"We should have killed Xie Peng long ago!" Qi Chengshuo felt murderous intent rising in his heart when he saw Xie Peng staring at Ye Xianya with such resentful eyes.
"Xie Peng is nothing to us. Killing him would be as easy as turning our hands. I just want to see what the people from Taiyi Sect will do after they find out that Yunxiao Palace is almost entirely composed of evil cultivators!"
Ye Xianya wanted to know if the Taiyi Sect was really as these Taoists said, not only in decline but also no longer upholding justice for the people as before.
If that's the case, once she fully recovers her strength, she will definitely have to clean house.
It is no easy feat for the Taiyi Sect to have survived to this day.
Of all the ancient sects, only the Taiyi Sect remains today. This is not only because the sect leaders of each generation are highly skilled, but also because the Taiyi Sect cares about the world and is dedicated to the well-being of all people, thus receiving the protection of the Heavenly Dao.
If even the Taiyi Sect has to protect evil cultivators, then the world will truly be in chaos!
"Let's go!" Ye Xianya said as she turned and left.
"Where to?" Qi Chengshuo quickly followed.
Is Xianya no longer going to watch the Taoist Grand Competition?
Ye Xianya seemed to know what Qi Chengshuo was thinking, and shook her head, saying, "This Daoist competition is nothing to see, especially since it will last for more than half a month. Instead of sitting here watching, you might as well go and cultivate under the Vermilion Fruit Tree."
Qi Chengshuo's heart can continuously generate power, helping him become stronger.
Zhengzheng has not yet fully absorbed the essence of the Silk-Pulling Gu King.
As for Ye Xianya, her strength can soar as long as she trains her body.
For them, becoming stronger is not difficult; what they lack is time.
"We must improve our strength over the next two weeks. Then we'll have a 100% chance of defeating Yu Yanzhong of the Taiyi Sect," Ye Xianya said confidently.
She didn't know Qi Chengshuo's background, whether he had a miraculous encounter, or... a reincarnation of an immortal.
Anyway, he's on my side now, and that's enough.
"Okay!" Qi Chengshuo nodded quickly and went to cultivate with Ye Xianya and Zhengzheng.
...
At dusk, the first day of the competition came to a close, and Xie Peng, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly came to greet him.
"Senior brother, your junior brother has prepared a banquet at Yunxiao Palace to welcome you back and wash away the dust of your journey," Xie Peng said, bowing slightly.
If it were someone else who came today, Feng Daozhi would definitely have invited them to Xuantian Temple.
Unfortunately, Yu Yanzhong came from Yunxiao Palace and was Xie Peng's senior brother, so other Taoist sects couldn't compete with him.
Yu Yanzhong, who was sitting in the main seat, stood up, glanced at everyone indifferently, and followed Xie Peng.
"Respectfully seeing off Immortal Master Yu." Feng Daozhi quickly led everyone in bowing.
All disciples from the Taiyi Sect are revered as Immortal Masters.
As the sun set, Yu Yanzhong arrived at Yunxiao Palace with Xie Peng and the others.
Compared to Taiyi Sect, Yunxiao Palace is nothing, but it is the place where Yu Yanzhong was born and raised.
Without his master's dedicated guidance, he, an orphan, would never have been able to win the Daoist Grand Competition and successfully join the Taiyi Sect.
"Senior brother is truly a genius that our Cloud Palace has seen once in a hundred years. After entering the Taiyi Sect, he not only became an inner disciple, but also became the disciple of the Third Elder. This is truly a cause for celebration."
Xie Peng adopted a very humble attitude: "If Master is watching from heaven, he would be very happy to know that Senior Brother has achieved this."
"When did Master pass away?" Yu Yanzhong asked, his tone as indifferent as ever.
"Replying to Senior Brother, it was ten years after you entered the Taiyi Sect that Master led us fellow disciples to the Jiyuan Kingdom to slay demons and monsters. One day, we encountered a great demon, and Master was seriously injured while protecting us. After returning, he was unable to continue his journey and passed away after several months," Xie Peng said with a sorrowful expression.
Come to think of it, this person has been dead for over twenty years. Even if he was the master who raised him, Xie Peng is not sad anymore. He is just putting on an act for Yu Yanzhong's sake.
"A great demon!" Yu Yanzhong's eyes were filled with coldness: "Is that great demon still alive?"
He wanted to avenge his master.
"Replying to Senior Brother, it is still alive. It is a yellow leopard that has cultivated for many years. That prodigy is very powerful and ranks among the top ten among the many great demons in the Silent Abyss Kingdom."
Xie Peng sighed as he spoke, "Junior brother also wants to avenge Master, but his strength is insufficient, and he is no match for that monster. He can only lie low and wait for an opportunity."
"After the sect competition, you will come with me to the Kingdom of Jiyuan," Yu Yanzhong said coldly.
He wanted to kill that great demon and avenge his master.
"Yes!" Xie Peng quickly replied.
"Tell me, is Cloud Palace really at the point of no return?"
Yu Yanzhong's face was particularly grim: "Master entrusted Yunxiao Palace to you, but you have failed his expectations and entrustment. More than half of the two hundred disciples have become evil cultivators, and most of the menial disciples have also gone down this path. Xie Peng, you are a sinner of my Yunxiao Palace!"
After Yu Yanzhong finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his hand, and a long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Xie Peng.
Xie Peng was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "Senior brother, it was not my wish to fall into the evil path. I was also driven to desperation. After Master died, my eldest and second senior brothers and I went to the Silent Abyss Kingdom to find the Yellow Leopard Demon, hoping to kill it and avenge Master. However, we were no match for it and were utterly defeated. My senior brothers all died at the hands of that monster. I was lucky enough to survive, but because of my severe injuries, my cultivation is about to be lost."
Xie Peng became more and more excited as he spoke: "At that time, Yunxiao Palace had no masters to guard it and was about to be replaced by other Taoist sects. I was really desperate, so I used evil magic to preserve my cultivation. Over the years... I was afraid that others would find out that I used evil magic, so I have been hiding in Yunxiao Palace and almost dared not go out. When I occasionally went out... it was to tell fortunes and read palms for those powerful people in the capital to earn money to support everyone in Yunxiao Palace."
"As for... as for the disciples within the sect, it is because I, the palace master, am useless and have failed to obtain cultivation resources for them. As a result, Yunxiao Palace has gradually fallen to the bottom of the ten major Daoist sects. In order to survive, the disciples had no choice but to... had no choice but to embark on the path of evil cultivation."
Xie Peng was already in tears as he said this: "Senior brother, if you want to kill me, then kill me. But these disciples are innocent. I beg you, senior brother, to have mercy on them and spare their lives. Disband Yunxiao Palace and from now on... there will be no more Yunxiao Palace in the world."
Yu Yanzhong's hand holding the longsword trembled slightly.
He wished he could kill Xie Peng with a single sword strike, and then kill all the evil cultivators of Yunxiao Palace.
But this is the Cloud Palace, his roots!
If even the Cloud Palace is gone, what is Yu Yanzhong?
The Cloud Palace, which has existed for over a thousand years, must not be destroyed in his hands.
"You all swear to the heavens that from this day forward, you will never again use evil magic. If you swear this oath, may you be struck by lightning and die without a burial place," Yu Yanzhong said in a deep voice.
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