Chapter 365: Two iron rules, thirst for talent

After Zheng Fa finished speaking, the hall fell silent for a moment.

There was confusion on everyone's face. It was obvious that the news could not be worse.

"I was just hoping for the best."

Xie Qingxue sighed softly, and Master Mingde slowly came back to his senses. He shook his head, his tone full of bitterness: "We are all hoping for luck."

The Great Sage Qingyun's face turned even paler. He murmured in a low voice: "If that's the case, then Qin Mu Jieyin Great Free Demon Ancestor should also be in the sea?"

This speculation is highly likely.

The Great Sage Qingyun said again: "Isn't the Demon Ancestor the first one who wants to deal with us?"

Zheng Fa knew that the "we" he mentioned referred to the Seven Great Sages, or even the entire demon race.

Seeing the panicked look of the Great Sage Qingyun, Zheng Fa also felt that the other party was a bit unlucky - it was already very late for the Seven Great Sages to defect, they watched the gods of the Great Freedom Demon Sect die one by one, and watched Jiao Wuji and others being captured, and they might even have determined in advance that the Netherworld Immortal would die.

It can be said that he was cautious.

But if the Great Free Demon Ancestor were to be resurrected, he probably wouldn’t sympathize with them for holding out to the end…

The Great Sage Qingyun also knew this, and at this moment he seemed more at a loss than anyone else in the hall. He looked towards the First Lord Mingde, and his expression was almost about to cry: "First Lord, this matter... this matter, what should we do?"

Master Mingde just looked at him, frowned and said nothing, as if he did not completely trust this man.

This is normal. The Seven Great Sages' current behavior does not seem like they have stolen the Blood Evil Flag.

But no one can guarantee what the real situation is. It is reasonable that Master Mingde is still somewhat wary of him.

Besides, how loyal are these seven great saints to the Immortal Sect if they can betray the Great Freedom Demon Sect? The Five Xuanwei Sects will probably never regard the demon clan as their own.

Even if Master Mingde had a way to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, he would not tell it in front of this person.

Seeing this, Qingyun Great Sage looked around at the people in the hall. Seeing that no one spoke for him, his face became even sadder. He sighed softly, but put away his anxiety and said, "I know that everyone thinks that I, the Seventh Great Sage, am indecisive..."

"But if it weren't for this, my demon race wouldn't have survived until today."

It's hard to tell whether Qingyun Monkey King's tone contained more of an explanation or anger.

"In the Xuanwei Realm, the human race is respected. How dare we, the demon race, be the first to stand out? The immortals treat us like pigs and dogs. Does the Great Free Demon Ancestor really regard us as his humerus?"

"My demon race has long lost its fundamental law and is like a pile of loose sand. The Great Free Demon Ancestor wants to train a team, how dare we resist?"

"Over the past few eras, the first to suffer misfortune have always been our demon race, right?"

I understand that the Great Sage Qingyun's explanation was just to say one thing - the Seven Great Sages acted this way just to save their lives.

The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor has arrived and their surname is Great Freedom.

Now that the Great Free Demon Ancestor is dead, they are the loyal friends of the Immortal Sect.

"First Master, the elders of my demon clan said that the Supreme Dao has a long history and should understand the history of my demon clan the best, and also know our situation..." The Great Sage Qingyun looked at the First Master Mingde and spoke earnestly, "Now that the seven great saints have betrayed the Great Free Demon Ancestor, it is impossible for us to betray the Five Sects of Xuanwei again!"

Upon hearing this, the head of Mingde lowered his head and pondered for a while. After a long time, he looked at the Great Sage Qingyun. He did not say whether he believed it or not, but only asked one question: "Tell me the truth, have you seven great saints ever practiced the method of the Great Free Demon Ancestor?"

"……without……"

Master Mingde closed his eyes.

“Yes! Yes, yes!” Great Sage Qingyun was anxious, “If we want to take charge of the Seven Sacred Heavens, we must refine the treasures of the Seven Sacred Heavens’ caves, so we have practiced a secret method!”

"But we don't have the bloodline of the Great Free Demon Ancestor, and we have never learned the fundamental methods of the Demon Sect."

"This... could there be consequences?"

The eyes of the Mingde leader suddenly turned into pity. He looked at the Great Sage Qingyun and said with a sigh, "In this case, I cannot trust you seven great saints."

"Why ..."

"You demon race has lost the fundamental method, the iron rule of cultivating immortals, and it has never been passed down?"

There was a hint of surprise in the tone of Master Mingde, as if he felt that the Seven Great Sages were a little stupid.

The iron rule of practice?

Zheng Fa raised his head and looked towards the gods in the hall, and found that the people from the five Xuanwei sects all had understanding expressions on their faces.

So I am sitting at the same table with this miserable Qingyun Great Sage? "May I ask, Master, what is the iron rule of cultivation?"

"The so-called iron rules are just a name we give them. In fact, there is no clear text in the immortal sect..." The head of Mingde looked at the bewildered Zheng Fa and seemed to explain to him, "Iron rules are some rules that can never be violated on the road to immortal cultivation - at least no one has violated them successfully."

Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang looked at each other and listened attentively.

"The most widely spread and most confirmed one." The head monk Mingde suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Qingxue, with a deep look in his eyes, "A cultivator cannot betray his own law."

"Unable to betray? Legal system?"

Not only did Zheng Fa seem to understand what was said, but even the Great Sage Qingyun was confused.

"The Dharma lineage is the inheritance of great cultivators, or in other words, the fundamental Dharma. Our five sects and thirteen demon sects each have their own Dharma lineage." The head of Mingde looked at the Great Sage Qingyun and shook his head. "If the secret method of refining the cave heaven method came from the Great Free Demon Ancestor..."

Now everyone understood.

Zheng Fa understood a lot of things in his heart: what happened to Tianhe Patriarch.

All that was left of the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method" was the catalogue among the rocks.

He was even more thankful for his own caution - not only did he not try to learn from the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method", he had not even looked at the secret method of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor.

But on the other hand, he was a little confused, and this confusion made him unable to help but ask: "What is a great cultivator? Can the cultivation method created by everyone become a legal system? Then wouldn't the great power who created the path of cultivation be able to control all the cultivators in the world?"

Seeing that it was him who asked the question, Master Mingde did not hide anything and explained directly: "Let's talk about the last question first. The great man who created the path of cultivating immortals has not appeared in the world for a long time..."

"Not going out?"

Zheng Fa was even more surprised. Is there really such a person? And he is not dead?

"We don't even know how many great masters created the method of cultivating immortals, but one thing is very clear, those who have achieved the Tao will not die. You ask what a great cultivator is. In the eyes of our five sects, it is a person who has achieved the Tao."

"So, we don't think they're dead."

After hearing this, Zheng Fa asked again, "Daoguo?"

"To achieve the Dao fruit is to become an immortal." The head monk Mingde thought for a moment and explained, "The cultivation realms of the major sects are different, but they are similar. I only say that I am the Supreme Dao."

"In the beginning, there are three realms: foundation building, golden elixir, and Nascent Soul. We call them the three realms of transformation."

"The next three realms are the three realms of transformation, yang spirit, and corpse transformation. These are the three realms of ascension to immortality."

"After the corpse is transformed, it is the fruit of becoming an immortal."

"Cheng Kong is the Yang God, and I have now entered the stage of corpse transformation."

Abbot Mingde’s explanation was very sincere, and it was the first time that Zheng Fa understood the full picture of spiritual practice.

"Daoguo, oh, there are six realms before becoming an immortal?"

Xie Qingxue spoke up: "In fact, the five Xuanwei sects are all like this, but the fundamental methods of each sect are different."

Zheng Fa glanced at Xie Qingxue. He was a little curious. Where did the Tianhe Sect get its fundamental Dharma, the Master Tianhe?

This doesn't seem to make sense. After all, the members of the Tianhe Sect are all traitors and have betrayed Master Tianhe long ago.

"So the Great Free Demon Ancestor is an immortal?" Qingyun Great Sage understood. He swayed back and forth, seeming to be quite shocked. "Since we have practiced that secret method, we can't resist?"

"I don't know, but it's possible."

That’s true. How could it be so easy to get the things of the Great Free Demon Ancestor?

No matter how much the seven great sages planned, there was still a difference in their strength.

To be honest, this matter cannot be blamed entirely on the Seven Great Sages - if the Netherworld Immortal had died, at least they would not be as desperate as they are now.

"What if not?" Hope rekindled in the eyes of the Great Sage Qingyun. He looked at the Head Monk Mingde as if seeking a life-saving straw.

"There is another iron rule for cultivation..."

"Um?"

"Only Dao Fruit can compete with Dao Fruit."

“…”

The Great Sage Qingyun's face gradually turned pale. He looked at the Abbot Mingde, who closed his eyes and said no more.

He laughed miserably, as if he understood the despair in these words.

Zheng Fa shook his head secretly. According to what Master Mingde said, the demon race had no fundamental law.

In other words, there are no people who have achieved the fruit of the Tao.

In this way, there is no other way to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor.

Unless the Five Xuanwei Sects are willing to take action, but the leader Mingde obviously does not trust this group of demons who have practiced secret techniques.

"In that case, then...thank you for telling me, Master Qingyun...farewell!"

There was silence in the hall for a whole incense stick of time, and no one spoke. Finally, it was the voice of the Great Sage Qingyun that broke the silence. He bowed to the Head Master Mingde, walked out of the hall, and flew straight to the seaside.

Zheng Fa looked at his resolute back and felt a little depressed.

He didn't like Qingyun Great Sage very much. When the demons broke through the Hundred Immortals Alliance, they killed and injured quite a few mortal monks. Even if Qingyun Great Sage handed over a few demons, could it make up for it? Everyone has their own judgment criteria, but Zheng Fa knows that there is no way to make up for the dead.

Even at this point, there was nothing to sympathize with the Seven Sages: they were just going to die, but the millions of humans on that island were already dead.

He couldn't sympathize enough.

The desolation in Zheng Fa's heart was only because he seemed to have seen an even more tragic world, a world where even gods like the Seven Great Sages were in constant fear.

The silence in the hall grew heavier.

"In fact, it is not that there is no way to deal with it." Master Mingde suddenly said.

When Zheng Fa raised his head, he saw that the expression on Master Mingde's face did not show the worry he had just shown.

I don’t know if it was to encourage everyone or if he was really confident, but there was a smile on his face.

"When spiritual energy declines, there will be people with Dao Fruit walking in the world. The Great Free Demon Ancestor is actually the weakest person with Dao Fruit."

“…”

Yao Chi Hua Shen also nodded at this moment: "The Great Free Demon Ancestor was killed by Tianhe Venerable once. Now that the followers of the Great Free Demon Cult are dying, it is probably impossible for him to be resurrected."

After hearing this, Zheng Fa hurriedly asked, "Those who have achieved the Dao Fruit will never die, but the Dao tradition cannot be destroyed?"

A trace of admiration flashed across Master Mingde's face, as if he admired Zheng Fa's sharpness. "That's right. Otherwise, if the Dharma body of the Great Free Demon Ancestor is annihilated, there will never be a day for him to descend to the Mysterious Realm."

So to speak, this Great Free Demon Ancestor is really unlucky.

When the spirit cave came into the world, it probably aroused the sense of crisis in the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, who was afraid that his own followers would be killed by the Xuanwei Immortal Sect.

That's why he is so eager to come into the world.

When Master Mingde said that this person was the weakest, I'm afraid it was not just self-consolation.

In troubled times, only those who have little capital will take action first.

After first belittling the Great Free Demon Ancestor, the Mingde Chief looked at Xie Qingxue and said, "The Great Sage Qingyun was here just now, so I couldn't say it clearly. Although we don't have anyone who has achieved the Dao Fruit, a Dao Fruit doesn't necessarily mean he is a human!"

Zheng Fa suddenly remembered Wuzhi's words at the beginning. Pure and Tranquil Bamboo is the fruit of the Buddha's Tao!

Sure enough, Master Mingde also talked about Qingjing Bamboo.

"The Pure and Quiet Bamboo is the Dao Fruit that can best restrain the Great Free Demon Ancestor. We can't say that we can kill the Great Free Demon Ancestor again, but we can protect ourselves."

His voice was full of regret.

"cough……"

Beside Xie Qingxue, Yan Wushuang coughed lightly and couldn't help but look at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa quickly lowered his head. This guy was a little impatient.

He turned his head and glanced at Senior Sister Zhang. They both knew that if the Great Free Demon Ancestor really came, the people from the Five Xuanwei Sects still had to be rescued.

Don't talk about morality or immorality.

If we save them, we might offend the Leiyin Temple. If we don’t save them, how will the other four sects view the Jiushan Sect in the future?

"But even without the Pure Tranquility Bamboo, we are still not without the power to fight against the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor!"

The voice of Master Mingde sounded again. Zheng Fa looked up and saw Master Mingde staring at the immortal sword on Xie Qingxue's waist... with sharp eyes.

"Thank you, Fairy. Your Tianhe Sect's skills are very special. This Qingping Sword is the sword that Tianhe Venerable carries with him." As the chief of the Supreme Dao, Mingde seems to know Tianhe Sect very well. "You are the master of Qingping Sword. You have merged with the sword. I'm afraid you also have the power of Dao Fruit?"

No, is this sister so strong?

But as soon as he saw the look in Mingde's eyes, Zheng Fa understood - Xie Qingxue was strong, but the real powerful one was Qingping Sword! "I need all kinds of spiritual medicines."

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As soon as Xie Qingxue said this, everyone's face was filled with joy.

These words are enough to show the confidence of this senior sister of Tianhe.

Everyone was happy, but Xie Qingxue frowned and looked at the head monk Mingde: "If you have a treasure for enlightenment, I would also like to borrow it."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this somewhat abrupt request, Master Mingde was not angry but very happy. "Xie Fairy, do you have the hope of moving up to a higher level?"

Xie Qingxue's eyes were firm as she nodded.

"Well then!" Now Xie Qingxue was needed to do her utmost. The head of Mingde was obviously not stingy. He said directly, "The treasure house of the Hundred Immortals Alliance is all our treasures. If Fairy Xie needs anything, I will never refuse!"

Zheng Fa was very envious after hearing this.

It’s better to be from a big sect! Xie Qingxue had the Qingping Sword, and with just three sentences, she let the Mingde Master open the storage bag for her!

He looked at Xie Qingxue and noticed that Yan Wushuang beside her was acting very strangely.

This guy first looked at Master Mingde for a long time, then turned back to look at his own senior sister with a frown, as if he felt a little confused.

Then, he turned his gaze to the Qingping Sword again. After scratching his head, he suddenly looked at Zheng Fa and finally figured out the relationship between the characters.

Seeing his expression, Zheng Fa was also puzzled.

The abbot Mingde said to Qingjingzhu, "Just look at me and forget it."

Speaking of Qingping Jian, why are you looking at me again?

What does this have to do with me?

…

The Great Sage Qingyun was filled with grief and anger, yet also determination. He spread out his light and flew towards the sea.

Although the demon race does not have immortals, it also has a foundation. He knows a few ancient demons who have even lived for several epochs. They are afraid that they also have ways to protect themselves in the catastrophe:

If all else fails, go and join them!

Even if the Five Xuanwei Sects are unreliable, our demon clan is not without support! The Seven Great Saints are also strong-willed!

He had a good plan in mind, and as soon as he reached the beach, he immediately stopped his escape.

The sea in front of me has changed!

He stood in the air, staring blankly at the sea.

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom.

The muffled sound was like someone beating a drum.

The sound was very small at first, almost inaudible.

Later, it gradually grew louder, drowning out the sound of the tide and all other sounds between heaven and earth.

It seems that the only thing left in the world is this muffled sound of dong dong dong.

The Great Sage Qingyun only felt an inexplicable heat in his body, and even felt like tearing his chest apart and taking out his internal organs to blow in the sea breeze.

But his heart gradually grew cold.

The sea surface was also cold.

At some point, the sea water slowly turned red, thick, and sticky, with an inexplicable yet creepy fragrance.

The Great Sage Qingyun flew backwards for his life.

On the red sea, the sun suddenly set, and a moon, a black crescent moon, cut through the skyline and jumped into the sky.

The black moonlight illuminates the backs of two people bowing respectfully in the red sea.

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom.

The muffled drumbeats grew louder and louder, and the black moonlight seemed to be shrinking.

The sea water slowly surged up to the black moon like blood.

heart!

Qingyun Great Sage finally understood that the moon was actually a heart! As the sea water poured in bit by bit, the black crescent moon gradually became rounder, and after it became a full moon, it suddenly shrank and exploded.

A figure that he dared not look directly at appeared in the void.

The sky brightened again, the sea turned blue again, and all the strange scenery disappeared, but the Great Sage Qingyun felt even more afraid. He turned his light and flew towards Tongming Mountain.

Master Mingde, help! ...

The Great Free Demon Ancestor glanced at the escaping light thousands of miles away and didn't care. He walked down step by step from the void and looked at the two people kneeling on the ground.

Two people...

"What about the others?"

"Holy Ancestor, they have returned to the sea of ​​blood."

The Nether Immortal answered cautiously.

The Great Free Demon Ancestor froze for a moment, and gently closed his eyes, as if he was comprehending something. After a long while, he spoke: "Are they all dead?"

"yes!"

The Netherworld Immortal still didn't dare to raise his head, and Chen Ting also buried his head in the soil.

"I am Da Zizai, a descendant of billions of bloodlines, and you two are the only ones left?" The Great Deity Demon Ancestor looked at the two people in front of him, and when he saw the Netherworld Immortal, he frowned again, "You are not my bloodline?"

"no!"

The Nether Immortal trembled all over, as if he was a little frightened, and explained: "I admired the Holy Ancestor's Dharma, so I turned to the Holy Church."

The Great Free Demon Ancestor looked at the Nether Immortal for a while, and seemed to have finally woken up from his deep sleep. He nodded slowly and said, "I remember you, the Supreme Dao..."

He looked at Chen Ting again.

It seems that he doesn't know this person very well.

Chen Ting's face was also full of nervousness. He had rebelled in front of the Great Free Demon Ancestor. If there was no other way, who would dare to appear in front of him! Seeing him like this, the Great Free Demon Ancestor seemed a little suspicious, but he couldn't remember anything. Suddenly, a faint light shot out of his eyes and enveloped Chen Ting.

Chen Ting only felt that his soul was being torn apart, his mind was in turmoil, and only a black talisman was slowly flying at the bottom of his sea of ​​consciousness.

After a long while, the Great Free Demon Ancestor nodded slowly: "The bloodline is pure and the origin is clean."

After saying that, he no longer cared about Chen Ting who was panting on the ground. This man was only at the Jindan level. If there weren't only two people here, he wouldn't have even looked at him.

…

"What is the current situation in Xuanwei?"

The Great Free Demon Ancestor asked the Netherworld Immortal.

"This time when we were trying to lead the Holy Ancestor, we not only encountered obstruction from the Five Xuanwei Sects, but even the demon race betrayed the Holy Religion. Now, the Great Free Heaven has been lost..."

"It's okay, Great Freedom Heaven." The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor nodded slightly, as if he didn't care much about losing his nest.

"Tell me about the Five Xuanwei Sects."

The Netherworld Immortal then talked about the various gods of the Five Xuanwei Sects.

"Qing Ping Sword?"

The Great Free Demon Ancestor had a carefree look on his face, but when he heard the words Qingping Sword, he interrupted the Netherworld Immortal and asked again, "Tianhe's Qingping Sword?"

The Nether Immortal nodded.

The Great Free Demon Ancestor raised his head and looked in the direction of Tongming Mountain, with some fear in his eyes.

"Demon Ancestor?"

"Are there any other powerful people?"

The Great Free Demon Ancestor asked again.

"And... there is another force. Although it is not one of the Five Xuanwei Sects, it is also a bit weird." The Nether Immortal was silent for a while, as if he didn't know how to start, and then he spoke slowly.

"Um?"

"Holy Ancestor, do you still remember the Zheng Fa of the Jiushan Sect?"

The Great Free Demon Ancestor thought for a while before nodding: "The theory of the Three Sons Talisman is very interesting."

"The Jiushan Sect now has a cave world called the Jiushan Realm."

The expression of the Great Free Demon Ancestor became slightly more serious.

"The demons you cultivated seem to be blocked by the Nine Mountains Realm. Two of them even died. Also, when you first guided the Demon Ancestor, Zheng Fa used some inexplicable means to take away the Blood Evil Flag."

The Great Free Demon Ancestor slowly closed his eyes, and after a long while he opened them and said, "Xuehe is still alive, and Jiao Wuji seems to be there too."

He seemed to be quite clear about the gods under his command.

"Did they betray the Holy Ancestor?"

The Netherworld Immortal exclaimed softly.

"Heh..." The Great Free Demon Ancestor rolled up his sleeves and flew towards Tongming Mountain with the two of them. He seemed not to be worried about the Qingping Sword at all.

"Holy Ancestor? The Qingping Sword?"

"Taishangdao is used to beating the younger ones first and then the older ones." It seemed that with only two followers left, the Great Free Demon Ancestor had some patience, and he actually explained, "I have just come to the world, so it is best to catch Taishangdao off guard..."

"Although the Qingping Sword is sharp, I am not afraid of a person who has just entered the Divine Transformation Realm..."

"I am in need of a second sword..."

The Nether Immortal was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that in addition to wanting to reduce the threat, the Great Free Demon Ancestor also wanted to steal the Tianhe Sect's treasure.

"Then Zheng Fa... is also interesting."

The next whisper from the Great Free Demon Ancestor made him feel puzzled again.

The Nether Immortal looked down at himself, then turned to look at Chen Ting, who was also shocked and confused, and thought secretly: Is it because they are the only two of his subordinates that this Demon Ancestor is so eager to recruit talents?

However, this person actually vaguely compared Zheng Fa and Qingping Sword?

Is it so hard to guess what the Demon Ancestor is thinking...

(End of this chapter)