Chapter 1192: Master's Honor Depends on Disciple

Lu Yang was brought back to life, Yun Zhi retired, and Daoist Buyu once again held power over the sect. Everyone rejoiced.

Under the moonlight, everyone continued their meal, clinking glasses and filling the air with laughter. Only Daoist Buyu remained sullen.

Among his four disciples, only Ye Zijin, who spent his days with Daoist Buyu, was the most filial. He kindly tried to comfort him: "Master, today is a day of reunion for our Tianmen Peak. Please smile more. Once you become the sect leader tomorrow, you won't be able to smile." Daoist Buyu was speechless, thinking, "You've surpassed me now too."

"I had originally planned to teach *Jian Kai Tianmen* to Xiao Yang as a congratulatory gift for him becoming the sect leader, but it seems that won't be necessary now." Lu Yang's feigned death had startled Daoist Buyu earlier. Now, recalling their brief encounter and the power of the Immortal Sword Art, Daoist Buyu vaguely sensed that the Immortal Sword Art was a more potent sword technique than *Jian Kai Tianmen*. Since Xiao Yang already possessed his unique sword art, there was no need for him to learn Daoist Buyu's techniques. For sword cultivators, focus is paramount; trying to learn too much at once is detrimental. *Jian Kai Tianmen* is not an easy skill to master, and Xiao Yang doesn't need to spend a year or two on it.

The news of Daoist Buyu regaining power quickly spread throughout the Wen Dao Sect, astonishing everyone within it.

"Who is Daoist Buyu?" Of course, this was a rare question, usually asked by those who, like Lu Yang when he first arrived, knew little about the cultivation world before joining the Wen Dao Sect and had never even heard of the renowned Daoist Buyu.

"What? Our Wen Dao Sect still has a sect leader?" "What? Isn't the sect leader Senior Sister?" "Are you an idiot? Everyone calls her Senior Sister; how could she be the sect leader?" "I always thought when they called Yun Zhi 'Senior Sister,' it meant she was the Senior Sister of the elders' generation, and the title just habitually passed down to ours. So she's actually from our generation?" "Quiet! Don't spread nonsense like that; it makes it sound like Senior Sister is two thousand years old!"

Occasionally, Lu Yang would descend the mountain and overhear his junior siblings' discussions. He mused about how truly young these newcomers were, remembering how he himself was once just as reckless until Senior Sister sent him to the borderlands, which quickly disciplined him.

"Come to think of it, the relationship between Senior Sister and the sect leader position was never officially stated before." Lu Yang recalled his experiences since joining the Wen Dao Sect; Senior Sister serving as acting sect leader was always a matter of word-of-mouth. It was no wonder the new junior siblings were unaware of the actual situation.

Daoist Buyu looked at the congratulatory messages, which arrived like snowflakes, and was greatly angered. "Did all of you ask Zijin to write these messages? Every single one of them is passive-aggressive!"

What comforted Daoist Buyu was that a few of the congratulatory messages were indeed sincere. These included messages from Demon City, Xitian Temple, and the East Sea Dragon Clan. The only difference was that their opening lines, unlike others, all uniformly began with phrases like: "Lu Yang's master..." Daoist Buyu mused, "This must be what people mean by a master gaining prestige through their disciple."

Outside the Wen Dao Sect, several Tribulation Transcenders gathered, boiling with righteous indignation and slapping their thighs in anger. "Didn't that old scoundrel Buyu tell us he was just going back to visit Lu Yang? How did he become the sect leader again?" "Damn it, we fell for his trick!" "He's as cunning and deceitful as ever!" "I knew that old scoundrel's words couldn't be trusted!"

After half a day of discussion, they concluded that they could only give up. They couldn't possibly keep waiting at the Wen Dao Sect entrance for that old scoundrel Buyu; he might not emerge for a year or two.

The highest floor of the Scripture Pavilion had a minimum cultivation requirement of the Integration stage. Lu Yang had now surpassed this and successfully entered the top floor.

As Lu Yang walked along the top floor, any book he casually picked up was an Integration stage cultivation method, and there were quite a few Tribulation Transcending stage methods as well. To compile the Tribulation Transcending chapter of the *Clear Mind and See Nature Art*, these reference materials were indispensable.

"But these cultivation methods look so incredibly ancient?" Lu Yang noticed that the colors of some manuals were distinctly different from others, appearing incredibly old; he had no idea how long they had been stored.

"Oh, I see. These cultivation methods were provided by the prisoners from Mount Prisoner." Lu Yang suddenly understood: whenever a prisoner from Mount Prisoner was captured, a hidden treasure location was found, and these locations contained the cultivation methods that the prisoners had collected. Since there were well over a hundred Integration stage prisoners, these incredibly old manuals must have come from them. Presumably, Senior Brother Dai had led people to search these treasure locations, placing the valuable natural treasures in Tianmen Peak's treasury and the cultivation methods on the top floor of the Scripture Pavilion. Lu Yang had not been qualified to enter the top floor before, so he hadn't known about these things, but now that he saw them, it was easy to figure out.

"*Mount Sea Immortal Art*, *God Sealing Art*?" Two cultivation methods were particularly eye-catching; their names alone suggested they were extraordinary. With Lu Yang's current insight, he couldn't fully grasp the profound mysteries of immortal-grade cultivation methods, but he could understand their general principles.

"Are these Guan Shanhai's and Sima's cultivation methods?" "They revealed quite a lot," Lu Yang chuckled. If these two individuals' cultivation methods were released to the outside world, they would undoubtedly cause an unimaginable bloodbath. After all, these were methods that pointed directly to becoming an immortal; careful study could offer a chance to obtain a nascent Dao Fruit. Of course, whether one could successfully form a nascent Dao Fruit depended entirely on one's comprehension.

"One encompasses all phenomena within their heart, evolving heaven and earth; the other uses the power of faith to confer divinity upon various gods, becoming the source of faith. Both are quite ingenious," the Immortal Fairy marveled. The underlying ideas of these two cultivation methods were unique to them and had not appeared in ancient times. Though Guan Shanhai and Sima were now prisoners, they were still Immortals, protagonists who had dominated their respective eras for a hundred thousand years. Any individual who could cultivate to the Immortal realm was an extraordinary genius, possessing their own unique techniques. Their only misfortune was encountering Yun Zhi.

Hearing Xiao Yangzi muttering to himself as he examined the cultivation methods, the Immortal Fairy was quite surprised. "Wasn't it because their fates weren't as strong as yours, causing them to be 'countered' into Mount Prisoner by you?"

Lu Yang could only generally understand immortal-level cultivation methods, but he could freely browse and easily comprehend Tribulation Transcending level methods. This was something impossible for other Tribulation Transcenders, even Daoist Buyu couldn't achieve it. Lu Yang's insight already surpassed the Tribulation Transcending stage; if insight had levels, his would be considered semi-immortal.

"These cultivation methods can only serve as reference, but they are not enough," Lu Yang said, setting down the manual left by Blood Demon Venerable. He gently shook his head, feeling that something was still missing. "That's right," he realized, "these cultivation methods only describe cultivation methods for the Tribulation Transcending stage; they don't contain anything about a nascent Dao Fruit."

Semi-immortal cultivation methods were also available; if Lu Yang wanted them, Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, and others would willingly show him their respective techniques. However, his intuition told Lu Yang that none of these were what he truly needed. He vaguely felt he had grasped a sliver of inspiration concerning a nascent Dao Fruit, yet he couldn't quite articulate what it was. "Is it related to my own cultivation method?"

"What is this... *Jian Kai Tianmen*?" "Is this Master's ultimate move? Perfect, it's a good change of pace to relax." Lu Yang temporarily set aside the matter of cultivation methods and began to learn it with great enthusiasm.

Five days later, Lu Yang returned *Jian Kai Tianmen* to its original place. "That was quite simple," he remarked, "I've learned it."