw Xu Changqing and Chu Yang, and immediately had an idea. He ran up to the two of them and bowed and scraped, "Since you two heroes have already saved Immortal Spirit Island once, why not save it a second time?"
"As the saying goes, 'To see a Buddha off to the Western Paradise, to save a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda'..."
Li Xiaoyao exhausted his remaining knowledge, but failed to notice that Xu Changqing's expression was becoming increasingly strange.
"What's wrong with Master Xu?"
Li Xiaoyao finished his long and eloquent speech, but when he couldn't find anything to say to flatter him, he looked up and saw that Xu Changqing's face was ashen.
Chu Yang coughed lightly, reminding him, "You were talking about Buddhism just now, we cultivate Taoism..."
Li Xiaoyao was utterly shocked!
Even the grandmother standing next to her couldn't help but twitch her eye.
Good guy.
I spent ages burning incense, only to end up worshipping the wrong Buddha...
We're doomed!
Li Xiaoyao felt that if he were Xu Changqing, he would probably be cursing right now, so he obediently closed his eyes and waited to be scolded.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
"Young brother, my junior brother and I came down the mountain this time to engage in worldly cultivation. Even if you hadn't told us, we would have helped you. But before that, could you tell me what this Moon Worshiping Sect is all about?"
Xu Changqing took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and forced a smile.
"This..." Li Xiaoyao was also completely confused, so he could only look at his grandmother.
Upon learning that the Qi Sect of Shu Mountain was willing to lend a helping hand, Grandma revealed Zhao Ling'er's entire background, as well as the conspiracy of Shi Jieren, the leader of the Moon Worship Cult, and the current situation of the Nanzhao Kingdom.
Zhao Ling'er was also hearing about her background for the first time, and she was just as shocked as the others, to the point that she stopped crying.
"Ling'er is... a princess of the Nanzhao Kingdom?" Li Xiaoyao's expression darkened, and he suddenly felt that he, a poor boy, was not good enough for Zhao Ling'er.
"I see... If that's the case, things have become tricky." Xu Changqing looked troubled and slowly shook his head.
"Great hero, didn't you promise to help Ling'er and the others too?" Li Xiaoyao asked anxiously, rushing to Xu Changqing's side.
“Young brother, this is not a simple matter of right and wrong, but involves the affairs of the Nanzhao Kingdom. Our Shushan has a law that all Shushan disciples are not allowed to participate in dynastic disputes.”
"Whether it's matters of the martial world or worldly affairs, as long as there is trouble in the human realm, our Shushan Sect will not shirk its responsibilities. But we must never get involved with the dynasty."
Xu Changqing bowed and clasped his hands in apology.
Li Xiaoyao still refused to give up, stubbornly saying, "It's not like we're a Han Chinese dynasty. Why are you so bound by the rules in a Miao country?"
Chu Yang also shook his head inwardly. Xu Changqing's rigidity was even more severe than that of the older elders of the Shu Mountain Sect.
He would never do anything that violated the laws of Shushan, not even if nine oxen could pull him back.
Seeing his resolute determination, the grandmother's newly ignited hope was quickly shattered, and her eyes lost their light.
Zhao Ling'er began to sob again.
Chu Yang's head was spinning. He sighed, "Wait, why are you always crying? Can tears drown the enemy?"
Zhao Ling'er immediately stopped crying and started sobbing. She covered her mouth and looked at Chu Yang with her red eyes, like a frightened fawn.
Chu Yang suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
He turned to Xu Changqing and said, "I don't know if it will interfere with state affairs, but I do know that the life of someone like the Moon Worship Cult Leader is a threat to all living beings."
"We are only responsible for slaying demons and monsters. As for the consequences of destroying the Moon Worship Cult, what does that have to do with us?"
Xu Changqing hesitated and said, "Junior brother, is it a sect rule..."
Chu Yang scoffed, "The sect's rules tell us to save people, so just tell me if you're going to save them or not?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing's expression was conflicted, like a robot with conflicting instructions, its CPU overheating and overloaded.
Chu Yang whispered in his ear, "Li Xiaoyao has good aptitude and extremely high martial arts talent. If he joins our Qi Sect, he will definitely be among the top three in the sword qi competition."
Xu Changqing looked astonished, "How did you figure him out...?"
Chu Yang wore a mysterious expression. "A magic weapon given by the sect leader."
Ok?
Why is it another magic weapon given by the sect leader?
I don't have any!
The sect leader is so biased!
Xu Changqing was somewhat angry and said with a stern face, "But we are monks, and Brother Li has just gotten married, so it's not appropriate."
Chu Yang said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with temporarily becoming a monk? Young people should have more extraordinary experiences! That's how they grow!"
"Besides, they can just return to secular life after the sword qi dispute is over! It won't interfere with their lives. Our Shu Mountain is not a den of thieves, they can come and go as they please."
"If all else fails, become a monk during the day and return to secular life at night."
Chu Yang's twisted logic and heresy opened Xu Changqing's eyes, leaving him completely bewildered and his brain overloaded.
Are you brain-dead?
Is it that easy to overload?
Chu Yang was too lazy to argue with him, so he directly chopped Xu Changqing on the back of the neck with a chop. Xu Changqing's eyes rolled back and he immediately fainted.
"Junior brother, you..."
The others were horrified.
Grandma asked in a panic, "Young Taoist priest, what is the reason for this?"
Chu Yang said with great distress, "My senior brother isn't very bright. He can't think too deeply about things, or he'll go crazy. I was just stopping him from having a seizure."
Grandma looked regretful, "Master Xu looked so handsome, how could he..."
Some young women who admired Xu Changqing's charm also lost their sparkle.
Chu Yang coughed lightly, "You all heard what Senior Brother just said. The Shu Mountain Sect really shouldn't interfere in this matter."
Grandma sighed.
Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er's eyes dimmed.
“But…” Chu Yang suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, “If Li Xiaoyao were to join our Shu Mountain Sect, then this matter would change from a national affair to a family affair.”
Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed and quickly said, "This humble one, Li Xiaoyao, is willing to join the Shu Mountain Sect. Master, please accept my offer..."
As he was about to kneel down, Chu Yang pulled him up with one hand. "I can't be your master. You have to come with me to Mount Shu first."
Just as Li Xiaoyao was about to agree, his grandmother suddenly asked, "Doesn't joining the Shu Mountain Sect mean becoming a monk? Now that Xiaoyao is married, are you going to separate him from Ling'er?"
Chu Yang shook his head in denial.
"Grandma, times have changed!"
To dispel Li Xiaoyao and the others' doubts, Chu Yang quickly fabricated a detailed lie, saying that Shushan was currently facing a shortage of students and was experiencing a generational gap, so the sect rules were changed and they were now encouraging childbirth.
From the hardships of developing a sect, to the five-year plan for the future, and then to family planning after the population increase.
Chu Yang recounted every detail, big or small, using all the knowledge he could recall, easily fooling a few uneducated ancient people.
The reason he cared so much about Li Xiaoyao was not entirely for the sword energy contest or for the sake of the world, but for the Five Elemental Pearls and other treasures.
The Five Elemental Pearls need no introduction; they are top-tier treasures left behind by Nuwa, containing the divine power of the five true gods of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth.
Among the treasures, the Demon-Eating Gu and the Golden Silkworm Gu both have the effect of greatly increasing one's power, even more so than the Blood Bodhi. Whether the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill can be perfected almost entirely depends on them.
By following Li Xiaoyao, Chu Yang had the opportunity to obtain some incredibly powerful treasures; otherwise, searching for them on his own would have taken an unknown amount of time and effort.
The most important issue is growth.
With Li Xiaoyao, who is overpowered, as a contrast, Chu Yang's "growth" doesn't seem abrupt. When he shows his true combat strength, Xu Changqing, Qingwei, and others can accept it more easily.
After all, Li Xiaoyao was able to accomplish a feat that was almost like slaying a god in just a few months.
Under such pressure, it wouldn't be surprising if Chu Yang displayed extraordinary talent.
Otherwise, Chu Yang might really be mistaken by them for an extraterrestrial demon who possesses other people's bodies.
The process of "growth" is something Chu Yang must go through, otherwise he will have to give up his identity as a disciple of Mount Shu.
After much persuasion, everyone finally believed Chu Yang, and Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er also decided to go to Mount Shu with him.
As for Fairy Spirit Island, it will be temporarily closed, and Grandma will take the rest of the people to another place to avoid trouble.
Baiyue wants Zhao Ling'er, and other forces in Nanzhao Kingdom also target her; no one cares about Grandma's whereabouts.
Chu Yang carried Xu Changqing onto the boat, followed closely by Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er.
Zhao Ling'er started crying again, waving goodbye to her grandmother.
Chu Yang closed his eyes, sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing, focusing on avoiding seeing or hearing about it.
He was genuinely annoyed by this constant crying and wailing, even if the other person was the adorable Ling'er.
After calming down, Zhao Ling'er wasn't entirely useless; at least she knew how to use magic to speed up the ship so that the group could reach the shore sooner.
Upon returning to Yuhang Town, Li Xiaoyao was immediately surrounded by a group of villagers as soon as he disembarked, who asked him if he had seen the fairy or the old witch from Immortal Spirit Island.
Li Xiaoyao proudly introduced Zhao Ling'er, and everyone was so shocked when they saw the beautiful and ethereal Zhao Ling'er that they were speechless.