Yan Luoniang raised her head to gaze at the dazzling sunlight, feeling as if she had been transported to another world. She looked at her fellow disciples and couldn't help but feel a deep sorrow well up from her heart. She still vividly remembered Master's gesture of summoning clouds with his hand in the River God Temple, still clearly recalled every word Master spoke in the River God Temple, and clearly remembered the scene when she followed Master to leave their hometown by treading on clouds.
Yan Luoniang finally couldn't bear it and burst into tears again.
Many of the female disciples were also sobbing quietly, for them, the death of their master was like the collapse of the sky.
After a long while, Shifu's sister said: "Shi Mei, don't cry anymore. You are now the leader, you must be strong and not let Shi Fu die in vain."
When Yan Luo Niang was able to make the Guang Han Sword change in her hand, she already knew that Master would pass on the position of Palace Master of Guang Han Palace to this youngest sister.
Yan Luoniang was still sobbing uncontrollably, while the others remained silent, their faces filled with sorrow, confusion and perplexity.
They are all disciples of Guanghan Palace now, those who went down the mountain with Yan Luonang before were a few generations ahead and had higher magical powers. And their magical powers are somewhat lower, their Taoist heart is almost broken.
Yan Luoniang thought of her master's last words, passing on the Guanghan Sword and appointing her as the new leader. She quickly wiped away her tears, stood up, and said: "Let's return to Guanghan Palace." After finishing speaking, she looked at Moon Xia Shijie again, who was lowering her head without saying a word. Then she looked at the others, only seeing confusion in their eyes, so she didn't say anything else. She turned around and led the way forward, while the others followed silently behind her.
The sunlight from the nine heavens spilled across the sky and earth, bringing endless warmth to the land. However, Yan Luoniang felt only dazzled by it, without feeling any warmth at all. She had a sense of walking in an endless abyss.
She was given the position of leader by her dying master, and she must take on the responsibility of inheritance, not allowing the Guanghan Palace to be destroyed in her hands. However, in the entire Guanghan Palace, she is the youngest disciple, with the lowest generation, and she has never thought about becoming the palace owner, it's too sudden.
After coming out, thinking about everything in front and behind her, she felt more and more that the road ahead was difficult.
"The road ahead is so treacherous, how should I proceed?" Yan Luoniang thought to herself.
"Sister Yan, Sister Yan." Suddenly someone shouted from behind, startling Yan Luonang awake. She didn't need to turn around, she knew by the voice that it was her senior sister, Yue Xia, who was now the highest in seniority among the remaining disciples.
"Eldest Sister!" Yan Luoniang turned around and shouted at Yuexia, everyone stopped in their tracks.
Yan Luoniang came back to her senses and only then realized that this was the Mountain God Temple, not far from the mountain valley. They had never entered this abandoned temple before, but Yan Luoniang could never forget that it was here that Fifth Brother had died. Everything had started after leaving this temple, although she knew it had nothing to do with the temple itself, she still felt an inexplicable aversion towards it.
"Sister, let's take a rest here for now."
Yan Luoniang wanted to say let's move a bit further away from the valley before talking, but seeing her master sister immediately knew she had something to say, and looking at the other master sisters, each of their faces wore expressions of shock and confusion, not one of them met her gaze.
Yan Luoniang nodded, looked up at the mountain temple not far away, the signboard on the gate of the mountain temple was already damaged by half, only half of the words on the signboard looked extremely weathered, the first half disappeared, and the second half of the word is: "... Yinshan Temple."
Yue Xia looked like she was only 27 or 28 years old, but in fact, she was already over 40 years old. She led the way into the mountain temple, and everyone else followed without needing Yan Luonang to say a word. Yan Luonang trailed behind at the end, entering the temple and looking around, this mountain temple was even more dilapidated, the statue of the mountain god still stood there headless.
"Yan Shi Mei!" shouted Yue Xia.
Yan Luoniang looked back and Yueling said: "Let's discuss the future of our Guanghan Palace, we can't let Guanghan Palace be cut off in our hands."
Yan Luoniang remembered her master's last words before he passed away, telling her to go out and cultivate diligently, restrain the disciples, and not let them wander in the world. But after Yuexia said that, she replied: "Alright, let's discuss it."
"Sister, Master said that heaven and earth are about to undergo a great change. We are at the eve of this great change in heaven and earth, what should we do next?" asked Yuexia.
Yan Luoniang said: "Luoniang's knowledge is shallow and doesn't know, what should be done, sister?"
Yuexia sank into thought for a moment, then said: "Our Guanghan Palace is situated between the virtual and real worlds. Now we're afraid that even if we want to go back, we can't. We can't return to Guanghan Palace, and in this world, we don't even have a place to settle."
Yan Luoniang naturally knew the method to open the Guanghan Palace gate, but she didn't have a grasp on how to return. Looking at her fellow sisters, they were all deep in thought, apparently also like Yan Luoniang.
Yue Xia continued, "This world is full of dangers everywhere. Although we are cultivators and should not have a fearful heart towards the heavens, we must also know how to protect ourselves and cherish our lives. As long as we are alive, the Guang Han Palace can continue to be passed down. When our cultivation improves in the future, we can return to the Guang Han Palace and search for talented disciples again, so that the Guang Han Palace will not be cut off from us. Even if we cannot live forever, after death, we will not be ashamed to face our master."
"Well, what does Master Sister think we should do? Find a spiritual mountain and open a cave to cultivate?" Yan Luoniang asked.
"The majestic mountains filled with spiritual energy have already been occupied by someone, and are now someone else's domain. Even the slightly inferior ones are inhabited by demonic creatures."
"What?"
"Heaven and earth will be in chaos, we can only rely on other sects to pass it down." Yuexia walked to the front of the Mountain God Temple, looking up at the sky, and said with her back to everyone.
Yan Luoniang looked at the beheaded mountain god statue without answering. Another disciple hastily asked, "Then which sect's door should we rely on?"
Yuexia said, "I have an elder male cousin who was apprenticed to the Immortal of Penglai Mountain in the East Sea from a young age. The entire Penglai Mountain is full of true cultivators of Tao and virtue. If we take refuge there, we will definitely be safe."
Yan Luoniang didn't respond, but instead looked at the group of senior sisters, seeing that they all had joyful expressions on their faces. They quickly retreated, as if they had suddenly found their direction. The words Yan Luoniang was about to say were swallowed back down.
"Sister, how are you feeling?" Yueliang asked Yanluo Nang.
"Our Guanghan Palace may not be well-known in the world, but it is also a legacy from the Honghuang era. Although we can't compare to Kunlun, we are not inferior to Luofu and Penglai sects. We have taken refuge under the gate of Penglai, isn't that...?"
"Where should we go, Master?" asked Yuexia.
"We'll try to see if we can return to Guang Han Palace," replied Yan Luonang.
"How is this possible? The Guanghan Palace is between the virtual and the real, wanting to open a passage requires at least the power of refining the spirit and returning to emptiness. Our magical powers are not enough." Moon Shadow said quickly.
Yan Luoniang looked at the other sisters, sighed in her heart, and wondered how they couldn't see it. All the sisters wanted to go, but reluctantly said: "If all of you think we can go, then let's go."
Everyone said that since they couldn't go back, it wouldn't be bad to avoid going to Penglai Fairy Mountain. So they decided to come and go to the East China Sea Penglai.
In the heavenly realm, the Guanghan Palace is also an extremely mysterious place. There is a saying in the world: "The sword immortals of the world come from Luofu, and the Guanghan Moon Night Frost Dance." Everyone in the world knows that the Luofu Sword Sect has a spiritual sword called Zhanxian, but the disciples of the major sects know that apart from this Zhanxian sword, there is also a Guanghan sword. This Guanghan sword is not known to many people, only knowing one sentence: "When the moon is full in the middle of the sky, Guanghan is invincible."
It's just that the disciples of Guanghan Palace rarely travel between heaven and earth, so few people know about Guanghan Palace. Moreover, Guanghan Palace is situated between reality and illusion, unlike other sects that are exposed in the world. However, among the top ten immortal mountains and mysterious gates in the world, there is a place for Guanghan Palace. But who would have known that at this time, Guanghan Palace has withered away to the point where even its disciples can't return?
As they came out of the mountain, Yan Luoniang suddenly said: "Sister, why don't we go to Heqian Village? The River God of Chunwan is my elder, I want to go see him."
Others did not respond, all looking at Moon Whirlwind. After a moment of contemplation, she said: "One river god can't help us much, let's hurry to Penglai Fairy Mountain as soon as possible."
After finishing speaking, she led the way and walked, with everyone following closely behind. Yan Luonang slightly furrowed her brow, opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately didn't speak up, instead tightly gripping the Guanghan Sword and quickly catching up. She wanted to ask Chen Jing about which path to take next, but Yue Xia didn't give her a chance.
Although she now wields the Guanghan Sword and is considered the master of the Guanghan Palace, these sisters obviously do not acknowledge her. To go to Donghai Penglai from Balin, you don't have to pass through Xiuchun Bay, so Yan Luonang would say such a thing.
They were just walking on the ground, walking very fast, a group of people walked all the way, day and night without sleep, by the evening they had already arrived at the border of Baoling, saw that there was a newly erected stone monument on the ground, with the inscription: "Baoling Ghost City, mortals are not allowed to approach."
Yan Luoniang and the others had just passed through Ba Ling not long ago, although they didn't enter the city, but the master of Guang Han Palace looked at Ba Ling City and said: "This Ba Ling is going to become a ghost domain for humans."
It turns out that what Guang Han Palace Master said is true, but Yan Luo Niang and the others don't know what exactly happened.
They didn't stop, and it was impossible to enter the city, they just passed by from under the city. At that time, they only felt that this city had a heavy yin energy, and now looking at it from afar, they thought it was eerie. Compared to the Wheel of Rebirth Hall in the underworld, the yin energy of this city was much weaker, but there was a deeper resentment emanating from within the city.
"There is someone on the wall."
Everyone looked up, only to see that the city head of Baoling City had somehow added a woman. The clothes on this woman's body belonged to the kind of clothing that only a young lady from a noble family in the mortal world could wear. The style looked very refreshing. Her black hair was tied back with a seven-colored rope. In such a city, which was full of eerie and resentful atmosphere, there stood such a woman, giving people an extremely shocking feeling.