The masters of Guiyuan Sect clasped their hands together and said, "Amitabha, Guiyuan Sect was still rooted in Yuzhou at that time."
Several sects and families claimed they were unaware of that period of history, and had no idea that Taihua Mountain, the world's foremost cultivation sect, had such a past. Only the Mohist patriarch remained silent. Finally, he stepped forward and said, "Thirty thousand years ago, something like this did happen."
When he said this, everyone remembered that a long time ago, the leader of the eight great families was the Mohist family, not the Bai family.
Hao Xingzi turned to look at the Mohist ancestor and said, "Indeed. From that time on, a ban was enacted on Mount Taihua. We could not destroy the 'Nine Lotuses Heaven-Taking Record,' so it was handed over to the personal custody of each generation's Yuxiao Peak Master, and it was absolutely forbidden to be leaked. Over a hundred years ago, this technique was passed from Senior Brother Wu Xiaozi to Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi, and he has kept it ever since."
Venerable Yuqingzi immediately understood, her expression changing slightly, but she still looked at Xuanlingzi and said, "Junior Brother, this is your fault. Since this technique is forbidden, how can you let Jianqing practice it?" After a pause, Yuqingzi looked at Venerable Haoxingzi again and whispered, "Senior Brother, even if Junior Brother Xuanlingzi did something wrong, now is not the time to blame him."
Yu Qingzi never thought that this technique was secretly practiced by Luo Jianqing himself. With Xuan Lingzi's cultivation level, how could Luo Jianqing steal the technique from him and then practice it secretly?
But until now, Yu Qingzi didn't think this was a serious matter.
Under the boundless sky, Xuan Lingzi still had his back turned and did not turn around.
Gazing at his thin and stubborn figure, Hao Xingzi clenched his fingers and said sternly, "For generations, only the Taihua Mountain Sect Leader and the Yuxiao Peak Master knew of the existence of the 'Nine Lotus Heaven-Taking Record,' and they carefully guarded it. However, there is one thing that only the Taihua Mountain Sect Leader knows, and it has been concealed from all the successive Yuxiao Peak Masters."
Hearing this, Luo Jianqing's heart suddenly tightened, and a sense of foreboding arose.
All the powerful cultivators present also became alert.
This "but" already foreshadows something bad, and may even... cause a lot of trouble.
Venerable Hao Xingzi sighed and said, "Thirty thousand years ago, Taihua Mountain was nearly wiped out by Yuxiao Peak. Since then, every successive head of Taihua Mountain has issued a secret order: if any disciple of Yuxiao Peak disregards the ban and secretly practices the 'Nine Lotuses Heaven-Seizing Record', then... they will be killed without mercy!"
The whole audience fell silent.
Venerable Yuqingzi's eyes widened in disbelief, while Venerable Guanglingzi and the others were also speechless and stunned. The cultivators from the other sects were even more surprised that Haoxingzi would actually say such a thing. Luo Jianqing's fingers trembled slightly, and a slight chill ran through his heart. Xuanlingzi remained silent, his back to the hundreds of cultivators, and did not respond.
Among the demon clan, Elder Du Juetian spoke up, "The demon clan also had a prophecy. Anyone who incurs the wrath of the demon lords will become a demon that destroys heaven and earth and must be eliminated. Those sixty-two black stars weren't actually stars, but a treasure that our demon clan has guarded for ten thousand years—the Jade Statue of the Demon Lord."
Yin Ji said, "More than a decade ago, two of the Demon Lord's jade statues shattered, leaving only sixty-two remaining. This person is a demon capable of destroying both races. If he is not destroyed, both races will perish! Humans, how dare you protect this person?"
As soon as these words fell, the crowd immediately erupted in discussion. Many cultivators were discussing amongst themselves, their gazes occasionally flicking across Luo Jianqing's pale face, their eyes dodging.
Seeing this, Venerable Yuqingzi immediately said anxiously, "Brother, how could you listen to Yin Ji's evil words and deceive the people? How could Jianqing destroy the two clans? Even if he practiced the 'Nine Lotuses Heaven-Seizing Record', we have watched Jianqing grow up, how could we not know what kind of character he is? The first disciple of Taihua Mountain has always been respectful and righteous, and is a role model for the world. Brother Haoxingzi..."
"My Soul-Breaking Sect will never shelter monsters!" A cold and hoarse voice suddenly interrupted the words of Venerable Yuqingzi.
Among the crowd, the gloomy and decadent Ghost Flame Patriarch took a step forward, took out his Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul-Summoning Banner from his ring, and stared at Luo Jianqing with his tiny eyes.
Not long after, the Bai family's ancestor also stepped forward and said, "My Bai family will never tolerate monsters!"
“The Yun family too!”
"The Cang family doesn't even protect monsters!"
…
In just a few breaths, after the Ghost Flame Patriarch spoke, one of the four major sects had already expressed his stance; of the eight great families, all but the Mo family had spoken. Finally, the Mo family's third elder stepped forward, looked sinisterly at the severely injured and weakened Luo Jianqing, and said, "The Mo family won't tolerate this either!"
Ancestor Gui Yan looked at the leader of the Feihua Sect and said, "Liuyu, Feng Si resolutely sacrificed his life to protect the human race. As the leader of the Feihua Sect, do you still want to see the human race overthrown?"
Fairy Liu Yu's expression was mixed, and then she suddenly said, "The Feihua Sect will not take action, but will not interfere in this matter either!"
Patriarch Gui Yan then looked at the Divine Sword Sect's Venerable Jian Xiao and said coldly, "Jian Xiao, your Divine Sword Sect has always followed the lead of Mount Taihua. Now that Hao Xingzi has issued the order, what are your intentions?"
Venerable Jian Xiao looked hesitantly at a place not far away, only to see Xuan Lingzi still with his back turned, not even glancing back.
After all this, Venerable Jian Xiao sighed and said, "My Divine Sword Sect is just like the Feihua Sect and will not interfere in this matter."
Finally, Patriarch Guiyan looked at Master Lingshang, who was standing before the Guiyuan Sect monks. Before he could speak, a young monk beside Master Lingshang stepped forward and said, "Amitabha. Benefactor, refrain from all evil and practice all good. Why are you so insistent?"
Ancestor Gui Yan's expression turned cold: "I am talking to Lingshang, how dare you, a junior, interrupt?"
The Buddhist disciple smiled slightly and said, "This humble monk is inspired by what he has said and would like to express his thoughts on behalf of our master."
Gui Yan wanted to teach the Buddhist disciple a lesson, but looking at the monks, he held back for the time being. He sneered, "Lingshang, what do you want to do?"
Master Lingshang sighed softly, "It didn't exist before, but now it exists. It existed before, but now it doesn't exist. Return to the Yuan Sect, kill all the monsters in the world, and don't ask about other things."
The smile on Fozi's face froze instantly. He immediately turned to look at the white-browed monk beside him, only to see the latter perform another monk's salute and slowly say, "If the demons dare to persecute human cultivators, Guiyuan Sect will fight them with all their might and show no mercy."
In the distance, Yin Ji's expression changed slightly, but she didn't speak.
Everyone's attention was fixed on the numerous venerables of Mount Taihua. Venerable Haoxingzi's expression was grave, his gaze fixed firmly on Luo Jianqing and Xuanlingzi. Beside him, Venerable Yuqingzi continued to offer persuasive messages, while Venerable Guanglingzi also had a complex expression, his thoughts unsettled. The remaining venerables each frowned, their expressions hesitant.
Hao Xingzi drew out the Taihua Sword, looked at Xuan Lingzi, and said, "Junior brother, don't blame me."
But at this moment, the figure in white slowly turned around. On his cold and handsome face, there was only calmness and indifference. Xuan Lingzi looked at the Venerable Hao Xingzi who drew his sword towards him with a calm gaze. His ink-stained eyebrows relaxed slightly, and his thin lips parted slightly. He sighed softly and said, "If
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