Our eldest brother never hides good things from us.

On the way back to Haoran Peak, Su Xiaoman looked at Chang Wen with a puzzled expression, "Senior Brother, why did the Sect Master first say that we shouldn't go against the tide, but later say that everything was fine?"

She was completely baffled.

"Of course, it's because of money. In this world, you can lack anything, but you must have money."

Chang Wen explained with a smile.

"Is money that important? But at home, my parents always tell me that having fun is the most important thing."

Su Xiaoman was even more confused.

Chang Wen gently patted her soft, fluffy head. "When you have money, you might think money isn't important. But when you're so poor you can't afford to eat, money becomes the most important thing!"

"Still don't understand, hehe..."

Su Xiaoman smiled shyly.

"It's good not to know, it's best never to know."

Chang Wen pulled her forward.

……

Five days passed quietly. The three-hundred-year promise arrived as scheduled.

Many disciples and elders of the Haoran Immortal Sect had already set off ahead of time, heading towards Haoran Peak to see what would happen.

What will become of Haoran Peak, this once colossal structure that garnered countless honors?

No one knows.

But no matter what happens, they always manage to meet important figures who are usually elusive, and perhaps even the sect leader will show up. Many people come for this reason.

As soon as the sun rose, the summit of Haoran Peak was already shrouded in darkness.

Even though Haoran Peak has declined to this state, people have not forgotten it.

"Of course, this is a mountain with the same name as the sect. It is said that when the Haoran Immortal Sect was founded, it was built around Haoran Peak. Now that Haoran Peak is facing takeover, we are witnessing history."

"Senior, I'm new here. I don't know much about this, could you tell me about it?"

"No time."

"Here are ten low-grade spirit stones. Take them and have some lunch."

"Sigh! I was planning to leave, but the path down the mountain is completely packed with people, so I can't get down anytime soon. I'll just chat with you for a bit!"

"This Haoran Peak is the oldest mountain in our Haoran Immortal Sect, with a history of 100,000 years."

"Ten thousand years? That's incredible. No wonder it was once the main peak."

"That's right. It's said that we started our business on Haoran Peak, and then the other 108 peaks were gradually established."

"Then why are the other peaks unaffected, while Haoran Peak, as the main peak, has fallen to such a state?"

"This is a long story, and it involves a taboo topic that the sect forbids us to discuss. Brother, let's talk about something else."

"Okay, this place is less crowded, let's take it."

"Here's a magic watermelon, eat it while you listen."

"it is good."

"The reasons for the decline of Haoran Peak are closely related to the reasons for its prosperity."

"Legend has it that 100,000 years ago, there were no mountains here, only a vast sea. The one who created all of this is our founding ancestor, the Immortal Haoran."

"I know that. I've read the sect's records. Ten thousand years ago, during the Age of Gods, the cultivation civilization was at its peak. True Person Haoran was able to attain the highest Dao in that era and occupy a place in the Northern Wilderness. He was one of the few prominent figures at that time."

"That's right. But do you know why he can surpass all the gods and stand out alone in the Northern Wilderness?"

"I don't know about that, senior brother, please tell me."

"Those who have reached the highest level of existence find it difficult to determine the victor based solely on their own strength. The reason why Master Haoran stands out from the crowd is... precisely because of the legendary Great Brightness Sutra."

"The Great Light Sutra? The supreme martial art of Haoran Peak? The Great Light Sutra that only one person in ten thousand years has successfully comprehended?"

"good."

"The Great Brightness Sutra is the foremost of the 109 supernatural powers of the Vast Immortal Sect. Vast Peak rose to glory because of it, and it also fell into decline because of it."

"How so?"

"Of course, it's because of the competitive mechanism within the Haoran Immortal Sect. As one of the three top-tier sects in the Northern Wilderness, the Haoran Immortal Sect is indeed glorious, but its internal competition is also extremely fierce."

"Every ten years, the Haoran Immortal Sect holds a grand cultivation feast. Its aim is to discover new generations of disciples and revitalize the sect."

"The main prize of the cultivation feast is naturally the comprehension of the peak's supreme martial arts. Every disciple of the Vast Immortal Sect takes the comprehension of the peak's supreme martial arts as their cultivation goal and strives for it."

"Throughout history, almost every disciple who has mastered the supreme martial arts of this peak has left a significant mark on the annals of history. Some have even ventured beyond the Northern Wilderness and achieved unparalleled fame in the Imperial Continent."

"As the foremost of all supernatural powers, the Great Brightness Sutra is naturally highly sought after. Therefore, at the beginning of the Haoran Immortal Sect, Haoran Peak had the largest number of disciples and was also the strongest in terms of overall strength."

"Countless geniuses and outstanding talents, with high self-esteem, were determined to comprehend the Great Light Sutra. They wanted to follow in the footsteps of the patriarch and leave their mark for eternity. But they all overlooked the significance of the Great Light Sutra."

"Haoran Peak has been established for 99,000 years, and countless people have tried to comprehend the Great Brightness Sutra, yet none have succeeded. Even the sect leader and other peak masters have tried, and all have ended in failure."

"Oh my god..."

"Judging from this, Master Haoran is truly formidable!"

"Of course, only an unparalleled powerhouse could have established himself in the age of gods."

"Getting back to the main point. With the Great Brightness Sutra falling into obscurity, at every grand cultivation feast... the disciples of Haoran Peak would suffer from the lack of ultimate techniques to enhance their skills, thus losing to disciples from other peaks. Naturally, Haoran Peak's ranking would continue to drop."

"Over the course of 99,000 years, Haoran Peak once fell from its position as the main peak to the bottom."

"It shouldn't have come to the point of being taken over."

"That's right. Although Haoran Peak has fallen to the bottom, it still has several hundred peak masters, disciples, and elders. It's far from being taken over."

"But just at this very moment, Zhou Qing, the senior disciple of Haoran Peak at the time, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and successfully comprehended the Great Brightness Sutra!"

"Zhou Qing? That name sounds so familiar?"

"Of course that name sounds familiar! This is the culprit who caused Haoran Peak to be taken over, a disgrace to the Haoran Immortal Sect!"

"After successfully comprehending the Great Brightness Sutra, he should have been bathed in unparalleled glory, creating eternal honor and writing his own chapter in the world of cultivation. However, what no one expected was... that he was actually a demonic cultivator!"

"I don't know the specifics, but the sect leader announced the news personally, so it can't be faked."

"After it was discovered that Zhou Qing was a demonic cultivator, he should have confessed and been executed, but he did not. Not only did he not confess, but all the remaining disciples and elders of Haoran Peak risked their futures to send him out of Haoran Immortal Sect."

"And then?"

"later……"

"The sect issued an arrest warrant for Zhou Qing. Then they sent all the disciples and elders to Xing Peak, supposedly to make them do hard labor."

"At this point, only Fairy Biyou remained on the entire Haoran Peak."

For seven hundred years, Fairy Biyou did not take on any more disciples, and guarded Haoran Peak alone.

"Until three hundred years ago, the peak masters jointly proposed and established a three-hundred-year agreement."

"Now that the three-hundred-year agreement has expired, Haoran Peak, which has experienced endless vicissitudes, may be coming to an end."