Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 361: Sect’s Past (Thanks to Carmen for the tip!)

It doesn’t matter what Wei Xi thinks, what matters is that she looks like a good person.

Fan Shan was deeply shocked. It was obvious that his understanding of Wei Xi was somewhat superficial. His tone softened considerably. "...The truth... everyone tells a different story... What's the point?"

"Thousands of years have passed since I was here... From what you said, Dieqi Mountain has never been sealed. I'm afraid it won't be long before it becomes like this."

Fan Shan raised his hand, and three chairs appeared out of thin air. He pointed and asked the three to sit down. "Masters in the sect have all disappeared, and the various sects are in chaos. There is suspicion between the sects, and the unruly disciples are gathering to cause trouble, which continues despite repeated bans."

"Unfortunately, the Huaixin Sect, which usually commands all the sects, suffered heavy losses and is completely unable to stop this rapidly spreading chaos."

This is not difficult to understand. There are many talented monks in the golden age. Without absolute strength, no one will submit to anyone else.

Imagine thousands of complete Qin Fengs fighting each other, Wei Xi shook uncontrollably.

Fan Shan didn't notice Wei Xi's small movements and continued, "The Huaixin Sect was burned down in the melee, and the fire brought some clarity to people... This farce ultimately ended with the Huaixin Sect losing its heritage and the cultivation world being torn apart."

"Xu Fulin is a man of means. He has long planned to make the Wanjian Sect the leader of the sects. However, the Wanjian Sect has been secluded and practicing in seclusion for many years. If it weren't for several sects coming to visit, I'm afraid the old leader would not have gotten involved in this matter!"

Fan Shan mentioned that the Huaixin Sect was very powerful at that time, and Wei Xi could barely believe it. After all, everyone has glorious moments, and sects also have their ups and downs.

But the Wanjian Sect is secluded from the world? If the scene wasn't wrong, Wei Xi would probably roll on the ground laughing.

"Xu Fulin was truly lucky. Soon after, Yin and Yang Qi began to flow through the world once again. Hordes of demonic beasts broke free from the rifts, advancing a hundred miles in a single day. Wherever they went, only one in ten would be left alive."

"The various forces in the mortal world are completely unable to resist the beast tide, and letters for help are pouring into various sects like snowflakes."

"The Wanjian Sect has always taken it as its mission to help the people. Without Xu Fulin's encouragement, nearly a thousand disciples went down the mountain to resist the beast tide."

"The addition of manpower from various sects has eased the pressure on the human race. However, the scale of the beast tide has far exceeded expectations, and the scope of the rift is growing larger and larger. The situation is extremely dangerous."

"The forces of the mortal world hope to gather the refugees and require the monks to cooperate in defending the city. Once the beast tide recedes, they will work together to eliminate the escaped fish and reclaim the lost territory."

"Each sect, leaderless, has its own ideas. However, cultivators understand Yin and Yang better than mortals. These fundamental forces of all things are actually more terrifying than demonic beasts! If we allow Yin and Yang to wreak havoc on the human world, it won't be long before humanity is reduced to a mere limb."

Wei Xi placed one hand on the crossbow arrow and blinked slowly, recalling in his mind the practice of using Yin and Yang Qi.

The extreme pain coming from inside the body is indeed not something that ordinary people can endure.

Wei Xi did gain considerable benefits from using Yin and Yang Qi for cultivation, but according to Fan Shan, using Yin and Yang Qi for cultivation was commonplace in their time.

This is very puzzling: How come the same thing could be used by our predecessors, but later generations suffered greatly from it?

It couldn't be that all the monks a thousand years ago were thick-skinned and tough. Wei Xi would rather believe that his predecessors had some other hobbies.

"Senior, you mentioned that the Yin and Yang Qi are flowing again. As far as we know, such a disaster has only happened once..."

Qin Feng was only halfway through her words. It was clear that the sect's teachings and the events she had just witnessed were clashing fiercely in her mind. "Senior," Wei Xi patted Qin Feng's hand gently, "we only know that the Golden Age began when the founders of each sect slew the ancient demonic beast. We know nothing about the second surge of Yin and Yang Qi..."

"I don't know about that," Fan Shan shrugged, looking a little calmer. "You know those earliest cultivators, those old monsters who founded the sects? Because they didn't like to take notes, many sects disappeared after being passed down!"

"Besides, this kind of thing..." Fan Shan paused, "If someone is determined to cover up the truth, what can you kids know?"

These words were said with a hint of resentment, and Wei Xi wrinkled his nose: It sounded like Fan Shan seemed to believe that someone had ill intentions.

As for the mastermind behind the scenes, Wei Xi already had a candidate in mind - Xu Fulin.

In addition to the fact that Fan Shan mentioned Xu Fulin's deception after being stimulated, the more important reason is that Yin and Yang Qi are of great benefit to spiritual practice.

Even a loser like Wei Xi, who has almost no talent, can appreciate the benefits. The geniuses thousands of years ago must have conducted more in-depth research on the benefits of Yin and Yang Qi to cultivation, so it is not wrong for them to have the desire to monopolize it.

Wei Xi admitted that his idea was a bit dark, but the hypothesis sounded reasonable:
After the Huaixin Sect quickly declined, the powerful Wanjian Sect was pushed to the throne of the number one sect by the ambitious Xu Fulin.

By chance or deliberate planning, Xu Fulin found a way to monopolize the Yin and Yang Qi, and with the status of the Wanjian Sect, he covered up the history of the Yin and Yang Qi flowing again, blurring the reasons for the end of the golden age.

But there are two problems with this assumption: first, Xu Fulin wanted to ensure that his contemporaries who knew about the matter remained silent; second, the existence of Dieqi Mountain was the biggest flaw.

Wei Xi thought to himself, "But for so many years, the cultivators of various sects have followed the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's methods as if they were the golden rule, and have ignored the Dieqi Mountain Pestle. I wonder if they are blind or just cowardly."

"Although Fan Shan's words cannot be fully trusted, he has been trapped here for a thousand years and is a local tyrant in Chongxiao City. There's no guarantee that the Chongxiao City Chamber of Commerce is fully aware of the matter of Yin and Yang Qi... The waters are really deep!"

Wei Xi turned his attention back to Fan Shan, hoping to get more information from him.

"...There's a cultivator in Tangxi Tower who's good at deduction. I remember his last name was Yang. He and a female cultivator from the Qingcheng Sect managed to confirm the exact locations of the rifts."

"Qingcheng Sect? You're talking about our Qingcheng Sect!"

Qin Feng's tone was filled with shock, causing Fan Shan to look sideways. He replied, "Are you three from the Qingcheng Sect? Indeed, only the Qingcheng Sect can accept Pi Hua as a disciple..."

"I don't know what the Qingcheng Sect is like now, but back in our time, it was the worst. There were quite a few bizarre cultivators! There were half-human, half-demon cultivators, and disciples who ran after pigs all day... In short, it was very strange!"

Wei Xi puffed out his chest proudly: On the honor roll of the Qingcheng Sect cafeteria, Senior Zhuizhu stood out with his record of training a six-legged pig, and his name was even higher than that of the founder.

There is no way, one has to be grateful for what one has received, and every bite of the elbow from the Qingcheng Sect disciples counts!

Other sects will not understand this kind of love that comes from the heart.

It’s just that the breeding of six-legged pigs depends on the environment of Yizhangyuan, otherwise the whole world will love Senior Zhuizhu!
"Your sect has so many weirdos and geniuses, it's amazing that she figured out a way to resolve the rift!"

There was no moment of mourning for the Huaixin Sect. Wei Xi applied to join the Yin-Yang Qi Cultivation User Experience Program!