10. True and False Legends
Qin Xiuluo slowly said, "Logically speaking, the 600-year bloodline curse should have ended, and Gui Fang Wu Di shouldn't be cursed anymore. But for some reason, he still can't cultivate with spiritual energy. So I'm very concerned—"
What exactly is the cause of the bloodline curse?
After a few seconds of silence, Tang Xi said something pointless, "The other six immortals are currently residing at the Immortal Alliance headquarters."
"Yes, far away in the fairy world, in the three realms above and below, only those six people understand the first generation of the Gui Fang family's mental cultivation method, so they naturally know whether the mental cultivation method that has been passed down is correct."
As he spoke, Qin Xiuluo pursed his lips and smiled enigmatically, "If there's a problem with the cultivation method, then the truth seems to become even more interesting."
"..."
Qin Xiuluo continued, "Thirty years ago, when I left the Immortal Realm, I learned by chance during my travels that the legends circulating in the Three Realms are all different."
"You were selected from the human world, so you should know the version of the legend, right?"
Tang Xihe vaguely remembered: "It is said that the eight great families guarded peace and checked each other. One day, Gui Fangfu, who cultivated strange energy, was backfired and went berserk, slaughtering people throughout the Immortal Realm and the Secret Realm. So the seven disciples worked together to subdue him, one died and six were seriously injured. At this point, the Heavenly Dao settled the karma, and the descendants of the Gui Fang family bore the bloodline curse. The head of the Bei Chen family, who contributed the most, obtained the power of the Immortal inheritance."
Qin Xiuluo continued, "The following is a saying circulating in our secret realm: Beichenxing is powerful and brave, with extraordinary martial prowess and the ability to summon star lords. He generously revealed the Beichen family's cultivation method, and with the help of the Immortal Alliance, Beichenxing established the Huaxia Magic University in the secret realm, thus initiating the cultivation method of 'Immortal Family Inheritance'."
Tangxi, who had never opened the student handbook before, scratched her nose guiltily. "What does the teacher mean?"
"Isn't it suspicious! The versions of the origins of cultivation methods differ across the Three Realms!" Qin Xiuluo's eyes widened. "I must find out the truth, as this is related to whether I can obtain the immortal inheritance!"
"...So that's how it is."
No wonder Qin Xiuluo values Gui Fang Wu Di so much, and even specially created the unique Department of Eerie Qi at the University of Magic.
Tangxi and You were still worried. "Does Guifang know about the problem with the cultivation method?"
"He doesn't know. I'll tell him after I find out the reason. Then I'll be able to witness the true first-generation cultivation method of the Gui Fang family."
Qin Xiuluo crossed his arms and looked out the window at the arena area that was constantly emitting muffled noises. His attention was drawn to the freshmen comprehensive test. "Cultivating the strange qi is inherently easy to make one's mind unstable. He is my only student. I will remove any obstacles that affect his mentality."
Each cultivator has a different lineage and opportunity. Some people may encounter such an opportunity while eating, walking, or even just daydreaming; others may know how to find a lineage but still fail to trigger such an opportunity despite spending their entire lives.
The Tang family also has this option, but the conditions are extremely harsh. For that pitifully slim chance, the old-fashioned members of the Tang family do not hesitate to force eligible Tang family members to have as many children as possible.
The moment Tang Xihe's thoughts touched upon home, they were like a snail's tentacles poking a cactus thorn, quickly retracting and taking a detour, obsessively pondering other things.
What was the truth back then?
Tangxi tried hard to recall. The entire original novel was a road trip story about how Beichen followed along to uphold justice and level up. The truth was not explicitly stated by the author, only mentioned in the announcement section as "This is not the focus of this article".
The harder he tried to recall, the more confused he became, and he felt a sense of panic as if he were falling into chaos.
Sometimes he couldn't figure out if he was an unlucky transmigrator, a pawn planted into the secret world by the Tang family, or nothing at all, and it was all just his own fantasy.
"You look terrible. What are you thinking about?" Qin Xiuluo suddenly asked.
Tangxi snapped out of her daze and opened her mouth several times, "Teacher, what is your immortal lineage?"
"The mythical beast Bai Ze."
Bai Ze possesses the divine powers of healing and exorcising evil.
Tang Xi's brow twitched, and Qin Xiuluo instantly saw through his thoughts: "Is it strange? Can't cultivators of strange energy invite immortals to descend and help them?"
"This is unreasonable." Tang Xihe frowned. "It would cause qi deviation."
It seems I need to obtain the 'Dissolution of the Body' Qingxin Flute as soon as possible.
"Little brat, I'm your teacher. Are you worried about me?" Qin Xiuluo laughed. "On the contrary, you're the one who's all anxious. Have I been talking to you too much?"
Tang Xi shook her head until her features became blurred, "No."
"Here, take this."
Qin Xiuluo raised his hand, and a palm-sized jade pendant floated out from the corner cabinet, looking like a clean and unassuming plaque.
"I don't need a wind-listening horn."
“You can’t use your phone in the secret realm,” Qin Xiuluo said with a slightly forceful tone. “I’m not giving it to you on purpose. I need to contact you constantly and know about Gui Fang Wu Di’s situation.”
"...Okay, thank you."
Tang Xi stood up and took the Listening Wind Ruler.
Qin Xiuluo casually asked, "This is a secret realm, why do you always keep toys from the human world? Cameras and cell phones."
“It’s fun,” Tangxi said frankly. “Old things from the human world can constantly remind me not to forget the past.”
Talking nonsense.
Qin Xiuluo thought to himself, "This is a bad omen."
Tangxi infused spiritual power into the Wind Listening Ruler, which flickered a few times before recognizing its master.
"Teacher, I take my leave now. I wish you a speedy discovery of the truth behind the legend and that you may receive the inheritance of the immortals."
Qin Xiuluo waved with a smile, "Remember to pick up Pipi tomorrow!"
Oh, and there's also the matter of Pipi.
The person who attacked Pipi in the abandoned building possessed a mysterious compass.
Tang Xi touched her uneasy heart, took a deep breath to calm herself, and walked alone through the layers upon layers of teleportation arrays disguised with talismans, finally returning to the empty student area.
Students went to watch the freshmen comprehensive test, and the corridors of the teaching building were empty, with only a few students carrying materials rushing around occasionally.
Tangxi felt a little uneasy; there were fewer people in the teaching building, and she had a strange sense of desolation.
He was just about to walk towards the arena for the freshman comprehensive test, and before he even stepped out of the teaching building, Lang Yuehua suddenly appeared from around the corner.
"You went to the student affairs office?"
Tang Xi nodded, then suddenly remembered that Lang Yuehua's things were on her. So she took out the listening talisman from her storage ring and returned it to Lang Yuehua, saying, "Thank you, it works very well."
Lang Yuehua accepted the talisman. "What are you going to the student affairs office for?"
"Something came up."
Tang Xihe tried to walk around him, but Lang Yuehua darted forward and blocked her way. His face was full of conflict, he seemed hesitant to speak, and finally he pursed his lips tightly, his eyes darting around, looking strangely guilty yet stubborn.
?
Tang Xihe sensed something was off about him: "What's wrong with you?"
Lang Yuehua seemed to have something she wanted to ask, but she held back and changed the subject, saying, "Um... Bei Chen from the Martial Arts Department is in the arena area, do you want to go see him?"
Tang Xi was even more puzzled, "Isn't today the freshman comprehensive assessment? Is he a freshman?"
Lang Yuehua: "Several freshmen broke the arena barrier during the ranking competition, so the comprehensive test was suspended. The student affairs office asked Beichen to accompany... and that guy, to test the barrier."
Tangxi and Liaoran said, "Guifang? They are indeed evenly matched with Beichen's entourage."
Lang Yuehua nodded, as if she found Gui Fang's name too hot to handle, and stammered, "But he didn't come; the one who accepted the challenge was Xuan Yingxian."
That noisy, unlucky guy?
Tang Xi shrugged indifferently, bypassing Lang Yuehua, "Isn't that great? Let Xuan Yingxian get some experience."
"Aren't you going to go see it?" Lang Yuehua asked loudly from behind.
Tang Xi waved her hand with her back to him, "I'm not going, I'm going home to sleep."
Lang Yuehua stared at Tang Xi and her departing figure, her face tense. Then she slipped into a corner and took out the Listening Wind Ruler.
"Report, we didn't run into Tangxi and her."
After saying that, he lowered his hand weakly, and the wind-listening ruler in his hand almost fell to the ground due to the loss of strength.
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When she got home, there was a pair of crooked women's shoes in the entryway. Tangxi bent down and straightened the shoes.
Lost in thought about her own little world, Tangxi walked towards her room almost instinctively.
wrong.
Tang Xi and her companion retreated to the dining table, where a square "Lock Picking King" advertisement was prominently displayed. The contact information section looked as if it had been scratched by a cat's claws, with sharp scratches tearing the contact information to shreds.
Tang Xi's heart skipped a beat. Her already chaotic thoughts were racing like bees. She raised her voice and asked, "Has anyone put up locksmith ads at home?"
"What locksmith ad?"
Tang Xichun emerged from her room and, seeing the leather patch her brother was pointing at, asked curiously, "I don't know? It's not me, could it be Pipi?"
Pipi is with Guifang, so it's impossible for her to be at home.
Tang Xi hurriedly checked all the protective talismans in the house, her heart pounding with fear.
There are many signs of intrusion: claw marks on the balcony, front door, and windows, suggesting that it was likely a large feline monster with sharp claws.
Was your conversation with Qin Xiuluo overheard today?
Tangxi and his back were instantly covered in cold sweat.
"Brother, what are you looking for—" Tang Xichun followed her brother to the balcony, and was startled when she saw his face. "Wow! What's wrong with you?"
Tang Xi, unusually serious, asked, "Xiao Chun, have you settled into your accommodation?"
She scratched her cheek. "Huh? I made it into the top ten freshmen and got a dormitory assignment."
"Let's go to school," Tang Xi urged. "It's not safe here anymore, pack your things and let's go quickly."
The brother and sister packed their luggage quickly, with very few personal belongings. After sending Tang Xichun back to her school dormitory, Tang Xichun spent the whole night in the cultivation room of the Earth Immortal Department.
Nothing happened that night, but Tangxi and Yinwei felt uneasy.
Moonbugs buzzed and danced around the flower bed.
Inside the cultivation room, Tang Xi sat cross-legged, her spiritual energy circulating repeatedly throughout her body, going through every meridian countless times, from midnight to sunrise, without ever getting tired.
It wasn't until the first rays of sunlight pierced through the cultivation room that Tang Xihe finished her practice, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and when she opened her eyes, she felt that the purity of the rich spiritual energy within her body had increased to an even higher level.
Tang Xi, who had been practicing all night, showed no joy on her face. She looked down at her hands with a sullen expression, repeatedly clenching and unclenching her fists.
Time is almost up.
Early in the morning, Tang Xi and others strolled around the vicinity of the freshman comprehensive test arena.
Among the sparse passersby, a cultivator carrying a thick, black-patterned broadsword as thick as a brick stared solemnly at the arena area.
Noticing Tang Xihe's gaze, Bei Chen turned around and strode closer.
In the past, except when they were fighting, Tang Xihe always observed Bei Chen from a distance. But now that Bei Chen had suddenly come closer, Tang Xihe realized that he seemed to have gotten even stronger, with the muscles in his arms stretching his school uniform short sleeves tightly.
"Did Gui Fang ask you to team up?"
Tang Xi was taken aback: "How did you know?"
"Xuan Yingxian pried this out of Zhang Benyi." Bei Chen turned slightly to the side, gesturing for Tang Xi to walk with him for a while. "How do we team up with him?"
Tang Xi smiled and asked in return, "What are you talking about? Do you want to team up with me too?"
Bei Chen said frankly, "I do need your help. But if you're with Gui Fang, then I'll pass."
"Does the young master have a mental obsession with cleanliness?"
"If people see this, they'll gossip."
Tang Xi was speechless. "Is that what you're worried about?"
“Sometimes it’s hard for me… I don’t know how to say it. Sometimes, it feels like I can’t have my own thoughts, just because I am a follower of the Northern Star with a celestial lineage.”
Tang Xi joked, "You're not just an ordinary immortal being."
Bei Chen remained silent for a moment, then suddenly stopped. "Tang Xihe."
?
Tangxi and He also stopped.
Bei Chen changed the subject, his gaze becoming sharp.
"In previous years' departmental ranking competitions, the Earth Immortal Department was always at the bottom, sometimes even worse than the Weapon Forging Department. But since you joined the Earth Immortal Department, it has consistently maintained second place for the past three years. In addition, there have been rumors circulating in the school recently about your 0 points, so I've been wanting to ask you for a while now—"
"Did you intentionally lose to me in the previous ranking tournaments?"
Tang Xi said seriously, "No, that's really not true. If you can't beat them, you can't beat them."
"You have zero points, yet you were able to lead other classmates to complete the task, and you've been getting quite close to Gui Fang lately." Bei Chen stared at Tang Xi and that deadpan face. "You also cultivate using eerie energy?"
"You've fought me twice, so you know best, don't you?" Tang Xi said dismissively.
"...The departmental ranking competition is coming up soon, and we will face each other again sooner or later."
Bei Chen, unable to discern anything from that rigid face, was somewhat displeased. He turned and left with a stern expression, saying, "Don't go easy on me anymore, or we're done."
Tang Xihe, as always, watched Bei Chen's departing figure from afar. After a moment of silence, he turned and headed towards the student affairs office.
A fight? There's no chance.
—The first unauthorized intrusion into the University of Magic is about to happen.
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