Mysterious mirror hanging high

Xiao Beiyue whispered, "You only know that I, Xiao Beiyue, achieved the Seven Apertures, shocking the world... but do you remember that my Master Qi Gui actually has two favorite disciples?"

Yang Dingfeng frowned: "Of course I remember... this matter..."

He glanced at Jing Yu, but saw Xiao Beiyue waving his hand: "It's okay, Xuan Jing is not an outsider."

Yang Dingfeng then said, "Please forgive me, Xuanjing. The reason I hesitated is because this matter involves a huge scandal in Nanyue..."

"In fact, Senior Brother Xiao wasn't True Monarch Song Mo's only true disciple back then. There was another disciple named [Xiao Nanchuan]... who was Senior Brother Beiyue's brother."

"Although this person was born from the same mother as Senior Brother Xiao, his talent is far inferior to Senior Brother Xiao's. Back then, he formed a fetus before Senior Brother Xiao, but his fetus only reached the third level."

"After Senior Brother Xiao gave birth to his infant, Peak Master Qi passed the position of Peak Master to Senior Brother Xiao..."

Yang Dingfeng hesitated and said, "Perhaps Xiao Nanchuan was jealous and resentful of this outcome, so he rebelled against Songfeng Pavilion and turned to the devil..."

"Later, Senior Brother Beiyue personally killed Xiao Nanchuan... which can be considered as clearing the family."

Jing Yu frowned, "To think there was such a tragic scene of brothers killing each other... I imagine Fellow Daoist Xiao didn't feel good when he did it."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Beiyue closed his eyes at this moment: "Xiao Nanchuan is my elder brother. He strayed into the devil's way and committed all kinds of evil deeds. It is only natural for me to clean up the sect... But the secrets and twists in this matter are difficult to explain at the moment. He betrayed Songfeng, and I and Master are also responsible."

Yang Dingfeng said coldly, "Xiao Nanchuan is jealous of his fellow disciples and murders his brothers. This is already extremely wrong. Why should Senior Brother excuse him?"

Xiao Beiyue said expressionlessly, "But Master was biased in deciding the next Peak Master..."

"Where is the bias?"

Yang Dingfeng frowned and said, "Senior Brother Xiao has achieved the Seven Apertures in his Infancy, and his foundation and aptitude are far superior to Xiao Nanchuan's... The position of Peak Master of the Songfeng Five Mountains is the hallmark of Songfeng Pavilion, and it has always been held by those who have achieved the Seven Apertures in their Infancy or higher. How can he, a mere Three Apertures True Lord, be qualified to compete for the position of Peak Master?"

The bitterness on Xiao Beiyue's face grew even stronger, and he murmured:

"Does it mean that the position of the Five Mountains Peak Master must be held by the Seven Apertures True Lord?"

After saying that, a Nascent Soul image suddenly flew out from the back of Xiao Beiyue's head. It was an old baby with a faint aura of death all over its body.

The baby had all the facial features intact, but the next moment, Xiao Beiyue covered his face with his hand and gently brushed the face of the Nascent Soul.

The next moment, one eye orifice, two nose orifices, and one ear orifice of the Nascent Soul were wiped out, and the places where the orifices were originally located were suddenly empty.

"This this……"

Jing Yu and Yang Dingfeng were caught off guard by this sudden change. Even Xiao Beiyue's true disciple Xiao Yuan stared at the scene in amazement, unable to speak for a long time.

The Yuanying Dharma Image escaped back to the back of his head, and Xiao Beiyue said to himself:

"Only a Seven Apertures True Lord can hold the position of Peak Master of the Five Mountains. Although this isn't a sect rule, it's also the tacit understanding among all the peaks of Songfeng Pavilion... and no one has ever violated it."

"Our Nanyue Peak has always been short of talent, lacking any exceptionally talented individuals. Master was unwilling to hand over the position of Nanyue Peak Master to a prodigy from another peak... But by chance, Master accidentally discovered a genius in painting on Beiyue Peak."

"Although this person was only at the Golden Core stage at the time, his talent for painting was simply incredible... Everyone thought he was a genius who had achieved golden and purple elixir, but little did they know that he had actually painted that [Purple Qi Golden Core] himself!"

"My master accidentally discovered this and used it as a threat to force this genius to draw four more acupoints on my Nascent Soul Dharma Image. They were so lifelike that they seemed real..."

"Therefore... I am not a Seven-Aperture True Lord, but I am just like my brother Xiao Nanchuan, both of us have only reached the third stage of the Infant Stage!"

"Only my master Qi Gui, Supreme Qi Tianhua, my brother Xiao Nanchuan, I, and that genius painter know about this."

"The reason why Master chose me instead of my brother is because, of the two of me, Xiao Beiyue is more talented in handling government affairs."

"Nanyue Peak is responsible for managing the affairs of all the other peaks, and among the Five Peaks, a True Lord proficient in general affairs and diplomacy needs to be present in public. Therefore, the Supreme Lord tacitly agreed to this matter and did not expose it publicly."

Xiao Beiyue laughed at himself, "So... it's not that I was delayed by trivial matters, which is why I died in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul... It's that my aptitude and foundation are not good to begin with. Even if I concentrate on cultivation, it would be difficult for me to cross the threshold of the late Nascent Soul stage!"

"No...no!"

Yang Dingfeng still couldn't believe it: "The difference in combat power between the Seven Apertures True Lord and the Three Apertures True Lord is not even a little bit. Even if your acupoints can be faked, how come you have fought so many times without any flaws?"

Xiao Beiyue quietly took out a bamboo slip and placed it in front of the group. "This [Danxin Tablet]... everyone thinks it's the lifeblood of me, Master Shu... but in reality, it's a killer weapon passed down through generations of Nanyue Peak Masters!"

"It contains the [Birthright Character] condensed by successive Nanyue Peak Masters using their own life essence. If activated by a cultivator who has practiced the same cultivation method, it can unleash combat power far beyond their original realm."

"Yuan'er, come here."

Xiao Beiyue waved his hand, beckoning Xiao Yuan to his front, and handed him the [Red Heart Tablet]: "Now I hand this treasure over to you, and I hope you... can forgive me."

Xiao Yuan was slightly startled: "Master, what do you mean?"

Xiao Beiyue seemed to have made up his mind, and spoke word by word, "Back then...back then, my brother Xiao Nanchuan was dissatisfied with Master's partiality and handed the position of Nanyue Peak Master to me as the successor...so, in a moment of thought, he rebelled against Songfeng."

"After he joined the devil's way, he unexpectedly married a devil's monk and gave birth to a son."

"That child... His name is just the character [Yuan]..."

Xiao Yuan was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

Xiao Beiyue's voice gradually faded. "Who in the world would name their child 'Yuan'? My brother... my brother truly has resentment in his heart."

Xiao Beiyue said with difficulty: "Yuan...Yuan'er...you are fine."

"Your life story... I originally intended to keep it to myself, burying it along with this Dharma body... But you are honest and kind, unlike my brother... Even if, even if I were to reveal your life story, you, you are not someone who can't tell right from wrong..."

"What a pity... What a pity! Your talent isn't even as good as mine and my brother's. Even though I've devoted all these years to cultivating you and using up all the rare spiritual objects, in the end, you only managed to form a [Two-Aperture Nascent Soul]."

"I... I originally planned that after my death, you could take the position of the master of Nanyue Peak, which would be considered to have fulfilled my brother's wish. But now it seems... or, or..."

Xiao Beiyue's voice lowered, his eyelids slowly drooped, his body gradually softened, and he muttered to himself:

"One hour...how could it be so fast?"