Chapter 383 Bloody Chamber

From the Infant Pill, to Qiling, to the Zheng family ancestor's ascension to immortality, and finally to the six major immortal sects opening the ruins and the disaster coming, the entire line seems complete to the outside world.

But in fact, this complete route may not be without doubts from the perspective of Danzong.

Because if we say that when the Zheng family ancestor was traveling to heaven, the means by which he refined all living beings came from searching Yuan Caiwei's soul, but what about before that?

Ji You said that Chu Xian told him before he died that when they first used the Immortal Fate, they found that they could no longer escape from the ruins after absorbing the Relic Fruit.

However, after using the baby as a container to solve this problem, he found that once he broke through the barrier, he would still be destroyed.

So they tested the drugs on various people, reduced the dosage, and used the drugs to purify the human body and absorb them repeatedly. But the question is, where did they come up with these horrific methods?

You know, some things will be very easy from the beginning to the end, but it will take a long time to explore from the beginning to the end.

How they confirmed the human body's reactions and how they chose better methods based on different reactions cannot be explained by just an "accidental discovery."

When Danyangzi heard Ji You's story, he was surprised that when they tried to use the Relics of Immortal Fate, they were so lucky that they could solve the problems they encountered without taking too many detours. They completed everything in a few years. He even sighed that the way of heaven was unpredictable.

It was not until this moment that he felt that things were not that simple.

That's right, from a realistic logic perspective, excluding the factors of luck, the only one who wants to complete an entire series of drug experiments within a few years is Danzong.

Because only the Danzong's alchemy and Danguang can see the effects of external objects in the human body and distinguish between beneficial uses and harmful effects.

"Master, what on earth is going on..."

"This is a story from a long time ago."

Yuan Li looked at the tablet placed at the highest point and asked, "Have you ever heard of a man named Chu Jin?"

Dan Yangzi and Dan Xunzi exchanged a glance. "Is it the fifth generation Chu family ancestor who was dissected after his death by the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace to study the Seven Apertures Exquisite Body?"

"It's true he was, but not posthumously. He was dissected alive."

"Live dissection? How dare Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion do such a thing that is against the will of Heaven? Aren't they afraid of being punished by Heaven?!"

Yuan Li raised his eyes upon hearing Dan Yangzi's words: "Where has there ever been retribution? Where is the Way of Heaven?"

Danyangzi was speechless for a moment.

Yes, no matter how the situation changes, before the thousand-year-old families join forces to commit evil, the immortal sect holding the sacred weapon is still high and mighty, and has never suffered retribution.

"Then what does this matter have to do with my Dan Sect?" Dan Xunzi couldn't help but ask.

Yuan Li looked out the window at the darkness. "What kind of autopsy do the Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion know? They're only good at killing people. Even if they could dissect Chu Jin's body, how could they truly understand their constitution?"

Dan Xunzi's eyes trembled wildly: "Master Brother, are you saying that we were the ones who dissected Chu Jin...?"

"To be precise, it was my father, who was the headmaster at the time, who performed the dissection. I was taken as a hostage, and Chu Yu, the son of Chu Jin, was also present..."

Yuan Li's thoughts seemed to have gone back to the night of more than a hundred years ago in an instant, and his eyes seemed to be covered with blood.

He was still very young at that time, even younger than Yuan Li is today. Their Dan Sect had just emerged from the dark turmoil a hundred years ago and its vitality had just recovered.

On a spring night, when the moon was dark and the wind was strong, he and his father were brought back to the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace.

He saw the headmaster of Xuanyuan, the Shanhai Pavilion, and asked about the envoys from the Daoist Sect and the Chen clan.

Then they were taken into a secret room, a secret room located at the bottom of the Xuanyuan Mountains.

A powerful cultivator was lying on the stone bed, but his meridians were pierced all over his body and he had no power to resist. He could only stare with eyes as dead as ashes and gasp for breath.

Yuan Li was still young at the time and didn't know what was going on, but his young age made it easy for him to see his father's trembling hands.

In addition to the person on the stone bed, his father and himself, he also saw countless iron cages.

The people locked in the iron cage were all ragged and covered with scars.

What Yuan Li remembers most vividly is a man whose eyes were like those of a hungry wolf, staring at him intently.

He stared intently at his father as he raised the knife in his hand and cut open the cultivator on the stone bed, and watched the blood splatter, staining the stone bed red.

The young Yuan Li was so frightened that he fell down in the secret room. The man in the iron cage helped him up.

Young Yuan Li tried to cover his eyes with his hands, but the man forcibly pried them open.

Look, this is the almighty Immortal Sect.

He still remembers the words the man whispered in his ear, and whenever he thinks of it, he still feels a tremor all over his body.

For the next half year, he and his father stayed in the secret room, and he spent countless days and nights with the man in the cage.

What shocked him the most was that even when the man was locked in a cage, he would still find a gap when no one was watching to practice.

Until one day, his aura of breaking through the realm attracted the guards.

The guards stared at him with ferocious faces and asked him everywhere whether he was practicing. Yuan Li was also caught and questioned.

At that time, the man in the cage was looking at him with despair, but for some reason, he suppressed his fear and shook his head.

Later, many people came to the secret room. Many of them were very excited, saying that the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Body was really mysterious and that they could actually improve their realm while sitting on the spot, as if they had obtained a rare treasure.

My father's autopsy was still going on at that time, but the powerful cultivator on the stone platform had disappeared.

Later, Lingjian Mountain and Tianshuyuan seemed to have discovered something, and people came one after another, causing Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion to release the main family's children, but they still secretly left many people imprisoned in the dungeon.

"Is the one in the cage Chu Yu?"

"It's him."

Yuan Li was silent for a long time before speaking, "My father came from a dark and turbulent time. He said that seeing the Chu family was like seeing himself back then. This incident became a lifelong nightmare for him, and he was tormented by it until his death."

Dan Yangzi and Dan Xunzi were silent for a long time. They had never imagined that the Chu family and the Dan Sect, who had never had any contact before, would have such an unknown contact. "So what happened next?"

"Later, the Chu family was allowed to rebuild their family, but because they were too weak, they could only rely on the Heavenly Academy. My Dan Sect has also been constantly in contact with Lingjian Mountain and the Heavenly Academy, and by the way, formed marriages to strengthen its own strength."

"Not long after, Chu Yuxiu achieved success and returned to Youzhou to establish his family. My father, feeling guilty, secretly provided them with countless assistance, hoping that they could become strong and prosperous as soon as possible. However, in reality, our two families have had no actual communication since then."

"When I took over as the headmaster, the world seemed to be much more peaceful. There were fewer open massacres. The Chu family also developed rapidly, and it seemed that it had the potential to become the world's number one family."

"But I know that the Chu family will not give up, because I still remember Chu Yu's eyes. I know he will definitely seek revenge, revenge on the Immortal Sect, revenge on the world."

"As expected, the subsequent Chu family began to rely on the Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion that slaughtered their people."

"People outside think that it's because Youzhou is too close to Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, and the Chu family had no choice but to do it, but I always think they will do something else, they definitely will."

"This thought lingered in my mind for a long time, until one autumn day more than ten years ago, when Chu Xiong suddenly visited Danzong and brought a handwritten letter from Chu Yu. In the letter, he asked me many questions, saying that they had discovered the fate of the immortal, but it was not accepted by the Heavenly Dao. What should they do?"

"I didn't tell him that, but asked him to come to me in person and tell me what he was going to do."

"Perhaps because I didn't betray his trust when we were young, he told me his plan. He wanted to destroy the Xian Sect, and he hoped that my Dan Sect would join in. He said that he would make the Dan Sect no longer afraid of the Xian Sect."

Dan Xunzi was silent for a long time: "You agree?"

Yuan Li nodded: "In fact, our Dan Sect is not an immortal sect. We are just a family coveted by others like the Chu family."

"That's also how the head teacher taught them to use babies to make medicine?!"

"No, I just told them that if they really wanted to bring out something forbidden by Heaven, they had to find a container that Heaven dared not destroy. But I didn't know that thing was actually Rebirth."

After Yuan Li finished speaking, he turned to look at the three tablets.

He was deceived and he never understood the process.

He only knew that Chu Yu's heart was filled with rage and he wanted revenge. He also deeply agreed that there should not be such deformed creatures as the Immortal Sect in this world. However, he had never considered that he had long lost his humanity in the endless days and months in the secret room.

"What happened next? How deeply were we involved?" Dan Yangzi looked at Yuan Li.

"Later, Chuxiong brought a lot of things that were neither human nor ghost, and asked me to find a solution for them. So we got deeply involved."

"Master, have you never considered that this will bring ruin to the Dan Sect?"

Yuan Li's eyes flashed with coldness: "Think about the night when the Immortal Sect surrounded the mountain. What's the difference between worrying about eternal damnation and actually being doomed?"

Dan Xunzi looked at him and spoke again, "What about Caiwei? If that's the case, why did they arrest Caiwei again? Or did the head teacher do it on purpose, just like the Chu family did, using the incident with the Zheng family's ancestor to distance themselves from the matter?"

"The Chu family did inform me that they wanted to use the incident with the Zheng family ancestor to erase their traces and clear themselves. I am also making preparations, but it's not Caiwei. In fact, I still don't know who captured Caiwei. I don't even know how Yuanchen escaped from Danshan and went to Qiling."

"Are you saying that someone secretly assisted the Dan Sect, abducted Caiwei, and covered up for us in Qiling, blaming everything on her soul being searched?"

Yuan Li fixed his eyes and shook his head: "I don't know, but Yuan Chen, as a direct disciple, almost died in Qiling, which indeed made the six major immortal sects never doubt us again."

Dan Xunzi frowned and asked, "Have you ever asked Yuan Chen?"

"He couldn't explain it clearly. He just said that he went down the mountain alone and arrived at Qiling safely."

"This doesn't make sense. Who would be so patient and plan to secretly help our Dan Sect escape from trouble?"

Yuan Li raised his head and looked at the three tablets again. "Although many things are still unclear, the incident at Qiling has made me more vigilant. Later, they changed their plan and came to ask for the origin of the holy weapon. I flatly refused, but who knew they would still go to the last step."

Danyangzi looked puzzled: "When were these deities established?"

"After the black light of the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice broke, I knew they had failed. I also knew that the Immortal Sect would definitely not spare their lives. So, after my father established a deity for Chu Jin, I established deities for Chu Yu and Chu Xiong. Originally, it was just to commemorate them."

Dan Xunzi's eyes narrowed. "Master, have you always thought this was a story of revenge, sleeping on straw and tasting gall, before Ji You went up the mountain?"

Yuan Li murmured, "Yes, I've always believed that this was Brother Chu Yu's heroic act of wanting to change the world because he was unwilling to be oppressed..."

"Master, you are confused. After the success of the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice, the sacred artifact lost its power. If their goal had been to destroy the sacred artifact, they would have succeeded. However, they chose to kill the wielder of the artifact. This shows that they are not out to slay the dragon, but rather to become the evil dragon themselves."

"However, since Danzong's involvement is unknown, it must not be revealed. Anyway, this matter is over and no one knows about the past. All we need to do is burn these three shrines!"

Dan Xunzi spoke in a deep voice while standing in the dim sacrificial hall.

After hearing this, Yuan Li once again gazed at the altar in the sacrificial hall: "But there should be another person in this story."

Dan Xunzi and Dan Yangzi both looked surprised, "Who else?"

"A very young person who follows Chuxiong."

"?"

Yuan Li met the confused gazes of the two men, and the rainy night after the incident in Qiling emerged in his mind.

Chu Xiong did not come alone at that time. He was followed by another young man with a black and gold long sword. He had a very good relationship with Chu Xiong, but they did not seem like superiors or subordinates.

Since he can participate in the connection between the Chu family and the Dan Sect, this person must be at the center of the entire plan.

Yuan Li was also afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he secretly sent people to check the identity of this person, but found nothing.

But in the stories told by Ji You, there seemed to have never been such a person.

"This person might be like me, the Dan Sect. He didn't actually participate in the actual action, so he didn't get exposed to the Xian Sect's sight. Now he has chosen to bury everything in his heart. The existence of such a person is not a big problem. After all, it is related to his life, so he won't say it out loud."

Dan Xunzi's rational analysis made Dan Yangzi beside him breathe a sigh of relief: "Then what should we do about the Sages' Holy Land?"

Yuan Li raised his eyes after hearing this: "Someone must pay for the sins committed. The Dan Sect has committed sins with them and has been involved in countless killings. It is our responsibility to restore the holy land of the ancient sages."

"Master..."

"No need to say more, go down first."

Dan Xunzi and Dan Yangzi looked at each other, and seeing the tired look in the master's eyes, they bowed and retreated.

As they were leaving the memorial hall, he caught a glimpse of the headmaster kneeling in silence before the altar where his ancestors were enshrined.

They knew that after hearing the whole story from Ji You, the headmaster was in a state of confusion.

I always thought I was on the side of justice, but in the end I found out that I was full of sins of killing and no one could withstand it.

Under the cover of night, the lights in the sacrificial hall were always on, flickering all night long and burning until dawn.

In the bamboo building in the backyard, a pair of snow-white little feet were dangling in the air, and the pink toes like jade beads were curling and stretching, as if they were extremely unbearable.

My husband, my husband...

Yuan Caiwei kept murmuring and finally biting her red lips with a whimper.

They slept well last night and woke up with the morning light after a sweet dream, feeling refreshed and quite interested.

During this process, Ji You discovered that Yuan Caiwei really liked to call him husband. She would not call him that before he allowed her, but she would call him that non-stop after she agreed. She was not at all like Yan Shuyi, the stubborn girl.

Just as the jade dew was splashing, Ji You slowed down and walked slowly, waiting until the east was bright and the dawn appeared.

After resting for a while, he turned his head to look to the side and saw Yuan Caiwei looking at him stupidly, her eyelashes wet with tears trembling slightly.

When she noticed Ji You's gaze, her cheeks turned slightly red and she looked away shyly.

“Sister, brother-in-law!”

"?"

As the sunlight gradually grew warmer, a shout soon rang out in the yard.

Ji You and Yuan Caiwei both knew that Yuan Chen would come in the morning and had already gotten up, but what surprised them was that the voice did not belong to Yuan Chen, but to Yuan Bingqing.

"Caiwei is not feeling well, please open the door, sir."

After hearing this, Yuan Caiwei couldn't help but look at Ji You, and spoke softly with rosy cheeks.

Although he called him "husband" all night last night, this girl still liked to call him "young master" after getting out of bed. Ji You reached out and pinched her cheek, then stood up and opened the door.

"Where's Yuanchen?"

Yuan Bingqing heard the voice and said, "Yuan Chen met someone named Gongshu Chou yesterday. We talked until very late and haven't gotten up yet. I came here to inform my brother-in-law that the head teacher wants to summon everyone at noon."

Ji You glanced at the sun and said, "If that's the case, then it's almost noon."

"There's about an incense stick of time left. The immortal sect disciples living in the backyard of Yuheng Palace have also been summoned and are on their way."

"I want to go see Master Yuan." Ji You turned and looked at Yuan Caiwei.

Yuan Caiwei nodded slightly and watched him leave obediently. Then, feeling as if Ji You was still there, she slowly lay down on the table.

I'm a little shy, I must have sisters...

The sunlight is warm at noon, and the golden morning light covers the peaks.

Everyone who had stayed overnight in the backyard of Yuheng Palace had already arrived at the ninth level and was heading towards the master's bedroom.

They soon saw Ji You coming from the back mountain, and their expressions became more complicated.

After seeing the statue yesterday, they all remained silent for a long time, whether they were disciples of Lingjian Mountain, Tianshu Academy, or disciples of other sects.

The so-called establishment of a majestic statue here to forever suppress the mountain does not only suppress it on Danshan Mountain, but also suppresses it in their hearts.

Especially some unmarried female cultivators, they were dazed and unable to sleep last night.

In the Qingyun world, marriages have always been made based on family interests, with the idea that strong alliances will make them stronger, but in reality, there are many cases where marriages end up in conflict.

So they all asked themselves a question yesterday, that is, if they really found a suitable Taoist partner with a powerful background and a wealthy family, would they really be protected at the cost of their lives when disaster strikes?

The answer is naturally self-evident, because marriages between aristocratic families are just icing on the cake, and there has never been any real timely help.

He Lingxiu looked at Ji You and watched him walk all the way to the master's bedroom.

At the first quarter of the morning, all the disciples from the five major immortal sects gathered together. Yuan Li was already in the hall at that time, and the elders were standing on both sides, with most of their eyes focused on Ji You.

They all knew that the five major immortal sects allowed them to send disciples to their own sects to practice immortality every year, and their expressions were very complicated.

Because for so many years, they have been trying to be able to protect themselves, but have never seen the Immortal Sect give in.

As the disciples of the Immortal Sect discussed, the five major Immortal Sects currently need help from the Alchemy Sect, and making a promise is the general trend and should be done. However, over the years, there have been many times when the Immortal Sects have needed help from the Alchemy Sect.

The disciples of each sect broke through the realm, and the masters of each family ascended to heaven, which required a lot of elixirs, but there was never any concession to allow them to practice Taoism.

This requires someone to step forward, and that person must be truly capable enough to negotiate terms on behalf of the Dan Sect and the Xian Sect.

There are not many people in this world who are not affiliated with the Immortal Sect but are able to sit at the same table with the Immortal Sect.

After a brief encounter and amidst the whispers of discussion, Dan Xunzi, who was standing next to Yuan Li, slowly spoke.

"Yesterday, I heard from the sect that everyone had spontaneously gone to the martyrs' monument to mourn. I believe that everyone here is also clear about what happened to our Dan Sect."

"Now that the Holy Land of the Ancient Sages has cracked, the five major immortal sects are extremely worried and have come to ask our Dan Sect to take action. This puts our Dan Sect in a position where they can be summoned and dismissed at will. Our Dan Sect should not have agreed to this."

"In fact, we shouldn't even open the mountain gate."

"But the fate of the human race concerns the entire race, and the Dan Sect cannot stand idly by and watch the entire race fall into trouble."

"Master Brother discussed this with us for a long time yesterday and finally decided to agree. However, this is not just for the sake of Dan Sect, but for the safety of the human race."

(End of this chapter)