Chapter 1387: Preparing for the Return Journey
Chapter 1387: Preparing for the Return Journey
Looking across the entire Daoist Order, Great Sage Jiang was an exception, but only because he was entrusted with safeguarding the Grand Master’s immortal object. Strictly speaking, those four immortal objects did not belong to him.Great Sage Zhang Qihan, who was stationed in Fenglin, possessed only one immortal object, the Eight Scenes Lantern. Great Sage Lan Hexu, stationed in Poluo, likewise had only one, the Nether Passage Lantern. When Sage Qingwei went to Fenglin, the Daoist Order gave him only one immortal object, the Qinghuo Pearl. The Mountain Whip belonged to the Great Xuan Emperor, not the Daoist Order.
Possessing multiple immortal objects was a privilege reserved for the Deputy Grand Masters. For instance, the Heavenly Preceptor held the Heavenly Preceptor Twin Swords, the Heavenly Preceptor Seal, and the Guizang Lantern. Though the Imperial Preceptor had only used Skycaller, that was not his only immortal object.
After all, immortal objects were not common. Virtuous Great Sages typically received only one, and many Omniscient Sages had none at all.
Qi Xuansu was not even an Omniscient Sage, so how could he possess two immortal objects? Strictly speaking, it was two and a half, since Green Cloud was half of the Heavenly Preceptor’s Twin Swords.
If word spread, outsiders would inevitably speculate if Qi Xuansu was the reincarnation of the Holy Xuan or the grandson of the fifth-generation Grand Master. This was a prestige beyond comparison.
Qi Xuansu felt wronged. Madam Wu was assigned by the Daoist Order. Once his mission ended, she had to be returned. Anyone replacing Great Sage Jiang as this envoy would receive the same treatment.
Green Cloud was thanks to Zhang Yuelu. The two had achieved many merits through their Twin Sword Union. The speed at which the couple rose was partly thanks to the Heavenly Preceptor’s Twin Swords.
The Guizang Lantern was borrowed from the Heavenly Preceptor, tied to the struggle between the Heavenly Preceptor and the Earthly Preceptor. Though the Heavenly Preceptor had agreed to lend the Guizang Lantern to Qi Xuansu for just one month, the Heavenly Preceptor showed no urgency in taking it back. Who knew what he was planning?
Those in the know understood that Zhang Yuelu was the granddaughter and Qi Xuansu the grandson-in-law. But those who didn’t might think Qi Xuansu was the Heavenly Preceptor’s grandson and Zhang Yuelu was his granddaughter-in-law.
Qi Xuansu could not possibly explain himself. Was he supposed to tell Huangfu Ji that the Guizang Lantern was meant to counter the Earthly Preceptor?
Just like Little Yin’s background, Qi Xuansu could not reveal these confidential details to Huangfu Ji. The implications were far too extensive, stretching from Lingshan Paradise and Elder Yao all the way to the Heavenly Preceptor and the Earthly Preceptor’s distant contest, even back to the Heavenly Sect’s clash with the Ancient Wuist Sect.