Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Among the four major immortal continents in the Immortal Continent Realm, the Taoism is declining and the devil is growing in Juechen Immortal Continent, the righteous path is leading in Penglai Immortal Continent, and Buddhism is flourishing in Futu Immortal Continent. Although there are differences in the forces of good and evil in these three immortal continents, at least they are all dominated by the human race."

"Only Tianxiang Xianzhou is ruled by both humans and demons, and the people there are the most fierce and ruthless."

"The most powerful force in the Celestial Continent is naturally the Celestial Sect. Rumor has it that there is more than one Divine Transformation cultivator in seclusion within this sect, but in reality, there is only one Divine Transformation Heavenly Sovereign walking the earth, and no one knows whether there are multiple Divine Transformations."

"And below the [Tian Xiang Sect] is the [Yi Gui Sect]. This sect also has an early-stage Spiritualization Patriarch. Even in the Falling Star Sea, all the Yuanying Immortals would look up to him."

"As everyone knows, ghost cultivators often kill innocent people without restraint in their quest to capture souls and refine ghosts, thus earning a very bad reputation. The [Ghost Taming Sect] is naturally no exception. Calling them an evil sect is a bit of an exaggeration, but they certainly can't be considered righteous either."

"Perhaps because the initial stage of primitive accumulation has passed, many new and talented people in the Yigui Sect also want to come ashore to clean up their own name and build the Yigui Sect into a legitimate celestial sect. This is why the subsequent ideological disputes over the [God and Ghost Way] arose."

"Hundreds of years ago, the Gui Yi Sect was divided into three factions: one was called the [Conservative Faction], one was called the [Demon Refining Faction], and the last one was called the [God Inviting Faction]."

I don't know who Bai Xiao picked up this habit from. Whenever she talks about something, she likes to start from the beginning of the universe and the beginning of chaos. She talks a lot. Fortunately, Jing Yu has time now, so she doesn't interrupt her and listens to her story quietly:

"Among them, the [Conservatives] are the strongest, primarily composed of the older generation of True Lords. Even that Transformed God Heavenly Lord vaguely supports this faction. What kind of protection is this faction holding? It simply adheres to the past, with no taboos. They can extract souls from anything and refine ghosts. They're still following the path of the devil."

"The Demon Refining Sect is much more moderate. Its leader is a Great True Lord in the late Nascent Soul stage. This True Lord advocates the concept of sympathy for one's own kind. He believes that extracting souls from mortals or cultivators to refine their spirits is nothing more than cannibalism, a tragedy comparable to the cannibalism seen in famine years in the mortal world. It is unsustainable."

"The demon race in Tianxiang Xianzhou is very powerful. There are demon beasts with low intelligence and demon races with high intelligence everywhere. It is completely possible to use [demon souls] to replace [human ghosts]."

"As for the last sect, the [Summoning the Gods Sect], they blended Buddhist methods of salvation and Taoist methods of summoning the gods, developing a method of sending the souls of the deceased to the netherworld and then [inviting the gods to borrow ghosts] from the netherworld. This can be said to be a very original method. If it can really be promoted, who knows, after a thousand years, the [Summoning the Ghost Sect] can truly be cleansed and return to the shore, becoming a giant of the righteous way in the Celestial Continent."

"Unfortunately, this method is time-consuming and laborious. It requires not only the salvation of innocent souls but also the facilitation of relationships with the Netherworld. Furthermore, the strength of the ghosts and gods summoned through prayers is uncertain, relying solely on luck and the mood of the Netherworld. Therefore, this faction is the weakest within the [Ghost Control Sect], supported only by a few newly promoted Nascent Soul True Lords."

"Oh?" Jing Yu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed.

"Originally, the [Conservatives] held an absolute advantage within the [Ghost Taming Sect]. However, as time passed, the younger generation gradually gained momentum, and the voices of the [Monster Refining Sect] and the [God Inviting Sect] gradually grew louder. Over time, the conflict between these sects, due to competing ideologies, led to increasingly serious conflicts. From the beginning, they argued endlessly, and later on, they even engaged in frequent battles. Originally fellow disciples, they eventually became enemies."

Even though Jing Yu was extremely patient, he couldn't stand it any longer and said quickly, "Fellow Daoist Bai Xiao, what does all this talk have to do with the battle at Tianjin Peak a hundred years ago? Could you please highlight the key points?"

Bai Xiao said, "We're almost getting to the meat of the story. I'm worried that you won't understand the whole story."

"Hundreds of years ago, the [Ghost Controlling Sect]'s summoning sect produced a brilliant and talented master of the divine and ghost arts, named Zhu Shentong!"

"This Ghost Dao cultivator named Zhu Shentong was born with the ability to communicate with the underworld and summon spirits to possess him. His talent in the Ghost Dao is almost the strongest in the [Ghost Control Sect] today. Over a hundred years ago, he condensed his Nascent Soul and attained the status of a True Lord."

"Although this person is extremely talented, he is not a direct descendant of the Ghost-Training Sect's God-Transforming Ancestor. Furthermore, he is a True Lord of the God-Inviting Sect, so naturally he doesn't get along well with the conservatives."

"Later, he came into conflict with Gui Daoming, a direct descendant of the Ghost Sect's Transformation Ancestor and a fellow Nascent Soul True Lord. A rift gradually developed between the two."

"Gui Daoming, relying on the support of the God Transformation Ancestor, repeatedly suppressed Zhu Shentong. The feud gradually grew bigger and finally evolved into a life-and-death battle."

"Zhu Shentong was out once when he was ambushed by Gui Daoming. Three conservative Yuanying Zhenjun surrounded Zhu Shentong alone, ultimately leaving him severely injured and dead."

Jing Yu raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure Zhu Shentong is dead?"

Bai Xiao said, "There's no doubt about it. Zhu Shentong suffered irreversible injuries back then, and his Nascent Soul was already shaky and on the verge of disintegration... Although he later escaped with his last breath, within a few years, Zhu Shentong's soul lamp in the Ghost Control Sect went out. It's obvious that he died in some secret healing place."

"Because of this, there was even a trend among the low-level cultivators in Tianxiang Xianzhou in those years to search for Zhu Shentong's remains, but in the end, nothing came of it."

"The death of a Nascent Soul True Lord is a grave matter, even in a major sect with a Divine Transformation Heavenly Lord in charge. Killing a fellow disciple is a grave sin in itself, but on the one hand, the three factions of the [Ghost Controlling Sect] have been fighting endlessly, and have long been at odds with each other. It's not far from falling apart, so that's a different matter. Secondly, this [Ghost Daoming] is a direct descendant of a Divine Transformation cultivator, so he's naturally not the same as an ordinary cultivator."

“So the matter was left unresolved.”

"But fellow Daoist, do you think this matter is over?"

"On the contrary!"

"Zhu Shentong has cultivated to the level of Yuanying Zhenjun. Although he is a ghost cultivator, he is a decent person and naturally has many close friends."

"Among them is a master who fears neither heaven nor earth, and swears to avenge Zhu Shentong. Fellow Daoist, can you guess who it is?"

Jing Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Could it be Little Sword Immortal Lu?"

"Hey! It's none other than the Mysterious Thunder Sword Immortal Lu Yingzhao!" [Bai Xiao] gave a thumbs-up emoji: "Daoyou Yiyuan is truly a master of predictions."

Jing Yu rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "Are you teasing an idiot?"

Bai Xiao continued, "This [Xuan Lei Sword Immortal] is also a renowned figure in the Celestial Continent. He achieved his elixir formation at the age of one hundred, and in Qingyun Immortal City, he openly preached without reservation, making the selfless transmission of Dharma a popular trend in the Celestial Continent. How many talented people has he cultivated?"

"With Little Sword Immortal Lu's talent, it wouldn't be surprising for him to achieve rapid progress in his Golden Core Formation and form an Infant in three hundred years. But an unexpected event happened."