"Zi Hang Dao Ren!?" Zhou Qing suddenly heard this name, and she fell silent, thinking for a moment. The two women with colorful clouds and mist also didn't speak, staring straight at Zhou Qing. Liao Xiao Jin and the three of them all became quiet as well. For a while, the atmosphere inside the boat cabin was very still, with a somewhat strange flavor.
After a long time, Zhou Qing suddenly asked: "But isn't it Ci Hang Dao Ren, one of the twelve true immortals of the ancient Xuan Tian Sect?" Although the history of the two sects is distant and no longer exists in the cultivation world, the reputation of the Ancient Sealing God War still resonates throughout the three realms, and no one knows that the twelve true immortals who showed their divine power in the war are also famous. Zhou Qing naturally knew this, but he had some doubts that he couldn't figure out, and it wasn't good to ask, so he could only think about it himself.
The seven-colored fairy nodded: "Not bad, the founder of our Daxiazi Palace is indeed this Ci Hang Daoist!"
"So you are from the Kunlun Sect?" Zhou Qing asked again, seeing that his guess had been confirmed. The Seven-Colored Fairy smiled but did not answer, while Yunxia Fairy, who had been silent all along, flashed a hint of disdain in her eyes, it was unclear whether it was directed at Zhou Qing or the mention of Kunlun. "Zhou True Man has lived overseas for a long time, quietly cultivating the Supreme Heavenly Way, worldly affairs are like clouds and smoke, I suppose you don't remember very clearly, hearing Zhou True Man's words, could it be that the Zhongtu Daoist sect's Kongtong Sect is also part of Kunlun?" The icy tone carried a hint of subtle mockery.
Zhou Qing's skill was profound and mysterious, but Yunxia, the fairy maiden, was not one to be trifled with. Adding to that, she had just been toyed with by Zhou Qing earlier and suffered a small loss. Yunxia was naturally proud and did things solely based on her own preferences, even in the Great Freedom Palace, where not even the palace master could control her.
Zhou Qing detected the sarcastic tone in Yunxia Fairy's words, but instead of getting angry, she burst out laughing. "Haha! It seems I've misspoken, Fairy, please don't take offense." Zhou Qing chuckled dryly and made a Taoist bow to Yunxia Fairy, showing her apology. Her speech was neither humble nor arrogant, with a clear and bright expression, truly having the demeanor of an extraordinary and reclusive high-ranking cultivator.
Yunxia saw Zhou Qing's demeanor and was slightly moved, her originally cold face softened a bit, like the end of a severe winter and the arrival of spring, all things revived, and flowers bloomed subtly. Yunxia hurriedly returned a courtesy, with a hint of politeness in her tone: "Zhou Zhenren is too kind!" After that, she didn't continue speaking and remained silent.
Zhou Chen, Xiao Hu Li, and Liao Xiao Jin exchanged a glance, all feeling that the worldly aura on Zhou Qing's body was becoming increasingly faint. Whether in action or speech, there was a subtle flavor of transcending the mundane, more and more having the demeanor of a generation's sect master, a Daoist master.
Zhou Qing felt that he had indeed asked a somewhat foolish question. The founder of the Kongtong Sect, one of the twelve true immortals of the Zhongtian Taoist school, was also Guang Chengzi. Although in modern times, the Kongtong Sect has always been low-key and its disciples never leave the mountain gate to travel, hiding in the Dongtian Fudi cave that Guang Chengzi opened up for cultivation back then. Its reputation is indeed not as great as those of the four major sects - Kunlun, Maoshan, Shushan, and Longhushan. Even some seniors in the Daoist community do not know what kind of powerful figures are inside, but no one dares to underestimate this ancient sacred sect founded by Guang Chengzi.
After the battle of sealing the gods, the original Heavenly Lord left the world and disappeared without a trace. The disciples under his seat also dispersed on their own, some flying up to the heavenly realm, others creating their own sects in the mortal world, leaving behind the orthodox teachings before disappearing without a trace. The number of Xuan Jiao's disciples was not small, but after this dispersal, the various sects of the cultivation world were formed. As for the origin, no matter which dynasty or era, from ancient times to the present, all cultivators have some connection with Xuan Jiao, so the Kunlun Sect occupies a orthodox name. However, the identity of these twelve great true immortals in Xuan Jiao was not trivial. After the original Heavenly Lord disappeared, Xuan Jiao was led by the twelve people, but later for unknown reasons, the twelve true immortals left Xuan Jiao one after another. Although they were born from Xuan Jiao, the sects they established were independent and unique. Zhou Qing was momentarily stunned, now that he understood this principle, but his mind still had many doubts.
"Kunlun is Kunlun, and Xuanjiao is Xuanjiao!" The colorful fairy intentionally opened the topic, her clear voice entering everyone's ears. "Although Mount Kunlun was originally the foundation of Xuanjiao, after one of the Three Pure Ones, Yuanshi Tianzun, ascended to the 33rd Heaven, he handed over the Jade Void Palace to Jiang Ziya, who had made great contributions in the Investiture of the Gods war. However, although Jiang Ziya was a genius and a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, at that time, his days of cultivating Taoism were not long, and his seniority and Taoist skills in the Jade Void Palace could not compare to those of the twelve great true immortals, let alone some outer disciples. As a result, he was naturally unable to convince the masses. Later, for unknown reasons, Guangchengzi left Xuanjiao and established Kongtong on his own, setting a precedent. Not long after, the twelve great true immortals and some powerful inner disciples with deep Taoist skills all followed in Guangchengzi's footsteps, including our Great Self-Palace ancestor, Ci Hang Daoren. Jiang Ziya was naturally unable to stop Xuanjiao from splitting up, so he changed its name to Kunlun to avoid damaging Xuanjiao's reputation. From then on, Xuanjiao disappeared, and the current Kunlun sect claims to be the successor of Yuanshi Tianzun but actually inherits Jiang Ziya's Taoist skills." The colorful fairy spoke a lot, but Zhou Qing didn't hear anything substantial. Isn't this just a story about a sect splitting up due to internal conflicts over succession? Such things have happened countless times throughout history, and although this sect was particularly large and the people involved were particularly powerful, the underlying principle is still the same.
Although there were doubts, as long as it didn't involve himself, Zhou Qing had always been too lazy to care about it. Whether the cow killed the horse or the horse killed the cow, this Dazizhen Palace was mysterious and secretive, and what the seven-colored fairy said was unknown whether it was true or false. However, the disciples under his door were all extraordinary in their cultivation, obviously having undergone spiritual elixirs, special skills, and exercises. Moreover, they had many treasures, each of which was not an ordinary product, especially the two female cultivators, Yunxia and Qicai, whose treasures were extremely powerful. It could be said that this disciple was also a descendant of the Ci Hang Dao people. "This world's Taoist sects are indeed hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Any sect that comes out from anywhere has such strength and such heritage. No wonder the foreign Vampire Dukes dare not come over." Zhou Qing looked at Liao Xiao Jin with ill intentions, and Liao Xiao Jin suddenly shivered.
At this time, the three people in the next row were chatting happily, and even Lian Yunxia, the fairy, occasionally added a few words, which greatly eased the atmosphere. However, Liao Xiaojin, Zhou Chen, and the little fox were also whispering to each other. This conversation lasted for more than an hour, when Zhou Qing suddenly remembered that he had something to attend to, so he hastily stood up and bid farewell, saying some insipid words about meeting again in the future. The two women, Qi Caiyun and Xia, also politely tried to persuade him to stay, but just as they were exchanging pleasantries, a little girl suddenly walked into the cabin and reported: "Two masters of heaven, outside there is an old Taoist priest with a man and a woman. That old Taoist priest says he is the head of Kunlun and requests to see our palace master!"
