Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 65 Nagging
Seeing that Tiedan's killing intent seemed to have eased a little, and he was not opposed to chatting for a while during the ambush, the shopkeeper Qizhen was relieved and continued to chat,
"That's right. I'm a businessman after all. The most important thing for a businessman is intelligence. I'm also good at earth escape and have visited famous mountains and rivers in the twelve countries. Therefore, I have a wide range of friends. When I have dinner with everyone, I also like to chat with them. Hehe, I don't care whether it's true or not, I just chat. Senior, if you want to know anything about the gossips in the cultivation world and the grievances and hatreds of the three major sects, just tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

"The secrets of the three major sects..."

Tiedan actually doesn’t hate talking. It’s just that when he was a dog, no dog would chat with him, so he never developed the habit of talking since he was a child…

Later, everyone in Swallow Cave was a group of swordsmen who didn't like to chat. They were either the eldest brother who squinted his eyes all day long, or the second brother who sharpened his sword until midnight, or the depressed lame man, or the crazy woman who drew her sword and chased him. Recently, he practiced swordplay and hacked people, practiced swordplay and hacked people, over and over again. There was really no one who communicated with him normally, so that until now, he didn't even understand many basic situations of the three major sects.

As for the inside story of Xuanmen and Xiangong, Tiedan has his own channels and experiences, so he doesn't need to mention it. But when it comes to the three major sects, there is indeed one who has been elusive until now.

So since the other party mentioned it, Tiedan took the opportunity to ask directly.

"Xuanmen is the imperial guard of the disbanded vassal state. What is the origin of the Ten Absolute Demon Sect? Is it also an imperial army?"

The shopkeeper really knew and explained,
"Come to think of it, the Divine Religion is not really the inheritance of our Immortal Army. It should be considered as a branch from the Immortal Clan."

"Xian Valve?"

"Those scholars from the aristocratic families. You see, after the demons are wiped out and the world is settled, we warriors are of no use. The court uses scholars as officials. After all, the princes want to have fun, but they always need lackeys to collect taxes for their herdsmen."

The shopkeeper explained,
"Although the clans have sworn allegiance to the Purple Star Palace, the lifeblood of the external alchemy path is always in the hands of the Three Yuans, and the secrets of the ancient internal alchemy are mostly sealed in the Lantai Daozang. The way of cultivation for the human race is firmly in the hands of the Immortal Palace, so naturally no one wants to be controlled by it forever.

So ever since Xuannv stabbed the Immortal Emperor to death, the world has been in chaos, the Immortal Palace has become increasingly weaker, and they have become increasingly distrustful of the Immortal Army's guards, and even less at ease with the royal family's princes. These aristocratic scholar-officials who relied on governance and recommendation to enter officialdom took advantage of the situation to rise.

There is no need for me to explain the current situation. The aristocratic families recommend each other and only employ their own disciples and former officials as officials. They monopolize land and inherit official titles. They have long been out of control. Not only do they form cliques and factions through marriage and fight for power in Taiwei Palace, they are also said to be stealing the ancient Taoist secrets that are not passed on to outsiders in the Immortal Palace, and researching methods of practice that break through the limitations of internal and external alchemy.

It would be fine if they were just fighting for power, but Ziweiyuan naturally could not allow their servants to steal such important things as the secrets of alchemy and try to get out of their control, so they launched a series of party imprisonments, sent eunuchs to arrest and imprison, and brutally suppressed the "party members" who had secret dealings with the magic way.

The "party members" were also connected to each other, with deep roots and tangled connections, so it was not so easy to clear them out. In addition, the eunuchs also took advantage of this incident to levy heavy taxes and fight for power with the aristocratic families, so the matter became more and more serious, and they had to be arrested several times. In the end, the Fairy Palace was divided into two, and finally the chaos of the Divine Religion broke out. "

Tiedan frowned.

"So it's still an internal fight in the Immortal Palace..."

The shopkeeper shrugged.

"The resources and Taoist scriptures of the world were originally all controlled by the Immortal Palace.

Most of the people in the world who are extremely talented, extraordinary, and capable of achieving success have a background in the Immortal Palace.

If you are not a prince, general or minister, you must have an ancestor who is a prince or minister for eight generations to inherit his skills. For example, my skills are all passed down from my ancestors. If I rely on myself, I would have starved to death.

The world has become so corrupt that there are not many people who can fight alone and start from scratch. You have practiced for a lifetime, what can you use to fight against others who have inherited for hundreds of generations? Even if you are one of the three gods, you have to take advantage of the situation and rise with the wind.

Oh, but the founder of Guixuan Sect, Xuannv, is a special case. It is said that she is really a village girl who suddenly appeared from some mountain valley and whose whereabouts cannot be found at all. "

Tiedan was not angry. The village girl Xuannv said that she had heard from her senior brother about it, and it was also a tacit fact within the Xuanmen. After all, which rich lady would keep a monkey...

"So the Lord God is also the prince of the Demon Palace?"

The shopkeeper touched his mouth and speculated,

"I don't think he's a prince yet. The bloodline of the emperor's descendants is strictly monitored. Even if it's a branch of the country, the Zongzhengfu can find it. But from the records of later generations, the words and deeds of the Lord of God, his conversation and family education, can be seen that he should be from a noble family. Therefore, there are three theories circulating there. One is that the Lord of God is Ban Sheng of the Ban family of Fufeng. He was the historian of Lantai at that time. Because he was involved in the internal struggle of the Immortal Palace and wrote the national history privately, he was imprisoned in the Immortal Palace.

People suspected that he had read the Taoist Canon of the Immortal Palace in Lantai, and thus he realized the heavenly book in prison and started the true teachings of this divine religion. The original version of the "Blood Sutra Heavenly Book" was the first copy copied by his family.

However, there are also claims that Ban Sheng only found the fragments of an unknown heavenly book of martial arts in the Taoist Canon and summarized and organized them, and the actual author of the book was someone else, but this is unknown. After all, unless one is at the level of the Dharma King, one cannot see the true appearance of the book.

There is another saying that the deity came from the Zhang family of Hongnong, and his true identity was one of the famous "Three Mings of the Western Kingdom", the wise minister Zhang Ming.

That Prime Minister Zhang was born into a family of virtuous people, was the best in countermeasures, and served as the Protector General of Anxi and the General of the Western Expedition. He opened up the Western Regions for the court. He was both civil and military, and was both a general and a prime minister. He was appointed as the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Agriculture. He was the leader of the gentry in the court and the country. His reputation and power made the Ziwei Palace jealous. Later, he was involved in the party disaster and was framed and slandered by the eunuchs, so he had to go into exile.

Ziweiyuan specially sent the factory guards to arrest him, but the scholars of the world all knew about Zhang Xiang's reputation, and noble families all over the world sponsored him. Wherever he went into exile, the powerful would shelter him, and even take out their own secret martial arts manuals and ask him for comments, summon their family children to make friends with him, and introduce their disciples and former officials to him for guidance.

So finally Zhang Xiang fled all the way to the Western Regions, and got Ban's Lanting Taoist Canon, and finally integrated what he had learned, achieved great magical powers, and completed the final version of "The Heavenly Book". Then he led the old troops of the Western Expedition to rise up and counterattack the Central Plains. Party members from all over the world responded, and almost overthrew the Immortal Palace in one fell swoop. This was the origin of the Divine Religion.

It’s just that Zhang Xiang was already very famous, so there was no need to hide his identity. So some people said that the God Lord might just be Zhang Xiang’s reincarnation, or his descendant or something.

As for the last statement, it is said that the god's actual surname is Lu and his given name is Qi. He is a descendant of a southern noble family. He has a deep family background in learning since childhood and studied in the Central Plains. He became a disciple of the Yuan clan. He read "Book of Songs" and "Book of Documents" when he was young, and he studied "Book of Rites" and "Book of Changes" when he grew up. He is knowledgeable and well-versed in astronomy, calendar, and mathematics, and is proficient in all aspects of Qimen Dunjia. He is one of the smartest people in the world.

However, he was later involved in the Party's troubles because he harbored Zhang Xiang and became his disciple. He was wanted by the court and was forced to flee to the Western Regions. Later, he was enlightened by Ban's Taoist Canon and joined hands with Zhang and Ban to establish the Divine Religion and build the foundation of the Divine Religion in the Western Regions.

The shopkeeper slowed down, swallowed his saliva and continued.

“But if you ask me, none of these three statements is true. The Lord God always wears a ghost mask, no one knows his true appearance, and he never mentions where he came from, so how could he possibly leave his name?

On the other hand, the top of the Divine Religion now has the four major families of Zhang, Ban, Duan and Lu, all of which were the absolute cores that made great contributions at the beginning of the founding of the religion. Therefore, the descendants of these four families inherited the Heavenly Book and successively served as the Ten Supreme Lords.

Among the four families, except for the Duan family, they were the Three Dukes and Grand Marshals appointed by the Immortal Palace in the past. They were ordered to suppress the rebellion in the Western Regions and fight against the Divine Religion. However, they were forced to go to the war because the eunuchs who supervised the army failed to extort bribes and made false accusations. Then they were sabotaged behind the scenes and their military supplies were cut off. They were defeated and their entire family was executed. Finally, they were left with no other choice and were forced to rebel. Their origins are the most clear.

The other three families were mostly small noble families that were persecuted by the Immortal Palace, exiled to the Western Regions, and were not well-known in the Central Plains. It is not known whether they were truly powerful or self-proclaimed. So these claims are probably made up by the descendants of the three families who deliberately fabricated the origins of the gods to flatter their ancestors. "

Tiedan frowned.

"How do you know so much? Are you from the Religious Church?"

The shopkeeper smiled but said nothing.

Tiedan understood.

"You really are from the Divine Religion... Oh, that rare and precious Jade Hall..."

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and nodded.

"With my limited skills, there is no way I can protect so many rare treasures. I am just working for my boss to look after the store and make a living.

That rare and precious jade hall is actually the main temple of Kun Kingdom Divine Religion."

(End of this chapter)