Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 402 The Flying Immortal from Beyond the World
"The Qi of Taiyi comes from the east, returning to its origin and center; the Jade Morning shines with golden light, and the Mysterious Truth breaks through the Great Void!"

Enveloped in a three-colored light curtain, hidden in the misty glow of the sunset, in front of the Ciyun Nunnery's Buddhist hall...

Three cultivators from Donghua Mountain formed a triangular formation, made hand seals to gather their Qi, and launched a joint attack, unleashing their sect's secret technique, the Xuan Yuan Breaking Technique!
At this moment, the three of them unleashed their full power, and their vast true energy transformed into a visible, surging heat wave, like an energy wave shooting out and sweeping out a rolling scorching wind, finally intertwining and converging at a single point!
In an instant, a terrifying power that could kill even a Nascent Soul cultivator was unleashed upon the jellyfish-like membrane of light outside the protective temple!

"Om-"

In an instant, a wave of heat surged forth, the power was astonishing, and the surrounding air seemed to be distorted and swayed by the radiation of such a powerful force!
Who would have thought that this Samadhi Divine Net Treasure would actually have some extraordinary effects!

Although the area bombarded by the combined attack rippled and became a dazzling display of colors and white light, as if it were being torn apart layer by layer, the surrounding aurora borealis automatically converged and repaired the wound, layer by layer, mending and blocking the breach! So much so that when the Donghua cultivators were exhausted and had to stop their attacks, the hole they had painstakingly opened was visibly repaired completely again!

"This magic weapon is quite powerful..."

Wei Hanguang frowned deeply. He had been severely injured by Qingguangzhai's desperate attack, but thanks to the help of his fellow disciples, he was safe. Now, exerting all his strength, his wounds had reopened, and blood seeped from his blue robes. Despite the excruciating pain, he concentrated and began to calculate.

"With our combined efforts, it would take at least thirty to fifty attacks to break through the defense, not to mention the time and effort involved."

By then, the people in this temple will probably be well prepared and could suddenly rush out and catch us off guard when we are exhausted.

To avoid ruining the arrangements, we probably need to reconsider further.

Xu Dongyang hissed and breathed heavily, his face expressionless.

"Junior brother, conserve your energy and don't be anxious. The fate of this demonic path is sealed; even if it had wings, it couldn't escape. If we follow your instructions, there will be no mistakes."

The senior brother in charge gave the order, and Wei Hanguang nodded in agreement. However, the junior brother Zheng Mingyi hesitated.

"Senior brother, there's something I don't understand..."

"Stop beating around the bush, just say what you want to say."

"Yes, that's right... this Ciyun Nunnery doesn't seem to be a demonic sect, does it?"

Zheng Mingyi was very careful.

"I just checked the front and back courtyards of the hall. This family are just practitioners of Qi cultivation. I don't think they have committed any crimes or oppressed the good people."

Although the celestial register issued by the Demon Palace is enshrined in the main hall, its expiration date has long passed. Besides... weren't we here to rescue Miss Pei?

I saw that there were still beds and bedding in the house, and her clothes were washed and folded neatly. She didn't look like a kidnapper or a rapist.

Perhaps it's just a misunderstanding, and it can be resolved by talking it out. But to come knocking on someone's door without even asking what happened, to wipe out their sect, and to sever their lineage... isn't that a bit...

Xu Dongyang looked at him expressionlessly.

Zheng Mingyi didn't dare to speak for a moment.

Then, a chilling laugh that shook the heavens echoed from Ciyun Nunnery.

"Hehe, your senior brother is too ashamed to say it, so let me tell you!"
Because your Xuanmen sect falsely claims to be the orthodox sect, but in reality you are a bunch of despicable and shameless scoundrels!

Back then, you were the lackeys of the Demon Palace! Relying on your weapons, you acted as accomplices to evil! You oppressed the people and persecuted the loyal and virtuous!
People of virtue and integrity who resisted the rule of the Demon Palace were all hunted down, imprisoned, and persecuted to death by you!
Later, the Mysterious Maiden descended to earth and bestowed upon me a heavenly book! When you saw that you couldn't defeat them, you wagged your tails and begged for mercy, joining our righteous army!
Hmph, all that talk about betraying the Demon Palace and starting a rebellion is nothing but bullying the weak and fearing the strong, clinging to life and afraid of death!

How dare you call yourselves the orthodox lineage of Xuanmen!

We were the ones who rebelled against the Demon Palace! We were the ones who waged guerrilla warfare in the mountains!

From beginning to end, it was us who followed the Mystic Maiden, assassinated the king, and overthrew the throne!
You bunch of treacherous, cowardly bastards, you're nothing but cowards who stood by and watched!

The Goddess of Mystery is compassionate and merciful. She pities the suffering of the common people and does not wish to cause further bloodshed. Therefore, she only executes the Demon Emperor and spares your lives!
But after she ascended to heaven, you despicable and shameless bastards stole my Xuanmen's true teachings, then turned your backs on me and attacked me with assassination and sneak attacks, causing the death of my entire Xiaoyao Immortal Sect!

"How dare you try to usurp my Xuanmen sect now! You call yourselves the righteous path!"

Zheng Mingyi was so shocked that he was almost speechless.

Even Wei Hanguang showed a strange expression, his brows furrowed.

However, Xu Dongyang remained expressionless and coldly said...

"This demonic scoundrel is about to die; he's just spouting nonsense."

The two junior brothers fell silent for a moment.

"What, you actually believe this kind of bullshit?"

Xu Dongyang turned his head to look and said calmly,
"The victor is king, the loser is villain. What good is gossiping? A few words can disturb someone's resolve; what great things can they accomplish? Useless!"

Wei Hanguang was startled and immediately knelt down.
"That's what senior brother taught me."

However, Zheng Mingyi was momentarily shaken and gritted his teeth, saying,

"Master, senior brother, what she said... is it true...?"

Xu Dongyang glared at him.
"So what if it's true! What, you're going to betray your sect!"

"Disciple dare not!"

Zheng Mingyi quickly knelt down, his brows furrowed.

"The teachings and guidance from our masters are of immeasurable kindness to their disciples; how could we dare to betray them!"

Disciple... Disciple is simply unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood for the time being... and cannot understand the reason behind this..."

Xu Dongyang turned his head away, seemingly too lazy to look at him, or perhaps glaring at the people in the nunnery from afar.

"You're asking me about such old things? How could I possibly know!"

But I know that there is no right or wrong in this world, no great principles; it's just a matter of people with different paths not being able to work together.

If you ask me, I will tell you the only truth in the world.

There are a fixed number of places in the heavens, but the number of people who want to ascend to heaven is infinite!

How can you get promoted just by talking about grand principles?

Besides, why should someone who worked so hard to get that position give it to you?

What, just because you're right? You're right?
I bother!

If you want a position, come and fight for it! It's all about the winner taking all!

If you can't win a fight, what's the point of all this rambling and flowery talk? One sword strike and you're dead anyway.

"What sense does a dead man have to reason with? You idiot!"

This rebuke seemed to have struck Zheng Mingyi like a slap in the face, bringing him to his senses.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

"Hmph! Fine! Enough talk! Let's go by the rules! Sword duel!!"

Seeing that these three people had a solid foundation and a firm Daoist heart, and that reasoning with them was futile, he let out an angry shout, and then with a loud "bang!" the temple gate swung open!

Ciyun was completely naked, like a white fish, and leaped out of the Samadhi Heavenly Net!

He concealed his left hand behind his back, forming a hand seal, while his right index and middle fingers formed a sword! He leaped forward to attack! A single finger pierced towards Xu Dongyang's brow!

"A rising dragon soars through the clouds! A celestial being descends from the heavens!"

However, Donghua and the other two had already set up their formation. With their Dao hearts firmly established, they acted without hesitation, striking out with three fingers simultaneously! Their finger power was focused, pointing directly at her fingertips!

"Witch, prepare to die! Xuan Yuan Breaks Through the Void!"

"Om!!"

However, to everyone's surprise, Ci Yun was not instantly destroyed like the previous two Nascent Soul cultivators! Instead, the sword light she unleashed from her fingertips connected with the light emitted by Xuan Yuan Po's three fingers!
Then, the formless and colorless finger force of Xuan Kong Po seemed to be ignited by the sword light, suddenly bursting forth with a bright white light! It illuminated the mountains and fields as if it were daytime! For a moment, both sides unleashed their full power! A passionate clash of energy! Determined to push away the opponent's shockwave! To obliterate it all! To blast it into countless...

No! That's not right! She's not shooting!
Wei Hanguang was the most seriously injured. He was the first to feel that his true qi was moving in reverse, which greatly alarmed him!
"Senior brother! She's draining our internal energy!"

Xu Dongyang roared, staring intently at the conspicuous palm print on Ci Yun's chest.
"Calm down! Stabilize your strength! The opening is in her chest! Let's work together and crush her!!"

"Yes!"

For a moment, even Zheng Mingyi dared not waver or hesitate any longer. The most dangerous time was when they clashed internal energy! If they were defeated, or suffered a backlash from the Dao force, the worst outcome would be severed meridians and sudden death, or at the very least, serious injury and loss of all their power!

For a moment, the three were caught in a dilemma, forced to grit their teeth and unleash their full power! Their veins bulged, and they poured out all their might, unleashing the terrifying power they had accumulated and refined for hundreds of years within their Golden Core dantian! Yet, unbelievably, even a divine treasure like the Divine Heavenly Net could have pierced a hole with the combined attack of these three Golden Core cultivators! But Ciyun was completely unharmed! Utterly unscathed!
Not to mention the effort and mental strain, her skills are not only getting stronger, but her Dao Qi is also becoming more and more powerful!

At this moment, he even let out a long breath, as if he was being stabbed but felt extremely comfortable and pleasant, and groaned out loudly, "Mmm—ah—"
Indeed! For the disciples of Donghua, it was a life-or-death struggle! But this Iron Sword Divine Nun possessed an unprecedented extraordinary skill, taking the opportunity to absorb the power released by the three and make it her own!

It was as if a long-dried-up pond had suddenly been filled with a refreshing spring! The Dao power that had been blocked and stagnant in the meridians and lungs for hundreds of years was washed away by the Xuan Yuan Breaking Dao Power! It actually stirred up and activated the long-sealed Qi Sea, making it boil again!
In an instant, Ciyun's brows relaxed! Her complexion became even more radiant and glowing! And her power surged higher and higher! Radiant Daoist energy and rays of light emanated from her alabaster-like skin! A white light shone around her, and a human-shaped ball of light gradually floated in mid-air!

Wei Hanguang had exhausted all his power at this moment, and blood was spurting from his mouth and nose. He was no longer able to speak!
Zheng Mingyi's Dao heart was shaken, he was terrified and panicked, blood flowing from his seven orifices as he screamed in terror.

"Master! Senior Brother! She has reached the Nascent Soul stage! She has reached the Nascent Soul stage!"

"You heretic! I will not let you get away with this!"

Seeing that things were hopeless, Xu Dongyang made a decisive move, roared, and shattered his own right arm with a single palm strike!
"Oh!"

The moment the palm struck, Xu Dongyang's power was interrupted! The balance of power between the opposing light waves was instantly broken!

Zheng Mingyi and Wei Hanguang were naturally unable to withstand such immense force tearing them apart. Before they could even let out a roar, they exploded with a "poof!"
It was like a punctured water bag, a bursting blood sphere! It blasted flesh and blood all over his frontal area! Blood splattered from both sides, turning Xu Dongyang into a blood-soaked mess!
"Devil! Die——!"

"Wow!"

Ignoring the blood smeared on his face by his junior brother's blood! Despite the gushing blood from his severed right arm! Xu Dongyang shouted, took out the mirror hidden in his chest with his left hand, and emitted a golden light that shot straight towards Ciyun's chest!

However, it didn't work.

Like lightning shooting through the clouds, like a dreamlike afterimage, the golden light, though it struck Ciyun precisely, was merely an afterimage.

In the blink of an eye, Ciyun had already vanished in a flash, returning to the protection of the Samadhi Divine Heaven Net.

"Gahhh! Witch! Witch, prepare to die!"

Xu Dongyang's eyes were bloodshot, his teeth were clenched, and he raised the bright mirror with one hand, shooting out golden light wildly, each beam aimed directly at Ciyun's face.

However, Ciyun remained motionless, her face hidden behind the three-colored divine light shield. She gazed mercilessly at the golden rays, which, blocked by the Heavenly Net, only caused ripples, like water being splashed. Looking at Xu Dongyang before her, she could only writhe in powerless rage, flailing her arms and legs and howling for a while before finally bleeding to death, her life force exhausted, and collapsing to the ground, joining her two junior brothers, turning into a pile of bloody corpses.

We've won this battle.

Ci Yun let out a long sigh of relief, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her skin.

Although these three were at the Golden Core stage, their internal energy was truly profound. They had clearly refined the Xuan Yuan Po technique. If it weren't for the help of the two fellow Daoists and this magic weapon, and the fact that she had exhausted her energy after several rounds of combat, she probably wouldn't have been able to utilize that power and would have been killed.

Suddenly, a golden light caught Ciyun's attention. From the blood and flesh on the ground, a golden cicada crawled out and was about to flap its wings and fly away.

Ciyun frowned, naturally recognizing this as a Xuanmen weapon-dissolving artifact, a technique of shedding one's skin like a cicada shedding its shell. Unwilling to let it escape, a flash of white light appeared as he emerged from the Heavenly Net, grabbing the cicada in his hand, about to crush it to death…

"Eh? Fellow Daoist Qingguang? Why..."

"brush!"

Before Ciyun could react, a sudden gust of wind struck the back of her head! Someone had silently crept up behind her and pressed a palm against her back!
"Riding the clouds to escape!"

Ciyun knew perfectly well that she had been tricked by that scoundrel again! Without hesitation, she made another escape spell and was about to transform into a white light to escape!

"Master, save me!"

Suddenly, a scream came from the Divine Court! The scream of the disciple, Peach Branch, suddenly rang in my ears!

Ciyun was startled, her breath caught in her throat, and then an overwhelming sense of grief and indignation surged into her heart. Her Daoist incantation had been interrupted! She knew something was wrong! She had fallen for the Yuan Shen Technique!
"boom!"

"puff!"

Sure enough, the next instant, a terrifying palm strike came from behind, sending Ciyun flying like a kite with a broken string!

This palm strike caused her internal organs to churn and her six viscera to tremble violently! Countless meridians and bones were shattered! As a result, she collapsed to the ground, unable to get up for a moment. Only a hideous and terrifying palm print was visible on her back, swollen and red. Her milky white skin was covered with bluish-red patches, and large areas of dark blue-black were visible beneath the skin, clearly indicating that a large area of ​​blood vessels had burst and blood had accumulated, indicating that she had suffered severe injuries!
"Hehe, congratulations, Master has reached the Nascent Soul stage. This tribulation will be even better now."

Then, from the bushes and grasses all around, came the girl Taozhi's sweet laughter.

Ciyun glared fiercely at the surrounding bushes, panting heavily and vomiting blood.

"You scoundrel, you fought me before and clearly saw through my background as a disciple of the Free and Unfettered Sect, yet you didn't tell your own disciples?"

The woman chuckled.
"What's there to say? Everyone has their own tribulations. If they can't foresee them or overcome them, it's because they lack the skills or their fate is unkind."

Besides, this is my first time fighting you all, so I have to hold back a bit to see just how capable your Xiaoyao lineage really is.

But now, it seems to me nothing special. Heh, it makes me look a bit pathetic.

Ciyun gritted her teeth, straightened up from her prostrate position, and sat cross-legged on the ground.
"Since you want to see the skills of my Free and Unfettered Sect, why are you hiding and cowering? Come on over if you dare!"

The woman's voice laughed.
"Oh, no rush, I'll wait for the poison to take effect."

Ci Yun was startled. She wiped her mouth and nose and then realized that the blood in her palm was black. It turned out that she had been hit by a poisonous palm strike.

"mean!!"

"But what are you waiting for?"

The ghostly female voice drifted in all directions, muttering to itself.
"When we compared our previous skills, your 'Free and Unfettered Demonic Art' failed to absorb my energy, so you knew you had exposed your whereabouts, right? Why didn't you run away immediately instead of waiting to die?"

The sound drifted to the vicinity of the temple, still shrouded in divine netting, and suddenly stopped.
"Hmm? You're transmitting the Dharma? Well, it seems I was a step too late. Since that girl has learned the Daoist teachings of the Carefree Sect, she's doomed."

"Wait, wait!"

While enduring the excruciating pain from her palm wound, Ciyun desperately used her Daoist power to resist the internal injuries caused by the poison. Her entire body throbbed with pain, sweat poured down her back, and her plump, snow-white skin shimmered with an oily sheen as she trembled uncontrollably.

"Leaving aside the grudges between our two lineages, the fierce battles of yesteryear were ultimately for the inheritance of the Heavenly Book!"
So you've already won! Why, even now, after my Xiaoyao Sect has been living in seclusion for so many years, are you Xuanmen still relentlessly pursuing us! You insist on annihilating us completely!!

"Come at me with whatever methods you have! Spare her life!"

The voice from the woods paused for a moment, then said in surprise,

"What? Your master passed on his secret techniques but didn't tell you the secrets of the Free and Unfettered Sect?"

Heh, no wonder you have so many fallacies, you actually believed them... Fine, I'll let you die knowing why.

The reason we eradicated the Xiaoyao lineage is because of your technique, "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens," which would bring unclean things down to the mortal realm.

Ciyun was startled and subconsciously looked towards the nunnery.
"What... something unclean..."

Peach Blossom's voice drifted on and on.

"What is it? I've never seen it before. I've heard it might not even fly down. It depends on fate. But you must know about the outer void, right?"

Hehe, nowadays, which one of those who have received the true teachings of my Xuanmen doesn't know that the primordial spirit cannot fly around randomly? It's because back then, your lineage took too big a step, went astray, and flew directly to the Great Void.

In that vast and boundless realm, there are now unclean things. Once they are born, they will surely be condemned by heaven and earth, beyond redemption.

Therefore, your lineage must be completely eradicated to eliminate any future threats…

Suddenly, the clear sky brightened, and countless stars streaked across the sky, causing the two people facing off against each other to involuntarily pause their conversation.

Ciyun looked up and saw that the starry sky was filled with fiery light, and suddenly an unprecedentedly huge bright moon jumped into her field of vision.

No, it's two...like...a pair of eyes...

"Huh? Five stars shake the heavens and earth, reversing the universe, meteors falling to earth! What's going on? Who has achieved Dao...?"

"Whoosh—Boom!!!"

Then a blinding flash of light! Flames shot into the sky! The earth shook violently! A deafening roar shook the heavens!

Suddenly, a meteorite fell from the sky! It landed right in Ciyun Nunnery!
So much so that the 'girl' hiding in the bushes, draped in human skin, had to flee in a flash, escaping dozens of miles away to avoid being affected by the shockwave.

Only after the fire was extinguished and a huge mushroom cloud rose slowly into the sky did 'she' fly back and gaze intently at the scene.

The Ciyun Nunnery had been razed to the ground by the explosion, but the monks' quarters remained intact, still firmly protected by the Samadhi Heavenly Net. It was truly a treasure.

As for the spot where Ciyun had been slumped over, it was directly hit by the meteorite, leaving only a huge crater...

Huh? what is that?
It looks like... an egg?

(End of this chapter)