On the East Sea, Luo Xuan examined the content of the talisman and found that this matter was beneficial to him without any harm. He immediately left the temporary island where he had settled and returned to Biyou Palace.
Dressed in a clean, sandy-red robe, he came to the palace gate and requested to see Jinling Shengnü.
Luo Xuan has reached the realm of Xuanxian Peak, just one step away from witnessing the golden fruit of a Golden Immortal Dao. Even in the old days when ten thousand immortals came to court at Jiejiao, he was considered a talent. How much more so in this era of wind and rain going by.
Jinling Shengmu did not act like a sect leader either; upon receiving the child's notification, she immediately invited Luo Xuan to a side hall for a private conversation.
"Senior Brother has made significant progress in his cultivation, truly worthy of joy and celebration."
"I also want to thank the teacher's past guidance. Luo Xuan's achievements today are all due to the cultivation of Jiejiao, and the teachings of all the elder brothers and uncles."
Luo Xuan, Yu Yu, and Wen Zhongping are peers in terms of cultivation, and it is completely appropriate for him to call Jinling Shengmu a teacher-brother.
He only referred to the teacher-brother, the teacher-uncle, and not to the Saint, because he was too far away from the Saint. Tongtian Zhuozhao didn't care about such a peripheral disciple. If he tried to climb up and tie himself to them, it would be easy to cause trouble.
They exchanged pleasantries, saying a lot of polite words back and forth.
In reality, Jie School was not accustomed to such formalities. After being polite again, Jinling Shengnü spoke from a general perspective about several key matters that needed attention when cultivating the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. Luo Xuan bowed in gratitude and stepped aside.
With the polite talk finished and half a cup of tea drunk, they immediately delved into the main topic.
"Teacher-brother, my disciples were once pointed out by the Immortal Teacher Uncle Guilin, which helped us break through the bottleneck of the True Immortal and gradually understood the true meaning of the Flame Dao."
Luo Xuan spoke at length about the good things Guishling Shengmu had done for him, which was indeed true.
Guilin Shengmu is quick-tempered, but she is absolutely loyal to Jie School. Whenever a disciple of Jie School comes to her door, she will offer some guidance, whether it be a little or a lot.
With her status as a direct disciple of the Saint and her cultivation as a Great Supreme Immortal, such guidance is incredibly valuable.
Luo Xuan, due to the shallowness of his own and Jie School's fates, was merely an outer disciple. In reality, he had been good friends with Yu Huo and Wen Zhongping from within Jie School for a long time. He had been spotted by the high-ups early on and considered a rising star of the third generation. Therefore, Guishling Shengmu would naturally pay more attention when giving him guidance.
At this point, Luo Xuan praised Guishling Shengmu extensively, and then shifted the topic: "Disciple has thought about the teacher-uncle's spiritual essence being trapped in the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List, suffering every day at the hands of those despicable people in the Heaven Court. It is truly torturous! Whenever I think of this, I can't help but want to pick up a sword and directly ascend to the Heaven Court to save teacher-uncle from his chains and bring him back to the great sect!"
Jie School disciples are generally a few true emotions, originally Luo Xuan had a bit of acting, but when he thought about the restrictions imposed by the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List on many Jie School disciples, he also couldn't help but feel emotional and cried until his eyes were red.
The child and maid of Jinling Shengmu were also shedding tears on the side.
The three sacred mothers of the Jie School: Jinling, Guilin, and Wudang.
The three disciples entered the school at roughly the same age. Among them, Jinling started working with the treasurer and disciplinary affairs at an early age, Guilin took care of some external tasks for Tencent, and Wudang was responsible for guarding the path. The three disciples worked together without any conflicts of interests.
The relationship between Jinling and Guilin has always been good. The three Sacred Mothers formed a team, which actually also had the intention of opposing the three Gateways of the outer sect.
Thinking about Guilin Shengmu's spiritual essence being trapped in the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List, with not even a trace of freedom, Jinling Shengmu felt a sense of foreboding as well. She had seen the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List in her past and knew that her name was on it. (Chapter 319)
If she was listed on the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List, then Doumu Yuanjun would be her sacred mission. At present, Guilin Shengmu is somewhat taking her place.
Jinling Shengmu knew she was on the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List, which is why she was careful and cautious. In the end, she narrowly escaped, while Guilin Shengmu was sent onto the list.
The causal connection is not deep, but it definitely exists.
"Senior Brother, do you have a way to save Guilin Sister? If so, please speak plainly."
Luo Xuan carefully considered his words and spoke out the information "The passerby" had told him: "Disciple heard that White Crane of the Xuan School was also on the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List in the past. After Xuan School spent some effort, they redeemed White Crane's spiritual essence, I wonder if my school can use this method? If it can be done, Disciple is willing to offer all his wealth to redeem Guilin Uncle!"
He doesn't have a substantial fortune, but such a matter certainly requires the accumulated wealth of a great sect, not to make it the responsibility of a Xuanxian alone. Even if he offers it now, there are also promises that someone will compensate him later.
He doesn't mind.
Jinling Shengmu really didn't ask for his family's fortune: "The great sect has been leading the=Xian Dao of Hongwu for ten thousand years, so we do have some savings. Senior Brother's spiritual materials should still be saved for his own breakthrough. As for the matter of Guilin sister, I need to discuss it with Big Brother first."
The Biyou Palace is too far from Kunlun Mountain, and the White Crane is basically a state of not stepping out the front gate or the second gate. The Xuan School and Jie School have never had any contact with each other, and Jinling Shengmu really doesn't know about the White Crane. A small child is not worth her attention as a nearly complete Saint.
Heavenly Court has recently been in an extremely tight situation, and she does know about borrowing from the future to live in the present.
If it costs some effort to redeem Guilin Shengmu back to Jie School, she would be willing to do so.
The timeline of Hongwu is the end of Hongjun's third lecture, unification => Shaman Wuji initial battle => Nüwa creates people and becomes saint, Sanyue establishes schools and becomes saint => Hou Tu turns into rebirth => Hou Yi shoots the sun => Shaman Wuji final battle.
In the middle of the Shaman Wuji battle, Tencent Zhuozhao was already a Dao Saint, at that time Jie School had already risen in the East Sea. Di Jun dared not provoke Jie School.
Starting from the Shaman Wuji battle to the Founding Tribulation War, Jie School firmly occupied the most fertile East Sea of Hongwu. Dabao Taoist was good at finance and managed the great sect in an orderly manner. Jinling Shengmu was a bit worse, but she could still follow in the footsteps of Xiao Gui Zao Cao. Now that most of the Jie School disciples are gone, they couldn't increase their income, but they managed to cut costs passively.
The assets of Jie School are still intact, and it can even be said that their assets are exceptionally abundant.
An engineering marvel like the Bu Shan Mountain is enough to rebuild three times if Jie School were willing.
Guilin Shengmu's Doumu Yuanjun is no ordinary god. To redeem her, a huge cost is needed. If it were in the past, Jinling Shengmu might have been concerned that the assets of Jie School could not satisfy the greed of Heavens Court. You are taking just three melons and two cucumbers to dismiss a beggar? Now that Heaven Court is in short supply, it's a good opportunity for a bottom-up approach.
She sought the advice of Dabao, who seemed indifferent, saying, "I don't mind. Whether you want to save Guilin or not, I agree with you."
However, he still reminded her: "Not worried about scarcity, but worried about inequality. What if Guilin's sister can return to the great sect? What about the other disciples?"
Jinling Shengmu has already thought about this problem. There are too many Jie School disciples on the Founding Heavenly Tribulation List. If this opening is exploited, a series of changes will inevitably follow.
She firmly said: "Brother, I only know that Guilin is my sister. Now that she is in trouble, I cannot sit idly by and watch, I have to save her, no matter how many there are."
