Chapter 513: End of the story, breaking promises
When Zheng Fa heard Xuan Ding admit his mistake, he was shocked.
To be fair, as things have developed to this point, there is actually not much that the Four Sects cannot say in this matter: it is not that the Four Sects did not make any mistakes, but that everything they did had its reasons that did not need to be concealed.
From his perspective, the Four Sects never claim to be moral role models. Sometimes, if they are wrong, they are wrong. We are just being domineering.
They don't care much about what Monk Xuanwei thinks.
Why, then, did the Tianhe Rebellion become a taboo in the Xuanwei Realm? The answer was obvious—the four sects had done something even more outrageous than before, something that was even unspeakable.
…
"Wrong?" The voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor sounded during the live broadcast.
But Immortal Xuan Ding fell silent again.
He looked at the white light on the San Sheng Stone and his eyes lost focus.
After a while, he spoke: "When we found out that the Three Demon Ancestors were also chasing you, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, we knew we were deceived."
Zheng Fa almost couldn't hold it in.
This Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is really pitiful.
It seems that he is about to unify Xuanwei with his close Taoist friend, Venerable Tianhe, and accomplish a great cause that will last for the ages.
As a result, Venerable Tianhe disappeared inexplicably.
As the heir to the Tianhe Sect, the most powerful sect in the world, the Tianhe Sect ended up rebelling.
He was hunted by both the righteous and evil factions, and had almost no place to stay in Xuanwei. It took him hundreds of thousands of years before he dared to show up.
This experience was really ups and downs, falling from heaven to hell.
If Zheng Fa encountered this situation, he would also want to massacre the Immortal Sect.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was silent for a long time.
When he spoke again, his tone was like a wave, filled with anger that was difficult to hide: "You know you are wrong, and then what?"
This anger was answered by silence again.
After a long time, it was Nishang Yuanjun who spoke:
"Once we found something wrong, the four sects of ours discussed it immediately."
"Yes... Immortal Lu of Haori Mountain said that things have come to this."
White light appeared on the Three Lives Stone again, indicating that what he said was true.
"Lu Yao? Are you saying that things have come to this?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor murmured softly.
Speaking of this name, he seemed a little unfamiliar with it.
It can be seen that in that era, Hao Rishan was not considered the protagonist of Xuanwei:
After all, on the surface, the first ancestor of Haori Mountain is just a true immortal.
But Zheng Fa frowned.
The terrifying thing about Lu Yao is that in terms of talent, he can be compared with Venerable Tianhe, and his Dharmakaya skills are also profound.
In terms of origin, Lu Yao can be compared with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, and may even be older than the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
But judging from the reaction of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, he didn't even have much impression of Lu Yao.
Perhaps Venerable Tianhe may not have noticed Lu Yao's specialness? Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said again: "It has come to this, what does it mean?"
After hearing this, Zhitong and the other three fell silent.
They had been secretly stabbing each other in the back before, but now they tacitly kept their mouths shut.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had already understood.
He said coldly:
"Let's make the best of a bad situation?"
"Why not do it once and for all?"
"Even, unite with the Demon Ancestor?"
Zhitong and others fell into silence.
Yun Zhenxian blushed and said:
"Is this the decision of our Hao Ri Mountain Sect? The First Ancestor only made a suggestion."
"You should know that it was the Supreme Dao that issued the Dao Order in conjunction with the four sects."
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor then asked, "What Dao Order?"
Xuan Ding Zhenxian's expression suddenly turned ugly.
The four Zhitong people themselves were unable to solve the prisoner's dilemma. After a few words, the conflicts among the four sects could no longer be covered up.
Nishang Yuanjun was implicitly blaming Lu Yao.
Yun Zhenxian is now preparing to drag Tai Shangdao into the water again.
Zhitong then stabbed in: "Cut off the Tianhe method."
"All cultivators are not allowed to practice the fundamental Dharma of the Tianhe Sect."
The voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was a little cold.
"Can't you practice Tianhe Law? Tianhe is not a person who has sectarian views. Many of the cultivators who followed him in the past were taught Tianhe Law. As far as I know, there are thousands of them."
Immortal Xuan Ding lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Jiuyou Demon Ancestor seemed to realize something: "Outside of Tianhe Sect, there are quite a few people who practice Tianhe Law!"
"Don't the Four Sects have it?"
"How can you prohibit it?"
Zheng Fa was shocked, and finally understood what the four sects were trying so hard to hide as a taboo:
Venerable Tianhe was more open-minded than he had imagined.
The problem of cutting off the Tianhe method is too serious.
If what the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said was true, Venerable Tianhe had been cooperating with the four sects and had not even been stingy with the Tianhe Dharma.
Instead, he passed it on.
Given the power of Venerable Tianhe, he probably had quite a few followers back then.
There are many cultivators from the four sects who are practicing.
Perhaps at the beginning, the four sects’ Daoguo were obscured.
But the moment they knew the truth, their choice was not to turn back, but to... cleanse themselves.
An unprecedented purge that spread among the Xuanwei cultivators and even within the four sects.
This kind of dark history, not to mention that the four sects do not care about their reputation externally, they must also never mention it internally.
The Yangshen method, the Dharmakaya method, and the Tianhe method do not seem to be incompatible.
But only the Tianhe Method was hidden in history.
The reason for this concealment is, on the one hand, that this period of history is too bloody, and on the other hand, it is because Tianhe Law is a taboo among taboos.
Xuan Ding Zhenxian raised his eyes and looked at the Three Life Stone: "Who is not afraid of the resurrection of Tianhe Zun?"
The San Sheng Stone is dazzlingly bright.
It turns out that this sentence couldn't be more true.
…
Zheng Fa fell into deep thought.
He even seemed to be deaf to the quarrels and excuses among Zhitong and others.
It sounds like the Tianhe Rebellion was an irreversible tragedy from beginning to end: Venerable Tianhe practiced the Tianhe Law, cut down mountains and destroyed temples, which brought about fear and suspicion, which were the fundamental causes of this incident.
To put it bluntly, everything that happened afterwards can only be said to be a minor cause, but not a fundamental contradiction.
As for the news that Venerable Tianhe colluded with the Demon Sect and even became possessed, if there was no such premise, it probably wouldn't have much impact.
Even without these things, there would inevitably be a conflict between Venerable Tianhe and the Four Sects.
When Venerable Tianhe died, the contradiction that he had been suppressing with his strength was finally detonated.
Zheng Fa was even 80% sure that Lu Yao was the person behind the scenes: although he didn't know what was going on with the Lingxi God of Yao Chi.
But Lu Yao’s identity as the original demon ancestor is too suspicious.
But he didn't understand the original reason: What made Venerable Tianhe cut down mountains and destroy temples, and even disappear in the end?
…
"If it was really Lu Yao who did it, then the most terrifying thing about this matter is not that he passed on some false information, but that... he really calculated the four sects."
In the Nine Mountains Realm, Senior Sister Zhang commented with a cold face.
The Emperor nodded solemnly: "Let the four sects find out that the Demon Sect is hunting down the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor..."
"I'm afraid this matter was deliberately exposed."
Xie Qingxue raised her head suddenly, with a look of great shock on her face: "On purpose?"
"Lu Yao accurately calculated the reactions of the Four Sects, and the Four Sects did not disappoint him."
In the Heavenly Palace, Senior Sister Zhang and the others stopped talking.
After a while, Uncle Pang sighed and said, "Put yourself in their shoes. If I were a member of the Four Sects and I knew that I had misunderstood Venerable Tianhe and killed Tianhe's disciples and successors, what would I choose?"
“If we allow Venerable Tianhe to be resurrected, my sect, my relatives and friends will all face his revenge.”
“I might make the same choice.”
Senior Sister Zhang suddenly looked towards Zheng Fa, worry in her eyes.
If this was really done by Lu Yao, then it is not good news for Zheng Fa.
This person's conspiracy doesn't seem to be sophisticated at all.
But looking back, everyone in the situation was making the choice they thought was right.
…
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor in the live broadcast did not speak for a long time, as if he was sorting out the ins and outs of everything.
Suddenly, Li Sanxian said, "Lu Yao, it's the original demon ancestor!"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was stunned.
"What?" His voice was even more surprised than before, "Lu Yao is only a True Immortal, how can he be the original Demon Ancestor?"
In the live broadcast, Zhitong and Yun Zhenxian's faces darkened.
"Who slandered me, the First Ancestor of Hao Ri!"
Yun Zhenxian shouted angrily.
They couldn't hear what Li Sanxian said, but they heard the doubts of Jiuyou Demon Ancestor.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor seemed to have reacted and said, "If you say no, come to the Three Lives Stone."
Yun Zhenxian did not move.
The answer is, of course, obvious.
Li Sanxian seemed to understand that the people of Haori Mountain were refuting him, and hurriedly said: "Master Zheng of Jiushan Sect can testify to this. When he was in spiritual transformation, Lu Yao used his Dharmakaya to stop him."
"Has Lu Yao ever practiced Dharmakaya?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor glanced at the Tongjian and simply asked Xuanding Zhenxian: "Can you confirm this?"
Xuan Ding Zhenxian nodded and said, "After the Tianhe Rebellion, we also realized that we were deceived, but we didn't know who deceived us. In fact, we have been investigating."
This is normal.
Tai Shang Dao, they are just selfish, not stupid.
Naturally we will find out the cause.
"The Daozun's decree said that Lu Yao was extremely suspicious, but Lu Yao had already gone to Leiyin Temple at that time."
"Later, Zheng Fa passed away and Lu Yao appeared in the world. Only then did we understand the whole story."
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor asked in a cold voice:
"Lu Yao, is this the original demon ancestor?"
Zhitong and the other man remained silent.
Silence is an admission.
As the Jade Book of Creation moved, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor actually asked him a question.
At this time, Zheng Fa was like a non-stick pan: "If Li Sanxian says it is, then it is."
After all, he had no solid evidence.
"Haori Mountain, Leiyin Temple..."
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor murmured in a low voice.
It can be heard that Li Sanxian was very successful in shifting the blame.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor might have now locked onto the two sects of Haori Mountain.
Zheng Fa looked at Zhitong's ugly expression and laughed secretly in his heart.
At first, the blame for the Tianhe Rebellion seemed to be mainly on Taishang Dao and Yaochi...
After all, a message came from the Supreme Dao.
A message came from Yaochi.
It's easy to imagine that there are some deliberate arrangements involved.
However, when Zheng Fa was going through the tribulation of transformation into a god, by some strange coincidence, Lu Yao accidentally revealed a hint of his true identity.
This became the Achilles' heel of Haori Mountain and Leiyin Temple.
Naturally, the two Taishangdao sects did not do anything good.
But it is not said whether Lu Yao was the instigator of the Tianhe Rebellion.
Just his identity as the original demon ancestor is not clean enough.
…
In the Nine Mountains Realm, the Emperor of Heaven looked towards the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols and saw the Nine Mountains disciples discussing among themselves.
In the live broadcast room, the disciples of the four sects seemed even more surprised than them.
The disciples of Haori Mountain were especially confused at this moment.
One of the four great sects in Haori Mountain, a top immortal sect, has suddenly turned into a demon sect?
Especially the Haori disciple beside Yun Zhenxian.
She looked at him, wanting a negative answer.
But Yun Zhenxian's silence made them even more desperate.
But at this moment, both Yun Zhenxian and Zhitong from Leiyin Temple seemed to be gritting their teeth and unwilling to speak.
But the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor suddenly laughed: "You are not lying, I am satisfied, go forward, you will be able to get out of the sword formation."
“…”
The old monk Zhitong suddenly looked up, with a somewhat surprised expression.
Obviously, he didn't expect that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor would actually keep his promise.
Even Zheng Fa was puzzled.
He is the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, and he should hate the four sects very much at this time.
If the cultivators from the four sects were really to be let go, Zheng Fa felt that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor should not destroy the Immortal Sect, but would directly go to the Leiyin Temple to become the Buddha.
It's easy to guess that this person is still alive.
The four True Immortals in the live broadcast room were all hesitant.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said, "I swear in the name of Tianhe that if I cross this bridge, I will leave the Immortal Execution Sword Formation."
"I will never kill you either."
After hearing this, not only Zheng Fa, but even Zhitong's face showed a little more trust.
A mysterious black and white light suddenly emerged from the arch bridge in front of the crowd. The stone bridge under the mysterious light kept flickering and seemed to be disappearing.
Now the monks from the four sects became even more anxious.
Before Zhitong could say anything, several disciples of Taishangdao rushed forward.
Zheng Fa thought about it and walked forward:
He was not too afraid of anything happening. Not to mention the goodwill brought by the Yin-Yang Fish Jade Pendant, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor still needed his help for the live broadcast.
Until now, he still hasn't figured out the purpose of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's live broadcast.
Even if the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was really crazy, Zheng Fa was confident that he would not kill himself...well, at least he would kill himself in the end.
As soon as Zheng Fa moved, the disciples of Haori Mountain followed suit.
Zhitong seemed to have figured it out. After all, although going forward might not be a real way to survive, going backwards was indeed a dead end.
It’s better to listen to Jiuyou and give it a try.
A group of people flew to the other side, and the disciples of Tai Shang Dao were the fastest.
As soon as they flew over the river, they immediately fell down, as if someone was pulling them by their ankles and dragging them into the water.
“Senior Brother!”
The remaining Tai Shang Dao monks behind them hurriedly stopped and shouted.
Zheng Fa looked towards the river and saw that as soon as these Tai Shang Dao disciples touched the water, their skin and flesh fell off piece by piece, leaving only a few white bones that slowly swam along the river.
Similar situations occurred in the other three places in the live broadcast room.
The voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor came again: "This river is called Wangchuan, and it is difficult for birds to cross it."
There was an unconcealable joy in his voice.
"Walk the bridge!"
Zhi Tong shouted coldly and walked towards the bridge with a few disciples of Leiyin Temple.
Others naturally followed suit.
When they first got on the bridge, everyone's faces looked a little tense.
Lian Zhitong's expression was cautious.
The Wangchuan River kills people invisibly, so this bridge must be no ordinary thing.
But what no one expected was that the arch bridge really seemed to be nothing magical, and a group of people walked across the arch bridge safely and stepped onto the other side.
Zheng Fa was also somewhat surprised and looked back at the arch bridge. He was stunned: the arch bridge, the Wangchuan River, and the Sansheng Stone had all disappeared.
It seemed that everything that happened just now was nothing.
The old monk Zhitong did not look back, but looked forward.
In front of us is the Tianhe Sect.
The master's hall, the scripture building, and the pavilions are all within sight.
There is also a big city at the foot of the mountain, which is also where the relatives of the Tianhe Sect disciples live.
But it’s not the Tianhe Sect.
The spiritual energy on the mountainside was gone, the valley was filled with cold winds, and all the palaces and pavilions were closed.
There was no sound at all in the city, as if there were no living people.
The ground beneath everyone's feet was wet and muddy, filled with the stench of blood.
Zhi Tong's face darkened, but he didn't seem surprised. He just sneered and said, "Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, you really don't keep your word!"
"Breaking your promise?" The figure of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor suddenly appeared on a distant hilltop. He looked down at Zhitong and others, his majesty as deep as an abyss or a prison.
"I said I would let you out of the sword formation, but you are no longer in the sword formation. How can you break your promise?"
“…”
The old monk Zhitong asked loudly: "Where is this place?"
Zheng Fa heard two familiar place names:
"Yinshan, the city of wrongful death."
(End of this chapter)
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