Chapter 3 Saint Emperor Yuan
Hasn't the Hehuan Sect always been part of the Demonic Path!
Indeed, the world is degenerating, and people's Heart-Nature is no longer ancient; even such a Demonic Path Sect that has harmed countless people can become a Righteous Path Immortal Sect.
Xu Xing walked to the bookshelf and reached for a copy of "A New History of the World."
Saint Emperor Yuan first emerged a thousand years ago, and his Realm was already no less than that of the Sect Masters of the Seven Great Immortal Sects.
In just two hundred years, his Realm rapidly advanced to a level comparable to the Grand Elders of Immortal Sects.
After that, Saint Emperor Yuan united with several major Righteous Path Sects, second only to the Seven Great Immortal Sects, and pushed for a revolution.
He enlightened the Mortals and transmitted immortal techniques.
Countless Mortals who had not obtained an Opportunity and were lingering outside the path of Immortals thus embarked on the path of cultivation.
The number of Cultivators in the world also experienced explosive growth.
Moreover, under the guidance of Saint Emperor Yuan and a group of major Righteous Path Sects, the rapid increase in Cultivators did not lead to chaos.
The social structure of the entire world also gradually changed during this process.
After five hundred years, the social structure of the Central Continent of the Tai Xuan Realm finally evolved into its current form.
The Seven Great Immortal Sects and the Righteous Path Alliance jointly govern the world.
But one thing was very strange: during this process, for some unknown reason, both the Seven Great Immortal Sects and the Demonic Path stood by idly and did not intervene.
And Saint Emperor Yuan, who played the most important role in this series of events, mysteriously disappeared fifty years ago, with no further news.
Some suspected that the culprit behind this was one of the Old Ancestors from either the Seven Great Immortal Sects or the Demonic Path.
Regarding such rumors, neither the Seven Great Immortal Sects nor the Demonic Path ever offered an explanation, and the matter eventually died down.
Xu Xing closed the book and returned it to the bookshelf.
This book, "A New History of the World," and even the contents of all the books in this library, are incomplete, containing a large number of speculations and conjectures, so there isn't much reliable information to reference.
There is no information at all on how Saint Emperor Yuan convinced those major Righteous Path Sects, or why the Hehuan Sect became a Righteous Path Immortal Sect, and there are very few records of Saint Emperor Yuan's personal life.
However, the latter is understandable; most Cultivators, once their Realm reaches a certain level, will try their best to conceal their origins.
"Saint Emperor Yuan…"
If there are no surprises, this should be an Old friend who underwent Transmigration, but further confirmation is still needed.
"Later, I can ask an Old friend for help, but there's no hurry now."
Xu Xing walked out of the library, just as he had arrived, completely unnoticed.
Many years ago, he also wanted to change something, so he did many things, but it only made things more chaotic, and he eventually realized that he was not suited for such tasks.
And now, after a period of closed-door cultivation, someone has actually accomplished what they once wanted to do, so he must take a good look.
But before that, this farce must first be quelled.
...
In a classroom, Zhang Yunlu sat in the corner, resting her chin on one hand.
Her other hand held her phone, but the screen kept spinning, showing no image.
Not just her, but everyone else in the classroom was the same.
It must be because the City-Protecting Formation was activated, causing the signal to worsen.
With nothing else to do for a while, those who were familiar with each other in the classroom gathered and started discussing the incident three years ago when 'Cang Jiezhi' massacred a city to refine a technique.
"I heard my uncle say that although that 'Cang Jiezhi' is dead, he has an older brother whose Realm is even higher than his, and he's been secretly capturing Prodigies from major Sects these past few years, trying to resurrect his younger brother."
The one speaking was a gray-eyed youth at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, with faint gray pupils that occasionally flickered with spiritual light.
This is a sign of abundant spiritual Qi, indicating the forging of a Dao Foundation.
The young people around him, upon hearing this news, also began to express their opinions.
When the City-Protecting Formation was first activated, they were indeed a bit nervous, but ultimately they had the Heart-Nature of youths, and they hadn't personally experienced the methods of a Demonic Path Grand Cultivator, so they relaxed considerably.
Zhang Yunlu paid no mind to the topics they were discussing.
There was too much information about Cang Jiezhi on the Spiritual Net, but how much of it was true?
She pouted and looked back at her phone screen.
The screen finally refreshed with an image, but before she could see it, someone suddenly sat down in front of her.
"Little girl, we meet again."
She looked up; wasn't this the person from the school gate earlier?
"It's you? Why did you disappear as soon as you came in?"
"I haven't been here before, so I just walked around and looked."
...Zhang Yunlu was a bit speechless. What time was it now? "You're really bold; you dared to stand on the road and watch just now."
"It's fine. After all, if a Cultivator at the Returning Void Realm or above really attacked, this Formation wouldn't last long. Hiding here is just the difference between dying early and dying late."
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't say such inauspicious things!"
She was still young, what was with all this talk of death!
"Hehe, but it should be over soon."
"It's not that simple." She had thoroughly investigated the Cang Jiezhi city massacre incident three years ago. "If it's a Cultivator from a Righteous Path Sect, it's fine; his Sect will explain for him. But if it's a Loose Cultivator, it will take a lot of time just to find him."
And Demonic Cultivators were even more elusive, often massacring cities to refine techniques; all living beings were just consumables in their eyes.
"Oh, right, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Yunlu, and I'm a student here. You... you're not, are you?"
Although he looked young, he didn't seem like a small Qi Refining Cultivator like herself.
"Indeed not. My name is Xu Xing, and I am a Sword Sect Cultivator," Xu Xing said with a smile.
Zhang Yunlu, upon hearing the name, didn't feel anything amiss but was more surprised by his identity.
"The Sword Sect, one of the Seven Great Immortal Sects?!"
Although the current world is very different from the ancient cultivation world, one thing has not changed.
The Seven Great Immortal Sects are still the overlords of the world, the dream destination for countless Cultivators.
It is truly incredibly difficult for an ordinary Cultivator to join them.
"You're really amazing. I hope I can also get into the Sword Sect after I graduate." A hint of longing couldn't help but enter her tone.
But unfortunately, too many people want to join an Immortal Sect. If it's just within this school, then her talent is quite good.
But in that scale of competition, she can only be considered average.
In the previous year's college entrance examination, the top student was about her current age, but was at the Peak Golden Core Realm, the kind who could make her older brother kneel with one punch.
It is rumored that that person was born with a phenomenon; he could walk and speak at birth and began cultivating as an infant, which was truly terrifying!
Her goal was actually several academies founded by the Immortal Sects. She planned to first get into an academy and then slowly prepare to join an Immortal Sect.
"Your bone structure is good. If you cultivate diligently, there's still a chance. I look forward to the day you become my fellow disciple."
"Hopefully."
Sects choose disciples, and Prodigies can also choose Sects.
Because everyone can cultivate, Prodigy Cultivators emerge endlessly.
To maintain the competitiveness of the new generation, although the recruitment threshold for Immortal Sects has been relaxed, the assessments are now even stricter.
Of course, no one has any objections to this, after all, before the era of great change, many people probably wouldn't even have had the qualifications to participate in the selection.
Xu Xing said nothing more, but looked out the window.
"It seems to be ending."
Zhang Yunlu was startled and also looked out.
Above the city, the crimson Formation patterns began to recede.
Xu Xing saw even more: as the City-Protecting Formation closed, space slightly distorted, and figures appeared out of thin air.
The leader was surrounded by terrifying magical power fluctuations, wearing a dark red battle armor composed of one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred tiny scales.
A Grand Cultivator of the Returning Void Realm!
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