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“Fellow Daoist Lu, if we go a little further ahead, we will reach the sects of those who originated from minor Daoist paths.”

Above the sky, several figures were flying slowly. The two at the front were Lu Qing and the Five Treasures Taoist.

However, this time, only Xiao Yan and Xiao Li came along. Qin Zheng and the others were still in seclusion in the cave because they had not yet fully digested their insights.

At this moment, the Five Treasures Taoist pointed ahead and spoke to Lu Qing.

Looking ahead, Lu Qing saw a blessed land with abundant spiritual energy.

Inside, there are flowing clouds and waterfalls everywhere, and towering peaks.

Cranes and other mythical birds fly among the mountains, and the lush trees are a feast for the eyes.

"It seems that the sect you belong to is quite powerful, as you are able to occupy such a large area of ​​spiritual land," Lu Qing said with some surprise.

It should be noted that the Tianyuan Great World is vast and incredibly rich in resources.

However, as a vast world where the path of cultivation has flourished for countless years, the competition is also extremely fierce.

The vast majority of blessed lands have acquired owners over a long period of time.

The sect that the Five Treasures Taoist belongs to is able to occupy such a large area of ​​blessed land, so one can imagine that its power must be considerable.

"I wouldn't dare. My sect is only considered a second-rate power in the Tianyuan Great World, barely comparable to the bottom-ranked clans of the Thirty-Six Upper Clans."

When talking about his sect, Wu Bao Daoshi's expression was rather complicated.

There was both pride and a hint of resentment in him; it's unclear what he went through in the process.

"Daoist Master, now that you're here, you should be ready to ask me what you need my help with, right?" Lu Qing asked.

The Five Treasures Taoist hesitated for a moment, then, as if making up his mind, said, "Actually, it's nothing else. I want to ask Fellow Daoist Lu to help me kill someone!"

"Oh?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow. "Kill who?"

"Our sect's young sect leader, who is also our sect leader's only son, Shao Sidao!"

The Five Treasures Taoist priest spoke these words almost word by word, his tone filled with hatred.

It seemed that just mentioning that name could stir up countless resentments in his heart.

The murderous intent in his words surprised Xiaoyan and Xiaoli.

This was the first time they had seen the Five Treasures Taoist priest like this. Was this still the same chubby Taoist priest who was always cheerful to everyone?

"Your sect's young sect leader?" Lu Qing was even more surprised. "What grudge does he hold against you that makes you so eager to kill him?"

Lu Qing knew a bit about the Five Treasures Taoist's personality.

He is usually very peaceful with everyone and rarely gets angry, so he has a very good temper.

Although he was shrewd and calculating, he was also very principled; otherwise, Lu Qing would not have become friends with him.

For such a good-tempered person to harbor such resentment, one can only imagine that something extremely serious must have happened.

"Actually, it's just a very ordinary thing. Don't laugh at me, Fellow Daoist Lu, but it was for a woman. However, that woman is the most important woman in my life."

The Five Treasures Taoist said with a bitter expression.

Lu Qing didn't speak, but waited quietly for him to continue.

The Five Treasures Taoist seemed to be lost in memories, and he recounted a past event that was deeply buried in his heart.

Above, the fierce wind howled, brushing against the slightly plump body of the Five Treasures Taoist, but it could not dispel the unyielding bitterness and melancholy on his face.

The sacred mountain and blessed land beneath our feet became increasingly clear. Among the peaks, a cluster of Taoist temples could be vaguely seen, their green tiles and flying eaves gleaming warmly in the sunlight. As cranes circled overhead, they let out a few clear cries, making this place even more serene and holy.

What appeared to be a scene of ethereal beauty to others was, in the eyes of the Five Treasures Taoist, like sharp knives tempered with ice; with each glance, his heart ached more.

He slowly withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and brushed over the tai chi pattern embroidered on his sleeve. The edges of the pattern were worn, and it was sewn up by his junior sister himself years ago.

As his fingertips touched the rough stitches, the Five Treasures Taoist's voice finally rang out again, trembling slightly, as if afraid of disturbing the gentle past hidden in time.

"Her name is Yun Shu. She was an orphan that my master picked up when he was traveling in his early years. She joined the sect three years after me."

The Five Treasures Taoist's gaze drifted into the distance, as if through layers of clouds, he could see the scene from decades ago.

At that time, he was just a young Taoist novice who had just entered the mountain gate. He was mediocre and his cultivation progress always lagged behind his fellow disciples. In addition, he was chubby and was often teased by his fellow disciples.

Only Yun Shu, the little girl who had just been brought back by her master and was timidly clutching the hem of her master's clothes, would silently offer him a sweet spiritual fruit when he was being laughed at by others.

"My master said she had exceptional talent and was a rare genius in cultivation, so he took her under his wing and we became fellow disciples."

From that time on, the two were inseparable.

He could never get up for the sect's morning lessons, so Yun Shu would stand outside his door early and call out to him in a clear voice, "Senior Brother."

When he encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, he would frown at the cultivation method. Yun Shu would sit beside him and patiently help him sort out the key points, explaining her own insights to him one by one.

Even when they went down the mountain for training, the two always traveled together.

Although he was of average talent, he was meticulous and always managed to avoid danger in advance.

Yun Shu, with her outstanding cultivation, protected him and helped him through one crisis after another.

The flowing clouds of Lingshan witnessed their daily companionship, their laughter echoed beside the waterfall, and even the garden full of spirit peaches held their youthful promise.

"Back then, people in the sect said that I was a toad trying to eat swan meat."

The Five Treasures Taoist priest chuckled self-deprecatingly, but his eyes reddened.

"Yun Shu is the most dazzling pearl in the sect. Her cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds. She reached the Foundation Establishment stage before she was even twenty years old. Her appearance is also exceptionally beautiful. Among the young disciples in the sect, from the personal disciples of the inner sect elders to the geniuses who have just entered the sect, who doesn't admire her?"

Lu Qing listened quietly, her gaze fixed on the face of the Five Treasures Taoist.

He could imagine what Yun Shu looked like back then, and he could also understand the state of mind of the Five Treasures Taoist at that time.

In the world of spiritual practice, aptitude and appearance often determine a person's starting point.

Yun Shu, a dazzling being, chose to stay with the mediocre Five Treasures Taoist. This affection is far more precious than any magical treasure in the world.

"But she never cared about these things."

The Five Treasures Taoist's tone softened, as if he were immersed in sweet memories.

"Once, a genius disciple from the sect proposed to her, offering a thousand-year-old spiritual herb as a betrothal gift. However, she declared in front of everyone that she would never marry anyone but me in this lifetime."

At that time, he was hiding behind a peach tree in the grove. When he heard these words, he was so excited that he dropped the spirit peach in his hand to the ground.

He rushed out, grabbed Yun Shu's hand, and stammered a promise: "Junior Sister Shu, wait for me. Once we have both cultivated to the Golden Core stage, I will ask Master to arrange for us to become Daoist partners, and I will protect you for the rest of my life."

Yun Shu's cheeks flushed, and she nodded gently, placing the peach wood sword pendant she had carved herself into his hand: "Senior brother, I believe in you. No matter how long it takes, I will wait."

The Five Treasures Taoist always carried that peach wood sword pendant with him, and even after going through many trials and tribulations, he never parted with it.

As he spoke, he took out a peach wood pendant from his pocket, which had been worn smooth and warm by countless touches. The pendant was small and exquisite in the shape of a sword, and a small character "Shu" was engraved on it.

"I trained with all my might to keep this promise."

The Five Treasures Taoist gripped the peach wood pendant tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"Even if my aptitude was poor, I never stopped practicing day and night, and Yun Shu always stayed with me, teaching me her cultivation experience without reservation."

At that time, I believed that as long as we worked hard enough, one day we would achieve our wish and stay together for life in this sacred mountain.

Xiao Yan leaned against Lu Qing, her eyes already reddening as she heard this.

Xiao Li also put away her usual liveliness and stood quietly to the side, her long ears drooping.

No one expected that this usually cheerful, chubby Taoist priest had such a deeply unforgettable past.

But fate had other plans. Just as Yun Shu was in the late Foundation Establishment stage and about to break through to the Golden Core stage, the gears of destiny quietly veered off course.

"Yun Shu's physique is a natural 'Spiritual Furnace Body'."

The Five Treasures Taoist's voice suddenly became low and deep, carrying a chilling aura.

"This physique is extremely rare, and ordinary people have no way of knowing about it. Even I only found out about it later."

The Spiritual Furnace Body is not the ordinary cauldron that the world misunderstands it to be, but rather an extremely special innate constitution.

Those who possess this constitution have an incomparably pure and rich spiritual energy.

During dual cultivation, one can allocate 30% of one's spiritual energy to help one's partner regulate their meridians and break through cultivation bottlenecks, without causing any harm to oneself.

On the contrary, they can nourish each other and make progress together through dual cultivation with their Daoist partner.

Such a physique is considered a treasure in the cultivation world. If word gets out, it would attract the covetous eyes of countless cultivators.

Yun Shu's master, who was also the master of the Five Treasures Taoist, kept the news strictly confidential after he discovered her constitution in his early years.

They only informed a few highly respected elders within the sect, repeatedly instructing them not to leak the information, hoping that Yun Shu could cultivate peacefully and achieve her wish as soon as possible.

“Master said that once Yun Shu and I have both reached the Core Formation stage, he will preside over the Daoist Couple Ceremony for us, and then inform us of this matter so that we can support each other and ascend to the Great Dao together.” The Five Treasures Daoist’s tone was full of regret. “But no matter how much we guarded against it, we still couldn’t guard against people’s hearts.”

Shao Sidao, as the only son of the sect leader, has been showered with love and affection since birth.

He was exceptionally talented, and with the sect leader's tireless guidance, his cultivation level consistently remained far ahead of the younger generation.

He successfully formed his Golden Core in his early twenties, becoming the youngest Golden Core cultivator in the sect.

This person appears to be elegant and humble, and his actions are all in accordance with the orthodox teachings. He is regarded as a role model by the disciples within the sect.

Even the Five Treasures Taoist initially admired this young sect leader and never imagined that he would be such a narrow-minded and ruthless person.

Yun Shu's brilliance naturally caught Shao Sidao's eye as well.

At first, he was just like the other disciples, admiring Yun Shu and using his status as the young sect leader to frequently show his affection for her.

He presented her with rare cultivation techniques, precious spiritual herbs, and even used the sect leader's connections to find suitable spiritual materials for Yun Shu's cultivation, all in an effort to win her favor for a moment.

No matter how much he offered, Yun Shu remained unmoved.

"Shao Sidao first confessed his feelings to Yun Shu in the peach grove."

The Five Treasures Taoist's voice carried a hint of coldness.

"That day, I had just returned from completing a mission for the sect when I saw him standing in front of Yun Shu from afar, holding a top-grade pill. He said that as long as Yun Shu agreed to become his Daoist partner, the pill would belong to her, and he could also get the sect leader to accept her as his personal disciple."

At that time, Yun Shu was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and top-grade pills greatly helped her break through to the Golden Core stage. Becoming the sect leader's personal disciple was an opportunity that countless disciples dreamed of.

Ke Yunshu merely glanced at him indifferently, then held up the peach wood sword pendant in front of him: "Young Master, I have already made a promise with my senior brother that I will marry no one but him in this life. I appreciate your kindness."

Upon being rejected in public, Shao Sidao's face darkened, but he quickly regained his gentle demeanor and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Yun Shu has someone she loves; it was my presumption."

At that time, the Five Treasures Taoist priest, hiding behind the tree, was moved by Yun Shu's determination and grateful for Shao Sidao's "generosity".

He thought the matter would be over, but little did he know that the humiliation of being rejected had already sown the seeds of hatred in Shao Sidao's heart.

Since then, Shao Sidao has continued to show great concern for Yun Shu, but secretly began to investigate everything about Yun Shu.

Wu Bao Daoist later learned that Shao Si Dao had used his position as the young sect leader to review the sect's top-secret records and bribed an elder who knew the inside story, thus discovering the secret of Yun Shu Ling Yun Cauldron Body.

"What he valued was never Yun Shu herself, but rather her physical condition."

The Five Treasures Taoist was grinding his teeth, and the hatred in his eyes was almost overflowing.

He knew that with the help of the Spirit Rhyme Cauldron, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm would be as easy as taking candy from a baby, and he could even make rapid progress in the Nascent Soul Realm and become a pillar of the sect in the future.

Yun Shu was completely unaware of this and continued to wholeheartedly accompany the Five Treasures Taoist in his cultivation, drawing ever closer to their agreement to form their Golden Core.

With Yun Shu's help, Wu Bao Daoshi's cultivation finally reached the threshold of the Golden Core Realm.

The unexpected event occurred on the day Yun Shu went down the mountain to carry out a sect training mission.

It was not a dangerous task; it was simply to go to the market town under the sect's jurisdiction and collect the tributes from previous years.

According to past practice, Yun Shu only needs to bring two outer disciples to complete the task smoothly.

Before setting off, Yun Shu specially prepared the spirit cake that Wu Bao Daoist loved to eat, and said to him with a smile, "Senior brother, when I come back, we will go into seclusion together to break through to the Golden Core stage, and we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop."

The Taoist priest Wubao still remembers that when he escorted her to the mountain gate, he watched her ride away on a crane, leading her disciples into the distance, his heart filled with longing for the future.

He thought he would be able to see his beloved junior sister in just half a month, but he never expected that this departure would be their last.

Ten days after Yun Shu left, the sect received news from the market that Yun Shu and her group were attacked by demonic cultivators on their way back. Two outer sect disciples died on the spot, and Yun Shu's whereabouts were unknown.

This news struck like a thunderbolt, leaving the Five Treasures Taoist priest utterly terrified.

He didn't have time to think much, and without even packing his bags, he grabbed the peach wood sword pendant and rushed out of the sect like a madman.

"At the time, I thought it was really the work of demonic cultivators."

The Five Treasures Taoist's voice choked with emotion.

“There have always been demonic cultivators lurking in the human territory of the Tianyuan Great World. There have also been faint rumors about them in the market. I hate myself for not going with her, and I hate that my cultivation is too low to protect her.”

He searched every mountain forest and every valley where Yun Shu had disappeared, asking everyone he met for news of Yun Shu.

He fought against the demonic cultivators and was beaten black and blue, but he still refused to give up.

He exhausted all the spirit stones he had and offered a reward for any news about Yun Shu. He would rush there immediately if there was even the slightest clue.

As the days went by, news of Yun Shu disappeared without a trace.

Due to the exhaustion from days of travel, the Five Treasures Taoist's cultivation not only failed to break through to the Golden Core stage, but also regressed by half a step.

The people in the sect all advised him that Yun Shu had probably already met with misfortune and that he should accept his fate, but he didn't believe it. He firmly believed that Yun Shu was still alive and waiting for him.

This search lasted for five years.

Over the course of five years, he traveled all over the Tianyuan Great World.

From bustling sect holy sites to remote wilderness areas, his Taoist robes wore out one after another, and the childishness on his face faded, leaving only vicissitudes and perseverance.

His master felt sorry for him and advised him to give up, but he knelt before his master and kowtowed until his head bled: "Master, Junior Sister Shu is still waiting for me, I can't give up."

In the autumn of the fifth year, he encountered a severely injured Nascent Soul Realm demon beast in a desolate ancient cave.

The monster intended to devour him, but he fought back desperately, and they ultimately perished together.

Just when he thought he was doomed, he accidentally triggered a mechanism on the cave wall, revealing a scroll of martial arts techniques and a compass-shaped treasure hidden inside.

That scroll of cultivation technique was the "Ziwei Destiny Scripture," a long-lost method of divination.

It can deduce the ins and outs of things from the slightest clues, but cultivating this skill requires a lot of mental energy and a certain level of cultivation.

That compass, named "Ziwei Star Compass," is a secret treasure used in conjunction with the "Ziwei Destiny Classic."

The Five Treasures Taoist priest survived thanks to the remaining spiritual herbs in his cave.

After recovering from his injuries, he began to practice the "Ziwei Destiny Scripture".

He was already meticulous and had a natural talent for divination, and after five years of honing his skills, his resolve in the Dao became even stronger.

In just three years, he mastered the Ziwei Destiny Classic and reached the beginner level.

At this time, by chance, his cultivation level also broke through to the Golden Core Realm.

But he felt no joy whatsoever; his only thought was to use the "Ziwei Destiny Scripture" to find Yun Shu's whereabouts and the murderer who killed her.

He took the Ziwei Star Chart and returned to the place where Yun Shu disappeared.

He placed a strand of Yun Shu's hair into the star chart, and then, using his own blood essence as a guide, began to make calculations.

The astrolabe spun rapidly, emitting a faint purple light, and countless obscure runes appeared on its surface.

The Five Treasures Taoist sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and immersed his mind entirely in the calculations.

He saw Yun Shu leaving the market and the scene of her being attacked, but the attackers were not demonic cultivators, but several people dressed in sect robes.

Those men were Shao Sidao's personal guards.

Upon reaching this point in his calculations, the Five Treasures Taoist's heart sank to the bottom. He suppressed his unease and continued his calculations, and the image became increasingly clear.

He saw Shao Sidao emerge from the shadows with a cold smile and kidnap Yun Shu.

They saw Shao Sidao leading Yun Shu into a hidden cave.

Upon entering the cave, Shao Sidao set up a barrier to isolate spiritual energy and took out a strange magic array to trap Yun Shu inside.

"That's the 'Symphony Extraction and Yuan-Stealing Array,' an evil array that has long been listed as a forbidden technique."

The Five Treasures Taoist's voice was as cold as ice and snow in the dead of winter.

"This formation can forcibly extract the spiritual energy and cultivation of those with special physiques and transfer them to the one who sets up the formation. The person whose energy is extracted will instantly lose all their cultivation, their spiritual energy will be depleted, and their life force will be greatly damaged."

Through the horoscope, he witnessed that horrific scene firsthand.

Shao Sidao activated the magic array, and a pale purple light enveloped Yun Shu. She struggled in pain, repeatedly crying out, "Senior brother, save me!" Her eyes were filled with despair and resentment.

Shao Sidao stood outside the magic array, his face devoid of any pity, instead displaying an almost insane greed.

He watched as Yun Shu's cultivation was gradually drawn out and merged into his own body, and watched as his own cultivation soared from the late stage of the Golden Core realm all the way to the perfection of the Golden Core realm before slowly stopping.

As for Yun Shu, the moment the magic array stopped operating, she lost all her spiritual power, her face turned as pale as paper, and she looked like a puppet that had lost all vitality.

Shao Sidao walked up to her, looking down at her with an icy tone: "Yun Shu, if you had agreed to be my Daoist partner earlier, you wouldn't have ended up like this. The Spirit Rhyme Cauldron body is now in my hands, making the best use of it."

Yun Shu slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with no fear, only endless hatred and humiliation.

She looked at Shao Sidao and said, word by word, "Shao Sidao, even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will never let you go."

After saying that, she suddenly raised her hand, pulled out the hairpin from her hair, and stabbed it fiercely into her heart.

The hairpin was a birthday gift from the Taoist priest Wubao. It was carved from ordinary peach wood, but she treasured it like a precious gem.

At that moment, the peach wood hairpin pierced her heart, and blood stained her plain white Taoist robe, as well as the eyes of the Five Treasures Taoist.

He watched from the star chart as Yun Shu slowly collapsed, watched Shao Sidao turn away indifferently, and watched as only a gradually cooling body remained in the cave.

Upon reaching this point in the calculation, the Five Treasures Taoist could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the Ziwei Star Chart red.

He collapsed to the ground, trembling all over. The grief and hatred in his heart were like a raging torrent, almost destroying his Dao heart.

He finally learned that the junior sister he had been searching for for five years had already been brutally murdered.

He finally realized that the seemingly gentle and refined young sect leader was actually a vicious and venomous person.

From that day on, the Five Treasures Taoist changed.

He suppressed his smile and hid all his emotions deep inside.

He remained in the sect, still the seemingly mediocre Five Treasures Taoist, but secretly accumulating power, cultivating the "Purple Star Destiny Scripture," improving his cultivation, and at the same time using the star chart to collect evidence of Shao Sidao's crimes, seeking an opportunity for revenge.

After seizing Yun Shu's spiritual essence and cultivation, Ke Shaosi's cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

In less than ten years, he broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm, becoming the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect.

Now, just a few decades later, he has entered the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, holds great power in the sect, and has many protectors around him. He is no longer comparable to the Golden Core cultivator he once was.

Although the Five Treasures Taoist had a miraculous encounter, his cultivation has now reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

With the blessing of the "Ziwei Destiny Scripture", one can evade the sect's investigation.

However, compared to Shao Sidao, there is still a world of difference.

He knew that with his own strength alone, let alone revenge, even getting close to Shao Sidao would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Over the years, he had considered seeking help from outside forces, but this matter involved the son of the sect leader, and Shao Sidao had already erased the traces of that year. Without solid evidence, even other forces would not be willing to easily become enemies with his sect.

Until he met Lu Qing.

"Fellow Daoist Lu."

The Five Treasures Taoist put away the peach wood sword pendant, bowed deeply to Lu Qing, and his eyes were full of pleading.

“If this grudge is not avenged, I, the Five Treasures Taoist, will never have peace in this life, and my Taoist heart will never be fulfilled.”

Shao Sidao has the sect leader and the entire sect backing him up, but I really have no other choice.

"I have no choice but to shamelessly beg you, fellow Daoist, for your assistance."

Having said that, he was about to kneel down in worship. (End of Chapter)