Taiping Inn

On this day, many guests began to climb the mountain. The first to arrive was the leader of Xuannv Sect, Xiao Shiyu.

Li Xuandu and the elders of Taiping Sect personally greeted them. Xiao Shiyu brought eight disciples to the top of the mountain, including Zhou Shuning, Zuo Yan, Lan Lin, and Zhou Zhu. These four people were not at a high level of cultivation, and their qualifications and prestige were even shallower. However, they were brought by Xiao Shiyu. It was obvious that he was cultivating them. It seemed that Xiao Shiyu was paving the way for Yu Qingning to take over Xuannv Sect in the future.

Li Xuandu came forward and bowed, saying, "Thank you for coming, Sect Master Xiao. Li Xuandu is very grateful."

Xiao Shiyu stopped to return the greeting and said, "Mr. Li's succession as the acting Sect Master of Taiping Sect is a major event in the righteous way. As a member of the righteous way, how can Xuannv Sect not come?"

At this time, Zhou Shuning, who was standing beside Xiao Shiyu, secretly looked at Li Xuandu. Li Xuandu glanced at him as if unintentionally. The little girl quickly retracted her gaze, looking at her nose and her heart, and did not dare to make trouble in such an occasion.

Li Xuandu said, "Please invite Sect Master Xiao to enter Taiping Palace. Sect Master Bai, Mr. Hai Shi, Wanshou Zhenren, Taiwei Zhenren, and Sanxuan Zhenren have all arrived."

Xiao Shiyu's face became serious. As the so-called "Four-Six Dispute", except for Bai Xiushang, the leaders of these four sects have all arrived, which was far beyond her expectations. As for Li Daoxu, it is reasonable that he did not come. Rather than saying that Li Daoxu is the leader of the Qingwei Sect, it is better to say that he is the leader of the four sects. Besides. How can a master congratulate his apprentice? Although the leader of the Qingwei Sect is Li Yuanying, he is far less influential and has more connections in the world than Zhang Haishi. From this point of view, it is equivalent to the arrival of the four sects.

Xiao Shiyu, led by Mrs. Lu, went to the Taiping Sect, while Li Xuandu continued to wait for other guests to arrive.

Not long after, another monk climbed the mountain with a cassock and a staff. It was Master Wuzhen of the Vajra Sect. Since the death of Fang Jing, the abbot of the Jingchan Sect, Wuzhen has become the leader of Buddhism. It is said in the world that the earth master has ten fingers, namely the ten palace officials, and the left and right arms, namely Madam Leng of the female sect and the old man Zang of the Zaoge Sect. If the great heavenly master also has a left and right arm, it is Bai Xiushang of the Cihang Sect and Wuzhen of the Vajra Sect.

Li Xuandu went to greet him and said, "Master Wuzhen is here in person. Li Xuandu failed to welcome you."

Wuzhen smiled and said, "Mr. Li, it has been less than a year since we talked about father and son and monarch and minister in the inn in Beimang County. But in the blink of an eye, you have become the leader of a sect. It is said that things in the world are unpredictable, nothing is more so than this."

Li Xuandu even said that he was not worthy of it.

Just as the two were exchanging greetings, a disciple of Taiping Sect came over quickly and reported, "The great elder Qian Qingbai and the head of the Qian family in Jinling Prefecture Qian Yijin have arrived."

Qian Yijin is the famous Qian Jiner Qian Dajia.

The three generations of the Qian family are respectively: "Qing" generation, "Yi" generation, and "Yu" generation. According to the generation, the current head of the Qian family Qian Jiner should be called Qian Yijin, but later when he went to the imperial capital, in order to facilitate his work, he removed the "Yi" and changed it to the current Qian Jiner, which can be regarded as a pseudonym. Later, the reputation of Qian Jin'er, the master of the Qian family, was known throughout the capital, and the real name "Qian Yijin" was gradually forgotten. Only in formal occasions, the real name should be called.

Over the years, Taiping Sect and the Qian family have worked closely together in business and have a deep relationship. It is reasonable for the Qian family to come, but it was unexpected that Qian Qingbai and Qian Jin'er came together.

Li Xuandu asked Yu Xian to lead Wu Zhen into Taiping Palace. He stayed where he was. Not long after, he saw more than a hundred men on the mountain road carrying twenty large gold-painted boxes. Each box was carried by four strong men, and each of them had heavy steps, which showed that the things in the box were really not light. The two people walking in the front were Qian Qingbai and Qian Jin'er.

Li Xuandu bowed and said, "Mr. Qian, Mr. Qian, I haven't seen you for many days. How are you recently?"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Li. Everything is fine." Qian Jin'er said.

Qian Qingbai smiled slightly: "A man should be treated with new eyes after three days of absence. I have been away from Mr. Li for three seasons, and Mr. Li has become the acting leader of Taiping Sect. If we haven't seen each other for three years, wouldn't Mr. Li be on the list of the old Xuan?"

Li Xuandu hurriedly said: "Mr. Qian is joking. Li Xuandu doesn't deserve it."

Qian Qingbai said: "When I went up the mountain, I happened to meet several Taoist masters from Zhengyi Sect. They should be here by now."

Just then, a group of Taoists could be seen walking on the mountain road from a distance. The person in the lead was a short Taoist boy, followed by two middle-aged men.

Li Xuandu asked Shen Yuanzhou, who had a close relationship with the Qian family, to lead Qian Qingbai and Qian Jiner in, and he took the initiative to go down the mountain to greet them: "The great heavenly master is here in person, how can Li Xuandu face him?"

The person who came was the great heavenly master Zhang Jingxiu. Although he was not the real master, but an incarnation, he was also very terrifying. As for the two people following Zhang Jingxiu, they were also familiar with each other, namely Zhang Daishan and Zhang Yueshan.

Zhang Jingxiu smiled lightly and said, "Others are not worthy, but Zifu is."

Li Xuandu welcomed Zhang Jingxiu and his group of Zhengyi Taoists into Taiping Sect. Everyone in Taiping Palace was surprised to see the Great Heavenly Master coming in person, and they all stood up to salute. All the disciples of Taiping Sect were delighted, thinking, "I thought it was the Little Heavenly Master who came to congratulate, but I didn't expect it to be the Great Heavenly Master who came in person. The face of the Acting Sect Master is really great. Looking at the huge world, how many people have such a special experience?"

However, Li Xuandu thought more deeply and thought to himself, "According to the original intention of the Great Heavenly Master, he only sent a child of the Zhang family to congratulate, and he did not come in person. Why did the Great Heavenly Master change his mind? Did he change again, or did he have other intentions?"

After the arrival of the great Heavenly Master Zhang Jingxiu, there was an endless stream of guests climbing the mountain, from the famous and independent people in the martial arts world to the heads of the sects and gangs. The leader of the Shingon sect was unable to come because he was in seclusion, so Master Fanan came to congratulate him on his behalf, and there was also an elder of the Faxiang sect. Only the Jingchan sect did not participate in this matter because of the closure of the mountain and the temple.

Finally, a rough count showed that there were more than a thousand people who came to watch the ceremony. Although the Taiping Palace occupies a large area and can barely accommodate so many people, it is an important place of the Taiping Sect and not just anyone can enter. So when the auspicious time came, the leaders left the Taiping Palace and came to the Yuanping Square in front of the Taiping Palace.

The sun rose in the east, passed over the top of Tianping Peak, and the rays of light shone on the Taiping Palace, reflecting thousands of auspicious colors, interlaced and shining. Standing on the round square in front of the Taiping Palace, looking around, the surroundings are surrounded by white clouds, and the clouds are gorgeous, as if you are in a fairyland on earth. At this time, the round square has been arranged. In the middle is a high platform with a throne on the platform. There are more than ten chairs on three sides around for the leaders to sit.

Li Xuandu walked up to the high platform slowly, bowed and clasped his fists, saluted everyone, and said loudly: "Mr. Shen, the leader of the Taiping Sect, was unfortunately plotted against. Previously, he entrusted Li Xuandu to take over the Taiping Sect. Thanks to all the predecessors, friends, and colleagues for not abandoning you, and coming to the Taiping Sect, the whole Taiping Sect is honored and favored, and we are grateful."

As the voice fell, there was a sound of jade chimes, and then the seven Taiping elders also came up to the stage. The seven people each held something in their hands, walked in front of Li Xuandu, and bowed. Li Xuandu returned the greeting with a long bow.

Then Shen Yuanzhong said, "When the Taiping Sect was first established, there were 'Eight Divine Powers'. Each of the eight had a magical instrument and treasure, which was held by the Sect Master. Please accept it on behalf of the Sect Master."

Li Xuandu's face was solemn, and he replied, "Yes."

The seven objects held by the seven people were: a long sword, a robe, a bamboo scroll, a cloud sweeper, a jade pendant, a jade hairpin, and a brush. Together with the "Taiping Wuyou" flag in Li Xuandu's hand, it just happened to be eight objects, corresponding to the "Eight Divine Powers".

Except Shen Yuanzhong, the other six people came forward one by one and handed the objects in their hands to Li Xuandu.

After Li Xuandu took all of them, he put on the robe, put the long sword on his back, hung the jade pendant on his waist, tied the jade hairpin to his hair crown, held the brush in his right hand, and held the cloud sweeper in his left hand.

Shen Yuanzhong slowly unfolded the bamboo slips in his hand and began to read out the twenty-eight major precepts and thirty-six minor rules of the Taiping Sect, then asked: "It is said that the position of the Taiping Sect's successor leader is yours. Do you know whether you will accept it?"

Li Xuandu replied: "The rules and regulations of our sect are accepted by Li Xuandu and all the disciples. All the fellow disciples in the sect supervise and uphold them together."

Shen Yuanzhong closed the bamboo slips and held them high with both hands.

Li Xuandu put away the brush and the cloud brush and took them solemnly.

At this point, the enthronement ceremony came to an end, and the next step was for the disciples to pay homage to the new leader.