Chapter 104: Yuan's Past, The Tai Xuan Blood Calamity
Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Xing looked at the Jade Slip in his hand.
'Yuan...'
Compared to the book in the Xuanjian City library, the Sword Sect's records of 'Yuan' were much more detailed.
According to the Sword Sect's records, Yuan first appeared over 1,500 years ago in a Mortal town within the territory of the Dragon Elephant Soaring Sky Sect.
At that time, the number of cultivators was far, far less than now, and the one stationed in that Mortal town was merely a Golden Core Body Cultivator.
But that Golden Core Body Cultivator was not a righteous person; he secretly practiced an extremely cruel Body Refining technique.
To hide it from the sect and to collect enough pure blood essence, he artificially created a famine and then bought children from poor families through local aristocratic families.
At the same time, he also bribed his superior, the Nascent Soul Town Guardian, and managed to suppress the matter.
This matter was eventually stumbled upon by Yuan, who, like a hotheaded youth, directly exposed it.
But the result was that the Golden Core Body Cultivator not only wasn't punished.
Instead, through the machinations of that Nascent Soul Town Guardian, he became a hero fighting against the Demonic Path, while Yuan was labeled as part of the Demonic Path and nearly died from being hunted.
Fortunately, at that time, some Disciples from Lingyin Workshop were visiting the Dragon Elephant Soaring Sky Sect and happened to pass through that town, which is when the matter was exposed.
Ultimately, the Golden Core Body Cultivator was executed for unauthorized famine creation, and the Nascent Soul Town Guardian had his cultivation crippled for deceiving his superiors and concealing the truth.
Yes.
Not because of the dead children, nor because of the poor families who died in the famine.
The most serious crimes were unauthorized famine creation and deceiving superiors and concealing the truth.
Facing a behemoth like the Dragon Elephant Soaring Sky Sect, Yuan was powerless, but perhaps from then on, he began thinking about changing something.
A Disciple of Ling Zu also followed him from then on...
Ding dong!
A message notification sound. Xu Xing took out his phone, and it was Ba Zun.
Ba Zun: "Dao Brother, regarding the information on Yuan, I have already had my Disciples organize it. It can be sent to @Sword Ancestor tomorrow."
Ba Zun: "Also, regarding the matter of the sect's Disciples being involved in evil Body Refining techniques back then, I dealt with all of them as soon as I found out. Please rest assured, Dao Brother."
Huan Laozu: "Oh dear, I was just about to ask. You're quite fast."
Ba Zun: "How dare your Hehuan Sect say that about me?"
The Dragon Elephant Soaring Sky Sect was an isolated case, while the Hehuan Sect had numerous cases.
Huan Laozu: "So I killed all of them."
Hong Zun: "..."
Actually, this wasn't Ba Zun's fault. He still remembered the events of that year vividly.
After driving the Cang Clan out of the Central Continent.
Although the six great Immortal Sects at that time intended to impose restrictions, apart from the Sword Sect, the other five great Immortal Sects were not too strict with their cultivators.
Furthermore, the Ancestors of each sect and most of the high-level cultivators simply couldn't spare the energy.
The Starry Sky Battlefield, the ancient ones who occupied the past, and the Ancestors of Cang Race who fled to the other side of the Starlight with a small portion of the Cang Clan—every matter required their constant attention.
Therefore, on the Central Continent, massacres for cultivation methods were not uncommon, and there were many similar situations even within the Immortal Sects.
It wasn't until one time, when the Sword Ancestor returned from the Starry Sky Battlefield and went out to relax.
It was a small Mortal town under the jurisdiction of the Sword Sect. The situation was similar to what Yuan encountered, but this time it was a Sword Cultivator from the Sword Sect who wanted to test his newly refined Flying Sword on the Mortals of the town.
Of course, the Sword Ancestor was not Yuan. He instantly obliterated the soul of that Sword Cultivator from the Sword Sect on the spot.
After killing that Sword Cultivator, the Sword Ancestor did not return to the sect but instead traveled across the Central Continent.
When he returned to the Sword Sect, a disaster that all high-level cultivators called the 'Tai Xuan Blood Calamity' officially began.
Starting from the Sword Sect, its scope encompassed the other five great Immortal Sects, rogue cultivators, and the Demonic Path.
From Qi Training to Combined Dao, and even above Combined Dao, too many cultivators died at the hands of the Sword Ancestor.
Especially the Demonic Path, their backbone was directly broken, and they were almost wiped out.
Even the Ancestor of the Demonic Path, who is also known as Huò, had to personally step forward.
Just when everyone thought the matter would end here.
Huò fled, heavily injured.
He and the other three Ancestors of the Immortal Sects also had to step forward when they saw this situation, intending to stop the maddened Sword Ancestor.
"How is your current behavior any different from the cultivators you killed?" This is what Hong Zun said back then.
"You already know that what I'm doing is no different from what those people did, and you still want to use that to convince me?"
This was the Sword Ancestor's reply to him back then.
Just as they were confronting each other, Sword Revered also rushed over, but not to dissuade the maddened Sword Ancestor, but to argue with them.
Sword Ancestor and Sword Revered, both were lunatics!
If the Cang Clan hadn't taken the opportunity to cause trouble, they might have actually fought back then.
After killing the troublesome Cang Clan once again, the Sword Ancestor returned to the sect and caused many inexplicable things to happen.
For example, widely disseminating cultivation methods, establishing schools, and setting strict laws.
Because of the previous lesson, the other Immortal Sects dared not say much and actively cooperated, but the results were not satisfactory.
After years of tossing and turning like this, the Sword Ancestor seemed to realize something, and coupled with the arrival of the opportunity, he went into seclusion.
It can be said that the reason they never intervened in anything Yuan did was actually out of fear that the Sword Ancestor would go mad again after coming out of seclusion.
Sword Ancestor: "Thank you, Dao Friend."
Ba Zun: "You're welcome, Dao Brother. However, to learn more about Yuan, you still need to make a trip to Lingyin Workshop."
Sword Ancestor: "That was my intention."
Xu Xing replied and then exited the chat software and put away his phone.
"Looks like I need to find some time to go to Lingyin Workshop as soon as possible."
Xu Xing looked at the information in front of him, his mind couldn't help but recall the scenes he saw when he traveled across the Central Continent back then.
Even now, he still feels angry.
"Some people, ah..."
............
Early the next morning, Zhang Yunlu walked out of the Law Dissemination Hall.
The bright sunlight shone down, making her, who had stayed up all night reading, feel a little dazed.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in her line of sight, then quickly descended, landing in front of her.
"Good morning, Xiao Yunlu!"
Chi Jiuyu jumped off her sword, still looking full of energy.
"How was it? After reading those books last night, did you gain anything?"
"Yes, I gained a lot." Under Chi Jiuyu's expectant gaze, Zhang Yunlu said, "The Little Martial Grand-Aunt's insights have greatly benefited me."
Chi Jiuyu was very satisfied, but not with this address.
"Hmm? Where did you learn such a strange address?"
"They all call you that."
"That's them, who are we to each other!" Chi Jiuyu hooked her arm around Zhang Yunlu's shoulder, winking, "From now on, just call me Sect Leader Chi, how about that?"
"..."
"Just kidding! You can call me Future Sect Leader or Captain Jiu Yu!"
"Captain Jiu Yu."
Zhang Yunlu had a good impression of the Sect Leader and didn't want to help Chi Jiuyu usurp the position so early.
"Don't you need to cultivate?"
"No need!" Chi Jiuyu waved her hand, "I'm already at the peak of Nascent Soul. Advancing to the Celestial Transformation Stage can't be achieved through arduous cultivation."
Third update.
This chapter was rewritten many times and took a long time. I originally wrote nearly 4,000 words, but after reading it myself, I felt it was too verbose.