Jade Dynasty: I am the master of the Burning Sword, my swordsmanship is unparalleled.

Chapter 75 Exploring the Secret Cave Together
Upon hearing Zhang Xiaofan's words, the three women inside the stone chamber were all startled.

Looking at Zhang Xiaofan's calm expression, Youji's eyes narrowed, and she thought to herself, "Just as I thought." Lu Xueqi, on the other hand, pursed her lips and stared at Zhang Xiaofan with a deep gaze.

The eyes of the stunningly beautiful woman who knows the truth and the stunningly beautiful woman who thinks she knows the truth are both complex and profound.

Only Biyao was clearly stunned after hearing Zhang Xiaofan's words, and then exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, I didn't realize that you, a disciple of Qingyun, were so sincere in your desire to join my Holy Sect. Tsk tsk, as expected of the flirtatious fairy of the Hehuan Sect, your methods are truly brilliant. You actually managed to make a member of the dignified Qingyun Sect put aside his differences between righteous and demonic views, pay homage to the Holy Mother Mingwang, and take refuge under the Holy Mother Mingwang's throne."

"It is said that the two gods worshipped by the Demonic Sect, no, it should be the ancient Holy Sect, are the Heavenly Fiend King, a fierce god who created heaven and earth and controls punishment, and the Netherworld Holy Mother, a benevolent god who educates the world. Regardless of whether they are righteous or demonic, this ceremony is to worship the righteous gods of heaven and earth."

Zhang Xiaofan's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. He explained softly and then simply bowed three times to the two stone statues.

This righteous god corresponds to an evil god. At least, according to the legends that have been passed down, neither the Heavenly Fiend King nor the Netherworld Mother is an evil god.

Just as Taoism worships the Three Pure Ones, the disciples of Qingyun Temple also regard the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas worshipped by Buddhism as righteous gods. It is the same principle.

However, although these two are considered righteous gods, they are not the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, so Zhang Xiaofan naturally wouldn't perform such a grand kneeling ceremony; he would only express his respect in a perfunctory manner.

Lu Xueqi's eyes flickered slightly, and she felt that what Zhang Xiaofan said made sense. Regardless of whether they were righteous or demonic, at least these two gods were not the kind of evil gods or demons that led people to evil.

Biyao stared at Zhang Xiaofan with considerable surprise, thinking that this Qingyun disciple wasn't such a scoundrel after all. If he hadn't been associating with that vixen from the Hehuan Sect, but had instead joined their Ghost King Sect, that would have been the best outcome.

Thinking this, Biyao and Youji knelt down before the two stone statues and bowed respectfully. However, compared to Zhang Xiaofan's simple bow, Biyao and Youji's bow was much more formal.

After the ceremony, Youji fulfilled her promise and stepped forward again to help Zhang Xiaofan.

Whether she was already used to it or not, when Zhang Xiaofan held her supple waist again, You Ji didn't seem to feel anything unusual. She just spoke softly and tentatively.

"It's not surprising that Young Hero Zhang seems to quite agree with the doctrines of my Holy Sect."

“Miss Youji is joking. These two true gods created heaven and earth and taught all living beings. Which one of them was not for the sake of all living beings? Regardless of whether it is true or false, all living beings should respect them. On the contrary, you are the ones who bring shame to these two gods.”

Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but sneer, his words filled with disdain.

Zhang Xiaofan was never the kind of person who would blindly follow others. He wouldn't believe that something was a demonic sect just because others said it was. He had self-awareness and a complete and independent self.

Zhang Xiaofan deeply resented the demonic cult members because they disregarded life and were willing to ignore the lives of others in pursuit of power.

Both Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple take the well-being of the people as their responsibility and emphasize the coexistence of ability and responsibility.

The Demonic Cult is different. They have existed for too long, and their history of cultivating magical power is too long. As a result, later followers have all become increasingly self-centered in order to continuously improve their own strength.

The way of Heaven is to take from those who have too much and give to those who have too little; the way of man is to take from those who have too little and give to those who have too much.

It can be said that the original Holy Sect gradually lost itself in the process of pursuing power and became the demonic sect it is today.

Upon hearing this, You Ji fell silent, a hint of sadness flashing in her eyes. She sighed softly and did not refute. As one of the four Holy Envoys, You Ji had always secluded herself in the Desolate Temple to study the doctrines, and she harbored much dissatisfaction with the current state of the Holy Church.

However, You Ji was only one of the four holy envoys, and she had no choice but to help the ten thousand people join the same demonic sect first, so that she could educate the followers of the holy sect.

However, Biyao, who was following behind the two, spoke up in protest, clearly dissatisfied.

"Hey, Zhang Xiaofan, don't go too far! Don't forget, you're now a member of my Holy Church!"

As she spoke, Biyao glanced suspiciously at Lu Xueqi, who remained silent beside her. She found this vixen quite strange. As a member of the Holy Sect, the man she had seduced was slandering their sect, yet this vixen didn't even say a word to teach that damned bastard a lesson.

Zhang Xiaofan ignored Biyao and went with Youji to a spacious place.

Unlike the outside, which seems to have been carefully restored, this place is a naturally formed cave with countless stalactites of various colors and shapes hanging overhead.

What made Zhang Xiaofan and You Ji stop in their tracks was a huge stone tablet standing at the cave entrance, on which ten powerful characters were engraved in flowing, vigorous calligraphy:

Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs!
A majestic aura emanating from the cross-shaped stone tablet swept over them, causing Zhang Xiaofan and You Ji to be slightly startled.

"What excellent calligraphy! If this calligraphy came from the hand of that wicked old man, he might have reached a profound level comparable to the legendary Taiqing Realm during his lifetime."

Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but give a soft praise. Putting aside the distinction between good and evil, in terms of strength, that black-hearted old man's strength was probably no weaker than that of Dao Xuan Zhenren in the present day.

Upon hearing this, Youji couldn't help but nod in agreement. Putting aside his character, the Black-Hearted Old Ghost's talent was absolutely rare in the world, a truly exceptional existence from ancient times to the present.

"Back then, the Black-Hearted Old Ghost was able to unify the Holy Sect, so his cultivation level must have been extremely high."

As she said this, Youji couldn't help but turn to look at Zhang Xiaofan in front of her. She couldn't help but think that if Zhang Xiaofan were given some time, he might be able to unify the Holy Sect like that black-hearted old ghost.

Could it be that the Holy Church's destiny truly belongs to the Blood Refining Hall lineage?
After passing the stone tablet, a smooth stone wall appeared at the bottom of the cave. On both sides of the stone wall, there was a tunnel, the destination of which was unknown.

What caught Zhang Xiaofan and his companions' attention was a skull sitting upright on the bluestone platform in front of the stone wall.

At this moment, on the very end of the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs pendant tied to Zhang Xiaofan's waist with the Mountain and River Fan, the deep purple beads strung on the tassels are now shimmering with a faint light, facing the skeleton before him.

Youji looked down and noticed the unusual appearance of the flute magic weapon. Seeing Biyao and Lu Xueqi approaching, she inexplicably covered it with her sleeve. Then, staring at the withered bones in front of her, she sighed and said.

"Who would have thought that the once powerful and ruthless old man would die here?"

Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but turn to look at You Ji. He saw that the look in her eyes was quite complicated, but he couldn't quite understand it. He had no choice but to suppress his feelings and speak.

"Let's go take a look first."

With that, Zhang Xiaofan led Youji toward the passage on the right. Biyao and Lu Xueqi, seeing this, only glanced at the black-hearted old man's skeleton a couple more times before following behind and entering the tunnel together.

(End of this chapter)