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Chapter 216 What an inhuman son! (3k)

Before the two could react, Du Yuan spoke to them again:

"Bring out what you passed down from your own ancestors."

The two men dared not delay and immediately presented the incense stick that had been broken by the heavy rain with both hands.

Looking at the incense stick in her hand, Du Yuan smiled and said:

"Why are you all using incense sticks? Are they really that common?"

Along the way, Du Yuan felt as if she had never seen these guys use anything else to communicate.

These words left the two young Taoist priests speechless for a moment. They could only bow their heads and reply respectfully, "We two juniors really cannot fathom the deeper meaning behind the actions of our elders."

"Don't take it to heart, it was just a casual remark. As for this incense stick..."

After laughing, Du Yuan did the same thing as before, and the two young Taoists were startled by the following heavenly lightning, just like the tabby cats before them.

Heavenly thunder is extremely yang and strong, with boundless power.

So much so that among all the methods in the world, thunder magic is the most domineering.

In their 'past lives', they had seen many masters skilled in using thunder magic, and they themselves had even used a few thunder magic techniques.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone use lightning to light incense.

After swallowing hard, both of them involuntarily took a half step back.

He thought to himself, "He truly lives up to his reputation as a patriarch among patriarchs. He is indeed different in every way."

The moment the incense sticks began to burn softly, the old Taoist priest in the Ancestral Hall of Yiqing Mountain suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. He immediately flicked his whisk and looked at the incense burner placed in front of the hall. He was about to speak when he suddenly froze—there was nothing unusual about the incense burner.

Normally, once the incense sticks he offered to his two grand-disciples were lit, the smoke from the incense burner in front of the ancestral hall should have reflected the scene there. But at this moment, the smoke in the burner remained unchanged!
How is this going?

Meanwhile, on Du Yuan's side, the two young Taoists were also completely bewildered—because the image of their patriarch was clearly visible in the smoke, but the patriarch's face was full of confusion, as if he hadn't even seen their Great Master at all.

Both sides sensed something was wrong; things had completely gone beyond what was expected.

But in the end, it was the two young Taoists who came to their senses first.

The two turned their heads almost simultaneously to look at Du Yuan, who was twirling incense sticks and chuckling softly.

Is he a Great Master?

Just now, in the instant he lit the incense, he accidentally broke this supernatural power and even reversed the direction of its manifestation.

But they clearly remembered that this supernatural power had been passed down from generation to generation in the Ancestral Hall, and was guaranteed by the entire Ancestral Hall.

Although they hadn't expected their limited abilities to be enough to stop a Grandmaster, they never imagined it would be so ineffective.
After a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, the leading young Taoist priest quickly coughed and said:
"Master, the Great Master is right in front of us, waiting for you to speak!"

Upon hearing this, the patriarch of Yiqing Mountain suddenly realized the truth.

That great master silently broke through my divine power?!

This is a show of force!

After wiping away his cold sweat, the Patriarch of Yiqing Mountain bowed towards the void before him and said:

"So that the Great Master may know, I am the third-generation successor of Yiqing Mountain. My grandmaster also came from the ancestral court. Um, may I ask which lineage the Great Master is the head of?"

"Perhaps you even met my grandmaster back in the day!"

Compared to the old Taoist among the six, Yiqing Mountain was also a branch that was not included in the ancestral records of Taoism.

However, the advantage lies in the fact that he has only been gone for a short time, at least for the patriarch of Yiqing Mountain.

According to the ancestral temple's genealogy, his master was already considered part of the lineage. It was only in his generation that he was considered to have left the temple and was no longer included in the genealogy.

As for the old Taoist among the six, who knows how many generations ago he left the sect?

Therefore, he really wanted to build a relationship. If there was any chance that they might have some kind of connection, wouldn't that make things even more appropriate?

Although he couldn't imagine which lineage in the ancestral temple could match this person.

However, the Grand Masters who occupy the remaining positions can only be from the ancestral court.

He didn't know the specific reason either, because it was what his grandmaster had told him. He'd heard that even his master didn't know.

All we know is that this is a settled matter—outside of the ancestral temple, there is absolutely no room for any other position.

"Oh? There's that connection?"

Du Yuan was from the ancestral temple, so he neither answered nor denied it.

In the past, I was worried that they would suddenly ask me something I didn't know, which would give me away.

Now, that's no longer necessary, because the initiative is entirely in his hands!

This is all thanks to the old white ape, who let him know in advance what kind of mentality these people had towards him.

Therefore, dealing with it is very easy.

“Indeed, indeed!” The patriarch of Yiqing Mountain bowed even lower, deliberately bringing up his family’s lineage and merits, “My grandmaster’s Daoist name was Xuan Gu Zi. He was the head of the ancestral temple’s star-gazing hall! He guarded the star chart for thirty years. Seeing that our Daoist sect was gradually declining under the rule of the Confucian Temple, he volunteered to be stationed outside and establish a separate branch, vowing to promote the orthodox teachings of our Daoist sect under the rule of the Confucian Temple. That’s why he left thirty-six days ago to open a branch at Yiqing Mountain!”

"And there's my master's Daoist name, Mingchen. You might have heard of him? Back then, he was in charge of copying talismanic scrolls at the ancestral temple. I am his last disciple, my original name is Shen Baopu, and my Daoist name is Qingxuan—this name was personally bestowed upon me by the Venerable Yunmiao of the Star Gazing Hall when I received my ordination certificate!"

Although he was excluded from the Golden Register because his grandmaster established his own sect, his Daoist title was indeed bestowed by a True Person from the ancestral temple.

He was so eager to establish a relationship with Du Yuan that he wished he could lay bare every connection between himself and Zu Ting and present it to her.

There was no way around it; he understood far better than those outsiders what it truly meant to be a high-ranking Taoist priest.

He simply didn't believe his group could win.

At best, he managed to thwart the enemy thanks to Tianxian.

But what happens next?

What about the ancestral temple? What will happen when this ancestor recovers?
Most importantly, he also has some connection with the ancestral temple. If a purge occurs, he will probably be the first to suffer!
Everyone hates traitors the most!
"So, are you the head of the sect, one of the three authorities, or a member of a separate branch?" The composition of the ancestral court is quite diverse, but the ancestors of Zhanyu basically only hold these positions.

No matter how carefree and unrestrained one is, one will always establish a branch, leave behind a disciple, act as a gatekeeper, and incidentally record it in the jade book.

Good grief, I don't understand a word you're saying.

Du Yuan was completely bewildered, but her expression remained unchanged.

He simply shook his head and said:

"Given this connection, and the fact that you come from a righteous background, why would you commit such heinous acts in the southwest?"

"Don't you understand that this is making your crime even more serious?"

Your idea of ​​climbing the social ladder is quite good, but unfortunately, I'm not from the ancestral temple!

There's no connection or kinship between us, and I don't even know the people you brought up!

I knew you'd done something horrible in the Southwest, so I'm going to teach you a lesson!

Upon hearing this, the patriarch of Yiqing Mountain opposite him looked distressed.

That's it, this great master wants to save him the trouble of trying!
Otherwise, why wouldn't they reveal even a trace of their own background?
Isn't this basically telling you not to try and curry favor with me?

If you know today, why should you be in the beginning.

This is the biggest thought of Master Yiqingshan at this moment.

After a moment of hesitation, he bowed deeply before him with a sorrowful expression:
"I beg you, Great Master, for the sake of my grandmaster, to allow this junior to atone for his sins!"

All he can say now is about his master's influence.

After all, they voluntarily came to the Confucian Temple in order to strengthen the Taoist tradition.

I may not do such a thing, but my master did! Please, at least give him some face!
"Heh, he is him, and you are you. How can you confuse the two?"

The patriarch of Yiqing Mountain was momentarily speechless.

They had no choice but to resort to their trump card:
"So that the Great Master may know, this junior has persuaded the others to join forces, lest they all flee in fear of your divine might!"

Du Yuan smiled and waved her hand to interrupt him:

"Hehe, I know that, because someone from your side came to see me before."

"what?!"

The patriarch of Yiqing Mountain could hardly believe it.

Immediately he became furious!
"Those beasts actually sold—cough cough, those bastards actually had the nerve to spout such nonsense in front of you. It's utterly despicable!"

He almost blurted out "You betrayed your friend for personal gain!" but fortunately he realized his mistake in time and quickly corrected himself.

"Great Master, you can't trust these scoundrels! They'll tell any lie just to save their lives. But I'm different; I'm one of you!"

"This junior would never deceive the Great Master. Look, this is a list I have compiled. It records all the people hiding in the Southwest!"

This made Du Yuan want to laugh even more. After shaking her head repeatedly, Du Yuan waved her hand and said:
“You know, that guy is also going to make his move. And it’s not just the list; he’s also revealed where you’re each hiding and what you’ve done.”

"Ah?! They are so, so, so righteous! I am truly surprised!"

Upon hearing Du Yuan's words, the patriarch of Yiqing Mountain almost choked on his own curses before swallowing them back down.

To my surprise, he wasn't the only one who thought that way!
Such scoundrels are indeed unreliable; they are all traitors who betray their friends for personal gain!

Luckily, I didn't intend to go with them, otherwise I probably wouldn't even know how I died.

Seeing that the scoundrels on his side were cutting off his path, Patriarch Yiqing Mountain directly showed his final sincerity—

"That person may have been well-prepared, but he certainly didn't know as well as I did what magical treasures those people possessed!"

You even know all of their most treasured possessions?!
Just how much effort do you guys put into sabotaging each other?

"Oh? You even figured this out?"

“That’s right. I once followed the Master Thief to explore a large tomb. Well, I mean, I was once given some pointers by the Master Thief in a large tomb that had been looted. So, I have some experience with this method of exploration.”

I didn't realize you'd been a tomb raider before?
So you really are from a Taoist background, and not some other kind of background?
Utterly surprised, Du Yuan interrupted him, saying:

"You don't need to say anything more, because all you're asking for is a way to survive, but this is something I absolutely will not give you. The things you've done are too great, too heinous. Heaven will not forgive you, and neither will I!"

Du Yuan also realized that the severe drought in the southwest had nothing to do with them.

But the devastation in the Southwest is entirely their fault!

The two young Taoist priests were drenched in sweat after hearing these words.

Is Yiqing Mountain really finished?!

The patriarch of Yiqing Mountain still refused to give up:
"You also refused that person from before?"

"That's not true."

Master Yiqingshan's eyes lit up instantly:
"Then why are you letting him go? I can assure you, there are absolutely no good people among us!"

Before he could continue his eloquent speech, Du Yuan looked at him pitifully and said:

"Because he doesn't seek to live."

"what?!"

The patriarch of Yiqing Mountain was so angry that he coughed up blood.

They sold them all out, made his path impossible, and yet he still wouldn't beg for survival!

Who is this bastard? How can he be so inhuman!
(End of this chapter)