A flying boat, having flown past thousands of mountains and rivers, approached the outskirts of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

In front of the flying boat, the dragon figurehead's eyes twinkled, emitting two beams of clear light.

Wherever the clear light touched, the Mountain Protection Array of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect thunderously opened, revealing the mountains and various buildings behind it.

"Young Master Su, Lady Su, this is the main mountain of Dragon Tiger,"

a court Daoist Official said with a pleasing smile, slightly bowing as he spoke.

"Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect's mountain gate..."

Su Tang and Su Wei exchanged glances, both feeling very complicated.

They had grown up listening to the reputation of this enormous entity; even their older brother, Su Daoshi, had merely held a minor position as an Outer Door Steward, yet the memory of all sides of the Fufeng Protectorate currying favor was still vivid in their minds.

Although... the Fufeng Protectorate was mostly in ruins now, and it was unclear which of those forces still existed...

"Cousin brother... no... East Splendor Daoist True Monarch, has become the Sect Leader of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect?"

Su Wei clutched the corner of Su Tang's robe, "Is... is this true?"

Su Tang rubbed his head and replied with a bitter smile, "Little sister... my mind is also in chaos... I don't even know why our elder brother summoned us here..."

"Only let it not be about marrying the County Lord..." Su Wei said somewhat angrily.

Though the old emperor had long died and the court had exonerated the Su Family,

but the thought of their cousin brother still having to marry a lady from the Imperial Family County Lord upset her deeply.

"It should not be..."

Su Tang shook his head.

Meanwhile, the Daoist Official standing by observed with a face that screamed he heard nothing.

He definitely did not want to get involved in these matters.

...

Su Tang and Su Wei arrived at the True Yang Hall, setting a sort of record.

At least, those cultivators who were usually above the Divine Power Realm, were slightly surprised to see two disciples from the Gang Sha Realm.

Once they learned of their origins, their expressions became even stranger.

A mixture of disdain and, seemingly, seven parts of envy...

"Are Su Tang and Su Wei there? Come in!"

Outside a great hall, just as Su Tang and Su Wei had positioned themselves, they heard the voice of Zhong Shenxiu.

They glanced at each other and walked into the hall.

Boom!

Immediately, the surrounding Heaven and Earth expanded considerably, the sky filled with countless Luminous Pearls, transforming into the sun, moon, and stars.

Flowers blooming everywhere, the dense spiritual energy turned into wisps of mist, encircling the vicinity, a breathtakingly beautiful scene, resembling a heavenly paradise.

"We pay our respects to True Monarch!"

Su Tang thought for a moment, and pulling his younger sister's sleeve, both knelt down together.

Zhong Shenxiu looked on indifferently as the two of them bowed.

After all, he saw himself as having settled his karmic debts with Su Daoshi, no longer owing anything to the Su Family; in fact, if anything, the Su Family owed him quite a bit.

Now, in need of manpower, he thought of them and summoned them casually.

Su Wei looked at the fairy-like realm, a majestic, handsome man in a Dragon and Tiger Daoist Robe perched upon white clouds, his divine presence nearly too intense to face directly, tears glistening in her eyes.

Perhaps she understood that the once Su Daoshi could never return.

"Su Tang, Su Wei... are you two willing to become my disciples?"

Zhong Shenxiu did not dwell on those thoughts, asking directly.

"Disciple is willing, greetings to the master!"

Su Tang showed no hesitation and once again performed a grand salutation.

Su Wei's face was wooden as he followed through with the apprenticeship ceremony.

"Very well, from now on you are both my direct disciples, entering the True Yang Hall and participating in the matters of the sect..."

Although the two of them were only in the Gang Sha Realm, Zhong Shenxiu was not worried at all, as his own support was steadfast.

Moreover, the foundation of the Gang Sha Realm is not yet stable, and there is still room for improvement.

For instance... starting over from scratch.

He waved his hand and summoned a female practitioner who turned out to be Chen Wenji!

Following this female practitioner were two Daoists, both firm in Dao Heart, wise, and in the Divine Power Realm. Even though they could not compare to a True Inheritor, they were indeed the next best category of disciples.

"These three are my known disciples—Chen Wenji, Zhang Taiyuan, Sikong Wangyou... Let them acquaint you with the sect..."

Zhong Shenxiu gestured and casually bestowed several magical artifacts before sending Su Tang and Su Wei away.

For him, these were matters that could be decided in a single word.

"Masters, we shall take our leave!"

How the five disciples truly felt was another matter, but at least on the surface, the pleasantries were there.

Chen Wenji immediately warmly took Su Wei's hand, acting as close as best friends.

There was none of the previous seniority or the awkward desire to take Su Wei as a disciple...

...

'Compared to that, Sima Shu is a bit too prideful... But opportunities, once missed, are missed...'

Zhong Shenxiu watched the five somewhat distant disciples leave, quietly contemplating.

Sima Shu ultimately did not come to ask to be apprenticed, so naturally, there would be no eager acceptance.

Now that the official standing was established, latecomers would have little chance.

He continued to sit cross-legged, with a key appearing in his hand, ancient and dotted with starlike light.

It was the "Key of the Heart," transformed from the sole divinity of the 'Order of Light'!

He lightly tossed this evolved item, and streams of information surfaced in his eyes.

'The Daoist Skills of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect are mostly known to me, and now I have completely integrated them...'

'It's just a pity... they are not of much help in my quest to become an Ancient Immortal...'

The Path of the Ancient Immortal is, in fact, quite different from the Corpse-Solving Immortal and even the Emperor of Heaven Immortal Path.

What Zhong Shenxiu was deducing now was how to thoroughly assimilate this unique divinity.

'This Golden Finger from the Heavenly Show System, how did it originally come about? It couldn't just be given by crossing through dimensions... So... is there someone behind the scenes? Or purely accidental?'

'If there is someone behind this, what is their purpose? Is it related to beings like the tail-eating snake?'

Zhong Shenxiu thought and realized he had no leads, deciding to put these thoughts aside for now.

'In any case, I have restored the Heavenly Show System, no longer constrained by the system... Next, I need to consider how to master it...'

'The scope of the 'Order of Light' is broad, and the paths to assimilate it... I should perhaps consider based on my past experiences...'

'Order is data, information, laws, rules...'

'To assimilate the 'Order of Light', I need to keep creating order and then exploit the loopholes in the rules. After all, the shadow of order is also part of order...'

After fully mastering the Key of the Heart, Zhong Shenxiu could even recreate another Heavenly Show System, or even many.

At this moment, a new idea suddenly sparked.

'Emulating my previous system, gaining experience, upgrading... even repeating this process many times should be an effective ritual to assimilate the 'Order of Light'...'

'But the efficiency alone is obviously too low... perhaps, I need to bring in many people... to become the Grandfather of the Golden Finger?'

'Or... summon players?!'

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