Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 559: The "Seniors" of Emei Sword Sect

Chapter 559: The "Seniors" of Emei Sword Sect

Looking at the 5,000-year history of the Lu State, we can see that "the general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division."

The historian of the previous life learned about the history of the cultivation world from Mei Yingxue and learned that it is also the case that "famous and large sects will eventually prosper after their decline, and decline after their prosperity."

According to Mei Yingxue, the Emei Sword Sect originated during the great war between humans and demons. The humans formed a bridgehead for the counterattack on the Ten Thousand Mountains in southern Xinjiang. After the victory of the humans, the sect became a powerful one with the responsibility of guarding against the demons, and it continued to grow.

In the end, it fell apart due to internal strife, and almost all the sword masters in the sect escaped.

Then came the period of conflict between the Chan sect and the Jie sect, when many Shushan swordsmen became disciples of the Chan sect, becoming the Shushan branch of the Chan sect, and began to prosper rapidly again.

As a result, as the Chan sect itself fell apart, the Shushan branch began to fight among itself and fell into a period of serious division and turmoil.

Then came the "Three Kingdoms Period" in the world of cultivation, when the legacy of the Xianjiao was divided among the three branches of Taiqing, Shangqing, and Yuqing. As a result, the Shushan branch became the Shushan Shangqing School, which was exclusively for sword immortals.

At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, a great and talented person appeared. He appointed his children as the leaders of the three sects. Therefore, the name "Shushan" was removed and it became the Shangqing Sect.

Hundreds of thousands of years later, a serious internal conflict occurred within the Shangqing Sect, and the various peaks separated into separate mountains. The Emei sect occupied four peaks and regained the name of "Emei Sword Gate".

The subsequent history was rather chaotic, with alternating prosperity and decline. The most serious one was the invasion of the Red Lotus Zen Sect in Tiecheng Mountain, which destroyed two of the three Shushan sects. The Emei Sword Sect also lost its base, and its core elite disciples fled to the Dabie Mountains to establish a sect, which was destroyed again after several generations... Instead, the descendant of an outer disciple who was not valued at the time became a casual swordsman and achieved the Great Dao. He eventually returned to Shushan, destroyed the Red Lotus Zen Temple, and rebuilt the Emei Sword Sect.

Therefore, in the history of the entire cultivation world, there have been a total of three Emei Sword Gates, namely the "Ancient Emei Sword Gate" that fought against the demon clan, the "Former Emei Sword Gate" after the demise of the Shangqing Sect, and the "Later Emei Sword Gate" rebuilt by the powerful sword immortals.

The ancient Emei Sword Sect is the most authentic, like the "Ancient Roman Republic"; the former Emei Sword Sect is regarded as the direct descendant of the ancient Emei Sword Sect, like the "Eastern Roman Empire" after the Roman Empire split; as for the so-called "later Emei Sword Sect", its tradition comes from that wandering sword immortal, and most of them are not of the ancient Emei Sword Sect's tradition, and at most can only be regarded as the "Third Roman Tsarist Russia".

Teacher Mei Yingxuemei was a member of the Later Emei Sword Sect. The swordsmanship textbooks she compiled, which form the basis of the vast majority of Luguo's current sword masters, are derived from the Later Emei Sword Sect's swordsmanship manuals. The old man with long eyebrows who taught the art of two-handed sword control likely lived during the Shushan era, predating the Former Emei Sword Sect. Therefore, when the lady in the sedan chair described Yan Yu's "disorganized swordsmanship" and "archaic swordsmanship," it's likely that the disorganized style refers to the Later Emei Sword Sect's swordsmanship, as the founder was a free-spirited cultivator, while the archaic style refers to the Shushan Two-handed Sword Control technique.

In other words, her origin is probably from the former Emei Sword Sect.

"So that I can tell you, Senior." Facing the woman in the sedan chair's question about "How is Emei?", Yan Yu gathered his thoughts briefly and replied, "The Emei Sword Sect was destroyed several times and then rebuilt again. Unfortunately, the sword art tradition was lost along the way. My sword art was inherited from Fairy Jinghong of the Sword Sect. As for the two-handed sword technique, I learned it by accident and it wasn't taught by Fairy Jinghong."

"I see." The woman pondered for a long moment, then sighed. "Even a sect as powerful as the Shangqing Sect ultimately fell apart. How could there be an immortal sect in the world? It's a shame that my wishful thinking was ultimately like a mantis trying to stop a chariot... Since you two are also from the Jian Sect, why don't you come with me to my humble abode for a chat? I have some Emei swordsmanship texts; you can take them back and return them to the sect to complete the lineage."

"Thank you, senior." Yan Yu said quickly.

Li Minghu was watching from the side, and suddenly sent a voice message to Yan Yu:

"Be careful."

"Ah."

The two followed the sedan chair and heard the woman in it say:

"I am Yin Rou, the daughter of Yin Han, the head of the Emei Sword Sect. I've had weak physiques since childhood, similar to yours (looking at Li Minghu). My father said it would be difficult for me to achieve greatness in the path of a swordsman. I refused to accept that, so I practiced swordsmanship day and night, vowing to prove it to him."

"Later, the Red Lotus Sect of Tiecheng Mountain attacked. The battle on the front lines was going badly, and defeat was imminent. The destruction of our sect was inevitable. At this time of panic, I proposed to find the Shangqing Sect's lost Taiyang Zhenmei Sword to save our sect from collapse and our orthodoxy from the brink of collapse."

"The Sun's True Darkness Sword?" Yan Yu asked in surprise, "What is that?"

The name sounds very powerful, but I have never heard of it in my previous life.

"In the past, the Emei Sword Sect was able to defeat the demon clan because they relied on two human divine swords: Taiyin Suming and Taiyang Zhenmei, both of which possessed supreme power," the woman explained. "Taiyin Suming had an erratic personality and flew away long ago. Taiyang Zhenmei was rigid and was passed down from generation to generation by the Shangqing Sect's headmaster."

"Later, the Shangqing Sect suffered a serious internal conflict, and the sect leader, Chen Yanwei, fled with the Sun True Darkness Sword, and his whereabouts remain unknown. By chance, I discovered that Chen Yanwei had fled to Southern Xinjiang, and I decided to follow his footsteps and retrieve the Sun True Darkness Sword."

Having said this, the woman paused noticeably, waiting for the two men to ask.

But Yan Yu and Li Minghu were not that Yuan Zhen Ruoxi. They thought to themselves, if you really found the Taiyang Zhenmei Sword, how could you still be here? Therefore, they did not ask any more questions.

The woman felt a little unhappy and continued:
"It's just that I'm not strong enough. I accidentally got poisoned by the miasma in the southern border, and then fell into a dark valley, which damaged my body. I had no choice but to turn to the path of ghost cultivation. In the end, I found this Nine Netherworlds and barely survived."

"I see." Yan Yu said, "Senior's fate was full of misfortunes. It's really a pity."

"Now that I know that Emei Sword Sect has a successor, I feel relieved." The woman smiled, covering her mouth with her sleeves.

"May I ask, Senior," Yan Yu continued, "what exactly is this Nine Netherworld Palace?"

"The distance between Yin and Yang is as vast as a chasm," the woman replied casually. "Traveling from the world of the living to the underworld naturally takes time. The ghost messengers lock up the souls of those nearing the end of their lives and first bring them from the world of the living to the Nine Netherworlds for a short rest before continuing on to the netherworld. The Nine Netherworlds are like post stations in the world of the living. There are a total of 108 of them, equal to the number of Heavenly Gangs and Earthly Fiends."

"So this is the underworld." Yan Yu said as if he had suddenly realized something. "No wonder the houses around here have no windows."

"No," the woman said, "The Nine Netherworld is neither in the world of the living nor in the underworld. It's somewhere between the living and the dead, so the living can come and the dead can go. The windows are for the dead, because the soul's abode shouldn't be allowed to enter by sunlight. You see, the sky here is still a little light, which is different from the underworld."

Yan Yu and Li Minghu looked up at the sky and nodded in agreement.

"Senior," Yan Yu continued, "Senior, you noticed earlier that my... Daoist companion has an imbalance of the five elements in his body and a short lifespan. Do you have any solution for this?"

"Yes," the woman replied, "If you die in battle, you will follow me on the path of a ghostly immortal, and naturally you will not be restricted by the limitations of your physical body."

Yan Yu looked speechless, while Li Minghu looked calm and followed him calmly.

"If you don't want to be separated from her, then you have no choice but to seek the help of a powerful being." The woman saw his reluctance and continued, "This powerful being must be proficient in the Five Elements and skilled in the art of physical transformation. Only then can they replenish the Five Elements and reshape her body. It's like when Taiyi Zhenren rescued his disciple Nezha, using five lotus leaves as wood, the water from the pond in the cave as water, and the ash soil from his roots as soil. He also gave him the Wind Fire Wheel and the Three-pointed Spear to complete the Five Elements. Only a powerful being like Taiyi Zhenren could bring Nezha back to life."

"I see." Yan Yu sighed deliberately, but sneered in his heart.

He could tell that the woman was deliberately exaggerating the difficulty in order to instigate Li Minghu to take the path of ghost cultivation - if I didn't have experience in my previous life, I would have been deceived by you.

"I don't want to become a ghost." Perhaps because he was afraid that he would be tempted, Li Minghu sent a voice message to remind him, "And I think this person... there are indeed many things in what this ghost fairy said that don't make sense." "For example, she was obviously from the Emei Sword Sect, but why does she know the method of ghost fairy cultivation." Yan Yu said slowly.

"If we ask her, she can just say it was an accidental gain," Li Minghu said. "That won't refute her."

"Why should we refute her?" Yan Yu said calmly, "Since she invited us to her residence and even brought up the Emei Daoist tradition to tempt us, I guess she's either set a trap there or wants to use us for something."

"Just follow and see."

The two followed the sedan chair to their destination, a very spacious mansion. It contained numerous pavilions and terraces, connected by countless long corridors and waterside pavilions, resembling a Jiangnan garden. Unfortunately, it was all filled with a gloomy atmosphere, making one feel quite uncomfortable.

Several paper figures helped the woman in the sedan chair to the ground, and another paper figure went out to arrange the sedan team and unload all the goods and distribute them.

Li Minghu looked at the ghostly entrance of the mansion, coughed a few times, and then walked in with Yan Yu.

The woman knew that the two men were cultivators from the mortal world and did not like darkness, so she did not force them into the house. Instead, she let them rest in the middle of the courtyard, then went into the inner room to get a jade slip and gave it to them.

The jade slip was titled "Taishang Hunyuan Sun and Moon Sutra," and it clearly stated at the beginning that it was the general outline of swordsmanship of the "Shangqing School," not the "Emei Sword Sect." Yan Yu took a quick glance. If the "Kunlun Sword Controlling General Outline" previously obtained by the Zhenhai team emphasized both offense and defense, using force to overwhelm the opponent, then this "Taishang Hunyuan Sun and Moon Sutra" was clearly more inclined towards offense, with four routes: direct attack, fierce attack, quick attack, and surprise attack, corresponding to the four tactical needs of both offense and defense, full suppression, rapid surprise attack, and covert attack.

A detailed discussion of the four attack methods...nothing more.

Yan Yu handed the jade slip to Li Minghu and looked at the woman in surprise.

The woman was waiting for this reaction from him and sighed leisurely:
"To be honest, I'm a latecomer to this Nine Netherworld. Originally, there lived a ghost king here, known as 'Beimang Daojun.' Seeing my beauty, he wanted to marry me. He also took advantage of my absence to ransack my tomb and took away all the swordsmanship manuals I had saved during my lifetime, claiming they were to be my dowry and would only be returned after we married."

"I am a ghost cultivator, and the other party is more advanced than me. I simply cannot defeat him. Only if you two help me destroy the ghost king, I can hand over the Emei Sword Sect's lineage to you."

Yan Yu pondered for a moment and said:
"Exorcising demons and defending the Dao is the duty of us Sword Immortals. Furthermore, the Taoist Master Beimang has attempted to seize our Sword Sect's Dao lineage, so naturally, we have no choice but to eliminate him. Please rest assured, Senior."

Li Minghu was listening beside him, his mind turning slightly.

Yan Yu kept saying "I am the Jianmen Taoist sect", which means he called himself a "Jianmen disciple", which shows that he did not believe what the woman said. He mainly wanted to seek benefits and avoid harm, and get some benefits first.

This woman can teach paper figurines swordsmanship and can talk about Emei Jianmen in detail, which means she must have some connection with Jianmen. However, there is no definite evidence to support the belief that she is the "daughter of the Jianmen master" - and it cannot explain why she knows the method of ghost cultivation.

Since she wants to use us to eliminate the Ghost King, we might as well agree to it first. As for whether to actually help, there's no rush. We should find out more about the situation first.

"If you divide this town into east, south, west, and north, finding the Ghost King is easy," the woman continued. "My house is in the east, and the Northern Mang Daoist Monarch is in the north. Just head northwest, and the ghosts will come out to block your way and devour your flesh and blood."

"As long as you kill all the ghosts and monsters you see along the way, the Ghost King will eventually become restless and reveal himself. Please use your swords to eliminate him. If you can retrieve the Sword Sect tome that was stolen from me, I will finally be relieved of my worries."

Yan Yu readily agreed, and Li Minghu was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"The Madam is in the east, the Ghost King is in the north, so what lives in the west and south of the town?"

"The Nine Netherworld is a transit point between yin and yang," the lady replied. "Some people who have not yet reached the end of their life span, but die unexpectedly, end up in the Nine Netherworld. They temporarily reside in the two southwest areas until their life span ends, and then return to the underworld. Since you two are still alive, you naturally cannot see these townspeople."

"Also, occasionally there are ghost officials who will stay there for seven days to detain souls. Therefore, it's best not to get close to that place. Otherwise, if you encounter a ghost official, unnecessary conflict is inevitable."

"So that's how it is." Yan Yu sneered in his heart.

During the long era of the destruction of the Dharma, the entire underworld's priesthood was completely empty. Now that the spiritual energy has only been revived for a little over a year, where would the ghost messengers come from? The priesthood of the Black and White Impermanence is still vacant. Otherwise, how could the two ghosts under Chen Lingyun's command cultivate the path of the Black and White Impermanence?

Clearly, this woman is unaware of the events of the Age of Extinction and is still using knowledge from the cultivation world to weave lies, attempting to deceive Minghu and me. There must be some secrets to the west and south that she doesn't want us to know.

After saying goodbye to the woman and leaving, Yan Yu took Li Minghu out of the cemetery and headed northwest.

Along the way, we saw quite a few paper people, walking on the streets like townspeople, visiting each other, or looking at the two people passing by. The expressions on their painted faces were very strange.

"I suspect these paper figures are the woman's spies." Yan Yu secretly sent a message to Li Minghu, "Let's go northwest first, and once we're free of these paper figures, we can turn west to explore the town."

"I'll listen to you." Li Minghu said meekly.

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However, Chen Lingyun held the Nine Heavens Demon Prison Banner and asked the Five Ghosts to explore and clear the way ahead, with the Black and White Impermanence guarding both sides, and walked towards the town at the foot of the mountain.

"Master, Master." Bai Wuchang suddenly thought, "There is, there is something..."

"What is it?" Chen Lingyun asked.

"Good, good stuff." Bai Wuchang pointed at the town below and replied, "Compete with me..."

The Black and White Impermanence under her command were not the two great gods Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu in folk legends, but ghosts who had followed the Black and White Impermanence's path of cultivation. Therefore, their spiritual intelligence had been somewhat developed, but not much, and their speech was intermittent, like that of an unenlightened child - as their cultivation became more and more profound, it would naturally become easier and easier to communicate.

After hearing its stuttering description, Chen Lingyun guessed that there might be ghosts in the town that were practicing the Bai Wuchang route.

There is only one position for Bai Wuchang, completely vacant due to the era of extinction, and now it is fought over by countless ghosts. Whoever can reach the end of this route first will be the first to become the true Bai Wuchang - the rest of the ghosts have no hope of becoming gods, equivalent to walking on a dead end, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are completely useless.

If the ghost can be defeated and its understanding of the priesthood of "Bai Wuchang" can be seized, then the Bai Wuchang under Chen Lingyun will take a step further on this path, which will definitely be beneficial for it to compete for the priesthood.

"Hmm." Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "In that case, there's no need to rush to look for my teammates. You can sense carefully and see where Bai Wuchang is here. Let's go find him first."

"Thank you, thank you, master!" Bai Wuchang was immediately overjoyed, grinning so wide that even his tongue seemed to be longer.

(End of this chapter)

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