Fengyunlu

Mingtai joined the Hidden Sword Sect and became Mo Wenjian. He diligently trained under his master, gradually rising to prominence and becoming one of the sect's Three Swordsmen: Heaven, Earth, and Man. However, fate continued to twist the wheels of fate. One day, a mysterious figure reappeared, bringing news of his sister but also making a difficult choice: to join the humble sect and serve the Ghost King. Otherwise, his sister's life would be in danger. To save his sister, Mo Wenjian agreed, and from then on, he bore the infamy he sobbed. "I never intended to harm you, nor have I forgotten revenge. But the helplessness within this is something no one can understand," Mo Wenjian said, his voice choking. Tears welled in Fairy Ji Yao's eyes, unsure how to face this. At this moment, Luo Hongchen stepped forward and patted Fairy Ji Yao on the shoulder. "Perhaps we should first understand the mysterious figure's motives." Fairy Ji Yao took a deep breath, nodded, her eyes resolute. "No matter what, we must first uncover the truth before making a decision." Everyone agreed, and a new quest began. The group decided to start by investigating the mysterious figure, seeking the truth behind the situation. Their initial thought was that the mysterious figure's frequent appearances and knowledge of so many secrets might indicate a connection to a larger power. Fairy Ji Yao suggested heading to the Sword Hidden Sect to see if the masters could offer any clues about the mysterious figure. So, the group set out for the Sword Hidden Sect. Upon arrival, the sect leader's face darkened upon hearing about the situation. He explained that the Sword Hidden Sect had investigated a similar mysterious force years before, but had found no clues. However, he recalled an ancient tome that recorded incidents similar to the mysterious figure's behavior. The group hurriedly flipped through the tome, carefully searching. Finally, they found a clue in a corner: the mysterious figure might be connected to the ancient evil sect "Dark Abyss Pavilion." The Dark Abyss Pavilion was said to specialize in manipulating minds and plotting conspiracies. With this clue, Fairy Ji Yao and the others decided to investigate the Dark Abyss Pavilion in depth. They believed that uncovering its secrets would lead to the mysterious figure and a resolution to all the grudges and hatreds.

The swordsman Mo Wenjian was so arrogant at the time that he readily agreed to everything. However, who could have imagined that in that spacious hall, his parents' deep hatred would lead to a dark secret.

Now let's talk about the Ghost King, a master with a special liking for magical weapons. He ended up arriving a few days late at the crucial moment. Before he arrived, someone pretended to be him and went to his house to recruit an apprentice. In the end, he didn't get an apprentice, and because the apprentice was not accepted, he killed the apprentice and put the blame on someone else.

As the Ghost King passed by, he happened to see a man with a ten-year-old girl. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the man looked exactly like him. The Ghost King immediately rushed over and engaged in a fight without saying a word. However, the magic the man used looked very much like ghost martial arts, and he never revealed any of his own unique skills.

The Ghost King realized that the man was intentionally hiding his identity, so he used his life-saving magic weapon, the Soul Summoning Banner, to set up a ghost array, hoping to use the netherworld's magic to force him to reveal his true abilities. But when the man saw the magic weapon, he abandoned the half-grown girl and ran away.

The Ghost King wanted to give chase, but when he saw the girl was unconscious and faintly emitting the green light of the Soul-Locking Curse, he couldn't help but wonder which sect she belonged to and how she had been captured. After some investigation, he discovered that she had no cultivation at all. After rescuing her, he asked her about her and found out that she was just the daughter of an official family. Her parents had just been killed by the impersonating Ghost King, and the reason was surprisingly her own brother.

The Ghost King was even more curious. What kind of physique could attract such a master? Even his full-strength attack couldn't stop him, and he couldn't even force out his own unique skills. So, he took the girl home, but out of caution, he didn't show up. Instead, he imprisoned the girl, turned invisible, and quietly approached her brother. He used a method to make him unconscious, and then he explored him from top to bottom, inside and outside.

But, strangely, the Ghost King couldn't find out anything. That girl's brother was, at most, just an ordinary person with a full sea of consciousness. Otherwise, with the Ghost King's shrewdness, if he had known her brother had special talents, he would definitely have brought him to the humble family. As for the three furnaces, they were just a magical weapon; there was always a chance to try again.

The Ghost King returned to investigate the girl and discovered she was far superior to her brother. Even more surprising, in addition to her true soul, she also possessed a still-unformed humanoid form within her sea of ​​consciousness. While it was somewhat blurry and lifeless, it was indeed a spirit, and the faint hint of spirituality within her naiveté was undeniable.

The Ghost King was overjoyed. If this girl could be tamed, she would surely be his future heir. Thinking of this, the Ghost King decided to conceal the fact that someone was impersonating him. He could then threaten her with her brother's life, forcing her to join him in defrauding the three furnaces. This way, if Lingyan Pavilion, one of the Nine Radiant Immortal Sects of the righteous path, held a grudge, he could persuade her to renounce the righteous path. With a little more skill and persuasion, a little girl in her teens would naturally willingly accept him as his disciple.

Over time, the bond between master and disciple deepened. With the humble family as their shield, investigating the injustice of the past and avenging her would be a piece of cake. Even if her enemy turned out to be a supreme master of the Xuan sect, she wouldn't be able to blame anyone else if she couldn't avenge him. Perhaps it would even ignite her fighting spirit, making her unrivaled in her cultivation. In this way, not only would he have someone to support him, passing on his unique skills, but the humble family would also gain another supreme master, and the righteous path would gain a formidable opponent, perhaps even a mortal enemy. From any perspective, this was a golden opportunity.

The Ghost King, determined to use her brother's life as leverage, forced her to follow his lead. Everything was going smoothly; the three furnaces were already in his possession, and even the twin spirits of Ling Xuan'er and Ling Xian'er had been captured. However, the girl was too far away, and with the Lingyan Pavilion's masters putting up a desperate resistance, the Ghost King was forced to retreat.

As soon as the Ghost King returned to the Han Clan, he heard that the young woman had been taken to the Lingyan Pavilion. He decided to find another opportunity to properly handle the matter. However, he never expected the Lingyan Pavilion to act so quickly, inviting Zhu Chunhua from Kunlun to come, and Zhu Chunhua rushed to the Han Clan that same day.

On the Immortal Demon Island, everything was handled by the prisoners themselves. The Ghost King was unhappy, but since the Sect Master had spoken, he had no choice but to obey. He returned the magic weapon and released the hostages. As for the matter of the young girl, the Ghost King knew Zhu Chunhua's abilities and believed he could see her specialness at a glance, so he felt there was no need to mention it and simply let it go.

After Zhu Chunhua returned to the mountain with his apprentice, the Ghost King had nothing more to say. As for the troubles Lingyan Pavilion later caused, even though Mo Wenjian was within the sect, he had heard some of them, so the Ghost King didn't need to explain them in detail.

However, for Mo Wenjian, the most important thing was to know the identity of the person who had impersonated the Ghost King and killed his parents. While the Ghost King didn't know the answer, he had fought the man before and could offer some clues. He told Mo Wenjian that the man had deliberately concealed his identity and was likely a righteous one. If he was an evil one, with such high cultivation, simply telling the Ghost King would allow them to easily resolve the siblings' situation.

The Ghost King reasoned this way for two reasons. First, if that person were a cultist practicing the Ghost Dao, he could have practiced openly and without concealment. Instead, he chose to use less powerful Ghost Dao techniques. Second, if he was skilled in the Netherworld Ghost Dao, why did he ignore the situation of his sister, Hai Nei's two souls, and instead seize Mo Wen's sword and force him to become his disciple? This didn't make sense.

This is the first reason. The second reason is that while the methods of good and evil can complement each other, without opportunity or coordination, the two techniques will inevitably clash. When the Ghost King clashed with that person that day, he always had trouble using the Netherworld Ghost Technique, as if his own techniques conflicted with the Ghost Technique, or for some other reason, he had to devote a large portion of his cultivation to suppress it. This was also one of the reasons for his weak strength. Logically, with that person's cultivation level, he could easily escape the Ghost King's grasp without exposing his own cultivation. His strength was simply beyond the Ghost King's reach. Such people, whether from the evil or righteous paths, or even from the outer realms, are rare. These people either despise him, are incapable of doing so, or have no reason to impersonate the Ghost King to deceive an ordinary family.

Therefore, after much reflection, the Ghost King concluded that the man was most likely a righteous person. Because Mo Wenjian was born with a trace of human power, if he wanted to cultivate, he had to endure human suffering to temper himself, allowing him to resurrect from the dead, allowing that human power to flow from his body and merge into his innate Qi. After separating the two Qi of Lingyuan, his two Qis of Zixuan each possessed human power to assist in his cultivation. This way, he would not violate the cultivation method and cause backlash, while also achieving twice the result with half the effort.

Because human power belongs to the mortal realm, the condensation of human destiny, while Xuanmen practitioners go against the will of Heaven. While they are favored by Heaven, they are also rejected. This is evident in the esteem of the Human Emperor. The Human Emperor is invulnerable to all attacks and unstoppable. Even those at the highest level of the Xuanmen, without reaching a certain realm or lacking the corresponding methods to break through, cannot harm the Human Emperor in the slightest, let alone block his might. Therefore, despite the vast number of Xuanmen practitioners, only a few are unafraid of the Human Emperor. This is the fundamental reason why the Human Emperor can rule the world, and also the fundamental reason why human power can reach the highest heavens.

Just like Mo Wenjian, he cultivated for only a little over a hundred years, the first fifty still a mortal, but then soared to the heavens, surpassing over 90% of the practitioners within the Xuan Sect. Such speed and achievement, while certainly a gifted individual, were ultimately due to the power of the mortal realm. This was also the key reason why Emperor Bo Liangzi, so high in the world, was able to live up to his words about not accepting any more disciples and personally accept him as his last disciple.

As for Bo Liangzi, the Ghost King suspected that Bo Liangzi was the most likely suspect. This was easy to understand, because no matter what the impersonator's plan was, all his arrangements were ultimately for Mo Wenjian, and there was no doubt about that.

Let's not talk about Bo Liangzi for now, and instead discuss the bloody feuds within the Mo Wenjian family, and the reasons why his sister traveled across the ocean to become a disciple. Actually, there are only two people who truly benefited from this. Let's put Bo Liangzi aside for now. The other beneficiary is Zhu Chunhua from Kunlun. Zhu Chunhua's ghostly martial arts are incredibly powerful. These two points align with the Ghost King's suspicions, making Zhu Chunhua the most likely suspect.

But the Ghost King disagreed. He believed Zhu Chunhua hadn't done this, and he didn't think Zhu Chunhua and Bo Liangzi could possibly join forces. Why? Because Zhu Chunhua and Bo Liangzi had a deep-seated hatred, a feud that dated back to a life-and-death battle long ago. Zhu Chunhua's brother had been killed, and Bo Liangzi's only descendant was gone. How could such a deep hatred be forgotten and they could join forces?

Since a joint effort was impossible, considering Zhu Chunhua's arrogant personality, he was a man of principle. If he accepted a disciple, it was his, and if he wasn't happy, he'd just walk away. He wouldn't resort to pretending to be a ghost king or engaging in other scheming. So, from this perspective, Zhu Chunhua was the least suspicious. Furthermore, Zhu Chunhua accepted Mo Wenjian's sister as his disciple solely because she harbored a remnant soul from overseas, which was directly related to Zhu Chunhua's cultivation.

Zhu Chunhua, a man with a high opinion of himself, even joined a small sect called the Zhengxin Sect in his youth. This sect was relatively unknown. Its leader, Quan Xinzi, was originally a humble disciple of the Jinding Sect of the Qingli Palace, having learned some basic Taoist techniques. However, due to a careless mistake, he was expelled from the Jinding Sect. Normally, expelled disciples could not claim to be from the Qingli Palace, but Quan Xinzi, possessing a deep passion for Taoism and Xuanmen Daoism, searched extensively for other Taoist sects, hoping to join them.

However, the Qingli Palace was so prestigious that other decent sects wouldn't dare accept him as a disciple, even if he was even remotely related. The larger sects wouldn't accept him, and the smaller sects didn't dare accept him. He didn't want to go down the wrong path, so he ended up establishing his own sect in the secular world, finding a small mountaintop and claiming to be a Taoist.

Initially, he simply sought to cultivate on his own, believing that Daoist principles taught that as long as one harbors a heart for the Dao, the heavens are vast and the seas are boundless, potentially revealing the mysteries of the heavens. Furthermore, he had some background in cultivation from the Qingli Palace, so he believed that as long as he devoted himself to the Dao, he would achieve something. Unfortunately, despite his passion, Quan Xinzi struggled to break through his bottleneck. Under his leadership, the Zhengxin Sect experienced tepid growth, with only a handful of disciples. However, Zhu Chunhua, after joining the Zhengxin Sect, quickly rose to prominence through his talent and hard work. He aspired to further the sect's development, but limited resources hindered progress. Later, Zhu Chunhua stumbled upon a method for cultivating the Ghost Dao and began secretly studying it. He knew the Ghost Dao was frowned upon by the righteous, but he was willing to take the risk to strengthen the Zhengxin Sect. As Zhu Chunhua's Ghost Dao cultivation grew, the Zhengxin Sect also saw some improvement. However, upon learning of his Ghost Dao cultivation, Quan Xinzi was furious, believing it violated the ideals of the righteous. Zhu Chunhua, however, believed that any means were worthwhile as long as it could strengthen the sect. This led to a huge disagreement between the two, and the conflict deepened. Meanwhile, Mo Wenjian and his team deepened their investigation, and the Zhengxin Sect gradually came into their sights...