Chapter 231 - 221: Establishing Louguan Sect on Master’s Orders_2
The Xuandu Grand Master and Yin Xi had arrived at Louguan, but let’s leave that aside for now and talk about the situation in the Jade Pure Sky.
Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch had been lecturing for many years, and had finally concluded his lecture today. All the True Men of Dao and Virtue who had come to listen gradually awakened from their enraptured state.
Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch said with a smile, "Thanking you all for gracing me with your presence, I have been imparting the Dao for almost a Jiazi now. You’ve all listened very attentively, which truly gratifies me. It seems that this tongue of mine hasn’t decayed from disuse over these many years and can still speak."
The crowd, knowing that Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch was about to cease his lecture, became solemn and said, "We thank the Celestial Venerable for imparting the Dao and allowing us to hear the Taoist Moral Maxims!"
The Leader of Heaven-Penetrating was the least willing to lecture, which one could guess from his saying alone.
Indeed:
Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The Dao is the most profound; do not take the Golden Core lightly.
Without a supreme being to transmit esoteric truth, idle talk will leave you with a fatigued mouth and a parched tongue.
He once taught indiscriminately, and although it was unparalleled in splendor and success, the disciples of his Sect of Interception were of mixed quality, causing a smoky and miasmic atmosphere. This resulted in a crushing defeat for the Sect of Interception during the Divine Enthronement War. After reflecting deeply on his sorrow, he became very cautious in transmitting the law and rarely lectured. In contrast, Laozi enjoyed discussing the Dao with others; among the three, he understood the reasons the best, surpassing Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch and the Leader of Heaven-Penetrating.